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Kota Ibushi shocked wrestling fans around the world a couple of weeks ago when he announced he would be a free agent in the wrestling world for the time being. The New Japan Pro Wrestling star has really made a name for himself over the past couple of years as one of the most athletic […]

WWE has announced a “Beat The Clock Challenge” for this week’s edition of Monday Night RAW in order to reveal exactly which Diva will challenge Divas Champion Nikki Bella for her title at Night Of Champions in September. Expected to take part in the “Beat The Clock Challenge” on RAW are all members of Team […]

According to a report on WWE.com, wrestling legend Sting is set to appear on this Monday’s edition of WWE RAW. Not only will Sting be appearing on the show, but he will also be kicking off the broadcast at 8:00 p.m. ET. Sting’s appearance on RAW will come just one week after he made his […]

The season finale of WWE’s Tough Enough aired on Tuesday evening, and the male and female winners of a $250,000 contract were revealed. Warning: Spoilers Ahead The female competition came down to Sara Lee and Amanda. When the final votes were tallied, Sara garnered 64 percent of the vote from the Tough Enough audience, while […]

WWE is moving forward with plans to release a DVD and Blu-Ray set on the life and career of the late Owen Hart, despite public objections from Owen’s widow, Martha. When asked about the upcoming release, Bruce Hart feels that the decision could be exploiting his late brother. During an interview this week with The […]

The official cause of death for pro wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper was announced to the media on Wednesday. According to a report released by TMZ, Piper died from a heart attack suffered due to a blood clot in his lungs. The report from TMZ notes that the website was […]

WWE’s Triple H took part in a conference call on Wednesday morning with the media to discuss the continued growth and progression of WWE’s NXT brand, as well as the company’s big NXT Takeover: Brooklyn show this Saturday. Triple H touched on several topics throughout the call, and Inquisitr intends to provide you with some […]

From the sounds of it, the training that Arrow star Stephen Amell is going through in preparation for his first ever wrestling match at SummerSlam isn’t going as smoothly as he may have thought. The WWE newcomer took to Facebook to talk about the training for his upcoming bout, where he (Amell) will team with […]

Bernie Sanders is riding a wave of popularity after drawing record crowds throughout August, and his recent success on the campaign trail on the west coast has translated into some very good news back east. In New Hampshire, a state that Hillary Clinton carried over Barack Obama in the 2008 primary, the Vermont senator has […]

WWE NXT is set to hold their biggest event in history on Saturday, August 22, when the company holds NXT Takeover: Brooklyn at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York. The NXT show will take place on day before, and in the very same venue as, WWE SummerSlam. This will be the first time that […]

As Elvis Week 2015 kicks into gear this week in Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis Presley’s original hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi, wasn’t to be left out of the action. The town unveiled two brand new statues of The King overlooking the singer’s iconic birthplace (a two room, shotgun shack that has been preserved). Presley was born in […]

Stephen A. Smith has always been known as a harsh critic of Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, but Smith took his criticism of Cutler one step further on a recent edition of First Take on ESPN. When asked about Cutler on the show, Smith went on a full-fledged tirade against the much-criticized quarterback. Cutler is […]

Just when it seems the Hulk Hogan news is starting to come to a halt, something new breaks. This time, it has to do with Hogan allegedly making conflicting statements under oath. The National Enquirer, which originally broke the story last month regarding Hogan’s racist rant on a 2006 sex-tape, is also the source of […]

AAA Wrestling in Mexico is set for Triplemania XXIII this Sunday, August 9. The show will air live from Mexico City, Mexico at 7:00 p.m. ET. For the first time ever, Triplemania will be available live on pay-per-view across the United States and Canada, along with English announcing. One of the biggest reasons the show […]

The third installment of the Auction At Graceland is now open to the public, with bids being accepted online for 174 rare Elvis Presley items up for auction by third party individuals. Out of the three officially sanctioned Elvis Presley Enterprises auctions held at The King’s former home, this incarnation is by far the largest. […]

Bret Hart and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper shared many memories in the squared circle throughout the years. When you think of the two and how their paths crossed in the wrestling ring, perhaps no match is more memorable than their WWE Intercontinental Title match in Indianapolis at WrestleMania VIII. That night in 1992, Roddy Piper dropped […]

In the story that seems to never end, even more racially insensitive remarks by WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan were uncovered by Josh Rojas of Bay News 9. The comments were made by Hogan while talking to his then-jailed son, Nick, during a phone call in May, 2008. Nick Hogan was in jail at […]

