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  Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman recap WrestleMania 35 from their live perspective at MetLife Stadium featuring the first-ever women’s Mania main event, all of the bell-to-bell action, what worked and what didn’t, and a quick look at what could be next. Enjoy what we do? Support Between the Ropes on Patreon! For only $3 a month, you can listen to the ...

Brian Fritz and Mike Sempervive discuss WWE bringing reality into storylines leading into WrestleMania 35, what other matches could be added to the big show, how the G1 Supercard is shaping up and who will win the New Japan Cup, and a look at the ROH 17th Anniversary show. Enjoy what we do? Support Between the Ropes on Patreon! For only $3 ...

Brian Fritz and Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net discuss the weird and strange in WWE from the Becky Lynch/Ronda Rousey/Charlotte Flair storyline, “real” feuds including Triple H versus Batista, The Shield reunion, Tommaso Ciampa’s injury and the timing of him being called up, Daniel Bryan as WWE Champion and Kofi Kingston’s rise, Fastlane, and more including your questions. Enjoy what we ...

Brian Fritz and Stew Myrick discuss Roman Reigns coming back to WWE following his battle with leukemia and what could be next for him in the ring, Vince McMahon again being the mean guy by screwing over Kofi Kingston in favor of Kevin Owens, a theory on WWE booking, Batista’s return, how WWE could have taken a page from Office ...

Brian Fritz and Mike Sempervive discuss the latest on the WWE Crown Jewel controversy and WWE moving forward with the show, SmackDown 1000 including Dave Batista setting up a possible match versus Triple H at WrestleMania, Becky Lynch popularity soaring despite being used as a heel, breakups on RAW, Ronda Rousey’s promo on the Bella Twins, the potential Drew McIntyre ...

Brian Fritz and Mike Sempervive discuss the WWE Crown Jewel controversy and if WWE should do the show considering the politics surrounding it, what they would do if a change was made, looking back at the Super Show-Down event and Shawn Michaels upcoming return to the ring, matches for Crown Jewel and Evolution, NXT UK television announcement, the NJPW King ...

Enjoy what we do? Support Between the Ropes on Patreon! Your generous donation will help keep our lights on, and make it possible for us to do even more! Undertaker may not be retiring anytime soon, continuing his part-time wrestling career beyond WrestleMania 32. Also, Eric Bischoff may be an upcoming Stone Cold Podcast guest, and more rumors. [Cageside Seats] ...

Enjoy what we do? Support Between the Ropes on Patreon! Your generous donation will help keep our lights on, and make it possible for us to do even more! Wrestling fans everywhere will thank you.  The Big Story: Bad news for wrestlers in TNA. Guaranteed contracts are a thing of the past for most of the roster. PW Insider reports ...

Enjoy what we do? Support Between the Ropes on Patreon! Your generous donation will help keep our lights on, and make it possible for us to do even more! Wrestling fans everywhere will thank you. Wednesday night means the four-way wrestling war, and the star of Lucha Underground, the ravishing tongue-lasher, Catrina. WWE Look who Samoa Joe is training with ...

Providing your daily fix of wrestling links from around the blogosphere.  Former WWE diva turned Jiu-Jitsu expert Eve Torres. WWE has a pretty interesting poll on its website about who is the true “Future of WWE” that you can vote on. [WWE.com] Not only is Brock Lesnar returning to WWE TV in June, he’s going to be working some house ...

This Sunday will mark the seventh annual WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view show, an event where gimmick matches and brutal brawls are often used to tie up WrestleMania’s loose ends. Here’s my list of the best matches in Extreme Rules history. 7. John Cena vs. Batista, Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship, Extreme Rules 2010 I’ve always felt that Batista ...

Just because it’s deemed “creative” doesn’t always mean it’s going to be good – just ask Vince Russo. And for every great feud, or well-executed story line, the major wrestling promotions also make mistakes. Some aren’t so bad; a few others require major direction shifts. Read on to find out our picks for “Creative Misfire of the Year.”

Chances are, the words “Hell in a Cell” instantly conjure up the iconic images of Mick Foley hurling himself off the top of that steel structure and the unforgettable Jim Ross call that went along  with them. “That killed him! As God is my witness, he is broken in half!” shouted J.R., cementing a moment in the minds of WWE ...

Batista’s next opponent: James Bond. Batista (a.k.a. Dave Bautista) has reportedly scored another major movie role, landing the role of the lead villain in Sam Mendes’ Bond 24, according to Latino Review. Batista has yet to confirm that he got the job, but here’s what Mendes was looking for in his bad guy, according to a leaked casting breakdown: We ...

WWE held its Smackdown tapings on Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia for its big 15th Anniversary Show.  Following the event, the company announced that the building will also be home to the Royal Rumble on January 25, 2015. Tickets will go on sale this coming Friday to the annual event which will carry a wrinkle this ...

On the latest podcast, Brian and Steve give their WWE Raw recap from last night including John Cena making his return after a week off to give an passionate promo about his upcoming match against Brock Lesnar at Summerslam, his match against Cesaro, Stephanie McMahon announcing her return to the ring against Brie Bella, the streak coming to an end ...

It was back on June 2 when Batista “quit” the WWE after Triple H wouldn’t give him a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.  Now you have to wonder if he will ever get another shot at that title. That’s because Batista recently admitted in an interview with The Daily Mirror out of London that his WWE days are ...

After a surprisingly solid WWE Payback Sunday Night, Raw looked poised to deliver new creative direction for WWE. So did it break the recent Monday night funk? Read on to find out…

Brian and Steve are back to recap WWE Raw on the latest podcast including The Shield breaking up with Seth Rollins turning on the group and joining Evolution, where do they go from here between the two factions, Batista quitting and when and how he could come back, the situation with Daniel Bryan the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for the ...

This Sunday brings us WWE Payback. While the pieces have been in motion since Wrestlemania 30, this special-event looks to be the culmination of numerous multi-month feuds. So who’s going to win? Read on for Between The Ropes staff predictions from Brian Fritz, Steve Muehlhausen, Michael Wiseman, Josh Lopez, and James Borbath. And be sure to catch the latest Flagship ...