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Kurt Angle was born on December 9th, 1968 in beautiful Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He began wrestling as a school child, earned his degree from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and ultimately won an Olympic gold medal – with a broken neck, no less – before taking his talents to WWE in the pursuit of making a […]

Sami Zayn is on a roll in the WWE Universe; he’s uber-over with the fans, he’s a WarGames winner, and, after months of in-fighting, Jey Uso can finally call him a friend, completing his acceptance within The Bloodline. Surely life is good for Zayn, but being friends with Jey isn’t just a one-way street. No, […]

Ricochet is having himself a moment in the WWE Universe. Though he doesn’t technically become a free agent until 2024, at least according to Sportskeeda, Ricochet is being booked like Paul “Triple H” Levesque is about to lose him to Tony Khan and AEW, elevating the former house show standout to the mid-card championship for […]

When LA Knight was brutally assaulted following his in-ring interaction with Bray Wyatt on WWE SmackDown, there was only one person who could have been responsible for the interaction: The Fiend himself. On paper, all of the evidence pointed in Wyatt’s direction; Wyatt was just disrespected by Knight, and then the new mask from Wyatt’s […]

It has been just over a month since the man born Shaun Ricker ditched the Maximum Male Models to officially become the man he was always meant to be in the WWE Universe, LA Knight, once more. Since then, he’s wrestled three matches, a win over Mansoor, a win over Ricochet, and a loss to […]

Folks, I regret to inform you that WWE is going crush angles; I know, I hate it too, but in a recent backstage segment immediately after Shotzi secured the number one contendership for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, the former Blackheart ran into Emma to discuss the prospects of wrestling Ronda Rousey on a future event […]

Though he may be the least prolific champion on the main roster right now in terms of WWE accolades, what with the other belts being held by two-thirds of The Shield and the longest-tenured Tag Team Champions in the promotion’s history, the “Ring General” is anything but an unworthy Title holder – an anti-Austin Theory, […]

Tyrese Haliburton is a professional basketball player. Initially drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the lottery of the 2020 NBA Draft, the Iowa State product was traded to the Indiana Pacers in a controversial move for Damontas Sabonis back in February of 2022 and has since gone on to become the featured player of Rick […]

After weeks of hints and rumors hidden inside of promos with the Viking Warriors, Sarah Logan has officially returned to WWE SmackDown. A former member of the WWE Universe best known for her time with the Riott Squad, Logan was cut by The Fed in 2020 as part of the great pandemic purges and announced […]

Something… unusual happened when LA Knight was being interviewed by Megan Morant on WWE SmackDown. Sure, Knight didn’t approve of the questions presented his way, as if anything else is new, but as he explained why the new WWE World Cup won’t matter since he’s heading for championship gold, something peculiar began to play on […]

Braun Strowman is normally the biggest guy whenever he steps into the WWE wrestling ring. Measuring in at 6-foot-8, 340 pounds, Strowman routinely towers over opposing wrestlers with ease, thus allowing him to work matches that align with his nickname, the “Monster Of All Monsters.” Throw him in the ring with a performer like Roman […]

When news broke that Bray Wyatt was going to appear at Crown Jewel, the entire WWE Universe waited with bated breath to see what the former Fiend had to say in the ring. Fortunately, he didn’t disappoint. “My name is Bray Wyatt,” Wyatt began. “There was a time I would have done just about anything […]

Ahead of managing Legado del Fantasma down to the ring for their match against Hit Row plus a mystery third man – who ended up being “The King of Strong Style,” Shinsuke Nakamura instead of the hot name on Twitter, Carmelo Hayes – Zelena Vega sat down with the fine folks over at Busted Open […]

Bray Wyatt has been back in the WWE Universe for a little under a month, and yet, for fans of the third-generation Superstar, it’s like he never left; his segments are, like, insanely over, his reactions from every audience who has watched him appear have been second to none, and according to The Wrestling Observer, […]

After a disastrous run on RAW that began nice enough but rapidly fell apart thanks to his son’s decision to abandon his family legacy for a run with Rhea Ripley and the rest of Judgement Day, Rey Mysterio is able to have a fresh start – at the tender age of 47 – back on […]

Though he’s yet to wrestle a match back in WWE, no performer, not Roman Reigns, not The Elite, not even CM Punk, has garnered more interest, let alone social media interactions, than Bray Wyatt. He blew the roof off of the Wells Fargo Center with a not-so-surprising return at the end of Extreme Rules, drew […]

While his father was giving a heartfelt introduction to the 30th anniversary running of Lucha Libre AAA’s TripleMania, Dominik Mysterio decided to call up the WWE camera crew – or at least someone in the media department – to send a message to his dear old dad about jumping from RAW to SmackDown after his […]

Bray Wyatt hasn’t even been back in the WWE Universe for a week, and yet, it feels like the formerly Fiendish performer is back and better than ever. His appearance at Extreme Rules – which might as well have been called Bray Wyatt’s White Rabbit Reveal at Extreme Rules, based on the excitement surrounding his […]

After having to keep the peace while his DX buddies Shawn Michaels, Road Dogg, and X-Pac ran wild around the RAW backstage area, Paul “Triple H” Levesque was likely expecting to have a quiet night at the office, if you will, when WWE brought the show to New Orleans for a special running of SmackDown. […]

