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When it comes to NXT in 2024, no one is more important to the success of the brand than the “Heartbreak Kid” himself, Shawn Michaels. A certified Hall of Famer with two of the greatest WrestleMania matches of all time on his resume, HBK has successfully transitioned from an in-ring Superstars and hero to millions […]

Normally, when an athlete tears their ACL, they know it basically right away. They collapse onto the ground, limp to the sidelines, and have to be carried away with at least one of their compatriots there to help them. For Sonya Deville, that was not her experience at all, as in an Insight interview with […]

When it comes to professional wrestling, few personalities are as universally beloved as Mick Foley. From the hardcore youngsters duking it out on the indies, to the old-school aficionados of the Japanese Death Match scenes to fans of WWE, WCW, ECW, AEW, and beyond who have enjoyed his efforts, Foley has touched pretty much every […]

In 2023, Adam Copeland really wanted to go all out in his Hell in a Cell match with Finn Balor, ending his feud with Judgment Day in a huge way with big spots, a massive intro, and maybe even Gangrel making his long-awaited return to the promotion to help fight off the faction once and […]

When news broke that WWE was releasing Nic Nemeth from his contract after nearly 20 years with the promotion, it felt like only a matter of time before the former Dolph Ziggler would be making his way to AEW. On paper, it made sense, right? Nemeth is a respected veteran with a brother who worked […]

The latest WWE 2K24 Locker Code will get you a headstart in collecting Oddities Cards to unlock new versions of WWE Superstars. The WWE Superstars in question are Trick Williams ’22, Seth Rollins ’14, The Rock, and Roman Reigns. Five Oddities Cards are up for grabs, with two of each for The Rock and Bloodline […]

When AJ Styles walked down to the ring on SmackDown wearing a blue suit and a sullen look on his face, it seemed like the “Phenomenal One” was going to do one of two things: either announce his retirement or pull a Mark Henry and pretend to announce his retirement in order to get one […]

As Arn Anderson prepares for free agency for the first time in years, the “Enforcer” has been keeping himself busy, using his ARN podcast to talk all things professional wrestling, from saying goodbye to AEW to puting over new, young stars that he believes could be the future of the business if booked correctly. One […]

At Summerslam 2005, Rey Mysterio officially won custody of his eldest child Dominik in a ladder match with his long-time friend and occasional rival Eddie Guerrero, ensuring that while he may not be the biological father of the young boy – you know, in a Kayfabe sense – he would raise him like one and […]

When news broke that Becky Lynch’s contract was set to expire on Memorial Day weekend mere days after losing her strap to Liv Morgan at King and Queen of the Ring in Saudi Arabia, it set on the professional wrestling world like wildfire, with everyone from Tony Khan to Chris Jericho and even Booker T […]

When Gangril emerged from under the stage in Las Vegas at Double or Nothing to help turn the tides in Adam Copeland‘s match against Malakai Black, it garnered one of the biggest pops of the night from the AEW audience. Suddenly The Brood’s leader was back in the ring with one of the performers he […]

After successfully lobbying Nick Aldis for promo time at the end of SmackDown and passing along a private message to Cody Rhodes during the show, AJ Styles stepped foot in a WWE ring for the umpteenth time in his career, only this time, it felt somewhat different, and not just because he was wearing a […]

After watching Nia Jax get coronated as the new Queen of the Ring in the opening segment of SmackDown, Paul Heyman decided to catch up with a few more members of the greater Anoa’i-Fatu wrestling family, Solo Sikoa and his Gorillas of Destiny, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa, in order to discuss the increasingly alarming […]

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 […]

In April, Swerve Strickland and Damian Priest became World Champions in their respective promotions, with the former defeating Samoa Joe at Dynasty to become the AEW World Champion and the latter cashing in his Money in the Bank contract to unseat Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 40 to become the World Heavyweight Champion. Since then, both […]

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 […]

The sexual misconduct lawsuit filed by former WWE employee Janel Grant against the company’s former chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon, is being paused in accordance with a pending federal investigation, per The Athletic’s Alex Andrejev, Jenna West and Chris Vannini. This move comes at the request of the Justice Department and is being complied to […]

After rapidly burning through his bridges in AEW, going from a performer worthy of dedicating an entire show to his return to a man released with cause for assaulting a co-worker and threatening his boss, CM Punk returned to WWE at Survivor Series on what was effectively a last chance deal, with the potential for […]

The Buffalo Bills keep adding to their roster for the 2024 NFL season in interesting ways. This time, it was signing Olympic gold medal wrestler and former WWE superstar Gable Steveson to a contract. “Gable Steveson, an Olympic gold medalist and one of the most dominant college wrestlers in NCAA history, is signing with the […]

When AEW started in 2019, it was supposed to be a clear alternative to the way WWE did things, from the booking decisions to the focus on wrestling, and how wrestlers were treated backstage, with weekly segments built around the performers’ long-term storylines instead of being thrown together by a billionaire sometimes two or three […]

