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If you asked Seth Rollins a month ago who his least favorite member of WWE Universe was, CM Punk was a borderline lock to be his answer. Rollins lost his stuff when “Cult of Personality” hit at the end of Survivor Series, leading to a profanity ladened tirade and multiple blistering interviews on the matter, […]

When Big E officially calls it a professional wrestling career, he’s a borderline lock to become a WWE Hall of Famer. A 12-time champion who has held singles gold at all levels in addition to being a member of arguably the most important trio in WWE history, even a potentially career-ending neck injury hasn’t slowed […]

In the lead-up to Super Bowl LVIII, one of the biggest storylines to come from the notoriously buzzy radio row uber press conference belonged to… WWE Superstar Seth Rollins, becoming the second major active WWE Superstar to comment on the Vince McMahon allegations in a public way. Talking to Maggie & Perloff of CBS Sports […]

When Cody Rhodes threw CM Punk over the top rope at the Royal Rumble, he effectively punched his ticket to the main event of WrestleMania 40, declaring boldly and without a second thought, “Roman Reigns, I want you!” … but then, after being propositioned to wrestle Seth Rollins on RAW, Rhodes just sort of balked […]

When Paul “Triple H” Levesque took over creative in 2022 and began rehiring many of the performers he helped to cultivate during his time running NXT, some felt as though it was only a matter of time before Swerve Strickland rejoined the rest of his Hit Row members in WWE. On paper, it made sense, […]

While much has been said about Cody Rhodes passing off his main event spot at WrestleMania 40 against Roman Reigns to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, “moving the goalposts” on his story after making the endgame crystal clear not one week prior, his match isn’t the only one up in the air at the “Showcase of […]

After urging fans to tune into AEW Dynamite for a very special announcement, Tony Khan did not disappoint, letting fans know about a brand new show booked for Boston that should put the business on notice, even if he didn’t say the name of any of the top free agents on the open market – […]

As the WWE Universe attempts to move forward toward the Elimination Chamber and especially WrestleMania 40, it seems like a day hasn’t passed without more news about the Vince McMahon lawsuit and all of the fallout surrounding it. From further comments from Janel Grant’s lawyer, to accusations of his own from co-defendant, John Laurinitus, and […]

When Cody Rhodes broke the news that he was effectively passing on a rematch with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40 to clear the path for a “dream match” between The Rock and the “Head of the Table,” it generated all sorts of different reactions, some of them good, some of them bad, some of them […]

When news broke that Big E suffered a neck injury that would require surgery all the way back in January of 2022, few expected he’d still be out of action two years later, with no clear timeline for his return. Diagnosed with a broken C1 in two places injury, Big E was immediately placed on […]

What do Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins have in common? Well, for one thing, they’re both members of the RAW roster, where they may just wrestle to see who is the best in-ring worker on the brand at WrestleMania 40 should the former accept the latter’s challenge for the “Showcase of the Immortals.” They also […]

After jumping in the way of a spear from Bron Breakker that could have effectively iced out the top contender for the NXT Championship before he could even get in the ring with Ilja Dragunov, Carmelo Hayes made incredible headlines around the professional wrestling world by turning on Trick Williams at the end of the […]

When Booker T broke the news on social media that he was not only going to miss NXT Vengeance Day but would be away from television for “a few weeks” due to a medical procedure, it left fans with more questions than answers. Sure, the show went on, with SmackDown color commentator Wade Barrett replacing […]

For the first time in 19 years, Nic Nemeth wrestled a match under his given name instead of the moniker given to him by WWE’s creative department, Dolph Ziggler. For Nemeth, this must have been an interesting moment, as he made a name for himself as a collegiate wrestler under his given name at Kent […]

When Bron Breakker made his entrance at the 2024 Royal Rumble at spot 20, it felt like a big deal. Quickly running through seemingly every performer on the roster to the tune of four eliminations in just over five minutes, Breakker looked like a beast among men, which makes sense, considering his spot was initially […]

With Bayley and IYO SKY officially paired off for a match against each other at WrestleMania 40 in the most prominent battle of the Damage CTRL Civil War, Rhea Ripley finds herself the lone main roster women’s champion without a challenger for WrestleMania 40, which isn’t an ideal spot to be, even for a performer […]

With 2024 now officially a month old, the professional wrestling free agent landscape is slowly coming into focus, with some talents officially free to sign wherever they’d like as of January 1st, while others are slowing trickling into the open market from the likes of New Japan, Stardom, WWE, and even AEW over the next […]

Over the course of a week, Cody Rhodes went from the highest of the highs to the lowest of the lows, going from boldly declaring that he wants Roman Reigns after winning the 2024 Royal Rumble to handing off his spot to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on the subsequent episode of SmackDown with only a […]

One year ago, Sami Zayn was on top of the WWE Universe. He’d just experienced a dramatic breakup with the hottest faction in professional wrestling, The Bloodline, was set to compete in the biggest match of his career in a hometown throwdown with Roman Reigns at the Elimination Chamber in his hometown, and was slowly […]

No matter how much WWE wants to tell you otherwise, the biggest story in professional wrestling over the past two weeks, bigger than the Netflix deal, bigger than Rossy Ogawa being fired from Stardom, bigger than Tony Khan’s latest big announcement, and bigger even than the “We Want Cody” storyline, is the resignation of Vince […]

