Cody Rhodes Says His Story With The Rock Isn’t Over
Undisputed WWE Reigning champion Cody Rhodes is confident that there is still unfinished business between himself and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Rhodes reflect...
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Cyndi Lauper Getting Her First WWE Action Figure
According to Mike Johnson from PWInsider.com, WWE alumnus and Grammy Award-winning artist Cyndi Lauper is set to receive her own action figure set from Mattel C...
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Dwayne Johnson Returns for New Fast & Furious Spin-Off
The Fast & Furious franchise just hit the gas again! Supporters are hyped as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson officially returns to the high-octane world of Fast &...
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The Rock’s Daughter Ava Raine Sparks Outrage
When Ava Raine daughter of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and a WWE on-screen figure herself shared a message on social media shortly after the assassination of poli...
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The Rock’s Popularity Takes a Hit on Social Media: What’s Going On?
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson—just saying his name brings to mind epic entrances, eyebrow raises, and thunderous crowd reactions. But recently, something strange ha...
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And Done: AEW Stable Officially Disbands
That’s one less. Stables have been a common factor in wrestling for a very long time now as they are a concept that makes sense. Having a stable allows for several wrestlers to be able to get television time at once, often through a shared goal or characteristic. Occasionally you will also see wrestlers who are thrown together with nothing else to do, and now we are seeing one such stable go their separate ways. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: WWE And AEW Stars Reunite In New Music Video AEW’s QT Marshall has announced that the Factory, his AEW stable, has disbanded, citing hate from “experts” in wrestling. Marshall said to keep an eye on the members of the team, including Lee Johnson, Cole Karter, Aaron Solo and Nick Comoroto. There is no word on any backstage reason for the team being disbanded and nothing to suggest that any member is gone from the promotion. We did some fun stuff. Unfortunately, the amount of Factory hate from the “experts” in wrestling was too much and the group ..
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Who She Is: 21 Year Old Fourth Generation WWE Star Undergoes Name Change
That’s who she is. A wrestler’s name is one of the most important things about them as the wrong name can put a hard limit on where your career can go. It is hard to imagine that wrestlers with certain names are going to reach the top of the card no matter what they do. Sometimes you will see the name changed and it can be a positive update, which hopefully is the case with a recent change. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Oh Yeah: Steve Austin Officially Set For Upcoming A&E Series Last October, Simone Johnson, the daughter of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, made her NXT debut, joining the Schism stable. She was introduced as Ava Raine and has yet to wrestle her first match. However, according to her WWE.com profile, her name has officially been shortened to simply Ava. There is no word on why WWE made the change or when Ava will make her in-ring debut. Ava has done well while she has been around. Check out her time in NXT: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, c..
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Checking In: The Miz Set To Represent WWE In Rather Cool Event
It’s a side gig. There are a lot of people in WWE and some of them have been around for a very long time. As a result of that longevity, they are often given special responsibilities that can make WWE feel more important. Occasionally this is something that will be seen by a lot of people at the same time and that will be the case again, as a WWE star is crossing over into another sport. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: How WWE Views The Top SmackDown Stars The Miz has been announced as a member of the NBA Ruffles Celebrity Game over All-Star weekend. Miz will be on Team Ryan along with names such as Kane Brown, Calvin Johnson, Ozuna, Albert Pujols and more. The game will be held on Friday February 17 and airs on ESPN. Miz has also participated in the Major League Baseball Celebrity Softball game over the years and is a two time MVP. ? The 2023 #RufflesCelebGame rosters! ?#RufflesCelebGame: Friday, Feb. 17 on ESPN pic.twitter.com/v3MVQ7WP2q — NBA (@NBA) February 8, 2023 He..
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WATCH: WWE Hall Of Famer Announces Return To The Ring
Welcome back. Wrestlers have a weird situation when it comes to retirement, as they can always wrestle one more match. With no season or anything really close to it, a wrestler can step back in the ring over and over without having to worry about the next match. That can lead to some great returns, and now we are going to be seeing another one before the year is out. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: There He Is: Reason For Monday Night Raw Star’s Hiatus Revealed During an appearance on ESPN Radio 97.5, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T., 57 years old, announced that he will be returning to the ring on December 18. Booker T. will be teaming with the Mysterious Q to face Fly Def (Warren Johnson/Zack Mason) at Reality Of Wrestling (Booker T.’s promotion) Christmas Chaos. This will be Booker T.’s second match of the year and July, when he wrestled in a ten man tag. Booker T. is one of the better stars in WWE history. Check out the announcement and some of his better moments: [This post contains video, ..
