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When the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the NBA season, the NHL season, and the rest of the world in flux, Vince McMahon, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, and WWE decided to do something borderline unprecedented across the greater sports landscape and just sort of… keep going, moving the shows to the […]

It has been over a month since the conclusion of the 2023 WWE Draft, and during that time, WWE television has undergone significant changes. The main purpose of the draft was to initiate these changes, aiming to establish new rising stars while adding depth to existing character developments. All of this aligns with the deliberate […]

After laying out Ilja Dragunov following his in-ring back and forth with Baron Corbin, Bron Breakker decided to take the boldest shot of his career and demand a World Heavyweight Championship shot against none other than Seth “Freakin’” Rollins, who is currently the top guy on RAW. On paper, the decision was calculated; Breakker is […]

Who is the greatest Four Horsewoman of the WWE Women’s Revolution? Is it Charlotte Flair? Becky Lynch? Bayley? Or how about Mercedes Moné, aka the artist formerly known as Sasha Banks, who was crushing it as a member of New Japan Pro Wrestling before suffering a leg injury at New Japan Resurgence in Long Beach, […]

In 2023, professional wrestling is more inclusive than at any other point in modern history; terms like cruiserweight have been thrown out to promote inclusivity, female performers headline Pay-Per-Views with steady frequency, and even WWE will book a mixed-gender tag team match from time to time, even if their version of the contest is a […]

Though Chad Gable technically was the only member of the Alpha Academy to work a match on Monday Night RAW, the standout member of the team was its newest one, Maxxine Dupri, who took down Valhalla with a hip toss and received an incredible reaction from the fans in Kansas. Stopping by RAW Talk to […]

While Becky Lynch spent her time after RAW comically climbing up and down ladders to prepare herself for a spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match, Zoey Stark was nothing but business for her appearance on RAW Talk, taking particular issue with Byron Saxton’s nerve to ask about sharing the ring with “The […]

After years of fielding brand-specific women’s championship belts for RAW and SmackDown, WWE officially debuted not one but two new women’s championship straps, with the Red Brand getting the WWE Women’s World Championship and the Blue Brand taking the WWE Women’s Championship, which is a tad confusing – maybe that’s why Charlotte Flair leapfrogged Bianca […]

After punching her ticket to Money in the Bank and beating the you-know-what out of Chelsea Green on RAW to prove a point, you’d think Becky Lynch would want to take it easy and relax, right? “The Man?” Never; she was already hard at work in the backstage locker room, practicing the arduous process of […]

Bronson Reed may not be the tallest man on the WWE roster, the heaviest man on the WWE roster, or the fastest man on the WWE roster, but when it comes to being a Bam Bam Bigelow-style human bowling ball who can throw his weight around like a battering ram and chase foes down like […]

After taking a loss to Damian Priest that was only compounded by a post-match beatdown at the hands of Imperium, Matt Riddle wasn’t feeling too hot. Still, ever the professional, “The Original Bro” was willing to take part in a WWE Digital Exclusive segment to discuss his plans for the future with Byron Saxton. “Well, […]

WWE announced that social media megastar Logan Paul will return to Monday Night Raw next week. The last time we saw Paul in a WWE ring was at WrestleMania against Seth Rollins. Despite losing the match, it was one of the best matches of the weekend, and Paul once again proved that he belongs in […]

The Money in the Bank match is one of the most exciting matches in WWE history. Each year, between 6-8 superstars compete in a ladder match for a briefcase that guarantees them a world championship match over the course of a year. Since being introduced in 2005 at WrestleMania 21, the Money in the Bank […]

After offering Dominik Mysterio a match at Money in the Bank to settle their feud face-to-face instead of with slaps behind his back, Cody Rhodes caught up with Cathy Kelley in the backstage of RAW to discuss the match being made official, even if the least experienced member of The Judgement Day didn’t actually accept […]

SummerSlam 2016 was a regular A Tale of Two Cities situation for Finn Balor. On one hand, he parlayed an incredible run as the OG leader of Bullet Club and one of NXT‘s first true breakout stars into an incredible run on the WWE main roster, capped off with a win over Seth Rollins to become […]

After punching her ticket to Money in the Bank despite the best intentions of Trish Stratus, Zoey Stark, Chelsea Green, and Sonya Deville, Becky Lynch was feeling pretty good. Sure, she still has to show up and show out at the O2 Arena, besting a field of six to bring down the briefcase for the […]

When Dominik Mysterio not only interrupted a Miz TV appearance by Cody Rhodes but went on to hit “The American Nightmare” in the face with a slap heard around the WWE Universe, it felt like only a matter of time before Rhea Ripley’s Kayfabe boo got what was coming to him from “The Grandson of […]

In case you haven’t heard, things aren’t going particularly well in the professional career of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Once considered the belle of Hollywood’s ball after successfully transitioning from the squared circle to the silver screen, “The People’s Champion” has watched Black Adam go from a franchise-starter to a flop, his namesake NBC Show, […]

For many fans of WWE, the time Sami Zayn spent as “The Honorary Uce” in The Bloodline will go down as the true highlight of the faction’s near-three-year stranglehold on the top of the RAW and SmackDown card. A classic fish-out-of-water story, Zayn used his wit, his charm, and his exceptional comedic timing to create […]

