- Stephen Thompson still motivated by exciting fights despite being on the precipice of the title picture in a wrestling-heavy division: "I want to put on a show for the fans and the UFC" https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/stephen-thompson-plans-on-striking-after-being-deterred-from-wrestling-i-want-to-be-as-exciting-as-possible/ 139 comments mma
- Swerve on the Wrestling-HipHop connection: “I want to see us transfer over there to that side a little bit more. Because when you look at a lot of wrestling that gets involved with rap and music or doing it, it always feel like its very charicature, where it’s a parody of the music.” https://www.sescoops.com/news/swerve-strickland-aew-hip-hop-fans/ 132 comments squaredcircle
- The Undertaker on having to wrestle after Owen Hart's death: "That motto back then 'the show must go on.' I just don't know that was the right thing to do. If you go back and watch the footage of that, you can just tell that no one really wanted to be out there." https://www.sescoops.com/wwe/undertaker-wrestling-after-owen-hart-passing 582 comments squaredcircle
- Cody Rhodes on WrestleMania 40 Main Event: “Rock is The Great One, electrifying. CM Punk, one of the greatest in the history of wrestling. I know what I’m up against. The roster is loaded with stars. I’m not flinching. ‘Who is the face of the place?’ That’s what I want. I'm working to make it happen https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/news/cody-rhodes-on-competition-for-wrestlemania-40-main-event-im-not-flinching 253 comments squaredcircle
- Sami Callihan on how Ronda Rousey ended up on Wrestling Revolver: "Ronda wanted to do this for charity. As soon as it was brought up to me, I was like, 'Absolutely. That is something I want to be involved with because that money will actually go to help people.'" https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1436730/sami-callihan-details-former-wwe-star-ronda-rousey-wrestling-revolver-appearance/ 9 comments squaredcircle
- WWE Star Seth Rollins Appearing On ‘Last Meals’ - “Life isn't black and white, so good and evil aren’t, either. There’s a lot of gray. Same with wrestling. To figure out how that applies to a crowd, what they want to cheer, teaches you a lot about people.” https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/news/wwe-star-seth-rollins-appearing-on-last-meals 21 comments squaredcircle
- [English subtitles] Wakana Uehara says she's watched matches of Will Ospreay and Ricochet and wants to wrestle like them https://twitter.com/HDSubss/status/1716577180376088617?s=20 19 comments squaredcircle
- [DDT] Sanshiro Takagi: "I can't wrestle due to my muscle tear and for fear of being attacked. I told GM [Imabayashi] I want to relinquish the Ironman Heavymetalweight title but he immediately refused... Please don't attack me if you see me..." https://twitter.com/ddtproENG/status/1674271081857970176 8 comments squaredcircle
- Slam: Kyle "Durden" Davis finds a home at NWA’s podium, Adam Pearce getting him into announcing: "You’re the sh*ts in the ring. You can talk and a lot of people can’t; everybody can wrestle but not a lot can talk. I want you to be our ‘Mean Gene' for Ring of Honor on HD.Net." https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2022/11/08/kyle-davis-finds-a-home-at-nwas-podium/ 2 comments squaredcircle
- Tony Khan: You won’t want to miss #AEWRampage Grand Slam TONIGHT On @TNTdrama! I promise you this will be a ppv quality show for FREE, + while I can’t promise this next part, I expect that this will be the best wrestling show on tv tonight! Find out for yourself TONIGHT @ 10pm ET/9pm CT! https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1573294499996082177?s=19&t=if_YXMrh6TwuiOzUQCB5Wg 87 comments squaredcircle
- Yamashita: "To be able to wrestle at many places and go against many wrestlers is my first goal. I don’t really think of myself as an ambassador [for TJPW], but I want to show my style to the world." https://wrestleinn.com/2022/09/16/show-my-style-to-the-world-an-interview-with-miyu-yamashita/ 5 comments squaredcircle
- Mickie James: "I gasped. I cringed. I’ve landed similar before and couldn’t turn my head for weeks. Protect your neck. Once it’s broken. So are all your once dreams. So Wrestle Smart. Like you want to do it again tomorrow. 10yrs from now. Maybe even 20." https://twitter.com/MickieJames/status/1570166393806397441 279 comments squaredcircle
- SI Q&A: Former AEW women’s champion Hikaru Shida previews her match at All Out, discusses her run with the title, learning English, her unique Japanese joshi style, her rivalry with Britt Baker - "I will spend the rest of my life wanting to beat her. That’s not just wrestling, either." https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/09/02/hikaru-shida-previews-match-aew-all-out-women-champion-wrestling 56 comments squaredcircle
