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I'm already done with AEW Dynamite so that puts me at the halfway point with just WWE NXT to go. The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock] WWE NXT Recap for January 6th, 2020 Dexter Lumis welcomes us to WWE NXT New Years Evil in[...]

WWE Hall-of-Famer Mick Foley urged Vince McMahon to remove President Donald Trump from the WWE Hall of Fame Wednesday after the president riled up his supporters at a rally and dispatched them to invade the U.S Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the government of the United States of America. Mick Foley addresses the nation[...]

 Bautista has long feuded with fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump, who today urged his supporters to storm the capitol while speaking at a gathering for the "Stop the Steal" movement that aims to overthrow the U.S government and overturn the results of the election in favor of Trump, who lost by millions of votes[...]

No, The Chadster is referring to WWE Raw's return to the top of the cable ratings charts! Bolstered by the promised appearance of WWE legends including Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and Torrie Wilson, WWE Raw scored its highest ratings since the start of the pandemic for the first Raw of 2021, drawing more than two[...]

An injury may have cost NXT one of the planned matches for tonight's New Years Evil show, mounting evidence suggests, though WWE has not yet made an official announcement Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher were set to do battle inside the Fight Pit on tonight's show, but the page previewing the matchup is no longer[...]

At least, that's what Gary Cassidy of Inside the Ropes claims in a new report, responding to rumors that have circulated since James's Legends night appearance that she has quietly retired from in-ring action. Mickie James appears with WWE legends Sgt Slaughter and Tatanka in a segment with Angel Garza on Raw Legends night. "Those reports simply[...]

Yes, my friends, I am talking about Cardi B getting namedropped by Torrie Wilson on WWE Raw last night and her subsequent reaction to said namedropping, which was totally WAP: wonderful and pure! That is what it means, right? Torrie Wilson namedropped Cardi B to get Angel Garza to stop sexually harassing her on WWE Raw But[...]

WWE aired its first episode of Raw in 2021 last night, but it wasn't just a normal episode Last night's WWE Raw was a special Legends Night episode, gathering more than a dozen former WWE stars to celebrate the company's legacy and, hopefully, spike the ratings The Chadster really enjoyed last night's show, but if[...]

But I'm actually here to talk about the latest wrestling news, which is that WWE has hired Christine Lubrano as the new Senior Vice President, Creative Writing Operations. The official logo of the WWE. My friends, the last time WWE's creative direction sucked and ratings were in the gutter, that was totally all Paul Heyman's fault[...]

It's Legends Night, and WWE is hoping nostalgia can help them kick off the new year right Will it work? I'm Jude Terror This is The Shovel Let's find out. The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock] WWE Raw Recap for January 4th, 2021 Raw[...]

WWE apparently messed up the ending of the first Raw of 2021 when the show ran long and the ending had to be rushed, resulting in an incoherent challenge from Bill Goldberg in response to comments made by Drew McIntyre about WWE's legends that Goldberg interpreted as disrespectful The only problem is, McIntyre didn't make[...]

Bautista's actions are part of an ongoing feud with fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump. Dave Bautista is involved in a long-running feud with fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump. "Well there's a group of genetic specimens!" mocked Bautista in reference to the video, a 30-second clip of poorly-coordinated dancing in which one of the anti-maskers is[...]

Former WWE wrestler turned Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista may have had a very Grinch-like holiday season, refusing to provide the kind of stimulus the clickbait entertainment website industry needs by making juicy tweets insulting prominent Republican politicians Why Bautista would turn off the spigot of clickbait article material at this crucial juncture for the industry[...]

WWE Hall-of-Famer Hulk Hogan is set to return to WWE Monday Night Raw tonight for a special "Legends Night" edition of Raw as WWE hopes to ring in the new year by popping a rating using the stars of the 1980s and 1990s But when he gets there, he might not get the reception he[...]

WWE star Seth Rollins has released a new CrossFit workout honoring the late Brodie Lee Lee passed away tragically in December at the age of 41, prompting an outpouring of love and support from the pro wrestling community Lee, whose real name was Jon Huber, also wrestled for WWE as Luke Harper prior to debuting[...]

