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Jimmy Hart legendary WWE manager and longtime friend of Hulk Hogan recently opened up about the last time he reached out to the wrestling icon. According to Har...
Want to keep “The Beast Incarnate” on your screen? Well, recent developments suggest that could be wishful thinking. Brock Lesnar hasn’t stepped into a WWE ring...
The Boss is heading overseas. According to a report from PWInsider, Sasha Banks is expected to appear at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 17 event next month. It is unknown in what capacity she will be used, if at all, during the show. Banks has not wrestled since she and Naomi walked out on WWE before the May 16 episode of Raw. Both women were upset about the creative direction of their characters, and were subsequently stripped of the Women’s Tag Team Championships. From the report: Back in October, Varnado teased the idea of wrestling former WWE star KAIRI in STARDOM, which shares the same corporate owner as NJPW and recently did a crossover event with NJPW. Banks has been training at a number of places in recent months in the United States and Mexico. Banks recently made a number of trademark filings related to her given name as well as the terms Mercedes Mone’, Mone’ Talks, Bank Mone’, and Statement Maker under company name Soulnado, obviously preparing for her next m..
That’s a tease. The AEW roster has grown quite a bit during the company’s three and a half year history. There have been several names to come and go from the locker room and it can mean a lot for a wrestler to get a spot in the company. While there have been several successes, there have been some who can’t seem to get out of the blocks. Now another one of the latter is teasing something. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: AEW’s Saraya Shares Details On Planned Autobiography About Her Drug Addiction Issues AEW’s Andrade El Idolo has posted an image of himself holding his mask with the caption “I just want to say thank you!!! Bye” in both English and Spanish. El Idolo does not go into further details of what he is saying “bye” to. He is currently suspended from AEW after a backstage altercation with Sammy Guevara and has not wrestled a match for the company since September 4. There has been nothing to indicate that El Idolo is leaving AEW. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrade El..
She has a story to tell. There are all kinds of wrestlers in the industry and some of them have very interesting stories. Some of them are inspiring stories that you will not see almost anywhere else, while others are much sadder stories that happen to have a happy ending. Now another of the sadder stories is going to tell her story in a longer form than most get to use. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Bring Them Back? AEW’s Tony Khan Opens Up On The Status Of Miro And Andrade El Idolo AEW’s Saraya appeared on Insight With Chris Van Vliet where she discussed writing a book about her life and struggles with drug addiction. Saraya is not sure on what the book will cover or whether it should be split into multiple books. She also promised that the book will include the dark side of her life and addiction issues. There was no release date included, but Saraya said the book would take a year or two to write. She has come a long way. Check out Saraya’s time in AEW: [This post contains video, clic..
It’s a look. There are a lot of things that come together to make a wrestler into a complete star. In addition to everything that takes place in the ring and on the microphone, there is also the physical aspect. A wrestler has to do something to catch a viewer’s eye and the look is often the best way. Changing a look can be a big deal and now we are seeing a WWE star do so again. Last weekend at WWE Crown Jewel, Alexa Bliss and Asuka lost the Women’s Tag Team Titles to Damage Ctrl. Following the event, Bliss posted a photo of herself with all pink hair, as opposed to the blonde hair she sported at Crown Jewel. It is not clear when the photo was taken, as Bliss was back to the blonde hair on Monday Night Raw. Bliss has also been announced for the first WWE women’s WarGames match coming up at Survivor Series. ? pic.twitter.com/2MChWVPBgD — Lexi (Kaufman) Cabrera (@AlexaBliss_WWE) November 6, 2022 Opinion: This is the kind of change that can shake things up quite a bit for Bliss, as t..
They were talking. WWE has long since been the biggest and most powerful wrestling promotion in the world and that is not likely to change anytime soon. However, for the first time in decades, a well funded promotion has risen up to be the second biggest company and shares some of that big stage. AEW has taken the secondary spot along with some former WWE stars. It seems that they had even tried to pick up another. According to Fightful Select, AEW and former WWE star Paige had some conversations about potentially working together in some capacity. There is nothing to suggest that they reached an agreement, though it is possible that something could change in the future. Paige has retired from the ring due to a series of neck injuries, though she has said that she could wrestle again in a special moment. Opinion: This is the kind of thing that gets a few eyebrows going up but I would be surprised to see Paige getting back in the ring. Paige is a very talented star and was a big bridg..
