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Though Judgment Day left WrestleMania 40 with one fewer belt than they started the weekend with, it’s impossible to argue that the faction is in a worse place as a result, as Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley now hold the top two belts on RAW, the men’s and women’s World Heavyweight Championships, and look primed […]

After successfully retaining their titles at Stand & Deliver in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin, collectively known as the WolfDogs, finally saw their dream-like tag team come to an end on the fallout edition of NXT, where the duo of Axium and Nathan Frazier secured their must-win match in what could have been […]

After pulling off the heist of the night in a WrestleMania 40 Money in the Bank cash-in on brand new World Heavyweight Champion Drew McIntyre, Damian Priest was riding high, but heavy is the head that wears the crown, and on the very next night on RAW, he immediately found out who would be his […]

After building towards a singles battle with IYO SKY for a while now, with the seeds of a potential Damage CTRL split coming as early as last year’s Money in the Bank, Bayley finally got a chance to prove she’s among the very best performers in the WWE Universe at WrestleMania 40, taking the “Genius […]

It took roughly seven months for Jade Cargill to officially wrestle her first match in WWE after signing with the promotion back in September of 2023. Now granted, some of that was logistical, as Triple H noted in the Survivor Series press conference that she needed to learn how to wrestle the WWE way before […]

After securing the biggest win of her career at NXT Stand & Deliver by recapturing her NXT Women’s Championship versus Lyra Valkyria on WrestleMania Saturday, Roxanne Perez returned to the Wells Fargo Center for a sold-out edition of Monday Night RAW to test her mettle against the woman who won the strap last year in […]

When Cody Rhodes stopped by First Take last week to talk all things professional wrestling with Stephen A. Smith ahead of WrestleMania 40, the latter was excited to see him push forward, take a run at the table, and potentially leave South Philadelphia with the grandest prize in professional wrestling, the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. […]

When Ronda Rousey opted to leave WWE when her contract came to an end, it surprised fans to an incredible degree. Sure, her act wasn’t exactly the most popular in WWE history, and her final “MMA Rules” match with Shayna Baszler was as underwhelming as the “Queen of Spade’s” push has been since, but still, […]

When Damian Priest cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Drew McIntyre five or so minutes after his massive, career-affirming victory in the open match of WrestleMania 40, it turned his already contentious feud with the “Best in the World” CM Punk into a borderline Hunger Games. Finally, after all of his struggles, […]

After watching Triple H share a moment with Cody Rhodes in the opening moments of RAW, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson decided to interrupt the “American Nightmare’s” oral sessions with his people to let him know that just because his business is finished with Roman Reigns doesn’t mean he’s done with The Bloodline, you know, when […]

Less than 24 hours after securing the biggest win of his professional wrestling career, Cody Rhodes showed up bright and early at the WWE World at WrestleMania in Philadelphia to make his first-ever appearance on The Pat McAfee Show as the new and defending WWE Universal Champion. Marching out onto the stage with the bright […]

After securing the biggest win of his professional wrestling career at WrestleMania 40, unseating the “Head of the Table” to officially become the new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Cody Rhodes could have sat back, relaxed, and waited for his call time to show up for the first Monday Night RAW of this new era. … […]

After failing to land a match at the “Showcase of the Immortals” following a series of Ls in key matches against Austin Theory and Solo Sikoa in 2023, John Cena still found a way to get into the action at WrestleMania 40, icing out the “Street Champ” before being put in his place by “The […]

When Cody Rhodes left the safety and corporate security of AEW for another run in WWE, he wasn’t guaranteed anything. Sure, Vince McMahon famously flew to his house to discuss a deal, and he was immediately entered into a feud with one of the top performers of the modern era in Seth Rollins, but as […]

After successfully main-eventing four straight WrestleManias from 37 in Tampa Bay to Night 1 of WrestleMania 40 in South Philadelphia, Roman Reigns saw his run at the top of the WWE Universe come crashing down when Cody Rhodes, the heir apparent to the Rhodes Dynasty in professional wrestling, dethroned him as the Undisputed WWE Universal […]

Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. Paul “Triple H” Levesque and… Cody Rhodes? After winning the ultimate main event of the first WrestleMania under WWE’s new creative, Rhodes now finds himself as the quarterback of Triple H’s offense, a role he’s been lobbying for for well over a year now and […]

When Cody Rhodes called upon the Avengers of the WWE Universe to help finish off one of the most impactful storyline in modern day professional wrestling history, John Cena, Jey Uso, Seth Rollins, and The Undertaker, it led to one of the biggest moments in WrestleMania history: the end of the “Tribal Chief,” Roman Reigns. […]

When Cody Rhodes marched down to the ring for the main event of WrestleMania 39, he looked like a man with everything to gain, and nothing to lose. Sure, he was set to face off against one of the most dominant performers the sport of professional wrestling has ever seen, a man who will live […]

When news broke that Logan Paul was going to be wrestling not just Kevin Owens but also Randy Orton at WrestleMania 40, it felt like some bad, bad news for the “Maverick.” Sure, Paul has secured some pretty big wins in his WWE career, including efforts against Rey Mysterio, The Miz, Ricochet, and even KO, […]

Before WrestleMania 40 could open up its second night in South Philadelphia, Triple H sat down with Megan Morant for the closest thing to a hard-hitting interview WWE could throw together using their internal staff. Asked by The Bump presenter about what he wants to do in WWE now that he’s the head of creative […]

