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When news broke that Cody Rhodes, the winner of the 2023 Royal Rumble, was going to be featured in the opening segment on RAW – thanks for the scoop, Byron Saxton – fans strapped into their seats, knowing that something very interesting was coming their way. Popping up from the Cody-vator to the tune of […]

Bianca Belair found herself in an interesting spot heading into the 2023 WWE Royal Rumble. Set to face off against her friend-turned-foe Alexa Bliss, Belair had a glass vase smashed over her head in a joint interview with Byron Saxton, had her body brutalized outside of the ring by Bliss in their first championship match, […]

Though he’s technically an active wrestler, as he’s been working GCW shows from time to time, X-Pac was one of the WWE legends who were honored at RAW XXX, where he took part in a segment with DX. When asked about his history at RAW following his big event, X-Pac walked down memory lane with […]

Ric Flair is a man known by many, many names. He’s “The Nature Boy,” a nickname he technically borrowed from Buddy Rodgers, the “Kiss stealing, wheeling and dealing, you-know-the-rest,” and, at least for a time, simply “The Man,” a moniker he trademarked but eventually sold to WWE for fairly obvious reasons. Though Flair ultimately earned […]

After being advertised to wrestle in a cage match against Becky Lynch at RAW XXX, Bayley shocked the professional wrestling world by marching down to the ring with her Damage CTRL pals, Dakota Kai and IYO SKY, to put a beatdown on the former WWE champ. Fans gasped, Corey Graves and Kevin Patrick were shocked, […]

After sitting through a very long Tribal Court segment to start RAW XXX, Rhea Ripley and The Judgement Day went down to the ring in the hopes of finally being the team who unseats The Usos as the WWE RAW Tag Team Champions. Unfortunately, a totally legitimate Jimmy foot injury shook things up for Dominik […]

After initially being booked for RAW XXX, WWE’s South Philadelphia-based birthday party for The Fed’s longest-running television show, the Bella Twins, Nikki Bella and Brie Bella, were shocking removed from the show in favor of old-school stars like “Diamond” Dallas Page. But why? Did the duo spend too much time celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles win […]

Folks, it’s official: Brock Lesnar is back in the WWE, and he’s got one very specific superstar in his sights. First, the setup; after returning from his suspension, Bobby Lashley has been back on the same business he’s been on since last fall: winning back the United States Championship. Heckbent on besting Austin Theory for […]

Though he’s technically a SmackDown performer, RAW XXX was a special occasion that brought stars from all over the WWE Universe to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary, so it was only right that LA Knight, the Friday night Megastar would travel from Los Angeles to South Philadelphia to honor the occasions and, more importantly of […]

When news broke that Hulk Hogan was going to be one of the esteemed guests at RAW XXX, fans of WWE knew it probably wasn’t the best idea. Now sure, the Hulkster is undoubtedly one of the biggest names in WWE history and has a spot permanently reserved on the company’s Mount Rushmore as a […]

Raw is XXX is shaping up to be one of Raw’s most significant episodes in recent memory. Not only has the WWE announced a handful of excellent matches for the night, including Becky Lynch vs. Bayley in Steel Cage match and Bobby Lashley vs. Austin Theory for the United State Championship, but many WWE legends […]

When WWE released a David Guetta ft. Bebe Rexha-soundtracked trailer for their forthcoming 30th-anniversary edition of RAW – dubbed RAW XXX – fans of professional wrestling noticed more than a few familiar faces of in-ring performers who aren’t currently employed by the company. From Bryan Danielson’s “Yes” movement under his Daniel Bryan moniker to Mercedes […]

When Bianca Belair was preparing for her RAW Women’s Championship match against Alexa Bliss, she was mildly confident in being able to retain the top strap on WWE’s Monday night show. Sure, Bliss had attacked her with a flower vase at the end of a sitdown interview with Byron Saxton the week before, but Belair […]

Is WWE going up for sale? Will the company, which has been primarily owned by a McMahon since all the way back in 1953, when the federation, then known as Capitol Wrestling Corporation, ran its first show in New York state, suddenly find itself owned by a company like Disney, Comcast, or even a wildcard […]

When it was announced that Seth “Freakin’” Rollins and Austin Theory would close out the first televised episode of WWE programming with a match for the WWE United States Championship, it felt like a massive deal. The duo were working the match across the WWE Holiday Tour circuit, albeit in a cage match, and even […]

Though Kevin Owens and John Cena worked together on the final SmackDown of 2022, their shared time in the WWE Universe didn’t start off so smoothly. No, as KO pointed out in an interview with Peter Rosenberg on The Ringer’s Cheap Heat, the duo actually began their time together as foes, with Cena serving as […]

After nearly hitting Bianca Belair with the Sister Abigail following her win over Bayley to become the #1 contender for the RAW Women’s Championship, Alexa Bliss was asked to take a seat to talk about what happened alongside Byron Saxton and “The EST of WWE.” Were Bliss’ actions intentional, a clear shot at a performer […]

After having some fun in a five-on-five game of war at Survivor Series, Bianca Belair has to get back to the business of defending her RAW Women’s Championship, the title she’s held since April, but who in the WWE Universe deserves the next shot at The EST? Could it be Bayley? Maybe, but after two-straight […]

When Bobby Lashley, fresh off losing his match to Seth Rollins due to referee unavailability in the main event of RAW, laid hands on two officials and then Adam Pearce on his way to the back, folks assumed that it would have some sort of ramifications on the greater WWE Universe, but who expected to […]

