Dean Muhtadi grew to popularity in WWE due to tagging with Zack Ryder, in a team that became known as the Hype Bros. Muhtadi, formerly known as Mojo Rawley, spoke about this topic during a recent appearance on the Oh You Didn’t Know podcast. During his chat, the former seven-time WWE 24/7 Champion revealed that … Read more
Real1 reveals the greatest lesson he ever learned in the pro-wrestling business. The former NXT Cruiserweight Champion, who went by Enzo Amore in WWE, discussed this topic during a recent appearance on Busted Open Radio. On the show he discussed how much money Scotty 2 Hotty made off of merchandising during the height of his … Read more
WWE’s Seth Rollins and Pat McAfee linked up at the NFL Super Bowl Radio Row in Phoenix this week for an interview on a special edition of The Pat McAfee Show. Rollins made the following comments on navigating through the political side of the pro wrestling business: “I still love going to work every single … Read more
AEW World Champion MJF and Eddie Kingston continued to express strong dislike for each other this week. Kingston and MJF have traded shots in the past, on social media and in interviews, but Kingston had more harsh words for MJF this week when appearing on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast. Kingston called his co-worker a … Read more
The Twitter account for WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler has issued the first comments on The King’s status since he suffered a stroke at home on Monday night. As noted, it was reported on Tuesday that Lawler suffered “a serious medical episode” at his condo in Fort Myers, Florida, on Monday, and he had … Read more
Tuesday’s taped MLW Underground premiere on REELZ drew 79,000 viewers, according to Showbuzz Daily. The one-hour MLW Underground premiere at 10pm ET drew a 0.03 rating in the 18-49 key demographic. The 0.03 key demo rating represented 37,000 18-49 viewers, according to Wrestlenomics. MLW Underground ranked #132 on the Cable Top 150 this week with … Read more
Tuesday’s live post-Vengeance Day edition of WWE NXT drew 562,000 viewers on the USA Network, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily. This is down 4.25% from last week’s 587,000 viewers for the Vengeance Day go-home show. Tuesday’s NXT drew a 0.11 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is down 15.38% from last week’s 0.13 … Read more
Filed under: Can’t fake getting thrown and stomped into a door, apparently. The clock’s been ticking on Toxic Attraction for a while, probably even before the end of Mandy Rose’s NXT Women’s title (and overall WWE) run. It finally stuck DING DONG, HELLO! in the main event of Feb. 7’s episode, when Jacy Jayne … Read more
Deonna Purrazzo will remain under contract to Impact Wrestling through 2023. A new report from Fightful Select notes that Impact has exercised the one-year option on Purrazzo’s contract. While she has not signed a new contract or extension with the company, the one-year option will keep her locked in through the year. After being released … Read more
Bronson Reed vs. Mustafa Ali is now official for the WWE Elimination Chamber go-home edition of RAW. WWE released a online-exclusive video from RAW this week, showing Ali talking to Dolph Ziggler backstage. Ziggler was defeated by Reed the week before in a qualifying match for the WWE United States Title Elimination Chamber. Ali told … Read more