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Cm Punk’s rise as a main event WWE superstar has been nothing short of remarkable. After spending the first six years in WWE, one night changed his entire life. Punk dropped a verbal tirade on the entire establishment which infamously came to be known as ‘The Pipebomb.’

That night in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas marked the ascension of Cm Punk to the top of the heap. In doing so, he became the WWE Champion by defeating Alberto Del Rio at the 2011 Survivor Series event, which marked the start of his impressive 434-day reign.

Cm Punk at WWE SummerSlam | Credits: WWE

However, the man who would ultimately come around to end Punk’s historic title reign was The Rock. But despite that, The Best in the World did not back down from one of the greatest WWE superstars of all time. He went head-on with The Rock on the mic,...

Before Dwayne Johnson made an acting career in Hollywood, he was a professional wrestler who was also great at selling stunners. In fact, he even adds his own flair to it that viewers enjoy. According to “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Rock was the best at taking his signature move.

Dwayne Johnson / Credits: WWE

The WWE is popular for its scripted performance inside the ring, and all the more people invest in watching it because they witness dramatic stunts and tense rivalries. This is what sells the show, and while The Rock was so good at his craft, there’s another athlete who seems better at the job.

Dolph Ziggler deserved better treatment during his WWE days

Dolph Ziggler had an amazing career at WWE after signing a contract in 2004, debuting as Nick Nemeth and later changing it to Dolph Ziggler in 2008 after he re-debuted on Raw with a new image.

John Wayne's Rio Lobo contains a fun easter egg callback to an underrated 1953 Western - even though its implications are reality-shaking. John Wayne fronted around 80 Westerns in his career and was very happily typecast as a cowboy. That said, he largely avoided sequels throughout his 50-year career, with the unofficial Rio Bravo trilogy being one of his rare franchises. The reason this trilogy is "unofficial" is that instead of being direct sequels, all three films are riffs on Rio Bravo's story.

Wayne and director Howard Hawks switched around character traits and themes, but both El Dorado and Rio Lobo are essentially Rio Bravo Remixed. Sadly, the latter is the worst of the trio, with Hawks later dismissing it as "that damn piece of junk;" even Tarantino stated Rio Lobo was the film that convinced him to retire early, as he didn't want to end his career on a tired note.

Warning: Spoilers Ahead For Outer Banks Season 4.Netflix's Outer Banks season 4 has set up a shocking fifth and final season. Following the tragic death of JJ Maybank (Rudy Pankow) of the Pogues in Morocco, his life-long friends are out for revenge on his killer. Outer Banks season 4's ending saw JJ stabbed to death by his biological father, Chandler Groff (J. Anthony Crane). As season 4 worked to unravel the complicated race for the world's most treasured artifacts, Outer Banks season 5 will likely focus further on the outcome of the multi-season character arcs for the other Pogues through the lens of grief.

Before JJ's death at the close of the season, the Pogues were juggling a variety of issues. Pope Heyward (Jonathan Daviss Jr.) risked jail time for aiding and abetting JJ's escape and was nearly forced to join the Marines. At the same time, Sarah Cameron (Madelyn Cline) is pregnant...

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Paddington in Peru.

Paddington in Peru ends the trilogy with a story filled with the same heart and laughs as its predecessors, with no shortage of big twists. Rather than being set in London, this time around, Paddington in Peru switches filming locations to, well, Peru, the lovable bear's home country. The story centers around the search for Paddington's Aunt Lucy, who goes missing from the Home for Retired Bears. By following what is considered one of the best movies of all time in Paddington 2, Paddington in Peru had a lot of pressure on its shoulders.

While maybe not reaching the heights of its predecessor, the story proves itself as a worthy one by the time of Paddington in Peru's ending. Not only does the film contain the same emotional and comedic core as the first two, but Paddington in Peru's story...

Calling all Pogues! After the exhilarating, heart-pounding, and shocking fourth season of Outer Banks, you don't have to worry about anything. This isn't the last you will be seeing of the Pogues. The hit Netflix original teen adventure series will be back for season 5!

Outer Banks season 4 found the Pogues experiencing a reversal of fortune after finding El Dorado and cashing in. They create a calm and peaceful home and business, but some financial troubles land them back into the gold hunting game as they search for Blackbeard's treasure. In part 2, the Pogues are after the Blue Crown in an adventure full of danger, trouble, and tragedy.

Family secrets and globe-trotting make Outer Banks season 4 one of the most action-packed and truly surprising seasons of the show yet, but we still have a lot to look forward to in season 5. Here's what to know so far, including cast changes, filming updates,...

