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Heading into NXT Deadline, one of the biggest questions surrounding WWE’s developmental brand regarded how Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes, collectively known as the Trick and Melo Gang, would fare in the proceedings both professionally and personally. Sure, the duo wasn’t wrestling each other, as Williams was set to compete in the Iron Survivor Challenge […]

One way or another, Lyra Valkyria was going to end up with a new number one contender at NXT Deadline. With the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge awarding the winner a guaranteed title shot at New Year’s Evil, someone was going to leave the show with a guaranteed shot at the top spot in NXT, it […]

After heavily hinting at it on social media, CM Punk made his NXT Premium Live Event debut at Deadline and did so in the most CM Punk way possible, interrupting Shawn Michaels’ opening remarks while wearing a Bret Hart hoodie. After exchanging some pleasantries with the “Heartbreak Kid,” Punk decided to address the NXT crowd […]

Dragon Lee wasn’t supposed to wrestle at NXT Deadline. A developmental standout who was elevated to the SmackDown roster after impressive call-up matches against Dominik Mysterio, Cedric Alexander, and Axios, Dragon only landed the match because another Lee, Wess Lee, had to forfeit his title shot due to a back injury that required surgery left […]

Since securing a role in NXT and especially since landing the head creative role in NXT, Shawn Michaels has pretty much seen, not to mention booked, it all. He’s booked Goldberg-esque unbeatable babyface champions, put over “outsiders” from the main roster, and has even overseen multiple controversies that were out of his control, most notably […]

Ahead of NXT Deadline, it’s important to remember that Trick Williams has only been a member of the WWE Universe since 2021 when he left football behind to try his hand at becoming a WWE Superstar. Since then, he’s wrestled 75 matches, become Carmelo Hayes’ go-to guy, and even tasted gold as the North American […]

Dominik Mysterio is tired. Since somehow becoming one of the top stars in the entire WWE Universe, a heel so hated that he can’t even speak in front of most live audiences, Mysterio has become Judgment Day’s go-to setup man, a multi-time NXT North American Champion, and even received a very public spanking from his […]

And just like that, there was one, NXT fans. With just one Premium Live Event left on the 2023 WWE calendar, Shawn Michaels will bring one of the most unique cards WWE presents of the entire year: Deadl1ne. Featuring a very unique match type that is one part Survivor Series, one part WarGames, ten performers, […]

With NXT Deadl1ne rapidly approaching, the reigning and defending North American Champion, “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, received a surprising endorsement from none other than WWE’s “Apex Predator,” Randy Orton. That’s right, stopping by Logan Paul’s ImPaulsive podcast, Orton discussed his relationship with the Mysterios, Rey and Dom, and just how proud he is to see the […]

After watching CM Punk deliver his “I’m Home” promo on RAW, a segment dissected to within an inch of its life due to the very specific verbiage and its unusual tone, the “Best in the World” was afforded a chance to address the WWE Universe once more on SmackDown, only this time, as he pointed […]

When CM Punk signed with WWE, the first thing fans started to discuss, other than why Seth Rollins was so angry and how bad Tony Khan fumbled the bag, was who the “Best in the World” would wrestle in The Fed. Would he go against the “Visionary,” who he clearly had beef with? How about […]

When CM Punk’s music hit at the end of Survivor Series, it felt like an inflection point in the WWE Universe. Fans lost their minds, Paul “Triple H” Levesque and company celebrated in Gorilla position, and Seth Rollins lost his freakin’ mind, as he wasn’t too keen on seeing the “Best in the World” back […]

When Brian Pillman Jr. left AEW and the familiarity of his famous family name to take a go at professional wrestling under a new moniker, Lexis King, on WWE’s NXT brand, it felt like a big swing. Sure, King had worked on television before, even if he wasn’t with much regularity, but how would he […]

When Wes Lee announced on NXT that he had suffered some sort of injury that would require surgery and leave him out of action for the foreseeable future, months more than days, it shocked fans eager to see the go-home edition of the Tuesday night program before the final WWE Premium Live Event of the […]

Bron Breakker has pretty much accomplished everything a performer can on the NXT Brand. He’s held the NXT Championship – twice, actually – wrestled huge matches against multiple main roster stars like Dolph Ziggler and Seth Rollins, and has even successfully shown that he can work heel or babyface, as he’s had incredible programs as […]

Seth Rollins does not like CM Punk. He’s talked trash on the “Best in the World” when he was still a member of AEW, chastised fans for chanting his name in the lead-up to and fallout from Survivor Series, and even attempted to charge Punker after his WarGames match, even if he was held back […]

Randy Orton is one of the most decorated and accomplished WWE superstars of all time. Since debuting in 2002, Orton has taken the company by storm and never turned back. In his 20+ year career, Orton is a 14-time World Champion, 4-time Tag Team Champion, 2-time Royal Rumble winner, a former Money in the Bank […]

For the vast majority of his run in WWE, the Undertaker was one of Vince McMahon‘s guys. If Mr. McMahon needed a locker room leader, he’d turn to the “Deadman.” If he needed someone to ensure a finish went off correctly, the “Deadman” was always down to make it work, even if Mr. McMahon didn’t […]

CM Punk is officially back in WWE, and wrestling fans worldwide are ecstatic. Not only did the unthinkable happen with Punk returning to the company nearly ten years after leaving, but this opened the door to countless potential matchups and feuds we have never seen before. WWE should waste no time with CM Punk’s return […]

When Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa dispatched the Imperium duo of Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser on RAW, it felt like a big deal. Sure, the match wasn’t exactly a marquee contest for the ages, as there were no titles on the line, and the bout really only served as a way to position either […]

When Swerve Strickland took the ring against “Hangman” Adam Page for his instant classic Texas Death by way of Inglewood, California match at Full Gear, fans noticed a very specific striped pattern on his gear that looked eerily similar to the one previously worn by Bray Wyatt during his time in WWE as The Fiend. […]

Chris Jericho has pretty much seen and done everything one can do in professional wrestling. He’s wrestled for ECW, WCW, internationally for promotions in Canada, Japan, Mexico, and beyond, and even made the jump from WWE to NJPW and then AEW in the pursuit of a new new challenges and exciting new opportunities. And yet, […]

While the return of CM Punk to WWE has been a borderline revelation for Paul “Triple H” Levesque and the rest of the WWE Universe, the decision has been far from universally appreciated, as there are more than a few fans, pundits, and even wrestlers alike who are less than excited about the signing. Seth […]

Randy Orton has been a member of the WWE Universe for 24 years. He’s seen the rise and fall of Ruthless Aggression, the rise and fall of tag team wrestling – multiple times over, in fact – and even had to sit back and watch as Roman Reigns went from a football player from a […]

Why does CM Punk look down at his wrist, whether wearing a watch or not, before his matches? Is it to check if it’s “clobbering time,” which it usually is? Or maybe he wants to mark the start of his matches, so as not to go over his allotted time? Well, in the opinion of […]

The 2023 Esports Awards, presented by Lexus at the opulent Resorts World in Las Vegas, created an unparalleled spectacle, not only celebrating the achievements in the esports industry but also setting Guinness Records, showcasing an amalgamation of gaming, sports, and entertainment. This illustrious event, encompassing thirty awards across categories such as Entertainment, Industry, Creative, Pro, […]

WWE legend Brock Lesnar may be the “Alpha Male of Our Species,” but his daughter, Mya Lesnar, is also an amazing athlete. Shattering school records In an Instagram video posted by Mya, she is seen setting a new shot put record at Colorado State. In the background, it sounds like Brock himself is recording the […]

As the WWE Universe prepares for the final Premium Live Event of the 2023 calendar year, NXT Deadl1ne, Shawn Michaels took his usual trip around the proverbial horn to discuss with the media about what to expect from his Superstars like Ilja Dragunov, Trick Williams, and Wes Lee. Sitting down with Peter Rosenburg on his […]

As crazy as it may be to imagine, 43-year-old Randy Orton is rapidly approaching 25 years in the WWE Universe, with his debut coming all the way back in 2000. Since that first match, which came for OVW, Orton has never left the promotion for another, never taken an extensive period away to pursue becoming […]

When the first RAW after Survivor Series came to an end, with the screen fading to black as CM Punk stared down the camera, the entire professional wrestling community took a collective step back and began to process what they had just witnessed. To some, the promo was a solid base hit, the first box […]

When CM Punk officially made his debut in WWE after being fired from AEW following his actions at All In, it made waves around the professional wrestling community. Some fans, wrestlers, and pundits alike loved it, others hated it – looking at you, Seth Rollins – and others still sat somewhere in between, opting against […]

Trick Williams is less than a week away from what could be one of the defining moments of his professional wrestling career. If he can put his recent attack at the hands of (probably) Lexus King – though maybe Carmelo Hayes – behind him, go the distance, and become the second-ever Iron Survivor Challenge winner […]

When Shinsuke Nakamura revealed that Cody Rhodes was the subject of his mysterious vignettes on RAW, it turned heads around the WWE Universe. Now sure, technically, the promos could have been about Rhodes, or AJ Styles, or CM Punk, or really about any member of the WWE Universe, as the “King of Strong Style” was […]

A lot has changed since Kurt Angle won his first WWE Championship. For one thing, both the promotion and the title were then known by WWF, and the matches in question to win the title, to lose the title, and all the ones in between were booked by Mr. Vincent Kennedy McMahon, who no longer […]

After making quite possibly the highest-profile return to WWE since… the NWO return 20 years ago, seemingly every wrestling fan, from the hardest of hardcore to the sort of lapsed individuals who still call it WWF, tuned in to Monday Night RAW to see what the “Best in the World,” CM Punk, had to say […]

What do Kurt Angle and Roman Reigns have in common? Well, for one, they’re both multi-time WWE Champions who will eventually see their names right alongside each other in the Hall of Fame. They also came to professional wrestling from another sport, with Angle famously becoming an “Olympic Hero” for his efforts in Greco-Roman wrestling, […]

When Randy Orton made his first in-ring appearance on WWE programming in 18 months at Survivor Series, returning in spectacular form as the final member of Team Cody Rhodes in the WarGames main event, it felt like a big deal. Sure, WWE chugged along just fine and well without the “Apex Predator” at the forefront […]

When Claudio Castagnoli revealed himself as the secret fifth member of the Blackpool Combat Club for a special match against Zack Sabre Jr. at Forbidden Door, it got folks talking across the online wrestling community. Sure, Castagnoli had largely made a name for himself as a member of WWE, where he worked as a singles […]

Professional wrestling is a business. Sure, it can be magical, like CM Punk’s return to WWE at Survivor Series, funny, like Booker T’s time as King Booker, or tragic, like the oh so many performers who passed too soon outside of the ring or even in the ring, but at its core, wrestling is about […]