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When news broke that Vince McMahon was resigning from WWE after being accused of some truly heinous activities in a lawsuit by former employee Janel Grant, fans, pundits, and professional wrestlers alike all tuned into the Royal Rumble press conference to see what Paul “Triple H” Levesque, the promotion’s creative lead and Mr. McMahon’s son-in-law, […]

As sad as it may be to admit, Kurt Angle will probably never wrestle another match in a professional wrestling ring. Initially announcing his retirement after taking a loss to Baron Corbin at WrestleMania 35, Angle has had a few offers to return to the ring since, including an offer from AEW that he’s talked […]

Though she didn’t ultimately outlast 29 other performers to be the last woman standing in the 2024 Royal Rumble, it’s hard to argue that anyone came out of the match a bigger star than Jordynne Grace, the current TNA Knockouts Champion, who made her surprise debut in the match at spot number five and went […]

With 2023 officially passed, Sean Ross Sapp And Denise Salcedo decided to celebrate the occasion with the annual Fightful Awards, where performers across the sport were honored for their hard work and efforts, including Rhea Ripley, who was the big winner this year with not one, not two but four awards heading home to Adelaide, […]

Ricky Starks is a pretty popular man in professional wrestling, having made friends with some of the biggest stars in the world today during his time in NWA, AEW, and on the indies. Over the course of his 12-year career, he’s become incredibly close with Cody Rhodes, as fans learned on Rhodes to the Top, […]

When Samantha Irvin announced Naomi as the second entrant in the 2024 Royal Rumble, it marked a brand new era for both “The Glow” and the WWE Universe, period, as one of the more interesting performers of the last decade was back and better than ever for her second run in the promotion. Fresh off […]

When Roman Reigns’ Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match against LA Knight, Randy Orton, and AJ Styles was announced as the second bout at the 2024 Royal Rumble, one spot before Logan Paul wrestled Kevin Owens for SmackDown’s secondary title, the United States Championship, it turned heads around the WWE Universe. Sure, pretty much no one […]

When 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble winner Bayley announced on RAW that she was undecided regarding her WrestleMania opponent, it turned more than a few heads around the professional wrestling world. Afforded a chance to challenge for any title she’d like in a main event spot at the “Showcase of the Immortals,” the choice really shouldn’t […]

When CM Punk broke the news that he did, in fact, suffer a torn triceps injury during the 2024 Royal Rumble that will require surgery, sending him on the shelf for the next four to six months, depending on the recovery time, it left a massive hole at the top of the presumed WrestleMania 40 […]

When news broke live on RAW that Pat McAfee was going to be joining Michael Cole full-time as the new color commentator, it immediately shaped the way the matches of Drew McIntyre, Gunther, Seth Rollins, and more will be called for the foreseeable future. Suddenly, Wade Barrett, one of the more knowledgable commentators WWE has […]

Montez Ford and Bianca Belair have been married since 2018. While the duo have shared the screen as a couple on multiple occasions, with Belair coming out to save the Street Profits at WrestleMania 36 and the duo – plus Angelo Dawkins – being featured in a commercial for Applebees, they’ve never worked the sort […]

When news broke that Vince McMahon was being named in a lawsuit by a former employee that can best be described as truly depraved, it generated a take from seemingly everyone across the IWC. Some were surprised. Others decidedly weren’t, but almost everyone agreed that McMahon should never be allowed to work in professional wrestling […]

When Sting broke the news that he was going to hang up his boots for good in early 2024, wrestling one final match at Revolution before heading off into the great unknown of retirement, it felt like a big deal. While Sting hasn’t wrestled frequently in AEW, working just 26 matches since his debut in […]

When news broke that Bianca Belair and Montez Ford were pulling double duty, working as two of the top stars in the WWE Universe while also filming their own reality television show, Love & WWE, few fans were particularly surprised. As two of the most charismatic performers in the entire WWE Universe, fans have long […]

After finally punching her ticket to WrestleMania with a massive win at the 2024 Royal Rumble, checking off one of the final boxes left on her career to-do list in the process, SmackDown Superstar Bayley, alongside her Damage CTRL teammates, were afforded a chance to address the WWE Universe on RAW and lay out how […]

When news broke that Sami Zayn was going to be out of action for reasons both personal and Kayfabe following an “injury” at the hands of Drew McIntyre, it left a hole at the top of the RAW card. Now sure, technically, RAW had more main event caliber performers than they knew what to do […]

After winning the Royal Rumble for the second year in a row, Cody Rhodes marched down the ring on RAW in Tampa, Florida, to celebrate his accomplishment and officially announce that he would be challenging Roman Reigns, not Seth Rollins, at WrestleMania 40. On paper, it makes sense, right? Rhodes has been gunning for Reigns’ […]

When news broke that CM Punk had suffered a triceps injury at the Royal Rumble that would not only require surgery but would keep him out of action for an expected 4-6 months, it effectively changed the entire trajectory of the WWE Universe moving forward. Suddenly, one of the two expected main event matches of […]

After returning to the commentary booth and even the wrestling ring at the 2024 Royal Rumble, Pat McAfee made another appearance on the fallout edition of RAW live from Tampa Bay, only this time it wasn’t as a special guess. Celebrating his presence on the show by high-fiving the front row fans as his music […]

