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With WrestleMania less than a week away, how did WWE handle the go-home episode of WWE Raw? Well… it was a mixed bag Read on for details. So you missed WWE Raw last night Now what? Do you find time in your busy schedule to watch it on DVR or Hulu? Do you read one of[...]

Here we are in the final week before WrestleMania, the creative zenith of everything WWE does throughout the year So it should be no surprise that WWE is really thinking outside the box with the latest match added to WWE Raw tonight Yes, it's a rematch of a match we've already seen ahead of a[...]

If there's one thing WWE loves, it's social media It's why Michael Cole is always shouting about what's trending on Twitter during Smackdown It's why WWE is always bragging about how many followers it has And it makes sense When your ratings are constantly declining, it feels good to say "WWE has twenty-four bajillion likes[...]

On the first day of Wrestlemania week, where each night we light a different color candle representing a different John Cena t-shirt, WWE has announced an official Wrestlemania week partnership with Cameo, the incredibly popular online service where fans can connect with a celebrity and pay them to make a personalized video for them[...]

In some surprising news, apparently Rock & Roll/reality tv legend Ozzy Osbourne was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame last week  According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, Osbourne was an unannounced addition to the line-up at the annual event that was taped Tuesday and Wednesday of last week[...]

WWE has officially announced what that Titus O'Neil will receive the 2021 Warrior Award, confirming rumors that said the same O'Neil will receive the award as part of the Hall of Fame celebration this year The show will be broadcast on Peacock. Titus O'Neil (courtesy WWE) In a press release, WWE said: WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced that[...]

With G4 about to pull off its own resurrection starting this summer, viewers are learning more about the role WWE Superstar Xavier Woods aka Austin Creed will play with news that the next-generation network the professional wrestling and entertainment company are partnering for a video game competition series premiering this fall Hosted by Woods, the[...]

WWE superstars Shorty G and Otis, otherwise known as Alpha Academy have momentum from a victory on WWE Smackdown last night heading into next week's Fatal Four-Way match for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships, but the real pleasure for WWE viewers comes from watching these two work In a backstage interview following their match on[...]

WWE has released video clips from this week's episode of WWE Smackdown We've been making clickbait articles out of them all day, and here's the final one. Bianca Belair has a message for Sasha Banks ahead of WrestleMania on WWE Smackdown Bianca Belair was interviewed backstage after WWE Smackdown, where she had a message about facing Sasha[...]

Did someone on the Raw booking committee lose a bet or something? Are they actively trying to get viewers to frustratedly give up on the show a week before WrestleMania? If you think that seems outlandish, just look at what WWE is advertising for the final Raw before WrestleMania: a segment in which Cedric Alexander[...]

WWE fans who were concerned famous douchebag Logan Paul might not attend WrestleMania after learning Sami Zayn is crazy can finally breathe a sigh of relief Paul will be at WrestleMania whether he goes with Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, or by himself, the YouTube star assured fans in a WWE.com exclusive interview after the events[...]

It wasn't that long ago that Apollo Crews was hit in the head too hard and began speaking with a Nigerian accent, but the WWE Superstar has fully embraced the change and his supposed royal Nigerian heritage As a result, Crews has challenged rival Big E to a "Nigerian Drum Fight" at WrestleMania Crews claims[...]

Ahead of the biggest wrestling PPV of the year and in the wake of controversy surrounding the removal of classic (read: racist) wrestling content on the new Peacock version of the WWE Network, WWE has inadvisable released a WrestleMania Instagram filter that will allow its fans to picture themselves as pirates That's right, this new[...]

With a little over a week to go before WrestleMania, WWE needed to make this week's edition of WWE Smackdown count Did they pull it off? What show have you been watching for the last two years? So you missed WWE Smackdown last night Now what? Do you find time in your busy schedule to watch[...]

First up, Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan will be looking for revenge against Edge after Edge's attack last week. Match Graphic for WWE Smackdown – "How will Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan strike back following Edge's vicious attack?" The preview on WWE.com asks: How will Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan strike back following Edge's vicious attack? After a stunning[...]