Greetings, comrades! It is I, your El Presidente, reporting to you live from a vote-counting facility in Georgia where I am programming Dominion vote-counting machines to switch votes to the Democrats with news of WWE Smackdown's latest ratings Normally, that funny little man The Chadster is the one to report on the ratings, but when[...]

Can we get a Christmas do-over for Mick Foley? The hardcore legend missed his favorite holiday due to a positive coronavirus test.

WWE Hall-of-Famer Big Sexy Kevin Nash has a special new years resolution for America: time to adult the f*** up! Nash sees hard work ahead for Americans after rough 2020 and even then, he says he doesn't see "the light at the end of the tunnel." Kevin Nash is outspoken about his dislike of fellow WWE[...]

WWE kicked off 2021 with a brand new episode of WWE Smackdown In case you missed the show (something The Chadster would never ever do), WWE released video clips on YouTube. The official logo for WWE Friday Night Smackdown. A lot of last night's Smackdown was focused on the feud between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens that[...]

2020 totally sucked, but it's a brand new year now and WWE Smackdown has the opportunity to set the tone for how 2021 is gonna go Oh… crap! The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock] WWE Smackdown Recap for Friday, January 1st, 2021 After an[...]

It looks like many viewers tuned out of WWE NXT to watch the show, as NXT's viewership was way down this week as well. The official logo for AEW Dynamite on TNT AEW Dynamite Rating and Viewership Up, WWE NXT Rating and Viewership Down The official numbers from ShowBuzz daily are not out yet, but in today's edition[...]

Former 1990s WWE Superstar Marty Jannetty ended 2020 on a down note after his longtime friend and colleague, WWE Hall-of-Famer Tony Atlas, apparently called him a racist Jannetty took to Facebook on December 29th to express his displeasure with "his good bruh's" accusation, especially when Jannetty has "more black friends than him." Marty Jannetty in better[...]

In a development that makes The Chadster think that maybe 2020 wasn't so bad after all, WWE Raw's viewership was up for the final show of the year this week Raw's viewership rose once again from it's all-time low two weeks, with Raw ending the year on a thoroughly mediocre note in terms of ratings[...]

And I'm still with WWE, so I gotta be careful how I handle all this kinda stuff And so, I just kept it superficial and that was that And oh, man, I'd say two months ago or so, somewhere around there, I reached out and I said, hey, are you still willing to talk? And[...]

WWE revealed the updated card for NXT New Years Evil, adding a new match between Gran Metalik and Santos Escobar or the NXT Cruiserweight Championship Dexter Lumis is set to host the special episode of NXT, which has five huge matches booked so far The Chadster is really looking forward to this show I can[...]

WWE NXT aired its final show of 2020 last night, building up to next week's New Years Evil special episode In addition to in-ring action, NXT also revealed the winners of its annual Year-End Awards WWE has released clips from last night's show on YouTube. Johnny Gargano retains the NXT North American Championship for the first[...]

On WWE NXT this week, WWE revealed the winners of the 2020 NXT Year-End Awards WWE claims the awards were decided by industry professionals, wrestling media, and the fans, but who knows whether you can trust that My guess is the awards are worked In any case, here's who walked away with NXT 2020 Year-End[...]

Not necessarily the best frame of mind to now watch another two hours of wrestling to recap WWE NXT, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do… The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock] WWE NXT Recap for December 30th, 2020 Before NXT,[...]

Sadly, the former WWE wrestler has not provided material for clickbait articles on Twitter since December 22nd, when he mocked congressman, Matt Gaetz Bautista's long-running feud with fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump is the stuff of legend in the clickbait website community, where Bautista can be relied on to produce tweets insulting the president[...]

Impact Wrestling star Brian Myers didn't feel WWE did an adequate job of paying tribute to Jon Huber, known as Brodie Lee and, in WWE, Luke Harper, after Huber tragically passed away at the age of 41 over the weekend from what his wife called "a non Covid related lung issue." WWE featured a graphic[...]