WWE Monday Night Raw opened up with a bang tonight when Retribution, the gang of Antifa-inspired, hoodie-wearing WWE superstars that have been engaging in acts of vandalism against WWE for weeks, took the ring and took off their masks… sort of. They definitely took their hoodies off, and they were now wearing more revealing masks. […]
After many years of making them wait, WWE has finally given the fans what they want by turning Roman Reigns heel. The new Universal Champion has resulted in a major ratings boost for Smackdown, and WWE is surely happy with the results. But what about the man who carried WWE for all the time that […]
Yesterday, a rumor made its way around the dirt sheets that Melina Perez, known only by her first name when wrestling in WWE, was signed and would make her return to WWE television within a week. The rumor began with Mike Johnson at PWInsider, normally as reliable a source as exists in the pro wrestling […]
It looks like the ratings boost for WWE SmackDown from the ThunderDome may be coming to an end. Though SmackDown held onto its post-SummerSlam increase longer than Raw, ratings and viewership returned to pre-ThunderDome levels, at least according to Showbuzz Daily's overnight report. WWE SmackDown Draws Lowest Viewership Since July Last night's episode of SmackDown […]
Another brutal attack! Someone gets served! An Intercontinental Championship love triangle! And a Samoan Street Fight! All of that in part two of Bleeding Cool's Smackdown Report… WWE Smackdown Report for September 18th, 2020 Part 2 When we left off in part one, Sasha Banks was getting ready for an interview. But first, Michael Cole wants […]
A Moment of Bliss. A man in his underwear. A man in a mask argues with a man in a mask and a fedora over their furry friend. A title feud we've seen three or four times this year. All of that in part one of Bleeding Cool's WWE Smackdown report… WWE Smackdown Report for […]
Former WWE star Melina Perez has signed with the company and will make a return within the next week, according to PWInsider. Working under the single name Melina from 2004-2011 in WWE, Perez is a five-time women's champion and was regarded as an incredible in-ring talent, especially as a woman in the Divas era of […]
Fans were confused on Monday when the WWE Raw Women's Championship match between Mickie James and Asuka abruptly ended while James was pinning Asuka while in the Asuka Lock. A report soon surfaced, claiming that the reason the match was stopped is that James, a twenty-year veteran of the sport, was simply too good at […]
Yesterday's AEW Dynamite main event featured a Parking Lot Brawl between the Best Friends and Proud and Powerful, and the match received widespread acclaim from fans, critics, and industry professionals. AEW announcer Jim Ross even called it the greatest Street Fight he's ever called, and he called the street fight between Mick Foley and Triple […]
In the first direct ratings skirmish in weeks, AEW Dynamite came out on top over NXT once again, beating NXT in both viewership and in the 18-49 demographic. AEW Dynamite was ranked #3 in the ratings Wednesday night amongst all cable shows, even higher than last week when they broke a million viewers, though viewership […]
WWE wrestler and Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista had some harsh words for fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer Donald Trump. The Animal took to Twitter to cut a shoot promo on the President, and he definitely wasn't keeping things PG. "You're such a childish little bitch," the potty-mouthed former WWE Champ said of the president, with whom he […]
On WWE NXT last night, William Regal announced two big matches for next week's NXT, which will decide the number one contenders for the NXT Women's Championship and NXT Championship at the next Takeover event. First up, earlier in the show, it was revealed that Regal scheduled a number one contender battle royal for next […]
The Wednesday Night Wars are back, baby, and you know what that means! No, it doesn't mean we get four hours of great wrestling. It means I get no goddamn sleep! Thankfully, there's just one more hour of NXT to go. NXT Report for September 16th, 2020 Part 1 When we left off in part […]
Well, I just watched an excellent episode of Dynamite. How will NXT compete now that the brief cease-fire in the Wednesday Night Wars is over? It's time for me to find out. And for you to find out, if you didn't watch it already. And if you watched it already and you're reading this recap […]
WWE and Wade Barrett, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Barrett with the WWE exclusive contract! WWE has made it official and signed Wade Barrett to join the commentary team on NXT permanently. Barrett has been handling commentary for the past few weeks after the sudden departure of […]
WWE Hall-of-Famer Trish Stratus appeared on WWE's The Bump podcast this week and teased a huge match between herself and Sasha Banks. Could we be looking at the first match of a card for a potential Evolution 2 PPV event? When Status made her return at the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble in 2018, the biggest […]
WWE wrestler and Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista may be best known for fighting against President Donald Trump, but he set a new rival in his sights on Twitter this week: North Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. Bautista called out Graham for being hypocritical about tax returns, calling out his Democratic opponent at the Election PPV for […]
Former WWE WWE wrestler and Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista may be adding a new title to his list of accolades: healthcare specialist. The Animal took to Twitter this week to name a list of all the side effects of the Trump Virus, a very serious medical condition which, we gather from context clues, causes people […]
WWE wrestler and Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista is really diversifying his Twitter attack portfolio lately. The former WWE Champion took aim at Vice President Mike Pence this week while attempting to form a tag team with Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris. "@VP @KamalaHarris is going to make you look like a complete idiot," Bautista tweeted. […]
Well, it took longer than I predicted last night, but the dirt sheets have finally gotten around to reporting a reason for that really weird ending to the Mickie James vs. Asuka match last night. If you're a regular reader of our weekly WWE Raw recap (and you ought to be — it's great), or […]
