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On Saturday, June 4, Bron Breakker defeated Joe Gacy to retain the NXT Championship at NXT In Your House. The event streamed on Peacock, a service I use to stream old episodes of Columbo, WCW Thunder, and, when I need to question the purpose of life itself, WWE Premium Live Events. At the risk of…
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When CM Punk tweeted earlier today that he had “an important announcement in regards to the @aew world championship, and my career,” it was easy to assume the worst. Fightful‘s Sean Ross Sapp tweeted that, on Wednesday, Punk complained that his foot was hurt, and, in an emotional speech on Dynamite, he confirmed that,…
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Yesterday, MJF no-showed AEW’s Double or Nothing Fan Fest. This marked the beginning of a sprawling network of good reporting, fan and wrestling journalist speculation, complaints that MJF had deprived fans of a promised opportunity for an autograph, too many tweets about whether or not this was a work or a shoot, and, like…
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I’m going to begin this piece by acknowledging that last week, Fanfyte ran two reviews that were decidedly in favor of an Abortion Rights Are Human Rights! shirt that CM Punk wore on an episode of AEW Dynamite. This is a political statement he’s now made twice when performing in the state of Texas,…
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He fucking sucks, y’all. Imagine liking Kane. More Professional Wrestling Guy Who Crossed Out His Pro-CM Punk Sign When Punk Came Out Wearing an Abortion Rights Shirt: A Review CM Punk’s “Abortion Rights Are Human Rights” Shirt: A Review “WWE Superstar” Is a Job. People Walk Off of Their Jobs All the Time.
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Last night, Sasha Banks and Naomi, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, walked out of the Norfolk Scope before the start of Raw after disagreeing with Vince McMahon and other WWE agents about the creative direction of their tag team, most immediately a scheduled six pack challenge to determine the number one contender to…
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“Nature Boy” Ric Flair, the 73-year-old professional legend who, in 2021, was one of the focal points of the docuseries Dark Side of the Ring‘s episode on the infamous WWE “Plane Ride From Hell,” most notably for allegedly sexually assaulting flight attendant Heidi Doyle, will be coming out of retirement for one more match on…
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May 1, 2011 was a day like any other in WWE history, a pay-per-view in Tampa Bay, Florida whose content, unless you’re a true weirdo, I can’t imagine you’d remember. Highlights from Extreme Rules 2011 include Randy Orton defeating CM Punk in a Last Man Standing Match, Jack Swagger and Michael Cole beating Jerry…
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Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp reported earlier today that Malcolm Bivens and Dakota Kai have been released from WWE. Both having been fixtures of NXT 2.0 (and NXT beforehand, as far as Kai is concerned), the releases are reverberating through the wrestling community as something of a dull shock — it’s never a question of…
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On Wednesday, All Elite Wrestling announced a collaborative supershow with New Japan Pro Wrestling, Forbidden Door. Immediately, this poured gasoline on one of this era of wrestling’s favorite topics, whether or not AEW is alienating the Casual Wrestling Fan. Why? When I watch wrestling, I don’t concern myself with what other people think of…