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The man: acclaimed wrestling and football promoter, and genetic jackhammer, Vince McMahon, a personal friend of President Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXe-qhWyHfQVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: "Mr McMahon-ta Claus" announces the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Raw, Dec 24, 2018 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXe-qhWyHfQ) Dressed as the jolly Christmas icon Santa Claus on Monday's Christmas Eve edition of Monday Night Raw,[...]

As if closing out the year by pinning WWE Champion Daniel Bryan weren't enough of an accomplishment for 205 Live turned Smackdown superstar Mustafa Ali,

Smackdown also has the benefit of featuring the hottest star in pro wrestling today, Becky Lynch, though the three-way feud between Lynch, Asuka, and Charlotte Flair doesn't feel quite as compelling as it should Regardless, Smackdown was, as it has been recently, a faster-paced, more interesting, and infinitely more enjoyable show than Monday Night Raw[...]

Vince McMahon's attempt to revive the XFL took a major step forward Wednesday, announcing its start date and the first 8 cities that will get their own

However, in a shocking series of tweets, Lynch has revealed that, while Jax's punch did cause the broken face, the concussion was actually a result of Chris Jericho's music. The exchange began when Jericho complimented WWE for its success with women's wrestling through the Women's Evolution (TM), a book initiative wherein WWE congratulates itself for finally[...]

So imagine our lack of surprise today when Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that Amore was ejected from a flight going to Los Angeles after getting into a shouting match with flight attendants over his right to vape. Making matters even more hilarious, another passenger apparently shouted Enzo's catchphrase, "how you doin?" at Amore as he was[...]

Fighting with my Family, the movie about the life story of WWE Superstar Paige, who began wrestling at the age of 13, coming from a family of pro wrestlers, has gotten a trailer and a new release date The movie is produced by global entertainment superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who stars in it too,[...]

I'll be sending The Champ a choice piece of Charlotte as a souvenir🖕🏼 #RondaVsCharlotte #SurvivorSeries #Nov18 #4horsewomenVSfauxhorsewomen In addition to taking more shots at Millennials, Rousey also broke kayfabe by implying that until Nia Jax accidentally stiffed Lynch on Monday Night, causing a "broken face" and dousing Lynch in her own blood to create an iconic[...]

WWE opened Smackdown Live tonight with a real bummer, but they went out on a high note. Kicking things off at the beginning of the show, WWE confirmed

We've been so preoccupied with Becky Lynch today (and can you blame us?) that we almost forgot about the other thing we wanted to talk to you readers about from the world of wrasslin' today, specifically: what the hell was up with Ronda Rousey's "millennials" rant on last night's episode of Monday Night Raw? Rousey, who[...]

It seems like it was just a few hours ago when we published an article proclaiming Becky Lynch the future of the WWE, but that's probably because it was

Looks like we have a Big Mama (Lena Headey)/Baron Draxum (John Cena) smackdown in this preview for Nickelodeon's Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Becky Lynch's star is on the rise in WWE, putting the pro wrestling company at yet another crossroads where they have the opportunity to go with the flow or against it, with a long track-record of doing the latter Fans have stuck by Becky despite lackluster booking since she moved up to the main roster[...]

The Bella Twins may have transcended wrestling as reality show stars and entrepreneurs, but while you can take the Bella Twins out of the WWE, you can't take the WWE out of the Bella Twins Nikki and Brie were interviewed by E! Online prior to the People's Choice awards, and they had an interesting answer[...]

It's been a while since we last checked in on the Twitter account of Reby Hardy, professional wrestler and wife of WWE superstar Matt Hardy who seems to

In a pro wrestling boast that rivals even those of the Immortal Hulk Hogan himself ("I slammed the 6,000-pound giant in front of 3 billion Hulkamaniacs at the Superdome, brother!"), WWE Chief Brand Officer and the Ivanka to Vince McMahon's Trump, Stephanie McMahon, has claimed that WWE could surpass Disney as an entertainment giant in[...]

But with no real competition for the Fed in decades, USA Network is finally putting the kibosh on Raw's flexible schedule, at least according to a report from Fightful.com. According to Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp, Monday Night Raw will end strictly at 11PM beginning next week and for the foreseeable future, you know, unless a billionaire[...]

WWE Smackdown Live General Manager Paige took to Twitter Wednesday to deliver a basic lesson in manners to a photo-happy fan who apparently snapped photos

Every promotion… there's not a wrestling promotion that doesn't house someone from the delegation." There's gonna have to be more community service and outside work.  Support for programs and even creative programs that deal with diversity in the workplace … I don't process everything like everybody else I believe that everybody should be given a second[...]

Amore announced an event on November 19th at Whisky a Gogo in Hollywood which will apparently consist of "comedy" and "music," though no wrestling. Amore was fired in January after reports revealed that he was under investigation for sexual assault, though the charges were later dropped for lack of evidence Amore was Cruiserweight champion at the[...]

Global entertainment superstar John Cena may have refused to perform at WWE's Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia, but fans *can* see him in this new video

Never before have we had a woman in the broadcast booth on a weekly basis. Host (Livesey) – Saudi Arabia — what happened there with the women wrestling? They weren't allowed, were they? Cole: So Renee Young was the commentator in Saudi Arabia for [WWE] Crown Jewel As we continue to make progress there, our hope one[...]

Booyaka! Booyaka! Here's the lineup of matches in the collection: Great American Bash 1996 – Legacies Collide Two wrestling legacies collide when Rey Mysterio Jr challenges Dean Malenko for the Cruiserweight Championship. Starrcade 1996 – A Thunderous Opponent Rey Mysterio Jr makes a name for himself by battling Jushin 'Thunder' Liger in this exciting and action-packed contest. Spring Stampede 1997 –[...]

If Triple H needs to get surgery for the injury, he'll be unable to compete by WrestleMania time, according to Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter (via Cageside Seats) Which means, in addition to all the other reasons to hate WWE Crown Jewel, we can now add that it may have cost us a Bautista return. Bautista last[...]

Appearing recently on Busted Open Radio (as transcribed by Wrestling Inc), Cormier said: I am going to Orlando to the Performance Center to do my gig to see how it works out I am very passionate about pro wrestling I have watched it my whole life You can YouTube my reaction to when Seth Rollins won[...]

Ric Flair, pro wrestling legend and father of WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair, used to say, "to be the man, you have to beat the man." After Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair at WWE Evolution in October in a Last Women Standing match to retain the Smackdown Women's Championship, she decided she'd earned that moniker for herself. The[...]

Sadly, it looks like Shawn Michaels' return to WWE was a short-lived one, as the 53-year-old Heartbreak Kid says he's returning to his regular life after

The organization has been under fire from the media and fans for its determination to press ahead with a lucrative deal with the government of Saudi Arabia to produce pro wrestling events in the country in the wake of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi WWE faced considerable pressure from shows like Last Week Tonight[...]

Hogan has since apologized for the rant, which he called "a few misspoken words," and WWE has flirted with letting Hulkamania run wild once again, though they've repeatedly insisted that Hogan's return would only be in the capacity of helping others learn from his mistakes (lesson: don't say racist things while banging your buddy's wife[...]

Was this a spiritual prequel to Aubrey Sitterson and Chris Moreno's The Comic Book Story of Pro Wrestling? We'll let you decide. Ah, 1990, the tail end of Hulkamania's 1980s peak and, if we're being honest, a little late in the game for The Incredible Hulk to take issue with Hulk Hogan's nickname It's additionally a little[...]