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Sami Zayn is one of the most compelling challengers in the WWE Universe. Since arriving in the promotion as a member of NXT in 2016, Zayn has filled multiple different roles, played a number of different characters, and has even gotten his hands on multiple different belts, but when he’s been the most compelling, it’s […]

After going all-in on a youth movement in 2023, saying goodbye to key members of their Super Bowl roster in favor of finding the new, young cornerstones for the future, the Los Angeles Rams have a surprisingly deep roster made all the more impressive with new additions in free agency and the draft. They brought […]

After peeling back the curtain to give fans of the WWE Universe a peak behind the Uncle Howdy mask in an oddly humanizing segment on Monday Night RAW, fans around the world wondered how the promotion would use the Wyatt Sick6 moving forward. Would Triple H opt to take the faction in a more empathetic […]

After months and months of anticipation, on Monday morning, it finally happened: Paul George signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. Daryl Morey’s cap space plan worked, Philly finally landed the best free agent on the open market, and after trade requests, nut allergies, and more than one player forgetting how to shoot, the Sixers finally find […]

With Forbidden Door officially in the rear-view, Tony Khan sat down with reporters to discuss the state of the promotion, their future media rights contracts, and All In, which is shaping up to be one of the biggest shows of the year for any wrestling company. And yet, while TK and company have already sold […]

When it comes to professional wrestling, few talents, be they wrestlers, GMs, commentators, or executives, have seen, done, and accomplished more than Hulk Hogan. The one-time face of WWE who went on to revolutionize the industry in arguably the most important heel turn of all time as a member of the nWo, the “Hulkamaniac” has […]

After loading up on talent in free agency and the NFL draft, the Philadelphia Eagles now find themselves with one of the deepest rosters in not just the NFC East but the entire league period, regardless of division or conference. And yet, when any team loads up on interesting talents, there are inevitably going to […]

Heading into Forbidden Door 2024, Swerve Strickland had arguably the toughest task of his professional wrestling career in a one-on-one match with the undefeated AEW International Champion, Will Ospreay. Win the match, and Strickland would remain the AEW World Champion and maintain all of the perks that come with it, from the guaranteed TV time […]

At Forbidden Door, Mercedes Mone had everything to gain and everything to lose in her match against CMLL’s Stephanie Vaquer. Sure, the “CEO” is one of the greatest wrestlers in the world and has proven herself as advertised in AEW, maintaining a perfect record since debuting for the company at Double or Nothing last month […]

In the lead-up to his much-anticipated match with Anthony Bowens and Hiroshi Tanahashi against The Elite, Kazuchika Okada, and the Young Bucks at Forbidden Door, fans had a feeling hometown hero Max Caster would cut a big-time promo in his return to Long Island, but what would he say? After taking Ls from the “Rainmaker” […]

As free agents slowly but surely come off of the proverbial free agent board, with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope signing with the Orlando Magic, and Andre Drummond landing with the Philadelphia 76ers alongside Eric Gordon and (potentially) Paul George, the most interesting player who could end up a new team come July may not even be a […]

With Forbidden Door rapidly approaching, fans of professional wrestling the world over are grabbing their grub, loading up on drinks, and gearing up for one of the true highlights of the AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Stardom, and CMLL calendar. That’s right, for the third time since 2022, some of the best wrestlers in the […]

It’s here, it’s finally here, AEW fans: Forbidden Door 3. Soon, fans will get to see who will fill the vacant TNT Champion, which current champions will be dethroned, and most importantly of all, what sort of surprises Tony Khan has up his sleeve for one of the premier Pay-Per-Views not just in AEW but […]

With Forbidden Door mere hours away, Will Ospreay has a chance to do something he’s never done before in his career: main event All In as the AEW World Champion. Sure, that task is easier said than done, as the Don Callis Family may turn out to be more foe than friends on Sunday, and […]

With free agency rapidly approaching, the Orlando Magic find themselves with money burning a hole in their pocket and a concerted desire to get better after being one of the true feel-good stories of the 2023-24 NBA season. If they make the right moves, fans could be looking at the fresh new contender in the […]

Less than two months after being selected to RAW in the 2024 WWE Draft, Donovan Dijak was told his services were no longer needed by his now-former employer, officially becoming a free agent after the company showed no interest in negotiating a new contract with the former Retribution member. Now to some, this move came […]

When news broke that Eric Gordon was declining his player option with the Phoenix Suns to test free agency once more after an efficient season with the teams, it turned heads around the NBA. Sure, from a points standpoint, Gordon had a down year versus his career average, but considering his role in Phoenix, where […]

Though he didn’t get to do much on the final SmackDown before the calendar flips from June to July, running into the ring at the opening of the show to get into a brawl with the new Bloodline alongside R-KO before Jalen Brunson got into things with Tyrese Haliburton, Cody Rhodes was still given an […]

While Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton may have earned all of the headlines for their shocking interaction in the middle of Logan Paul’s qualifying match with LA Knight – and Santos Escobar – for a spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder match, they weren’t the only fixtures of ESPN who made it out […]

After accomplishing two major goals in the 2024 NBA draft, adding a sharp-shooting wing in the first round, and the feel-good story of Day 2 when Bronny James officially joined his father in LA, the Los Angeles Lakers now find themselves mere hours away from a very important free agency period, where they will help […]

