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• Another accolade for NXT’s champ-champ

@WWENXT Everybody who comes to Cageside Seats has an opinion about what's going on in pro wrestling — Wrestler Rankings are where YOU let us know YOURS. Cast a vote in the comments. Give us the five performers you think entertained or impressed the most in the last week, and feel free to talk about why. We also have the outcome of last week's voting, the results of which make up our annua...2025
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• Wrestling fans celebrate 3:16 Day as Steve Austin heads to WWE World

WWE Shop As fans raise a beer and flip the bird for “Stone Cold,” the Hall of Famer is heading to WWE World during WrestleMania weekend. Just as May 4th is celebrated by Star Wars fans with “May the Fourth be with you,” March 16th — specifically 3/16 — is a special day for wrestling fans. What!? I said wrestling fans. What!? Sports entertainment buffs. What!? You get the point. Today, “Sto...2025
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• The always impressive IYO SKY impressed us again

WWE.com Everybody who comes to Cageside Seats has an opinion about what's going on in pro wrestling — Wrestler Rankings are where YOU let us know YOURS. Cast a vote in the comments. Give us the five performers you think entertained or impressed the most in the last week, and feel free to talk about why. We also have the outcome of last week's voting, the results of which make up our annua...2025
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• 5 classic live event matches WWE Vault needs to release

@DeportesYLuchas As WWE’s classic YouTube channel continues to add exclusive content from non-televised events, here’s a wishlist of what we’d love to see next. WWE Vault, the classic content channel on YouTube, continues to deliver the goods. Besides past events, matches, and vintage home video releases, one of its standout features is the exclusive, never-before-seen matches from non-tel...2025
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• Thanks to Netflix, it’ll be WWE Monday Afternoon Raw for the next three weeks

Netflix Here in the United States anyway, as the remaining March episodes will stream live as they happen from Europe & the United Kingdom. After Raw at Madison Square Garden last night (Mar. 10), WWE is taking its main roster show to Europe and the United Kingdom for the rest of the month. Normally when they do that, the shows air on delay here in the United States. And that will continue...2025
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• AEW Revolution results, live blog

AEW’s Instagram Follow along with tonight’s big show — right here! All Elite Wrestling returns to pay-per-view TONIGHT (Sun., Mar. 9, 2025) with their sixth annual Revolution event. The first AEW PPV of the year comes our way from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles at 8pm ET. A Zero Hour pre-show will stream live and free starting at 6:30 p.m. ET on All Elite’s YouTube channel, and right here...2025
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• Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens’ wild brawl at Elimination Chamber made no sense

Kevin Owens “sticks” it to Sami Zayn at Elimination Chamber. | WWE.com On a night when John Cena sold his soul to The Rock, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn’s chaotic yet puzzling storytelling is getting a lot of praise. John Cena stole the show at Elimination Chamber by betraying Cody Rhodes and flushing 20-plus years as wrestling’s goodwill ambassador down the toilet. But it was Kevin Owens and...2025
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• Kevin Owens’ daughter sells thousands of Girl Scout Cookies in viral campaign

Kevin Owens’ promise to continue wrestling if fans bought Girl Scout Cookies from his daughter resulted in impressive sales. Sell, Little Owens, sell. Last Friday on social media, Kevin Owens promised to keep wrestling for nearly five more years if fans bought Girl Scout Cookies from his daughter. Owens’ appeal struck a chord with fans as his daughter Élodie raked in the dough. If you guys help ...2025
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• No Jey Uso backlash here

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• 2025 Royal Rumble absentees: The Rock, Becky Lynch, and other surprising no-shows

WWE As WWE’s Road to WrestleMania begins, the Royal Rumble brought surprises and returns, but the absence of five key superstars has fans speculating about their WrestleMania futures. The Royal Rumble has become synonymous with surprising returns and shocking debuts. This year’s edition again met fan expectations, mixing a perfect blend of WWE Superstars of the past, present, and future. W...2025
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• Colonel DeBeers, controversial 1980s wrestling star, dies at 80

