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When it comes to signing up the next generation of WWE Superstars, the team Shawn Michaels, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, and company have put together is boarderline second to none. Now granted, they don’t find everybody and have had to get creative in bringing in talents over the past few years as a result, from […]

When news broke that Shane McMahon had met with Tony Khan about AEW, it garnered some pretty incredible reactions from around the professional world. Some wondered if McMahon would formally sign with the promotion, while others asked if this was nothing more than a way to juice up the hype cycle, but the prevailing thought […]

After securing the decisive win over Team France to secure Olympic Gold, Team USA celebrated their moment in style, with players gesturing to the crowd, flashing their new gold, and, most importantly of all, joking around with their teammates before they go back to being rivals once more. One such example came when Stephen Curry […]

After spending months working alongside Bobby Lashley in a group called The Pride, first as heels and then as babyfaces, the Street Profits suddenly find themselves a tag team without a faction, with only B-Fab left from their former group as the “All Mighty” prepares for free agency. Freedom, oh sweet freedom. Now granted, the […]

When Logan Paul vowed to sue LA Knight for stealing and then smashing out the window of his Prime Hydration truck after SummerSlam, it felt like the opening shots of a renewed feud between the “Maverick” and the “Megastar.” … or did it? Discussing his big win in the first SmackDown after SummerSlam, LA Knight […]

With SummerSlam officially in the rear-view mirror and The Bloodline occupied with Roman Reigns, at least for now, Cody Rhodes needs to find a new opponent for his WWE Championship ahead of Bash at Berlin, WWE’s new German PLE coming to fans on the final day of August. After Kevin Owens provided the save for […]

On the fallout edition of SmackDown after SummerSlam, Solo Sikoa and the Guerrillas of Destiny – but no Jacob Fatu – had one simple goal in mind: tell Roman Reigns who the real Bloodline is moving forward. Yes, technically, they have already interacted this month, with Reigns laying out the new “Tribal Chief” on the […]

After finally saying goodbye to Bill Belichick after the Hall of Fame-bound head coach was handed his papers during the spring, the New England Patriots have officially entered a rebuilding process, with the team looking to get things right with a coach, new quarterback, and long-term philosophy. Will it work? Will the Patriots prove they […]

After being one of the top stars in WWE during the final act of the Vince McMahon era, it would appear Bobby Lashley’s run in WWE is about to come to an end, with the “All Mighty’s” contract set to expire before fans can say AEW All In. But why? What happened? How did Lashley […]

While there are plenty of positive storylines going around the professional wrestling world at the moment, from Roman Reigns’ big return at SummerSlam to help Cody Rhodes versus Solo Sikoa, to Bryan Danielson’s forthcoming AEW Championship versus Career match in the main event of All In, the one that has stood out like a sore […]

After spending the preseason dealing with a calf strain that will reportedly keep him out of the preseason entirely, Christian McCaffrey helped to ease the minds of San Francisco 49ers fans the world over in an appearance on Sirius XM Football. Discussing his injury and how it could impact his early-season activities with the 49ers, […]

After entering the offseason with question marks about their future, the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to pull off the unthinkable this offseason and retain all four of their top players by handing Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen new extensions to remain with the team, and Darius Garland, into the future. If that was […]

When John Cena announced at Money in the Bank that he was calling it a career and officially finishing his WWE run with a retirement tour across the globe in 2025, it got fans in their feelings. Sure, Cena hasn’t exactly been an active wrestler in years, with 2024 having more matches by “The Champ” […]

After taking it on the chin from Darby Allin during Blood & Guts, and by taking it on the chin, I mean being coerced into a TNT Championship match at All In via fear of being burned alive, Jack Perry attempted to get back at Sting’s former tag team partner via a special video package […]

When Bryan Danielson took a loss to Roman Reigns in a Universal Championship versus Career match on the May 30th, 2021 edition of SmackDown, it effectively marked the end of the “American Dragon’s” run in WWE. Sure, Danielson was still technically under contract for a few more days after the match and theoretically could have […]

When news broke that the Utah Jazz had extended their top player, Lauri Markkanen, to a new five-year, $238 million contract on August 7th, it effectively spelled out the team’s plans for the 2024-25 season. After spending the better part of the offseason linked to a half-dozen teams, Markkanen is now ineligible to be traded […]

When news broke that the Lucha Brothers, Rey Fenix and Pena El Zero Miedo, were strongly entertaining a move to WWE this fall once their respective contracts come to an end in AEW, it hit the IWC by storm. Why would one of the greatest tag teams in the world leave the best tag team […]

With John Cena’s professional wrestling career set to come to an end next year after spending 2025 on a farewell tour around the WWE Universe, it’s safe to say the only place “The Champ” will run as the face of will be Hollywood… and Atlanta, Toronto, and everywhere else movie productions happen nowadays. Stopping by […]

As things presently stand, the Orlando Magic have to feel pretty good about their offseason. They landed a combo wing in Tristan da Silva that fans have quickly fallen in love with after a great Summer League, secured one of the premier free agents on the market in two-time NBA Champion Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and even […]

In the weeks since making his triumphant debut in NXT, Joe Hendry has accomplished a lot as a member of the WWE Universe. He’s secured multiple wins, held a concert, and even entered into a feud with fellow UK act Gallus, which looks to be continuing on into the future even after defeating Joe Coffey […]

