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Though it looks like Rhea Ripley is about to enter into a feud with none other than a returning Nia Jax, fans have already begun to look past the “The Irresistible Force” in order to find the sort of run-defining foe that folks will remember long after her WWE World Heavyweight Championship run comes to […]

Late Wednesday night, mere hours after Excalibur ran through the cards for Rampage and Collision on Dynamite, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful reported that Jade Cargill, the longest-reigning TBS Champion in history, was planning to leave AEW for WWE very, very, very soon. To pretty much every fan of professional wrestling, this news, if true, […]

When it comes to female wrestlers in WWE, there is Rhea Ripley, and then there’s everyone else. The “Eradicator” of the Judgment Day with 34 straight singles victories in 2023 alone, Ripley doesn’t just defeat opponents in the ring; she dominates them with wicked efficiency, with the vast majority of those defenses coming in under […]

After making a surprise appearance in Finn Balor and Damian Priest’s match with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships, Rhea Ripley still had business to attend to herself in the penultimate match of Payback in order to keep her WWE Woman’s World Championship alive and The Judgment Day’s undefeated […]

It’s here, it’s finally here; after four long weeks of waiting, WWE has another Premium Live Event for fans to enjoy in Payback, the first PLE to come to Pittsburgh since Extreme Rules in 2018. Soon, fans will find out if the four belts being put on the line will stay with their original holders, […]

After watching Rhea Ripley slowly but surely take away everything she cared about within the WWE Universe, from her tag team partner Liv Morgan, to her WWE Woman’s Tag Team Championship belts and even her own health, Raquel Rodriguez has returned to in-ring action with on thing on her mind for her match at Payback: […]

YouTubers Michael and Danny Philippou (RackaRacka) recently made their feature-length directorial debut with Talk to Me. The film has been a hit for A24, But they got their start doing WWE recreations of famous spots. Speaking to the duo, it appears that Michael was the one taking the bumps, but the two both grew up […]

After securing a technically legal victory at The Great American Bash versus Wes Lee and Mustafa Ali, Dominik Mysterio returned to NXT with the North American Championship over his shoulder and his “Mami” Rhea Ripley by his side. Taking the ring to celebrate their win – keyword their – Ripley complimented her “Latino Heat” for […]

Things have been going pretty well for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson since he started beefing with Grayson Waller on Twitter; he captured a ton of goodwill by donating seven figures to SAG-AFTRA, the largest donation to the union in history, landed a “record-breaking payment” for his upcoming movie, Red One, and remains incredibly popular in […]

Dominik Mysterio has had a very busy week in the WWE Universe. After taking a loss to Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a match with his fellow The Judgment Day partner in crime, Damian Priest on RAW, Mysterio became the 15th Superstar to hold the North American Champion under this current lineage and was […]

If there’s one thing you don’t want to do in the WWE Universe, it’s getting on the wrong side of Rhea Ripley. The deFacto leader of The Judgment Day, who has matured the faction from an unsuccessful late-career vehicle for Edge to a faction that can say it runs RAW with a straight face, Ripley […]

Though Tiffany Stratton has only been the NXT Women’s Champion for 58 days and counting, it feels like the pride of Prior Lake, Minnesota, has been on top of the division for much longer than her abbreviated resume would suggest. Despite having only worked 51 matches as a member of the WWE Universe, 28 of […]

The formation of a new wrestling faction always comes with its fair share of challenges. Bringing together multiple wrestlers to form a new group often means they’ve struggled individually to connect with the audience. Initially, The Judgment Day faced such difficulties, and later, they had to overcome them. Despite this, they are now being considered […]

After securing a massive win over Wes Lee with the North American Championship on the line in the main event of the July 28th edition of NXT – but not without a little help from The Judgment Day – Dominik Mysterio can finally call himself a singles champion for the first time in his WWE […]

When Dominik Mysterio met up with Wes Lee in the NXT locker room to inquire about the North American Champion’s open-challenge policy, an offering the former Rascal discontinued earlier this year due to Black Friday stampede levels of interest, fans had to know something was afoot in the minds of WWE’s top creative brass. Sure, […]

Rhea Ripley is an absolute star. A triple crown champion who became the youngest person in WWE history to accomplish the feat at WrestleMania 39, Ripley is currently entrenched as the first-ever WWE Women’s World Champion in day 106 of her reign, and while she hasn’t had a relentless schedule, she remains one of the […]

After watching Damian Priest dash his chances to become the second-ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion at Money in the Bank and then getting in the way of his long-time The Judgment Day faction mate’s cash-in efforts on the fallout edition of RAW, Finn Balor opened up an absolutely loaded edition of WWE’s flagship program with […]

When Natalya entered into a feud with Rhea Ripley after WrestleMania, it felt like a pretty big deal for the last active member of the Hart family in WWE. Sure, Natalya has worked more matches than any other woman in WWE, as her six new Guinness World Records clearly prove, but even a “BOAT” can […]

Heading into Money in the Bank, fans were incredibly curious to see how Dominik Mysterio was going to pull out the win against one of the true standard bearers of WWE, Cody Rhodes. Was he going to get some help from Rhea Ripley, giving fans the sort of Chyna-approved spots that have become a rare […]

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 […]