Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
It’s the last Monday Night Raw before Christmas and for the third time, WWE runs by Des Moines, Iowa’s Wells Fargo Arena in that same week. In 2015, Smackdown was taped December 22 here and in 2019, a Raw double-taping for December 16 and 23 carried the holiday week. Let’s take a look at the […] READ MORE
WWE Raw comes to us live tonight from the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A venue that saw WWE run Unforgiven back in 2005 when it was known as the Ford Center. Of note, the event saw Ric Flair win his final singles championship in the form of the WWE Intercontinental Championship, when he […] READ MORE
Per Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, NXT stars Dakota Kai, Malcolm Bivens, and more have been released by WWE. While not much information was given in terms of Kai’s release, Sapp detailed that Bivens was asked by the company to re-sign in February. However, he made it clear that he didn’t want to do so. In […] READ MORE
The NXT 2.0 train continues to roll on in as it’s Tuesday, meaning it is time for more of the same. The show has been going through a heck of a transformation over the past number of months and last week was the first week in which Johnny Gargano and Kyle O’Reilly were no longer […] READ MORE
This past Sunday night was the first special event of the NXT 2.0 era as it was time for WarGames. It saw the new generation of talent come out on top in the main event as Bron Breakker pinned the NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa. But that isn’t the biggest news coming out of the show […] READ MORE
December 5’s NXT WarGames marks NXT’s first pay-per-view event since being rebranded in late summer 2021, into NXT 2.0. It also marks the last appearance of WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix at the NXT commentary desk. On December 2, via Twitter, Phoenix announced that she would be departing the NXT team to spend more […] READ MORE
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time to revisit the topic of fear in professional wrestling. One year ago, I penned an article showcasing the many examples of wrestlers that have instilled or defined dread, fight, and trepidation in the world of wrestling. Given the theatric nature of wrestling, this is a topic that […] READ MORE
Tentative alliances and new rivalries form as NXT 2.0 continues to settle into its re-branding, as the build up to Halloween Havoc begins READ MORE
WWE NXT 2.0 kicks into full gear Tuesday night and it’s sure to leave the professional wrestling world talking. Far more is expected to come out of it than expected, however, as a new NXT Champion will be crowned following unforeseen events. Raquel Gonzalez will also defend the NXT Women’s Championship while “In-Dex” finally has […] READ MORE
By now, all of the conjecture about changes at NXT are not rumor, but fact. Its new, paint-splashed logo, heralded by rapper (and diehard pro wrestling fan) Wale’s new song, debuted on August 27. Its new direction, whatever that proves to be, debuts on NXT’s upcoming installment on September 14. This news has seemed like […] READ MORE
Keshena Booker was introduced to pro-wrestling by her great-grandfather, and grew up wrestling her siblings on the living room carpet and stealing her brother's Team Extreme action figures. She is currently putting her BA in English to good use covering all the twists and turns of pro-wrestling (IRL and Kayfabe) for Last Word on Sports.