Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
First of all, let’s state some facts. Chris Jericho is an undeniable legend in the world of professional wrestling. His contributions in the ring – matches with Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XIX and No Mercy 2008), Wild Pegasus (WAR Super J Cup 1995) and The Rock (No Mercy 2001), to name just three – speak for […] READ MORE
After being absent from the network’s programming lineup since 2019, New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced its return to AXS TV. The rollout of NJPW’s return begins on January 20. Beginning January 20, AXS TV will air a block of classic episodes from NJPW’s initial run on the network, which began in 2015. The block […] READ MORE
Today, January 2, 2022, marks the five-year anniversary of The KO Show, which is a celebrated product of WWE’s finest wrestlers, Kevin Owens. What started as an interview segment back in 2017 has now transformed into a talk show that brings about a spark of energy and intrigue in WWE’s monotonous weekly wrestling. Apart from […] READ MORE
Looking back on the careers of certain professional wrestlers, specific achievements can instantly be linked to them. Whether it’s Bruno Sammartino holding the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship for over 4,000 days across 2 separate reigns or The Dudley Boyz winning 6 different major promotions’ tag team titles, oftentimes these achievements become so legendary that they […] READ MORE
The Invasion is considered one of the biggest missed opportunities in professional wrestling and deservedly so. What should have been a storyline pitting the biggest wrestling companies in history, at the time, quickly devolved into a mismatched, ego-filled mess of an angle. Nonetheless, it ended in perhaps the best way it could. At Survivor Series […] READ MORE
It is finally here! Season 3 of Dark Side of the Ring began all the way back on May 6th, 2021. It was a season which began with a two-part episode (counted as episodes 1 and 2 of season 3) on the life and death of the late, great Brian Pillman. 13 episodes later, after […] READ MORE
The paradigm has shifted. World Wrestling Entertainment has finally stopped insisting that All Elite Wrestling is not competition, and are directly competing with the rival promotion on October 15’s edition of Friday Night SmackDown. The “middle child” of WWE television, having launched in 1999, SmackDown was long considered the “B” show to flagship program Monday […] READ MORE
Season 3 of Dark Side of the Ring is rapidly drawing to a close. Last week’s episode focused on the Japanese wrestling promotion FMW, founded in 1989 by Atsushi Onita. This week, we move away from looking at entire promotions and return to looking at a sole, troubled individual in the wrestling business. Of course, […] READ MORE
Professional wrestling is built on the stories told in and out of the ring. These often come in the form of rivalries, pitting opposing forces against one another in pursuit of bragging rights, championships, and successes. The cruiserweight division of World Championship Wrestling was home to many memorable matches, though one story may be the […] READ MORE
October 4’s Monday Night Raw continued the 2021 draft, which began on October 1’s Friday Night SmackDown. SmackDown’s draft featured some smart choices, such as retaining Roman Reigns, Jimmy, and Jey Uso, who’ve been such a boon for the brand throughout latter 2020 and 2021 so far, but also some surprises like drafting NXT stable […] READ MORE