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After almost two years away from American television, Mercedes Mone is rapidly approaching her debut at AEW Big Business, a special television event in March coming to fans live from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. For Tony Khan, this is a pretty massive get, as he’s been after Mone for over a year, soft […]

After filling the role of returning babyface hero for the better part of a decade, acting as more of an honorary captain back with his college team for a weekend after a successful stint in the NFL over a prize fighter back for a big-money bout, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has fully embraced his heelish […]

If there’s one person who has a vested interest in Trick Williams‘ long-term success, it’s Booker T. Since officially becoming the color commentator for NXT in October of 2022, Booker has been tasked with telling the story of Trick Willie’s rise from a former college wide receiver to Carmelo Hayes’ hypeman, to a legitimate Premium […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

When Grayson Waller got into it with a producer for Australia’s Sunrise as he attempted to promote the Elimination Chamber but inadvertently sparked the umpteenth conversation about Kayfabe in a now-viral clip that also featured LA Knight, it drew all sorts of different reactions from observers across the internet. Some championed Waller for sticking to […]

After making his surprise return at the 2023 Royal Rumble, lasting all of 42 seconds before being eliminated by Gunther, Booker T announced that he was finished with his in-ring career as a member of the WWE Universe, as his body simply can’t handle the action anymore. In 2024, however, it would appear Booker has […]

As the professional wrestling community prepares to hear from the Young Bucks for the first time since Full Gear back in November, with Nick and Matt Jackson returning to Dynamite to effectively lay down the challenge for Sting and Darby Allin ahead of the former’s final match, the discourse has again opened up about just […]

When news broke that Cora Jade suffered an injury at an NXT live show in Florida that was eventually ruled an ACL tear, it left fans across the professional wrestling landscape incredibly disappointed… and incredibly interested in what Booker T would have to say on the subject. On paper, it made sense, right? In addition […]

When Tony Khan decided to pit HOOK against Jinder Mahal in a hypothetical debate over who is more worthy of a World Championship shot on their respective show, it created the wrong kind of hype for the now 29-1 singles star. To some, the feud was pretty straightforward, with fans taking sides as they often […]

When Tony Khan took to social media to slander Jinder Mahal’s win-loss record in an unusual attempt to justify booking Hook against Samoa Joe for a televised AEW World Championship match, it turned heads around the wrestling world. To some, the decision was simply a young, social media savvy SEO having some fun online, garnering […]

When Patrick Clark, aka NXT’s Velveteen Dream, released a video at the beginning of 2024 to provide an extensive apology to his fans, his former bookers, and to WWE as a whole for the actions that caused him to be fired in 2021, it earned a variety of different reactions from fans across the IWC. […]

When it comes to professional wrestling, few have a wealth of experience matching Booker T, the do-it-all wrestler/commentator/podcaster who currently splits his time between calling NXT, discussing wrestling on his Hall of Fame podcast, and running his school/indie fed Reality of Wrestling, which boasts a few notable alumni across the sport today. And the crown […]

When Samoa Joe signed with AEW in April of 2022, few expected to see the “Samoan Submission Machine” hold up the biggest prize in the promotion, the AEW World Championship, before the clock struck 00:00 in 2023. Now granted, championship gold has pretty much followed Joe no matter where he’s gone during his career, holding […]

When Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced to the crowd in San Diego on the first RAW of 2024 that he may or may not have wanted a spot at the “Head of the Table,” it generated incredible speculation about the future of Roman Reigns, The Bloodline, and WrestleMania 40. Would WWE go all-in on arguably […]

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 […]

If I could take a time machine back to when I was eight years old to tell eight-year-old Sonny that I would someday be writing a story about a meeting between the Indiana Pacers point guard and world heavyweight champion pro wrestler, I can’t even tell you how excited that little fella would’ve been. And […]

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 watching Randy Orton seemingly skip the line to become the number one contender for Roman Reigns’ Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble, LA Knight earned some rare good news on SmackDown when, alongside the “Viper” and AJ Style, he was booked for a three-way match at New Year’s Revolution to decide on […]

After watching AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and LA Knight argue their way into a new three-way match to decide on Roman Reigns’ opponent for the 2024 Royal Rumble, it got Roman Reigns and the rest of The Bloodline feeling a certain type of way. On one hand, it doesn’t really matter who wrestles Reigns at […]

