The Chelsea Green injury could not have happened at a worse possible time for WWE or its suddenly snake-bitten SmackDown women’s division. Less than one week after finally reaching the top of WWE’s women’s division by winning the Interim WWE Women’s Championship at SummerSlam Night 2, Green confirmed that she suffered a broken orbital bone … Read more
Rhea Ripley’s knee injury did not just remove the WWE Women’s Champion from SummerSlam. It exposed how much of WWE’s women’s division was built around one plan and how quickly everything underneath it began to collapse once Ripley was unavailable. WWE reportedly had a championship match between Jade Cargill and Charlotte Flair in mind for … Read more
Rhea Ripley will remain WWE Women’s Champion, but for the first time since conquering Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 42, SmackDown will officially move forward without waiting for its injured champion to return. WWE announced Friday that Ripley will not be medically cleared to compete at SummerSlam because of the torn meniscus that has kept her … Read more
WWE Friday Night SmackDown returned to the United States after its European tour with a three-hour episode from Providence, Rhode Island that was effective when it slowed down and allowed its strongest stories to breathe, but noticeably less impressive whenever it tried to force too many ideas into the same match or segment. Charlotte Flair … Read more
WWE Friday Night SmackDown remained in Italy today as the blue brand took over the Unipol Arena in Bologna for the first episode following Clash In Italy. The three-hour show streamed live internationally on Netflix at 2 p.m. EST before its scheduled tape-delayed airing in the United States on the USA Network at 8 p.m. … Read more
WWE Friday Night SmackDown continues its international tour today from the Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy, with the blue brand beginning its next chapter after WWE Clash in Italy while the opening round of the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments moves forward. Today’s episode will stream live internationally on Netflix at a special … Read more
Let me start by clarifying something: I don’t have a problem with all wrestling podcasts. I don’t even have a problem with all wrestling podcasts hosted by wrestlers or other people in the business. I’m a fan of Stevie Richards, Maven Huffman, Dutch Mantel, and, of course, Jim Cornette. If they want to tell old … Read more
WWE made history today by bringing its first-ever premium live event in Italy to the sold-out Inalpi Arena in Turin. On paper, Clash In Italy looked closer to a major stadium-level show than a routine stop between WrestleMania and SummerSlam. In execution, the five-match card delivered a strong afternoon of wrestling with several major storyline … Read more
WWE makes history today with its first-ever premium live event in Italy, but Clash In Italy is not simply a landmark show built around the novelty of a new international destination. Emanating from the Inalpi Arena in Turin, today’s event has quietly developed into one of WWE’s strongest top-to-bottom cards of the year. There are … Read more
WWE Friday Night SmackDown has one job tonight: make WWE Clash in Italy feel bigger by the time the final frame fades out. Tonight’s show comes from Barcelona, Spain, airs internationally at a special 2 p.m. EST start time on Netflix, and will air on tape delay in the United States at 8 p.m. EST … Read more
