Author: M. Swift

Former five-time World Champion Booker T has these takes on things that are either embraced by or bother modern fans. Leg slapping on kicks? Booker T hates them and said talent who does it should be released from the company—that’s coming from a wrestler whose offense involved kicks. Booker T Doesn’t Care About WWE Piping in Crowd Noise – Blames Wrestling Writers for Pointing It Out The new topic is something that been pointed out whenever it’s caught. Sweetening the crowd or piping in crowd noise is when production adds crowd noise—cheering, chanting, booing, etc—to the televised broadcast. This…

Former WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman has been out injured for a little over a month following a match on the May 1, 2023 episode of RAW. Now there has been another update on his condition and it isn’t good but action is being taken to correct it. Injured WWE Superstar Braun Strowman Released from Neck Fusion Surgery He recently underwent neck fusion surgery on his C4 and C5 vertebrae. Neck surgery is often the obvious choice for injuries in athletics. Former WWE Champion Big E avoided the need for surgery for his devastating injury. Both require time away from…

It seems like fans might be learning a lesson about wrestling booking when it comes to the in-ring misfortunes of former MLW World Champion and AEW World Tag Team Champion Swerve Strickland. Fans Are Not Pleased with the Handling of Swerve Strickland in AEW Strickland was brought up to WWE’s main roster as a part of the Hit Row faction in May 2021. By that November, he was released along with the rest of the faction. The 32-year-old was a hot free agent at the time and AEW scooped him a month after it signed fellow NXT and main…

The Bloodline’s legal counsel Paul Heyman recently sat with Rick Rubin for his Tetragrammaton podcast and discussed how far back Roman Reigns was being booked to be the man in WWE. According to Heyman, it all begins with WrestleMania XXX or the Big Dog storyline. Paul Heyman Ties the Rise of Roman Reigns Becoming the Man in WWE to Brock Lesnar Ending The Undertaker’s Streak For those who forgot, there was the period when The Undertaker began calling the ring—particularly the SmackDown ring—his yard. It just always remained his yard as he’d just show up when there were shenanigans…

Following the end of WCW, there was some belief that current AEW star and former 14-time World Champion Sting could’ve signed to WWE. Today there are mixed opinions on this which in part comes from WWE building some goodwill among internet fans with NXT and now the main roster booking. Eric Bischoff Wasn’t Surprised That Sting Didn’t Go to WWE After WCW Purchase Bischoff is very familiar with Sting as the two worked together throughout WCW’s run and its peak and were reunited in TNA years later. Since he handled creative, he also has familiarity with how Sting approached…

In what seems like pretty random social media disagreement, Lacey Evans and WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter—as well as Slaughter’s daughter—have been going at it. The reason: Evans is in the middle of another repackaging and there’s some callbacks to the former World Champion. Legit Marine Lacey Evans Battles Sgt. Slaughter and His Daughter on Twitter Over WWE Running a New Slaughter-Inspired Repackaging There are a few things to note—a few of which Sgt. Slaughter should be familiar due to his time in WWE. First is that WWE makes the on a superstar’s direction and the final decision…

So, with the AEW roster heading towards a brand split that appears to be harder than originally speculated, there’s the question of upcoming contracts. Who is likely to stay and who won’t be re-signed? This includes the voices of AEW broadcasting such as one Tony Schiavone. Tony Schiavone Says He Won’t Be Heading to WWE After His AEW Contract Comes Up in 2024 Tony Schiavone has been with AEW since year one. Prior to that, he’d made a return to wrestling commentary in 2017 with Major League Wrestling. His time with the New York-based company ended as it collided with…

AEW could be the stage for Goldberg’s retirement match if recent statements from both the WWE Hall of Famer and AEW CEO Tony Khan are any indication. That raises several questions but of note: how do you integrate Goldberg into AEW’s product? How Would Goldberg in AEW Look? You’d think this would be simple “Yes, sign him!” given that it’s Goldberg. That’s the thing with legends of the 90s: many have reached that “It’s (them)” stage. Darby Allin and Sting are a ridiculously over tandem in AEW and it’s your modern-day seasoned veteran-young up-and-comer tag team. Sting does his thing…

In a recent interview, WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam went into his career and some of the personalities he met along the way. When discussion came to Paul Heyman, he revealed that the WWE manager owes him $150,000. WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam Claims The Bloodline’s Paul Heyman Owes Him $150K Now this shouldn’t be news as wrestlers have claimed that Paul Heyman owed them money since ECW closed its doors and he started appearing on WWE television. If there was a shoot interview, podcast, live show, or even wrestling event—someone has mentioned Heyman shorting them…

Paul Wight—better known as The Big Show—has been behind the mic for most of his stay in AEW. However, there have been questions as to when the former World Champion will get back in the ring. AEW Commentator Paul Wight Discusses When He Can Return to the Ring Wight signed with AEW in 2021 after roughly 24 years with WWE. Despite having won a ton of gold and accolades in WWE—including four World titles—it would be “creative frustrations” that saw Paul Wight call it on his WWE career. Like fellow destructive WWE super heavyweight and World Champion Mark Henry, Wight…