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With WrestleMania 39 officially in the record book, fans waited with bated breath for reviews to roll in for the “Showcase of the Immortals,” with one reviewer’s opinion ranking above all others: Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer. The Rodger Ebert of wrestling since he began his venture some forty years ago, Meltzer’s grades hold […]

When Endeavor announced that they had acquired 51 percent of WWE and would effectively operate the company as a joint venture with UFC, it led many fans, some earnest, some in jest, to wonder if a crossover between the two brands could be in store moving forward. Could, for example, Connor McGregor finally make his […]

With WrestleMania 39 officially in the books, Corey Graves decided to address the WWE Universe on his After The Bell podcast to discuss the somewhat controversial ending to Night 2 of “The Showcase of the Immortals.” Was he among the many fans who believed that Mania was the best time to give Cody Rhodes the […]

Now that (almost) a week has passed since WrestleMania 39 weekend, WWE fans and experts alike are starting to evaluate the show and determine who had huge weekends and who maybe didn’t meet the mark. In the opinion of Dave Meltzer, the weekend was largely a success, with only one match earning a rating of […]

When news broke that not only was WWE officially merging with UFC under the Endeavor brand to become the one entity, but that Vince McMahon was going to be sticking about in the role of “Executive Chairman,” it left fans wondering whether the last eight months of exceptional booking, wrestling-heavy shows, and storylines that had […]

After watching Paul “Triple H” Levesque open up the first RAW after WrestleMania 39 with a promo that low-key updated the WWE Universe about the future of the promotion, even if he never actually mentioned the terms Endeavor, merger, sale, or UFC in the promo, fans had to watch a three-hour show featuring squash matches, […]

When Brock Lesnar decided to turn on Cody Rhodes in the main event of the RAW after WrestleMania 39, it quite literally took the WWE Universe by storm. After being promised arguably the greatest RAW main event of the last decade, maybe ever, if you believe Corey Graves, the sold-out crowd assembled at the Crypto.com […]

Why Cody Rhodes lost to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39, especially after literally months of building up goodwill with the WWE Universe, might just go down as the biggest mystery of 2023 within the wrestling world. Did Paul “Triple H” Levesque and company really believe that the time wasn’t right for Rhodes to win “The […]

Before Dominik Mysterio made his grand entrance at WrestleMania 39, wheeled out to the ring at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in a paddy wagon with a quartet of “police officers” serving as his escort, WWE played a promo package featuring prison footage in order to play up the “Prison Dom” moniker. On paper, that […]

The WWE, already $9 billion enterprise, might be getting a rocket strapped to it following them being being acquired by Endeavor and subsequently merging with UFC. That is what Dana White predicts, at least. The controversial UFC president was a guest on The Pat McAfee Show Friday and drew parallels between this monumental move by […]

When the news broke of WWE and UFC’s merger, Triple H opened Monday Night Raw with a message to fans. With new rumors, some involving Triple H himself, the WWE legend has similar plans for the upcoming Friday Night SmackDown. Triple H will be on SmackDown to address the WWE universe, the company announced. There […]

When Vince McMahon left the company, Triple H took over and began crafting WWE in his vision. But with McMahon making his return to WWE, Triple H’s goals look to have taken a backseat. McMahon announced his retirement from the WWE in July, handing creative duties over to HHH. However, as he looked to sell […]

Don’t expect major crossover events between the UFC and WWE. With the news of the UFC-WWE merger earlier this week, the combat sports world has been dreaming up crossover scenarios between the two worlds. The UFC stars are also getting in on it as featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker recently cosplayed […]

After turning in one of the best WrestleMania weekends since the show went to two days in 2020, Vince McMahon sent the WWE Universe into complete disarray by effectively retaking his creative role away from his son-in-law, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, and putting together one of the worst RAW episodes in the shows 30-year history, […]

When Logan Paul’s music hit at WrestleMania 39, he didn’t walk down to the ring like Seth Rollins before him. No, ever the showman, Paul decided to shake things up, announcing his presence on the mic before flying up into the air and ziplining down to the ring like “The Heart Break Kid” himself, Shawn […]

After taking a thorough whooping from his father at WrestleMania 39, you would think Dominik Mysterio would take some time to rest, relax, and plot his next move against the newest WWE Hall of Famer, Rey Mysterio, right? … well, considering the younger Mysterio played into the finish of his father’s match on the RAW […]

After being linked to WWE for months, “Switchblade” Jay White has officially signed with AEW, teaming up with Juice Robinson to lay a beatdown on Ricky Starks in a match that was ruled a no-contest as a result. The former leader of Bullet Club, who lost a Loser Leaves Japan match to Hikuleo back in […]

While seemingly every fan in the WWE Universe has weighed in on the decision to have Roman Reigns retain his title versus Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 39, with some, like O’Shea Jackson Jr., appreciating the decision to keep WWE’s Ace on top while others, like the crying children videos that have littered social media, have […]

When Rhea Ripley came out on Monday Night RAW to issue a soft challenge to Bianca Belair two days after winning the SmackDown Women’s Championship off of Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39, it drew a variety of different reactions from the WWE Universe. Sure, after entertaining over 80,000 fans on Saturday evening at SoFi Stadium, […]

We may have gotten a small preview of what’s to come following the UFC-WWE merger. On Monday, it was officially confirmed that the UFC and WWE were merging under Endeavor to form a new, publicly listed company. With that news came a lot over crossover memes on social media and while both companies are expected […]

