Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
It is Friday! That means the WWE‘s blue-branded sports entertainment (are we still sports entertainment in the post-Vince McMahon era?) extravaganza, Friday Night SmackDown, has arrived once more. Additionally, tonight’s episode of SmackDown is the go-home edition ahead of tomorrow night’s WWE SummerSlam 2022 event. Hasn’t that come around fast? Without further ado, let’s jump […] READ MORE
One day away from Money in the Bank, in Las Vegas, the go-home edition of Friday Night SmackDown is live in the state capital of Arizona as stories conclude headed into the Big Five event. WWE SmackDown (7/1/22) Preview Don't miss the last stop before #MITB 📺 #SmackDown, Friday 8e/7c on FOX pic.twitter.com/ZIZIRkksmJ — WWE […] READ MORE
Liv Morgan won the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match, guaranteeing herself an opportunity at either the Raw or SmackDown Women’s Championship at any time she chooses. Morgan is the seventh women’s winner. It will be interesting to see how long she holds the briefcase as Carmella remains the only winner to ever hold […] READ MORE
This Saturday is a big night for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as it is the annual Money in the Bank premium live event. One man and one woman will earn the opportunity for a world title match anytime, anywhere after climbing to the top of the ladder to bring down the briefcase. Roman Reigns has […] READ MORE
The march towards Money In The Bank continues as Monday Night Raw tonight emanates from the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. The first time WWE arrived at this venue was in March 5, 2010, for Smackdown. On October 4, 2010, they returned just one day after the Hell In A Cell event, where John […] READ MORE
Another week, another episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. They sure do come around fast, don’t they? In a break away from the usual WWE tradition, there are actually four (yes, four whole segments) segments announced for SmackDown tonight. Hallelujah! Instead of wasting time, let’s dive right in. Max Dupri Announces the First “Maximum Male […] READ MORE
WWE Monday Night Raw comes to us tonight from the well-known Norfolk Scope of Norfolk, Virginia. The venue was a regular for the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling, including being home to Starrcade 1988. It’s been home to Pay-Per-View events for the NWA, WCW, WWE, Ring of Honor, and IMPACT Wrestling; a very […] READ MORE
WWE brings Friday Night SmackDown back to our screens with the promise of two guaranteed matches for tonight’s show. One of them will be contested for the Intercontinental Championship – a title which the WWE has cared little about for much of the past decade, with an especially blasé attitude as of late. With WrestleMania […] READ MORE
Lacey Evans made her return on this week’s Friday Night SmackDown, the first “blue brand” show following WrestleMania 38. On this show, she appeared backstage, recalling her life growing up. She also touched on sensitive topics like the hardships her mother faced and the family moving from one shelter to the next. Evans said that […] READ MORE
It is Friday already and the WWE‘s Friday Night SmackDown returns not even a week removed from a pretty well-received WrestleMania 38. As is typically the case post-WrestleMania, the WWE is building tonight’s SmackDown as the beginning of a “new era” though, as we all know, it’s really not. Indeed, each of SmackDown’s champions retained […] READ MORE
Niklas George is a Welsh historian, teacher of religious education and freelance journalist covering professional wrestling and European football.