The recent report concerning a racist tirade that WWE legend Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea) made on a 2006 sex tape wasn’t without a financial impact for World Wrestling Entertainment. According to a recent report from Forbes, Hogan’s rant caused the WWE’s shareholders approximately $50 million. After news broke on Friday concerning the Hogan remarks, WWE’s […]

WWE is set to release the second volume in their Monday Night War DVD and Blu-ray series on September 8. The full title for the set is The Monday Night War, Volume 2: Know Your Role. The episodes featured on the set are the same shows that aired as part of the Monday Night War […]

The greatest yearly tournament in professional wrestling gets started on Monday as New Japan Pro Wrestling presents the 25th edition of the G-1 Climax Tournament. The tournament, which will take place throughout July and August over the course of 19 shows, consists of 20 wrestlers divided into two blocks. A BLOCK Hiroshi Tanahashi Togi Makabe […]

WWE is set to release their second DVD and Blu-Ray release on Sting this October 13. While the first Sting release centered around highlighting some of his most iconic matches over the course of his career, this new release will focus on behind the scenes footage showing Sting preparing for his match with WWE this […]

WWE has scheduled a release party for August 22, during SummerSlam weekend, for their new book on the life of the late Ultimate Warrior. The event will be held at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn. Dana Warrior, widow of Ultimate Warrior, will be present at the event. The Ultimate Warrior statue that WWE unveiled earlier this […]

At Thursday night’s WWE NXT tapings at Full Sail University, it was revealed by NXT General Manager William Regal that Japanese wrestling icon Jushin “Thunder” Liger will be wrestling at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn the night before SummerSlam. The following release was issued on WWE.com. “International wrestling legend Jushin “Thunder” Liger will appear at NXT TakeOver: […]

The man who once ruled Las Vegas could be returning to the stage next year in a new way thanks to the wonders of modern technology. According to a recent interview with the managing editor of Pulse Evolution, the company is working on a hologram of Elvis Presley for use in a live concert setting. […]

With his death occurring 38-years ago, many of Elvis Presley’s current fans were not alive when the “The King” was selling-out arenas nationwide. However, due to the developments of modern technology, Elvis fans will soon be able to see him in a way that many thought unimaginable. According to a report from The Elvis Information […]

Yesterday, a report online from WrestlingINC circulated which suggested that two of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s biggest stars, Kazuchika Okada and Shinsuke Nakamura, took part in a tryout with WWE during this weekend’s WWE Japan tour. The WrestlingINC report is quoted below. “There are lots of rumors coming out of WWE’s current tour of Japan […]

As Inquisitr reported previously, Kurt Angle is scheduled to undergo neck surgery on a tumor that was found on his neck. Angle announced this to fans personally during the latest TNA Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando. Angle went on to tell the fans that he will be taking some time off following the surgery for […]

Diana Hart Smith, who was married for many years to Davey Boy Smith (The British Bulldog), is reportedly making an attempt to get her late ex-husband inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. During a wrestling convention last week in London, Diana had a petition on her table looking for signatures to start a grass […]

Former TNA Television and Tag Team Champion Gunner, known as “The Modern Day Viking,” recently took part in his first interview with the media since his departure from TNA. He discussed many topics with the hosts of The Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling, including his departure from the company, his time in the NWA […]

Elvis Presley Enterprises and Graceland will be hosting their third Auction At Graceland event this August, and the event will reportedly feature more than 170 authentic Presley items for sale to the general public. The auction will be held on August 13, just three days before the 38th anniversary of Presley’s 1977 death. The most […]

Jeff Jarrett’s return to TNA Impact Wrestling on Wednesday night was a shock to many in the wrestling world. Not so much because of the way he exited the company in the first place, but Jarrett’s return was shocking due to the way Jarrett’s name has been rubbed in the dirt by Dixie Carter and […]

Sony has announced that they will be re-releasing Elvis Presley’s 1975 album, Elvis Today, as part of a special 40th anniversary, Legacy Edition package. The special release of the album is not the first time that Elvis Today has been re-issued in recent years. The Elvis Presley collector’s label FTD (Follow That Dream Records) re-released […]

WWE diva Natalya (Nattie Neidhart) recently took part in an interview with TooFab.com. During the interview, Natalya discussed her role in the WWE’s diva division, her part on the E! Network’s Total Divas, the Bella twins, and much more. Natalya also discussed being prepared to wrestle at a high level for WWE, as well as […]

The wrestling world experienced a tragic death on Monday as “Nature Boy” Buddy Landel (William Ansor) passed away at the young age of 53. According to reports circulating the news media and internet, the exact details of Landel’s death still are not known. Landel reportedly was involved in a significant automobile accident this past weekend, […]

