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WWE Hall-of-Famer Booker T once again had some advice for a WWE superstar on the rise, and, once again, he's gotten a little pushback for it Following his comments on the #NaomiDeservesBetter hashtag and Matt Riddle's footwear choices, Booker offered some advice for Big E on his most recent podcast 411 Mania transcribed the comments. Big[...]

WWE Smackdown star Sonya Deville looks to be one of WWE's next breakout star Though Deville's storyline with her former friend turned, rival Mandy Rose took a bit of a hiatus due to coronavirus interruptions over the last month Sonya and Mandy rekindled their feud on Smackdown last Friday, with Deville cutting off Rose's hair[...]

The Bella Twins gave birth to their children, paying off a long-running storyline from the most recent season of Total Bellas.

Here, those words find a home. WWE Raw 7/27/20 Report Part 3: Friendship is Magic: I friggin love Bayley and Sasha Banks Still the best thing going in professional wrestling- meaning Vince should be finding a way to f*ck it up in 5… 4… 3… 2020 Emmy Noms: Watchmen, Mandalorian, Better Call Saul, Ozark & More: As[...]

Before WWE's Extreme Rules PPV last weekend, WWE legend Hardcore Holly appeared on WWE's The Bump podcast to discuss his career Though Holly would eventually become known for his Hardcore gimmick, stiff wrestling style, and multiple runs with the Hardcore Championship His career path could have gone a lot differently if he had stuck with[...]

There's been a lot of talk recently about WWE's need to build new stars It comes up every quarter these days when WWE does its conference calls with investors, and they want to know why the company is bleeding ratings You gotta build those new stars Any day now, those new stars will be built,[...]

WWE's ratings have been steadily declining for roughly the last twenty years We discussed it more in-depth recently, but it basically comes down to creative stagnation, a lack of new stars with true drawing power, and a general waning of any kind of excitement or unpredictability in the product The coronavirus pandemic struck the United[...]

That's right, WWE did foreshadowing Old dogs can learn new tricks. The official logo for WWE Friday Night Smackdown. WWE Smackdown 7/31/2020 Part 3 Sheamus cuts a promo backstage In retrospect, it was a mistake to fight Jeff Hardy in his natural environment, a bar Sheamus knew he was in trouble when he saw Hardy get stronger and[...]

Can you say greatest alliance in WWE history? I'm so happy for Baron Corbin for finally making a friend backstage The Chadster knew if Corbin just put himself out there; eventually, it would happen. Oh, yeah, we're here to talk about ratings So Smackdown had a .5 in the 18-49 demographic for both hours, same as[...]

WWE Hall-of-Famer Lita was a guest on a recent episode of Corey Graves's After the Bell podcast, and one of the topics they covered is the much-lauded Women's Evolution Though Lita's full-time career lasted just under a decade, she remains one of the most beloved WWE stars of all time Lita's full-time run with WWE[...]

Once again, a long week of wrestling ends with WWE Friday Night Smackdown on Fox Like all WWE programming, Smackdown has been struggling in the ratings, though not as bad as Monday Night Raw In large part, that can be attributed to the fact that Smackdown is only two hours, and therefore a leaner and[...]

Then we watched a recap of last week's Bar Fight, which means it's time for someone to cut a promo. The official logo for WWE Friday Night Smackdown. WWE Smackdown 7/31/2020 Part 2 Jeff Hardy comes to the ring Michael Cole and Corey Graves put over Hardy for conquering his demons Doesn't he still have a court case?[...]

Seth Rollins is one of the top stars in WWE, and thus one of the top stars in the wrestling world He's also expecting a child with fiance Becky Lynch, arguably the top female wrestler in the entire world But despite all of his success and what should, by any measure, be a fulfilling life,[...]

WWE has released its financial report for Q2 2020 in a press release touting the company's performance as strong despite declining ratings amidst the COVID-19 pandemic By cutting costs and relying on their lucrative television contracts, WWE remains profitable despite a complete lack of live events due to coronavirus The company reported $43.8 million in[...]

AEW Dynamite once again topped WWE NXT in both overall viewership and the crucial 18-49 demographic, the latest numbers from Showbuzz Daily reveal AEW was ranked 6th for the night on cable, down a spot from last week, while NXT was ranked 28th, up seven spots from last week's rankings NXT also closed the gap[...]