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I’d Watch: The Rock Makes Surprise Choice For His Dream Opponent
That could have been great. One thing that almost every wrestling fan has done over the years is talk about what kind of dream matches they would love to see. Fans can come up with some of the most out there concepts for a match that still sound fun to hear. Occasionally you will see wrestlers doing the same thing and now one of the all time greats has revealed his dream match. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Two Monday Night Raw Stars Make Surprise NXT Appearances In a new post on his Instagram page, Dwayne Johnson is shown wearing Macho Man Randy Savage sunglasses. The post features Johnson saying that Savage was always his dream match as it would have been an honor to share the ring with him. The two were never in the same promotion at the same time, as Savage was in WCW in 1996 when Johnson signed with WWE. Johnson has been rumored to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39 in Hollywood in April 2023. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dwayne Johnson (@therock) They both h..
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AEW Full Gear 2022 Results
Full Gear 2022 Date: November 19, 2022 Location: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey Commentators: Jim Ross, Excalibur, Taz, Tony Schiavone It’s time for another AEW pay per view and that should be a good thing a the company certainly has the reputation for putting on great ones. The main events here are MJF challenging Jon Moxley for the AEW World Title and Chris Jericho defending the Ring Of Honor World Title in a four way match. Let’s get to it. Zero Hour: Best Friends/Rocky Romero/??? vs. Factory The Best Friends are missing a partner to start, though they had advertised a very evil mysterious partner. Chuck shoulders Solo down to start and it’s off to Trent. A knee from the apron cuts Trent off but he’s fine enough to drop Johnson. Everything breaks down and Romero hits the Forever Clotheslines on Johnson in the corner. Marshall gets punched by a variety of people and Cassidy rather slowly joins in. Cassidy takes so long setting up the big punch that Marshall falls down. The ..
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Julia Hart Announces Engagement To Fellow AEW Star
That’s a good way to start. Wrestling takes away all kinds of personal time from its wrestlers, as they do not have the most time to spend doing whatever they want. This can make certain things difficult, including romantic relationships. One of the best ways to get around this is for wrestlers to date each other, which is what two AEW stars are doing to a serious point. During an appearance on the AEW Unrestricted podcast, Julia Hart revealed that she and fellow AEW star Lee Johnson are engaged. The two met and began dating at the Nightmare Factory before having to be apart due to Hart having to move back to Minnesota. They were both sent to AEW full time and have been together ever since. No date has been announced for their wedding. Opinion: Well good for them. This is the kind of thing that is always great to see and thankfully the two of them seem to be happy together. That is more than most people get to say and it is even more impressive since they are in wrestling together. H..
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WATCH: The Rock Producing New Wrestling Documentary Series (TRAILER)
That’s a new twist. Wrestling media has been changing a lot in recent years as more and more stories have been presented in one way or another. This has come in the form of books, films and television series, many of which are telling stories that have not been heard in a long time. Now we are in for another one which certainly sounds like it has some promise. According to Variety, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions will be producing a new wrestling documentary series called Tales From The Territories. The series will be from the same team that made Dark Side Of The Ring and will focus on stories from the territory days of wrestling. There is no word on what any episodes will cover. The series will debut on October 4 at 10PM EST on VICE TV. This has potential. Check out the trailer for the series: [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: This is something that has some serious potential as Dark Side Of The Ring was a great series. I’m cur..
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WWE Might Be Freshening Up One Of Its Underused Wrestlers
Update the name tag. A wrestler needs to have the right name to really fit in around the wrestling world. Wrestlers not having a great name can be quite the problem, especially if it is tied to the wrong gimmick. However, there are several ways to fix things later on, especially if someone has not been around in a little while. That might be the case again for a WWE star. According to Mike Johnson during a Q&A on PWInsider.com, T-Bar has been brought up as someone who could be “recast” in WWE. T-Bar, formerly known as Dominik Dijakovic in NXT, has mainly been used in NXT since Retribution broke up. This comes as WWE has been using T-Bar’s name more often on television, but other than battle royal appearances, he has not wrestled on television since the February 28 Monday Night Raw, when he lost to Omos in 40 seconds. Opinion: I could certainly go for more of T-Bar in WWE, or even better, I could go for more of Dijakovic in WWE. While WWE was trying something with the Retribution angl..
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The Rock’s Daughter Cuts First Promo In NXT
There’s the new generation. There are a lot of ways for a wrestler to get into the industry, but one of the things that can offer some instant credibility is being a second generation star. A wrestler with family in the business feels like a bigger deal because they have a connection to the sport and have probably learned more than the average newcomer. That was the case again this weekend, as the daughter of an all time legend took her first step into a much larger world. Dwayne Johnson’s daughter Simone, under the name of Ava Raine, cut her first promo at an NXT live event in Orlando, Florida over the weekend. Raine called herself the Final Girl and talked down about the rest of the NXT women’s division, including Cora Jade. There is currently no word on when Raine will either have her first match or make her television debut. Tonight was reportedly Simone Johnson's first promo in front of fans #WWENXT #nxtorlando @AvaRaineWWE https://t.co/oDWvtJmx95 — Jay Reddick (@runninjay..
