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Moose had his final showdown with EC3 at Impact Wrestling's Bound for Glory PPV, but what was EC3's true motivation? 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 do something more[...]

In a 20-person Gauntlet match at Impact Wrestling's Bound for Glory PPV, James Storm led several surprise participants competing for a chance to call their shot at any championship in Impact This is how it all went down. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, where I watch all the wrestling I can possibly stomach[...]

The 6-Way Scramble for the X-Division Championship opened Impact Wrestling's Bound for Glory PPV If you want to know how it went down, you've come to the right place. 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[...]

It's not like you'll miss anything. The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock] WWE Smackdown Recap for October 23rd, 2020 – Part 2 After the break, Law and Otis continues Well, at least they're getting it over with JBL says something has been missing from[...]

It's not like you'll miss anything. The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock] WWE Smackdown Recap for October 23rd, 2020 – Part 2 Bianca Belair comes to the ring as Smackdown takes a commercial break After the break, Daniel Bryan, Kevin Owens, and the Street[...]

Since then, things have been a little quiet news-wise on the production front, but now Amell's letting us know that the team's back to work and that it's "good to be back working away on" the indy wrestling-focused STARZ series If what Amell's been sharing over the past several weeks regarding his feelings about the[...]

This was an excellent job in showing how little you know about pro wrestling. While I can agree that yes the segment was entertaining, people who don't like it have every right to shred this as much as you praise it This was not pro wrestling, it was a comedy skit, which while they have been[...]

No word on whether the reason WWE Backstage was canceled for the second time just so that WWE doesn't need to feature correspondent Ryan Satin on television, but just in case that was part of the reason, we offer the company our sincere gratitude on behalf of viewers everywhere. Launching as part of WWE's move to[...]

WWE Hall-of-Famer Kevin Nash asked a question of his Republican followers as Donald Trump and Joe Biden faced off in a debate.

The normally vocal Dave Bautista had just one tweet during the final presidential debate last night between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

During the show, Hart said Goldberg "was a guy that nobody seemed to have taught how wrestling really works He seemed to think he could just pick a guy up and just slam him through the mat as hard as you could and that was good wrestling." If Bill Goldberg hadn't ended his career before WCW[...]

If the World Series goes to seven games, we could see another bad week for pro wrestling next week, especially as we're now just two weeks away from the election, which will ensure cable news continues to rise in ratings and viewership. The official logo for WWE NXT. WWE NXT Loses Viewers, Demo, Ranking Things didn't look as[...]

And all of them were not only wrong but also stupid. Sure, pro wrestling and comic books are pretty great forms of entertainment, but there is no form greater than the musical This is an indisputable, objective fact Anything… literally anything… is made better by a musical number, including the already great AEW Dynamite[...]

He cuts a good promo on Johnny Gargano, talking about Gargano trying to figure out what happened to Johnny Wrestling But nothing has changed with Gargano It's just that Priest is now here. Fandango begin their entrance, which is the cue for a commercial break Lorcan and Burch are already in the ring after the break. Breezango[...]

On WWE NXT last night, Austin Theory lost twice and then ended his career. Plus: a bunch of other stuff of mild interest happens yay!

They're singing about wrestling WIth 1940s Rat Pack accents I can't They sing and dance back to their table, where they're served completely raw steak They agree they need to send it back This is, without question, the greatest segment ever in pro wrestling. Commercials happen KiLynn King is in the ring Dr Britt Baker comes[...]

Jungle Boy is doing the wrestling, or the being murdered by Wardlow as the case may be. Jungle Boy vs Wardlow – Eliminator Tournament Round 1 Jungle Boy is sporting quite the crotch bulge in this match Just saying Those tights leave nothing to the imagination Wardlow, for his part, is sporting both the haircut and singlet[...]

For the 3rd time this year, WWE has declared a stock dividend that could have paid all its laid-off workers for a year.

Eddie Kingston faced Jon Moxley in the main event of Dynamite and lost, passing out in a bulldog choke from Moxley. Then, last week on Dynamite, the show went off the air with Kingston and his crew beating down Moxley while Kingston cut a promo about Moxley selling out, leaving behind his friends from the hardcore[...]

In part two of our Impact Wrestling report, Eddie Edwards gets a beatdown, TJP gets a victory, and viewers get a preview of Bound for Glory Welcome to Bleeding Cool's Impact Wrestling report We watch wrestling, so you don't have to You're welcome. The official logo of Impact Wrestling. Impact Wrestling Report for October 20th, 2020 Part[...]

In part one of our Impact Wrestling report, Rhino finds himself in big trouble, and Rosemary and John E Bravo get ready for their wedding at Bound for Glory Welcome to Bleeding Cool's Impact Wrestling report We watch wrestling, so you don't have to You're welcome. The official logo of Impact Wrestling. Impact Wrestling Report for October[...]

Additionally, extensive contact tracing takes place, and impacted individuals are placed in 14-day quarantine and then only cleared after they test negative. But this statement seems to contradict recent comments made directly by Triple H about NXT's new home at the newly-christened Capitol Wrestling Center inside the WWE Performance Center "There will be a contingent of[...]

In an episode where Lana was featured only once, and in which she tapped out and got put through a table, Raw paid the price in ratings.

Following WWE's win of "Best Corporation" in awards honoring "social responsibility," Bleeding Cool looks forward to winning the Pulitzer.

WWE Backstage will air this week following Smackdown, which has been moved to FS1 because of the stupid World Series of baseball (pfft).

On WWE Raw, Mustafa Ali tried to salvage Retribution's reputation, and Otis salvaged an old (and culturally insensitive) gimmick.

On WWE Raw, Elias rocked out with a concert with a full band, while New Day revealed plans to spread their seed all over WWE on both brands.

I like to think all the good wrestling occurs during the commercial breaks It's better than thinking no good wrestling happens at all in these three-hour shows. This is one of those fatal four-way tag matches where only two women are allowed in the ring at once, so lots of contrivances must be made so that[...]

On WWE Raw, Retribution had one match, but they lost twice. Plus: AJ Styles had a new bodyguard... and he's TALL!

Big Sexy Kevin Nash took aim at fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer Donald Trump while defending the tax plan of Democratic candidate Joe Biden.