It was this time last year that Zayda Steel appeared to be one of the top prospects in WWE’s ID program, frequently in contention for the WWE ID Women’s Championship. By the fall, however, Steel had decided not to renew her contract with WWE, and soon after joined AEW/Ring of Honor, where she quickly became […]

While working together in Legacy, Orton, Rhodes, and DiBiase often used dirty tactics to upend their opponents. In between that, Orton helped his mentees sharpen some legitimate skills, such as aggression, in-ring psychology, and storytelling. The former became apparent at King of the Ring when Rhodes targeted Orton’s bad back with ruthless intensity. That also […]

WWE’s Natalya feels that Trick Williams has a bright future ahead of him in pro wrestling and drew parallels between his career and that of The Rock. Natalya revealed on “Busted Open” that Williams and fellow WWE star Lash Legend were at her and TJ Wilson’s training school, The Dungeon, and she was amazed by […]

Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images In the early days of AEW, English boxer Anthony Ogogo joined the company as a developmental talent, eventually making his TV debut in 2021 to feud with Cody Rhodes. According to Ogogo in a recent interview with Inside The Ropes, however, there was almost a very different plan for his introduction, and […]

For many, former WWE star Chris Masters is a tale of what might have been, never quite reaching the promise many thought he had when he first debuted in WWE during the mid-2000s. But despite that, many still remember Masters fondly thanks to his early days in WWE as the heelish “Masterpiece,” a more modern […]