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Professional wrestling is no joke, with the danger of seriously injuring yourself always lurking around the corner. This is why, no matter how much you want to practice your WWE moves on your siblings, try to abstain from it! Zoey Stark is the latest wrestler to get injured in a match. The former one-time Nxt Women’s Tag Team Champion went through an unfortunate accident during WWE Raw.

After a miscalculated move went wrong, Zoey Stark ended up with a knee injury after she tried to take out her opponent in style. Unfortunately, the wrestler had to be removed from the match at the end.

Zoey Stark suffers a knee injury Zoey Stark clutches her knee in pain during WWE Raw | Credits: WWE

WWE Raw saw Zoey Stark, Kairi Sane, and the hard-to-impress wrestler Rhea Ripley compete in the Women’s Money in the Bank qualifying match. During the battle,...

John Cena hopes to leave WWE at the end of the year with the Undisputed WWE Championship around his waist, but he still has some challenges to overcome to make that happen. One such challenge is The Viper Randy Orton; their match at Backlash was full of unexpected moments, including Orton winning the game twice, multiple downed Referees, and RKOs for everyone and their brother in the ring.

One of the most surprising moments, though, took place after Cena’s win, which teased that Cena is already starting the road towards ending his heel turn. We ranked the five most important ones we thought were important.

Hilarious eye poke-off between John Cena and Randy Orton

The match itself started in a pretty traditional fashion, especially considering that Orton and Cena know each other extremely well, though there was one hilarious opening sequence that had Cena raking Orton’s eyes and then Orton returning the favour.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is arguably one of the biggest celebrities in the world. His road to success began in WWE as a third-generation athlete in the mid-1990s and took him to unimaginable heights, becoming one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood.

In regard to his accomplished WWE career, The Rock emerged as one of the company’s marquee attractions. His captivating persona, mic work, and in-ring acumen made him the face of the Attitude Era alongside Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Actor & Wrestler, The Rock| Credit: X/@therock

Moreover, he has had some of the greatest feuds with top-tier WWE superstars like Triple H, Hulk Hogan, and his iconic rival Stone Cold Steve Austin. But there was one more mega feud that The Final Boss himself believed should have lasted long, and he called it one of his biggest regrets.

Which feud did The Rock want to last long in WWE?...

Remember that adorable on-screen romance between Deputy Dewey and Gale Weathers in Scream? Well, the stars behind those characters, David Arquette and Courteney Cox, turned their reel-life chemistry into real-life marriage that lasted over a decade. While their love story may have ended in 2013, both stars have continued to absolutely crush it in their careers.

David Arquette and Courteney Cox in Scream 2 (1997) | Credits: Dimension Films

Here’s something that’ll make your jaw drop – their combined net worth is a whopping $180 million! Yep, you read that right. From Friends royalties to wrestling championships (bet you didn’t see that coming), these two have built their fortunes in some pretty fascinating ways. Let’s take a peek into how they’ve managed to stack up such impressive wealth over the years.

Friends star Courteney Cox’s impressive $150 million fortune Courteney Cox in Friends | Credits: NBC

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WWE sacrificed 28 wrestlers and backstage talent on Wednesday all in the name of WWE’s stock.

That sounds crude, but it’s true.

WWE announced today that 28 individuals were fired. More full-time employees would be furloughed or laid off and construction on the company’s new headquarters has halted as well. The savings for WWE is about $4 million per month, they bragged in a press release.

That $4 million per month sounds like a lot … until you realize WWE has $90 million in cash on hand and has upwards of $500 million available if they maximized everything and extended all of their credit lines.

The cuts were, of course, blamed on coronavirus.

But make no mistake about it, these cuts were made for one reason and one reason only … to protect WWE’s stock price. The moves were made to protect profit margin. It affected a lot of lower-card talents, some of whom...

WWE is the latest company to announce that it is furloughing a portion of its workforce in response to the economic downturn caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

In addition to the furloughs, the sports entertainment company announced Wednesday that it would be reducing compensation for executives and board members, deferring plans to build a new headquarters for at least six months, and releasing multiple onscreen performers and backstage producers. Those released include WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle, Curt Hawkins, Luke Gallows, and EC3. Backstage producers Shane Helms, Lance Storm, and Fit Finlay were also among those released by the company, with Angle having been working as a producer as well since last year.

WWE estimates that the moves will lead to a monthly savings of approximately $4 million and a cash flow improvement of $140 million, with most of the latter coming from the decision to delay building the new headquarters.

Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor television review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a night of Velvet Sky’s former boy-friends fighting men with mustaches. I’m not kidding… with.

Match #1: Chris Sabin beat Silas Young

This was an excellent match that got Sabin back in the singles groove. Sabin was, once upon a time, one of wrestling’s best singles stars, with several title reigns as X-Division champion and one short run as the Tna/Impact World Heavyweight Champion, which he had won from Bully Ray, who is now dating his girl-friend at the time, Velvet Sky. That reminds me of how Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis switched partners with, I believe Laura Dern and some-one else… maybe that didn’t happen.

Any-way, the action was smart and crisp, with Young even throwing in a magnificent flip out of nowhere.

I have just finished watching the most insanely beautiful two hours of television I think I will ever see. From Total Nonstop Action, Impact Wrestling presents Total Nonstop Deletion!

The wrestling industry is filled with stories of organizations who, when their backs were against the wall, thought of the craziest things they could imagine in the hopes of bringing back their audience. During 1996 to 1997, the WWE was trailing their competitor WCW in the ratings, almost getting to the point where the company went bankrupt. Yet after changing the tone of the show from a family friendly enterprise to cutting edge, adult material, they were able to quickly close the gap and eventually win what was called the Monday Night War.

Fast forward to 2016. The Tna organization has had some ups and downs that would have sunk countless companies before them. With money woes that have seen the company get sued many times over,...

The professional wrestling world is in mourning today, after news broke last night that Joanie Laurer, best known as WWE Superstar Chyna, passed away at the age of 45. We showed you a number of social media posts that came in last night, from pro wrestlers past and present, paying tribute to this squared circle icon. As the news continued to spread, even more wrestlers paid their respects through social media, as you can see in the several tweets we've gathered below.

The former wrestler's manager told E! News last night that "she was found peacefully," and police couldn't find any signs of foul play. Authorities were called to Chyna's apartment in Redondo Beach, California on Wednesday afternoon, after a friend discovered she was not breathing. She was pronounced dead on the scene, and the cause of death is currently unknown.

Ever since debuting in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF...

WWE legend Chyna, real name Joanie Laurer, quite literally packed a punch – and her peers will never forget it.

The iconic WWE wrestler, who died at age 45 on Wednesday, was an original member of D-Generation X, partnering with other wrestling stars like Triple H and Sean Michaels. After her time in the ring, Laurer posed for Playboy and appeared on reality series The Surreal Life, which documented her struggle with alcohol.

Fellow female praised her as a "revolutionary" trailblazer who "shattered glass ceilings, kicked down doors and broke gender barriers."

Other costars paid tribute to her humanity. "I will always...

Former WWE star Joanie "Chyna" Laurer has died. She was 45.

Laurer's team confirmed the news in a written statement shared on her website and Twitter on Wednesday.

#RipChynaall of us on team Chyna love you and will love you forever babe.

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— Chyna (@ChynaJoanLaurer) April 21, 2016

"It is with deep sadness to inform you today that we lost a true icon, a real life superhero," the statement read. "Joanie Laurer aka Chyna, the 9th wonder of the world has passed away, She will live forever in the memories of her millions of fans and all of us that loved her.

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World Championship Wrestling has been dead and buried for nigh on fifteen years now, and its corpse has been mined repeatedly for DVD sets, retro t-shirts, and premium video game Dlc.

WWE has never been afraid to tell us about their departed rival, but their version of WCW history is skewed to say the least. We hear about Goldberg, the nWo, and maybe the cruiserweights, because that’s what WCW was doing during the period they were beating WWE, but there’s literal decades of strange, wonderful wrestling that barely rates a mention according to them.

This list goes beyond the obvious, and well as outside WCW’s most successful periods, to paint a more accurate portrait of what was once one of the greatest promotions on Earth.

20. WCW’s Musical Renaissance – 1999-2000

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After 1999, it became harder and harder to find things to like in WCW.

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There were heavy hearts for WWE fans heading into the 2006 Royal Rumble because of the death of beloved former WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero, who tragically died of a heart attack two months earlier.

Even though Eddie was no longer with us, his name was uttered endlessly in the build up to the match mostly because of his good friend Rey Mysterio was a favorite in the match. Eddie had a long feud with Rey in 2005, but after Eddie’s death WWE had no problem in saying that Rey was one of his closest friends. While everybody else was also mourning Eddie’s death, Rey was wearing “Eg” armbands in tribute to his fallen friend.

