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When Big E officially calls it a professional wrestling career, he’s a borderline lock to become a WWE Hall of Famer. A 12-time champion who has held singles gold at all levels in addition to being a member of arguably the most important trio in WWE history, even a potentially career-ending neck injury hasn’t slowed […]

Though he hasn’t worked a match in over a decade, it’s hard to argue that anyone has forgotten about the exceptional work of former WWE Champion Bret Hart, with “The Hitman” remaining as popular as ever at 66 years old. From his incredible look to his all-time great in-ring technical abilities to the very unique […]

When news broke that CM Punk suffered a triceps injury at the Royal Rumble that would keep him out of action for the next 4-to-6 months, it threw the entire WWE Universe for a loop. On one hand, fans celebrated that Punk didn’t win the Royal Rumble match outright, as that could have led to […]

After ten years away from a WWE ring, CM Punk was ready to make his triumphant televised in-ring return at the 2024 Royal Rumble, and WWE Digital had the bright idea of chronicling the entire day as part of their Premium Live Event Vlog series. On paper, it’s a pretty good strategy, right? As Punk […]

To say it has been an interesting last week in WWE would be an understatement. Though that’s not unusual this time of year, what has transpired—good and bad—is a lot to digest. Focusing on the good, it would be that Cody Rhodes won his second consecutive Royal Rumble and is moving on to headline WrestleMania […]

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 […]

When news broke that CM Punk had suffered a triceps injury at the Royal Rumble that would not only require surgery but would keep him out of action for an expected 4-6 months, it effectively changed the entire trajectory of the WWE Universe moving forward. Suddenly, one of the two expected main event matches of […]

CM Punk reportedly suffered a major injury at the Royal Rumble on Saturday night. Punk suffered a torn left triceps and is expected to require surgery, which will make him unavailable to perform at WrestleMania in April. The injury is the second time Punk has torn his triceps, although he tore the triceps in his […]

After weeks and weeks of anticipation, fans will file into Tropicana Field and tune into Peacock in mass to finally see the 2024 Royal Rumble, a show that will be absolutely jam-packed with WWE Superstars despite only having four official matches on the card. Soon, fans will see if there’s a new Undisputed WWE Universal […]

When it comes to WWE over the past decade or so, few performers have as much a claim to the “MVP” Title as Seth Rollins, the “Visionary, the “Revolutionary,” the “Monday Night Messiah,” and the driving force behind some of the biggest moments the promotion has ever booked. Now sure, his spot at the top […]

With the 2024 Royal Rumble rapidly approaching, it’s hard not to think back on last year’s contest and how it marked the triumphant comeback of Cody Rhodes, who returned to the ring after pec surgery to punch his ticket to the main event of WrestleMania 39. Though casual fans didn’t know it at the time, […]

As the 2024 Royal Rumble rapidly approaches, two of the favorites to win the whole darn thing, CM Punk and Cody Rhodes, were afforded an opportunity to address each other face-to-face for the first time this decade on WWE television in a sort of babyface summit on the go-home edition of RAW. With weeks of […]

After two hours of anticipation, CM Punk and Cody Rhodes were finally afforded a chance to stand across the ring from one another and shoot on their converging roads heading into the 2024 Royal Rumble. Would the duo remain cordial? Would they shoot on their respective exits from AEW? Or maybe they’d address the elephant […]

After getting into it on the microphone with Cody Rhodes and CM Punk over the past few weeks, it’s understandable that Drew McIntyre is feeling like he’s being attacked from all angles heading into the final RAW before the Royal Rumble. Now firmly out of the realm of being a babyface, with the line between […]

After taking some pretty serious bumps during Damage CTRL’s WarGames match at last year’s Survivor Series, you’d think Bayley would have taken things easy in Chicago, retreating to her locker room and cooling off just in case Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Byron Saxton and company needed her for the press conference or a digital medial […]

When Cody Rhodes broke the news that Randy Orton was returning to WWE for the first time in 18 months for his WarGames debut at Survivor Series, it felt like a phenomenal way to add some excitement and surprise to WWE’s final major Premium Live Event of the year. … but then CM Punk returned […]

In a year that featured some pretty incredible returns, debuts, and shocking booking decisions, no story garnered more interest – and was more impactful – across the professional wrestling landscape in 2023 than the “Brawl In” between “Jungle Boy” Jack Pery and CM Punk ahead of the former’s match with Samoa Joe at All In […]

When Drew McIntyre was working his way up through the WWE ranks, CM Punk was a workhorse. A strong, charismatic performer with a collection of fans who loved his authenticity and in-ring grit, Punk was a hero to many, despised by a few, and the kind of performer developing young stars could look to as […]

When CM Punk returned to the WWE Universe at Survivor Series, it effectively changed the game forever. Walking onto the ramp in front of his hometown crowd in Rosemont, Illinois, Punk was cheered on like the prodigal son finally returned, with social media experiencing similar elation due in no small part to an incredibly orchestrated […]

