Kofi Kingston’s six month WWE Championship reign came to a convincing end during SmackDown on FOX on Friday night as he was defeated by Brock Lesar in just seconds. Kingston charged at Lesnar, who picked up Kingston, F-5ed him, and covered for the pinfall and championship victory. The fans in attendance at Los…
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Kevin Owens Gets Shane McMahon Fired by Winning Ladder Match
Shane McMahon’s reign of terror over the Blue Brand was finally brought to an end this week, as Kevin Owens defeated “Shane-O-Mac” during Friday Night SmackDown’s premiere on FOX in a ladder match to force him out of the company. Owens won the match after he gave McMahon a powerbomb into a ladder in the…
The Rock Returns To SmackDown, Takes Down Baron Corbin
It didn’t take long for The Rock, Dwayne Johnson, to make his presence felt on the premiere edition of WWE SmackDown Live on FOX. Following a welcome from Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon and a new show open, Becky Lynch kicked off the broadcast. She talked about it being a big moment to kick…
AMC Warning People That Joker Isn’t A Typical Comic Book Movie
Todd Phillips’ Joker has become quite the source of debate. Following its celebrated screenings at the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals critics, along with the victims of the 2012 Aurora shooting, have claimed that its excessive violence is particularly disgusting in the wake of far-too-common mass murders. It appears that despite the highly-publicized…
Does Joker Have a Post-Credits Scene?
Warner Bros. on Thursday opened Joker, its latest film inspired by the DC Comics universe. Described by director Todd Phillips as an effort to “take the comic book movie universe and turn it on its head,” the R-rated and controversial Joker isn’t intended to be the setup for a parade of sequels of spinoffs. …
Joker Opens to $5.4 Million Box Office Internationally
Joker earned $5.4 million from four territories since opening in international markets on Wednesday, THR reports. Warner Bros.’ prequel centered around the infamous Batman villain won its highest amount in Korea, released during a public holiday, where Joker scored $2.25 million. The Todd Phillips-directed drama opened with $846,000 in Indonesia and won another $170,000 in…
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Will Reveal Who Rey Really Is
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is being released to impossibly high expectations. It’s not just the conclusion of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy, but bills itself as the final conclusion to the Skywalker saga that began back in 1977. As such, audiences expect the film to provide some answers to bigger mysteries of the franchise and…
Tommaso Ciampa Returns to NXT
It’s been too long since WWE fans have seen Tommaso Ciampa on NXT, but the superstar decided to make his presence felt tonight on NXT’s third show on USA Network. Ciampa has been sidelined for a while after an injury required surgery and even had to surrender his NXT Championship as a result, but at…
NXT’s Undisputed Era Retain Tag-Team Championships
The Street Profits quickly became one of NXT’s most popular tag teams, and in recent weeks they’ve also become delights on the main roster, entertaining fans and superstars alike on Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live. They made it clear though on last week’s episode that they aren’t done with NXT yet, and they are…
Former WWE Star Jack Swagger Debuts on AEW Dynamite
Former WWE star and World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger made a surprise appearance at the conclusion of this week’s AEW Dynamite debut episode. Calling him by his real name Jake Hager, the announcers sold the surprise in a big way as he made his way out following the main event pitting Chris Jericho and…