Cody Rhodes made his shocking return to WWE at WrestleMania 38 years after requesting his release from the company. Rhodes couldn’t find his way in WWE during his first run after multiple failed gimmicks. From an up-and-coming member of Legacy, to Dashing, to Stardust, Rhodes couldn’t break through into the main event scene. After years […]

Many expected that the blow-off Hell in A Cell match between Edge and Finn Balor in Wrestlemania 39, months after Balor helped Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley kick the Rated-R Superstar out of the Judgment Day stable, to be a heated bout. After all, beyond Balor’s betrayal, the Judgment Day were also responsible for inflicting […]

Roman Reigns continues to establish himself as one of the greatest WWE superstars ever after his shocking victory over Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 39. Although many fans expected Rhodes to leave WrestleMania as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Reigns emerged victorious and continued his unstoppable reign as champion. Roman Reigns has been Universal Champion for 940+ […]

To call WrestleMania 39 anything other than a resounding success for Rhea Ripley would be a lie. Though the rest of her Judgement Day pals came up short, with Dominik Mysterio losing to Rey Mysterio earlier in Day 1 and “The Demon” Finn Balor dropping a stunner in the penultimate match of Day 2, Ripley […]

After securing a win on RAW against none other than Rey Mysterio, two days removed from beating John Cena in the opening match of Day 1 of WrestleMania 39, no less, Austin Theory was riding high. He’d backed up his metric ton of trash talk, shocked 80,000 fans at “The Showcase of the Immortals,” and […]

After butting into Bobby Lashley’s interview with Cathy Kelley on RAW, suggesting that “The All-Mighty” taught him how to lose SmackDown during the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, Bronson Reed found himself on RAW Talk with Byron Saxton to discuss confrontation with the former WWE Champion, even if he wouldn’t phrase it in such […]

After taking part in one of the few wrestling matches on a truly bizarre fallout edition of RAW, securing a tag team with over a Bayley-less Damage CTRL with a shot at the Women’s Tag Team Championships on the line, Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan stopped by RAW Talk to talk to Byron Saxton about […]

When Roman Reigns’ arm was lifted at the end of WrestleMania 39, it changed the very trajectory of the WWE Universe moving forward. Suddenly Cody Rhodes went from the champion-in-waiting to Brock Lesnar’s plaything, The Usos went from misery loves company to on the outside looking in on The Bloodline following their loss to Kevin […]

Unlike storylines in WWE, professional wrestling careers aren’t forever. No matter how well a performer keeps themselves in shape, how safe they are in the ring, and how many/few matches they work in a calendar year, eventually, a wrestler will step out of the ring for the last time and their legacy will become history […]

When news broke that “Switchblade” Jay White’s contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling was coming up, it left many wondering which promotion would garner his services next: WWE or AEW. When news broke that WWE had “serious” interest in the former Bullet Club leader and that Paul “Triple H” Levesque and company had an interest […]

WrestleMania 39 is the most successful WrestleMania of all time. WWE announced that the two-night spectacle was the highest-grossing event in the company’s history. 161,892 fans were in attendance at SoFi Stadium over the two nights, and WWE set new records for viewership, gate, sponsorship, merchandise, and social media interaction. Besides being a commercial success, […]

WWE 2K22 Locker Codes are strings of letters and numbers you can input in the game’s MyFACTION game mode to unlock packs and cards. In this WWE 2K22 Guide, we’re going to update you with the latest locker codes that get released. We’ll also be keeping a neat list of all expired locker codes, just […]

When Cody Rhodes’ request for a rematch with Roman Reigns was denied one day removed from dropping his first-ever shot at the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship on Night 2 of WrestleMania 39, “The American Nightmare” had to get creative in order to keep himself in the championship picture. His solution? Request a tag team match […]

You know what? You really have to feel for The Miz; not only did he get attacked by not one but two different WWE opponents at WrestleMania 39 – technically four if you count George Kittle and Snoop Dogg – but he lost of incredibly expensive suit in the process, too. So naturally, when The […]

After the biggest wrestling news story of the 2020s broke on Sunday and was then confirmed early Monday morning, that Endeavor had officially acquired 51 percent of WWE to form a “$21+ billion” entertainment empire,” fans across the world wondered how this change in management structure would affect the company’s on-screen product. Would things suddenly […]

For literally years, plural, WWE fans wanted nothing more than to see Roman Reigns wrestle Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the main event of WrestleMania. It was supposed to happen at WrestleMania 38, then it was supposed to happen at WrestleMania 39, and, in the minds of some fans, it’s now definitely going to happen […]

After losing her fourth-straight WrestleMania title match in a very compelling match against Bianca Belair, it’s safe to say Asuka isn’t in the best place right now within the WWE Universe. With her fellow Kabuki Warrior, Kairi Sane, currently a free agent after a successful run with the IWGP Women’s Championship in Stardom/New Japan Pro […]

After watching Day 2 of WrestleMania 39 play out almost exactly like he planned – one would assume Shane McMahon tearing his quad wasn’t on the card – Paul “Triple H” Levesque took to the podium at SoFi Stadium in order to discuss how each match shook out and give props to his WWE Superstars, […]

Roman Reigns is cementing himself as one of the greatest WWE superstars of all time. He has hit the one-year mark as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion and has held the Universal Championship for more than 945 days now. Reigns hasn’t been pinned since December 2019, and it seems it will stay that way for a […]