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Former NJPW star EVIL is reportedly headed to WWE, ending one of the most complicated runs in modern New Japan history and starting a new chapter for a wrestler who has already lived through several different versions of himself. Before he became EVIL, he was Takaaki Watanabe, a New Japan Young Lion who debuted in … Read more
Paige’s return to WWE at WrestleMania 42 Night 1 was already one of the weekend’s biggest stories before she ever said a word. Nikki Bella’s injury forced a last-minute change, Brie Bella suddenly needed a new partner, and WWE answered with one of the most emotional reveals of the show. But Paige stepping in, winning … Read more
Last week’s TNA iMPACT! did exactly what a post-Rebellion show was supposed to do: it cleaned up the pay-per-view fallout, pushed a handful of rivalries forward, and quietly started laying down the next stretch of road toward Slammiversary on Sunday, June 28. Mike Santana stepped out of Rebellion still looking like the center of the … Read more
The report making the rounds on Wednesday appears to be rooted in a real Wrestling Observer Radio update, but the most important part of the story is not just that a planned WWE Backlash tag match was scrapped. It is why it was reportedly scrapped. Multiple secondary outlets are now attributing the same core claim … Read more
WWE has officially announced that Night of Champions will take place on Saturday, June 27, 2026 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, confirming that the company is moving ahead with another major Premium Live Event in the Middle East even as the region remains overshadowed by instability and continuing geopolitical tension. The announcement was … Read more
Lio Rush has spent most of his wrestling career moving faster than the story around him. He was speed, flash, noise, talent in a blur. You noticed the burst, the athletic arrogance, the snap in every movement. But this version of Rush, the one AEW has leaned into in 2026, feels different. It feels slower … Read more
AEW has a real chance to keep its momentum rolling tonight, but only if it understands what kind of show this needs to be. Last week’s Spring BreakThru Dynamite was built around shock value, emotion, and a huge title change, with Darby Allin beating MJF to win the AEW World Championship in one of the … Read more
WWE NXT has a real chance to close out Revenge on a much stronger note than the usual post-Stand & Deliver cool-down show, because tonight’s card is built around chaos, payback, and stipulations that actually fit the feuds attached to them. On paper, this is one of those NXT lineups that feels very easy to … Read more
Mark Shapiro’s recent comments about WWE creative hit as hard as they did because they did not feel like polished corporate filler. They felt blunt. The TKO President said the company has “complete control” over WWE creative, then defended the celebrity-heavy direction and the broader business-first strategy that has pushed WWE further into crossover culture, … Read more
WrestleMania 42 Night 2 has a real chance to be the stronger half of WWE’s biggest weekend. Night 1 delivered title changes, two major returns, a headline-grabbing pregnancy announcement, and a chaotic Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton main event that kept the feud alive even after the bell. It also drew plenty of criticism for … Read more
