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Styles bravely took a stand by saying it's not his job to take a stand on things and that he doesn't respect Punk anyway. CM Punk, master of social media [Screencap from WWE Broadcast]"Lotta people snitching on themselves," Punk subtweeted last week, calling out others in the wrestling industry who haven't spoken out in support of[...]

McMahon appeared an episode of the Women in the Business of Sports podcast, where she discussed WWE's response to systemic racism in the current political climate. Artist Chris Moreno's interpretation of an actual photo of The McMahon family visiting their friend Donald Trump in the Oval Office, from The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling. "Well you[...]

In what has become one of the longest-running, if a bit one-sided, feuds in all of professional wrestling continued this week as WWE Hall-of-Famer Dave Bautista took on fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump by shooting on the president and his followers on Twitter Bautista cut a promo on Trump's claims that a 75-year-old protestor[...]

Maverick feels that everyone should have been talking about Fantasma, not Drake Maverick, for getting a WWE contract The paid staff is masquerading as a crowd chants, "you deserve it." Maverick looks like he's holding back tears He composes himself and, now that he's got job security, he wants another match with Fantasma. Fantasma agrees, but[...]

Then when AEW launched Dynamite, WWE sent NXT on a mission to drain viewers from them That mission succeeded in that the audience is split between both shows Still, it also failed in that not only does a smaller portion of that audience watch NXT over AEW, but it's hard to play the role of[...]

WWE Hall-of-Famer and greatest wrestler of all time, the Heartbreak Kid, the Showstopper, Shawn Michaels, was in a backstage argument with a producer at NXT Takeover: In Your House about the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests happening in response to the killing of George Floyd by police, according to a dirt sheet rumor Let's just[...]

The trailer for Money Plane is out, starring Adam Copeland, aka WWE Superstar Edge, Kelsey Grammar, Denise Richards, Joey Lawrence, and Thomas Jane Quiver Distribution is releasing the thriller, about a "professional thief with $40 million in debt With his family's life on the line, he must commit one final heist – rob a futuristic[...]

It's the first step in a journey that's sure to see WWE climb back up to the top of cable ratings once again! The official logo for WWE Monday Night Raw Credit: WWE. WWE Raw Makes a Comeback According to Showbuzz Daily, WWE Raw took the third, fourth, and sixth spots in the Top 150 cable shows for[...]

Last night on WWE Raw, the go-home show for Backlash, WWE continued their promotion of Edge vs Randy Orton, billed as The Greatest Wrestling Match ever It's a pretty dumb way to promote a match that has no possible hope of living up to the hype Just ask Edge himself. The Rated-R Superstar was interviewed by[...]

Riddle wasn't having it. Matt Riddle WWE on Smackdown "I don't know what's up with this guy," the shoeless superstar said "He's always got something to say I'm not gonna wear shoes I've been doing this stuff for a long time now, been doing it barefoot, pretty successful." Of course, Booker isn't just being old-fashioned[...]

WWE announcer Corey Graves has a self-cultivated reputation as a guy who speaks his mind, even if what he has to say is controversial… so long as it's approved by his bosses at WWE, of course Styling himself as a modern-day Bobby Heenan, Graves is the voice of WWE Smackdown on Fox and the host[...]

If you have, and you're still here, continue on, and remember to seek professional help. The official logo for WWE Monday Night Raw Credit: WWE. The match is just starting when Raw gets back from commercials The Street Profits are at ringside to watch their new friends compete Drew McIntyre is also at ringside This is all[...]

Welcome to part two of Jude Terror watching WWE Raw, so you don't have to You're welcome If you haven't already, go and read part one here And if you have read it already, well, the time sunk fallacy says you have no choice but to continue Let's find out what else happened on Monday[...]

Another Monday, another episode of WWE Raw for beleaguered wrestling fans to slog through purely out of habit Tonight: Christian returns to Raw to host Edge on The Peep Show The Viking Raiders and the Street Profits will get involved in more shenanigans MVP will host Bobby Lashley in the MVP lounge Performance Center standees[...]

Cage took on WWE star Lacey Evans on Twitter over who invented the moonsault they both perform Cage was initially angered when a fan accused him of stealing the move from Evans It prompted Cage to tweet that he was doing it first and attacking Evans' credibility, tweeting and deleting that he did the move[...]

