Olympic Gold medalist Kurt Angle spoke with Nick Hausman this past week for the Wrestling Inc Daily podcast. They discussed a variety of current events, including AEW\'s popularity and reports that Bryan Danielson will soon be All Elite. Kurt Angle was one of the top Superstars during the Attitude Era, a time when WWE attracted […]
WWE Superstar Sasha Banks has stepped up to take the Paqui One Chip Challenge. Paqui sells extremely spicy tortilla chips. The #OneChipChallenge involves the participant testing their resolve against the Carolina Reaper Chip. The Carolina Reaper Chip is laced with Carolina Reaper and Scorpion peppers. \"One eye-watering, curse-inducing chip made with the hottest peppers on […]
Charlotte Flair is the most decorated women\'s champion in WWE history. She\'s an 12-time Women\'s Champion, a 2-time NXT Women\'s Champion, she won the 2020 Women\'s Royal Rumble and has achieved countless other accolades. This fall, WWE will present the first-ever Queen of the Ring tournament. The finals are rumored to take place in October […]
CM Punk\'s highly anticipated return to pro wrestling helped AEW draw massive viewership for Friday\'s AEW Rampage: The First Dance special. AEW Rampage: The First Dance averaged 1,129,000 viewers and drew a 0.52 rating in the A18-49 demographic. The data comes courtesy of Brandon Thurston Wrestlenomics. Some additional key metrics: Viewership for The First Dance […]
It has been an eventful week. SummerSlam saw the surprise returns of Becky Lynch and Brock Lesnar. NXT delivered another stellar Takeover event ahead of the brand\'s upcoming major overhaul. However, the debut of CM Punk at Friday\'s AEW Rampage remains the most buzz-worthy topic by a long shot. Punk appeared on Chicago\'s ESPN 1000 […]
Bray Wyatt was released from WWE on July 31st, but that hasn\'t prevented fans from supporting the former WWE Champion at live events. WWE sent shockwaves throughout the wrestling world when they announced Wyatt \'s contract was terminated after 11 years with the company. \"We want Wyatt\" chants have been audible at WWE TV tapings […]
AJ Lee is one of the most significant figures in professional wrestling over the past decade. The former Divas Champion was an unlikely success story at a time when WWE was still fixated on bikini babes and fitness models. AJ Lee is credited with kickstarting WWE\'s Women\'s Revolution. She paved the way for the likes […]
Ric Flair will appear at NWA 73, the upcoming pay-per-view presented by the National Wrestling Alliance. Flair is a 10-time NWA World Heavyweight champion and a member of the NWA Hall of Fame. The legendary Nature Boy will be on hand for NWA 73 Sunday night, August 29th from the Khorassan Ballroom at The Chase […]
AAA\'s TripleMania XXIX event took place Saturday night from Mexico City, Mexico. One of the top matches saw Kenny Omega retain the Mega Championship against Andrade El Idolo. Wrestling legend Ric Flair was in attendance. He accompanied Andrade to the ring and roughed up Kenny Omega, as seen below. On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer […]
Kenny Omega retained the AAA Mega Championship over Andrade El Idolo at Saturday night\'s Triplemania XXIX event. Andrade was accompanied to the ring by Ric Flair, who couldn\'t help getting physically involved in the match. Flair roughed up Kenny Omega before slapping his figure four leglock on Konnan. You can see video of that altercation […]
WWE will hold King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring tournaments later this year. Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men podcast has been all over this story the past few weeks. On Friday, Zarian provided more details on when the tournaments will take place. According to AZ, the King of the Ring tournament […]
AEW President Tony Khan made his weekly appearance on Busted Open Radio this morning. TK was on hand to promote tonight\'s AEW Dynamite from Pittsburgh, PA and Friday\'s AEW Rampage premiere. As per usual, \"Tony Time\" yielded some newsworthy items. Here are some highlights of what was discussed: Rampage is a great news for wrestling […]
Several wrestlers from WWE\'s NXT brand are currently backstage at the Amway Center for tonight\'s Raw from Orlando, FL. The following names are in attendance, according to Mike Johnson: Odyssey Jones Austin Theory Dakota Kai Xia Li Aliyah WWE has brought NXT talent to TV tapings several times over the past several weeks. NXT wrestlers […]
AEW Rampage premieres this Friday on TNT at 10pm (Eastern). The event will air live from the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA. All Elite Wrestling is pulling out all the stops to ensure Rampage gets off to a strong start. As previously announced, Dr. Britt Baker will defend the AEW Women\'s World Championship in […]
Bret Hart is revered as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, so a comparison to the Hitman is high praise. During a recent discussion with Wrestling Inc, former WWE wrestler Tucker say Daniel Bryan is the closest thing we have to a modern day Bret Hart. \"To me, Daniel Bryan is the modern […]
Adam Cole is in high demand. The former NXT Champion will be a free agent later this month. WWE officials thought he was locked in through the end of the year, but that was not the case. Cole\'s WWE contract reportedly expired several weeks ago, but he agreed to work through SummerSlam weekend as an […]
Alexa Bliss threw the ceremonial first pitch at Sunday\'s Chicago White Sox baseball game at Wrigley Field. She was joined by her fiancé, pop star Ryan Cabrera. WWE is currently in Chicago for Monday\'s Raw at the sold-out Allstate Arena. Bliss was good luck for Sox, who picked up a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland […]
2-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has been granted his release. The company confirmed the news on Tuesday morning. Contrary to common practice, WWE did not wish him the best in his future endeavors. The 16-time World Champion is one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time. His daughter, Charlotte, remains with the […]
X Division Champion Josh Alexander doesn\'t know if he\'ll ever get to face Impact World Champion Kenny Omega, but if he does, he thinks he beats Omega 99 times out of 100. SEScoops correspondent Mike Shalik spoke with the Walking Weapon last week about a wide variety of topics, including: How Impact Wrestling has changed […]
Sasha Banks is scheduled to return to WWE television at tonight\'s SmackDown from Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Target Center. The Boss has been off television since WrestleMania 37 in April, when she dropped the SmackDown Women\'s Championship to Bianca Belair. Banks is returning as part of WWE\'s \"all hands on deck\" build to SummerSlam, according […]
