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We've also got some predictions from the Bleeding Cool gang about the matches on the card. Pre-Show Interviews WWE featured a number of wrestling stars on its The Bump podcast today talking about NXT Takeover: In Your House We saw interviews with X-Pac, Mauro Ranallo, and Shawn Michaels Check out what they had to say at the[...]

I guess I've always felt like the wrestling business is in that moment What you are doing now may not work five days from now or five months from now So we just approached it on that level that day In the scheme of things, it is now, as you look at my career and[...]

I'm so happy for all of them because they've just taken this business and the WWE and certainly NXT to a level that I think has never before been seen in the likes of wrestling, and I don't even think they're done yet I know they're not They are going to continue to raise the[...]

I look up and down the roster to people who are now in the performance center and I don't know if there's ever been the depth of talent that NXT hs now and that's saying something when you see the pipeline of talent that has gone on to Raw and Smackdown." Asked about his favorite moment[...]

The former WWE Superstar formerly known as Zack Ryder, currently known by his real name Matt Cardona, told a funny story about WWE on his Major Wrestling Figures podcast with the former WWE Superstar formerly known as Curt Hawkins, Brian Myers (we're going to continue calling them Ryder and Hawkins until they show up somewhere[...]

Sean Waltman, the wrestling legend known as X-Pac, Syxx-Pac, and the 1-2-3 Kid, appeared on WWE's The Bump live stream ahead of NXT Takeover: In Your House We've transcribed his comments, and here's what he had to say X-Pac talked about turning on Razor Ramon on Raw when he came back after injuring his neck[...]

Sasha Banks and Bayley are the new Women's Tag Team Champions, and they chose to celebrate by taking a shot at some online trolls.

A week to go before the match between Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles on next week's WWE Smackdown, the pair faced off in a war of words on Smackdown last night.

Miz and Morrison took on Braun Strowman in a prank war on last night's WWE Smackdown. Who came out on top? Video highlights here.

AEW has once again rescheduled upcoming live events in New York and New Jersey that were initially meant to take place in March before the coronavirus pandemic caused a shut down of large gatherings, forcing the pro wrestling industry to change all of their plans Though at first AEW scheduled events for the Summer, now[...]

MVP has been working as a manager for Bobby Lashley, wrestling matches, and hosting his VIP Lounge show on various episodes of WWE TV So what gives? Well, it turns out that MVP got sort of reverse-coronavirused While many of his colleagues were laid off or fired by WWE as supposed cost-cutting measures during the coronavirus[...]

The former WWE Champion took to Twitter to call out his colleagues in the pro wrestling business who haven't taken a stand in support of the ongoing protests against police brutality in the wake of the killing of George Floyd And Punk proved he's not just a two-sport athlete but a master of social media[...]

Former WWE Superstar Lio Rush has finally opened up on the rumors last year that he had backstage heat for failing to go along with hazing.

On this week's episode of Impact Wrestling, the company teased the possibility of multiple fired WWE wrestlers showing up at the Slammiversary PPV in July In a video teaser imitating a news story about the dozens of wrestlers and backstage talent laid off or furloughed by WWE purportedly to cut costs during the coronavirus pandemic[...]

The journey has hit a speed bump, but I will be back stronger than ever." Apparently, these surgeons have forgotten one of wrestling's cardinal rules: don't hinder the Jinder. The Modern Day Maharaja, Jinder Mahal The former WWE Champion was featured in a video talking about his return and how glad he was to be back the[...]

Chris Hyatte, a pioneer of internet wrestling journalism best known for writing The Mop-Up, The Midnight News, and And Another Thing from 1997 to 2007, passed away Thursday at the age of 50, peacefully with his loved ones, according to a cousin who made a final post on Hyatte's Twitter account The often controversial writer[...]

It's true; Wrestling Inc has reported that Cole has yet to sign a new WWE contract, and so it is theoretically possible that Cole could decide not to and instead jump to AEW, where he has friends and a girlfriend in the business No doubt, AEW would be willing to make Cole an offer, as[...]

So what does it all mean? Who won the Wednesday Night War last night? The official logo for AEW or All Elite Wrestling. AEW Dynamite came in 27th Wednesday with a .29 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 730,000 viewers, according to Showbuzz Daily's numbers That's down from last week's .27 rating and 832,000 viewers, and there's[...]

More matches will be announced in the weeks leading up to the event. AEW Fyter Fest will take place on two episodes of Dynamite this year. Although it seems obvious, Dave Meltzer confirmed on Wrestling Observer Radio today that the matches will play out more like PPV matches than TV matches, and they will be given more[...]

The most electrifying man in sports entertainment, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, cut a major promo on WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump.

With live wrestling events with crowds still shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, wrestling companies without massive television deals need to get creative to keep their fans supplied with content Ring of Honor's latest venture into finding ways to use its wrestlers is one that has the potential for crossover appeal with other geeky[...]

Shad Khan is the father of AEW president Tony Khan and the largest investor in the wrestling company On Wednesday, AEW published a long and personal letter from Shad Khan speaking out against the killing of George Floyd and many other Black Americans by police In part, the statement read: The events of the past 10[...]

Squared Circle, the largest subreddit dedicated to pro wrestling, announced Wednesday that they would close the subreddit for all new posts and comments as a protest against racism, police brutality, and Reddit's complicity in spreading hate speech The closure began at 8PM Wednesday night and Squared Circle is set to reopen at 8PM Thursday morning,[...]

It looks like WWE made the right decision by not bringing CM Punk back for a full-time wrestling run Though WWE Backstage isn't even a year old, and Punk's appearances on the show are kept sporadic, it seems the magic has worn off, and people just aren't tuning in to see CM Punk anymore Tuesday's[...]

But when Pentagon took to Twitter to say he missed AEW, Harwood told him there's one thing he has to do before he comes back: learn the rules. The official logo for AEW or All Elite Wrestling. "Don't come back until you learn the rules of a tag team wrestling match We're running this now[...]

I just really need to tell you that I think you pushing your s**tty wrestling catchphrase as all of this is happening is absolutely f**king pathetic Good night." Dave Bautista wrote, "I'm just keeping him nameless because he's a sorry ass motherf**ker who I refuse to let ride my coattails[...]

Impact Wrestling has revealed a teaser for Slammiversary 2020, and it looks like they're really taking this embrace of the history of TNA seriously The ad consists mostly of a fake television news report about the dozens of WWE wrestlers and backstage talent unceremoniously laid off or furloughed as supposed "cost-cutting" measures during the coronavirus[...]

Wrestling Inc reports according to backstage sources that a disembodied voice over a PA system scolded the wrestlers to be more lively after a lackluster cheering and booing performance, resulting in the more upbeat tone on this week's episode of WWE Raw But that's not nearly the most hilarious part of Wrestling Inc's report. Apparently, the[...]

WWE made an extremely bold move in response to national civil unrest and in support of those protesting the killing of George Floyd by police.

If anything, the large switch in wrestling viewers from Raw's third hour makes sense, since Donald Trump is a WWE Hall-of-Famer so there is some crossover audience there Probably the only thing that could have countered that would have been to have Baron Corbin make another appearance, but unfortunately WWE taped this episode of Raw[...]