Month: December 2020

John Cena recently spoke with the Wall Street Journal to promote his role in the new comedy movie Sisters. Here’s what he said about his eventual retirement from the ring: “I’ve always sworn to myself that if I can’t keep up with the current level athletically, it’s my time to take another role, whether that’s commentating…

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns recently spoke with WWE.com about his road to becoming the champion, attacking Triple H and more. Below are some of the highlights from the interview. On his performance at WrestleMania against Brock Lesnar: “I stand on that performance. That was a fight out there and the crowd knew it.…

Another new era for TNA begins tonight as Impact Wrestling premieres on Pop TV. The show will feature the semifinals and finals of the World Title Series and the crowning of a new TNA World Champion. Semifinal matches include Lashley vs. EC3 and Matt Hardy vs. Eric Young, with the winners advancing and battling for…

TNA is starting to spend more money on talent again, according to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The recent signing of James Storm is an example of this, with TNA offering him significantly more than WWE was willing to pay. TNA has a lot of contracts coming due soon and the company is looking to…

At the NXT television tapings this evening, a well-known name from TNA and ROH’s past made his official debut with the WWE-owned brand. Former TNA and ROH star Austin Aries made his official NXT debut at the taping held on Friday, January 22nd at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Aries was introduced by…

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski recently appeared in a “Truth or Dare” video for Draft Kings where he talked about a potential career in pro wrestling after his football days are over. When asked if he would be open to stepping in the ring, Gronkowski said he would, but probably not full-time. He…

– “The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks Of Awesomeness” premieres on the WWE Network immediately after WWE Fastlane next Sunday night. The synopsis for the first episode reads, “Edge and Christian take a look back at some very memorable ‘FIRSTS!’ in WWE History.” – Chyna is making a surprise appearance at Maryland Championship…

Live from Detroit, Michigan this is the Raw Deal for episode #1187. Follow me on Twitter @johnreport. Thanks to TJR reader Chris Rowlands for the “preferred read” line in the banner above. Before we begin this week, here’s my very detailed recap of WWE Fastlane from Sunday night. I also wrote an exclusive column for…