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This is new. WWE is the biggest wrestling promotion in the world and that means they are going to be doing some things that other promotions are unable to do. It does not mean that they will always make sense though and sometimes the promotion will be mocked for what they try to do. They have a new idea now and I’m not sure how well it is going to be received.
WWE has announced that they are now accepting resumes from potential wrestlers via TikTok. The advertisement asks for wrestlers from any kind of athletic background with any level of experience. WWE is asking for wrestlers with the following qualifications:
• World-class athleticism
• Size, flexibility, strength, & agility
• Personality & charisma
• Global appeal & diversity
• Coachability, work ethic, & professionalism
There is no word on how long the application will be available or how many wrestlers WWE is hoping to sign through the process.
This could lead somewhere. Check out some new talents making their debuts:
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They should be annoyed. Wrestling fans are starting to return to the arenas in large numbers for the first time in well over a year and that is a great thing for everyone involved. Fans get to see wrestling in person for a change and the promotions are getting some money brought in. At the same time though, it does not mean everything is going to work out well. That was the case last week and now some people are reacting.
During this week’s AEW Dynamite, a fan jumped the barricade and approached the ring during a Chris Jericho and Maxwell Jacob Friedman segment. Security got rid of the fan and Jericho himself even got in a shot on him. Later, the fan sent out a tweet saying that he was doing this due to Jim Cornette’s comments over the AEW roster being pretend wrestlers. Cornette and Jericho responded to the fan’s tweet and it did not go well.
Got news for you dipshit, the ring is sacred ground for US, and even if you and a lot of others THINK you can kick the shit out of the Young B..

That’s a way to go. One of the biggest wrestling stories of the week has been Jimmy Uso being arrested for a DUI. This is something that has happened multiple times now and it seems fairly clear that Uso is in need of some kind of help. It remains to be seen if he will pursue that help, but something clearly needs to be done. Now we have an idea of what WWE might be doing, and it is a rather interesting way to go.
Uso appeared on this week’s SmackDown, reuniting with his brother Jey Uso and cousin Roman Reigns. The trio hugged in the ring with Reigns talking about how he wanted all of them to be champions, with himself as Universal Champion and the Usos as the Tag Team Champions. During the same show, the current Tag Team Champions, Rey and Dominik Mysterio, returned and brawled with the Usos to end the show. According to Wrestlingnews.co, the plan is for the Usos to win the titles with the title change coming at Summerslam. Should the Usos win the titles, it will mark their seventh t..

Get your envelopes ready. Debating/arguing the best in wrestling is a rite of passage among fans. Everyone has done it at some point in their time as a fan and that will always be the case. It is an easy thing to do as everyone has a take of some kind. It makes for some interesting discussions, but it can be even more interesting when someone on the inside gets involved. That is the case again this week.
WWE’s The Bump has unveiled the categories and nominees for their half year awards known as the Bumpys. The awards will be fan voted with the winners being named on the August 4 edition of the Bump at 10am EST. There are five categories this time, including Superstar, Match, Rivalry, Moment and Tag Team of the Half-Year. Here are the nominees for the first half of 2021:
Superstar of the Half-Year * Roman Reigns
* Bianca Belair
* Bobby Lashley
* Raquel Gonzalez
* WALTER
Match of the Half-Year * Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 37
* Roman Reigns vs. Edge vs. Danie Bryan a..

It’s been a ride. In less than a week, WWE will be back in front of a full capacity of fans for the first time in nearly a year and a half. That is the kind of change that can shake up the company in a very good way and it marks the end of an era. While that era might not have been the best, there were some great things about it. Now a WWE star is looking back at those things.
SmackDown’s Bayley has released a video on her Twitter looking at the Thunderdome as it is being taken apart. This is the final version of the Thunderdome, which has been held in three different venues: the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. WWE will be back on the road starting with the July 16 SmackDown from Houston, Texas.
The Thunderdome began back in August 2020 and was WWE new location after leaving the WWE Performance Center. Rather than having physical fans in attendance, the venue was filled with digital fans, made up..

So long? WWE has more content than it knows what to do with most of the time. Between Monday Night Raw, SmackDown and NXT and all of the other shows, it can be hard to keep track of everything that WWE has going on. It can help to have a few other shows to recap the bigger ones, but now a rather prominent voice will no longer be on one of those specific shows.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Paul Heyman will no longer be appearing on Talking Smack, with Pat McAfee taking his place. There is no word on why Heyman is off the show, though there is nothing to suggest that he is in any kind of trouble. Talking Smack airs Saturday mornings on Peacock and the WWE Network and serves as a recap show for SmackDown.
Heyman was gold on the show. Check out some of his appearances:
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Opinion: I’m not sure I get what WWE is doing here and it would not be..

