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Vince McMahon Reportedly Seen As “Hindrance” & Not A Help In WWE Sale Negotiations

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 […]

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Dave Meltzer Match Ratings February 3 – February 8 2023

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: ****

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JBL Reportedly Not Scheduled To Appear Regularly On WWE TV Going Forward

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

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Visa Issues Reportedly Preventing AEW Stars From Being On Shows

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,

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CM Punk Reportedly Available For AEW In A “Couple Months” If They Want To Use Him

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

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Jeff Jarrett Believes It Will Take People Time To Appreciate How Unique Brock Lesnar Is

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

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Reported “Locked In” Match Plans For WrestleMania 39

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

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