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Say his name, and he appears. After spending weeks as one of the most viral performers in the entirety of professional wrestling, Joe Hendry, who is currently under contract with TNA, made his shocking debut in NXT, answering Cody Rhodes’ call the week before to take part in a Battle Royal match to become the […]

In 2023, the Los Angeles Rams were one of the most surprising teams in the NFL, pushing for a playoff spot in the NFC West in what was expected to be a down year and finding an all-time great Day 3 steal in Puka Nacua out of BYU, a wide receiver that came into camp […]

After spending 2023 with one of the more veteran starting lineups in the NFL, the Philadelphia Eagles will once again return to the NovaCare Center this summer with a roster loaded up with experienced talents across the board, from free agent additions like Saquon Barkley and Bryce Huff to in-house risers like Jordan Davis and […]

There’s a moment in the documentary Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal where Taylor Rotunda, better known to fans of WWE as Bo Dallas and Uncle Howdy, declared, “Now it’s up to us to give him something he deserves that will let him live on forever. We owe him something big, something to truly honor his legacy,” […]

The Atlanta Falcons had one of the most unusual seasons of any team in the NFL last year, with former third-round pick Desmond Ridder struggling mightly at times and ultimately dragging down a team with seriously high expectations to a 7-10 record, which was good enough to finish third in the NFC South but not […]

After taking a ridiculous loss at Clash at the Castle due to a brutal mix of outside interference, back luck, and the ill intentions of CM Punk, going so far as to put hands on the match’s referee and announcer, Corey Graves, once the cameras stopped rolling in his college town of Glasgow, Scotland, Drew […]

After missing most of April, all of May, and the first two RAWs of June, Seth Rollins triumphantly returned to WWE television on the fallout episode of the Red Brand following a very consequential Clash at the Castle. The “Visionary” had a lot to talk about with his adoring audience, from his recovery process to […]

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 […]