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AEW star Kenny Omega took the current ongoing pro wrestling Twitter rumble to the next level on Wednesday, calling out competition WWE for its deal with the Saudi Arabian government and accusing the company of attempting to undermine AEW's upcoming Fight for the Fallen event, a show taking place in Jacksonville, Florida in July for[...]

In what is set to probably be the biggest disaster since he was kicked in the head by Goldberg in WCW, wrestling legend Bret "The Hitman" Hart will star alongside Corey Feldman in a horror flick called Tales from the Dead Zone Of course, the phrase "Bret Hart and Corey Feldman to star in new[...]

Created by showrunners/executive producers Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, GLOW focuses on the fictionalized world of real 1980's syndicated women's professional wrestling via the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW) – and as we can see from the following official trailer, their success has landed the show a residency in Las Vegas. But is that really a[...]

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) President/CEO Tony Khan has been having a pretty good run of things lately His new professional wrestling promotion has a national televsion deal (and some early PR support) from TNT May's Double or Nothing event was a huge success on a number of levels In a move reminiscent of the "Monday[...]

If you who haven't had a chance to check out what All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is all about, you're going to get another chance at the end of this month – and this time? It's free! AEW wrestler and executive vice president Kenny Omega announced during a speacial appearance at gaming convention E3 that the[...]

Clair, former Las Vegas showgirl and now entertainment director of the Fan-Tan Hotel and Casino. GLOW Created by showrunners/executive producers Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, GLOW focuses on the fictionalized world of real 1980's syndicated women's professional wrestling via the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW). Here's a look at the Netflix teaser announcing Davis' casting: https://youtu.be/l-gsppRWlb8Video can't be loaded[...]

It looks like another WWE wrestler is looking at the pastures of All Elite Wrestling and finding them greener NXT superstar Tyler Breeze took to Twitter to publicly ask to join the upstart wrestling promotion Well, not as a wrestler though Breeze wants to be one of the first wrestlers featured in a potential AEW[...]

When it came to one of the most anticipated wrestling shows of 2019, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) "Double or Nothing" delivered in a big way – and that's why we need to temper our expectations here Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson), and Kenny Omega have a solid foundation with the[...]

Jon Moxley, the former WWE superstar known as Dean Ambrose, let loose on the latest episode of Talk is Jericho following his debut at All Elite Wrestling's Double or Nothing PPV last weekend Moxley revealed his true thoughts on WWE's creative process, and like a lot of wrestling fans, Moxley believes that things began going downhill[...]

The pro wrestling media is working itself into a shoot, brother, after WWE Superstar Sami Zayn mentioned rival pro wrestling promotion AEW on Monday Night Raw last night Zayn dropped the bombshell during a segment in the third hour of Raw called "The Electric Chair," in which fans were invited to ask Zayn any question,[...]

With last night's All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing PPV in the record books, AEW has finally transitioned from a t-shirt company to a pro wrestling company, one that produced an actual event in a sold-out arena on PPV, with a TV show launching on a national cable network in the fall, and two former[...]

For the record, the massive boos heaped upon those guys, who most wrestling fans respect, wasn't really about them either But in getting fans excited for the return of the hardcore title and, instead, delivering a half-measure, an ugly, green little wannabe, WWE achieved the impossible: they got the crowd to boo Mick Foley in[...]

Let's be fair: All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has earned every right in the world to still be celebrating their new television deal with WarnerMedia to begin airing matches on TNT later this year (more on that below) That said? AEW President/CEO Tony Khan, Executive VPs/wrestlers The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson), Cody Rhodes, and[...]

Earlier this week, we learned that AEW signed a deal with Turner to air a weekly wrestling show on TNT starting this fall, as well as to air AEW PPV events, such as the upcoming Double or Nothing, on Turner's B/R Live streaming service for U.S residents Now, sports streaming service Fite TV, which streams[...]

