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WWE has released video highlights from this week's episode of WWE Smackdown, once again prompting the question: why did we bother to spend two hours watching this crap on TV last night? Nevertheless, here we are, and if you managed to find something better to do with your time last night, good for you Now[...]

Post-WrestleMania excitement for WWE has died down at a record pace this year On a week where WWE Raw viewership was up for the fallout from WrestleMania pushed the show above 2 million viewers, the opposite has happened for WWE Smackdown, which fell below 2 million viewers on average across two hours on Fox this[...]

Drew McIntyre may be an employee… sorry, independent contractor… of WWE, but that doesn't mean he understands what the hell is going on over there any more than we do! Did it make any sense when, weeks before Bobby Lashley was set to defend the WWE Championship against McIntyre at WrestleMania, Lashley and MVP broke[...]

So you're WWE, and you have a problem Charlotte Flair got the stupid COVID before WrestleMania and so you had to job Asuka out to Rhea Ripley instead Now Ripley has the belt Obviously, Charlotte needs to beat Ripley again and become the champion, but what about Asuka? The stupid fans will probably complain that[...]

It's been almost a week since WrestleMania and it's still depressing for WWE to be back in the Thunderdome But on the bright side, Corey Graves is gone and Pat McAfee is the new color commentator If only Michael Cole would be put out to pasture, this show might just be tolerable! Read on for[...]

Dave Bautista has been relatively quiet on the political tweeting front since he's been too busy filming movies lately and he successfully defeated his rival, fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump And Bleeding Cool has been relatively quiet on the Dave Bautista clickbait article front since Kaitlyn Booth let us out of the basement to[...]

After layoffs once again rocked the WWE Universe to its foundations, the show must go on, and so WWE Smackdown airs tonight at 8PM Eastern on Fox, and WWE has some plans with what's left of its roster Here's what's happening on WWE Smackdown tonight. First of all, Smackdown this week will feature another tag team[...]

In the latest big announcement, NFL star turned radio host turned celebrity wrestler Pat McAfee will join the WWE Smackdown commentary team, replacing Corey Graves in the color commentary role after Graves replaced Samoa Joe (who was then fired) on WWE Raw. "Good morning beautiful people…" McAfee tweeted along with a video making the announcement[...]

I'm sure you're aware by now that WWE today released ten wrestlers from their contracts with the company and gave them the old "best of luck in your future endeavors."  Some of the names on the list were head-scratchers for fans and one of those names, in particular, was that of Billie Kay  She had[...]

It has been black Thursday in WWE today as they have released several wrestlers from their contracts with the company less than a week after Wrestlemania  While a post-Wrestlemania release spree had been commonplace in WWE year after year, they had seemingly abandoned the practice in recent years  Well, it came back with a vengeance today[...]

If you ever needed a sign that things are getting back to normal, WWE has one for you today: the return of the post-WrestleMania firing spree Nine wrestlers have been officially released by the company today, some of whom are expected, and most of whom had their potential wasted by WWE for no good reason[...]

WWE NXT aired its first show on its new home of Tuesday night, and it led to a major ratings boost NXT was in the top ten shows for the first time in a long time And this is just the beginning How long before NXT is number one?! WWE NXT is the new king of[...]

 He hasn't wrestled for any promotion in the world since leaving WWE in 2014 and while he has tried different things since then, such as two fights in UFC, writing comics for Marvel, and even acting, it is wrestling that is always brought up when he is asked about what he's doing next?  And while[...]

 NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver left the landscape changed and a lot to be dealt with, so let's see how things look after the big event. NXT's first Tuesday night show on the USA Network, courtesy of WWE. We kick things off with the newly crowned NXT Champion Karrion Kross, accompanied by Scarlett  The new champ tells[...]

The numbers are in from Showbuzz Daily, and it's The Chadster's dream come true! WWE Raw is back up over 2 million viewers for the post-WrestleMania edition of the show The Chadster hasn't been this happy since AEW was afraid to follow NXT to Tuesday Nights. The official logo for WWE Monday Night Raw Credit: WWE. WWE[...]