Outer Banks season 4 features the Pogues John B, Sarah, Kiara, Pope, JJ, and Cleo searching for the treasure of Edward Teach, aka the infamous pirate, Blackbeard. The Netflix action-adventure mystery teen drama series, created by Josh Pate, Jonas Pate, and Shannon Burke, follows a group of Pogues in the Outer Banks, meaning they belong to the working-class section (Kiara's parents are Kooks (wealthy residents) but she identifies as a Pogue, and Cleo is an honorary Pogue after Outer Banks season 3). The characters find themselves on treasure hunts, and their adventure in season 4 involves Blackbeard.

Outer Banks season 3's ending jumps ahead 18 months after the Pogues found El Dorado, and a man named Wes Genrette approaches John B., Sarah, Kiara, Pope, JJ, and Cleo at the ceremony honoring their discovery. He has a proposition for them partner with him to find the treasure of Blackbeard. Genrette has Blackbeard's captain log from 1718, and,...

John B, Sarah, Kiara, JJ, Pope, and Cleo venture on yet another treacherous journey in Outer Banks season 4, but this time, the treasure hunt uncovers many unexpected secrets, including the truth about JJ's family. Netflix's action-adventure mystery teen drama follows a group of Pogues living in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. After discovering El Dorado during Outer Banks season 3's ending, the Pogues are richer than ever in season 4, meaning there's no need for more adventures (at first). Unfortunately, JJ uses most of their money to buy his property back so they can live and work there.

After building a surf/bait/tackle shop, it gets damaged by a storm, and zoning changes threaten to take Poguelandia away from the group. Consequently, the Pogues are forced to take Wes Genrette up on his offer to retrieve Blackbeard's wife's amulet in exchange for $50,000. They encounter other treasure hunters, led by Lightner,...

We could quibble and debate this all day, but barring the odd exception like Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban or Toy Story 3, third installments in film franchises seldom excel their predecessors in quality. And so it is with a sense of inevitable disappointment, like children knowing that their parents’ current financial difficulties will mean less exciting holiday presents this year, that we come to unpack Paddington in Peru.

The sequel is certainly no disgrace. It has many charming elements and qualities, including spectacular scenery, a child-friendly adventure story and Olivia Colman as a manically grinning, occasionally singing, nun. But Paddington in Peru is burdened with the unenviable task of following up two near-perfect predecessors, Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017).

Those works took some much loved but decidedly dusty intellectual property (Michael Bond’s first book, A Bear Called Paddington was first published in 1958) and found a way to both honor its poky,...

Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers from Outer Banks season 4, part 1.

Season 4 of Outer Banks reintroduces Terrance a character from Cleo's past who requires further explanation. The new season follows up on the Pogues after concluding the battle against Ward Cameron. Early season 4 reveals the group did not follow up on Wes Genrette's offer on Outer Banks season 3 ending, but instead decided to spend their money from El Dorado on creating Poguelandia 2.0. However, after a careless decision leaves them with no funds and an upcoming tax payment of $13,000, John B, Sarah, Kiara, Pope, JJ, and Cleo accept a new treasure hunt.

Outer Banks season 4's cast is full of familiar faces not only is the whole gang back, but so is Rafe Cameron, his girlfriend, Sofia, and supporting characters like Topper, and Deputy Shoupe. Early reviews of season 4 part 1 of Outer Banks praise the show's thrilling twists and...

The WWE has been entertaining fans of multiple age groups worldwide for many years. While individuals who compete in the ring put their bodies on the line to bring excitement and joy to our faces, WWE wrestlers often go through a lot to rehearsed storylines and scripts to spice things up for the fans.

WrestleMania 28 ended with The Rock defeating John Cena | Credits: WWE

We’ve seen a ton of entertainers and professional wrestling icons take on the main stage. Individuals like John Cena, Cm Punk, and the Undertaker have dominated the show for several years. While things have gotten intense in the ring before, it all ultimately comes down to entertaining fans globally.

Rare footage of the 2011 John Cena-cm Punk Hell in a Cell Dark Match surfaces on the internet

Fans of combat sports love to watch their favorite fighters go all out in the ring, get bloodied, and...

Not only does October officially kick off the start of spooky season, but Netflix has a whole bunch of exciting new releases that everyone has been waiting for. While the year so far has brought back so many fan-favorites like Bridgerton, Cobra Kai, and Emily in Paris and debuted new hits like Baby Reindeer, The Perfect Couple, and Nobody Wants This, there's much more in store.

