When retelling the story of how WrestleMania came to be, WWE always presents themselves as the underdog. “The World Wrestling Federation struggled to get to where Vince McMahon wanted to be, but then he had a genius idea and saved wrestling.” There, I just saved you the two hours it would’ve taken for you to […]
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WWE’s Drew McIntyre doesn’t see a heel turn in his future unless it makes perfect sense for him. McIntyre is set to face Gunther at August 5’s SummerSlam for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, becoming the latest man with the goal of ending Gunther’s reign before he can break the record for the longest reign with
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Further details regarding The Elite’s AEW contract extension have now been revealed. Ahead of this past Wednesday’s 200th episode of AEW Dynamite, Sports Illustrated revealed that The Elite (Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, & Adam Page) had signed multi-year extensions with the promotion, putting and end to months of speculation regarding their futures, with WWE
The former United States Champion is reportedly in Detroid ahead of the Biggest Party of the Summer. Bobby Roode has been absent from WWE television since the April 1st, 2022 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, having underwent neck fusion surgery for his C5/6 vertebrae later that year. Whilst updates since have been sparse, we now
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Sheamus has opened up on his frustrations with WWE creative over the past year. On September 3rd, WWE presented their first premium live event in the UK 19 years, as Clash at the Castle emanated from the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. During the show, GUNTHER successfully defended the Intercontinental Championship against Sheamus in a
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By his own account, the beginning of 2022 was the “most angry” Seth Rollins has ever been. Rollins is currently one of the most popular wrestlers in WWE, but the road to get there was a difficult one. After competing in a five-way match at Day 1 for the WWE Championship against Brock Lesnar, Big
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The investigation into the controversial WWE Chairman has now led to legal proceedings. In April of last year, WWE’s Board of Directors launched an investigation into a $3 million hush-money settlement that McMahon paid over an alleged affair with a former employee of the company. The investigation ultimately led to McMahon retiring from his position
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The AEW President has hit back at WWE’s Chief Content Officer. On July 31st, WWE released the long-awaited “American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes” documentary via Peackock, detailing Rhodes journey back to the company in a main event position. During the documentary, Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque referred to AEW, where Rhodes formerly held the position of
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The ‘E’ in AEW is here to stay. For the past few months, many fans have been speculating about where the future of The Elite (Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, and Adam Page) would lie, with their AEW contracts believed to have been set to expire in early 2024 amid reported interest from WWE. Any
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Welcome to WrestlePurists’ coverage of the August 1st episode of WWE NXT. The show kicks off with Gallus attacking Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo outside of the arena, in the parking lot. Lyra Valkyria Defeats Jacy Jayne Before the match, Jayne tells commentary that she is going to finish what she started with Lyra
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