This was a period in WWE where they were in a bit of a funk. There aren’t too many Royal Rumble matches where the Rumble match isn’t on last, but this is one of them.

Michael Kingston is a lifelong comic book and wrestling fan. In the past, various writers have attempted to create comics that mixed the two genres, but failed in spectacular fashion. In Headlocked: The Last Territory, though, Kingston creates a realistic hero in Mike Hartman who we follow on a journey in the unforgiving business. Filled with emotion and a clear passion from its writer, Headlocked is the most realistic portrayal of wrestling in the graphic novel form to date.

For his upcoming sequel Headlocked: The Last Territory Vol. 2, we follow the continuation of Hartman’s story. Kingston has taken to Kickstarter once more to raise the funds necessary to produce the book. Teaming up with him again is wrestling legend Jerry Lawler who will be providing the cover artwork. Also joining on the project in the role of guest creators are Booker T, Rob Van Dam, A.J. Styles, John Morrison,...

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When wrestling fans get all liquored up and talk smack to each other about the WWF/WWE’s most ridiculous wasted opportunities, there are a fair few that surface again and again. Shane Helms… Drew McIntyre… the Nexus… and, riding high at the top of so many lists, the late Sean O’Haire, who died this past Monday 8th September at the terribly young age of 43.

Born Sean Christopher Haire, the 6 foot 6 inch powerhouse debuted in WCW in 2000 after graduating from the company’s training programme at their development facility The Power Plant, and nailed the WCW tag titles with partner Mark Jindrak only three months later, a title he’d on to hold three times with both Jindrak and later Chuck Palumbo.

O’Haire was green and full of himself, but he could go. More than that, he was a contender: big, incredibly strong, with a fantastic look and,...

TMZ recently caught up with Darren Young at Lax Airport and asked if it was possible for a gay man to succeed in the WWE. Darren Young responded with, “Absolutely. Look at me. I’m a WWE superstar and to be honest with you, I’ll tell you right now, I’m gay. And I’m happy. I’m very happy”

Darren Young coming out makes him the first openly gay, contracted WWE superstar of all time. The announcement also makes him the first openly gay superstar from a major professional wrestling organisation. It was a very brave decision and a very bold one and Darren deserves a lot of credit for doing this.

Several WWE and wresting personalities commented on Darren’s big announcement.

Stephanie McMahon: “Congratulations to @DarrenYoungWWE for being the first openly gay WWE Superstar!”

John Cena: “I know Darren personally. Darren’s a great guy.

WWE.com has announced that “The Viper” Randy Orton has been suspended for 60 days following his second violation of the WWE Talent Wellness policy. The suspension was effective as of Wednesday and he will now miss the next two months of WWE touring, which includes June’s WWE No Way Out pay-per-view and July’s WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view.

The official WWE website didn’t go into much detail and mentioned his suspension with the following;

Stamford, Conn. – In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Randy Orton for 60 days effective today for his second violation of the company’s policy.

Failing the WWE Talent Wellness policy basically means he was taking a substance he shouldn’t have been, similarly the reason why Rey Mysterio is also currently suspended. WWE superstars are suspended 30 days for their first violation, 60 days for their second and usually the third suspension means they are fired.

During the Six-Pack Challenge main event on last night’s WWE Raw SuperShow, a spot between R-Truth and The Miz was botched, leaving R-Truth being assisted to the back and forced out of the match early. The moment occurred when R-Truth attempted an over-the-top-rope somersault plancha onto The Miz but he failed to stop his fall being broken. R-Truth landed on his back onto the matted floor, causing his head to whip and it looked like he was seriously injured.

During the commercial break, R-Truth was led backstage and when the show returned the announce team informed that the medical staff said he was unable to continue competing.

Following last night’s Raw, Joey Styles got on Twitter and said R-Truth was fine and thankfully did not suffer any injuries.

He wrote, “Breaking News! Somehow, @RonKillings is Ok and has no injuries after flipping over the top rope, missing @MikeTheMiz and hitting the floor.

Former WWE superstar Shane Helms -- aka "The Hurricane" -- is at the center of a drunk driving investigation after a Brutal motorcycle crash on Thursday that left him and his girlfriend broken and battered. According to the police report obtained by TMZ ... a witness told cops Helms was driving home from a restaurant in Smithfield, North Carolina around 9:15 Pm -- with his Gf on the bike -- when he blew through a stop sign,...