Thursday, October 29, 2026
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You Can Get Some Of Vince McMahon’s Billions Of Dollars

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He has enough of it. Like him or not, there are very few success stories in the wrestling world like Vince McMahon. He has taken over the wrestling world and dominated it for the last twenty years or so. As a result, McMahon is one of the wealthiest people in the world and has more money than he could ever reasonably spend. Now though, you can have a chance to have some of his money. WWE Shop is selling a McMahon “No Chance In Vegas” shirt, featuring McMahon playing cards in a casino and the phrase “No Chance In Hell” on the back, with the last word crossed out and Vegas written underneath. The shirt also comes with a collectible $1,000,000,000 bill featuring McMahon’s face and Titan Towers on the back. The combined package sells for $99.99. Opinion: That’s uh, quite expensive as most WWE shirts sell for $20-30 each, meaning you are paying about $70-80 for a collectible. I’m sure there is a market for this, but that seems to be quite the mark up on something that comes out of nowhere..

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Maybe Not: Doubt Over NXT Star’s Future

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Maybe next time? With so many wrestlers on the WWE roster, it is impossible for everyone to be a success. Sometimes someone is just not going to work out and it can be a bit difficult to see. You can often tell when it isn’t working for a star and that seems to be the case again. After this week, WWE might be thinking about pulling the plug, if they have not done so already. This week on NXT, Tiffany Stratton defeated Sarray after the two had spent several weeks feuding. According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Sarray is unlikely to go to the main roster. Meltzer cited her size and how she has been used during her time in NXT so far. Sarray debuted on the April 20, 2021 edition of NXT but was taken off television in October. She would return in February, saying that 2021 had not gone as planned and she had made a new start. Opinion: I can’t exactly argue with this, as Sarray has not quite felt like a huge success in NXT so far. While she has had her moments, the fact th..

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WWE Will Be Working With The NFL For A Special Moment Next Week

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Call it a crossover. Professional wrestlers are certainly athletes, but there is a certain stigma about them. While what they do is some of the hardest work in all of sports, critics will waste no time in reminding you that what you are seeing is fake, or at least scripted and predetermined. That can make it a bit difficult for wrestling to be seen as athletics, but now some wrestlers will be appearing at a major athletic event. WWE has announced that The Miz and Titus O’Neil will be representing the company at the upcoming NFL Draft in Las Vegas. The two will get to announce selections for their respective hometown teams, the Cleveland Browns (Miz) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (O’Neil), the latter of which will be celebrating his birthday. O’Neil had a career in professional football, playing in the Arena Football League from 2003-2007. Opinion: This is one of those cool things that WWE gets to do every now and then. While WWE stars might not be the biggest celebrities in the world, the..

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Here’s Why WWE Chose Sonya Deville As Bianca Belair’s First Challenger

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At least there’s a reason. WWE has come a long way with its women’s division and things have gotten back to a pretty high level again. Bianca Belair took the Raw Women’s Title from Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 38 and seems primed to be the next big thing in the division. She is going to need some challengers, and WWE has gone with a somewhat surprising choice for her first one. Now we might know more about why. Earlier this month on Monday Night Raw, WWE official Sonya Deville attacked Belair and announced that she would be the next challenger to the title at WrestleMania Backlash. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Deville was chosen as the next challenger as WWE did not want to present Belair vs. Lynch again so soon after WrestleMania. Deville has wrestled only a handful of matches since the fall of 2020 as she had to deal with the fallout of a home invasion before moving into a non-wrestling on screen role. There is no word on if she will be returning to the ring full time at th..

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LOOK: Former WWE Star Appears On The Price Is Right, Looks A Bit Different

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It might be more noteworthy. There have been all kinds of wrestlers throughout WWE’s history, some of whom have made a bigger impact than others. Some wrestlers have been major stars and others have been smaller players, while most are in the middle, as WWE has tried to do something with them and never gotten very far. One of those cases made a TV appearance this week, albeit in a way that had nothing to do with wrestling. Former WWE star Ezekiel Jackson made an appearance on the Price Is Right this week. Jackson, appearing under his real name of Rycklon Stephens, was on the show with his family and made it to the Showcase Showdown. A former Intercontinental and ECW Champion, Stephens has not wrestled since 2015 at a show in German and now works as a fitness instructor. Hey look who it is! Ezekiel Jackson on 'The Price is Right' this week. He looks great! pic.twitter.com/dA4KNphPwG — Humble Wrestling (@WrestlingHumble) April 20, 2022 Opinion: This is the kind of thing t..

