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Highlights of Trish Stratus podcast appearance
WWE Hall-of-Famer Trish Stratus appeared on...

Road to WrestleMania Toronto: Roman has Sami’s number
Sami Zayn would be your new Undisputed WWE...

Report: WWE scrapped plans for Austin versus Lesnar at Mania
The road to this WrestleMania for Brock Lesnar...

Mat Matters: Forecasting the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023
As of March 1, WWE has yet to name an inductee...
RAW: Stratusfaction
WWE is full-speed ahead on the road to WrestleMania, and tonight they had a stop at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan for another edition of Monday Night Raw. Let's head to the action! Raw kicked off tonight with a replay from Smackdown last week when...
Sami getting another shot at Roman
Sami Zayn's dream of dethroning Roman Reigns as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion is not over just yet. The WWE has just announced that Zayn will get another crack at Reigns this Saturday at the Road to WrestleMania house show in Toronto and the championship will be...
SmackDown: Jimmy and Sami debate family values
Hi there! For a first time experiencing the full event of the Elimination Chamber, it was beyond a doubt amazing and insane. The Elimination Chamber became the elimination of the referees. Ha! Lesnar took out the official supervising his and Lashley's match when the...
WWE announces WrestleMania week events
The WWE has revealed everything they have planned for WrestleMania week in March/April. The schedule is: Friday, March 31: Friday Night SmackDown/2023 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday, April 1: NXT Stand & Deliver Monday, April 3: Monday Night Raw...
WWE planning free WrestleMania party
The WWE will be celebrating WrestleMania 'going Hollywood' with a star-studded launch party. The party will be free to the public and take place next Thursday, August 11 at 7 pm PT at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Attendees will receive a commemorative WrestleMania...
Philadelphia to host WrestleMania 40
The City of Brotherly Love will welcome The Showcase of the Immortals in 2024. Today, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced that Lincoln Financial Field will host the event on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7, 2024. Lincoln Financial Field is the home of the...
WrestleMania Tickets on Sale Friday
The WWE has announced that tickets to WrestleMania will go on sale Friday, August 12 at 10 am PT. WrestleMania will take place over the course of two nights on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2 live from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Single and two-day combo...
Live crowd smaller but no less enthusiastic at post-Mania RAW
DALLAS, TX - After two nights of WrestleMania being in a huge stadium, last night’s move to the smaller American Airlines Center – an NHL hockey arena - felt a lot more intimate. But the smaller building size didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd in the building....
The Raw after WrestleMania is a fresh start for familiar faces
It's something like New Year's Day in the WWE, with some new storylines and new characters emerging after WrestleMania. The fans were energetic, the matches were solid, and ... wait, is that Elias? We get a review package for both nights of WrestleMania, in which the...
WrestleMania 38 Night 2: McMahon and Austin party like it’s 1999
One of the interesting things about these two-part WrestleMania events is how the WWE's flagship show ends up competing against itself. Night One was uneven, but the lows (hi there, Logan Paul) weren't so bad and the highs were many and memorable, and so it set...
WrestleMania 38 Night 2 photo gallery
Here are photos from WrestleMania 38 on Saturday, April 2, 2022, from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and here's the report on the show from Dave Hillhouse: WrestleMania 38 Night 2: McMahon and Austin party like it's 1999. The photos are courtesy WWE. [modula...
Time and money needed for full WWE Superstore Axxess experience
DALLAS, TX - Pretty much everything in life is better if you have time and money. That certainly holds true for the thousands of attendees of the WWE Superstore Axxess, which ran from last Thursday through to Monday night as part of WrestleMania weekend. On Sunday...
Matt’s Mania: Back for more Mania!
BACK FOR MORE MANIA * Sunday, April 3, 2022 * 8:42 pm WE HERE! WRESTLEMANIA NIGHT 2! SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE! IT'S WRESTLEMANIA BABY!!! SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE?! * Saturday, April 2, 2022 * 8:21 pm FINALLY, IT'S WRESTLEMANIA SATURDAY * April 2, 2022 * 11:25 am DALLAS — It’s...
WrestleMania 38 Countdown Night Two
Night one is in the record books. Night two of WrestleMania is heading your way tonight. Here are our predictions. Queen Zelina and Carmella (c) vs. Sasha Banks and Naomi vs. Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan vs. Natalya and Shayna Baszler - Fatal four-way tag team WWE...
WrestleMania: Musings from the press box
DALLAS, TX - It was eight years ago that I last covered WrestleMania live and in person: WrestleMania XXX in 2014. After that, schedule conflicts wouldn't allow me to fly to whatever city the show was being held that year (note to self: start a Bring WrestleMania back...
WrestleMania 38 Night 1: Moments of Glory (Oh, Hell Yeah!)
Welcome fans to the first night of the Showcase of the Immortals, The Granddaddy of them All. Coming to you from the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, TX, there are a lot of big matches, chief among them being Kevin Owens versus “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and Bianca Belair...
WrestleMania 38 Night 1 photo gallery
Here are our photos from WrestleMania 38 on Saturday, April 2, 2022, from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. There are photos courtesy Joe Camporeale who shoots for USA TODAY Sports and from WWE.
NXT Stand & Deliver 2022 photo gallery
NXT Stand & Deliver happened on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Here is a photo gallery from the event, with photos courtesy WWE, and, below, is Matt McFarlin's recap of the show. TOP PHOTO: Triple H...
Ziggler retains the gold, ladder match steals the show at NXT Stand & Deliver
Hidden between the numerous events of WrestleMania weekend was NXT Stand & Deliver at the American Airlines Center of Dallas, Texas. Being the first NXT show outside of the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, the polarizing NXT 2.0 roster was given the...
WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2022 gallery
WWE held its Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday, April 1, 2022, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Here is a photo gallery from the event, with photos courtesy WWE, and, below, is John Powell's recap of the ceremony. RELATED LINK...
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Mat Matters: Forecasting the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023
As of March 1, WWE has yet to name an inductee for its 2023 Hall of Fame class. Usually by now, we have heard at least a couple of the entrants'...

