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"Riddle." I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, and in honor of The Undertaker, I plan to continue my career of making jokes about comics and pro wrestling a good ten years past the point where I can't do it reliably well anymore Tonight is WWE Monday Night Raw, three hours of your life you[...]
The official logo for WWE Monday Night Raw. Credit: WWE.
On WWE Raw this week, a victorious Survivor Series team battles to escape the mid-card, and The New Day fight Hurt Business again. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, and in honor of The Undertaker, I plan to continue my career of making jokes about comics and pro wrestling a good ten years past[...]
Mustafa Ali revealed himself to be the leader of Antifa-inspired anarchist group Retribution on WWE Monday Night Raw
Does anyone else feel like the members of non-political Antifa-inspired anarchist wrestling stable Retribution aren't as cool and non-political Antifa-inspired anarchist as they used to be? Once upon a time, the members of Retributions would have stopped at nothing to bring down the WWE from the inside, even if it meant setting fire to a[...]
Roman Reigns returned to WWE at SummerSlam, but he had a new t-shirt and new pair of teeth.
But even in the worst of times, as wrestling fans, we can still find something to be thankful for Four of them, to be exact Sure, we probably could have come up with five, or even seven, but four seemed to be enough to hit the minimum threshold to qualify as an article, and that's[...]
WWE Survivor Series ket art for Sunday night's PPV (Image: WWE)
I guess he did learn from his matches with Randy Orton. It isn't long before Reigns takes control because if the heel doesn't beat down the face for the entire middle of the match, are we even watching wrestling anymore? I would argue no Reigns beats up McIntyre slowly Cheatingly Heelishly You can tell because the[...]
WWE Survivor Series ket art for Sunday night's PPV (Image: WWE)
The upcoming fight between Raw's CEO of the Hurt Business has been set up as Zayn's bizarre career's ultimate beating. Zayn kept close to the ropes at the top of the match, dodging any attempts of actual wrestling by running from Bobby as often as possible Although the two did share some blows, Bobby demonstrated his[...]
WWE Chasing Glory: Lillian Garcia on Wrestler Inspirational Stories
In the current era of social media, fans are granted access to their celebrity heroes of all fields including professional wrestling With Chasing Glory, former WWE ring announcer and musician Lilian Garcia goes one step further, giving the talent a kind of voice that shines inspirational light going above and beyond their ring personas Some[...]
Dwayne Johnson at the AFI FEST 2016 Premiere of 'Moana' held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, USA on November 14, 2016. Editorial credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com
🤦🏽‍♂️😂 At 10yrs old, I was rambunctious as all hell 😈, was already girl crazy 😜 and loved pro wrestling — especially the part when wrestlers would bleed 🩸🥴💀🤣 This kid, Adrian is my hero because I look back at this time in my life so fondly and how I viewed the world thru my[...]
The official logo for WWE Friday Night Smackdown.
Plus: a contract signing ends without violence?! I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition, the column where I watch all the wrestling on TV each week and then pray for the sweet release of death No, wait, sorry, it's the column where I watch all the wrestling on TV each week and then[...]
The official logo for WWE Friday Night Smackdown.
Read all about it here! I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition, the column where I watch all the wrestling on TV each week and then pray for the sweet release of death No, wait, sorry, it's the column where I watch all the wrestling on TV each week and then tell you[...]
Aleister Black and Umberto Carillo on WWE Raw
However, in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer spoke about those rumors and revealed exactly why Aleister Black didn't return to NXT: because nobody cared! There were reports Aleister Black asked to go back to NXT and was turned down That's basically true as far as smoke and fire but not exactly[...]
WWE's Renee Young (Renee Paquette) doing commentary for Monday Night Raw (Image: WWE)
In an interview with People, Paquette discussed how the "no-frills couple" came to make their big announcement during a wrestling promo with little fanfare. WWE's Renee Young (Renee Paquette) doing commentary for Monday Night Raw (Image: WWE) "We are so beyond excited to start this new chapter, and now finally having the world know feels like a[...]
Bret Hart appears on WWE's The Bump podcast to talk about SummerSlam.
But in a recent episode of his Confessions of the Hitman podcast, Hart revealed that a very surprising figure inspired him to lace up his boots again: WWE Hall-of-Famer and current lame-duck President of the United States, Donald Trump! Bret Hart appears on WWE's The Bump podcast to talk about SummerSlam. "It's kind of funny because I[...]
Would The Undertaker return for one last match?: Undertaker: The Last Ride (Image: WWE)
Recently, Heath Slater used cameo to get celebrities to endorse his campaign to get hired by Impact wrestling for a video package that aired on Impact So could a rival wrestling company hire The Undertaker to cut a promo for a thousand bucks? Does Impact even have a thousand bucks? I guess we'll find out. If[...]
Jade Cargill debuts on AEW Dynamite (Photo: All Elite Wrestling)
Wait a minute… an article about wrestling and the X-Men at the same time?! For me?! That's right; worlds collide right here in this column as wrestling and comics clickbait become as one! Jade Cargill debuts on AEW Dynamite (Photo: All Elite Wrestling) "I want to say first, and I know a lot of people noticed this[...]
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So I feel I'm uniquely qualified for this pursuit, you know? Anyway, I watch the wrestling — four hours of it in this case, for AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT –, and then I tell you what happened That frees you up to like, have a life or something And in exchange, I get your[...]
The official logo for WWE NXT.
So I feel I'm uniquely qualified for this pursuit, you know? Anyway, I watch the wrestling — four hours of it in this case, for AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT –, and then I tell you what happened That frees you up to like, have a life or something And in exchange, I get your[...]
The official logo for AEW Dynamite on TNT
So I feel I'm uniquely qualified for this pursuit, you know? Anyway, I watch the wrestling — four hours of it in this case, for AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT –, and then I tell you what happened That frees you up to like, have a life or something And in exchange, I get your[...]