Tony Schiavone had high praise for Kenny Omega and his recent IWGP US Heavyweight Championship bout. On June 25th at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling came together once again to present their Forbidden Door PPV event. The show saw Will Ospreay recapture the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship […]
WrestlePurists Match Ratings are decided by working out the average star rating submitted by our list of contributors. WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: JEY USO MATCH OF THE WEEK: DRAGON KID VS SHUN SKYWALKER VS STRONG MACHINE J VS ULTIMO DRAGON VS DIAMANTE WWE RAW JUNE 26 – GUNTHER vs Sami Zayn: ***.75 Finn Balor vs
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Following his highly praised bout with Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door, Kenny Omega has spoken on a number of subjects, including AEW’s upcoming UK debut. Just one day over a week ago at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, Kenny Omega lost the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship to Will Ospreay in a rematch of their Wrestle
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The Undisputed WWE Universal Championship is still very much Cody Rhodes’ end goal. Since returning to WWE in April of last year, Cody Rhodes has made it abundantly clear that his sights are set on the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, with the Royal Rumble winner often emphasising his need to “finish the story”. During yesterday’s
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Bayley has commented on Mercedes Moné potentially returning to WWE. Prior to departing WWE for Japan as Mercedes Moné, the former Sasha Banks shared many memorable moments with fellow former multi-time WWE Women’s Champion Bayley, both standing across the ring and side by side as tag team partners. Whilst Bayley has been incredibly supportive of
Two prominent NJPW names are believed to be working without contracts. Since the end of the pandemic and the subsequent easing of travel restrictions, former Suzuki-Gun and current Strong Style member El Desperado has made a number of appearances for US promotion GCW, which fellow Strong Style member Minoru Suzuki has also made several appearances
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After almost four years away from the ring, Sadie Gibbs is set to return to action. Sadie Gibbs last wrestled on the October 30th, 2019 episode of AEW Dark, teaming with Allie against Big Swole and Mercedes Martinez. The UK native was later released by the company in August of 2020, alongside Jimmy Havoc and
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WrestlePurists Match Ratings are decided by working out the average star rating submitted by our list of contributors. WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: WILL OSPREAY MATCH(S) OF THE WEEK: QUEEN’S QUEST VS OEDO TAI & KENNY OMEGA VS WILL OSPREAY WWE RAW JUNE 19 – Cody Rhodes, Kevin Owens, & Sami Zayn vs The Judgement Day:
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We now have a potential spoiler on when Carlito is expected to make his WWE return. Earlier this month, talk emerged claiming that Carlito had signed with WWE. Further speculation emerged upon the Puerto Rican cancelling an indie booking, and it now appears as though his return to WWE may be locked in. A new
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Vince McMahon is still involved in WWE creative according to Ricochet. Whilst Vince McMahon is no longer in Gorilla each week overseeing WWE creative, he’s been officially back with the company in an executive role since January earlier this year. Triple H has been leading the company’s creative direction since McMahon’s initial retirement last year,
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