The race to sign ‘The Rainmaker’ is heating up. On January 19th, New Japan Pro Wrestling made the shocking announcement that former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada would be leaving the promotion at the expiration of his contract on January 31st. With the date now February 1st, Okada now finds himself as a free […]
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Plans for Mercedes Moné in AEW may have been delayed. We’re just one month into 2024, and the battle for the hottest free agents is already heating up, with both Kazuchika Okada and Mercedes Moné seemingly likely to land in a promotion home sooner or later. As of writing, both appear to be more likely
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The future is uncertain for Brock Lesnar. Following Janel Grant’s lawsuit filing on Thursday against Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis, multiple reports suggested that Brock Lesnar, who was originally reported as being planned to return at the Royal Rumble, had been pulled from the event, and it appeared that this was indeed the case. Lesnar
The former NXT Champion will be pulling double duty. This past Saturday’s Royal Rumble event saw former NXT Champion Bron Breakker make his main roster debut as he eliminated Jey Uso, Ivar, Finn Balor, and a returning Omos in an impressive five minute showing in the Men’s Royal Rumble before being eliminated by Dominik Mysterio.
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‘The CEO’ will soon be back on our screens. This past Saturday’s Royal Rumble saw a number of exciting WWE returns and debuts, including Andrade, Naomi, and Jade Cargill, but one name that many fans were hoping for that didn’t show up was Mercedes Moné. As PWInsider had previously reported, Moné was never planned for
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TKO’s Executive Chairman has denied sex trafficking allegations. Yesterday saw the revelation of Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis being sued by former WWE employee Janel Grant for sex trafficking in a complaint that accuses McMahon of numerous instances of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Amongst the allegations filed with the US federal court in Connecticut
The social media megastar isn’t stepping away from the ring anytime soon. Since signing with WWE in June 2022, Logan Paul has wowed audiences with how quickly he’s taken to professional wrestling, with his impressive showings against the likes of Seth Rolline, Roman Reigns, and The Miz leading him to capture the United States Championship
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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