Ron Killings aka R-Truth hasn’t done much on WWE programming in recent months, after fan backlash helped bring him back to WWE in June one week after the company didn’t renew his contract. One of his more notable television bits since then happened in August when he flew to the wrong Dublin and missed WWE […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Earlier today, “The Real Deal” Zayda Steel announced her exit from WWE’s Independent Development (ID) program. “I’ve decided not to renew my WWE ID contract. I’m incredibly grateful for all the knowledge, experience, and opportunities I’ve gained along the way, but at the end of the day, I have to do what’s best for me. […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
AEW taped this weekend’s Homecoming episode of Collision (spoilers here) last night at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. The big news reported from the taping is that Kota Ibushi suffered an injury and was apparently stretchered out of the arena after his match against Josh Alexander. Ibushi’s leg appeared to give out on him while […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
On this week’s (Oct. 6) episode of Raw, Paul Heyman insinuated that Bronson Reed is the first man to ever put such a severe beating on Roman Reigns that he had to be stretchered out of the arena. Former WWE star Braun Strowman quickly corrected Heyman on social media after the show, while physically comparing […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
John Cena was truly an awful babyface character for part of his run atop WWE over a decade ago. The two angles I can think of that best illustrate this point are when he stripped Michael Cole down to his boxers and violated him with JR’s barbecue sauce on Raw in 2012, and later that […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
WWE Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque publicly backed Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes amid negative press after a recent ratings decline for one of its signature shows. On Wednesday, it was reported that last Friday’s episode of SmackDown averaged 1.03 million viewers on the USA Network — a sharp decrease from the previous week’s 1.24 million […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Welcome back to the Sermon on the Mat, your weekly one-stop shop for news from the wider world of wrestling beyond the big cable TV monoliths that get all the coverage, with a special focus on shows that air on IWTV and TrillerTV. Coming soon… On IWTV Beyond Wrestling Open Episode 197 (Oct. 9, 7:30 pm ET) SOS […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
AEW rolled into Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday night to tape this Saturday’s (Oct. 11) “Homecoming” episode of Collision. AEW has advertised multiple matches for the card on Saturday night. Let’s see how the results panned out, courtesy of spoilers from F4WOnline. Do you plan to check out Collision on Saturday night on […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Here’s your “Daily Open Thread” for Oct. 9, 2025. Come chat about whatever you would like. Come back all day and night for discussion of all things pro wrestling and beyond, some of the former but much more of the latter. Basically, this is the spot to yak about anything related to anything other than […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
The latest rumors, including Kofi inking a new WWE deal along with Woods, what Escobar stayed for, shortfalls for Tony Khan in Texas, and more!| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
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Your best source for Pro Wrestling news, rumors and opinion from the fan perspective.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Your best source for Pro Wrestling news, rumors and opinion from the fan perspective.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Your best source for Pro Wrestling news, rumors and opinion from the fan perspective.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
WWE Friday Night SmackDown comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Oct. 3, 2025) with a live show emanating from the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, featuring all the latest build to the upcoming Crown Jewel premium live event scheduled for next weekend in Australia. Advertised for tonight: WWE Champion Cody Rhodes teams up with old friend […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
After wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died this summer at the age of 71, his home state of Florida recognized Fri., Aug. 1 as Hulk Hogan Day. Both the Florida and United States flags were flown at half-staff. Today (Oct. 3), Florida extended another honor to the late WWE Hall of Famer. A two-mile portion of […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Joshi (Japanese women’s wrestling) standout Sareee was 23 when she signed with WWE in 2020. Her move to the United States was delayed by the start of the COVID pandemic, and not long after she arrived at the Performance Center in Orlando, Vince McMahon took over NXT. Working under the name Sarray, she had been […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Mike Santana is set to challenge Trick Williams for the TNA World Championship at Bound For Glory on October 12. If Trick Willy has a good lawyer, then the title match should be canceled. Events unfolded on Impact (Oct. 2, 2025) to make that case. As Santana entered the arena, Santino Marella informed him that […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
