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Former WWE wrestler turned Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista revealed a new kink this week: coronavirus vaccines The Animal took to Twitter to express his belief in the sexiness of the COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer, Moderna, and others Additionally, the former WWE Champion said that he believes being vaccinated makes him sexier as well. Dave Bautista admits[...]

In fact, maybe all the penis talk helped get Cena hyped up for his return to the ring. John Cena promises you *can* see him if you tune into WWE Raw this week. At last night's Money in the Bank PPV, Cena arrived at the end of the show to stare down Roman Reigns after Reigns successfully[...]

Last night, John Cena woke up bored viewers of WWE's Money in the Bank PPV by appearing at the end of the show to come face to face with Universal Champion Roman Reigns, fresh off his win over Edge in the main event of the show Though Reigns is a Smackdown star, all of WWE's[...]

WWE is in complete turmoil following the company's recent round of layoffs Despite the well-received return of John Cena at last night's Money in the Bank PPV (though he was hard to see, especially if you were watching on Peacock — haw haw haw haw!), the company is still short on talent, particularly in the[...]

WWE Smackdown and AEW Dynamite were the beneficiaries of increased excitement around live wrestling with real crowds last week Here's how each of the top wrestling shows performed in the Ratings Wars during Week 26 of 2021, brought to you by me, The Chadster, wrestling's last true, unbiased journalist. The Bottom Line 'Cause Chad Said So[...]

After Peacock TV tried to ruin everyone's time by attempting to stream through what we can only assume was a potato, the final match of WWE's Money in the Bank pay-per-view event came down Edge vs Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship belt.  In what was either technical difficulties or Peacock was attempting to charge[...]

Bleeding Cool attempted to bring you immediate recaps of the WWE's Money in the Bank men's ladder match, but their stream was so unwatchable all we could do was write this very article to complain about what appears to be an army of pixelated demons scuttled onto the screen between moments of the screen blacking[...]

Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair continued their run logging feud at WWE's Money in the Bank's fourth match of the night.  With her Raw Women's Championship on the line, Rhea entered the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, first much to the delight of the live crowd.  Nursing an injury to the left knee from[...]

The second fight of the night for WWE's Money in the Bank pay-per-view was for the Raw Tag Team Championship, between the Viking Raiders and AJ Styles & Omos, his ominous bodyguard. WWE Money in the Bank Graphic Credit: WWE Ivar and Erik were intelligent with their strategy, making sure to quickly tag against Omos so they[...]

WWE Money in the Bank kicked off in Fort Worth, Texas as only the second live pay-per-view event since COVID-19 shut down the country in late 2019.  The first match of the night was the women's ladder match where the rules were simple enough: the first woman to get to the MIIB briefcase wins a[...]

After showing the video package Vince McMahon posted on Twitter earlier in the day celebrating all the great moments in WWE history with fans in the building, plus that time Elias insulted a sports team, Vince McMahon opened WWE Smackdown by walking out on the stage, asking everyone where the hell they've been, and promptly[...]

(@DaveBautista) July 16, 2021 Dave Bautista has no love for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, an ally of Bautista's mortal enemy, fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer Donald Trump But Bautista's ire isn't reserved only for Tucker Carlson The former WWE Champion also took aim at another favorite target, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Bautista took particular issue with a new report[...]

Former WWE wrestler turned Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista is no fan of Senator Ted Cruz, and The Animal delivered a verbal Bautista Bomb on the Republican from Texas this week Bautista responded to a video posted by political ally and Star Trek star George Takei calling out Cruz for a hypocritical stance on Texas Democrats[...]

It turns out Bret Hart's favorite wrestler of all time, Goldberg, will be returning as soon as next week on Raw to challenge WWE Champion Bobby Lashley at SummerSlam. Goldberg is to return on next week's Raw and challenge Bobby Lashley at SummerSlam, courtesy of WWE. Fightful Select is saying that Goldberg will indeed be crashing the party at the American Airlines[...]

The Man could be coming around once again as early as this weekend's WWE Money in the Bank PPV, or even the go-home episode of Friday Night Smackdown Becky Lynch is rumored to be in attendance at Money in the Bank on Sunday, according to a report from PWInider's Mike Johnson Johnson says that Lynch[...]

