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All Elite Wrestling's AEW Dynamite gave us another exciting episode this week, filled with an equal amount of matches and promos AEW has hit that sweet spot in their balancing act, all while keeping their content fresh and new The TNT Championship Tournament storyline was continued, with Cody and Lance Archer making the semi-final rounds[...]

Need more Hendry in your life? He also has a delightful podcast, as well. The official logo for Ring of Honor wrestling. Before the world went on lockdown, Hendry had been building a name for himself at Ring of Honor His storyline with the equally entertaining and creative Dalton Castle was really starting to take off[...]

WWE also attained special exemption from the state of Florida to continue broadcasting three live weekly televised wrestling shows from the WWE Performance Center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRcQQ8a4FR0Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Lashley's shocking kiss to Lana leads to attack on Rollins: Raw, Sept 30, 2019 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRcQQ8a4FR0) Lana tweeted, "I hate to be the person in these[...]

After releasing at least 38 wrestlers and backstage talent Wednesday, WWE announced it will pay $9.4 milllion to investors in June.

Instead, according to Moxley, he's doing a lot of that with his wife, WWE star Renee Young. In an interview with Wrestling Observer Live as transcribed by Wrestling Inc., Moxley weighed in on yesterday's WWE layoffs, which saw 38 people and counting fired by Moxley's former employer The layoffs came just days after news that a[...]

Though WWE has obtained special status from the Florida government due to wielding powerful political influence and money, thus securing the revenue from their television contracts, the lack of attendance gates from wrestling shows is still a problem for the business The lack of audience has hit the independent promoters and wrestlers who rely on[...]

Baron Corbin responded to a fan suggesting Corbin would have been a better choice for WWE to lay off in its coronavirus response.

Of course, we all hope that live wrestling can happen sooner rather than later, but in everyone's current downtime, we can at least binge-watch all of the wrestling we could ever want Have a promotion you think we should watch? Let us know in the comments below! One of the brightest stars in Ring of[...]

The Big Show Show on Netflix is a new American sitcom. But is it funny and charming? Or is it a big dud? Check out my review to find out.

With the WWE announcing today that there would be massive furloughs and cuts coming — many via text message — wrestling fans have been on edge Mere minutes ago WWE announced a number of talent cuts, including Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows Anderson has a solid background in wrestling From his time at Pro Wrestling[...]

In the second part, we learned that Being the Elite 200 will feature a main event wrestling match with Nick Jackson facing his brother Matt Jackson to prove he's ready to return to the ring in AEW Nick Jackson won the opportunity after winning an Under the Limit Battle Royale. In today's third part of Being[...]

The meeting will be convened and immediately adjourned, and shareholders are requested not to attend in order to comply with the State of Connecticut's stay-at-home order. "World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc (NYSE: WWE) today announced that it intends to convene and then immediately adjourn, its Annual Meeting of Stockholders due to the rapidly evolving public health concerns[...]

Here's just the first sampling of reactions, beginning with Bray Wyatt basically tweeting how many fans feel after these recent cuts: Triple H is looking for someone, courtesy of WWE. Yuck — Bray Wyatt (@WWEBrayWyatt) April 15, 2020 Paige chimed in for her wrestling family: My heart is breaking for my wrestling family.. — PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) April 15, 2020 Will Ospreay shared[...]

During this unprecedented time, we have seen WWE release countless talent and staff, creating a stir within the wrestling community Along with Rusev, No Way Jose has also been released Writer Andrea Listenberger (who created the Otis and Mandy storyline) was cut today It was just announced as well that Deonna Purrazzo has been released[...]

It's a terrible day for the wrestling business. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1qVo0q4dVkVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Zack Ryder's most memorable moments: WWE Playlist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1qVo0q4dVk) WWE Shouldn't Get Away With This, But They Will The news follows a week of bad PR for WWE after the Company decided to resume live broadcasts of its three weekly television shows amidst[...]

Drake Maverick has opened up about his WWE release today in an emotional video that is difficult, but worthwhile, to watch.

From his debut in the late '90s (after showing no interest in joining a professional wrestling company), Angle became a household name and one synonymous with the WWE He held several titles during his years in WWE, was both a face and a heel, and even had a "son" at one point Hopefully, Jason Jordan[...]

"We wish them all the best in their future endeavors." On a conference call announcing the cutbacks Wednesday, Vince McMahon reportedly told staff they would be notified of their standing with the company via text message. Vince McMahon and Donald Trump in a storyline face-off, courtesy of WWE. Maverick joined WWE in 2017 after a successful run[...]

If that doesn't happen, however, White could move operations to Florida, where WWE has already paved the way for declaring sporting events including wrestling "essential." The Bottom Line 'Cause Chad Said So A lot of people complain that Trump, a reality TV star, became president without any experience governing or any real qualifications for the job[...]

WWE took third place in the Monday cable ratings race, according to a report from ShowBuzz Daily. The show's first hour came in behind two Fox News

McMahon's WWE has continued to produce three weekly televised wrestling shows throughout the crisis, even returning to live broadcasts this week To do that, all McMahon had to do was get WWE declared as an "essential" business by the Governor of Florida If McMahon can show Trump how to make that happen for every other[...]

Mayor Jerry Demmings said that local authorities initially did not consider WWE essential, but after "conversations" with the office of Governor Ron DeSantis, WWE was added to the list of essential businesses. https://youtu.be/5k9K3yq5ENQ?t=1911Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Orange County Coronavirus Update | April 13, 2020 (https://youtu.be/5k9K3yq5ENQ?t=1911) WWE and Donald Trump's Long Association Now, a new[...]

After the announcement was made that WWE was essential entertainment (no doubt a historic win for wrestling in general) we had a new episode of Monday Night RAW Was it essentially good? This week's RAW opened with the new WWE Champion Drew McIntyre It's still a little surreal that McIntyre didn't get the pop he[...]

Legendary pro wrestling manager, promoter, and commentator Jim Cornette has come out in the defense of fellow legendary wrestler, promoter, and commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler after Lawler came under fire for a racist joke made on WWE Monday Night Raw last night Referring to a diving senton performed by Japanese wrestler Akira Tozawa against[...]

Gunn, who also served as a trainer on WWE Tough Enough, is a WWE Hall-of-Famer. Gunn signed with All Elite Wrestling in 2019 and has wrestled a few matches since then His size and star power lend legitimacy to anyone he's in the ring with Gunn has recently been featured in the "audience" of AEW episodes[...]

Hollywood megastar and legendary wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has weighed in on All Elite Wrestling, the upstart wrestling league taking on Johnson's former employers, WWE In a Q&A session on his Instagram page, Johnson revealed that he does indeed watch AEW, and he thinks the company is a good thing for the wrestling business. Of[...]

It turns out that WWE partially owned the football league after all, despite claims that it would be completely separate from the wrestling company. The world learned last Friday that the XFL had ceased operations and laid off its staff, with no plans to return in 2021 That marked the end of Vince McMahon's second attempt[...]

The Mayor says he "assumes" WWE, which he likens to a "small family," is taking the right precautions to protect employees.

Impact Wrestling has revealed that its upcoming Rebellion PPV is, in fact, too big for just one night Impact will film Rebellion on a closed set with no audience and air in two parts The show will be broadcast on free television instead of offered as a PPV special Somewhere, Don West is shouting into[...]

Ad Council and WWE have teamed up to produce PSAs starring WWE superstars to teach people the importance of good hygiene.