WWE has made an extremely bold move in response to the civil unrest gripping the nation and in support of the people protesting the killing of George Floyd by police. What? No, they didn't fire Hulk Hogan again. And no, Vince McMahon didn't stop donating millions of dollars to fund Donald Trump's election campaigns. We're […]
WWE Superstar MVP appeared on the latest episode of Lilian Garcia's podcast where he discussed his career, remembering Shad Gaspard, and his time in prison. MVP also discussed police brutality in the wake of the George Floyd killing and subsequent protests from a unique perspective as a Black man who also comes from a family […]
After rumors that it would happen for months, WWE has finally made a tiered version of the WWE Network official. In a press release Monday morning, WWE announced the "free version" of the WWE Network, available now for anyone to access with no credit card required. The free version of the network features a selection […]
Last night's episode of WWE SmackDown on Fox opened up with an angle in which a drunk Jeff Hardy appeared to run over Elias with a car. Playing off Hardy's longtime and well-known addiction problems, the angle saw an inebriated Hardy arrested and his spot in the Intercontinental Championship tournament offered to the winner of […]
Howdy, folks. Let's take a quick trip around the world of wrestling dirt sheets for a look at some of the wrestling news being talked about today. We've got news on Matt Riddle heading to the main roster, Drew Gulak returning to Smackdown, Britt Baker's boyfriend appearing at an AEW event, and who can eat […]
If you're not caught up with Netflix's Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, aka GLOW, I have one question for you: why not? Season 3 is fantastic and if you're not up to speed, be warned that this article does contain MAJOR SPOILERS. Netflix just released a behind-the-scenes interview (first had by IndieWire) about what it took […]
Before we leave you to eat large quantities of grilled meat products and fall asleep during the first hour of WWE Monday Night Raw, here's a few pro wrestling stories making the dirt sheet rounds this fine Memorial Day Being the Elite #205 is out, titled "Stadium Stampede" The episode features an appearance by Marty[...]
New Japan Pro Wrestling could be coming back soon, as Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has lifted the state of emergency in the country Abe says that Japan has effectively handled the crisis and that the country, including sporting events, can begin to reopen "We've set some of the most strict criteria in the world[...]
Mike Tyson will appear once again for AEW, the company announced on Twitter. Tyson will be on the next episode of AEW Dynamite, though what exactly he'll be doing is unknown. "Fresh off his appearance at AEW's Double or Nothing Pay Per View, Iron @MikeTysonwill make his #AEWDynamite debut LIVE THIS WED, May 27th at […]
Following last night's AEW Double or Nothing PPV, AEW owner Tony Khan updated the media on the injury status of Rey Fenix. Fenix was originally booked for Double or Nothing but was injured on last week's AEW Dynamite during a brouhaha after his match with Orange Cassidy, forcing a last-minute change of plans. Joey Janella replaced […]
Following last night's AEW Double or Nothing PPV, AEW owner Tony Khan shared updates on the plans for Brian Cage, who debuted in the Casino Ladder Match and won a shot at the AEW World Championship. Cage will face AEW World Champion Jon Moxley in a title match at Fyter Fest. Former Impact Wrestling Champion […]
AEW Women's action continued at Double or Nothing with a big match between Nyla Rose and Hikaru Shida for the Women's Championship. Shida is one of the hottest wrestlers in the promotion right now, and they have done a great job in the run-up to the PPV on her quest for the title. Rose Recently […]
Right before the main card started, Excalibur kicked Taz to the back and brought out Tony Schiavone and JR, but the YouTube version of the pre-show cut out right in the middle of Boomer Sooner. On to the main PPV card, kicking off with an FBI warning. Double or Nothing officially started with a video […]
It looks like cost-cutting during the pandemic is less important than trying to spike a rating for NXT, as WWE has announced the return of Kurt Angle to act as a special referee in the match between Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher next week. Angle was one of the dozens of WWE workers laid off […]
AEW Double or Nothing airs tonight on PPV from Daily's Place in Jacksonville. Originally scheduled for Las Vegas, the coronavirus had other ideas, forcing AEW to hold their big event inside an empty building. Luckily, AEW has found a pretty good formula for wrestling shows with no crowds by putting wrestlers and crew members in […]
She competed in Wrestle-1 after joining in 2018, wrestled a dark match at the historic New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor G1-Supercard event at Madison Square Garden in 2019, and wrestled in a dark match at NJPW's WrestleKingdom 14 on January 4, 2020 Kimura wrestled in that match against Mayu Iwatani, in a[...]
WWE has publicized an SEC filing disclosing that some of the materials used to make their foam fingers and other arena merchandise were made from resources that could have been mined in war zones in and around the Democratic Republic of Congo, the sale of which is used to perpetuate armed conflict in the area. […]
AEW Double or Nothing happens this Saturday, May 23rd, but in a string of incredibly bad luck, three wrestlers scheduled for the show were injured during Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite. However, according to a backstage report, at least two of the wrestlers involved will be able to compete at the PPV on Saturday. One […]
American pro wrestling organizations will continue to have to deal with talent North and South of the border being unable to compete due to international travel bans Both Mexico and Canada have extended their travel bans, preventing talent who either live or are stating in the countries from appearing on U.S wrestling shows for the[...]
Lance Archer will face Cody Rhodes to determine the first TNT Champion at AEW Double or Nothing this Saturday, and Archer appeared on the Inside the Ropes podcast to talk about that and other things. One of those things was the rumors that Sting could be headed to AEW. The Stinger was revealed to no […]
