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When Swerve Strickland shouted out Kofi Kingston during his AEW Dynasty media scrum, noting that KofiMania was a big influence on his professional wrestling career, it was a very nice moment. Sure, Strickland worked hard to get where he wanted to be, forgoing opportunities at other belts for his shot at the AEW World Championship, but […]

When it comes to professional wrestling, Cody Rhodes is about as good a guy as one can be. He signs hundreds of autographs for fans, takes pictures with his “Little Nightmares” before and after shows, and even refuses to turn heel no matter how many fans want him to in order to fall in line […]

On Monday Night RAW, CM Punk cut a massive seven-minute promo on Drew McIntyre for always running away from the fight, even if he literally saw his car drive away moments before he exited his own vehicle. Would it have been cool to see McIntyre and Punk duke it out either on the mic or […]

After being the butt of more than a few jokes over the past six or so months, Chris Jericho did something rather unusual ahead of his AEW Dynasty feud with Hook: he turned heel. Now granted, Jericho has probably spent more of his professional wrestling career as a heel than a babyface, as he knows […]

After lobbying hard for their release from WWE for months last fall, the Grizzled Young Veterans have officially left their spooky days in the Schism behind in order to return to their traditional wrestling ways on the indies, where “gritting their teeth” is far more than just a catchphrase. And with their time in TNA […]

While Jinder Mahal filled a number of roles during his WWE career, from manager to band member and even WWE Champion, one he never got to explore on the grandest stage of professional wrestling was himself, a second-generation professional wrestler from Canada who is incredibly proud of his Punjabi heritage. But why? Why did Mahal […]

When Drew McIntyre opted to leave RAW literal seconds before CM Punk showed up to confront him at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, it sent WWE’s “Straight Edged Superstar” into an absolute frenzy. Marching to the ring to his “Cult of Personality” theme song with the approval of RAW GM Adam Pearce, Punk spent […]

After weeks and weeks of anticipation, Cody Rhodes finally got his first successful title defense at WWE Backlash in Lyon, France, successfully defeating AJ Styles in the main event to go 1-0 as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. Unfortunately for Rhodes, while he’s clearly happy to remain on top of the WWE Universe at Backlash, […]

After watching Drew McIntyre leave Monday Night RAW after being deemed medically ineligible to wrestle in the King of the Ring Tournament, CM Punk decided that wasn’t acceptable and entered the ring with a microphone in hand to demand a face-to-face confrontation with the “Scottish Warrior.” But why? What did Punker have to say, and […]

When news broke that Will Ospreay was heading to free agency and open to signing a huge money deal with an American promotion, be that AEW or WWE, fans the world over, from his hometown of Rainham, Essex, England, to Japan and beyond had a pretty good feeling that the former has the favorite to […]

When his Backlash match was wrestled, and his efforts were celebrated by an incredibly loud crowd in Lyon, France, the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Cody Rhodes, went back to the locker room and then over to the green room to answer questions from the international reporters assembled for the show. Now, usually, those questions are […]

While CM Punk is widely celebrated for his talents on the microphone and in the ring, there’s an increasingly interesting narrative growing about his impact in the locker room, with Shane “Hurricane” Helms just the latest member of the promotion to shout out his supportive nature. Well now fans can add Dijak to the chorus […]

At WWE Backlash, Kevin Owens and Randy Orton took the ring against The Bloodline in the show’s lone non-title match, going to war against Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and eventually, Tanga Loa, who debuted in the match and aligned with his fellow Gurilla of Destiny to help secure the win. And yet, in the hours […]

When it comes to professional wrestling in 2024, a pretty easy way to see which side of the proverbial fence a fan falls on is to ask one simple question: The Elite or CM Punk… unless you’re Shane Helms, the “Hurricane” who has experience with both sides during his career in the ring. That’s right, […]

After over a decade away from the professional wrestling ring, Ric Flair decided to have his third and final retirement match in the summer of 2022, taking on the tag team of Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal with his son-in-law, Andrade El Idolo, by his side. Was the match good? Eh, not really; outside of […]

When Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles were announced for a match at WWE Backlash, with the latter winning the honor via a mini tournament after WrestleMania 40, fans were stoked as all get out to see a Bullet Club battle between two of the faction’s great success stories. Now granted, it’s not like WWE hasn’t […]

When news broke that WWE was in talks to sign Tama Tonga at the end of his contract with New Japan Professional Wrestling, it felt like a very big deal indeed. Sure, Tonga had never worked for The Fed before, never getting past a tryout early in his career, but his family had extensive experience […]

After weeks and weeks of build-up, Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles addressed each other one final time before Backlash in Lyon, France. All of the in-fighting and drama has officially passed and in its place comes the actual meat and potatoes of the bout, the cherry on top that ultimately defines the feud, if you […]

For better or worse, AJ Styles was never a Vince McMahon guy. The former Chairman of the Board reportedly didn’t like debuting him under his tried and true gimmick from the indies at the Royal Rumble, and even though he won multiple titles within the promotion, many fans expected him to earn even more due […]

After officially finishing his story at WrestleMania 40, Cody Rhodes has the first true challenger of his long-awaited run with the WWE Championship in the most unusual venue of all, WWE Backlash in Lyon, France. Now granted, Rhodes has wrestled in France before, this year, in fact, and had worked his fair share of Premium […]

