‘Pandemonium,’ the story of longtime World Wrestling Entertainment chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, is on the way, from the creative team behind...‘This Is Us’? It may seem like an odd pairing, but Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who exec-produce the hit NBC dramedy, are deep in talks to direct a highly regarded script by Craig A. Williams.
A biography told in graphic novel form is far from typical, but then again, so was Andre Roussimoff, the pro-wrestling legend better known to fans as Andre the Giant. The 2015 graphic novel Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven will serve as the inspiration for the late wrestler’s big screen biopic, with his daughter Robin Christensen-Roussimoff serving as consultant on the project.
We’ve barely begun to witness the fallout of Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bollea’s racist remarks making their way public, the WWE already having severed all ties to the iconic wrestler. So while said severance understandably pulls Hogan off as a judge for WWE reality competition Tough Enough, the series will endure by replacing him.
The WWE is the leader in wrestling entertainment. It's been the top dog in the industry for years. The wrestlers are big, tough and have well-defined characters. The WWE was in Dallas, Texas, this past Monday for 'Monday Night Raw'.
Connor Michalek was a big WWE fan, particularly of wrestler Daniel Bryan. In 2012, a YouTube campaign went viral and Daniel got to meet his idol shortly before succumbing to cancer.
The wrestling entrance has come a long way. It went from the typical into an absolute spectacle complete with fireworks, Titantron montages and dazzling light shows. Wrestling entrances have become so popular that other sports, especially MMA, mimic their style.
Unfortunately in the world of professional wrestling, not every superstar makes it out of the sport alive. Be it from a freak accident or years of drug and alcohol abuse.
There’s something about a girl in a mini-skirt skipping around a wrestling ring that’s very appealing to males. Whether you’re into her looks, her character or you just dig crazy chicks, A.J. is the most popular female — perhaps, the most popular person — in the WWE right now.
WWE went big for WrestleMania 29 this year, and it paid off handsomely. WrestleMania 29 was the highest grossing event in the history of the WWE, grossing in excess of $72 million.
The Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut) has always been WWE's home base of operations, so it's fitting that this accomplishment took place in New Jersey's Meadowlands...
Reid Flair, son of wrestling legend Ric Flair, passed away today at the age of 24. Reid Flair was found this morning in Charlotte, North Carolina and had just returned from working for All Japan. Few details are known at the time of this writing.
This year, at Wrestlemania 29, the phenom known as The Undertaker will attempt to continue his Wrestlemania dominance and score his 21st victory at the biggest event of the WWE calendar year.
The Undertaker is possibly the most highlyrevered wrestler the WWE has ever featured...