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In news as real and believable as that slapping sound you hear when a wrestler hits a superkick, WWE is claiming that WrestleMania 37 Night 1 had more fans in attendance than the Super Bowl A press release from the company says 25,675 fans attended, more than the 24,835 fans who attended Super Bowl LV[...]

[Match graphic: WWE.]It is the experience of Banks versus the strength of Belair, historically blowing the glass ceiling off the WrestleMania lineup with two women of color closing out the night The women were clearly feeling the other out, with not too many big moves opening the match, most of the blows being shoves from[...]

But first, a somewhat unwelcome Bayley sat in with commentary to introduce the WWE Hall of Fame classes of 2020 and 2021. Then WWE advertised next year's WrestleMania, in Dallas Texas.  Booker T joined the commentary table (Bayley was gone) for the next match Guys in bunny costumes filled the ring and Miz and Morrison rapped[...]

[Match graphic: WWE]Shane has been avoiding Strowman, even going so far as to fake a knee injury, much to Strowman's disdain He entered the ring in Jordans exceeding a $1k price tag hoping to go toe to toe in a cage match against a very angry opponent Hoping to get a jump on Braun, Shane[...]

After the Dirty Dogs rambled on about something or other, Omos, making his debut in the WWE ring, and AJ Styles, making his debut with Omos as a tag team, challenged The New Day for the Raw Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania 37. AJ Styles and Omos will team up in an attempt to win the[...]

[Match graphic: WWE]Cesaro's disapproval of Rollins' antics was obvious at the top of the match, immediately opening the fight by landing a flurry of hits against his opponent It was a good change of pace from the previous matches, as Rollins landed a devastating superplex followed by a falcon arrow on Cesaro in what was[...]

2K Games and WWE had a bit of a surprise during WrestleMania 37 this evening as they revealed that WWE 2K22 is on the way this year Technically it wasn't a huge shock as they kind of blew the surprise two days in advance on Twitter by letting people know they should tune in The[...]

Well, it was a rocky start, but WrestleMania is off and running, and I'm one for one in predictions, as Drew McIntyre failed to defeat Bobby Lashley to win the WWE Championship You can read about that here. Hulk Hogan and Titus O'Neil were seen hanging out with the NWOld backstage Bayley invited herself to the[...]

The pop of the crowd and Bebe Rexha's National Anthem had enough nostalgia with life pre-pandemic events that many wrestlers were shown with tears in their eyes, and the excitement was palpable. Bobby Lashley will defend the WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania Night 1 tonight [Match graphic: WWE.]Co-Hosts Titus O'Neil and Hulk Hogan entered[...]

Thanks to a storm in Tampa, WWE likely legally has to pause for a certain amount of time After all, you wouldn't want to have a steel cage match in a lightning storm Especially when God is probably still looking for payback on Shane McMahon for that tag team match with Shawn Michaels. "We'll need to[...]

WWE has released video highlights from this week's episode of WWE Smackdown, and there couldn't be a better week to watch Smackdown this way, since the show was basically a glorified WrestleMania kickoff with little action and mostly promotion for this weekend's big event. The official logo for WWE Friday Night Smackdown. Daniel Bryan, Edge, and Roman[...]

It's WrestleMania weekend, what ought to be a joyous time in the life of The Chadster, but on the night before WrestleMania, tragedy struck: WWE Smackdown lost in the ratings to Shark Tank again Smackdown came in second for the night on network TV, according to Showbuzz Daily, with an average of .55 in the[...]

In the latest move by WWE to dominate all forms of social media, TikTok will be the home of videos showing people arriving at WrestleMania this weekend True, that doesn't sound like the most exciting thing in the world, but it does fit into WWE's strategy of total bombardment. TikTok will be the exclusive home of[...]

This week's episode of WWE Smackdown essentially served as the WrestleMania pre-show, with just two actual matches, a bunch of promos, and video packages promoting the big event Nevertheless, we watched it so you don't have to. So you missed WWE Smackdown last night Now what? Do you find time in your busy schedule to watch[...]

If you're outside the United States, you can watch on the WWE Network or through whatever local deals WWE has with television providers in your region. WrestleMania will emanate from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa and feature a live crowd, the first time for a WWE main roster event since the start of the pandemic[...]

