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As the end-of-October deadline came and went, WWE made good on their promise to seize the twitch and cameo accounts of their wrestlers so that they can move forward with plans to launch their own versions, share only a portion of the revenue with the wrestlers, and then count that portion against the wrestlers' "downside[...]

WWE Smackdown scored a devastating ratings victory over all of its competition on Friday Night According to the ratings charts from Showbuzz Daily, Smackdown ranked #1 for the night in viewers 18-49, tying with Shark Tank in the 8-9 hour and beating everyone in the 9-10 hour.   The official logo for WWE Friday Night Smackdown. WWE Smackdown[...]

On WWE Smackdown this week, Jey Uso was asked to prove his love for the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns… and Daniel Bryan paid the price Plus: new Smackdown Women's champion Sasha Banks speaks! Read all about it here. I'm Jude Terror This is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition, a weekly sacrifice wherein I spend my Friday night[...]

On WWE Smackdown this week, Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy took their relationship to the next level… but only Seth Rollins could accept their forbidden love Plus: Survivor Series nonsense! Read all about it right here. I'm Jude Terror This is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition, a weekly sacrifice wherein I spend my Friday night watching Smackdown of[...]

Former WWE wrestler and Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista has gotten a lot of press from this very website for being mean to fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump and his various cronies, sycophants, and large adult sons But every once in awhile, Bautista may say something nice about someone working for the Trump administration Take,[...]

It's Joe Biden who President Donald Trump needs to beat at the upcoming Election PPV, but it's a match with former President Barack Obama that seems to obsess the WWE Hall-of-Famer That fact has not eluded one of Trump's biggest opponents, former WWE wrestler and Hollywood superstar Dave Bautista, who has been engaged in a[...]

In what is, without a doubt, the happiest day of The Chadster's entire life, WWE NXT drew more viewers last night for a special Halloween Havoc episode than AEW Dynamite drew for a regular episode of Dynamite It was a huge night for NXT as they returned not only to the top 50 cable shows,[...]

WWE star Dave Bautista stole a page from his former WWE colleague Wade Barrett when he took to Twitter to deliver some "bad news" to fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer and President of the United States, Donald Trump According to Bautista, a surrogate for Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden, Trump's presidency will be coming to an end[...]

On WWE NXT last night, Candice LeRea came up short in a Halloween Havoc Tables, Ladders, and Scares match with Io Shirai We'll tell you all about it right here in part one of The Shovel: Wednesday Night Wars Edition covering AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT Tonight is a special Halloween Havoc episode of NXT,[...]

On WWE NXT last night, Cameron Grimes visited Dexter Lumis in the Haunted House of Horrors and got eaten by zombies We'll tell you all about it right here in part one of The Shovel: Wednesday Night Wars Edition covering AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT Tonight is a special Halloween Havoc episode of NXT, and[...]

On WWE NXT last night, Halloween Havoc returned to breathe new life into a struggling black and gold brand We'll tell you all about it right here in part four of The Shovel: Wednesday Night Wars Edition covering AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT Tonight is a special Halloween Havoc episode of NXT, and we're just[...]

Move over, Gene Snitsky! There's a new foot-obsessed wrestler in town, and his name is Booker T! Booker went off again on Matt Riddle during the most recent episode of his podcast, trashing WWE's resident bro for his refusal to wear proper footgear It's not the first time Booker has taken issue with Riddle's lack[...]

Former WWE wrestler and Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista took aim at marks for fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump after they cheered and laughed for a remark by Trump suggesting that his opponent at the upcoming Election PPV, former Vice President Joe Biden, will be shot within three weeks of taking office, making Kamala Harris[...]

We did hear about this likely happening and that both WWE & AEW had interest in her." Nice one, Dave. Meltzer's speculation left open which company Rosa would go to, but it does stand to reason that if Rosa dropped the belt to an AEW wrestler, and NWA therefore doesn't have a problem with an AEW[...]

In news that will surely come as a shock to the various coronavirus truthers that populate the WWE performance center including coach The Road Dogg and multiple NXT wrestlers, a new outbreak of COVID-19 could impact tonight's NXT Halloween Havoc According to Dave Meltzer at F4WOnline, the outbreak happened on Friday and several people were[...]

