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While AEW has in many ways become the spiritual successor to WCW, the fact remains that WWE owns WCW and all of its titles and trademarks  Included in that is the former promotion's entire Pay Per View history and the names of said events  WWE is well aware of wrestling fans' nostalgia and as such,[...]

 Longform storytelling has been a key to WWE's success going back to the 1980s and while having pieces on the table is good, without a game plan, you're not going to accomplish much  Let's see if a game plan becomes more clear with this week's episode and maybe gives fans more confidence that this brand[...]

Hey gang!  So while the proper revamp of NXT launched last month, tonight will be another relaunch of sorts for the brand as a result of this past week's WWE Draft, where a number of stars from NXT 2.0 including Ridge Holland, Austin Theory, Mia Yim, Xia Li, Aliyah, and the entire faction of Hit Row were drafted to Raw or SmackDown[...]

Following last night's episode of WWE Raw, there are now five matches booked for WWE Crown Jewel, taking place in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, October 21st As the authoritarian dictator of an oppressed nation, Bleeding Cool felt that I, your El Presidente, would be best suited to write about the card for Crown Jewel, an[...]

The second night of the WWE Draft happened on WWE Raw this week, with WWE hoping that fans will swallow the shit they produce on a weekly basis more willingly if it's been shaken up first Will they be proven correct? That remains to be seen, but first, let's slog through a recap of the[...]

The greatest tag team in WWE today is no more after the latest round of WWE Draft picks Revealed on the latest episode of Talking Smack, Retribution's Mace and T-Bar will go their separate ways, with Mace now appearing exclusively on Smackdown and T-Bar wrestling for the Raw brand The Chadster has never disagreed with[...]

The first night of the WWE Draft took place on WWE Smackdown this week, but the fun isn't over yet The rest of the Raw and Smackdown rosters will be decided during the WWE Draft Night 2 on WWE Raw next week Of course, the roster changes won't actually happen until three weeks from now,[...]

It is time for the Hulkster to make his way into your collection brother as PCS Collectibles unveils their new WWE statue The Hulk Hogan "Hulkamania" 1/4 Scale Statue stands 24.5" tall and features Hogan's classic red and yellow design Hulkamania comes to life with a beautifully sculpted physique, from the outfit tears to his[...]

WWE held the first night of the WWE Draft on WWE Smackdown last night, deciding what the rosters for Smackdown and WWE Raw will look like for the next year or longer The new rosters from the draft won't go into place until three weeks from now, after the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia,[...]

Night one of the WWE Draft took place on WWE Smackdown last night, kicking off a three-week lame-duck period for WWE that will prove even less interesting than usual Was the show at least watchable? Well, that depends on how you watch it… WWE Smackdown 10/1/2021 Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville opened the show by announcing that[...]

Changes are afoot for WWE starting tonight WWE Smackdown will feature the first half of the latest WWE Draft, shuffling the rosters of both WWE Raw and WWE Smackdown for at least the next year, or sooner if WWE can't make up their minds and decides to introduce a new cross-brand invitational before then Like[...]

The WWE Draft isn't the only big change coming to WWE tonight WWE announced the hiring of a new host for both Raw and Smackdown's after shows: sports broadcaster Jackie Redmond Redmond will take over as host of both Raw Talk and Talking Smack alongside The Bump co-host Matt Camp, starting with tomorrow's episode of[...]

WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW broadcaster Jim Ross is the man largely responsible for creating the roster for the then WWF's "Attitude Era" boom period from 1997 to 2001  The era produced the highest television ratings and revenues the wrestling industry has ever seen and it was mostly due to the "murderers row" of[...]

Our line-up of news & opinion topics for today include ABC's Big Sky, HBO Max's Peacemaker, WWE NXT, FX's American Horror Story, Disney Plus' The Book of Boba Fett, FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, FX's What We Do in the Shadows, and NBC's Law & Order: Organized Crime. Images: What We Do in the Shadows[...]

 Let's get to it! The official logo for NXT 2.0, courtesy of WWE. We kick things off tonight with Hit Row strutting to the ring, all in support of B-Fab ahead of her No-DQ match against Elektra Lopez  They grab mics and cut a promo celebrating women and their prominent place on the card tonight[...]

