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When Sami Zayn was coming up through the indie wrestling scene, there was one goal and one goal only at the top of his list: WWE or bust. Sure, there were other promotions around the wrestling landscape like TNA, Ring of Honor, and New Japan Pro Wrestling where a performer could earn a decent enough […]

After eight long years and a number of different roles within the WWE Universe, from working with Paul Heyman to hosting The Bump, Kayla Braxton is officially leaving the promotion at the end of the month. Taking to social media to say her goodbyes and reminisce about her near-decade in the WWE, Braxton thanked fans […]

When Joe Hendry marched out to the ring on NXT for the 25-man battle royal to decide the number one contender for Trick Williams’ NXT Championship, it felt like a very big deal. The promotion gave him microphone time – more than Top Dolla ever received on SmackDown, by his own admission – played his […]

With Forbidden Door right around the corner, members of New Japan Pro Wrestling and CMLL have been making their way over to AEW to get some wins ahead of the massive Pay-Per-View, including a few first-time appearances like that of Bullet Club’s Gabe Kidd, the NJPW Strong Openweight Champion who recorded a win with Roderick […]

While CM Punk is one of the most popular wrestlers on the planet, his appeal is anything but universal, with large and sometimes very vocal corners of the fandom taking shots at the man self-mythologized as the “Best in the World.” Fans of AEW, or at least of The Elite specifically? Yeah, they have a […]

Ever since Tama Tonga and then Tonga Loa arrived in WWE from New Japan Pro Wrestling to help fortify Solo Sikoa’s new Bloodline, Paul Heyman has been wondering one question and one question alone: when will Roman Reigns return? Granted, Heyman hasn’t been too particular about the situation, as he has continued to work with […]

Though the events of Clash at the Castle have been slightly overshadowed by the main event of Monday Night RAW, when Chad Gable was “massacred” by a returning Uncle Howdy and his faction, the Wyatt Sick6, apparently no one told that to CM Punk, as he ran down to the ring for a rare SmackDown […]

Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, is a highly successful wrestler after winning several world championships in the WWE. But after a decorated wrestling career, Johnson successfully made the jump to Hollywood as an actor. Thanks to Johnson’s charisma and ability to perform on the screen, the former WWE World Champion became a fixture […]

John Cena may have gained fame thanks to the WWE, but that journey seems to be ending. Speaking to People, Cena reflected on his change in mentality. He is looking to stay healthy for decades — “I have my eyes set 40 years down the road,” he told the outlet. At the same time, he […]

After finally ridding himself of his Chad Gable problem, at least for now, at Clash at the Castle, besting the leader of Alpha Academy in yet another battle for the Intercontinental Championship, Sami Zayn returned to RAW a victor. Sure, he would eventually have another challenger, and this new foe may be bigger and badder […]

After the biggest debut in the WWE Universe in a very, very, very long time, with Uncle Howdy and the Wyatt Sick6 running roughshod on producers, talent, and Chad Gable in Gorilla position after the show, fans, pundits, and legends alike celebrated the encounter, all the while paying tribute to the man who made it […]

When George Kittle hopped the rails at WrestleMania 39 to answer one of The Miz’s many open challenges as the host of the “Showcase of the Immortals,” it was a surreal moment for the 70,000+ plus WWE fans packed into SoFi Stadium. Now sure, SoFi is unquestionably the Rams’ house, as they have fans chant […]

After spending years and years with Roman Reigns on top, WWE finally pulled the trigger to make Cody Rhodes the new WWE Champion, giving a top belt to a certified babyface for the first time since what, Big E in 2022, but just making the decision doesn’t define a title reign but instead, its totality. […]

Chad Gable did not have a very good day on Monday Night. First, he lost his match to Braun Strowman trying to get back on top of the RAW rankings in the pursuit of the Intercontinental Championship, falling short of expectations against a supersized foe with a 6-0 record in 2024. Then, Gable took an […]

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 […]

There’s a moment in the documentary Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal where Taylor Rotunda, better known to fans of WWE as Bo Dallas and Uncle Howdy, declared, “Now it’s up to us to give him something he deserves that will let him live on forever. We owe him something big, something to truly honor his legacy,” […]

After taking a ridiculous loss at Clash at the Castle due to a brutal mix of outside interference, back luck, and the ill intentions of CM Punk, going so far as to put hands on the match’s referee and announcer, Corey Graves, once the cameras stopped rolling in his college town of Glasgow, Scotland, Drew […]

After missing most of April, all of May, and the first two RAWs of June, Seth Rollins triumphantly returned to WWE television on the fallout episode of the Red Brand following a very consequential Clash at the Castle. The “Visionary” had a lot to talk about with his adoring audience, from his recovery process to […]

When news broke that Becky Lynch was officially set to become a free agent following WWE’s inability to secure her to a new, long-term contract extension, it left fans around the IWC with one question and one question alone: would “The Man” sign with AEW? On paper, the decision would make all the sense in […]

