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When NXT makes its official debut on The CW in October, fans won’t just be tuning in to see “All Ego” Ethan Page, Trick Williams, Roxanne Perez, Oba Femi, and (probably) Joe Hendry – should someone say his name – but also the “Best in the World,” CM Punk, who will be appearing on the […]

For much of Scott D’Amore’s time at TNA/Impact, WWE was the enemy. Sure, TNA still employed former WWE stars, watched their own talent leave for the promotion, and, on occasion, welcomed said talent back when things didn’t work out, but when it came to actually dealing with the top name in Sports Entertainment, it was […]

While CM Punk has almost been outside of the AEW Galaxy for a full year now, with his infamous fight with Jack Perry coming just before the opening match of last year’s All In at Wembley Stadium, the “Second City Saint” just can’t help but get asked questions about his former home and how his […]

With Scott D’Amore officially out of the Impact Zone after a failed attempt to buy the promotion out from under current owner Anthem, it’s safe to say the face of TNA wrestling is Joe Hendry, even if he now gets much more acclaim for his appearances in the WWE Universe as the fastest-rising star in […]

When it comes to signing up the next generation of WWE Superstars, the team Shawn Michaels, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, and company have put together is boarderline second to none. Now granted, they don’t find everybody and have had to get creative in bringing in talents over the past few years as a result, from […]

In the weeks since making his triumphant debut in NXT, Joe Hendry has accomplished a lot as a member of the WWE Universe. He’s secured multiple wins, held a concert, and even entered into a feud with fellow UK act Gallus, which looks to be continuing on into the future even after defeating Joe Coffey […]

After spending years as an isolated island within the professional wrestling landscape, walling itself off from the rest of the promotions around the world in order to craft a narrative all its own, WWE has officially opened itself up for business in a major way, bringing in TNA wrestlers like Joe Hendry for a unique […]

How do you know a professional wrestler has truly gotten over in the cultural zeitgeist? Is it how many titles they’ve won? Or how much TV time they get weekly? How many Pay-Per-Views they headline in a calendar year? Well, when New Orleans Saints running back Jamaal Williams is singing to the team’s official social […]

It has officially been three months since Swerve Strickland became the new and defending AEW World Champion at Dynasty, icing out Samoa Joe in a Missouri main event to officially become the first-ever African American World Champion in AEW history. Since then, he’s defended the belt on four occasions, twice on television and twice on […]

As Joe Hendry prepares for the next chapter of his professional wrestling career, jumping from TNA contender to a focal point of NXT’s main event picture, fans have openly wondered how the “Prestigious One” will handle the transition. Will his schtick work outside of social media clips and the occasional appearance, with full-on storylines designed […]

When it comes to Forbidden Door 2024, no performer earned more flowers for their efforts than Stephanie Vaquer, the then-CMLL World Women’s Champion who lost the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship to Mercedes Mone near the end of the show. That’s right, after working her first-ever televised match for a major American wrestling promotion less than […]

Before Tuesday night, the last time Zachary Wentz was in a WWE ring was in April of 2022, when the man then-known as Nash Carter was one-half of the tag team champions with MSK alongside Wes Lee. Since then, Wentz was fired from WWE after being accused of abuse by his ex-wife Kimber Lee and […]

After watching of the best individual shows WWE has produced all year long in NXT Heatwave, fans within the WWE Universe were treated to a few seconds of Joe Hendry at the end of the broadcast, hinting that, while he wasn’t on the show, the “Prestigious One” might be heading to Orlando in the not-too-distant […]

After a very strong weekend in Toronto, with SmackDown, Money in the Bank, and NXT Heatwave all coming to fans from The Six, WWE is riding high, with millions of additional dollars in the bank, a dozen storyline advances, and the potential to make things even more interesting on RAW when Sami Zayn, Damian Priest, […]

As popular culture turned its collective eye to the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, forming the best rap beef in a minute with their back-and-forth bars, one person who earned a hat tip from Compton’s finest was Shawn Michaels, the current head honcho of NXT and a WWE Hall of Famer. Blasting Drake for […]

When WWE signed Gable Steveson to a contract in 2021, he was supposed to be the next big thing. An Olympic gold medalist who had an incredible college career at the University of Minnesota, Steveson looked like a Kurt Angle for the 2020s, the sort of “Olympic Hero” fans could get behind as he fought […]

After watching a loaded card filled with title matches and a few TNA wrestlers for good measure – though not as many as some fans may have liked – fans sat with bated breath, eager to see Trick Williams and Ethan Page go to war in the main event of NXT Battleground, with the NXT […]

After Shawn Michaels heavily suggested that there could be some big surprises at NXT Battleground, fans were somewhat disappointed to see that there wasn’t a single new in-ring debut on the show, with the lone “surprise” appearance at the UFC Apex belonging to Ash by Elegance, who WWE fans know as Dana Brooke. Why didn’t […]

After defeating Jordynne Grace in a surprisingly bloody NXT Battleground match featuring outside interference from Tatum Paxley and Dana Brooke/Ash by Ellegance, you would think Roxanne Perez would be in a pretty good mood, right? Securing a massive win in front of a receptive crowd while being lauded for her in-ring abilities? Theoretically, yes, one […]

Heading into NXT Battleground, Shawn Michaels hinted that there could be plenty of surprises at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the presence of TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace, hinting at even more Forbidden Door moments potentially on the books. Technically, that did happen, as Dana Brooke returned to NXT under her new […]