@CACReunion Ed Wiskoski, a West Coast wrestling star, gained infamy as Colonel DeBeers in the AWA. Ed Wiskoski, who rose to infamy in the 1980s as Colonel DeBeers, has died. He was 80. The Cauliflower Alley Club, which helps people in the wrestling industry, announced the news on X: “It is with profound sadness that the Cauliflower Alley Club announces the passing of Ed Wiskowski, better k...2025
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• First place for a first-time champ

Lyra Valkyria’s Instagram Everybody who comes to Cageside Seats has an opinion about what's going on in pro wrestling — Wrestler Rankings are where YOU let us know YOURS. Cast a vote in the comments. Give us the five performers you think entertained or impressed the most in the last week, and feel free to talk about why. We also have the outcome of last week's voting, the results of which...2025
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• WWE’s next Saturday Night’s Main Event feels more like a weekend curtain-jerker

USA Thanks to a rushed card and lack of buildup, WWE’s upcoming Saturday Night’s Main Event feels more like a preliminary showcase than a major event. Saturday Night’s Main Event returns to Peacock and NBC this Saturday. But unlike last month’s highly anticipated comeback, this second offering in its new era feels lacking. While there may be reasons for that, it still feels less like a mai...2025
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• NXT recap & reactions: Year-End Accounting

WWE.com The Dec. 31 NXT was the brand’s final push to their special New Year’s Evil episode next Tuesday in Los Angeles. It was also a pre-taped show that aired on New Year’s Eve, so you, dear reader, get The B-Team... and I don’t mean Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel’s awesome 2018-2019 main roster tag act. Enjoy Geno’s live blog stylings here. Let’s talk the last NXT of the year. Can’t change thi...2025
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• Sammy Guevara reportedly walks away after injury scare at ROH taping

All Elite Wrestling Also, the identity of the female wrestler who was also injured at the same taping has been identified. Good news seems to be on the horizon for Sammy Guevara after a scary incident occurred last night before Dynamite. Wade Keller of the Pro Wrestling Torch provided the latest update: “PWTorch has heard from multiple sources that, while there was serious concern for his ...2024
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• Bro, prepare to LOL at these ridiculous ideas from a certain someone, bro

WWE.com While going through his shed, WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco uncovered a real gem. WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco recently made the news in his hometown of Tampa for doing something common for most homeowners: cleaning out his shed. But it’s what’s in Brisco’s shed that has become noteworthy. On social media, Brisco has been sharing with fans a treasure trove of memorabilia accu...2025
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• MGP: WWE ushers in new ‘Era’ with Cody Rhodes as its quarterback

Welcome to another edition of the ‘Monday Gorilla Position’! A weekly column here at Cageside Seats that dissects the latest shows and reports in the world of WWE & AEW. In addition to interviews with your favorite professional wrestlers. So... loyal Cageside Seats readers. What do we want to talk about? For so long now the conversation for many pro wrestling fans has centered arou...2024
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• Jon Moxley: Bryan Danielson is the best pure pro wrestler who’s ever lived

All Elite Wrestling Whether you want to call it the last year of the American Dragon or the final countdown for Bryan Danielson, the former multi-time World Champion announced on AEW Collision this past Saturday, that his in-ring career is winding down. At least in a full-time capacity. Since making the move to All Elite Wrestling a little over two years ago, Danielson has become someone t...2023
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"” Please join the staff of Cageside Seats in offering our condolences to the friends, family, and everyone else who is grieving right now over the death of Bray Wyatt."

