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Since joining WWE in 2011, Corey Graves has seen dozens, if not hundreds, of young Superstars make their way to the Performance Center in the hopes of becoming the next big thing. Unfortunately, it rarely happens that way, as the roads out of Orlando are built on tears and broken dreams of 20-somethings who thought […]

After increasingly dipping his toe into the professional wrestling world since midway through the last decade, Pat McAfee officially jumped off the deep end in 2021, when he signed on the dotted line to become the new color commentator for SmackDown alongside the “(New) Voice of WWE,” Michael Cole, replacing Corey Graves on the Blue […]

Depending on which rumors you believe, CM Punk is either definitely returning to WWE at Survivor Series, maybe making his way back to The Fed in his hometown arena, or is not making a return at all, with both sides making cheeky references to the other to make light of their inability to make a […]

Before he was Bray Wyatt, before he was “The Fiend,” before he was the “Eater of Worlds,” and even before he had a thrown-together family from Florida, Windham Rotunda was Husky Harris, a light-hearted member of Nexus who came and went with a whimper, not a roar. While to some, this could have been viewed […]

Though Rey Mysterio has some pretty legendary feuds and friendships over his three-decade-plus career in the squared circle, the one that stands above the rest belongs to Eddie Guerrero, the do-it-all técnico who passed away in 2005. From his founding of the LWO to his unique move set that still gets replicated by luchadors to […]

As you may or may not know, before Kurt Angle committed to becoming a member of the WWE Universe following his legendary run with Team USA during the 1996 Olympics, he was courted by MMA to keep his shoot grappling career alive for a few more years. Now at the time, the monetary difference between […]

Kurt Angle is a WWE legend, but in another time, he may have been a regular competing in MMA. As many may know by now, Angle is not only a two-time NCAA Division 1 champion, but also an Olympic gold medal winner in 1996, doing so with a broken neck. Having achieved his goal, Angle […]

When MJF took the ring in the main event of All In at Wembley Stadium, fans of professional wrestling had to know they were in for a treat. After spending an unusually large amount of time – by AEW standards, at least – building up the unusual friendship between the AEW World Champion and his […]

A lot was on the line when Gable Steveson made his in-ring WWE debut at NXT’s The Great American Bash. Dubbed the “second coming of Kurt Angle” by fans eager to see another “Olympic Hero” produce incredible memories and provide WWE with a much-needed young babyface to help usher the promotion into the future. Unfortunately, […]

Kurt Angle looks pretty darn good for 54. Now granted, maybe that’s because he’s more or less had the same look for his entire run in professional wrestling, and in 2023, wrestlers like Sting are continuing to work regularly into their 60s, but even now, four years after his last match, Angle still gets asked […]

When Kurt Angle called into question Paul Heyman‘s assertion that The Bloodline’s story was only in its third inning, Roman Reigns’ official “Wise Man” fired back, letting the WWE Hall of Famer know on Twitter that “no matter what inning we’re in, at least we’re not looking for exposure thru the next Old Timer’s Day.” […]

After literally years of anticipation, fans finally got to see Gable Steveson wrestle his first match as a member of the greater WWE Universe at The Great American Bash, and the results… were not good. Taking the ring against main roster stalwart Baron Corbin, Steveson was booed for most of the match, and that sour […]

Who is the GOAT of WWE? Is it the longest-reigning world champion in the promotion’s history, Bruno Sammartino? How about the man who turned the WWF from a regional promotion to the world leader in sports entertainment, Hulk Hogan? Could it be the greatest character Vince McMahon and company ever came up with, the Undertaker? […]

Though Kurt Angle has been a part of many interesting angles during his time in WWE both before and after announcing his retirement, one of the groups he actually founded and spend a not-insignificant period of his career in was the Main Event Mafia, a faction of largely ex-WWE performer in TNA who banded together […]

What is the greatest match in WrestleMania history? Is it Hulk Hogan versus Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III? “Macho Man” Randy Savage versus Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat at WrestleMania III? Hulk Hogan versus The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI? Or maybe something more modern like Shawn Michaels versus Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24 or […]

If there’s one thing Kurt Angle knows a thing or two about, it’s winning championships; he beat Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to become the WWE Champion in 2000, became the inaugural TNA World Heavyweight Champion in a King of the Mountain match that also featured AJ Styles, Chris Harris, Christian Cage, and Samoa Joe, and […]

Who is the greatest Four Horsewoman of the WWE Women’s Revolution? Is it Charlotte Flair? Becky Lynch? Bayley? Or how about Mercedes Moné, aka the artist formerly known as Sasha Banks, who was crushing it as a member of New Japan Pro Wrestling before suffering a leg injury at New Japan Resurgence in Long Beach, […]

There was a time when it looked like Gable Steveson was going to be the next big thing in WWE. A dominant collegiate wrestler at the University of Minnesota, the very same school where Brock Lesnar, Shelton Benjamin, and his own brother Bobby – aka NXT‘s Damian Kemp – all attended, Steveson was drafted onto […]

Though Kurt Angle hasn’t wrestled a match since all the way back in 2019, when he was famously pinned by Baron Corbin at WrestleMania 35 – a fact the former King brought up during his return to NXT on Tuesday – every few months, someone either asks the “Olympic Hero” about the prospects of coming […]

