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We know you're skeptical Roman, but WWE TLC really was a pretty good show.
Emanating from the Thunderdome inside Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay, Florida, the show featured just six matches (plus one on the pre-show) and delivered some really solid wrestling and even storytelling in all of them There was a surprise return, a title change, and yes, a man was lit on fire in the middle of[...]
Bray Wyatt faces Randy Orton in a Firefly Inferno match at WWE TLC
How can you break someone's neck and they keep wrestling? Orton should be dead or paralyzed for life! They fight more Outside, Orton and Wyatt grapple near the flames, and Wyatt catches fire Orton runs into the ring Wyatt, on fire, chases him right into an RKO Orton nudges Wyatt to see if he's really[...]
Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler defend the Women's Tag Team Championships against Asuka and a mystery partner at WWE TLC
But for whatever reason, TV and PPV recaps are still a staple of clickbait wrestling news sites And when in Rome… WWE TLC emanates from the WWE Thunderdome, itself inside Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay WWE booked just six matches ahead of the show The New Day defends the Raw Tag Team Championships against Hurt Business[...]
Daniel Bryan, Big E, Otis, and Shorty G face Baron Corbin, Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Sami Zayn on the WWE TLC Kickoff show
Then Otis and Chad Gable, the wrestling tutor Vince McMahon assigned Otis to teach him how to wrestle correctly Then Big E Their opponents are King Corbin (who comes out with the Knights of the Lone Wolf – "how do you pluralize Lone Ranger?!"), Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Sami Zayn. Let's be honest here; nobody cares[...]
Maria Kanellis Joins ROH, Helps Fans Seize Means of Production
I am here for a steaming pile of wrestling scoops, my friends! Ring of Honor is taking a page out of the book of the McMahon family and declaring that the Ring of Honor Universe are the new Authority But in ROH's case, it seems they may actually mean it… Maria Kanellis has rejoined ROH as[...]
CM Punk appears on WWE Raw
Greetings, comrades! It is I, your El Presidente, bringing you the latest wrestling gossip that the American CIA doesn't want you to hear A lot of workers dream of seizing the means of production, but one former WWE Superstar actually did it I am talking, of course, about the man known as CM Punk, who[...]
Disco Inferno is leading a boycott against AEW on Twitter. (Image: WWE)
Setting aside the fact that comic book movies dominate the box office (or did, before the pandemic) and that WWE would love to be perceived to be as culturally relevant as Marvel Studios, but the comic book industry itself has been obsessed with producing "dark and violent adult" content since the 1980s, when Watchmen and[...]
WWE's strange CGI anthropomorphic year 2020
"WWE wishes you a happy… and healthy… new year," says Cole as 2021 poses with Drew McIntyre. The whole thing is meant to be cathartic for viewers, but it seems more like Vince McMahon, famous for hating sneezing (because he can't control it), is working out his own issues with the virus that killed his live[...]
The official logo for WWE Friday Night Smackdown.
But at the last minute before Smackdown went off the air, Owens crawled out of the pile, stood himself up, and said that Roman would have to kill him on Sunday if he wanted to win. The Street Profits also defended their Smackdown Tag Team Chamionships in a match against Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode, the[...]
The official logo for WWE Friday Night Smackdown.
The smell of desperation roasting over an open fire is in the air and Smackdown is looking for a Christmas miracle. The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock] WWE Smackdown Recap for December 18th, 2020 Promo: Kevin Owens Kevin Owens heads to the ring to open[...]
The official logo for WWE NXT.
A new report from Wrestling Inc claims that Triple H has tapped Gabe Sapolsky to run an additional NXT television show featuring developmental wrestlers to serve as a developmental feeder system for NXT, which is itself the developmental feeder system of WWE Raw and Smackdown. The official logo for WWE NXT. The report says the original plan[...]
Shorty G tutors Otis because Vince McMahon thinks he's bad at wrestling
WWE Smackdown star Otis pushed back against reports he and other WWE main roster big men, including Keith Lee, were sent back to remedial wrestling school after Vince McMahon "threw a fit" about how much they sucked We'll give you one guess who facilitated this interview disputing negative coverage of WWE Yes, you guessed it: Ryan[...]
Bray Wyatt takes on Randy Orton in a Firefly Inferno match at WWE TLC
So we were really enthralled when one of my lackeys burst into the room and said, "your excellency, you have won the election," and I said, "hey my friend, I am trying to watch wrestling here." Then I had him brought out to the firing squad and killed Haw haw haw haw! The point is, Bray[...]
The Bottom Line 'Cause Chad Said So graphic, made by me, The Chadster. Graphic design is my passion.
AEW Dynamite will not be the highest-rated wrestling show this week as AEW Dynamite returned to its normal range in the 18-49 demo WWE Raw set a new record earlier this week for low ratings, and if Dynamite stayed close to its rating from last week, it could have beaten Raw this week And with[...]
The official logo for WWE NXT.
I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the wrestling recap column where, at great risk to my mental health, I watch eleven (or more) hours of wrestling each week, seven of them produced by WWE(!!!), and then tell you what happened so you can sound knowledgable when you talk trash about them online without[...]
The official logo for WWE NXT.
I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the wrestling recap column where, at great risk to my mental health, I watch eleven (or more) hours of wrestling each week, seven of them produced by WWE(!!!), and then tell you what happened so you can sound knowledgable when you talk trash about them online without[...]
The official logo for AEW Dynamite on TNT
I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the wrestling recap column where, at great risk to my mental health, I watch eleven (or more) hours of wrestling each week, seven of them produced by WWE(!!!), and then tell you what happened so you can sound knowledgable when you talk trash about them online without[...]
The official logo for AEW Dynamite on TNT
I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the wrestling recap column where, at great risk to my mental health, I watch eleven (or more) hours of wrestling each week, seven of them produced by WWE(!!!), and then tell you what happened so you can sound knowledgable when you talk trash about them online without[...]
Shorty G tutors Otis because Vince McMahon thinks he's bad at wrestling
WWE has released more footage of Smackdown star Otis engaging in remedial wrestling training with Shorty G, part of an ongoing public humiliation WWE is putting Otis and others through after Vince McMahon reportedly "threw a fit" over how badly he believes Otis, Keith Lee, and other larger wrestlers on WWE's main roster suck at wrestling[...]
The official logo of Impact Wrestling.
Impact Wrestling barely held onto a spot in the Top 150 cable shows this week after hitting a modern-day ratings high for last week's show This was the second episode of Impact Wrestling since the company began a crossover with AEW that saw Kenny Omega win the AEW Championship and then show up on Dynamite[...]
The logo for Wrestling with the Week, the new podcast from AEW and Rooster Teeth by Scorpio Sky and James Willems
Greetings, comrades! It is I, your El Presidente, reporting to you from Warren Buffet's garage, with news on suspicious activities from the pro wrestling organization known as AEW Back when I was running an authoritarian dictatorship, I always told people, "if you see something, say something" and if I saw that they didn't say something[...]
The official logo of Impact Wrestling.
Before I talk about what's going on with Impact Wrestling, I want to address the elephant in the room A lot of people have been reaching out to Bleeding Cool and wondering whether The Chadster is okay after yesterday's news that WWE Raw scored its lowest ratings of all time Yes, as my boisterous colleague[...]