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When WWE made the decision to release William Regal from his contract due to “budget cuts,” it felt like a mistake. While he hadn’t been an in-ring performer in, oh, almost a decade, being “retired” by his former pupal, Claudio “Don’t-call-him-Cesaro” Castagnoli, Regal was a fixture of NXT as an in-universe authority figure and a […]

With less than a week to go before WWE‘s SummerSlam, Kayla Becker delivered the following bad news about a highly anticipated match via The Bump. “Breaking news, and here it is: After that attack on Riddle by Seth Rollins on Monday, Riddle has suffered a brachial plexus injury, which is a really bad stinger that […]

With an episode of SmackDown, RAW, and NXT now officially in the books, it’s clear the WWE Universe has officially entered into a new era. The 24/7 title was nowhere to be found on any of the shows – which is a welcomed change from the certified spot-fest on the July 18th edition of RAW […]

Roman Reigns and John Cena SummerSlam Octane Decals are arriving in Rocket League as part of Epic SummerSlam! The Head of the Table Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Sixteen-time World Champion John Cena are both headed to Rocket League… sort of. Since the two professional sports entertainers cannot show up in the game […]

WWE Stars Asuka, Xavier Woods, and The Undertaker are headed to the Blunderdome for the BlunderMania: SummerSlam Fall Guys collaboration. The Fall Guys Arena will be ready to rumble! Stopping you on your path to get the crown are Asuka, The Undertaker, and the King of the Ring himself, Xavier Woods. Now, the Blunderdome will […]

Epic SummerSlam John Cena is now a skin on Fortnite. Here’s how you can play as John Cena on Fortnite. The Epic SummerSlam collaboration between Epic Games and WWE is well underway, and for Fortnite, we’re getting the sixteen-time World Champion John Cena as a new Fortnite Skin. The Epic SummerSlam John Cena Outfit will […]

There’s an old saying in professional wrestling, from WWE, to AEW, ROH, NJPW, and even Impact that goes a little something like this: A wrestler is only as good as their opponent. Sure, a veteran pro can get a fantastic match out of a much less experienced foe, as pretty much any (successful) celebrity-featuring match […]

When The Bloodline, Roman Reigns, and The Usos left the ring after thoroughly taking care of Riddle and The Street Profits in a six-man Main Event on WWE‘s RAW, a very familiar but sort of unexpected song hit the PA system and generated a massive pop among the fans in attendance at Madison Square Garden. […]

When an outside “celebrity” enters a WWE ring, things can go in a variety of different ways. On occasion, it’s a magical thing, like when Bad Bunny and Damian Priest took care of The Miz and John Morrison at WrestleMania 37, or even Sami Zayn’s bout versus Johnny Knoxville and the Jackass crew at WrestleMania […]

After weeks of back and forth tag team bouts with The Mysterios – Rey, and Dominik – on WWE‘s RAW, Judgement Day finally returned to full strength at Madison Square Garden, where, after dropping another match to the first father-son tag team champions in WWE history, none other than Rhea Ripley took to the backstage […]

20 years ago, Rey Mysterio made his debut in the WWE, defeating Chavo Guerrero on an episode of SmackDown. Dropping the Jr. from his moniker but regaining the mask he ditched at the end of his tenure in WCW, Mysterio rapidly became a fan favorite with WWE fans who weren’t typically used to seeing his […]

Does any member of the WWE Universe get a harder time than Theory? Despite being a solid in-ring performer, a dedicated worker who can take a Stone Cold Stunner like a pro, and both the youngest Money in the Bank briefcase winner and the youngest United States Champion of all time, there’s just something about […]

When Zoey Stark won the Women’s Battle Royal on NXT to become the next challenger for Mandy Rose’s Women’s Championship, it felt like a big deal. After suffering a torn MCL in a backstage brawl with Toxic Attraction’s Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne, Stark has been out of action for the better part of nine […]

In case you haven’t heard, Paul “Triple H” Levesque has officially been handed chief creative control over the entirety of the WWE Universe, from RAW and SmackDown to NXT, Main Event, and even NXT Level Up. His time away from the company to recover from his heart condition effectively served as the calm before the […]

Oh, how the WWE tables have turned. After being ousted from creative control of NXT After their ‘loss’ in the Wednesday night wars, Paul “Triple H” Levesque has not only regained his reigns over the black and gold brand, but will now be running the entire creative show for the WWE, as per Dave Meltzer […]

The WWE world was shocked on Friday as Vince McMahon announced his retirement amid ongoing investigations into sexual misconduct. It also appears he conducted some funny business over the years. The WWE says that McMahon splashed $14.6 million in “unrecorded expenses” from 2006 to 2022 and the company insists he will pay everything back personally, […]

Friday was a shocking day in the WWE world as CEO and chairman Vince McMahon announced his retirement amid ongoing investigations into sexual misconduct. Now, his son-in-law, Triple H, will be taking over as the head of creative for the company. Via Mike Coppinger: “Paul “HHH” Levesque now head of creative. Vince McMahon was in […]

When Wade Keller of Pro Wrestling Torch, took to his company’s VIP Audio Show, he provided some interesting insight on the relationships within the McMahon family, especially since Vince retired from his WWE position. While much has been said about Vince and his many scandals that ultimately led to his retirement, there is also the […]

Since being released from the WWE at the end of 2021, Swerve Scott is having a moment. He’s wrestled across multiple promotions, won the DEFY Tag Team Championship improbably teamed up with Christopher Daniels, and… oh yeah, took the AEW Tag Team Championship belts off of the Young Bucks alongside his fellow former NXT standout […]

