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Drew McIntyre Has Earned Opportunity To Be Focal Point Under Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff

There is a wealth of talent currently populating the WWE Universe that has been underutilized and mismanaged by the crack creative staff behind Vince McMahon’s sports-entertainment world, yet none are as ready to run with the proverbial ball than Drew McIntyre. Despite arriving with a ton of momentum on his side after a phenomenal NXT run, McIntyre has been saddled in a tag team with … Continue reading Drew McIntyre Has Earned Opportunity To Be Focal Point Under Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff

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Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff Named Executive Directors of WWE RAW and Smackdown

Via Sports Illustrated WWE has named Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff as Executive Directors. Heyman is set to become Executive Director of Monday Night Raw, while Bischoff will fill the same role for SmackDown Live. Both will report directly to WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. The two positions are full-time executive roles, with no plans at the current time for this to be introduced as part … Continue reading Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff Named Executive Directors of WWE RAW and Smackdown

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Featured, Wrestling

Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler Proof That Hard Work, Persistence Pays Off

There was a time that Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler were booked against each other what seemed like every single week on Raw or SmackDown and all weekend on house show loops. Left for dead by a WWE Creative team that had nothing for them, but too talented to be ignored completely, they wrestled each other in meaningless singles match in which Kingston usually emerged … Continue reading Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler Proof That Hard Work, Persistence Pays Off

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Wrestling

WWE Stomping Grounds…or In Your House 2.0?

What if WWE held a pay-per-view event and no one cared? Did it really happen? Does it actually count? By Erik Beaston | On Twitter @ErikBeaston The biggest wrestling promotion in the world is about to find out Sunday night as it presents Stomping Grounds, a show as lazily compiled as its stupid-ass logo. Full of rematches from Saudi Arabia, a grudge match between Roman … Continue reading WWE Stomping Grounds…or In Your House 2.0?

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The Quality of a Champion’s Reign is Reflected in the Strength of their Competition

By Erik Beaston | On Twitter @ErikBeaston Unfortunately for Seth Rollins, The Beastslayer’s run as WWE Universal Champion has been adversely affected by the lack of quality contenders up and down the Raw card. So weak is the depth on the show that management has thrown out the rules of its own brand extension and introduced a wildcard rule designed to bring more starpower to … Continue reading The Quality of a Champion’s Reign is Reflected in the Strength of their Competition

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AJ Styles’ First Title Win Provides Template for AEW’s Elevation of Hangman Adam Page

By Erik Beaston | On Twitter @ErikBeaston June 11, 2003 was the most significant night in the still-young history of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. On that night, AJ Styles captured his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship, defeating Jeff Jarrett and Raven in a Three Way Dance and became the young face of the upstart promotion. Over the next 12 years, The Phenomenal One would develop … Continue reading AJ Styles’ First Title Win Provides Template for AEW’s Elevation of Hangman Adam Page

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VIDEOS, Wrestling

YouTube Just Demonetized One of Women Wrestling’s Biggest Channels

Update: As of Monday June 10th, YouTube officially re-instated monetization on the Title Match Wrestling channel. The article below is what we ran on Thursday June 6th. Title Match Wrestling is one of the most inclusive pro-wrestling channels on YouTube. Last month they hit 100 million total views. Today they reached 300,000 subscribers. Time to celebrate, right? Well unfortunately as of April 2019, YouTube demonetized … Continue reading YouTube Just Demonetized One of Women Wrestling’s Biggest Channels

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WWE stars React To AEW’s Double Or Nothing

If fan reactions are any indication, AEW knocked it out of the ballpark last night with Double or Nothing. And fans weren’t the only ones to react. Several key WWE figures also weighed-in on social media during the show last night. It looks like that so called t-shirt company has gotten more attention than WWE anticipated now that members of its own roster are giving … Continue reading WWE stars React To AEW’s Double Or Nothing

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SPORTS, VIDEOS, Wrestling

Stevie Ray at Starrcast

Stevie Ray & Matt Topolski have a small Stand Up for Greatness reunion in Las Vegas ➤http://TitleMatchNetwork *Footage shot/edited by Title Match Network on location at Caesar’s Palace. The world’s most dangerous podcast returned for a five minutes this weekend at Starrcast. Stevie Ray was in town signing & performing his own show at the Tuscany w/ Ernest Miller, Eric Bischoff & others. Before that … Continue reading Stevie Ray at Starrcast

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The Young Bucks Explain how Double or Nothing Happened

Young Bucks explain their improbable journey to AEW’s Double or Nothing Weigh in from Las Vegas ➤http://TitleMatchNetwork *Footage shot/edited by Title Match Network on location at Caesar’s Palace Title Match Network caught these comments from Nick & Matt Jackson, the Young Bucks. Find out how the team went from setting up rings in their backyard & running to small shows to helping create one of … Continue reading The Young Bucks Explain how Double or Nothing Happened

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