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Former WWE Superstar Marty Jannetty has asked fans for advice on whether it’s okay to sleep with a fan’s daughter who claims to be 20 years old.

Gaspard was last seen submerging and then not again until his body was found Wednesday morning. Shad Gaspard (left) and JTG (right) as Cryme Tyme, photo by RajOMac / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) Making his wrestling debut in WWE developmental territory OVW in 2003, Gaspard debuted in WWE in 2006 as part of Cryme Tyme[...]

Once again proving that Baron Corbin equals ratings, Monday Night Raw was in first place in the Monday night cable rankings.

Hardcore pro wrestling promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) found itself in hot water this week things came to a head over recent PPV offerings that appear to be branded as something different than wrestling CZW Girlz: Top Heavy & Tough is billed as "Featuring four hard-hitting matches! Shanna vs Hannia; Sassy Stephanie vs Tessa Blancherd[...]

After their drawn-out-yet-show-stopping match at this year's WrestleMania, this seems a little much. Edge and Christian are set for The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever for BackLash, courtesy of WWE. Seth Rollins and Murphy came out to the ring next Rollins very calmly spoke about the darkness he thought he would never escape, but he found joy and[...]

If you thought that dredging up the death of Owen Hart, one of the biggest open, seeping wounds of the wrestling industry second perhaps only to the Chris Benoit murder/suicide, was going to be a peaceful and cathartic examination of a 21-year-old tragedy where everyone is finally able to put the past behind them and[...]

A major wrestling match has been booked for next week's episode of Being the Elite, revealed on today's episode, Being the Elite #204 But before we get to that, let's do the recap of the show The show began with a Zoom call between Kenny Omega and Colt Cabana Cabana got Kenny's Zoom number from[...]

However, most if not all of the talent released would have non-compete clauses preventing them from wrestling for another company until the clause expires That means that anyone released from the main roster is likely not the mystery participant in AEW's Casino Ladder Match because they would have 90-day non-compete clauses However, NXT talent were[...]

Martha Hart has no plans to allow WWE to induct Owen Hart in the Hall of Fame, which she points out doesn't even actually exist.

Last Week Tonight host John Oliver is back at it again, shooting on WWE for continuing to film wrestling shows during the pandemic Oliver blasted the company for its decision to film shows under an "essential" designation in Florida, a designation obtained the same day that a super Pac controlled by Linda McMahon pledged to[...]

Gaspard is 39 years old. Shad Gaspard On Backstage Reaction to Cryme Tyme Making his wrestling debut in WWE developmental territory OVW in 2003, Gaspard debuted in WWE in 2006 as part of Cryme Tyme The team wrestled for WWE until 2010 and continued in the independent scene afterwards Gaspard went on to have a career in[...]

Thanks to an incredible wrestling clinic put on by Baron Corbin and Elias in the first hour of WWE Smackdown, WWE saw its second straight week of rating increases According to Showbuzz Daily, Smackdown scored a .5 rating in the 18-49 demographic for its first hour, only to see the rating rise to a .6[...]

See you in 20-25 min." While Baron Corbin's chicken grilling isn't setting the wrestling world on fire, I'm glad to see The King is pressing ahead with the project for his own enjoyment In recent weeks, wrestlers from various promotions have gone out of their way to praise the culinary skills of WWE commentator Renee Young[...]

Gronkowski's run with the 24/7 Championship has been impressive by any measure but is all the more so considering pro wrestling isn't even Gronkowski's first choice Nevertheless, the NFL star has proven to be an all-time great championship in the mold of wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino. Gronk soars to 24/7 Title win: WrestleMania 36 (WWE Network[...]

Mark Henry is threatening to sue former WWE wrestler Lio Rush after Rush accused Henry of tearing down African American talent on Twitter.

Since WWE owns the names of most of its wrestlers, The Revival immediately changed their wrestling names to Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood, but the new name of their tag team was less clear Teaser videos and trademark registrations indicated that the team would use the initials FTR and that it could stand for Fear[...]

The last thing I expected was to log on and see a major news story happened in the world of professional wrestling while I was sitting in my garage drinking Mike's Hard Lemonade That's exactly what happened, though, because get this: Drew Gulak has been released from his WWE contract. Gulak wrestled Daniel Bryan in a[...]

The Animal's Twitter feed is pretty much a nonstop barrage of shooting on President Donald Trump and his allies as Bautista looks to be making to most of his time at home during the quarantine. Batista's ready to inflict a major beatdown, courtesy of WWE. Though Bautista and Trump both share long wrestling backgrounds, friendships with Triple[...]

AEW has announced the full lineup for a massive episode of AEW Dark next week, as more participants are added to the Casino Ladder Match.

Another day, another pair of wrestling personalities duking it out on the grandest stage of them all No, not WrestleMania Twitter This time around, it's former WWE superstar Ryback taking on current WWE superstar Dolph Ziggler The whole thing started over a bottle of hot sauce, as Ryback responded to a tweet recommending a particular[...]

Following up on her corn soup that captivated the wrestling industry last weekend, Renee Young took to Twitter Friday to announce plans to make Yorkshire puddings The delightful, savory puddings, baked in the drippings of a roast, are an English classic, and the wrestling business was immediately abuzz with talk of Young's puddings as soon[...]

WWE's IC Title tournament featured a twenty-minute five-star classic between two excellent ring technicians, and also Bryan vs. Gulak.

Boxing Champion Tyson Fury took to Instagram Live to share some not-so-nice words, and some nice ones, about WWE Champion Drew McIntyre.

However, Vince McMahon is not most people, and the WWE Chairman is apparently unhappy that the virus is interfering with his long term booking plans. The Official Logo for WWE SummerSlam According to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the planned WWE SummerSlam event in Boston for August looks nearly impossible, according[...]

The coronavirus pandemic may be bad for wrestling ratings, but at the very least, it didn't keep AEW from making a small profit in April The company apparently both broke even and made a profit, according to Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Dave Meltzer, who apparently has a similar understanding of math as Scott Steiner What Meltzer[...]

Zayn's treatment illustrates the reason why wrestlers have not taken WWE up on its offer to stay home during the pandemic. When Sami Zayn used to have a title, courtesy of WWE. According to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the decision to strip Zayn of the title is due to unhappiness[...]

WWE star Becky Lynch may not come back after having her baby, according to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Lynch announced her pregnancy and gave up the Raw Women's Championship last Monday on WWE Raw after not wrestling for over a month Asuka was crowned the new Raw Women's Champion by virtue[...]

A member of professional wrestling's famed Hart family, Owen fell to his death at then-WWF's pay-per-view event Over the Edge In the guise of the Blue Blazer, Owen was set to be lowered down from the rafters of the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, for his Intercontinental Championship match against The Godfather Producers Evan[...]

Rozonda Thomas, better known as Chilli of the 1990s girl group TLC, is a longtime pro wrestling fan, and now she's looking to switch careers and prove herself in the ring Chilli responded to a fan on Twitter requesting that she sing America the Beautiful at WrestleMania to say that she wants to do more[...]

Impact Wrestling star Michael Elgin took to Twitter on Thursday to unleash a torrent of tweets blasting wrestlers he feels don't put in the work to attain a physique worthy of the sport of professional wrestling Then, after receiving a negative reaction to the tweets, Elgin said that the tweets were in character and unleashed[...]