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WWE SmackDown Preview 4/15: What Titles Will Roman Want Unified Now?
 Now maybe it was just the come-down from WrestleMania and tonight they're going to hit the gas on new storylines and rivalries, but I'll have to wait to see it to believe it. Drew McIntyre will get another chance to beat up Sami Zayn tonight on SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. As we saw last week, an arrogant and[...]
Report: Vince McMahon Explains Dumb Wrestler Name Changes
And yes, comrades, it's exactly as we all suspected: the reason is pure spite, to prevent wrestlers from being able to make a decent living off their name after WWE inevitably fires them Oh, but it only applies to talent without the pull to resist it, of course. From F4WOnline: The actual story behind this is all[...]
NXT 2.0 Recap 4/13: We Finally Have New NXT Tag Team Champions
 So how will everything shake out?  Let's take a look. Pretty Deadly had a big night in their first-ever match on NXT 2.0, courtesy of WWE. Cameron Grimes vs Solo Sikoa – NXT North American Championship Cameron Grimes vs Solo Sikoa for the North American title on NXT 2.0, courtesy of WWE. A very nice match here with two[...]
rock
Look, it's nothing personal against Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock because we're a big fan of his work from his WWE days through to today It's just that NBC's Young Rock feels a little too "Manchurian Candidate"-ish, like one long, multi-season political ad for a future political run for office We can't shake this feeling[...]
WWE Comes to Cardiff for Stadium Show in September
WWE is coming to town for a massive stadium show in Cardiff, Wales this September, the first show of its kind in the UK in 30 years, since SummerSlam happened at Wembley Stadium in 1992 WWE hasn't put a name to the Premium Live Event yet, but last year, SummerSlam in August was followed by[...]
NXT 2.0 Preview 4/12: It's NXT Title Tuesday On The USA Network
 So what are those challenges?  Let's take a look. Solo Sikoa will challenge Cameron Grimes for his newly-won NXT North American title tonight on NXT 2.0, courtesy of WWE. Cameron Grimes might just be the most feel-good Champion on NXT 2.0 after winning the North American title in a tribute to his recently passed father[...]
Raw This Week Proves WWE is the Real Innovator of Wrestling Industry
While AEW marks spend all their time talking about how innovative AEW is for producing wrestling shows that cater to fans and give the wrestlers more creative control, WWE is quietly doing all of the real innovation in the wrestling industry these days Case in point: this week's episode of WWE Raw, where WWE both[...]
NXT Tag Team Titles Relinquished After Nash Carter's Release
Former NXT Tag Team Champions MSK relinquished the titles this past Friday after WWE released team member Nash Carter and promised that new Champions would be crowned on this Tuesday night's NXT 2.0  Since then, fans have been left wondering which tag teams would be involved and how the brand would go about crowning the new champs, but now[...]
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Will the planned Women's Tag Team Championship match between champions Sasha Banks and Naomi against Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan take place as planned on WWE Raw tonight? The latest actions by The Fed call it into question Though a tweet promoting the matchup remains online… Who walks out with the @WWE #WomensTagTitles tomorrow night on[...]
AJ Styles vs. Damian Pries, VIP Lounge Set for WWE Raw Tonight
We already talked about Cody Rhodes' first television match since returning to WWE, which is happening tonight on WWE Raw But what about the rest of the card? In addition to Cody vs The Miz, WWE has another match booked for tonight between AJ Styles and Damian Priest Priest attacked Styles to cost him his match[...]
Will A Former NXT Champion Debut On WWE Monday Night Raw Tonight?
 He hasn't been seen on TV since the loss, but according to a new report today, we could be seeing the veteran on a much bigger WWE show as soon as tonight. Image: Screencap PWInsider is saying today that Tommaso Ciampa is in Detroit for tonight's WWE Raw and is indeed part of the Raw roster now going forward. So[...]
The Undertaker Will Reportedly Host A Talk Show On Peacock Soon
Fresh off of his well-earned retirement from the ring and his equally well-earned induction into the WWE Hall of Fame last week, WWE legend The Undertaker reportedly has one of his next ventures with the company already lined up and admittedly, it's not the most original idea in the world. The Undertaker on Peacock's Broken Skull Sessions[...]
WWE SmackDown Recap: New Stars, New Names,
Let the WrestleMania fallout on SmackDown begin!  We have a lot of questions after this past weekend's mega event in Dallas and those weren't quite answered on Monday's Raw when newly crowned Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns didn't offer any of his plans going forward and instead punted the question to Friday's SmackDown[...]
NXT Tag Team Titles Relinquished After Nash Carter's Release
WWE and NXT have just announced that the NXT Tag Team titles have been relinquished as a result of the company releasing Nash Carter, one-half of the NXT Tag Team Champions MSK, on Tuesday of this week Carter, along with tag partner Wes Lee, won the titles just last Saturday at NXT Stand & Deliver in Dallas in[...]
WWE SmackDown Preview 4/8: What Are Roman Reigns' Next Steps?
