It’s Wednesday, you know what that means. AEW All In is firmly behind us, and now we’re already on the road to All Out. The quick turnaround for pay-per-views has created an interesting booking situation for Tony Khan. Furthermore, only one match was announced for the show days prior which was the International title match…
Welcome to WrestlePurists’ Coverage of the August 29th episode of WWE NXT. The show kicks off with a highlight package from last week’s “Heatwave.” Steel Cage Match: The Creed Brothers Defeat The Dyad Before the match begins, Joe Gacy pushes Julius Creed alone into the cage with both Jagger Reid and Rip Fowler and shuts…
Welcome to the Wrestlepurists’ live coverage of Monday Night Raw for the August 28th, 2023 episode. DAMIAN PRIEST DEFEATS SAMI ZAYN We kick off Monday Night Raw with a graphic honoring the passing of the legendary Terry Funk and the unforgettable Bray Wyatt. My thoughts are still very much with them and their families. It’s…
Welcome to the Wrestlepurists’ coverage of Smackdown for the August 25th, 2023. The wrestling world lost legendary wrestler Terry Funk on Wednesday, and we send all our love to the family and friends of the Funker. To make this week even tougher, Windham “Bray Wyatt” Rotunda passed away yesterday. His passing sent shock-waves throughout the…
The heartbreaking news of Bray Wyatt’s untimely passing rocked the wrestling world to its core on Thursday evening. One of the most beloved wrestlers of his time, proven moreso by the outpouring of love and tributes by his peers over the past day. Below is just a few of the examples.
A few months ago, I started watching NXT from the first episode they taped at Full Sail University. It was a fun trip down memory lane, seeing some of the brightest stars of WWE’s last decade in their formative years, before the championship glory and WrestleMania main events. But one act caught my attention, just…
Welcome to WrestlePurists’ Coverage of the August 22nd Episode of WWE NXT HEATWAVE Ilja Dragunov Defeats Trick Williams Wow! What an incredible match to start off tonight’s show. Just amazing stuff from both of these performers. This was the highlight of the night by far. Ilja wins this brutal battle by pinfall. Check this one…
August 11, 1973. DJ Kool Herc, a young Jamaican man who moved to the United States when he was 12, hosted a back to school party in the recreation room in his apartment building in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, New York. There, Kool Herc laid the foundation of hip-hop. With disco being…
Dave Meltzer Match Ratings have all been taken from the August 21 2023 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. AEW COLLISION AUG 12 – House of Black (c) vs CMFTR (AEW Trios Championships): ***.75 NJPW G1 CLIMAX 33 SEMI FINALS AUG 12 – Kaito Kiyomiya & Hayata vs Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Master Wato: *.75 Minoru…
It’s Wednesday, you know what that means. As we are two weeks away from the big Wembley stadium show, there is much to be excited about. The card has slowly been put together over the past few weeks and more is expected to be announced tonight. Jim Ross sits down with Kenny Omega to figure…