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The inter-promotional, inter-gender pro wrestling feud we all deserve has kicked off between AEW legend Chris Jericho and WWE Tag Team Champion Sasha Banks This feud isn't taking place in a wrestling ring, but rather in the social media equivalent of a Judy Bagwell on a Poll match, Twitter And it's not a battle over[...]

WWE's Last Ride documentary series featuring The Undertaker's struggles with giving up his in-ring career ended with the legendary wrestler declaring that he's finally done for good, which almost certainly means he'll be making a surprise return for next year's WrestleMania Undertaker expressed his satisfaction with his Boneyard Match against AJ Styles in the episode,[...]

A long-rumored game show hosted by WWE Superstar R-Truth is finally set to debut on the WWE Network next month In development for years, R-Truth revealed on WWE's The Bump podcast this week that the show will debut on July 14th Truth also shared some insight on what to expect from the show, which featured[...]

Another week of ratings is in the books, and things continue to look positive for WWE WWE Smackdown managed to hold on to its ratings and even increase slightly in viewership from last week The show was also tied for first place in demographic ratings for the night, and they did it without any urine[...]

A member of WWE's Hall-of-Fame, Trump's association with WWE goes all the way back to WrestleMania 4 and 5, which were hosted at Trump's Atlantic City casino, Trump Plaza Trump himself has been an in-storyline owner of WWE and even participated in a record-breaking WrestleMania as part of the Battle of the Billionaires, where Trump[...]

May you both find that sense of self you both so richly deserve. Randy Orton poses after winning The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever at WWE Backlash (BCTV Image: WWE) Woke Randy Orton Explains Why Black Lives Matter: Congrats on seeing the light and being on the right side of history, Randy No snark or sarcasm there, because[...]

Following last week's big urine-based angle between Jeff Hardy and Sheamus, another WWE couple has come out in favor of watersports Carmella and Corey Graves discussed the subject on an episode of their Bare With Us podcast, with Carmella coming out in favor of golden showers All four Superstars are members of the WWE Smackdown[...]

WWE has taken its first steps in responding to the misconduct allegations coming out of the #SpeakingOut movement, a social media movement in which people inside and around the wrestling industry began speaking out on incidents well-known wrestlers from around the world Many of those accused currently work for WWE across the company's five brands[...]

WWE Superstar MVP appeared on WWE's The Bump ahead of Backlash on Sunday, and he discussed his reaction to two emotional moments involving his friends MVP discussed his relationship with Shad Gaspard and how he's been affected by Gaspard's tragic death On a lighter note, with the clip of MVP and Gaspard reacting to Kofi[...]

In the first part of our WWE SmackDown report, AJ Styles was presented with the new WWE Intercontinental Championship and then fought a debuting Matt Riddle and Jeff Hardy gave an interview about his recent struggles in life and against Sheamus Read about it here Now it's time for a match between Shorty G and[...]

WWE SmackDown opens with a commercial for Ring of Honor, at least here on my local Fox affiliate Sinclair, you sneaky bastards! This is a rough night for WWE amidst the #SpeakingOut scandal, which is ongoing and which I wrote about earlier here The question tonight is whether or not WWE will air the debut[...]

When WWE Hall-of-Famer and Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista walks, it is most often for miles inside a pit of danger His usual destination: a place where no one follows him But perhaps most importantly, when Bautista walks, he walks alooooooooooooooooooone, without any company That all changes next Saturday. Dave Bautista at the Los Angeles premiere of[...]

Following news earlier this week that a WWE-contracted talent present at last week's television tapings tested positive for COVID-19, Orange County, Florida Mayor Jerry Demmings has made mask-wearing a requirement in public and at businesses with few exceptions, such as removing the masks to eat Demmings' decision comes as a result of a massive spike[...]

At the hashtag, several wrestlers working for WWE's NXT UK brand have been named. WWE issued a statement on accusations of physical abuse against former NXT Cruiserweight Champion and NXT UK star Jordan Devlin, saying, "We take any allegation of this nature very seriously and are looking into the matter." Wrestling journalist Tom Colohue further reported last[...]

