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While various wrestlers may have left Sunday's Royal Rumble pay-per-view in triumph, that doesn't mean the next few months are going to be easy. In fact, some of them look to have a very tough time ahead. The first name that springs to mind is, of course, Dave Batista. Last Sunday, the returning Batista won the annual Royal Rumble match in what was possibly the most predictable booking move in years. The crowd in the Consol Energy Center booed the victory vociferously—they had wanted anyone but Batista to win, to the point even Roman Reigns (a heel) was garnering big cheers when it ...

TNA is crossing the pond.  In its annual tour to the United Kingdom, the company will provide fans across the nation with a little bit of everything.  First, the TNA universe at National Stadium in Dublin will be treated to a house show featuring stars such as Kurt Angle, James Storm, Samoa Joe, Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, Bully Ray and others. Then over the next several days, there will be tapings of Impact Wrestling at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Manchester Arena and London's Wembley Arena, with the former serving as a live TV broadcast. Finally, TNA moves to Birmingham's National Indoor Arena, where ...

The Thursday, Jan. 30 edition of Impact Wrestling, which aired from Glasgow, Scotland, opened with a video package recapping Dixie Carter's new regime and featuring exclusive footage of Sting's final match last week. Magnus, who was greeted with a chorus of boos from the Glasgow crowd, made his way to the ring alongside with Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud. The World Heavyweight Champion talked about the major changes TNA President Carter has implemented in recent weeks. Magnus continued to take credit for causing Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles and Sting to leave TNA, which upset Carter. Suddenly, Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe ...

With the voice of the voiceless now gone from WWE—I'll speak up and tell it like it is. The way it is, people are upset with WWE. I don't blame people for being upset about what they are, but nothing is going to change as long as you keep coming back for more. You always hear how in wrestling someone is always working you. Well, WWE is working the hardcore vocal portion of the audience who is super critical of all that is going on. Until you vote with your dollar, nothing will change. All that and more in this week's Reality Check. Follow ...

Hulk Hogan. Shawn Michaels. Bret Hart. Steve Austin. The Rock. The Undertaker. Those six Superstars are not only six of the greatest in WWE history, they were all top stars during the WrestleMania era. For years, fans waited with bated breath to find out who they would compete against at the biggest show of the year. John Cena is the latest in that line. Love him or hate him, his WrestleMania matches are among the most interesting and most anticipated of each year's event. They bring with them a polarized fan reaction and a sense of importance that other matches on the card simply ...

Without a challenger at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Big E Langston is in need of an opponent who can push and elevate him.  The field for the Elimination Chamber match is nearly complete while Langston awaits word on who will be hunting for his Intercontinental Championship. A pair of powerhouses and a loudmouth serve as the best choices for the role. The Wyatt Family appear to be colliding with The Shield at the event. Alberto Del Rio is likely to play the part of Batista's prey. That leaves Bad News Barrett, Alexander Rusev and Ryback as the available Superstars who would give Langston the most compelling ...

Christian makes his return on the Jan. 31 edition of WWE SmackDown, one that will shape the Elimination Chamber card, offer career-changing victories and a chance for rivals to let their rage fly. Following a Royal Rumble that had Daniel Bryan fans incensed, and an episode of Raw that did well in soothing them, SmackDown heads to Toledo, Ohio. Two qualifying matches for the last two spots in the WWE title Elimination Chamber match highlight the show. Midcards, tag teams and Bryan himself are also in action. Should you want to know what matches are on the docket for Friday's SmackDown without having the results spoiled, ...

“So serious About the stuff we lack Dwell upon our memories But there are no facts”  -Minor Threat, “Salad Days”   As of this writing, all the media knows for certain about CM Punk’s departure from WWE prior to the Jan. 27 Raw is that he met with Vince McMahon and left thereafter. Neither the Straight Edge Superstar nor the promotion have issued a formal comment, leaving fans and editors to speculate as to why. Without formal comment, reports of Punk “leaving” WWE are also speculative. Punk’s contract is set to expire in July, but there is no confirmation from either party that this departure concludes the business ...

Welcome to the debut edition of the Good, the Great and the Awesome from NXT! For those of you familiar with the Raw and Smackdown recaps that I write for the site, no explanation regarding the format of this article will be necessary. For those who are not familiar with those recaps, the Good, the Great and Awesome celebrates the best of WWE programming, rather than focusing too heavily on the negatives. It features the best segments from any given episode put into categories of good, great and awesome with an explanation as to why it worked as well as it did. This ...

It's a point that has been made painfully—at least for Big Show—clear as of late: The WWE wants to continue to establish Brock Lesnar as as big of a monster as possible before WrestleMania in April.  The newest strategy in making that happen came in the form of a monetary fine on Tuesday, Jan. 28, as the company's official website confirmed that the Beast Incarnate has been hit with a $10,000 fine for "his actions toward the referee" following his Royal Rumble match: Following his actions toward the referee at Sunday’s Royal Rumble event, WWE has fined Brock Lesnar $10,000. The ruling came down less ...