His long-time fans can attest to his humble beginnings training with Shawn Michaels in his wrestling academy, making his name in Ring of Honor, his numerous stints in WWE dating back to when it was still called the "World Wrestling Federation" & building the name Daniel Bryan, and now taking on new challenges for All-Elite[...]

Hey gang!  So a decent amount of time was spent on last week's episode of NXT 2.0 setting up matches for tonight's show and now it's time to see if the build-up amounts to a fun night of wrestling action. Zoey Stark & Io Shirai will defend their NXT Women's Tag Team titles against Toxic Attraction tonight[...]

It's time to shake things up again as one of WWE's biggest annual events, the WWE Draft, is going to get rolling on this Friday's SmackDown  The WWE Draft will occur over two nights, starting on Friday and concluding on the following Monday with Raw and will serve to set the table for the next year by[...]

WWE has earned a little bit of goodwill over the last few weeks, ever since AEW Dynamite first beat them in the ratings WWE Raw and Smackdown have been slightly less stuffed with filler and its storylines less insulting to the intelligence of the viewer The booking has been slightly less cringeworthy But all of[...]

We have been presented with a whole lot of new faces of hopeful future WWE superstars in NXT as of late, especially with the recent launch of the NXT 2.0 brand revamp two weeks ago  While fans would be quick (and correct) to assume that WWE management has eyes on heavily featured breakouts like The Creed Brothers and Bron[...]

WWE has announced that the Royal Rumble will take place on January 29th, 2022 at The Dome At America's Center in St Louis, the seating capacity of which will make it potentially the biggest Royal Rumble of all time if it sells out, which it seems certain to do unless certain situations (like the coronavirus[...]

WWE came to Columbus Ohio for Extreme Rules, with a card stacked with four title matches and quite a bit of promise But was the company able to deliver? I posted some predictions before the show on Sunday morning, so we'll see how smart I am in this review as well. Let's remember The Demon not[...]

WWE Extreme Rules takes place tonight in Columbus Ohio, and that means it's time once again for every website on the internet including this one to post an article to receive all those search clicks for questions such as "what's the card for Extreme Rules,"  "how do I watch Extreme Rules," and "what time does[...]

American Gladiators, the competitive reality series is getting another reboot courtesy of MGM and WWE with a reimagined version of the non-scripted series that features a number of WWE sports entertainers, according to Deadline Hollywood Originally created by Johnny Ferraro and Dan Carr in 1989 that ran until 1997 for syndication, the new one comes[...]

With Extreme Rules just two nights away, WWE Smackdown has one last chance to sell fans on the PPV WWE has felt slightly reinvigorated over the last two weeks, ever since AEW Dynamite beat Raw in the ratings Can the company continue with this momentum? Don't you just hate when you pay good money for a[...]

Our line-up of news & opinion topics for today include a new/old BBC's Doctor Who showrunner, FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia goes on location, Night Court gets an NBC series order, Teen Wolf returns on Paramount Plus, WWE NXT tries to find its "attitude," Netflix's Stranger Things teases a Season 4 teaser, and Netflix's[...]

 It's all a part of what has been dubbed the "woke" culture and WWE decided to jump on board this past Tuesday on NXT 2.0 with the debut of a new personality for former CZW World Heavyweight Champion Joe Gacy, having him portray a very woke character who made note of his white male privilege and microaggressions[...]

 It was fun and definitely a shot of unpredictable excitement that the entire WWE product has been missing for quite a while  But most of all, it felt very familiar to the scene in the then WWF about 20 years ago and according to reports, that might have been the idea. The chaotic brawl that opened[...]

Tell Keighleyanne! Yes, after months of torture, something has finally gone The Chadster's way, and The Chadster is happy to announce that he is no longer sexually impotent because WWE Raw beat AEW Dynamite in the ratings Yes, it's the best day The Chadster has had since White Claw released new Seltzer flavors back in[...]

Is WWE too ashamed of your city to even mention its name? Which superstar requested, and will apparently be granted, their WWE release? What does Cody Rhodes think about social media haters? All that and more of the latest wrestling news and hot goss awaits! Greetings, comrades! It is I, your El Presidente, and for years[...]