Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus had a historic bout at this past Saturday’s Payback. After months of a profoundly personal feud, the two settled it in a steel cage match. A match that is synonymous with brutality and has produced some of the best matches in WWE history. The contest saw the professional wrestling industry […] READ MORE
SmackDown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley is a force that the WWE has not seen in a while. Ripley is aggressive and dominant in the ring, and tells it like it is on the mic. Full of agility and charisma, Ripley is running through the WWE women’s roster with ease. Whoever the next challenger is should […] READ MORE
Well, it is almost time for WWE Friday Night SmackDown once again! What a whirlwind of a week it has been for the WWE and, indeed, the entire professional wrestling landscape. It was during WrestleMania weekend (which was just this past weekend, despite feeling like a lifetime ago) that news broke of a WWE sale […] READ MORE
The first of the two-night WrestleMania 39 extravaganza has seen a new SmackDown Women’s Champion crowned as Rhea Ripley defeated Charlotte Flair to become the new champion. Ripley earned this opportunity by winning the 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble as she was the first-ever winner to enter from number one and win the match. This is […] READ MORE
WWE’s show of shows is finally here as this weekend the company will present WrestleMania 39 live from LA’s SoFi Stadium. This two-night extravaganza is complete with all the trimmings: top-level matches, compelling storylines, incredible superstars, and showcase flair. WWE’s build to this year’s show has been fitting of a Hollywood production with scene-stealing moments worthy […] READ MORE
WWE‘s Friday Night SmackDown returns with its yearly WrestleManiago-home show! That’s right, WrestleMania 39 (or XXXIX, if you are old school) has already arrived and this week’s episode of SmackDown will complete the finishing touches going into WrestleMania weekend. So, what’s in store for this week’s WWE SmackDown from Los Angeles, California? Let’s dive right […] READ MORE
WrestleMania 39 is almost here as “WrestleMania Goes Hollywood” for the first time since WrestleMania 21 with a two-night extravaganza on April 1 and 2. Every year, there’s no doubt that WrestleMania is wrestling’s biggest spectacle but the 2023 edition of “The Showcase of the Immortals” may be the best in years and has the […] READ MORE
Women and WrestleMania moments have not always gone hand in hand. Looking at and predicting WrestleMania 39 women’s matches, though, has an added layer this year, declaring a new Miss WrestleMania. There are 18 women featured at WrestleMania 39, and several could earn that honor. Throughout WWE history, women were relegated to gimmick matches or […] READ MORE
WWE returns to FOX this Friday with yet another exciting, action-packed edition of Friday Night SmackDown! Live from Las Vegas, NV, SmackDown will continue on a Road to WrestleMania which is becoming increasingly treacherous, if not exciting. Last week’s edition of SmackDown concluded with the return of a certain Canadian tag team who fans have […] READ MORE
The week is coming to an end, which can only mean one thing (well, technically many things): WWE Friday Night SmackDown has arrived again (and, therefore, so has our weekly preview)! That’s right, it is once more time for the blue-branded grappling extraodinaire to come to your homes live via FOX. This week’s episode is […] READ MORE
Niklas George is a Welsh historian, teacher of religious education and freelance journalist covering professional wrestling and European football.