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After watching RAW run through the opening round of the Queen and King of the Ring tournaments, Randy Orton stopped by the backstage area of SmackDown to talk about his forthcoming match with AJ Styles in the opening round of the tournament, with both men looking to rehabilitate their pushes after taking losses in Lyon, […]

When Nick Aldis announced that Cody Rhodes would land a new challenger for King and Queen of the Ring, few fans expected to see Logan Paul walk down the ramp, entering the ring with his United States Championship belt in hand. Was Paul, the mid-card belt holder on SmackDown, really going to do a title-versus-title […]

When Adam Copeland returned to WWE in 2020, it felt like a massive deal. After almost a decade away from the squared circle, the “Rated-R” Superstar was back, and even if his massive comeback was almost immediately halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he still produced very good work as a babyface hero, a member of […]

When news broke that WWE wasn’t renewing the contract of Jerry Lawler, the long-time broadcasting partner of Jim Ross during the Attitude Era, it hit more than a few fans right in their feelings. Now sure, “The King” hasn’t called a match for WWE since 2020 and suffered a stroke last year that left him […]

After a creative behind-the-scenes battle engulfed WWE from SummerSlam 2022 through January of 2024, Paul “Triple H” Levesque has finally and fully taken over as the promotion’s CCO, with WrestleMania 40 officially ushering in the Triple H era of WWE, and no one is more excited about this development that Kofi Kingston, the former WWE […]

While stranded at an airport on the way to the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia fight in Las Vegas, Booker T decided to use his Hall of Fame podcast to discuss one of the grandest feuds in all of professional wrestling right now: Tony Khan versus The Elite. Now for Booker, the storyline really comes […]

After advertising for their in-ring showdown for the entire first hour of Dynamite, AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland marched down to the ring at the top of the second hour to address the crowd, and believe you me, he was mad. Trashing on Christian Cage for how he landed a world title shot at Double […]

After securing their first official win together as a tag team against a few local Canadian enhancement talents, Chris Jericho and Big Bill decided to stick around in the ring for “The Learning Tree” to address his home country crowd in Edmonton, Alberta. “Thanks, guys, thanks; I just wanted to say it’s always a pleasure […]

When Matt Cardona was released from WWE in 2020, few fans expected him to become a multi-time champion, a world traveler, and a performer so prolific on the indies that he became an unofficial “Indy God” for his hardcore efforts with the Major Players, The Cardona Family, and paired up with Steph De Lander. When […]

A year ago, Zelina Vega was on top of the world. After bouncing around the WWE Universe from managing to tag teaming, to working as a singles star, and even joining a legendary faction in the LWO – not to mention an eight-month period from 2020-2021 where she was a free agent – Vega was […]

If there’s one person Eric Bischoff likes even less than AEW, The Elite, and Tony Khan, it’s got to be Dax Harwood, the former AEW Tag Team Champion who has practically made a second career out of feuding with the former WCW Vice President on social media. While the duo have talked a lot of […]

After watching free agency shake things up in a massive way earlier this year, with AEW landing the Big 3 of Will Ospreay, Mercedes Mone, and Kazuchika Okada, and WWE securing the rights to Jade Cargill – yes, she signed in 2023 but didn’t properly debut until 2024 – and Solo Sikoa further consolidates power […]

When Cody Rhodes unofficially announced that Randy Orton was returning to WWE at Survivor Series, it felt like a big deal. Suddenly, one of the biggest acts of the last era of WWE was going to debut under the new Paul “Triple H” Levesque era, and fans would get to see how the pairing would […]

When Swerve Strickland shouted out Kofi Kingston during his AEW Dynasty media scrum, noting that KofiMania was a big influence on his professional wrestling career, it was a very nice moment. Sure, Strickland worked hard to get where he wanted to be, forgoing opportunities at other belts for his shot at the AEW World Championship, but […]

When it comes to professional wrestling, Cody Rhodes is about as good a guy as one can be. He signs hundreds of autographs for fans, takes pictures with his “Little Nightmares” before and after shows, and even refuses to turn heel no matter how many fans want him to in order to fall in line […]

On Monday Night RAW, CM Punk cut a massive seven-minute promo on Drew McIntyre for always running away from the fight, even if he literally saw his car drive away moments before he exited his own vehicle. Would it have been cool to see McIntyre and Punk duke it out either on the mic or […]

After being the butt of more than a few jokes over the past six or so months, Chris Jericho did something rather unusual ahead of his AEW Dynasty feud with Hook: he turned heel. Now granted, Jericho has probably spent more of his professional wrestling career as a heel than a babyface, as he knows […]

After lobbying hard for their release from WWE for months last fall, the Grizzled Young Veterans have officially left their spooky days in the Schism behind in order to return to their traditional wrestling ways on the indies, where “gritting their teeth” is far more than just a catchphrase. And with their time in TNA […]

While Jinder Mahal filled a number of roles during his WWE career, from manager to band member and even WWE Champion, one he never got to explore on the grandest stage of professional wrestling was himself, a second-generation professional wrestler from Canada who is incredibly proud of his Punjabi heritage. But why? Why did Mahal […]