WWE Superstar Paige is just 27-yeard-old, but she's already been forced to retire from in-ring competition due to injuries It's a unique situation for Paige to both be so young and yet so influential to the current generation of female wrestlers in WWE Paige appeared on WWE's The Bump talk show ahead of Sunday's Backlash[...]

Since MVP debuted in WWE in 2006, he's had a distinct look based on his ring gear, which uses the style of athletic workout gear popularized today by companies like Under Armour But according to MVP, he was the trendsetter in the style which is ubiquitous amongst athletes today Even so, MVP wasn't a big[...]

I thought about quitting in protest, but when I talked to my wife Keighleyanne about it and told her that I was about to have a lot more free time to spend hanging out with her, she insisted that I shouldn't quit because someone needs to fight the good fight against all those WWE haters[...]

With all of the noise about COVID-19 cases and taping schedules in WWE, it's easy for important news to fall by the wayside, but here's a story that will shake the WWE Universe to its foundations, leaving nothing the same again You may want to sit down for this one Are you ready? Okay Paige[...]

Robert Stone did what? Guess you'll have to read part one before we find out what happened in the second half of NXT. The official logo for NXT. WWE NXT 6/17/2020 Adam Cole heads to the ring and grabs a mic He mentions he's held the NXT title for 381 days He says he's the hardest working and[...]

Breezango are challenging Imperium, and Sasha Banks and Bayley are visiting to defend against Tegan Nox and Shotzi Blackheart. The official logo for NXT. WWE NXT 6/17/2020 We see Sasha and Bayley arriving earlier It should be noted that this show was taped at the end of a marathon taping session today, following chaos in WWE as an[...]

WWE Superstar Paige appeared on WWE's The Bump talk show ahead of Sunday's Backlash PPV, and she talked about the current state of the Women's division in WWE and the Women's Tag Team Championships Paige discussed how the titles weren't treated with the seriousness that they deserved after their original debut, but she feels like[...]

With a second COVID-19 case found amongst the talent and crew participating in WWE television tapings, one thing has become even more clear: Roman Reigns was right to take WWE up on their questionably genuine offer to stay home from work until the pandemic is over Unfortunately, despite his status as the company's top guy,[...]

A little more than five months after Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (WWE superstar, Ballers, The Titan Games, Jumanji: The Next Level) and NBC announced a straight-to-series order for Young Rock, we're learning a little more about the project On Tuesday, NBC released its 2020-2021 programming schedule which lists the 11-episode series as premiering either midseason or[...]

For the first episode of WWE, after WWE fired Paul Heyman and consolidated its creative team for Raw and Smackdown under Bruce Pritchard, viewership was way, way up on Monday night, according to the numbers from Showbuzz Daily In fact, last night's episode of Raw had the highest viewership the show has seen since early[...]

WWE Champion Drew McIntyre didn't mince words when he revealed whether or not he would take Lana up on her suggestion that he would have made a better sexual partner than Bobby Lashley The answer, in short, is no McIntyre was responding to comments Lana made during the first hour of WWE Monday Night Raw[...]

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is having a busy day after a news report revealed that a performance center trainee tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day that it was also revealed WWE allowed a small group of fans to attend the most recent round of television tapings. The official logo of the WWE. The problems started[...]

Read all about it in part one and two of our WWE Raw report. The Street Profits and Viking Raiders try to figure out backstage how they can finally settle their ongoing contest Big Show walks past, and Montez Ford thanks him for helping them out with the ninjas earlier Show says he's enjoyed their rivalry,[...]

In the first part of our WWE Monday Night Raw recap, Randy Orton challenged Christian to an unsanctioned match, Bobby Lashley challenged Lana to a divorce, and the Viking Profits teamed up with the Big Show to fight ninjas If that sounds like your cup of tea, and look, we're not judging, read that recap[...]

The match was dragged down by WWE's hype and by the weird and distracting decision to pipe in crowd noise And then, to make matters worse, Edge tore his tricep… while filming reshoots! Reshoots! Damn you , cinematic era of wrestling! It's time for WWE Monday Night Raw, three hours of your life you'll never[...]

And so, when Randy Orton came out in support of Black Lives Matter last month after previously aligning himself with the All Lives Matter camp, it was both a surprise and not really a surprise. Randy Orton poses after winning The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever at WWE Backlash The Viper recently gave an interview to CBS Sports[...]