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Sami Zayn was stripped of his WWE Intercontinental Championship this week for deciding not to wrestle during the coronavirus pandemic, and it's not a good thing for WWE backstage morale Zayn was stripped of the title and a tournament announced to crown a new champion Wednesday, as he could not defend the title due to[...]

WWE star Becky Lynch may not come back after having her baby, according to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Lynch announced her pregnancy and gave up the Raw Women's Championship last Monday on WWE Raw after not wrestling for over a month Asuka was crowned the new Raw Women's Champion by virtue[...]

Hart also doesn't shy away from the matters surrounding her husband's death, and in the clip below (followed by full podcast) she offers some insight into some particularly nasty legal dealings with the WWE/WWF and how that helped in the creation of the Owen Hart Foundation. Dark Side of the Ring season 2, episode 10 "The[...]

"I'm still waiting to get inside the ring with a diva!!!!" Chilli tweeted. In a 2010 interview, Chilli discussed her love of WWE and desire to be a Raw guest host "That could happen I would love for that to happen, and if I was to guest host, I'm telling you it would be so much[...]

Terror used this opportunity to make jokes about the ratings, making the ridiculous claim that because WWE Backstage scored a higher rating than the replay of 1987's WrestleMania 3, that meant that CM Punk is a bigger draw than Hulk Hogan That's just preposterous This was a replay of a 30-year-old wrestling event and you[...]

For reasons we can't really explain, WWE decided to resurrect an old PPV name for the next NXT event as TakeOver is going In Your House The word came down on the latest episode of NXT tonight from Shawn Michaels and Triple H, followed by the official announcement on Twitter with the new logo you[...]

Owen's family and colleagues bravely relive his final days. The second season consists of ten episodes and focused its investigative spotlight on a wide range of subjects, beginning with a two-part look into the life and tragics deaths of Chris Benoit, Nancy Benoit, and their son, Daniel. From there, the series looked into the murder of Dino Bravo, the WWF/WWE's[...]

And in the spirit of honoring the great work Chad has been doing, I am absolutely overjoyed to report that CM Punk's return to WWE Backstage not only brought the show back into the top 150 Tuesday cable shows for the first time in weeks, but even caused it to draw a higher rating than[...]

This week on WWE Monday Night RAW an emotional Becky Lynch relinquished the RAW Women's Championship Lynch, a one-time dual SmackDown and RAW Champion after her historic win at WrestleMania 35, bestowed the title onto this year's Money in the Bank ladder match winner: Asuka During this time, Lynch held back tears and almost broke[...]

WWE is a savvy pro wrestling company When ratings are down, they have a plethora of plans they can use to turn things around For example, they could bring back an attitude era star Or, as another example, they could bring back an attitude era star Have we mentioned bringing back an "Attitude Era" star?[...]

WWE has issued an update on the status of Rey Mysterio following the brutal attack by Seth Rollins on Monday's episode of Raw Rollins, who was totally zoned out for most of the night, sprung into action suddenly during a tag team match between him and Buddy Murphy vs Mysterio and Aleister Black, viciously assaulting[...]

Not doing much to prove their assertion that no one will be punished for not working during the pandemic, WWE has stripped Sami Zayn of the Intercontinental Championship he retained at WrestleMania 36 Zayn has not been working since the WrestleMania tapings due to the quarantine, so WWE announced Tuesday that, since he is unable[...]

Lynch herself was off to be a mother. Becky Lynch presents the WWE Raw Women's Championship to Asuka. Bobby Lashley and Humberto Carrillo had the first match of the night Lashley looked powerful as ever and made quick work of Carrillo He won the match by placing Carrillo into a full nelson submission We got a fun[...]

Last night's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw reversed a recent trend of falling ratings to take the top two spots in the Monday Cable rankings, as well as the fourth spot, for each of its three respective hours Despite WWE doing the best that could be expected under really tough circumstances, a lot of[...]

As part of the tag team Heavy Machinery, WWE star Otis rose to popularity playing the character of an overly large simpleton who likes to eat and fight But following a successful romance storyline with Mandy Rose at WrestleMania and winning the Money in the Bank ladder match for a guaranteed opportunity at a WWE[...]

