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Willow Nightingale has further reflected on her victory at AEW Redemption. At this past Sunday’s Redemption, Willow defeated Thekla to finally become the AEW Women’s World Champion. As a result, “The Babe With The Power” is now the first female Grand Slam Champion in the company’s history, having been one-half of the inaugural AEW Women’s…
The Main Event Mafia are set to reunite in Minneapolis. Forming in October 2006, TNA’s Main Event Mafia brought together veterans of the locker room who wanted to maintain their position on top of the industry. Initially consisting of Kurt Angle, Sting, Kevin Nash, and Booker T, the group added Scott Steiner to its ranks…
AEW’s Aaron Solo has been helping Nikki Bella prepare for her WWE comeback. Since beginning her WWE career in 2008, Nikki Bella has been a major figure in the company’s women’s division, first alongside twin sister Brie during the Divas era before establishing herself as a singles star during the Women’s Revolution. After The Bella…
KAIRI has attracted interest from multiple promotions after officially entering free agency. On April 24, WWE released a wave of talent from both the main roster and NXT, including Kairi Sane. With the 90-day non-compete clauses for those released now expired, making KAIRI a free agent, speculation has naturally begun to grow regarding her next…
CM Punk admits that he feels Cody Rhodes has surpassed what he’s done in WWE. The comparisons between the two wrestling stars have followed them for years, and now they will collide in a dream match at SummerSlam, where Punk will defend the WWE Undisputed Championship against Rhodes. Both men have walked similar paths in…
Mike Santana will now be known as Cruz Montana after signing with WWE. Earlier today, it was revealed that WWE filed a trademark for the name ‘Cruz Montana’ on July 24, 2026, with the application currently pending examination by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The filing falls under the category of “Entertainment…
Seth Rollins thinks the night two main event is the marquee match for wrestlers to aim for. In 2020, WWE made the switch to two-night WrestleManias, with this becoming the new normal across the last six years. Then, last year, SummerSlam joined “The Show Of Shows” as a two-night PLE, something which is set to…
AJ Styles believes Bron Breakker should be WWE’s next World Heavyweight Champion. Since he returned from his hernia and reuniting with The Vision, many fans have been left wanting more from Bron Breakker. The second-generation star is currently holding the WWE World Tag Team Championship alongside Austin Theory, but, at the start of the year,…
All Elite Wrestling is set to honor one of its own via an AEW Dynamite special on September 9. It was revealed earlier in March that Tanea Brooks, AKA Rebel, who had a short but memorable tenure on AEW working alongside Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D, had been diagnosed with ALS. Since then, multiple wrestlers across…
Nikki Bella has announced her intention to retire at the end of 2027. WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella is widely regarded as one of the trailblazers as far as the company’s women’s division is concerned, acting as a predecessor to the four horsewomen and eventual women’s revolution. The 42-year-old has had a distinguished career,…