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NXT UK Results – April 21, 2022

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NXT UK Date: April 21, 2022 Location: BT Sports Studios, London, England Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Andy Shepherd It’s another title week this time around as Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter are getting a rematch against Moustache Mountain. This is a 2/3 falls match though and that should make for a pretty awesome showdown between two great teams, even though Moustache Mountain is teasing a move to the dark side. Let’s get to it. The opening video looks at the Tag Team Title match. Opening sequence. Sam Gradwell vs. Kenny Williams Back Alley Brawl, meaning street fight and Gradwell starts the fight in the aisle before the bell. The beating is on with Gradwell grabbing a trashcan but getting it knocked away. Williams manages to knock him down but we have a masked man looking at Williams from somewhere near the entrance. They go inside with Williams pounding away but Gradwell grabs some backbreakers. The fight heads back outside where Gradwell gets in some more trashcan shots, on..

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Out For A Bit: Another Star Announces Upcoming Surgery

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It can happen to anyone. There are all kinds of injuries in wrestling and some of them are more srious than others. You never know when you are going to see someone go on the shelf for a long or short amount of time, but it is the danger that any wrestler might face. It seems to be the case again with a wrestler who has not even been in her current promotion for that long. Impact Wrestling’s Lady Frost has announced that she is scheduled to undergo minor surgery in May to deal with an undisclosed injury. There is no word on how long she is expected to be out of action. Frost officially signed with Impact Wrestling in December 2021 and entered into a feud with Gisele Shaw, though the two of them have since formed a tag team. Yes, I deactivated Twitter for a bit. I’m back, but I will be out of action for a little while. Minor surgery is scheduled for May. Thanks to everyone who checked in. If you’d like to support in any way, please check out the link attached. Love y’all. ? — ICE..

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Acknowledged: Update On WWE’s Future Plans For Roman Reigns

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Like it could be anyone else. There are certain WWE wrestlers who are able to reach heights that few others can achieve. These wrestlers become the faces of the company and that makes them some of the true legends of WWE. You don’t see very many of them, but we are seeing one of them today. Therefore, it should be no surprise when he gets to headline a show and that is likely to be the event again soon. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Roman Reigns is still expected to headline WrestleMania Backlash, despite not yet having a program for the May 8 event. Reigns, the reigning Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, will likely get a new opponent this week on SmackDown. Shinsuke Nakamura confronted him two weeks ago on the show but there was no follow up last week. Opinion: This isn’t the biggest surprise but it would be nice to think that WWE would pick up the pace a bit with setting up the story. It is going to take someone special to present a real challenge to Reigns and that is go..

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WATCH: Wrestling Couple Gets Married In Amazing Ceremony

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That’s a special one. There are a lot of complications that come with being in the wrestling business, with relationships being up near the top of the list. Being in a relationship is hard enough for regular people but being on the road all the time makes it even more complicated. It can be difficult to find time together, but now two wrestlers have found a way to make it work in a unique way. Former WWE stars Killer Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux have announced that they have eloped to Alaska and are now married, having held the ceremony in a glacier. Kross also revealed that the two wrestled at a show the following night. The two have been dating for several years and were paired together in NXT, though not when Kross was called up to the main roster in 2021. Since their releases, the two have appeared for a variety of independent promotions but have not signed anywhere full time. This is rather sweet. Check out a video of the ceremony: [This post contains video, click to play] Opi..

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NXT LVL Up Results – April 15, 2022

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NXT LVL Up Date: April 15, 2022 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Sudu Shah, Nigel McGuinness We’re back to normal around here and that might not be the worst thing. LVL Up has figured out something of a formula and it makes for a nicer show. I’m not sure what to expect from here but it has turned into something a lot more enjoyable than 205 Live was at times. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Roxanne Perez vs. Sloane Jacobs Perez is better known as Rok-C in her debut. The bigger Jacobs backs her up against the ropes to start but Perez slips out and offers a curtsy, setting up an armdrag. Jacobs drops her throat first across the top though and a neckbreaker gets two. The crossarm choke has Perez in more trouble but she’s back up with a small package for two of her own. Perez knocks her down though and it’s a twisting handspring moonsault for two. A Code Red gives Perez the pin at 4:19. Result: Roxanne Perez b. Sloane Jacobs – Code Red (4:19) Damon..

