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There once was a time when the Royal Rumble was the most highly anticipated show of the entire WWE calendar year. Long before the ICW was a hotbed of potential spoilers, where only the most secret of secrets can remain as such and fans on message boards – one of them being a young Tony […]

When Bianca Belair debuted on the main roster all the way back in 2020, there was no guarantee she’d become a success, let alone the longest-reigning RAW Woman’s Champion in WWE history. A fun, fan-favorite performer who got very over as a member of NXT, folks in the know were well aware of Belair’s status […]

Though it seems like John Cena was immediately thrust into the spotlight as a member of WWE, with is his famous – infamous? – “ruthless aggression” promo coming at the tender age of 25, there was a time when the future “Doctor of Thugganomics” had much leaner pockets and no guarantee that he’d ever make […]

When news broke that Janel Grant, a former WWE employee filed suit in the United States District Court of Connecticut against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and the company as a whole, it set the professional wrestling world on fire. Over the course of the 67-page filing and an article from the Wall Street Journal that […]

As, well, pretty much every fan of pop culture is probably aware of, before Logan Paul was bumping shoulders with the likes of Kevin Owens, John Cena, and Seth Rollins in a WWE ring, he was a social media content creator, making videos with other celebrities and forgoing a path online that made him as […]

When it comes to WWE over the past decade or so, few performers have as much a claim to the “MVP” Title as Seth Rollins, the “Visionary, the “Revolutionary,” the “Monday Night Messiah,” and the driving force behind some of the biggest moments the promotion has ever booked. Now sure, his spot at the top […]

With Sting‘s final match in professional wrestling rapidly approaching, presumably against the Young Bucks in the main event of Revolution, you’d think the “Icon” would set back, make a few appearances on AEW shows, and prepare to ride off into the sunset in March, right? … nope, as it turns out, Darby Allin, Sting’s tag […]

After watching AEW sign up dozens of released WWE Superstars over the past few years, the fine folks over at The Fed are slowly starting to return the favor, with former champions like Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, and Jade Cargill all earning main roster contracts right out of the gates and other performers like Lexis […]

As crazy as it may sound, Nick Khan might just be the most interesting man in the WWE Universe. That’s right, sandwiched between an appearance on Wheel of Fortune to help finance the end of his law school career and negotiating a $5 billion deal with Netflix to bring the promotion’s flagship show, RAW, to […]

When news broke that Mansoor and Mason D. Madden, aka the group formerly known as the Maximum Male Models in WWE, was appearing on Effy’s signature show, Effy’s Big Gay Brunch 8, as part of GCW’s slate of shows surrounding the Royal Rumble in Tampa Bay, it turns heads around the professional wrestling world. After […]

When news broke that Seth Rollins had torn his MCL in a World Heavyweight Championship match against Jinder Mahal on RAW, it sent the WWE Universe into an absolute tailspin. Sure, Rollins tried to play things down during his promo segment on RAW, letting fans know that he’d be back in time for WrestleMania 40, […]

With Argyle, John Cena‘s latest movie, officially gearing up for its big release on February 2nd, “The Champ” has been doing the rounds to promote the picture, and, naturally, the topic of WWE has come up more often than not, especially as he’s become more and more comfortable with talking about the R-word: Retirement. With […]

With the 2024 Royal Rumble rapidly approaching, it’s hard not to think back on last year’s contest and how it marked the triumphant comeback of Cody Rhodes, who returned to the ring after pec surgery to punch his ticket to the main event of WrestleMania 39. Though casual fans didn’t know it at the time, […]

When Grayson Waller got into it with a producer for Australia’s Sunrise as he attempted to promote the Elimination Chamber but inadvertently sparked the umpteenth conversation about Kayfabe in a now-viral clip that also featured LA Knight, it drew all sorts of different reactions from observers across the internet. Some championed Waller for sticking to […]

After making his surprise return at the 2023 Royal Rumble, lasting all of 42 seconds before being eliminated by Gunther, Booker T announced that he was finished with his in-ring career as a member of the WWE Universe, as his body simply can’t handle the action anymore. In 2024, however, it would appear Booker has […]

When Cody Rhodes lost his match against Roman Reigns in the main event of Night 2 of WrestleMania 39, the third toll of the bell marked the start of a years-long process to get back to the very same spot at WrestleMania 40. Suddenly, all of that hard work getting back from a torn pec […]

John Cena has been a member of the WWE Universe since 2000. The “prototype” of professional wresting who rapidly became the prototype of what WWE was looking for in a singles babyface Superstar, Cena has won 25 titles over his professional wrestling run, has main evented shows the world over, and has the unique distinction […]

When it comes to professional wrestling, few names are bigger in 2024 than Cody Rhodes, the “American Nightmare,” 2K24 cover star, and expected challenger for Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40… assuming Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson doesn’t steal his spot away and take it for his own. A second-generation wrestler who worked over 100 matches in […]

When news broke that RAW, WWE’s flagship television show of 30 years and counting, was, for the first time in its history, leaving cable for Netflix in January of 2025, it instantly drew incredible reactions from fans around the world. Some blasted the move, questioning why WWE would take such an important television show off […]

When news broke that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was not only joining the TKO Board of Directors that oversees WWE and UFC but was being awarded a salary, $30 million in stock, and, most crucially of all, the complete rights to his in-ring stage name, “The Rock,” it turned heads around the professional wrestling world. […]

