Author: Olivia Spavale

A new report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider reveals that Sasha Banks and Naomi are gone from WWE’s roster:  “While there has been no official indication they have been released, PWInsider.com can confirm that both Sasha Banks and Naomi were removed from WWE’s Internal roster over the last 24 hours. We have heard rumblings Banks may be doing some signings outside of WWE this Fall as well, but again, no official confirmation” Although, as the report states, there has been no confirmation that Sasha Banks or Naomi are officially released from the company, it seems WWE have no intention of…

In an interview on the “AEW Unrestricted” podcast, Marina Shafir talked with Aubrey Edwards and Tony Schiavone about her journey from WWE to AEW and her first time meeting Tony Khan.  Shafir said, “So I got let go (from WWE), and you know, I let my emotions kind of do their thing there for a minute. Then I just tried to get as much work as I could and land any opportunity that I felt was right for me because this has to make sense at this time. I just wanted to take every opportunity and understand what would make…

Former WWE Superstars known as the Authors of Pain are looking to wrestle on their own terms after a more than two-year break from wrestling.  The Authors of Pain haven’t stepped into a wrestling ring since March 9, 2020. A couple of months later in September of 2020, WWE wished them the best in their future endeavors and unceremoniously released the tag team. WWE fired the tag team during the pandemic after only four years. However, it seems they are doing a lot better for themselves recently.  Gzim and Sunny (aka Akam and Rezar) spoke with Fightful Select this week…

On this week’s episode of Stories of Brisco and Bradshaw, the special guest was Road Dogg. Road Dogg and hosts JBL and Gerald Brisco talked about Road Dogg’s relationship with Vince McMahon and dealing with Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. Road Dogg on his relationship with Vince McMahon: “He paid for me to go to rehab, which, in my mind, and in my heart, directly equates to me being alive today.” “He did the same for my brother, Scott. He then re-employed us for 10 years, paid me well, and gave me life experiences the likes that I’ll never see…

CM Punk has never shied away from expressing his opinions and political views. Recently, it was leaked that the United States Supreme Court made the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade –the 1973 case that gave women a constitutional right to abortion. This decision has been extremely divisive in America for obvious reasons. In response to the Supreme Court’s decision, CM Punk wore a shirt with the message “Abortion Rights Are Human Rights!” in support of women’s rights to abortion while he was on commentary last night on AEW Dynamite. Known and vocal conservative republican and former WWE wrestler, Jaxson…

Recently in an interview on Under The Ring, Thunder Rosa talked about how her never-ending feud with Britt Baker has evolved.  Rosa said, “Every match that we had, it escalated to the next level. At first we had our match that was a regular match at Beach Break. Then, we had the tag matches and the blow off [Lights Outs]. The rivalry that we had, it’s real. Now that I took the title from her, it’s not something that is going to end. It’s like The Rock and Stone Cold (Steve Austin), something similar, or Trish (Stratus) and Lita. Something…

In an interview with  Josh Martinez of Z100 on his Superstar Crossover podcast, McIntyre discusses, WWEBacklash, Clash At The Castle, WWE’S return to the UK, and who he thinks would be the best manager for him.  He stated, “If you say ‘anybody,’ right away, Bobby Heenan is someone who comes to mind, But at the same time, you know, I’ve been around Paul Heyman when he’s been managing some of my opponents like a Brock Lesnar and a Roman Reigns, and I saw what he’s been able to do for them. He is someone that has advised me throughout the…

Since the announcement of the Forbidden Door, fans have been putting together many dream matches between AEW and NJPW talent. Some talent, such as Swerve Strickland, have been putting together dream matches of their own. Recently, Swerve Strickland tweeted: https://twitter.com/swerveconfident/status/1520434838410391552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1520434838410391552%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightful.com%2Fwrestling%2Fswerve-strickland-will-ospreay-best-wrestler-world-easily  Speaking with Josh Nason of the Wrestling Observer, Strickland expanded on his tweet:  “I’ve been wrestling Will Ospreay since 2014. I wrestled him when he was a 19-year-old kid. He tells the story often, he never did a Spanish fly until he met me. I did a Spanish fly in our four-way match in 2014 in the UK. Now he…

Recently on The Dropkick Podcast, WWE veteran, TJ Wilson (fka Tyson Kidd), talked about his retirement, working with Sasha Banks, and NXT 2.0, Triple H’s retirement and more.  During the interview he said, “Yeah. There’s a lot of things I do miss about it. But, I got hurt at 34 right before I turned 35. Even then, I knew at some point this stage is going to come to an end. When I got hurt, I was forced to retire. The choice was taken out of my hands. I think with the way I’m wired, I think I’m a little…

Tomorrow night, New Japan Pro Wrestling will be airing their first ever Windy City Riot pay-per-view live from Chicago.  The card features 9 matches packed with incredibly talented superstars from NJPW, AEW, IMPACT wrestling and other independent promotions and has been updated after the addition of a six-mag tag team match featuring AEW’s The Factory. The newly crowned ROH Pure Champion, Wheeler Yuta has been added to the card, teaming with Rocky Romero to represent CHAOS to face members of LA Dojo. The card also features – for the first time ever– Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay as the night’s…