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You have to start somewhere. Back in 2002, the wrestling world was in a very different place. WWE was now the lone major promotion in the North American wrestling scene, but some new challengers were approaching. One of these promotions was NWA: TNA, which eventually evolved into Impact Wrestling. There’s a lot of history to be seen there, and some of it is being rolled out of the vault.
And here’s what it starts. Witness the first ever NWA: TNA event, which almost has to be seen to be believed:
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Impact Wrestling has posted the full version of its first ever show, which originally aired on June 19, 2002 in Huntsville, Alabama. The show was a two hour pay per view event, which was all the promotion offered for the first two years in the way of television. The event includes a match called Gauntlet For The Gold, a twenty man gauntlet match to crown a new NWA World Champion. There are several stars of today and yesterday included, such as AJ St..

We really can’t see him? John Cena is on yet another of his now regular breaks from WWE, though at this point you could pretty easily say that his time in WWE is a break from his Hollywood schedule. With the biggest time in the WWE calendar coming up, it’s time for Cena to make another return to the company. However, this one might be coming with a bit of a catch.
According to a new interview with the Toronto Star, Cena is scheduled to make another return to the company in the coming weeks, but none of his appearances with the company are going to be televised. At the moment he is scheduled to start his return on December 26 but he will be leaving to film a new movie on January 20. Cena will not be making any appearances on WWE TV, though he is scheduled to appear on a few Monday Night Raw’s, likely in post show dark matches or segments.
Cena has certainly been busy as of late. Here he is at the premiere of his latest movie:
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Opinion: I kno..

It’s the holiday season for wrestlers too. Christmas Day is less than two weeks away and while that might not be the best time in the world for the wrestling business, it’s still a special time of year to a lot of people. Several people, both young and old, are making their Christmas wish lists and as it turns out, there are some wrestlers who are doing just that at the moment.
Do any of these match your list? Check out these WWE superstars’ Christmas wishes:
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In a new video posted to WWE’s YouTube channel, a variety of WWE stars list off what they want for Christmas. Their answers are a pretty wide variety with some of the traditional answers to a question like this, along with some more answers that are a little more wrestling specific. In addition to these answers, at least one wrestler says that they hate Christmas.
Opinion: I know these things aren’t much, but there’s something cool about these little personalized videos as you get to ..

How you doin’? Former WWE superstar Enzo Amore is up to his old shenanigans, trying to get some buzz going on social media. He has posted a new video to his Instagram account, in which he lays out professional Boxer Zab Judah with a Stone Cold Stunner.
You can see the post below:
View this post on Instagram THIS WHAT HAPPENS!!! @zabjudah … #ZabTheJab #UndisputedWelterweightChamp ? ..YOUR NOT ON MY LEVEL DOG, your stuck in the lobby ??. #HaYaDoin #nZoLiveOnBroadway – 12/26/18 …. #NewYorkNewYork thank you! #BYOB #BeYourOwnBoss swag at real1shop.com ?.) HAPPY HOLIDAYS CHO! #Live #Laugh #Comedy hence the jacket & lat spread like butter.
A post shared by nZo ? (FKA Enzo Amore) (@real1) on Dec 12, 2018 at 6:23pm PST
This is not the first time that Amore has been in the news recently; it was previously reported that he invaded WWE’s recent Survivor Series event and began to cause a commotion in the front row. As a result, he was escorted from the premises, however, this was not before a f..

Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose will finally go to war at WWE TLC on Sunday, December 16. The former Shield teammates have a major score to settle and even though Rollins was ready to fight and defend his Intercontinental Championship, Ambrose has done everything in his power to prolong the inevitable. But now the day of reckoning is at hand. As fans prepare for TLC and this match specifically, the time might be right to forget the issues. That’s not always the easiest thing to do of course, especially since WWE seems wrought with issues as of late. But it could be that none of that will matter on December 16 because Seth and Dean will most certainly deliver in the ring.
Perhaps the time has indeed come to have some fun. For the past several weeks, fans have been irate over the current state of Monday Night Raw. WWE’s flagship program has suffered from a lack of big money stars. It’s also suffered from a lack of plausible storylines
That combination is a recipe for disaster and fans a..