Billy Gunn was a lot of things during his WWE tenure; he was a Smoking Gunn, liked Rockabilly, joined the New Age Outlaws, and even had a very… unusual relationship with his friend Chuck Palumbo, which was totally platonic and not weird at all. And yet, to many fans of the promotion, Gunn’s biggest accomplishment […]

There was a time when it looked like Gable Steveson was going to be the next big thing in WWE. A dominant collegiate wrestler at the University of Minnesota, the very same school where Brock Lesnar, Shelton Benjamin, and his own brother Bobby – aka NXT‘s Damian Kemp – all attended, Steveson was drafted onto […]

Few could have predicted that the world’s biggest movie star would emerge from the ranks of professional wrestling in WWE. Yet, that’s precisely the path taken by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who surpassed any championship he won in the WWE with a title of his own—the unrivaled king of Tinseltown. For over fifteen years, The […]

Seemingly every era of WWE is defined by their biggest star. From Bruno Sammartino to Bob Backlund to Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and then John Cena, Superstars come and go, but not before leaving a permanent mark on the industry. But, top guys are few and far between, as there just aren’t many […]

When Bron Breakker decided to seemingly go rogue and invite Seth Rollins down to NXT to defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship, it sent more than a few fans wondering if the second-generation Steiner had lost his marbles. Now first and foremost, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship is supposed to belong to the RAW brand, […]

On SmackDown, Bianca Belair did everything right; she expressed her feeling to Adam Pearce about being overlooked for a rematch with Asuka but promised not to interrupt her championship coronation ceremony in order to be a gracious loser and a good spot. … but then Charlotte Flair returned for the first time since April and […]

Wrestling is a work. Sure, it still takes incredible physicality to do what wrestlers do, and performers can suffer life-changing injuries at even a moment’s notice, but Hulk Hogan didn’t hold the WWF Championship for 1,474 days from 1984 to 1988 because he was better than Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, his old pal The Iron […]

After looking like the next big thing since pretty much the moment she debuted on the main roster, Tiffany Stratton has finally been given a chance to state her case as the next big thing in the WWE Women’s Division. Winning the NXT Women’s Championship at Battleground after Indi Hartwell vacated the strap due to […]

After guaranteeing that both of the healthy members of Damage CTRL would qualify for Money in the Bank alongside Zelina Vega, Bayley, and IYO SKY were feeling pretty darn good after the second edition of SmackDown post-Night of Champions, with the duo both securing wins in matches against Mia Yim and Shotzi, respectively. Stopping by […]

After being drafted onto SmackDown following a successful tenure in developmental capped off with an NXT Women’s World Championship win over Kiana James and Fallon Henley, the Unholy Union, Alba Fyre, and Isla Dawn haven’t really done much on the main roster, with just one squash match against enhancement talent to their credit. Fortunately, that’s […]

After amassing his 21st-straight victory at WrestleMania XXIX over CM Punk, fans openly wondered who would topple The Undertaker and finally put his historic Streak to an end. Year after year, fans would clamor to see who would draw “The Deadman” for a match at The Showcase of the Immortals, and year after year, fans […]

Though he’s widely remembered for his time in WWE and, before that, WCW, there was a time in the late 2000s when Booker T was working his magic as a member of TNA alongside fellow legacy wrestlers like Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, Sting, and pretty much every other wrestler who was featured on the cover […]

In WWE, like in life, there’s nothing worse than a bad nickname. While some, like Seth Rollins, have been able to overcome a bad moniker, with “Freakin’” arguably the worse nickname imaginable, others haven’t been so lucky, with Roman Reigns famously being showered with dog food by Baron Corbin in what would be the final […]

Seth Rollins is a lot of things; he’s a “Visionary,” he’s a “Revolutionary,” and he’s the first and current WWE World Heavyweight Champion, having won the strap at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia. But is Rollins underrated? In the humble opinion of Mick Foley, the answer to that question is a responding yes, as, […]

What would Paul Heyman have been without Brock Lesnar? What would Brock Lesnar have been without Paul Heyman? Though there have been “Paul Heyman guys” in the past, double-digit “Paul Heyman guys” to be exact, and Lesnar has had multiple segments of his career without the ECW owner by his side, the duo have been […]

Though Hulk Hogan is maybe best known for his feuds with Andre The Giant, The Iron Sheik, and “Macho Man” Randy Savage during the golden age of WWE – aka WWF – one of the performers who still holds a grudge with him to this very day is none other than Bret Hart, the Canadian […]

After securing a big-time Money in the Bank qualifying match win over Mustafa Ali, Santos Escobar was riding high, so much so that he was literally examining ladders in the backstage area to give himself an edge for the forthcoming match in London. Taking part in a WWE Digital Exclusive segment with Megan Morant, Escobar […]

Grayson Waller has been a member of the SmackDown roster for roughly a month, and yet, it’s hard to really judge his tenure one way or another. He’s wrestled exactly zero matches, taken part in some backstage segment work, and held two editions of The Grayson Waller Effect, one with AJ Styles and another with […]

Promised an appearance by Jey Uso to discuss his standing in The Bloodline moving forward on the second edition of SmackDown since Night of Champions, the WWE Universe didn’t have to wait long to hear from the younger Uso brother to speak his mind, as Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa began the show in the […]

After watching Jey Uso get offered the word, the United States Championship, and a spot as the Tribal Chief-in-training as the right-hand man of Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn decided to pull aside Rikishi’s second-born son to give him a counterpoint before he decided to turn his back on his twin once and for all. Though […]