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If there’s one performer who knows how successful the WWE developmental system can be, it’s Bianca Belair. A college track and field star who transitioned to the squared circle when she ran out of NCAA eligibility, Belair joined the WWE Universe in 2016 and slowly worked her way up the ranks, becoming a fixture of […]

After being a fixture of WWE television for much of 2023 fans, pundits, and even some wrestlers alike have been asking the same question: whatever happened to former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Raquel Rodriguez? Once upon a time, Rodriguez was positioned as quite possibly the biggest new babyface on the RAW roster, with a […]

When news broke first online and then via Tony Khan during his Worlds End press conference that Andrade El Idolo‘s contract with AEW was coming to an end, fans across the professional wrestling world near-universally predicted his next destination within the squared circle: WWE’s RAW Day 1. On paper, it made sense, right? Paul “Triple […]

When Patrick Clark, the wrestler formerly known as the Velveteen Dream, was released from WWE in 2021 following some pretty ghastly allegations of inappropriate behavior, it was surprising for one reason and one reason alone: WWE actually fired the NXT standout. That’s right, after news started to break midway through 2020 during the Speaking Out […]

When AJ Francis, F.K.A. Top Dolla, was released by WWE for the second time in three years, it turned heads around the industry not just because it happened but because of the details surrounding it. Unlike in 2021, when the three remaining members of Hit Row were released in quick succession, this time around, Dolla […]

After waiting for the better part of two hours to see Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s secret former WWE Champion who would be making their triumphant return to RAW for Day 1, fans were greeted by the million-dollar smile of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who came out to an incredible reaction and was universally cheered by […]

If there’s one person who didn’t want Cody Rhodes to have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year, it was Shinsuke Nakamura. The “King of Strong Style” and, apparently, an accomplished author who delivered his modern-day children’s classic, “An American Nightmare Before Christmas” on the RAW before Christmas, Nakamura has been taking palpable […]

It’s hard to look at 2023 as anything but a breakout year for Swerve Strickland. From forming the Mogul Embassy, forged an incredible feud with “Hangman” Adam Page that culminated in an all-time great Texas Death match at Full Gear in Los Angeles and was the least-pinned man in the Continental Classic, even if that […]

When news broke that Mansoor was released alongside his Maximum Male Models tag team partner/platonic life partner Mace, it marked the end of an era for the WWE Universe. Sure, basically everything that made Mansoor Mansoor during his initial run in the WWE Universe was thrown out the window when he joined the Maximum Male […]

When Paul “Triple H” Levesque publically acknowledged the rumors that a former WWE Champion would make an appearance on the first RAW of 2024, Day 1, it led fans to key in on one name and one name alone: Andrade El Idolo. On paper, it made sense, right? It was widely reported that Andrade was […]

Ric Flair has been a member of the professional wrestling world in one form or another since 1972, when he worked his first-ever match against George Gadaski for the American Wrestling Association. He’s wrestled all over the world for dozens and dozens of different promotions and has the rare distinction of having won 44 titles […]

Taking the ring in the main event of AEW Worlds End, MJF knew he wasn’t just wrestling one opponent but two, with Samoa Joe set to take him to task between the bells and The Devil, his masked foe of unknown identification, all but certainly set to participate in some extracurricular activities when the match […]

After an incredible month plus of in-ring matches and (largely) online promos, the Continental Classic officially came to an end at AEW Worlds End, with not one but two matches booked by Tony Khan closing out the event in resounding fashion. First came the eight-man tag team match between some of the “losing” members of […]

When Adam Copeland took the ring against Christian Cage at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, it felt like an odd way to promote the duo’s first-ever match in AEW. Sure, the show was in Canada, sure, the duo’s families could theoretically drive to the venue to enjoy their time together, and sure, the […]

MJF has been the AEW World Champion for 407 days. Initially winning the title at Full Gear 2022 in a Prudential Center showdown against the promotion’s workhorse, Jon Moxley, the “Salt of the Earth” has built himself into the true focal point of AEW television, becoming best bros with Adam Cole after initially beginning their […]

While The Iron Claw has largely earned positive reactions from fans of both professional wrestling and cinema alike, one aspect of the A24 film that has been thoroughly panned by fans has been Aaron Dean Eisenberg’s depiction of Ric Flair, which has been described as everything from laughable to a downright character assassination. Did Eisenberg […]

After turning in a solid showing with Full Gear at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, AEW is officially returning to Pay-Per-View for its final show of 2023: Worlds End. Booked firmly in MJF country, Long Island, New York, the show is set to serve as an inflection point for the promotion, closing out what […]

For the first time since AEW debuted in 2019, the promotion will close out the calendar year with a bang, running a brand new Pay-Per-View, Worlds End, live from MJF‘s home of Long Island on the final Saturday in December. Billed as a turning point for the promotion, which, in turn, has been going through […]

MJF has been a member of AEW since the beginning. An OG who appeared in the very first official match on the first-ever All In, taking a loss to Matt Cross after a pair of pre-show buy-in matches, MJF has slowly risen up the card from Cody Rhodes’ friend to faction leader, all the way […]

There was a time earlier this year when Jey Uso wasn’t a member of the WWE Universe. He announced his intentions to leave, telling the entire WWE Universe ‘deuces, Uces’ and, in turn, the promotion placed the former Tag Team Champion in the alumni section of the website right alongside then-former Superstar CM Punk. But […]