- SI: Caprice Coleman Is Wrestling’s Swiss Army Knife - “AEW sees me as a commentator for Ring of Honor, NWA sees me as a wrestler. They both expect a high level from me, and that’s what I want. That’s why I put all these years into it. That versatility is something I earned” https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/08/26/nwa-74th-anniversary-show-caprice-coleman 13 comments squaredcircle
- "I don't want to get into Keith (Lee)’s personal business. Keith is here, he is wrestling tonight. He had a family situation. It's not my place to talk about it.” Tony Khan (via Busted Open) https://twitter.com/WrestlePurists/status/1547268401554489344?s=20&t=M4H0kODafGHaq7db-d7Q8Q 265 comments squaredcircle
- Democrats wrestle with how aggressively to respond to the end of Roe v. Wade - President Biden is being "overly cautious in this moment,” said one progressive advocate. “We want to see imagination. We want to see creativity. We want to see something.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/democrats-wrestle-aggressively-respond-end-roe-v-wade-rcna35776 384 comments politics
- Matt Cardona: "I’ve said it from the moment I got released, I’m not trying to get back into WWE. I’m not doing anything to get back there, but I’d be lying if I said I never wanted to wrestle at MSG or I’d never want to have another WrestleMania match." https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2022/06/cody-rhodes-matt-cardona/ 65 comments squaredcircle
- Raquel Rodriguez: "I wanted to keep Gonzalez because it represented me. It represents my legacy because it's my real last name. It's the name that my dad used while he was wrestling throughout his entire career...I wasn't upset about it. I'm glad they still gave me something Hispanic, Rodriguez." https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/raquel-rodriguez-on-wwe-changing-her-last-name-why-she-wanted-to-keep-gonzalez/ 63 comments squaredcircle
- Paige VanZant: “I want to fight for AEW. I want to fight for BKFC. Contract is open-ended so I could still do MMA at the same time. I love MMA and I know my door’s definitely not closed on MMA, but at the same time, my passion really is pro wrestling and bare-knuckle boxing right now.” https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/3/22/22989955/paige-vanzant-reveals-leaving-ufc-best-career-move-i-could-retire-tomorrow-and-be-financially-free 58 comments squaredcircle
- Dax Harwood in ESPN interview: "Scottie Pippen is a little bitch... Hey Shaq, don't forget we got a PPV. I'm calling your ass out. If you ever want to jump into professional wrestling one more time with a real wrestler, holla at your boy!" https://twitter.com/jasonfitz/status/1496987475104907276?s=20&t=leKC32PSAMFymcWmIqOmaQ 39 comments squaredcircle
- Pentagon & Fenix's Republic of Lucha shop - "If you have any problems with people from the LBTGQ community, if you go to wrestling shows to shout racial puns or racial insults at wrestlers... if trans people make you feel insecure... we want none of your business or your money" (full quote in link) https://www.facebook.com/Republicoflucha/photos/a.182578003644973/442802007622570 224 comments squaredcircle
- Cary Silkin recalls what AEW wrestlers told him about Tony Khan: "Tony Khan is definitely held in high esteem, beyond the fact that he’s giving these guys a paycheck. That he’s a good guy, and he loves pro wrestling and he wants to help the entire wrestling business." https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2022/01/cary-silkin-on-what-tony-khan-told-him-about-possible-aew-roh-show/ 58 comments squaredcircle
- Slam: The IInspiration have arrived in Impact - Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay remind everyone that Impact Wrestling is where they want to be, and where they plan on succeeding https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2021/10/20/the-iinspiration-have-arrived-in-impact/ 19 comments squaredcircle
- Samoa Joe on CM Punk returning to wrestling: "I think he was just looking for the right place and right time. He wanted to be happy with it, and I think he is from what I’ve seen. I’ve gathered that he is and I’m stoked for him, happy that he’s back." https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/10/samoa-joe-comments-on-cm-punk-joining-aew/ 43 comments squaredcircle
- Nick Mondo on how Jon Moxley after leaving WWE: "I think he’s just so much more comfortable. He has a lot more freedom. If he wants to say something on the mic, he can say it. And I mean, if he wants to show up at an indie show and wrestle Nick Gage in a legitimate death match, he can do it." https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/10/nick-mondo-on-how-jon-moxley-has-changed-since-leaving-wwe/ 25 comments squaredcircle
- Oklahoma also wants to bring back pro wrestling and MMA with fans in attendance https://prowrestlingrecord.com/2020/05/02/oklahoma-bring-back-live-pro-wrestling-fans/ 10 comments nottheonion
