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AAA Ola de Calor Results – August 30, 2026

In the world of professional wrestling, WWE and AAA presented the Ola de Calor special live from Edinburg, Texas, on Sunday afternoon. The broadcast opened wit...

Ava Explains Why She Decided To Leave WWE

Word has come through that previous WWE star Ava has opened up about her decision to leave the company earlier this year, explaining that there was no single ev...

Vince McMahon's Reaction to Hulk Hogan’s

Man, talk about mixed vibes. Vince McMahon recently opened up about how he felt when Hulk Hogan strolled into his final WWE appearance on the RAW debut episode ...

WATCH: 24 Year Old Star Makes Surprise Return After Four Month Absence

Welcome back. A wrestler returning from an injury can be one of the more exciting things to take place on a wrestling show. If someone has been gone for a long time, it can be quite the moment to have them back. You never know when you might see someone pop back up, and sometimes they are thrown right into the middle of something important. That was the situation this week. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Get Well Soon: Missing WWE Star Reportedly Undergoes Shoulder Surgery This week’s edition of NXT opened with North American Champion Wes Lee issuing an open challenge for a title match, with the first wrestler getting into the ring getting the shot. Dabba-Kato almost made it to the ring first but Apollo Crews cut him off, allowing the returning Nathan Frazer to get inside for the title shot. This was Frazer’s first match since Halloween Havoc on October 22, 2022. Back on November 8, Frazer revealed that he was waiting on medical clearance from an undisclosed injury. Frazer went on to lose to..

They Got It: WWE Went To Extreme Lengths For Royal Rumble Surprise

That’s some secret keeping. Wrestling receives a lot of criticism for being planned in advance. There is some truth to that, but at the same time, there is a lot of work and effort that goes into making fans believe that what they are seeing is at least somewhat realistic. Every so often you see a genuine response in wrestling though and that was double the case this weekend. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: LOOK: Popular AEW Star Backstage At WWE Royal Rumble Last Saturday, WWE presented its annual Royal Rumble event. The show opened with the surprise return of Pat McAfee to the commentary team, ending a four month hiatus. According to PWInsider.com, WWE made McAfee’s return as much of a surprise as possible, with co-commentators Michael Cole and Corey Graves having no idea he would be back. There was also a “quick scramble” to get McAfee a chair and headset. It is currently unknown if McAfee’s return is full time or just for the Royal Rumble. It was a big night. Check out some of the show’s..

The New King: Gunther Sets Impressive All Time Record In Royal Rumble Match

Down it goes. Wrestling is like any other sport in a lot of ways, including by having numbers and statistics play a huge role. There are certain records that are well known among wrestling fans, but every now and then one of those numbers will fall. It can be a big deal when something like that happens, and it happened again in a big way this weekend on a grand stage. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Homecoming: Surprise Return Kicks Off WWE Royal Rumble This weekend, WWE presented its annual Royal Rumble event. The show opened with the Men’s Royal Rumble match, which saw Gunther enter at #1 and set a new longevity record for the match. Gunther lasted 1:11:25, breaking Rey Mysterio’s record of 62:12 set in 2006. Commentary did make it clear that Gunther’s record was in traditional Royal Rumble matches, as Daniel Bryan lasted 74:12 in the Greatest Royal Rumble in 2018, though that match had 50 entrants compared to the traditional 30. Gunther finished as the match’s runner up to Cody Rhodes. Th..

UPDATE: New Reports Deny Rumor Of WWE Being Sold To Saudi Arabia

So maybe not? We are in a very strange time for WWE as things are moving so fast that it is hard to keep track of everything. The difference this time is that it is at the very top of the promotion, with the future ownership being questioned. That has opened up a variety of options, but now it seems that one of the leading candidates may not be as close to control as expected. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: When Vince McMahon Could Appear On WWE TV Again Earlier this week, a rumor circulated that WWE had been sold to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which planned to take the company private again. However, new reports from Ariel Helwani of BT Sports, Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics and Jon Alba of Fite TV say that they have heard nothing of such a sale. At the moment, WWE has yet to comment on the story, though the company has been rumored to look at a sale in recent days. Contrary to reports stating otherwise last night, there is no deal in place at this precise moment for ..

That’s Smart: Interesting Note On Roman Reigns’ Monday Night Raw Appearance

More than meets the eye. WWE runs a lot of television in any given week, with seven hours of national television between Monday Night Raw, NXT and SmackDown. That is a lot of material to cover and it means that WWE has its work cut out every time. Occasionally they have to mix things up a bit and that is what they did this week with a special editing trick to save themselves some time. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Ric Flair Teases Big Celebrity Involvement At WrestleMania 39 This week’s Monday Night Raw focused on SmackDown’s Bloodline stable appearing on the show and attacking various wrestlers. The show opened with Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns backstage, with the latter ordered the Bloodline to take people out. According to Fightful Select, Reigns was not present at this week’s Monday Night Raw, with his segment having been filmed separately and inserted into the show. Reigns has been there live more than once this year. Check out his taped appearance and some of his recent great..

