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Why did Sami Zayn work so well in The Bloodline? Was it his quick wit in coming up with nicknames like “The Honorary Uce,” and how he was feeling “Ucey?” Or maybe his willingness to be the butt of the joke and look foolish in an earnest attempt to entertain fans? Well, in the opinion […]

For years, fans and non-fans alike have drawn comparisons between what promoters like Eric Bischoff, Paul Heyman, and Vince McMahon – and now Paul “Triple H” Levesque – put on the screen each week and the soap operas that have dominated daytime television since, well, since daytime television became a thing. Both have excessive drama, […]

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 […]

In 2023, professional wrestling is more inclusive than at any other point in modern history; terms like cruiserweight have been thrown out to promote inclusivity, female performers headline Pay-Per-Views with steady frequency, and even WWE will book a mixed-gender tag team match from time to time, even if their version of the contest is a […]

In case you haven’t heard, things aren’t going particularly well in the professional career of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Once considered the belle of Hollywood’s ball after successfully transitioning from the squared circle to the silver screen, “The People’s Champion” has watched Black Adam go from a franchise-starter to a flop, his namesake NBC Show, […]

For many fans of WWE, the time Sami Zayn spent as “The Honorary Uce” in The Bloodline will go down as the true highlight of the faction’s near-three-year stranglehold on the top of the RAW and SmackDown card. A classic fish-out-of-water story, Zayn used his wit, his charm, and his exceptional comedic timing to create […]

Seemingly every era of WWE is defined by their biggest star. From Bruno Sammartino to Bob Backlund to Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and then John Cena, Superstars come and go, but not before leaving a permanent mark on the industry. But, top guys are few and far between, as there just aren’t many […]

In WWE, like in life, there’s nothing worse than a bad nickname. While some, like Seth Rollins, have been able to overcome a bad moniker, with “Freakin’” arguably the worse nickname imaginable, others haven’t been so lucky, with Roman Reigns famously being showered with dog food by Baron Corbin in what would be the final […]

Seth Rollins is a lot of things; he’s a “Visionary,” he’s a “Revolutionary,” and he’s the first and current WWE World Heavyweight Champion, having won the strap at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia. But is Rollins underrated? In the humble opinion of Mick Foley, the answer to that question is a responding yes, as, […]

Promised an appearance by Jey Uso to discuss his standing in The Bloodline moving forward on the second edition of SmackDown since Night of Champions, the WWE Universe didn’t have to wait long to hear from the younger Uso brother to speak his mind, as Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa began the show in the […]

Few people in the world today know more about professional wrestling than Paul Heyman, “The Wiseman” of The Bloodline and the special counsel to none other than “The Tribal Chief,” Roman Reigns. A 30-year pro of the business, with experience running one of the most legendary promotions of all time in ECW and managing some […]

When Roman Reigns returned to WWE in August of 2020, he wasn’t the same old “Big Dog” fans had come to know and despise, instead opting to become a leaner, meaner, more aggressive “Tribal Chief” with none other than Paul Heyman walking by his side. Together, the pairing formed one of the most dominant factions […]

Sami Zayn is one of the biggest names in WWE today, mainly due to his involvement in The Bloodline storyline. Zayn has been a huge fan favorite and an excellent heel during his run in WWE, but nothing comes close to his work with The Bloodline. The Bloodline storyline is arguably the best story WWE […]

There is little to no doubt that Roman Reigns is the most popular wrestler in the world today. There is no professional wrestler who has more eyes on him than Roman Reigns. Reigns has been the Universal Champion for 1000+ days and the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion for well over a year. We are seeing […]

Ladies and gentlemen, his name is Paul Heyman, and after watching Jimmy Uso attempt to field a Bloodline coup on the first episode of SmackDown post-Night of Champions – on Roman Reigns’ 1000th day as Champion celebration day, no less – he had something to say to the entire WWE Universe on RAW, even if […]

In the history of professional wrestling, few men have encompassed what it means to be a sports entertainer more than The Undertaker. For the better part of 30 years, “The Deadman” was a big-match grappler, a certified fan favorite thanks to his gimmick, and the sort of reliable performer that Vince McMahon could put in […]

When Sami Zayn lost his match to Johnny Knoxville at WrestleMania 38, he knew his WWE career couldn’t go on the same way without it having serious ramifications on his wrestling career. A certified jack of all trades capable of being serious, funny, working in tag teams, or wrestling solo, Zayn didn’t want to be […]

Since WWF changed its name to WWE, there has only been one Superstar regardless of age, gender, weight class, or division, who has surpassed 1,000 days as champion: Roman Reigns. Sure, there have been long reigns, with Walter-now-Gunther holding the NXT UK Championship for over 900 days and both Chance and Carter and The Usos […]

After watching Paul “Triple H” Levesque introduce a new golden strap to celebrate 1,000 days of Roman Reigns as the Universal Champion, the “Tribal Chief” accepted a microphone from WWE’s CCO in order to demand acknowledgment from the assembled fans in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania and from across the professional wrestling universe alongside the “Street Champ” […]

