Author: M. Swift

Vince Russo has recently made an interesting observation about the attack on Matt Riddle by Imperium on WWE RAW. During Legion of RAW, the former WWE writer noted that Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn were nowhere to be seen while Riddle got manhandled. Vince Russo Believes That Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn Should’ve Rescued Matt Riddle During Imperium Mugging As a writer, Russo knows that interactions between characters should impact or influence actions later down the road. He trailed things back to two weeks prior when the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions who were down a guy against Imperium. Fast…

Bellator play-by-play announcer Mauro Ranallo left a mark on wrestling with his work on WWE broadcasting—particularly with NXT—and New Japan. He’s an announcer that many would love to see back in wrestling calling the action. The obvious pick would be AEW or ROH given how his time in WWE ended and resulted in him voicing the importance of mental health. AEW Announcer Jim Ross Doesn’t Believe AEW Would be a Good Fit for Fellow Former WWE Announcer Mauro Ranallo During the K & S WrestleFest virtual signing, a user in chat brought up Collision and asked who was the…

It appears that Triple H is very big on Indus Sher, originally an NXT tandem. Indus Sher is a tag team consisting of superstars Sanga and Veer Mahaan who are associated with Jinder Mahal. Needless to say, this is an impressive faction with demolition being on the table in as they were drafted to WWE’s RAW brand. Triple H Reportedly Has Big Plans for WWE RAW Tag Team Indus Sher While Triple H sees something in the tag team of Veer and Sanga, the company was initially big on Veer as a singles competitor following the original run of Indus…

It seems as though Ryback is aiming to spill the goods about WWE to Joe Rogan. Since his release in 2016 following a 12-year career in the company’s system, the former Intercontinental Champion has been outspoken about a number of things whether it was WWE-inflicted or not. Ryback Plans to Air Dirty Laundry Shortly After Big WWE-UFC Merger Also of note is that The Big Guy actually tried to continue his career on the indies but it never went anywhere. He’s not a regular in-ring talent in any promotion at the moment but plans to return. His main thing is…

While Canada and England are two immediate focuses of AEW as they head over borders and cross the ocean, one star believes India will be a market AEW will hit eventually. As mentioned earlier, WWE is planning on a show in India and are pushing Indus Sher as a result. AEW Star Believes the Company Will Do Well in India First, it’s expected that the Wembley Stadium show will meet its attendance goal and have moved over 65,000 tickets of a 75,000-seat setup. There is still time for the company to sell out but that would require either a…

Kane, Mankind, and Rey Mysterio are the three best-known and most decorated masked wrestlers in WWE history. All three had storied careers in the company and went into the Hall of Fame. The masked gimmick has always been one that allowed some flexibility. If the wrestler had no distinguishing tattoos or a familiar body type, someone else could be slotted under the hood if the original superstar can’t make a show or can’t make the cut in the gimmick. AEW Announcer Nigel McGuinness Discusses Having to Wrestle as Kane in the UK While Nursing a Bad Back as “Lowest Point”…

In some interesting booking news, AEW apparently has plans to push Konosuke Takeshita. No time window was announced but these months could be big for him. Currently, he is working with Don Callis which should prove to be a good pairing as he has already gotten reactions for his turn. The end goal is for 28-year-old Takeshita is to be a big babyface down the line. AEW Has Plans to Make Konosuke Takeshita One of the Company’s Biggest Stars Apparently, this will be a slow-burn project. In wrestling there was a saying about how every great babyface was a heel…

In a dream bout that should be advertised as either “Finishing American Strong Style” or the “Go To Sleep Match”, fans are looking towards AEW star CM Punk taking on New Japan’s KENTA. Previously, it was viewed as just that: a dream match. KENTA Declares He Wants The Bag and “Correct Amount of Money” If He’s to Face “G2S Thief “CM Punk Both men debuted around the same time with Punk having over a year of experience when KENTA debuted in early 2000. Their career paths never actually crossed until recently. When Punk first toured Japan, it was for Zero-One…

Dark Side of the Ring composer Andrew Gordon MacPherson sat with The Ten Count podcast to discuss season four of the show which will feature a Marty Jannetty episode. We know Dark Side of the Ring for delving into dark, seedy, and tragic stories in wrestling history while featuring those who were there and dramatic reenactments. Dark Side of the Ring Composer Discusses Upcoming Marty Jannetty Episode The show took the often questionable actions and stories in the business and turned them into something that has been mostly well-received. Then you have Marty Jannetty: a former WWE superstar who showed…

On the recent episode of the Developmentally Speaking podcast, former long-time WWE Head Coach and WCW star Bill DeMott discussed the issues with independent wrestling stars coming into the early developmental system and later NXT. Former WWE Head Coach Bill DeMott Goes Into Indie Veterans Struggling in Developmental Pre-NXT Of interest is the progression from the OVW, Deep South, HWA, and FCW days of developmental into NXT. The change came in the form of a large, dedicated Performance Center which feeds into NXT. This is because—as DeMott explains—they had three kinds of talents to cater to: “What we implemented was:…