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Rising WWE Star Likely For Money In The Bank Match
One of WWE’s rising stars is likely to compete in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.

Steve Austin Reveals Recent Message To CM Punk
Steve Austin detailed a recent interaction he had with CM Punk amidst speculation about Punk’s AEW future.

WWE Writer Was Fired After Highlighting Problems With How The Company Was Run
One former WWE talent detailed a writer getting fired after pointing out problems with the way the company was being run.

AEW Dynamite Ratings Up For Double Or Nothing Go-Home Show
How many fans tuned in to see AEW’s big announcement regarding AEW Collision?

AEW Announces Two New Signings

The AEW roster just got even bigger!

Tony Khan Reveals First Location For AEW Collision 

Is AEW Collision heading to Chicago, or have plans for CM Punk’s grand return fallen apart?

Hulk Hogan Calls Racist Comments “A Speed Bump” 

Hulk Hogan has dismissed his well-publicised racist comments as a “speed bump.”

The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 05.24.23

Live from Las Vegas, NV

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Excalibur & Taz

Dynamite
Date: May 24, 2023
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Taz

It’s the go home show for Double Or Nothing and that means it’s time for one final push towards the pay per view. It would be hard to imagine anything else being added tonight, but for now at least, we should be in for a nice hard sell. The Blackpool Combat Club gets a Ring Of Honor Tag Team Title shot this week and you know the Elite will be around. Let’s get to it.

AEW Set For Huge Announcement During Tonight’s Dynamite
A new report provides insight on the huge announcement expected for tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite.

WWE Approached Hulk Hogan For Surprising WrestleMania 39 Retirement Match
Hulk Hogan claims he turned down a match against a surprising opponent at WrestleMania 39.

WWE Roster Cuts Could Be Imminent
A new report indicates WWE could soon be cutting some talent from its roster.

Update On The Future Of Dark Side Of The Ring Following VICE Media’s Bankruptcy
With news that VICE Media is filing for bankruptcy, the future of Dark Side of the Ring is in question.

Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect are commentating, broadcasting the last episode of the taping cycle in Daytona Beach, Florida.

GWF NORTH AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT (Part One):
(GWF, Dallas, Aug. 1991)
* So after weeks of incredible peer pressure, and caving to the Blog’s current obsession: “Shitty Indies”, I’m finally reviewing the GWF! This being the Global Wrestling Federation, which as is obvious by the name, is an indie run out of one tiny portion of the United States. It seems like every indie of the 1990s was either an ECWA-style “skinny indie guys doing Rockers matches” or a regional promotion with some grandiose name (Universal Wrestling Federation! GLOBAL Wrestling Federation!), a money mark at the center of it, a couple indie darlings (Cactus Jack & Scott Levy), and 30 guys Vince McMahon didn’t want. Case in point, this promotion’s GWF North American Title Tournament features The Patriot, pre-fame Cactus Jack, a green-as-grass Godfather, and a heavily pregnant Bill Eadie as “Axis the Demolisher”. This also gives us Stan Lane before he called it quits, Terry Gordy between Japan runs, failed WWF guy Al Perez, a pre-pubescent Buff Bagwell, and assorted other dweebs. This is FANTASTIC in terms of weirdo Dream Matches… but since it’s a U.S. indie in the early ’90s, it’s probably just going to be a lot of guys lazily humping each other, doing nerveholds and cheap falls.

FIRST ROUND:
THE PATRIOT vs. SOULTAKER:
* HELL YES! We start off with Del Wilkes, the most “what Vince wants in a wrestler” guy to never last more than a couple of years in any company, and a very young pre-Papa Shango Charles Wright. Patriot’s an obvious body guy with long U.S. flag tights, while Soultaker’s a giant dude with a big, thick body but not as much definition, and Mantaur’s hairstyle. He’s wearing the black singlet he’d keep as Papa Shango.

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

We’re continuing my current rebooking arc this week, as we go from Survivor Series 2015 all the way up to WrestleMania XXXII.

Last week we booked Starrcade 2015, and I’ll post the results after the break line for those who would like to be easily caught up to where we are in this six part arc. You can also read the full article in my archives should you wish to.

Starrcade 2015 ended with a few key plot points. Roman Reigns retained his WWE Title against Cody Rhodes in the Main Event, whilst Dean Ambrose managed to gain entry into the Royal Rumble match courtesy of a big win.

Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch defeated Naomi and Sasha Banks, but now both of their teams have splintered and action is required to address it at the Royal Rumble.

Kevin Owens is still the Intercontinental Champion, but his grip on that belt might soon be slipping, as might The New Day’s hold on the WWE Tag Titles.

Let’s see what happens next as we rebook Royal Rumble 2016!

You can view the real card for the event by clicking below;

https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=137909&page=2

The SmarK Rant for WWF Insurrextion 2000 – 05.06.00

Is that even English?

Live from Earl’s Court in London, England, and the situation in the WWF is a little bit different since we last visited in 1999.

Your hosts are Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler

WWE Has Held Talks About Making Raw’s Third Hour More “Adult”

There could be change on the way for Monday Night Raw.

Which WWE Legend Played A Role In Brock Lesnar Squashing John Cena In 2014? 

It has been revealed that a WWE Hall of Famer was involved in Brock Lesnar’s famous demolition of John Cena.

“Discussions Have Taken Place” Within WWE About Huge WrestleMania 40 Main Event 

Backstage talks have already begun over a massive WrestleMania main event.

Ex-WWE Star Denies They’re Retired 

A former WWE Superstar has hit back at speculation they’ve retired.

NXT
Date: May 23, 2023
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T.

It’s the go home show for Battleground and that means we need to finalize the Women’s Title match. The tournament semifinals will take care of that tonight and there are a few combinations. Other than that, we’ll probably get one more hard push towards Carmelo Hayes vs. Bron Breakker. Let’s get to it.

Nick Khan Confirms WWE Is Open To Making Major Changes To SmackDown
WWE CEO Nick Khan spoke about the company being open to making major changes to Friday Night SmackDown.

Jim Cornette Says The Young Bucks Are “Scared Sh**less” Of CM Punk
Legendary manager Jim Cornette believes The Young Bucks not only have animosity toward CM Punk, they’re also scared of him.

AEW Collision In Daily’s Place “A Nothing Rumor”
Rumors that the debut of AEW Collision could take place at Daily’s Place have been debunked.

WWE Raw Ratings Down Against Nuggets-Lakers NBA Playoff Game
The latest episode of Monday Night Raw saw a decline in ratings against some stiff competition.

1.21 Gigawatts
Date: March 21, 2008
Location: American Legion Post #308, Reseda, California
Attendance: 300
Commentators: Excalibur, Rick Knox, Taro

It’s another PWG show and I think I would have to turn in my nerd card if I didn’t look at a show with this name. As usual, I’m really not sure what to expect here as I’m doing these shows at random, meaning continuity isn’t a factor. The action tends to be quite good though and if that is the case again here, we should be in for a heck of a show. Let’s get to it.