The developmental division may have gotten a bit more pretty. On this past week’s episode of NXT, Tyler Breeze made his return to the brand, and challenged Ricochet for the North American Championship.
You can see a clip of that match below:
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From WWE.com:
Breeze’s shocking return to the black-and-gold fortress came after Ricochet called on NXT management to find a challenger for his NXT North American crown. Adding value to Regal’s rolodex, Breeze proved to be the competition Ricochet was waiting for. Minutes into the match, Prince Pretty wrapped The One and Only with a pinning predicament that fluidly turned into a knee-bending leglock. From there, as “Breeze is gorgeous” chants filled Full Sail Live, it was clear the gritty effort by Breeze would push Ricochet to his limits, forcing the latter to fire on all cylinders.
Late in the contest, Ricochet’s attempted springboard moonsault was met by a superkick from Breeze, leaving him room to..

Not so simple? Earlier this year, WWE announced the huge move of having SmackDown Live head over to the FOX Network in October 2019. This is one of the biggest moves WWE has ever managed to pull off and it’s hard to imagine how it could be anything but a positive for the company. Being on a network is far bigger than being on cable, but it turns out that things might not be so concrete.
Dave Meltzer was asked on Twitter if FOX or USA could change the terms of their deal should the ratings for Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live continue to stay as low as they have been recently. Meltzer said that while he didn’t know the specifics, the deals would be in place for the duration of their five year contracts. However, FOX could move SmackDown Live to a different night or time if they chose.
I don't know the contractual clauses but I wouldn't expect that to happen. They'll run them for the term and at the end of the term (five years) then they'll make decisions. FOX co..

Not so fast my cousin. To say that Roman Reigns being gone from WWE for the time being has changed things up would be an understatement. Reigns was the biggest star on the Monday Night Raw roster and pretty much the company as a whole. His absence throws a big wrench into the WrestleMania plans, but what was planned in the first place? It turns out that it’s not what we may have thought.
Earlier this year, rumors started sprouting up about Reigns facing his cousin the Rock at WrestleMania 35, perhaps even after Rock won the Royal Rumble. The plan for the match would be to give Reigns the biggest rub possible on the WrestleMania stage. However, according to Dave Meltzer on the Wrestling Observer message boards via Cagesideseats.com, the rumors are “not true at all”.
I mean, it’s not like he hasn’t tried. Here’s Rock trying to give Reigns the rub before:
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Opinion: I could see this one going either way. It’s possible that the story was true at..

Not so fast my cousin. To say that Roman Reigns being gone from WWE for the time being has changed things up would be an understatement. Reigns was the biggest star on the Monday Night Raw roster and pretty much the company as a whole. His absence throws a big wrench into the WrestleMania plans, but what was planned in the first place? It turns out that it’s not what we may have thought.
Earlier this year, rumors started sprouting up about Reigns facing his cousin the Rock at WrestleMania 35, perhaps even after Rock won the Royal Rumble. The plan for the match would be to give Reigns the biggest rub possible on the WrestleMania stage. However, according to Dave Meltzer on the Wrestling Observer message boards via Cagesideseats.com, the rumors are “not true at all”.
I mean, it’s not like he hasn’t tried. Here’s Rock trying to give Reigns the rub before:
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Opinion: I could see this one going either way. It’s possible that the story was true at..

I love mythology. The huge collection of stories that are designed to explain everything about the world is endlessly fascinating with all kinds of characters and motivations to sort through. You could say the same thing about wrestling, and as it turns out, one story in particular from Greek mythology can be used to explain the biggest problem in modern day WWE. Maybe there was something to that Coliseum Video introduction after all.
The story of Pandora’s Box is something that you’re likely familiar with, possibly just due to the name alone. The idea is that Pandora opened a particular box that contained all the evils of the world: disease, anger, death and any other bad thing. She closed the box to prevent the rest from getting out, but the only thing left inside was hope, which wasn’t unleashed upon the world. That’s where Monday Night Raw is at the moment. We’re in a very bad place right now and there is no reason to believe that there is any hope in the near, or possibly far, fu..

I love mythology. The huge collection of stories that are designed to explain everything about the world is endlessly fascinating with all kinds of characters and motivations to sort through. You could say the same thing about wrestling, and as it turns out, one story in particular from Greek mythology can be used to explain the biggest problem in modern day WWE. Maybe there was something to that Coliseum Video introduction after all.
The story of Pandora’s Box is something that you’re likely familiar with, possibly just due to the name alone. The idea is that Pandora opened a particular box that contained all the evils of the world: disease, anger, death and any other bad thing. She closed the box to prevent the rest from getting out, but the only thing left inside was hope, which wasn’t unleashed upon the world. That’s where Monday Night Raw is at the moment. We’re in a very bad place right now and there is no reason to believe that there is any hope in the near, or possibly far, fu..