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After spending years as an isolated island within the professional wrestling landscape, walling itself off from the rest of the promotions around the world in order to craft a narrative all its own, WWE has officially opened itself up for business in a major way, bringing in TNA wrestlers like Joe Hendry for a unique […]

When news broke that Bobby Lashley and MVP were on their way out of WWE when their contracts expire in the not-too-distant future, fans immediately took to social media to discuss the promotion’s decision to let the duo walk, especially when a Hurt Business reunion was right there for the taking. Discussing the decision to […]

How do you know a professional wrestler has truly gotten over in the cultural zeitgeist? Is it how many titles they’ve won? Or how much TV time they get weekly? How many Pay-Per-Views they headline in a calendar year? Well, when New Orleans Saints running back Jamaal Williams is singing to the team’s official social […]

When WWE first began collaborating with TNA for a multi-month crossover both on NXT and in the Impact Zone, it caused fans to immediately start booking their favorite dream matches. The Rascalz versus Gallus? Done. Jordynne Grace versus Roxanne Perez? That’s already happened too. And Joe Hendry? Well, he’s been on NXT about as much […]

When news broke that WWE was officially entering into a full-on collaboration between NXT and TNA after Jordynne Grace’s very popular run in the 2024 Royal Rumble, it turned heads around the industry. Call it a willingness to genuinely give back in the industry by Paul “Triple H” Levesque, call it a strategic decision to […]

When news broke that AJ Francis, better known to WWE fans as Top Dolla, was being released from his contract for the second time since Hit Row’s initial SmackDown appearance, it seemingly spelled the end of his run at the world leader in sports entertainment. … or did it? While the former New England Patriots […]

In the lead-up to his not-so-secret return to NXT to become a legitimate player on Shawn Michaels’ brand, Joe Hendry made headlines by declaring that he wanted a shot at John Cena before he hangs up his jorts for good. Now granted, this was before the leader of CeNation announced that he was going on […]

Before he was the leader of his own “Nation” in TNA, Moose was playing offensive guard as a fifth-round pick out of Syracuse under his given name, Quinn Ojinnaka. Beginning his career in Atlanta, Moose bounced around the NFL over his seven-year career, playing for the Falcons, Patriots, and Rams before hanging up his cleats […]

Say his name, and he appears. After spending weeks as one of the most viral performers in the entirety of professional wrestling, Joe Hendry, who is currently under contract with TNA, made his shocking debut in NXT, answering Cody Rhodes’ call the week before to take part in a Battle Royal match to become the […]

When AJ Francis was released from WWE for the second time in three years, he knew he couldn’t sit on his hands waiting for his third bite at the Hit Row apple but instead needed to pull a Swerve Strickland and get back into the trenches, fighting for something in the wrestling ring instead of […]

After Shawn Michaels heavily suggested that there could be some big surprises at NXT Battleground, fans were somewhat disappointed to see that there wasn’t a single new in-ring debut on the show, with the lone “surprise” appearance at the UFC Apex belonging to Ash by Elegance, who WWE fans know as Dana Brooke. Why didn’t […]

When Drew McIntyre made deadlines for celebrating TNA star Joe Hendry for being an entertaining presence and valuable member of the TNA roster in a recent interview with Cultaholic, no one was more excited by the admission than the “The Prestigious One” himself, Joe Hendry. Sure, Hendry doesn’t necessarily need McIntyre to put him over, […]

NXT Premium Live Events are usually, to paraphrase another wrestling promoter, for the sickos. Sure, there have been plenty of incredible matches contested in an NXT ring, especially during the Black and Gold era when Paul “Triple H” Levesque was calling the shots, but as of late, the shows have felt far less important, with […]

When Jordynne Grace walked out into the WWE Performance Center to challenge Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Championship at Battleground, it created all sorts of dream matches fans were desperate to see should the two promotions choose to collaborate further. Could Drew McIntyre win the TNA Title once more and become a two-time TNA […]

As things presently stand, Jordynne Grace is 1-0 in the WWE Universe as a singles star, having defeated Stevie Turner for her first win in the Performance Center. And yet, in a few days’ time, Grace will try to make it 2-0 in one of the most important matches of her professional wrestling as she […]

When Jordynne Grace passed through the Forbidden Door on NXT to challenge Roxanne Perez for a Women’s Championship match at NXT Battleground, it signaled the opening shots of a massive new Forbidden Door partnership between two of America’s biggest wrestling promotions. Could fans see a reunion of The Rascalz? AJ Styles back in the Impact […]

When Jordynne Grace passed through the Forbidden Door to throw down a challenge for Roxanne Perez ahead of NXT Battleground in Las Vegas, it made waves in two very different promotions at the same time. Was this a one-off opportunity, with WWE booking Grace in a clear hat tip to their future desire to make […]

When Jordynne Grace, with TNA Knockouts Championship in hand, marched down to the ring at the behest of Ava to become the next challenger for Roxanne Perez’s NXT Women’s Championship, it felt like a massive deal. Sure, technically Grace has graced a WWE ring before, as she turned in a fantastic effort in the 2024 […]

Matt Hardy is one of the rare wrestlers who’s been a featured member of AEW, WWE, and TNA, and as a result, has the inside scoop on what it’s like to work under the two most important promoters over the last 20 years of professional wrestling: Tony Khan and Vince McMahon. Discussing his experience working […]

