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Former WCW honcho and guy who successfully ran two wrestling promotions into the ground Eric Bischoff took to his podcast this week to share his thoughts on WWE Champion Jinder Mahal Bischoff thinks that Mahal as WWE champ is great, saying, according to a transcription from Wrestlezone. Bischoff said of the decision to have Mahal beat Randy[...]

Another episode of former WWE superstar Ryback's Conversations with the Big Guy podcast is in the books, which means it's time to mine the podcast for all of the outrageous things Ryback said in it Following previous rants against the entire country of India , WWE itself, and WWE Champion Jinder Mahal's straight edge physique,  Ryback has[...]

But Nordholm has reportedly just taken things to another level, emailing the wrestling media excerpts of Matt Hardy's contract, emails with WWE, and other private communications with and about the Hardys and the Broken gimmick, the center of the dispute that both sides claim the rights to. Much more than a simple gimmick, the storyline and[...]

No wonder wrestlers are constantly in the general managers' offices demanding things! Anyway, WWE tweeted out some photos, so if you're reading this article instead of watching the show live for some reason, check them out below: The FIRST participant announced in the #MITB #LadderMatch is none other than the PHENOMENAL @AJStylesOrg! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/kP9BFRa6CY — WWE (@WWE) May[...]

In addition to today's official announcement of the Mae Young Classic, a tournament to air on the WWE Network featuring 32 women from around the world, a new rumor has hit the dirt sheets claiming that WWE is also planning the first women's Money in the Bank match at the next Smackdown Live PPV Pro[...]

Whatever the truth is, which we may never know, we do know that the next step in the Women's Evolution will take place in July,  when 32 women from 17 countries around the world will compete in WWE's first women's tournament, to air on the WWE Network  We already know that the action will be called[...]

The legal battle over the rights to Matt Hardy's Broken gimmick continued yesterday the wake of statements from Impact Wrestling president Ed Nordhom claiming that Impact owns the full rights to the characters and that WWE is not interested in buying the gimmick from them The news didn't sit well with either Hardy, causing Reby Hardy to[...]

Hey there, kids! We're going to get into spoilers for two PPV events that happened over the weekend: NXT's Takeover: Chicago and WWE's Backlash If you somehow haven't seen it or didn't read result yet, you should turn away and come back after you've properly watched them both Here's a photo of Tyler Breeze dressed[...]

Impact put those characters on TV, and the contracts with those people are indisputably contracts that provide their IP to Impact. But in the course of talking about whether Impact would be willing to negotiate with the Hardys (yes), Nordholm dropped a major bombshell about WWE's interest in the gimmick: I was open to speaking before and[...]

The uncensored and often controversial statements of former WWE superstar Ryback are always good for a dirt sheet news story, and The Big Guy's latest podcast (transcription via 411 Wrestling) provided just that when Ryback got to talking about WWE title contenter Jinder Mahal and then got into WWE's plans to expand into India. "I don't[...]

The whole thing seems more possible than ever when you consider that, in addition to all of the ridiculous things that should have made a Trump presidency completely impossible, Trump himself is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame, having participated in a high profile match at WrestleMania 23 and even taken a signature Stone Cold[...]

According to pretty much unanimous agreement from the various pro wrestling dirt sheets, Mahal isn't expected to beat Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at Backlash this Sunday, even though his sudden rise to the main event is one of the freshest things to happen on WWE programming in a long time, and he has such[...]

For months, WWE superstar Matt Hardy has been involved in a storied legal feud with Anthem Sports & Entertainment, the new owners of his former employer, TNA Wrestling Hardy claims the trademark rights to his "Broken" storyline and gimmick that both helped to revitalize his career and provided one of the few bright spots during TNA's rough 2016,[...]

We've long known that superstar actor and pro wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is a Harry Potter fan. The Rock has even revealed which Hogwarts House he

Promoter Daniel Hinkles of Britain's 5 Star Wrestling organization wants former WWE superstar and UFC training dummy CM Punk to return to the ring once more, and he's willing to put his money where his mouth is According to a report from UK Tabloid The Sun, Hinkles is offering Punk one million dollars to appear in its upcoming 128[...]

Bleeding Cool reported twice on the unwillingness of Birdie Joe Danielson, the daughter of WWE power couple Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan, to be born on her due date Eventually, Birdie Joe and WWE were able to come to a deal, and Birdie Joe was born last week, to debut on TV on Total Bellas, the[...]

