AEW was the clear winner in pro wrestling free agency and WWE shouldn’t take that lightly. Even with the company working its way out of a downturn, AEW president Tony Khan was able to bring in the big three of Will Ospreay, Kazuchika Okada and Mercedes Moné. These are three of the very best wrestlers … Read more
This was below the belt. WWE superstar Becky Lynch included a photo of her and her husband Seth “Freakin” Rollins wearing just their championship belts around their nether regions in her new memoir — and her hubby had no idea their saucy snap was going to be exposed to the world. “I could have sworn … Read more
Erin go brawl. Before she became one of WWE’s biggest superstars, Becky Lynch worked at an Irish pub in Manhattan — and lived above another one. The native of Limerick, Ireland, spent the of summer of 2010 in the Big Apple during college in hopes of building connections — and pounded the pavement in search … Read more
It’s Boss time in AEW. Mercedes Mone’, formerly Sasha Banks in WWE, made her anticipated debut at AEW Big Business at TD Garden in Boston — where she’s billed as being from — on Wednesday night. It makes her one of AEW’s most high-profile signings, along with the since-departed CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, and Adam … Read more
The Post’s Joseph Staszewski brings you around the world of professional wrestling every Tuesday in his weekly column, the Post Match Angle. The enormity of Mercedes Mone’s expected arrival in AEW can’t be understated — it is big business. AEW has teased the debut of Mone’ — formerly Sasha Banks in WWE — with Tony … Read more
The identities of two WWE executives identified as Corporate Officers No. 1 and 2 in a sex trafficking lawsuit filed against Vince McMahon and former talent-relations executive John Laurinaitis have been revealed. Front Office Sports reported the two men to be WWE president Nick Khan and COO Brad Blum. It’s the latest revelation from a … Read more
Japanese pro wrestler Yutaka Yoshie died at 50 years old right after performing a match on Sunday. Yoshie had just competed in the Takasaki tournament in the All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion when he became ill in the locker room. “After Yutaka Yoshie returned to the waiting room after the game, his condition suddenly deteriorated, … Read more
WWE has struck a deal with Prime, the beverage brand of YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI, that will see its logo featured on the center of a WWE wrestling ring mat, a first for the sports entertainment company. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. As part of the deal, Prime Hydration will become the … Read more
Dominik Mysterio’s close friends and family are committed to the bit. Mysterio, the WWE performer who is the son of legendary professional wrestler Rey Mysterio Jr., is one of the most reviled heels in recent WWE memory, getting booed vociferously in arenas across the world on a regular basis. Mysterio got married to his childhood … Read more
The Post’s Joseph Staszewski brings you around the world of professional wrestling every Tuesday in his weekly column, the Post Match Angle. WWE’s storyline for the main event of WrestleMania 40 is all about trust, and a road to the most fitting scenario may have just been unlocked. Let’s call it the Julius Caesar-like ending … Read more
The ‘Wiseman’ is the one getting acknowledged now. WWE announced on Monday that Paul Heyman, 58, will be inducted into the promotion’s Hall of Fame in April during WrestleMania 40 weekend in Philadelphia, where Heyman made his bones running ECW in the 1990’s. In an interview with The Post to commemorate the news, Heyman revealed … Read more
It feels like it’s been too long since an AEW pay-per-view left a feeling this good both about the present and future of the company. What we got at Revolution from the Greensboro Coliseum on Sunday was the perfect sendoff for the icon Sting, a surprise return from Kyle O’Reilly, one of the early matches … Read more
It was Sting’s first real taste of the big time. The angle and the night that put the first stamp of legitimacy on a legendary in-ring career that is set to come to a close at the same venue it was anointed in. Sting, whose real name is Steve Borden, will have his final match … Read more
Sting’s goal remains the same as they always have as he’s set to end his legendary in-ring career. It doesn’t matter if it was his first match or 39 years later for his last, the pro wrestling icon has one goal as he and Darby Allin defend their AEW World tag team championships against the … Read more