Thekla Is An Absolute Star

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How good is Thekla?

Like, I know how good Thekla is, but HOW GOOD IS THEKLA?

She is one of the most locked in personalities in wrestling right now, and her exchange with Mercedes Mone on the post-AEW All In edition of Dynamite was fantastic.

Tony Khan is going to do that match for the AEW Women’s title, and the crowd response to Thekla is going be worth watching. She played up some heel tendencies in talking about Willow Nightingale, which was important for their rivalry. But Thekla is gonna get all the cheers against Mone.

A spiteful Thekla on a mission to get back her title should be peak entertainment.

 

I Bought $37 Worth Of Old WWE DVDs In 2026

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Physical media back. At least that’s what they tell me.

I am streamed out. You’ve gotta have a streaming service to watch this or that, and I decided to return to the nostalgic days of DVDs.

I liked what I found.

Here’s a new video on Rewind Wrestling with a look at the old WWE DVDs I bought, including one of my all-time favorites, a must-have “Macho Man” Randy Savage collection, and an underrated pick that might be my favorite of the bunch.

Enjoy!

Who Should Win WWE Money In The Bank?

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Qualifying matches for the 2026 Men’s and Women’s Money in the Bank begin on Raw next week.

Who should win the men’s and women’s matches?

For the men, Trick Williams has to be a top contender. The same can be said for Bron Breakker.

Trick needs to get away from the Baron Corbin-verse and Lil’ Yachty (the pairing was surprisingly good at the start but Trick can stand alone). Breakker winning via a cash-in seems more likely than a straight up one-on-one match at this point.

I also wouldn’t discount Money in the Bank being used as a storytelling device for The Bloodline. Jacob Fatu or Solo Sikoa would be the most interesting choices of that group. 

How about the women? Blake Monroe and Roxanne Perez would be good choices.

I like the idea of Perez winning, but then Liv Morgan costs her in the cash-in attempt. That’s babyface fuel right there.

Monroe has made it clear she only wants the most glamorous things and opponents, so a shine briefcase with a guaranteed title shot fits that criteria.

 

Top 5 WWF Golden Era PPVs

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Today’s top five list:

My favorite WWF Golden Era pay-per-views!

For the purpose of this exercise, we’re doing 1985-1992 as the qualifying years. I know 1993 is technically included for some due to Hulk Hogan not leaving until after King of the Ring in June.

But 1993 just doesn’t fit the Golden Era. You could even argue that post-WrestleMania VIII in 1992 doesn’t either.

Let’s have some fun.

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It’s A New Level In AEW

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Kofi and Austin Creed have leveled up.

As expected, the former New Day members created lots of buzz at AEW All In on Sunday, debuting in a trios team with Swerve Strickland.

They won the AEW Trios titles (as they should have) and are now off and running in their new company.

I’m curious how their decision to join AEW will impact future WWE stars who consider making the jump.

It all depends on how they’re booked.

If All In was any indication of that (they joined Adam Copeland and Christian Cage, The Young Bucks, FTR, and Motor City Machine Guns for a tag team standoff), they’re going to do just fine.

Huge win for AEW.

 

AEW All In 2026 Predictions

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My AEW All In: London 2026 predictions!

Trios Roulette: The wild card team of Swerve Strickland, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods get the win. It’s a new day, yes it is.

Casino Gauntlet Match: It has to be either Andrade or MJF. The latter allows for more drama after the main event, so MJF is the pick. Surprises? They should hold off on Ilja Dragunov, but there are some interesting WWE releases available.

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I Rewatched WrestleMania X-Seven 25 Years Later

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I relaunched my retro wrestling YouTube.

The algorithm doesn’t want me posting old wrestling stuff on my new wrestling channel, Wrestling Reaction, so I figured this was the best strategy.

The first video of the new era is a look back at WrestleMania X-Seven 25 years later.

Is it still the best WWE PPV ever?

My answer is…watch the video!

 

Next WWE NXT Champion?

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It’s a four-way at NXT Heatwave.

Zilla Fatu (who had an interesting debut promo) vs. Grayson Waller vs. Cruz Montana vs. Tony D’Angelo for the NXT title.

They won’t do it yet, but Montana is the guy to dethrone D’Angelo. His presence stands out above the others.

Then, he and Zilla can do great work as the top feud in the men’s division.

It’s going to be too tempting for WWE to move Zilla to the main roster, so you could also do it in reverse.

Have Zilla win at Heatwave, and then Montana wins the title in the next few months.

Wren Sinclair Is A Future NXT Women’s Champion

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They have something in her.

She’s the ultimate babyface. The pairing with Kendal Grey is more authentic than, let’s say, that Sol Ruca and Zaria friendship, and when Grey heads to the WWE main roster, Sinclair will become a key figure.

Can she do it on her own? Which top heels will take advantage of Grey’s absence?

The NXT crowd loves Sinclair, and that title win is going to hit big when they do it.

 

Royce Keys Finally Got His WWE Debut

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Or at least the one he should’ve had from the beginning.

He debuted at the Royal Rumble, and then WWE did nothing with him for a while.

His good guy character never clicked (despite a well executed backstory), and he was the third wheel in the LA Knight and Solo Sikoa rise to the top.

So, pairing him with an intimidating tag team in OTM to try to take over Raw is how Royce Keys should’ve debuted.

Better late than never.

 

Dark Side Of The Ring: TNA Episodes (Review)

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I finally watched all three Dark Side of the Ring episodes on TNA.

For my money, Karen Jarrett vs. Dixie Carter is the match everyone wants to see.

Without Carter in the documentary, it was really the story of Jeff Jarrett which, in fairness, is pretty much the story of TNA.

I’ve always liked Jarrett (and even tried to get a job with Global Force Wrestling in 2015!), and he has had a roller coaster of a career, inside and outside of the ring.

Back to Carter for a second. She was a punching bag with little defense. Side note: I met her when I interviewed for a TNA job (also in 2015, also didn’t get it since I was way under qualified but somehow landed an interview haha). She was friendly and conversational.

Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan were the next biggest villains in this series. Meanwhile, Vince Russo wasn’t the villain you’d think he’d be.

It’s a fascinating three-part series that needed 15 parts (and Carter and Hogan) to properly explore the full TNA story.

I’d still recommend it.

Kevin Owens vs. CM Punk (Match Reaction)

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I didn’t love the finish.

Does every hot babyface have to wrestle with their conscience in every big title match? This wasn’t Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41 level stuff, but it’s just an overused trope that didn’t work for me as a fan.

Sami Zayn’s interference was predictable, and going right back to Zayn vs. Kevin Owens is interesting.

You couldn’t have CM Punk straight up beat Owens, but WWE played it safe with another top good guy.

On a positive note, WWE has a reliable, consistent formula for Triple Threat Matches.

Owens vs. Zayn vs. Punk at Money in the Bank seems likely at this point.

Breaking News: Ilja Dragunov Exits WWE

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He was never WWE’s kind of guy.

In the TKO era, it’s “how can we monetize you” versus “how good are you in the ring?”

He had great matches with Gunther, Carmelo Hayes, and Sami Zayn, and I thought his character work with Carmelo during their United States title feud was quality stuff.

His wrestling ability will be welcomed in AEW (seems like a layup signing for Tony Khan).

Casino Gauntlet Match at All In?

 

Blake’s WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event 7/18/26 Review

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In this WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event 7/18/26 review, CM Punk and Cody Rhodes team up against Gunther and Sami Zayn, Roman Reigns and Jalen Brunson are acknowledged by the Madison Square Garden crowd in New York City, and much more.

Here are some thoughts on Saturday Night’s Main Event.

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