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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 […]

For the longest time, it seemed like the biggest obstacle preventing CM Punk from returning to WWE was one person and one person alone: Vince McMahon. Sure, Punk burned a few other bridges on his way out of the door too, as he had to bend fences with Paul “Triple H” Levesque on his way […]

While the professional wrestling world was going wild over CM Punk‘s comments on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani regarding the two biggest promoters in the world today, Vince McMahon and Tony Khan, comparing the former to Chris Benoit while pointing out that the latter is simply incapable of running a successful wrestling company, the […]

As seemingly the entire professional wrestling world watches on in a mix of awe, horror, and devilish fascination as CM Punk took the chair on the MMA Hour and, for the first time since his exit from AEW last summer, he unloaded the proverbial clip in an uncensored interview with Ariel Helwani, answering (almost) every […]

When news broke that CM Punk was going to be a guest on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, it added another must-watch viewing for wrestling fans in the week leading up to WrestleMania 40. Suddenly, the man who got some very interesting quotes about Vince McMahon and Ronda Rousey out of Becky Lynch was […]

If you had to describe Drew McIntyre‘s current WWE character in one word, it would probably be a hater. From siding with the Judgment Day to beating up on Seth Rollins at Survivor Series to his all-time great social media slander of CM Punk ahead of WrestleMania 40, McIntyre went from a sword-wielding white knight […]

After coming out to the defense of his friend Jey Uso, during the main event of RAW, Cody Rhodes found himself in a one-on-one battle for the ages against the “Final Boss” of WWE, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, “The People’s Champion” who threatened the “American Nightmare” during his promo during the opening segment of the […]

After watching CM Punk and Drew McIntyre get into it on a massive, expansive, genuinely exciting promo segment that felt like it could devolve into a shoot at any moment on RAW, Seth Rollins marched down to the ring, Seth Rollins emerged from the back on RAW t0 provide a calming presence between two of […]

After being off WWE television for the past few weeks rehabbing a torn triceps, CM Punk made the rare return to RAW in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois, to unload all his firepower on Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, and pretty much everyone else who has wronged him since he returned to the business. Standing in […]

When it comes to professional wrestling, no one, not “Hangman” Adam Page, not Tony Khan, not Seth Rollins, not even “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry, hates CM Punk more than the “Scottish Warrior” Drew McIntyre. Now why does McIntyre hate Punk so viciously? I think it’s best described as committing to a bit, as he doesn’t […]

When news broke that WWE wrestler Shayna Baszler was going to make her debut at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport on WrestleMania weekend, working a match against TNA’s Marisha Slamovich on a show promoted by GCW, it felt like a massive deal. Suddenly, the most forbidden of doors had opened in an incredible way, but as incredible […]

Before CM Punk was debuting at Survivor Series, feuding with Seth Rollins, and getting placed on the shelf by Drew McIntyre at the Royal Rumble, the “Best in the World” was a member of AEW, where he was feuding with Samoa Joe as the focal point of Collision. And who, you may ask, was the […]

When Roman Reigns returned to WWE in August of 2020, the promotion, and the entire world for that matter, was in a very different place. For one thing, there weren’t any fans allowed in the building for RAW, SmackDown, or PLEs, and there wouldn’t be any for some time due to COVID-19. Then there was […]

If you’re a fan of professional wrestling, especially one who got into the sport in the heyday of the Monday Night Wars, you’re probably familiar with the Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T‘s addition to the post-wrestling media landscape that runs through the greatest hits of professional wrestling past, present, and future And yet, on […]

Though Drew McIntyre already has his big match lined up at WrestleMania 40, throwing down with Seth Rollins in one of his two matches of the weekend for the World Heavyweight Championship, the one match WWE fans want to see more than any other is the “Scottish Warrior” versus CM Punk, the “Second City Saint” […]

After watching Seth Rollins take swing after swing at the biggest, baddest faction in all of professional wrestling, The Bloodline, since Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made his triumphant return at RAW Day 1, it’s hard not to forget that he’s technically set to face-off against Drew McIntyre at the “Showcase of the Immortals,” marking their […]

When it comes to RAW, there are three performers who stand at the top of the card, vying for the title and designation of the brand’s top spot on the card: Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, and Cody Rhodes, who is technically wrestling for the top title on SmackDown at WrestleMania 40 but curiously remains on […]

When CM Punk was officially fired from AEW, created one of the biggest ‘What ifs’ in professional wrestling history. Sure, Punk’s run in the promotion had largely run its course, as he was fighting EVPs – and Jungle Boys – calling out former champions on live microphones, and causing his boss to “fear for his […]

Though they should technically be focused on each other in the lead-up to WrestleMania 40, as they are technically set to face off for the World Heavyweight Championship, Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins just can’t seem to help themselves: they really hate CM Punk. Afforded chances to talk wrestling in the lead-up to WrestleMania, with […]

Who was the mystery Superstar who was advertising their debut on NXT over the past few weeks? Was it Kazuchika Okada, the former Ace of New Japan Pro Wrestling, who made headlines within WWE circles for saying he didn’t plan to return to NJPW after his contract expires? Or how about Tama Tonga, a founding […]

After securing his biggest win in recent memory at the Elimination Chamber in Perth, Australia, Drew McIntyre made his triumphant stateside return in San Jose, California, where he was afforded a sizeable segment of RAW’s third hour to speak his mind about the match, his future, WrestleMania 40… and CM Punk. What, did you think […]

If there’s one member of the WWE Universe who has absolutely no issue at all with speaking his mind, it’s Seth Rollins. Now firmly entrenched as a babyface after spending years working as different flavors of a heel, Rollins hasn’t lost his willingness to talk smack on any performer who looks at him funny in […]

CM Punk, last seen in WWE 2K15, will “make it [his] thing to get to the bottom of this” on why he’s not part of the WWE 2K24 roster. Today, CM Punk took to Instagram to echo the complaints of many fans about his absence from the WWE 2K24 roster. He posted a video on […]

Ever since CM Punk signed on the dotted line to become a member of WWE once more, fans have been eager to see one match above all others: “The Best in the World” versus the “Texas Rattlesnake,” “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Long considered the “Second City Saint’s” dream match, the prospects of Punk and Austin […]