Are you familiar with the name DJ Whoo Kid? Well if not, you will be soon, as the musician might have just provided fans with one of the most important pieces of insight regarding professional wrestling in 2023 – insight that, to this point, had exclusively been hearsay. Appearing on the Jim Norton & Sam […]

After coming up short again against Seth Rollins with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line, Drew McIntyre was at a crossroads. Would the Scottish heavyweight reconsider his plans, turning his attention to the Intercontinental Championship or seeking out a tag team partner to go after his former friends in Judgment Day? Or would […]

CM Punk has been a member of the WWE Universe for a little over six weeks, maybe more, depending on when he actually signed his contract. Over that period, he’s wrestled on television exactly zero times, cut about a half-dozen promos, and has been talked about far more than he’s spoken himself, even if any […]

In case you haven’t heard, Seth Rollins’ least favorite man in the WWE Universe, CM Punk, is a big, big, big believer in respect. When it comes to legends of the sport, be that Bret Hart or even his new best friend Shawn Michaels, Punk is eager to celebrate their accomplishments, sharing the ring if […]

When Chris Jericho decided to enter a Twitter flame war with wrestling lawyer Steven P New over AEW’s usage of NDAs after the Brawl Out, an interaction made all the more bizarre because it was spurned on by a post from “The Ocho’s” own website, it surved as an unexpected Christmas present for fans across […]

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 […]

If there’s one person who is not particularly cheery about working alongside CM Punk in 2023, it’s Seth Rollins. The current WWE World Heavyweight Champion who has wrestled an incredible 100 matches in 2023, the third-most of any member of the WWE Universe behind only Cody Rhodes and “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, Rollins was not too […]

CM Punk is in a weird spot at the moment as a member of the WWE Universe. On one hand, he’s back and eager to appear on television for the promotion regardless of the brand, as he jumped from RAW to SmackDown, to NXT, and back to RAW before signing with the Red Brand, but […]

Ah Christmas, a day to second with friends and family, enjoy some professional sports, and, if you’re Chris Jericho, go to war with Jim Cornette and his lawyer buddy Stephen P New over CM Punk’s involvement in the “Brawl Out” after AEW All Out in 2022. What? You didn’t have an all-out smackdown between two […]

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 […]

Though they hadn’t shared the ring since March of 2022, it felt like it was only a matter of time before CM Punk and MJF would share the ring once more in order to see who was the real AEW World Champion. Sure, MJF held the title, and rightfully so, as he won the belt […]

When Baron Corbin returned to NXT at the end of May to become a featured player on Shawn Michaels‘ Tuesday night show, it didn’t really move the needle all that much in the WWE Universe. Sure, Corbin has earned a few pretty incredible accolades over his WWE career, retiring Kurt Angle, winning the United States […]

While AEW has added quite a few new performers to their ranks from WWE, New Japan Pro Wrestling, the indies, and beyond, with over a dozen new performers signing with the promotion over the calendar year, 2023 will widely be regarded as a year of loss for AEW, as two of the promotion’s most notable […]

When it comes to RAW, no performer is a more wanted man than Seth Rollins. The proud holder of the top title on the red brand, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Rollins has Drew McIntyre on the books for a match at Day 1, CM Punk vowing to win the Royal Rumble in order to […]

When CM Punk, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and The Undertaker got on a private plane in 2006 to fly to Bagdad for WWE’s Tribute to the Troops, the group likely expected an easy, extended flight to the Middle East without much issue. Unfortunately, as The Undertaker recalls it on his Six Feet Under podcast, that […]

CM Punk shocked the WWE Universe after making his return in Survivor Series since his controversial exit nine years ago. With Punk returning to the WWE, it will be interesting to see how the six-time WWE World Champion’s return will be utilized in the current storyline. Given Punk’s explosive return to the WWE ring, have […]

When Lacey Evans was released from WWE in August of 2023, fans openly wondered what the future held for the “Sassy Southern Belle.” Would she immediately jump to another promotion like, say, Impact/TNA, which could theoretically place her in a prominent role right from the jump at the top of the card? Or would she […]

Drew McIntyre is at a very interesting spot in his professional wrestling career. After falling into a bit of a rut following the end of his two WWE Championship runs, McIntyre has embraced his carnal desires for success without the limits of a babyface’s moral code, doing whatever he needs to in order to get […]

Grayson Waller has a lot going on right now in the WWE Universe. He’s found a tag team partner in Austin Theory, gotten Kevin Owens suspended from SmackDown, albeit momentarily, and has even earned a spot in the latest tournament to decide the next United States Championship number one contender, even if he has to […]

On Monday Night RAW, Drew McIntyre let it be known that he has absolutely no interest in sharing a locker room with CM Punk. Sure, Punk is popular, and sure, he’s already signed to WWE, meaning they would be co-workers one way or another, but if the “Scottish Warrior” had his say – which clearly […]