AEW A popular WWE star has discusses the success of AEW’s Swerve Strickland and diversity in professional wrestling. Kofi Kingston made history when he captured the WWE Championship from Daniel Bryan back at WrestleMania 35 in 2019 following the rise of KofiMania. AEW crowned their first African-American World Champion at Dynasty last month, when Swerve Strickland defeated Samoa Joe for …
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WWE A WWE star has reacted to their recent addition into the Queen of the Ring tournament, replacing an injured star. At WWE Backlash, the Raw brackets for the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments were revealed, with new NXT call-up Lyra Valkyria set for action on the show against Asuka. However, on last night’s show, Asuka was pulled …
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WWE A pair of former champions have explained why they feel leaving WWE was the “right decision”. Back in October 2023, James Drake and Zack Gibson, collectively known as the Grizzled Young Veterans departed WWE at the end of their contracts. Despite achieving success in WWE NXT UK and in the black and gold era of NXT, the door were …
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WWE WWE Backlash was held at the LDLC Arena in Décines-Charpieu in the Metropolis of Lyon, France, but that wasn’t the first choice. With an attendance of 11,682, it was announced as the “largest gate of any arena show in WWE history”, as can be seen below. According to Félix Gouty of POST Wrestling, however, the original hope was for …
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WWE A new report has revealed how much Lyon Metropolis paid for WWE Backlash on May 4, 2024, and it’s a surprising figure. In 2023, WWE Backlash was hosted by Puerto Rico with it being reported that WWE was paid $1.5 million dollars to bring the PLE to the region. It was a different story in 2024, however, with Félix …
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WWE On the May 6 episode of WWE Raw, it was announced that Damage CTRL’s Asuka had been pulled from the Queen of the Ring tournament. Her replacement would be announced as fellow Damage CTRL member Dakota Kai who faced Lyra Valkyria later that evening. Fightful Select has been able to confirm that Asuka’s injury is legitimate and that the …
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WWE Two first-round matches for the WWE King & Queen of the Ring Tournament had to be moved away from television due to time constraints. As recently reported, Kofi Kingston vs Rey Mysterio in the King of the Ring tournament and Zelina Vega vs Shayna Baszler in the Queen of the Ring tournament will take place at WWE Live Events …
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WWE A legitimate injury to Rhea Ripley at the hands of Liv Morgan forced the Judgment Day member to vacate the WWE Women’s World Championship. Ripley may be recovering from the injury, but that hasn’t stopped the pair from firing shots at each other. Recently, Ripley said “watch her face get beat TF in” in response to a video of …
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WWE WWE Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque has commented on a top star’s ‘aura’ following Backlash France. WWE Backlash took place in Lyon, France this past Saturday, with the crowd in Lyon being considered among the very best in the history of the company. One of the WWE stars who got an incredible ovation on the show was …
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WWE WWE’s new Head of Talent Relations has been officially confirmed following the recent memo sent out by Nick Khan. Last month, WWE began overhauling their Talent Relations department, with the former Head, Dan Ventrelle, departing the company. Nick Khan sent out a memo noting that Chris Legentil, who had been WWE’s Head of Communications starting in April 2021 at …
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