As we saw at this past Sunday's WrestleMania, Universal Champion Roman Reigns defeated WWE Champion Brock Lesnar in the main event to gain both titles and become WWE's unified Champion  On Monday's Raw, Reigns had the WWE Universe waiting to hear his plans going forward, but instead ducked the issue and said we would have to wait for SmackDown[...]
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I violate them all the time! Haw haw haw haw! The official logo of the WWE. That may be something that I have in common with WWE… is probably not something I should be saying in this article, comrades, because this is about WWE hiring a new lawyer Specifically, they have hired Elisebeth Collins to take over[...]
NXT's Nash Carter Released By WWE For Domestic Abuse Allegations
We have some disturbing news this afternoon, as we are learning Nash Carter (real name Zachary Green) has been released by WWE as a result of spousal abuse allegations made public in the past couple of days Making things more complicated is Carter is one half of the tag team MSK with Wes Lee, and they are currently the[...]
NXT 2.0 Recap 4/5: Bron Breakker Vs Gunther For The NXT Title
 This created a rematch opportunity on Monday night on WWE Raw and when Ziggler tried the same tactics he did on Saturday, Breakker was ready for it and this time defeated Ziggler to regain the title  So who will step up next to challenge Breakker?  Let's find out. Who are Bron Breakker's new title challengers on NXT[...]
WWE Unveils Post-WrestleMania Plans on WWE Raw
WWE Raw this week dealt with the fallout of WrestleMania 38 and set the stage for the next few months of WWE storylines We already talked about WWE's plans for Cody Rhodes, but what about the rest of the roster? Following his victory over AJ Styles at WrestleMania, Edge unveiled his new stable with Damian Priest[...]
NXT 2.0 Preview 4/5: The Fallout From Stand & Deliver Begins
 This was remedied on last night's WWE Raw though when Bron Breakker was given a rematch for the title and this time was a step ahead of Ziggler and won the title  How will Ziggler respond to all of this?  Let's take a look. Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai vs Toxic Attraction for the NXT Women's Tag Team[...]
Cody Rhodes Reveals Plans to Win WWE Championship for Dad
Cody Rhodes opened WWE Raw this week, cutting an emotional promo about his plans to do what his father, the legendary Dusty Rhodes, never could Rhodes, who returned to WWE at WrestleMania after six years away, broke down several times while talking about his father, who dies in 2015 Rhodes never won the WWE Championship[...]
Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, Veer Set for Post-WrestleMania WWE Raw
Of course, everyone expected it to be terrible, so it was a low bar to clear, but a win is a win, and WWE hopes to carry that momentum into tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw So what's the E got planned for the show tonight? First of all, after Cody Rhodes debuted at WrestleMania and[...]
WWE Touts Record-Breaking Attendance for WrestleMania
WWE announced a new record for WrestleMania attendance and revenue following the "most stupendous two-night WrestleMania in history." According to a press release, "WWE's annual pop-culture extravaganza saw 156,352 fans from all 50 states and 53 countries converge on AT&T Stadium in Dallas over the course of two exciting nights, surpassing the previous gate and[...]
In Triumph for WWE, WrestleMania Night 2 Exceeds Low Expectations
WWE as a company in general has been at an all-time creative low point while at the same time the company's business decisions, including dealings with the Saudi Arabian government, treatment of "independent contractors," and mass layoffs, have bordered on intolerable So going into WrestleMania, I was prepared to hate everything about it But when[...]
Steve Austin, Cody Rhodes, Bianca Belair Redeem WrestleMania Night 1
WWE has billed this year's WrestleMania as the most stupendous two-night WrestleMania in history, but without the help of the most popular wrestler in the history of the business returning for one more unbelievable match, the first night of the show might have gone down as a longer and only slightly more eventful episode of[...]
WrestleMania 38 Dares You To Ask: Do I Really Need This?
The show will stream on Peacock in the United States and on the WWE Network elsewhere The kickoff show each night begins at 7PM Eastern and the main card kicks off at 8PM, so you have until then to steel yourselves. To celebrate the biggest wrestling event of the year, your El Presidente ordered the writers[...]
cody rhodes
Yup, former AEW star & executive vice president Cody Rhodes made his official debut tonight (and to no one's surprise, he defeated Rollins because there was no way he was losing his first match… even in the WWE) after leaving his former wrestling home over failure to come to terms on a new contract[...]
No Mania To Be Found: WWE's Lost The Unique Magic Of WrestleMania
WrestleMania is one of those terms ubiquitous with WWE and pro wrestling itself  Non-fans know of it and they know what it means: the biggest wrestling show of the year  While it's impossible to erase it from our consciousness, the fact is that in recent years and especially this year, WrestleMania has kind of lost its[...]
NXT Stand & Deliver Recap:
 All of the titles in NXT will be on the line this afternoon in Dallas as the WWE stars of tomorrow get the matinee spotlight today  Enough out of me, let's get to the action! The official logo for NXT Stand & Deliver, courtesy of WWE. Toxic Attraction vs Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai – NXT Women's[...]