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3h ago
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The Undertaker’s undefeated streak at WrestleMania came to an end at the hands of Brock Lesnar ten years ago at WrestleMania 30. The Dead Man’s record at WrestleMania dropped to 21-1 on that night in 2014. He eventually retired with a 25-2 record at WrestleMania, adding victories over Bray Wyatt, Shane McMahon, John Cena, and AJ Styles, while losing to Roman Reigns.
Undertaker has since revealed that most of his peers thought Vince McMahon made a “horrible” decision to have Brock end the streak. The Dead Man himself has also pointed out that Lesnar was the wrong guy to break the streak ..read more
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3h ago
WWE.com
Former WWE star Dana Brooke is now wrestling in TNA under a new ring name and gimmick, “Ash by Elegance.”
One week ago, WWE star Natalya complimented her former colleague on the execution of her “Rarefied Air” swanton bomb finishing move en route to a win over Seleziya Sparx.
Your Swanton Bomb is @Ashamae_Sebera! Proud of you! https://t.co/5hBNZytU2u
— Nattie (@NatbyNature) March 22, 2024
Last night, a fan chimed in by saying that Tiffany Stratton’s version of the move is better. That didn’t sit well with Elegance, who fired shots at Stratton in response:
Funny thing is I’ve been ..read more
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3h ago
AEW Dynamite
The very dumb war of words between Eric Bischoff and AEW President Tony Khan is alive and well in 2024.
The latest shots fired began overnight after Jon Alba announced that Strictly Business with Eric Bischoff is coming to an end. Tony Khan celebrated the news by calling it a “fraud of a business podcast.”
A few hours later, Bischoff responded with a shot of his own by calling Khan “a money mark with no talent other than spending daddy’s money,” and posting a video that shows a whole lot of empty seats at last night’s taping of AEW Dynamite in Quebec.
You can see the exchange belo ..read more
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3h ago
AJ Styles flew across the world last month to screw over LA Knight in the men’s Elimination Chamber match in Perth, Australia. Knight has been incredibly frustrated since then because The Phenomenal One has done a phenomenal job of avoiding him, mostly by not showing up on SmackDown.
The megastar took matters into his own hands last week by driving to AJ’s home to start a fist-fight. The two men brawled out front before police showed up and arrested LA.
In the aftermath of that incident, Styles is now threatening to no-show this week’s episode of SmackDown at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville ..read more
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7h ago
Tony Khan
The AEW rankings are back!
The timing was convenient to be released after Swerve Strickland defeated Konosuke Takeshita on Dynamite to become #1 contender for the AEW World Championship at the Dynasty PPV on April 21. The rankings are pretty much a moot point now for that division, but there are still plenty of nuggets to glean from the top 5 lists.
Let’s break down the AEW rankings.
Tony Khan
Men
World Champion: Samoa Joe
TNT Champion: Adam Copeland
International Champion: Roderick Strong
Continental Champion: Kazuchika Okada
1. Swerve Strickland
2. Orange Cassidy
3. Jon Moxley
4. W ..read more
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8h ago
WWE.com
Former WWE Head of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis is a co-defendant in the Vince McMahon sex trafficking lawsuit that was filed in January by former WWE employee Janel Grant.
Since that explosive lawsuit was filed, a lot of wrestlers have been asked to give their thoughts on the horrific allegations made about McMahon and Laurinaitis. Ronda Rousey made the news last week by trashing Laurinaitis as one of the WWE executives who “can go fuck themselves.”
While reacting to Ronda’s comments on Sportskeeda’s The Wrestling Time Machine, former SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long accused ..read more
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8h ago
AEW’s X
We’ve seen Darby Allin dive off bridges, and through panes of glass. He’s jumped a Jeep over his house, did a Coffin Drops off a crane, and a tricycle backflip off a really big ramp.
Hell, he was supposed to be climbing Mount Everest instead of appearing on last night’s Dynamite. But he broke his foot in a tame-for-him-looking spot in a match a couple weeks back, so there Allin was with skateboard legend Tony Hawk.
You see, Darby’s Everest expedition was going to be in support of Hawk’s Skatepark Project, a nonprofit he started to give young people in underserved communities safe, incl ..read more
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8h ago
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Plus free matches from H2O, Limitless, & A1!
Welcome back to the Sermon on the Mat, your weekly one-stop shop for news from the wider world of wrestling beyond the big cable TV monoliths that get all the coverage, with a special focus on shows that air on IWTV and TrillerTV.
Coming soon... On IWTV
Wrestling Open Episode 117 (Mar. 28, 8 pm ET)
SLA Battle of Spaulding II (Mar. 29, 7 pm CT)
Adrian Surge vs. Jeremy Wyatt
Angelus Layne, Derek Neal, & KC Karrington vs. Madi Monarch, Mike Outlaw, & Rahim de la Suede
The New Guys (Jake Bosche & Scott Stanley ..read more
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11h ago
AEW Rampage
AEW rolled into Le Centre Vidéotron in Quebec City, Quebec, for yesterday’s episode of Dynamite, where they also taped tomorrow night’s (Mar. 29) episode of Rampage.
AEW has advertised Dustin Rhodes vs. The Butcher for the card on Friday night’s show. Let’s see how the results panned out, courtesy of spoilers from Wrestling Observer Radio:
Dustin Rhodes defeated The Butcher.
Deonna Purrazzo beat Rose.
Mariah May defeated Nikita. This was supposed to be “Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Nikita, but Storm said she could not compete and May would fill in as her understudy.
Roderick Strong be ..read more
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18h ago
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Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill.
Important reminder: Rumors are just that — rumors. None of this has been confirmed as fact, it’s just circulating around the pro wrestling rumor mill. We track rumor accuracy in a weekly feature called Rumor Look Back you can find here. Remember, take it all with a grain of salt.
Rumors for the Day:
WWE has reache ..read more