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Shawn Spears vs. Dustin Rhodes set for AEW’s Double Or Nothing PPV

May 20, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Another match has been added to AEW’s Double Or Nothing PPV as Shawn Spears and Dustin Rhodes will clash at the event.

Karrion Kross vs. Tommaso Ciampa added to NXT TakeOver: In Your House

May 20, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Karrion Kross will have his first big singles match in NXT against Tommaso Ciampa on June 7th at TakeOver: In Your House.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Road Warrior Animal explains his issues with Dark Side of the Ring episode

May 19, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Road Warrior Animal on his issues with the recent Dark Side of the Ring episode, Cody says no one has seen the TNT Championship besides Tony Khan, CZW heavily criticized on social media for PPV titles, Alexa Bliss talks Becky Lynch’s announcement and WWE’s attorney responds to Martha Hart’s comments.

U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for Shad Gaspard, case will remain open

May 19, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Per an update from TMZ, the U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for Shad Gaspard but his case will remain open until he is found.

Drew McIntyre defending WWE Championship against Bobby Lashley at Backlash

May 19, 2020 Andrew Thompson

At WWE’s Backlash pay-per-view, Bobby Lashley gets his first shot at the WWE Championship since returning to the company against the current champion, Drew McIntyre.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Sugar Dunkerton considered quitting wrestling in late 2019

May 14, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Suge D almost thought about stepping away from wrestling in 2019, Jazzy Gabert speaks about her run-in with Bully Ray in TNA, Brodie Lee addresses his character’s comparisons to Vince McMahon, Lio Rush talks not making main roster money while on RAW, Sycho Sid on WWE contacting him for RAW Reunion, and much more.

EXCLUSIVE: Nick Aldis thinks Rusev would fit great with the NWA, talks scrapped title matches, ALL IN

May 14, 2020 Andrew Thompson

POST Wrestling’s Andrew Thompson interviewed NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis. Aldis spoke about the NWA Title matches that were pulled from G1 Supercard and ROH’s Summer Supercard events. Aldis shared some of the details behind he and Cody’s match at ALL IN and also speculated on how Rusev would fit within the National Wrestling Alliance.

The Undertaker details his run-in with Brock Lesnar at UFC 121

May 14, 2020 Andrew Thompson

The Undertaker reflects on his run-in with Brock Lesnar at UFC 121, why it happened and also talks about some of the focal points from ‘The Last Ride’ docu-series.

Report: Rachael Evers part of recent WWE releases

May 14, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Rachael Evers is no longer a member of the NXT roster as it has been confirmed that she was a part of the recent WWE releases/furloughs.

WWE vacates Intercontinental Title, tournament to crown new champion begins on SmackDown

May 13, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Sami Zayn will not be defending the Intercontinental Championship going forward, so WWE has vacated the title and a tournament to crown a new champion will start this Friday night on SmackDown.

NWA introducing ‘Carnyland’ series, debuts on 5/19

May 12, 2020 Andrew Thompson

The National Wrestling Alliance announces the debut of ‘Carnyland’ in replacement of NWA Powerrr on Tuesdays.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Sting no longer under contract with WWE, per report

May 12, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Sting no longer under contract with WWE, per report. Renee Young praises Sasha Banks’ star power, DDT Universe rebrands as Wrestle Universe, Lio Rush on the African-American representation in WWE, MJ Jenkins on her “beef” with Naomi, Jay Lethal talks WWE and more.

Crazzy Steve signs with IMPACT Wrestling

May 12, 2020 Andrew Thompson

The former TNA World Tag Team Champion Crazzy Steve has signed with IMPACT Wrestling after his appearance at their two-night Rebellion event.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Daniel Cormier was asked to be a part of NBC’s Titan Games

May 7, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Daniel Cormier was asked to be a part of NBC’s Titan Games, Kenny Omega shares the advice he gave to Will Ospreay before leaving New Japan, update on a lawsuit against WWE, Aleister Black talks recent WWE releases, Aiden English confirms expiration date of his non-compete clause, and much more.

Maryland State Athletic Commission confirms AEW was fined $10K for Moxley vs. Omega match

May 7, 2020 Andrew Thompson

The Maryland State Athletic Commission has confirmed that All Elite Wrestling was fined $10,000 for the Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley match that took place at AEW’s ‘Full Gear’ pay-per-view last November.

AJ Styles thinks more could’ve been done with his recent return, wanted to wait longer

May 7, 2020 Andrew Thompson

AJ Styles took to his MIXER stream to speak about his recent return to WWE programming and feels that he and WWE could’ve waited longer before he returned.

The Revolt open up about their departure from WWE, meetings with Vince McMahon

May 6, 2020 Andrew Thompson

The Revolt, formerly known as The Revival appeared on Chris Jericho’s ‘Talk Is Jericho’ podcast and spoke about why they requested their releases from WWE, meetings with Vince McMahon and much more.

NJPW cancels 2020 Best of the Super Juniors tour

May 6, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Japan Pro-Wrestling decided to cancel the 2020 Best of the Super Juniors tournament that was set to kick off on May 12.

IMPACT Wrestling announces tournament to determine Tessa Blanchard’s next challenger

May 6, 2020 Andrew Thompson

IMPACT announced a tournament to determine the next challenger to Tessa Blanchard’s IMPACT World Championship.

Highlights from Dan Matha and Tino Sabbatelli’s sit-down interview about their runs in WWE

May 5, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Former NXT talents Dan Matha and Tino Sabbatelli sat down for a two-hour interview. In their chat, they discussed their respective releases from WWE. Dan Matha confirmed that he asked for his release. Tino dove into his career with NXT, tearing his pectoral muscle and his second surgery that derailed his return to the ring.