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In professional wrestling, continuing a family legacy is everything – AEW has Brian Pillman Jr., the Gunns, Brock Anderson, and Hook, to just name a few, WWE has so many multi-generational performers that they literally had a legacy stable headlined by Randy Orton, and both promotions employ one of Dusty Rhodes’ sons, with Cody set […]

What makes some former WWE performers work in AEW while others don’t has to be one of the biggest questions Tony Khan asks himself any time a new round of releases comes down from Titan Towers. Would a performer like Andrade, who traveled the world and worked everywhere from Lucha Libre AAA to New Japan […]

Stephen A. Smith is the heel – to borrow a phrase from WWE – of the sports debate format. From his time working with Skip Bayless, then Max Kellerman, and now in an open format where he takes on open challenges and smites them down like he’s the Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion Roman “Freakin’” […]

Solo Sikoa is seemingly living the dream in WWE; he’s been called up to the main roster after winning the North American Championship in NXT – even if his reign was technically vacated by Shawn Michaels – joining the hottest act in the business in The Bloodline, and gets to spend time working with his […]

As WWE’s calendar year winds down for the year, with just one final live main roster show left on the books in a December 30th show set to be headlined by a tag team match between Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns versus Kevin Owens and John Cena, the company is looking for ways to celebrate […]

There was a time when a tag team of Braun Strowman and Richochet felt like some sort of cruel joke from Paul “Triple H” Levesque and the crew in creative. While the duo had shared the ring together before, working eight matches together including two Royal Rumbles before the “Monster of all Monsters” was fired, […]

Things are going pretty well for ex-NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose heading into 2023. Sure, she lost her contract with WWE after refusing to change the content she was posting on her Fan Time page, but hey, according to her manager per TMZ, the former member of Fire and Desire has already made 500k since […]

Wrestle Kingdom is New Japan Pro Wrestling’s equivalent to WrestleMania, and much like WWE’s marquee event, Gedo, Rockey Romero, and company pull out all of the stops to make sure the event is as special as possible. With matches already on the books that felt impossible a few years back, from AEW’s Kenny Omega’s triumphant […]

Chelsea Green a.k.a. Laurel Van Ness is among the former WWE wrestlers that are hotly rumored to be making a big comeback in the Land of the Giants. Along with her husband, Matt Cardona a.k.a. Zack Ryder, she is thought to be a surefire re-hire under Triple H’s new regime. And one proof that she’s […]

Rozanne Perez hasn’t even been the NXT Women’s Championship for two weeks, and yet, she’s already been tested considerably, not so much in the ring – no offense Toxic Attraction – but for how she won the title and who she won it off of. That’s right, while Mandy Rose’s run with the strap was […]

Though it may come as a bit of a surprise to AEW fans who are only familiar with “The Murderhawk Monster’s” work in Tony Khan’s company, for over a decade, Lance Archer has been a fixture of the Suzuki-Gun faction in New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he’s served as a heater for the baddest dude […]

Kenny Omega is one of the most well-traveled performers in professional wrestling today. He’s worked for New Japan, worked for Ring of Honor, and worked in dozens of other promotions across the professional wrestling world, from Pro Wrestling Guerrilla to Top Rope Championship Wrestling, before helping to found the first legitimate challenger to WWE since […]

Bans are unusual in WWE. However, they do happen especially when a wrestler commits acts that may tarnish the company’s reputation. Someone can also be banned when a wrestler decides to sign with a rival company. For this piece, let’s take a closer look at nine wrestlers who were banned by World Wrestling Entertainment. Sunny […]

John Cena has made a name for himself in pro wrestling. With a record-tying 16 world championships, there’s no question that he is in the GOAT conversation. Although Cena has already pieced together a decorated wrestling career, he isn’t stopping there. As of late, the champ has been making waves in the Hollywood scene. Cena […]

There was a time when Jonah looked primed to become one of the biggest foreign stars in New Japan Pro Wrestling. He was booked very well in both Impact and NJPW Strong, where he’d frequently “send ’em (his opponents) to the morgue” like his theme song suggests, both as a singles performer and as part […]

When Athena, then known as Ember Moon, returned to NXT after suffering an ankle injury on the main roster, it looked like she was going to be in-store for a serious in-ring relaunch. Though her main-roster run wasn’t without its highlights, Athena’s best in-ring run in the greater WWE Universe came under the watchful eye […]

Call it a byproduct of running his own promotion, Smokey Mountain Wrestling, from 1991–1995, or for his work as the booker in WWE developmental territory OVW, but Jim Cornette has never been one to shy away from fantasy booking for WWE, AEW, or any promotion in between, and based on his expansive podcasting audience based […]

While the New Day are currently in the midst of a serious resurgence as the new and reigning NXT Tag Team Champions, winning the belts at Deadl1ne off of Pretty Deadly and successfully defending them for the first time on television against the duo of Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs, the high-flying, fun-loving, Booty-Os hawking […]

The year 2022 saw the rise of a handful of female WWE wrestlers across several promotions. You had some female wrestlers switch promotions and are doing better now because of it. We saw midcard talent finally get their chance at the big one and succeed. Overall, 2022 was an incredible year for women’s wrestling. This […]

Since Triple H has taken over creative control of WWE, we’ve seen numerous changes made throughout his months of leadership. Between returns, gimmick changes, and getting rid of unpopular storylines, Triple H has made a noticeable difference in WWE. Triple H says he always does what’s “best for business.” He has done a pretty good […]

