El Hijo del Vikingo has confirmed he is undergoing knee surgery, posting the update on Instagram as concerns grow about the severity of an injury he sustained during WWE NXT rehearsals on June 30. View this post on Instagram A post shared by hijodelvikingoaaaoficial (@hijodelvikingoaaaoficial) Vikingo's surgery announcement follows reports from Dave Meltzer on Wrestling […]
Kurt Angle says his daughter Nikoletta knocked out one of his teeth with a moonsault while practicing on the trampoline, turning a proud parenting moment into a dental emergency just days before a family vacation. Angle posted about the incident on Instagram. "My daughter Nikoletta has been begging to learn my moonsault and has been […]
Hangman Adam Page proposed the stipulation that he can never again challenge for the AEW World Championship, Tony Khan revealed, drawing a direct comparison to when Cody Rhodes made a similar request in 2019 at the very beginning of AEW's existence. Khan spoke to Q101 Chicago. "That was also something he asked me about, and […]
Takecia Fatu, the wife of WWE star Jey Uso, has filed for divorce after 12 years of marriage, TMZ reports. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Takecia listed the date of marriage as February 13, 2014, and cited the marriage as "irretrievably broken." The couple share two sons: Jeyce, born in 2012, and a […]
Tony Khan says AEW is delivering at the highest level by putting championship-caliber matches on weekly television, arguing fans are getting the best of both worlds with premium content on free TV and strong pay-per-view events. Khan addressed the strategy in an interview with Q101 Chicago. "Well, I think we're delivering at the highest level […]
AEW All Out is returning to the NOW Arena in the Chicago area on Saturday, September 26, as announced by Q101 Chicago and confirmed by AEW on social media. Early Access Premium Seating goes on sale Tuesday, with general tickets available July 13. Fans can also sign up as an AEW Insider at AEWTix.com for […]
Jake Roberts has confirmed he is no longer with AEW, speaking warmly about his time with the promotion and describing Tony Khan as "a breath of fresh air." Roberts spoke to Bill Apter on YouTube, which is where he confirmed his departure. Roberts first arrived in AEW in 2020 and worked primarily as Lance Archer's […]
Steve Maclin says he saw the writing on the wall after five years in TNA and made the decision to ask for his release, describing the departure as bittersweet given the genuine family atmosphere he found in the promotion's locker room. Maclin, who was officially released on June 7, spoke to MuscleMan Malcolm about his […]
Mark Briscoe is dealing with a legitimate injury following his AEW World Championship shot against MJF on Dynamite, with Bryan Alvarez confirming on F4WOnline that the issue is real while details on its nature and timeline remain unknown. "Not sure what the injury is, but Mark Briscoe injury is legit. All the best to him." […]
Diamond Dallas Page says he would still return to WWE or AEW to hit a Diamond Cutter if the opportunity arose, motivated entirely by the crowd reaction he knows the move would generate. DDP told Wrestling Life Online: "I would still go in and hit a Diamond Cutter if it was for one of the […]
Dave Meltzer has provided an update on the CM Punk situation, indicating the minor issues that have been reported trace back to Punk losing the World Heavyweight Championship to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 42. Meltzer noted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter: "Regarding Punk stuff, as noted last week, there have been minor issues which were […]
Oba Femi winning King of the Ring was always planned to lead not to a title shot against World Champion Roman Reigns, but to a match with Brock Lesnar — with the long-term goal of making Reigns vs. Femi as significant of a match as possible by delaying it, according to Dave Meltzer in the […]
The planned WWE SummerSlam card has been revealed, with the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reporting that the original lineup featured 10 matches, headlined by Cody Rhodes vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship. It should be noted that Sami Zayn defends the WWE Title on Monday's Raw against the winner of Rhodes vs. Jey Uso on […]
ESPN is described as an active and idea-generating partner in its PLE deal with WWE — not a silent backer — with Dave Meltzer corroborating in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the network pushed for a six-match Night of Champions card specifically to give ESPN Unlimited subscribers enough exclusive content to […]
Liv Morgan has revealed the one thing that gives her the "ick" inside the wrestling ring: getting her hair pulled. Speaking on JaackMaate's Happy Hour, the WWE star explained that her pet peeve had come up in a very recent match, courtesy of Charlotte Flair during their Queen of the Ring semifinal. In typical brash […]
ESPN approached WWE about adding matches to the Night of Champions card to strengthen the paid ESPN+ portion of the broadcast. WrestleVotes on Fightful Select reports the six-match lineup came at ESPN's request. Sources indicate ESPN asked WWE to expand the card as a way to add value to the standalone streaming portion on ESPN+, […]
There is a split opinion within WWE about the future of The Vision faction following the conclusion of their feud with Seth Rollins. WrestleVotes on Fightful Select reports that two distinct camps have emerged. One side believes the group could continue but only with a reimagined presentation that includes membership changes. The other camp feels […]
There have been significant internal discussions about an in-ring program between GUNTHER and SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis. WrestleVotes on Fightful Select reports that the conversations have picked up following their angle at the Night of Champions post-show. The idea of Aldis returning to the ring has been floated on multiple occasions within WWE, including […]
Sami Zayn's Undisputed WWE Championship win at Night of Champions caught multiple departments within WWE off guard, with WrestleVotes on Fightful Select reporting that, as of July 1, the marketing department had not yet received instructions to update SummerSlam key art concepts to reflect the title change. A source described Zayn's win as being handled on […]
The expectation remains that CM Punk will return to WWE television on the July 6 Raw in Chicago, with a source at Allstate Arena telling WrestleVotes on Fightful Select that they have not been informed of any change to Punk's promotional status — which is why he continues to be heavily advertised for the show. […]
