Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
The announcement of All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s June 26 joint PPV AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door has unleashed a slew of speculation about dream matches that both wrestling fans and pro wrestling industry insiders would love to see on the match card. No hard and fast announcements have been made. However, one possible match […] READ MORE
As reported at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, on April 18’s broadcast of Monday Night Raw, Theory defeated Finn Balor to capture the United States Championship. The title, for Theory, is the culmination of the rapid ascent he has undergone from NXT talent to a performer quickly climbing the card on the WWE flagship brand. […] READ MORE
On April 8’s Friday Night SmackDown, the newly coronated WWE Undisputed Champion Roman Reigns tasked his cousins, and Bloodline stablemates, The Usos with a new mission, following his victory over Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 38. Reigns wishes for Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso, the current SmackDown Tag Team Champions, to venture to Monday Night Raw […] READ MORE
Match Point is an ongoing series at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, where we look at intriguing matchups in indie wrestling and beyond. They may be dream matches, first-time matchups, or hotly anticipated rematches. This week, on Monday Night Raw, Cody Rhodes steps into the ring against The Miz. Let’s take a closer look. The […] READ MORE
Sami Zayn recently took to Twitter to comment on his WrestleMania 38 bout against Jackass star Johnny Knoxville. Zayn tweeted, “My WrestleMania match against Johnny Knoxville is one of my all time favorites…Anyone who saw this match will remember it. That’s as good as it gets.” Zayn’s forte for comedy in pro wrestling was at […] READ MORE
As noted here at Last Word On Pro Wrestling, April 8’s Friday Night SmackDown promised a new era. This included the debuts of NXT 2.0 stars Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser, as well as Raquel Gonzalez. Like Kaiser, formerly known as Marcel Barthel, Gonzalez has been rebranded. Now, as a member of the SmackDown roster, she […] READ MORE
Following his galvanizing surprise return at WrestleMania 38, Cody Rhodes spoke to the WWE Universe at large with his April 6 appearance on talk hour show WWE The Bump. Hosts Kayla Braxton, Matt Camp, and Ryan Pappolla posed their own questions, and those of WWE fans via social media, to “The American Nightmare.” Rhodes answered […] READ MORE
At April 2’s NXT: Stand and Deliver event, Dolph Ziggler retained the NXT Championship against challenger, and former champion, Bron Breakker. On April 4’s post WrestleMania 38 installment of Monday Night Raw, “The Showoff”’ luck ran out. Bron Breakker reclaimed the NXT title before the American Airlines Center crowd in Dallas, Texas. Bron Breakker Wins Second […] READ MORE
As reported by Last Word on Pro Wrestling, weeks of speculation about Cody Rhodes’s destination culminated in his return to World Wrestling Entertainment on WrestleMania Saturday. Cody Rhodes claimed victory over Seth Rollins in a non-title match bristling with the beginning of what could be an intriguing feud based on a battle of wills. Cody […] READ MORE
Creating a genuinely beloved and successful babyface champion is no easy task in the current pro wrestling climate. So far, the nascent decade of the 2020s has seen the heralded rise and ignominious flame-outs of the respective championship reigns of New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Kota Ibushi and WWE’s Big E. Both were fan favorites whose actual […] READ MORE
