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The press release included a new description of the now August 22nd episode. The official logo for AEW or All Elite Wrestling. TNT Programming Alert Week of August 17 Due to the NBA's schedule, AEW: Dynamite will make the following shifts on TNT: * The Wednesday, August 19 episode will air on Saturday, August 22 at 6:00pm ET / 3:00pm[...]

Shane McMahon returns to WWE Raw tonight to provide that youthful shot of adrenaline WWE is looking to appeal to younger viewers.

AEW has revealed the first match in its Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament: Nyla Rose and Ariane Andrews vs. Tay Conti and Anna Jay.

Who is RedBird Capital? IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO THEY ARE! Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, is the new owner of the XFL. The XFL, which originally launched in 2001 as a smashmouth football league powered by the sleaze and drama of the pro wrestling business, was rebooted earlier this year by McMahon, who has ironically spent his[...]

But Drake Maverick never stopped wrestling for WWE, competing in an already-scheduled NXT Cruiserweight Championship tournament with his job on the line He lost in the finals of that tournament but won a new WWE contract Maverick was the only one of the wrestlers laid off back in April to receive that opportunity. Triple H Gives[...]

Nevermind. The point is, Roman Reigns won't be back in the wrestling ring But he will be on the WWE Network, so it's a start First stop, the R-Truth Game Show Next: kicking Braun Strowman's ass to win the WWE Universal Championship that's rightfully his The long-awaited return of a beloved WWE Superstar is finally on[...]

WWE Hall-of-Famer Booker T has advice on Big E taking his singles push more seriously, but Big E's New Day partner Xavier Woods disagrees.

Sonya and Mandy rekindled their feud on Smackdown last Friday, with Deville cutting off Rose's hair in a fit of jealousy. If acting and donut making don't work out as post-wrestling careers, Sonya Deville could always become a barber. For both Deville and Rose, 2020 has been a big year, with both women going from essentially jobbers[...]

Though Holly would eventually become known for his Hardcore gimmick, stiff wrestling style, and multiple runs with the Hardcore Championship His career path could have gone a lot differently if he had stuck with his original gimmick, happy-go-lucky race car driver Sparky Plugg. WWE legend Hardcore Holly appears on The Bump podcast "When they sent me my[...]

"It is a process; it's getting these guys ingratiated with the audience and the viewers who are not necessarily wrestling fans to then put them in positions to be stars." It sounds like Seth Rollins has got this problem figured out They don't call him the Monday Night Messiah for nothing. There's been a lot of[...]

But according to WWE Hall-of-Famer Ric Flair, it's the pandemic to blame for WWE's problems, and the company will bounce right back to prominence once the pandemic is over and fans are allowed to attend pro wrestling events again. Ric Flair is on WWE Raw in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic for some reason[...]

The camera keeps partially cutting out while Sonya attacks, something they ripped off from Impact wrestling Sonya slams Mandy's face into the concrete floor She grabs some scissors and cuts Mandy's hair extensions Sonya says Mandy ruined her life, and now Sonya is gonna ruin hers Sonya kicks her in the face She finds some[...]

Baron Corbin, The Ratings King of Friday Nights, teamed with Shorty G to drive Smackdown to another victory last night.

Lita is currently working on a new show called KAYfABE along with fellow wrestling vets Christy Hemme and Gail Kim, though the show had the misfortune of attempting to crowdfund just as the coronavirus pandemic was starting, and is on hold for now. WWE Hall-of-Famer Lita was a guest on a recent episode of Corey[...]

Once again, a long week of wrestling ends with WWE Friday Night Smackdown on Fox Like all WWE programming, Smackdown has been struggling in the ratings, though not as bad as Monday Night Raw In large part, that can be attributed to the fact that Smackdown is only two hours, and therefore a leaner and[...]

The Miz Miz and Big E put on a five-star mat wrestling clinic Just kidding One of the high spots here is Big E spanking Miz in the abdominal stretch At one point, Miz slaps Big E in the face Big E turns serious at that point and takes Miz outside to toss him into stuff[...]

No reason was given for Excalibur's absence, but most assumed it was due to the recently-resurfaced videos of Excalibur using the n-word in a promo during his days as a wrestler in PWG. Excalibur, Jim Ross, and Tony Schiavone are the commentary team for AEW. Unlike people like Hulk Hogan, who made racist comments while being secretly[...]

But in case you're having second thoughts, now is the time to back out before the moment is spoiled for you forever. Canadian wrestling legend The Spoiler doesn't want you to find out about what happens if you don't want to. Still here? Okay, great So here's the story A Reddit user named SpaceForce1 has dropped a[...]

Even so, AEW is looking to add a third hour of wrestling to its weekly lineup; a move announced when they renewed their deal with TNT earlier this year, though the pandemic has slowed the execution of those plans so far. After an extremely positive reception to his recent match against Cody Rhodes, Eddie Kingston[...]

Seth Rollins is one of the top stars in WWE, and thus one of the top stars in the wrestling world He's also expecting a child with fiance Becky Lynch, arguably the top female wrestler in the entire world But despite all of his success and what should, by any measure, be a fulfilling life,[...]

However, for America's most essential sport, pro wrestling, operating during the pandemic, is business as usual And so, in September, Cody Rhodes and QT Marshall will open their new wrestling school, The Nightmare Factory, for a series of 25-person wrestling training camps starting every three months A press release announced the news on Thursday. Nightmare Factory,[...]

Ratings may be down, creative may be in the garbage, but if nothing, WWE keeps on making that sweet, sweet money!

AEW Dynamite topped WWE NXT in both overall viewership and the crucial 18-49 demographic, the latest numbers from Showbuzz Daily reveal.

The four-hour marathon of Wednesday Night wrestling is nearly over Just one more hour of NXT to go before we can finally get some sleep! The official logo for NXT. NXT 7/29/2020 Part 2 Keith Lee comes to the ring to talk some trash to Karrion Kross for beating up Dominic Daijakovic last week Lee points out that[...]

Let's get to the recap. The official logo for AEW or All Elite Wrestling. AEW Dynamite 7/29/2020 Part 2 Diamante is in the ring after the break We see a video package about her Hikaru Shida comes out This is, I believe, a non-title match. Hikaru Shida vs Diamante Shida offers a handshake to start, but Diamante shoves her face[...]

Wednesday nights are really great because they feature four hours of wrestling, and it's usually the best four hours of the week Unfortunately, it's still four straight hours of wrestling Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels could only handle one hour Nevertheless, it's time to recap NXT because Jude Terror is the true iron man of[...]

Can they deliver as they have been for the last few weeks? Can they do it without Excalibur? We'll find out… The official logo for AEW or All Elite Wrestling. AEW Dynamite 7/29/2020 Part 1 Justin Roberts is standing in the ring as Dynamite begins Jim Ross welcomes us to the show Tony Schiavone is there, but Taz[...]

Reddit's /r/SquaredCircle subreddit is probably the largest pro-wrestling forum on the internet, so participants and lurkers would be easily forgiven if they don't manage to read every post and comment But if you haven't yet witnessed an appearance by the fantastic Bret Hart parody account /u/BretHartBuriesThis, you're missing out on what may be not only[...]

Several matches and non-wrestling segments have already been booked for next week's episodes of AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT.

Ryder saved wrestling legend Arn Anderson from a beatdown by the Dark Order. Matt Cardona debuts on AEW Dynamite Rhodes won the match against the indie wrestling star, during which he was continued acting just a little heelish, as he has been for several weeks After the match, low-ranking members of the Dark Order attacked, taking out[...]