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Live pro wrestling with crowds could return earlier than expected, according to a new set of guidelines published by the Re-Open Florida Task Force The report, developed by politicians along with working groups from several major industries and addressed to Governor Ron DeSantis proposes a roadmap for reopening the state following a month-long shutdown due[...]

The fortunes of pro wrestling have been poor in outlook thanks to the coronavirus pandemic State-wide shutdowns all over the country have prevented live events, taking away one of pro wrestling's unique qualities: the live crowd Ratings have been down overall, beyond even the usual steady decline For WWE, the timing couldn't have been worse,[...]

NXT has once again overcome the odds to win a ratings victory as the second-place pro wrestling show on Wednesday Nights NXT came in second in both demo rating and viewership, according to Showbuzz Daily NXT on April 29th ranked in the top 51 shows of the night, with a .16 rating in the 18-49[...]

A press release details the decision, citing "the commitment to making the health and safety of our fans and personnel the top priority during the COVID-19 crisis." Canceled shows, according to the press release, include "live events in Dallas (June 5 at Gilley's Dallas) and San Antonio (June 6 at The Aztec Theatre) in addition[...]

Kevin Dunn and Bradley Blum just sold off a massive amount of WWE stock, an SEC filing from the company revealed on Thursday.

Axel himself comes from a wrestling family, as his father is Curt Henning aka Mr Perfect Axel would then sign a developmental contract with WWE in 2008 and would start his WWE career at Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). CM Punk takes on Curtis Axel on Monday Night RAW, courtesy of WWE. Axel made his NXT debut in[...]

I wanted the wrestling to be filmed in Orlando I'd like them to do WrestleMania [WWE] were going to do WrestleMania in April That was hundreds of millions of dollars I want to keep that good relationship I want them to invest in Florida We got UFC to come to Jacksonville Again, there's not going[...]

John Cena will be reading "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" and deliver some words of wisdom to the graduating class of 2020 on Friday, May 1st.

At the same time, this is wrestling This is what wrestling does Anything is fair game for a "work" Well, almost anything You pretty much have to pull a Benoit to be off the table completely. Drake Maverick Cut a Promo That Got a Little Personal Maverick lost his first match of the tournament but cut a[...]

People who were probably doing Vince McMahon impressions have been saying 'that's good s–t' before I even got into wrestling." The Bottom Line 'Cause Chad Said So While Moxley may not have created the line, it's certainly become a phenomenon because of him, enough that WWE brought things full circle by referencing it themselves[...]

#AEWonTNT @AEWonTNT pic.twitter.com/k8MHVrCal1 — All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) April 30, 2020 As you can see, the melee featured cameos by some of the biggest stars in wrestling and some of the biggest stars outside of wrestling as well Soul Train Jones was involved Vicki Guerrero was there Lou Ferrigno, the Incredible Hulk himself, was involved with a[...]

On Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite, MJF updated fans on his condition and, unfortunately, things are not looking good.

Impact wrestling also failed to chart with the second night of its Rebellion special Tough luck there. The Bottom Line' Cause Chad Said So A lot of people are looking at the fact that WWE Backstage isn't bringing in significant numbers, but if you add together all of the numbers of the WWE shows that did chart,[...]

It's hard to tell, because soon after the layoffs, it became clear that a seemingly heartfelt video message posted by Maverick in the wake of the firings was actually part of an angle. The official logo of the WWE. Maybe Maverick is really laid off and maybe he isn't, but either way, unlike his former co-workers, he[...]

When the coronavirus pandemic prompted statewide stay-at-home orders across the country, it meant the end of most indie pro wrestling shows For bigger companies, however, there were other options Both WWE and AEW rushed to pretape material while they figured out what to do next Before long, WWE obtained a special exemption from Florida to[...]