Welcome to WrestlePurists’ Coverage of the September 5th Episode of WWE NXT NXT Women’s Championship Match: Tiffany Stratton Defeats Kiana James After a couple of referee distractions, Tiffany Stratton rakes the eyes and hits the moonsault on Kiana James to retain the women’s title. This was a quick match with some solid fundamental wrestling and…
Welcome to the Wrestlepurists’ live coverage of Monday Night Raw for the September 4th, 2023 episode. JEY USO IN-RING PROMO Fresh off an excellent Payback PLE, we are live in Charlotte, North Carolina for the much anticipated rematch between the Intercontinental champion GUNTHER and his challenger Chad Gable. There were a lot of big developments…
WrestlePurists Match Ratings are decided by working out the average star rating submitted by our list of contributors. WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: ORANGE CASSIDY MATCH OF THE WEEK: ORANGE CASSIDY VS JON MOXLEY STARDOM 5STAR GP DAY 11 AUGUST 28 (LIVE AUGUST 26) – Giulia vs MIRAI: ***.75 Utami Hayashishita vs Maika: **** WWE RAW…
In light of the recent termination of CM Punk’s AEW contract, it’s been suggested that he may have been interested in a WWE return as recent as last December. Last Saturday evening, All Elite Wrestling and Tony Khan officially announced that the company had parted ways with CM Punk as a result of the internal…
Welcome to WrestlePurists live coverage of the September 1st edition of SmackDown. Tonight is the night before Payback and we’ll be graced with the presence of a very overly airbrushed Cena. We’ll also be joined by a returning Jimmy Uso – his first appaerance since his brother walked out of WWE. Also, US Champ Rey…
While his future is still unknown, reports suggest WWE ‘expect’ Edge to go to AEW. Two weeks ago, speculation grew as Edge admitted that his August 18 match with Sheamus on SmackDown in Toronto was the last outing on his current WWE contract. The Rated R Superstar even took to the microphone post-show to tell…
Bianca Belair is taking time away from WWE, according to reports. On May 27, Bianca Belair’s 420-day reign with the Raw Women’s Championship ended as she was defeated by Asuka. Belair had been the centrepiece of WWE’s women’s division for over a year by that point, but, following her recapturing of the title being cut…
The former 16-time World Champion is coming home. Since 2018, John Cena has been working on a part-time schedule with WWE due his acting pursuits in Hollywood, with his in-ring appearances growing increasingly infrequent over the years. The 46-year-old had already been announced for tomorrow’s episode of SmackDown, although it now appears as though this…
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…