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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[...]

After weeks of going back and forth, Seth Rollins and The Miz finally got their own match at the co-branded pay-per-view, Backlash.

The Weekly Static is Bleeding Cool‘s look at the past week in the land of the networks, cable, streaming, smoke signals, cloud formations, and shadow puppets from an interesting and entertaining perspective.

Hulk Hogan's return to WWE is "almost a done deal," according to gossip website TMZ. Hogan was fired from WWE in 2015 after a racist rant secretly recorded as part of a sex tape featuring Hogan and the wife of Florida radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge.

Not that it's easy to do so; unfortunately, the WWE Network does not offer smart playlists (or even manually controlled playlists), which means switching between the ongoing weekly televised shows and PPVs remains a manual process. Where else can you find star power like this on a Sunday Night?! In addition to uploading all of the episodes[...]

WWE Superstar Kane is now officially the Republican nominee for the mayoral race in Knox County, Tennessee, the Big Red Machine announced on Twitter

Okay, maybe we're getting a little carried away there, but the Bash does have some classic matches in its history, though mainly from the era when it was a WCW PPV, or before that, under Jim Crockett Promotions. Wrestling fans will be glad to see the PPV name return, as WWE has stubbornly refused to use[...]

Hulk Hogan has an interesting way of describing things, doesn't he? The Hulkster was recently inducted into the Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame, and he used the opportunity do some much-needed reflection on the incident that led to his firing from WWE in 2015.

If there's one thing we've learned from over three decades of watching pro wrestling, it's that you should always expect the screwjob. Knox County news site Knox News (say that ten times fast) has an in-depth report on the aftermath of the election, including what those provisional ballots could contain based on historical results for the[...]

WWE Superstar and Knox County Mayoral Candidate Kane has apparently won his primary race for Mayor of Knox County by seventeen votes, and will move on to

It was the most insulting thing to happen to women in wrestling since Trish Stratus was scripted to portray Vince McMahon's girlfriend on Monday Night Raw. Additionally, upstart dirt sheet magnate Ryan Satin reported this weekend that Sami Zayn was also kept off the event due to his Syrian heritage Also, Saudi sporting officials had to issue an apology after[...]

The Weekly Static is our look at the past week in the land of the networks, cable, streaming, smoke signals, cloud formations, and shadow puppets from an interesting and entertaining perspective. THIS WEEK: Marvel, George R.R. Martin, Golderberg/Hulk Hogan, The Simpsons and 'Jack Ryan.'

The company issued a statement at that time insisting that it was only a one-time deal and that Hogan would only potentially be involved with WWE in the capacity of helping others "learn from his mistakes," which presumably means teaching them not to go on prolonged racist rants about their daughter having sex with a[...]

Ryder faced off against Mike Bennett in a match taped for WWE Main Event, which Ryder says he and Bennett treated as if they were wrestling on the company's flagship show, Monday Night Raw That turns out to have been a mistake, as literally nobody watches WWE Main Event Personally, we didn't even know the[...]

It looks like recently debuted WWE star Ronda Rousey will be working with one of WWE's most experienced veterans for her next match.

Fans of the 1999 Chaos Comics series The Undertaker by Beau Smith and Manny Park have been clamoring for the return of the obscure comic book character

Presidential Election… and a talking penguin, chicken and pig to go on zany adventures with. https://youtu.be/9MZT-1gREL0Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Dexter Plays It Safe, 'Big Poppa Trump,' 'Dead' Endings & More! [The Weekly Static s01e36] (https://youtu.be/9MZT-1gREL0) 'Dead' Man Blogging: Bleeding Cool's The Walking Dead Finale/Fear the Walking Dead Premiere Live-Blog! Night Court's Harry Anderson Dead[...]

WWE has taken out a restraining order on an obsessed fan, according to a report from TMZ. The fan, Armondo Alejandro Montalvo, reportedly smeared his own feces on the walls of the WWE Performance center in 2015.

Wrestling superstar "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner gave an hour-long conference call interview to the media, and in the midst of cutting a promo against his upcoming opponents, The Latin American Exchange, Steiner took an interesting stance on immigration in the Donald Trump era. "Konnan's gonna be doing what he always did in WCW after we[...]

Wrestling legend and WWE Hall-of-Famer Ric Flair returned to the wrestling ring last night, but it (thankfully) wasn't for another post-retirement match Instead, Flair joined Offset and Metro Boomin for a performance of their hit song, Ric Flair Drip, on the Tonight Show last night If watching the living legend strut and dance around the[...]

The wrestling is harder, the stakes are higher and the hair is even bigger. Created by Liz Flahive and Carly Menschand executive produced by Jenji Kohan, GLOW stars Brie, Gilpin, Maron, Sydelle Noel and Britney Young Annabella Sciorra (The Sopranos), Shakira Barrera (East Los High), and Wyatt Nash (Dear White People) are set to join the[...]

That's right, Austin was talking about Nicholas, who teamed with Braun Strowman at WrestleMania to defeat The Bar for the Raw Tag Team Championships, only to have to relinquish the titles the next day on Raw due to his school schedule. "Braun Strowman is over like rover, a lot of potential, a lot of momentum, a[...]

Boy proposes to girl in front of enormous crowd at WrestleMania after defeating another couple in a tag team match. But just weeks before their planned May 5th wedding, John Cena and Nikki Bella have broken up. Bella announced the news on Instagram: View this post on Instagram. It seems that Cena really is looking to leave the world[...]

The Weekly Static is our look at the past week in the land of the networks, cable, and streaming -- this week we catch you up on what's new with Brock Lesnar, Netflix, John Cusack, Margaret Atwood, and Broad City.

In the latest edition of the popular game, "try to figure out whether WWE is spiting its fans out of spite or for an angle," pro wrestling fans are wondering whether Rusev is about to be released by WWE or has asked for his release It all happened so quickly First, Rusev was booked for[...]

A lot of Saudi Arabian WWE fans are going to be very disappointed on Rusev Day. It seems that Rusev will no longer be competing with The Undertaker in

Earlier this year, on January 30th to be precise, the 114th anniversary of when George Hackenschmidt defeated Ahmed Madrali to become recognized as the first World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, we learned about a new pro wrestling history comic set to come out later this year, to be precise again, on October 9th, the 18th anniversary of[...]

It's a moment most probably thought would never come, but it looks like WWE is finally working together with one-time rivals, the promotion formerly known as TNA, Impact Wrestling WWE Home Video UK, official licensor of WWE home video releases in the UK, has revealed on Twitter that "footage of Impact" will appear on Twist[...]