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Most notably, they asked what Moxley thought of WWE using his impression of Vince McMahon, made famous in his post-WWE-exit podcast interview, in WrestleMania 36 Moxley said McMahon would try to convince him to perform in segments Moxley thought were stupid, and the WWE Chairman would insist that those segments were "such good s***." During[...]

WWE's slow but steady push to dominate Tuesday night cable ratings continued this week as several shows in the WWE block on FS1 defeated several other shows in the ratings Showbuzz Daily has the latest numbers, showing that four of WWE's "Best Of" shows ranked in the top 150 shows on Cable TV for the[...]

Drake Maverick was one of more than fifty wrestlers and backstage talent laid off or furloughed by WWE this month as part of cost-cutting measures to survive the coronavirus pandemic,  despite the company boasting of $500 million in reserves and despite announcing dividends for shareholders the following day totaling $9.3 million, enough to keep everyone employed into[...]

Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal made his triumphant return to Raw on Monday, and unsurprisingly, it resulted in a powerful ratings win for WWE The Modern-Day Maharaja dominated Akira Tozawa in his first match back in months following a knee surgery, and the only downside was that the empty arena meant he couldn't hear his[...]

WWE has announced the launch of a new YouTube show, Virtual Roundtable, that will have many wrestling fans asking: there are multiple Scottish champions? Yes, it's true, while no one was paying attention, Scots have virtually taken over the wrestling company, between WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, Women's Tag Team Champion Nikki Cross, NXT Women's Champion[...]

Earlier this week, we reported about entertainment juggernaut and ex-full-time WWE wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson giving his seal of approval to producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener's Dark Side of the Ring and its look at former WWE star David Schultz Tracing how Schultz's career derailed after a violent run-in with 20/20 reporter John[...]

We're talking about WWE Monday Night RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch, who was a guest along with series co-creator and executive producer Brian Koppelman on WWE's The Bump to announce that the ex-"Becky Two Belts" would be making an appearance on the series premiere The news comes nearly a year after Koppelman offered Lynch an[...]

Meanwhile, Big Show's youngest daughter JJ (Juliet Donenfeld) is trying to adjust to being in the smart kids class, while middle daughter Mandy (Lily Brooks O'Briant) is trying to win class president. The Big Show makes a big entrance on The Big Show Show, courtesy of Netflix and WWE. Big Show himself seems to take a back[...]

Wrestling legend Dutch Mantel whipped pro wrestling fans into a frothy lather Tuesday when he tweeted about a rumor "overheard directly out of WWE Stamford" that negotiations are underway to sell WWE and the WWE Network to ESPN and/or Fox But is there any truth to it? Mantell doesn't seem to know himself Here's what[...]

Another week, another ratings victory for WWE Monday Night Raw took the second, third, and seventh spots in the Monday Night cable ratings for each of its three hours respectively Only Love and Hip Hop in Atlanta on VH1 defeated WWE Raw in the ratings, as Raw beat such powerhouses as Below Deck Sailing Yacht,[...]

WWE is the subject of yet another lawsuit from its own shareholders alleging the company made false statements about its financial prospects and executives sold stock for inflated prices ahead of known poor financial reports that would drive down costs and amidst problems with the Saudi Arabian government, which WWE had touted as key to[...]

I am easily impressed by anyone who can wear shoes like that, and Vega is now most def that woman. Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins brawl in wild contract signing on Raw, courtesy of WWE. Her associates started a brawl with the three men already in the ring, which turned into a six-man tag team match[...]

WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon has officially joined the board of directors of Ad Council This non-profit organization describes its mission as "dedicated to using communications to drive social change." WWE has worked with Ad Council in the past, most recently for a response to COVID-19 awareness, promoting social distancing, an odd position for[...]

Wrestling legend Gerald Brisco was one of the WWE employees furloughed by WWE in April Brisco, 73, has been a top advisor to Vince McMahon for decades but was apparently amongst the employees considered nonessential even as WWE itself obtained essential status to operate during the pandemic F4WOnline first reported the news as Brisco being[...]