They’re Back: Two Surprise Returns Take Place On AEW Dynamite

Welcome back. There are all kinds of wrestlers on the AEW roster and it can be difficult to find something for all of them to do. AEW has quite the balancing act on its hands but some of the wrestlers often fall through the cracks. That can be true for a variety of reasons, including injuries. Now though, two recently injured stares are back and seem to be ready to go. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: She’s In: Interesting Story On How Britt Baker Brought Top Star Into AEW There were two returns this week on AEW Dynamite. The show opened with Jon Moxley talking about how no one was man enough to face him, which drew out Hangman Page for a brawl. This was Page’s first appearance since the October 18 edition of Dynamite when he was accidentally injured during a match with Moxley. Later in the show, Ruby Soho returned and attacked Tay Melo and Anna Jay. This was Soho’s first appearance since All Out, when she suffered a broken nose. These are some important people to have back. Check out who is ..

She’ll Do: Former Champion Returns To Complete Bianca Belair’s WarGames Team

And she makes five. There are several ways to present a wrestler in a new way and some of them can be a lot of fun. One of the best ways is to have someone come back as a surprise after several weeks if not months away. Sometimes a star’s return is built up a long time in advance but others come out of nowhere. The latter was the situation this week in a special way. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Considers First Time Opponent For Brock Lesnar At WrestleMania 39 This Saturday, WWE will present its annual Survivor Series event, which will be headlined by a pair of WarGames matches. The men’s match was entirely set last week on SmackDown, but the women’s match still had one more spot to fill coming into this week’s SmackDown. This week’s show opened with Team Belair introducing the returning Becky Lynch as its fifth member. Lynch has been out of action since Summerslam with a separated shoulder, suffered in a match against Belair. Just in case you’ve forgotten. Check out..

RUMOR: Triple H Only Interested in Bringing “Non-Controversial” Talent Back to WWE

With Vince McMahon’s retirement and Triple H taking the creative reigns at WWE, there has been a dramatic shift in how many performers have been featured on WWE programming. With many notable talents returning to the company, Triple H has opened the rumor mill to many potential names who could make their return to WWE. Most recently, it’s been reported by the Wrestling Observer that Jonah, formerly known as Bronson Reed during his tenure with NXT and WWE, has been offered the opportunity to come back to WWE. There are also reports of Chelsea Green returning to the company as well. There’s also some smoke surrounding a return for Matt Cardona. Related: WWE Interested In Bringing Back These Former Champions While the rumor mill continues to spin on potential names, a new report from Ringside News details that WWE officials and HHH are looking for returning performers to meet some specific pieces of criteria. The word on the street is that “WWE is looking for really talented performers ..

Surprise Return With Big Character Change In Monday Night Raw Main Event

Welcome back. There have been a lot of changes taking place in WWE in recent months and several of them have involved the wrestlers themselves. This has included wrestlers reverting to characters and personae they have used before, often in NXT. These changes have opened several new doors and now we saw another one at the end of Monday Night Raw, with quite the change. The main event of this week’s Monday Night Raw saw Bayley face Bianca Belair in a non-title match. Near the end of the match, an unidentified woman dove onto the rest of Bayley’s Damage Ctrl teammates, taking down the referee at the same time. The woman was then seen to be Nikki Cross, formerly Nikki Ash and no longer wearing her mask. Cross then DDTed Belair to give Bayley the win. Following the match, Ash attacked Bayley as well. Opinion: This is one of those changes that makes all the sense in the world and leaves you wondering what took WWE so long to make the move. Ash wasn’t working so switching back to Cross mak..

More Names Officially Signed To AEW

They have spots. AEW has changed the way the wrestling world works as there is now a second major promotion in the United States for wrestlers to go. That is something that has been lacking for a long time now and it has opened up several more spots. It means something when someone gets one of those places and now it seems two more of them have been taken. This week on AEW Rampage, it was announced that Willow Nightingale had officially signed a full time contract with the company. This included the customary All Elite graphic. According to Fightful Select, there are other names who have been working on full time deals with AEW without being officially announced, including Ari Daivari, who was signed at some point over the summer. Opinion: It was great to see Nightingale announced as officially being part of the roster. She has been one of the most consistently entertaining stars in AEW and it is nice to see her getting rewarded for the work and effort that she has put in. Daivari is..