And American viewers cared about them in that order, it seems, as WWE Raw was pushed out of the top 5 cable shows by Monday Night Football and Fox News, according to the latest numbers from Showbuzz Daily Raw's overall viewership and 18-49 demographic performance were also both down compared to last week.   The official logo[...]

And that's how folks on Twitter discovered that AEW star Chris Jericho donated $3,000 to President Donald Trump's reelection campaign, in three separate $1,000 donations in the month of October. Folks on Reddit also discovered that The Undertaker donated $1,000 to Trump last month, but Trump isn't the only one getting wrestler money. AEW star Hangman Adam[...]

In the fourth and final part of The Shovel: WWE Raw Edition, Lana remains undefeated against the commentary table Plus: Randy Orton gets what he deserves. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the weekly wrestling recap column where I watch all the hours of wrestling on TV each week and tell you what happened[...]

In part three of The Shovel: WWE Raw Edition, Retribution sinks to a new low Plus: Nia Jax has a new boyfriend! And Drew McIntyre gets revenge on The Miz. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the weekly wrestling recap column where I watch all the hours of wrestling on TV each week and[...]

In part two of The Shovel: WWE Raw edition, the once-mighty Keith Lee can barely beat a jobbing guitar player Plus: five men sacrifice their careers for a joke you don't find funny anymore. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the weekly wrestling recap column where I watch all the hours of wrestling on[...]

In part one of The Shovel: WWE Raw Edition, Drew McIntyre isn't taking his loss at Hell in a Cell very seriously Plus: AJ Styles respects continuity. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, the weekly wrestling recap column where I watch all the hours of wrestling on TV each week and tell you what[...]

Former WWE wrestler and Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista is well known for shooting on fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump But Bautista doesn't restrict his anger for just the president himself Trump's family is fair game, and even people impersonating Trump's family! WWE Star Dave Bautista is outspoken about his dislike of fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer Donald[...]

this week, and he discussed his outspokenness against fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump According to Foley, when he tweeted that there should be witnesses called at Trump's impeachment trial, he lost 50,000 followers in one night However, like a true hardcore legend, even the loss of social media reach hasn't deterred Foley from standing[...]

Suddenly, the state of things in WWE has become just a little bit easier to understand Former Smackdown lead writer and current WWE Performance Center coach responsible for training the next generation of WWE Superstars, The Road Dogg, took to Twitter to decry liberals for their dang mask-wearing tendencies. Oh, you didn't know WWE coach The[...]

Dave Bautista spends a lot of his time — we're talking, probably 90% of all waking hours — shooting on fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump Bautista tweets sometimes dozens of times a day about the President, of whom he is not a big fan If you count all of the retweets of fellow Hollywood[...]

Former WWE wrestler and Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista is more than outspoken on social media, but can you guess who "The Animal" believes is the worst American ever? If you guessed fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer Donald Trump, well, of course, you're right Who the hell else would it be?! WWE Star Dave Bautista is outspoken about his[...]

The conclusion for Hell in a Cell 2020 encompassed the long-reigning feud between Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton.  Although Orton was coming off the harsh loss at Clash of Champions, he promised an end to their vendetta in an arena he may have the upper hand in a cell match.  With this being Drew's first[...]

The crap in question this week is WWE Hell in a Cell, emanating from the WWE Thunderdome at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, and broadcast live and on-demand on the WWE Network. The Shovel – Weekly TV Recaps of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Impact Wrestling, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NXT [Photo: Shutterstock]There are five matches[...]

The fourth match of Hell in a Cell kicked off in the WWE's ThunderDome hot on the tail of the Otis vs Miz match, with the Miz exiting victorious With John Morrison and Tucker standing ringside to cheer their best friends, Tucker swung the Money in the Bank briefcase hard enough to break everyone's hearts,[...]

Miz and Otis fought each other for custody of the Money in the Bank contract at WWE Hell in a Cell  Was it a travesty of justice? Read on to find out. I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel, Bleeding Cool's weekly wrestling recap column where we watch this crap, so you don't have to[...]