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• Penta unmasked during WWE World Title match against Gunther in Corpus Christi

esme A clever ending to the Gunther-Penta title match revealed a bit too much. Penta lost more than just the match Saturday night against Gunther — he lost his mask. While challenging “The Ring General” for the WWE World Title at a live event in Corpus Christi, Texas, the popular luchador was unmasked. actually my favorites tbh #WWECorpusChristi pic.twitter.com/1HZubVgHci— esme (@pal...2025
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• Hangman collects his bounty for saving AEW

Ricky Havlik for All Elite Wrestling Hangman collects his bounty for saving AEW. 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 ...2025
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• Roman Reigns: Only The Chosen 1 is fit to lead WWE

WWE Cageside Seats’ Noble Scribe may have cracked the code behind Roman Reigns’ new nickname. As the real world teeters on the brink, order has been restored to the WWE Universe. Roman Reigns is back. Monday night on Raw, the most preeminent performer in sports entertainment history returned with a vengeance. The OTC is BACK! ☝️ pic.twitter.com/AmbKTWdYQo— WWE (@WWE) July 15, 2025 Th...2025
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• Make room in the Judgment Day clubhouse for Finn Balor’s latest prize

WWE Make room in the Judgment Day clubhouse for Finn Balor’s latest prize... 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 ...2025
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• Seth Rollins hurt during match against LA Knight on Saturday Night’s Main Event

WWE, NBC & Peacock Seth Rollins’ future is in doubt after an unfortunate accident in his match with LA Knight. An apparent injury to Seth Rollins cast a shadow over Saturday Night’s Main Event during his match against LA Knight. The incident occurred as Rollins attempted a springboard moonsault. His right knee appeared to buckle as he landed on his feet before falling to the canvas. Rollin...2025
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• All In Texas results, live blog

@GlobeLifeField Follow along with today’s big show — right here! All Elite Wrestling returns to pay-per-view TODAY (Sat., July 12, 2025) with their annual summer stadium show, this year coming our way from the USA’s Lone Star State — All In Texas. AEW’s latest PPV comes our way from Arlington’s Globe Life Field at 3 p.m. ET. A Zero Hour pre-show will stream live and free starting at 1:00 ...2025
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• Seth Rollins hurt during match against LA Knight on Saturday Night’s Main Event
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• Tony Khan better not screw up AEW’s most important booking decision of the year

AEW AEW finally has good momentum going its way after a rough 2024, but that can change fast if All In Texas leaves fans with a bad taste in their mouths courtesy of the Death Riders. All Elite Wrestling returns to pay-per-view today (July 12) with All In Texas. The show comes our way from Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The free Zero Hour pre-show kicks things off starting at 1 pm E...2025
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• It can’t be done: The iconic move that turned Hercules and Paul Roma into legends

WWE.com On Power & Glory’s 35th anniversary, Paul Roma spoke with Cageside Seats’ M. Gomez to share the story behind the Powerplex — the team’s iconic finisher, WWE’s backstage politics, and making peace with Hercules. Logan Paul stood perched on the top rope, drone in hand, basking in the spotlight at Money in the Bank. Yet, he lingered too long, giving Cody Rhodes just enough time to rec...2025
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• Fans upset after Cody Rhodes misses SmackDown despite being advertised

WWE.com Cody Rhodes was one of three superstars advertised for SmackDown in Greensboro who did not appear. Before buying tickets to WWE’s next show, beware: you might not get what’s advertised. This past Friday, SmackDown came to Greensboro, NC, and promised a star-studded lineup headlined by Cody Rhodes, according to WWE’s website. But when the night ended, the former Undisputed WWE Champ...2025
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• A fairytale ending: George ‘The Animal’ Steele finally gets the girl

WWE When Dusty Rhodes was a no-show for a 1990 WWE house show, fans in Odessa, TX, saw George Steele finally share the spotlight with Miss Elizabeth. In the late 1980s, a bizarre love story captivated the hearts of fans during WWE’s golden era. George “The Animal” Steele, wrestling’s answer to King Kong, developed an intense infatuation with the beautiful Miss Elizabeth, the manager of “Ma...2025
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• And the winner of the Cageside Cup as our community’s Performer of the Year is...

