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In the latest conquest in its quest for global television domination, WWE has announced plans to air one-hour versions of both Raw and SmackDown on free-to-air Croation TV station RTL 2.

When in doubt, in the pro wrestling business, always assume it's a work. Congratulations to The Miz and Maryse! Unlike that total diva Birdie Joe Danielson, daughter of Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan, the newly born daughter of The Miz and Maryse was born ahead of schedule, leaving The Miz plenty of room on his schedule[...]

When the WWE Network launched in 2014, it promised access to WWE's vast library of classic pro wrestling, but for years, has failed to truly deliver on that promise While it's understandable that some more obscure wrestling shows would be missing, a lot of essential content has been conspicuously absent Superstars of Wrestling, for instance,[...]

A rather confident Jamie Frost took on the unbeatable Asuka on RAW tonight. After bragging that she was in fact ready for Asuka, Frost went down within seconds thanks to a kick to the jaw.

Last night on RAW we were treated to a great promo featuring Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. The two talked about what an idiot Kurt Angle is, how Ronda Rousey is going to be put in her place, and so on. The two know how to sell a promo.

Two weeks ago, we told you about the injuries suffered by Shane McMahon following a brutal wrestling attack by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn on WWE Smackdown Live At the time, WWE medical staff had diagnosed McMahon with a laryngeal contusion as well as trapezius and rhomboid strains However, according to a new report from WWE.com, McMahon's[...]

Move over, Golden Lovers! Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi have got nothing on Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar! With less than two weeks to go before their Universal Championship match at WrestleMania, Roman Reigns appeared on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast to talk about what fans can expect from the bout And if you believe Roman[...]

International wrestling superstar Kenny Omega has been thrilling wrestling fans around the world with his Golden Lovers storyline with Kota Ibushi In an interview with Yahoo Sports, Omega spoke about the storyline and its meaning for LGBT people. "Let people think what they want to think," Omega said "If LGBT people can identify with our story,[...]

Good news! Bray Wyatt has finally been located after going missing after falling into the Lake of Reincarnation during the Ultimate Deletion match between

WWE has released an epilogue to last Monday's Ultimate Deletion match between Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt. The match saw Wyatt tossed into the Lake of Reincarnation, and the former WWE Champion hasn't been seen since.

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: Rick and Morty; Sherlock; Family Guy; Daniel Bryan; and Hallmark Christmas movies.

The premiere takes place next Wednesday, and, according to the Wrestling Observer, Hogan will be in attendance, his first appearance at a WWE event since his firing How fans and the media react will determine whether WWE pushes forward with bringing Hogan back to a more prominent public role. If fans are generally accepting of a[...]

With his old rival Vince Russo losing his podcast syndication to a feud with a wrestling blogger, you might think that Jim Cornette's week couldn't get any better You'd be wrong, however Cornette was delighted to reveal on his podcast today that he's working on a pro wrestling comic book with IDW that will reveal[...]

Since winning the presidency, Donald Trump has mostly tried to put his pro wrestling career behind him, unless you count making Linda McMahon head of the Small Business Administration and tweeting videos of himself beating up Vince McMahon with the CNN logo superimposed over his head But for the most part, the WWE Hall-of-Famer whose[...]

After a killer promo about Asuka and Charlotte Flair's upcoming WrestleMania match, Natalya Hart came out to cut a rather enjoyable promo.

We hate to be the bearers of bad news... okay, that's not true. It's one of our favorite parts of this job. But in this particular situation, even we're sad about it. The storybook romance between Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss appears to be over!

The company has yet to release a report on Bryan's injuries, but if he walks away from the attack with a fully functioning trapezius, and without suffering other common wrestling injuries like perdidit risus or anal bleeding, it will truly be a miracle. After the show went off the air, WWE's official social media channels asked the question: Is[...]

To start, we get Ruth Wilder as Zoya the Destroya and Debbie Egan as Liberty Belle — the wrestling personas of series stars Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin respectively. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Enter the world of glitter and[...]

In a shocking announcement Tuesday, WWE revealed that SmackDown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan has been cleared to return to the ring. Bryan was forced to retire in 2016 after WWE doctors refused to clear him to wrestle due to past concussion-related injuries.

When Matt Hardy challenged rival Bray Wyatt to an Ultimate Deletion match at Hardy's North Carolina compound, we knew to expect something dangerous. However, few could have anticipated that when the match was over, one man would be missing, presumably drowned, after being thrown into a lake.

In a fun little twist to end WWE's recent spate of Hall of Fame announcements, the pro wrestling media managed to snag the solid evidence needed to confirm the final 2018 inductee before WWE's chosen mainstream media partner was able to announce it For months, we've watched as, always on a Monday ahead of Monday[...]

The Ultimate Deletion match between Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt is set to air on WWE Monday Night Raw next week, and Woken Matt Hardy is preparing for the match by seeking advice from one of the greatest leaders in history: George Washington. In the form of a giraffe, of course.

The longest reigning WWE Divas Champion of all time was at the WrestleMania 35 press conference on Friday, and she took the time to film a backstage video

Filmmaker Jon Bravo finally released the "evidence" that was supposed to implicate current and former WWE Superstars including Roman Reigns, as well as movie stars like Mark Wahlberg, in a massive steroid scandal involving imprisoned steroid dealer Richard Rodriguez. The video offered no such evidence.

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: Buffy, C.M. Punk, Dr. Who, inclusion riders and Black-ish.

Great news for fans of overcrowding, diners, @#$%head cops, and heroin epidemics! WrestleMania is returning to great state of New Jersey in 2019! WWE announced the news this week that WrestleMania 35 will be held at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford next April, a sports complex formerly known as The Meadowlands before banks and[...]

As the dust settles on WWE's ill-fated attempt to name a memorial battle royal after The Fabulous Moolah, it's becoming clear that it may have been candy bar manufacturer Snickers, not the WWE Universe, that ultimately convinced the pro wrestling company to drop the controversial Hall-of-Famer from the title and rename it The WrestleMania Women's[...]

WWE announced the Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal this week via a video featuring various WWE Superstars praising Moolah as a pioneer of women's wrestling However, Moolah's history, which involves allegations of financial and sexual exploitation of wrestlers she trained, fueled backlash on social media and article on mainstream media sites calling attention to those[...]

Global entertainment superstar John Cena is not known for backing down from a challenge, but we can't see any other way to explain the most recent turn of events in Cena's quest to dominate the world of children's entertainment the same way he dominated the world of professional wrestling for over a decade. As we reported[...]

However, the announcement has been met with backlash as wrestling fans and media familiar with Moolah's history call out the company for whitewashing unsavory aspects of her real-life character. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4upD8cJtsZ8 Though the Fabulous Moolah, who died in 2007, is remembered in WWE cannon as a pioneer of women's wrestling, many who worked with her in her heydey[...]