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I'm fighting for every person behind that curtain whose dream was to be a WWE superstar." This was one of many comments Cena made about The Rock leading up to their 2012 match, both in the ring and on Twitter However, John Cena himself has been dipping a toe, perhaps an entire foot, into the Hollywood[...]

Despite reports from "a blog" that the professional wrestler had died in a car crash on December 10, he appeared Tuesday at a WWE Holiday Tour event in St Louis, which would be difficult to do even for the world's largest athlete if he were, in fact, dead. Yes, it turns out that The Big Show[...]

Bayley explained that Dusty Rhodes' guidance was instrumental to her career, but the touching moment was soon cut short when the nerd-hating tag team of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson showed up to bully Goldust and his tag team partner, R-Truth (Be a STAR, WWE!).  Anderson seized the bear from Goldust and quickly tore its[...]

In 2001, WWE owner Vince McMahon and NBC mogul Dick Ebersol founded a new professional football organization that aimed to compete with the NFL by bringing all the charming aspects of pro wrestling to football It failed miserably, lasting for only one season However, with an upcoming ESPN 30 for 30 documentary telling the ill-fated[...]

Earlier today, Bleeding Cool told you about a poll on WWE.com that asked who fans wanted to see main event Wrestlemania The answer WWE wanted, of course, was Roman Reigns, because that's who they intend to have main event Wrestlemania They just wanted the fans to confirm it Gotta make Roman look strong You know[...]

Former WWE superstar, TNA wrestler, and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle has struggled with addiction over the years, as many in the pro wrestling industry do While fans are still hoping for the wrestler to make a comeback to WWE, where he hasn't wrestled since 2006, Angle has another project he's launching in january: an[...]

Pro wrestling organization WWE has published a poll on their website asking fans who they'd like to see main event Wrestlemania, as long as the wrestler fans want to see is Roman Reigns The poll notes that there are just 100 days before the biggest wrestling event of the year takes place, and lists a[...]

Ever since WWE Hall of Famer Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, the pro wrestling industry has been seizing more and more positions of power throughout the U.S government First, there was the appointment of former WWE CEO Linda McMahon as the head of Trump's Small Business Association, actually one of the[...]

And what he'd like to say is… I'm sorry?! Back in 2014, former WWE superstar turned comic book writer turned MMA fighter CM Punk talked a whole bunch of junk about his former co-worker, Ryback On Colt Cabana's Art of Wrestling Podcast (transcribed via Cageside Seats), Punk said: Punk: So I dropped the title to The Rock[...]

Former WWE superstar, Hollywood megastar, sexiest man alive, and possible 2020 presidential candidate Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson posted a special YouTube video for fans featuring The Rock reading his own version of "Twas The Night Before Christmas." The story takes some liberties from the original, and purists might not appreciate these changes, but if you're[...]

Wrestler Cliff Compton (formerly known as Dice Domino in the WWE) was visiting the storage unit of former WWE superstar CM Punk (the CM stands for "Chick Magnet" – no, seriously),when he came across a surprising discovery in a dusty box: Punk's old WWE Championship.  Seeing that his friend liked the relic, Punk apparently told[...]

Ever since WWE superstar Paige began dating former WWE superstar Alberto Del Rio, "smarks" – wrestling fans who care as much or more about the backstage aspects of the wrestling business than the in-ring product – have been decrying the relationship For some, it's an insulting brand of patriarchal concern at Paige's actions since beginning[...]

Bleeding Cool recently told you about WWE's new UK promotion, which will kick off with a tournament to crown the new WWE UK Champion The announcement of the expansion has had "smarks" – that's wrestling fans who care as much or more about the behind the scenes business of wrestling than the actual in ring[...]

In a press conference this morning at the 02 Arena in London, WWE announced a brand new WWE UK Championship, with a new champion to be crowned in a 16 person tournament that will air on the WWE Network. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHZrJiMCljcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Triple H announces the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament[...]

On Monday, WWE superstars The New Day defeated four teams in two tag team triple threat matches to become the longest reigning tag team champions in WWE history On Tuesday, New Day member Big E posted the following photo to Twitter, showing Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day,Raw Women's Champion Sasha Banks, and WWE Cruiserweight[...]

