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After emerging from under the Night of Champions ring to lay out Becky Lynch with the Z360 and set her up for an easy pin at the hands of Trish Stratus, fans from around the WWE Universe wanted to know what connection Zoey Stark had made with the WWE Hall of Famer and self-proclaimed GOAT. […]

After weeks of anticipation, Cody Rhodes stepped into the ring with Brock Lesnar at Night of Champions with a titanium cast on his arm and proceeded to get thrashed by “The Beast Incarnate,” finishing the match unconscious via the Kamura. Though to some, this would be a sign that his first win at Backlash was […]

After spending his entire 2023 in NXT as the manager and mouthpiece of the rapidly ascending tag team Indus Sher, Jinder Mahal was drafted back onto the main roster during the supplemental portion of the WWE Draft, joining RAW regularly for the first time since 2021. Though he’s technically still attached to Veer and Sanga, […]

When news broke that Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez would have to shed their Tag Team Championships due to an injury to the former, it left more than a few fans of the WWE Universe wondering how Paul “Triple H” Levesque would handle the situation moving forward. Would the promotion allow Morgan to heal up, […]

Seth Rollins has been a member of the WWE Universe since all the way back in 2012, when he joined up in the early days of NXT after a successful run on the indies and in Ring of Honor under the Tyler Black moniker. Since then, Rollins has had 15 different titles in WWE, 16 […]

After overseeing an AEW Double or Nothing show that garnered mixed reviews but was lauded for its main events, Tony Khan took comments from reporters once all of his scheduled stars finished up their availability, including comments about the biggest free agent on the open market, Bill Goldberg. Asked if AEW would consider bringing in […]

On a weekend absolutely loaded with interesting wrestling matches, Pay-Per-Views, and “Premium Live Events,” wrestling fans have once again begun to debate which promotion was better, WWE or AEW. To some, the former promotion is the only show in town, the company that made wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, John Cena, and […]

WWE wrestlers often go through a rigorous schedule of traveling before taking their acts to the squared circle or putting in the work at the gym. But despite a demanding schedule, wrestlers still find some free time for themselves. While some wrestlers spend time at a beach or do some part-time acting, others use their […]

Throughout history, the WWE has produced several stars that we have come to love. In the past, we’ve seen titular clashes that went down as some of the greatest matches in WWE history. However, that doesn’t mean we got to see all the dream matches we wanted. For a variety of reasons, there are times […]

While the length and certain booking decisions of Roman Reigns’ now 1,000-plus day reign as WWE Universal Champion has been polarizing to fans, few will deny that the Tribal Chief has been the top guy of the company and industry for the last three years. Hulk Hogan certainly wouldn’t. In fact, the legend is extremely […]

After securing a statement win in the penultimate match of Double or Nothing, MJF took his talents to the backstage area of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to basically shoot on everyone in AEW like he’s become accustomed to in media scrums, all the while Tony Khan watched on in horror wondering where he […]

With Night of Champions officially in the books, WWE has one more “Premium Live Event” for fans to enjoy over their Memorial Day Weekend, NXT Battleground, where the next generation of young, hungry stars will test their mettle, prove their worth, and hopefully come out on top just like Seth Rollins, Asuka, Gunther, Sami Zayn, […]

After weeks of anticipation, WWE delivered fans a regular night of champions at the fortunately named Night of Champions, with four titles on the line and bragging rights galore up for grabs. Fans found out who will hold the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship, if Mustafa Ali could prove he belongs in the ring with […]

After powering through six matches filled with highs and lows, title wins, unconscious losses, and more than a few head-scratching moments, WWE closed out Night of Champions with the match of the night, having Roman Reigns, on his 1,000th day as the Universal Champion, facing off against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens alongside Solo Sikoa […]

At Night of Champions, the WWE Universe was treated to the newest chapter of “The CodyVerse” and like any good trilogy – or at least like the original Star Wars trilogy – this chapter ended in defeat, with the hero’s camp wondering if he will ever be able to overcome the big, bad boss after […]

To paraphrase Corey Graves on the Night of Champions commentary team, Rhea Ripley doesn’t get paid by the minute. After entering into a feud with Natalya after a perceived slight from “The Eradicator of The Judgement Day” in the respect department, Ripley never quite took Neidhart seriously as a challenger for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, […]

At Night of Champions, WWE decided to run back one of the better matches from WrestleMania 39 weekend and have Bianca Belair defend her RAW Women’s Championship once more against “The Empress of Tomorrow,” Asuka. On paper, the set-up was sound; Asuka interrupted Belair’s championship celebration in her hometown of Knoxville, Tenessee on RAW by […]

Is there a world where Mustafa Ali could defeat Gunther at Night of Champions? Sure; WWE has taken big swings with booking in the past, and while Ali wouldn’t be quite as popular as, say, Kofi Kingston or Big E, giving him a win in front of a Jeddah Superdome crowd that was clearly on […]

After weeks of back-and-forth verbal sparring, with Trish Status talking a whole lot of trash before being “dog walked” in a scathing promo on the go-home edition of RAW, Becky Lynch decided to let her first do the talking in the opening moments of her Night of Champions match, punching the WWE Hall of Famer […]

When WWE announced that there was going to be three main events at Night of Champions, it should have been a red flag. Now granted, promotions have duel main events and occasionally even triple main events on stacked cards, but when Bad Bunny versus Damian Priest “main evented” Backlash despite going on fifth on a […]