October marks Netflix's strongest new release month of the year, with not one, not two, not even three, but Four beloved Netflix original series returning with new seasons. The month starts off strong with the third season of Heartstopper, continues with the long-awaited new season of Outer Banks, takes us to the courtroom in The Lincoln Lawyer, and back across the pond in The Diplomat.

In between all of these major Netflix series returns, October also provides other exciting shows, including Love is Blind...

Each season, the teens of Outer Banks find themselves getting into serious trouble while uncovering crazy secrets linked to their small North Carolina barrier island town. Season 4 will be no exception. When the series returns this fall, with Part 1 out on Oct. 10, and Part 2 on Nov. 7, look for the mysteries to run even deeper as the stakes get truly out of control.

Season 3 was a mixed bag of treasure. The Pogues — John B (Chase Stokes), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), JJ (Rudy Pankow), Kiara (Madison Bailey), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), and new friend Cleo (Carlacia Grant) — effectively won the G game. They actually found El Dorado. Woogity woogity, right?!

But at the same time, both Sarah and John B lost their fathers, Ward (Charles Esten) and Big John (Charles Halford) — and for good this time. “We knew we needed to give them a win,...

Whether they like it or not, the Pogues are back in the "G game" in Outer Banks season 4 part 1. On Sept. 24, Netflix released the official full trailer for the upcoming new season of the fan-favorite series, and once again, there's a lot at stake for our favorite characters as a new treasure hunt comes across their collective desk at the right moment. See: Financial desperation.

Outer Banks season 4 part 1 will fill in the gaps of what happened between the Pogues discovering El Dorado and the time jump that finds them accepting a request to track down Blackbeard's treasure. As the trailer hints, the group was living it up with their earnings, creating their own perfect oasis and a new version of their island homeland Poguelandia.

Suddenly, the find themselves in debt, which leads them back into the gold game. Their reputations as the elite treasure hunters in the Outer Banks precedes them!

January 27, 2014, is a day that lives in infamy within the WWE Universe as the day that Cm Punk walked out on the company moments before Monday Night Raw went on the air and a day following his final televised match with the company, the Royal Rumble. He was old, hurt, and tired of working with WWE enough to walk away from the wrestling business.

Fast forward to a decade later, the year is 2024 and, miraculously, not only is the former WWE Champion out of retirement as an active wrestler, but as a WWE Superstar. Granted, it came after a highly publicized stint in Aew riddled with controversy and backstage brawls, but that's semantics. What is most important is the fact that at age 45, Punk is still delivering quality, classic matches under the WWE banner, just as he was doing more than a decade prior.

For fans who want to look...

Rio Lobo closed John Wayne's unofficial Rio Bravo Western trilogy. El Dorado and Rio Lobo essentially remade Rio Bravo, remixing characters and themes. Despite criticism, Rio Lobo, the last film of Howard Hawks' directing career, is a laidback, enjoyable ride.

Rio Lobo marked the end of an unofficial John Wayne trilogy, and has come to be regarded as one of his most underrated Westerns. John Wayne fronted 80 Westerns throughout his long career and starred in them right up until his final film, The Shootist. The 1970s was a grim time for the genre because outside of Wayne or Clint Eastwood, the popularity of the Western was on a downward trajectory in terms of box office. Many of Wayne's final efforts in the genre weren't up to the quality of his earlier work either.

The likes of Cahill U.S. Marshal and Wayne's only sequel Rooster Cogburn were lame efforts,...

Pogues for life!

But how long will we spend with John B and our favorite treasure-hunting crew?

Fortunately, we have all the details about Outer Banks Season 4.

Make sure you bookmark this page, as we'll continue to update it when new information comes in!

Has Outer Banks Been Renewed for Season 4?

Babes, Outer Banks Season 4 was renewed before season three even aired!

That's how confident Netflix has been in this action-packed adventure involving our favorite group of besties on a mission.

In February 2023, a pretty epic Outer Banks event took place, featuring many of the cast.

Related: The Runarounds: Will the Outer Banks Create Similar Magic for Prime Video?

Poguelandia, which took place in Huntington Beach, California, was the place to be.

Part of the immersive fan-friendly event included John B's very own Chase Stokes announcing that the series got renewed for a fourth season.

"Outer Banks has been renewed for a fourth season!

Dwayne Johnson and John Cena’s rivalry started way back in 2011 when The Rock returned to WWE after a seven-year hiatus to host WrestleMania 27. Johnson made fun of Cena and his catchphrase “You Can’t See Me” during the event. Cena also later responded with hurtful remarks, which led to the duo booking a headline match at WrestleMania 28 almost a year before the event. During this period, Cena also started a rivalry with Cm Punk.

