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VIDEO: WWE Hall Of Famers Take Issue With Raw XXX

January 24, 2023

They aren’t happy. This week’s WWE Monday Night Raw was a special edition focusing on thirty years of the show. That is the kind of milestone that no wrestling show reaches, especially not as one of the biggest wrestling shows in the world throughout its run. It meant something to be associated with the show and now two legends are taking issue with something that wasn’t involved. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Dem Boy? Update On Mark Briscoe Possibly Appearing On AEW TV The Bella Twins had been previously advertised for Raw XXX but were later removed and ultimately did not appear on the show. The Twins recorded a live Instagram stream after the show was over, talking about how there was little mention of the Women’s Revolution and saying WWE could not mention Mercedes Mone (Sasha Banks) because she is too popular. There is no word on why the two were pulled from the show. They might have a point. Check out what the Twins said, plus their time on Monday Night Raw: [This post contains video..

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So Much For That: Big WrestleMania Card Shakeup As Long Planned Match Reportedly Dropped

January 1, 2023

So much for that. We are on the way to the Road To WrestleMania 39 and that means WWE is going to start putting together the card. That can make for some interesting changes as you need to see what WWE has in mind. This will often include some of the biggest names in the company but now a previously scheduled match is no longer expected to take place on the show. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: On The Mend: Top WWE Star Confirms He Suffered Broken Ankle, To Miss Time In recent months, a Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey match had been rumored for WrestleMania 39. However, according to Wrestling Observer Radio, the match is now off for unspecified reasons. There is no word on who the two will face at WrestleMania. The episode was recorded before Rousey lost the SmackDown Women’s Title to a returning Charlotte this week on SmackDown. They do have a history. Check out what seemed to be the build to a huge match: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] ..

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WATCH: Rey Mysterio Makes Surprise Appearance For AAA TripleMania XXX

October 17, 2022

He doesn’t go here. WWE is the biggest and most powerful wrestling promotion in the world but it is not the only one. There are several other promotions around the world, some of which have their own legacies and histories. Their biggest events are among the most important in the world and that was the case this weekend. It was so big that a WWE legend made a surprise appearance. This weekend, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide held the third and final night of its TripleMania XXX show. The event marked thirty years of AAA and WWE Rey Mysterio made a surprise cameo via pre-recorded video. Mysterio talked about how important it was to wrestle at TripleMania and praised the company and wrestlers on the card. Mysterio wrestled in AAA in the early 1990s before coming to American to wrestle full time. This was special. Check out Mysterio’s message for AAA (and some of his trophy room): [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: This is the kind of cool cameo that makes a show feel specia..

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Vince McMahon Made Two Additional Payments Totaling $5 Million

August 10, 2022

The saga continues. According to multiple reports, WWE has filed a new notice with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), claiming that they learned of two additional payments totaling $5 million that was paid by Vince McMahon. The filing claims that the payments are unrelated to the $14.6 million in “certain unrecorded expenses” that date back to 2006. This scandal played a huge part in McMahon stepping down as CEO of WWE and retiring. The filing reads as follows: “On June 17, 2022, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) and its Board of Directors announced that a special committee of independent members of the Board of Directors (the “Special Committee”) was conducting an investigation into alleged misconduct by the Company’s former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Vincent K. McMahon, who resigned from all positions held with the Company on July 22, 2022 but remains a stockholder with a controlling interest, and another executive, who is also..

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Vince McMahon Now Under Federal Investigation; Hastened His Retirement

July 26, 2022

It had been previously reported that WWE had made a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, announcing that Vince McMahon had paid $14.6 million that were not recorded as company expenses. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the SEC and federal prosecutors have launched inquiries into payments made by McMahon to settle allegations of sexual misconduct. The report states that the payments were made from 2006 through 2022. WWE has said McMahon “has or will pay” all the expenses personally, and it expects to revise previous financial statements going back to 2019 to reflect the payments. WWE also said that an internal board investigation “expects to conclude that its internal control over financial reporting was not effective as a result of one or more material weaknesses.” WWE has lucrative licensing deals with entertainment giants such as Fox Corp. and NBCUniversal, which could be at risk due to these allegations. The company is also seeking new busines..

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Major Updates On Vince McMahon Affair Scandal, May Have Used WWE Money

July 25, 2022

That isn’t good. The biggest wrestling story of the year has been Vince McMahon leaving WWE as he announced his retirement from the company last week. This comes amid an internal investigation into McMahon allegedly paying women to stay silent about relationships with him, with millions of dollars being spent. Now things might be getting even worse as a new detail has emerged. WWE has made a new 8K filing with the SEC, announcing that $14.6 million in payments from Vince McMahon were not recorded as company expenses. According to PWInsider.com, if this means that McMahon used company money to pay the women, which could lead to legal actions against him from shareholders in the company. In addition, WWE is planning to release revised financial statements from 2006- 2022, the years the payments were made, by August 9. Opinion: The more you look at something like this, the more clear it is that this was a lot more than McMahon retiring. It is hard to imagine that he would have been allo..

