Friday Night Smackdown

Night one of the 2024 WWE Draft goes down tonight. WWE Friday Night SmackDown returns at 8/7c on FOX this ...

Last year, I did a column just like this, looking at what I personally hoped to see on the episodes ...

Next week's episode of Friday Night SmackDown is shaping up to be an exciting one, with a couple of significant ...

On next week's episode of Friday Night SmackDown, IYO SKY will defend her WWE Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair. This ...

While it had already been announced that John Cena would be on every episode of Friday Night SmackDown through September ...

As previously mentioned, Roman Reigns, the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion is set to make his return to Friday Night SmackDown ...

On tonight's episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Rey Mysterio successfully retained his United States Championship against his protege, Santos Escobar ...

Another edition of WWE Smackdown is in the books so you know what that means. This time around we're going ...

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I first started posting my columns here on this site, back when it was known as LordsOfPain.net, in 2008. From ...

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I went back-and-forth on whether or not I should even write this column. There was a lot of internal debate ...

(Writer's Note: Before I get this column underway, I want to make sure to say Rest In Peace to the ...

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When I hit the "Publish" button and make this column available for the public to read, we will be 38 ...

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I've been doing a lot of thinking recently. It took a while, but I finally got used to the smell ...

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Well, AEW fans, you've waited, and you've waited, and you've waited some more... and it finally happened. After months and ...

There might not be a more interesting talent in all of NXT than Bron Breakker. Obviously, you start with his ...

Even by WWE standards, this event on THE COCK has been poorly built. The matches themselves should be pretty good, ...

There are a lot of positives and negatives with AEW having a quarterly pay-per-view schedule instead of the monthly schedule ...

If you've been reading my columns through the years, you know that I have a very special place in my ...

With Crown Jewel in the rear view mirror, the Raw and Smackdown rosters that were formed during the WWE Draft ...

I've been a fan of NXT, to varying degrees, since the brand debuted back in 2010. I watched when NXT ...

Ahhh, the good ol' Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500. Since 1991, Pro Wrestling Illustrated has put together their yearly list of ...

Before I get this going, I do want to make mention of the WWE Draft. I definitely have some opinions ...

With WWE getting ready to shake up the Raw and Smackdown (and possibly NXT) rosters, I figured this would be ...

Initially, I was going to go with the third part of my "The Matches That Made Me" series, covering the ...

Don't look now, folks, but we are potentially on the verge of a seismic shift in the professional wrestling landscape. ...

Man, it's great to see wrestling in front of large crowds again. It doesn't matter what companies you like and ...

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Fair warning, folks... this week's column is going to be A LOT shorter than usual. I just have something that ...

Well, folks, we have made it, and we've made it together. Tonight's Hell In A Cell is WWE's last pay-per-view ...

Originally, I was going to go in a different direction with my column this week. Sometimes, things change, and that's ...

We've done it, folks. After going through the rosters of AEW, Smackdown, and NXT, we've finally reached the final week ...

No need for a lengthy intro. You already know how this is going to go. For those who are checking ...

*psst* Hey, you. Yeah... you. If you're reading these words right now, you're an internet wrestling fan. That term has ...

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Welcome to history, folks. Tonight's Fastlane event is the final pay-per-view to air on the WWE Network before things officially ...

Okay, folks... it has been a few days now... is it safe to keep talking about the end of AEW ...

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Folks, the 2020 Royal Rumble seems like it was 20 years ago. Brock Lesnar's early dominance, Drew McIntyre becoming a ...

Stop me if you've heard this one, but... Paul Heyman is pretty good at what he does. We've witnessed that ...

First things first, Rest In Peace to Jon Huber. My sincerest condolences out to his family, friends, and co-workers. I ...

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