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Alex Zayne, aka former WWE NXT star Ari Sterling, sat down with Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman recently on The Wrestling Inc. Daily to talk about his time in NXT. When asked if the recent rumors of changes in the NXT brand were apparent, Zayne confirmed that there was definitely something up. “Yeah, yeah […]
AEW manager and broadcaster Taz is mostly known for his managerial and commentary work today, but two decades ago he was one of the hottest in-ring talents going. Taz made the leap from ECW to WWF at the turn of the century, defeating Kurt Angle in his debut match. Taz’s big victory over Angle would […]
As noted earlier, Indi Hartwell proposed to Dexter Lumis in the middle of the ring on Tuesday’s episode of WWE NXT. Hartwell popped the question after she and Lumis defeated Robert Stone and Jessi Kamea in mixed tag team action. Later in the night, Hartwell took to Instagram to compare her moment with Lumis to […]
The UFC on ESPN 30 card has lost a few fights after multiple fighters were forced to withdraw from the Aug. 28 event.
Fans attending AEW Rampage at the United Center in Chicago this Friday will be required to wear masks. On Tuesday, Chicago officials imposed a new indoor mask mandate which covers all indoor public settings, including bars and restaurants, clubs and common areas of residential buildings. Starting Friday, anyone over the age 2 will have to […]
Two days after celebrating the gold-medal winning performance of his student, Herbert Conceicao, following his knockout of Oleksandr Khyzhniak at the Tokyo Olympics, boxing coach Luiz Dorea learned of Anderson Silva’s scheduled booking against Tito Ortiz under the Triller Fight Club banner on Sept. 11.
In an interview with the Ring Report, AEW color commentator and performer Paul Wight was asked about some of his dream opponents at his new job. As it turns out Wight has plenty of wrestlers in AEW who he’d like to work with. “Kenny Omega is amazing,” Wight said. “Just to watch him work in […]
RAW Superstars Drew McIntyre and Sheamus have revealed that WWE nixed plans for a match between them at this year’s WrestleMania 37. McIntyre and Sheamus had a brief rivalry that began in late 2020 and culminated with a match at the Fastlane pay-per-view in March. A month later at WrestleMania, McIntyre lost to WWE Champion […]
On last week’s episode of SmackDown, John Cena namedropped Dean Ambrose [Jon Moxley] during his face-to-face promo segment with Roman Reigns. “You haven’t been embarrassed,” Cena told Reigns. “You’ve been protected. This pretty face. Those giant bars of soap ya got for teeth. You’ve been protected, Roman, you’ve been protected by The Shield. Hell, you […]
Ilja Dragunov needed several stitches to close a cut above his right eye after last night’s Takeover 36 go-home edition of WWE NXT on the USA Network. Last night’s show saw Dragunov answer the Open Challenge issued by The Diamond Mine. He went on to defeat Roderick Strong in the opening match. Strong was scheduled […]