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Update On MJF, Now Looking To Land More Acting Roles

June 9, 2022

It’s calling his name. Wrestling and acting has a weird relationship, as there is always the question about how much acting there is on a wrestling show. Wrestlers are seen as actors but it is a bit more complicated than what they are doing. It can be interesting to see wrestlers trying their hands at acting and that might be the case again with a rather prominent star. According to Fightful Select, AEW’s Maxwell Jacob Friedman is said to have a growing interest in acting. Friedman was reportedly in Los Angeles this week to explore acting possibilities. This comes after Friedman has announced that he has recorded a voiceover role for an animated film due out next year. There is no word on what this means for Friedman’s future in wrestling. Opinion: This is something that you see happen every so often, but you never know how things are going to work out. Some wrestlers do find success in acting, but there have been several who have never gone anywhere outside of dabbling at best. I’m ..

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Omos Reveals His One Of A Kind Medical Issues

April 27, 2022

That sounds worse. Wrestlers are larger than life characters with personalities that are often over the top and meant to be as big as possible. That can often come with bodies that are literally larger than most, as you see some wrestlers who dwarf most normal people. However, those wrestlers have their own issues, and now one of the biggest wrestlers ever has revealed some previous problems. During a recent appearance on the Out Of Character podcast, Monday Night Raw star Omos revealed that he had a brain tumor removed when he was 18 years old. Omos was playing college basketball at the time when an MRI revealed the tumor. As he was getting ready to have the tumor removed, he was diagnosed with partial Cushing’s Disease. Omos said that he was the first person ever recorded with a tumor on his pituitary gland, a brain tumor and Cushing’s Disease, which resulted in a medical journal article about his case. Opinion: What matters most is that Omos seems to have these issues cleaned up a..

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WATCH: The Rock Drops Rap In New Music Video

October 9, 2021

He needed another career. There have been a lot of stars in wrestling history but there has not been anyone like the Rock. He went from a huge wrestling star to the biggest star in wrestling to the biggest star in Hollywood, which is beyond what anyone could have really expected from him. Rock has become an entertainment titan and now he is venturing into another area. The Rock is featured in a new music video from Tech N9ne where he raps the final verse of the song. The song, called Face Off, also features Joey Cool and King Iso. This is Rock’s first ever recorded rap, though he did record a song called Pie for a WWF Music CD in 2001. There is no word on if Rock will be venturing further into music or if this is a one shot appearance. Of course he’s doing something else. Cehck out the song, plus Rock’s other musical efforts: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: I’m not a rap fan ..

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Matt and Jeff Hardy’s Father Passes Away

April 13, 2021

We have some sad news to report, as Claude Gilbert Hardy, father of Matt and Jeff Hardy, passed away last week at the age of 87. Matt took to Instagram to write a tribute in honor of his late father. An excerpt of that is below: Our Dad started out as our biggest critic when we first wanted to chase the dream of being pro wrestlers. After a few years of struggling & then finding success in the WWE, our Dad became our biggest fan. He was so proud to be “The Hardy Boyz Daddy” & recorded every match of ours on his VCR. Our Dad was a favorite of Hardy fans, even earning the nickname of “The Legend.” Jeff & I feel so blessed to have had our Dad live to be 87 years old. He got to see his children live out their dreams & give him many grandchildren to continue the Hardy name & bloodline. Early Tuesday morning, April 6th, our Dad passed away. Jeff & I were with him at home & by his bedside when he took his final breath. My brother Jeff was our Dad’s guardian angel the last couple of years...

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Interesting Note About This Week’s NXT

May 1, 2020

From somewhere out there. Over the last few weeks, you have been able to throw the rule book out the window with everything wrestling related. The spread of the Coronavirus has caused so many changes that there are likely going to be more asterisks than wrestlers in the record books. It has made for some interesting moments though and we saw another one on Wednesday. There are very few things more important to a wrestling show than commentary. The broadcast team serves in a variety of roles, including guiding the audience in the desired direction and telling them where the story is supposed to go. Calling the action is important too, as giving fans someone they are familiar with and can trust goes a long way. The long way part was in play this week, albeit in a very different way. According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, neither Mauro Ranallo nor Beth Phoenix were live in the arena for this week’s NXT broadcast. Both recorded their commentary from home, with Phoenix in North Carolina and Ra..

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Video: Bodycam Footage Of Jimmy Uso’s Arrest Released

March 21, 2019

Not so crazy? Last month, Jimmy Uso was arrested for disorderly conduct in Detroit, Michigan when a car driven by his wife Naomi was pulled over for going the wrong way down a one way street. Uso allegedly got out of the card and got in the officer’s face, though he eventually calmed down and was arrested. It was quite the story, and now there’s more to it. Detroit’s WDIV (NBC news station) has released police bodycam footage of the incident, which shows both Naomi and Uso on the night of the arrest. While the footage isn’t shown in full, there are clips of Uso in handcuffs and in the back seat of the car while arguing with the officers. However, there is no footage of Uso “squaring up” to the officer, which is mentioned in the video but said not to have been recorded. Officers also spoke to Naomi, who was allowed to go. There’s quite a bit here. Check out the report with the footage included: [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: While the most interesting part of th..

