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Bayley may have been written off WWE TV with her future up in the air. Saturday Night’s Main Event on July 18 saw Lyra Valkyria defeat her former tag team partner Bayley in singles competition. Following the match, Valkyria delivered a brutal post-match assault on her former ally, and with Bayley reportedly yet to sign…
The Beast Mortos and El Clon are believed have approved visas. Of late, international stars of both WWE and AEW have been set back by visa issues. Many of those born internationally have suddenly been absent from programming, left needing to update their clearance for work in the United States. Now, it appears All Elite…
Batista reveals he was broke until he became WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Back in 2002, Deacon Batista emerged on our screens alongside Reverend D-Von, later known as D-Von Dudley. This was fans’ first glimpse of the man that would go on to become ‘The Animal’, going on to reach the main event scene when he…
Kenny Omega aims to be AEW World Champion “foreseeable future”. To close this week’s Dynamite, Kevin Knight got one over on Kenny Omega by making the AEW World Champion bleed just dats before challenging for the gold this Sunday at Redemption. With many suitors chasing the title, “The Best Bout Machine” will have one eye…
The latest batch of WWE releases has officially crossed the 90-day non-compete mark and are now true free agents. On April 24, 2026, WWE held their now all-too-common post-WrestleMania talent cuts. Among the names departing the company were the Motor City Machine Guns, Kairi Sane, the Wyatt Six members, Santos Escobar, Zoey Stark, Aleister Black,…
Tony Khan says Mistico won’t be at AEW Redemption but should be ready for Grand Slam: Mexico on August 5. AEW has built strong working relationships with several promotions around the world, including New Japan Pro-Wrestling, CMLL, Revolution Pro Wrestling, and others. Those partnerships have allowed talent to move freely between companies, with some wrestlers…
STARDOM’s Natsupoi has announced her retirement date. At this past Saturday’s opening night of the 2026 5★STAR Grand Prix, Natsupoi challenged Syuri for the IWGP Women’s Championship. Unfortunately for the 31-year-old, she wasn’t able to come away with the win, but it was after the match that she had fans questioning what was next. In…
Austin Creed and Kenny Omega reunited online for a game ranking discussion and more. The wrestling world is far more connected than certain fans realise or want to admit. Case in point, Kenny Omega and Austin Creed have been linked for years through their shared love of video games, regularly coming together for special events,…
Sting is the latest AEW wrestler to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to support Rebel. For those unaware, there has been a recent movement within the wrestling community to support AEW’s Rebel following her ALS diagnosis. Since the news was announced, multiple members of the All Elite Wrestling roster and the wider wrestling world…
Alexa Bliss says she’d would love to see the NFL star learn how difficult wrestling is. At Fanatics Fest this past Friday, Tom Brady was involved in an altercation with YouTuber and WWE star Logan Paul which saw the NFL star slap the former WWE United States Champion. Brady followed up on this via social…