WWE SmackDown's Three-Hour Format: Is It Here to Stay?
In early 2025, WWE SmackDown expanded its runtime from two to three hours, initially presented as a temporary change. However, recent developments suggest that ...
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Pat McAfee Being Sued By Brett Favre, McAfee Responds
Let the games begin. Multiple news outlets are reporting that NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has filed three separate defamation lawsuits against Mississippi state auditor Shad White as well as national sports commentators Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee. From ESPN: Favre became involved in [a] public fraud case in 2020 after investigators in White’s office discovered that at least $77 million in public money from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds, earmarked for the neediest families in the state, instead was used to line the pockets of rich and powerful Mississippians. According to a state audit and civil lawsuit in which Favre and dozens of others are named as defendants, Favre was paid $1.1 million in TANF funds for speeches White has said Favre never made. Favre eventually paid the money back, but the state auditor demanded Favre also pay $228,000 in interest. Similar allegations were made in the lawsuit filed by Favre against former NFL punter and po..
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Next In Line: Here’s Who Will Be Taking Over For Vince McMahon In WWE
Someone has to do it. The biggest wrestling story in a long time took place this week as Vince McMahon finally retired from WWE. McMahon has run the company for over forty years and now we are in for a very different future. The question becomes who will take over McMahon’s jobs, and now we have an idea of that, plus some of the other changes that may be coming. According to Fightful Select, Bruce Prichard is taking over leadership of the creative team, with his first show in charge being this week’s SmackDown, with Triple H and Ed Koskey assisting. There is a chance that this is only a temporary situation and no permanent choice has been made. According to some WWE talent, Prichard being in charge would not bring about much change. However, one change expected to be made is fewer rematches, as McMahon had a tendency to forget that a match had taken place and would book it again no matter what. There is no word on when a permanent decision will be made. Opinion: Something tells me th..
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RUMOR KILLER On Triple H And Stephanie McMahon’s Issues
Not so fast? To say that WWE is in a state of flux backstage would be a huge understatement. There have been all kinds of changes with a lot of people, including those who help run the company. As usual, a lot of those changes involve the McMahons, including Stephanie McMahon and her husband Triple H. It turns out that those things might not be as bad as they seem. In recent days, rumors have started to appear online suggesting that McMahon and Triple H are separating. This was due to McMahon appearing without her wedding ring and stepping away from her role in WWE. According to Wade Keller on PWTorch VIP Audio, there is no truth to the rumors and the two are not separated. The two have been reducing their hours in WWE due to a combination of the age of their daughters, Triple H’s health and wanting to be at work less often. Earlier this week, McMahon took over as temporary CEO and Chairman of WWE while her father Vince is under investigation for an alleged affair with an employee. O..
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Ted DiBiase And Family Ordered To Repay Millions In Embezzled Funds
That could cost them. Wrestlers are larger than life characters who try their best to make you believe that everything they are doing is real. That can make for some difficult situations as sometimes they are so over the top that no one would believe what they are seeing. The great ones can make it work, though now it would be nice to have someone’s character be their real life persona. The office of Mississippi State Auditor Shad White has announced, by way of NBC 29 (Charlottesville, Virginia) that the state is attempting to recover $77 million in misspent Temporary Assistance For Needy Families funding. This includes money given to the DiBiase family, who was implicated in the scandal in 2020. DiBiase’s family has been ordered to repay millions of dollars to the state, including the following specifics: • Brett Dibiase: $225,950 • Heart of David Ministries, controlled by Ted Dibiase, Sr.: $722,299 • Ted Dibiase, Jr.: $3.903 million These situations are civil, meaning that no on..
