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Welcome to the team. We are less than a week away from WrestleMania 38 and that means that we are going to be seeing a lot of annual events taking place. That can make for some very fun moments, including some things that do not even happen to be in the ring. One of these involves honoring the past, and now we know another pair of names that will be honored this weekend.
WWE has announced that the Steiner Brothers will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Rick and Scott Steiner are two time WWE Tag Team Champions, seven time WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions, along with holding several titles in other promotions. The induction marks a change, as Scott has long since not been interested in working for the company. The induction ceremony will take place Friday April 1 after SmackDown.
Opinion: Based on their abilities and successes in the ring, there is no reason whatsoever for the Steiners not to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. They are one of the most iconic, successful and t..

It’s a bad ending. The rise of podcasting has changed the way wrestlers are able to communicate with their fans. There are now all kinds of wrestling podcasts, where wrestlers are able to talk about whatever topic they choose, possibly answering fans’ questions or conducting interviews at the same time. Some of the biggest names in wrestling have a podcast, but now one of them is going to undergo a major, which didn’t come well.
Ric Flair and former WCW broadcaster Mark Madden have ended their Flair Uncensored podcast, which saw Flair as host and Madden as co-host. However, the wo have gotten into a Twitter argument over what happened, which has spilled into an exchange of personal insults. Madden says that he left the show while Flair says that Madden was fired. The two went back and forth, with Flair announcing that he will be debuting a new podcast with his son-in-law Conrad Thompson starting next month.
I am leaving the @FlairUncensored podcast effective immediately. It’s not a g..

Maybe he’s up next. Titles are one of the easiest concepts to understand in wrestling. Someone has a championship belt and someone else wants it. That is all you need to carry a feud in a lot of cases and that is certainly the case in WWE. These feuds can be set up in a variety of ways and that might have happened again with one of the most historically important titles in WWE history.
Last week on SmackDown, WWE Intercontinental Champion Ricochet was defeated by both members of Los Lotharios, setting up a title match on next week’s show. Over the weekend, Xavier Woods tweeted that he would win the title later in the year. Ricochet responded to Woods, saying that after he gets done with Los Lotharios, he would be glad to “smack you up”. Woods defeated Ricochet in the first round of the 2021 King of the Ring, which Ricochet referenced in his response. While not confirmed, this could suggest that Woods will be a future challenger for the title.
Back to settle a score, then it’s time to..

That’s how you make a dream match. The Women’s Revolution has brought women’s wrestling to unbelievable heights in WWE, to the point where a women’s match even headlined WrestleMania. That is something few would have ever believed to be a realistic possibility but they pulled it off. So much of it is due to the talent involved, but they were influenced by the generation that came before them. This weekend, the generations collided.
This weekend, WWE ran a live event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The event was hosted by WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus, a native of Toronto. The main event of the show saw Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch successfully defend her title against Rhea Ripley. After the match, Stratus got in the ring to confront Lynch, who slapped her. Ripley then took out Lynch to end the show.
It was a big showdown. Check out the battle of the generations:
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Opinion: One of the coolest things about the Women’s Revolution is the fact ..

You need to have a plan. With less than a week to go before WrestleMania 38, it would be reasonable to think that WWE would have the card finalized. However, that does not seem to be the case, as there are several wrestlers still without a match on the show. WWE still has some time to set things up, but now they might need to change their minds one more time.
According to Fightful Select, a planned six man tag at WrestleMania might have been changed or even canceled. The original plan would have seen New Day face Butch/Sheamus/Ridge Holland in a six man tag. However, Big E. suffered a broken neck in a match earlier this month, meaning that plans had to be changed. The current plan would see Sheamus team up with Butch to face Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, though Holland could be substituted for Butch. The match has not been officially announced in any form.
Opinion: I would certainly hope that the match still takes place in some form, as it has been set up for several weeks now but ..

Welcome back. Wrestlers are a little different than most mainstream athletes as retirement is not quite the same thing. While most athletes retire once and then stay retired, wrestlers will often come back for a one off match rather than having to take part in a full season. That means you can see some surprising returns, and that might be the case again later this year.
During a virtual signing with Captain’s Corner, former WWE star and NXT Champion Bo Dallas announced that he will be back in a wrestling ring within the next few months. Dallas gave no further details on the promotion or opponent he will be facing. Dallas’ most recent match took place on November 13, 2019 at a WWE live event and he was released from the company in April 2021. Since leaving WWE, Dallas has been working in other ventures but now says that his schedule has cleared enough for him to return to his passion.
Opinion: Dallas is someone I haven’t thought of in a good while but it would be nice to see him get ..

