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Dominik Mysterio receives a WWE Raw signing bonus.
You've got Rey, Mil Mascaras, El Dandy, and then who? Of course, if you're talking greatest in wrestling, that's another story. Dominik brings a kendo stick to the ring with him Rollins says it makes him look like a coward, so Joe offers to hold onto it for him Then he tells off Rollins: "I don't see[...]
The Brackets for the AEW Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament at the start of the second night.
Remember when we only had to watch three hours of wrestling on Mondays? Well, for the month of August, we get a little something extra with AEW's Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament, The Deadly Draw There were two quarter-final matches last week, with Tay Conti and Anna Jay moving on to the next round along[...]
An enraged Chris Jericho is doused in orange juice on AEW Dynamite after declaring himself The Demo God.
AEW star Chris Jericho has laid down a stern edict on wrestling traditionalist Jim Cornette: stop watching AEW Jericho took to Twitter to declare that Cornette was henceforth banned from watching any future episodes of AEW Dynamite or AEW Dark Cornette, who is known for preferring wrestling as it was in the 1970s and 1980s,[...]
WWE Raw 7/20/20 Part 1 - Who Has Coronavirus This Week? (Image: WWE)
Rollins was recently interviewed by the Gorilla Position podcast, as transcribed by Wrestling Inc., and there he had some interesting comments on fan reception to his character and storyline with Rey Mysterio. It's not Seth Rollins's fault the whippersnappers of Gen Z don't appreciate the greatness of Seth Rollins. "Although I have been careful to craft the[...]
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Wrestling legend James Harris, better known by his in-ring person Kamala, has died The news was reported by the Cauliflower Alley Club's official Twitter account, which tweeted, "The CAC family wishes to extend our sincerest condolences to the family friends and fans the world over upon the news that the legendary James 'Kamala' Harris has[...]
Can you smell what The Ratings King of Friday Nights, Baron Corbin, is cooking?
Now, these two titans of wrestling, one currently associated with AEW and the other with WWE, will go head to head in the WrestleMania of meat smoke offs. "Two heels: lying, cheating, and stealing (thank you Eddie) their way to culinary supremacy and the honor of being named the Supreme Leader of Smoke!" Bischoff said[...]
Things to come on WWE Smackdown tonight...
You might think, after witnessing not one but two Baron Corbin matches, and not one but two Sheamus matches, and seeing Alexa Bliss make sweet love to The Fiend in the middle of the ring, that that would be pretty much all the wrestling you could handle for one Friday night But you'd be wrong[...]
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So why the hell is WWE still taping all its pro wrestling shows? That's a good question and one that Vince McMahon has apparently pondered himself And the Genetic Jackhammer was unable to find a satisfactory answer. Vince McMahon, Chairman, and CEO of WWE According to PWInsider, WWE has decided to combat the current ratings crisis by[...]
Could Alex Ross Be Coming to DC Comics?
Yesterday, that saw wrestling, Transformers, Pokemon as well as gossip that Alex Ross may be returning to DC Comics The Daily Lying In The Gutters, remains a long-running run around the day before and the day ahead You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Transformers, Pokemon, Alex Ross – The Daily LITG,[...]
Retribution, the new "non-political" Antifa-like stable, debuts on WWE Smackdown
They also spraypainted the ring apron and the ring itself and tipped over the announce table. For the grand finale, one member of Retribution pulled out a chainsaw and cut down the ring ropes. We first learned about the plans for Retribution to debut on Monday, with Ryan Satin, a wrestling journalist who has been employed by[...]
Daniel Bryan dumps WWE Championship for eco-friendly title: SmackDown LIVE, Jan. 29, 2018
However, Impact Wrestling star TJ Perkins, who wrestled with Bryan early in his career, called out his old friend for living a lie According to Perkins, Bryan has not, in fact, always rejecting mainstream music According to Perkins, Bryan was a big fan of Green Day and Kanye West back in the day. "Stop it, you[...]