• Wrestling fans celebrate 3:16 Day as Steve Austin heads to WWE World
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• It looks like Tony Khan just booked one of the best shows of the year in AEW

AEW’s YouTube Tony Khan knows what he’s doing when it comes to booking killer PPV shows, and this one even has a Hollywood ending. All Elite Wrestling returns to pay-per-view tonight (Mar. 9) with Revolution 2025. The show comes our way from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. The free Zero Hour pre-show kicks things off at 6:30 pm ET, which runs for 90 minutes on AEW’s YouTube ch...2025
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• Everyone saw John Cena turn heel

Photo by Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images Everybody who comes to Cageside Seats has an opinion about what's going on in pro wrestling — Wrestler Rankings are where YOU let us know YOURS. Cast a vote in the comments. Give us the five performers you think entertained or impressed the most in the last week, and feel free to talk about why. We also have the outcome of last week's voting,...2025
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• Wrestling needs meaningful stories, not frequent title matches

WWE As WWE focuses more on entertainment and less on wrestling, quality storytelling should outweigh the quantity of title defenses. Veteran WWE announcer Michael Cole recently stated the obvious about his employer: “We’re not professional wrestling anymore; we haven’t been for many years. We’re an entertainment product.” Cole made this less-than-shocking revelation on Logan Paul’s popular...2025
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• WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Full breakdown and prediction for the women’s match

WWE.com A thorough look at the women’s Elimination Chamber match, which offers depth but lacks storyline and momentum. Later this week, the team here at Cageside Seats will share their predictions for WWE’s Elimination Chamber this Saturday. As I look over the card, the women’s Chamber match stands out. On paper, it’s an all-star lineup, with six wrestlers who have all held top spots acro...2025
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• 2025 Royal Rumble absentees: The Rock, Becky Lynch, and other surprising no-shows
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• Don’t stop believin’

TNAWrestling.com Everybody who comes to Cageside Seats has an opinion about what's going on in pro wrestling — Wrestler Rankings are where YOU let us know YOURS. Cast a vote in the comments. Give us the five performers you think entertained or impressed the most in the last week, and feel free to talk about why. We also have the outcome of last week's voting, the results of which make up ...2025
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• WWE’s next Saturday Night’s Main Event feels more like a weekend curtain-jerker
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• Another accolade for NXT’s champ-champ
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• The always impressive IYO SKY impressed us again
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• AEW Revolution results, live blog
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• It looks like Tony Khan just booked one of the best shows of the year in AEW
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• Everyone saw John Cena turn heel
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• We remain bullish on The Prodigy’s prospects

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• No complaints about the booking of these women wrestlers

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• We’ll never not forgive Kevin Owens

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• Kevin Owens’ daughter sells thousands of Girl Scout Cookies in viral campaign
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• No Jey Uso backlash here
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• WWE Evolve: Results and highlights from the Mar. 5 premiere

Tom Caster’s Instagram The developmental program’s newest show kicked off with three matches as independent wrestlers and other trainees try to impress and earn a spot on NXT TV. The newest WWE weekly show premiered tonight (Mar. 5) on the free, ad-supported Tubi streaming service. WWE Evolve is a new access point into the world’s biggest pro wrestling company for aspiring talents. It wil...2025
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• Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens’ wild brawl at Elimination Chamber made no sense
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• Decorated Japanese wrestler Osamu Nishimura dies at 53 after cancer battle

@ShinsukeN Nishimura’s stage 4 diagnosis last April was the second time the former IWGP Tag champ dealt with the disease. WWE’s Shinsuke Nakamura shared the news as he said goodbye to his friend & mentor. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Osamu Nishimura wrestled for every major Japanese promotion, including twice capturing New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s IWGP Tag titles in the early augh...2025
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• Wrestling needs meaningful stories, not frequent title matches
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• WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Full breakdown and prediction for the women’s match
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• Kevin Owens’ daughter sells thousands of Girl Scout Cookies in viral campaign
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• 2025 Royal Rumble absentees: The Rock, Becky Lynch, and other surprising no-shows
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• Bray Wyatt’s cause of death revealed

