Saturday can’t come soon enough for Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens. After attacking each other for weeks, they signed the contract for their Royal Rumble ladder match last night on Saturday Night’s Main Event. Shawn Michaels was the moderator for the contract signing in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Owens wore a “Cody Sucks… read more

Toni Storm has been a mystery since returning to AEW. Suddenly, she had no recollection of ever wrestling there, despite her status as a three-time AEW women’s champion. Storm reverted to her previous “rock chick” persona and acted like a wide-eyed rookie. Last night on AEW Collision, Storm came face-to-face with Mariah May, the current… read more

Brock Lesnar had a nearly perfect rookie year in WWE. The former All-American wrestler from Minnesota debuted shortly after WrestleMania X-8 in 2002. Lesnar quickly notched a major victory by winning the King of the Ring tournament. He beat Rob Van Dam in the final match. That earned him a title match against The Rock… read more

Charlotte Flair led a group of notable names who declared for the women’s Royal Rumble last night on Smackdown. Charlotte has amassed 14 World titles in her career, just two behind her father (Ric Flair) and John Cena. She has been out of action for more than a year with knee injury. Naomi, Nia Jax,… read more

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin won his third Royal Rumble in 2001, kicking off a monumental year in pro wrestling history. Austin’s record of three Rumble wins still stands today. Comedian Drew Carey entered the Rumble at No. 5 and ran away when Kane showed up. That appearance earned Carey a spot in the WWE Hall… read more

Minutes after claiming he would never help Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega chose him as a partner against the Don Callis Family. Omega opened last night’s Dynamite from Knoxville, Tenn., with a face-to-face confrontation with Ospreay. The “Aerial Assassin” had stabbed Omega in the head with a screwdriver during their match at Forbidden Door last year…. read more

Wrestling fans used to gather around the television on Saturdays at 6:05 p.m. to watch World Championship Wrestling. Those shows from the 1980s and ‘90s often took place at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta. NXT will honor wrestling history by presenting next week’s show from that location. Bayley appeared on last night’s NXT show… read more

Sami Zayn declared his intentions to win the Royal Rumble last night on Raw, adding to a stacked lineup of participants. Kevin Owens came out, and everyone expected him to attack Zayn due to his partnership with Roman Reigns. Instead, Owens explained that Sami was a good man who had forgiven Reigns and Owens himself… read more

When I wrote my history books about the WWF, WCW, and ECW, I called 1999 “The Year of Nonsense.” The Monday Night Wars had been raging for a few years, and the WWF and WCW threw out all sorts of crazy matches and scenarios in 1999 to knock each other out. One of those bizarre… read more

Sabu appeared at last night’s Game Changer Wrestling show in New York City, and now we know when his legendary career will end. Joey Janela defeated former ECW champion Masato Tanaka last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom, and then the lights went out. Sabu appeared when the lights came up, and Janela announced he would… read more