Former NFL player turned WWE Superstar working in WWE's developmental program AJ Francis took to Twitter to offer praise for Triple H Francis says Triple H told everyone in NXT that they can come and talk to Triple H anytime they want about Black Lives Matter and the ongoing protests in response to the killing[...]

But WWE, it seems, may be second-guessing that claim as the company has already filmed the match in hopes of having enough time to edit out any flaws or even refilm things if necessary On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer said he heard the match was "really good" but that the[...]

He thought the nostalgia factor at NXT Takeover: In Your House worked well, and that event could return in the future (yes, please!). Credit: WWE Following last night's NXT Takeover: In Your House, some new reports have emerged about the future of a potential injury for Johnny Gargano, and Adam Cole's contract status Last week, there[...]

Last night, WWE held NXT Takeover: In Your House, a PPV event blending together the nostalgia for the past in the In Your House PPV era of 1995 to 1997 with the hope for the future of WWE's latest class of NXT Superstars On the whole, the event was a success WWE has released video[...]

Since the end of the "Attitude Era" and for the past twenty years, WWE's ratings and popularity have been on a seemingly irreversible downward slide A lack of competition following the death of WCW led to complacency and conservative booking that turned what was once programming that fans couldn't miss because something exciting could happen[...]

After NXT Takeover: In Your House ended, WWE aired the latest episode of their 24 documentary series, Ric Flair: The Final Farewell The show was released earlier on Sunday on the WWE Network Feeling in a pretty nostalgic mood after all of WWE's nostalgia-peddling with In Your House, I decided to give it a watch[...]

Shawn Michaels appeared on WWE's The Bump livestream ahead of NXT Takeover: In Your House on Sunday The Heartbreak Kid looked back at a lot of great matches he had at the PPV series from which the latest Takeover borrowed its name One of those involved a pivotal moment in WWE history: the first Hell[...]

Shawn Michaels appeared on WWE's The Bump livestream ahead of NXT Takeover: In Your House on Sunday Michaels looked back at the enormous number of classic matches he had at In Your House PPVs over the years, but one In Your House PPV was best remembered not for what went well, but for what went[...]

Shawn Michaels appeared on WWE's The Bump livestream ahead of NXT Takeover: In Your House on Sunday The Heartbreak Kid discussed a lot of things about his role as a coach in NXT and his career as WWE celebrated the In Your House era of PPVs One thing ol' HBK talked about was his love[...]

Shawn Michaels appeared on WWE's The Bump livestream ahead of NXT Takeover: In Your House on Sunday The Heartbreak Kid looked back at some of his most memorable matches, a lot of which occurred at various In Your House PPV events One such event was In Your House 7: Best Friends, Better Enemies, where Michaels[...]

Flair came out next as the WWE trainees in the audience wooed dutifully Flair was looking very "Black Swan" in her black feathered robe Time for the NXT Takeover: In Your House main event! The three women circled each other for a moment, but then Flair rolled out and told Shirai and Ripley to fight each[...]

WWE NXT In Your House kept chugging along as Tomasso Ciampa took on new signee Karrion Kross Kross got the red carpet treatment right from the start, as he already has been given one of the coolest entrances in some time Accompanied by Scarlett, it is a whole production that would make the Undertaker jealous[...]

We also got another commercial for WWE cookie sandwich ice cream bars And speaking of Flairs, Charlotte Flair is getting dressed backstage. Adam Cole is the longest-reigning NXT Champion, but recent rumors say he hasn't signed a new contract and could be headed to AEW I hope not, as Cole jumping to AEW would be a[...]

WWE NXT TakeOver In Your House keep up the action in the third match of the night, as the newly heel Johnny Gargano takes on Keith Lee for the North American title This is your classic David vs Goliath match-up, The build-up to this one has been fun, as are the entrances Gargano blew kisses[...]

Was it a live band? Was it an SNL skit? You gotta warn us about that sort of thing in the future, WWE What if I was trying to eat? Moving on, how about that six-women tag we just saw? I like a match where every competitor utilizes a unique hair color Makes it easier to[...]