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After rapidly burning through his bridges in AEW, going from a performer worthy of dedicating an entire show to his return to a man released with cause for assaulting a co-worker and threatening his boss, CM Punk returned to WWE at Survivor Series on what was effectively a last chance deal, with the potential for […]

Though Drew McIntyre has spent the vast majority of his adult life living in America while pursuing his professional wrestling dreams in the WWE and beyond, in his heart, he is a son of Scotland through and through, with his gimmick, song, nickname, and presentation all built around his country of origin. So, when news […]

Since signing with AEW as one of the true success stories of Cody Rhodes’ original TNT Championship Open Challenge, Ricky Starks has gone up and down the card for Tony Khan’s company. He’s challenged for multiple titles – including CM Punk’s “Real” AEW World Championship – been part of factions, and now, he’s… well, no […]

For a time, Ricky Starks and Big Bill were one of the hottest acts going in AEW, with a perfect blend of size and charisma to take on darn near any tag team, enough ability on the mic to get over in promos, and most importantly of all, enough belief from Tony Khan to actually […]

The first WWE 2K24 DLC Pack is here, arriving alongside the latest update Patch 1.08. Here’s everything you need to know about the WWE 2K24 DLC ECW Punk Pack, including its release date, price, and other details. WWE 2K24 DLC ECW Punk Pack Release Date: May 15, 2024 The WWE 2K24 DLC ECW Punk Pack […]

If there’s one thing fans of professional wrestling know very, very, very well, it’s that Drew McIntyre and CM Punk do not like each other one bit. Neither man likes how the other handles their business, neither likes how the other uses social media, and each man has even gone out of their way to […]

After finding himself the butt of CM Punk’s joke on the previous edition of RAW, having to watch back an expansive promo that questioned everything from his mental conviction to his in-ring abilities, Drew McIntyre opened up WWE’s flagship show the following week and took his chance to shoot back on the “Best in the […]

When Paul Bearer passed away in the spring of 2013, it forever changed the presentation of The Undertaker. Now granted, it’s not like Bearer and the “Deadman” were inseparable, as the Undertaker had multiple angles without his legendary manager within the WWE Universe, but when most fans think of the WrestleMania stalwart, they imagine the […]

On Monday Night RAW, CM Punk cut a massive seven-minute promo on Drew McIntyre for always running away from the fight, even if he literally saw his car drive away moments before he exited his own vehicle. Would it have been cool to see McIntyre and Punk duke it out either on the mic or […]

When Drew McIntyre opted to leave RAW literal seconds before CM Punk showed up to confront him at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, it sent WWE’s “Straight Edged Superstar” into an absolute frenzy. Marching to the ring to his “Cult of Personality” theme song with the approval of RAW GM Adam Pearce, Punk spent […]

After watching Drew McIntyre leave Monday Night RAW after being deemed medically ineligible to wrestle in the King of the Ring Tournament, CM Punk decided that wasn’t acceptable and entered the ring with a microphone in hand to demand a face-to-face confrontation with the “Scottish Warrior.” But why? What did Punker have to say, and […]

While CM Punk is widely celebrated for his talents on the microphone and in the ring, there’s an increasingly interesting narrative growing about his impact in the locker room, with Shane “Hurricane” Helms just the latest member of the promotion to shout out his supportive nature. Well now fans can add Dijak to the chorus […]

When it comes to professional wrestling in 2024, a pretty easy way to see which side of the proverbial fence a fan falls on is to ask one simple question: The Elite or CM Punk… unless you’re Shane Helms, the “Hurricane” who has experience with both sides during his career in the ring. That’s right, […]

Though she’s technically been a member of NXT since 2022, Roxanne Perez is still one of the youngest members of the WWE Universe, with the 22-year-old somehow younger than many of the NIL athletes the promotion has signed up in the 2024 class. And yet, despite her age, Perez is one of the most experienced […]

After months and months of speculation about Drew McIntyre‘s future in professional wrestling, with more than a few (premature) Drew Galloway is #AllElite graphics made by overly eager fans, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made things official on his social media accounts, announcing that the “Scottish Warrior” was sticking around in WWE on a new, long-term […]

For the longest time, there was a rumor that The Undertaker and CM Punk did not get along. Why did this rumor come about? Well, considering they haven’t work together for the better part of a decade and only worked one major program around their match at WrestleMania 29 period, any legitimate issues at the […]

As WWE assembled a collection of certified legends to help strategize and ultimately call a pick in the 2024 WWE Draft, two-time Hall of Famer and NXT commentator Booker T earned a special assignment all his own on Monday Night RAW, serving as a special draft correspondent alongside Cathy Kelley backstage. Asked for his favorite […]

With one of the biggest lead-ins in AEW Collision history coming off of the Boston Celtics-Miami Heat NBA Playoff game, “Neck brace” Tony Khan booked his AEW World Champion, Swerve Strickland, to cut his first promo with the belt in the opening segment of the show. Needless to say, it was a doozy. “Man, oh […]

After weeks, nay, months of curious updates regarding Drew McIntyre‘s status in WWE, with the “Scottish Warrior” reportedly working his WrestleMania 40 match without a contract extension on the books, it would appear that CM Punk’s number one hater won’t be going anywhere any time soon, all thanks to… Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson? That’s right, […]

