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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[...]

"How many World Heavyweight Champions were bare feet [while wrestling]? How many of them were greater than Superfly Jimmy Snuka?" Booker T continued, "I'm just saying if you're trying to get to the World Heavyweight Championship or Universal championship, there has always been a certain look that you must have When I'm talking Matt Riddle, I'm[...]

WWE star The Animal Dave Bautista doesn't think it's very funny to see Trump marks cheering on the assassination of Joe Biden.

@LegitLeyla on #AEWDynamite tomorrow night, Wednesday on TNT at 8pm ET/7pm CT on a huge show with several big matches on the card! Thank you great fans who make AEW possible!" Meanwhile, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter chimed in with a classic "we knew about this before it happened," tweeting, "Serena Deeb of AEW[...]

According to Dave Meltzer at F4WOnline, the outbreak happened on Friday and several people were asked to quarantine, whether or not they personally tested positive, due to contact tracing, meaning wrestlers booked for Halloween Havoc tonight may be kept off the show even if they tested negative due to having contact with someone who tested[...]

In part two of The Shovel: Impact Wrestling edition this week, Deonna Purrazzo sues Impact, and the wedding of John E Bravo and Rosemary ends in tragedy Who could have seen that coming?! Read on to find out all about it! I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the weekly wrestling recap column where I[...]

In part one of The Shovel: Impact Wrestling Edition this week, Rich Swann puts Eric Young behind him, and Brian Myers works out more wrestling daddy issues We'll tell you all about it, but first… I can't be the only one sick of the non-stop political crap on this website Jude Terror has serious TDS[...]

Competitors went to war on three separate battlefields on Monday Night: the football field, the political arena, and the pro wrestling ring And American viewers cared about them in that order, it seems, as WWE Raw was pushed out of the top 5 cable shows by Monday Night Football and Fox News, according to the[...]

Here's some wrestling news that circulated around the dirt sheet-o-sphere this afternoon Wrestlers became the latest group to see fans realize they could look up which candidates they donated money to NJPW set plans for Wrestle Kingdom attendance in January And more! All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Star Chris Jericho appears on AEW Dynamite Photo Credit: AEW Who[...]

Plus: Randy Orton gets what he deserves. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the weekly wrestling recap column where I watch all the hours of wrestling on TV each week and tell you what happened so you can do something more productive and fulfilling with your life That's right; I'm sacrificing myself for you[...]

Plus: Nia Jax has a new boyfriend! And Drew McIntyre gets revenge on The Miz. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the weekly wrestling recap column where I watch all the hours of wrestling on TV each week and tell you what happened so you can do something more productive and fulfilling with your[...]

While we've been having some fun over the past several weeks keeping tabs on Heels star Stephen Amell as production grinds along on his indy wrestling-focused STARZ series But we need to turn things serious for this one because Amell made an emergency appearance on the Inside of You podcast with host Michael Rosenbaum to reveal[...]

Plus: five men sacrifice their careers for a joke you don't find funny anymore. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the weekly wrestling recap column where I watch all the hours of wrestling on TV each week and tell you what happened so you can do something more productive and fulfilling with your life[...]

But Jaime has been working on something else all this time as well, now to be collected in Queen of the Ring: Wrestling Drawings, to be published in August next year A body of work never seen before – though alluded to in much of his work, including the series Whoa Nellie. For the past 40[...]

Plus: AJ Styles respects continuity. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the weekly wrestling recap column where I watch all the hours of wrestling on TV each week and tell you what happened so you can do something more productive and fulfilling with your life That's right; I'm sacrificing myself for you I'm the[...]

Dave Bautista had some strong words for a woman he claims is impersonating the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump.

Back when he was an active wrestler, fans used to bring signs to pro wrestling shows declaring, "Foley is God." But not even the divine are exempt from the wrath of Donald Trump marks Mick Foley was interviewed by Wrestling Inc this week, and he discussed his outspokenness against fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump[...]

Oh, you didn't know WWE coach The Road Dogg was a COVID truther?! Your ass better caaall somebody! (Like an ambulance for when you get sick.)

In a new official Biden campaign ad, Dave Bautista takes a break from tweeting about Donald Trump and talks about Joe Biden instead.

In a shoot promo on Twitter, Dave Bautista revealed who he thinks is the worst American... and the answer may shock you (but probably won't)!

In an impromptu match at Hell in a Cell, Bobby Lashley faced the biggest challenge of his career: making Slapjack seem credible. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, Bleeding Cool's weekly wrestling recap column where we watch this crap, so you don't have to The crap in question this week is WWE Hell in[...]

 Was it a travesty of justice? Read on to find out. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, Bleeding Cool's weekly wrestling recap column where we watch this crap, so you don't have to The crap in question this week is WWE Hell in a Cell, emanating from the WWE Thunderdome at the Amway Center[...]

Did Uso win the belt or lose his legacy? Find out in our recap. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, Bleeding Cool's weekly wrestling recap column where we watch this crap, so you don't have to The crap in question this week is WWE Hell in a Cell, emanating from the WWE Thunderdome at[...]

Following last night's Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory PPV, we finally have a few conflicting answers as to why Kylie Rae was replaced at the absolute last minute in her Knockouts Championship match against Deonna Purrazzo However, we don't appear to be very much closer to understanding what really happened Kylie Rae was advertised to compete[...]

Tragedy struck the world of pro wrestling Friday when WWE Smackdown was moved from Fox to FS1 to make way for the World Series of baseball, causing Smackdown to lose out on millions of viewers For months, Smackdown has been struggling to stay about 2 million in overall average viewership, taking steps like introducing the[...]

Ahead of last night's Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory PPV, the highest honor in Impact Wrestling was bestowed upon Ken Shamrock when he was inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame And the person who did the inducting? None other than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson And they didn't even have to pay him 40 bucks[...]

Halloween is the 2nd scariest day of the year (behind election day), so let's combine the two with Dave Bautista tweeting about gun control.

In the main event of Impact Wrestling's Bound for Glory PPV, Rich Swann looks for revenge, and a championship win, against Eric Young Did he get them both? Find out below. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, where I watch all the wrestling I can possibly stomach — sometimes more — and tell you[...]

Kylie Rae was supposed to face Deonna Purrazzo at Impact Wrestling's Bound for Glory PPV, but that didn't happen Who came out instead? Find out below. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, where I watch all the wrestling I can possibly stomach — sometimes more — and tell you about it so you can[...]

The Motor City Machine Guns put their titles on the line at Impact Wrestling's Bound for Glory PPV against the North, The Good Brothers, and Ace Austin and Madman Fulton Who came out on top? Be patient! We'll tell you! I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, where I watch all the wrestling I can[...]