Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
As 2021 winds down, so too does another year of accomplishments for the women of World Wrestling Entertainment. Since the Divas division underwent an overhaul into the more athletically driven women’s division in 2015-16, the women of WWE have continued to forge ahead into previously uncharted territory. Although not without missteps, the women’s division and […] READ MORE
Following their standout match at World Wrestling Entertainment’s November 14 event Tribute to the Troops, Bianca Belair and Liv Morgan both enjoyed pivotal moments on November 15’s Monday Night Raw. Both performers have experienced their share of uncertainty in the WWE Universe, but both seem to be on the cusp of intriguing new angles. Bianca […] READ MORE
Once again, the scythe has fallen over World Wrestling Entertainment’s roster of pro wrestling talent, and once again the cuts come as a shock to fans and industry watchers. The list of released talent reads: Keith Lee, Mia Yim, Nia Jax, Harry Smith, Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Ember Moon, Eva Marie, Franky Monet, B-Fab, Gran Metalik, […] READ MORE
It’s Monday night. That means that it’s time for another episode of Raw. Last week saw the WWE Champion find more than one new foe in his efforts to celebrate his destruction of Goldberg at SummerSlam. One of those foes will face off with him on Raw tonight while a former team goes head-to-head. Here’s […] READ MORE
When Monday Night Raw began advertising the return of Eva Marie, reaction was mixed. Shortly after the release of several more athletically credible female talents, bringing Eva back seemed like a tone deaf move on the part of World Wrestling Entertainment. When her June 15 debut came, Eva Marie had unadvertised accompaniment: wrestler Kimberly Benson, […] READ MORE
‘Protect the gimmick’ was the word of law for decades in the life of the pro wrestling industry. Pro wrestlers were held to their persona by their public, who, until the curtain was pulled back by 90s incidents like Vince McMahon, Jr.’s steroid allegations and the Montreal Screwjob, largely believed the characters and shenanigans of […] READ MORE
The wrestling community was abuzz weeks ago when Eva Marie made her in-ring return to the WWE against Naomi. As you may know, Marie was replaced in that match by an unnamed monstrous figure that got an easy win over Naomi. From the very beginning, this angle was met with unneeded pushback with the former Piper Niven (later […] READ MORE
It’s been a troubled year for World Wrestling Entertainment’s flagship show, USA network’s Monday Night Raw. The three hour showcase has been dogged by diminishing ratings and poor reviews within the pro wrestling industry and from fans for its repetitive match combinations and intricately meandering supernatural storyline featuring Alexa Bliss. However, the build up to […] READ MORE
Last summer, the vocal fanbase of WWE Superstar Naomi erupted into a hive of tweets hashtagged #JusticeForNaomi and #NaomiDeservesBetter. The source of their ire was a match with Lacey Evans, in which Evans tied Naomi’s braids to the ropes. It seemed an ignominious act towards an athlete with so much prowess and many accomplishments behind […] READ MORE
June 14’s Monday Night Raw saw some new developments in World Wrestling Entertainment‘s women’s tag team division. Eva Marie returned, with NXT UK alum Piper Niven in tow, and the seeds of acrimony were sewn between current women’s tag team champions Natalya and Tamina and Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke. Despite these new turns of […] 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.