When Drew McIntyre opted to leave RAW literal seconds before CM Punk showed up to confront him at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, it sent WWE’s “Straight Edged Superstar” into an absolute frenzy. Marching to the ring to his “Cult of Personality” theme song with the approval of RAW GM Adam Pearce, Punk spent […]

After weeks and weeks of anticipation, Cody Rhodes finally got his first successful title defense at WWE Backlash in Lyon, France, successfully defeating AJ Styles in the main event to go 1-0 as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. Unfortunately for Rhodes, while he’s clearly happy to remain on top of the WWE Universe at Backlash, […]

After watching Drew McIntyre leave Monday Night RAW after being deemed medically ineligible to wrestle in the King of the Ring Tournament, CM Punk decided that wasn’t acceptable and entered the ring with a microphone in hand to demand a face-to-face confrontation with the “Scottish Warrior.” But why? What did Punker have to say, and […]

When news broke that Will Ospreay was heading to free agency and open to signing a huge money deal with an American promotion, be that AEW or WWE, fans the world over, from his hometown of Rainham, Essex, England, to Japan and beyond had a pretty good feeling that the former has the favorite to […]

When his Backlash match was wrestled, and his efforts were celebrated by an incredibly loud crowd in Lyon, France, the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Cody Rhodes, went back to the locker room and then over to the green room to answer questions from the international reporters assembled for the show. Now, usually, those questions are […]

While CM Punk is widely celebrated for his talents on the microphone and in the ring, there’s an increasingly interesting narrative growing about his impact in the locker room, with Shane “Hurricane” Helms just the latest member of the promotion to shout out his supportive nature. Well now fans can add Dijak to the chorus […]

At WWE Backlash, Kevin Owens and Randy Orton took the ring against The Bloodline in the show’s lone non-title match, going to war against Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and eventually, Tanga Loa, who debuted in the match and aligned with his fellow Gurilla of Destiny to help secure the win. And yet, in the hours […]

When it comes to professional wrestling in 2024, a pretty easy way to see which side of the proverbial fence a fan falls on is to ask one simple question: The Elite or CM Punk… unless you’re Shane Helms, the “Hurricane” who has experience with both sides during his career in the ring. That’s right, […]

After over a decade away from the professional wrestling ring, Ric Flair decided to have his third and final retirement match in the summer of 2022, taking on the tag team of Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal with his son-in-law, Andrade El Idolo, by his side. Was the match good? Eh, not really; outside of […]

When Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles were announced for a match at WWE Backlash, with the latter winning the honor via a mini tournament after WrestleMania 40, fans were stoked as all get out to see a Bullet Club battle between two of the faction’s great success stories. Now granted, it’s not like WWE hasn’t […]

When news broke that WWE was in talks to sign Tama Tonga at the end of his contract with New Japan Professional Wrestling, it felt like a very big deal indeed. Sure, Tonga had never worked for The Fed before, never getting past a tryout early in his career, but his family had extensive experience […]

After weeks and weeks of build-up, Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles addressed each other one final time before Backlash in Lyon, France. All of the in-fighting and drama has officially passed and in its place comes the actual meat and potatoes of the bout, the cherry on top that ultimately defines the feud, if you […]

For better or worse, AJ Styles was never a Vince McMahon guy. The former Chairman of the Board reportedly didn’t like debuting him under his tried and true gimmick from the indies at the Royal Rumble, and even though he won multiple titles within the promotion, many fans expected him to earn even more due […]

After officially finishing his story at WrestleMania 40, Cody Rhodes has the first true challenger of his long-awaited run with the WWE Championship in the most unusual venue of all, WWE Backlash in Lyon, France. Now granted, Rhodes has wrestled in France before, this year, in fact, and had worked his fair share of Premium […]

Cody Rhodes is a red, white, and blue babyface. When he talks to his young fans, aka the “Little Nightmares,” he tells them to eat their vitamins and say their prayers, or that they should stay true to “hustle, loyalty, respect,” or whatever adage is appropriate at the time and not already taken by the […]

While there might not be a bigger babyface in professional wrestling right now than Kenny Omega, as his return to Dynamite promo has widely been considered the best of his career, there’s one “good guy” in AEW who is decidedly out on the “Best Bout Machine,” even if the day may eventually come when they […]

With WWE Backlash rapidly approaching, Paul Heyman had one thing and one thing alone on his mind: getting The Bloodline‘s match with Kevin Owens and Randy Orton called off, but not for the reasons you might think. But why? Does he want to avoid the risk of the faction taking a loss to a pair […]

With the former NXT North American Champion heavily favored to win the AEW World Championship at Dynasty, fans knew Swerve Strickland would make a serious impression with his debut on the show, but when he emerged from the babyface tunnel wearing a full Killmonger bodysuit from Black Panther, it made an already special moment into […]

Though Cody Rhodes has only been the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion for about a month, some fans have already questioned whether the life-long challenger really has what it takes to be a reigning and defending title holder, with some suggesting that maybe his babyface “undesirable to undeniable” schtick doesn’t work quite as well when he’s […]

Grayson Waller is not a fan of the UK. Need proof? Well, look no further than last summer, when, in an impromptu segment with John Cena at Money in the Bank, Waller marched out to boldly declare that if WWE has an international edition of WrestleMania, it’s not going to be in “The Champ’s” preferred […]