Raquel Gonzalez & Marcel Barthel Given New Names For SmackDown Debuts

WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has said that he apologised to Becky Lynch after previously saying that she should not call herself “The Man”. During the early stages of his career, Flair began calling himself “The Man” in promos, using it as part of his famous catchphrase “To be the man, you’ve got to beat the man.”

WWE Raw 30 came complete with a DX comedy segment that was received pretty well, but there was actually something you may have missed. In addition to his line about “this booking stuff” being pretty hard, Triple H also broke the fourth wall on another ‘hidden’ occasion, but you can always count on someone to notice these things.

Triple H and Vince McMahon share something in common when it comes to their vision of WWE’s future and that’s one particular wrestler. Vince McMahon had pitched Austin Theory as a potential successor to John Cena and Triple H has now revealed that he shares this sentiment. In...

The WWE Royal Rumble takes place on Saturday 28 January but Ronda Rousey won’t be a participant in the over the top rope women’s match. In the current issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscription required), Dave Meltzer has explained the reasoning behind the decision, saying:. “Ronda Rousey...

The January 27 edition of WWE SmackDown was headlined by Kevin Owens going one-on-one with Solo Sikoa ahead of tomorrow’s Royal Rumble event. Earlier in the show, Sami Zayn arrived outside the arena to thank Jey Uso for defending him during the Raw 30 Tribal Court segment and told him that if he needed anything just ask.

Tragic news has struck the world of professional wrestling with the word that one of wrestling's biggest stars has lost his life at the age of 38. Celebrity entertainment outlet TMZ, which is known for breaking the news of many deaths of famous people around the world, broke the news of the death of legendary wrestler Jay Briscoe, who has tragically died in a car crash at the age of 38.

A WWE legend’s son has discussed joining Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling training school. The top faction in WWE is currently The Bloodline who is represented by the Anoa’i family with Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns serving as “The Head of the Table”. Also, Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos and Solo Sikoa represent the highly touted stable.

A look at the possibility of AEW’s Tony Khan and his father Shad Khan buying or merging with WWE, and potentially working with Vince McMahon. The upcoming WWE sale is one of the hottest topics in wrestling right now, so let’s take a look at it…. Could Tony...

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley has addressed rumors that there’s some backstage heat between him and WWE. Rumors about backstage heat were fuelled by Foley’s recent announcement that he declined an offer to appear at WWE Raw 30 on January 23. Speaking on his ‘Foley is Pod’...

WWE Hall of Famer and NXT commentator Booker T has expressed his admiration for the upcoming return of former AEW star Cody Rhodes. Rhodes has been absent from the company since the 2022 Hell In A Cell premium live event, when he injured his pectoral muscle shortly before the show was due to begin.

An update has emerged on Brock Lesnar ahead of the January 27 edition of SmackDown. Lesnar returned to WWE on the January 23 30th Anniversary edition of Monday Night Raw, attacking Bobby Lashley and Austin Theory during their US Championship match. Lesnar dropped Lashley with an F5, before F5-ing Theory...

The members of DX have taken to Twitter to chat about their segment with Imperium on the Raw 30th Anniversary show this past Monday. GUNTHER, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci interrupted DX’s antics and I’m pretty sure just about everyone held their breath and thought: “Oh no, please don’t Revival them”.

A former WWE star has recalled starting a riot in Mexico. Since starting his professional wrestling career by co-winning WWE Tough Enough two decades ago, John Morrison has experienced so much in the business. Despite winning 31 championships across 21 different promotions, there is one moment that stands out above...

A new report has provided an update on WWE’s plans for the 30-woman Royal Rumble match. At the time of this writing, WWE has only announced seven confirmed entrants for the Women’s Royal Rumble match at this Saturday’s show. In today’s Wrestling Observer Daily Update, Dave Meltzer...

The WWE Raw 30th Anniversary show was a record-setting show for the company, though didn’t sit well with one former name. Former WWE official Jimmy Korderas recently spoke on the subject on his Reffin Rant Twitter post. Whilst he broadly enjoyed the show he felt that “they missed the...

A returning WWE star has declared for the Royal Rumble on SmackDown. On the January 27 edition of WWE SmackDown, Lacey Evans made her in-ring return after weeks of vignettes hyping her. In a match with Jazmin Allure, Evans got the victory with her new submission finisher, The Cobra Clutch.

The next challengers for the AEW World Trios Championships have been revealed on tonight’s AEW Rampage. On the January 18 edition of AEW Dynamite, Top Flight defeated The Young Bucks in an upset win for Dante and Darius Martin. On tonight’s episode of AEW Rampage, the Martin brothers had...

The SmackDown Women’s Championship scene has seemingly been a bit off a mess over the past few months. With Ronda Rousey defending the title against Raquel Rodriguez on the December 30 episode of the show, before Charlotte Flair returned to the company to defeat her for the title, many plans that WWE had made were seemingly blown up.

A WWE Hall of Famer says there is “no chance” of him being in the Royal Rumble match. On WWE Raw 30, D-Generation X once again reunited with Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Road Dogg and Sean “X-Pac” Waltman. This has led many fans to speculate that...

A top WWE star has become the top merchandise seller at the Royal Rumble superstore ahead of this Saturday’s event. After weeks of hype video packages, Cody Rhodes will make his return in the Men’s Royal Rumble match at this Saturday’s titular event. This has led to...