Even so, WWE may have taken things to an entirely new level when they announced the latest piece of merch available on WWE Shop That's right, for seventy-five bucks, you, yes, you, can own your very own capsule of dirt from the very first Boneyard Match between The Undertaker and AJ Styles The dirt comes[...]

Samoa Joe is returning to the broadcast booth for WWE Monday Night Raw According to a report from Ryan Satin at Pro Wrestling Sheet, a reliable source because he is on WWE's payroll, Joe will return to commentary on one or both of the episodes of Raw being taped this week Satin doesn't say whether[...]

President Donald Trump could be facing the toughest challenge of his political career this fall as fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer Jesse Ventura considers taking on the commander and chief in a three-way dance with the presidency on the line Ventura cut a promo on both Republicans and Democrats last week, saying "I refuse to vote for[...]

AEW announced the match lineup for this week's AEW Dark, which finds Jimmy Havoc and the Best Friends both in in-ring action.

2K Games sent out a letter to their WWE 2K fans to sorta apologize for WWE 2K20, while simultaneously plugging a brand new game You can read the full letter below as the company spends the first couple of paragraphs distracting you from the bad by promoting a new game for you to buy in[...]

WWE Hall-of-Famer and Monday Night Raw announcer Jerry Lawler has finally addressed the controversial comment that earner The King a twitter lashing If you missed it, Lawler referred to a diving senton from Japanese wrestler Akira Tozawa as a "ramen noodle moonsault," something pretty much everyone on Twitter other than Jim Cornette called racist But[...]

No Way Jose was one of dozens of wrestlers and backstage talent released by WWE earlier this month as part of "cost-cutting measures" during the coronavirus pandemic Sure, WWE also boasted of $500 million in cash set aside to survive the pandemic, promised a $9.3 million dividend to investors the day after the layoffs, and[...]

On Twitter, former OC member Karl Anderson revealed what he wants he and his tag team partner Doc Gallows to do now that they've been laid off by WWE Apparently, Anderson wants to have a triple threat match with the Young Bucks and the Revolt But where could that take place? #Young Bucks vs #FTR vs[...]

#wannabedictator #braindeadmorons." Could Bautista's comments about Trump land the former champion in the doghouse backstage in WWE? Dave Bautista's ready to inflict a major beatdown, courtesy of WWE. Like Bautista, Donald Trump is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame The wrestling-est president since Abraham Lincoln, Trump is in close cahoots with the McMahon family, who[...]

One who fits in the latter category (and occasionally the former) is entertainment juggernaut and ex-full-time WWE wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Johnson revealed how much of an influence former WWE star David Schultz had on The Rock and his professional growth from a young age, encouraging everyone to watch[...]

Chris Jericho interviewed Britt Baker on his latest podcast, where she told a story from her early career about how one patriarchal WWE gatekeeper prevented her from getting a developmental deal Back before Baker even had a single match, she told Le Champion, former ECW star Rhino convinced her to try to obtain a tryout[...]

Ring of Honor's Joe Hendry is back with another catchy parody music video. Based on the 1998 Aerosmith hit, Hendry wants us to stay away!

The local Florida journalists who broke the story on WWE gaining "essential" status from the Florida government on the same day Linda McMahon's Republican Super PAC pledged to spend $18.5 million in the state of Florida continue to be a thorn in the side of the wrestling giant In the latest development, reporter Stephanie Coueignoux[...]

If you enjoyed this recent episode of WWE Friday Night Smackdown celebrating the 25-year career of Triple H, and the ratings tell more people than watch any other network named CW did, then you'll be excited to learn about the latest documentary coming to the WWE Network According to WWE Network themed WWE Network news[...]

Pro wrestling is a carny business, and despite the sterile image of WWE today as a global entertainment corporation, it wasn't that long ago that playground rules were king in the locker room Stories of bullying and hazing are rampant in WWE history, including very recently, but in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer[...]

WWE has scored another ratings victory in the Friday Night Wars This week's WWE Smackdown defeated both Penn and Teller: Fool Us and not one but two episodes of Whose Line Is It Anyway on the CW Network to score a decisive fourth-place victory for Fox in network television ratings for the night Smackdown had[...]