Excalibur, Jim Ross, and Tony Schiavone on AEW Dynamite (Image: AEW)
In the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer wrote: Regarding Excalibur, he will be back Nobody has officially said anything but we were told he was flying to Jacksonville for next week's television and unless things change would be back on the first show taped that airs on 8/12 His name hasn't been[...]
Kurt Angle on RAW, courtesy of WWE.
Dave Meltzer transcribed the relevant portion in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. "Basically, I wanted to come back and have a good way to retire," Angle said in the interview "Vince McMahon told me that I had a program with Baron Corbin, and I told him that I wanted to retire at Wrestlemania, and he said, `Well,[...]
A scene from the main event of WWE NXT 8/5/2020.
Never get involved with a radio host in a wrestling show We all know how this ends A year from now, you're banging McAfee's wife, and someone leaks audio of you dropping the n-word from a secretly recorded sex tape It happened to Hulk Hogan It can happen to you. In all seriousness, I think WWE[...]
WWE NXT 8/5/20 - Dakota Kai vs. Rhea Ripley for a Shot at Io Shirai
After a killer two-hours of AEW Dynamite, many ordinary wrestling fans might need a break But that's not the life of a wrestling TV recapper at Bleeding Cool Oh no, Dynamite is just the beginning on Wednesday Nights, because as soon as it's done, it's time break out the DVR and recap NXT It's a[...]
A moment from Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin on AEW Dynamite 8/5/2020 [Photo: AEW]
Onward to next week! Onward to All Out! But first, onward to NXT, because I'm only halfway through all the wrestling I need to watch tonight. On an exceptional night for AEW Dynamite, we've already seen a chaotic twelve-man tag match, the death of a minivan, the murder of a Hardy, the return of Eric[...]
A moment from the Super Wednesday Debate between Chris Jericho and Orange Cassidy on AEW Dynamite 8/5/2020 [Photo: AEW]
Jericho is shocked. Next question: why is Orange Cassidy so popular? Jericho says he's the epitome of everything wrong with wrestling and every smart mark fan watching the show He's a pimple on the ass of the pro wrestling business, and next week, Jericho is gonna pop him Jericho is gonna beat him next week and make[...]
AEW Dynamite feels the meat-slapping-meat burn of increased ratings and viewership. [Photo: AEW]
The overnight cable ratings are in and it was a good night for wrestling, and for sports in general, all around The NBA took the two top spots for the night and dominated in the 18-49 demo and in men 18-49, but that didn't mean less viewers or a lower rating in the demo for[...]
Daniel Bryan Calls Out The Rock for Grudge Match; Rock Accepts
WWE star Daniel Bryan wants Hollywood megastar and new XFL co-owner Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a wrestling ring because he has a serious score to settle with the former WWE Champ Bryan took to Twitter to demand he go one on one with The Great One, and Rocky accepted And it looks like, against[...]
WWE Chairman Vince McMahon loves money.
Khan's hiring was announced earlier this week after Vince McMahon realized the presence of multiple Khans in the management structure of rival pro wrestling organization AEW might give the competition an advantage "They think they're the only ones who can have a Khan, goddammit," McMahon said in the press release, or at least that's how[...]
A moment from Proud and Powerful vs. Best Friends on AEW Dynamite 8/5/2020 [Photo: AEW]
I guess they have a lot of flexibility due to having control of the Daily's Place facility during a pandemic, but MJF's campaign office looked like people could actually be doing work in there, as opposed to a couple of props thrown into a curtained-off backstage area like you'd see on some other wrestling shows[...]
A moment from the twelve-man tag match on AEW Dynamite 8/5/2020 [Photo: AEW]
I feel a four-pager coming on tonight for this recap, and that's not even counting NXT! Recapping wrestling shows forces you to pay more attention to the structure of the show and the structure of matches, and from that perspective, you can really see just how different Dynamite is When I recap WWE's shows, or[...]