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 Matt Hardy revealed that if Triple H had been in charge when he left, he probably would’ve stayed with WWE and taken the opportunity to be on NXT. Matt Hardy Claims He Was Offered a Spot on NXT and Would’ve Stayed with WWE If Triple H Called the Shots in Creative He returned to WWE in 2017 with Jeff Hardy as entrants in the RAW Tag Team title ladder match at WrestleMania 33. The duo are-signed with the company and were in the mix of tag team turmoil regularly. Matt Hardy wasn’t used much on television in 2020…

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A superstar who was a bright part of WWE television was Big E, the former WWE Champion who had been out of action for over a year with a neck injury. Updates have been regular and from the New Day member and he seems to be doing much better with time away to heal and rehab. However, fans have been waiting for the biggest update: is he fully healthy and when will he be cleared? Big E Gives Big Update on Neck Injury—Will He Be Cleared to Wrestle This Year? Sitting down with Corey Graves for After The Bell, Big…

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Much like Carmen Sandiego, WWE fans are wondering where in the world is Bobby Lashley? The former WWE Champion hasn’t had the best 2023 by any stretch as his scheduled match at WrestleMania 39 against Bray Wyatt was scrapped because of health issues on Wyatt’s end. The WWE Universe is Concerned That SmackDown Superstar Bobby Lashley Could Be Cut as He Hasn’t Been Featured in Broadcasts Since May Lashley’s booking woes began with his storyline involving Brock Lesnar. On its own, it was your usual WWE hoss feud which was to conclude at Elimination Chamber 2023. Then Bray Wyatt returned…

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So, what’s up with Carlito and his return to WWE? It was speculated for a while that he had been scooped up by the company following his involvement with the Bad Bunny-Damian Priest bout at Backlash in all three men’s native of Puerto Rico. Is Carlito Still Bound for WWE or Have Those Plans Been Axed? On Rene Dupree’s Café De Rene podcast, Jack Kilby, the Executive Vice President of Great North Wrestling—owned by podcaster and wrestler Hannibal—said that Carlito had re-signed with the WWE and gave the GNW a heads up that he would be leaving. Looking at GNW’s…

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It seemed like the time when AI would write storylines for a wrestling organization would be far off but AEW CEO Tony Khan has explored that frontier and it went as expected. While speaking with CNBC, Khan shared his experience in testing ChatGPT out as an assistant booker of sorts. AEW CEO Tony Khan Tested Out AI Booking with ChatGPT and Got Expected Results At the moment, the need for an actual creative team should be obvious for AEW at this point. While Tony Khan managed to get the job done with AEW Dynamite, Rampage, and the company’s big events,…

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Bray Wyatt is a superstar that The Undertaker is big on. He wants to see Bray succeed and thrive in the WWE and he sees—like many—that the former World champion is having a hard time getting into the swing of things. The Undertaker Believes Bray Wyatt Needs to Go Old School to Get Back on Track in WWE Bray Wyatt has been an odd case in that he was gone for a year and made no appearances elsewhere. When he returned it should’ve been as if he never left. Think of it as a superstar returning from injury and being…

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Alex Koslov is a wrestler and NJPW commentator who made his name in Mexico but had been through WWE developmental and IMPACT in the 2010s. While in WWE’s pre-NXT developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling, the idea of pairing him with Miro—then known as Rusev—was bandied about. NJPW Commentator Recalls Scrapped WWE Plans to Team Him AEW Star Miro While Both Were in Developmental On the Developmentally Speaking podcast, Alex Koslov shared the seemingly light plans for the tandem and how stressful that period of his life of was as a result of his late developmental run.. “The only ideas, the…

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Eddie Kingston is an AEW star who is often mentioned when looking at that relatable, believable everyman type of wrestler that companies tend to lack. Busted Open Radio host Bully Ray recently praised Kingston and called on AEW owner Tony Khan to utilize Kingston. Bully Ray Praises Eddie Kingston as AEW’s Dusty Rhodes or Terry Funk and Calls on Tony Khan to Use Him More While he’s been referred to as a talented wrestler since his time in notable east coast indies of the 2000s such as CZW, ROH, and CHIKARA, he’d been honing the Kingston persona and attitude for…

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Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake were once one of wrestling’s most inseparable tandems. If Hogan wrestled somewhere, there was a good chance of Beefcake—and the Nasty Boys and Jimmy Hart—showing up in the company as well. Beefcake followed Hogan to WWE and WCW up until he just wasn’t an appealing signing for larger promotions. However, each friendship has its ups and downs and the Hogan-Beefcake combo is no different. There have been two separate falling outs with a reconciliation in the late 2010s. The first was related to legal issues and unraveled on Twitter. The two patched things up in…

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When a wrestler can bounce back from injury and return to the ring, that’s always a major personal and professional victory. After all, they’re entertainers and athletes—they should be in front of an audience performing. Tyler Breeze knows this well as he has returned to the ring after two years away. Tyler Breeze Returns to the Ring and His Former WWE Roster Mates Rejoice The match occurred in Knoxville, TN on July 8, 2023 and saw Breeze defeat Matt Cross to win the NGW Championship in Next Generation Wrestling. Wrestling simply as Breeze, the former NXT Tag Team champion had…

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