Welcome to the Wrestle Purists’ Live Coverage of Monday Night Raw for the June 12th, 2023 episode. Rhea Ripley Receives The New WWE Womens World Championship: We are kicking off Raw with the Smackdown Women’s’ champion Rhea Ripley. Adam Pearce is in the ring and it looks like she won’t be called Smackdown Champion for…
Discussions regarding Drew McIntyre’s contract extension are still ongoing, with WWE hoping to have him back in time for MITB. Former WWE Champion Drew McIntyre has been absent from TV since WrestleMania 39 in early April, with the 38-year-old Scotsman currently in the midst of discussions regarding his contract expiring early next year. PWInsider Elite…
Per a new report, Disney has emerged as a contender for WWE’s broadcasting rights. WWE’s current broadcasting rights deals are both set to expire in October 2024, with Comcast currently paying $265 million per year for USA Network to host Monday Night Raw, whilst FOX pays $205 million for Friday Night SmackDown. According to a…
NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton sees Charlotte Flair as a pivotal figure in her career so far. Speaking on the most recent episode of UpNXT, Stratton spoke about how seeing Flair on TV was the catalyst for her desire to become a professional wrestler. “Well, obviously the Queen herself, Charlotte Flair [inspired me to become…
Mick Foley has discussed why it’s a positive for Cody Rhodes to face Brock Lesnar prior to winning the WWE’s top prize. The majority of WWE fans were shocked when Roman Reigns retained the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Cody Rhodes in the main event of WrestleMania 39. Many still believe that The American Nightmare…
Welcome to WrestlePurists live coverage of SmackDown for the June 9 2023 episode. We have an exciting SmackDown to look forward to tonight, with four Money in the Bank qualifying matches ahead of their trip across the pond to the O2 Arena, a new title being unveiled for RAW Women’s Champion Asuka, and Jey Uso’s…
It appears as though Detroit, Michigan will be the site of the third instalment of Brock Lesnar and Cody Rhodes’ trilogy. Since the Raw after WrestleMania 39, Brock Lesnar and Cody Rhodes have been at each other’s throats, with the 2023 Royal Rumble winner scoring the first victory at WrestleMania Backlash in Puerto Rico before…
Despite many labelling Raw’s new top prize as the work-rate title, its current holder, Seth Rollins, believes that to be underselling the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. On May 27th at WWE’s Night of Champions show in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Seth Rollins defeated AJ Styles to become the inaugural WWE World Heavyweight Champion, with the title…
The wrestling world is in mourning following the news of WWE legend The Iron Sheik’s passing. Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known to wrestling fans as The Iron Sheik, has passed away at the age of 81. The saddening news was revealed by Sheik’s official Twitter account yesterday, with the legend’s family writing the following…
Welcome to WrestlePurists’ Coverage of WWE NXT on June 6, 2023. Baron Corbin In Ring Segment: The show kicks off with Baron Corbin, fresh off last week’s attack on Carmelo Hayes. Corbin talks about leaving NXT and how things in the WWE have changed since then. He speaks about the talent and how all they…