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Those are some special honors. Wrestlers are celebrities, but they live in a rather small bubble. They are famous and on television almost every week, but that fame can only go so far. Sometimes they are able to reach a new level outside of wrestling, though there are some who become such wrestling legends that they do not need to go elsewhere. Now we are seeing a great success story in both styles.
Two wrestlers, one active and one deceased, have received a special honor. First up, a park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been renamed to honor WWE legend Bruno Sammartino. The park is in Ross Township in Pittsburgh and was formerly known as Sangree Park. A ceremony was held to change the name and included the unveiling of a new sign showing Sammartino standing in the ring and wearing what would become the WWE Championship.
This is pretty cool. Check out the new park name being unveiled:
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Also, SmackDown’s Sasha Banks has revealed her official ..

I’m kind of stunned. One of the worst things that can happen to a wrestler in WWE is for Vince McMahon to lose interest in them. If the boss doesn’t think much of you, odds are you are not going to have the brightest future. That has been the case over and over again throughout the years and it seems to be the case again. However, those expectations were changed this week.
You might not remember him. Check out a surprise return this week on SmackDown:
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An Aleister Black vignette aired during this week’s SmackDown. The vignette featured Black sitting on a throne and reading from a book called Tales Of The Dark Father. As Black read, animation played, showing the story that Black was telling. The story was called the Dragon, which was chapter one of the book. Black also talked about not being like the people at home, suggesting that he is still a heel.
The vignette was the first time that Black has appeared on WWE television since a match in ..

Well that didn’t take long. This week saw a surprising story out of WWE as stories began to emerge of WWE returning released wrestlers’ belongings in garbage bags. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon heard about this and took action, firing the person involved. As a result, some people were fired from the company, including some people who had been around for a very long time. This seemed to be part of a big shakeup in the talent relations department, but one of those shakes might have been unshaken.
According to PWInsider.com, WWE has already changed their minds on removing John Cone from his job in the talent relations department. Cone, who also works for WWE as a referee, was removed from his position on Thursday, following the garbage back story breaking. There is nothing to suggest that Cone himself was responsible for what was done. Cone also works as a referee for the company, in addition to being Senior Manager of Talent Relations.
WWE legend Mick Foley had not been happy with the..

It’s one of the big ones. We are now a few days removed from WrestleMania 37 and that means it is time to both look forward but also discuss WrestleMania in quite a high level of details. There was a lot of material to cover from the show and that is not a bad thing whatsoever. As usual, the main event was the part of the show that is going to get the most attention and now we have a bit more on the match.
The main event of the second night of WrestleMania 37 saw Universal Champion Roman Reigns successfully defending the title against both Daniel Bryan and Edge. The match had been set up for several weeks now with Edge winning the Royal Rumble and then costing Bryan his shot against Reigns at Fastlane. That set up several stories for WrestleMania and it took more than one person to make those stories work.
According to Fightful Select, Paul Heyman played a huge role in setting the match up, as he does with most of Reigns’ matches. Reigns was always the planned winner for the match an..

It is a bit of a worry. There are all kinds of wrestlers under the WWE umbrella and that can make for a lot of different scenarios. With so many different stars in WWE, there are a lot of different ways to present them. Sometimes it becomes clear that most of these ways are not working, which can create a problem. That seems to be the case again with a Monday Night Raw star.
Starting last fall, Alex Bliss became the newest follower of the Fiend, which started her as one of the new major female villains on the show. Bliss has gone on to develop similar powers to the Fiend and now seems to have walked away from him entirely. This means that Bliss could be striking out on her own again, but that means we might be in for a rather different presentation, as something could be missing.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is worried about having Bliss wrestle matches against other women, as she made one of her most recent opponents, Nikki Cross, seem like nothing. Bliss and Cross las..

So long? NXT is about as unique of a wrestling promotion as you can find these days, as it serves not only as the official developmental territory for WWE but also as its third brand. That puts it in a strange place, as there are some wrestlers who become stars there but are instantly called up to the main roster. At the same time, you have some wrestlers who seem to be NXT lifers for one reason or another. This week, one of those names seemed to wrap up his time in the promotion.
The Undisputed Era was the most dominant stable that NXT has ever seen. At one point, the company held every title they could in the promotion and completely controlled everything NXT had to offer. It saw all four members as some of the top stars NXT had ever seen, but now the team has been completely wiped out. With the team gone, we seem to have lost a wrestler.
During this week’s edition of NXT, Roderick Strong, accompanied by his wife Marina Shafir, submitted his resignation to General Manager William R..