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KB’s Review: Character Writing 101

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A wrestling promotion can present an angle in all kinds of ways. It could be serious, funny, silly, dramatic or several other points in between. Oftentimes you will see some combination of two (or sometimes more) styles mixed together and it can make for some great moments. However, that is not the easiest thing to make work and it can be very easy to get it wrong. That seems to be the case again now, as WWE has gotten even further into the habits of getting stories more than a bit wrong. One of the most important things about presenting a story is to know your characters. While you can get a character to do just about anything, there has to be a path to make it work. This might be something from their past or present or even future, but you can’t just throw something out there and hope that it makes sense. You need a path to make something logical and that is where WWE has been slipping as of late. NXT has something special on its hands, as two time NXT Champion Bron Breakker is as ..

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REVIEW: Cyber Sunday 2007: It’s A Useful Idea

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Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over twelve years now and have reviewed over 6,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be? Cyber Sunday 2007 Date: October 28, 2007 Location: Verizon Center, Washington DC Attendance: 10,094 Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Tazz, Joey Styles This show can’t come fast enough, as the build hasn’t exactly been great. The good thing is there are enough interesting matches on the show and some of the stipulations could work out. The voting is enough of a hook to make the show, which includes Randy Orton defending the Raw World Title against someone and Batista vs. U..

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WATCH: Tag Team Drops Hints That They Are Leaving NXT

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That might be it? Wrestlers move up and down the WWE roster on a constant basis and it can be a bit tricky to keep track of everyone. So much moving around can make for some interesting changes when someone arrives elsewhere, and now we might be seeing it again. Some name changes this week might lead to a move down the line, or at least that is what is being hinted at. This week on NXT, the Grizzled Young Veterans, comprised of James Drake and Zack Gibson, had their names changed to just Drake and Gibson, with the team name being dropped entirely. Following the show, the team released a video talking about their frustrations, followed by a tweet from Drake showing his empty locker. This could suggest that the team will be moving up to the main roster, though this has not been confirmed. They’re dropping hints. Check out how the Veterans teased leaving: [This post contains video, click to play] Thank you @WWE https://t.co/mweqOLEYfi pic.twitter.com/T2b8CgLCdo — James Drake (@James..

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Backstage News On What Led To Recent WWE Departure

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Can you blame him? There are a lot of wrestlers on the WWE roster but not all of them are happy. Sometimes you see a wrestler leave after not being happy with their time in the company. For one reason or another, the two sides fall apart and something goes wrong, leading to the two of them splitting. That seems to have been the case again and now we know a bit more about what happened. Earlier this week, Kushida reportedly left WWE after three years with the company. According to the Voices of Wrestling Patreon by way of Wrestlinginc.com, NXT becoming NXT 2.0 was a major change for Kushida, who did not like how he was being presented on the show. Kushida is currently hoping to return to New Japan and has already begun pitching ideas for how he would be presented upon returning. Opinion: Can you blame Kushida being frustrated with what he was doing in NXT? He hadn’t wrestled a meaningful match in a long time and seemed to be there to get over Ikemen Jiro in a tag team built around eit..

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How Vince McMahon Accidentally Kept A Legend Out Of The WWE Hall Of Fame

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It’s what he does. There is no one in the wrestling world like Vince McMahon. The most powerful person in the wrestling world, McMahon is someone who is among the most unique people you will find anywhere. The bizarre stories about McMahon are among the most well known in wrestling and now there is another one which involves a member of the WWE Hall Of Fame. WWE Hall Of Famer Rob Van Dam appeared on Busted Open Radio and told a story about how he was chosen as part of the 2021 Hall Of Fame class. Van Dam was told by Michael Hayes that McMahon thought Van Dam would be a perfect inductee into the Hall Of Fame. Hayes told McMahon that Van Dam was not in, prompting McMahon to put him in that year’s class immediately. Opinion: Is it really surprising that McMahon was missing one of the bigger names his company has ever seen in the Hall Of Fame? Probably not, as he has a lot on his mind, but it is such a McMahon story. You can picture reality setting in for him as he suddenly understands t..