In the leadup to Maximum Male Models’ first crack at their former manager in LA Knight’s debut performance as a member of the SmackDown roster, Mace, Mansoor, and Maxxine Dupri took shots at the WWE performer they used to call Max Dupri. “Max, LA, whatever you want to call yourself, that was Mom – you […]

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 […]

To paraphrase Bill Murray in Ghostbusters: Karrion Kross came (to WWE’s Extreme Rules), he saw (Drew Mcintyre in the ring), he kicked some (Drew McIntyre) A–. Earning his first true evaluation since returning WWE in August – no offense to Drew Gulak – Kross got into the ring with one of the baddest babyfaces on […]

When Liv Morgan declared her desire to wrestle Ronda Rousey in an Extreme Rules match at WWE’s conveniently named “Premium Live Event,” Extreme Rules, it was always going to be an uphill battle to retain her belt. Sure, Morgan has proven her hardcore credential somewhat in the leadup to the match, as her big-time spot […]

After being away from television for a few weeks due to ending up on the wrong side of a “Loser Leaves Town” match against the Tony D’Angelo Family on NXT, Legado del Fantasma returned to the WWE Universe in a big way when the trio of Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, and Joaquin Wilde attacked […]

After enjoying a shared hatred for the Damage CTRL trio of Bayley, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY, Raquel Rodriquez and Shotzi don’t-call-her-Blackheart finally shared the ring in a right proper match versus Xia Li and Sonya DeVille, Meghan Morant of SmackDown and the SmackDown LowDown asked the duo if they aimed to make a statement […]

After officially breaking through the cracks of his previous facade to reveal the leather jackets and Dr. Dre-style “West Coast Whistle” underneath, Max Dupri officially left Max Dupri in the past to give fans what they want: LA Knight, yeah. Taking part in a surprise segment that saw the “Namer of Dummies” lay out the […]

WWE’s title picture is in kind of a weird spot right now. As fans of the company already know, both of the promotion’s main roster brands, RAW and SmackDown, have a main title, an “undercard” title, and a tag team title, too, for good measure. Factor in the 24/7 Title, which has thankfully been placed […]

After months of anticipation, Karrion Kross and Drew McIntyre are finally scheduled to face off, in a strap match no less, within the WWE Universe. Finally, the timing will be right to see who the next-biggest star on SmackDown is behind Roman Reigns and who is the rightful challenger for the “Head of the Table’s” […]

Liv Morgan is WWE’s SmackDown Women’s Champion. Though she didn’t win the belt under the most prestigious of circumstances, as she opted to cash the Women’s Money in the Bank briefcase in on Ronda Rousey after her match with Natalya at Money in the Bank the “Premium Live Event” instead of surviving an all-out war […]

After fully embracing his role in the Maximum Male Models following the WWE exit of Vince McMahon, Maxi Dupri has seemingly quit his titular group due to the team’s lack of ambition and in-ring success. … yes, you read that correctly; after watching his sister, Maxxine Dupri, encourage her wards, ma.ce and man.soor, to go […]

WWE has a bit of a pest problem. Mind you, they don’t have ants, gnats, or even snakes; WWE has a bad case of white rabbits, little, pesky white rabbits who keep running across the screen and getting into mischief. Coming in the form of folks holding signs with QR codes attached, white rabbits have […]

A lot has changed about Shotzi Blackheart since she made the jump from NXT to SmackDown within the WWE Universe. For one thing, Shotzi is a Blackheart no more, as Vince McMahon opted to streamline her name like he had to oh so many other performers before. Then, in an even crueler twist of fate, […]

For a time, Ricochet was one of the best-kept secrets in WWE. While he would appear on television first on RAW and then on SmackDown following his elevation from NXT, Ricochet was a much more impressive feature of the house show circuit, where the well-traveled veteran performer would routinely put on incredible matches against the […]

For the second time in as many shows, Shotzi came to the aid of her fellow former NXT star Raquel Rodriquez while she attempted to best a member of WWE’s Damage CTRL, in a match that would routinely turn into a 3-on-1 affair. But why? Is Shotzi looking to join forces with Rodriquez? Could a […]

Since debuting an attempted viral marketing campaign to hint at something happening at 9:23 PM on the 9.23 edition of SmackDown, the WWE Universe has been on overdrive trying to figure out who – or what – the White Rabbit could be. Is it a reference to Karrion Kross, as he wrestled under the name […]

For weeks, Sami Zayn has been the WWE’s Honorary Uce, but that title, ironically enough, has been an honorary one. That’s right, though Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, and even “The Wiseman” Paul Heyman have acknowledged Zayn’s stop as a reliable ally to The Bloodline, Roman Reigns has never actually acknowledged the […]

As rumors continue to swell that WWE could bring back even more of their formers stars following the returns of Johnny Gargano, Dakota Kai, Hit Row, Braun Strowman, and many, many others, one performer has consistently ranked number one on the majority of fans’ wish lists: Bray Wyatt. That’s right, despite being linked to seemingly […]

Karrion Kross never wanted to leave WWE. He left Impact on bad terms to pursue a chance to wrestle for the promotion, wrestled exactly one match in MLW before being offered his return contract, and fully embraced everything that comes with being a WWE superstar, from moving to Orlando to join NXT to forgo his […]

The Maximum Male Models are on a bit of a losing streak in WWE, having dropped both of their matches since making their on-screen debut as members of the SmackDown brand. The not-so-dynamic duo of ma.ce and man.soor have struggled against Hit Row in tag team action, performed equally poorly in a losing effort to […]