When CM Punk signed with WWE after nearly a decade with the company, there were many different assumptions about what caused “h*ll to freeze over” and usher him back into the promotion. Some assumed it because Vince McMahon was gone from a creative role, with his son-in-law, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, being far more in […]

When Carmelo Hayes was announced as Shawn Michaels’ hand-picked NXT representative for the United States Championship number one contender’s tournament on SmackDown, it felt like a big deal. Tasked with showing up and showing out against one of his own personal rivals, Grayson Waller, a man who suffered a broken leg during their last encounter, […]

After discussing all things CM Punk’s return on his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T had to face the “Best in the World” head-on at NXT Deadline, where the duo both worked the show in their respective roles. Would Punk give Booker a hard time for going too hard or soft on him as part […]

Dominik Mysterio is tired. Since somehow becoming one of the top stars in the entire WWE Universe, a heel so hated that he can’t even speak in front of most live audiences, Mysterio has become Judgment Day’s go-to setup man, a multi-time NXT North American Champion, and even received a very public spanking from his […]

Bron Breakker has pretty much accomplished everything a performer can on the NXT Brand. He’s held the NXT Championship – twice, actually – wrestled huge matches against multiple main roster stars like Dolph Ziggler and Seth Rollins, and has even successfully shown that he can work heel or babyface, as he’s had incredible programs as […]

When the first RAW after Survivor Series came to an end, with the screen fading to black as CM Punk stared down the camera, the entire professional wrestling community took a collective step back and began to process what they had just witnessed. To some, the promo was a solid base hit, the first box […]

After making quite possibly the highest-profile return to WWE since… the NWO return 20 years ago, seemingly every wrestling fan, from the hardest of hardcore to the sort of lapsed individuals who still call it WWF, tuned in to Monday Night RAW to see what the “Best in the World,” CM Punk, had to say […]

Professional wrestling is a business. Sure, it can be magical, like CM Punk’s return to WWE at Survivor Series, funny, like Booker T’s time as King Booker, or tragic, like the oh so many performers who passed too soon outside of the ring or even in the ring, but at its core, wrestling is about […]

Since about 11:05 pm EST on the final Monday in November, there hasn’t been a hotter topic of conversation among the online wrestling community than CM Punk and his big “I’m Home” promo on RAW. To some, the promo was toothless, with the typical anger, vitriol, and white-hot rage fans have come to expect from […]

Booker T has accomplished a lot during his 23-year professional wrestling career. He’s been a part of part of a Hall of Fame-caliber tag team alongside Stevie Ray as part of Harlem Heat, joined arguably the greatest faction in TNA history alongside Kurt Angle in the Main Event Mafia, and had a singles reign as […]

When Brian Pillman Jr. officially debuted in NXT under the moniker Lexis King, it created more questions than it answered. Now sure, technically, Pillman attempted to preempt any issues with the name before they could arise, explaining online that the moniker was a combination of his Stepfather’s last name and his late sister Alexis Pillman’s […]

In WWE, legacy is everything. From Vince McMahon, to Cody Rhodes, Charlotte Flair, and the entire Bloodline faction, WWE is known for playing on nostalgia, history, and familiarity to either build up a Superstar or subvert said legacy in favor of being a Dominik Mysterio-style heel. And yet, in a curious decision that still hasn’t […]

On paper, CM Punk and Orange Cassidy really don’t have a whole lot in common. Sure, both sell a lot of merch, and they’ve both not only been members of the AEW roster but have held championships with the brand, but other than that, they’ve never worked a program together, let alone wrestled a match, […]

When news broke that WWE had officially agreed to a new five-year contract to take NXT to The CW, fans the world over, at least those in the know, wondered how the situation would affect NWA, who reportedly were also in talks to sign with the Riverdale network. Had Billy Corgan‘s now-infamous cocaine spot cost […]

When AEW decided to sign WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair to a multi-year contract, it turned heads around the professional wrestling world, but not always for the right reasons. A controversial act who is as popular outside of the ring as he is unpopular among hardcore fans of the sport, AEW drew pretty much […]

Ric Flair hasn’t even been a member of AEW for a month, at least officially, and yet, not even the addition of Adam Copeland has earned as many headlines not just among hardcore professional wrestling websites and industry periodicals but in the mainstream culture too, with the “Nature Boy” stopping by everywhere from ESPN to […]