Send him a get well wine. The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way the wrestling world works and those changes are not going to be entirely fixed for a very long time to come. Wrestlers have been trying to find a way to keep themselves safe since the start of the situation and some have done so in different ways than others. That does not even include various other health problems, one of which might have kept someone off of the biggest show of the year.
We are just done with WrestleMania and that means it is time to start dealing with all of the fallout. That includes looking at what is next for everyone who appeared on the show, as they could be in for a new path going forward following WrestleMania. At the same time though, there are some people who did not appear on the show and now we know why that is the case for at least one of them.
One of the matches during the second night of WrestleMania 37 saw Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler successfully defending the WWE Women’s Tag Team ..

Nice to meet you. There are a lot of wrestling promotions in the world today and thanks to modern technology, you can now see more of them than ever before. There is so much content out there that it is impossible to keep track of everything and that gives fans all kinds of options. That makes it very fun when you see different wrestlers pop up every now and then. We saw that again this week.
After starting as little more than an internet show that served as filler content, NXT has become one of the most prominent wrestling shows in the world. It airs every week on the USA network for two hours every Tuesday night, allowing fans a chance to see the stars of tomorrow. As a result, wrestlers are going to want to see who winds up coming to the promotion and now we have another fresh face.
One of the most exciting moments in wrestling is seeing someone new but familiar show up on a wrestling show. You never know who you might be seeing debut on any given show and that was the case this w..

A special moment. We are coming up on the sixth anniversary of the WWE Women’s Revolution, which is one of the most important moves forward in modern wrestling history. The move changed the way that wrestling is presented and saw several new names reaching the top of the women’s division. Now we have another generation starting up and they got their own moment.
One of the biggest stories coming out of the last week has been the crowning of three new Women’s Champions. The three women’s singles titles in WWE have all changed hands over the last week, with the Raw Women’s Title, SmackDown Women’s Title and NXT Women’s Title all having new champions crowned. It turns out that it was a big enough moment that it needed to see a pretty incredible moment.
This was really, really cool. Check out what happened on NXT and the followup:
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During this week’s edition of NXT, new NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonz..

The next show surprise. Last wee, NXT presents its biggest ever Takeover event with Takeover: Stand & Deliver, which ran over two nights for the first time in history. The show featured a completely stacked card and that is exactly how it should have gone. There were some title changes as NXT moved some of their champions into a new era. Now one of those eras has already changed.
One of the biggest matches at Takeover was a ladder match between Santos Escobar and Jordan Devlin to unify the Cruiserweight Titles. The two were both champions, as Devlin originally won the title but had to stay in the United Kingdom due to Coronavirus restrictions. Escobar became champion as well and then won the ladder match to unify the titles. The undisputed reign was on, but then there was another act.
Kushida defeated Escobar during this week’s edition of NXT, becoming the new NXT Champion. This marks Kushida’s first reign with the title and his first championship win in NXT. Escobar came to the ring..

You might need an erasable pen. WrestleMania 37 has come and gone and now it is time for WWE to get back to its regular schedule. This includes running its more traditional pay per views, many of which have a rather deep history of their own. WWE knows how to present a lot of different shows in their own ways and that is going to be the case again, albeit with an altered schedule.
One of the most important things to do following WrestleMania is take the proper next step. That means finding stories and angles that go in the right direction, because WWE is going to want to keep up as much of the momentum as they can. That is easier said than done, but they have already set up a main event for their next pay per view. It just isn’t the one that was originally planned.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE has changed their pay per view schedule and swapped WrestleMania: Backlash and Money in the Bank. WrestleMania: Backlash has been announced for May 16, which was originally planne..

NXT
Date: April 13, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett
We’re officially on a new night now and that means things should be getting all the more interesting. This is also coming off of Takeover: Stand & Deliver and we have quite a few changes to deal with tonight. The good thing is Raw left a pretty low bar for this show to clear. Let’s get to it.
Here are Karrion Kross and Scarlett to interrupt. Kross says time comes for everyone and promised to get the title back. Finn Balor went on a tear as NXT Champion but he couldn’t control Kross and Kross controls everything. He is going to hold this title until he says otherwise because no one is going to out train or out wrestle him. It doesn’t matter what you have done before or how many zeroes are on the end of your check, because everyone pays the toll.
We get a video on Takeover (which starts with Michael Cole sounding like he is talking about Wrestlemania s..