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LA Knight might just be the hottest performer in WWE right now. He has the catchphrases, he sells a ton of merch, and as the promotion has pushed him more and more with each passing month, fans are becoming increasingly eager to see his run “legitimized” with some sort of title belt for good measure. […]

When AEW and WWE ran Dynamite and NXT head-on on October 10th, it rekindled a war between the two promotions that has been ever present since the challenger brand launched on television in 2019 but has been in a bit of a lull since Shawn Michaels’ show was moved to Tuesday nights. … or did […]

On paper, there are a multitude of reasons why WWE would pull the trigger on re-signing CM Punk. From his initial impact on the ratings, to the message it would send to AEW and the big-time matches that could be added to future cards against the likes of Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, there are […]

Though WWE still technically has another Premium Live Event, Crown Jewel, scheduled before it, they will soon be taking the show on the road to Chicago, Illinois, for a special Thanksgiving-adjacent edition of Survivor Series, when CM Punk may or may not make his triumphant return after being fired from AEW for lunging at Tony […]

After taking a big loss to NXT in the ratings battle, 921,000 to 609,000, fans wondered how Tony Khan would handle the situation. Would the AEW CEO, who talked a lot of smack heading into the show, address the situation with grace, thanking fans for watching and vowing to get ’em next time? Or would […]

When Zoey Stark emerged from under the ring at Crown Jewel to help Trish Stratus secure a massive win over Becky Lynch over her rival, it forged a team that few fans saw coming but, at least in the opinion of “The GOAT,” felt like a perfect addition to her presentation in 2023. Stopping by […]

By signing with AEW following a 25-year career in WWE, Adam Copeland made it known that, while his time as Edge on RAW and SmackDown may be over, his professional wrestling career wasn’t, at least not yet. While some have questioned this decision, as there are WWE lifers who wanted nothing more than to see […]

Though Booker T has only wrestled six matches since his final run in WWE came to an end back in 2012, there are still plenty of performers the two-time Hall of Famer has history with in the ring, both from WWE, TNA, and even his own promotion, Reality of Wrestling. Running through AEW Grand Slam […]

Before Trick Williams was Trick Williams, he was Matrick Belton, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound wide receiver from South Carolina who wanted nothing more than to continue his football playing career after graduation. Though his attempts to make it as a pro clearly didn’t work out, as the native of Columbia, South Carolina, never even made it […]

While names like Dolph Ziggler, Mustafa Ali, Shelton Benjamin, and Matt Riddle have headlined much of the discourse surrounding the most recent round of WWE releases, other performers, like Elias, Top Dolla, and the Maximum Male Models have flown a little more under the radar, with their immediate next fits in the world of professional […]

When news broke that Dolph Ziggler was released alongside about a dozen or so other performers, it turned more than a few heads around the WWE Universe. Sure, Ziggler wasn’t exactly being used much by WWE on television, as he’d only wrestled 10 matches on television in 2023, but after spending 19 years in The […]

When Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful broke the news that Jade Cargill is likely heading to WWE after finishing up her run in AEW with a clean loss to Kris Statlander in a title match for the TBS Championship, it left the wrestling world abuzz. Would Cargill, a performer who has been protected to an […]

What does AEW Collision look like without CM Punk? Will ratings hold strong or even improve slightly as fans clamor to see what Tony Khan has planned to replace the “Best in the World?” Or will his fans top to spend their Saturday nights watching something else, maybe college football, as it inches closer to […]

When The Miz invited “John Cena” into the ring for a very special edition of Miz TV, it created an all-time great moment that entertained fans at home almost as much as it angered the fans in North Carolina. After being “cheated” – his words, not anyone elses – out of the win in his […]

After weeks of casual conversating, new suit purchasing, and even the occasional trip to Orlando to check in on the current NXT Champion, Carmelo Hayes, Bobby Lashley took the ring in beautiful Hershey, Pennsylvania, to discuss what in the Sam Heck has been going on with himself and the former RAW Tag Team Championship-winning duo […]

When news broke, in the middle of AEW All In, that CM Punk and Jack Perry – and maybe CM Punk and Miro – had gotten into a physical altercation before he took the ring at Wembley against Samoa Joe, it left more than a few fans rolling their eyes. After having to deal with […]

When Trick Williams let it be known to his long-time friend Carmelo Hayes and the rest of the WWE Universe that he was looking to strike it solo instead of being the Flava Flav to the NXT Champion’s Chuck D, it left more than a few fans wondering if the 29-year-old had made the right […]

When Excalibur announced on AEW Rampage that fans would be hearing from the members of FTR, Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood, on Collision, it left more than a few fans rushing to their DVRs to guarantee they wouldn’t miss the segment. Now granted, few, if any, fans were expecting to see Wheeler address his recent […]

Are AEW and WWE at war? Are the two promotions actively comparing notes each week to really try to get one over on their foe? Or are each promotion simply happy to do their own things and excel at what they do best? Well, one fan decided to ask Mark Henry that very question on […]