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WWE Reportedly No Longer Testing For Marijuana

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That’s something specific. The WWE has come a long way when it comes to its drug testing policies. The company does not have the best history in regards to taking care of its wrestlers but the last several years have seen a much strong emphasis on the situation. However, one change has taken place recently as the company seems to be lightening up on a specific area. According to Fightful Select, WWE has not suspended or fined wrestlers for positive marijuana tests in years. WWE’s official drug policy on its website states that wrestlers will be fined $2,500 for a positive test, though WWE is apparently not enforcing this part of the policy. A WWE higher up said that he hasn’t heard as much as gossip about marijuana in years, let alone a fine being levied. There is nothing to suggest that any other parts of the policy have been relaxed. Opinion: This shouldn’t be a surprise and it is kind of hard to argue against the policy being lightened up. At the end of the day, there are states i..

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LISTEN: WWE Star Releases A New Song With A Specific Theme

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It’s something else he can do. There are a lot of talented people in the wrestling industry but some of them are rather skilled at things that have nothing to do with the ring. Fans can be surprised by what they see from wrestlers who are getting the chance to showcase another talent and that is the case again, as a WWE star has released something that has nothing to do with wrestling. Monday Night Raw’s MVP has released a new rap song on Spotify called “Legalize It” featuring Smoke DZA and 80 Empire. The song title is a reference to legalizing marijuana as the song was released on April 20, an unofficial holiday among marijuana users. MVP has released his own music for several years, including his own solo theme song during his time in WWE. Hey everybody, I just released a new song. It's available now on Spotify! ??? #LegalizeIt @smokedza @80Empire_ pic.twitter.com/9oQUjxk7PM — MVP (@The305MVP) April 20, 2022 Opinion: I’m not a rap fan so I can’t speak to the quality of the s..

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Former WWE Star Returns To Performance Center (With A Guest)

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Welcome back, kind of? There has been a long list of departures in WWE over the last several months and there is always the chance that even more names could leave. While many of the wrestlers were released, there have also been some who have left on their own. That means they might be back one day, and now one of them has come back, at least for a visit. NXT’s Malcolm Bivens has posted an image to Twitter, showing he and former NXT star Johnny Gargano at the WWE Performance Center. Gargano is seen with his son in the photo, meaning that it was taken within the last three months. Gargano left NXT in December and has yet to wrestle again elsewhere, as he has said that he is keeping his options open. There is no word on when he will be announcing his next signing. Fatherhood whoopin his ass. pic.twitter.com/tIPK4ooSkG — MALCOLM (@Malcolmvelli) April 19, 2022 Opinion: I’m curious to see where Gargano goes next, as he is one of the more decorated wrestlers of this era. I don’t know how..

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BREAKING: AEW Makes Major Announcement, Huge Show Coming Soon

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Cross promotion. While AEW and WWE get most of the attention in the wrestling world, there are a lot of other promotions out there worth a look. You have probably heard of several of them but they could all use some extra recognition. That is the case with one major international promotion, but now it is going to be getting some major attention on a huge stage. This week on AEW Dynamite, Adam Cole announced a special pay per view event on June 26 at the United Center in Chicago. The event will be called Forbidden Door, which will include New Japan Pro Wrestling stars meeting AEW stars. New Japan wrestlers have appeared in AEW before but never for an entire show. There is no word on who will be appearing on the card and no matches have been announced. Opinion: I don’t think this is the biggest surprise but it should at least make for a good show. The show is the kind of thing that the AEW fans are going to eat up and now they will be getting the kind of show they have wanted. There sh..

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AEW Dynamite Live Coverage And Results – April 20, 2022

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Dynamite Date: April 20, 2022 Location: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur Battle Of The Belts has come and gone and now we should be on the way to Double Or Nothing in May. That means it should be time to start getting ready for the bigger pushes as the card hasn’t been set up so far. CM Punk gets to face Dustin Rhodes tonight so let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Opening sequence. Dustin Rhodes vs. CM Punk They shake hands to start and it’s a feeling out process to get things going. The fans are split as they go technical, with a headlock not getting either of them very far. Punk takes him to the mat and cranks on the leg a bit but Dustin is right back up with a wristlock. Some armdrags into an armbar slow Punk down but he sends Rhodes outside, where the knee is banged up. Back in and Punk stays on the leg with some elbows and kicks as we take a break. We come back with Rhodes sending him outside and hitting some cl..