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These Three Former WWE Stars Have Landed New Gigs
You have to do something else. Wrestlers are like normal people in that at some point, their careers are going to end. What makes things a little bit different though is the fact that wrestlers are often going to be retiring from the ring far before they are moving into traditional retirement years. They need something else to do and now several former WWE stars seem to have found at least a temporary something. Three former WWE stars have landed a new position outside of wrestling. First up, Adam Scherr, formerly known as Braun Strowman, will be serving as an analyst at the Mr. Olympia Power Arm Wrestling Championships on October 8 and 9. Next, Dean Muhtadi, formerly known as Mojo Rawley, has announced he will be the new co-host for TMZ Sports Monday thru Friday on Fox Sports 1. Finally, NBC has announced, by way of 411mania.com, that Nikki Bella will be serving as one of the judges on America’s Got Talent: Extreme, which will be debuting later this month. Honored to announce I will..
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Segment Announced for Tonight’s RAW
<p>With just an hour away until RAW goes live, WWE announced that Kurt Angle will give an update on the condition of <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/braun-strowman" title="Braun Strowman">Braun Strowman</a></strong> on tonight’s show.</p><p>It was also announced that Angle will be congratulating <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/brock-lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></strong> for his victory over <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/samoa-joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a></strong> at Sunday’s WWE Great Balls of Fire event.</p><p>Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage of the show.</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> <em>Our Facebook pages have been hacked. Please <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">LIKE US</a></strong> on our <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">temporary page</a></strong> for our updates. Thanks!</em></p>
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Early WWE Battleground Betting Odds Revealed
<p>Here are the early betting odds for the upcoming WWE Battleground event:</p>Flag match between <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/johncena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/rusev" title="Rusev">Rusev</a></strong>. Cena is favored at -400, meaning it would take a successful $400 bet to win +100. Rusev is a +280 underdog in this match. The WWE Championship match, a Punjabi Prisonmatch, sees the champion Jinder Mahal as a projected -200 favorite. The underdog, <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/randy-orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></strong>, is a +250 underdog. <p>WWE Battleground takes place on July 23rd from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. As always, we will have live play-by-play coverage.</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> <em>Our Facebook pages have been hacked. Please <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">LIKE US</a></strong> on our <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">temporary page</a></strong> for our updates. Thanks!</em></p>
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Huge Shift In Betting Odds Before Tonight’s Pay-Per-View
<p>There was a huge shift in the betting odds for the WWE Women’s Championship <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/prior/" title="prior">prior</a></strong> to tonight’s Great <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/balls/" title="Balls">Balls</a></strong> of Fire event.</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/sasha-banks" title="Sasha Banks">Sasha Banks</a></strong>, who was a huge underdog this morning, is now a big favorite to win the bout. Sasha is sitting at a -3250 favorite to defeat Alexa, who is a +1350 underdog.</p><p>It should be pointed out that it doesn’t necessarily indicate that she’s winning the title, as she could always win by DQ or countout.</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> <em>Our Facebook pages have been hacked. Please <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">LIKE US</a></strong> on our <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">temporary page</a></strong> for our updates. Thanks!</em></p>
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John Cena Says He Can’t Wait to Get Married to Nikki Bella
<p>While speaking to The Courier Mail’s Confidential, <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/johncena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a></strong> discussed his engagement to <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/nikki-bella" title="Nikki Bella">Nikki Bella</a></strong> and getting married to her.</p><p>He stated, <em>“They know exactly what you go through with training, diet and hard work. You don’t have to explain it or hope that they understand. I’m excited about getting married to my best friend. I can’t wait.”</em></p><p>You can check out the full interview <a href="http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/john-cena-says-hes-excited-about-getting-married-to-my-best-friend-nikki-bella/news-story/bdd721ee8893f0420ff2cc71cff061d4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> <em>Our Facebook pages have been hacked. Please <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">LIKE US</a></strong> on our <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">temporary page</a></strong> for our updates. Thanks!</em></p>
