Mariah May made a big splash last week when she debuted in WWE NXT as Blake Monroe. This week, eight contenders battled for a shot at NXT women’s champion Jacy Jayne. But Monroe, a former AEW women’s champion, didn’t have to wait. During Monroe’s contract signing, Jayne came to the ring for a confrontation, along… read more

Cleveland Guardians fans can be forgiven for lacking confidence heading into last night’s game against the San Francisco Giants. Seattle had just swept the Guardians, and next up was Giants left-hander Robbie Ray, who had an 8-1 record. Not only that, but San Francisco had gone all-in by trading for Rafael Devers, the expensive and… read more

Goldberg walked back into WWE Raw last night and told World champion Gunther, “You’re next!” They had a confrontation last fall at Bad Blood in Goldberg’s hometown of Atlanta. At age 58, Goldberg’s career is winding down. He will challenge Gunther for the title on Saturday Night’s Main Event in Atlanta on July 12. Yes,… read more

Why build a pay-per-view around Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker when you can make Savio Vega into a hero in one night? That must have been the thinking behind King of the Ring 1995, widely regarded as one of the worst pay-per-views ever. It was also the last World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view I purchased –… read more

Announcers aren’t supposed to steal the show, but it happened twice in World Wrestling Federation history. The first time was at Royal Rumble 92, when Bobby “The Brain” Heenan went through a roller coaster of emotions. Ric Flair emerged at No. 3 for the Royal Rumble (shock), was constantly targeted by dangerous enemies (terror), and… read more

WWE champion John Cena was attacked physically and verbally from all sides last night on Smackdown in Lexington, Ky. Cena opened the show to brag about being the unprecedented 17-time World champion. Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, and LA Knight came out to interrupt. The champion bailed out of the ring, only to be attacked by… read more

When I was driving to Dayton, Ohio, to watch the first King of the Ring pay-per-view in 1993, I was making predictions with my friend, John Duffy. The one thing we agreed on was that Hulk Hogan would retain the World Wrestling Federation championship against Yokozuna. Boy, were we wrong. Hogan had the match well… read more

Just when it seems like a wrestling contract signing will end peacefully, Don Callis shows up. Last night on AEW’s four-hour Summer Blockbuster from Portland, Oregon, International champion Kenny Omega and Continental champion Kazuchika Okada signed for a title unification match at All In Texas on July 12. A video package showed highlights of their… read more

Jasper Troy wasted no time targeting NXT champion Oba Femi last night. Troy attacked Femi as he entered the building to start the show. Troy, the male winner of “LFG” Season 1, slammed Femi through the windshield of a car to soften him up for their title match. The main event was equally violent. Troy… read more

Like Thanos in the Marvel Universe, Gunther is inevitable. He held the NXT UK title for more than 800 days and the Intercontinental championship for more than 600 days. His first World title reign began at SummerSlam when he beat Damien Priest. He lost it to Jey Uso at WrestleMania 41 in a crowd-pleasing upset…. read more