Live crowd smaller but no less enthusiastic at post-Mania RAW
DALLAS, TX - After two nights of WrestleMania being in a huge stadium, last night’s move to the smaller American Airlines Center – an NHL hockey...
Time and money needed for full WWE Superstore Axxess experience
DALLAS, TX - Pretty much everything in life is better if you have time and money. That certainly holds true for the thousands of attendees of the WWE Superstore Axxess, which ran from last Thursday through to Monday night as part of WrestleMania weekend. On Sunday...
WrestleMania: Musings from the press box
DALLAS, TX - It was eight years ago that I last covered WrestleMania live and in person: WrestleMania XXX in 2014. After that, schedule conflicts wouldn't allow me to fly to whatever city the show was being held that year (note to self: start a Bring WrestleMania back...
Greatest Mania matches that never were
You’ve heard it all before. WrestleMania, it is the granddaddy of them all. It is what the world is watching. It is the showcase of the immortals. Over its 37-year history, WrestleMania has been all of those and then some. Yet, looking back at the past, there...
RAW: Multiple titles change hands heading into Fastlane
WWE is officially in the fast lane on the road to WrestleMania, since the Fastlane event is this Sunday. Tonight's RAW has a lot of work to do, though. There is only one RAW match set as Drew McIntyre will be facing Sheamus. You would have to think that tonight...
RAW: Multiple titles change hands heading into Fastlane
WWE is officially in the fast lane on the road to WrestleMania, since the Fastlane event is this Sunday. Tonight's RAW has a lot of work to do, though. There is only one RAW match set as Drew McIntyre will be facing Sheamus. You would have to think that tonight...
WrestleMania II gave Elvira a new audience
One of the most unique announcing trios in wrestling history had to have been at WrestleMania II, with the flamboyant and opinionated Jesse "The Body" Ventura, the regal Lord Alfred Hayes and the sultry "Mistress of the Dark" Elvira. SLAM! Wrestling recently caught up...
Leilani Kai a WrestleMania original
What is it about WrestleMania that makes it so special? Perhaps the best person to answer that is someone who has actually competed at the event. In fact, Leilani Kai not only competed at the first WrestleMania, but she was also the first ever Women's Champion at a...
True Story of WrestleMania DVD not filling enough
Have you ever gone out to dinner and expected more out of your prime cut of steak, only to enjoy your baked potato better? That's what watching The True Story of WrestleMania feels like. The three-DVD set released prior to WrestleMania 27 quickly becomes more of a...
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WrestleMania Rewind: 1 to 5
If you are like me, you get all old school each year around WrestleMania time. You raid your disk...

WrestleMania Rewind: 16 to 20
If you are like me, you get all old school each year around WrestleMania time. You raid your disk...

WrestleMania Rewind: 6 to 10
If you are like me, you get all old school each year around WrestleMania time. You raid your disk...

WrestleMania Rewind: 21 to 28
If you are like me, you get all old school each year around WrestleMania time. You raid your disk...

WrestleMania Rewind: 11 to 15
If you are like me, you get all old school each year around WrestleMania time. You raid your disk...