WWE.com Most of us are still in shock over the terrible news from a couple hours ago that WWE star Bray Wyatt (real name Windham Rotunda) died earlier today at 36 years old. When Triple H announced the tragic news on social media, he did not state a cause of death, and asked that everybody respect the privacy of the Rotunda family at this time. Now, Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp has more info...2023
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• Serious or not, Kevin Nash’s comments about LA Knight are wrong
John Cena’s Instagram Big Diesel took a wrong turn with his recent take. Scoping Cageside Seats for news, it should come as no surprise that the headline about Kevin Nash calling LA Knight a ripoff of The Rock caught my eye. As a contributor and reader of this site, it would be easy to dismiss this story by saying, “It doesn’t matter what Kevin Nash thinks.” Instead, I’m sitting here going...2023
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• Paul Orndorff’s son confirms Hulk Hogan’s story: ‘Dad could be difficult’
WWE In a Cageside Seats exclusive, M. G0MEZ speaks with Mr. Wonderful’s son to get the truth. Hulk Hogan recently went on record to say that Vince McMahon couldn’t trust stars like Rowdy Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff with the WWE Championship because they refused to do business. Now, the son of Mr. Wonderful is speaking out, and he confirms Hogan’s story. “The fact that Terry [Bollea, Hoga...2023
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• Former WWE superstar Virgil has died

WWE Michael Jones, who longtime wrestling fans remember as Virgil, the ever-present bodyguard for “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, has reportedly passed away. The news comes from the Facebook account of Mark Charles III, a wrestling referee from Pennsylvania. The post, which includes tags to the accounts of several former and current pro wrestling personalities, said: My dear friends...2024
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• Everything is gonna be alright
WWE.com So, Vince McMahon is back. Not only is he back, it seems he’s more or less taken the reigns of power from Triple H, creatively speaking, and once again has WWE in a choke hold. This has drawn the ire of many, including our very own Cain A. Knight here at Cageside Seats. Various rumors and reports have made the rounds that indicate morale within the locker room has taken a hit and m...2023
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• LA Knight: It’s Tough To Enjoy The Run I’m On, But Dammit, I’m Trying

LA Knight tries his hardest to stop and smell the roses. John Cena and LA Knight were victorious at WWE Fastlane on Saturday night. Following the event, the pair took part in a post-show press conference. Rick Ucchino of Cageside Seats asked if Knight could take a moment and enjoy the run he’s on without […] The post LA Knight: It’s Tough To Enjoy The Run I’m On, But Dammit, I...2023
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• The Iron Sheik has died
Photo by John Shearer/WireImage The Twitter account of The Iron Sheik announced this morning that the WWE Hall of Famer and wrestling legend died recently. The former WWF champion (real name Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) was 81 years old. RESPECT THE LEGEND FOREVER pic.twitter.com/Cr6CC9pXSO— The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) June 7, 2023 Remembering The Iron Sheik Today, we gather wit...2023
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• Ronda Rousey Told Triple H 'I Can't Be Associated With Mediocrity,' That's What WWE Seemed Happy With
Ronda Rousey talks leaving WWE. Speaking with Rick Ucchino of Cageside Seats, Ronda Rousey discussed her frustrations about her second run with WWE. She noted that it created a lot of frustration and anxiety, and she revealed that she had a long talk with Triple H prior to her exit. “I had a long sit down with Triple H and I was like, ‘I can’t be associated with mediocrity.’ That’s what they seeme...2024
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• AEW Revolution results, live blog
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• It looks like Tony Khan just booked one of the best shows of the year in AEW
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• WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Full breakdown and prediction for the women’s match
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• Cody Rhodes lies to fans worldwide on SmackDown in Phoenix

WWE.com Perhaps “The American Nightmare” should change his name to “The American Fibber.” Last Friday on SmackDown, Cody Rhodes, the Undisputed WWE Champion, outed himself as a liar. As he hyped up the fans in Phoenix, AZ, he talked about changes to WWE, including how SmackDown was now a three-hour show. Then, he dropped some bad news on everyone. “My excitement, it’s tempered ever so slig...2025
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• Another accolade for Okada, and a new leader in the Cageside Cup race