When Adam Copeland “stole” Lita from Matt Hardy back during their glory days of WWE, it created one of the great work/shoot feuds of the last decade, with the latter getting fired in no small part because of the dispute and the duo ultimately duking it out in a steel cage match and later a […]

After watching free agency shake things up in a massive way earlier this year, with AEW landing the Big 3 of Will Ospreay, Mercedes Mone, and Kazuchika Okada, and WWE securing the rights to Jade Cargill – yes, she signed in 2023 but didn’t properly debut until 2024 – and Solo Sikoa further consolidates power […]

When Nick Aldis made the jump from independent promotions like TNA/Impact and NWA to WWE, it should have felt like a whole new world, right? Bigger production, new wrestlers, and a whole new way of doing business that would seemingly be much more professional due to the extensive number of names who have to sign […]

When Mustafa Ali was released from WWE last September, it genuinely took the professional wrestling world by surprise. Now granted, it wasn’t surprising that Ali’s name was on the promotion’s hit list, as he’d been used sporadically since his time in Retribution and wasn’t even particularly successful in that faction, but the timing of the […]

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 […]

Since officially leaving his time as Dolph Ziggler in the past, Nic Nemeth has been all over the professional wrestling world. From appearing at Wrestle Kingdom 18 to enter a feud with the New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion David Finlay, to booking a match with long-time fellow WWE castoff Matt Cardona, the […]

As you may or may not know, LA Knight is old. Despite only joining the WWE main roster two years ago in January of 2022, the “Megastar” is already 41 and will turn 42 in November, right around when Paul “Triple H” Levesque will take fans back to WarGames at the Elimination Chamber. Why, you […]

When Tony Schiavone helped to announce that Will Ospreay was set to leave New Japan Pro Wrestling to become a full-time member of AEW in February of 2024 at Full Gear, it got fans hyped. Suddenly, after adding plenty of new talent to the roster in 2023 but no unquestioned superstars, Tony Khan secured a […]

While Kurt Angle‘s professional wrestling career in WWE and, eventually, TNA, has largely been remembered for his incredible in-ring work – even if Dave Meltzer never gave him a 5-star match for his efforts – and his exceptional comedic timing, his story can’t be told without touching on his addiction to painkillers, as you don’t […]

As it looks increasingly unlikely that CM Punk will appear at Survivor Series in WWE, fans have begun to wonder where the “Best in the World” will land next, be it a return to AEW as the man behind MJF’s devil mask, a future debut in WWE at a show like the Royal Rumble, or […]

Rebranding and nostalgia are nothing new in the world of pro wrestling, and Impact Wrestling is going to be doing both in 2024 when it resurrects its original name – TNA. The announcement came at Impact’s marquee pay-per-view, Bound for Glory, with a reveal video featuring several of the company’s top talent including Josh Alexander, […]

Though Kurt Angle has been a part of many interesting angles during his time in WWE both before and after announcing his retirement, one of the groups he actually founded and spend a not-insignificant period of his career in was the Main Event Mafia, a faction of largely ex-WWE performer in TNA who banded together […]

On WWE television, Karrion Kross and AJ Styles really don’t like each other. For one reason or another, Scarlett identified the “Phenomenal One” as the next performer to challenge her husband via her tarot cards, and ever since, The OC has been firmly in the sights of Kross, who still has the “Killer” mentality that […]

When WWF Champion/NWO founder/Kliq member Kevin Nash made the bold claim that LA Knight is nothing but a rip-off of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and/or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, it created a clear divide among fans of professional wrestling of WWE’s resident “Megastar.” For some, the comparison was apt; Knight has a certain type of […]

Though he’s widely remembered for his time in WWE and, before that, WCW, there was a time in the late 2000s when Booker T was working his magic as a member of TNA alongside fellow legacy wrestlers like Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, Sting, and pretty much every other wrestler who was featured on the cover […]

Kurt Angle hasn’t been a “full-time” professional wrestler since 2019, when he worked 11 matches for WWE from January through April before being beaten by Baron Corbin at WrestleMania 35. Since then, Angle has remained busy, appearing on WWE programming a few times for one reason or another, working the convention circuit, and even starting […]

After watching FTR cut one heck of a promo in support of the crowd but against The A** Boys The Gunns on Dynamite, Canada’s own Renee Paquette caught up with TBS Champion Jade Cargill to ask her if she’s feeling challenged in AEW. But, strangely enough, the undefeated champion ended up being the one who […]

After his contract with AEW came to an end, Bobby Fish went on a bit of a media tour that drew a ton of additional news coverage and drum up interest in where he would wrestle next. Unfortunately, that hype didn’t lead to the sort of long-term commitment Fish was looking for, as, after hyping […]

Frankie Kazarian hasn’t been on AEW television – either Rampage or Dynamite – since all the way back in June, when he took part in the Royal Rampage on the show following Blood and Guts – a match he obviously lost. While Kaz did wrestle a few matches on AEW Dark Elevation, with wins over […]

Just when it seemed like Bobby Fish-mania had reached its peak, what with the former NXT performer reportedly trying to convince fellow Undisputed Era members Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly to quit AEW and jump ship back to Triple H WWE, the “The Infamous” fighter turned up in Impact Wrestling and cut an extended promo […]