After spending a surprisingly expansive period of time as a member of the WWE Universe due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, John Cena quietly exited the promotion in November when, in a match with nothing but honor on the line, he was absolutely whooped by the enforcer of The Bloodline, Solo Sikoa, who hit him with […]

When WWE announced that about a dozen performers, from long-time stalwarts like Dolph Ziggler, to NXT castoffs like Mustafa Ali and Dana Brooke, to performers in-between like Mansoor and Mace, who were once fixtures of television but lost their spots due to gimmick changes, it reopened the time-tested conversation about the promotion’s performers being independent […]

As MJF prepares for the “bidding war of 2024,” fans of AEW and WWE have been debating where the “Best in the World” should wrestle next and what the future of Tony Khan’s company could look like if they lose yet another marquee performer to Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s newly revamped creative department. With WWE […]

In 2023, no one had a more varied tag team than Chelsea Green. Effectively billed as Chelsea Green +1, she began the year working with Carmella, then Sonya Deville, and then shifted over to Piper Niven, the rare WWE performer who earned a Tag Team Championship without having to win a match to earn it. […]

After taking a few weeks off of television in December following an unsuccessful effort against Drew McIntyre in the pursuit of a rematch for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on RAW, Sami Zayn finally returned to the ring for WWE’s Holiday Tour, working matches with Jey Uso as a tag team in New York and […]

In WWE, John Cena can pretty much do no wrong. Sure, he spent much of the previous decade as a polarizing figure, with throwback fans of the blue and gold era of WWF loving his Hulk Hogan-esque unflappable babyface ways – not to mention the legions of children who came up on his unique brand […]

After securing a huge win at Madison Square Garden over Drew McIntyre in front of some 15,000 passionate wrestling fans, you’d think Seth Rollins would want to celebrate the moment on his own, enjoying as the crowd sang along to his war hymn before returning to the back to celebrate his accomplishment with a few […]

Logan Paul has been the United States Champion for just over 50 days now, winning the strap off of Rey Mysterio at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia in front of a crowd of Prime-loving fans. Now granted, since that fateful day, it’s not like Paul has been a fighting champion dominating lesser foes week-in and […]

Heading into AEW Dynamite in Orlando, Florida, no one wanted to win the Gold League and punch his ticket to Worlds End more than Swerve Strickland. He had a bone to pick with Jon Moxley, a win over “Switchblade” Jay White, and a burning desire to prove he’s one of the top wrestlers in the […]

When Chris Jericho decided to enter a Twitter flame war with wrestling lawyer Steven P New over AEW’s usage of NDAs after the Brawl Out, an interaction made all the more bizarre because it was spurned on by a post from “The Ocho’s” own website, it surved as an unexpected Christmas present for fans across […]

Though The Iron Claw hasn’t even been in theaters for a month, the story of the Von Erich Family has already taken on a surprising second life on the internet for its portrayal of Ric Flair, the “Nature Boy” who went from limousine ridin’ to Woooo! Energy drink hawking as a semi-regular member of AEW […]

When Bill Goldberg wrestled Roman Reigns in Saudi Arabia at the Elimination Chamber in 2022, it was more of a transaction and less of a favor. Sure, at the time, the former WCW juggernaut was still under contract with the leader in Sports Entertainment and would be until the end of 2022 when his deal […]

Rey Mysterio has been wrestling professionally for over half of his life. From working small matches in Mexico, sleeping in gyms, and asking his wife for money to eat, to being snuck into clubs by Konnan because he was under 18, to breaking it big in WCW and then WWE, Mysterio has been a professional […]

For the first time since 2014, CM Punk wrestled a match in WWE, taking the mat against “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio in front of 15,569 fans at Madison Square Garden. Taking the ring in the main event, Punk was cheered on throughout the match, with fans chanting, “You’ve still got it” despite having just wrestled at […]

After punching his ticket to the “playoffs” of the Continental Classic on AEW Dynamite, securing a commanding win over Rush to finish out the tournament with a 4-1 record as part of the Gold League, Swerve Strickland was feeling good, as he was just one pin away from punching his ticket to Worlds End for […]

If there’s one person who is not particularly cheery about working alongside CM Punk in 2023, it’s Seth Rollins. The current WWE World Heavyweight Champion who has wrestled an incredible 100 matches in 2023, the third-most of any member of the WWE Universe behind only Cody Rhodes and “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, Rollins was not too […]

As of Christmas Eve, it has officially been one year since Dominik Mystero was sent to prison, and his character, both in Judgment Day and in WWE as a whole, was changed forever. Though it wasn’t always pretty, with a few very unfortunate missteps along the way, Mysterio has now fully come into his own […]

In a few short days, MJF will wrestle what might just be the most important match of his AEW World Championship reigns in front of his hometown crowd in Long Island, when he goes toe-to-toe with one of the biggest, baddest dudes to ever do it in the business, Samoa Joe, at Worlds End. If […]

For the better part of 21 years, though it didn’t really earn public acknowledgment until about a decade in, there was one match fans were consistently more excited to watch than almost all others on WrestleMania weekend: Undertaker defending his streak. Sure, some years would have a bigger match, or even multiple matches with bigger […]