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Wrestlers’ Court: Retirement rumors keep me on Edge
It’s been a busy and emotionally heavy few weeks to be a pro wrestling fan. Plenty of developments including AEW’s hugely successful All In pay per...

Mat Matters: Khan’s to blame for Punk mess, AEW workplace woes
If you are a student of history then you know that it often repeats itself because we humans are as faulty as a day one copy of Aliens: Colonial...

Wrestlers’ Court: A Rhodes less traveled
Since returning to WWE in 2022, Cody Rhodes’ throughline has been his need to “finish the story” and win the WWF/E world heavyweight championship...
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Wrestlers’ Court: Big E rocks
On the July 4, 2023, edition of Corey Graves’ After the Bell WWE-approved podcast, former WWE champion and New Day pillar Big E (Ettore Ewen) offered an update regarding his broken neck. You may remember that he sustained this injury more than a year ago at the hands...
Guest column: Memories of TV Guide Canada’s WWE covers
It’s been more than six months since my latest book, The Science of Hockey: The Math, Technology, and Data Behind the Sport, was released across North America. As the title suggests, it’s a deep dive into how math, technology and data intersect with all aspects of the...
Wrestler’s Court: The Blackpool Combat Club Revisited
About a year ago, I wrote about my confusion regarding All Elite Wrestling (AEW)’s Blackpool Combat Club (BCC) faction. Wrestler’s Court: The First Rule of Blackpool Combat Club is . At the time, BCC was about five months into it’s run and despite boasting an...
Mat Matters: Unexpected joys, treasures at Tragos/Thesz HOF
WATERLOO, Iowa -- Making a fairly last-minute decision to head to Waterloo, Iowa, for the Tragos/Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend was the right one. How else would I have found myself in a basement looking through treasures with the likes of Bruce...
Wrestlers’ Court: AEW just made the list
Last week, Fightful reported that a memo was sent to AEW to talent setting out an updated list of moves that are either banned outright on AEW shows as well as moves that require permission before being used (the AEW List). A quick look at the actions that make up the...
Wrestlers’ Court: A heel by any other name
On July 4, 2023, veteran wrestler Wayne Keown, best known to fans as “Dirty” Dutch Mantell, took to Twitter to protest WWE’s alleged appropriation of his nickname. It seems that following the recent Money in the Bank Premium Live Event, WWE has bestowed the moniker...