Cody Rhodes is a red, white, and blue babyface. When he talks to his young fans, aka the “Little Nightmares,” he tells them to eat their vitamins and say their prayers, or that they should stay true to “hustle, loyalty, respect,” or whatever adage is appropriate at the time and not already taken by the […]

With WWE Backlash rapidly approaching, Paul Heyman had one thing and one thing alone on his mind: getting The Bloodline‘s match with Kevin Owens and Randy Orton called off, but not for the reasons you might think. But why? Does he want to avoid the risk of the faction taking a loss to a pair […]

Though Cody Rhodes has only been the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion for about a month, some fans have already questioned whether the life-long challenger really has what it takes to be a reigning and defending title holder, with some suggesting that maybe his babyface “undesirable to undeniable” schtick doesn’t work quite as well when he’s […]

Grayson Waller is not a fan of the UK. Need proof? Well, look no further than last summer, when, in an impromptu segment with John Cena at Money in the Bank, Waller marched out to boldly declare that if WWE has an international edition of WrestleMania, it’s not going to be in “The Champ’s” preferred […]

After a relatively quick but overall strong build-up to a highly anticipated bout between Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles at WWE Backlash, the two men faced off for what could be the final time before their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the Kickoff event in Lyon, France. But what would they say? Well, while […]

Over the past few months, Ronda Rousey has been on a mission to discuss her true feelings about WWE, much of which are not very good at all, but did you know there were members of WWE who weren’t particularly excited about the “Baddest Woman on the Planet” working in WWE either, and not just […]

Though she’s technically been a member of NXT since 2022, Roxanne Perez is still one of the youngest members of the WWE Universe, with the 22-year-old somehow younger than many of the NIL athletes the promotion has signed up in the 2024 class. And yet, despite her age, Perez is one of the most experienced […]

When Carmelo Hayes was drafted in the first round of the 2024 WWE Draft, it felt like a big deal. Sure, Hayes has technically been a member of the main roster for a few months now, returning to NXT for his feud with Trick Williams as a guest with few expecting him to stick around […]

After months and months of speculation about Drew McIntyre‘s future in professional wrestling, with more than a few (premature) Drew Galloway is #AllElite graphics made by overly eager fans, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made things official on his social media accounts, announcing that the “Scottish Warrior” was sticking around in WWE on a new, long-term […]

For the longest time, there was a rumor that The Undertaker and CM Punk did not get along. Why did this rumor come about? Well, considering they haven’t work together for the better part of a decade and only worked one major program around their match at WrestleMania 29 period, any legitimate issues at the […]

In what might be their final appearance on NXT for some time after being drafted onto RAW on Night 2 of the 2024 WWE Draft, Karrion Kross and The Final Testament attempted to capture gold on their way out of the promotion, with the Authors of Pain, Akam and Rezar, facing off against the champions, […]

After officially winning the biggest prize in NXT on Week 1 of Spring Breakin’, the NXT Championship, you would think Trick Williams would want to celebrate his big win and make a spectacle of his big moment, right? Yes, and technically, that very much did happen, but first, Trick Willie wanted to give credit where […]

While Tiffany Stratton was technically drafted onto SmackDown in the 2024 WWE Draft, her actual call-up to the main roster actually came much earlier this year, just before the 2024 Royal Rumble, with the 25-year-old grappler from Minnesota leaving NXT shortly after losing her NXT Women’s Championship to Becky Lynch in September of 2023. On […]

When Bill Goldberg boldly declared in an appearance on 93.7 The Ticket that he had no plans of joining AEW in the foreseeable future, calling the promotion “cheesy,” it got a few laughs and a few eye rolls from around the professional wrestling world. Sure, Goldberg is still a person of note and still has […]

As WWE assembled a collection of certified legends to help strategize and ultimately call a pick in the 2024 WWE Draft, two-time Hall of Famer and NXT commentator Booker T earned a special assignment all his own on Monday Night RAW, serving as a special draft correspondent alongside Cathy Kelley backstage. Asked for his favorite […]

As the new WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes has been doing a ton of media to promote his spot at the promotion’s top star, especially as he gears up for his first Premium Live Event title defense at Backlash this weekend against AJ Styles. In one such interview, with WWE’s Peter Rosenberg on Cheap Heat, the […]

After making waves and making moves on Night 1 of the 2024 WWE Draft, Paul “Triple H” Levesque and the rest of WWE’s creative department went to work once more on RAW, working through six more rounds of action to reshape the main roster moving forward while taking talents from all three of the promotion’s […]

In a move that shouldn’t have been too surprising, considering how his run with the NXT Championship came to an end at Spring Breakin’ 2024, Ilja Dragunov officially heard his name called on Day 2 of the 2024 WWE Draft, joining fellow former NXT standouts Kiana James and Lyra Valkyria on the RAW starting next […]

After coming up just short of the Women’s World Championship on the previous edition of RAW, Liv Morgan had to watch on from the backstage area as Becky Lynch cut her first-ever promo with the Red Brand’s women’s championship, and needless to say, it didn’t rub her the right way, as “The Man” effectively overlooked […]