Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
(Disclaimer: the author of this piece detailing Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit vs Triple H and Steve Austin is in no way a supporter of Benoit or his actions. This match is not only one of the greatest matches in Monday Night Raw history, but one of the greatest endings in the show’s history as […] READ MORE
On August 6, 2021, Gable Steveson made US Olympic history in winning the freestyle wrestling Olympic gold medal in the super heavyweight division. Steveson, 21 years of age and weighing in at 120 kg (260 lbs), has long been courted by the WWE. So much so, in fact, that he is already a “Paul Heyman […] READ MORE
The best laid plans of mice, men, and Triple H, it seems, often go awry. Recent budget cuts and the caprices of other minds have changed streams at his pet project, NXT, a few times this summer. Plans for the cruiserweight division of 205 Live to become a more featured part of the action at […] READ MORE
Hard rock and pro wrestling have a long history. A theme by storied metal legends AC/DC still intones the beginning of each installment of Friday Night SmackDown. Rock acts like Alter Bridge, Metallica, Motorhead, and Living Colour have provided entrance themes for World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars Edge, Undertaker, Triple H, and CM Punk, respectively. However, […] READ MORE
As reported earlier at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, NXT’s Shotzi Blackheart and Tegan Nox debuted on July 9’s broadcast of Friday Night SmackDown as a tag team. In their debut match, the two scored an exuberant victory over the current WWE women’s tag team champions, Natalya and Tamina. Shotzi Blackheart has been reported to […] READ MORE
Greatest Matches in Raw History is our short series which looks at some of the arguable contenders for the distinction of “Greatest Match in Raw History”. With Raw a decades old show boasting well over 1,000 episodes, this is, of course, purely opinion based. Today, we take a look at one of the greats from […] READ MORE
Parker Boudreaux – affectionately dubbed “Baby Brock” for his aesthetic similarities with Brock Lesnar – continues to tease his NXT debut. In a relatively cryptic Tweet, he uploaded a picture of himself, alongside NXT Kingpin, Triple H, with the caption “It’s time to play the game”. Of course, the iconic Triple H selfie typically indicates […] READ MORE
Greatest Matches in Raw History is our short series which looks at some of the arguable contenders for the distinction of “Greatest Match in Raw History”. With Raw a decades old show boasting well over 1,000 episodes, this is, of course, purely opinion based. Today, we take a look at what is often deemed a […] READ MORE
It’s a question that seems to be in the whispers of the internet wrestling community: What happened to the NXT product? After spending a few years as the premier place to see pure wrestling, NXT looks like they’ve lost a little steam. WWE‘s third brand has seemingly gone from groundbreaking to merely treading water. This […] READ MORE
Welsh professional wrestler and WWE NXT UK star, Mark Andrews, has a new podcast. Titled “My Love Letter to Wrestling“, the podcast is featured on BBC Radio Wales – a pretty big deal for any Welsh wrestling star. For those who don’t know, Andrews was one-half of the WWE NXT UK Tag Team Champions in […] READ MORE