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Finn Balor experienced a meteoric rise in 2015, becoming NXT champion by the midway point of the year, then spending the remaining six months as the face of the brand. He was highly marketed and merchandised, with everything from T-shirts to Christmas ornaments for sale on WWE's official shop website. As great a hero as he became, complete with the Demon persona that electrified audiences at TakeOver specials, his character remained undefined. As the new year dawns, it is more important than ever to let fans in, to allow them to see what lies behind the steely blue eyes of the Irish-born ...

There will no doubt be a thinner card than usual at WWE's next pay-per-view, owing to the 30-man Royal Rumble extravaganza, but there are still some undercard matches fans deserve to see take place. Expect some championships to be put on the line in Orlando's Amway Center on January 24, even if the WWE World Heavyweight Championship is set to be defended inside the Rumble match itself. Here are three matches fans really do deserve to see take place that will hopefully round off the Rumble card and make the show go off with a bang.   Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch The Divas division feels ...

Bray Wyatt is one of the most captivating characters WWE has seen in years, and his family is both compelling yet creepy at the same time. There should be a plethora of storylines and angles that could spring from this gimmick and spotlight the group's strengths as the company's most dangerous faction. But nothing seems to be happening at all right now. The Wyatt Family appears to be on life support, and something must be done to bring it back to life. How can a character like Bray now find himself in this position? He's still on TV, the family is still ...

We will remember 2016 as a year of transition for WWE. A swarm of hungry young Superstars waits to take over from the old guard. And this is when they will begin to do just that. John Cena's injury will leave a key spot open for months. Undertaker will sing his swansong. It will be Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns and Sasha Banks who grab hold of the proverbial brass ring and make this their year. Fresh faces and rising stars will imprint on WrestleMania and SummerSlam. From Alberto Del Rio to The Usos, the following is a breakdown of what lies ahead for ...

There comes a time in every professional athlete's career when he must step back, examine his place in the current landscape and determine whether or not he can realistically continue to push his body to the limit on a nightly basis. After announcing on his official Twitter account he would need surgery following an injury to his shoulder, John Cena faces the harsh reality that his time as a full-time member of World Wrestling Entertainment's active roster may very well have come to an end. The truth is few headline stars have ever worked the rigorous schedule Cena has. If he is not wrestling ...

John Cena announced on Twitter on Wednesday that he would be undergoing shoulder surgery that would keep him out of action as WWE heads into the 2016 edition of the Royal Rumble: Cena’s injury is a devastating blow to a WWE roster that is already thin due to major injuries to top stars such as Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton and others. Cena's shoulder surgery doesn’t impact just the Royal Rumble, though, as it will also be a major long-term blow during the build to WrestleMania 32. According to a report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, Cena’s injury—possibly a torn rotator ...

WWE is about to go into its two biggest pay-per-views without its biggest star. John Cena took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce he'll be undergoing surgery in Birmingham later this week. There is no formal timetable on his recovery at this time. Nevertheless, it'd be relatively safe to rule him out for the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania at this point, which are only WWE's two biggest programs of the year. Scott Fishman of the Sun Sentinel offered his thoughts: As for the long-running rumors of Cena facing the Undertaker at WM32 on April 3, former WWE Superstar Al Snow had an idea for ...

Less than two weeks after his triumphant return, John Cena is again leaving WWE. Cena will undergo shoulder surgery Thursday to repair an undisclosed injury, he announced Wednesday on Twitter: Continue for updates. Cena Out With Shoulder Injury, May Miss WrestleMania Wednesday, Jan. 6 Cena, 38, just returned to Raw on Dec. 28 after a two-month hiatus. He had taken a break to film American Grit, a reality show coming to Fox later this year. It's unclear at this time when Cena suffered the injury. Upon his return, he faced Alberto Del Rio in a match for the United States Championship that ended in disqualification. Cena ...

Cameron is looking to rejuvenate her career at WWE NXT, a place James Storm chose to leave behind. After a disappointing stretch on the main roster, Cameron has gone back to square one. She's been busy working on her game at the WWE Performance Center. Storm, meanwhile, declined an offer to stick around the developmental brand. He instead chose to go to a familiar place with a familiar tag team partner. Other NXT news to kick off the year includes the brand's upcoming tour, the opportunity Chad Gable and Jason Jordan have ahead of them and the rumored New Japan Pro Wrestling talent raid. That last ...

In need of a spark, something to help push it into its next hot period, WWE is rumored to be adding A.J. Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura, two men capable of setting off wildfires. With as much talent as those wrestlers possess and with how much buzz they would create, a shift is in the works should WWE take them on. Suddenly, the marquee would be crowded, and electricity would surround the product. SummerSlam would be more intriguing with those two around. WrestleMania would feel bigger with them on the card. The reasons to watch Raw would increase, too. WWE is rumored to not only ...