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Apparently, WWE wasn't happy with the phone call, according to the kind of report you can only get from paying for PWInsider's subscription only dirt sheet service (unless you look for another site, like 411 Wrestling, to report on their report) 411 reports that PWInsider reported that WWE were upset about The Rock's call, and[...]

One with Pugh as Paige… Your first look at @Florence_Pugh as @RealPaigeWWE in #WrestlingWithMyFamily CC: @Variety @Deadline @THR @TheWrap pic.twitter.com/AHVOaHCTeL — Pro Wrestling Sheet (@WrestlingSheet) February 21, 2017 Another shot of @Florence_Pugh as @RealPaigeWWE in #FightingWithMyFamily pic.twitter.com/IyCe12gWqq — Pro Wrestling Sheet (@WrestlingSheet) February 21, 2017 …and one with indie wrestler Tessa Blanchard, Pugh's stunt double, because someone had to actual wrestle: .@teamTblanchard[...]

@STAPLESCenter — player/coach (@CMPunk) February 21, 2017 Will the chants of 15,000 fans melt Punk's icy heart and lead to a wrestling return? Probably not But maybe he'll answer the phone next time. Here's a video leading up to the call: Why does the best part of WWE Monday Night Raw happen after the TV cameras stop filming? As[...]

Chris Jericho, the GOAT, is a DDP Yoga user, as is Goldust, who is still wrestling And now, the fitness craze has earned DDP a spot in WWE's Hall of Fame. That's not to say that Diamond Dallas Page's pro wrestling career itself isn't worthy of Hall of Fame status He's a three time WCW World Champion,[...]

Though Hogan denied the rumors, soon after, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T made a public statement saying it was time to forgive Hogan and give him another chance, and earlier this month, wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer said to expect Hogan's return "sooner than later." Today, WWE released a new video on YouTube showing a Battle[...]

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan may be persona non grata with American wrestling fans thanks to a racist tirade filmed during a sex tape, but over in The Netherlands, the Hulkster is still a hero, it seems Hogan appeared in a commercial for Dutch insurance company Centraal Beheer, in which he stops a purse snatcher from getting[...]

Instead, Johnson is filming scenes with Florence Pugh for the upcoming film Fighting With My Family, which follows the life of WWE superstar Paige. View this post on Instagram. Fighting With My Family stars Pugh as Paige, who has led a uniquely "pro wrestling" life Her parents and two brothers are wrestlers, and Paige has been wrestling[...]

This is one of the major problems with wrestling and WWE today Most guys take great satisfaction in helping making other talent, the bitching and the moaning we always hear about stems from the fact they know they are ultimately over time going to make less and live in fear of being released. Putting a punctuation[...]

Last year, pro wrestling company TNA Wrestling saw a creative resurgence fueled largely by the bat@#$% crazy antics of Matt and Jeff Hardy, but, at the same time, went through a tumultuous period from a business perspective, even by TNA standards The company's dire financial straights led to a failed takeover by 90s rock star Billy Corgan,[...]

Fighting With My Family, the movie produced by WWE Studios and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson about the life of WWE superstar Paige has added another cast

Just one day after the world learned of the death of George "The Animal" Steele, another wrestling legend has passed away Ivan Koloff has died of liver disease after reports earlier this month that his condition had worsened, and he didn't have much time left Koloff suffered from the disease for years, but his wife said[...]

By all standard measures, the number of people who watch Wrestling on a regular basis have been declining for years  In the latest issue of Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Meltzer claims the audience is at its smallest in 22 years That claim is backed up by average live attendance numbers for WWE shows in North[...]

Pro wrestling fans were excited to learn that Olympic gold medalist and wrestling legend Kurt Angle will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year, but it was a potentially bittersweet victory There were concerns that Angle, whose body is held together with zip ties, bubble gum, and toothpicks, could have trouble getting[...]

McMahon, however, had the benefit of decades of wrestling fandom to bolster her chances Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, who described himself during the hearing as a lifelong wrestling fan, was so enamored with wrestling royalty that he gleefully tweeted about getting to question Linda McMahon: Questioned @Linda_McMahon in @SmallBizCmte this morning on access to capital[...]

Produced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and WWE Studios, the film tells the real life story of Paige's pro wrestling family, who are actually all professional wrestlers Paige's father and mother wrestle under the names Ricky and Saraya Knight, and Paige (real name: Saraya-Jade) and her brothers Roy and Zak all began wrestling at a[...]