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Author: M. Swift
Swift is a fan of old school wrestling, lucha libre, and puroresu. When he's not writing about wrestling he's usually writing about gaming and metal music. His favorite wrestlers includes Jun Kasai, Bobby Eaton, and Dr. Wagner Jr.
AEW Star and Producer Arn Anderson Shares That His Eldest Son Barrett Has Passed Away at 37
WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson recently shared the sad news that his eldest son Barrett passed away at only 37-years-old. Barrett is also the older brother of AEW star Brock Anderson—who bears a strong resemblance to his brother. AEW Star and Producer Arn Anderson Shares That His Eldest Son Barrett Has Passed Away at 37 Barrett Lunde’s death comes in the wake of late ROH star and Class of 2022 Hall of Famer, Jay Briscoe. Following Briscoe’s death, his brother Mark would join AEW. Prior to that, there was the death of Kevin Nash’s son Tristan which caused concern…
WWE RAW brand superstar Dana Brooke has her eyes on other arenas to fight in. While the WWE is her focus at the moment, the former 15-time WWE 24/7 champion talked with Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful about what could be store for her in the future. Could We See WWE RAW Superstar Dana Brooke in the Boxing Ring? In speaking with Fightful during a Royal Rumble weekend event in cooperation with the Special Olympics, Brooke was asked about her training. Sapp mentioned a previous conversation where she said that she would like to implement MMA or boxing into her…
Bryan Danielson Says That WrestleMania 35 Bout Against Kofi Kingston Was His Favorite WWE Match – Was Demoralized When It Ended in Seconds to Brock Lesnar
KofiMania was a thing throughout most of 2019 after Kofi Kingston defeated Bryan Danielson for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35. The victory actually gave Kofi a few milestones in his career including Grand Slam and Triple Crown honors. One person who is a big Kingston booster was his opponent in that match: Bryan Danielson. Bryan Danielson Says That WrestleMania 35 Bout Against Kofi Kingston Was His Favorite WWE Match – Was Demoralized When It Ended in Seconds to Brock Lesnar Speaking with The Ringer, Danielson discussed losing to Kingston and how he feels about him as a wrestler in…
Former WWE Talent Brett DiBiase Wasn’t Sweating What Others Thought as the DiBiase Family’s Embezzlement Woes Were the Bigger Issue – Pleaded Guilty
The DiBiase family of wrestling is really going through it legally in Mississippi with Ted DiBiase’s son and former Florida Championship Wrestling hopeful Brett DiBiase pleading guilty to defrauding the American government. Former WWE Talent Brett DiBiase Wasn’t Sweating What Others Thought as the DiBiase Family’s Embezzlement Woes Were the Bigger Issue – Pleaded Guilty Back in early 2020, DiBiase, brother Ted DiBiase Jr, and their father/WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase were arrested for their role in the embezzlement of welfare funds. The arrests and charges included 35 others who pilfered over $94 million. By that December, it had…
Bryan Danielson Reveals That WWE Didn’t View Him as the Next John Cena Following WrestleMania XXX World Title Victory
Recently, AEW star Bryan Danielson shared that WWE didn’t view him as “the next John Cena” after he had just won the World Heavyweight title in the WrestleMania XXX main event. Bryan Danielson Reveals That WWE Didn’t View Him as the Next John Cena Following WrestleMania XXX World Title Victory In speaking with Uproxx, Danielson said that those running the show immediately started planning for “the next John Cena” in a meeting. It isn’t unusual to plan going forward as the American Dragon wasn’t going to be champion forever. However, Danielson’s recollection points to him being a stepping stone to…
WWE fans have taken to Twitter to call for Michael Cole to take on Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania 39. This came after the SmackDown announcer went in on Dominik after the youngster tore his father’s mask. Michael Cole couldn’t tolerate this and even asked for Rey Mysterio to come down and beat Dominik. Fans on Twitter Are Calling for Michael Cole to Face Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania 39 Fans seem to have gotten behind Cole’s disgust towards the younger Mysterio to the point where it’s a case of never mind Rey versus Dominik, the fans want Dominik versus Cole! After…
A close Triple H associate—James Kimball, former Senior VP of Talent Operations and Strategy—was booted from WWE. The release came on February 24, 2023 as a result of an HR violation. WWE Fired an Executive and Triple H Associate for an HR Violation The Wrestling Observer Newsletter‘s Dave Meltzer said that Kimball came into WWE in 2020 and started as the VP of Business Operations. In his time with WWE he apparently performed well enough in the role that he was promoted twice. As SVP of Talent Operations, he worked with Triple H as the WWE legend took over creative.…
Twitter Gives the Thumbs Up to Rhea Ripley Making a Little Girl Cry After Defeating Liv Morgan
You could say that Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, and one WWE producer got props for making a little girl cry on SmackDown. The scene was captured following Ripley’s match with Liv Morgan where her opponent was forced to tap out. Twitter Gives the Thumbs Up to Rhea Ripley Making a Little Girl Cry After Defeating Liv Morgan The producer caught the girl crying in the audience and managed to get the scene on television. On Twitter the reactions towards this have been positive mainly because the scene was captured and Rhea got the kind of reaction expected of a heel.…
So, we know that Brock Lesnar turned down a match against Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 39. The alternative is a showdown against Omos while Bray will face Lashley. Now, Lesnar-Omos is an odd pick for WM at this point as Omos is still a work-in-progress in-ring and as a character and he wasn’t even a top pick for Brock Lesnar as the pool was primarily Gunther, Stone Cold, and Bray Wyatt. It’s been mentioned that Vince McMahon had a role to play in this one. While it’s likely he suggested it or pushed for it as Triple H still values…
The account of WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker gave a Twitter high-five to fellow HOFer Kevin Nash after his fellow WWE Champion dunked on AEW and a tweet featuring a bloodied Wheeler Yuta trapped in a submission hold. Kevin Nash and The Undertaker Shade AEW Following Tweet of a Bloodied Wheeler Yuta The original tweet in question was posted by user Makavelimademe featured Yuta with the crimson mask. Above is a caption painting the picture of Stone Cold Steve Austin drinking a brew and seeing tweets comparing Wheeler Yuta to him because of the spot. Response from most was…