After being held off of every card WWE booked in Saudi Arabia since 2014 – where he went 2-1 against a murder’s row of Heath Slater, Cesaro, and Damien Sandow on a house show tour – Sami Zayn made his triumphant return to the Middle East at Night of Champions, where he and Kevin Owens […]

There’s an old saying that goes: you never really retire from professional wrestling. Sure, performers will hang up their boots and say goodbye, with The Undertaker famously riding off into the sunset at the end of his Boneyard Match with AJ Styles, “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows, securing one last win in what […]

After nearly four years without World Championship gold around his waist, Seth Rollins officially recaptured the title once more at Night of Champions, defeating AJ Styles in the opening contest to become the top attraction for RAW moving forward. For Rollins, this championship means even more than most because now, after months and months of […]

Like Hulk Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and John Cena before him, in the eyes of most WWE fans, there’s Roman Reigns, and then there’s everyone else. Sure, technically there are now two World Champions atop the WWE Universe, with Seth Rollins securing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Night of Champions, putting him theoretically […]

After securing his second “Premium Live Event” main event tag team win over The Bloodline in 2023, defeating Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa at Night of Champions on the former’s 1,000th day as the Universal Champion, Sami Zayn was feeling very good about himself, so much so that, when he and Kevin Owens took the […]

Throughout history, the WWE has produced several stars that we have come to love. In the past, we’ve seen titular clashes that went down as some of the greatest matches in WWE history. However, that doesn’t mean we got to see all the dream matches we wanted. For a variety of reasons, there are times […]

While the length and certain booking decisions of Roman Reigns’ now 1,000-plus day reign as WWE Universal Champion has been polarizing to fans, few will deny that the Tribal Chief has been the top guy of the company and industry for the last three years. Hulk Hogan certainly wouldn’t. In fact, the legend is extremely […]

After powering through six matches filled with highs and lows, title wins, unconscious losses, and more than a few head-scratching moments, WWE closed out Night of Champions with the match of the night, having Roman Reigns, on his 1,000th day as the Universal Champion, facing off against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens alongside Solo Sikoa […]

Today, at the Night of Champions PLE, marks Roman Reigns 1,000th day as the WWE Undisputed Universal Champion. This milestone is a throwback to a bygone era when long title reigns were more commonplace, but it somehow found its place in the current fast-paced and ever-changing landscape of today’s wrestling. Ironically, Reigns’ achievement is all […]

After weeks of anticipation, WWE is running their rare second “Premium Live Event” of the month, with a seven-match Night of Champions card headed to fans on Peacock live from Saudi Arabia at the unusually early time of 1 pm ET, 10 am PT. Soon, fans will find out who will hold the WWE World […]

Whether Roman Reigns and his tag team partner Solo Sikoa – who have never worked a tag team match together – are able to leave Night of Champions as the new Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, or they come up short in disastrous fashion to the incumbents, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, “The Tribal Chief” […]

Throughout the years, we’ve seen various team-ups make waves in the tag team division. But while some team-ups were built-up greatly or worked well together, there have been some strange team-ups that the WWE Universe never expected. For this piece, let’s take a look at the 10 most surprising WWE team-ups. 10. Tommy Dreamer, Rhyno, […]

WrestleMania 40 is still almost a year away, but that doesn’t mean WWE can’t start planning which matches will main event their biggest show of the year. On Night 1 of WrestleMania 39, we saw Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens defeat The Usos to win the Unified WWE Tag Team Championships. On Night 2 of […]

Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns – and Dean Ambrose, aka Jon Moxley – will forever be linked within the WWE Universe. Coming together to form The Shield, arguably the most popular trio in wrestling this century right up there with the New Day, all the way back in 2012, Rollins and Reigns have floated in […]

WWE has booked Solo Sikoa as a future superstar since he made his main roster debut last year. At Clash at the Castle, just as Drew McIntyre was about to defeat Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, Sikoa stopped the ref from making the three count. Since that day, Sikoa has had a […]

JBL has been a lot of things over his professional wrestling career; he’s been an acolyte, he’s been a WWE champion, he’s chased immigrants at the border telling them to leave the United States, and he even had a short-lived friendship with Baron Corbin, which thankfully came to an end before it could become too […]

After 21 years in the trenches, fighting through setbacks, gimmick changes, and even a character swap from indie to the WWE, Sami Zayn finally reached the apex of the industry when he headlined the first night of WrestleMania 39. Standing in the ring with Kevin Owens, his fellow French Canadian whom he quite literally came […]

Though WrestleMania 39 has been in the proverbial books for almost two months, fans, wrestlers, and WWE Hall of Famers have remained fiercely engaged on the topic of Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s decision to keep the belt on Roman Reigns and leave Cody Rhodes sitting in the center of the ring with his story still […]

During his prime, there was a vocal segment of WWE fans who hated John Cena for his seeming inability to put others over and step out of the spotlight for more than a few moments. A fresh face would work up the ranks, crowds would get behind them, and poof, their push would disappear because […]

After learning about WWE’s game-changing decision to have Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa, not The Usos, challenge for the Undisputed Tag Team Championships, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens took the ring for the opening segment of RAW to try to talk out what just happened alongside the ruckus crowd of Greensboro fans in attendance. “Greensboro, […]