Dwayne Johnson tackling John Cena at WrestleMania 27 (via WWE)

John Cena and Cm Punk were slated to contest in the Undisputed WWE Championship Match at SummerSlam that year. During the contract signing for the match, Punk introduced a video where Dwayne Johnson was seen dissing John Cena.

Dwayne Johnson Heated Up His Rivalry With John Cena Before Their WrestleMania Match

John Cena and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at WrestleMania 29 (via WWE)

After Dwayne Johnson made...

Sometimes a WWE title run just doesn’t work. Maybe the wrestler wasn’t right for it. Maybe the wrestler was right but the writing was all wrong. Maybe the disastrous choice to make someone champion not only hurt the careers of others but also damaged the company as a whole.

We’re looking back at 15 WWE wrestlers who shouldn’t have been crowned world champions. Keep in mind, this list is broken down into specific title runs, so while it was copacetic to have Hulk Hogan wave the banner during the Hulkamania era, that doesn’t mean that it was always the best move to put him at the top of the food chain. Let’s have a look…

15. Sycho Sid

When Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Hart for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania Xii, the two made an agreement that they would have a rematch the following year. As...

John Wayne defined the classic Western hero, appearing in 83 Westerns, including timeless classics like "Stagecoach" and "True Grit." Clint Eastwood subverted the traditional Western genre with morally ambiguous characters, setting a precedent for Spaghetti and Revisionist Westerns. James Stewart brought his relatable everyman persona to Westerns, portraying both protagonist and antagonist characters, showcasing his versatility.

The Western genre was an enormous entity in 20th-century filmmaking, and many actors were known primarily for appearing in them. Several actors left a distinct mark on the genre by starring in at least five great Western films. Many qualities constitute a great Western, be it that they were massively influential for their era, like Stagecoach, stood the test of time as masterpiece films, like Once Upon a Time in the West, or were commercially successful, like How the West Was Won.

When considering the great Western actors, names like John Wayne and Clint Eastwood immediately ring a bell.

WWE: Christmas Classics is out on DVD from December 4th. And to get you in that Christmassy wrestling mood, we are giving away DVDs to two lucky winners!

Christmas is always chaotic in WWE! Whether it’s Superstars hitting each other with gifts in the Miracle on 34th Street Fight or Santa Claus stepping in the ring!

This collection features great festive action alongside some classic moments – The Rock’s 12 Days of Christmas singalong! Roddy Piper’s Christmas Carol! And Mr. McMahon getting stunned by Santa himself!

There’s also the debut of the evil Xanta Claus, Stone Cold Steve Austin throwing a Christmas party, and a shocking moment as Alberto Del Rio hits Santa with a car. But don’t worry folks – John Cena saves the day!

Batista vs. Santa Claus

Miracle on 34th Street Fight

Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose

Miracle on 34th Street Fight

Elias vs.

To celebrate the release of WWE: Christmas Classics on DVD we are giving away a DVD copy. A collection of WWE’s greatest Christmas matches and moments – including Stone Cold Steve Austin stunning Santa Claus, a stack of festive surprises, and the traditional Miracle on 34th Street Fight! With appearances from John Cena, The Rock, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Mick Foley, Batista, and old Saint Nick himself!

Batista vs. Santa Claus Miracle on 34th Street Fight Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose Miracle on 34th Street Fight Elias vs. Bobby Lashley John Cena & Trish Stratus vs. Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix Kurt Angle vs. Santa Claus All I Want for Christmas Battle Royal Plus lots more!

Christmas is always chaotic in WWE! Whether it’s Superstars hitting each other with gifts in the Miracle on 34th Street Fight or Santa Claus stepping in the ring. This collection features great festive action alongside...

Characters are growing, being tested, and testing themselves.

Things are changing in the Dwl, and it's impossible not to feel the excitement creeping back into everyone. They might have hit a rough patch, but they're moving through it and taking things to the next level.

There were three significant developments on Heels Season 2 Episode 4, and that's where we'll focus our time in this review.

First, let's talk about Crystal and the Women's Division.

She's done a lot of work getting herself into ring shape, but when she had to face off against a woman, the gloves came off, and she had to fight harder than she ever had to with the guys.

Tanya, aka El Dorado, has seen it all. She's been on the circuit for a long time, living on the road and taking each fight as they come available. Without an actual women's division, she was effectively freelance.

