Live in the present
[ad_1] Logan Paul has claimed he’d “rather be in the middle of the ocean” than in Perth after being booed the WWE media day ahead of the Elimination Chamber at Optus Stadium. The YouTuber turned exhibition boxer and now wrestler is the reigning WWE United States champion and will fight Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, Bobby … Read more
[ad_1] The biggest pro wrestling show in Australian history has arrived, with WWE to take a major step on the road to WrestleMania 40 via Elimination Chamber at Perth’s Optus Stadium. Live from 8pm AEDT! But while a main event of Aussie women’s world champion Rhea Ripley defending her crown, and two Chamber matches to … Read more
[ad_1] Grayson Waller exists, in part, he says, because of all those Willy Wigs once selling for $25 a pop. Remember them? Of course, you do. Just as Waller will never forget how, early in the 2000s, so many NRL crowds were awash with those curly, black tributes to Canterbury bad boy Big Willie Mason. … Read more
[ad_1] In the carnie-fuelled language of pro wrestling, it’s called getting ‘worked’. Traditionally wrestling’s attempt to fool the audience saw two possibilities – a work, when something is fake, and a shoot, when something is real. As fans smartened up to the realities of the quasi-sport in the 80s and 90s, worked shoots (fake things … Read more
[ad_1] Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took the WWE Universe by storm after turning heel ahead of WrestleMania 40. The Sun reports The Rock has been making some sporadic returns this season and officially rejoined the professional wrestling giants last month after being named as a member of the owners’ TKO board of directors. Following that … Read more
[ad_1] Australia’s women’s world champion Rhea Ripley will be the centre of attention at Perth’s Elimination Chamber event on February 24 – and we finally know who she’ll be wrestling. On the February 6 (AEDT) edition of Monday Night Raw, Ripley was booked to defend her title against Nia Jax, providing an all-Aussie twist to … Read more
[ad_1] One of the greatest pro wrestlers of all-time, Bret ‘the Hitman’ Hart, has delivered huge praise for Aussie WWE champion Rhea Ripley while flagging his concerns about the state of the quasi-sport more broadly. Hart spoke exclusively chat with Foxsports.com.au ahead of his first trip to Australia in over two decades, as he headlines … Read more
[ad_1] WWE fans are in uproar after a backflip saw the planned main event of WrestleMania change out of nowhere – leaving out the most popular wrestler in the company. On Saturday (AEDT)’s edition of Smackdown, Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes stood face-to-face with Universal Champion Roman Reigns; the man he was cheated out of … Read more
[ad_1] Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone has paid tribute to Rocky co-star Carl Weathers after the latter’s death at the age of 76. His family released a statement through his agent to announce that he died “peacefully in his sleep” on February 1. “Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life,” the statement … Read more
[ad_1] Cody Rhodes’ second Royal Rumble win in a row has left WWE in an intriguing state of affairs heading towards WrestleMania – though the post-show press conference was arguably even more interesting. Rhodes was viewed as one of the top contenders to win, though behind the recently-returned CM Punk in betting markets, with Intercontinental … Read more