Okay, now that we’re a week removed from Survivor Series, let’s see where we stand. WWE’s golden egg saga has been resolved, leading to the culprit, Austin Theory, ending up in...
‘Isn’t this the prettiest thing you’ve ever seen in your entire life?’ Full Gear was an enthralling and exhausting show. We saw nine main card matches, most hovering around the 20-minute...
As wrestling fans, we tend to look for clues in the big ‘go-home’ show before a pay per view. The traditional theory is that a wrestler who appears to have the upper hand is less likely to win at...
We’ve said it on countless occasions, about countless NXT call-ups, but perhaps never with more certainty and seriousness than on this occasion. Keith Lee and Karrion Kross should have...
In 2019, I was fortunate enough to attend AEW Double or Nothing in Las Vegas. The day before All Elite Wrestling's inaugural event saw a press conference at Caesar’s Palace, where...
Even before the backstage reports were released, something seemed off about SmackDown’s final segment last Friday - and not just because it involved an arbitrary title exchange. WWE promo...
A few months ago, I wrote about how SummerSlam may have replaced WrestleMania as WWE’s big card of 2021. One look at the card for tomorrow’s Crown Jewel, and it’s clear that I was wrong....
A key argument in the messy, constant WWE vs. AEW discourse has been that of ‘competition'. Those who push back against the rise of AEW are often reminded that WWE’s modern dominance of the...
After the recent exploits of Emma Raducanu, it’s safe to say that Arthur Ashe Stadium is well acquainted with things moving at blistering speed. The world’s largest tennis venue, in all its...
Big E’s cash-in on WWE Monday Night Raw was a Rorschach test of a booking decision. The more you look at it, the more things it could potentially resemble. Taken at face value, it’s a wonderfully...
When CM Punk cut his 'Pipe-bomb' promo in 2011, I realised I had to start paying attention again. I didn’t understand most of the references he made, and I didn’t understand the words...
Last night, AEW’s YouTube channel released the latest ‘Road To’ special, featuring an extended behind-the-scenes look at CM Punk’s entrance. For anybody unfamiliar with TV production...
‘I’m not gonna waste your time. But I am gonna wait until SummerSlam to embarrass you on the biggest stage of them all.’ So said John Cena to Roman Reigns on last week’s WWE Friday Night...
Well, this one really stings. Over the past month or so, the wrestling business has been hit with wave after wave of seismic changes. Punk, Bryan, Wyatt, Cole - the circumstances of the stories...
Can wrestling just calm down for a second? The industry was always going to pick up quickly once lockdown restrictions eased, but I don’t think any of us were expecting this level of...
