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 […]
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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.
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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
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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
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With speculation over Edge’s future, there are reportedly those in AEW that believe a move to the company is possible. In a recent interview with ET Canada, The Rated R Superstar Edge revealed that his scheduled clash with Sheamus, which took place on last night’s SmackDown, was the last match on his current contract. This,
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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
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The Rated R Superstar’s scheduled clash with Sheamus tomorrow night may be his last for the foreseeable future. Speculation has been mounting for many months regarding the future of Edge. Let’s not forget, the now 49-year-old star has continually battled against neck injuries throughout his career which was cut short and presumed over in 2011,
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Welcome to WrestlePurists’ Coverage of the August 15th Episode of WWE NXT NXT Stage Team Championship Match: Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo Defeat The Dyad (Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid) A lot of good looking tandem offense in this well paced opening tag match. Tony D and Stacks retain after Ivy Nile came down
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Welcome to the Wrestlepurists’ live coverage of Monday Night Raw for the August 14th, 2023 episode. JUDGMENT DAY IN-RING PROMO We are live in Winnipeg, MB Canada for the long awaited rematch between Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus. It wouldn’t be Monday Night Raw in 2023 if we didn’t start the show with the Judgment
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Welcome to WrestlePurists live coverage of the August 11 edition of SmackDown. Tonight’s show is set to showcase the fallout from Summerslam, as WWE have promised we’ll find out what happens next in the Bloodline saga. Personally I thought the finish to the PPV was really disappointing. Jimmy going back on Jey undermines the heartfelt
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