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That’s A Turnaround: Former WWE Employee Becomes British Education Secretary
An interesting pair. There are all kinds of wrestling stories going on in the world, but there are a lot more that take place outside of the industry. Sometimes though those worlds combine as wrestling is connected to the outside world, which can often lead to some interesting situations. That was the case again in one of the biggest stories in the world of any kind. One of the biggest international stories of the week has been the collapse of Boris Johnson’s government in the United Kingdom. This included the resignations of over sixty members of Parliament, including Michelle Donelan, who was named Secretary of State for Education, only to resign in protest of Johnson about thirty six hours later. Donelan is a former WWE employee, having worked as International Marketing Campaign Manager from 2010-2014. Opinion: This is one of those things that you do not see happen very often but it makes for a bit of an interesting note. Donelan is not someone most would remember from her time wi..
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Multiple Ouches: Injury Updates On Several AEW Stars
There is a lot to go through. Injuries are one of the worst things that can happen to a wrestler as you never know when someone is going to be put on the shelf. It could be for quite a long time or a short while, but either way it is something that can create quite the problem. That is the case again in AEW, but this time there are quite a few injuries at the same time. Fightful Select is reporting updates on several AEW injuries. First up is Matt Hardy, who suffered some sort of a knee injury over the weekend at AAA’s TripleMania event in Tijuana, Mexico. Hardy’s knee is said to have “major” swelling but it is not clear how long he might be out, if he is at all. In addition, Bryan Danielson is currently not cleared to wrestle at AEW Forbidden Door, though he is expected to make an announcement about his injury status. Next, Lee Johnson is currently out of action with a knee injury and is expected to be out of action for the rest of the summer. Finally, Darius Martin is also out of a..
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Former WWE Star Ahmed Johnson Talks Who He Would Want To Face Today
There’s a name out of the past. There have been a lot of wrestlers throughout WWE’s history and several of them seem to go away without much of a peep. It can be interesting to think about what someone would do if they had stuck around in the industry and wonder where they would fit in today. Now a star of the past is talking about what he would like to do today. Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Ahmed Johnson was a guest on the Iron-On Wrestling podcast and mentioned that he would like to face Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley of today’s roster. In addition, Johnson said that he had wanted to face Sid Vicious or the Ultimate Warrior of the roster from his career. Johnson appeared for WWE from 1995-1998 before leaving the company after a series of injuries. Opinion: I was a huge fan of Johnson back in the day and it would indeed have been fun to see him face one of those powerhouses. Johnson was one of the more impressive stars of his day and it seemed like he was ready to become the..
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Double Trouble: Two AEW Stars Possibly Out With Injuries
It can happen to anyone. Injuries are one of the great equalizers in wrestling as anyone can get hurt at any time. You never can tell when someone is going to go down with an injury and that can stop anything they are doing at the drop of a hat. It is horrible to hear that someone is hurt and now we might be seeing it twice at once in the same company’s division. Two AEW women are reportedly injured. First up, according to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, there is a believe among the AEW locker room that Leylah Hirsch has torn her ACL or MCL. This is NOT confirmed at the moment but if it is true, Hirsch would require surgery and miss several months. Hirsch was injured during a Dark match in April. Second, Hikaru Shida has reportedly suffered an injury of some kind. Shida has been wrestling this month in Japan so any injury would have likely taken place there. Opinion: This is never something that you want to hear as it is the kind of thing that could keep either wrestler on the shelf f..
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BREAKING RUMOR: Cody Rhodes Has Signed With WWE
The nightmare returns. According to a report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, Cody Rhodes has signed a new deal and will be returning to WWE. The report states that Rhodes signed his new contract about 10-14 days ago. The current plan is to have Rhodes debut during Wrestlemania 38 weekend, with the early word among those in the company saying that Rhodes will be on the Raw brand. It has been heavily rumored that The American Nightmare will be facing Seth Rollins at WrestleMania, but nothing is finalized yet. We will continue to monitor this situation and provide any updates as they become available. Editor’s Opinion: If I’m being honest, I’m surprised that this is happening. There has to be something in place where he has a little bit more creative control over his contract, because if they try to have him revert to his old gimmicks, the return may fall flat on its face. That being said, he is one of the most incredible talents globally and will be a fantastic addition to the r..