Author: M. Swift

It appears as though Randy Orton will be off television for a while longer as he hasn’t been cleared. Orton was injured back in May 2022 during a tag team title unification bout with Matt Riddle against The Usos. Since then, he’s been on the mend following fusion back surgery. Orton underwent that surgery in 2022 and—according to his father, Bob Orton Jr—The Viper has been training for his return. However, it was mentioned that the doctors aren’t clearing him yet and even advised that he not return. Doctors Advise WWE Superstar Randy Orton Not to Return to the Ring…

WWE Hall of Famer and former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura is breaking into the marijuana industry. The drug recently became legal in Minnesota and Ventura will be using his likeness and name to push his own brand of bud. WWE Hall of Famer Jesse Ventura is Getting into the Marijuana Industry Over the years, Ventura has spent part of his post-wrestling career pushing for the legalization of recreational marijuana. He believes that marijuana will benefit the economy in Minnesota by providing jobs and revenue—that’s in addition to ending the legal pitfalls that criminalizing marijuana creates. As a matter of fact,…

With Pantera’s “Walk” playing, Rob Van Dam debuted on the August 2, 2023, edition of AEW Dynamite with the intent of challenging Jack Perry for the FTW title. The two agaves off on the August 9 edition of Dynamite where Perry retained the belt. Rob Van Dam Isn’t Going to be the Bridge for Future AEW x WWE Cooperation As always with debuting stars, their contract is a point of interest. The length of a contract points to the company having some plans beyond their debut storyline. For a superstar—and active Hall of Famer—such as RVD who had gotten into great…

In recent news, while his beef with Brutus Beefcake rolls on—and we continue to be confused as to why it happened—Hulk Hogan is living his best life with a new potential wife! Hogan informed fans and followers via TMZ of his engagement on July 25, 2023. Hulk Hogan Has a New Fiancée and Step Kids After Proposing to Yoga Instructor His fiancée is Sky Daily, a yoga instructor. Daily has three children and began dating Hulk Hogan over a year ago. Hogan (69) has taken to Daily’s kids who will have older siblings in Brooke and Nick Hogan, 35 and…

Drew McIntyre returned to WWE after being out for several months during July 2023. Prior to that, his last match was a losing effort for the Intercontinental title as Gunther retained over Drew and Sheamus at WrestleMania 39. Although McIntyre was back on WWE television, there’s the issue of his contract coming up soon. Not only that but WWE isn’t really meeting Drew’s demands financially. It’s an odd situation considering how important Drew McIntyre is to the WWE and its product and plans. Konnan Believes WWE Should Just Pay Drew McIntyre What He Wants as Contract Ends Soon The superstar…

Finn Balor has had a pretty strong return to form after joining WWE faction The Judgment Day as its leader. The former Universal champion was no slouch upon returning to the main roster but as a babyface, he wasn’t high on WWE’s plans to get him in the mix of main event gold. After all, while he was out, the roster changed significantly and when he returned places had been established and Finn never really had that Roman Reigns or Brock Lesnar effect where he could leave and have his position when he returned. Balor would have to get in…

It appears that fans are cooled on another CM Punk versus Samoa Joe showdown at the moment after the last showdown received a mixed response. Some liked it, others felt that the two had aged too much to put on their 2000s-era best performance. Also, the two weren’t in a system together and conditioned to work with and around each other in future matches. Fans Aren’t Here for Samoa Joe Potentially Facing CM Punk at AEW All In At the moment we’re a little over two weeks away from AEW All In where CM Punk hasn’t been given a match.…

Brian Hebner—the son of Earl Hebner—has refereed almost everywhere in his 20-plus year career but he says that working in WWE was far from the best time he’s had in wrestling. Referee Brian Hebner “Don’t Wanna F***king Go Back” to WWE – Says It Wasn’t the Best Time in His Career Also known as “Baby Hebner”, Brian Hebner was known as the beatboxing referee during John Cena’s rap battles on SmackDown in the 2000s and for his blue sneakers in TNA/IMPACT. At one point, Stephanie McMahon—who loved Hebner’s beatboxing as she enjoyed Cena’s freestyles—wanted the second-generation referee as The Doctor…

So, LA Knight didn’t get the job done in the titular ladder match at WWE Money in the Bank. The briefcase went to Damian Priest—which was a shock for many in attendance and watching at home. WWE Was Never Planning to Put the Extremely Popular LA Knight on the Road to the Major Titles with a ‘Money in the Bank’ Victory Priest winning shouldn’t have been the biggest surprise as the company still wants to do something for the Judgment Day member. He’d been on the main roster a few years now and is regaining the momentum that WWE squandered…

AEW gets a lot of comparisons to promotions of the past and present such as WCW, ECW, and pre-IMPACT Wrestling TNA—for better or worse. The better is often in regards to the match quality, several potential-filled young talents, and the chance to see dream matches and cross-promotion cooperation regularly. AEW acknowledges that it is part of a specific industry and participates in it. Of course, that specific industry—the wrestling industry—is part of a larger industry: entertainment. Not only that but entertainment dictates that to be both successful and maintain that success, the general public is key. In wrestling, the general…