Today, at the Night of Champions PLE, marks Roman Reigns 1,000th day as the WWE Undisputed Universal Champion. This milestone is a throwback to a bygone era when long title reigns were more commonplace, but it somehow found its place in the current fast-paced and ever-changing landscape of today’s wrestling. Ironically, Reigns’ achievement is all […]

WWE is arguably the best sports entertainment wrestling firm. Although storylines are scripted, that doesn’t make pulling off stunts easier in the ring. In fact, throughout history, we’ve seen various wrestlers suffer serious injuries that often ended their careers. But for some, it even changed their lives forever. For this piece, let’s take a look […]

After weeks of anticipation, WWE is running their rare second “Premium Live Event” of the month, with a seven-match Night of Champions card headed to fans on Peacock live from Saudi Arabia at the unusually early time of 1 pm ET, 10 am PT. Soon, fans will find out who will hold the WWE World […]

After taking an absolute beating at the hands of Butch on the SmackDown LowDown, the dynamic duo of Pretty Deadly, Elton Prince and Kit Wilson, decided to get back the Brawling Brutes in a major way, interfering with Sheamus’ match with Austin Theory on the pre-tapped go-home edition of SmackDown and effectively costing “The Celtic […]

When news broke that NXT was going to run their Battleground “Premium Live Event” on May 28th, 2023, it turned more than a few heads around the professional wrestling world because it fell on the same day the biggest Pay-Per-View on the AEW calendar, Double or Nothing. The 2023 running of AEW’s first official show […]

Whether Roman Reigns and his tag team partner Solo Sikoa – who have never worked a tag team match together – are able to leave Night of Champions as the new Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, or they come up short in disastrous fashion to the incumbents, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, “The Tribal Chief” […]

With NXT Battleground rapidly approaching, the third show of WWE’s huge four-day Memorial Day Weekend extravaganza, Shawn Michaels decided to take a page out of Tony Khan’s book – one of many things he would take from TK’s book this weekend – and hold a media call with reporters to discuss the forthcoming show and […]

As Carmelo Hayes prepares for the biggest match of his professional wrestling career thus far, defending the NXT World Championship against a newer, badder Bron Breakker near his hometown in Lowell, Massachusetts, the “HIM of NXT” stopped by Cheap Heat with Peter Rosenberg to discuss his current title reign, his New England origin story, and, […]

Wrestling in the WWE is already a tremendous feat. However, climbing up to become relevant in a championship picture is a different story altogether. Although notable wrestlers are often remembered for winning championships, unfortunately, not all good wrestlers get to have a taste of championship gold. For this piece, let’s take a look at the […]

After allowing Trish Stratus to have her moment during the press conference for Night of Champions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Becky Lynch decided to bring her manly energy to the kingdom and tell the fans in attendance – and watching along on YouTube from around the world – how “The Queen of the Attitude Era” […]

Mustafa Ali has been a member of the WWE Universe since all the way back in 2016, when he signed with the company after a 12-year run on the indies. Since arriving in The Fed, the former Prince has wrestled 342 matches, losing 185 of them, and has held a championship belt exactly zero times […]

After securing wins over Edge, Rey Mysterio, and Bobby Lashley on SmackDown, AJ Styles is one win at Night of Champions away from WWE’s newest and shiniest prize, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Soon, fans will see if the 45-year-old former Mr. TNA can earn singles gold in WWE once more, marking the first time […]

Wrestlemania is dubbed as the showcase of the immortals. Because of this, almost every WWE wrestler dreams of making it to the event in order to find the coveted Wrestlemania moment. Given that Wrestlemania is often the climax of various storylines, the WWE Universe almost always expects the most deserving wrestler to emerge victorious after […]

After taking care of business against Karrion Kross on last week’s SmackDown, AJ Styles made the journey from North Carolina to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he will face off against Seth Rollins for the newly crowned WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Discussing the trip on a special WWE vlog, Styles noted that he was tired but […]

Stopping by the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Hulk Hogan had a ton to say about CBD, Magic Mushroom, a potential retirement match, and more, but one topic that was a little less entertaining to talk about was his past racially insensitive comments, which led to a short absence from WWE and a loss of […]

Though he wasn’t booked for a match at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia, Sheamus still has a title match on the books in the not-too-distant future, as he will be facing off against none other than Austin Theory for the United States Championship on SmackDown, marking his first-ever singles match against the current United […]

Despite being booked in Hollywood, a very special place in the careers of more than a few WWE Superstars, with performers like Hulk Hogan and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson incorporating the city’s name into their moniker, WrestleMania 39 only had two surprise guest appearances on the show, neither of which had much of an association […]

Throughout the years, we’ve seen various team-ups make waves in the tag team division. But while some team-ups were built-up greatly or worked well together, there have been some strange team-ups that the WWE Universe never expected. For this piece, let’s take a look at the 10 most surprising WWE team-ups. 10. Tommy Dreamer, Rhyno, […]

When Chelsea Green made her surprise return at the 2023 Royal Rumble, she looked exactly like she had in WWE before and on the indies for Impact Wrestling, GCW, and others… at least until she didn’t. That’s right, after making her way into the ring, and was promptly dropped by Rhea Ripley in five or […]