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Though it wasn’t how he expected his night to end, Rey Mysterio found himself on top of Austin Theory for the 1-2-3 in the main event match of SmackDown, adding a 16th title reign in WWE to his resume – 26 in total if you count WCW – and becoming the new United States Champion. […]

When Austin Theory landed a feud with John Cena heading into WrestleMania 39, it felt like a make-or-break moment for the once and current United States Champion. Sure, Theory had some respectable title matches before taking the ring for the opening match of Day 1 of WrestleMania 39, with wins over Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, […]

When SmackDown comes to an end tonight on Fox, someone will walk out of the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, as the United States Champion, either Austin Theory or Santos Escobar… or Damian Priest, if he opts to cash in the Money in the Bank briefcase and pull off one of the strangest heists […]

Grayson Waller landed a tough break – literally – when he was drafted onto SmackDown with the final pick in the 2023 WWE Draft, as he was recovering from a broken leg via his match with Carmelo Hayes and, thus, couldn’t actually mix it up with his fellow performers in the ring with his fellow […]

Friday Night SmackDown was very, very, very good to the LWO, as not only did Rey Mysterio beat the field to become the second finalist in the United States Championship invitational, but he also watched as his protégé – Santos Escobar, not Dominik Mysterio – secured a win over United States Champion Austin Theory in […]

After having a ringside seat for the United States Title Invitational, Austin Theory stopped by the backstage area on SmackDown to discuss what he witnessed with the newly minted Blue Brand backstage interviewer Cathy Kelley. With eight performers vying for his title, with Santos Escobar punching his ticket to the finals on SmackDown, did Theory […]

After watching Santos Escobar punch his ticket to the second round of the United States Title Invitational, the next four entrants in the contest, Rey Mysterio, Cameron Grimes, Sheamus, and LA Knight, were afforded a chance to address the WWE Universe and give a few words on what taking the strap off of Austin Theory […]

Austin Theory has been the WWE United States Champion since all the way back on November 26th, 2022, when he secured the win and his second tenure with the title at Survivor Series in a triple threat match with Bobby Lashley and then-champion Seth Rollins. Since that fateful day around Turkey Day, Theory has defended […]

After terrorizing Monday Night RAW over his multiple reigns as the United States Champion, Austin Theory has made his way over to SmackDown, and now, he’s got company in the form of Pretty Deadly, the English pairing of Elton Prince and Kit Wilson, who were similarly drafted onto the Blue Brand back in May. Noting […]

Though he wasn’t booked for a match at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia, Sheamus still has a title match on the books in the not-too-distant future, as he will be facing off against none other than Austin Theory for the United States Championship on SmackDown, marking his first-ever singles match against the current United […]

With Fast X officially in theaters doing pretty good numbers, the day will soon come when John Cena stops doing daily media appearances to discuss the film, his professional wrestling career, and how much in-ring WWE work he still has left in the tank. … but until that day comes, fans will get intriguing quote […]

During his prime, there was a vocal segment of WWE fans who hated John Cena for his seeming inability to put others over and step out of the spotlight for more than a few moments. A fresh face would work up the ranks, crowds would get behind them, and poof, their push would disappear because […]

Working hard on the promotional circuit to get millions of people to go watch Fast X – *spoiler alert* they will regardless – John Cena tracked through his old wrestling stomping ground to discuss his own personal hierarchy of wrestling greats and decided to put one of the current wrestlers he’s shared the ring with […]

Austin Theory and the United States Championship are now exclusive to Friday Night SmackDown. With the WWE Draft over and done with, Theory will have fresh new opponents on the blue brand for his United States title. Since Triple H took over creative, he’s made it a mission to make fans care about WWE’s midcard […]

Theoretically, WWE set things up perfectly to take the United States Championship off of Austin Theory at Backlash. They booked a pair of supersized opponents in Bronson Reed and Bobby Lashley, who really don’t like each other, and could have had one pin the other to take the strap without Theory having to take the […]

After officially being drafted onto SmackDown along with his United States Championship belt, Austin Theory stopped by RAW Talk, potentially for the last time, to discuss his feelings about switching brands with Byron Saxton. “How does it feel for everyone else that’s on SmackDown?” Theory asked. “They’ve go to be excited to have the greatest […]

After securing a win on RAW against none other than Rey Mysterio, two days removed from beating John Cena in the opening match of Day 1 of WrestleMania 39, no less, Austin Theory was riding high. He’d backed up his metric ton of trash talk, shocked 80,000 fans at “The Showcase of the Immortals,” and […]

When Austin Theory and John Cena were announced as the opening match of WrestleMania 39, it felt like WWE was attempting to give fans a happy moment to kick off the show. Sure, Theory is on a white-hot run in the mind of his number one fan, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, whereas Cena would at […]

On the final RAW before WrestleMania 39, Austin Theory did something smart. After spending basically his entire United States Championship run getting “what?”-ed by fans in pretty much every arena across the country, Theory decided to take advantage of his final opportunity to address the WWE Universe by removing the audience from the equation entirely […]

WrestleMania in Hollywood is less than a week away, and the excitement levels are through the roof. Both nights of WrestleMania are stacked with excellent matches that fans are ecstatic to see. WWE has championship matches set and legends returning to the ring. They’re even bringing back the Hell in a Cell match for their […]

