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Key art for The Horror Show at Extreme Rules (Image: WWE)
This was completely unexpected as Asuka has been following the more straight and narrow path since her success at Money in the Bank, but it's obvious now that the green mist was not retired, only momentarily benched. Key art for The Horror Show at Extreme Rules (Image: WWE) Now that both Bayley and Banks can claim "dos[...]
Baron Corbin is WWE's hottest heel and the Ratings King of Friday Nights
Maybe the best heel in all of wrestling The Chadster knows it Baron Corbin knows it But some pro wrestling fans haven't really caught on yet Another person who recognizes the greatness of The Ratings King of Friday Nights is WWE Hall-of-Famer Mark Henry So when King Corbin appeared on a recent episode of Busted[...]
WWE legend Hardcore Holly appears on The Bump podcast
In the wrestling business, if you're not in storylines, you just get lost in the shuffle." Speaking of jobbers, Holly was asked about any advice he might have for Dolph Ziggler in his match against Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at Extreme Rules Holly was involved in a world title match against a similarly physically-dominant[...]
As The Ratings King of Friday Nights, it's the job of Baron Corbin to make his offense look good.
Can any heel in wrestling hold a candle to Baron Corbin? The answer, in this reporter's opinion, is no. As the top heel in WWE, Baron Corbin is used to ticking fans off In fact, for the Ratings King of Friday Nights, doing so is the ultimate goal Corbin wants his name to go down[...]
Baron Corbin is the Ratings King of Friday Nights
WWE Superstar Baron Corbin is known throughout the pro wrestling world as The Ratings King of Friday Nights, but even though he's clearly the top heel in WWE and the personal favorite wrestler of The Chadster, there are a lot of jabronie marks online without a life that don't know it a work when you[...]
Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki clowing around on the Supernatural set, courtesy of The CW.
Throw into that mix Tyra Banks as the new DWTS host, virtual watch parties being the future of television, the 80s/90s making unexpected comebacks, Dave Bautista waxes poetic about the Trump folk, the Falcon's flight plans are delayed, and Impact Wrestling using Slammiversary to jumpstart the company's wrestling batteries That, my friends, is this week's BCTV[...]
Can you smell what The Ratings King of Friday Nights, Baron Corbin, is cooking?
While Renee Young receives praise and adulation for her cooking prowess from her peers in the pro wrestling industry and is even publishing a cookbook, Corbin's equally compelling tweets about his escapades in meat smoking often go ignored by The King's fellow wrestlers But all of that changed when Corbin appeared on a recent episode[...]
Mystery Opponent(s) Revealed at Impact Slammiversary Main Event (Image: Impact Wrestling)
Impact Wrestling's Slammiversary PPV continues and so does Bleeding Cool's live ongoing coverage with the final match of the night This PPV has been eventful so far The Motor City Machine Guns returned to take on Rascalz in an open challenge Moose had a hardcore match with Tommy Dreamer A new #1 contender was decided[...]
Jordynne Grace Goes to War With Deonna Purrazzo at Slammiversary (Image: Impact Wrestling)
Impact Wrestling's Slammiversary PPV continues and so does Bleeding Cool's live ongoing coverage This PPV has been eventful so far The Motor City Machine Guns returned to take on The Rascalz in an open challenge Moose had a hardcore match with Tommy Dreamer A new #1 contender was decided in a Knockouts Gauntlet Match Heath[...]
The North Defends Against Shamrock and Callahan at Slammiversary (Image: Impact Wrestling)
We're (probably) about halfway through Impact Wrestling's Slammiversary PPV at this point, and we've already seen quite a lot The Motor City Machine Guns returned to take on The Rascalz in an open challenge Moose had a hardcore match with Tommy Dreamer A new #1 contender was decided in a Knockouts Gauntlet Match Heath Slater[...]
Slammiversary: Chris Bey vs. Willie Mack, Heath and Rhino Reunite (Image: Impact Wrestling)
It's been a relatively eventful Impact Wrestling PPV so far Slammiversary opened with the return of the Motor City Machine Guns to accept an open challenge from The Rascalz Moose defended his TNA Championship against Tommy Dreamer in a hardcore match The Knockouts had a Gauntlet Match which was definitely a match that happened Then[...]
Heath Slater Arrives After Knockouts Gauntlet Match at Slammiversary (Image: Impact Wrestling)
Welcome to Bleeding Cool's live ongoing coverage of Impact Wrestling's Slammiversary PPV This report will be broken up by match, with any promos or antics that occur before or after a match included We've so far seen the Motor City Machine Guns answer the open challenge from The Rascalz and Moose defend his TNA Championship[...]