WWE.com The votes are in. Who did Cagesiders decide had the best WrestleMania-to-WrestleMania year in pro wrestling? Here’s a hint: he’s already won it twice since we started doing this in 2012. For a year’s worth of Sundays, Cageside Seats asked you to tell us about your favorite performances in pro wrestling. It’s all been building to this, awarding what we now call the Cageside Cup. Loo...2025
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• There might be a secret weapon in AEW that can finally get rid of the Death Riders

AEW Swerve Strickland might have some secret backup waiting to help him end Jon Moxley’s reign as AEW world champion at Dynasty. All Elite Wrestling returns to pay-per-view tonight (Apr. 6) with Dynasty 2025. The show comes our way from Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The free Zero Hour pre-show kicks things off at 6:30 pm ET, which runs for 90 minutes on AEW’s YouTube chan...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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• It can’t be done: The iconic move that turned Hercules and Paul Roma into legends
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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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"Cageside Seats sends its condolences to the family, friends, and fans of the legendary Michael “Virgil” Jones."

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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."

• Tony Khan better not screw up AEW’s most important booking decision of the year
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• New biography of WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon coming this fall

WWE For the first time ever, historian Brian R. Solomon tells the story of a wrestling giant in Irresistible Force: The Life and Times of Gorilla Monsoon. A biography of late WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon is set for release soon, with the first trailer for the book now available. On Thursday, author and wrestling historian Brian R. Solomon debuted the trailer for Irresistible Force: Th...2025
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• The Truth has set Ron Killings free

Netflix 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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• Seth Rollins, John Cena, and Jey Uso set for high-stakes episode of Raw

WWE.com Raw General Manager Adam Pearce hyped some big names and matches for what is shaping up to be a memorable episode of Raw. Raw General Manager Adam Pearce took to social media on Sunday with a preview of what fans can expect on Monday night’s show, streaming on Netflix. “The 2025 Mr. Money in the Bank Seth ‘Freakin’’ Rollins will be in the house, as will the Undisputed WWE Champion ...2025
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• R-Truth announces WWE departure after 17-year run

WWE.com R-Truth shared the news on social media, with a report indicating that he is done with WWE after his current contract expires. R-Truth, a long-tenured WWE veteran and eccentric TV character who recently faced John Cena at Saturday Night’s Main Event, is finished with the company. Truth, whose real name is Ron Killings, announced his release in a social media post late Sunday mornin...2025
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• Big Bronson Reed is back... in a big way

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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• We want Mina

Mina Shirakawa’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 whic...2025
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• Down goes Tyson: WWE’s Xavier Woods beats ‘Iron’ Mike in NES ‘Punch-Out’

WWE.com Xavier Woods proves to be the king of the boxing ring after a dramatic 8-bit victory over Mike Tyson. WWE star Xavier Woods recently made history. Like “Buster” Douglas, Evander Holyfield, and Jake Paul, Woods is now one of the few men to defeat “Iron” Mike Tyson. Sort of. Last week, Woods went the distance with “The Baddest Man on the Planet” on the iconic 1987 Nintendo video game...2025
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• El Grande Americano issues first statement after winning WWE Speed Title

@WWE Chad Gable, who is rumored to be posing as Americano, also offered kind words for the new champ. El Grande Americano, the mysterious lucha libre veteran, is the new WWE Speed Champion. Cageside Seats reported the news Monday, after Americano defeated Dragon Lee to win the title on Cinco de Mayo, no less, just before Raw aired live on Netflix from Nebraska. The match premiered Wed...2025
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• Hangman collects his bounty for saving AEW
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• Roman Reigns: Only The Chosen 1 is fit to lead WWE
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• Who needs a King or Queen when you’ve got a champ like Giulia?

