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It looks like WWE will be launching a brand new PPV this July, with Brock Lesnar defending his WWE Universal Title against an unnamed opponent The American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX posted the following video to Twitter this morning: JUST ANNOUNCED: @BrockLesnar defends his title when @WWE returns to Dallas on July 9!PRESALE: Thurs[...]

If Warner Bros is looking to add some A-List star power to their superhero movie universe, they should pay attention to comments recently made by WWE Superstar The Miz In an interview on The Ring Report (via ComicBookMovie), The Miz was asked about his dream project, and immediately jumped to comic book movies At first,[...]

According to the official WWE rules, titles are only supposed to change hands in the event of a pinfall or submission victory Rising WWE star Jinder Mahal, however, has broken with tradition and taken the WWE Championship from official title holder Randy Orton after a beatdown that didn't even occur during a match Fans watching[...]

Since The Hardys rejoined WWE at Wrestlemania, fans have been waiting for them to reprise the "Broken" gimmick that served as one of the high points of Impact Wrestling in 2016 while making due with what is hopefully a temporary nostalgia tour for the pro wrestling veterans While the Broken gimmick has tied up in a[...]

Former WWE superstar Ryback had some harsh words on his podcast for current Smackdown Live #1 contender for the WWE Championship, Jinder Mahal Ryback brought the WWE superstar up on his podcast, as transcribed by Wrestling Inc, saying, "Speaking of tits, who I noticed had tits this week on RAW, Jinder Mahal." "I noticed… they did[...]

Sony is making a drama about the life of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, according to a report from Deadline The film is being produced in conjunction with WWE Studios, which probably indicates it will take a similar view on history-written-by-the-winner as most of WWE's documentaries, but it will still be an interesting if likely rosy[...]

In a move that really seemed inevitable at this point, WWE announcer Mauro Ranallo has formally left the WWE In a statement provided to Newsweek (Newsweek?), Ranallo was pretty straight-forward about the whole thing: "WWE and I have mutually agreed to part ways It has nothing to do with JBL," Ranallo told Newsweek by email[...]

The latest rumors making the rounds on all the pro wrestling dirt sheets claim that WWE Superstar Paige may not have a role with the company when she returns from her injury this Summer. The last year been a strange saga for Paige, who has been out with a neck injury, was suspended twice for violating WWE's wellness policy, and was[...]

Former WWE superstar, MMA fighter, and comic book writer CM Punk declined the opportunity to do a Reddit AMA yesterday, citing possession of one of the most closely guarded secrets in wrestling which the internet has been trying to discover for years Punk revealed that he knows the shocking secret during a Twitter Q&A, which[...]

Former Impact Wrestling stars Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis are close to signing with WWE, according to a report from Sportskeeda which has also been confirmed by PWTorch The real-life married couple left Impact as part of a talent exodus earlier this year that also saw The Hardys and Drew Galloway eventually return to WWE[...]

Depression and the effects of multiple concussions on his brain likely played a part in the murders. One of pro wrestling's biggest scandals, Benoit's name is never even spoken by WWE, so it was jarring to see him used in a comedy bit on the show, even if Ellen probably had no idea who Pegasus Kid[...]

WWE is known for giving the fans what they want, as long as what they want is Roman Reigns on top, god dammit This is his yard now! But occasionally, WWE also listens to its own universe In particular, they've been hearing all of those "DELETE" chants and they know that the real money in[...]

In what feels like a WWE skit whose payoff never comes, WWE superstar Kane has released a video for his mayoral campaign Over sickeningly sweet music and while birds chirp in the background, Kane vows to keep government transparent and make Knox County an example of Ronald Reagan's "shining city on a hill." The entire time,[...]

WWE Hall-of-Famer, Houston mayoral candidate, and RAW commentator for the next six weeks Booker T took to his Heated Conversations radio show to address the situation wherein Smackdown Live commentator Mauro Ranallo has seemingly left WWE, allegedly due to bullying by fellow commentator John Bradshaw Layfield The situation recently resulted in chants demanding that JBL[...]

Total Divas star Paige took to Periscope last night to broadcast another anti-WWE tirade from her fiancee, fellow wrestler and former co-worker Alberto Del Rio. The story of Paige and Del Rio is a strange saga, with Paige's relationship with Del Rio a storyline on the E! Network reality show. But with Paige out of action with an injury[...]

