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A victorious wrestler holds the WWE championship belt aloft, adorned in traditional attire with long hair and a serious expression, set against an enthusiastic crowd at a wrestling event.
Welcome back to The Chadster's ongoing live coverage of WrestleMania night two, the greatest Premium Live Event in the history of sports entertainment, right here on Bleeding Cool — the ONLY safe and secure place on the internet for unbiased coverage that respects WWE's rightful place as the global leader in wrestling! 🎉🏆 And folks,[...]
Two women embrace joyfully in a wrestling ring, one holding a championship belt. The crowd is visible in the background, celebrating the moment.
Welcome back to The Chadster's ongoing live coverage of WrestleMania night two, the greatest Premium Live Event in the history of sports entertainment, right here on Bleeding Cool — the ONLY safe and secure place on the internet for unbiased coverage that respects WWE's rightful place as the global leader in wrestling! 🎉🏆 And folks,[...]
A wrestler celebrating in the ring at WrestleMania, wearing white trunks and striking a dynamic pose against a vibrant blue backdrop filled with lights and an enthusiastic crowd.
Welcome back to The Chadster's ongoing live coverage of WrestleMania night two, the greatest Premium Live Event in the history of sports entertainment, right here on Bleeding Cool — the ONLY safe and secure place on the internet for unbiased coverage that respects WWE's rightful place as the global leader in wrestling! 🎉🏆 And folks,[...]
A muscular wrestler with long hair and a visible chest tattoo stands in a wrestling ring, looking pensive amidst a large crowd. Another man in a suit is standing next to him, appearing emotional.
Welcome to The Chadster's ongoing live coverage of WrestleMania night two, the greatest Premium Live Event in the history of sports entertainment, right here on Bleeding Cool — the ONLY safe and secure place on the internet for unbiased coverage that respects WWE's rightful place as the global leader in wrestling! 🎉🏆 And folks, The[...]
WrestleMania
When the news first hit, there were a lot of folks who made it clear that holding a "WrestleMania" in Saudi Arabia is problematic, to say the least – including some who will end up wrestling on the card anyway But that's not what this is about This is about pitching AEW head Tony Khan[...]
A muscular man with a beard stands in a wrestling ring, focused on the action, surrounded by an excited crowd and colorful lighting from the event's backdrop.
Short women's matches, overlong entrances, too many advertisements, celebrity interference in the main event from Jelly Roll and Pat McAfee, and a general sense that the soul of professional wrestling has been hollowed out and replaced with a corporate algorithm designed to extract maximum profit from minimum effort The enshittification of WWE under TKO continues[...]
A man with short, silver hair wearing sunglasses walks past a crowd at a wrestling event, with bright lights and a large screen in the background displaying 'The McAfee'.
There is a term gaining considerable traction in the lexicon of contemporary digital culture: "enshittification." Coined to describe the inexorable process by which a once-beloved platform or product systematically degrades itself — first by serving its users, then by exploiting them to court business partners, and ultimately by exploiting everyone in service of shareholder returns —[...]
Wrestler Cody Rhodes, with a bloody face and a winning expression, raises the WWE Championship belt high above his head while a cheering crowd surrounds him.
Welcome to The Chadster's ongoing live coverage of WrestleMania, the greatest Premium Live Event in the history of sports entertainment, right here on Bleeding Cool — the ONLY safe and secure place on the internet for unbiased coverage that respects WWE's rightful place as the global leader in wrestling! 🎉🏆 And folks, The Chadster just[...]
A woman stands in a wrestling ring wearing a stunning blue outfit adorned with flowers, holding a microphone. The audience is visible in the background, showcasing a vibrant WrestleMania atmosphere.
Welcome to The Chadster's ongoing live coverage of WrestleMania, the greatest Premium Live Event in the history of sports entertainment, right here on Bleeding Cool — the ONLY safe and secure place on the internet for unbiased coverage that respects WWE's rightful place as the global leader in wrestling! 🎉🏆 And folks, The Chadster just[...]
A woman's face filled with joy and excitement, her long, wavy red hair framing her smile. She is surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd, celebrating a victory in a wrestling event.
Welcome to The Chadster's ongoing live coverage of WrestleMania, the greatest Premium Live Event in the history of sports entertainment, right here on Bleeding Cool — the ONLY safe and secure place on the internet for unbiased coverage that respects WWE's rightful place as the global leader in wrestling! 🎉🏆 And folks, The Chadster just[...]
