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With the Royal Rumble rapidly approaching, fans around the professional wrestling world have one major question: could Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson make his triumphant in-ring return to the WWE Universe in Indianapolis? I mean, think about it: John Cena is set for the match, as is CM Punk, and even if cousin Roman Reigns, who […]

Roman Reigns is in a weird spot in the WWE Universe. After spending almost half a decade as a champion under his current “Tribal Chief” gimmick, Reigns finds himself a challenger heading into the 2025 Royal Rumble, and as a result, he’s working the promotional circuit to help get extra eyes on the program. How […]

If you have been wondering where John Cena has gone ahead of the 2025 Royal Rumble after starting his WWE farewell tour, we now know. He had a valid excuse to be gone. PWInsider reports that Cena has been MIA due to his filming commitments. He is currently in Budapest filming the upcoming Matchbox movie […]

Could the long-awaited WWE return of Brock Lesnar happen at the 2025 Royal Rumble? WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray thinks so. During the latest episode of the Busted Open podcast, Ray said there was a “great chance” of Lesnar returning, winning the Royal Rumble, and challenging Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 41. […]

The second edition of Monday Night Raw on Netflix wasn’t as star-studded as the premiere last week, but tonight’s show was an important stop on the way to the Royal Rumble. Veteran superstar CM Punk kicked off Raw, announcing his entrance into the Rumble so he can go on to main event WrestleMania. While announcing […]

Ever since he announced that 2025 would be the last year of his professional wrestling career, John Cena has been locked in on a year filled with lasts. Last Royal Rumble. Last WrestleMania. Last Money in the Bank. Last SummerSlam. Last WarGames. Last match. Well, in a year filled with lasts, Cena announced he will […]

With all of WWE’s Premium Live Events officially in the books and their big move to Netflix rapidly approaching, fans have already begun to imagine who could make their debuts and returns at the 2025 Royal Rumble. But who should, let alone could make their appearances? Penta El Zero Meido? That feels pretty likely. How […]

While there are several good options to win the 2025 WWE women’s Royal Rumble match, including Rhea Ripley, O’Shea Jackson Jr. is wary of that. Speaking to ClutchPoints about his upcoming movie Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, Jackson explained why he is hesitant to see Ripley win her second Royal Rumble. “As far as the […]

The Road to WrestleMania 41 will start on February 1, 2025, when the WWE Royal Rumble takes place, and Straight Outta Compton star O’Shea Jackson has predictions of the event. Speaking to ClutchPoints ahead of the release of Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, Jackson discussed the upcoming PLE. He notes that the women’s Royal Rumble […]

While it is sad that the John Cena WWE farewell tour will soon commence in 2025, he will be at the Royal Rumble. In a new video posted by WWE to promote the tickets for the 2025 Royal Rumble going on sale, Cena revealed his status. It sounds like he will compete in the 30-man […]

When it comes to professional athletes who rep WWE outside of the typical wrestling bubble, there’s Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton, and then there’s everyone else. On the court, Hali is an absolute pro, a speedy ball handler who can dish out passes as well as he can nail opens 3, but when he […]

As things presently stand, the WWE Universe is in a very good spot, with the promotion as hot as ever and fans very happy with the creative direction Paul “Triple H” Levesque has forged, even if there are the occasional missteps along the way. Ticket sales are up, sell-outs are almost weekly, and with a […]

Folks, it’s official: John Cena is retiring from WWE… in 2025. That’s right, after being spotted in Toronto ahead of Money in the Bank, Trish Stratus brought out “The Face That Runs the Place” midway through the Canadian PLE to address the crowd and, as it turns out, his future in the squared circle. Carrying […]

When Booker T emerged from the back at the 2023 Royal Rumble, it earned a massive pop from the crowd in San Antonio, Texas. When Booker T was eliminated 42 seconds later, being thrown out of the ring by the “Ring General” Gunther after a Spinaroonie, that very same crowd in San Antonio, Texas quickly […]

While Tiffany Stratton was technically drafted onto SmackDown in the 2024 WWE Draft, her actual call-up to the main roster actually came much earlier this year, just before the 2024 Royal Rumble, with the 25-year-old grappler from Minnesota leaving NXT shortly after losing her NXT Women’s Championship to Becky Lynch in September of 2023. On […]

When it comes to Becky Lynch feuds within the WWE Universe, one rises above the rest due to its longevity, its intensity, and its deeply personal nature: “The Man” versus “The Queen” Charlotte Flair. From their time together in NXT to their legendary matches at WrestleMania and otherwise, and especially their biggest moment of them […]

Though Drew McIntyre already has his big match lined up at WrestleMania 40, throwing down with Seth Rollins in one of his two matches of the weekend for the World Heavyweight Championship, the one match WWE fans want to see more than any other is the “Scottish Warrior” versus CM Punk, the “Second City Saint” […]

When news broke that Mick Foley was looking to get back into ring shape for one final match to celebrate his 60th birthday in June of 2025, it turned heads around the professional wrestling business. Now sure, Foley has never been known for pulling off athletic feats that dazzle fans with death-defying feats, with the […]

Though he’s officially been out of action for the better part of a month now following a torn triceps at the 2024 Royal Rumble, CM Punk remains a hot topic of conversation heading into the “Road to WrestleMania,” with Drew McIntyre refusing to go a week without trashing the “Second City Saint.” Now granted, some […]

