Author: John Caul

It’s a new day in WWE’s cruiserweight division and for the first episode after the WWE draft and the announce partnership between 205 Live and NXT, it was time for several members under the weight class to show out. This is the review of WWE 205 Live from Friday, October 25, 2019, with the main event of Isiah ‘Swerve’ Scott vs Ariya Davari. The show starts with Aiden English and Tom Phillips introducing us to this week’s episode as we are treated to an opening match between the new NXT Cruiserweight Champion, Lio Rush and top contender for the purple…

Some of the best moments on the WWE Network has been from WWE legend Stone Cold Steve Austin’s video edition of his podcast. From his very real interview with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to his somewhat awkward conversation with the former Dean Ambrose, the show has always stood out as a interesting watch. Announced recently, WWE, according to WrestleVotes, is planning to bring back the hit show to the network. While this may be interesting to some, the key here is “brand new name, but same concept.” Not much detail has come from this as Austin has not stated anything…

Sometimes you can only hope things don’t go from bad to worse. Unfortunately, when it comes to injuries, you really can’t predict what may happen. And for one superstar, it’s truly gone from bad to worse. As reported earlier this week, during WWE’s tour of Australia, Xavier Woods injured himself during a match in Sydney vs. The Revival. With the dreaded ‘X’ thrown up from WWE’s agents and referee, we all feared what the result may be. Confirmed today, as per PWInsider, Woods underwent surgery to repair a torn Achilles which will sideline him anywhere from six months to a…

They say it’s impossible to forget your first love. It’s the familiarity… the look… the feel. It stays with you for a long as you shall live. That is many wrestling fans who always will love the world of pro wrestling… that includes the Chicago native, CM Punk. CM Punk Confirms He Is Open To A Potential Wrestling Return. While promoting his upcoming horror movie, Girl On The Third Floor, Punk was a guest on Barstool Sports’ podcast My Moms Basement discussing all things movies and MMA. But of course, the question of a pro wrestling return came up and…

The majority of the WWE Friday Night Smackdown roster is in Sydney, Australia for a string of tour dates. As most wrestler’s schedules go, the more you work the more you may be prone to injury. That is the gist of what occurred to one of WWE’s beloved superstars. During Xavier Woods’ match against The Revival, the UpUpDwnDwn host was thrown into the ropes and immediately fell down after with an injury. The ref during the match threw up the “X” signaling for the trainers to come out. Based on live fan accounts, Woods was clutching his leg during the…

With all the movers and shakers in the world of professional wrestling, it seems that it has become a literal arms race in finding the best talent to make your roster better. Between WWE, AEW, New Japan and Impact, there is plenty of opportunities to go around. But while three of the aforementioned companies have made significant moves, IMPACT has relatively stayed out of the fight… until now involving Ace Romero and Joey Ryan. Fresh off their big Bound For Glory event, IMPACT has made two huge signings. First, after stating his free agency from his Lucha Underground contract earlier…

Pro wrestling is alive and well. With new TV deals, promotions prospering and new signings, it seems sports entertainment is the industry to be in right now. But for one superstar who has wrestling in his blood, it looks like he has his sights on changing his landscape. Back in late 2009, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Randy Orton teases “has signed a new long-term contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, reportedly for ten years”. At that time it was considered unprecedented. But now we are nearing the end of that contract and Randy may have set his sights on…

Northeast Wrestling has become one of the hottest independent companies in the New England area, no question. Moxley, the Kanellis’, Pentagon Jr…. a whose who have graced the NEW ring, and coming off another hot show which saw AEW’s Rey Fenix and JT Dunn tear the house down, NEW is back with Autumn Ambush on October 19th. Today, in my first edition of Northeast NOW, we will highlight three big matches I feel will are the ones to watch from the event this Saturday. DL Hurst vs. Cody Vance A match if firsts here as the opening match of the…

A great man once said, “no one is bigger than the WWE” and yet here we are in 2019, and no one would’ve dreamed the show Vince McMahon dubbed “the next evolution of WWE and the next evolution of television history” would turn into a cultural success. But here we are. The show formerly a ‘Rookies / Pros’ competition show now is heralded for its stories, signings, and even extensions of itself, once again expanding… this time into the Land of the Rising Sun. Back in 2018 during WWE’s Business Partner Summit, the man behind NXT currently spoke of turning…

Since 2016, Something To Wrestle With became a highly rated podcast due to Bruce Prichard’s very brash and straight forward style discussing all things wrestling including his time in WWE. This time, it looks like be brings that same style to television. As of today, Bruce Prichard has officially replaced Eric Bischoff as Friday Night Smackdown’s Executive Director. This comes two weeks after WWE’s second-longest weekly episodic show has debuted on FOX and after Bischoff and his wife have recently moved their family from Wyoming to Connecticut to be closer to the company for the position. “Prichard will oversee the…