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- Lewis Lawes-Cole
- 06 February 2026
Big E: Right Now I’m Retired, I’m Focused On Other Things
Big E currently considers himself retired. On the March 11, 2022, edition of Friday Night
- Lewis Lawes-Cole
- 06 February 2026
WWE Reportedly Changed The WrestleMania Main Event Plans Twice, Believed Original Plans Included Punk vs.
WWE reportedly once planned for Cody Rhodes vs CM Punk at WrestleMania 42. Roman Reigns’
- Jamie Ross
- 06 February 2026
MJF Says Other Promotions Would Have Censored The “F*ck ICE” Chants On AEW Dynamite
The AEW crowd made their opinions known. This past Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite closed
- Jamie Ross
- 06 February 2026
WWE Reportedly Believe Seth Rollins Will Be Ready For WrestleMania 42, Will Face Bron Breakker
A major singles match looks to be on the cards for WrestleMania 42. Since suffering
- Lewis Lawes-Cole
- 05 February 2026
AJ Styles: Never Say Never To In-Ring Return, Everyone’s Allowed To Come Out Of Retirement
AJ Styles says ‘never say never’ with regard to another match. This past weekend, during
- Lewis Lawes-Cole
- 04 February 2026
Tony Khan: I Would Expect Britt Baker To Return To AEW, I Just Don’t Want
Tony Khan would expect Britt Baker to be back in AEW. On the November 13,

Big E: Right Now I’m Retired, I’m Focused On Other Things
Big E currently considers himself retired. On the March 11, 2022, edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Big E suffered fractures of his C1 and C6

WWE Reportedly Changed The WrestleMania Main Event Plans Twice, Believed Original Plans Included Punk vs. Rhodes
WWE reportedly once planned for Cody Rhodes vs CM Punk at WrestleMania 42. Roman Reigns’ Royal Rumble victory this past Saturday offered fans their first

MJF Says Other Promotions Would Have Censored The “F*ck ICE” Chants On AEW Dynamite
The AEW crowd made their opinions known. This past Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite closed with MJF facing Brody King in an AEW World Championship

WWE Reportedly Believe Seth Rollins Will Be Ready For WrestleMania 42, Will Face Bron Breakker
A major singles match looks to be on the cards for WrestleMania 42. Since suffering a shoulder injury that required surgery in his match with

Dave Meltzer Match Ratings January 30th – February 4th 2026
The following ratings have all been taken from the February 9, 2026, edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. CMLL VIERNES ESPECTACULAR JANUARY 30 – MxM

AJ Styles: Never Say Never To In-Ring Return, Everyone’s Allowed To Come Out Of Retirement At Least Once
AJ Styles says ‘never say never’ with regard to another match. This past weekend, during the Royal Rumble Premium Live Event, GUNTHER came out on

WRESTLEPURISTS AWARDS 2025: RESULTS
Welcome to the 2025 WrestlePurists Awards, our annual tradition where we celebrate the very best of the last 12 months of professional wrestling. This year

WRESTLEPURISTS AWARDS 2025: VOTE
Welcome to the fourth edition of the WrestlePurists Annual Awards! These awards celebrate the very best that professional wrestling has offered in 2025. The winners

Mercedes Moné And The White Whale: Chasing The AEW Women’s World Championship
What happens when you have everything and it isn’t enough? At its core, pro wrestling is a simple game. It’s about competing for championships, for

Seri Yamaoka – The Future is Now
On August 17, 2024, Dream Star Fighting Marigold announced that Seri Yamaoka had joined the promotion as a trainee and would make her in-ring debut

Pro-Wrestling: EVE – A Look Back and a Look Ahead
Pro-Wrestling: EVE is one of the most successful promotions in the UK and beyond with regards to its spotlight on female talent and focus on

Konosuke Takeshita and the G1 Climax: The Good, The Bad, and The Alpha
The dust seems to have finally settled on what was a divisive reaction to Konosuke Takeshita’s 2025 G1 Climax victory. Whether it was his Ring
