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Jorge Masvidal hit with felony charges for punching Colby Covington in face at restaurant

Update (3/24): Jorge Masvidal was arrested Wednesday night and charged with aggravated battery and criminal mischief, both felonies, for (allegedly) slugging Colby Covington twice in the face. If this truly is a pro wrestling-style work, as we hypothesize below, the level of commitment is impressive. Read more…

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Jorge Masvidal vs. Colby Covington is a pro wrestling storyline in UFC

We’ve seen this storyline play out before. Instead of in the octagon, it’s been confined to the world of professional wrestling, when the entanglements of the squared circle aren’t enough to settle scores between two rivals. The feud between two of the UFC’s best welterweights reportedly spilled over into Miami’s… Read more…

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I thought having a crowd would make Monday Night Raw try. That’s my bad

Monday Night Raw was last in the pool, as it were. AEW Dynamite has run two shows within front of live crowds, and really had been operating in front of a crowd since they started letting fans fill the seats at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Fla. WWE returned to its normal arena show last Friday […]

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I thought having a crowd would make Monday Night Raw try harder. That’s my bad

Monday Night Raw was last in the pool, as it were. AEW Dynamite has run two shows in front of live crowds, and really had been operating in front of a crowd since they started letting fans fill the seats at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Fla. WWE returned to its normal arena show last Friday […]

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Wrestlemania Night 2 preview

We gave you Part 1, and now Sam Fels and Bryan Fonseca return with Part 2 of our Wrestlemania preview. Expectations, predictions, observations, and inevitable disappointments (we hope not this time!). Here we go. Read more…

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Deadspin’s surprises, wishlist & predictions for a WWE Royal Rumble rife with possibilities

Wrestlemania season kicks off for real this Sunday, in the strangest Royal Rumble WWE has ever had. At least it will be, with only manufactured crowd noise, no live audience, and the possibility of any kind of theatrical goofiness they can think of possible. The rumors of a prerecorded finish or finishes are already… Read […]