A wrestler with long black hair and striking makeup wears a studded purple jacket over a colorful top, reacting to the crowd in a lively arena filled with fans.
Welcome back to The Chadster's ongoing live coverage of WrestleMania, the greatest Premium Live Event in the history of sports entertainment, right here on Bleeding Cool — the ONLY safe and secure place on the internet for unbiased coverage that respects WWE's rightful place as the global leader in wrestling! 🎉🏆 And folks, The Chadster[...]
CM Punk speaks directly to Cody Rhodes while holding a championship belt, with a crowd visible in the background. Both wrestlers are engaged in a tense moment during WWE SmackDown.
Priorities, comrades! But I cannot help feeling that McAfee driving Orton away from the arena is a metaphor for this entire storyline — McAfee has been driving the actual wrestling AWAY from the main event build for weeks! The Wyatt Sicks vs The MFTs — Eight-Man Tag Team Street Fight Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, JC Mateo, and[...]
Randy Orton and Pat McAfee pose closely together in a backstage area, with Orton raising one finger, while McAfee has an excited expression and holds a WWE Championship belt. Both wear matching black T-shirts featuring the phrase 'Saving is One' and 'RKO'.
Comrades, this is basically how every political transition works in my country! Jacob Fatu, The Samoan Werewolf, is one of the most terrifyingly intense performers in all of wrestling, and Drew McIntyre is a Scottish Psychopath who has been pushed to his absolute breaking point These two threw each other off a steel balcony on[...]
Pat McAfee speaks into a microphone while wearing sunglasses, standing in a wrestling ring. The audience is visible behind him, reacting to his taunts directed at the WWE Universe.
The fans have responded about as enthusiastically as my people respond to new tax initiatives! Even WWE had to discount tickets by 25%, which is still better than my approval rating discount of 75%! But will tonight's WWE SmackDown address these concerns? Will they pivot away from the celebrity overload and focus on the wrestling? Comrades,[...]
AEW Women's World Champion Thekla performs a wrestling move on Alex Windsor during a match at AEW Collision Spring Breakthru, showcasing her strength and determination.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, comrades — a principle I have employed many times in geopolitics, and one that applies equally well to professional wrestling on AEW Collision. Jack Perry Wants the Don Callis Family's Best Jack Perry cut a backstage promo about his first successful defense of the AEW National Championship against Mark[...]
Lio Rush, a professional wrestler, displays an intense expression during a match, showcasing his tattoos and unique personality. The lighting highlights his determined look.
However, this Thursday move means that AEW Collision: Spring Breakthru will once again go head-to-head with TNA Wrestling's Thursday Night Impact, and we all remember what happened the last time these two shows competed on the same night TNA president Carlos Silva threw such a tantrum that he pulled TNA talent from matches at independent[...]
A wrestler with a half-painted face, showcasing a skull design, expresses intensity and determination in the wrestling ring, wearing a dark jacket and a chain necklace, with a dynamic event backdrop behind him.
AEW Dynamite: Spring Breakthru, broadcast live from the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington, on April 15, 2026, produced such a moment when Darby Allin defeated Maxwell Jacob Friedman for the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) World Championship in a main event that will be discussed, dissected, and celebrated for years to come. Darby Allin[...]
Darby Allin, a professional wrestler with distinctive face paint and tattoos, celebrates with the AEW Championship belt in hand, standing near the ring ropes under bright arena lights.
😤🥶 No, The Chadster is shaking because Tony Khan has just committed the single most despicable, underhanded, disrespectful act in the history of professional wrestling, and The Chadster is not being hyperbolic when The Chadster says that Tonight, on AEW Dynamite: Spring Breakthru, Darby Allin defeated MJF to become the new AEW World Champion, and[...]
Darby Allin, a professional wrestler with distinctive tattoos and a mohawk hairstyle, appears exhausted after a tough win against Andrade El Idolo. Blood is visible on his lip, and fans can be seen cheering in the background.
🎉 WWE has been putting together the most incredible WrestleMania card in history, featuring crossover megastars like Jelly Roll, Pat McAfee, IShowSpeed, and Lil' Yachty — celebrities that normal people LOVE and that bring mainstream attention to wrestling in the way that only WWE knows how to do And yet what happens? People on the[...]
AEW Teams With The NFL For Team-Branded Lucha Masks
In what feels like an obvious piece of marketing that should have happened years ago, all 32 teams will be getting their own special lucha mask, tailored to match the team you're rooting for this season, with a unique look that embodies the spirit of lucha wrestling with the different team logos and colors Giving[...]