The Undertaker has seen a lot of champions come and go as a member of the WWE Universe. Originally signing with the promotion all the way back in 1990 and remaining with them in one role or another to this very day, The Undertaker has held seven championships over 17 reigns as a pro and […]

Heading into the 2024 offseason, few fans expected to see the Oklahoma City Thunder go all-in on a massive free agency spending spree, even as one of the few teams in the NBA with cap space to burn. Sure, the team could have been players in the Paul George sweepstakes, as there were some fans […]

When it comes to professional wrestling, few performers are as widely respected as AEW’s Bryan Danielson. A 28-time champion who has held gold (almost) everywhere he’s wrestled in his professional career, Danielson has become a top guy in WWE, a top guy in AEW, arguably the top guy ever in Ring of Honor, and through […]

After being bombarded with wide-ranging, often misinformed criticisms from everyone from Logan Paul to political candidates, Olympic boxer Imen Imane Khelif had some positivity come her way from former WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn, who issued a public vote of confidence for the Algeria-born athlete. “Big ups to the Muslim sister Imane Khelif who advanced […]

With 2:03 left to play in the second quarter of Team USA’s Quarter Final game against Brazil, Joel Embiid went up for the putback attempt on a miss by Jayson Tatum, and as so often happens any time “The Process” goes for a score, he was met with contact and was awarded the and-1 for […]

After signing a one-year, $1.5 million contract to help compete for the Tennessee Titans’ right guard spot in place of 2023 starter Daniel Brunskill, expected starter Saahdiq Charles has shockingly announced his retirement from the NFL, as reported by Jim Wyatt of the team. After missing multiple excused practices this spring for personal reasons, Charles […]

After overseeing a successful running of SummerSlam in one of the biggest venues the show has ever occupied, Paul “Triple H” Levesque took questions from reporters about the card, his wife, and… TNA wrestling? That’s right, while most wanted to know about Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, and Stephanie McMahon, the logistics of the TNA-NXT partnership […]

After watching Karrion Kross attempt to sew dissent within The New Day for weeks, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston were finally able to settle the score on the RAW after SummerSlam, where the latter employed the services of former NXT standout Oddessey Jones to help fight off the Paul Ellering-led faction once and for all. […]

As the San Francisco 49ers wade through the waters of an incredibly murky contractual situation with Brandon Aiyuk, with rumors suggesting that a preseason trade is becoming more likely than an extension ahead of Week 1, GM San Francisco 49ers John Lynch has continued to work the phones to improve his team and has secured […]

Folks, it’s official: after “stealing” the Prime Hydration truck on the go-home edition of SmackDown and smashing one of its windows in the lead-up to their match at SummerSlam, Logan Paul is suing LA Knight for “theft and property damage.” I know, crazy, right? Sure, Knight did take the Prime Hydration truck, and the “Maverick” […]

When Joe Burrow walked out onto the practice field for the Cincinnati Bengals earlier this summer sporting bleached blonde hair slicked back ever so slightly, he immediately drew comparisons to the “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes, the current holder of the WWE Championship and the all-around face of professional wrestling in America. On paper, the comps […]

As the silent civil war between the San Francisco 49ers and Brandon Aiyuk extends deeper into the summer, a recent report from NFL.com hints that an eventual reunion between the two sides may be in the cards before the start of the regular season, with a trade now appearing more likely than an extension. “Contract […]

Though training camp is usually a time for fans to get irrationally excited about the future of the Philadelphia Eagles, celebrating new additions while getting hyped for the forthcoming season, for every fast riser, darkhorse contender, and exciting story, there is someone who has to lose their spot to accommodate. Now granted, it’s not like […]

After the first six matches on the SummerSlam card came and went without any real surprises, with the booking decisions drawing more headlines than the “surprise debuts” that really only came down to Machine Gun Kelly, fans buckled in for the main event match between Cody Rhodes and Solo Sikoa, as nearly anything could have […]

When Roman Reigns made his triumphant return at SummerSlam, earning the sort of babyface reaction Vince McMahon tried and failed to garner for years, fans had a few seconds to wonder who he was there to deal with, Solo Sikoa or Cody Rhodes. Now granted, that answer came a few seconds later, as Reigns hit […]

Folks, the “Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns has returned to the WWE Universe. Yes, Cody Rhodes wrestled a huge match against Solo Sikoa, yes, the new Bloodline showed up to help uneven the odds only for some of the “American Nightmare’s” pals, Kevin Owens and Randy Orton – plus an assist from Arn Anderson – to […]

After spending months – literally – screwing Drew McIntyre out of every single chance he’s had to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk would finally get his first-ever singles match against the “Scottish Warrior” in the fifth match on a loaded SummerSlam card, even if he had to have Seth Rollins serve as […]

For the last few months, the story has been the same, even if WWE was somewhat subtle about it: Rhea Ripley’s “Latino Heat,” Dominik Mysterio, comes out to the ring with the babyface challenger, attempts to help them with a chair while distracting the referee, and then… Liv Morgan uses the external object to her […]

Before SummerSlam officially kicked off in Cleveland, Ohio, Michael Cole took it upon himself to sit down with the “Best in the World,” CM Punk, to ask him about his return to WWE, his injuries, and his feud with Drew McIntyre, which finally gets to go physical at Cleveland Browns Arena. While Punk tried his […]