Had a chance to talk to Zelina Vega today at the first #WrestleMania media day (there's another tomorrow), and she told us her very specific, personal reason for wanting Rhea Ripley to topple Charlotte Flair. #WWE
The WHOLE BCC made things miserable for Omega, Hayter ran off The Outcasts, Jungle Boy spit fire at MJF, and Adam Cole made a successful return but may have a feud with a legend brewing.
Get caught up with all the action from #AEWDynamite from St. Louis on Wrestling Junkie. #AEW
I've landed in L.A. for #WrestleMania week. Very fortunate to be covering my fifth Mania in person, but this is the first since we launched Wrestling Junkie last May.
There's so much other amazing wrestling here this week from indies (the GCW Collective alone is amazing), NJPWxIMPACT, ROH Supercard of Honor, Tokyo Joshi Pro, the list goes on and on. It pains me that I'm going to be tied up mostly with #WWE but hopefully as we grow we'll be able to send more people and spread our coverage out.
- Cody - Theory - Seth - Rhea - KO and Sami - Asuka - Becky, Lita and Trish - Lesnar, I guess? - Balor, or The Demon - Sheamus - Dominik - Braun and Ricochet - Ronda and Shayna
Many video packages were shown, Omos weighed in but Brock did not, a new women's tag team came together, and Cody Rhodes did something we haven't seen from anyone yet.
The final #WWERaw before #WrestleMania is in the books and we have the details on Wrestling Junkie.
One of the things I really enjoy doing is guides for lapsed #wrestling fans. Here's the one we've put together for #WrestleMania, which hopefully will come in handy for anyone who hasn't watched #WWE in months ... or years.
Dominik finally pushed Rey to do what he's long resisted, Gunther, Sheamus and Drew signed on the dotted line, and The Usos weren't about to let everyone enjoy the thought of WrestleZaynia.
Catch up on all the #SmackDown action from Vegas on Wrestling Junkie. #WWE
Was a nice calm afternoon, relatively speaking, in the #wrestling world, and then BAM, CM Punk hits Instagram.
Among the most interesting points: - He says Moxley refused to lose to him leading into All Out, which he claims no one ever did to him before - He hasn't seen Rocky III (something he has said on social media before) and disliked Mox's idea based on it - He heavily implies TK leaned on him to return before he was medically cleared #AEW
The BCC ran roughshod all night, FTR put their careers on the line, Adam Cole got his first opponent back, and Omega vs. Vikingo was spectacular ... but Don Callis spoiled a heartwarming ending.
All the details on #AEWDynamite from Independence are up on Wrestling Junkie. #AEW
Very excited that our guest this week on Wrestling Junkie's Under the Ring podcast was #AEW star and #ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli.
Check out his talk with host Phil Strum about why he doesn't really subscribe to the idea of dream matches, why it's important to keep learning, one word that describes what makes a great tag team, what he thinks about his probable Supercard of Honor opponent Eddie Kingston, and what goes into a great cup of coffee.
We've also updated our post on the full #WrestleMania card as one more match was made official on Raw, and another had all of its competitors confirmed. #WWE
KO and Sami made it official with The Usos, Logan Paul got one over on Seth Rollins again, Bianca and Asuka co-existed ever so briefly, and Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes ended the show superbly.
#WWERaw details from St. Louis are up on Wrestling Junkie. #WWE
Makes perfect sense that as one of the purest babyface characters in major pro #wrestling right now, Cody Rhodes wouldn't want to only show up every few weeks if he wins at #WrestleMania. #WWE
Cody Rhodes revealing he asked John Cena for match during their interaction on the March 6 #WWERaw is intriguing only because while they've been in the ring together plenty of times in the past, they were all before Cody elevated himself into a main eventer.
Fans would also likely get a huge kick out of seeing them team together at this point in their careers, I'd imagine. #WWE
Charlotte and Rhea had a WILD brawl, Rey still refused to fight his son, Gunther got the challenger(s) we all knew were coming, and Sami and KO found a way past their differences.
Catch up on anything you missed from #SmackDown from KC. #WWE
Need to brush up on your #WrestleMania history or can't remember who won which match from some years past? We have a post up now with every match and every winner going back to WM I.
Yes it's a lot of scrolling but you can always bookmark it and refer to it as needed. ?
The pillars confronted MJF, faces rallied against The Outcasts, Orange Cassidy leveled up, BCC and Dark Oder fought all show long, and the House won in the end.
Catch up on anything you missed from #AEWDynamite in Winnipeg.
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