- 'You want to wrestle?': Biden offers to prove his health after questions from reporters https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-biden-wrestle-health-democrat-debate-2020-election-a9105181.html 58 comments politics
- Dana Rohrabacher: Republican Who Once Arm-Wrestled Putin Now Wants A Pardon For Julian Assange http://www.newsweek.com/who-dana-rohrabacher-russia-defending-pro-weed-congressman-wants-assange-666350 28 comments politics
- Who has final say over the fate of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant? If a state wants to shutter a nuclear power plant, but the feds have relicensed it, does the state have legal grounds for closure? That question is being wrestled with in federal court. http://www.csmonitor.com/usa/2011/0719/who-has-final-say-over-the-fate-of-vermont-yankee-nuclear-power-plant 4 comments politics
- Has anyone noticed Reddit-Man's latest masterpiece? I sorta want to applaud. It's like when Andy Kaufman used to do his wrestling schtick, only it's wonderfully, terrifyingly real. http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/8m9xt/kenyaborn_manchurian_president_benito_muhammed/ 5 comments reddit.com
- Cop Wrestles With Snake, Saves Store Owner, A 12-foot Burmese Python Named Darla Wanted To Make A Meal Out Of Oregon Woman http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/19/national/main4029169.shtml?source=rssattr=u.s._4029169 5 comments reddit.com
- Mercedes Moné: “I want to be here, I need to be here, and it’s because of the women’s division. The women here laid the foundation. They’re the reason I want to be in AEW. We’re going to make so much magic here. I love wrestling. I’m a leader, and I’m going to lead." https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/news/mon%C3%A9-talks-mercedes-mon%C3%A9-details-journey-to-aew 252 comments squaredcircle
- Billy Gunn On Performing In His 60s: I wish I had a secret I can tell... I just focus more on me staying healthy... as long as I'm going to do this, I want to make sure I can perform at the level that makes me happy. Because if I don't, then I just want to walk away." [A2theK Wrestling Show] https://www.sescoops.com/news/billy-gunn-will-walk-away-the-moment-he-feels-he-cant-perform 26 comments squaredcircle
- SI: Lucha Libre Star Vikingo Gets Dream Match Against Kenny Omega - "I’m excited to be on TV and show my skills to the world. I have a lot of special moves that I want the world to see. I’ve wanted this fight for so long. It is an honor to come to AEW and wrestle Kenny." https://www.si.com/wrestling/2023/03/21/aew-dynamite-vikingo-kenny-omega-match 30 comments squaredcircle
- MJF: "I think WWE is going to be willing to do whatever it takes to jump ship because to have me is to have pretty much take a sniper rifle and shoot the heart of All Elite Wrestling. That’s what I am. I’m the glue. Everybody around me hates my guts. Everybody wants to punch me in the face." https://wrestlingnews.co/aew-news/mjf-says-wwe-will-do-whatever-it-takes-to-make-him-jump-ship-in-2024/ 211 comments squaredcircle
- Tony Khan on WWF's product getting better in 97: "WCW instead of responding to that by continuing on doing more great pro wrestling, maintaining the great audience and base that they had, they got away from it. I don’t want to do that...I promise I’m not going to make it a whole show with talking" https://wrestlingnews.co/aew-news/tony-khan-on-aews-dvr-7-numbers-why-he-wont-make-the-same-mistakes-as-wcw-gcw-being-a-third-alternative/ 211 comments squaredcircle
- “I wrestled against Danielson once in my youth, and now I want to fight him again as a superstar, CM Punk is famous all over the world, so I would like to wrestle him in a situation that will be big news across the world.” - Hiroshi Tanahashi (via SI) https://twitter.com/WrestlePurists/status/1512815956501929984 107 comments squaredcircle
- Lex Luger On Why He Jumped to WCW for the Debut Nitro: "Nobody in WCW other than Hogan, Sting, only a handful of people knew... guys were like 'Aren't you still wrestling for WWE?' Not anymore. I wanted to make it all the way to the top & I wanted to prove to all the naysayers in WWE [wrong]." https://www.sescoops.com/news/lex-luger-wanted-to-prove-wwe-naysayers-wrong-by-jumping-to-wcw 52 comments squaredcircle
- Thunder Rosa on CM Punk: I love Phil, as a person. I want him to be successful. I wish things would have gone completely different and that he was still working with us. I'm really happy that he is fulfilling his dream because he loves professional wrestling. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/thunder-rosa-i-love-cm-punk-i-want-him-be-successful 240 comments squaredcircle
- Tony Khan on possible contract renewals or cuts: “I kept a lot of people under contract even though I wasn’t necessarily using them on television because I wanted them to still have paying work, which was hard to come by for wrestling during the pandemic where there weren’t any independent shows.” https://www.tvinsider.com/1031750/tony-khan-all-elite-wrestling-signing-dynamite/ 299 comments squaredcircle