When will "The Man" come around again?  WWE fans have been asking this about superstar Becky Lynch ever since she announced in May of 2020 that she would be taking time off, as she was pregnant with her and fellow superstar Seth Rollins's first child  Lynch gave birth to their little girl Roux this past December and then[...]

Ahead of your opportunity to watch 37 Hours of WrestleMania (not joking) this weekend, there's just one more chance to get your WWE fix in before getting your WWE fix in nonstop for the entire weekend Of course, we're talking about WWE Smackdown, the anus of WrestleMania week But from that anus, will WWE birth[...]

No, The Chadster is here to talk about his second favorite topic after WWE shows winning ratings battles: NFTs NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are basically like bitcoin applied to videos and animated gifs The Chadster is really big into bitcoin, so when I heard about NFTS, naturally I was all in In fact, I've already[...]

 Now on to the show! Tonight's card for night two of NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, courtesy of WWE. Breezango vs Killian Dain & Drake Maverick – Winners Become #1 Contenders For The NXT Tag Titles Breezango vs Killian Dain & Drake Maverick, courtesy of WWE. First, we've got some pre-show tag team action to get us started as[...]

When Bianca Belair says she's the EST of WWE, it's not just a silly catchphrase Belair, who will challenge Sasha Banks for the Smackdown Women's Championship at WrestleMania this weekend, faced off Wednesday night in an exhibition against Drew McIntyre, who will challenge Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship But it wasn't the squared circle[...]

The team already revealed that Roman Reigns and Sasha Banks have both been added to the roster, and with these two, the WWE list of options is now increased to four, with four more yet to be announced We're sure there will be more on the way as well from the NHL, NBA, WNBA, MLB,[...]

WWE Wrestlemania is this weekend, and part of the excitement every year are the reveals of what figures will be joining the top-selling Mattel line As a collector myself, this is always an exciting day, and to be honest, this may be one of the best reveal events they have ever done On top of[...]

 Let's take a look at the card for tonight to see how NXT will cap off their two-night event. The official logo for NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, courtesy of WWE. Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon vs The Way – NXT Women's Tag Team Championship Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon vs The Way for the NXT Women's tag[...]

 Well, let's tune in to the USA Network (the final Wednesday night NXT broadcast…sniffle) and see what night one has in store for us! NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver – Night One, courtesy of WWE. Zoey Stark vs Toni Storm Zoey Stark vs Toni Storm, courtesy of WWE. BUT FIRST!  We've got a pre-show on the new home of[...]

Singer Poppy will return to WWE to once again perform at an NXT Takeover event, WWE revealed on Wednesday Poppy will debut a new song during NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver night two Poppy joins Bebe Rexha, Ash Costello, and Nita Strauss as musical performers at WWE events during WrestleMania week, though it's hard for[...]

 So what do they have in store for us on Night One of NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver?  Let's take a look! The official logo for NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver, courtesy of WWE. Pre-Show on Peacock – Zoey Stark vs Toni Storm Zoey Stark vs Toni Storm, courtesy of WWE. Starting at 7 pm exclusively on the Peacock app,[...]

Showbuzz Daily has the WWE Raw ratings and they are, shall we say, less than impressive For the last Raw before the biggest wrestling event of the year, you'd think Raw's ratings might be up this week However, the show drew an average of 1.701 million viewers and a .52 in the 18-49 demographic, not[...]

WWE has announced two live musical performances for WrestleMania this year Bebe Rexha will sing America The Beautiful at WrestleMania, Ash Costello will sing Rhea Ripley to the ring, and Nita Strauss will shred the National Anthem at NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver. Bebe Rexha will perform America the Beautiful at WrestleMania this year. WWE.com reports: As announced[...]

WWE has found something to occupy all the women on the roster that it didn't bother to book storylines for leading into WrestleMania Booked last night during WWE Raw, Naomi and Lana, Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose, The Riott Squad, and Natalya and Tamina will square off in a Tag Team Turmoil match at WrestleMania[...]

The WrestleMania match between Bad Bunny and The Miz has been upgraded to a tag team match following the events of WWE Raw this week Now, the Grammy-winning rap star will team with Damian Priest to take on The Miz and Bad Bunny The match was changed when Priest and Bad Bunny issued a challenge[...]