The more you know. Wrestling is a dangerous sport as you are going to see people get hurt on a regular basis. There is almost no way around it and that is a problem with no real solution. When someone is hurt, all you can do is hope that it is not too bad. That was not the case this week with a pretty horrible WWE injury, and now we know a bit more about what happened.
News broke on Friday that SmackDown’s Bayley had suffered an injury which will put her out of action for nine months. According to PWInsider.com, the thought is that Bayley had suffered a torn ACL at some point earlier in the week. According to Fightful Select, Bayley was training at the Performance Center with an unnamed wrestler and felt her knee pop. The injury was said to be a freak accident which took place during chain wrestling. Bayley is said to have helped carry WWE over the last year and is easy to deal with, even after being asked to do so much more.
Bayley is a heck of a star. Check out what she has done in..

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 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?
Money In The Bank 2019
Date: May 19, 2019
Location: XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Commentators: Michael Cole, Renee Young, Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton
It’s time to climb, even if the build for the show hasn’t been as aggressive as previous years. The last few weeks have been all about the Wild Card Rule and Counting Lessons With WWE, meaning the ladder matches have felt like afterthoughts. No wonder this one has been one of the least frustrating. Let’s get to it.
Kickoff Show: Rowan/Daniel Bryan vs. ..

Not so fast? There are certain wrestlers who can completely capture the fans’ attention, which makes for some amazing moments. You do not get wrestlers like that very often but when you do, you know that you are getting something special. WWE has had its share of those wrestlers over the years and one seemed primed for a return. However, that might not be the case at the moment.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE’s recent mentions of Daniel Bryan are no indication that he will be returning in the near future. Bryan has been mentioned in connection with the Edge vs. Roman Reigns feud, but it is only to advance their story. His most recent match took place on the April 30 SmackDown, when he was defeated by Reigns, forcing him to leave SmackDown.
You might remember him. Check out some of Bryan’s best in WWE:
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Opinion: I’m not sure where thi..

Keep them coming. We are less than two weeks away from Money in the Bank and this year’s edition promises to be one of the biggest in the show’s history. As usual the show will be focused around the men’s and women’s namesake matches, both of which will feature eight wrestlers. That means a lot of spots need to be filled and now even more have been covered.
Three more names were added to the Money in the Bank ladder matches this week on SmackDown, along with one being removed. In men’s qualifying matches, Seth Rollins defeated Cesaro and King Nakamura defeated Baron Corbin, making them the final two entrants into the ladder match. In addition, Liv Morgan was added to the women’s match to replace Carmella, who will be replacing Bayley in a SmackDown Women’s Title match against Bianca Belair. There are two SmackDown spots open in the women’s match.
It was a busy night. Check out how the new names were added:
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That’s a big change. The WWE roster is in a state of flux and that seems like it is going to be the case for a long time to come. It is keeping things moving and we could be in for a lot more changes before everything is done. The situation can get even more complicated when you have someone being moved off the roster without being planned. That was the case this week, and WWE has made some adjustments as a result.
On Friday, WWE announced that Bayley has suffered an injury and will be out of action for about nine months. This came as Bayley was the #1 contender for the SmackDown Women’s Title, meaning things would need to be shaken up. This week on SmackDown, Sonya Deville announced that Carmella would take Bayley’s place in the title match against Bianca Belair, which will be moved to the July 16 SmackDown. Carmella will be replaced in the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match by Liv Morgan.
This is going to shake things up. Check out the announcement plus both women in action:
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Welcome to the team. It is no secret that the WWE roster is in a state of flux at the moment. Things are changing all over the place with wrestlers either being let go from the company or showing up on another roster. That can make for some fascinating changes and surprising moments, and now we know another name who is making the move from NXT to the main roster.
This week on SmackDown, a vignette aired announcing that Toni Storm was coming to the show. There is no word on when Storm will be arriving. Storm has wrestled a pair of dark matches this month before Monday Night Raw and SmackDown as part of a series of tryouts for NXT wrestlers on the main roster. The vignette aired on the same night that Tegan Nox and Shotzi Blackheart debuted on the show as well.
Storm signed with WWE since 2018, following an appearance in the 2017 Mae Young Classic. Storm would go on to win the 2018 Mae Young Classic at Evolution before becoming part of the NXT UK roster. After losing a tournament final..