With his United States Championship match against Austin Theory officially set to open up the first night of WrestleMania 39, John Cena has returned to the time-worn tradition of doing the media rounds to promote the event, a tradition that’s been perfecting for the better part of 20 years. Do you want to hear his […]

Though Carmelo Hayes has never actually worked a televised match on RAW or SmackDown, with all of his matches in the WWE Universe either coming on NXT, Main Event, or a single dark match with Trick Williams on SmackDown back in 2021, few NXT Superstars appear as ready to take their show on the road […]

Cody Rhodes is set to face off against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. This main event has been hyped up for months, with Cody Rhodes being presented as the man who can finally dethrone Roman Reigns and end his reign of terror. Since the beginning of the Bloodline storyline, nobody […]

After months and months of politicking dating all the way back to 2022, Austin Theory has officially landed his dream match at WrestleMania 39, where he will wrestle his childhood hero, John Cena, for the United States Championship. In a way, it really feels like Theory got everything he wanted, as despite his former father […]

After taking care of his second Street Profit in as many weeks with a clean win over Montez Ford on RAW, Austin Theory was riding high off of his momentum, with a win over John Cena all but a guarantee at WrestleMania 39, at least according to A-Town’s finest. Asked whether Cena’s words rattled him […]

As the WWE Universe marches closer and closer to the biggest weekend of “The Fed’s” calendar year, WrestleMania, wrestlers from all over the card are looking for a chance to put themselves over and capture the momentum heading into “The Showcase of the Immortals.” Appearing on After the Bell with Corey Graves and Kevin Patrick, […]

After watching “The Champ” return to the ring on RAW to match wits with Austin Theory and ultimately accept a challenge for the United States Championship at WrestleMania 39, WWE fans watched in horror as John Cena fired off the following message alongside a video of his in-ring return. “Last night was the first time […]

After watching Austin Theory lock up his tag team partner, Angelo Dawkins, in the Stepover Toehold Facelock following his in-ring victory, Montez Ford was hopping mad, so much so that, when Cathy Kelley came through looking for segments for RAW Talk, he didn’t even allow for a proper setup. “Access, access, access, what’s this, the […]

After securing a massive win over Angelo Dawkins on RAW, hitting the Street Profit with a Stepover Toehold Facelock for good measure after the match, Austin Theory caught up with Cathy Kelley on RAW Talk to discuss his win and why a win over John Cena at WrestleMania 39 is “inevitable.”  “How do I feel? […]

John Cena returned to WWE on this week’s Monday Night Raw in his hometown of Boston. This was the perfect place for Cena to make his long-awaited return to the company. With WrestleMania less than a month away, fans wondered if Cena’s return would set up a match at WWE’s biggest event of the year. […]

After months of anticipation, Austin Theory was finally afforded a chance to talk to John Cena and offer him a spot at WrestleMania 39. The trash-talking was worth it, the one-way feud would finally go both ways, and Theory would have a chance to finally become a top guy at wrestling’s highest level, but would […]

After interviewing Damage CTRL ahead of their match with Becky Lynch and Lita for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship belts, Cathy Kelley attempted to throw things back to Corey Graves and Kevin Patrick to continue on with RAW, but as he so often does, Austin Theory saw a camera and wanted to unleash some […]

After securing a win over Edge to retain the United States Championship on RAW, Austin Theory had another interview with Cathy Kelley, who he talked with earlier in the night, about what it means to remain a champion atop the WWE Universe. “I feel so good. You don’t know how it feels to be the […]

Heading into the fallout edition of RAW following the 2023 WWE Elimination Chamber, few performers were as confident as Edge. Recording his first “Premium Live Event” victory since September of 2022 at Clash at the Castle, “The Rated-R Superstar” cut promo after promo on why he was the perfect man to unseat Austin Theory to […]

Heading into the Elimination Chamber, Johnny Gargano was “starving” to win the United States Championship and fully announce his arrival to the WWE Universe. Sure, he was the underdog in the match as both the smallest and (one of the) least decorated performers in the match on the main roster, but after spending years as […]

After taking care of business in his mixed tag match with his wife Beth Phoenix against The Judgement Day duo of Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley, Edge waited patiently for his turn to take the mic at the post-WWE Elimination Chamber press conference and found himself listening to Austin Theory effectively cut a promo on […]

After watching a strangely-paced Women’s Elimination Chamber match to start off the WWE Elimination Chamber “Premium Live Event,” the fans in Montreal were really feeling the men’s running of the match… at least for a time. On paper, the match had a little bit of everything, exciting feats of strength when Damian Priest and Bronson […]

The WWE is filled with many young up-and-coming talents with a bright future ahead of them. There are some superstars who you know will become world champions one day. At the same time, some superstars need a little more work before being thrown into the main event scene. With Triple H in charge of creative, […]

The Elimination Chamber PPV is shaping up to be an early candidate for the event of the year. WWE is putting together a card better than I could have ever expected it to be only a few weeks removed from the Royal Rumble. We all knew the event would be highlighted by Roman Reigns vs. […]