NXT Premium Live Events are usually, to paraphrase another wrestling promoter, for the sickos. Sure, there have been plenty of incredible matches contested in an NXT ring, especially during the Black and Gold era when Paul “Triple H” Levesque was calling the shots, but as of late, the shows have felt far less important, with […]

Though Lola Vice is still relatively new to her WWE career, having wrestled her first televised match for the promotion in January of 2023, the former MMA fighter has rapidly turned herself into one of the hottest names in the developmental system, winning the latest running of the Women’s Breakout Tournament and earning a new […]

After two hours of anticipation, Ethan Page and Ava finally took to the ring in the final segment of NXT to make things official and add “All Ego” to the WWE Universe. While Ava was less than excited about the prospects of agreeing to Page’s demands, “All Ego” assured her that the situation was perfectly […]

As things presently stand, Jordynne Grace is 1-0 in the WWE Universe as a singles star, having defeated Stevie Turner for her first win in the Performance Center. And yet, in a few days’ time, Grace will try to make it 2-0 in one of the most important matches of her professional wrestling as she […]

When Ethan Page emerged from a cloak of darkness to lay out NXT Champion Trick Williams less than two weeks before Battleground, it felt like the stars were aligning for one heck of a match in no small part to the clever booking call of the “Heartbreak Kid,” Shawn Michaels. On paper, this felt like […]

When Jordynne Grace passed through the Forbidden Door on NXT to challenge Roxanne Perez for a Women’s Championship match at NXT Battleground, it signaled the opening shots of a massive new Forbidden Door partnership between two of America’s biggest wrestling promotions. Could fans see a reunion of The Rascalz? AJ Styles back in the Impact […]

After successfully defending her NXT Women’s Championship at Spring Breakin’ against Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley back in April, the NXT Women’s Champion was getting antsy waiting for a new, viable challenge to step up to bat for her strap, so much so that on NXT, she marched down to the center of the ring […]

For a short period in 2022, Tate Mayfairs was a member of NXT UK, where he worked four matches before the promotion closed its doors as WWE consolidated its NXT offerings down to a single Performance Center in Orlando. On paper, the decision made sense, but for performers like Mayfairs, who hadn’t quite established themselves […]

As you may or may not know, LA Knight is old. Despite only joining the WWE main roster two years ago in January of 2022, the “Megastar” is already 41 and will turn 42 in November, right around when Paul “Triple H” Levesque will take fans back to WarGames at the Elimination Chamber. Why, you […]

After discussing all things CM Punk’s return on his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T had to face the “Best in the World” head-on at NXT Deadline, where the duo both worked the show in their respective roles. Would Punk give Booker a hard time for going too hard or soft on him as part […]

When NXT Deadline came to an end with the image of Ilja Dragunov and Trick Williams staring each other down as Carmelo Hayes came up behind his long-time friend, it marked the end of the WWE Premium Live Event calendar, with fans having to wait through Christmas and New Years in order to see their […]

There are few things that can compare to the energy and experience of seeing professional wrestling live, especially when attending an episode of TV or even a pay-per-view where the audience knows the talent are trying to show out. NXT, in particular, has always managed to draw in raucous crowds full of energy to see […]

After watching six hard-hitting contests, two Iron Survivor Challenge matches, and a new number one contender for the NXT Championship be named in Trick Williams, Ilja Dragunov found himself in the main event of NXT Deadline opposite one of the most experienced foes he’s ever faced in former United States Champion Baron Corbin. While Dragunov […]

Heading into NXT Deadline, one of the biggest questions surrounding WWE’s developmental brand regarded how Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes, collectively known as the Trick and Melo Gang, would fare in the proceedings both professionally and personally. Sure, the duo wasn’t wrestling each other, as Williams was set to compete in the Iron Survivor Challenge […]

One way or another, Lyra Valkyria was going to end up with a new number one contender at NXT Deadline. With the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge awarding the winner a guaranteed title shot at New Year’s Evil, someone was going to leave the show with a guaranteed shot at the top spot in NXT, it […]

After heavily hinting at it on social media, CM Punk made his NXT Premium Live Event debut at Deadline and did so in the most CM Punk way possible, interrupting Shawn Michaels’ opening remarks while wearing a Bret Hart hoodie. After exchanging some pleasantries with the “Heartbreak Kid,” Punk decided to address the NXT crowd […]

Dragon Lee wasn’t supposed to wrestle at NXT Deadline. A developmental standout who was elevated to the SmackDown roster after impressive call-up matches against Dominik Mysterio, Cedric Alexander, and Axios, Dragon only landed the match because another Lee, Wess Lee, had to forfeit his title shot due to a back injury that required surgery left […]

Since securing a role in NXT and especially since landing the head creative role in NXT, Shawn Michaels has pretty much seen, not to mention booked, it all. He’s booked Goldberg-esque unbeatable babyface champions, put over “outsiders” from the main roster, and has even overseen multiple controversies that were out of his control, most notably […]

Ahead of NXT Deadline, it’s important to remember that Trick Williams has only been a member of the WWE Universe since 2021 when he left football behind to try his hand at becoming a WWE Superstar. Since then, he’s wrestled 75 matches, become Carmelo Hayes’ go-to guy, and even tasted gold as the North American […]