After watching Seth Rollins take some serious damage on Night 1 of WrestleMania 40, Drew McIntyre knew he had a pretty good chance he’d leave WrestleMania 40 as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, so long as CM Punk and/or Damian Priest didn’t ruin arguably the biggest moment of his career. Taking the ring with their […]

After being the ultimate underdog heading into WrestleMania 40, Sami Zayn was able to do what 20 men before him couldn’t: unseat the “Ring General” Gunther on his 666th day as the Intercontinental Champion. Fans celebrated the moment online; the crowd in South Philadelphia went absolutely bananas, and no one was more excited about the […]

After a year of anticipation, WrestleMania 40 is officially halfway over, with seven of the 13 scheduled matches officially in the books and six more set to follow them in the not-too-distant future to follow them up. From Rhea Ripley retaining her Woman’s World Championship against a sick Becky Lynch before the sun went down, […]

Ever since, well, pretty much since he returned to WWE in the summer of 2020, fans have been clamouring to see one match above all others: Roman Reigns versus The Rock. That’s right, before Paul “Triple H” Levesque took over creative control of the promotion, before Bray Wyatt, the man he defeated for the Universal […]

For the first time in 40 years, someone other than Vince McMahon, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, had creative control over WrestleMania. From the match order, to the outcomes, the finishes, and the “Final Boss,” the man formerly known as “The Game” got to Dungeon Master over the entire WWE Universe and while it wasn’t perfect, […]

After making his return to professional wrestling in a major way, working the second-longest match in WrestleMania history alongside his cousin Roman Reigns, the victorious Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was feeling fine, fresh, and effusive at the post-show press conference, going above and beyond to talk to as many reporters before his time on the […]

For the first time in eight years, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson competed in a match at WrestleMania. Suddenly, after spending years in Hollywood, in XFL board rooms, and hocking pretty much anything he could get his name on, the “People’s Champion” would be back in a WWE ring, facing off in one of the most […]

Heading into WrestleMania 40, the narrative pushed by WWE and present online was one and the same: is Sami Zayn a good enough wrestler to end Gunther’s 666-day reigns as the Intercontinental Champion? Sure, Zayn has accomplished a lot during his professional wrestling career, and just ended The Usos’ record-breaking reign alongside Kevin Owens last […]

After bringing out the Lucha Lowrider at WrestleMania 39 in a move that felt aggressively Los Angeles, how would Rey Mysterio back it up in the City of Brotherly Love at WrestleMania 40? Well, by going all-in on the Philadelphia Eagles with a Kelly Green mask, a set of Eagles insignias on the wings of […]

With a bruising bout between Rhea Ripley and Becky Lynch officially out of the way, Paul “Triple H” Levesque turned to not one, not two, but 12 Superstars – plus a little extra support mid-match – to keep fans in Philadelphia in the WrestleMania 40 spirit, borrowing from the legends of ECW past for a […]

When Becky Lynch took to the ring against Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 40, it was a classic example of a hot young challenger going against a grizzled veteran with more years on top than the other has in experience, period. Like Patrick Mahomes versus Tom Brady in Super Bowl LV before her, would Lynch hold […]

After over 51 weeks of waiting, it’s finally back: Wrestlemania. Soon, fans will get to see which titles change hands, which feuds get squashed, and, most importantly of all, will Night 2 of WrestleMania 40 be headlined by a main event performed under Bloodline Rules? With Act 1 of the “Showcase of the Immortals” rapidly […]

After sitting through the rest of the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame class earning their opportunities to shine – including a small cameo in the Muhammad Ali acceptance speech – The Rock delivered his main event speech to honor his grandmother Lia Miavia, who joins her “High Chief” husband in the annals of WWE history […]

After powering through an over 20-minute speech filled with props, funny anecdotes, and some truly touching pieces of advice from a typically private man, Paul Heyman got particularly fired up about the legacy of his crowning achievement in professional wrestling, ECW. While Heyman informed the crowd that, “If you think that the spirit of ECW […]

Though he was already booked as the special inductor for his grandmother Lia Maivia at the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame induction, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson surprised fans in attendance at the Wells Fargo Center with a second appearance, this time alongside long-time family friend Lonnie Ali during her celebrate of the late, great Muhammad […]

With WrestleMania 40 officially upon us, Cody Rhodes will have to sit through 11 matches with various lengths, weights, and qualities before he gets to take on Roman Reigns in a WrestleMania 39 rematch for the ages with the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship belt on the line. But just because a Royal Rumble win back […]

When Roman Reigns walked up to the podium in the Wells Fargo Center to induct his “Wise Man,” Paul Heyman, into the WWE Hall of Fame, the “Tribal Chief” had a look on his face fans rarely see: nervousness. How could he not be? As he would later say in his induction speech, how do […]

After fighting with AJ Styles in a WWE ring, in the backstage area, in his front yard, and even at the World of WrestleMania experience at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, LA Knight was afforded one final chance to address the crowd on SmackDown before making his way to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday […]

After bearly wrestling any matches on the indies under his former moniker Stevie McFly on the indies – though, unrelated, another high-flying redhead, El Generico, had a very successful indie career – Sami Zayn has been a massive history maker as a member of the WWE Universe, establishing the NXT style during his tenure with […]