Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
In news which certainly did not go under the radar, Mustafa Ali yesterday took to Twitter to announce that he has requested his release from the WWE. In a short, video statement bearing the caption “I am requesting my release from the WWE”, Ali states: “I have a message that is much bigger than my […] READ MORE
All Elite Wrestling’s inaugural TBS Championship tournament for its women’s division is winding down, and on December 29’s episode of AEW: Dynamite Thunder Rosa faced off against Jade Cargill. Both competitors spared little of their arsenal on each other. Although Cargill has prodigious strength on her side, Rosa considerably weakened Cargill by targeting her knees. […] READ MORE
World Wrestling Entertainment’s flagship show Monday Night Raw has rejuvenated its tag team division with some unlikely duos in 2021: AJ Styles and Omos, RKBro, and the most recent, Mustafa Ali and Mansoor. The two have a natural chemistry that is rejuvenating Mustafa Ali and making his transition back from heel to babyface believable. For […] READ MORE
Last week’s RAW revealed Mustafa Ali’s motivation for founding the anarchistic faction RETRIBUTION made up of disenchanted, masked athletes taking vengeance for their broken dreams. For months, this amounted to not much more than vandalism, cutting the fuse box at the Performance Center, and a sneak attack by Reckoning on Dana Brooke. They’ve struggled to […] READ MORE
The New Day’s Kofi Kingston suffered a broken jaw on December 28, at the hands of The Hurt Business’s Cedric Alexander. Despite pushing through the pain for a couple of weeks, Kingston is currently sidelined in recovery. That leaves his New Day teammate Xavier Woods holding down the fort alone on RAW. Alone seems to […] READ MORE
The RETRIBUTION faction debuted on WWE’s SmackDown in the summer of 2020, cloaked in secrecy. Who were the masked and hooded assailants who swarmed the Performance Center as the lights went dark, attacking Superstars and security staff, trashing property, even sawing apart the ring itself? The faction called itself RETRIBUTION, and declared their grievances with […] READ MORE
When a thoughtful and conflicted Ricochet sat down with Charly Caruso and R-Truth on RAW Talk, it seemed that RETRIBUTION’s constant pressure was working. He admitted that he wasn’t ruling out joining the anarchistic outfit, and that something about his strategy had to change. The interview not only went viral, but it seemed to be […] READ MORE
Monday Night RAW returns to our screens once again – this time with the “Season Premiere”. As the (rather hectic) year draws to a close, RAW is looking to see it out strong. With SmackDown currently going through something of a white hot run of form, RAW will certainly be looking to match them. There […] READ MORE
We will be keeping track of EVERY pick from night two of the 2020 WWE Draft. Results from night one can be found here. The rules that were established for night one of the draft will also apply here, and Stephanie McMahon will be presiding over the draft itself. Here is a list of the […] READ MORE
This week’s Monday Night RAW is almost upon us. It is being billed as “Night Two” of the draft – which has so far seen the carving up of New Day (with only Big E remaining on SmackDown). Additionally, Seth Rollins and the Mysterio Family (Rey and Dominik Mysterio) have all been sent to the […] READ MORE
Niklas George is a Welsh historian, teacher of religious education and freelance journalist covering professional wrestling and European football.