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A major WWE return could be set for tonight. Last Friday’s SmackDown saw the beginning of the 2024 edition of the WWE Draft, and with tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW just hours away, it won’t be long until we find our the remainder of the picks. It now appears as though one of those…
WWE is attempting to finalize the location as soon as possible. Last month, it was reported that the city of Minneapolis had submitted a bid to host WrestleMania 41 next year, with MNSE’s president and chief executive officer, Wendy Blackshaw revealing that she’s hopeful of agreeing a deal. This now appears to be in doubt,…
Drew McIntyre will be staying with WWE. For over a year, speculation has run rampant over the WWE future of Drew McIntyre. In April 2023, it came out that the Scotsman had less than 12 months remaining on his contract, and, even as WrestleMania 40 approached, there was no news on a new deal. However,…
Sonya Deville is reportedly expected to return soon. It has been over nine months since Sonya Deville last competed in a WWE ring. At the time of her last match, the former SmackDown general manager was one-half of the Women’s Tag Team Champions, along with Chelsea Green, but an injury to her knee meant Deville…
There has been an update as to whether we can expect Vince McMahon to start a new wrestling company. On January 26, Vince McMahon officially resigned from WWE as a result of the lawsuit brought against him by Janel Grant, alleging cases of abuse and sexual exploitation. Since his controversial departure over Royal Rumble weekend,…
WWE’s ‘PG Era’ has seemingly come to an end. On July 22nd, 2008, WWE programming was labelled as a TV-PG rating under the TV Parental Guidelines, with excessive violence being toned down, alongside profanity and sexual content, with almost all promos being heavily scripted from this point on. Within today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter,…
‘Ex-Con Dom’ looks to be set for a spell on the sidelines. This past Monday’s episode of RAW was originally set to see Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh of The Judgement Day team up to take on Andrade & Ricochet, however Dominik would appear backstage with his arm in a sling and was pulled from…
Cameron Grimes has addressed his WWE release. On April 19th, multiple reports revealed that WWE had released Jinder Mahal, Indus Sher, Xia Li, and Xyon Quinn, with Von Wagner and Cameron Grimes later confirmed to have also been let go by the company. In a recent appearance on Busted Open Radio, Trevor Lee, formerly known…
Various members of WWE’s Hall of Fame are expected to play a role in SmackDown’s portion of the draft this Friday. A new report from PWInsider Elite has now revealed that Teddy Long, Alundra Blayze, and JBL are planned to present draft picks throughout the show. JBL was inducted into the Hall of Fame in…
The former United States Champion could be set for a main roster return. Last year’s WWE Draft saw Baron Corbin remain as a free agent, leading to him ultimately returning to NXT. Corbin would initially continue as a singles competitor and challenged for the NXT Championship unsuccessfully on two occasions before forming a successful tag…