 Enough out of me, let's get to the show! The 2021 NXT logo, courtesy of WWE. Ember Moon vs Dakota Kai, with Raquel Gonzalez Ember Moon vs Dakota Kai, courtesy of WWE. Lots of trash talking and anger to start here  They're even with grapples and reversals until Kai takes over with her speed advantage[...]

 We'll also have the opening match of the NXT Breakout Tournament, which will introduce fans to the next generation of NXT superstars. Karrion Kross will defend the NXT title against Johnny Gargano, with Samoa Joe as the referee, courtesy of WWE. A great title match is one that is truly unpredictable  And while at any normal time,[...]

Did WWE end their tenure in the Thunderdome with a bang or a whimper? We think most WWE fans probably know the answer to that question without even seeing what happened on the show Nevertheless, we'll tell you what happened and whether you should bother watching the YouTube clips here in Bleeding Cool's WWE Raw[...]

Sad news this afternoon as WWE Hall of Famer and iconic 1980s wrestling villain "Mr Wonderful" Paul Orndorff has passed away at the age of 71  Orndorff is best remembered for being one of Hulk Hogan's earliest and best adversaries in the mid-80s WWF, at the onset of "Hulkamania" and just when the company was expanding and[...]

WWE and toy fans were greeted by some interesting news this past weekend Mattel Creations is becoming their version of Hasbro Pulse, offering unique collaborations and exclusives for figure collectors of all their brands However, we all know their bread and butter is WWE They are revealing what would have been their SDCC exclusives this[...]

WWE returns to the road next week, and there are matches booked for WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, and the Money in the Bank PPV that takes a week from Sunday on July 18th Monday's episode of WWE Raw was taped in the Thunderdome last week, but Smackdown and Money in the Bank will both take[...]

What happened during the final episode of WWE Smackdown to take place in the Thunderdome? Read on to find out. Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns prepare to watch another episode of WWE Smackdown, and they look about as excited as everybody else. Smackdown opened with a Reigns family group therapy session Roman Reigns and Jey Uso counseled[...]

Is this a preview for tonight's episode of WWE Smackdown? Or is it a preview for every episode of Smackdown for the past six weeks? Despite the fact that we've seen these matches over and over and over and over and over again recently, the two advertised bouts for Smackdown tonight are Cesaro vs Seth[...]

After one more week, WWE will finally leave behind the Thunderdome and venture out on tour, spreading joy (and hopefully nothing other than joy) to the WWE Universe live and in person Naturally, that will warrant a new set, especially as the current set for Raw and Smackdown is built around the walls of LED[...]

News is just coming in from WWE that Smackdown star and former Women's Champion Bayley has suffered an injury while training and will be out for approximately nine months  The company just announced this unfortunate turn of events on their Twitter account and on WWE.com  The details of the injury and how exactly it happened were not[...]

 WWE's big SummerSlam event is also happening next month in Las Vegas, leaving us to question "how could Cena be in two places at once?", especially with Europe still enforcing strict COVID-19 quarantine procedures for those entering the continent  Well, as it turns out, the "Doctor of Thuganomics" also has a doctorate in scheduling and time[...]

WWE legend and now Hollywood star John Cena has been very vocal about anxiously wanting a return to the ring soon  Many fans assumed his big return would come at next month's SummerSlam, which WWE is planning to make an even bigger extravaganza than usual this year, as it will be one of their first major events in[...]

Tommy Dreamer claims Terry Funk is in better shape than some reports made out, and of course he wants to come out of retirement again.

WWE has announced that the July 23rd episode of WWE Smackdown will take place in Miami at the Rolling Loud rap festival, marking the first time the company has teamed with a major music festival The collaboration absolves WWE of needing to sell tickets for Smackdown while lending an air of pop culture relevance to[...]

Former WWE wrestler turned global entertainment superstar Dave Bautista is reminded of someone by the thought of a small-dicked howler monkey roaring loudly… but who could it be? Bautista commented on a tweet made by WTFFacts on Twitter, which said, "Whilst observing howler monkeys, researchers at Cambridge University discovered a surprising trend amongst the males[...]