As the 2024 Royal Rumble rapidly approaches, two of the favorites to win the whole darn thing, CM Punk and Cody Rhodes, were afforded an opportunity to address each other face-to-face for the first time this decade on WWE television in a sort of babyface summit on the go-home edition of RAW. With weeks of […]

In a move that is borderline unprecedented in the modern history of WWE, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has officially transcended from wrestlers – part-time as he may be – to executive by being named to the TKO Board of Directors. The move, first reported by the Hollywood Reporter in the early hours of January 23rd, […]

After two hours of anticipation, CM Punk and Cody Rhodes were finally afforded a chance to stand across the ring from one another and shoot on their converging roads heading into the 2024 Royal Rumble. Would the duo remain cordial? Would they shoot on their respective exits from AEW? Or maybe they’d address the elephant […]

Before he was calling out Seth Rollins ahead of the Royal Rumble or setting the new record for the longest Intercontinental Championship reign in history, Gunther was impressing the absolute heck out of Shelton Benjamin, a technical specialist who worked alongside the “Ring General” in WWE for the first two years of his main roster […]

When news broke that Seth Rollins had suffered some sort of knee injury in his fight against Jinder Mahal for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on RAW, it effectively served as an inflection point in the promotion’s current storytelling plan. Though rumors ran wild as to how badly Rollins was hurt, with some suggesting he’d […]

After getting into it on the microphone with Cody Rhodes and CM Punk over the past few weeks, it’s understandable that Drew McIntyre is feeling like he’s being attacked from all angles heading into the final RAW before the Royal Rumble. Now firmly out of the realm of being a babyface, with the line between […]

After establishing himself in college as one of the most promising athletes in amateur wrestling as a member of the Minnesota Gophers, Shelton Benjamin was snatched up quickly by WWE in the hopes of finding a Kurt Angle for the 21st Century. On paper, it makes sense, right? Benjamin, like his college teammate, Brock Lesnar, […]

As if there isn’t enough pressure on his shoulders, Cody Rhodes has officially been named the cover star for WWE 2K24, joining an elite company of Hall of Fame performers, current and future, like “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Rey Mysterio, and John Cena. On paper, it makes sense, right? Rhodes won the Royal Rumble, headlined […]

Though the year is still incredibly young, it’s hard to argue that anyone but R-Truth has been the MVP of the WWE Universe so far in 2024. A long-time comedy performer who was largely relegated to the 24/7 Championship picture during the finals throws of the Vince McMahon era, Paul “Triple H” Levesque brought back […]

When Tony Schiavone and company broke the news on AEW Collision that the “Rated-R Superstar” Adam Copeland was going to wrestle Minoru Suzuki as part of his Cope Open, it turned heads around the online wrestling community. Suddenly, one of the most popular wrestlers of the 2000s was going to go face-to-face with the most […]

As Mercedes Mone rapidly approaches… some sort of free agency decision following the end of her affiliation with New Japan Pro Wrestling, public opinion is firmly in the camp that the former WWE Women’s Champion will find herself a member of AEW when the dust settles. On paper, it makes sense, right? AEW fans have […]

There was a time when Vince McMahon really wanted to turn Lex Luger into the next big thing within the WWE Universe and was willing to try just about anything to make that happen. A former football player and eventual bodybuilder who got his big break wrestling for WCW, Mr. McMahon wanted to make sure […]

Drew McIntyre has been a member of the WWE Universe during this current run for almost seven years, returning at the 2017 NXT Takeover: Orlando and remaining a member of the promotion ever since. Freed from the “Chosen One” moniker that made him into a maligned persona during his first run with the company, McIntyre […]

When news broke that Kazuchika Okada was leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling to pursue a free agent contract in America for AEW, WWE, or maybe even TNA – though realistically AEW or WWE – it took plenty of fans by surprise. A homegrown talent who has spent over a decade as one of the true […]

After being called out once more by the Final Testament, Karrion Kross‘ new faction with AOP, Paul Ellering, and his wife Scarlett, the Pride, which may or may not be the moniker of Bobby Lashley‘s new faction with the Street Profits, were once again left with egg on their face, looking like they were one […]

When Cody Rhodes left AEW for WWE, it was anything but a clean break. Sure, technically, the “American Nightmare” could do whatever he wanted to once he was let out of his contract by Tony Khan, as, after his option was declined, he could and ultimately did sign wherever he wanted to, but he left […]

When did Logan Paul decide he wanted to become a WWE Superstar? Was it when he was invited to the premier of Sami Zayn’s movie? Or maybe when he wrestled his first-ever match, facing off against The Mysterios at WrestleMania 38? Or maybe still it was a few days or even weeks before his current […]

When it comes to multi-man matches, sometimes the real tale of tape comes down to the matches inside the match, with certain long-standing rivalries changing the dynamic of what should be an even contest. It happens every year at the Royal Rumble, was explained perfectly to Samoa Joe in Scott Steiner’s famous “Steiner Math” segment […]

After being threatened with legal action the previous week on SmackDown, Kevin Owens did the honorable thing and invited Logan Paul onto his semi-regular WWE talk show, The KO Show, to hash things out like men, or at least like WWE Superstars. And guess what? I was shockingly cordial, with the duo talking nicely, complementing […]