After being advertised to appear on SmackDown locally in the greater Cincinnati area, CM Punk did not ultimately appear on the Blue Brand for Night 1 of the 2024 WWE Draft. With that being said, once the show went off the air, the “Best in the World” did ultimately make an appearance for the fans […]

After watching Drew McIntyre take a seat in the middle of the ring to cut another brutal, anti-CM Punk promo on Monday Night RAW, one of the “Scottish Warrior’s” best friends in the WWE locker room, Sheamus, marched down to the ring to get his good friend to take a deep breath, acknowledge his shortcomings […]

When wrestling fans think about CM Punk and The Rock, it often comes down to the differences that made the duo such a compelling program a decade ago. One is a massive legacy performer who had as many aspirations outside of the squared circle than between the ropes, while the other is a snot-nosed son […]

While much has been said about AEW’s decision to run the fight between CM Punk and Jack Perry at All In on AEW Dynamite, with anti-AEW folks lambasting it, Tony Khan defending it, and fans of the promotion falling somewhere in between, one party involved in the situation that hasn’t commented on the decision publically […]

When it comes to AEW, there are seemingly two very different camps in the overall fandom: those who support The Elite – the Young Bucks, “Hangman” Adam Page, Kazuchika Okada, and once Kenny Omega – and those who, despite his exit eight months ago, still have nothing but love for CM Punk. Now granted, there […]

After watching CM Punk deliver a scathing, anti-AEW interview on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani in the lead-up to WrestleMania 40, Tony Khan decided to start off the final episode of Dynamite before the “Showcase of the Immortals” in a very unusual way, with Adam Copeland marching out into the ring to cut a […]

Though he may not technically be part of The Elite anymore after being kicked out of the faction by the Young Bucks in favor of his old New Japan Pro Wrestling rival Kazuchika Okada – and potentially “Scapegoat” Jack Perry? – Kenny Omega is still one of the EVPs of AEW and as a result, […]

After weeks and weeks of detailing the finer details of his wrestling future, it’s official: Matt Hardy is a free agent. That’s right, as he detailed on his Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, the “Broken One” reflected on why he opted to let his deal expire with AEW and why he isn’t shutting any […]

After the better part of a week’s worth of anticipation, fans of professional wrestling didn’t have to wait long to see the big CM Punk AEW All In footage promised by Tony Khan and company on Collision, as before the top of the second hour and all of the excitement that came with it – […]

When Damian Priest cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Drew McIntyre five or so minutes after his massive, career-affirming victory in the open match of WrestleMania 40, it turned his already contentious feud with the “Best in the World” CM Punk into a borderline Hunger Games. Finally, after all of his struggles, […]

Before WrestleMania 40 could open up its second night in South Philadelphia, Triple H sat down with Megan Morant for the closest thing to a hard-hitting interview WWE could throw together using their internal staff. Asked by The Bump presenter about what he wants to do in WWE now that he’s the head of creative […]

WrestleMania week has been loaded with from all across the wrestling industry, chief among those was CM Punk’s interview with Ariel Helwani taking aim at AEW and outlining his side of the reported altercation between himself and Jack Perry at All In London. It doesn’t appear to be the end of the story, though, as […]

After powering through an over 20-minute speech filled with props, funny anecdotes, and some truly touching pieces of advice from a typically private man, Paul Heyman got particularly fired up about the legacy of his crowning achievement in professional wrestling, ECW. While Heyman informed the crowd that, “If you think that the spirit of ECW […]

During their first tenures in WWE, CM Punk and AJ Styles were co-workers for exactly zero years, and the former opted to leave the promotion and the industry as a whole in 2014, two years before Styles left behind the Bullet Club in order to try his hands at the biggest show in the game […]

After watching CM Punk go in on Tony Khan, The Elite, and AEW as a whole in a whirlwind of negativity that continues to make headlines to this day, Adam Copeland decided to open up this week’s edition of Dynamite not with his usual Cope Open with the TNT Championship on the line, but instead […]

After taking the biggest loss of his professional wrestling career at WrestleMania 39, sitting with a rubber chicken in the center of the Inglewood-based ring as Roman Reigns‘ theme rang out through SoFi Arena, Cody Rhodes had a decision to make. Sure, he was immediately placed into a program with Brock Lesnar, and actually picked […]

When CM Punk signed up to join AEW, he was hoping to become a member of professional wrestling’s first true alternative to WWE in almost 20 years. Instead? Well, he found himself in an “American Nightmare” that he ultimately woke up from by choking out Jack Perry at All In ahead of his return to […]

After watching CM Punk go scorched earth on AEW in an appearance on the MMA Hour, Cody Rhodes, one of the original founders and EVPs of the promotion, was asked by Ariel Helwani for his take on the “Best in the World’s” assessment that the company doesn’t have good leadership, doesn’t care about drawing money, […]

While much has been said, written, and discussed regarding the biggest takeaways from CM Punk‘s appearance on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour, from his talk about the Vince McMahon allegations to his takedowns of AEW, Tony Khan, “Hangman” Adam Page, and Jack Perry, the interview has proven to be the gift that keeps on giving, as […]

Unlike his cousin Roman Reigns, who has almost exclusively worked shows on SmackDown when he actually shows up, The Rock has been far more willing to do work across WWE’s two main event brands, stopping by whichever show provides him the better opportunity to share his vision of professional wrestling in 2024, all the while […]