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After having their big announcement on RAW broken up by Rhea Ripley and Nia Jax, Damage CTRL – though, curiously enough, without Dakota Kai – were afforded ample opportunity to discuss who Bayley plans to challenge at WrestleMania 40 as the women’s Royal Rumble match winner. Theoretically, this should have been a pretty simple segment, […]

After spending the last year building toward a rematch against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40, winning the Royal Rumble for a second year in a row to earn a guaranteed main event spot at the “Showcase of the Immortals,” Cody Rhodes was afforded the main event spot on SmackDown to discuss which champion he’ll be […]

Heading into the 2024 Royal Rumble, Logan Paul had plenty of words to say about Kevin Owens, but respect wasn’t one of them. In the lead-up to the first Premium Live Event of 2024, Paul called his challenger a slob, a joke, and a man who dresses like a teenager, but one thing he didn’t […]

When news broke that CM Punk suffered a triceps injury at the Royal Rumble that would keep him out of action for the next 4-to-6 months, it threw the entire WWE Universe for a loop. On one hand, fans celebrated that Punk didn’t win the Royal Rumble match outright, as that could have led to […]

After ten years away from a WWE ring, CM Punk was ready to make his triumphant televised in-ring return at the 2024 Royal Rumble, and WWE Digital had the bright idea of chronicling the entire day as part of their Premium Live Event Vlog series. On paper, it’s a pretty good strategy, right? As Punk […]

With Vengeance Day rapidly approaching, Shawn Michaels afforded media members a chance to ask him questions ahead of NXT’s Premium Live Event of 2024. Normally, this would have served as a chance for wrestling media members to ask about the members of the NXT roster, like Bron Breakker, Carmeo Hayes, Roxanne Perez, and Tiffany Stratton, […]

Just when you thought there couldn’t be any more awful stories about Vince McMahon from former WWE employees, Torrie Wilson, a former Diva from 2001-08, stopped by Insight with Chris Van Vliet to discuss her wrestling career, and needless to say, much of it didn’t paint her former boss in a good light. Discussing her […]

When news broke that Vince McMahon was resigning from WWE after being accused of some truly heinous activities in a lawsuit by former employee Janel Grant, fans, pundits, and professional wrestlers alike all tuned into the Royal Rumble press conference to see what Paul “Triple H” Levesque, the promotion’s creative lead and Mr. McMahon’s son-in-law, […]

In a move that has sent ripples through the WWE gaming community, WWE SuperCard, a popular mobile game known for its expansive roster of digital cards featuring WWE wrestlers, has removed Brock Lesnar from its lineup. This surprising decision has ignited speculation about the future of Lesnar in the upcoming WWE 2K24 video game. WWE […]

In the world of professional wrestling, where authenticity and engagement are key, WWE superstar Bayley recently spotlighted these values in a playful yet pointed manner. Despite reveling in her victory in the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble and her leadership role in the Damage CTRL faction, Bayley’s focus briefly shifted to her digital representation in the […]

Bianca Belair and Montez Ford shine in Hulu’s new Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez reality series. The latest WWE reality series chronicles the two stars’ roads to WrestleMania 39. It’s definitely the bEST reality series the company has produced. ClutchPoints spoke to Bianca Belair and Montez Ford at the junket for Love & WWE […]

Typically, at this time of year, WWE is in the midst of putting together its biggest event cards to build up to their most prominent one, WrestleMania, upcoming at the beginning of April. Starting with the Royal Rumble, everything will be about building towards the major event that seemingly takes over the wrestling community during […]

The days after the latest lawsuit against Vince McMahon was filed have been a whirlwind between his resignation from WWE, the impact it could have on TKO Holdings, and if anyone else could be shown the door as a result. However, the newest twist comes courtesy of a former WWE executive and McMahon’s co-defendant in […]

WWE star Bayley is heading to WrestleMania 40 after her Royal Rumble win. And she has one request for the iconic band Paramore. Paramore is WrestleMania 40 bound?  A post on X pointed out that Bayley’s Royal Rumble gear featured the lyrics from Paramore’s “Looking Up”: “It’s not a dream anymore, it’s worth fighting for.” […]

As sad as it may be to admit, Kurt Angle will probably never wrestle another match in a professional wrestling ring. Initially announcing his retirement after taking a loss to Baron Corbin at WrestleMania 35, Angle has had a few offers to return to the ring since, including an offer from AEW that he’s talked […]

Though she didn’t ultimately outlast 29 other performers to be the last woman standing in the 2024 Royal Rumble, it’s hard to argue that anyone came out of the match a bigger star than Jordynne Grace, the current TNA Knockouts Champion, who made her surprise debut in the match at spot number five and went […]

To say it has been an interesting last week in WWE would be an understatement. Though that’s not unusual this time of year, what has transpired—good and bad—is a lot to digest. Focusing on the good, it would be that Cody Rhodes won his second consecutive Royal Rumble and is moving on to headline WrestleMania […]

With 2023 officially passed, Sean Ross Sapp And Denise Salcedo decided to celebrate the occasion with the annual Fightful Awards, where performers across the sport were honored for their hard work and efforts, including Rhea Ripley, who was the big winner this year with not one, not two but four awards heading home to Adelaide, […]

Ricky Starks is a pretty popular man in professional wrestling, having made friends with some of the biggest stars in the world today during his time in NWA, AEW, and on the indies. Over the course of his 12-year career, he’s become incredibly close with Cody Rhodes, as fans learned on Rhodes to the Top, […]