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Rumor: Lars Sullivan Expected to Debut on Main Roster Very Soon

November 18, 2018

On NXT, Lars Sullivan’s run as a monster heel has been successful. He’s been featured as a heel against Aleister Black and other stars for the brand. Sullivan hasn’t recorded a lot of big wins over his NXT tenure, but he’s found some success and WWE officials believe he could be a big player in the years to come. It might be a lot sooner than we thought. According to a report from RingSideNews, WWE is expected to begin running vignettes for Lars Sullivan after Survivor Series and his main roster debut could be happening in the next few weeks. The company is looking to make some moves after Roman Reigns’ leukemia diagnosis and it seems that Sullivan is much a part of their upcoming plans. Related: WWE Considering Moving Lars Sullivan to Main Roster Most fans will question why Sullivan is getting a chance on the main roster over several other NXT Superstars. His run with the brand hasn’t been anything special and his role as a monster heel hasn’t been overly dominant either. However, ..

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More Backstage News On Hulk Hogan’s Return To WWE

July 20, 2018

It had been previously reported that Hulk Hogan has been reinstated to the WWE Hall of Fame, and made his return to the company, addressing the backstage locker room and apologized for his actions over the last few years. But how did his return actually go down? According to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, when Hogan gave his speech, he talked about how he regretted not only what he said, but the people he hurt and embarrassing the company. However, there were very mixed feelings with many not believing that he was sincere, and taking the speech as more of an “I embarrassed the company because somebody filmed me without my knowledge, and not that, under any circumstances, what I said was awful.” Hogan then apologized for what he said, and did mention that he didn’t know he was being recorded. It appeared to most, that the majority of the talent accepted what he said. Much of the talent seemed to react favorably, with many shaking his hands and hugging him. H..

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Fight Size Update: Unannounced Wrestlers Advertised For Greatest Royal Rumble, Bruce Prichard's WWE Network Show, And More

April 19, 2018

This is the Fight Size Update for the evening of April 18th. - AJ Styles will take on Shinsuke Nakamura at the Greatest Royal Rumble event. Pro Wrestling Unlimited discusses that in the video at the top of this page. - On the WWE Network website, an image advertising the Greatest Royal Rumble features Great Khali, Rey Mysterio Jr, Big Show, and Mark Henry. None of these wrestlers have been officially announced but Big Show has been featured in some video packages. The Image from @WWENetwork with Great Khali and Rey Mysterio Jr. pic.twitter.com/7We0llFXUM — Handsome Pat Fannin (@Patrick_Fannin) April 18, 2018 - WWE released two videos with AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura talking about their match in Saudi Arabia. - WWE wrestlers spoke about Bruno Sammartino on YouTube in the wake of the legend's passing. Some of the interviews were recorded before his passing. - Fightful's flagship podcast The List And Ya Boy covered the legacy of Bruno Sammartino today. - WWE di..

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James Ellsworth To Launch A Weekly Wrestling Podcast

April 15, 2018

The "Big Hog" is coming to your audio worlds. James Ellsworth continues to capitalize off of his post-WWE stardom; expanding his brand and has even created a World Inter-Gender Championship that he is currently in possession of. Now, Ellsworth will be bringing his ideas and creative thoughts to the podcast world. Former two-time X Division Champion Petey Williams and Dennis Farrell currently host The Wrestling Perspective Podcast where the two bring on guests, Petey Williams provides some "inside" perspective into the business and of course, they talk wrestling. Dennis Farrell announced today that a new podcast will be launching soon and he will host it with none other than the innovator of "No Chin Music" James Ellsworth. Farrell stated that he and Petey Williams' podcast will be recorded later in the week and the podcast with Ellsworth will be an "early-week" show and both will have a new episode uploaded weekly.

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Wrestlemania XII Review: The Impossible Dream

March 24, 2018

Wrestlemania XII Date: March 31, 1996 Location: Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California Attendance: 18,853 Commentators: Jerry Lawler, Vince McMahon Much like last year, there’s nothing else to talk about besides the main event. This is all about Shawn vs. Bret and they’re not even trying to hide it. The other big match on the card is Diesel vs. Undertaker but it’s so far behind the World Title match that it’s not fair to mention them in the same breath. Let’s get to it. Before we get to the show, here’s a bonus that probably should have been on the main card (at least on paper). Occasionally WWF would air a match on their pre-show (known as the Kickoff Show in modern times) and I’ll include them if they’re available. There were dark matches for years before Wrestlemania would go on the air but this is the first that was actually recorded. Free For All: Tag Team Titles: Godwinns vs. Bodydonnas This is a tournament final for the vacant titles. The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip, a pair of e..