These days, wrestling fans can’t seem to go five minutes online without being at each other’s throats. Tribalism online is at its all-time peak, with two major American promotions boasting their own fanbases ready to go to war against the other. Despite all of that, there’s one thing almost every wrestling fan can agree on […]
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AEW have their eyes on the former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. On January 8th, New Japan Pro Wrestling made the shocking announcement that Kazuchika Okada would be leaving the company at the expiration of his contract at the end of the month. Okada is still set to compete for NJPW until February 24th, but with
TKO have issued a statement on today’s headline news. On January 25th, a lawsuit was filed against Vince McMahon, along with former executive John Laurinaitis, with allegations or sex trafficking, sexual assault, and emotional abuse being brought against McMahon. A TKO spokesperson has now issued a statement to Variety on the matter, labelling the allegations
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The American Nightmare isn’t concerned about The Rock taking his spot. On January 1st, during the Day 1 edition of Monday Night RAW, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson made his shocking WWE return, where he teased a potential clash with the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Since then, the rumour mill hasn’t stopped turning, with
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The Hollywood megastar is eyeing a mammoth WrestleMania clash. On January 1st at WWE’s Day 1 edition of Monday Night RAW, The Rock made his shocking return to the company, interrupting Jinder Mahal before teasing a potential clash with his cousin and current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns by asking the WWE Universe whether
WWE are making a change to their announcing team. Earlier this month, PWInsider reported that some within WWE were monitoring Kevin Patrick’s progress as lead SmackDown commentator without Michael Cole, with the belief being he needed to step up in order to maintain his position. It now appears as though WWE have made up their
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America’s top two promotions look set to do battle over Okada’s signature. On January 19th, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada will be leaving the promotion after the conclusion of his contract on January 31st, with adjustments having been made the the upcoming New Beginning tour that will
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There’s good news and bad news on the injury status of Seth Rollins. This past Monday’s episode of RAW saw Seth Rollins defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal. Following the bout, Rollins was visibly concerned, and reports later noted that he’d sustained an injury to his left leg during
A major AEW name looks set to jump ship back to WWE. On the 30th of December last year, we reported that Andrade el Idolo was expected by many within AEW to be finishing up with the company at Worlds End, with some believing him to be WWE-bound. It now appears that that is indeed
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