In the mid-1990s, there was no group of friends in wrestling more controversial than the so-called Kliq. The group, comprised of Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Triple H, and Sean Waltman was rumored to have Vince McMahon’s ear and hold power over the then World Wrestling Federation in a way that no other group […]

If you grew up playing Super Mario Bros. 3 in the early 1990s on the original Nintendo Entertainment System, you’re going to need to see this. Kjetil Nordin, a 31-year-old Nintendo fan from Norway who now lives in Denmark, has spent the last six years crocheting one of the game’s most iconic maps. The map […]

Del Wilkes, known during his WWE run as The Patriot, recently gave a lengthy interview with wrestling podcast The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling. Wilkes is best known for the role he played in the 1997 WWE storyline that involved Bret Hart’s Hart Foundation stable feuding with Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Ken Shamrock, and […]

CM Punk received some mainstream sports media publicity on Thursday when he was selected by Comcast Sportsnet Chicago to co-anchor their coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks’ celebratory Stanley Cup Parade. Punk is no stranger to CSN Chicago, having been interviewed by the station in the past at the United Center while attending Blackhawks games. Punk […]

Sunday night at Money In The Bank, Seth Rollins narrowly retained his WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a ladder match with Dean Ambrose. When both men fell from the ladder to the ring below, it appeared Ambrose had a chance at going home with the belt, but Rollins was able to retain possession of the […]

June 14 is a special day set aside every year to celebrate the flag of the United States of America. The year 1877 was the first time that Flag Day was celebrated, though Flag Day didn’t become a national holiday until 1949. The holiday itself was established 33 years earlier by President Woodrow Wilson. Despite […]

When WWE started the Slammy Awards back in 1986, the show was it’s own event. Held in a theater setting, the Slammy Awards were originally WWE’s take on the Grammy Awards (hence the name) and the Academy Awards, all rolled into one. With WWE lacking a yearly Hall of Fame show for many years (outside […]

Prior to being brought up from NXT to the main WWE roster, there were rumors and reports stating that Adrian Neville was slated to enter WWE under the guise of a gimmick styled upon the classic cartoon character Mighty Mouse. In a recent interview with The PodNasty Wrestling Podcast, Neville denies that he was ever […]

So far, it appears that the sharing of the Destination America network between Ring of Honor and TNA has benefited both companies. The June 10 edition of Ring of Honor Wrestling on Destination America, the second show ROH has aired on the network, showed an increase in viewers. The June 10 ROH show drew 161,000 […]

Over the past 24 hours, one of the biggest rumors going around in wrestling involves the prospect of WWE NXT working with WWN. WWN is the parent company of one of the top independent wrestling companies in the United States, Gabe Sapolsky’s EVOLVE Wrestling, as well as Full Impact Pro Wrestling and the now-defunct Dragon […]

WWE is set to hold two huge events in Japan in just under one month’s time. On July 3 and 4, WWE will present two live events in Tokyo at the famed Sumo Hall (Ryogoku Kokugikan), the site of many famous Japanese wrestling events over the years. The July 4 show will even be broadcast […]

If you’re a long-time wrestling fan, you might remember the advertisements in the mid-1990s for the WWE Wrestle Vessel. The Wrestle Vessel was a cruise ship that fans could take a vacation on, for an exorbitant price, and interact for a few days with some of their favorite wrestling stars for a few days. Everyone […]

If you have followed professional wrestling long enough, the phrase “plans change” is something you’ve heard over and over again. It appears that’s exactly what has happened when it comes to Brock Lesnar and his scheduled return to WWE television. After losing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of WrestleMania 31, Lesnar […]

Since his debut at NXT Takeover: Unstoppable, Samoa Joe has made quite an impact in WWE. After originally being signed to what was described as a “Rhyno-like” contract that would allow Joe to continue to work shows for other, non-nationally televised wrestling companies, WWE decided to pivot and sign Samoa Joe to an exclusive, main […]

Tommy Rogers (real name Thomas Couch), best known as one half of the 1980s professional wrestling tag team The Fantastics, tragically passed away on Monday at the age of 54. Rogers was found by his roommate at home in Honolulu, Hawaii. No official cause of death is available at this time. Tommy Rogers rose to […]

Throughout the late 1990s, nobody exemplified WCW more than Sting. Ever the loyal soldier, Sting watched many of WCW’s biggest stars, such as Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Dusty Rhodes, Sid Vicious, and others, go off to join WWE over the years, but Sting was the sole member of the roster who never made that jump […]