  There were more than just ring bells playing at WWE pro wrestling events this week Longtime couple Renee Young and Dean Ambrose got married prior to Monday Night Raw Dating for three years, Ambrose and Young's relationship was mostly avoided on television, until Young joined the regular cast of WWE reality show Total Divas, where the[...]

WWE Superstar Eva Marie hasn't been seen in a WWE ring since she was suspended last August for violating the company's wellness policy WWE Superstar Paige has been on hiatus with an injury since being drafted to RAW in July, and was also suspended while on hiatus twice, once in August and once in October, for violating the[...]

Former WWE Champion, current Smackdown Live announcer, and Fox News analyst John Bradshaw Layfield continues to get heat from WWE fans, though not the good kind that heel characters are supposed to get, or even the bad kind that WWE pretends is good that Roman Reigns gets Instead, fans seem to just want JBL fired after reports of bullying[...]

WWE superstar Finn Balor was injured during his match with Jinder "Hardbody" Mahal on Monday, according to reports from various wrestling dirt sheets, though WWE has not confirmed the injury The match was Balor's first singles bout on television since being injured in a match with Seth Rollins at Summer Slam last year, though Balor had[...]

Members of the media and many more are finding out today that JBL (WWE's John Bradshaw Layfield) is about as thin-skinned as they come to criticism as he has proceeded to block hundreds of people from his Twitter account. credit//WWE Confirmed by Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, JBL has been going through social media and blocking[...]

WWE superstar Roman Reigns appeared on Chris Jericho's Talk is Jericho podcast the week before Wrestlemania, and a transcript of his interview has been making the rounds on wrestling dirt sheets During the podcast, Reigns talks about the boos he regularly receives from crowds, "It's loud But the thing is it's cool because they compete," Reigns[...]

Louis… This past Saturday a relatively small but enthusiastic home town crowd greeted WWE Champion Randy Orton for a brief Q&A at Wizard World St Louis Fans were eager to engage with the champion who was riding the momentum of his recent Wrestlemania victory over Bray Wyatt. As expected Wrestlemania was a hot topic of discussion[...]

Even when Hulk Hogan lifted the ten foot tall Giant over his head in front of 500,000 screaming fans at the Silverdome and slammed him to the mat, brother, Andre weighed, at most, eight hundred pounds. Following the assault, WWE.com reports that Reigns has suffered broken ribs, "internal injuries," and a possible separated shoulder. For fans fed up[...]

WWE has filed lawsuit in Connecticut against bit torrent users for infringing on their copyrights, stating that the company had "utilized forensic software to identify the IP addresses of people using the BitTorrent Protocol to unlawfully acquire, reproduce, and distribute" their 2016 WWE Studios film The Eliminators WWE lawyers included a long explanation of how BitTorrent[...]

but they all pale in comparison to the superstar that has already apparently switched brands ahead of the show: EXCLUSIVE: @MikeRomeWWE is standing by with the first OFFICIAL @WWE Superstar to be "shaken up" to Monday Night #RAW…@ApolloCrews! pic.twitter.com/1LDEqa6nuk — WWE (@WWE) April 10, 2017 Yes, it's true it's damn true: Apollo Crews is coming to the red[...]

WWE superstar Kofi Kingston, one third of WWE's longest reigning tag team champions, The New Day, will be out of action for a while The wrestler underwent ankle surgery this morning, according to a report from WWE.com, following a post-match beatdown by a rival tag team In the report, WWE doctor Chris Amann said, "During[...]

Ric Flair has been styling and profiling around the world for more than four decades, woo, a sixteen time world champion, woo, it's actually around twenty but WWE doesn't understand math, woo, believed by many to be the greatest wrestler of all time, woo! But none of that matters to The Deck at the Gas House,[...]

A few weeks back, news broke on the internet claiming WWE was trying to purchase rival pro wrestling promotion Ring of Honor The reports were substantiated by wrestling's premiere journalist, Dave Meltzer However, at the time, ROH downplayed the story to Bleeding Cool, calling it "speculative rumors" and "unsubstantiated." In an interview with The Baltimore[...]

The ongoing feud between The Fate Of The Furious stars Vin Diesel and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been better booked than a pro wrestling feud, with

Former WWE superstar Alberto Del Rio is on periscope, and his videos with fiancee and current WWE superstar Paige are turning into the sort of can't-miss television that professional wrestling used to be famous for during the Attitude Era. In his latest video, after getting off to a rambling start and having a disagreement with Paige[...]