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Last Minute Shift In Betting Odds for Tonight’s WWE Great Balls of Fire
<p>Heading into tonight’s WWE Great Balls of Fire event, Bray Wyatt is now the favorite in the betting odds to win his match against Seth Rollins. Here is the updated odds, courtesy of PaddyPower.com:</p><p>Brock Lesnar 1/25 <strong>(favorite)</strong><br /><strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/samoa-joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a></strong> 17/2</p><p>Braun Strowman 1/10 <strong>(favorite)</strong><br />Roman Reigns 5/1</p><p>Bray Wyatt 1/10 <strong>(favorite)</strong><br />Seth Rollins 15/2</p><p>Big Cass 1/14 <strong>(favorite)</strong><br />Enzo Amore 11/2</p><p>Alexa Bliss 1/25 <strong>(favorite)</strong><br />Sasha Banks 9/1</p><p>Cesaro & <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/sheamus" title="Sheamus">Sheamus</a></strong> 1/25 <strong>(favorite)</strong><br />Matt & Jeff Hardy 15/2</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/the-miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a></strong> 1/14 <strong>(favorite)</strong><br />Dean Ambrose 11/2</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> <em>Our Facebook pages have been hacked. Please <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">LIKE US</a></strong> on our <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">temporary page</a></strong> for our updates. Thanks!</em></p>
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Major Update on Austin Aries’ Release from WWE
<p>It was previously reported via Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio that <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/austin-aries" title="Austin Aries">Austin Aries</a></strong> asked for his release from WWE and the company granted it. However that doesn’t appear to be the case.</p><p>In the latest installment of Wrestling Observer Radio, Melzter claimed that it was actually WWE’s idea to release <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/aries/" title="Aries">Aries</a></strong> from his 3-year contract with the company. The word is that a lot of the writing staff didn’t like him and he appeared to be thrilled when he was handed his release because he wasn’t happy with his current position on the roster.</p><p>In regards to his future, Aries can still use his name outside of WWE because he used it <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/prior/" title="prior">prior</a></strong> to signing with the company. Aries is locked into a 90-day period where he is being paid by WWE and can work dates that WWE proves during that time.</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> <em>Our Facebook pages have been hacked. Please <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">LIKE US</a></strong> on our <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">temporary page</a></strong> for our updates. Thanks!</em></p>
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Main Event Plans for This Year’s SummerSlam
<p>While the current betting odds favor <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/braun-strowman" title="Braun Strowman">Braun Strowman</a></strong> to defeat <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/Roman-Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a></strong> at tonight’s WWE Great Balls of Fire event, Dave Meltzer claimed on Wrestling Observer Radio that the plan is still for Reigns vs. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/brock-lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></strong> at this year’s SummerSlam event.</p><p>As previously reported, original plans called for Reigns to walk out of WrestleMania 34 as WWE Universal Champion, however WWE made a decision to move the match to SummerSlam instead. These plans were changed sometime around the time Braun Strowman returned to WWE programming.</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> <em>Our Facebook pages have been hacked. Please <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">LIKE US</a></strong> on our <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RingsideTalkNet/" target="_blank">temporary page</a></strong> for our updates. Thanks!</em></p>
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Jim Ross Talks Addiction to Ambien & Xanax
<p>While speaking to The AV Club, Jim Ross talked about his book that will cover his past drug addiction and made the following remarks:</p><p><em>“You’re <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/going/" title="going">going</a></strong> to hear about my addiction to drugs. I was addicted to Ambien and Xanax, together, with <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/crown/" title="Crown">Crown</a></strong> Royal. I was on Uranus, and Pluto, and Neptune, and everywhere else late at night. [Because] I had severe sleep apnea – and still do – I stopped breathing 99 times in an hour in a sleep test. So I wasn’t in real great shape with that deal.”</em></p><p><em>“Ambien is a temporary medication for insomnia. Temporary. Not ten years. …It’s not a [revolutionary] <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/story/" title="story">story</a></strong>, it’s eye-opening, and shows it can happen to anybody. It was like smoking, I just decided one day to quit smoking, and stopped. Done, I’m done.”</em></p>