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WWE Survivor Series: highlights, grades and analysis

November 24, 2019

WWE returned to the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Ill., for the 32nd edition of their annual Survivor Series...

WWE Survivor Series predictions

November 21, 2019

WWE returns to the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Ill., for its annual Survivor Series pay-per-view. Following ...

Armchair Creative: Reviving the Cruiserweight Division

Matthew Rago, Managing Editor

November 20, 2019

On the heels of 2016’s critically acclaimed Cruiserweight Classic, WWE decided to ride the momentum of the tournament by reviving the then-defunct cruiserweight championship. The idea was to offer the shiftiest, quickest high-flying wrestlers in the world a platform to showcase their talent under the WWE banner, thus depr...

CM Punk returns to WWE

November 20, 2019

What will CM Punk’s role be upon his WWE return?

Crown Jewel Grades and Analysis

November 2, 2019

Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Cain Velasquez (with Rey Mysterio) for the WWE Championship Summary: Velasquez ambushed...

Five most misused WWE stars

Matthew Rago, Managing Editor

November 1, 2019

Luke Harper At best, WWE’s recent treatment of Luke Harper has been unprofessional. At worst, it has been outright malicious. Harper, whose journey to the WWE was chronicled in a WWE-sponsored documentary, has been transparent about his love for wrestling. So when he requested his release from WWE earlier this year, i...

WWE Crown Jewel match card and predictions

October 30, 2019

WWE will return to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Oct. 31 for their now-annual Crown Jewel pay-per-view event....

WWE Draft: Night One Graded

October 22, 2019

While it isn’t currently possible to definitively grade the WWE Draft until the second half of the dr...

Money over everything: The Saudi-WWE agreement

Matthew Rago, Managing Editor

October 22, 2019

WWE returns to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Oct. 31 for their now-annual Crown Jewel event. The promotion signed a 10-year deal with the KSA, promising two events per year. However, WWE’s willingness to embrace the KSA and more specifically, their money, has prompted a significant backlash from all corners. Detractors co...

WWE Draft Night Two Graded

October 22, 2019

With the WWE Draft in the books, we will be grading night two and then the draft as a whole. Who came...

4 Ups, 7 Downs from WWE Draft

October 22, 2019

WWE scheduled an intrabrand event spanning three nights to segregate their rosters into two distinct...

Armchair Creative: Salvaging Shinsuke Nakamura

Matthew Rago, Managing Editor

October 22, 2019

Shinsuke Nakamura is a main-event talent dwelling in WWE’s midcard. Once touted as one of the highest-profile signings in WWE history, Nakamura burst onto the scene in NXT with a critically acclaimed match against Sami Zayn. After capturing the NXT Championship, Nakamura was ushered to the main roster, where he defeated John...