On Saturday October 1st, Japan, and the wider sports world lost a true icon, as the legendary Antonio Inoki passed away at the age of 79 after battling acute cardiac amyloidosis for over a year. His impact across not only the world of professional wrestling, but also on the monumental rise in popularity of mixed […]
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In the closing moments of this past Saturday’s Extreme Rules premium live event, Bray Wyatt made his long awaited return to WWE following weeks of teases that saw Jefferson Airplane’s ‘White Rabbit’ play during commercial breaks for the live crowd, as well as a series of QR code hints at the identity of said “white
This past Tuesday’s edition of NXT saw the shocking return of Sonya Deville to the third brand, as she attacked Alba Fyre to aid Toxic Attraction in the absence of Mandy Rose. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has now provided an update on the reasoning behind Rose’s absence, revealing that she was taking
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Former NXT North American Champion, Cameron Grimes could be heading to WWE’s Main Roster soon it seems. Cameron Grimes came into WWE’s NXT already with much experience from the indies. During his time in WWE, he has always been more than capable in between the ropes, and on top of that, he’s a more than
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Following Vince McMahon’s controversial retirement on July 22, WWE underwent series changes. Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan took up Co-CEO positions while Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque became head of WWE’s creative. Fans had speculated about Triple H taking over creative for years and so far he hasn’t disappointed. There has been a lot of positive
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2022 has been a crazy year for professional wrestling, including the news that Vince McMahon would step back from WWE and retire at the age of 77. The news came following months of damming articles from the Wall Street Journal revealing McMahon’s previous hush-money scandals. It prompted the biggest backstage shakeup in WWE‘s history with
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A week ago today, AEW officially announced that the current AEW World Champion Jon Moxley has signed a five year contract extension with the company, taking his expiry date to 2027 at the earliest. One interesting detail from the announcement was that Moxley would be working exclusively for AEW and its international partners, thus implying
Dave Meltzer Match Ratings all taken from the October 17 2022 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter SMACKDOWN OCT 7 – GUNTHER (c) vs Sheamus (Intercontinental Championship): ****.25 AEW RAMPAGE OCT 7 – Blackpool Combat Club vs RUSH & Private Party: ***.5 Death Triangle (c) vs The Dark Order (AEW Trios Championships): **** AEW BATTLE
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On May 8th, Charlotte Flair lost an “I Quit” match to the current Smackdown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey at Wrestlemania Backlash, during which Flair broke her arm, resulting in her taking time away from the ring. Shortly after the event, Flair married AEW star Andrade el Idolo, and therefore took additional time away from the
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An update has emerged regarding when Cody Rhodes might be able to return from injury to WWE. Cody Rhodes has been out of action since June 5. He went through with his Hell in a Cell match against Seth Rollins despite suffering a torn pec in training just a few days before. The injury put
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