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After being absent from American professional wrestling television for the better part of 20 years, the legacy of Owen Hart made an unlikely AEW debut in 2021 with the christening of the Owen Hart Cup, a men’s and women’s tournament that was won in May of 2022 by Adam Cole and Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. […]

With the go-home edition of RAW before Money in the Bank officially in the books, the groundwork has officially been set for Cody Rhodes‘ match against Dominik Mysterio, marking the first time the “American Nightmare” will be afforded a chance to get his hands on the newest member of The Judgement Day after weeks of […]

If there’s one performer in the WWE Universe with a massive question mark next to their name, it’s Natalya. Sure, she’s technically getting regular television time, which hasn’t always been the case in her professional wrestling career, and she’s even working an angle with the top women’s champion in the promotion, Rhea Ripley, but the […]

After taking part in his first-ever match on RAW, losing a close one to Finn Balor after coming to the aid of Seth Rollins not once but twice in one week’s time, Carmelo Hayes returned to NXT to prepare for his next match as a fighting champion, going head-to-head with Baron Corbin with the NXT […]

After getting into a verbal – though critically, not physical – battle with Cody Rhodes in the opening match on RAW, Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley demanded a tune-up match before the former’s match with the “American Nightmare” at Money in the Bank. His chosen opponent? Akira Tozawa, a man who once teamed with future […]

On the final episode of RAW before Money in the Bank, Dominik Mysterio decided he wanted to do something nice for the fans in Savannah, Georgia, and welcome them to the show. Unfortunately, the crowd wouldn’t let him get a sentence in either way, leading to visible frustration from the second-generation WWE Superstar and his […]

It started with a silly name. What exactly did the name “The Judgment Day” really mean? Wasn’t that the name of a former WWE pay-per-view? Was the newly formed faction going to be this era’s version of The Brood? Which in retrospect wasn’t that successful of a wrestling stable as everyone previously thought. The Judgment […]

When Rhea Ripley debuted on RAW, challenging Asuka for a shot at her Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 37, fans were very excited to see what the WWE Universe had in store for the performer formerly known as “The Nightmare.” Though Ripley was ultimately successful in her pursuit and had a popular run with the strap […]

What is the next stage of story evolution for WWE? Now that the promotion has embraced incredibly long-form storytelling, at least when it comes to the likes of Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, and the rest of The Bloodline, what can WWE do to help push the industry further and produce something new that feels both […]

After offering Dominik Mysterio a match at Money in the Bank to settle their feud face-to-face instead of with slaps behind his back, Cody Rhodes caught up with Cathy Kelley in the backstage of RAW to discuss the match being made official, even if the least experienced member of The Judgement Day didn’t actually accept […]

When Dominik Mysterio not only interrupted a Miz TV appearance by Cody Rhodes but went on to hit “The American Nightmare” in the face with a slap heard around the WWE Universe, it felt like only a matter of time before Rhea Ripley’s Kayfabe boo got what was coming to him from “The Grandson of […]

Rhea Ripley is hands down one of the best superstars on the WWE roster, male or female. She is one of the company’s most intimidating and dominant superstars and has proven she can stand toe-to-toe with just about anybody. The 26-year-old has accomplished a lot during her short WWE career. She is the current SmackDown […]

WWE NXT is considered the developmental stage for WWE to hone their skills before they get elevated into the main roster. Given that NXT was supported by Triple H, it’s no surprise that the best in NXT would go on to carve out a successful run in the WWE. For this piece, let’s take a […]

To paraphrase Corey Graves on the Night of Champions commentary team, Rhea Ripley doesn’t get paid by the minute. After entering into a feud with Natalya after a perceived slight from “The Eradicator of The Judgement Day” in the respect department, Ripley never quite took Neidhart seriously as a challenger for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, […]

After a short yet sweet build designed around a post-match beatdown on former 24/7 Champion Dana Brooke, Rhea Ripley has officially found her opponent at Night of Champions, where she will wrestle Natalya for the right to call herself the SmackDown Women’s Champion… even though both women were technically drafted onto RAW at the beginning […]

Xavier Woods finds himself at a weird spot on the WWE card at the moment; when fully healthy, he’s a member of one of the most popular factions in the entire Fed, with merch sales, Booty O’s, and “New Day Rocks” chants that can turn any arena in the country into a ruckus party. And […]

Heading into Backlash, Rhea Ripley knew she was going to be the heel in her match with Zelina Vega. Not only is Mami aligned as a heel regularly, as  The Judgement Day are bad to the bone, but she was facing off against a hometown hero in Vega, who considered the event to be her […]

Heading into WrestleMania 39, one of the biggest controversies surrounding “The Showcase of the Immortals” involved who would main event Night 1, Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship or Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens versus The Usos for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship belt. On paper, both sides had a pretty […]

A lot has been said, written, and discussed about how cool it would be to see Zelina Vega win a match against Rhea Ripley at Backlash in Puerto Rico to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. It would be a full-circle moment from the Superstar of Puerto Rican decent, would legitimize her as a top-tier […]

After a month of pomp and circumstance, Backlash is officially here, and for Zelina Vega, that means one thing and one thing only: wrestling Rhea Ripley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Fortunately, Vega hasn’t completely let the moment pass her by, as, while talking to Megan Morant of the SmackDown LowDown, she noted just how […]

After watching from the sidelines as the rest of his The Judgement Day faction-members, Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor, and Rhea Ripley, got their moments in the sun at WrestleMania 39, Damian Priest has finally been afforded his own chance to shine when he wrestles none other than Bad Bunny, his former tag team partner at […]