There once was a time when CM Punk was absolutely furious to see Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on the opposite side of the Vs. symbol at the Royal Rumble, cutting a scathing promo to level “The Great One” for not being in his league, all the while knowing full well what Vince McMahon had in […]

When LA Knight ran helplessly away from Bray Wyatt at the end of the Mtn Dew Pitch Black match at the 2023 Royal Rumble, it marked a rather odd spot in his career. Still on the climb up the WWE ladder after switching back to his very over NXT gimmick after an ill-fated run as […]

After learning about Vince McMahon’s resignation from WWE following the filing of a lawsuit by former employee Janel Grant, fans, wrestlers, and media members alike all flocked to the Royal Rumble press conference either in person or online to see what Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE’s CCO, had to say about one of the biggest […]

After leaving fans waiting for the final third of 2023, Jade Cargill finally made her debut at the 2024 Royal Rumble and did so in a pretty incredible way, including eliminating Nia Jax single-handedly and having a face-to-face showdown with Bianca Belair, the “EST of WWE” and do-it-all powerhouse with an ability to captivate a […]

After running through pretty much all there is to accomplish as a member of NXT, going so far as to do equestrian side quests with rival Fallon Henley, 2024 Royal Rumble entrant Tiffany Stratton has officially been called up to “The Show,” signing a contract with Nick Aldis to become the newest member of the […]

When Jordynne Grace made her surprise debut as the fifth participant in the 2024 Royal Rumble, it marked an incredible moment in the history of WWE and TNA. Sure, TNA performers had appeared in the Royal Rumble in the past, most notably Mickie James in 2022, but she was a legacy performer who had extensive […]

Heading into the 2024 Royal Rumble, Logan Paul had plenty of words to say about Kevin Owens, but respect wasn’t one of them. In the lead-up to the first Premium Live Event of 2024, Paul called his challenger a slob, a joke, and a man who dresses like a teenager, but one thing he didn’t […]

When news broke that CM Punk suffered a triceps injury at the Royal Rumble that would keep him out of action for the next 4-to-6 months, it threw the entire WWE Universe for a loop. On one hand, fans celebrated that Punk didn’t win the Royal Rumble match outright, as that could have led to […]

After ten years away from a WWE ring, CM Punk was ready to make his triumphant televised in-ring return at the 2024 Royal Rumble, and WWE Digital had the bright idea of chronicling the entire day as part of their Premium Live Event Vlog series. On paper, it’s a pretty good strategy, right? As Punk […]

Though she didn’t ultimately outlast 29 other performers to be the last woman standing in the 2024 Royal Rumble, it’s hard to argue that anyone came out of the match a bigger star than Jordynne Grace, the current TNA Knockouts Champion, who made her surprise debut in the match at spot number five and went […]

To say it has been an interesting last week in WWE would be an understatement. Though that’s not unusual this time of year, what has transpired—good and bad—is a lot to digest. Focusing on the good, it would be that Cody Rhodes won his second consecutive Royal Rumble and is moving on to headline WrestleMania […]

Ricky Starks is a pretty popular man in professional wrestling, having made friends with some of the biggest stars in the world today during his time in NWA, AEW, and on the indies. Over the course of his 12-year career, he’s become incredibly close with Cody Rhodes, as fans learned on Rhodes to the Top, […]

When Samantha Irvin announced Naomi as the second entrant in the 2024 Royal Rumble, it marked a brand new era for both “The Glow” and the WWE Universe, period, as one of the more interesting performers of the last decade was back and better than ever for her second run in the promotion. Fresh off […]

When Roman Reigns’ Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match against LA Knight, Randy Orton, and AJ Styles was announced as the second bout at the 2024 Royal Rumble, one spot before Logan Paul wrestled Kevin Owens for SmackDown’s secondary title, the United States Championship, it turned heads around the WWE Universe. Sure, pretty much no one […]

When CM Punk broke the news that he did, in fact, suffer a torn triceps injury during the 2024 Royal Rumble that will require surgery, sending him on the shelf for the next four to six months, depending on the recovery time, it left a massive hole at the top of the presumed WrestleMania 40 […]

When news broke that Vince McMahon was being named in a lawsuit by a former employee that can best be described as truly depraved, it generated a take from seemingly everyone across the IWC. Some were surprised. Others decidedly weren’t, but almost everyone agreed that McMahon should never be allowed to work in professional wrestling […]

After finally punching her ticket to WrestleMania with a massive win at the 2024 Royal Rumble, checking off one of the final boxes left on her career to-do list in the process, SmackDown Superstar Bayley, alongside her Damage CTRL teammates, were afforded a chance to address the WWE Universe on RAW and lay out how […]

When news broke that Sami Zayn was going to be out of action for reasons both personal and Kayfabe following an “injury” at the hands of Drew McIntyre, it left a hole at the top of the RAW card. Now sure, technically, RAW had more main event caliber performers than they knew what to do […]

When news broke that CM Punk had suffered a triceps injury at the Royal Rumble that would not only require surgery but would keep him out of action for an expected 4-6 months, it effectively changed the entire trajectory of the WWE Universe moving forward. Suddenly, one of the two expected main event matches of […]

When Pat McAfee‘s music hit for the second time at the Royal Rumble, with his name appearing on the screen with a number 22 in front of it, it signified that the All-Pro punter-turned-media superstar had a chance, no matter how small, to win the match and punch his ticket to WrestleMania 40 for a […]