Month: May 2021

That’s so sweet. Wrestlers are a weird breed as they are supposed to be playing characters, but a lot of the time those characters are amplified versions of themselves. Those people have lives and worlds outside of wrestling and it can be interesting to see what happens to them when the cameras are off. One of the bigger names in WWE is going to have some very good news to celebrate.
In a new video posted to her Instagram, Kofi Kingston’s wife Kori has announced that the couple is expecting the third child. The video, as filmed by Kofi, shows Kori reading a book to their sons Khi and Orion, with the final page revealing that they were having a new baby in November. There is no word on what gender the baby will be or any potential names as of yet.
This is rather great. Check out the video, plus some other wrestling pregnancy announcements:
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It’s a serious problem. There are a lot of stories on any given edition of Monday Night Raw but sometimes there is a reason that a story does not get any attention. It might be due to some creative issues or it might be due to someone involved with the show. The latter might have been the case this week, as a prominent name on Monday Night Raw was not around, and we might know why.
According to PWInsider.com, Alexa Bliss was backstage at this week’s Monday Night Raw, though she did not appear on the show. Earlier in the day, Bliss sent out a message on Instagram asking if anyone knew of a local veterinarian who treated pigs, as her pet pig Larry Steve is unable to move or walk and is in pain. It is NOT confirmed that this is the reason Bliss was not on the show, though it was implied that she interfered in the main event, as fire shot up to blind Reginald, as was the case in the previous week’s match.
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Double welcome back. The Coronavirus has changed the way wrestling has worked over the last year but things are starting to come back to normal, at least in some ways. The biggest change will be the return of fans to the arenas, and now we know when WWE will have them back. As it turns out, they are going to have a pair of special attractions that night.
According to PWInsider.com, Edge and Sasha Banks are both being advertised for the July 16 SmackDown in Houston, Texas. Edge has not appeared since the second night of WrestleMania 37, when he lost in a triple threat match for Roman Reigns’ Universal Title, also involving Daniel Bryan. Edge has been taking planned time off and there is nothing to suggest he has been injured.
Banks lost the SmackDown Women’s Title to Bianca Belair in the main event of the first night of WrestleMania 37. She has not wrestled since then, but did appear in a cameo on the SmackDown following WrestleMania, where she had no comment on Belair’s celebration a..

More to come as they say. NXT is one of the most unique wrestling shows in the world as it exists both on its own and as the official developmental territory for WWE. In theory, wrestlers appear on NXT for the sake of moving up to the main roster at some point in the future. That is not always the case, though it seems like we are coming up on something similar again.
According to Fightful Select, there are multiple callups expected for both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown, with names from both NXT and NXT UK expected to debut. There is no word on which names these might be, or when the debuts will take place. This comes after former NXT star Rick Boogs made his debut last week on SmackDown, appearing as Shinsuke Nakamura’s guitar player.
This has potential. Check out how some debuts have gone:
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If it works, keep doing it. Tonight on Raw, Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley found out who she would be defending her title against at the upcoming 2021 Hell in a Cell pay-per-view in June. And it is a face she is all too familiar with.
Charlotte Flair defeated Asuka tonight in a rematch from last week’s episode of Raw. As a result of the victory, she will be challenging Ripley for her title at the upcoming pay-per-view:
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These two have a storied history; Flair defeated Ripley at WrestleMania 36 to win the NXT Championship. You can see that match in its entirety below:
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Ripley has been the champion since she defeated Asuka at WrestleMania 37.
Editor’s Opinion:
A lot of people are going to be upset with this, as they feel like they’ve seen this match before. And they’re right, we all have. However, Flair and Ripley are two of the best women’s wrestlers in the world right now and they will put on an in..

I guess they’re covered? The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way the world works and wrestling is certainly the same. There has not been a full crowd at a major wrestling show in over a year and that has caused quite a few issues. Things are starting to turn around though, with most major promotions announcing a return of live fans. This includes WWE, who is bringing back fans, albeit under some conditions.
WWE has released a liability waiver for fans attending their shows beginning in July, saying that fans have the chance to be in potential danger. This includes the chance of catching the Coronavirus or “similar infectious disease”. Attending the show means that the fan assumes any and all risk, including potential death. WWE returns to live events with fans on July 16 with SmackDown at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
In consideration for being permitted to attend WWE LIVE EVENTS (the “Event”), which will include without limitation, me voluntarily attending the Event itse..

Monday Night Raw
Date: May 24, 2021
Location: Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida
Commentators: Corey Graves, Adnan Virk, Byron Saxton
We are on the way to both the Cell and the return of live fans, and last week’s Raw was downright tolerable. I’m not sure what that is going to mean for this week’s show, but at last last week’s effort wasn’t as bad. This week features a rematch between Tamina and Natalya vs. Nia Jax/Shayna Baszler for the former’s Women’s Tag Team Titles. Let’s get to it.
MVP opens things up and brings out WWE Champion Bobby Lashley, with some different women than last week. After a recap of Kofi Kingston pinning Lashley last week, MVP asks for a round of applause for the champ. At the same time, they are coming up on the return of fans, where you can see Lashley in person. That brings MVP to Drew McIntyre, who Lashley has beaten a few times now, meaning they are sick of him.
MVP likes the idea of Kingston rising up to face Lashley and he did, but that dark cloud got i..

You have to start somewhere. One of the more entertaining and unique stories from WWE over the last few months was Billie Kay and her resume. For months, Kay tried to get someone to team with her by way of offering her head shot and resume. While Kay’s resume got a bit more out there every time, such a thing is something that wrestlers may try. It turns out that one current major star has tried just that.
Shimmer Wrestling has tweeted out a photo of a photo and resume that Bayley sent in to them ten years ago. The resume lists off Bayley’s career timeline to that point, including wrestlers she has faced during her career. One of the items mentioned that she had wrestled thirty matches in three years. Bayley responded, being amazed that she had wrestled so infrequently in such a long time, saying that she wrestled that many matches in a week during a marathon WWE taping session in 2020.
Found this today. Mail from 10 years ago. pic.twitter.com/77JzyRLAIP
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205 Live
Date: May 21, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Tom Phillips, Nigel McGuinness
Believe it or not, 205 Liv is kind of on a roll here and it could be interesting to see where they take it. Above all else, they have introduced some new names into the fold and that could make all the difference in the world. Even Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari have seemed a bit more energized as of late so hopefully they can keep it up. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Asher Hale vs. Ari Sterling Sterling grabs the arm to start and blocks a snapmare attempt with a shove off for a unique counter. Hale starts working on the arm and spins him down into an armbar. Back up and Sterling hits a running shoulder but Hale kicks the leg out to put him down again. A slingshot anklescissors sends Hale into the corner though and Sterling hits a running spinwheel kick.
Back up and Hale sends him outside for the moonsault off the apron and Sterling is in trouble again..

That’s one person’s opinion. Wrestling fans have a lot of things in common and one of the things that they all like to do is debate certain topics. One of these is who is the best wrestler in the world, which can get you some very interesting responses. That is the case again now, with a certain wrestling legend making a bit of a surprising pick for who is the best in the world.
During the latest edition of the Grillin JR podcast, AEW broadcaster and senior advisor Jim Ross said that Randy Orton is the best wrestler in the business today. Ross mentioned that while he has not watched as much of Orton’s work as usual, what he has seen has been the best around. He also mentioned that AEW World Champion Kenny Omega, who he described as “really frickin good.” Ross said that there is a lot of great talent in wrestling today and that it is a great time to be a fan.
Former AEW World Champion Chris Jericho also weighed in, saying that Omega is the best wrestler in the world, as he has been in..