As fans pass through one of the most interesting moments in WWE’s seven decades of existence, with generational news seemingly breaking on a weekly basis, if there’s one thing the promotion desperately wants outside observers to focus on above all of the resignations, scandals, and backstage politicking, it’s that fans really want Cody Rhodes to […]

After learning about Vince McMahon’s resignation from WWE following the filing of a lawsuit by former employee Janel Grant, fans, wrestlers, and media members alike all flocked to the Royal Rumble press conference either in person or online to see what Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE’s CCO, had to say about one of the biggest […]

Though he hasn’t worked a match in over a decade, it’s hard to argue that anyone has forgotten about the exceptional work of former WWE Champion Bret Hart, with “The Hitman” remaining as popular as ever at 66 years old. From his incredible look to his all-time great in-ring technical abilities to the very unique […]

As the professional wrestling world grapples with the decision to replace Cody Rhodes with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the main event of WrestleMania 40 against Roman Reigns, it’s easy to forget that one of the biggest stories in professional wrestling history, the resignation of Vince McMahon, happened just over a week ago and has […]

Coming out of the SmackDown after the 2024 Royal Rumble, there was one storyline above all on everybody’s mind: Cody Rhodes challenging Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 40. … just kidding; while that seemed like the obvious match that the promotion spent the better part of 10 months building towards, […]

After steamrolling through the competition as a make-shift tag team on NXT television, Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin, collectively known as the Wolf Dogs, etched their names in the annals of WWE history alongside the likes of AOP, The Undisputed Era, and The Creed Brothers by besting Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes to become the […]

After making her return at spot two in the 2024 Royal Rumble, Naomi made the next step in officially returning to the WWE Universe on the fallout edition of SmackDown, officially signing on the dotted line with Nick Aldis to become the newest member of the Blue Brand… at least until Tiffany Stratton signed too […]

After leaving fans waiting for the final third of 2023, Jade Cargill finally made her debut at the 2024 Royal Rumble and did so in a pretty incredible way, including eliminating Nia Jax single-handedly and having a face-to-face showdown with Bianca Belair, the “EST of WWE” and do-it-all powerhouse with an ability to captivate a […]

After running through why he feels as though he deserves a rematch against Roman Reigns for the WWE Championship, a belt that means the world to him due to its 60-year length, Cody Rhodes delivered a promo, just a few sentences really, that has not only set social media ablaze and potentially turned the IWC […]

After watching the WWE Universe descend on St. Petersburg for the first Premium Live Event of 2024, fans will be afforded another commercial-free showcase of what the promotion has to offer at NXT Vengence Day. With the show set to serve as something of a transitional moment for Shawn Michaels’ brand, with Bron Breakker being […]

Before Becky Lynch was a Grand Slam Champion, a WrestleMania main eventer, “The Man,” or even a Four Horsewomen, she was a girl from Ireland with a degree from Dublin Institute of Technology who dreamed of being a WWE Superstar. Initially signing with NXT back in 2013 and settling on an “Irish Lass Kicker” gimmick […]

After running through pretty much all there is to accomplish as a member of NXT, going so far as to do equestrian side quests with rival Fallon Henley, 2024 Royal Rumble entrant Tiffany Stratton has officially been called up to “The Show,” signing a contract with Nick Aldis to become the newest member of the […]

When Jordynne Grace made her surprise debut as the fifth participant in the 2024 Royal Rumble, it marked an incredible moment in the history of WWE and TNA. Sure, TNA performers had appeared in the Royal Rumble in the past, most notably Mickie James in 2022, but she was a legacy performer who had extensive […]

As the WWE Universe went absolutely nuts over the surprise return of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on SmackDown, with “The Great One” effectively kicking Cody Rhodes to the curb as the new WrestleMania 40 challenger for Roman Reigns and his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, some wondered what happened when the show went off the air, […]

After having their big announcement on RAW broken up by Rhea Ripley and Nia Jax, Damage CTRL – though, curiously enough, without Dakota Kai – were afforded ample opportunity to discuss who Bayley plans to challenge at WrestleMania 40 as the women’s Royal Rumble match winner. Theoretically, this should have been a pretty simple segment, […]

After spending the last year building toward a rematch against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40, winning the Royal Rumble for a second year in a row to earn a guaranteed main event spot at the “Showcase of the Immortals,” Cody Rhodes was afforded the main event spot on SmackDown to discuss which champion he’ll be […]

Heading into the 2024 Royal Rumble, Logan Paul had plenty of words to say about Kevin Owens, but respect wasn’t one of them. In the lead-up to the first Premium Live Event of 2024, Paul called his challenger a slob, a joke, and a man who dresses like a teenager, but one thing he didn’t […]

When news broke that CM Punk suffered a triceps injury at the Royal Rumble that would keep him out of action for the next 4-to-6 months, it threw the entire WWE Universe for a loop. On one hand, fans celebrated that Punk didn’t win the Royal Rumble match outright, as that could have led to […]

After ten years away from a WWE ring, CM Punk was ready to make his triumphant televised in-ring return at the 2024 Royal Rumble, and WWE Digital had the bright idea of chronicling the entire day as part of their Premium Live Event Vlog series. On paper, it’s a pretty good strategy, right? As Punk […]