After becoming one of the hottest tickets on the planet during the Attitude Era, WWE made a conscious effort almost 20 years ago to smooth off the edges and produce a more family-friendly product, with the promotion’s show officially earning a PG rating in 2008, much to the chagrin of some long-term fans. And yet, […]

When Chad Gable broke the news on Gorilla Position just before the start of Clash at the Castle that he’d re-signed with WWE ahead of his contract expiring, it added a sense of excitement to the Glasgow-based Premium Live Event. Would Gable defeat Sami Zayn and become the new Intercontinental Champion, adding a new title […]

When Paul “Triple H” Levesque finally made his way to the Clash at the Castle post-show press conference following comments from the Unholy Union, CM Punk, and Damian Priest, it felt like only a matter of time before the WWE CCO addressed the elephant in the room: did Drew McIntyre get screwed by the “Best […]

When CM Punk, wearing a referee’s shirt, ran out to the ring to cost Drew McIntyre the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, it added even more fire to the most dramatic beef of 2024 this side of Kendrick Lamar and Drake. After laying out the champion clean in the ring, McIntyre waited what felt like an […]

All WWE had to do to have a successful Clash at the Castle was execute one simple booking decision: Drew McIntyre wins the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. That’s it; sure, the other matches on the card mattered too, and the decision to give the Unholy Union the tag team straps would have been debated about […]

Heading into Clash at the Castle, Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill felt like the second-most protected champions on the Glasgow-based card, coming in behind Cody Rhodes but a close second due to the seemingly unbeatable nature of their tag team. On paper, it made sense, right? Sure, the duo had to defend their titles in […]

After taking care of business against AJ Styles at King and Queen of the Ring last month in Saudi Arabia, Cody Rhodes took the ring in Glasgow, Scotland, for the opening match of Clash at the Castle with a very different goal in mind: fear. That’s right, unlike, well, basically any other match type WWE […]

With Clash at the Castle rapidly approaching, Drew McIntyre has a chance to finally secure a WWE world championship, this time the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, in front of fans, a fate robbed from him during his first two reigns with the WWE Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And the best part? He gets […]

Heading into Clash at the Castle, one of the biggest questions surrounding the show regarded Chad Gable, the leader of Alpha Academy and Sami Zayn‘s challenger for the Intercontinental Championship. Would this match effectively serve as a farewell to the “Master,” handing him an L on his way out of the door? Or would Gable […]

After almost a year and a half of anticipation, Drew McIntyre finally gets a chance to right his wrongs and leave Clash at the Castle with a world title belt around his waist, this time the WWE World Heavyweight Championship currently held by the leader of the Judgment Day, Damian Priest. Secure the win, and […]

With Clash at the Castle less than 24 hours away, Cody Rhodes was afforded one final chance to address the WWE Universe and his foe for the show, AJ Styles, in front of an absolutely fired-up Scottish crowd. Unfortunately, Styles wasn’t too interested in hearing the “American Nightmare” run through the same old babyface beats, […]

In the lead-up to the title match between Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles at King and Queen of the Ring, the “American Nightmare” tried to play things cool, celebrating his fellow former member of the Bullet Club for their similar resumes, for their Georgia roots, and for their shared affinity for the ‘American Dream,” Dusty […]

With Clash at the Castle rapidly approaching, Drew McIntyre landed in his university town of Glasgow to have a special pre-show kickoff event moderated by Michael Cole in front of his friends, family, and countrymen, and needless to say, they were very much in his corner. While Damian Priest attempted to talk a big game, […]

In the world of professional wrestling, the premium live event of “WrestleMania” is WWE’s flagship show on the scale of their very own Super Bowl where this past April marked the biggest yet in part with the return of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. WrestleMania 40 involved the huge storyline where The Rock aligned himself with […]

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 […]

Over his decades and decades in the professional wrestling ring, Shawn Michaels has wrestled some of the best, worst, and most mid-est wrestlers in the business, but who would HBK consider the most underrated? Well, in an interview with The Schmo largely centered around NXT Battleground, the NXT booker was asked that very question and […]

After watching Ricochet take an absolute beating at the hands of Bron Breakker, being thrown through the real glass windshield of a rental car in a move that must have had CM Punk clutching his pearls, the vast majority of the greater wrestling fandom – minus Pat McAfee – assumed that the “Highlight of the […]

When Sami Zayn took the ring against Gunther at WrestleMania 40, he knew he needed to pull everything out of his bag of tricks to end the longest Intercontinental Championship reign of all time. With Chad Gable in his corner, Kevin Owens still supporting him from afar, and seemingly the entire WWE Universe pushing for […]

After taking his big moment in NXT to talk smack on AJ Styles, hint at a future title shot for Trick Williams, and accept an invite to the proverbial cookout – despite the Fourth of July being almost a month away – the “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes walked through the Performance Center on his way […]

What would Bret Hart’s wrestling career have looked like if he never left WWE for WCW? While this question has been asked dozens if not hundreds of times, as “The Hitman” was one of the greatest wrestlers to ever lace up a set of boots during his time working for Vince McMahon, only to watch […]