The Outer Banks season 3 is set to hit Netflix on February 23, and the trailer teases that the wildest plot is yet to come for the Pogues. While The Outer Banks season 2 featured John B and Sarah as international fugitives and the hunt for the Cross of Santo Domingo, season 3 looks like it will certainly be on par with the action and fast-paced adventures seen in season 2.

The Outer Banks season 2 finale showed the Pogues on an island, together but seemingly stranded with each other. While the Pouges’ next steps weren’t clear, it was established by John B and Pope that the treasure hunt wasn’t over yet. It’ll be interesting to see where season 3 picks up, but it did tease that the gang was still on the island, which JJ dubbed “Pougelandia.”

Related: How Outer Banks Season 2 Sets Up A Kiara & JJ Romance

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Alec Baldwin must face a lawsuit from Rust script supervisor Mamie Mitchell over his role in the on-set shooting that resulted in the death and injury of two crew members, a judge has ruled.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Whitaker on Tuesday refused to dismiss claims of assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence against the actor. He found that Mitchell established “extreme and outrageous conduct on the part of Baldwin,” who “unexpectedly cocked and fired a loaded handgun” despite being aware of a disastrous safety culture on the set of Rust where producers shirked industry-wide norms related to the use of guns to shoot the movie on a shoestring budget.

Mitchell will also be allowed to pursue punitive damages against Baldwin and his production company El Dorado Pictures for ignoring prior red flags that put them on notice of...

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled that ‘Rust’ script supervisor Mamie Mitchell can pursue her negligence and other claims against Hollywood star Alec Baldwin, who fired a loaded gun on the New Mexico set of the indie Western last year that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.

The Tuesday’s ruling comes as the Santa Fe District Attorney continues to scrutinise the police report about the fatal shooting, which occurred on October 21, 2021 at Bonanza Creek Ranch, reports ‘Deadline’.

Baldwin had filed a motion to be removed from the civil lawsuit filed in November 2021 by Mitchell, who was standing near Hutchins and Souza when the gun Baldwin was holding fired. Judge Michael E. Whitaker also denied a motion from Baldwin and his El Dorado Pictures Inc to strike the script supervisor’s claim for punitive damages.

“Accordingly, the Court finds plaintiff’s allegations in the Sac...

Updated with latest: A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Tuesday ruled that Rust script supervisor Mamie Mitchell can pursue her negligence and other claims against Alec Baldwin, who fired a loaded gun on the New Mexico set of the indie Western last year that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.

The ruling comes as the Santa Fe District Attorney continues to scrutinize the police report about the fatal shooting, which occurred on October 21, 2021 at Bonanza Creek Ranch.

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Baldwin had filed a motion to be removed from the civil lawsuit filed in November 2021 by Mitchell,...

Welcome to this week’s All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more from Tony Khan’s weekly drug trip. Also, there are a shit-load of perverts who have been allegedly revealed, including Jim Cornette & Synn, Dave Lagana, Jordan Devlin & numerous others in Nxt UK and David Starr (along with Alberto Del Rio a few months back and Jay Lethal numerous times over the years). The stories are horrifying and include male and female victims. If you are reading this and have ever been abused, don’t hold that sh*t in. Say that sh*t so everybody can see it and it can’t be hidden anymore. Every time someone gets away with a crime, that leaves them available to hurt more people. Hell, if anyone ever felt like I had ever done anything to them, I’d want them...

Welcome to this week’s Monday Night Raw review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Raw has a major announcement from Becky Lynch. That’s what I was gonna talk about not Alberto Del Rio. We’ve got new Money In The Bank contract holders. Would you like to go bowling?

Match #1: Bobby Lashley def. Humberto Carrillo – No Disqualification Match The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

In a wild battle that saw steel chairs come into play, The All Mighty picked Humberto Carrillo out of the sky and forced him to tap out to a fearsome Full Nelson.

My Opinion: 3 out of 5 – This was a fun way to watch people hurt each other for money. I wonder if John Stossel thinks that this part of the job is fake? Bl and Hc didn’t get too intense with this plunder-fight, but at least they didn’t make out at all…...

Welcome to this week’s Monday Night Raw review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have James Bond wearing a dress so he can…blend in with a crowd. 007, why are you wearing knickers? We’ve got lots of big pieces of news for Wrestlemania season, like Escanaba In Da Moon-Light. Schkeoba schkeiba schkiba! Wammers, Dr. Pane! Can we watch grown men grab each other now?