Peacock has unveiled the full programming schedule for WrestleMania week, a massive chunk of wrestling programming that will include two nights of live WrestleMania, an NXT Takeover, the Hall of Fame, various documentaries and talk shows, and even a WWE/AEW crossover with Chris Jericho joining the Broken Skull Sessions podcast. WWE Network on Peacock for WrestleMania[...]

Not an April Fools gag: Chris Jericho will be the next guest on Broken Skull Sessions, the podcast hosted by Stone Cold Steve Austin on WWE airwaves, marking the most major crossover between WWE and AEW to date The episode will debut on April 11th on the WWE Network and Peacock, the second day of[...]

This week's Smackdown hasn't even aired yet, and WWE is already planning what they're going to do next week? Who are you, and what have you done with Vince McMahon, pal?! According to WWE, April 9th will be a special WrestleMania Edition of Smackdown on Fox, and they've already booked some major segments First of[...]

 Oh boy, would they respond. Mankind, in his WWF debut 25 years ago today, courtesy of WWE. Foley was signed to the WWF in 1996 by Jim Ross, who had worked with Foley earlier in WCW  Ross was largely responsible for bringing in all of the talents that would win the war for the WWF against their[...]

WWE will have live fans at WrestleMania, the first time that will happen for a main roster event since the start of the pandemic How will WWE keep those fans safe? At least part of their plans are beginning to emerge with the announcement of a new WrestleMania, which will facilitate contactless ordering of concessions[...]

I shouldn't have let my personal life impact my professional career as a wrestling journalist, and, more importantly, I shouldn't have allowed who my wife may or may not be texting get in the way of my mission, which is to sing the praises of my beloved WWE And maybe this whole losing the Wednesday[...]

It's what he does. Mayor Kane announces heartwarming community initiatives and refrains from raining hellfire and brimstone down on the residents of Knox County, Tennessee And as WWE prepares to honor the Big Red Machine by inducting him to Hall of Fame, where he will join his fellow wrestler-turned-politician and former president, Donald Trump, so too does[...]

Sometimes, one is forced to wonder why WWE signs wrestlers to its roster when it doesn't seem to know what to do with them But every once in a while, they tend to figure it out later Sami Zayn was a guest on Renée Paquett‪e‬'s Oral Sessions podcast, part of The Volume sports podcast network,[...]

On April 4th, the WWE Network will shut down in the United States, leaving Peacock as the only place where viewers in the U.S.  can legally stream old content from WWE, WCW, ECW, and other promotions for which WWE owns the tape libraries But Peacock has caused controversy in recent weeks as viewers have discovered[...]

 So how is NXT going out for the second to last night of the "Wednesday Night Wars"?  Let's find out! The official logo for NXT, courtesy of WWE. Roderick Strong vs Cameron Grimes Roderick Strong vs Cameron Grimes, courtesy of WWE. During his entrance, Grimes has a mic and tells Strong that they should join forces to make money[...]

The often mentioned but never physically present WWE Hall of Fame is quite the mysterious entity  While it's a nice idea that wrestlers from WWE and all the companies they have absorbed have a way to be honored in a classy black-tie event, its inductees are filed into one of two categories: they're on the[...]

WWE has surrendered, making AEW the winner of the Wednesday Night Wars, as NXT flees to Tuesday nights starting April 13th The move has been long rumored since NXT has lost nearly every single night, often by a large margin, in the Wednesday Night Ratings Wars with AEW Dynamite The press release spins the move[...]

 And now today, we learn that WWE wants in on what DraftKings offers to the world of online gaming  In an exclusive from Randall Williams at Sportico, DraftKings has signed a deal with WWE to become the wrestling megacompany's official gaming partner, just a couple of weeks ahead of WWE's biggest event of the year, Wrestlemania[...]

It has been rumored online for the past couple of weeks, but this morning we finally got confirmation from the man himself that Rob Van Dam will be the next inductee in this year's WWE Hall of Fame class  In a story first reported by Ryan Satin on Fox Sports and then confirmed by WWE on their own[...]

Sad news to report, as it appears that WWE legend and one of the greatest Tag Team Champions of all time, Road Dogg Jesse James, has suffered a heart attack, according to his wife  Road Dogg's (real name Brian James) wife Tracy posted on her personal Facebook page yesterday morning that her husband has been[...]