With a two decades-and-counting career in the professional wrestling business, one that’s spanned the world and given him runs at WWE, TNA, and AEW, Montell Vontavious Porter has seen things change for Black wrestlers. He’s been openly joyful about the positive developments, and has called out some things that linger from wrestling’s more prejudiced past. […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Over the past couple weeks, we and others who are interested in how various wrestling shows fare in the television ratings noticed that the numbers for WWE and AEW’s programs were down. It wasn’t terribly unusual for this time of year — football season just started, after all. The decline coincided with delays in reports […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Ask most fans what the Ultimate Warrior’s greatest match was, and most will say it was his victory over Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VI. Others will insist it was his career vs. career match against Randy Savage the following year at WrestleMania VII. Whichever camp you fall into, neither answer is wrong — both matches […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
SmackDown airs tonight (Oct. 3) with a live show emanating from Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is the second episode of SmackDown during the three week build towards Crown Jewel, which takes place on October 11 in Australia. Cody Rhodes makes another bad decision in WWE WWE Champion Cody Rhodes is set to […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Here’s your “Daily Open Thread” for Oct. 3, 2025. Come chat about whatever you would like. Come back all day and night for discussion of all things pro wrestling and beyond, some of the former but much more of the latter. Basically, this is the spot to yak about anything related to anything other than […]| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Here are spoilers for the October 4 episode of AEW Collision, where Timeless Toni Storm comes up with a new way to hype a PPV title match.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
WWE Vault drops the ‘Perfect’ playlist with a must-see Intercontinental Title match for fans of all ages.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
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One of these things is not like the other, as the difference between two similar-looking moves is finally explained.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Rhea Ripley will indeed be on the card when WWE heads to Australia for its next big PLE.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Seth Rollins has a very important question for Cody Rhodes as they begin their journey to Crown Jewel| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Asuka tells her side of the story. But is it a sincere plea or deceptive ploy?| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
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Your best source for Pro Wrestling news, rumors and opinion from the fan perspective.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
AEW loads up the card.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
The one guy who wants his WWE release was not among the names we got on ‘Black Sunday’.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Their latest show streamed free, and was main event-ed by Stardom’s top champ title-for-title against a New Japan one.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
‘This b*tch is back’, said the former World champ after working around the rules to get her hands on Gia Miller at Victory Road.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Talk about stuff here.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
Cody Rhodes is saved by Randy Orton after asking Paul Heyman some questions about Brock Lesnar.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
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It’s a historic day. With the Endeavor sale finalized and TKO Group Holdings trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Vince McMahon is no longer the majority owner of WWE.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
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QB1 reclaimed WWE’s top prize at SummerSlam, and finished first in our latest Cageside Community Wrestler Rankings. But it’s a new week, and your vote will give us a new Top Ten!| Cageside Seats
The WWE Hall of Famer’s former friend, radio host Bubba the Love Sponge, continues to insist Hogan’s team is hiding his poor health. The Mouth of the South has now joined Eric Bischoff and Hulk’s wife in trying to shut the rumor down.| Cageside Seats
Reckoning with the legend’s death is even harder for Black fans, because pro wrestling & WWE reminded us of its true colors when it re-embraced Hogan after his racism became public knowledge.| Cageside Seats
Follow along with this week’s episode, featuring Cody Rhodes talking John Cena match, a tribute to Hulk Hogan, and more!| Cageside Seats
The latest rumors, including WWE’s response to Goldberg, word on Roman Reigns’ new name, possible matches at SummerSlam, and more!| Cageside Seats
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The Rainmaker warms up for his All In Texas fight with longtime rival Kenny Omega by rekindling his rivalry with Omega’s best friend. Plus, Mercedes Moné defends the TBS title against Toni Storm’s ally Mina Shirakawa, and more! Follow along July 2’s anniversary show here!| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
UFC fighter Michael Chandler told sports journalist “The Schmo” that he’s been in talks with WWE’s Triple H about a potential crossover.| Cageside Seats, for Pro Wrestling fans