They have a plan. We are less than a week away from WrestleMania 38 and that means it is time to get ready for the biggest WWE match of the year. This time around that is going to be a championship unification match between Universal Champion Roman Reigns and WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. That means there is going to be one World Champion, but it is going to be something a little different than we have seen before.
This week on SmackDown, Reigns mentioned that he would become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. An image has made its way onto Twitter showing a large prop of a WWE title belt in Arlington, Texas, the sight of WrestleMania 38. The title is labeled the World Heavyweight Champion and features a blue design which is currently not present in any WWE championship. While not confirmed, this may be the new Undisputed Universal Championship design.
WWE is currently shooting exterior WrestleMania 38 shots using this massive prop in Frisco, Texas. Is this the new unified WWE World..

Welcome back. There are a lot of wrestlers on the WWE roster and not all of them are going to be able to appear on every show. This could be the case for multiple reasons, but sometimes someone is injured and not able to get back in the ring. Unfortunately there is no way to guarantee how long recovery will take, but now know when an injured WWE star is returning to television.
According to PWInsider.com, Bobby Lashley is expected to return to WWE television this week on Monday Night Raw. This will be Lashley’s first WWE appearance since Elimination Chamber, where he did not wrestle as advertised due to a shoulder injury. There is no word on what Lashley will be doing on the show, but he is rumored for a match with Omos at WrestleMania 38.
Opinion: I’m sure WWE will be glad to have Lashley back as he is one of the most important names on their roster. Lashley has been one of the featured names on Monday Night Raw in the last year and it would be great to have him around for WrestleMa..

It’s always a possibility. There are all kinds of wrestling matches throughout the course of any given week and that means a lot of things can happen. Those things can be either positive or negative and one of the bigger negatives is an injury. You never know when someone is going to go down with an injury and unfortunately that seems to have been the case again this week.
The opening match of this week’s edition of AEW Rampage saw Dustin Rhodes defeat Lance Archer. Early on, Archer busted open Rhodes’ ear, which bled for the majority of the match. Rhodes has posted a video to Twitter, revealing that he needed five stitches to close the wound and that he suffered a busted eardrum. He said that he was in good spirits though and was not going anywhere, suggesting that he would not be missing any ring time.
A little update!! #ImNotGoingAnywhere @AEW pic.twitter.com/rMqhVNab5D
— Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) March 26, 2022
Opinion: Rhodes’ ear looked banged up during the match and I’m ..

It’s that time of year. We are less than a week away from WrestleMania 38 and the biggest WWE event of the year. The show is mostly set and we know who we should and shouldn’t expect for the card. Now that things are set, it is time to hype everything up as well as possible, and WWE seems to have a plan to do that next week, even if it means breaking some rules in the process.
According to PWInsider.com, several SmackDown names are booked for next week’s edition of Monday Night Raw. This includes SmackDown Tag Team Champions the Usos, who have already been announced for a match against Raw Tag Team Champions RKBro. In addition, Intercontinental Champion Ricochet and Shinsuke Nakamura and set to appear, along with Sasha Banks, Naomi, Natalya and Shayna Baszler, who will be on opposite sides in an eight woman tag. There is no word on if any other SmackDown stars are expected to appear on the show.
Opinion: While WWE has rules about Monday Night Raw and SmackDown starts appearing on the..

That’s quite the shot. Wrestlers can come in all different shapes and sizes, meaning that they are going to wrestle all kinds of styles. It makes sense for wrestlers with different physical abilities to wrestle in different ways, as it makes sense to play to your strengths. However, the wrestlers also have to keep their opponents safe, which led one legend to criticize another.
WWE Hall of Fame Bret Hart took part in a virtual signing for Signed By Superstars. During the signing, Hart mentioned that his niece Natalya had told him that Brock Lesnar saw Hart as his dream opponent. Hart responded by saying that he had always heard Lesnar was a good worker who looked stiff but took care of his opponents, unlike Goldberg. This is in reference to Goldberg superkicking Hart at Starrcade 1999, causing an injury which led to Hart’s retirement from the ring soon thereafter. Neither Goldberg nor Lesnar have responded to the statements.
Opinion: I know it is has been over twenty years but I can ..

Well that was quick. A wrestler making their debut can be a very important moment, but they also have to follow up on it. Just appearing and then doing nothing after it does not work out that well and it can render a good debut useless. There are multiple ways to slow down a new wrestler’s momentum and that might be the case again with one of the newest AEW signings.
Earlier this month, Paige VanZant officially signed her AEW contract to become a wrestler. However, she will also be able to continue participating in outside sports, including bare knuckle boxing. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, VanZant has signed for a bare knuckle boxing fight in London on July 9 against an opponent to be determined. This means that VanZant may be taking time away from AEW to train, though it is not known when she might begin her hiatus.
Opinion: That is quite the fast move for someone who has only officially been around AEW for a few weeks now. VanZant might not be ready for her first..