After four decades with the WWE/WWF/WWWF, Vince McMahon has officially retired from the company. Though he didn’t do it by choice, as the ramifications of his incredibly reprehensible decision-making and pension for paying off women he had inappropriate relationships with had finally caught up with him, the thought of the WWE without Vinnic Mac was […]

When SmackDown went off the air on Friday night, one question rose above all others: Where, oh where in the WWE Universe is Max Dupri? …Okay, maybe that wasn’t the biggest question occupying the WWE Universe, as Vince McMahon did announce his retirement earlier in the day, with the new-old dynamic duo of Stephanie McMahon […]

The wrestling world was left in a state of shock last night when long-time WWE CEO Vince McMahon announced his retirement from his post. McMahon, who was in charge of the company for over four decades, has been embroiled in a massive controversy over the last few months. For Vinny Mac to retire from these […]

After weeks of weird, weird promos hyping the arrival of Max Dupri’s new faction and then some incredibly polarizing segments once the Maximum Male Models officially made SmackDown their home, the WWE‘s most polarizing faction has landed the shot of adrenaline it desperately needed in the form of Maxxine Dupri, a much-appreciated female addition to […]

*phew* what a day in the WWE Universe. It started normally enough, with your typical pre-SmackDown promotional material, before news broke that Vince McMahon had officially retired from the WWE at the ripe old age of 77, likely because of the heat generated from his ongoing scandals that were growing increasingly damning with each passing […]

Sheamus and Drew McIntyre have wrestled about a dozen times since joining the WWE Universe. … actually, that isn’t correct. No, the duo have wrestled dozens of times, plural, with 74 recorded contests as either friends or foes, according to the fine folks over at Cagematch. They’ve wrestled in teams, wrestled solo, and even taken […]

Happy Corbin really doesn’t like WWE’s newly-extended color commentator Pat McAfee. He doesn’t like how he “lucked” into his job, his popularity, or the fact that constantly calls him “Brokeass Corbin” despite having known each other going back over a decade thanks to their shared time as training camp competitors with the Indianapolis Colts in […]

When news broke that Vince McMahon was stepping down from the WWE after quite literally growing up and raising his children in the promotion, it generated vastly different opinions from across the wrestling world. Some fans – and Tony Khan – made light of his retirement, using the news as an excuse to promote AEW […]

You’ve gotta give it to the WWE – there’s never a shortage of news to read, write, and consume. Case and point, July 22nd, 2022; a day that will live on forever in the annals of wrestling history and may ultimately serve as an inflection point in the history of the sport(s entertainment). Not only […]

As you may or may not have read earlier this afternoon, Brock Lesnar has reportedly walked out of SmackDown after a meeting informed the talent that Vince McMahon had officially retired from the WWE amid an ever-expanding series of scandals. This, obviously, isn’t good, but hey, Lesnar probably just wants to let off some steam […]

With Vince McMahon officially out as WWE‘s CEO, some have wondered who will ultimately take his place as the company’s full-time CEO, Chairman of the Board, and head booker. Will it be Stephanie McMahon? Shane McMahon? Or how about someone from outside of the family like Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Paul Heyman, or even Nick […]

Vince McMahon has announced his retirement from the WWE. Naturally, it was met with mixed reactions from fans who couldn’t help but mock, get shocked or share conspiracy theories about the decision. For those unaware, McMahon’s decision came amid the misconduct investigation he’s facing. He previously stepped away as the chairman and CEO of WWE […]

Hot on the heels of the sudden announcement of Vince McMahon‘s retirement, a big-named WWE Superstar has reportedly vacated the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts before tonight’s SmackDown. That’s right, despite still being prominently advertised on the company’s website as ‘Returning to SmackDown’ – at least at the time of publication –  Brock Lesnar will […]

July 22nd, 2022, will go down forever in the annals of history as the day Vince McMahon retired from the WWE. Whether you’ve been a lifelong fan of The Fed, a lapsed fan who stopped watching for one reason or another, or one of those who dropped the promotion for good when AEW hit television […]

Fully engulfed in an ever-expanding scandal, Vince McMahon has announced his retirement from WWE. You can read his statement below via the WWE’s official website. “As I approach 77 years old, I feel it’s time for me to retire as Chairman and CEO of WWE. Throughout the years, it’s been a privilege to help WWE […]

The best moments in pro wrestling is when you can’t tell whether what you’re seeing is scripted or not. One of the most infamous moments in WWE programming was when CM Punk dropped his iconic “Pipebomb” promo. Fans did not know whether Punk was going off-script for that promo or not, which made it super […]

After weeks of anticipation, ESPY night is here, and the WWE‘s dedicated award, the “WWE Moment of the Year” award, has officially been handed out for the, well, WWE moment of the Year. But who could it be? Was the award headed to the Pat McAfee show? Or how about back to Victoria to the […]

Welp, that didn’t take long; after officially making his first post-NXT appearance in a wrestling ring as part of the AEW Dark tapings in Orlando, Florida, Cole Karter, aka Troy “Two Dimes” Donovan, has officially been bumped up to the “main roster” to wrestle Ricky Starks on the Week 2 edition of Fyter Fest as […]

For a few years in the early 2010s, there wasn’t a cooler faction in the WWE than The Shield; they wore cool, all-black gear with potentially unnecessary kevlar vests, featured three of the top up-in-coming future main eventers in Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Dean “Eventually Jon Moxley” Ambrose, and after going on a very […]

The full suite of WWE 2K22 DLC has finally been revealed, adding an odd mix of 27 new wrestlers we can look forward to this Summer. The WWE 2K22 Season Pass gives players immediate access to all DLC packs, including the five that are still coming out later this Spring and in early Summer. Of […]