Moose Looks to End Tommy Dreamer's Career at Impact Slammiversary (Image: Impact Wrestling)
Welcome to Bleeding Cool's ongoing Impact Wrestling Slammiversary coverage The first match of the night saw the Motor City Machine Guns return to answer the open challenge from The Rascalz Next up is Moose vs Tommy Dreamer for the TNA Championship. Before the match, John E Bravo is lectured by Taya Valkyrie backstage She warns him[...]
Motor City Machinne Guns Return at Impact Wrestling's Slammiversary (Image: Impact Wrestling)
Welcome to Bleeding Cool's Impact Slammiversary report, looking at the most anticipated pro wrestling PPV happening this weekend It's been a crazy build to this event, with Impactparting ways with multiple wrestlers during the build-up, including their reigning World Champion, Tessa Blanchard The show has been rebuilt heavily around the return of "a former Impact[...]
WWE Honors Women's Evolution with NaomiDeservesBetter Hashtag
There wouldn't have been a need for Women's Evolution if WWE had treated women with anything close to equality in the first place, and women's wrestling outside of WWE had already been taken seriously for years Nevertheless, it's been five years since that fateful moment when Stephanie McMahon (some people say) started the Women's Evolution,[...]
Gallows and Anderson are set for tonight's Impact Wrestling Slammiversary PPV
One of the long-rumored appearances for tonight's Impact Wrestling Slammiversary PPV has finally been confirmed Following the expiration of their non-compete clause, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson posted an episode of their podcast spilling lots of beans, but the most relevant one today is that they have signed a deal with Impact Wrestling and will[...]
WWE Smackdown 7/17/20 Part 2 - AJ Styles vs. Matt Riddle Again
Riddle kicks him in the face and Smackdown goes to commercials again. Riddle is taking Styles to mat wrestling school after the break Styles is wrestling like the underdog tonight At risk of a double turn, Styles figures he better start doing something heelish, so he slaps some rest holds on Riddle That doesn't last long[...]
Bayley is one half of the greatest commentary team in WWE.
A lot of people feel that wrestling is missing something without the crowd, but there are at least two people who prefer crowdless wrestling One of those people is me, The Chadster The other is WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley Bayley was interviewed by Digital Spy, and she discussed how wrestling with no crowds has[...]
The official logo of the WWE.
Unfortunately, the workers who were laid off in April during a pandemic which shows no signs of ending, and thus opening up the independent wrestling market so that those workers can make a living, until at least next year, won't get any of that money But at least the rich are getting richer, and in[...]
An enraged Chris Jericho is doused in orange juice on AEW Dynamite after declaring himself The Demo God.
Photo credit: All Elite Wrestling But things quickly got worse from there When someone said that Jericho has Bach beat because Bach "partied too much," Bach responded with a vicious accusation: "He definitely does considering that he mimes to a tape." "I sing my ass off every night dude," Jericho replied "Do you really wanna go[...]
Karrion Kross targets Dominik Dijakovic: WWE NXT, July 15, 2020
Mauro Ranallo seems to think this sends a very clear message, as dumping garbage in a wrestling ring is one of those universal languages I guess Commercials. Io Shirai is warming up backstage Don't you dare change that channel to see Jon Moxley vs Brian Cage! McKenzie Mitchell talks to Dominic Dijakovic Dijakovic has a lot[...]
Keith Lee grants a title opportunity to an old rival: WWE NXT, July 15, 2020
Two hours of wrestling down, two hours to go We've seen AEW Dynamite: Fight for the Fallen Now it's time for a regular edition of NXT Who will win the Wednesday Night Ratings War tonight? NXT opens with a recap of last week's main event Keith Lee beat Adam Cole to become the first-ever dual champion[...]
Smashing Pumpkins front man and NWA owner Billy Corgan.
Smashing Pumpkins frontman and pro wrestling enthusiast Billy Corgan denied rumors he's planning to shut down the NWA despite the promotion currently not producing any new content and being without a top executive following #SpeakingOut allegations Corgan responded to a rumor started by former ECW star Raven, who said he'd heard that Corgan was planning[...]
Vikki Guerrero gets a new job at AEW Dynamite: Fight for the Fallen.
How can AEW follow that? How about with a six-man tag match between Jurassic Express and The Elite? The official logo for AEW or All Elite Wrestling. AEW Dynamite: Fight for the Fallen Part 2 Nick Jackson and Jungle Boy start things off I'm immediately distracted by how clean the ring looks So far it's had both beer[...]