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Though some are still desperately hoping to see the return of “The Bruiserweight,” Pete Dunne, now wrestling as a diminutive bulldog of the Brawling Brutes, Butch, is loving his current run in the WWE. Sure, he isn’t wrestling singles classics against the likes of Tyler Bate, WALTER, or Trent Seven anymore as he used to […]

Despite being a steady presence of NXT as part of Andre Chase’s Chase U, Bodhi Hayward was shockingly released from the WWE Universe on Tuesday, November 1st. While this wasn’t part of some grand exodus of talent, as Hayward was the most experienced wrestler released from his contract, the announcement brought back bad memories of […]

Though Logan Paul hasn’t even wrestled Roman Reigns yet, with his third professional match scheduled against the Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion at Crown Jewel, the social media star already has his sights set on a bigger opponent than the man he dubbed “The Goat” in the leadup to their match announcement: Dwayne “The Rock” […]

When Johnny Gargano promised that he would deliver a big reveal to the WWE Universe on Monday Night RAW if The Miz didn’t own up to what was going on with Dexter Lumis, he did not disappoint. Sitting down with Byron Saxton for a sort of Dateline-meets-60-minutes-style interview, Gargano laid out a bold claim that […]

Just when you thought the shape of the WWE Universe was more or less set heading into Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, Paul “Triple H” Levesque messed around and decided to switch the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships on a whim to give Asuka and Alexa Bliss a massive win over the Damage CTRL duo […]

When Karrion Kross takes the ring at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, it will mark three months to the day since Scarlett and “The Killer” arrived in WWE. While that may not seem like a long time, and in a way it isn’t, a lot has happened since that fateful day in August; the White […]

There are a lot of people responsible for the start of AEW. There’s WWE for releasing Cody Rhodes, NJPW and the Bullet Club for allowing him to work with Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks, Ring of Honor for helping to fund All Out, and most obviously of all, Tony Khan, who is the head […]

On the penultimate edition of SmackDown before Crown Jewel, Paul Heyman was bothered about his ward Roman Reigns’ forthcoming match against Logan Paul for the Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Championship. Sure, Heyman has managed some of the best in the business, which Reigns very much is, and Paul has exactly two professional matches to his […]

While The Bloodline is dominating the WWE Universe at the top of the Heavyweight picture, the Tag Team picture, and even in the midcard, where Solo Sikoa is just biding his time before he secures either the Intercontinental Championship or the United States Championship from either GUNTHER or Seth Rollins, the group’s reach doesn’t just […]

The Great Muta’s farewell tour just added one heck of a new stop as, according to the official Twitter account of Pro Wrestling Noah, none other than Shinsuke Nakamura of WWE will be returning to Japan to face off against the mist-spitting legend, who declared his intentions in a firey promo. “Is this a dream […]

With the prospects of CM Punk returning to AEW growing less and less tenable with each passing day, with Dave Meltzer going so far as to suggest that punk has been “voted off the island” by a locker room – including Chris Jericho – that basically wants nothing to do with him moving forward, fans […]

On the penultimate episode of WWE SmackDown before Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, Jey Uso wasn’t being very “Uce-y.” What, you may ask, is “Uce-y?” Well, that’s hard to explain, really, as Sami Zayn sort of made it up on the spot in a hilarious adlib that got the entire Bloodline laughing their you-know-whats-off while […]

Rey Mysterio just can’t catch a break. He and his son Dominik moved to RAW after becoming the first father-son pairing in WWE history to win the SmackDown tag team championships, only to have the younger Mysterio catch the eye of Fin Balor and Judgement Day. After fighting off the team at every turn, both […]

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, […]

In case you somehow forgot, Ronda Rousey booked herself an open challenge on WWE SmackDown in order to prove herself a fighting champion of the blue brand’s appropriately named SmackDown Women’s Championship, but who would take up the challenge? Would it be Liv Morgan, the woman she defeated at Extreme Rules for the belt? Or […]

Karl Anderson and his “Good Brother” Doc-now-Luke Gallows are officially back in WWE. Yes, technically, the former is still the Never Openweight Champion of New Japan Pro Wrestling and even has the belt for good measure, but instead of gearing up for an appearance at NJPW Battle Autumn on November 5th, the “Machine Gun” was […]

WWE is a wrestling promotion that is all about making legendary characters and big moments. They will always utilize the greats of yesteryear for the sake of nostalgia and ratings pops, and are always looking for key moments to add to the highlight reel for years to come. Sami Zayn, in particular, seems to understand […]

What is going on with Miro in AEW? He went from the hottest new acquisition in the company, the biggest, baddest dude in the promotion with a god complex and the muscle to back it up, to a part-timer who occasionally shows up on Dynamite or Rampage but hasn’t really had a long-term storyline since […]

When Seth Rollins isn’t doing damage on WWE as the current United States Champion, he’s watching the NFL, where he’s one of the more notable fans of the Chicago Bears. In 2022, being a Bears fan might be more challenging than being the United States Champion. Bogged down in a three-game losing streak with a […]

