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Jim Cornette Resigns from NWA in Wake of Racist Fried Chicken Joke Backlash
Legendary pro wrestling personality and even more legendary online curmudgeon Jim Cornette has found himself at the center of yet another controversy that, this time, has cost him a job Cornette resigned from his role as commentator for NWA Powerrr after the company received backlash for comments Cornette made on the most recent episode of[...]
WWE Doubles Down on Saudi Partnership Following Stranded Wrestler Controversy
WWE and GEA also continue to work towards the completion of a media agreement in the MENA region. This long-term partnership demonstrates WWE and GEA's commitment to bring sports entertainment to the region and supports Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. So what's the real story here? We may never know, but we could have a lot more juicy[...]
"Rick and Morty" Turn "Hype Men" for AEW's Best Friends, Orange Cassidy
Fans of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty are couting the days down until Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's animated mayhem returns to grace their screens once more (with five episode airing in 2019, beginning Sunday, November 10, at 11:30 p.m). Even with a premiere less than two weeks away (possibly less if we get one of[...]
Top 5 Reasons WWE Fired Eric Bischoff and Made Brother Love Head of Smackdown
Hedging his bet so he can claim to have gotten the scoop no matter what happens, Seltzer provided Bleeding Cool with five possible reasons Bischoff was fired from Smackdown. The catering bill was too high with Bischoff just sitting there all the time and not doing anything. After learning that a wrestling show on TNT was beating[...]
Daniel Warren Johnson Draws on AEW Dynamite for #Inktober Sketches
The opening bout on the hot new pro wrestling show saw Private Party take on The Young Bucks in the first round of the Tag Team Championship tournament, and one of the most awe-inspiring moments of the match was a shooting star press by Marc Quen. Johnson, artist of Murder Falcon and the upcoming Wonder Woman:[...]
AEW Dynamite Beats NXT in the Ratings; WWE Responds
In response, WWE issued the following statement, according to Wrestling Inc.: Congratulations to AEW on a successful premiere The real winners of last night's head-to-head telecasts of NXT on USA Network and AEW on TNT are the fans, who can expect Wednesday nights to be a competitive and wild ride as this is a marathon, not[...]
AEW Dynamite's TNT Debut Made Wrestling Fun Again [Spoiler Review]
AEW's first weekly television show, Dynamite, is in the books, and the wrestling has already been changed for the better. I'm old enough to have watched Nitro on TNT (and WCW Saturday Night on TBS, and ECW Hardcored TV on MSG), which is not a brag — being old sucks — but something about watching wrestling[...]