Giulia’s Instagram Who needs a King or Queen when you’ve got a champ like Giulia? 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...2025
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• John Cena wasn’t ready for Asuka

Netflix John Cena wasn’t ready for Asuka. 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 ...2025
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• The Truth has set Ron Killings free
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• Ron Killings takes the wheel

WWE 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 annual co...2025
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• Hangman’s redemption led to ascension

brainsbuster_’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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• Big Bronson Reed is back... in a big way
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• Penta unmasked during WWE World Title match against Gunther in Corpus Christi
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• Tony Khan better not screw up AEW’s most important booking decision of the year
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• New biography of WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon coming this fall
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• WWE’s Kelani Jordan and Carmelo Hayes announce engagement

kelani_wwe, carmelo_wwe Melo (and Cupid) don’t miss as Kelani Jordan says yes. WWE superstars Kelani Jordan and Carmelo Hayes are engaged. “I said yesss! And I’d say yes in every lifetime,” Jordan wrote on social media Saturday, posting photos from their engagement in Maui. View this post on Instagram A post shared by KELANI JORDAN (@kelani_wwe) The ...2025
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• It can’t be done: The iconic move that turned Hercules and Paul Roma into legends
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• Seth Rollins, John Cena, and Jey Uso set for high-stakes episode of Raw
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• R-Truth announces WWE departure after 17-year run
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• Rick Derringer, writer & singer of Hulk Hogan’s ‘Real American,’ has died

Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images The 77-year-old was a prominent musician and producer who left an impact larger than one of pro wrestling’s most recognizable themes. In 1965, when he was just 17-years-old, Rick Derringer’s band The McCoys had a Billboard #1 hit with “Hang On, Sloopy”. In 1973, he had another hit with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” off his solo album All American Boy. Over...2025
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• Down goes Tyson: WWE’s Xavier Woods beats ‘Iron’ Mike in NES ‘Punch-Out’
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• Fans upset after Cody Rhodes misses SmackDown despite being advertised
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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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• Penta unmasked during WWE World Title match against Gunther in Corpus Christi
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• Seth Rollins hurt during match against LA Knight on Saturday Night’s Main Event
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• All In Texas results, live blog
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• Tony Khan better not screw up AEW’s most important booking decision of the year
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• John Cena wasn’t ready for Asuka
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• Double or Nothing results, live blog

@AEW Follow along with tonight’s big show — right here! All Elite Wrestling returns to pay-per-view TONIGHT (Sun., May 25, 2025) with their sixth annual Memorial Day weekend event — Double or Nothing. AEW’s latest PPV comes our way from the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona at 8 p.m. ET. A Buy In pre-show will stream live and free starting at 6:30 p.m. ET on All Elite’s YouTube ch...2025
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• Tony Khan did the right thing by choosing Ospreay over Moxley and the Young Bucks

AEW Enough is enough, and it’s time for a change. All Elite Wrestling returns to pay-per-view tonight (May 25) with Double or Nothing 2025. The show comes our way from Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The free Buy In pre-show kicks things off starting at 6:30 pm ET on All Elite’s YouTube channel, and right here at Cageside Seats. That leads right into the PPV at 8 pm ET, which yo...2025
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• Lyra Valkyria soared in her feud with Becky Lynch

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• Fans upset after Cody Rhodes misses SmackDown despite being advertised
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• Hangman collects his bounty for saving AEW
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• Who needs a King or Queen when you’ve got a champ like Giulia?
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• The Truth has set Ron Killings free
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• Seth Rollins, John Cena, and Jey Uso set for high-stakes episode of Raw
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• Sabu dies at 60 years old

WWE.com The former ECW star just had his retirement match last month. Longtime professional wrestler, and legendary star of ECW, Sabu, whose real name was Terry Brunk, has died, according to a report from PWInsider.com. He was 60-years-old. There are no further details on his passing as of this writing. It was less than one month ago that Sabu worked his retirement match on April 18 in Las...2025
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• El Grande Americano issues first statement after winning WWE Speed Title
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• A fairytale ending: George ‘The Animal’ Steele finally gets the girl
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• Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens’ wild brawl at Elimination Chamber made no sense
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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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• We’ll never not forgive Kevin Owens

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