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When news broke that Becky Lynch was officially set to become a free agent following WWE’s inability to secure her to a new, long-term contract extension, it left fans around the IWC with one question and one question alone: would “The Man” sign with AEW? On paper, the decision would make all the sense in […]

After shocking the football world by becoming a playoff team in what was widely expected to be a rebuilding season, what with many of the team’s Super Bowl stars being replaced by mid-round contributors on rookie-scale contracts, the Los Angeles Rams have become one of the more interesting teams in the NFL, with many penciling […]

After becoming one of the hottest tickets on the planet during the Attitude Era, WWE made a conscious effort almost 20 years ago to smooth off the edges and produce a more family-friendly product, with the promotion’s show officially earning a PG rating in 2008, much to the chagrin of some long-term fans. And yet, […]

When Chad Gable broke the news on Gorilla Position just before the start of Clash at the Castle that he’d re-signed with WWE ahead of his contract expiring, it added a sense of excitement to the Glasgow-based Premium Live Event. Would Gable defeat Sami Zayn and become the new Intercontinental Champion, adding a new title […]

When Paul “Triple H” Levesque finally made his way to the Clash at the Castle post-show press conference following comments from the Unholy Union, CM Punk, and Damian Priest, it felt like only a matter of time before the WWE CCO addressed the elephant in the room: did Drew McIntyre get screwed by the “Best […]

When CM Punk, wearing a referee’s shirt, ran out to the ring to cost Drew McIntyre the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, it added even more fire to the most dramatic beef of 2024 this side of Kendrick Lamar and Drake. After laying out the champion clean in the ring, McIntyre waited what felt like an […]

All WWE had to do to have a successful Clash at the Castle was execute one simple booking decision: Drew McIntyre wins the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. That’s it; sure, the other matches on the card mattered too, and the decision to give the Unholy Union the tag team straps would have been debated about […]

Heading into Clash at the Castle, Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill felt like the second-most protected champions on the Glasgow-based card, coming in behind Cody Rhodes but a close second due to the seemingly unbeatable nature of their tag team. On paper, it made sense, right? Sure, the duo had to defend their titles in […]

After taking care of business against AJ Styles at King and Queen of the Ring last month in Saudi Arabia, Cody Rhodes took the ring in Glasgow, Scotland, for the opening match of Clash at the Castle with a very different goal in mind: fear. That’s right, unlike, well, basically any other match type WWE […]

With Clash at the Castle rapidly approaching, Drew McIntyre has a chance to finally secure a WWE world championship, this time the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, in front of fans, a fate robbed from him during his first two reigns with the WWE Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And the best part? He gets […]

Heading into Clash at the Castle, one of the biggest questions surrounding the show regarded Chad Gable, the leader of Alpha Academy and Sami Zayn‘s challenger for the Intercontinental Championship. Would this match effectively serve as a farewell to the “Master,” handing him an L on his way out of the door? Or would Gable […]

After almost a year and a half of anticipation, Drew McIntyre finally gets a chance to right his wrongs and leave Clash at the Castle with a world title belt around his waist, this time the WWE World Heavyweight Championship currently held by the leader of the Judgment Day, Damian Priest. Secure the win, and […]

With Clash at the Castle less than 24 hours away, Cody Rhodes was afforded one final chance to address the WWE Universe and his foe for the show, AJ Styles, in front of an absolutely fired-up Scottish crowd. Unfortunately, Styles wasn’t too interested in hearing the “American Nightmare” run through the same old babyface beats, […]

In the lead-up to the title match between Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles at King and Queen of the Ring, the “American Nightmare” tried to play things cool, celebrating his fellow former member of the Bullet Club for their similar resumes, for their Georgia roots, and for their shared affinity for the ‘American Dream,” Dusty […]

With Clash at the Castle rapidly approaching, Drew McIntyre landed in his university town of Glasgow to have a special pre-show kickoff event moderated by Michael Cole in front of his friends, family, and countrymen, and needless to say, they were very much in his corner. While Damian Priest attempted to talk a big game, […]

In 2023, the Houston Texans were one of the true success stories of the NFL, going from a team picking second in the NFL Draft due to really rough 2022 season to the new favorite to not only win the AFC South in 2024 but win it for the foreseeable future moving forward, what with […]

In 2023, the Philadelphia Eagles had one of the deepest rosters in the NFL, with top-tier talent at (almost) every position and a unique blend of veteran leaders and high-end upstarts still on their rookie contracts. And yet, because of chaos in the coaching room, the team severely underperformed when compared to expectations and ultimately […]

After beginning AEW with an emphasis on a sports-based presentation, one of the most popular wrestlers in Tony Khan‘s company now has a truly fantastical presentation in “Timeless” Toni Storm, the AEW Women’s World Champion, whose gimmick is straight out of Turner Classic Movies. Discussing how he’s built such a unique storyline up in an […]

When AJ Francis was released from WWE for the second time in three years, he knew he couldn’t sit on his hands waiting for his third bite at the Hit Row apple but instead needed to pull a Swerve Strickland and get back into the trenches, fighting for something in the wrestling ring instead of […]

