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.

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle isn’t doing so well physically at the moment. During an interview with Chris Van Vilet, Angle noted that his quality of life is “isn’t so good.” Kurt Angle Describes His Quality of Life as “Isn’t So Good” Heading into Fourth Neck Surgery He went into his previous injuries from wrestling, something that he has done for most of his life. After over a decade in the amateur ranks culminating in a gold medal victory at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Angle entered wrestling through WWE’s training system in 1998. A supernova talent, he…

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AEW star Chris Jericho recently discussed a talk had with CM Punk during All In and about his fellow former World Champion’s departure from the company. Their discussion was mainly about what they were doing in their matches. Jericho was inquisitive about it Punk was planning to do the top rope Frankensteiner—a move the former Real World Champion does as well. Chris Jericho Discusses Last Discussion He Had with CM Punk in AEW and the Real World Champion’s Release Le Champion said that Punk wasn’t doing the move. He also joked about doing the GTS during his match. Chris Jericho…

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Again, CM Punk and AEW—done. The chances of him going to other companies are slim but interesting. New Japan is occasionally mentioned in the likely places but who really knows there, He never really expressed if he would like to wrestle for the company, but it leaves an interesting question of how he would be booked and how the New Japan fan would receive him. Of course, there is other messy business such as The Elite’s ties to New Japan as well as AEW’s. Having CM Punk on their roster would be dicey business as they would’ve signed him to…

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As we all know: CM Punk and AEW are donezo. Jack Perry’s still on suspension and WWE has interest in Punk. Mind you, it’s most likely the higher-ups who see the financial advantage of having him involved with the company. Of course, creatively, CM Punk would be fresh air after being gone so long. WWE could build a new corporate heel, they’ve got an older anti-authority face—they could run their decadal McMahon Family Must Fall storyline. So Where Does CM Punk Go from Here? Hell, Punk could be booked as a bitter veteran here to spank the youngsters. He could…

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WWE superstar R-Truth has been out of the ring since November 2022 after tearing his quad during an NXT bout against Grayson Waller. Fortunately for R-Truth, a torn quad is one of those wrestling injuries that talent tend to bounce back from—it just takes more time than they would want. WWE Superstar R-Truth Close to Returning to In-Ring Action In recent weeks, R-Truth has been hitting up the Performance Center and getting the ring rust off. On his TikTok the 51-year-old confirmed he would be returning from injury “very soon”. Waller responded that the two had unfinished business to handle.…

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The first contract negotiations surrounding pre-AEW World Champion MJF made headlines because of legit interest in his contract status, interest from WWE, and his ability to sell all of this as a very real threat to AEW’s roster make up and booking. MJF, one of the most coveted stars in the pro wrestling industry right now, has revealed whaen his current AEW contract will expire and how much he’s expecting in his new contract. We’re looking at January 2024 when he’ll be up for a new contract. Will Tony Khan Have the Brinks Trucks Ready to Pay AEW World Champion MJF…

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So, what’s going on with young Brock Anderson, the son of AEW producer Arn Anderson. The last time he was an August 2023 showdown against Luchasaurus for the TNT Championship. He would lose but his performance has been noted as being good—he took a basic but convincing spanking. Has Brock Anderson Re-Signed with AEW So, did Brock Anderson sign a new AEW contract or is he out of the company? That’s a difficult question to answer because Anderson isn’t exactly a star performer on the roster and if he were re-signed it wouldn’t be massive news or anything unless there…

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So, while Major League Wrestling—MLW—is moving forward with Alex Kane as World Heavyweight Champion, it still has an antitrust lawsuit against WWE in discovery. MLW’s legal team has really discovered something that could swing things in their favor. MLW’s Legal Team Files Court Document Showing Stephanie McMahon Possibly Pressed Tubi into Axing Their TV Deal the Night Before Announcing the Deal The documents were filed on August 14, 2023 and reveal that WWE confirmed that former executive Stephanie McMahon spoke with an executive with Tubi on August 9, 2021. On August 10, Tubi and MLW were planning to announce…

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It’s another month and former WWE Champion and Impact World Champion Drew McIntyre has not re-signed with the company. He continues to wrestle on WWE RAW but his contract is coming up early next year. It has drawn a lot of attention to just what is going on between WWE and Drew as well as if he will even renew his contract. Drew McIntyre Still Hasn’t Re-Signed with WWE as Contract Comes Up in Early 2024 The issue here seems to be money as Drew McIntyre has a figure of what he expects—or what he’ll accept—but with the time it’s…

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There’s been more updates on Randy Orton returning to the ring and they’re no better than last time. The Viper has started physical training, is said to be much more muscular, but hasn’t been cleared to wrestle. That means he isn’t even OK’d to take some bumps and see how his back is holding up. Hope for a Randy Orton Return Moves to Survival Series – Still Nowhere Near Close to Being Cleared for In-Ring Action As Fightful Select recently reported, those close to Orton note that he’s far from being medically cleared. Rumors of him possibly returning at SummerSlam…

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