A prophecy once said that in the comic book industry's darkest days, a hero would come to lead the people through a plague of overpriced floppies, incentive variant covers, #1 issue reboots, and super-mega-crossover events.
Sadly, that prophecy was wrong. Oh, Jude Terror was right. For ten years. About everything. But nobody listened. And so, Jude Terror has moved on to a more important mission: turning Bleeding Cool into a pro wrestling dirt sheet!
Two segments are set for this week's episode of WWE Raw. Bobby Lashley and the Hurt Business will celebrate Lasley beating The Miz for the WWE Championship, which isn't really such a bug thing to celebrate. I mean, it was The Miz, after all. In addition to that, Braun Strowman is looking to cancel Shane […]
Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks may be WrestleMania opponents, and Banks may be the WWE Smackdown Women's Champion, but at WWE Fastlane, they'll be teammates, taking on WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. Another tag team on Smackdown finds that to be unfair. Natalya and Tamina went full Karen last night, […]
WWE Smackdown's ratings improved this week by 100,000 viewers, and they didn't even need Shaq to get the bump. Smackdown drew an average of 2.166 million viewers on hours of 2.153 million viewers and 2.179 million viewers. In the 18-49 demo, both hours of Smackdown earned a .6. WWE Smackdown was the second highest rated […]
It's no secret that AEW has a deep tag team division, but the company has so many wrestlers on the roster, many of whom are affiliated with each other in some way, that AEW could probably sustain a trios division as well. It's something people have talked about wanting to see from the company for […]
During a conference call Wednesday ahead of the AEW Revolution PPV, Cody Rhodes discussed the topic of diversity, calling it "paramount" to AEW. Rhodes also talked about the history of the wrestling business and how diversity was viewed in the past. Rhodes says he plans to step up scouting wrestlers from around the world when […]
Daniel Bryan will challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship at WWE Fastlane. Bryan won the opportunity by defeating Jey Uso in a steel cage match on WWE Smackdown on Friday. If Bryan wins the title, he'll go on to main-event WrestleMania with Edge. Of course, that's not going to happen. WWE.com provides some SEO-keyword-rich […]
Ahead of AEW Revolution this weekend, Tony Khan was the guest on the AEW Unrestricted podcast this week. One of the topics that came up is the crowd for the show, for which more seats were opened up this week. AEW will also broadcast the PPV to movie theaters so people can experience the thrill […]
As WWE Fastlane fast approaches, WWE remembers it better book some matches. Plus: what's going on with Apollo Crews? And: the return of Ding Dong, Hello! All in our recap of WWE Smackdown. WWE Smackdown Results – March 6th, 2021 Michael Cole is in the ring to kick off the show, so you know this […]
During a conference call Wednesday ahead of the AEW Revolution PPV, Cody Rhodes discussed how AEW handled the pandemic and what they'll do now that vaccines are rolling out and things are, at some point in the near future, getting back to normal. Rhodes stressed safety procedures and making fans feel safe and comfortable, and […]
Since the first night AEW Dynamite embarrassed WWE NXT in the ratings, which was the first night AEW Dynamite aired on TNT, fans have wondered when WWE will give up and move NXT to a different night when both shows can have a larger audience. There was a lot of talk about it last year […]
During a conference call Wednesday ahead of the AEW Revolution PPV, Cody Rhodes discussed more potential future crossovers with other wrestling promotions now that Tony Khan has opened the forbidden door. In particular, Rhodes teased "a little bit of fun crossover" with the NWA, which is returning to producing new content later this month. "It […]
WWE has posted a preview for tonight's edition of WWE Smackdown. Listed on the lineup for tonight so far are the previously advertised steel cage match between Daniel Bryan and Jey Uso, as well as a newly-added singles match between Bianca Belair and Shayna Baszler ahead of the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match at […]
By promoting a huge maych with Shaq on AEW Dynamite this week, AEW hoped to draw in the mythical "new wrestling viewer" to become a potential future AEW fan. Lots of companies in wrestling and beyond (it's actually worse in comics) claim to want to appeal to new fans, but often fall into the trap […]
WWE is dipping into its bag of old tricks for the Smackdown Women's Championship feud between Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair. This month at WWE Fastlane on March 21st, Belair and Banks will challenge champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships. While it might seem counterintuitive for two rivals […]
With all the talk of signing new wrestlers to the AEW roster, it's easy to get swept up the moment of hoping for someone like Brock Lesnar to make their AEW debut. But it's also worth considering the words of CM Punk, who said: "I think they should focus on who they have." During a […]
Former WWE wrestler turned Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista is perhaps better known for his political advocacy than for either of his other careers. The Animal has long feuded with fellow WWE Hall of Famer Donald Trump, even endorsing Trump's opponent at least year's Election PPV, Joe Biden. But after Biden defeated Trump, Bautista seemed to […]
This Sunday at AEW Revolution, AEW will sign "a major star in the world of wrestling" to a "multi-year contract," as teased by Paul Wight on this week's episode of AEW Dynamite and doubled down on by Tony Khan on the AEW Restricted podcast this week. Wight called the mystery person a "hall of fame […]
Tony Khan is the guest this week on the AEW Unrestricted podcast. Khan joined hosts Tony Schiavone and Aubrey Edwards to discuss the upcoming AEW Revolution PPV, taking place this Sunday. One topic that came up during the discussion was Paul Wight's debut on AEW Dynamite this week. Wight promised that AEW would sign a […]
During a conference call Wednesday ahead of the AEW Revolution PPV, Cody Rhodes discussed Maki Itoh, one of the breakout stars of the AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament's Japanese brackets. Itoh, a former teen idol in Japan, has a sizeable social media following for her… er… unique personality. But Maki Itoh had the misfortune […]
Matt Hardy debuted in AEW with his Broken Matt character just as the wrestling industry entered the pandemic era. Though Hardy performed the character for months in AEW, ultimately he believed it didn't work and switched gears, becoming Big Money Matt Hardy instead. Hardy was interviewed by New Jersey newspaper The Asbury Park Press ahead […]