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Before he was a “Megastar” on SmackDown, a Million Dollar Champion in NXT, or even Eli Drake on the indies, talking about his “Shoes of a Champion” on NWA and Impact, LA Knight was a participant on the 2013 WWE adjacent show The Hero, where Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson looked to find the next great, […]

After watching AJ Styles deliver – remotely – a firey promo regarding his cross-hemispherical attack on LA Knight at the Elimination Chamber in Australia, it left the “Megastar” so upset he literally attacked a television out of sheer anger. Why did he pull this action, entering into a bizarre impromptu battle that hopefully insensed Jim […]

Look, we get that AJ Styles isn’t getting any younger, but he’s still kicking, jumping, and performing as lithely as he ever has back when he debuted in the 2016 Royal Rumble, so we don’t entirely get how Visual Concepts felt it just right to rate him like they did. We get that Visual Concepts […]

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 […]

How does The Undertaker feel about Logan Paul? Is he a fan of what the entertainer-turned-WWE Superstar brings to the table? Or is he more annoyed by the general idea of a social media influencer holding the United States Championship, a belt he and many of the top stars in WWE have held over the […]

If there’s one thing Ric Flair knows a thing or two about even now, it’s the psychology of professional wrestling. Sure, he might not be perfectly synced with all of the new ways of doing things, as he likely can’t tell the difference between a Hurricanrana and a Poison Rana and probably wouldn’t care to […]

Is Jimmy Uso a member of The Bloodline? That’s… a complicated question. When Jimmy reconvened with Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, Paul Heyman, and eventually his twin, Jey Uso, on SmackDown, the “Tribal Cheif” offered the oldest Uce pretty much anything he could ask for helping to keep his title reign alive at SummerSlam, from cars […]

After announcing that John Cena would be appearing at the Giant Center for the go-home edition of SmackDown before Payback – his first of eight announced SmackDown appearances thus far –  Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Adam Pearce, and company didn’t make the fine fans in Hershey, Pennsylvania wait long to see “The Face that runs […]

After being shockingly released from WWE in April of 2020 – a release that foreshadowed dozens and dozens more over the forthcoming months – “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson and Doc/Luke Gallows had to go it on their own, released back onto the indies for the first time since they began working together in New Japan […]

As crazy as it sounds, it has officially been over a year since the three members of New Day, Xavier Woods, Big E, and Kofi Kingston, were on television together. While all three performers in the faction have continued to find success since, with Kingston and Woods winning the NXT Tag Team Championship belts late […]

After returning to WWE following a successful run split between New Japan Pro Wrestling and Impact Wrestling, “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson has wrestled exactly four singles matches, with two of those coming versus members of the Guerillas of Destiny in an NJPW ring, if you can believe it. On the forthcoming edition of SmackDown, the […]

On WWE television, Karrion Kross and AJ Styles really don’t like each other. For one reason or another, Scarlett identified the “Phenomenal One” as the next performer to challenge her husband via her tarot cards, and ever since, The OC has been firmly in the sights of Kross, who still has the “Killer” mentality that […]

On paper, AJ Styles should be in a pretty good mood after his match versus Karrion Kross on SmackDown; he secured the win versus the former “Killer” with little resistance, secured a clean pinfall without any interference, and when Scarlett did attempt to get involved, he had Mia Yim as a heater on the outside […]

Grayson Waller has been a member of the SmackDown roster for roughly a month, and yet, it’s hard to really judge his tenure one way or another. He’s wrestled exactly zero matches, taken part in some backstage segment work, and held two editions of The Grayson Waller Effect, one with AJ Styles and another with […]

After sitting on the shelf for the better part of 2023 following AJ Styles’ injury broken ankle, The OC are back, and on the first edition of SmackDown after Night of Champions, the faction announced their return to action in a big way – demolishing Hit Row in a major way after the two teams […]

Seth Rollins has been a member of the WWE Universe since all the way back in 2012, when he joined up in the early days of NXT after a successful run on the indies and in Ring of Honor under the Tyler Black moniker. Since then, Rollins has had 15 different titles in WWE, 16 […]

When WWE announced that there was going to be three main events at Night of Champions, it should have been a red flag. Now granted, promotions have duel main events and occasionally even triple main events on stacked cards, but when Bad Bunny versus Damian Priest “main evented” Backlash despite going on fifth on a […]