Close-up of a woman's mouth with bold red lipstick biting down on a choker that reads 'Daddy Dom'. The background is blurred, emphasizing the focus on the choker and lips.
The water is bubbling, the state-funded rum is flowing, and I have got some steaming hot pop-culture news for you today! In a screencap from her new music video 'Trouble,' Liv Morgan gets a tattoo while expressing intense emotion. As you know, my heart beats for two things: the inevitable global triumph of socialism, and professional wrestling[...]
Roman Reigns, a professional wrestler, sits in front of an illuminated backdrop, looking directly at the viewer with an intense expression.
Comrades, this is the segment where El Presidente had to take a deep breath and remind himself that professional wrestling has always featured celebrities, and that this is not a personal attack on him specifically It is not! I keep telling myself this! But the fact that this match is opening WrestleMania Saturday is the[...]
CM Punk stands on stage speaking into a microphone, expressing his views while a large WrestleMania logo is illuminated behind him.
That's why it is precisely the kind of feud that gives El Presidente hope for the future of professional wrestling Last week on WWE Raw, Rollins accused Gunther of making a backroom deal with Paul Heyman, and the two brawled like two generals fighting over the last helicopter out of a collapsing regime — trust[...]
WWE: The Real Awkward Chat Fans Won't Have About Tickets
So they wanted to take advantage of it as much as they could. Same thing with American and Canadian shows: the "wrestling cities" like NYC, Montreal, and Chicago saw ticket prices rise because they knew it would be a sellout PLE prices have gone through the roof, too And not for inflation, but for greed, by[...]
A wrestler with a beard smiles broadly while resting on the ropes of a wrestling ring, displaying a confident and villainous demeanor, with bright lights illuminating the scene above him.
There exists, in the annals of professional wrestling criticism, a recurring and somewhat tiresome debate about what constitutes the superior approach to the art form: the spectacle-driven, celebrity-saturated model that treats wrestling as a vehicle for mainstream crossover appeal, or the wrestling-centric philosophy that trusts the inherent drama of athletic competition and long-term storytelling to[...]
A wrestler smirks and holds up a hand gesture while standing in a wrestling ring, showcasing his confidence during a title match. The background is illuminated with bright lights and overhead banners.
The Chadster just watched the main event of AEW Dynasty, and what The Chadster witnessed was the single most OFFENSIVE display of pro wrestling The Chadster has ever seen in The Chadster's entire career as an unbiased journalist 😡📺 MJF just defeated Kenny Omega to retain the AEW World Championship in a match that Tony[...]
A shocked wrestler, Kevin Knight, stands in the ring with an expression of surprise, celebrating his unexpected victory. The AEW logo is visible in the background, emphasizing the event's context.
The Chadster is absolutely LIVID right now 😡😡😡 The Chadster is sitting here in the abandoned Blockbuster surrounded by the raccoon family, and The Chadster just witnessed Tony Khan hand out ANOTHER undeserved opportunity to a young wrestler who hasn't paid their dues like they would have to in WWE! Kevin Knight, a man who[...]
A wrestler lies on the mat with a pained expression, showcasing the aftermath of a match. His long hair and muscular build indicate his experience in the ring.
The Chadster is sitting here in the abandoned Blockbuster, absolutely SEETHING, surrounded by the raccoon family, and The Chadster has to report on what is happening at AEW Dynasty tonight because The Chadster's commitment to unbiased journalism demands it, even though every single match on this show is a personal attack on The Chadster and[...]
A wrestler with a serious expression is shown, wearing a red jacket and a scarf, during a tense moment in a wrestling ring. In the background, a promotional sign for AEW Dynamite and an upcoming event is visible.
While certain other wrestling companies are busy handing their biggest show of the year over to country music singers and loud sports commentators—as I discussed at great length in my scathing critique of WWE SmackDown just yesterday—All Elite Wrestling is doing what it has done so brilliantly for the past year: putting wrestling first[...]
Randy Orton and Pat McAfee pose closely together in a backstage area, with Orton raising one finger, while McAfee has an excited expression and holds a WWE Championship belt. Both wear matching black T-shirts featuring the phrase 'Saving is One' and 'RKO'.
Welcome back to The Chadster's Hot Takes, the only wrestling column brave enough to tell the truth in a world where Tony Khan has seemingly bought off every other journalist in the business! 🎤💪 Before The Chadster gets into today's topic, make sure you catch up on The Chadster's recent work explaining why Pat McAfee[...]