Former WWE Superstar Ryback was interviewed by Wrestling Inc., and he had a theory on the release of Curtis Axel and why he was never allowed to be successful in WWE Axel was released by the company last month along with dozens of co-workers as part of cost-cutting measures for the coronavirus pandemic, even as[...]

On the other hand, secretly recording the escapade, which mysteriously made its way to tabloid website Gawker, where it became the subject of an ideological lawsuit funded by conservative Paypal billionaire Peter Thiel and ultimately was leaked to the public, leading to Hogan being fired from WWE in 2015, puts him firmly in the "maybe[...]

Becky Lynch shocked fans with a surprise announcement on tonight's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw The Raw Women's Champion teased an announcement on Sunday, tweeting, "Haven't been injured Haven't been talking much lately So #Raw can't come soon enough." Then, today, WWE revealed that Lynch, who has held the Raw Women's title for more[...]

So #Raw can't come soon enough." Now, Ryan Satin, the former TMZ journalist turned WWE shill, has posted "news" on his website — "news" here meaning essentially a promotional teaser — that Lynch will make a major announcement about her career on tonight's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch, courtesy of[...]

At last night's Money in the Bank match, both men and women battled at the same time throughout WWE's corporate headquarters for a chance to climb a ladder on the roof and obtain a Money in the Bank contract, granting the bearer a WWE world title opportunity at any time The match gave viewers a[...]

One of the cutest couples in all of pro wrestling is the cross-promotion marriage between AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and WWE broadcasting powerhouse Renee Young But it turns out that while this couple's love may be strong, there's one thing veritable Meatloaf Jon Moxley won't do for love And that thing is dancing in[...]

Lord knows the women's division is the only interesting thing about WWE these days, and even that's pushing it So Lauren called dibs on the women's match and here we are. This is one of those rare instances where I have no idea what's going to happen in a WWE match beforehand WWE filmed this match[...]

Meeting in the main lobby of WWE Headquarters, Lacey Evans, Nia Jax, Carmella, Shayna Baszler, and Dana Brooke all looked ready to go But where was Asuka? Well, Asuka was waiting for the rest of them from above the elevators, diving onto the group from the second floor After knocking the group out, she jumped[...]

Seth Rollins has held numerous titles in the WWE, including the WWE Championship This time Rollins was hoping to win it again, this time off of Drew McIntyre Since WrestleMania, Rollins has had his eyes on McIntyre, yearning and itching for the WWE Championship McIntyre's impressive return to WWE and his climb to the top[...]

Well, it can't be as short as the R-Truth/Bobby Lashley match, can it? Let's find out. Bray Wyatt faces Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship at WWE Money in the Bank Bray Wyatt vs Braun Strowman for the WWE Universal Championship Wyatt tried to talk to Strowman to start things off but Strowman tossed him into the corner[...]

With WWE Money in the Bank underway and a tag team championship match in the books, R-Truth came to the ring to battle MVP in a match sure to have shenanigans MVP came to the ring in Black Panther pajamas I feel like he's worn that before At the Royal Rumble maybe? Oh, and he's[...]

Titleholders The New Day were ready for opponents Lucha House Party, Miz and Morrison, and the Forgotten Sons. Fans got a taste of what's to come after this past Fridays SmackDown Live, but the stakes weren't nearly as high. The New Day have been WWE tag team champions 8 times over — an impressive feat[...]

The big money match for Hardy will eventually be against… Seamus? Oof. Jeff Hardy takes on Cesaro at WWE Money in the Bank [WWE/Twitter] Jeff Hardy vs Cesaro Hardy and Cesaro locked up to start and Cesaro got a 2-count after an Irish whip and shoulder tackle The pair traded side headlocks for a while and Hardy took[...]

In an interview with Talk Sport, Rollins said that the match left him feeling like a scapegoat, with WWE leaving him "dead in the water." "At the end of the day, there's no real nice way to put it, I was dead in the water after Hell in a Cell," Rollins said "And a lot of[...]

The production of the event was very well done, and more importantly, the fights were compelling, to the point where it was hardly noticeable that there was no audience, something WWE could potentially learn from But it seems more likely to be something else WWE borrows from UFC: now-retired UFC Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo. UFC Bantamweight[...]