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Gunther, formerly known as WALTER says he has always had freedom to be himself in WWE. WALTER would go down as one of if not the most prolific NXT UK champion of all time after holding the title for a record breaking 870 days, finally dropping the championship to Ilja Draganov in a barn burner…
Johnny Gargano made a triumphant return to WWE on Monday Night RAW last night. After signing with WWE in 2016, Johnny Gargano became the first ever triple crown champion in NXT. Gargano was a standout and fan favorite for half of a decade having incredible barn burning matches with; Aleister Black, Ricochet, Andrade Almas, and…
The backstage changes in WWE continue under Stephanie McMahon & Triple H. It was recently reported that Jeff Jarrett would be departing his position in WWE, and now there is reportedly a former employee making his way back to the company. PWInsider.com has reported that WWE Hall Of Famer, Brian James aka Road Dogg, has…
Big E, former WWE Champion recently joined the Out Of Character podcast with Ryan Satin to discuss where he is at with his injury recovery. The New Day strongman shared that his doctors have no concern about Big E’s ability to lead a normal life post-injury, but they’re still unable to clear him to wrestle….
WWE Hall Of Famer, Jeff Jarrett has reportedly left his position in WWE. In May of this year, Jeff Jarrett had returned to WWE working on the live events side of WWE in a high level executive position. Since being jn the position, Jeff Jarrett was also used on screen by WWE, being the special…
Sasha Banks and Naomi have been absent from WWE since they walked out during a live episode of Raw on May 16. Former multiple time world champion, Charlotte Flair has now been asked about the situation. The in-ring careers of both Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair have always been intertwined. They came through NXT together…
Tegan Nox has yet to see any in-ring action in 2022 following her WWE release in late 2021. Nox was shuffled to the Raw brand following the 2021 WWE draft where she was split from her tag team partner, Shotzi. Although Tegan never wrestled on TV for the Raw brand, she has always been someone…
WWE NXT’s global expansion has begun. The next move is to ‘TakeOver’ all of Europe. WWE’s NXT has always had the game plan of worldwide expansion, before the brand was revitalized as NXT 2.0 in 2021, NXT India was said to be slowly planned to come together. NXT’s future plans however still seem very up…
Over the past several weeks, the Wall Street Journal have released a number of reports regarding WWE’s Board of Directors investigating multi-million dollar “hush money” payments made by now-former CEO and Chairman Vince McMahon, prompting McMahon’s retirement from all active responsibilities within the company, although it now appears as though these weren’t the last of…
Chris Jericho had some thoughts on the changes in WWE. With Vince McMahon retiring from WWE on July 22 and HHH assuming creative control in the company, WWE has already undergone noticeable changes on television. HHH has brought back the likes of Dakota Kai, Karrion Kross, Dexter Lumis and Hit Row. He’s also made made…