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The Undertaker gave a memorable and emotional speech as he was inducted into this year’s class of the WWE Hall of Fame. Fans had been waiting for years to see the man from Death Valley take his spot among the immortals. Many were surprised that Taker left a few key names out when he accepted … Read more
WWE has long since moved on from the famed Attitude Era. That doesn’t mean fans don’t have very fond memories of the most successful period in American pro wrestling history. Anyone who watched Monday Night Raw at the time remembers those emotional promo videos featuring the company’s legends passing the torch to superstars like Steve … Read more
AEW Rampage has had a hard time growing an audience in its Friday night timeslot. The demographic the company is looking to capture typically aren’t watching TV at that time. Tony Khan has been happy with the show’s performance given the circumstances, but the NHL and NBA playoffs could be hugely detrimental to viewership in … Read more
Dexter Lumis wasted no time letting the public know he will soon be back in business as Samuel Shaw. Lumis was a part of the recent round of WWE NXT releases. He had been involved in an ongoing feud with on-screen partner Indi Hartwell against Persia Pirotta and Duke Hudson in WWE’s developmental brand. Many … Read more
Veer Mahaan became the butt of a lot of jokes after months of “Veer is coming” vignettes on WWE television. The jokes quickly came to an end as Veer has been dispatching everyone in his path and sending them to the hospital. Mahaan’s debut was a long time coming, and he made sure to make … Read more
Lucha Libre AAA crowned new mixed tag team champions at this weekend’s TripleMania event in Monterrey. AEW’s Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti fought in a four-way with Chik Tormenta & Arez, Lady Maravilla & Latigo, and Komander & Sexy Star. Sammy and Tay walked out with the titles, although Guevara was extremely limited in his … Read more
WWE recently made a big change to the card for the upcoming WrestleMania Backlash premium live event. The Usos had originally been dispatched by Roman Reigns to deliver RK-Bro’s Raw Tag Team Championships to him on SmackDown. Fans were excited for the huge unification bout. Instead, they’re getting a six-man tag team match. On this … Read more
WWE let several members of the NXT roster go yesterday in another sweeping roster purge. Many fans found some of the moves curious, as several released wrestlers were involved in ongoing television storylines. There appears to have been a lack of communication between the top brass in WWE and the NXT creative team. Persia Pirotta … Read more
WWE released a long list of NXT talents yesterday. Some of them were more prominent than others, such as Dakota Kai, Persia Pirotta, Dexter Lumis, Malcolm Bivens, and Harland. Others were developmental projects that haven’t panned out. Those might not be the only names being let go. The annual talent purge took place a couple … Read more
Ryback took a break from his usual Twitter conspiracy theories to blast his former boss late yesterday evening. In the wake of several NXT roster cuts, The Big Guy decided to once again drag Vince McMahon. The former WWE superstar insinuated that McMahon is a control freak who exploits people left and right. Ryback took … Read more
Hardland was among the NXT superstars released by WWE in another huge series of roster cuts yesterday. The monster didn’t waste much time letting the fans know that Parker Boudreaux, his independent character, was back. It sounds like Boudreaux and WWE both saw the writing on the wall. After being paired with the demented Joe … Read more
Malcolm Bivens found himself among WWE’s litany of NXT superstars who received their walking papers yesterday. Unlike some of the other releases, Bivens may have had a plan to leave anyway. It was reported that Malcolm refused to sign a new contract with WWE after being offered the deal in February. Bivens, who made his … Read more
Dakota Kai was one of the victims of WWE’s sweeping NXT roster cuts that took place yesterday. Kai was a fan favorite in the developmental brand but has been there for quite some time now. After her 30-day non-compete expires, she will become a free agent. There was some buzz that Dakota Kai was being … Read more
Triple H’s vision for NXT was to bring in the top independent talent from around the world and put on the best wrestling shows possible. A huge part of that was former Ring of Honor booker Gabe Sapolsky. Sapolsky’s contacts were instrumental in bringing a lot of those stars into WWE’s developmental brand. On the … Read more
Adam Cole had a memorable run in WWE’s NXT brand. Cole made an impactful debut, laying out Drew McIntyre in his debut at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. From there, he went on to become one of the biggest stars on the brand before leaving for AEW when his WWE contract expired. Cole is now a household … Read more
Sammy Guevara has been losing a lot of fans lately. After negative crowd reactions to his on-screen pairing with real-life girlfriend Tay Conti, AEW has presented him as a heel. Guevara still has at least one young fan who still believes in him. Guevara lost the TNT Championship to Scorpio Sky in a ladder match … Read more
Jade Cargill has been getting quite the push in AEW lately. After a slow start to her pro wrestling career, Jade has dedicated herself to getting better every day. Cargill has even been working with Bryan Danielson to improve her work in the ring. It eventually paid off in the form of the TBS Championship. … Read more
AEW will be promoting the massive Forbidden Door pay-per-view in association with New Japan Pro Wrestling this June. Many fans were disappointed when news emerged that STARDOM, the women’s promotion owned by NJPW, would not be participating. There is still some hope for the two to work together in the future. AEW draws most of … Read more
Alexa Bliss has been missing in action since WWE’s Elimination Chamber premium live event. Bliss was featured in several “therapy” vignettes over multiple weeks where a doctor tried to wean her from Lilly the Doll. Alexa participated in the women’s Elimination Chamber match but hasn’t been seen on WWE television since. Sinus surgery kept Alexa … Read more
WWE has been making a lot of changes to wrestlers’ ring names lately. The company received an edict from Vince McMahon stating that no real names should be used unless there are special circumstances, like Ronda Rousey. Even some talents who are not featured often have been affected by the wholesale moniker mixup. Things got … Read more
NXT has been enjoying its new home at the Capitol Wrestling Center (AKA WWE Performance Center) since the TakeOver 31 special in 2020. Before that, the show was taped at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida. Many have missed the Full Sail days, where NXT had its greatest level of success. WWE spent quite a … Read more