In the lead-up to Backlash, WWE decided to pull a page from the UFC handbook to have joint interviews with a few of the acts on the card, with Zelina Vega and her “manager” Rey Mysterio sitting opposite Rhea Ripley and her Dom Dom, Dominik Mysterio, in front of a white-hot Puerto Rican crowd who […]

After announcing the first 16 picks in the 2023 WWE Draft plus a slew of more selections on the SmackDown LowDown on Saturday morning, Paul “Triple H” Levesque kicked off the show yet again, when Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead strongly encouraged the rowdy RAW crowd to “Bow Down to the King.” But before Trips could […]

After watching Bianca Belair get drafted onto SmackDown despite being the current holder of the RAW Women’s Championship, fans, announcers, and wrestlers alike wondered what that meant for Rhea Ripley, who is the current SmackDown Woman’s Champion following a huge WrestleMania 39 win over Charlotte Flair. Would Ripley and Belair switch belts Becky Lynch-Charlotte Flair […]

At Backlash in Puerto Rico, Zelina Vega has a chance to make WWE history. Taking the ring in front of her friends, family, and fellow countrymen against “The Eradicator” of The Judgement Day, Rhea “Bloody” Ripley, the do-it-all wrestler/manager/commentator, has a chance to become the first-ever Puerto Rican woman to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship […]

Zelina Vega has been a member of the WWE Universe since all the way back in 2018, and yet, she’s never once won a singles championship within the promotion. Sure, she’s done just about every other thing a performer can do since then, from being a manager to being a Queen, and even a tag […]

After watching her faction, the lWo, suffer a loss at the hand of The Judgement Day via a well-placed South of Heaven by Damian Priest on Santos Escobar, Zelina Vega made her way to the back for a conversation with Adam Pearce in pursuit of one thing and one thing only: bringing championship gold back […]

After bouncing around the main roster following a dominant run in NXT, Rhea Ripley found herself in an interesting spot in the later spring and summer of 2022, when she officially joined Edge and Damian Priest in The Judgement Day. Sure, she’d already had a successful run as the RAW Women’s Champion and found success […]

With WrestleMania 39 firmly in the rearview mirror, Rhea Ripley was invited into After The Bell with Corey Graves and Kevin Patrick to discuss her main event-caliber match with Charlotte Flair on Night 1, even if it technically landed the penultimate spot on the card instead of the main event. While Ripley understood the decision […]

When Rhea Ripley came out on Monday Night RAW to issue a soft challenge to Bianca Belair two days after winning the SmackDown Women’s Championship off of Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39, it drew a variety of different reactions from the WWE Universe. Sure, after entertaining over 80,000 fans on Saturday evening at SoFi Stadium, […]

To call WrestleMania 39 anything other than a resounding success for Rhea Ripley would be a lie. Though the rest of her Judgement Day pals came up short, with Dominik Mysterio losing to Rey Mysterio earlier in Day 1 and “The Demon” Finn Balor dropping a stunner in the penultimate match of Day 2, Ripley […]

Charlotte Flair is a WWE legend. She’s won more world championships than any other woman in WWE history, has headlined “Premium Live Events” across the country, and will eventually join fellow WrestleMania performers Lita, Trish Stratus, and Rey Mysterio in the Hall of Fame when she decides to hang up her robes for good. But […]

With WrestleMania 39 officially here, the entire WWE Universe is preparing itself for what might just be one of the biggest shows in the promotion’s history. Three record-length title reigns are on the line, young, hungry stars are looking to unseat older legends, and with just seven matches set to go down on Night 1 […]

While Rhea Ripley has been busy as of late accompanying Dominik Mysterio to the ring, discussing her desire to wrestle for the Intercontinental Championship, and just generally serving as the public face of The Judgement Day ahead of a choice spot at WrestleMania 39, one thing “The Eradicator” can’t forget about is the actual task […]

As Rhea Ripley prepares for arguably the biggest match of her career, one would think she is totally and solely focused on securing the SmackDown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 39, right? I mean, with the match all but certainly set to main event Night 1 of WrestleMania and the SmackDown title on the line, Ripley […]

When Charlotte Flair took the ring for a pre-WrestleMania 39 promo on SmackDown, the reaction she received from the crowd was classic Charlotte Flair. She received “what?” chants, she got booed, and through it all, the SmackDown Women’s Champion was largely unflappable, talking about her dad, talking about her legacy, and, most importantly of all, […]

Rhea Ripley is not someone folks typically want to mess with within the WWE Universe. She’s a powerhouse who can slam Luke Gallows, a dominant performer who has won 90 percent of her matches in 2023, and potentially the SmackDown Women’s Champion if she’s able to take care of business against the Charlotte Flair at […]

As the card for WrestleMania 39 rapidly comes into focus, with a “WrestleMania Showcase Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match” booked featuring The Street Profits, Braun Strowman/Ricochet, The Viking Raiders, and the Alpha Academy just booked ahead of the penultimate RAW before “The Showcase of the Immortals,” fans are eagerly anticipating which match will fall on […]

With a little over two weeks left until WWE unleashes “The Showcase of the Immortals” on Los Angeles for the 39th running of WrestleMania, wrestlers from all over the two-night card are shooting their shot in an attempt to get some sort of an advantage over their opponents. Fortunately, with hours upon hours upon hours […]