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Despite all of the talk of a possible dream match like John Cena vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania, there's just one dream match that thousands of wrestling fans want to see at this year's WWE showcase of the immortals: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura.No, it's not a dream match because it has [...]
WWE is taking notice of what the Bullet Club has accomplished in tapping into this underground, young market that they have been unable to appeal to since the heyday of Steve Austin and The Rock. Sure, there have been brief periods, like with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan, but there's been no sustained [...]
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Stubborness is a crazy thing. It'll make people act irrationally. It'll make people miss the easy answer. And sometimes, it will cause a multi-million dollar company to miss-out on their next great cash cow. It happened like this. For two years now, WWE has been hell bent on making Roman Reigns the next top babyface for the company.
Wrestling One of the biggest names in the history of professional wrestling, Verne Gagne, passed away on Monday at the age of 89. Gagne's death was originally revealed by his longtime friend, legendary ring announcer "Mean" Gene Okerlund. The news was later confirmed by PWInsider.
After a championship match at Roadblock that was loaded with nothing except crowd apathy, WWE announced on Monday night that Roman Reigns will again challenge Kevin Owens for the WWE Universal Title. The match will take place next month in San Antonio at the Royal Rumble. Yawn.
Arguably the biggest star in professional wrestling history, Steve Austin at times seemed like just another guy when he first entered the World Wrestling Federation in 1995 as "The Ringmaster."
Wrestling Rey Mysterio Jr. made his much anticipated return to Mexico's AAA wrestling organization on March 15 after a much publicized split with WWE. On Friday night, Mysterio made another appearance for AAA, this time taking part in a match that was publicized as his return to Tijuana, but tragically Rey's return to the city took a tragic turn.
With it being Labor Day in the United States, it makes sense to look at how professional wrestling has played into the ideals of organized labor. What better way than looking back at some of the top "working man" pro wrestling characters throughout history?
The 2017 edition of WWE's WrestleMania is in the books. As usual, there was a high bar set by the company heading into the biggest show of the year. Did the event itself live up to the hype? WrestleMania 33 started with a two-hour kickoff show and three matches during that broadcast.