Drew McIntyre did such a good job opening Night 1 of WrestleMania this year, WWE is giving them another shot, this time at WrestleMania… Backlash Yes, Backlash has WrestleMania in its name this year for some reason But Backlash will have one big disadvantage over WrestleMania: it'll be in the Thunderdome, without live fans Well,[...]

After the catharsis of seeing a large live crowd at a wrestling event for the first time a in a year, it's back to the Thunderdome for WWE Raw for the foreseeable future What did WWE have in store for fans on the first Raw after WrestleMania? So you missed WWE Raw last night Now what?[...]

 What else does the first Tuesday night NXT have on tap?  Let's take a look! The official logo for NXT, courtesy of WWE. The new Champion, Karrion Kross, will kick off the show tonight, and here's how WWE.com previews what the champ will say: New NXT Champion Karrion Kross will kick off NXT on its new night this Tuesday at[...]

Following his surprising victory over The Fiend at WrestleMania thanks to Alexa Bliss leaking motor oil from her scalp, Randy Orton's career will be celebrated with a new collection: Best of WWE: The Best of Randy Orton: The Legend Killer The Orton documentary joins an otherwise sparse week of new Network programming since WWE blew[...]

There's less than an hour to go before Monday Night Raw, and WWE hasn't advertised a single match or segment yet The first Raw of the year after WrestleMania is usually an interesting one Sometimes, it's used to put an exclamation point on feuds that ended on the grandest stage of them all Sometimes, it's[...]

Not content with controlling the narrative about all its performers, the next subject of a WWE Documentary on Peacock will be Vladimir Abouzeide And if you're asking, "who the hell is that," you've surely seen him before Let this press release from WWE explain what Superfan: The Story of Vladimir is all about. This summer, WWE[...]

According to WWE — who have no reason to lie, right?! — WrestleMania Night 2 had the exact same attendance number as WrestleMania Night 1, meaning both nights of WrestleMania were more popular than the Super Bowl.  25,676 people braved the coronavirus pandemic to watch WrestleMania Night 1 and Night 2, both higher than the[...]

WWE is making big changes for the first show after WrestleMania 37 Gone will be Tom Phillips and Samoa Joe from the Raw commentary team In their place will be Smackdown color commentator Corey Graves and MLB play-by-play announcer Adnan Virk Byron Saxton will remain on the commentary team, though whether that's on purpose or[...]

In fact, it was ten years ago today that Edge made his tear-jerking announcement to the WWE universe that he was retiring due to a devastating neck injury Following a relatively successful acting career, Edge returned to the squared circle at last year's Royal Rumble, much to the fans' delight. Match Graphic for Roman Reigns vs[...]

Asuka kicks turn into a reversal into a Riptide for the three count, and we have a new RAW Women's Title. So in two nights, a new guard in the women's divisions of the WWE This match just felt like it was missing something the whole time, especially compared to last night and the Sasha/Bianca match[...]

Soon after, Crews hit a frogsplash through a table (Big E was meant to be on it), and Big E hit the Big Ending. Raw Underground was what, like six months ago? WWE fans can't remember that far back, right? But Babatunde Aiyegbusi, known for a while in Raw Underground as Dabba-Kato, appeared out of nowhere, took[...]

The fourth fight of night two of WrestleMania 37 followed the epic match between Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, where Logan Paul made an unremarkable

Apparently not enough for WWE; they added Logan Paul to the mix for some reason Why would he get involved? He is a boxer, after all Would Kevin fulfill his Wrestlemania dreams to jump off the pirate ship in Tampa? We got the answers tonight. Match Graphic for Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 37[...]

Uhhh… So, um… That last match… Well, the goodwill for WWE lasted exactly one day, and the crowds are already booing the bad booking Well, it was bound to happen Good to get it over with And with that out of the way, WrestleMania 37 continues. As WWE quickly cut away from their fans turning on[...]

Luckily for the 20,000 fans in Florida's Raymond James Stadium, the second night of WrestleMania 37 started on time and spared them the wrath of