Embracing the fun in Wrestling
The atmosphere inside Suncorp Stadium for AEW Grand Slam Australia was already electric, but the night took a sharp turn from sports entertainment into visceral social commentary. As the lights dimmed for the main event build, a deafening, unified chant erupted from the Brisbane crowd: “F* ICE.”** While wrestling fans are no strangers to colorful language, this wasn’t your …
Just hours after reports surfaced that Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) had personally intervened to keep Brody King off this week’s AEW Dynamite, the media giant has officially entered the chat to clear the air. The Official Denial In a statement addressing the swirling controversy, a spokesperson for Warner Bros. Discovery clarified that they did not play a role in …
In September 2025, we wrote a technical primer on how Nielsen switched to “Big Data + Panel” and why it caused wrestling ratings to drop. This week, ratings jumped. AEW Dynamite was up 31%. Collision nearly doubled. SmackDown hit its highest 18-49 in months. Here is what has changed. Why Did Ratings Go Up This Week? Nielsen changed the …
The votes are in, and the wrestling community has spoken! Wrestling is something that brings people together in a community of excitement, celebration, and of course, wishing epic curses upon Don Callis. But when it comes to reflecting back on a year of exceptional wrestling, there’s something beautiful about watching thousands of wrestling fans come together, ballot by ballot, …
If you took a world-class professional wrestler and dropped them onto a desert island, could they still wrestle? They could execute the moves. They could run the ropes if they built them. They could deliver a perfect suplex to a palm tree and cut a fiery promo to the crashing waves. But would it be wrestling? The answer is …
Nielsen changed how they measure TV audiences in September 2025. Wrestling ratings crashed. Here’s how the system actually works and why it might affect wrestling differently. What Changed in September 2025 For 75 years, Nielsen measured TV audiences using one method: people meters in household panels. In September 2025, they switched to a hybrid system called “Big Data + …
Eddie Kingston’s return to AEW has been one of wrestling’s most anticipated comebacks. In a candid conversation with Shak Wrestling ahead of All Out, the Mad King from Yonkers revealed the physical and mental struggles of his recovery, what kept him going during his darkest moments, and why he’ll never truly be satisfied until the very end. The Reality …
AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm has captivated wrestling audiences with her transformation into a golden age Hollywood starlet. In a recent conversation with TV Insider ahead of All Out, the four-time champion shared insights into her creative process, her relationship with fans, and the unexpected challenges of performing without her beloved butler Luther. A Bond Built Over Time When …
In 2011, at a Stardom event in front of a sold out crowd at Ryogoku Sumo Hall, Kenny Omega made a decision that would follow him throughout his career. He wrestled a 9-year-old girl named Haruka in what became one of wrestling’s most talked about matches. Speaking to Chris Jericho years later, Omega revealed the touching backstory that international …
“I don’t know who I am anymore, but I know what I have to do.” It’s fitting that All In returns to Texas, a place where feuds become legend and where men face their reckonings beneath a scorching sun. There, in the shadow of the Lone Star, Hangman Adam Page and Jon Moxley are set to write the next, …