Match #1: Rey Mysterio def. Angel Garza The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

It took a little while longer than expected, but Rey Mysterio got his man. One month after Angel Garza put The Ultimate Underdog out of action with a thunderous Ddt on the concrete, Mysterio earned long-awaited retribution by delivering Garza some much-needed humility in the form of a singles loss. Okay, so maybe not humility. Garza’s self-confidence is … healthy, to put it mildly. But he...

Joe Tessitore will be calling Saturday’s action for Tyson Fury’s very real fight with Deontay Wilder, a rematch of their Dec. 1, 2018 bout that resulted in a draw.

But the “Monday Night Football” play-by-play man and anchor of ESPN’s Top Rank Boxing events, has also been following Fury’s budding fake-fighting career with the WWE. Yeah, the “Holey Moley” guy is a legit WWE fan, and even dropped an unprovoked Undertaker reference on us while we talked Wilder-Fury II.

Tessitore told TheWrap he has “watched every second” of Fury’s brief time with Vince McMahon’s professional wrestling organization, which culminated in a match versus Braun Strowman at Saudi Arabia’s “Crown Jewel” pay-per-view on Halloween 2019.

Also Read: Wilder-Fury II: ESPN's Joe Tessitore Teaches Us a Foolproof Method to Scoring Boxing Rounds

“I bought the [WWE Crown Jewel] pay-per-view and stayed in my home office, and literally made myself a prosciutto sandwich,...

David Arquette made an unlikely return to professional wrestling last year, and a documentary about his comeback is in the works called “You Cannot Kill David Arquette,” the film’s production company Xtr announced Thursday.

Arquette learned some basic wrestling moves back for his 2000 film “Ready to Rumble,” and at the time, he was even crowned a world champion from World Championship Wrestling as part of a marketing stunt. He became a perfect villain in the sport, and now nearly two decades later, he made the real wrestling circuit and competed in 19 different professional matches, some of which even left him bloodied as seen in this video.

David Darg, an Oscar-nominee for the documentary short film “Body Team 12,” directed “You Cannot Kill David Arquette,” and he’s been filming throughout Arquette’s tour for the last two years. Xtr, a new nonfiction film and TV studio, will be part of...

The WWE has suspended Robert Roode and Primo Colón for violating the company’s wellness policy.

The wrestlers will be put on the bench for 30 days each, as this is the first violation for both men. Roode and Colón are signed to the company’s “Friday Night SmackDown” brand.

“WWE has suspended Eddie Colón (Primo) and Robert Roode each for 30 days effective immediately, for a first violation of the company’s talent wellness policy,” the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

Also Read: Tito Ortiz and Alberto Del Rio on Going From Real Punches to Pro-Wrestling Punches - and Back

Roode has recently tag-teamed with Dolph Ziggler. Colón, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Carlos Colón, is in a tag team with his real-life cousin Epico (real name Orlando Tito Colón). Roode and Ziggler were the “Raw” Tag Team Champions as recently as October.

The Colóns are not...

Tito Ortiz and Alberto Del Rio are set to throw hands, feet and everything in between Saturday at a Combate Americas “Winner Take All” Mma pay-per-view event on Fite TV.

The offense on display there will be the real deal, not the “working” pro-wrestling punches that Del Rio so famously threw in his days as WWE Champion. Don’t count him out, however — Patrón has a pretty impressive professional mixed martial arts record of 9-5.

Former Ufc Light Heavyweight Champion Ortiz is 20-12 in the sport that he helped bring to the mainstream masses, but the Huntington Beach Bad Boy also has some professional wrestling experience. We asked both men about the challenge of going back and forth between firing off real punches in the cage and fake ones in the squared circle, and which transition is the harder one.

Also Read: Inside WWE's 'SmackDown' and 'Raw'...

Welcome back folks. So, being a fan of wrestling means you see the same conversations and discussions going on between fans, discussions that never really change. In all the time I’ve been watching pro-wrestling, for twenty-seven years, the question “what’s the best PPV ever” has come up. It’s all about opinion, really. It’s all about choice. What one wrestling fan likes, another wrestling fan might hate, and visa versa. I, however, like to make things difficult for myself, and as seen as we now have the WWE Network (wonder how much it costs…) at our disposal, a wonderful and deep service, I can easily revisit a whole bunch of shows and compile a list of what I, personally, think are the ten best WWE (or WWF) Pay-per-views ever. I won’t talk about Ecw or WCW here, or New Japan Pro Wrestling, or Aew or any other promotion.

Kayfabe died a long time ago, which is to say that everyone is in on the secret of professional wrestling — and the wrestlers themselves no longer pretend otherwise. Even so, this blurring of the lines between reality and illusion belies the industry’s real secret: What goes on behind the scenes has always been more interesting than what we actually see onscreen.

