Andy “The Butcher” Williams, AEW Star and Every Time I Die Guitarist, Dies at 48
AEW’s Andy “The Butcher” Williams has died at 48 after collapsing during a tag match at an Enjoy Wrestling show in Pennsylvania.
AEW, Music
WWE
Carmella Confirms Her Wrestling Retirement: “I’m a Mom. I Have Kids.”
Carmella confirms on her Hot Mom Sh*t podcast that she’s retired from wrestling, saying motherhood with husband Corey Graves comes first now.
Love is the Air, WWE
Brandi Rhodes Reveals Why She Walked Away From In-Ring WWE Return
Brandi Rhodes says she nearly returned to the ring at the WWE Performance Center in 2022, until her daughter Liberty made the decision for her.
Rock & Wrestling
Ric Flair’s New Ewing Athletics Sneaker Drops September 5th
Ric Flair and Ewing Athletics unveiled the robe-inspired 33 HI x Ric Flair, dropping September 5th in Miami with Flair meeting fans in person.
WWE
JBL Says Eddie Guerrero Used to Call Him at 2 A.M. with Wild Ideas
JBL opened up about Eddie Guerrero on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, from 2 a.m. phone calls to being a groomsman at his wedding.
NXT, WWE
Ilja Dragunov Is Leaving WWE
WWE moved Ilja Dragunov to its alumni page. PWInsider reports his contract expired, and he chose not to re-sign.
Movies, WWE
Netflix Is Telling Mr. T’s Origin Story
Netflix’s Untold series returns Sept. 8 with a Mr. T documentary tracing the WWE Hall of Famer’s path to WrestleMania I.
AEW
Darby Allin Is Running the New York City Marathon, and He’s Still Refusing to Train for It
Darby Allin confirms he’s running the NYC Marathon in November for KultureCity, and true to form, he’s refusing to train for it.
AEW, Hell Yeah
Nigel McGuinness Won’t Let a Walking Boot Stop His Run Back to Wembley
Nigel McGuinness is pushing through a foot injury in AEW’s Continental Challenge Cup because a shot at Wembley Stadium might not come around again.
Hell Yeah, WWE
Bronson Reed Just Showed Off a Massive Transformation, and He’s Calling Himself “The Problem” Again
Bronson Reed posted a leaner, more chiseled new photo while rehabbing his torn bicep, and the caption says it all: “I’m a problem.”
AEW
Darby Allin Reveals He Nearly Drowned Doing a Kickflip at the Bottom of the Ocean, Surrounded by 15 Sharks
Darby Allin reveals he ran out of oxygen and nearly drowned attempting an underwater kickflip surrounded by 15 sharks for Discovery’s Shark Week.
WWE
Cody Rhodes Calls His Neck Tattoo the “Greatest Regret” of His Life
Cody Rhodes calls his iconic neck tattoo the “greatest regret” of his life, and revisits Brandi Rhodes’ old verdict on it too.
Did You Know?
Archaeologists May Have Found a 2,400-Year-Old pro Wrestler’s Tomb
Turkish archaeologists uncovered a 2,400-year-old tomb containing coins depicting wrestlers, and they think it may belong to an actual wrestler.
WWE
Jade Cargill on Her Viral WWE Wig Moment, and Why Black Women’s Hair Needs No Explanation
Jade Cargill tells EBONY about her viral WWE wig moment, and why protective styles deserve celebration, not an explanation.
AEW, WWE
Explaining The Backstage Timeline Behind the CM Punk vs. Kevin Owens Feud
Dave Meltzer explained how a pizza dinner Colt Cabana had with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn set off everything that followed for CM Punk in…
WWE
The Undertaker Says His Daughter Will “Unfortunately, Probably” Become a WWE Superstar Too
The Undertaker tells Chris Van Vliet his daughter Kaia will “unfortunately, probably” follow him into wrestling, and explains why.
WWE
Rhea Ripley Reveals She Underwent Knee Surgery After Being Sidelined Since June
Rhea Ripley announced she’s had knee surgery after months on the sidelines, telling fans “see you all down the road.”
Movies, WWE
Russell Crowe Called Drew McIntyre “Salt of the Earth,” and Their Highlander Bromance Just Made a Second Movie
Russell Crowe called Drew McIntyre “salt of the earth” while wrapping The Last Druid, the movie their Highlander bromance led to.
Movies, WWE
Liv Morgan Gets Her Moment in the First Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo Trailer
NEON’s first trailer for Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo gives WWE’s Liv Morgan a proper look as the missing daughter driving its central mystery.
Tribute, WWE
Dory Funk Jr., WWE Hall of Famer and Wrestling’s Ultimate Teacher, Dies at 85
WWE Hall of Famer Dory Funk Jr., the four-and-a-half-year NWA World Champion who trained a generation of stars, has died at 85.