You know CM Punk drama is getting big when Booker T discusses it on his Hall of Fame podcast. After cutting a maybe work, maybe shoot, maybe in jest promo on “Hangman” Adam Page after Collision went off the air, a matter made all the more difficult when coupled with the reports that the “Anxious […]

Ricochet is in the middle of a serious hot streak in the WWE Universe. Since scoring a viral moment with Logan Paul at the Royal Rumble, Ricochet has been on a roll, forging a seemingly leggy tag team with Braun Strowman that was cruelly dashed when the “Monster Of All Monsters” suffered a neck injury […]

Though Booker T is a gainful employee of WWE, he isn’t afraid to call it like it is when it comes to the product the promotion puts on the screen. He’s admitted he wasn’t initially sold on performers like Wes Lee before getting to watch their work hands-on, noted he still isn’t sold on Gable […]

Booker T knows that LA Knight is over; he’s seen the reaction the “Megastar” received in NXT and now on SmackDown, he’s watched how fans react to him at Premoum Live Events like Money in the Bank and SummerSlam, and he’s probably noticed just how many t-shirts the pride of Los Angeles, California has sold […]

When Booker T likes an act, he likes an act, and you’d best believe he really likes the Street Profits, Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins, who have recently aligned themselves with Bobby Lashley in a SmackDown heel turn. Discussing how it feels to see an act he once wanted to manage now linked up with […]

After almost six months away, Kofi Kingston officially made his return to the ring on the August 7th edition of RAW, when he and long-time New Day tag team partner Xavier Woods answered the Viking Raiders’ open challenge and bested their former rivals once and for all… at least for now. Asked about how it […]

With SummerSlam officially in the rearview, fans, pundits, and former pro wrestlers alike are looking back on the “biggest show of the summer,” with matches like Cody Rhodes’ effort against the “Beast Incarnate,” Brock Lesnar drawing particular praise both for the work in the ring and for the aftermatch of angle that seemingly saw the […]

After watching some fun matches to start off the show, Shawn Michaels, Booker T, and the rest of the WWE creative department watched with bated breath to see how Gable Steveson would fare in his first-ever professional wrestling match. Would the new-aged “Olympic Hero” find immediate success, getting the crowd behind him in a bout […]

When every other match is in the books at SummerSlam, fans from Booker T to you and me will be afforded a chance to see something they’ve wanted to see since all the way back in 2021, the rubber match between Jey Uso and Roman Reigns, this time held under Tribal Combat rules, in the […]

2022 was a year of ups and downs for Wes Lee. A tag team specialist dating all the way back to his time on the indies, Lee and his partner Nash Carter saw their second reign with the NXT Tag Team Championship belts dashed due to the latter being released from the promotion due to […]

Though Shawn Michaels hasn’t wrestled a match since all the way back in 2018 when he and fellow DX member Paul “Triple H” Levesque took part in an ill-conceived bout against the Brothers of Destruction at Crown Jewel 2018, fans have been wondering if the 58-year-old “Heart Break Kid” would ever consider dusting off his […]

There was a time when Baron Corbin was one of the top dogs in the WWE Universe; he pinned Roman Reigns, retired Kurt Angle, and held court atop the roster not just as the King of the Ring in a very subtle tip-of-the-cap to Game of Thrones but also as the United States Champion in […]

As the professional wrestling world gears up for Cody Rhodes‘ Peacock documentary American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes, fans, wrestlers, and pundits alike have been reflecting on the second-generation WWE Superstar’s career, including Booker T, who believes he deserves some credit for getting the “Grandson of a Plummer” where he is today. Sitting down with an […]

Booker T is in the phase of his professional wrestling career where he’s looking to give back to the next generation of Superstars in WWE and beyond through his school/promotion Reality of Wrestling. So, when one of his former students needs some advice, Booker is always happy to help, even if the performer in question […]

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 […]

Though they haven’t held the Undisputed WWE Team Team Championships since all the way back on April 1st, 2023, when they famously lost both sets of straps to the dynamic duo of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in the main event of Night 1 of WrestleMania 39, it’s hard […]

One week removed from Money in the Bank, many professional wrestling fans still haven’t gotten over the fact that Damian Priest, not LA Knight, came down with the briefcase and secured the rights to the open contract inside of it. On paper, Knight had everything going for him; he was clearly the fan favorite, had […]

After securing a major win over Baron Corbin in the second week of NXT Gold Rush one day removed from his RAW debut versus Finn Balor, Carmelo Hayes, and Trick Williams were riding high, with one of the biggest challenges to the former’s NXT Championship reign eliminated. Unfortunately for Melo, Championship challengers are like members […]

After talking a whole lot of talk in his return to NXT, announcing to current NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes that he is the new gatekeeper of WWE’s developmental system, Baron Corbin was served a big ole piece of humble pie at Gold Rush when his jersey was hoisted up into the rafters of the Performances […]

Though he’s still going strong, having wrestled four matches in 2023 alone between AEW and Pro Wrestling Noah, the day will soon come when Sting rides off into the sunset and says goodbye to one of the most storied careers in the history of professional wrestling. But who, fans have long wondered, should be the […]