It has been over four years since Alexa Bliss held singles gold in WWE, excluding, of course, her minute run with the 24/7 Championship in the match where it truly jumped the shark earlier this year. Now granted, Bliss hasn’t been without gold for long, as she has held the RAW Tag Team Championships on […]

Matt Riddle is one of the most modelable stars in the WWE Universe; he can work up and down a card with ease, work tag or singles matches, and even looks fully at home providing nothing more than some comedic relief, as he’s proven multiple times over including his current gimmick asking performers to “bang […]

When the participants were announced for the NXT Iron Survivor Challenge, few expected to see Grayson Waller close out the contest drinking out of his shoe with the word “winner” before his name on the title card. Carmelo Hayes was in the match, as was JD McDonagh, and even dark horse entrants like Axiom and […]

After a hard-hitting weekend of WarGames and a week of television that dealt with the corresponding fallout, the next chapter of WWE’s women’s division came into frame on Monday Night RAW, when not one but two matches were held in a mini-tournament to decide on the next contender for Bianca Balair’s championship. The festivities started […]

Becky Lynch really wanted to succeed as a heel in WWE. She changed up her hairstyle, raided Seth Rollins’ closet for all sorts of strange, angular, heelish costumes that would make David Bowie blush, and even talked down the crowd from time to time, but in the end, putting new Becky against Sasha Banks never […]

Bianca Belair is a lot of things to the WWE Universe’s women’s division. She’s the prettiest, the baddest, the strongest; basically, if you can put an EST at the end of it, it pretty much applies to the performer who almost debuted as Binky Blair but thankfully had her name tweaked to her current moniker. […]

When Austin Theory ran out with his Money in the Bank Briefcase during the final segment of WWE RAW broadcast live from beautiful Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, it changed the course of his WWE run and of WWE’s briefcase-housed open contract forever. For the fans in attendance, and even watching from home, history was literally unfolding […]

When Paul “Triple H” Levesque took over primary booking duties for WWE from his father-in-law, Vince McMahon, it turned Vincent M. McMahon’s company into the wild, wild west. Sure, some acts would be elevated, with Bayley returning at SummerSlam with Dakota Kai and IYO SKY to form the team eventually nicknamed Damage CTRL, while others, […]

Folks, Mia Yim is back; that’s right, after spending a year away from the fed following her firing from the company due to “budget cuts,” the NXT standout and one-time member of Retribution is back in WWE and looking to make an impression. Catching up with Cathy Kelley after her surprise RAW re-debut, Mia Yim […]

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when Nikki Cross didn’t just want to be a hero to the WWE Universe but something more; she wanted to be super. She had the Hurricane Helms-approved mask, the tights, and an unbreakable smile in the hopes of inspiring kids young and old to live their best […]

When it was announced that  Bianca Belair and Bayley were going to take part in a Last Woman Standing match at WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, fans were mixed on the prospects of the contest. Sure, after watching Belair and Bayley duke it out multiple times since the latter returned to the WWE Universe […]

As the WWE Universe gears up for Crown Jewel, Mercedes Varnado, aka Sasha Banks, has dropped a major bit of news on her Instagram story that could generate a good bit of hype, even if it presents more questions than answers. Read what Varnado had to say on the subject below via a transcription from […]

When Johnny Gargano promised that he would deliver a big reveal to the WWE Universe on Monday Night RAW if The Miz didn’t own up to what was going on with Dexter Lumis, he did not disappoint. Sitting down with Byron Saxton for a sort of Dateline-meets-60-minutes-style interview, Gargano laid out a bold claim that […]

Just when you thought the shape of the WWE Universe was more or less set heading into Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, Paul “Triple H” Levesque messed around and decided to switch the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships on a whim to give Asuka and Alexa Bliss a massive win over the Damage CTRL duo […]

When Seth Rollins isn’t doing damage on WWE as the current United States Champion, he’s watching the NFL, where he’s one of the more notable fans of the Chicago Bears. In 2022, being a Bears fan might be more challenging than being the United States Champion. Bogged down in a three-game losing streak with a […]

Though the WWE Universe is still reeling from the loss of the weird, non-bearded son of Ernie Jr. that no one knew they needed but instantly fell in love with, Ezekiel, the return of Elias has been a relative success on RAW, earning a huge pop in his triumphant return before wrestling a solid match […]

After making his surprise return to the WWE Universe in an incredibly impressive segment at the end of Extreme Rules, a segment that perfectly signifies Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s desire for spectacle, Bray Wyatt did not appear on the fallout edition of RAW… at least not in person. No, despite having three hours of television […]

Every since Paul “Triple H” Levesque took over for his father-in-law, Vince McMahon, as WWE’s head booker, almost every change to the company has been a good one. The 14-time champion has brought back about a dozen former talents, most recently Bray Wyatt and the duo of Luke Gallow and “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson, who […]

When news broke that Gable Steveson was attempting to return to the University of Minnesota for the spring semester of the 2022-23 NCAA calendar year, it led to more than a few questions about his future in the WWE. On paper, Steveson was a classic Vince McMahon hire, a Kurt Angle for the modern era, […]

Welp, it’s official: Johnny Gargano’s undefeated streak is officially over. He won’t go down as an undefeated WWE Superstar, his record will be forever tarnished, and, after watching his wife, Candice LeRae, lose her match against Dakota Kai thanks to interference from Bayley and IYO SKY, it’s pretty safe to say the Gargano household isn’t […]