Dave Meltzer Match Ratings all taken from the February 6 2023 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. WWE SMACKDOWN JAN 27 – Imperium vs Legado del Fantasma: ***.5 CMLL SUPER VIERNES JAN 27 – Rey Del Aire VIP 2023: ****.5 AEW RAMPAGE JAN 27 – Hangman Adam Page vs Wheeler Yuta: ***.75 Jamie Hayter (c)…
Brock Lesnar is reportedly set to be working both of WWE’s next two PLE’s, Elimination Chamber & WrestleMania 39. How active Brock Lesnar is in WWE & what his contract situation has always garnered much interest as he is huge star that keeps details surrounding himself very quiet. His matches these days are never usually…
Triple H took over WWE’s creative direction after Vince McMahon’s 2022 retirement, and he still does so even after Mr. McMahon’s shock return to the WWE board of directors. Vince McMahon’s return to WWE after a brief retirement, shocked the wrestling world and many assumed Triple H might not be a fan of his father-in-return…
It appears that AEW will soon be available on a US streaming service, either through their own platform or by licencing their streaming rights to a service, as WWE did with Peacock for a significant fee. The history of AEW, which debuted in 2019, is covered in an article by Bloomberg with AEW President Tony…
Batista has given his thoughts on Triple H leading WWE’s creative. Triple H took over WWE creative after the hush money incident involving Vince McMahon last year, which led to his resignation as Chairman and CEO. The former WWE Champion, Batista was asked by ComicBook regarding Triple H’s performance as leader, and he feels it’s…
Kenny Omega, who has been having some visa issues recently is now able to be at AEW Dynamite tomorrow Kenny Omega’s visa issue has been rectified, and he is now cleared to rejoin AEW, according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer. Kenny Omega, who hasn’t appeared on AEW television since January 11 due to…
Kota Ibushi, a standout of NJPW who is set to be a free agent, will make his GCW debut next month, according to an announcement from Game Changer Wrestling as part of GCW’s The Collective 2023. Everything takes place over the same week as WrestleMania 39 from Los Angeles. Ibushi will participate on two shows:…
Samoa Joe has speaks about his WWE releases. In 2021, WWE released Samoa Joe and then brought him back. Samoa Joe was one of many performers who left the organisation after WrestleMania 37 when WWE made changes to their talent roster. Then, after two months, he was brought back. Samoa Joe mentioned his initial firing…
The chances of seeing Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestle at this years WrestleMania are seemingly getting thinner and thinner. According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, Stone Cold Steve Austin has decided not to wrestle at WrestleMania 39 after being offered matches with Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. Austin may still be involved in…
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: MARK BRISCOE MATCH OF THE WEEK: MARK BRISCOE VS JAY LETHAL, KAZUSADA HIGUCHI VS YUJI HINO WWE RAW JAN 23 – The Usos (c) (Jimmy Uso later…