After weeks and weeks of back-and-forth feuding, Logan Paul decided to take matters into his own hands in his feud with LA Knight and take things up to an incredible degree, bringing out noted WWE fan Tyrese Haliburton as his special guest at Madison Square Garden. On paper, the idea was as headline-drawing as it […]

As the current WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes is the defacto face of the promotion. Sure, technically, his belt is on par with Damian Priest’s, and he should be treated as such, but nobody save the Priest family actually believes that, as it’s the “American Nightmare” who goes out and does the media appearances, grants Make-A-Wish […]

After a career filled with up and downs, of NXT intrigue and, well, being T-Bar in Retribution, Dijak officially informed the professional wrestling world that his time with WWE was coming to an end, with his contract with the promotion set to expire on June 28th. Now, for fans of the 37-year-old powerhouse, this news […]

With the 2024 NBA draft officially in the rear-view mirror and free agency rapidly approaching, the Philadelphia 76ers have a unique opportunity to identify and build the sort of team they want to field this fall, with only six players expected to be under contract with the team in the minute before the market opens […]

Cody Rhodes has experienced a ton over his professional wrestling career. He’s been a golden boy son of a Hall of Famer who signed up with the world’s biggest promotion of all time, a mid-carder with a bad gimmick who asked for his release in a vastly different landscape, an indie Superstar who built up […]

After months and months of anticipation, the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft is officially in the books, with 30 picks ranging from surprising to shocking announced by Adam Silver in a night that will shape the Association forever. Some of the picks were celebrated, like Dalton Knecht falling to the Los Angeles Lakers […]

After taking a big swing at the cornerback position last spring, signing Patrick Peterson to replace Cameron Sutton, who ended up signing with the Detroit Lions on a three-year, 33 million contract, the Pittsburgh Steelers decided to take a more tactical approach on the back end of their defense heading into 2024, trading Diontae Johnson […]

At the beginning of the 2023 NFL season, fans of the Los Angeles Chargers were cautiously optimistic about the direction of the franchise, what with Brandon Staley taking the team to the playoffs for the first time since 2018 the year before. At the beginning of the 2024 NFL season, fans of the Los Angeles […]

As Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his Seven Bucks production company openly pondered the question Who Killed WCW? on their new Vice show, the “Final Boss” got a bit sentimental about the promotion, and even discussed which members of the company he would have liked to face when it ultimately folded and became part of […]

In 2023, the Dallas Cowboys had one of the best regular seasons in the NFL. Sure, they trailed the Philadelphia Eagles for much of the season as the top dog in the NFC East, but as the season went on and Nick Sirianni’s team took an absolute tumble due to the borderline unprecedented collapses at […]

When commentator Jim Ross put it out into the ether that he would like to see Shane McMahon sign with AEW, calling the deal just crazy enough to work, it sent the professional wrestling universe into an absolute tailspin and earned major attention for Tony Khan’s company. Would AEW actually sign the son of Vince […]

While opinions may vary wildly on Taylor Swift, with some touting her as this generation’s great storyteller while others have questioned her jet-setting lifestyle’s carbon footprint, one person will forever be on the Swifty side of the spectrum is Jeff Jarrett, the WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW employee who has been connected to […]

With the 2024 NBA draft rapidly approaching, the Philadelphia 76ers’ entire strategy was shaken up considerably thanks to Leon Rose and the New York Knicks, who traded away a half dozen picks to their cross-river rivals, the Brooklyn Nets, to acquire Villanova alum Mikal Bridges, who Brett Brown actually selected 10th overall in 2021 before […]

When news broke that the New York Knicks had traded away an absolute boatload of draft picks to acquire Mikal Bridges from their cross-river rivals, the Brooklyn Nets, it left many a Philadelphia 76ers fan with two major thoughts: 1. wow, that’s a lot of picks for Mikal Bridges and 2. does this mean OG […]

A few hours after the news broke that Sika Anoa’i, one-half of the tag team The Wild Samoans and the father of Roman Reigns, had passed away, fans from all over the professional wrestling world wished a fond farewell to the WWE Hall of Famer. From his impressive early efforts within the ring alongside his […]

Heading into the 2024 NFL Draft, most fans expected to see the New England Patriots select a quarterback with their first round pick but there was a small but vocal minority who instead wanted to see the trade down slightly in order to target an elite wide receiver like Marvin Harris Jr. at pick three, […]

In 2024, the Kansas City Chiefs are looking to try something a bit new: remain a Super Bowl contender while also building a sustainable core for the future. Sure, Kansas City still signed multiple veteran free agents and will surely pick up a few more before all is said and done, as who wouldn’t want […]

After spending decades contributing to the professional wrestling business as a member of The Wild Samoans, the Samoan Dynasty, and a contributor to his son, Roman Reigns‘, Bloodline storyline, Sika Anoa’i has passed away at the age of 79, leaving behind an incredible legacy in the ring and a familial legacy that will live on […]

In 2023, the Los Angeles Rams were a young team in need of an identity. Sure, some members of the team’s illustrious Super Bowl roster were still in place, as Matthew Stafford was still under center, Cooper Kupp remained a prominent offensive weapon, and Aaron Donald was taking part in his semi-secret farewell tour but […]