That’s the premise behind Viceland’s forthcoming docuseries “Dark Side of the Ring,” which examines some of the most infamous incidents in pro-wrestling. Smart marks may already be familiar with the tragic fate of the Von Erichs or Bruiser Brody’s suspicious death, but anyone who’s never stayed up all night to watch Wrestle Kingdom or obsessed over Dave Meltzer’s star ratings will surely find a lot of new insights here. “There was a period in the wrestling business where, if you were crazy onscreen,...

Former “Lucha Underground” wrestler Sexy Star — real name Dulce Maria Garcia — is set to make her Mma debut in Hispanic mixed martial arts league Combate Americas, TheWrap has learned exclusively.

Garcia is undefeated (5-0) in her professional boxing career, but she to this point has never competed under mixed martial arts rules. Well, she’s got a few coming up: Combate Americas has signed Garcia to an exclusive, multi-fight deal.

Garcia’s first Mma fight is on Combate’s April 12 card in her hometown of Monterrey, Mexico.

Also Read: Alberto Del Rio: 90 Percent of WWE Wrestlers Have Never Been in a Real Fight

The 36-year-old Garcia is both an accomplished and controversial pro wrestler. First, the good: She was the first woman in history to win the Lucha Underground Championship, which is an inter-gender (meaning men can wrestle women) title. In addition to her squared-circle time on “Lucha Underground,...

For years now, Dolph Ziggler has been one of the best in-ring performers in the WWE, although he rarely gets any credit for what he brings to the product. At one time, Ziggler was the most-popular wrestler on the roster and the pop he got when he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase to beat Alberto Del Rio a few years back was one of the loudest in WWE history. However, over the past few years, Dolph Ziggler has been thrown into bad gimmicks and angles and even when he does do something good — like his tag […]

The post Dolph Ziggler gives WWE status, reveals if he will be at 2019 Royal Rumble and answers questions about Aew Wrestling rumors appeared first on Monsters and Critics.

Pro-wrestling title belts change hands (or waists) like grapplers change trunks these days, though it wasn’t always that way. With “Survivor Series” just around the corner featuring a card of Champion vs. Champion matches, TheWrap decided to grace the Internet with a little history lesson. Scroll through our gallery to see every WWE Champion ever, ranked by their numbers of title reigns.

Remember: this is a list of those who won the Wwwf Championship, the WWF Championship or the WWE Championship. So don’t come after us, Universal Champions, et al.

Below is a random sample from our full stable.

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Rank: 30 (tie)

Wrestler: Jinder Mahal

# of Reigns: 1

Rank: 17 (tie)

Wrestler: Batista

# of Reigns: 2

Rank: 8 (tie)

Wrestler: Daniel Bryan

# of Reigns: 4

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If you thought Alberto Del Rio was getting back in the cage for clout ... Think Again!!! 'Cause the ex-WWE superstar tells TMZ Sports he's ready to whoop some serious ass in his Mma comeback!! The 41-year-old announced his decision to return to Mma for Combate Americas earlier this month ... and he's eyeing a fight in 2019. Icymi -- Adr had been in the news for other reasons over the past year -- he had a...

Do Not tease Seattle sports fans about their former — and still beloved — NBA franchise, the SuperSonics, moving to Oklahoma City in 2008. That’s a lesson WWE heels (the pro-wrestling term for bad guys) Kevin Owens and Elias learned Monday night on “Raw.”

During their live in-ring promo, Owens wondered aloud why their “WWE Super Showdown” opponents John Cena and Bobby Lashley are tag-teaming together. Admittedly, while they’re both baby-faces (the term for good guys), the pairing is a bit of an odd one.

“Kev, it doesn’t make sense, you know?” Elias jumped in. “It’s like having a basketball team in Seattle.”

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That didn’t go over favorably, though that’s kind of Elias’ job. We can’t remember the last time we heard such loud and long-sustained booing at a pro-wrestling event.

Ex-WWE superstar Alberto Del Rio has announced his plans to return to Mma ... more than 8 Years after his last real fight!! The 41-year-old -- real name Jose Rodriguez -- announced his decision to return to Mma for Combate Americas on Monday ... and he's gunning to get in the cage in 2019. Del Rio's last Mma fight was a Cage of Combat event back on Feb. 27, 2010 ... when he lost to Yamamoto Hanshi in a 2nd round Tko.

