NXT Talent could be appearing on multiple independent wrestling shows in the not so distant future. It waa recently announced by Booker T’s promotion, Reality Of Wrestling, that NXT’s Ivy Nile will be on one of their upcoming shows. Of course this is something people aren’t used to lately as WWE/NXT have not sent any…
Vince McMahons return to WWE may not be nearly as beneficial as he thought it was going to be. Vince McMahon recently stepped out of his retirement to return to WWE to help get the company sold, also causing a huge shakeup amongst the board of directors, including his own daughter, Stephanie McMahon stepping down…
Dave Meltzer Match Ratings all taken from the February 13 2023 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. WWE SMACKDOWN FEB 3 – Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs Imperium: ***.5 AJPW EXCITEMANIAX FEB 4 – Kento Miyahara (c) vs Yuma Aoyagi (Triple Crown Championship): ****.5 STARDOM SUPREME FIGHT FEB 4 – Chihiro Hashimoto vs MIRAI: ****…
JBL (John Bradshaw Layfield) has completed his most recent tenure on WWE television. According to PWInsider, JBL won’t be making any future appearances on WWE television. Following a segment that WWE ran on Raw this week in which Baron Corbin dropped the ball again and picked up another loss, and JBL was not pleased with…
AEW’s Bandido & the Lucha Brothers may be dealing with some visa issues. El Paso, Texas, served as the setting for last night’s AEW Dynamite. While the Lucha Bros and Bandido might have been expected to appear on the show by some, they were conspicuously absent. Many visa concerns are reportedly currently present in wrestling,…
There has been an update regarding when CM Punk will be “available” to rejoin AEW after being away since September 2022. The former AEW World Champion hasn’t been seen on AEW television since CM Punk made remarks at the post show media scrum for AEW All Out on September 2022, and the backstage brawl that followed. On the latest Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer offered his view on the current CM Punk predicament, saying: “They…
Jeff Jarrett is full of compliments for Brock Lesnar. Lesnar was discussed on My World with Jeff Jarrett, and the WWE Hall of Famer expressed that he feels that it l will take some time before people fully understand how singular the former WWE Champion is. “I think in today’s social media digital world, and…
Since losing to Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair at the Royal Rumble, Alexa Bliss has not made an appearance on WWE TV, but her absence from the network is reportedly unrelated to any injuries. Bliss is reportedly taking a break from the WWE, according to PWInsider. It was also mentioned that it had been known…
WrestlePurists Match Ratings are worked out by getting the average score submitted by our list of contributors. Matches are rated on a star scale. WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: SAMOA JOE MATCH(S) OF THE WEEK: HANGMAN VS MOXLEY, JOE VS DARBY, MIYAHARA VS AOYAGI, NSA VS DDM WWE RAW JAN 30 – Seth Rollins vs Chad…
Some key matches for WWE WrestleMania 39 that are reportedly locked in have been revealed. Due to the 2023 Royal Rumble winners opponents already being decided, WWE fans were already of two major title matches taking place at this years WrestleMania. Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns & Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair. Now in the…