After weeks of NXT performers being mysteriously attacked backstage, with Noam Darr, Wolfgang, Oro Mensah, and Ivar all being taken out of action by some mysterious yet uber-violent figure, “All Ego” Ethan Page revealed himself during the main event segment of NXT, declaring that he was the man behind the assaults before taking out the […]

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 […]

Though she’s almost been out of WWE for a full year now, Ronda Rousey remains an incredible topic of conversation among members of the promotion and their fans, with plenty of performers, most notably Becky Lynch, weighing in on her time in the promotion and placing it in a negative light. While some have questioned […]

When news broke that Becky Lynch was mere days away from becoming a free agent, it got fans buzzing all over the professional wrestling world. Could “The Man” actually leave the promotion that made her into one of the biggest stars in the world today, a truly transcendent performer who has parlayed her wrestling abilities […]

When it comes to professional wrestling, few women are as important to the fabric of WWE as Trish Stratus and Stephanie McMahon, the seven-time WWE Women’s Champion, and “Billion Dollar Princess” who played massive roles in redefining what girls can do in the biggest wrestling promotion in the world. So, when the former was being […]

On a show where Jordynne Grace shocked the world by entering through the Forbidden Door to become the next challenger for Roxanne Perez’s NXT Women’s Championship at Battleground, Shawn Michaels saved the biggest surprise of them all for last when, after securing a win in a tag team match with Je’Von Evans in the main […]

After successfully defending her NXT Women’s Championship at Spring Breakin’ against Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley back in April, the NXT Women’s Champion was getting antsy waiting for a new, viable challenge to step up to bat for her strap, so much so that on NXT, she marched down to the center of the ring […]

Less than a week after news broke that Mark Henry was leaving AEW at the end of the month after failing to come to a contract extension with the promotion, another certified wrestling legend is slated to follow him out the door in Arn Anderson, the backstage producer and former manager of both Cody Rhodes […]

When WWE first announced a long-term partnership with Saudi Arabia to bring shows to the Kingdom a few times a year, it drew a variety of different reactions from around the professional wrestling world, with some condemning the decision and others viewing it as an opportunity for growth for the biggest professional wrestling company in […]

When Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful broke the news that Becky Lynch‘s WWE contract would expire this weekend mere hours before her Women’s World Championship steel cage rematch with Liv Morgan on RAW, it created a very interesting dynamic ahead of the showdown. Would Lynch, who has been one of WWE’s top stars over the […]

After becoming the new King of the Ring in a mildly contested finish at the end of King and Queen of the Ring, Gunther was afforded his first chance to address the WWE Universe since winning the crown in Saudi Arabia, and needless to say, he had plenty to address in front of a crowd […]

Though Austin Theory is currently locked in as one of the top young stars in WWE, holding one-half of the WWE Tag Team Championships alongside Grayson Waller, that doesn’t mean he can simply rest on his laurels and enjoy sitting on top of the thrown, as seemingly ever member of the Blue Brand, from DIY, […]

After months of anticipation, Mercedes Mone officially made her in-ring debut as a member of AEW and turned in one of the top matches on the card against the then-TBS Champion Willow Nightingale, taking her to task for 18 minutes on the way to a massive MGM Grand victory in the third-to-last match at Double […]

If you’ve been waiting for the Wyatt 6 to arrive in WWE 2K24, well, you have something small to get you by as the Night Bird arrives in MyFACTION. Many fans have expressed their disappointment that the Wyatt 6, Uncle Howdy’s new faction, didn’t make its debut at WWE’s King and Queen of the Ring […]

Seth “Freakin’” Rollins first made his mark in the WWE as the first WWE NXT Champion before going on to change the landscape of the WWE as a member of The Shield. Fast-forward to today, the visionary and revolutionary Rollins is the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Given Rollins’ rise in the WWE, have you […]

With AEW Double or Nothing officially here, the fine folks at Busted Open Radio decided to stir up a little intrigue to ask Cody Rhodes, the former TNT Champion, about his relationship with his former company now that he’s established himself as the top guy in WWE. While Rhodes didn’t mention the promotion by name, […]

After months of injuries, setbacks, false starts, and near-misses, Liv Morgan was finally afforded a chance to test her mettle once more with a title on the line at King and Queen of the Ring in Saudi Arabia, throwing down against Becky Lynch in Saudi Arabia with the Women’s World Championship on the line. That’s […]

With Double or Nothing 2024 rapidly approaching, one would think Swevre Strickland would be focused on the task at hand, defending his AEW World Championship against Christian Cage and the Patriarchy in Las Vegas this Memorial Day weekend. And yet, in an interview with Adrian Hernandez, Strickland wanted to set aside a few minutes to […]

When Cody Rhodes seemingly handed off his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship opportunity to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson right after winning the 2024 Royal Rumble, it turned heads around the professional wrestling industry. Why, many wondered, would Rhodes win a match that guaranteed him a title shot, point at Reigns in his skybox, and effectively announce […]