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Lee passed away tragically in December at the age of 41, prompting an outpouring of love and support from the pro wrestling community Lee, whose real name was Jon Huber, also wrestled for WWE as Luke Harper prior to debuting in AEW in 2020 AEW aired their own two-hour tribute show to Brodie Lee on[...]

16 matches are set for this week's AEW Dark, including a fatal 4-way between Frankie Kazarian, Griff Garrison, Angelico, and Darius Martin.

If you want something done right, do it yourself, has always been my motto, especially when it comes to pro wrestling reporting and running a South American dictatorship In any case, Smackdown's ratings followed up a 2020 high that saw over 3 million viewers on average tune into Smackdown for a Christmas Day episode with[...]

Wrestling legend Sting rocked the wrestling world at AEW's Winter is Coming special when he made his AEW debut Sting appeared recently on the AEW Unrestricted podcast where he talked about his debut with Tony Schiavone and Aubrey Edwards and revealed his true feelings about working for AEW. Sting appears in AEW (Credit: All Elite Wrestling) "It had[...]

Can we get a Christmas do-over for Mick Foley? The hardcore legend missed his favorite holiday due to a positive coronavirus test.

The most exciting wrestling match of New Years Day didn't take place on WWE Smackdown Superstar comic book writer and author of The Comic Book Story of Pro Wrestling Aubrey Sitterson spent New Years Day in the best way possible: in a fight to the death with an angry pit bull Sitterson reported on Twitter that[...]

WWE Hall-of-Famer Big Sexy Kevin Nash has a special new years resolution for America now that 2020 has gone away: time to adult the f*** up!

Sonya Deville made her return to Smackdown last night. Plus: Kevin Owens fails again, Billie Kay gets a win, and more video highlights.

Oh… crap! The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock] WWE Smackdown Recap for Friday, January 1st, 2021 After an "In Memory of Jon Huber" graphic, the first WWE Smackdown of 2021 begins Then we get a recap of last week's steel cage match and Roman[...]

It looks like many viewers tuned out of WWE NXT to watch the show, as NXT's viewership was way down this week as well. The official logo for AEW Dynamite on TNT AEW Dynamite Rating and Viewership Up, WWE NXT Rating and Viewership Down The official numbers from ShowBuzz daily are not out yet, but in today's edition[...]

Today, your favorite South American dictator comes to you with news of two Impact Wrestling stars, one of whom will remain with the company, and another of whom looks to be on his way out In the world of authoritarian dictatorial politics, leaving is rarely an option unless you are running through the streets disguised[...]

"During these times of racial unrest, one of who I thought was a good bruh, a pro wrestling friend of mine Tony Atlas,recently called me a racist..when told I have a black daughter, lots of black girlfriends and more black guy friends than him, then asked why he would call me a racist, he answered[...]

I come bearing bad news for fans of Impact Wrestling: the ratings really shit the bed for the final episode of 2020. The official logo of Impact Wrestling. Impact's ratings for this week's episode were so low, Impact didn't even make it onto the Top 150 cable shows on Shozbuzz Daily That's also what happened last week,[...]

For its final episode of the year, WWE Raw drew its highest viewership of December, which The Chadster gladly accepts as a good omen for 2021.

Wrestling legend Sting rocked the wrestling world at AEW's Winter is Coming special when he made his AEW debut Sting appeared recently on the AEW Unrestricted podcast where he talked about his debut with Tony Schiavone and Aubrey Edwards, revealing that he knew Tony Khan long before AEW. Sting appears in AEW (Credit: All Elite Wrestling) "Well,[...]

Bleeding Cool's expert pro wrestling "journalism" team provides weekly recaps and analysis of NXT's weekly TV show as well as live coverage of Takeover events and nonstop obsession over the Wednesday Night Ratings Wars. WWE revealed the updated card for NXT New Years Evil, adding a new match between Gran Metalik and Santos Escobar or[...]

The Chadster feels that was the right decision, as the tribute episode of Dynamite celebrating the life of Brodie Lee was exactly the catharsis wrestling fans and pros alike needed During the show last night, AEW revealed the updated card for New Years Smash, now kicking off next week Here's what to expect from Night[...]

Ruff. And here's an online-only video of the Garganos celebrating after the big win. AEW also featured a surprise appearance by the Lucha House Party, who came to challenge Legado del Fantasma to a tag team match, following up on Gran Metalik's upset victory over The Miz on Monday Night Raw. And following that match, here's Metalik and[...]

Following Lee's death, people throughout the wrestling industry expressed their love and appreciation for Lee. Every match last night featured at least one member of the Dark Order, and in each match, the team with the Dark Order emerged victorious While the main event of the show was a tribute video about Brodie Lee, the in-ring[...]

WWE claims the awards were decided by industry professionals, wrestling media, and the fans, but who knows whether you can trust that My guess is the awards are worked In any case, here's who walked away with NXT 2020 Year-End Awards last night. Adam Cole wins a 2020 NXT Year-End Award The nominees for Breakout Star of[...]

Not necessarily the best frame of mind to now watch another two hours of wrestling to recap WWE NXT, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do… The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock] WWE NXT Recap for December 30th, 2020 Before NXT,[...]

I think I may have to set aside my usual cynical and sarcastic tone tonight. The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock] AEW Dynamite Recap for December 30th, 2020 "It's Wednesday, and you know what that means," says Jim Ross as the entire AEW roster[...]

Earlier this month, we saw that the pro-wrestling drama had made the cut to be included in STARZ's "Best of 2020" end-teaser showing what's to come in the new year Now, the cable network series' social media account is offering a formal welcome into the world of Heels with a look at the signage for[...]

While I was watching Impact Wrestling's clip show last night, AEW also released a new episode of AEW Dark on YouTube But I've watched it now, and I'll tell you what happened on it. The official logo for AEW Dark AEW Dark Recap for December 29th, 2020 After a short graphic remembering Brodie Lee, Vary Morales heads to[...]

This week's episode of Impact Wrestling was the second of a two-part Best of 2020 show Impact aired over the holidays The show featured Impact stars revealing their New Years' resolutions for 2021 and a few minor storyline developments, but mostly consisted of celebrations of the best parts of Impact Wrestling throughout the year Impact[...]

Impact Wrestling updated the card for the upcoming Hard to Kill PPV during this week's airing of Impact on AXS TV and Twitch, making official a match for the Knockouts Championship between champion (and Wrestler of the Year) Deonna Purrazzo and one of the greatest former Knockouts Champions of all time, Taya Valkyrie Impact aired[...]

You know, a lot of people would have trouble coming up with enough good things about 2020 to have even one best-of show, but Impact Wrestling proves once again it's the most optimistic wrestling promotion by splitting their year-end 2020 best-of show into two parts! I'm Jude Terror and this is The Shovel, and you would[...]

Dave Bautista tweeting about President Donald Trump has sustained the clickbait industry through the pandemic, but what if The Animal quits?

Impact Wrestling star Brian Myers didn't feel WWE did an adequate job of paying tribute to Jon Huber, known as Brodie Lee and, in WWE, Luke Harper, after Huber tragically passed away at the age of 41 over the weekend from what his wife called "a non Covid related lung issue." WWE featured a graphic[...]

In video highlights from last night's WWE Raw, Randy Orton visits the Firefly Funhouse, Miz gets his Money in the Bank briefcase back, more.