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Every promotion… there's not a wrestling promotion that doesn't house someone from the delegation." There's gonna have to be more community service and outside work.  Support for programs and even creative programs that deal with diversity in the workplace … I don't process everything like everybody else I believe that everybody should be given a second[...]

Amore announced an event on November 19th at Whisky a Gogo in Hollywood which will apparently consist of "comedy" and "music," though no wrestling. Amore was fired in January after reports revealed that he was under investigation for sexual assault, though the charges were later dropped for lack of evidence Amore was Cruiserweight champion at the[...]

Global entertainment superstar John Cena may have refused to perform at WWE's Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia, but fans *can* see him in this new video

Never before have we had a woman in the broadcast booth on a weekly basis. Host (Livesey) – Saudi Arabia — what happened there with the women wrestling? They weren't allowed, were they? Cole: So Renee Young was the commentator in Saudi Arabia for [WWE] Crown Jewel As we continue to make progress there, our hope one[...]

Booyaka! Booyaka! Here's the lineup of matches in the collection: Great American Bash 1996 – Legacies Collide Two wrestling legacies collide when Rey Mysterio Jr challenges Dean Malenko for the Cruiserweight Championship. Starrcade 1996 – A Thunderous Opponent Rey Mysterio Jr makes a name for himself by battling Jushin 'Thunder' Liger in this exciting and action-packed contest. Spring Stampede 1997 –[...]

If Triple H needs to get surgery for the injury, he'll be unable to compete by WrestleMania time, according to Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter (via Cageside Seats) Which means, in addition to all the other reasons to hate WWE Crown Jewel, we can now add that it may have cost us a Bautista return. Bautista last[...]

Appearing recently on Busted Open Radio (as transcribed by Wrestling Inc), Cormier said: I am going to Orlando to the Performance Center to do my gig to see how it works out I am very passionate about pro wrestling I have watched it my whole life You can YouTube my reaction to when Seth Rollins won[...]

Ric Flair, pro wrestling legend and father of WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair, used to say, "to be the man, you have to beat the man." After Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair at WWE Evolution in October in a Last Women Standing match to retain the Smackdown Women's Championship, she decided she'd earned that moniker for herself. The[...]

Sadly, it looks like Shawn Michaels' return to WWE was a short-lived one, as the 53-year-old Heartbreak Kid says he's returning to his regular life after

The organization has been under fire from the media and fans for its determination to press ahead with a lucrative deal with the government of Saudi Arabia to produce pro wrestling events in the country in the wake of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi WWE faced considerable pressure from shows like Last Week Tonight[...]

Hogan has since apologized for the rant, which he called "a few misspoken words," and WWE has flirted with letting Hulkamania run wild once again, though they've repeatedly insisted that Hogan's return would only be in the capacity of helping others learn from his mistakes (lesson: don't say racist things while banging your buddy's wife[...]

Was this a spiritual prequel to Aubrey Sitterson and Chris Moreno's The Comic Book Story of Pro Wrestling? We'll let you decide. Ah, 1990, the tail end of Hulkamania's 1980s peak and, if we're being honest, a little late in the game for The Incredible Hulk to take issue with Hulk Hogan's nickname It's additionally a little[...]

Following up on news that they'd sent 20-page excerpts of their upcoming Undertaker original graphic novel to 2 million WWE Network subscribers, explosive

So much money, in fact, that they've been able to coax stars of yesteryear like the legendary Shawn Michaels, who had steadfastly refused to return to the ring since retiring in 2010, to come back for at least one more big payday. The partnership has already been subject to criticism for the exclusion of WWE's female[...]

As if WWE's lucrative 10-year partnership with the government of Saudi Arabia weren't questionable enough already, the company is getting heat worse than