He spoke at the 2000 Republican national convention, but also attended the Democratic convention that year, and both times he was promoting the voter turnout message of WWE's Smackdown Your Vote program Johnson says both candidates approached him for an endorsement in 2016, which he refused, and he was critical of some of Donald Trump's[...]

WWE Studios tweeted out a trailer yesterday for their next film, Brother's Blood Directed by John Pogue, the description for the movie reads: Brother's Blood takes place on the mean streets of a city in decay, where a recently released convict begins to take murderous revenge against his childhood friends, whom he believes let him take[...]

WWE Hall-of-Famer Scott Hall was hospitalized on Sunday after having chest pains backstage at a World Association of Wrestling event in the UK, according to reports from various wrestling dirt sheets including the inventively named Wrestling News as well as 411 Wrestling WAW, the wrestling promotion run by Ricky and Saraya Knight, the parents of[...]

Big news from tonight's live episode of WWE Monday Night RAW! RAW General Manager Kurt Angle just booked a Kendo Stick On A Pole Match for at WWE Extreme Rules PPV in June Angle made the match while speaking with Bayley in the locker room after Bayley was attacked by Alexa Bliss with a kendo stick during[...]

The WWE UK Championship tournament last year was a pretty awesome event, but like most people, I have wondered how they would move forward with their UK plans and Champion Tyler Bate NXT seemed a logical choice, and while Bate has been around there some, another UK…something needs to happen And now it is. .@JRsBBQ joins[...]

Pro wrestling legend and WWE Hall-of-Famer Superstar Billy Graham hasn't gotten the company memo about making Roman Reigns look strong In a recent Facebook post, Graham had some words of praise for WWE executive and part time wrestler Triple H, but buried within it was some savage heat for The Big Dog. "I know a lot[...]

WWE superstar Randy Orton has a match with Jinder Mahal to worry about next week at WWE Backlash, but the WWE Champion can't seem to keep his mind focused on his opponent Orton found himself in Twitter trouble over the weekend when he responded to a takedown of the indy wrestling style posted by Ohio Valley Wrestling[...]

Bleeding Cool has been keeping you up to date on the Knox County TN mayoral campaign of WWE Superstar Kane We've already seen Kane win the endorsement of Senator Rand Paul, and we've seen one of his campaign ads This week, Kane took to his official campaign Facebook page to invite supporters to join him[...]

On Variety's Playback podcast, WWE superstar John Cena spoke about Southpaw Regional Wrestling, the series of parody videos WWE released back in March that were, and will probably remain, the best thing to happen in wrestling this year Cena spoke about his character, Lance Catamaran: I like you was a fan of Gordon Solie I tried[...]

Back in April, former WWE Superstar Ryback had some shocking words for current WWE Smackdown Live #1 contender for the WWE Championship, Jinder Mahal "When you get gyno, red flags right off the ****ing bat," Ryback said of the condition of enlarged breasts that is a symptom of steroid abuse "Jesus Christ, that **** don't happen[...]

WWE RAW general manager Kurt Angle revealed the matchup via Twitter when, under the guise of congratulating Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella on the birth of their baby, Birdie Joe, Angle issued a challenge on behalf of his own daughter… well, one of them, at least Angle has four daughters and a son. Congrats @WWEDanielBryan & Brie[...]

#ROHWOTW pic.twitter.com/XaYg5HDRkG — ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) May 13, 2017 Ouch! So does Cole's expulsion from the Bullet Club mean we could be seeing him in a WWE ring in the future? We'll keep a close eye on the dirt sheets for any rumors. Last night's Ring of Honor PPV, War of the Worlds, is in the history books, and[...]

To continue that with Ring of Honor returning there." The 12,000 square foot Manhattan ballroom with its iconic balconies has played host to Ring of Honor events before, but its history in pro wrestling also stretches back to events like ECW's final PPV before going bankrupt in 2001, Guilty as Charged, as well as both of WWE's ECW revival One[...]

Daniel Bryan has doubled down on claims that he could wrestle again after his WWE contract is up In an interview with Kenny McIntosh for the Inside The Ropes podcast, Bryan was asked whether he might return to the ring or stay on with WWE in a non-wrestling role. "It all depends on how I feel my[...]