When Samantha Irvin announced Naomi as the second entrant in the 2024 Royal Rumble, it marked a brand new era for both “The Glow” and the WWE Universe, period, as one of the more interesting performers of the last decade was back and better than ever for her second run in the promotion. Fresh off […]

When Roman Reigns’ Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match against LA Knight, Randy Orton, and AJ Styles was announced as the second bout at the 2024 Royal Rumble, one spot before Logan Paul wrestled Kevin Owens for SmackDown’s secondary title, the United States Championship, it turned heads around the WWE Universe. Sure, pretty much no one […]

Back in the day, Stone Cold Steve Austin was easily a fan favorite that ruled the WWE. In fact, he was a six-time WWE champion and has wrestled against some of the top wrestlers in the business, including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, The Undertaker and Kevin Owens. Given Austin’s success in the WWE squared circle, […]

When 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble winner Bayley announced on RAW that she was undecided regarding her WrestleMania opponent, it turned more than a few heads around the professional wrestling world. Afforded a chance to challenge for any title she’d like in a main event spot at the “Showcase of the Immortals,” the choice really shouldn’t […]

When CM Punk broke the news that he did, in fact, suffer a torn triceps injury during the 2024 Royal Rumble that will require surgery, sending him on the shelf for the next four to six months, depending on the recovery time, it left a massive hole at the top of the presumed WrestleMania 40 […]

When news broke live on RAW that Pat McAfee was going to be joining Michael Cole full-time as the new color commentator, it immediately shaped the way the matches of Drew McIntyre, Gunther, Seth Rollins, and more will be called for the foreseeable future. Suddenly, Wade Barrett, one of the more knowledgable commentators WWE has […]

Montez Ford and Bianca Belair have been married since 2018. While the duo have shared the screen as a couple on multiple occasions, with Belair coming out to save the Street Profits at WrestleMania 36 and the duo – plus Angelo Dawkins – being featured in a commercial for Applebees, they’ve never worked the sort […]

When news broke that Vince McMahon was being named in a lawsuit by a former employee that can best be described as truly depraved, it generated a take from seemingly everyone across the IWC. Some were surprised. Others decidedly weren’t, but almost everyone agreed that McMahon should never be allowed to work in professional wrestling […]

When news broke that Bianca Belair and Montez Ford were pulling double duty, working as two of the top stars in the WWE Universe while also filming their own reality television show, Love & WWE, few fans were particularly surprised. As two of the most charismatic performers in the entire WWE Universe, fans have long […]

After finally punching her ticket to WrestleMania with a massive win at the 2024 Royal Rumble, checking off one of the final boxes left on her career to-do list in the process, SmackDown Superstar Bayley, alongside her Damage CTRL teammates, were afforded a chance to address the WWE Universe on RAW and lay out how […]

When news broke that Sami Zayn was going to be out of action for reasons both personal and Kayfabe following an “injury” at the hands of Drew McIntyre, it left a hole at the top of the RAW card. Now sure, technically, RAW had more main event caliber performers than they knew what to do […]

When Bianca Belair and Montez Ford were approached for Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez, they knew who to go to for advice: The Miz and Maryse. The two are used to being on-camera for work. After all, they are featured on TV for hours on a weekly basis thanks to the WWE. But reality […]

The upcoming Hulu reality series, Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez, shows their lives outside of the ring. However, there was a key scene involving Bianca Belair and her high school car that they omitted that Montez Ford would want to see. Bianca Belair’s high school car Talking to ClutchPoints at the junket for Love […]

After winning the Royal Rumble for the second year in a row, Cody Rhodes marched down the ring on RAW in Tampa, Florida, to celebrate his accomplishment and officially announce that he would be challenging Roman Reigns, not Seth Rollins, at WrestleMania 40. On paper, it makes sense, right? Rhodes has been gunning for Reigns’ […]

When news broke that CM Punk had suffered a triceps injury at the Royal Rumble that would not only require surgery but would keep him out of action for an expected 4-6 months, it effectively changed the entire trajectory of the WWE Universe moving forward. Suddenly, one of the two expected main event matches of […]

After returning to the commentary booth and even the wrestling ring at the 2024 Royal Rumble, Pat McAfee made another appearance on the fallout edition of RAW live from Tampa Bay, only this time it wasn’t as a special guess. Celebrating his presence on the show by high-fiving the front row fans as his music […]

When Pat McAfee‘s music hit for the second time at the Royal Rumble, with his name appearing on the screen with a number 22 in front of it, it signified that the All-Pro punter-turned-media superstar had a chance, no matter how small, to win the match and punch his ticket to WrestleMania 40 for a […]

After weeks and weeks of back-and-forth bickering, fans of the WWE Universe will finally get to see what could be the grand finale of New Day’s feud with Imperium when Kofi Kingston wrestles Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship. On paper, Kingston is actually a pretty formidable contender for the longest-reigning IC Title holder in WWE […]

After making her much-anticipated return to professional wrestling at the 2024 Royal Rumble, eliminating three performers as the 28th entrant in the women’s match, including the “Irresistible Force,” Nia Jax, you’d think Jade Cargill would be basking in the glow of arguably the most important night of her professional wrestling career, right? Take some time […]

If you were a new fan of WWE tuning into the Royal Rumble for the first time when the promotion filled up Tropicana Field with 48,000 fans for the first Premium Live Event of the 2024 calendar year, you’d think that Bron Breakker was one of the most dominant wrestlers in the world. Entering the […]