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Kevin Nash is outspoken about his dislike of fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump
Wrestling legend and movie star Big Sexy Kevin Nash didn't address the nation in a video message like his compatriots Dave Bautista and Mick Foley, but he did share a series of tweets in the few days before the election asking his followers to "vote blue." Nash, a longtime critic of fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald[...]
The Shovel - Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock]
This is The Shovel: Raw Edition, and though the fate of the free world will be decided on November 3rd, we're gonna talk about this pro wrestling nonsense that happened the night before and pretend it matters! The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo:[...]
The Shovel - Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock]
This is The Shovel: Raw Edition, and though the fate of the free world will be decided on November 3rd, we're gonna talk about this pro wrestling nonsense that happened the night before and pretend it matters! The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo:[...]
The Shovel - Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock]
This is The Shovel: Raw Edition, and though the fate of the free world will be decided on November 3rd, we're gonna talk about this pro wrestling nonsense that happened the night before and pretend it matters! The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo:[...]
The Shovel - Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock]
This is The Shovel: Raw Edition, and though the fate of the free world will be decided on November 3rd, we're gonna talk about this pro wrestling nonsense that happened the night before and pretend it matters! The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo:[...]
Shoeless WWE superstar Matt Riddle is the target of constant nagging by Hall of Famer Booker T over his lack of footwear.
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that the reason for the change was to prevent people getting information on the #SpeakingOut allegations against Riddle and the lawsuit against him and WWE over them "The company made the decision to drop Matt Riddle's first name, and now he's just 'Riddle.',"[...]
The official logo for WWE NXT.
A little over a year ago, WWE moved NXT to the USA Network and expanded it to two hours with one purpose in mind: destroying upstart wrestling league AEW and their new show on TNT, Dynamite It's impossible to know what WWE was thinking before the shows first went head-to-head, but after the first episode[...]
Impact Wrestling's Turning Point quasi-PPV will air for subscribers on Impact Plus on Saturday, November 14th.
Impact Wrestling's next big PPV, Hard to Kill, will take place this January But Impact fans jonesing for some extra-curricular Impact before then will be pleased to know that Impact will hold another one of its quasi-PPVs as an Impact Plus special in November The company's official Twitter account tweeted, "BREAKING: Our next @IMPACTPlusApp exclusive event[...]
FTR stands above The Young Bucks on an episode of AEW Dynamite (Photo: AEW)
While in WWE, FTR complained that the company and Vince McMahon didn't take tag team wrestling seriously enough, and they felt sure that once they broke free from WWE, they'd be able to earn the respect they deserve But were they right? Or are old patterns beginning to resurface? FTR stands above The Young Bucks on[...]
Heels
Late last month, we learned from Amell that he tested positive for COVID in early October and was forced to leave production on the indy wrestling-themed STARZ series Then last week, reports came out that Amell had sustained an injury to his back while filming the series So with all of that in play, we're[...]
The official logo for WWE Friday Night Smackdown.
It may be the single biggest gain of viewership for a pro wrestling show in as long as The Chadster can remember I'd like to see AEW do that! The first hour of Smackdown had 2.115 million viewers, and the second hour actually grew slightly to 2.151. In the 18-49 demo is where Smackdown really shined[...]
The Shovel - Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock]
You're welcome. The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock][MULTINAV] WWE Smackdown Recap for October 30th, 2020 Part 2 Some Susan G Komen shilling takes place, and then we get to this promo Murphy is in the ring with his girlfriend, the nineteen-year-old Aalyah Mysterio[...]
The Shovel - Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock]
You're welcome. The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock][MULTINAV] WWE Smackdown Recap for October 30th, 2020 Part 1 Michael Cole welcomes us to WWE Smackdown by shilling for Progressive Auto Insurance Then Roman Reigns broods to the ring with Paul Heyman  Jey Uso is in[...]
Stephen Amell updates Heels training (Image: screencap)
Only days after the Heels star revealed that he tested positive for COVID and recently returned back to work on the indy wrestling-focused STARZ series Stephen Amell (Arrow) has sustained a back injury during filming on the series in Atlanta, Georgia "While performing a stunt on the set of Heels this week, Stephen Amell sustained[...]
The Shovel - Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock]
This is The Shovel: Wednesday Night Wars Edition, a form of self-punishment where I watch four straight hours of Wrestling on a Wednesday Night and pay tribute to them with the highest art form available to the wrestling "journalist": the TV recap I watch AEW first and NXT after, and this will be a series[...]
The Shovel - Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock]
This is The Shovel: Wednesday Night Wars Edition, a form of self-punishment where I watch four straight hours of Wrestling on a Wednesday Night and pay tribute to them with the highest art form available to the wrestling "journalist": the TV recap I watch AEW first and NXT after, and this will be a series[...]
The Shovel - Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock]
This is The Shovel: Wednesday Night Wars Edition, a form of self-punishment where I watch four straight hours of Wrestling on a Wednesday Night and pay tribute to them with the highest art form available to the wrestling "journalist": the TV recap I watch AEW first and NXT after, and this will be a series[...]
The Shovel - Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock]
This is The Shovel: Wednesday Night Wars Edition, a form of self-punishment where I watch four straight hours of Wrestling on a Wednesday Night and pay tribute to them with the highest art form available to the wrestling "journalist": the TV recap I watch AEW first and NXT after, and this will be a series[...]
The Shovel - Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock]
This is The Shovel: Wednesday Night Wars Edition, a form of self-punishment where I watch four straight hours of Wrestling on a Wednesday Night and pay tribute to them with the highest art form available to the wrestling "journalist": the TV recap I watch AEW first and NXT after, and this will be a series[...]