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The Royal Rumble is a plentiful source of grist for the WWE gossip mill. The number of participants for the main event—30 in all—lends itself to chaos. Even in the predetermined world of professional wrestling, the Rumble still creates the illusion of spontaneity—that literally anyone, with the right amount of luck, can win the event […]
WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson, born Wayde Douglas Bowles, has passed away, the Cauliflower Alley Club reports. He was 75. Horrible news to pass along. We just learned that Rocky Johnson passed away today at the age of 75. His accolades in this business, all the people he influenced, all his accomplishments, and […]
CM Punk will be returning to WWE programming on FS1’s WWE Backstage. Punk made a surprise appearance on the show on Tuesday night to make the announcement. “It’s as simple as this: Just when they think they’ve got the answers, I change the culture,” Punk said at the end of the broadcast. “I’ll see you here next week.” Punk will […]
Jeff Hardy‘s legal troubles continue to grow. According to TMZ, the WWE superstar, a.k.a. Brother Nero, was arrested at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 3) in Moore County, North Carolina and booked for driving while impaired as well as driving on a revoked license. Law enforcement told the outlet Hardy’s BAC was registered at .25, which more […]
SmackDown‘s debut on Fox was a star-studded affair, but the most electrifying appearance was the obvious one. After teasing his comeback for weeks, the WWE wasted no time reintroducing the Rock. Prior to the opening match, RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch wanted to christen the show’s 20th anniversary with a speech, but her monologue got interrupted by King Baron Corbin, who felt like the […]
Less than 24 hours after being a part of All Elite Wrestling‘s premiere episode of Dynamite on TNT—on which they more than delivered—current AEW World Champion (and Hot Ones alum) Chris Jericho stopped by for a special edition of Life at Complex. While the full interview (which will be up in the very near future) discussed everything from Jericho’s […]
Cody Rhodes, who is not only the son of professional wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes but is an executive vice president at All Elite Wrestling, recently called October 2, 2019 “the most significant night in wrestling in my lifetime.” Why? Because it was the kick-off of AEW’s live, two-hour weekly wrestling program Dynamite, marking the first time professional […]
David Benoit, 26, son of former WWF/WWE, WCW, and ECW wrestler Chris Benoit, is intrigued by the idea of following in his father’s shadow and getting into the ring for All Elite Wrestling. In his appearance on the Pro and Bro Wrestling Podcast with Fred Rosser, Benoit revealed that he has been “messing around in the […]
One of the more intriguing professional wrestling figures over the last few years has been Lio Rush. The Maryland-based performer is currently signed to the WWE but hasn’t been seen on television since their marquee event, WrestleMania. There have been dirtsheet reports for some time about supposed backstage friction between Lio and others, along with […]
On October 2, 2019, All Elite Wrestling will officially kick off the latest pro wrestling war. It’s yet to be said how much they will lean into their new weekly live television series being a “war” with Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Entertainment—a federation which has run professional wrestling in the United States since I was […]