When The Miz took the ring against Dexter Lumis on Monday Night RAW for a winner-takes-all combination money-ladder match, he really needed to win. Sure, Miz is theoretically loaded, with money just rolling in from his WWE contract, his Miz and Mrs. contract, and his royalties from The Marine movies he made for WWE Studios, […]

Folks, it’s official: Jonah, aka Bronson Reed from NXT, has left the ranks of the indies, Impact Wrestling, and New Japan Pro Wrestling behind once and for all – at least for now – to return to the greater WWE Universe. All of his work establishing himself as a Vader-esque big man with an absolutely […]

After nearly hitting Bianca Belair with the Sister Abigail following her win over Bayley to become the #1 contender for the RAW Women’s Championship, Alexa Bliss was asked to take a seat to talk about what happened alongside Byron Saxton and “The EST of WWE.” Were Bliss’ actions intentional, a clear shot at a performer […]

Many names come to mind when you think of the most underrated wrestler today, whether it’s in the WWE or other promotions. Wrestlers are viewed as underrated because they are talented in the ring but never win or get used properly. Some wrestlers get stuck in feuds that lead to nothing or never get a […]

Does any professional wrestler trend more often on Twitter than Enzo Amore? Though the nickname hasn’t been used in the ring by a WWE performer since all the way back in January of 2018, it seems like a month doesn’t go by where the performer who now goes by either nZo or Real1 – or […]

On December 18th, 1970, Robert Alexander Szatkowski was born into the world. A native of Battle Creek, Michigan, who had dreams of becoming a star, he first came to prominence in 1987 when he appeared in a skit with “The Million Dollar Man,” Ted DiBiase for the WWE, before going on to have some success […]

Bobby Fish hasn’t been a member of AEW since August 31st, 2022, when his contract wasn’t renewed by Tony Khan. Since then, he’s worked some matches for Impact, tried his hand at boxing in a bizarre bout with commentary from Sammy Guevara, and just generally tried to keep busy with his podcast, The Undisputed Podcast, […]

While WWE has made a point out of re-signing a number of the wrestlers they fired during the pandemic and beyond, with Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s Infinity Gauntlet now looking like a suit of armor, there were a few notable names who either weren’t rehired – like Wesley Blake or EC3 – or can’t be […]

Mandy Rose hasn’t even been a former employee of WWE for a week, and yet, she’s already drawing incredible interest from around the professional wrestling world, from fans, to fellow wrestlers, and even those in the backstage area who could sway her hiring decisions. Case and point, the fine folks over at Busted Open Radio, […]

One weekend out of the year, WWE takes the show on the road to pay tribute to the troops at a show conveniently named Tribute to the Troops. The show, a mixture of matches and outside-of-the-ring activities, featured three matches this year and was headlined by a trios match between Imperium and the team of […]

When Apollo Crews headed down to NXT in June of 2022 after a run as “The Nigerian Prince,” fans of WWE wondered what the future held for the former IC Champion. Would he serve as a mid-card barometer, filling the role previously held by performers like Eric Young before they were fired? Or did creative […]

When Booker T started sharing his thoughts via The Hall of Fame, it gave fans a glimpse into the mind of one of the more experienced minds in professional wrestling. He told stories about WCW and the glory days of WWE, shot on current topics, and even weighed in on his ever-expanding collection of students […]

Grayson Waller has been an active member of the WWE Universe since all the way back in June of 2021, when he made his in-ring debut under his current gimmick on an episode of 205 Live. Since then, Waller has worked a respectable 60 matches between 205 Live, NXT, Main Event, and the WrestleMania 38 […]

Grayson Waller is an absolute force in NXT. The first-ever winner of the Iron Survivor Challange who near-immediately used his place as the #1 contender to the NXT World Championship belt to cheapshot Bron Breakker after his win over Apollo Crews at Deadl1ne, sooner or later, Waller is going to be a main event player […]

John Cena has been a member of the WWE Universe for 20 years, as his 20-year anniversary celebration earlier this year was held to celebrate. He’s wrestled in 2,218 matches, according to Cagematch, won 25 championships in the promotion – 27 if you count OVW – and at the tender age of 45, could theoretically […]

Are Bray Wyatt and Uncle Howdy the same person? This question has been bothering more than a few WWE fans since “The Fiendish One” and his metal-masked uncle started appearing on the promotion’s television back in October and has remained a mystery ever since… until now? That’s right, after taking his weekly lumps from Wyatt […]

Though Matt Cardona is currently crushing it in Impact Wrestling, GCW, and NWA too, where he’s held the Impact Digital Media Championship, the GCW World Championship, and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, respectively, there’s one title that eluded “Alwayz Ready” since he began his professional wrestling journey 18 years ago: the WWE Championship. That’s right, […]

Folks, it’s (basically) official: after roughly seven months of will-they, won’t-they, it sure sounds like Sasha Banks will be making her professional wrestling re-debut outside of WWE at Wrestle Kingdom 17, when she debuts for New Japan Pro Wrestling under another name, be it Mercedes Mone’ or Mercedes Varnado. But why? Why is WWE really […]

As the entire professional wrestling world reels over the decision by WWE to release Mandy Rose, Dave Meltzer took to his podcast with Bryan Alvarez, Wrestling Observer Radio, to detail Shawm Michaels’ thought process, as explained to him from his sources. “What happened was I guess there was a meeting and Matt Bloom brought to […]