When Pat McAfee‘s music hit for the second time at the Royal Rumble, with his name appearing on the screen with a number 22 in front of it, it signified that the All-Pro punter-turned-media superstar had a chance, no matter how small, to win the match and punch his ticket to WrestleMania 40 for a […]

After weeks and weeks of back-and-forth bickering, fans of the WWE Universe will finally get to see what could be the grand finale of New Day’s feud with Imperium when Kofi Kingston wrestles Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship. On paper, Kingston is actually a pretty formidable contender for the longest-reigning IC Title holder in WWE […]

After making her much-anticipated return to professional wrestling at the 2024 Royal Rumble, eliminating three performers as the 28th entrant in the women’s match, including the “Irresistible Force,” Nia Jax, you’d think Jade Cargill would be basking in the glow of arguably the most important night of her professional wrestling career, right? Take some time […]

If you were a new fan of WWE tuning into the Royal Rumble for the first time when the promotion filled up Tropicana Field with 48,000 fans for the first Premium Live Event of the 2024 calendar year, you’d think that Bron Breakker was one of the most dominant wrestlers in the world. Entering the […]

After sitting through the longest four-match card fans will ever see in the 2024 Royal Rumble, reporters were finally afforded a chance to ask Paul “Triple H” Levesque about everything going on behind the scenes in the WWE Universe, including the horrible allegations against Vince McMahon, who resigned in disgrace during SmackDown on Friday. While […]

And just like that, there was one: Cody Rhodes. That’s right, after entering the 2024 Royal Rumble at spot 15, a full 15 earlier than his 2023 entrance, Cody Rhodes outlasted every performer who came before him to make it to the final four of the final match of the show, eliminating Austin Theory from […]

When news broke that Andrade El Idolo was not going to re-sign with AEW when his contract came to an end at the end of December, it felt like only a matter of time before the former Los Ingobernables de Japon member would make his way over to WWE to rejoin his wife Charlotte Flair […]

At the 2024 Royal Rumble, WWE decided to shake up the World Heavyweight Championship picture in a major way by having Roman Reigns lose… his spot as the headlining act on the show. That’s right, while his match wasn’t particularly surprising, as, despite having to best three other Superstars, including a 14-time Champion in Randy […]

When news broke that Jade Cargill had signed with WWE after exclusively spending her professional wrestling as a member of AEW up to that point, it felt like a massive deal. Sure, Cargill’s time in AEW could best be described as unique, as she won 50 straight matches and was booked like an unstoppable force, […]

In WWE, the 2024 Royal Rumble is all about one thing and one thing alone: surprises. Sure, titles are often defended, stars are frequently made, and a pair of WrestleMania main events are crowned when the other 29 members of the match are eliminated, but all of that is secondary to the surprises, as seeing […]

After being held out of the event last year, 2024 will mark Bronson Reed‘s first-ever appearance in the Royal Rumble, with a chance to instantly elevate himself into the World Championship picture with a massive performance on WWE’s first Premium Live Event of the 2024 calendar year. If he wins the match, Reed will be […]

With the 2024 Royal Rumble rapidly approaching, you’d think Cody Rhodes would be solely focused on besting the likes of Gunther, CM Punk, and 27 other performers on his way to the first back-to-back winner this decade. Sure, winning the Battle Royal match marks the start of a story, not the completion of a mission, […]

After weeks and weeks of anticipation, fans will file into Tropicana Field and tune into Peacock in mass to finally see the 2024 Royal Rumble, a show that will be absolutely jam-packed with WWE Superstars despite only having four official matches on the card. Soon, fans will see if there’s a new Undisputed WWE Universal […]

With the 2024 Royal Rumble officially upon us, fans have been clamoring to figure out what surprises Paul “Triple H” Levesque and company have up their sleeve for the show’s two namesake matches. With the increase of surprise debuts, major call-ups, and legendary returns practically the selling point of the show, well that and a […]

As the Royal Rumble rapidly approaches, fans across the wrestling world have begun to wonder which Superstars will appear in the match, where they will land in the 1-30 pecking order, and who from the past, developmental, or another promotion entirely, will make their presence known in a surprising fashion. One performer who has a […]

For the second time in as many years, Vince McMahon is out of WWE, having officially announced his resignation from his position as the Executive Chairman of the TKO Board after being accused in a court of law with a litany of illicit activities, from grooming to sexual abuse, and even sex trafficking. While McMahon […]

After being named alongside John Laurinaitis and the entirety of WWE in a lawsuit filed on Thursday centered around allegations of corrosion, rape, inappropriate activities, and sex trafficking, Vince McMahon has officially announced his resignation from TKO, where he served as the Executive Chairman. Addressing his decision in a statement released to Deadline, McMahon acknowledged […]

With the Royal Rumble rapidly approaching, one of the biggest questions surrounding the WWE Universe is which performers, male or female, should make a surprise appearance in the over-the-top-rope battle royal matches. From fresh debuts, to NXT call-ups, and even unimaginable returns, there’s a reason why the Rumble is Michael Cole’s favorite event of the […]

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 […]