Current Mma announcer Alberto El Patron plans to return to fight in the cage next year at Combate Americas’ inaugural pay-per-view, a person with knowledge of the plan told TheWrap. El Patron, whose real name is José Alberto Rodríguez, is perhaps best-known from his time as WWE wrestler Alberto Del Rio.

We know, it’s a lot of names.

El Patron, who serves as a commentator and ambassador for mixed martial arts league Combate Americas, first announced his plans to return to fighting during an appearance on Monday’s “Mma Hour.” Our readers can watch the episode via the video above.

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Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren said he’s targeting February 2019 for the PPV. El Patron/Rodriguez/Del Rio mentioned Arena Ciudad de Mexico as a possible venue for the event.

El Patron mentioned...

Paige is back! From battling a neck injury to facing issues with WWE's wellness policy and her whirlwind romance with fellow wrestler Alberto Del Rio, it's been quite a crazy season away for the Total Divas star, but through it all, she's emerged stronger than ever. The England native made her departure from the show after the sixth season and while her suspension from the WWE hit an emotional chord for the wrestler, she insisted that drugs were not the cause for her demise. "WWE posted a statement about me failing the wellness policy," Paige explained in an Oct. 2017 episode of the show. "We get drug tested all the time…first of all, I don't do...

Everyone knows the story of Batista’s last run in the WWE. The WWE had watched Dave Bautista start to see some success in Hollywood and had him return to the company as a face, first in a feud against Alberto Del Rio and then as a contender for Randy Orton’s world title. There was a problem. Batista wanted to be a heel and said that the fans would never want him back as a babyface. The WWE said he was wrong and brought him back as a babyface, and the WWE Universe didn’t care. When he won the Royal Rumble […]

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Mixed martial arts league Combate Americas is launching its own TV studio, TheWrap has learned exclusively, making it the first Mma organization to start a production company. Veteran foreign film producer Stan Jakubowicz will run La Jaula Studios, which will create content for both linear television and digital platforms.

“Our mission with La Jaula Studios is to tell the bold, untold and unfiltered stories of the real-life heroism behind Combate’s fighters and their communities,” the Hispanic fight league and media company’s president, Jacqueline Hernandez, told TheWrap. “Stan’s proven creative expertise and uncontainable passion for this sport make him a perfect fit to lead La Jaula.”

La Jaula Studios, which will be based in New York, plans to target its content toward Hispanic millennials and Generation Z. Shows and other short-form content will be produced in Spanish, English and Portuguese, which production taking place in Latin America, Brazil,...

Whether you call him Alberto Del Rio or Alberto El Patron — or by his real name, Jose Alberto Rodriguez — just don’t call him a fake tough guy. The WWE alum, Impact Wrestling baddie and Combate Americas announcer has a professional mixed martial arts record of nine wins and five losses. And before throwing (real) fists and elbows was cool, the former luchador make the Mexico National Team in Greco-Roman wrestling. So be careful whom you send a stiff superkick toward, other Tna alums. Also Read: WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair on Ric Flair's Recovery, Baring All in New Book: 'It Was.

[[tmz:video id="0_fx972vbk"]] Alberto Del Rio says he's got zero interest in a WWE comeback ... but tells TMZ Sports his fiancee, Paige, could be "days away" from stepping back inside the ring!! "It’s gonna happen pretty soon," Del Rio said. "Probably days away from going back to WWE." Alberto tells us Paige has been at WWE's Orlando Performance Center for weeks -- hittin' the mats to prep for her return after a serious neck injury sidelined her last summer.

WWE superstar Paige will Not be hit with domestic violence charges stemming from an airport altercation with Alberto Del Rio ... officials tell TMZ Sports. As we previously reported, Alberto was initially investigated after Paige screamed at him in the middle of Orlando International Airport last month. Paige later admitted she was the aggressor and had thrown a drink at Alberto during the altercation. The Orlando Pd later recommended Paige be criminally charged for the incident.

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Plans always change in WWE, but the construction of this year’s WrestleMania has thus far been a cavalcade of aborted and rearranged ideas – and that’s no more evident than in the path The Undertaker’s scheduled bout has taken. News broke last year that Wyatt Family giant Braun Strowman was being groomed for the position, but WWE higher-ups thought better of it and decided to go with a John Cena-Undertaker dream match. Once Cena suffered a shoulder injury, Strowman was again a potential opponent for the Phenom, but that idea has reportedly been shelved again.

Even though John Cena is known for his quick recoveries, he doesn’t seem likely to make this year’s WrestleMania – meaning that there’s nobody on the docket for Undertaker to face. WWE is currently suffering the consequences of not having built up talent over the past twelve months,...