The Blackpool Combat Club member is said to have had a positive impact on AEW creative in recent weeks. On May 19th last month, Fightful Select reported that Bryan Danielson would be seeing his creative responsibilities behind the scenes at All Elite Wrestling increase, as the BCC member is set to be heavily involved in…
It appears as though Detroit, Michigan will be the site of the third instalment of Brock Lesnar and Cody Rhodes’ trilogy. Since the Raw after WrestleMania 39, Brock Lesnar and Cody Rhodes have been at each other’s throats, with the 2023 Royal Rumble winner scoring the first victory at WrestleMania Backlash in Puerto Rico before…
A long-rumoured dream match is reportedly in discussions to take place at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. On June 25th at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, AEW and NJPW will come together once again to present the second instalment of their Forbidden Door PPV. NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion KENTA recently took to Twitter…
Trinity has commented on the support Mercedes Moné has shown her since the pair left WWE last year. Back in May of last year, then-WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out ahead of an episode of Raw, with the pair being suspended indefinitely and later receiving their releases. Now, as Mercedes…
Despite many labelling Raw’s new top prize as the work-rate title, its current holder, Seth Rollins, believes that to be underselling the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. On May 27th at WWE’s Night of Champions show in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Seth Rollins defeated AJ Styles to become the inaugural WWE World Heavyweight Champion, with the title…
The wrestling world is in mourning following the news of WWE legend The Iron Sheik’s passing. Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known to wrestling fans as The Iron Sheik, has passed away at the age of 81. The saddening news was revealed by Sheik’s official Twitter account yesterday, with the legend’s family writing the following…
A new report has emerged claiming “significant discussions” were held between Mercedes Moné and AEW ahead of Forbidden Door 2. Prior to sustaining an ankle injury at NJPW’s Resurgence show on May 21st, a show where she was originally planned to become the inaugural NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion, many fans had questioned whether Mercedes Moné…
WrestlePurists Match Ratings are decided by working out the average star rating submitted by our list of contributors. WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI MATCH(S) OF THE WEEK: HIROSHI TANAHASHI, KAZUCHIKA OKADA, & TOMOHIRO ISHII VS BLACKPOOL COMBAT CLUB WWE RAW MAY 29 – Seth Rollins & AJ Styles vs Damian Priest & Finn Balor:…
We now have an update on Vince McMahon’s involvement at last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw. Ahead of last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw, PWInsider revealed that controversial executive chairman Vince McMahon was present backstage, although it was unclear as to if/how he would affect the show. PWInsider have now followed up on…
Ahead of tonight’s episode of Raw, WWE executive chairman Vince McMahon is reportedly backstage. Following the announcement of WWE’s sale to UFC’s parent company Endeavour, the company’s executive chairman was present at the Raw after WrestleMania 39, notably making several changes to the script. Apart from that episode of Raw, McMahon has refrained from appearing…