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In recent months, Logan Paul has very quickly stunned the wrestling community with just how fast he has been able to acclimate to the wrestling business during his time in WWE. In just two matches, the YouTube star has surpassed the expectations that came with his lack of experience, and has been touted by many…
Bryan Danielson wanted to work with WWE’s cruiserweight division, 205 Live. One of the top names in the now nonexistent 205 Live locker room, Tony Nese was able to shine as a member of the cruiserweight division in spite of the brand itself rarely receiving any sort of push. Tony Nese joined Captains Corner to…
WrestleMania is the ‘Showcase Of The Immortals’ and is the ultimate goal for a lot of WWE Superstars each year. Featuring on the show is the culmination of a year of hard work for the wrestlers and to be left off the show can be disappointing. This was the case for Finn Balor. Finn Balor,…
Labelling YouTube sensation Logan Paul ‘divisive’ would certainly be somewhat of an understatement to say the least. The man known as “The Maverick” is no stranger to controversy, with his most notorious transgression being his ill-advised “We found a dead body in the Japanese Suicide Forest” video from late 2017. Naturally, the video landed Paul…
July 22nd saw Triple H return to WWE following a health scare in September of last year, with The Game being named as an EVP and Head of Talent Relations by the company. Later that day, WWE went through even more corporate restructuring, as long-time Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon officially announced his retirement from…
Max Dupri, formerly known as LA Knight in NXT, and Eli Drake prior to joining WWE, made his full-time main roster debut on the May 20th edition of Smackdown, introducing his new stable Maximum Male Models to the world, with Mace and Mansoor being introduced as the group’s first recruits. Despite this however, it now…
With WWE’s first UK stadium show since SummerSlam 1992 just a little over five weeks away, it appears as though we now know what will be main eventing the history premium live event, following a new report from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Meltzer states that the current plan is for the show…
Prior to the shift in presentation and rebranding as NXT 2.0, Black and Gold NXT was considered by many to be one of, if not the best weekly wrestling show worldwide, with Triple H leading the promotion through their glory days as WWE offered a genuine alternative to the main roster. Fans of the classic…
On July 22nd, long-time WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon officially announced his retirement from all of his active responsibilities within the company, with Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan being named co-CEOs, and Triple H returning to the company as Head of Talent Relations and Head of Creative. Immediately following the news of McMahon’s retirement,…
Big E has been missing from WWE action since March of this year after he sustained a severe injury during an episode of SmackDown. A botched belly-to-belly suplex from Ridge Holland on the outside caused the injury and there is uncertainty regarding the former WWE Champion’s in-ring future. In a recent edition of the MMA…