Last night on WWE Monday Night Raw, The New Day became the longest reigning tag team champions in WWE history, beating a record previously set by Demolition, by winning two triple threat tag team matches in one night On the heels of that historic victory, the trio will release a book called "The Book of[...]

Huffman (@BookerT5x) December 13, 2016 A five time… five time… five time… five time… five time… WCW world champion and one time WWE champion, the first non-mixed-race African American to achieve that honor, Booker T was an active wrestler for 27 years before retiring in 2016 Booker didn't reveal which political party, if any, he will[...]

If nothing else, perhaps publishers will learn their lesson and stop releasing unlettered previews. In this issue of Improbable Previews, we've got the first issue of BOOM! Studios' ongoing WWE comic What is WWE superstar Seth Rollins doing with that briefcase? Will the comic accurately represent wrestling fandom's utter disdain for WWE golden boy Roman Reigns?[...]

According to reports circulating on social media, former WWE star Alberto Del Rio was involved in a backstage brawl with with a wrestler named Alan Xtreme, who is known as Rafy in the luchadore group Las Turtugos Ninja And yes, they are, exactly as it sounds, Ninja Turtles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo0FOozJ2-oVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled:[...]

Bleeding Cool applauds the rich character development that has led to this shocking face turn, and we hope that WWE, who could use some more star power in their tag team divisions, will consider capitalizing on this momentum and bringing the team back, as they're reportedly interested in a return, according to this video from Gaspard[...]

WWE was still riding high at the end of its popular late 90s Attitude Era Vince McMahon had an idea – apply the "kayfabe" drama and spectacle of pro wrestling to the real-life violence of professional football With 8 teams (all owned by the XFL) with names that would make Rob Liefeld proud, such as the Los Angeles[...]

According to various reports around the net including this one from Cageside Seats, WWE has fired Managing Lead Writer Tom Casiello Casiello, according to insider reports, was a strong proponent of the recent rise in status of women's wrestling in the company Over the course of the past year, women wrestlers have gone from competing[...]

It's bad enough that Finn Balor got himself injured immediately after becoming the first WWE Universal Champion back in August, but WWE's insistence on using hot potato title changes to draw ratings has been taken to a whole new level by a new promotion from BOOM! Studios for their upcoming WWE comic According to a press[...]

For weeks, Bleeding Cool has been reporting on the rumor that Donald Trump was considering former WWE CEO Linda McMahon to head his Small Business Administration, but even we thought we were just doing it for clicks, and maybe a few laughs Not so, it turns out McMahon has just been officially named head of[...]

Back in July, WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler was arrested for domestic violence, causing WWE to suspend him and remove him from his commentary spot on Smackdown, which he shared up to that point with Mauro Ranallo When the charges were eventually dropped, Lawler returned briefly before being permanently moved to pre-shows as[...]

In an EXXXCLUSIVE reveal at ComicBook.com (putting those Arune Singh connections to good use already), BOOM! Studios has announced a special 40 page one-shot WWE comic: Wrestlemania 2017 Special #1 The creative team is as bloated as the latter day NWO, and will soon need to be split off into Creative Team Wolfpac, with writers[...]

In January, BOOM! Studios' ongoing WWE comic hits stores, and the one-shot WWE: Then, Now, Forever came out in October and is in stores now On Twitter, WWE released a short video advertisement for the comic, which, while relatively modest and unspectacular, is leagues above the lackluster attempts at making comic book trailers or TV advertisements[...]

Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2016 Next week, WWE star John Cena hosts the show for the first time Wrestlers don't get to host SNL that often, at least not since the Attitude Era, or unless they're The Rock, so it's a pretty big deal for Cena to get the gig From his performance in Trainwreck, it's[...]

Snuka was charged with third degree murder in September of 2015, and declared incompetent to stand trial the following June. A two time ECW Heavyweight Champion, Snuka never won a title in WWE during his 40 year pro wrestling career Prior to the reemergence of the murder trial, Snuka was inducted into WWE's Hall of Fame[...]

When Bleeding Cool reported last month that former WWE CEO Linda McMahon was being considered for a position in President Elect Donald Trump's cabinet, even we only half-heartedly believed it could be true However, while it looks like a spot as Commerce Secretary, as originally rumored, is no longer on the table, Politico reports that McMahon is under[...]