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After a, shall we say, eventful week filled with social media promos, television promos, and comments about “Diarrhea,” WWE fans the Universe over eagerly anticipated SmackDown to see what Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his The Bloodline bunch would do next in their ever-expanding feud with Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins? Would he come up […]

Less than a week after Corey Graves made headlines for celebrating WWE’s new creative direction at the commentary table, with announcers being afforded much wider lanes from which to do their magic, Michael Cole, the promotion’s lead announcer and Vice President of Announcing, weighed in on his Premium Live Event booth mate’s take in a […]

While much of John Cena‘s current media blitz to help promote his Amazon movie Ricky Stanicky has been about his wrestling future, asking when he plans to hang up his boots, what he thinks about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s return, etc, the 16-time champion has had no issue talking about his past either, even his […]

One of the great questions surrounding the final throes of Vince McMahon’s last act in WWE involved what happened between Creative, Naomi, and Sasha Banks – now known as Mercedes Mone – that caused the then-Women’s Tag Team Champions to walk out of RAW and leave the promotion for good. Widely dubbed a creative dispute […]

When The Rock returned to WWE in 2011, it’s safe to say John Cena wasn’t a fan. Feuding with “The People’s Champion” in an incredibly personal feud that spread out over multiple WrestleManias, Cena made it his mission to let Rocky know part-timers like himself weren’t welcomed in his WWE, an ironic position considering he […]

Heading into AEW Revolution, one of the biggest questions surrounding the main event, Sting and Darby Allin versus the Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championships regarded which members from “The Icon’s” past would attend the show in support of their long-time friend. Now granted, rarely does who attends a show really become […]

When news broke that Maxxine Dupri was booed at a California house show before Elimination Chamber for her, shall we say, green wrestling in a match against Nia Jax, it split opinions across the IWC. Some fans found the behavior totally acceptable, noting that show attendants have every right to boo a performer if they […]

When the news that Kazuchika Okada was going to test free agency in earnest after establishing himself as the face of New Japan Pro Wrestling, it sent shockwaves across the professional wrestling world. Suddenly the “Rainmaker,” one of just two men in professional wrestling history to earn a seven-star match from Dave Meltzer of the […]

At the end of the penultimate match of AEW Revolution 2024, the Three-Way bout for the AEW World Championship, Swerve Strickland did something pretty much unprecedented for his current character: he put honor over an easy win. That’s right, as the match was winding down, ‘The Realest’ had a chance to ice out his opponent […]

When it comes to professional wrestling, there’s Will Ospreay, and really, there’s everyone else. Sure, some fans may suggest Roman Reigns is a bigger draw, Eddie Kingston is a bigger draw, Logan Paul is more culturally relevant, or someone like Kazuchika Okada has the greater pedigree, but frankly, when it comes to putting in work […]

After securing a pair of fantastic wins at WrestleMania 39, Rhea Ripley and Becky Lynch now find themselves on a crash course toward each other at WrestleMania 40, set up to work a premier match with the Woman’s World Championship on the line. Will the match main event either night of WrestleMania 40 in South […]

When Corey Graves began calling matches following the end of his in-ring career, the WWE Universe was in a very, very, very different place. John Cena was still an active wrestler, Roman Reigns wasn’t over as the heel-ish “Head of the Table,” and Vince McMahon, then still considered a hero in the eyes of many, […]

When news broke that the co-main event of AEW Revolution was going to be a three-way match for the AEW World Champion between incumbent Samoa Joe, “Hangman” Adam Page, and Swerve Strickland, many felt the match was the Moguel Embassey leader’s to lose. On paper, it made sense, right? Swerve is about as popular as […]

When it comes to talks of WWE Mount Rushmores, The Undertaker’s name is usually a pretty safe bet to come up in the conversation. A dynamic, durable, dedicated “Deadman” who had one of the greatest gimmicks of all time, found a way to reinvent himself successfully despite being tied to said gimmick and even earned […]

Though it may be hard to recall now, as he’s since gone on to have one of the greatest in-ring careers in WWE history and has all but locked up a spot on the promotion’s Mount Rushmore, you wouldn’t know it by the way John Cena debuted all the way back in 2002, as his […]

As the professional wrestling world eagerly anticipates the expected Big Business debut of Mercedes Mone in “Bo$$ton,” there’s a segment of the IWC who is equally disapointed by the fact that Sasha Banks, one of the Four Worsewomen of WWE’s Women Revolution, will not be returning to RAW or SmackDown any time soon, if ever. […]

Though some may quibble on the margins over semantics, an accepted fact of the WWE Universe is that John Cena has never had a proper heel run during his time on the main roster. Sure, he had some bad guy antics during his Doctor of Thuganomics-era, and was famously considered a heel when he traveled […]

When Paul “Triple H” Levesque announced that Paul Heyman was his first and likely most prominant member of the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame class a few hours before Monday Night RAW, it felt both incredibly logical but also very exciting. A true legend of the Philadelphia wrestling scene for his time turning ECW into […]

In a move very few professional wrestling fans had on their 2023 bingo cards, John Cena and MJF appeared together at the premiere for the latter’s film The Iron Claw, looking buddy-buddy and even shaking hands as the duo celebrate transcending the squared-circle to become legitimate movie stars. Discussing what it was like to not […]

