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WWE’s annual SEC filings: proposed new directors, executive compensation details
In advance of its Annual General Stockholders Meeting, which takes place on May 27, WWE released...
New Zealand great John Da Silva dies
John Da Silva, who died on April 8 at the age of 86, was one of the top pro wrestlers ever to come out of New Zealand. How big a name was he in that...
Detroit historian Mark Bujan dies
How do you measure a wrestling historian? Is it their knowledge? Their collection? In the case of Mark Bujan, the Detroit historian who died on...
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Shake-up in RAW announce team: Adnan Virk in; Phillips, Joe out
Starting tonight, there will be a new commentary team on Monday Night RAW. As announced in a press release earlier today, former ESPN announcer Adnan Virk will be making his debut as the lead play-by-play person, confirming previous rumours to that effect. He will be...
Ethel Johnson’s family respond to WWE Hall of Fame flub
The 2016 WWE Hall of Fame added a "Legacy Wing" to add so many names that had been overlooked: wrestlers, managers and promoters from the past who were no longer around. The inductions are done all at once, with a video segment. There was rarely any notice given about...
G4, WWE team for new video game series
Making its return, the new G4 Network is partnering with the WWE for a video game competition series premiering on G4 this fall. The program will be hosted by Xavier Woods (Austin Creed) and will pit some of the biggest content creators in gaming against each other,...
Confirmed: Canadian version of WWE Network to air Takeover, Hall of Fame, and WrestleMania
Good news for Canadian WWE Network subscribers. In an e-mail exchange with Slam Wrestling this morning, a representative from WWE Network confirmed that all of next week’s events – both nights of NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, the 2020/2021 Hall of Fame Specials,...
Andre’s Battle Royal to be on Smackdown not Mania
Since 2014, the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal has been a WrestleMania tradition. Not this year. WWE Official Adam Pearce announced today that the event will not be taking place at WrestleMania but on next week's edition of Smackdown....
Brian Kendrick confirms retirement
Brian Kendrick has retired from in-ring action for a role backstage with the WWE. In a Life After Wrestling video posted to the WWE's YouTube channel, Kendrick confimed the news in an interview. "Initially, the idea of producing seemed like it was just a good...
Samoa Joe headed to AEW?
The reason for Samoa Joe’s absence from RAW this past Monday, where he has been part of the commentary team since late 2019, now seems to make sense: it would appear, based on a tweet that was posted early this morning – and has since been deleted – that the 42-year...
NXT moving to Tuesdays as part of WWE-USA deal; Canadian plans not yet confirmed
WWE and USA Network have extended their broadcasting agreement for the NXT weekly show. As part of the agreement, NXT will be moving to Tuesday nights beginning on April 13. “We are incredibly proud of our three-decade partnership with WWE and in extending...
Charly Caruso signs with ESPN, leaves WWE
Charly Arnolt (AKA: Charly Caruso) has officially left the WWE. Arnolt will be joining ESPN on a full-time basis in April as part of a new, multi-year contract extension. In addition to her ESPN Podcast First Take, Her Take, Arnolt will continue to contribute to...
“Road Dogg” Jesse James hospitalized after an apparent heart attack
WWE Hall of Famer “Road Dogg” Jesse James (Brian James) is in the hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack on Thursday, according to a Facebook post by his wife, Tracy Contant James. “I want to thank everyone for the prayers and text,” she wrote in a post...