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At the same time, this is wrestling This is what wrestling does Anything is fair game for a "work" Well, almost anything You pretty much have to pull a Benoit to be off the table completely. Drake Maverick Cut a Promo That Got a Little Personal Maverick lost his first match of the tournament but cut a[...]

People who were probably doing Vince McMahon impressions have been saying 'that's good s–t' before I even got into wrestling." The Bottom Line 'Cause Chad Said So While Moxley may not have created the line, it's certainly become a phenomenon because of him, enough that WWE brought things full circle by referencing it themselves[...]

#AEWonTNT @AEWonTNT pic.twitter.com/k8MHVrCal1 — All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) April 30, 2020 As you can see, the melee featured cameos by some of the biggest stars in wrestling and some of the biggest stars outside of wrestling as well Soul Train Jones was involved Vicki Guerrero was there Lou Ferrigno, the Incredible Hulk himself, was involved with a[...]

On Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite, MJF updated fans on his condition and, unfortunately, things are not looking good.

Impact wrestling also failed to chart with the second night of its Rebellion special Tough luck there. The Bottom Line' Cause Chad Said So A lot of people are looking at the fact that WWE Backstage isn't bringing in significant numbers, but if you add together all of the numbers of the WWE shows that did chart,[...]

It's hard to tell, because soon after the layoffs, it became clear that a seemingly heartfelt video message posted by Maverick in the wake of the firings was actually part of an angle. The official logo of the WWE. Maybe Maverick is really laid off and maybe he isn't, but either way, unlike his former co-workers, he[...]

When the coronavirus pandemic prompted statewide stay-at-home orders across the country, it meant the end of most indie pro wrestling shows For bigger companies, however, there were other options Both WWE and AEW rushed to pretape material while they figured out what to do next Before long, WWE obtained a special exemption from Florida to[...]

Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal made his triumphant return to Raw on Monday, and it resulted in a powerful ratings win for WWE.

WWE has announced the launch of a new YouTube show, Virtual Roundtable, that will have many wrestling fans asking: there are multiple Scottish champions? Yes, it's true, while no one was paying attention, Scots have virtually taken over the wrestling company, between WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, Women's Tag Team Champion Nikki Cross, NXT Women's Champion[...]

Tracing how Schultz's career derailed after a violent run-in with 20/20 reporter John Stossel over how "real" professional wrestling was, the episode "David Schultz and The Slap Heard Round the World" earned another professional wrestling fan in legend Mick Foley. Mick Foley praised the David Schultz episode of Dark Side of the Ring, courtesy of Vice. In[...]

WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and Billions co-creator/EP Brian Koppelman revealed The Man is appearing in Sunday's season premiere.

Wrestling legend Dutch Mantel whipped pro wrestling fans into a frothy lather Tuesday when he tweeted about a rumor "overheard directly out of WWE Stamford" that negotiations are underway to sell WWE and the WWE Network to ESPN and/or Fox But is there any truth to it? Mantell doesn't seem to know himself Here's what[...]

A triumphant WWE once again came away with a ratings victory on Monday, with Raw defeating every show except Love and Hip Hop in Atlanta.

This week's Monday Night RAW takes us one step closer to this year's Money in the Bank pay-per-view. Who will go for the gold this week?

WWE's Stephanie McMahon has joined the board of Ad Council, a non-profit dedicated to using communications to drive social change.

Wrestling legend Gerald Brisco was one of the WWE employees furloughed by WWE in April Brisco, 73, has been a top advisor to Vince McMahon for decades but was apparently amongst the employees considered nonessential even as WWE itself obtained essential status to operate during the pandemic F4WOnline first reported the news as Brisco being[...]

In the pro wrestling business, it's tradition to do anything for a buck Even so, WWE may have taken things to an entirely new level when they announced the latest piece of merch available on WWE Shop That's right, for seventy-five bucks, you, yes, you, can own your very own capsule of dirt from the[...]

Ready for a few more pro wrestling stories that don't quite warrant their own articles? Here's your Monday edition of random happenings in the world of the greatest of all sports First up, Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Radio shockingly claims that WWE rehashing Jeff Hardy's past is leading to a payoff Who would've thought they[...]

According to a report from Ryan Satin at Pro Wrestling Sheet, a reliable source because he is on WWE's payroll, Joe will return to commentary on one or both of the episodes of Raw being taped this week Satin doesn't say whether Joe will replace one of the existing commentary team members or join them,[...]

How do you beat a WWE Hall-of-Famer who's captured the White House? With another WWE Hall-of-Famer, of course: Jesse Ventura.

Previously, AEW had taped enough content to stretch out for months if need be, but with pro wrestling now considered an essential business in Florida, the company can resume more tapings And not a moment too soon, either! AEW's reliance on jobbers and overly-long video packages were beginning to hurt ratings. Jimmy Havoc makes his entrance[...]

Credit: WWE. Jerry Lawler does have an ally in another wrestling talent from the old school, as Jim Cornette said of the backlash to Lawler's comment Tuesday, "So now people are mad at @JerryLawler for telling a joke," Cornette tweeted "Now I understand why modern wrestling sucks because most modern wrestling fans are such whiny little[...]

Hey, business is business. The official logo of the WWE. Anyway, No Way Jose, following his non-compete period, will be free to take his conga line to the indies or to a rival pro wrestling promotion, but it seems like he isn't interested in retreading old ground In an interview with Inside the Ropes, as transcribed by[...]

Here are a few minor pro wrestling updates to put you to sleep this Sunday night On Twitter, former OC member Karl Anderson revealed what he wants he and his tag team partner Doc Gallows to do now that they've been laid off by WWE Apparently, Anderson wants to have a triple threat match with[...]

This new video is much longer, however, and encompasses the show's entire run. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyCCsjObrbAVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 200 Episodes Of Being The Elite (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyCCsjObrbA) Where Does Being the Elite Go From Here? With 200 episodes in the bag, where does Being the Elite go from here? In the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer[...]

The wrestling-est president since Abraham Lincoln, Trump is in close cahoots with the McMahon family, who helped fund his 2016 presidential campaign Linda McMahon is a former member of Trump's cabinet and currently runs a pro-Trump super PAC, a position which helped WWE earn a special exemption to continue filming during stay-at-home orders in Florida[...]

on Vice, "David Schultz and The Slap Heard Round the World" traces how Schultz's career derailed after a violent run-in with 20/20 reporter John Stossel over just how "real" professional wrestling was. David Schultz is the subject of the next Dark Side of the Ring, courtesy of Vice. This man was one of my all time fav[...]

At the tryout, Baker as green, but still caught the eye of the Fed. "I had to tell a lot of lies to be able to get out of school for that weekend because that's a couple days," Baker said, as transcribed by 411 Wrestling "My tryout was actually pretty stacked with talent It was…Bianca [Belair][...]

And because the music wrestling Gods are smiling down on us, Hendry has blessed us with his new musical masterpiece, "I Don't Want to Catch Anything." Based on the Aerosmith power ballad "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" from 1998's Armageddon I'm a fan of the original song, and Hendry's parody works extremely well. Ring of[...]

Here are a few quick wrestling updates to close out your Saturday The local Florida journalists who broke the story on WWE gaining "essential" status from the Florida government on the same day Linda McMahon's Republican Super PAC pledged to spend $18.5 million in the state of Florida continue to be a thorn in the[...]