WrestleMania Rewind: 29 to 36
If you are like me, you get all old school each year around WrestleMania time. You raid your disk...
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MAT MATTERS: A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE NON-EXISTENT WWE HALL OF FAME
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INDY WRESTLERS OFFER UP ‘MANIA MEMORIES
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CENA RETAINS, REY WINS AT MANIA 22
WRESTLEMANIA DELIVERS BIG TIME ON PPV
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WINDSOR JUMPS ON WRESTLEMANIA BANDWAGON
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BURKE DOMINATES, WINS THQ SUPERSTAR CHALLENGE
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UNDERTAKER THE CHAMP, MCMAHON BALD
MAT MATTERS: THE LOOK AND FEEL OF ‘MANIA LIVE
DEDICATED FANS BACKBONE OF WRESTLEMANIA
INTERNATIONAL VISITORS FLAVOUR WRESTLEMANIA
FANS MINGLE WITH LEGENDS ON ‘MANIA DAY
EVALUATING MANIA’S ECONOMIC IMPACT ON STRUGGLING DETROIT
‘MONEY’ MAYWEATHER FOCUS OF WRESTLEMANIA 24
MEET THE MAN WHO MADE BIG SHOW SMALL
HOFER MAE YOUNG VOWS TO KEEP WRESTLING
BURKE PREVAILS AT WWE VIDEO GAME EVENT
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BICEPS BRUNCH HAS INTERNATIONAL FEEL
‘UBER-VILLAIN’ EDGE AIMS TO STEAL THE SHOW
ORTON TRYING TO BE A GOOD MAN, BETTER BAD GUY
MARIA LOOKING TO MAKE WRESTLEMANIA 24 HER OWN
STEAMBOAT HUMBLED BY WWE HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
WATTS HEADING TO FIRST WRESTLEMANIA — AND HALL OF FAME
MANIA’S BUILD-UP HAS BEEN MOSTLY FORGETTABLE
NATIVE SON AUSTIN HEADLINES HALL OF FAME CLASS
KINGSTON NEW THQ VIDEO GAME CHAMP
WM25 INDICATIVE OF A PRODUCT AT THE CROSSROADS
WRESTLEMANIA 25 DELIVERS SOME BANG BUT ENDS WITH A WHIMPER
STRATUS CLEARS THE AIR ON MISSING ‘MANIA
WRESTLEMANIA 25: HBK-UNDERTAKER STEALS THE SHOW
‘BULLET’ BOB ARMSTRONG TAKES WWE HOF HONOR IN STRIDE
HOOOO! HACKSAW DUGGAN GETS CALL TO WWE HALL
ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER FORKS HIS WAY TO WWE HALL OF FAME
WHY EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT MICHAEL COLE VS. JERRY LAWLER
MYSTERIO’S SPOTTY MANIA RECORD NO REFLECTION ON MATCH QUALITY
ANIMAL PROUD OF DOUBLE HALL OF FAME HONOURS FOR ROAD WARRIORS
EMOTIONAL TAMMY PLEASED WITH SUNNY’S HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
WRESTLEMANIA SPECIAL FOR RING CREW, REFEREES TOO: POSEY
JEY USO HOLDS OFF LEGENDS, DIVAS TO WIN THQ WRESTLEMANIA SUPERSTAR CHALLENGE
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WRESTLEMANIA 27: THE LIVE REPORT
SHAWN MICHAELS, ROAD WARRIORS HEADLINE EMOTIONAL 2011 WWE HALL OF FAME CEREMONY
THE ROCK COSTS CENA AS THE MIZ RETAINS AT WRESTLEMANIA XXVII
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MR. T TO BE INDUCTED INTO WWE HALL OF FAME
ARTIST GETS CHANCE TO SHINE AT WWE AXXESS
WWE HALL OF FAME CAPS LITA’S CAREER
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MAKE-A-WISH EVENT CHANGES LIVES OF CHILDREN AND WRESTLERS
WWE HALL OF FAME CLASS 2014 A TALKATIVE BUNCH
WWE SUPERSTARS’ FAVOURITE MEMORIES AND FAN PREDICTIONS
CENA, AJ, MYSTERIO TALK WRESTLEMANIA
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Cena confirms he won’t be at WrestleMania this year
The Ultimate WrestleMania Quiz
Mat Matters: WrestleMania 37’s MIA Superstars
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WrestleMania Night One: Belair, Banks shine despite rain delay
In the stadium, WrestleMania Saturday delivered on every level
Countdown to WrestleMania 2021: Night Two
With help from his right-hand man, Reigns reigns over WrestleMania 2021 Night 2
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Austin delivers ‘stone cold’ message to Kevin Owens, accepts WrestleMania challenge
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Seth Rollins’ WrestleMania angle ends
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WrestleMania 38 Night One Countdown
WrestleMania 38 Night 1 photo gallery
WrestleMania 38 Night 1: Moments of Glory (Oh, Hell Yeah!)
WrestleMania: Musings from the press box
WrestleMania 38 Countdown Night Two
WrestleMania 38 Night 2 photo gallery
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