After securing wins over Edge, Rey Mysterio, and Bobby Lashley on SmackDown, AJ Styles is one win at Night of Champions away from WWE’s newest and shiniest prize, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Soon, fans will see if the 45-year-old former Mr. TNA can earn singles gold in WWE once more, marking the first time […]

After taking care of business against Karrion Kross on last week’s SmackDown, AJ Styles made the journey from North Carolina to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he will face off against Seth Rollins for the newly crowned WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Discussing the trip on a special WWE vlog, Styles noted that he was tired but […]

AJ Styles is one of the most accomplished performers on the WWE roster. He’s held championships in almost 20 companies, recorded eight different championship reigns within WWE, and now, with The OC by his side, is looking to become the top dog on the red brand once more, proving to fans that a World Champion […]

Though it’s been a minute since they shared the ring together, when Grayson Waller brought out AJ Styles as the first guest on his The Grayson Waller Effect, it’s like the duo have been squaring off for years, with no love gained since their first segment together on RAW back in 2021. And yet, of […]

The newly revived WWE World Heavyweight Championship will finally find its recipient next Saturday at Night of Champions. The question is, who will be wearing it around their waist at show close, Seth Rollins or A.J. Styles? There’s some that question the reappearance of the title that will be exclusive to the Raw brand. Some […]

Seth Rollins has been a member of the WWE Universe for over a decade. Initially debuting in 2012 following a successful run on the indies and in Ring of Honor as Tyler Black, Rollins was the first NXT Champion, a member of one of the most important factions of the last decade, and a multi-time […]

After being forced out of action for the first four months of the year due to a late December broken ankle, AJ Styles returned to WWE action in a pretty incredible way on the first SmackDown after the draft rosters went into effect, wrestling two Hall of Famers and “The All Mighty” for a chance […]

After being added to the SmackDown roster as an undrafted free agent following the 2023 WWE Draft, Grayson Waller officially made his debut on the Blue Brand, being welcomed to the main roster by none other than Adam Pearce backstage. Congratulated for landing on SmackDown by WWE’s Director of Live Events, Waller made his new […]

After suffering a broken ankle in Hershey, Pennsylvania, during WWE’s Live Holiday Tour back in December, the “Phenomenal” former leader of The Bullet Club, A.J. Styles, is back in WWE, and, after an impressive showing in his return to the ring on the first day of the 2023 WWE Draft, he’s ready to return to […]

After infamously breaking his ankle on a house show in Hershey, Pennsylvania, AJ Styles is officially back, and his faction, The OC, are better than ever. Reunited under the banner of The Bullet Club’s second leader, The OC were not only drafted onto SmackDown as a four-person unit but secured their first win as a […]

With the WWE Draft in the rearview mirror, rosters for both Raw and SmackDown have been permanently set. Superstars such as Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Gunther, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and The Judgement Day have been drafted to Raw. On the other side, superstars such as Roman Reigns, Austin Theory, Bianca Belair, Bobby […]

With eight picks in the books for the WWE Draft, including the RAW Women’s Champion, Bianca Belair, heading to SmackDown, and the Intercontinental Champion, Gunther, heading to RAW alongside the rest of Imperium, JBL and Teddy Long were tasked with announcing the picks in Round 3 and providing – spoiler alert – seven performers with […]

The few months will be crucial for WWE’s main event scene. Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania will set the stage for how the world titles will be defended moving forward. Will Roman Reigns defeat Cody Rhodes and continue his historic run as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion? Will Cody Rhodes finish history and be […]

AJ Styles is one of the greatest professional wrestlers of this generation. Styles has made a name for himself and left an impact in every promotion he’s been a part of. He is one of, if not the greatest, superstars in TNA Impact history. Styles was one of the pillars of Ring of Honor and […]

WWE currently has the most stacked roster it has ever had in the company’s history. From the top guys to the superstars who barely get any TV time, the WWE locker room is filled with talent that can make an impact and win over the crowd on any given night. The unfortunate part of having […]

AJ Styles is a world-renowned professional wrestler and currently one of the biggest stars of WWE. Before that, “The Phenomenal One” was formerly known as arguably the greatest professional wrestler in the world outside the WWE, famous for his time in TNA, Ring of Honor and NJPW. In this piece, we’ll be taking a look […]

Brock Lesnar is this year’s Men’s Royal Rumble Winner, last eliminating Drew McIntyre, giving him a shot at the champion of his choice at Wrestlemania 38. We got an interesting matchup as the first two competitors in this year’s Men’s Royal Rumble: AJ Styles at #1 and the Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura at #2. Both […]