Lee South for All Elite Wrestlimg Everybody who comes to Cageside Seats has an opinion about what's going on in pro wrestling — Wrestler Rankings are where YOU let us know YOURS. Cast a vote in the comments. Give us the five performers you think entertained or impressed the most in the last week, and feel free to talk about why. We also have the outcome of last week's voting, the results ...2025
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• Canadian wrestling legend Sweet Daddy Siki has died

@jasoneisener A star on the 1960s and 1970s Canadian scene, the 91 year would go on to train Adam ‘Edge’ Copeland and Christian Cage. Slam Wrestling’s Greg Oliver shared earlier today (Jan. 1) that Sweet Daddy Siki died yesterday at the age of 91. Siki had Alzheimer’s disease and spent his last moments at a Toronto hospital. Oliver, who wrote a 2017 CBC documentary on Siki, received the n...2025
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• NXT recap & reactions: Year-End Accounting
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• Mick Foley calls out Donald Trump, but decides not to call him a d-bag

realmickfoley That doesn’t mean Foley doesn’t think Trump is a d-bag, as he explained while sharing a candid view of his fellow WWE Hall of Famer ahead of Election Day. Former WWE Champion Dave Bautista, also known as Batista, is not alone in supporting Vice President Kamala Harris for president. WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley has joined him, delivering a strong message aimed at former Presi...2024
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• Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens’ wild brawl at Elimination Chamber made no sense
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• Ronda Rousey: I Felt Like I Was Doing Custom Matches For A 'F*cking Sicko In The Back' In WWE
Ronda Rousey elaborates on her comments about Vince McMahon. In excerpts from her new book, "Our Fight", former WWE star Ronda Rousey shared her thoughts on the "casting couch culture" in WWE. She also spoke critically of Vince McMahon and commented on the allegations against him. Speaking with Rick Ucchino of Cageside Seats, Rousey was critical of the way McMahon ran WWE. “Everything just being b...2024
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• Do better, my Tribal Chief (and you too, Rock)

WWE Recent verbal slip-ups by two of WWE’s premier stars highlight the need for language evolution and sensitivity. As Cageside Seats’ most prolific op-ed writer, readers of this fine website know I never hold back in expressing my views on pro wrestling. Whether they agree or disagree with my takes, they know my opinions are sincere and informed, backed by a unique life experience and nea...2024
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• WWE is ‘harming’ Cody Rhodes, says wrestling historian

WWE.com Historian, author, and podcaster Brian R. Solomon shares his concerns over the recent presentation of Cody Rhodes with Cageside Seats. For now, it appears that WWE is moving ahead with Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes in the main event for WrestleMania XL following an official press conference on Thurs., Feb. 8, in Las Vegas to kick off the event. After a four-way confrontation involv...2024
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• MGP: WrestleMania 40 does not need to be ‘saved’ by The Rock

Welcome to another edition of the ‘Monday Gorilla Position’! A weekly column here at Cageside Seats that dissects the latest shows and reports, and tries to figure out just what is going on in the world of WWE, AEW & more! “I am a three-count, or a submission away from being the quarterback of the greatest, most prosperous era in the history of sports-entertainment.” Life comes at y...2024
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• Royal Rumble Reaction: Bayley, Rhodes, Reigns, oh my!

WWE.com The 2024 edition of WWE’s mid-winter classic was as surreal as any in the company’s history. Amid controversy and uncertainty leading up to the Royal Rumble, the 2024 edition of WWE’s January tradition was a lot to take in. From exciting returns and surprise appearances following a disgraceful exit, presented below is a selection of critiques from this year’s mid-winter classic. T-...2024
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• Jon Moxley: Bryan Danielson is the best pure pro wrestler who’s ever lived
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