The Survivor Series used to be known for elimination matches, and tonight’s big WWE show will be about War Games. But in the late 1990s, Survivor Series was all about controversy. Bret Hart’s title defense against Shawn Michaels in 1997 threw the red-hot battle between the WWF and WCW into chaos. Hart had won his… read more

CM Punk revealed last night that he joined Roman Reigns’ War Games team as a favor to Paul Heyman. Punk sat down with Heyman and Reigns for a conference on last night’s Smackdown. Reigns was clearly annoyed at having Punk on the team, but Heyman pointed out that Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline had dominated Reigns’ family… read more

Survivor Series used to be about teams of “five strive to survive.” In recent years, it’s been about War Games. Now that Vince McMahon is gone, Triple H isn’t shy about using a very “WCW” concept as the centerpiece of a WWE pay-per-view. This year’s event will take place on Saturday at 6 p.m. Eastern… read more

The second Survivor Series in 1988 featured the Megapowers duo of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage on the same team. The top two stars of the WWF formed an unstoppable team, especially with Miss Elizabeth in their corner. Her timely intervention helped the Megapowers defeat the Megabucks (Ted DiBiase & Andre the Giant) in the… read more

Growing up in Northeast Ohio had a few perks, especially as a wrestling fan. I attended the very first WWF Survivor Series at the Richfield Coliseum, headlined by the WrestleMania III rematch between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant. This wouldn’t be a singles match. Each man brought four teammates to the main event for… read more

“Hangman” Adam Page is a complicated guy. At one point, he looked like he would become AEW’s very own “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Then his feud with Swerve Strickland pushed him into madness and nationally televised arson. Even though Page lost to Jay White for the second time at Full Gear, he had a plan… read more

Eric Bischoff and X-Pac will make special appearances on next week’s NXT show. Ridge Holland opened last night’s episode by bragging about putting Chase University out of business. He said that he would dethrone NXT champion Trick Williams on Dec. 7 at the Deadline event in Minneapolis. Later in the show, Williams was talking about… read more

The New Day has been one of the most successful teams in WWE history, but they are falling apart. The timing couldn’t be worse because next week, the team will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Raw. Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods lost quickly to Akira Tozawa & Otis, who are still called “Alpha Academy” despite… read more

AEW has never been shy about presenting great wrestling matches without any context or buildup. We have seen many crazy, intense feuds, but sometimes AEW likes to say, “Let’s just watch a bunch of great matches!” If you like that, then it’s the most wonderful time of the year. AEW will start its second annual… read more

What would you call a mashup of pro wrestling and MMA, including wrestlers from all of the major companies? It’s Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport, and the 12th edition of the event took place last night in Jersey City, N.J. Barnett, a former UFC heavyweight champion, presents the event a few times a year along with Game… read more