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Since joining WWE’s main roster in May of 2022, Gunther (formerly known as WALTER) has found immediate success, winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship in June. It was not long after the move to the main roster that Vince McMahon announced his retirement, which ultimately led to Triple assuming all creative duties. Since then, there has…
Carmella has updated fans on her conduction following an injury at a WWE live event. The Princess of Staten Island last wrestled on WWE TV on the July 18 episode of Raw, having challenged Bianca Belair for the Raw Women’s Championship. On August 6, Carmella unfortunately suffered an injury during a live event. Following an…
The past few weeks within WWE have seen numerous shocking returns thanks to new Head of Talent Relations Triple H reaching out to a number of former stars, with the likes of Karrion Kross, Dakota Kai, Dexter Lumis, and Johnny Gargano amongst those that have returned to the company. With WWE still actively discussing addition…
Since Triple H’s return to WWE as the Head of Talent Relations and Head of Creative, numerous former stars have made their return to the company, including Karrion Kross, Dakota Kai, Dexter Lumis, and Johnny Gargano. It appears as though WWE aren’t yet finished on the recruitment front however, as Fightful Select are now reporting…
Since returning to WWE and assuming the roles of Head of Talent Relations and Head of Creative, Triple H has made numerous efforts to freshen up both the Raw and Smackdown rosters, having called up IYO SKY (FKA Io Shirai), as well as re-signing Karrion Kross and Scarlett, Dexter Lumis, Dakota Kai, Hit Row, and…
This past Monday’s edition of Raw saw the highly anticipated return of Johnny Gargano, with the former NXT Champion having been absent from in-ring action entirely since departing his former home in December of last year. During his absence, many fans speculated that Gargano may eventually show up in All Elite Wrestling, however when Triple…
The back and forth between AEW and WWE shows no sign of stopping, and rumours are mounting about AEW talent being contacted by the rival company. Recently, an AEW talent made management aware that they had been contacted by WWE. At the time, this appeared as an isolated case but more has come out about…
Roman Reigns, the current Undisputed Universal Champion, has worked considerably less dates in 2022 which has led to speculation that he has signed a new WWE contract with a reduced schedule. Roman Reigns confirmed his new WWE deal in an interview with Jimmy Traina on the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast, simply saying “Yeah”, when asked…
Bruce Pritchard has addressed the rumours that he became involved with writing NXT once it transitioned to the 2.0 branding. Back in September 2021, the beloved NXT brand underwent drastic changes. New faces were brought in and the presentation shifted from black and gold to a more colourful palette. Though, it wasn’t just in the…
With Clash at the Castle rapidly approaching, many WWE fans expected to see the announcement of a Draft in order to allow Head of Creative Triple H to shake up the Raw and Smackdown rosters, although according to a new report from Fightful Select, this no longer appears to be the plan. Fightful Select are…