Though the WWE Universe is still reeling from the loss of the weird, non-bearded son of Ernie Jr. that no one knew they needed but instantly fell in love with, Ezekiel, the return of Elias has been a relative success on RAW, earning a huge pop in his triumphant return before wrestling a solid match […]

There are a variety of different reasons why matches go down in the WWE Universe. There can be deep-seated blood feuds that grow more and more hostile with each passing week, revenge angles where long-time friends turn against each other after years of friendship, and even just gentlemen’s contests between performers who want nothing more […]

Matt Hardy’s AEW run has been a weird one. Debuting in the promotion’s first show without fans during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hardy began Broken, had that idea squashed by Tony Khan, who is notoriously not a fan of supernatural angels, and then bounced around from gimmick to gimmick – literally – looking for something that […]

Though he hasn’t wrestled a match since February, when Goldberg talks on professional wrestling, be that WWE, NXT, or otherwise, folks tend to listen… and then write about it afterward. A lightning rod for controversy who remains vehemently hated by the one and only Bret “The Hitman” Hart, Goldberg is one of the legacy acts […]

For a time during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cinematic match was all the rage in professional wrestling. The Undertaker took his last ride in the Boneyard Match, AEW ran a pair of Stampedes in TIAA Bank Stadium Field, and even NXT got in on the fun when Dexter Lumis wrestled Cameron Grimes […]

Paul “Triple H” Levesque has righted many of the booking wrongs his Father-in-Law, Vince McMahon, decided to put upon the WWE Universe. He brought back about a dozen superstars from Bray Wyatt to Hit Row, Johny Gargano, Karrion Kross, The Good Brothers, and even the future members of Damage CTRL, brought prolonged wrestling matches back […]

To paraphrase the great Bill Murray, NXT Halloween Havoc came, it saw, and it kicked some you-know-what during a spooking two and a half hours broadcast live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. There were surprises, there were shenanigans, and Shawn Michaels put together a show that had as many nameless druids as […]

Folks, NXT Halloween Havoc is officially over; belts changed hands, feuds were finished – or at least progressed – and in the end, the NXT Universe was left with a crop of winners and losers. But who, you may ask, was the biggest winner of them all? Was it Wes Lee, who secured his first […]

Bron Breakker is NXT’s biggest contradiction; he’s the brand’s most prolific star and a relative newcomer to wrestling, having only wrestled 47 matches in NXT and in general. Sure, he’s wrestled in big-time bouts, beaten many of the best stars to make their way through the brand, and is a freakin’ Steiner, for crying out […]

Some matches are full-on classics; they have perfect pacing, hit all of the right spots, and transcend even a perfect grade on the way to something even more special. NXT has multiple matches of this caliber, with Adam Cole, Tyler Bate, and/or WALTER/GUNTHER featured prominently in many of them, and will likely continue to have […]

As Vic Joseph and Booker T mentioned multiple times com commentary before, during, and even after their scheduled bout at NXT Halloween Havoc, the match between Julius Creed and Damon Kemp wasn’t going to be about suplexes, arm drags, or even chokeholds. Granted, those moves may or may not have been utilized in the match, […]

Outside of the ring, Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade are friends, as the latter dished to Sean Ross Sapp in a Kayfabe-breaking interview ahead of NXT Halloween Havoc, but when the bell rings, and the television cameras go live, that changes in a hurry. Arguably the two most important developmental superstars in the WWE Universe, […]

Grayson Waller and Apollo Crews don’t like each other; they’ve engaged in a feud on NXT television for the better part of a month that resulted in an eye injury in the former that, by his own admission, has still clouded Crews’ vision, even Chucky – the horror doll, not Finster – couldn’t broker a […]

As the dynamic duo of Booker T and Vic Joseph pointed out multiple times on commentary, Wes Lee hasn’t exactly had the best year as a member of NXT. His long-time partner, Nash Carter-now Zachary Wentz, whom he’s been tagging with since 2018 as The Rascalz on the indies and MSK in NXT, was released […]

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 […]

When NXT officially opens up its Halloween Havoc “Premium Live Event” on Peacock, there are a ton of interesting storylines to follow; will Bron Breakker keep his belt in a triple-threat that also features Ilja Dragunov and JD McDonagh? Or how about the bout between Mandy Rose and Alba Fyre? Will Rose finally drop her […]

After weeks of anticipation, WWE is bringing back Halloween Havoc as a right-proper “Premium Live Event” for NXT. They’ve booked Shotzi to come down to Orlando as a special host for the event, secured an 8 pm Saturday start for the show on Peacock as opposed to two hours on a Wednesday with normal commercial […]

NJPW goofed up when it comes to the Good Brothers. After agreeing to a handshake deal to keep the duo of Doc-now-Luke Gallows and “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson around through Wrestle Kingdom in January and even giving the latter the NEVER Open Weight Championship for his efforts, the company watched on in horror as they […]

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 […]