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Amore released a video for a new rap song he apparently recorded, and he's using it to strike back at… wrestling fans? The video opens with a caricature of a wrestling fan watching wrestling in his basement, shouting at his mother, and distracted by "breaking news," presumably about the rape allegations against Amore Then it's[...]

During RAW last night, Nia Jax came out for what we hoped would be a match. Instead we got a promo where Jax taunted Ronda Rousey for a good 10-15 minutes.

After joining commentary on the opening match, Kevin Owens attempted to flee Monday Night RAW. Why? Because he got too cocky and interrupted the dazzling Finn Balor and Braun Strowman match.

On tonight's Memorial Day episode of Monday Night RAW, the show opened up with a touching tribute to those brave men and women who gave their lives for us -- then the in-ring action kicked off.

After being distraught over the lack of pompadour on Corey Graves during last week's Monday Night RAW, Graves soothed my aching soul, assuring me (and, frankly, all of us) that his hair just needed a break.

The Weekly Static is Bleeding Cool‘s look at the past week in the land of the networks, cable, and streaming, from a (hopefully) interesting perspective. THIS WEEK: WWE/Fox deal Smackdown; Damon Lindelof talks Watchmen; Twitch marathons Doctor Who; NFL owners take a knee; and Castle Rock gets a Stephen King thumbs up.

It looks like the heart of John Cena isn't the only thing Nikki Bella has laid claim to lately. The WWE Superstar and reality TV mogul competed on NBC's Red Nose Day Celebrity American Ninja Warrior special, earning $15,000.

The E! Network has spoiled the ending to its own Total Bellas reality show by claiming that stars John Cena and Nikki Bella have gotten back together following their public breakup drama ahead of the show's season premiere.

WWE has heard what so many wrestling fans have been complaining about: their televised wrestling events just aren't long enough Well, far be it from WWE to deny the fans what they want (unless it's a Roman Reigns heel turn), so starting with June's Money in the Bank, all WWE PPVs will start at 7[...]

The original XFL, which took the sleaziest aspects of Attitude Era wrestling and applied them to football, lasted just one season when it was originally launched in 2001 Generally regarded as a laughable failure, revisionist history and an ESPN documentary restored the league's image, paving the way for McMahon to give it another shot. Of course,[...]

As expected, it's now being reported that Fox and WWE are in the process of closing a deal to bring SmackDown Live, WWE's B-Show, to Fox's broadcast TV network in fall of 2019.

After WWE's Titus O'Neil sent out a cryptic tweet that mentions joining Dave Bautista in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we have some questions.

WWE Smackdown Women's Champion Carmella will not appear on the next season of Total Divas, the superstar confirmed in a video interview with BANG Showbiz.

NBCU is reportedly focused on renewing its deal for the flagship wrestling show at a rate that could exceed three times its current price Unfortunately, it's NBCU's USA Network, where Raw currently airs, which is reportedly behind the demand for 3-hour-long episodes of Raw, which literally nobody enjoys, not even Vince McMahon, but which apparently[...]

Amore was Cruiserweight Champion at the time of his firing, and the entire 205 Live brand had to be retooled after his sudden departure. Amore hasn't tweeted since posting a letter from his lawyer on January 23rd, but he tweeted today with another statement from his lawyer after the case was closed due to lack of[...]

Bleeding Cool has been closely following the pro wrestling angle of John Cena and Nikki Bella's breakup Cena proposed to Bella at WrestleMania 33 after years of claiming he would never marry her on the Total Divas reality show All seemed to be going well until weeks before a planned May 5th wedding (and upcoming[...]

The latest news in the breakup and possible reconciliation of John Cena and Nikki Bella comes from a taping of NBC's hit new daily morning wrestling program, Today The previous episode ended on a cliffhanger, with Cena declaring that he still loves Bella and hopes they can get back together and have babies Cena and[...]

The Big Dog Roman Reigns might want to start calling himself The Big Brain, because like his predecessor John Cena, if you've got a problem, yo, he'll solve it.

The quest to clear Hulk Hogan for a return to WWE, from which he was fired in 2015, continues this week with a puff piece in the Buffalo News promoting the Hulkster's big appearance at local Nickel City Comic Con this weekend.

John Cena is hoping to reconcile with Nikki Bella, and he's willing to father children with her if that's what it takes. Cena dropped the bombshell news on the Today show, saying, "I still love Nicole, I still would love to marry Nicole, I still would love to have a family with Nicole."

By now everyone in the wrestling scene is well aware of the biggest indie wrestling event All In Put on by The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and Cody Rhodes, the group set out to bring 10,000 wrestling fans to the Sears Center Arena in Chicago The trio financed this all on their own,[...]

Hogan was fired from WWE in 2015 when the rant leaked as part of a court battle against Gawker funded by conservative Paypal billionaire Peter Thiel. "The only thing Hogan can do is apologize, atone for it, and we move forward," said Booker on the podcast, as transcribed by Wrestling Inc "Everyone deserves a second chance,[...]

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In the pro wrestling business, working while hurt is often a fact of life, as CM Punk will gladly tell you on a podcast For Charlotte Flair, who PWInsider reports will soon take time off to get surgery, that means wrestling with a ruptured breast implant According to the report, Charlotte could take time off[...]

Other members of the commune include Bella's sister, Brie, and her husband, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan. You know what? On closer examination, the hippie commune is actually Brie and Daniel's house.

The publicity debacle surrounding WWE's 10-year deal with the government of Saudi Arabia to produce pro wrestling events as part of the country's Vision 2030 reform initiative may have just turned the corner into a full-on human rights crisis. According to the Twitter account Prisoners of Conscience, Saudi man Sheikh Badr bin Ali Al-Otaibi has reportedly been[...]

The deal, rumored at $150 million, has major implications for MMA fans, blah blah blah blah, but more importantly, what does it mean for the great sport of pro wrestling? Well, UFC was previously in bed with Fox, the television network, not the film and tv show studio that Disney and Comcast are trying to purchase[...]

Booker's unpredictability and raw enthusiasm for pro wrestling is a breath of fresh air in an overpolished WWE Of course, it didn't last, with WWE hiring Coachman back from ESPN to replace Booker earlier this year. Whatever the case, Booker T, the best color commentator currently in WWE's employ, will be back for one week, and[...]

WWE Superstar Samoa Joe has finally addressed those 10-year-old rumors that he was originally considered to play Umaga in WWE before WWE hired another Samoan wrestler and cousin of Roman Reigns, Eddie Fatu, for the job.

File this one in the the wild speculation and rumors category for now, but reports are making the rounds on all the wrestling dirt sheets that global entertainment superstar John Cena is back in the dating game, just a few days after the May 5th date of his now-canceled wedding to Total Divas star Nikki[...]