Samoa Joe has some thoughts on AEW Collision. Collision, AEW’s new Saturday show, is scheduled to premiere on June 17. It’s another two-hour program, like Dynamite, that will feature talent who aren’t regularly on that show. Speaking with Evan Mack on the Kick Rocks Podcast, Joe was asked about Collision and the challenges of running…
WWE has done a bad job of launching new world titles since the turn of the century. The old World Heavyweight Championship got off to a rough start by being won… sorry given… to Triple H on an episode of Raw. The Universal title didn’t fare much better, becoming the laughingstock of the wrestling world…
Dave Meltzer Match Ratings have all been taken from the May 29 2023 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. WWE SMACKDOWN MAY 19 – Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar (LWO) vs The Usos: ***.75 AEW RAMPAGE MAY 19 – Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta vs Bandido, Chuck Taylor & Trent Baretta: ***.75 NJPW…
The timing of Roman Reigns’ next title defences have reportedly been revealed. Roman Reigns is about to hit 1000 days since he became Universal Champion and kick started the legendary Tribal Chief run. He also added the WWE World Championship at WrestleMania 38 last year when he defeated Brock Lesnar, making him the Undisputed WWE…
WrestlePurists Match Ratings are decided by working out the average star rating submitted by our list of contributors. WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: RODERICK STRONG MATCH OF THE WEEK: EL DESPERADO VS FRANCESCO AKIRA WWE RAW MAY 15 – Damian Priest & Finn Balor vs Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn: ***.5 NJPW BOSJ DAY 4 MAY…
Dave Meltzer Match Ratings have all been taken from the May 22 2023 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. NJPW BEST OF SUPER JR DAY 1 MAY 12 – Hiromu Takahashi vs Speedball Mike Bailey: ****.75 NJPW BEST OF SUPER JR DAY 3 MAY 14 – Hiromu Takahashi vs Lio Rush: ****.25 WWE RAW MAY…
It has recently became known that CM Punk and All Elite Wrestling had experienced yet another bump in the road to Punk’s comeback. CM was previously listed in the press release and promotional materials for the announcement of AEW Collision Yesterday which were officially annouced at the Warner Bros. Discover Upfronts in New York, but…
WrestlePurists Match Ratings are decided by working out the average star rating submitted by our list of contributors. WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: HIROMU TAKAHASHI MATCH OF THE WEEK: JON MOXLEY VS KENNY OMEGA WWE RAW MAY 8 – Seth Rollins vs Damian Priest vs Shinsuke Nakamura: ***.5 Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor: ***.75 AEW DYNAMITE…
Dave Meltzer Match Ratings have all been taken from the May 15 2023 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. AEW RAMPAGE MAY 5 – Penta & Fenix & El Hijo del Vikingo beat QT Marshall & Powerhouse Hobbs & Aaron Solo: **** Mark Briscoe vs Preston Vance: ***.75 WWE BACKLASH MAY 6 – Bianca Belair…
WrestlePurists Match Ratings are decided by working out the average star rating submitted by our list of contributors. WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: BAD BUNNY MATCH(S) OF THE WEEK: BAD BUNNY VS DAMIAN PREIST, MINA SHIRAKAWA VS NATSUPOI WWE NXT MAY 2 – JD McDonagh vs Dragon Lee: ***.75 Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn (c) vs…