There’s a new rule. Over the last few weeks, WWE has been shaken up in ways that it never has been before. The main change has been due to Vince McMahon retiring from the company, which has certainly changed the way the company works. There are going to be ripple effects, and now we know how the departure has directly impacted the company’s employees. According to Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston and independently confirmed by PWInsider.com, WWE employees are banned from buying or selling shares of stock in the company until further notice. There is no word on why the company decided to make the change. WWE employees occasionally receive stock as part of their compensation, and it is not clear if that practice is suspended as well. Opinion: That’s a bit of a weird one, but there is always the chance that this is designed to avoid the risk of any sort of insider trading issues. With the company being all over the place at the moment, it might make sense to cut off one potential headach..
That’s a serious one. There are all kinds of wrestlers in the world and some of them are among the most larger than life characters that you will find in any form of entertainment. Watching them on television can be a lot of fun and you do not know what you might get to see from one week to the next. However, these wrestlers have lives once the cameras turn off as well and now one of them is having a serious issue. According to PWInsider.com, AEW’s Jake Atlas has been arrested and reportedly charged with domestic assault. Atlas had called his partner to pick him up at a bar before suggesting that the two go to a third person’s home. This resulted in an argument when Atlas’ partner paid more attention to the third person involved than Atlas. Eventually Atlas was taken back to the apartment he shares with his partner, who attempted to leave. Atlas reportedly attacked him and scratched his partner’s arm and tore his shirt. Atlas is scheduled to be arraigned on misdemeanor battery charges..
It’s another thing to do. Wrestlers are incredible athletes, but they are capable of doing other things outside of the ring as well. This could be a variety of things, some of which have nothing to do with their in-ring abilities. It can be fascinating to see how a wrestler can do outside of the ring and now an already well rounded performer is trying his hand at something else. AEW’s Swerve Strickland has announced that he is taking part in a horror movie in Los Angeles. There are no details on the film, other than that it may be titled You Promised, based on Strickland’s Instagram post. The post also includes some clips of Strickland on the set, where he is dragged across the floor. Strickland is scheduled for a tag match this week, which will see him team with Keith Lee against Team Taz. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Swerve Strickland (@swerveconfident) Opinion: Strickland is working hard and it is impressive to see him trying his hand at so many things. There is s..
They made some money. While it might be easy to forget at times, WWE is ultimately a business, meaning the point is to make as much money as possible. If the company makes more money, the owners are happier with what is going on. That is the case both of the company as a whole and for its individual stockholders, some of whom have made a few moves of their own. According to Fightful.com, several WWE executives have sold varying amounts of stock in the company. There is no word on why they have done so and there is nothing to suggest that any of their WWE statuses will be changing whatsoever. The stocks were sold at a price of $48.68. Here are the names who have sold stock, including the number of shares and the amount the earned: * Vince McMahon: 17,465 shares ($850,196) * Bradley Blum (EVP, Operations): 3,558 shares ($173,203) * Kevin Dunn: 14,404 shares ($701,186) * Nick Khan: 1,098 shares ($53,450) * Triple H: 4,547 shares ($221,347) * Stephanie McMahon: 4,410 shares ($214,678) * ..
It’s nice to have something different for a change. With everything going nuts at the moment, there is very little in the way of nice news coming from the world of wrestling. Yes there have still been shows and some matches might be better than others, but it seems that everything is in some kind of a negative light. This time around it’s actually something positive for a change. Relationships in wrestling are hard to pull off. The lives of wrestlers are some of the most complicated things in the world with wrestlers running from one show to the next, often going around the country if not the world in the process. That can make things especially hectic, making it harder and harder to find time for a relationship of any kind. Therefore, relationships in the business can often be the best option. Hence where we are today. AEW’s Penelope Ford and Kip Sabian have both posted videos to their Instagram showing Sabian proposing to Ford, who accepted. The two were on a beach taking a photo f..
A trip down memory lane. Amy Dumas, known as Lita in WWE, was recently a guest on ESPN’s “Now or Never,” where she discussed some of her favorite WrestleMania memories from years past. This is to help promote WrestleMania 36 this coming weekend. You can see the full interview below: Lita began by discussing some of her favorite celebrity cameos throughout the years, which included Jon Stewart and Cyndi Lauper. She talked about the nerves and excitement leading up to the event, as well as the challenges that this year’s performers will be facing, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Lita also discussed what it feels like to be finished performing at WrestleMania and what happens when they return to the backstage area. The interview concluded with a reveal of some of her favorite moments, including being a part of the run-in for the TLC Match between Edge/Christian, The Hardy Boyz and the Dudley Boyz from Wrestlemania 17. The other one that she spoke of was lighting the table on fire dur..