In 2004, Kurt Angle was one of the elder statesmen of WWE. A four-time WWE Heavyweight Champion with runs holding the Intercontinental Championship, the Hardcore Championship, the United States Championship, and the Tag Team Championship, Angle was one of the biggest names in the company and one of the most prominent performers in WWE too, […]

Though Ric Flair and John Cena don’t have an expansive in-ring history together, with the duo wrestling in the same ring on just seven occasions – five as a tag team, twice on battle royals – the duo will forever be linked because of their unique spots in wrestling history. “The Guy” in their respective […]

John Cena has been a member of the WWE Universe for over 20 years, infamously making his main roster debut in 2002 when he told Kurt Angle he had “ruthless aggression” before taking an L to the “Olympic Hero.” Since that fateful day, Cena has worked more than 2,000 matches for The Fed, won 25 […]

On this day 51 years ago, Dwayne “The Rock Johnson was born. That’s right before his feuds with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Kurt Angle, his time in the Rock and Sock Connection and the Nation of Domination, and even his time playing college ball at the University of Miami, Johnson was born into the […]

Chad Gable is one of the more entertaining and talented wrestlers on the WWE roster. Gable has been able to get over with almost every gimmick he’s been given and is, without a doubt, one of the premier athletes in the company. Despite losing more matches than winning, he’s proven that he’s one of the […]

Kurt Angle hasn’t been a “full-time” professional wrestler since 2019, when he worked 11 matches for WWE from January through April before being beaten by Baron Corbin at WrestleMania 35. Since then, Angle has remained busy, appearing on WWE programming a few times for one reason or another, working the convention circuit, and even starting […]

When Cody Rhodes dropped the main event of WrestleMania 39 to Roman Reigns after three months of hardcore hyping up his title shot, it was a pretty big letdown for many of the 80,000 fans in attendance at SoFi Satium and the millions more watching the show from home, a friend’s house, or the bar […]

With WrestleMania 39 almost here, fans, pundits, and even WWE Hall of Famers have been weighing in on arguably the biggest storyline in the entire promotion: Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns in the main event of Night 2 of WrestleMania 39: who you got? To some, the answer is obvious; Rhodes has done about a […]

Kurt Angle said recently that WWE legend Hulk Hogan’s health had been deteriorating, but that didn’t stop the latter from getting on stage for karaoke in Clearwater, FL on Monday night. Hogan tweeted a picture of himself at the karaoke event, and appeared in his son’s Instagram Stories, where he can be seen getting on […]

WWE has a problem when it comes to D-Generation X. Now sure, the faction is as over as ever, with Paul “Triple” Levesque and Shawn Michaels becoming all the more popular because of their roles as the bookers of RAW/SmackDown and NXT, respectively but whenever the faction tried to reunite on television, they have to […]

Max Caster and The Acclaimed have a problem in AEW. No, it’s not Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Satnam Singh, or even Jeff Jarrett, but instead Jeff Jarrett’s wife Karen, in a sort of “you-know-where has no furry like a woman scorned” sort of way. It all began on the pre-Christmas edition of Dynamite, when, in […]

Kurt Angle is a wrestling legend for more reasons than one; he’s an Olympic gold medalist, a WWE Hall of Famer, and a nine-time champion in TNA/Impact Wrestling with more than 1,500 matches to his name. But could Angle have added the phrase “AEW star” to that list of accolades? Once upon a time, that […]

Kurt Angle was born on December 9th, 1968 in beautiful Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He began wrestling as a school child, earned his degree from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and ultimately won an Olympic gold medal – with a broken neck, no less – before taking his talents to WWE in the pursuit of making a […]

When Jay Lethal made his surprise debut in AEW at Full Gear 2021, where he challenged Sammy Guevara for a match for his TNT Championship, the reaction from the professional wrestling world was mixed. For fans who have been keeping up with the “Black Machismo” since he made his debut in Jersey All Pro Wrestling […]

Though he hasn’t been a member of the WWE Universe on a full-time basis since he was released from his contract in the spring of 2020, Kurt Angle will forever be linked to the promotion he wrestled from 1998 to 2006. He’s been back in The Fed on multiple occasions, including reportedly being offered a […]

John Cena is widely respected in the world of professional wrestling amongst his fans and his colleagues. But with the latest praise from WWE legend Kurt Angle, it’s now clear who his biggest admirer is. Angle discussed Cena’s professional wrestling career on the latest episode of his podcast, “The Kurt Angle Show.” During Angle’s conversation […]

Chris Jericho has been one of the biggest stars of the pro wrestling years for a long time now. The AEW star has been extremely popular over the last few years, thanks in large part to his charisma. His longevity has led more than a few fans to call him the greatest pro wrestler of […]

Triple H officially announced his retirement from the WWE in-ring competition this past weekend. Paul Levesque, his real name, made the confirmation during an appearance on First Take with Stephen A. Smith. The 14-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion cited his heart condition as the reason why he is officially done in the squared-circle. During the […]

Kurt Angle has seemingly experienced everything he can in the pro wrestling world. The WWE legend recently spoke about some of the legendary finishing moves from various wrestlers. Kurt Angle did not hold back as he talked about Undertaker’s famous Last Ride move and just how dangerous it is. The WWE legend was speaking about […]

Kurt Angle is considered a WWE legend and a pro wrestling legend as well. He has been a part of the industry for decades and is someone that everyone seems to know. The WWE legend has experienced almost everything pro wrestling has to offer. It almost wasn’t that way though. Kurt Angle recently said on […]