If you're a pro wrestling fan who still has an hour left in the week that isn't already devoted to watching wrestling, I've got good news for you. Impact Wrestling has announced a new television show, Impact in 60, to air on AXS TV on Tuesdays following each episode of Impact Wrestling. Called Impact in […]
On a recent episode of his podcast, comedian Tom Segura made disparaging comments about people who like wrestling. Though wrestling fans have been aware for at least the last 100 years that wrestling matches feature wrestlers working with each other and predetermined outcomes, Segura seemed convinced that fans believe the fights are real. "So many […]
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced that Wrestle Dynasty has been postponed until 2021. This difficult decision was made in response to the ongoing and evolving COVID-19 global pandemic. Wrestle Dynasty was set to take place on August 22, 2020, at the historic Madison Square Garden in New York City. NJPW will announce new ticket information […]
Even with the wrestling community still buzzing about last week's David Schultz-focused episode, producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener's Dark Side of the Ring aren't letting up when it comes to fiery topics. This Tuesday, Vice TV brings the rise and fall of Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) founder Herb "Mr. Electrcity" Abrams. Created and run […]
On last night's episode of Total Bellas, Daniel Bryan provided insight into what caused him to re-sign with WWE. Bryan and his wife, Brie Bella, have been arguing about their relationship this season, as Bryan's road schedule and Bella's business schedule have been causing friction between the couple as they try to care for their […]
Drake Maverick won his match against Tony Nese in the NXT Interim Cruiserweight Championship tournament last night, keeping alive hopes that he won't be fired along with dozens of his co-workers as part of coronavirus pandemic cost-cutting measures. Maverick was one of more than 50 names who were released or furloughed by WWE, a cold-hearted […]
Earlier this week, we reported about entertainment juggernaut and ex-full-time WWE wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson giving his seal of approval to producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener's Dark Side of the Ring and its look at former WWE star David Schultz. Tracing how Schultz's career derailed after a violent run-in with 20/20 reporter John […]
Netflix's The Big Big Show has been putting much more meat on its bones with each episode, and it's appreciated. In the third episode, the focus shifts to the relationship between Paul Wight aka Big Show's oldest daughter Lola (Reylynn Caster), and her stepmother Cassy (Allison Munn). Cassy and Lola have been largely awkward together […]
Impact Wrestling aired the second night of its Rebellion almost-PPV on AXS TV Tuesday, and the event ended with a major surprise. Moose showed up in the main event wearing the TNA Championship that was previously replaced with the Impact Championship. Moose fought Michael Elgin and Hernandez to retain the title. Originally, Elgin was supposed […]
Executive producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener's popular documentary series Dark Side of the Ring is getting a sanctioned season 2 rematch with Viceland, with network president Guy Slattery making the announcement at the Television Critics Association's (TCA) summer press tour. Produced by VICE Studios and commissioned by Canada's Bell Media for their Crave platform, […]
When it came to one of the most anticipated wrestling shows of 2019, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) "Double or Nothing" delivered in a big way – and that's why we need to temper our expectations here. Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson), and Kenny Omega have a solid foundation with the […]
It's a moment most probably thought would never come, but it looks like WWE is finally working together with one-time rivals, the promotion formerly known as TNA, Impact Wrestling. WWE Home Video UK, official licensor of WWE home video releases in the UK, has revealed on Twitter that "footage of Impact" will appear on Twist […]
Alberto El Patron has done the impossible. He's actually managed to get fired by Impact Wrestling, a company who will literally hire anyone as long as they once worked for WWE and let them do whatever they want. Jeff Hardy literally once wrestled Sting high out of his mind on soma at a TNA PPV […]
The final chapter in the battle between Matt Hardy and his former employers, Impact Wrestling, is finally over. The dispute centered around the intellectual property of the Broken gimmick used by Hardy, his wife Reby, and his brother Jeff while wrestling for Impact. Though the Hardys funded tapings and came up with most of the […]
Not content with relaunching the XFL, holding a hugely successful first-ever Women's Royal Rumble, and signing Ronda Rousey to its full-time roster, WWE has now hired one of, if not the, most integral components of its competitor, Impact Wrestling. Jeremy Borash, who helped launch TNA in 2002 and was the second employee hired by the […]
With the news this week that WWE Superstar Paige's in-ring career could be over following an injury, her ex-boyfriend and Impact Wrestling star Alberto El Patron did the classiest thing possible in the situation: he blamed her for all the trash he talked to WWE while they were together. In an interview with Spanish-language outlet […]
Woken Matt Hardy, we knew you'd come! Months of Twitter drama culminated last night as Matt Hardy appeared fully in character using his Broken gimmick, for which he and his wife Reby Hardy have been fighting with former employers Impact Wrestling over since early in 2017. Well, sort of. Hardy's new character is "Woken" instead […]
Matt Hardy's transformation into "Woken" Matt Hardy is nearly complete. Following reports that WWE was planning to create a new character for Hardy, with new character here defined as a character exactly the same as Hardy's "Broken" character from Impact Wrestling except owned by WWE, the pro wrestling company has posted a video of Hardy […]
Fans watching WWE Raw on Monday might have noticed something a little off about Matt Hardy after he lost to Bray Wyatt in a match. As the crowd chanted his name, Hardy seemed compelled to shout a familiar catchphrase: DELETE! Is something going on with @MATTHARDYBRAND? #RAW pic.twitter.com/LGlniavuRK — WWE (@WWE) November 28, 2017 Of […]
The beleaguered pro wrestling league formerly known as TNA has been having a bad couple of months. Okay, a bad couple of years. Okay, a bad decade or so. In just the last year narrowly survived a takeover attempt by Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan, only to be bought out by Anthem Sports & Entertainment, […]