It's Spring, and romance is in the air in WWE, at least for two popular superstars and champions. Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins, it seems, are a couple, at

The latest episode of Viceland's pro wrestling documentary series, Dark Side of the Ring, tackles a lesser-known wrestling story from the 1980s glory days of Texas wrestling territory WCCW Unlike past episodes, which have focused on stories which have been told over and over again throughout the years like the Montreal Screwjob or the killing[...]

As both the Raw and Smackdown Women's champion, WWE Superstar "The Man" Becky Lynch is used to fending off challenges from all directions, at least when

Pro wrestling fans are anxiously awaiting news about a TV deal for upstart promotion All Elite Wrestling, which will hold its first PPV event later this month But according to a report from sandwich-themed Hollywood gossip blog The Wrap, they won't have to wait much longer A previously-rumored deal with Turner is "virtually done," The[...]

Did Dean Ambrose leave WWE to become a Hollywood megastar? Jonathan Good, the pro wrestler known in WWE as Dean Ambrose and currently going by his pre-WWE

Pro wrestling fans are eagerly awaiting news on an American TV deal for upstart wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling, but fans in the UK got some good news Wednesday as AEW announced a deal with UK television network ITV to air Double or Nothing on the ITV Box Office channel A press release laid out[...]

Former Impact Wrestling star Matt Morgan has become the mayor of Longwood Florida, local news outlet Spectrum News 13 reports Morgan, who was formerly serving as Deputy Mayor, was voted the new mayor by city commissioners and took power on Monday, the report reveals The city's commissioners are elected to public office, but the commissioners[...]

But in recent years, with the advent of NXT, which Triple H is in charge, plus Triple H's willingness to put over younger stars in matches (mainly because he has no more need to protect his spot), Haitch has become something of a hero to fans who can't wait for Vince McMahon to give up[...]

The Iron Sheik is a retired Iranian-American pro wrestler, a former WWF Champion, and a well-known internet personality thanks to a brash attitude that

But his latest painting mixes the worlds of wrestling and comics in depicting former NXT Women's Champion and current Smackdown Live superstar Kairi Sane in the iconic scene from the cover of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. With a nod to Frank Miller, here's my new painting of @KairiSaneWWE! pic.twitter.com/OvDEYraR1i — Rob Schamberger (@robschamberger) May 3,[...]

Former WCW and WWE wrestler Psicosis made headlines this week after saving a man from drowning after a car crash, according to various clickbait websites that cover wrestling including ComicBook.com and now Bleeding Cool The former Cruiserweight champion was travelling in a car with fellow wrestler Robin Lekime, who was driving, and wrestling promoter Danny[...]

Moxley never used the account while in WWE. pic.twitter.com/a3GpFKeYVw — Jon Moxley (@JonMoxley) May 1, 2019 It's a very cinematic trailer and filled with Easter eggs that pro wrestling fans are already obsessing over Does the stay in prison represent Moxley's WWE career? Does the dog chasing him represent The Shield, the Hounds of Justice? And what about[...]

Considering Oliver's recent expose on the wrestling entertainment show, CEO Vince McMahon might be all too interested in seeing this happen! Oliver is pretty thrilled about the call-out, too: I'm in a public beef with an unsanctioned Japanese otter I needed this https://t.co/z7Yd7izRxY — John Oliver (@iamjohnoliver) April 22, 2019 So, who do you think would win? Chiitan, the[...]

From what we've been reading on social media and wrestling news/rumor sites about World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), All-Elite Wrestling (AEW), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Ring of Honor (ROH) Wrestling, and others over the past several months, it looks like the best storylines and true drama is going on behind the scenes (and would make[...]

We'll find out, I suppose. Vice This episode followed the same format as the last: Dutch Mantell narrating, talking heads including Jim Cornette, Bruce Prichard, Eric Bischoff, Scott Hall, Earl Hebner, and Bret Hart himself, intercut with classic wrestling footage, footage from the 1997 Wrestling with Shadows documentary, and of course blurry, shadowy scenes featuring people dressed[...]

It's Tuesday, you know what that means... WWE Superstar (or is that former WWE Superstar) Luke Harper has requested a release from his WWE contract on