After watching Swerve Strickland slander some members of the AEW roster for not defending their titles, The Elite, Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, Jack Perry, and Kazuchika Okada marched down to the ring to set things right with the AEW World Championship, but not before the Continental Champion could curse out his fellow champion for daring […]

Over his decades and decades in the professional wrestling ring, Shawn Michaels has wrestled some of the best, worst, and most mid-est wrestlers in the business, but who would HBK consider the most underrated? Well, in an interview with The Schmo largely centered around NXT Battleground, the NXT booker was asked that very question and […]

After officially securing a main event spot at Forbidden Door by winning the Casino Gauntlet match on the Kia Forum edition of Dynamite, Will Ospreay is now mere weeks away from wrestling Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship on Long Island on June 30th. Win the match, and Ospreay becomes a double singles champion […]

After watching Ricochet take an absolute beating at the hands of Bron Breakker, being thrown through the real glass windshield of a rental car in a move that must have had CM Punk clutching his pearls, the vast majority of the greater wrestling fandom – minus Pat McAfee – assumed that the “Highlight of the […]

When news broke that Jim Ross was going to miss Double or Nothing due to an emergency medical situation, fans wondered what the future held for the living legend, WWE Hall of Famer, and oldest member of AEW’s commentary team. Initially hired as the lead commentator of Dynamite back when AEW only had one weekly […]

When Sami Zayn took the ring against Gunther at WrestleMania 40, he knew he needed to pull everything out of his bag of tricks to end the longest Intercontinental Championship reign of all time. With Chad Gable in his corner, Kevin Owens still supporting him from afar, and seemingly the entire WWE Universe pushing for […]

After taking his big moment in NXT to talk smack on AJ Styles, hint at a future title shot for Trick Williams, and accept an invite to the proverbial cookout – despite the Fourth of July being almost a month away – the “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes walked through the Performance Center on his way […]

What would Bret Hart’s wrestling career have looked like if he never left WWE for WCW? While this question has been asked dozens if not hundreds of times, as “The Hitman” was one of the greatest wrestlers to ever lace up a set of boots during his time working for Vince McMahon, only to watch […]

For fans who don’t recall, Carmella, Enzo Amore, and Big Cass were a strong unit in NXT, with the trio taking part in in-ring and backstage segments that helped to establish themselves as one of the top acts in WWE Developmental. Sure, some fans were familiar with the trio from their time together in NXT, […]

When Bron Breakker put Ricochet through the real glass windshield of a rental car at the end of RAW – a move that must have driven CM Punk crazy – it effectively served as the end of his time in WWE, with “The One and Only’s” final moment in the promotion coming via a thumbs […]

In the opening segment of the go-home edition of RAW before Clash at the Castle, Drew McIntyre predictably opened up the show, but he didn’t come out of the grates with some pre-written promo filled with pontification about his journey, his goals, or his ambitions. No, McIntyre instead decided to shoot from the hip and […]

When Cody Rhodes signed with WWE after helping to found AEW alongside the rest of The Elite and Tony Khan, it was for one reason and one reason alone: to become the new face of WWE. Sure, Rhodes had accomplished a ton during his first run in the company, winning midcard titles, wrestling at Premium […]

After watching a loaded card filled with title matches and a few TNA wrestlers for good measure – though not as many as some fans may have liked – fans sat with bated breath, eager to see Trick Williams and Ethan Page go to war in the main event of NXT Battleground, with the NXT […]

After weeks and weeks of back-and-forth battling with Chad Gable over the Intercontinental Championship and the fate of the Alpha Academy, Sami Zayn is a few short days away from his match with the “Master” in Glasgow, and needless to say, the “Underdog from the Underground” isn’t taking it for granted. Discussing his forthcoming effort […]

A few days removed from a fantastic time-limit draw against the Blackpool Combat Club that saw FTR come mere moments away from a statement victory against Claudio Castagnoli and a returning Wheeler Yuta, Dax Harwood took to social media to issue an apology to AEW, Tony Khan, and all of his fans, but for what […]

With less than a week to go before Clash at the Castle, Sami Zayn attempted one final time to make things right with the Alpa Academy cadets before going to battle against their leader, Chad Gable, letting them know what he continues to believe in them and wants the best for them, even if their […]

After Shawn Michaels heavily suggested that there could be some big surprises at NXT Battleground, fans were somewhat disappointed to see that there wasn’t a single new in-ring debut on the show, with the lone “surprise” appearance at the UFC Apex belonging to Ash by Elegance, who WWE fans know as Dana Brooke. Why didn’t […]

After defeating Jordynne Grace in a surprisingly bloody NXT Battleground match featuring outside interference from Tatum Paxley and Dana Brooke/Ash by Ellegance, you would think Roxanne Perez would be in a pretty good mood, right? Securing a massive win in front of a receptive crowd while being lauded for her in-ring abilities? Theoretically, yes, one […]

When WWE trimmed the Big 3 down to two and belted up the new tag team of Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill at Backlash, it felt like a natural way to put two of their top stars of the present and future together in order to make them feel like legitimate players on the main […]

Though Ric Flair is technically a member of the AEW roster, having signed a unique contract alongside his Wooooo! Energy to join Sting on his final run before retirement, Vice’s new documentary series – Who Killed WCW? -has rapidly brought the former 8-time WCW Champion out of his limousine to take about the company he […]