It’s about something else. There is very little in the wrestling world that is not being affected by the Coronavirus at the moment. With so many negative things going on, it might be nice to talk about something positive for a change. In this case that means looking a bit backwards, but it offers a bit of interesting trivia from something not so very long ago. Odds are you have heard a little something about AEW. They have rapidly become the second biggest wrestling company in the United States and that puts them in some pretty solid company (elite company you might say). The sky seems to be the limit for them and that is something that could become a big deal in the near future. However, they almost got off on a completely different foot at one point. AEW President Tony Khan was a guest on AEW’s Unrestricted podcast and talked about a bit of the behind the scenes history of the promotion. Before the name All Elite Wrestling was chosen, the original plan was to call the promotion “Wo..
"Hangman" goes over the journey to 'All In'. "The Problem Solver Of Bullet Club" Adam "Hangman" Page has established himself as the enforcer of the group. Two years ago during the month of May Page earned his black-and-white stripes by joining forces with 'Bullet Club' during a Ring Of Honor 'War Of The Worlds' show. Now, "Hangman" is four months away from being involved in an event that his good friends and stable-mates Cody and The Young Bucks put together as they have sold out a 10,000 seat arena in Chicago, IL. Ahead of the actual 'All In' show and 'All In' weekend 'The Elite' hosted a press conference inside of the Pro Wrestling Tees store in the same city that their sold out event will be held in. Following the press conference Fightful's correspondent Steven Muehlhausen had the opportunity to interview both Adam "Hangman" Page and Tessa Blanchard and during his conversation with both stars he asked Page to share..
The hard-hitting Drew Gulak shares a not-so-surprising job that he would have if he were not a wrestler. While on tour with WWE in South Africa Drew Gulak attempted to take the WWE Cruiserweight Championship out of the grasps of Cedric Alexander but did not succeed. Gulak could possibly have another opportunity to do so if he can make it through the 'Gauntlet' match this upcoming Tuesday on 205 Live that will determine Cedric Alexander's opponent at the 'Greatest Royal Rumble'. The "University City Stretcher" dating back to last fall has always campaigned for a "better 205 Live" and his idea of a better 205 Live has been displayed throughout his signature power-point presentations. Speaking with 'New Vision' in South Africa Gulak being the Microsoft aficionado that he is revealed that if he were not putting beat downs on other wrestlers for a living he would be an educator. “If I wasn’t wrestling I would be teaching. I have a degree in behavioral ..
The voice of WCW discusses the growth of MLW. 20-year pro wrestling commentator Tony Schiavone is continuing his tenure in the business as the lead commentator for Major League Wrestling which was founded by former WWE creative writer Court Bauer. Recently, the promotion struck a deal with 'BeIN Sports' and their 'Fusion' show is currently airing on the sports network. While speaking with the Baltimore Sun, Schiavone revealed that when Bauer originally presented the gig to him as lead commentator it was not something that he was too keen on seeing as how he considered himself retired from the business. “To be honest, I didn't want to do it. I had walked away from the business,” Schiavone said. “But Court's MLW, which hosts podcasts, he gave me a start with my podcast and I thought that I'd do it to say thanks for what you've done for me. Then I got into it and I realized that there's some great kids who are trying to get ahead and make a n..
WWE have listed the WWE Network Collections for March 2018 via their official website. Here are the details on the collections, including times and dates. ‘Smackdown Live‘ Superstar Becky Lynch kicks off the collections this month with “Becky Lynch: Straight Fire.” This collection contains 30 segments from the career of the ‘Lasskicker’ so far, including various messages from the Superstar herself. Check out the listings: Title Description Air Date Duration Becky Lynch: Straight Fire Intro 3/5/2018 Firing Off: Early NXT Days Becky Lynch remembers the early days of her career in NXT and shares a unique perspective on her gradual transformation. 3/5/2018 0:02:33 The Sky is the Limit NXT 228 – Becky Lynch embraces the spirit of her homeland when she makes her NXT debut against Summer Rae. 6/26/2014 0:05:18 An Extraordinary Group NXT TakeOver: Rival – Years before the Women’s Evolution, Becky Lynch battles Bayley, Charlotte, and Sasha Banks for the NXT Women’s Title. 2/11/2015 0:19:58 St..
<p>As previously noted, <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/brie-bella" title="Brie Bella">Brie Bella</a></strong> and Daniel <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/bryan/" title="Bryan">Bryan</a></strong> welcomed their daughter Bridie this past Tuesday. Brie posted the following photo on their Instagram account:</p><p></p><p>“The greatest feeling in the world!!! Can’t even express the love I feel for her. From the moment I saw her I was in love. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/thank/" title="Thank">Thank</a></strong> you all for your love and support. Birdie Joe is her Daddy’s mini me!! #Imfinallyamommy #greatestlove #motherhood”</p>