Does that mean he had the COVID? You just can't tell in WWE anymore These guys feel each other out with a bunch of dodges and reversals built around Atlas's gymnastics skills and Swerve's dancing skills Then the match gets going; Atlas hits a bunch of kicks on Swerve Swerve gets one kick, but a[...]

For the past several months, a Reddit user has been burying everything in the wrestling business using parody shoot quotes from Bret Hart.

For pretty much the last twenty years, WWE has been a long and relentless downward trend in ratings and popularity It's taken that long, but the mainstream world has finally started paying attention Two separate sources today published what essentially boils down to takedowns of WWE's current state and bleak future prospects, but they aren't[...]

The ratings are in for this week's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, and by the measure of Chris Jericho, Tony Khan, and Vince McMahon himself, it looks like good news Yes, viewership fell to the second-lowest number ever, but the key demo is up, baby! That means Raw is winning! Well, not winning in[...]

Get it or die! 375×3 pic.twitter.com/bTu3ITctSe — THE KING (@BaronCorbinWWE) July 27, 2020 But it's not just Baron Corbin's culinary exploits that are shunned by his peers In a recent video posted to Twitter, Corbin revealed that he couldn't even get anyone to spot him while lifting weights Come on, people Are you really to busy to[...]

In a seemingly contradictory statement, WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon claimed during WWE's annual investor meeting that WWE is always looking to make new stars Then, just a few days later, McMahon booked Mustafa Ali, a rising star with a ton of potential who had only made his television return a week earlier, to[...]

But the good stuff is waiting for you at the end, with a quick montage of spaghetti-serving, money-licking, skeleton bra-unhooking goodness- and yes, we're pretty sure (in our defense, it goes pretty quickly so we slowed it down like the Zapruder film) that's mixed martial arts in-cage announcer, singer, and WWE/professional wrestling ring announcer Lilian[...]

Kairi Sane said farewell to the WWE Universe last night on the same night that Nia Jax made her return to Raw Sane doesn't outright say that she's leaving Raw and fleeing the country to return to Japan in order to get as far away from Jax as humanly possible lest Jax injured her in[...]

WWE Hall-of-Famer and Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista is at it again, feuding with fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald Trump on Twitter Bautista used a hashtag to attack the President over his ability to maintain an erection Bautista posted a photo of porn star Stormy Daniels, who previously claimed that Trump suffered from erectile dysfunction, along[...]

It seems like so long ago that we began this WWE Monday Night Raw report, but in truth, it's been just two hours As Raw enters its final hour, a match is already in progress, so let's get right to it. The official logo for WWE Monday Night Raw Credit: WWE. WWE Monday Night Raw 7/27/20 Part[...]

But the slog continues as WWE Monday Night Raw enters hour 2 of 47. The official logo for WWE Monday Night Raw Credit: WWE. WWE Monday Night Raw 7/27/2020 Part 2 – Yet Another Seth Rollins Promo Seth Rollins is in the ring with Buddy Murphy and Dominik Mysterio Rollins understands that Dominik is upset with him for[...]

Drew Mcintyre rematch? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? It's time for WWE Monday Night Raw, three hours of all of our lives we'll never get back. The official logo for WWE Monday Night Raw Credit: WWE. WWE Monday Night Raw 7/27/20 Part 1 Michael Cole Jr welcomes us to Monday Night Raw Asuka faces Sasha Banks tonight for the[...]

The Genetic Jackhammer was asked about WWE's declining ratings during WWE's annual shareholder meeting, which was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic McMahon responded by citing social media success and pointing out that Smackdown is consistently the number one broadcast show "in key demos," even though the show loses when it comes to viewership. "Dammit,[...]

Back in June, after a career lasting more than three decades, The Undertaker finally announced in the finale of WWE's Undertaker: The Last Ride documentary that he is retiring Sort of Undertaker didn't actually say the word "retire," even though WWE immediately launched a tribute show and repeatedly called his match against AJ Styles at[...]

Prior to WWE's Extreme Rules PPV last weekend, WWE legend Hardcore Holly appeared on WWE's The Bump podcast to discuss his career Holly got to talking about some of his favorite matches, including a match for the Hardcore Championship at the 1999 Valentine's Day Massacre PPV against Al Snow. "I wouldn't change a damn thing about[...]