After weeks of feeling sullen about his future within the WWE Universe, Sami Zayn was finally afforded a light at the end of the tunnel on the first RAW of March, when Adam Pearce, perplexed as to who should challenge Gunther at WrestleMania 40, announced a Six-Way Gauntlet match to decide on the next Intercontinental […]

When it comes to RAW, there are three performers who stand at the top of the card, vying for the title and designation of the brand’s top spot on the card: Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, and Cody Rhodes, who is technically wrestling for the top title on SmackDown at WrestleMania 40 but curiously remains on […]

After being called out on social media and on SmackDown over a pair of promos that added up to darn near an hour when all added up by The Rock and his new Bloodline brethren, Cody Rhodes invited Seth Rollins out on RAW to address being called a clown by “The Great One.” Asked by […]

As the professional wrestling world spent their Sunday night watching an absolutely loaded AEW Revolution card capped off with a farewell to Sting in the main event – an epic match that some already calling the greatest retirement match of all time – some fans quickly caught on to the fact that WWE was the […]

When it comes to taking in the final act of Sting’s incredible professional wrestling career, few people in the wrestling sphere have as much authority on the subject as WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff, who played a crucial role in turning the former Jim Crockett Promotions mainstay into one of the most popular performers […]

When CM Punk made his triumphant return at Survivor Series last fall after the culmination of the Men’s WarGames match, it effectively overshadowed every other major storyline from the show, including the return of Randy Orton and the unlikely union of Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch, who let’s just say haven’t had the best on-screen […]

When writing the story of Sting’s professional wrestling career, it’s hard to get through the first act without mentioning the name Jim Hellwig, aka the man eventually known as the Ultimate Warrior in WWE. Working together for the first time all the way back in 1985, in Sting’s first match ever, under the Freedom Fighters […]

After three years and 29 incredible matches in AEW, Sting’s professional wrestling career has officially come to an end with a magical, cross-generational, all-but-guaranteed five-star classic against the Young Bucks at Revolution. The match, a tag team bout alongside his exclusive AEW partner Darby Allin, featured big spots, heartstring tugs, and enough gif-worthy moments for […]

When the man born Steve Borden announced that he was going to wrestle his final match at Revolution 2024 after three incredible years in AEW, fans around the world could pretty safely assume they were in one final “showtime” from the “Man Called Sting.” Taking the ramp as the fourth and final entrant into Revolution‘s […]

It’s here, it’s finally here, AEW fans: Revolution 2024. Soon, some 15,000 strong in Greensboro, North Carolina, will see Sting, Ric Flair, and Darby Allin step into the ring together for one final time as they face off against AEW’s EVPs, the Young Bucks, in addition to eight more matches, plus two on the preshow, […]

As Sting prepares for his final match at AEW Revolution, fans, pundits, and wrestlers alike have begun to eulogize the career of one of the best in-ring performers to ever do it, even if he has one final rabbit to pull out of his hat before disappearing into the night without a trace. Some wrestlers […]

When news broke that Mick Foley was looking to get back into ring shape for one final match to celebrate his 60th birthday in June of 2025, it turned heads around the professional wrestling business. Now sure, Foley has never been known for pulling off athletic feats that dazzle fans with death-defying feats, with the […]

After a short-term Adam Page fakeout nearly changed the AEW World Championship picture heading into Revolution, the card remains unchanged heading the biggest show of the month: Samoa Joe will face off against the “Hangman” and Swerve Strickland to see who comes out of Greensboro, North Carolina with the promotion’s top title around their waist. […]

When CM Punk was officially fired from AEW, created one of the biggest ‘What ifs’ in professional wrestling history. Sure, Punk’s run in the promotion had largely run its course, as he was fighting EVPs – and Jungle Boys – calling out former champions on live microphones, and causing his boss to “fear for his […]

While Kazuchika Okada hasn’t even debuted in AEW yet, with his arrival expected in the next week at Revolution or Big Business, though far from guaranteed, it looks like the “Rainmaker” has already found himself with an interested party eager to mix it up with the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion in the ring once more: […]

As Sting prepares for his final professional wrestling match at Revolution, “The Icon” has become increasingly retrospective about his career, his legacy, and his protege, Darby Allin, who has participated in all 27 of his matches in AEW, if you can believe that. Now at the time, pairing Sting up with Allin made a lot […]

After watching The Rock go on an expansive, 22-minute promotional tirade on his social media accounts to promote his appearance on the first SmackDown of March, fans from around the world tuned in to see what “The Great One” had to say to the crowd in Glendale, Arizona. Taking the ring second following a hostile […]

With WrestleMania 40 rapidly approaching, the WWE Universe has seen a number of its top babyfaces coming together in the pursuit of taking down The Bloodline for good, with Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins vowing to band together in an effort to end Roman Reigns’ time at the top of the card once and for […]

As WWE attempts to push all sorts of different natives in the lead-up to WrestleMania 40, from the ever-escalating feud between Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Cody Rhodes, to the ridiculous levels of hate both Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre share for CM Punk despite the “Best in the World” being unable to wrestle at […]

As WWE fans the world over wait with bated breath to see The Rock and The Bloodline take part in another joint appearance on SmackDown following Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes’ guest spot on The Grayson Waller Effect at the Elimination Chamber, “The Great One” decided to take to social media to cut a 22-minute […]