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Vince McMahon Announces Retirement from WWE
Vince McMahon, the longtime chairman and CEO of WWE who is credited with bringing professional wrestling into the mainstream and establishing the careers of Hollywood A-listers like Dwayne Johnson, John Cena, and Dave Bautista, has announced his retirement. McMahon’s departure from WWE comes amidst an internal investigation into allegations that he paid multiple women to keep quiet about alleged affairs and misconduct. According to the Wall Street Journal, at least $12 million dollars in hush money was paid to four different women who were formerly associated with the WWE over the last 16 years. “As I approach 77 years old, I feel it’s time for me to retire as Chairman and CEO of WWE,” McMahon said in a statement. “Throughout the years, it’s been a privilege to help WWE bring you joy,...
HHW Gaming: Machine Gun Kelly, Logan Paul, Rob Van Dam & More Join ‘WWE 2K22’ Roster
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K / WWE 2K22 The fifth and final character DLC pack for WWE 2K22 has arrived, and it features Bad Boy Records legend *insert sarcasm* Machine Gun Kelly. Machine Gun Kelly Puts Down His Guitar & Puts On His Wrestling Boots The long-awaited Whole Damn Pack has arrived, and it features wrestlers plus some big names from the entertainment world who will bring flair and excitement to WWE 2K22’s virtual ring. Related Stories Headlining the Whole Damn Pack is rapper turned rocker Machine Gun Kelly. The “Emo Girl” crafter will lace up his Dr. Martens and hop in the ring to take on other WWE talent. Kelly’s inclusion in the game isn’t as random as you think either. He has a history with the sports entertainment company. Kelly plucked the strings of his guitar...
The Rock’s Daughter, Simone, Slams Haters Who Don’t Like Her Wrestling Name
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: KENA BETANCUR / Getty Twenty-year-old Simone Johnson will not be known by a moniker that is any variation of her famous father’s. The daughter of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was signed to the WWE in 2020, but her debut was delayed due to a knee injury. When she does take to the ring, she announced on Sunday that she will be known as Ava Raine. Not surprisingly, fans offered their own name suggestions on Twitter. One fan wrote, “I’m slightly disappointed she won’t be known as The Pebble,” to which she responded “i beg of you guys to find a new joke. anything.” A fourth-generation wrestler, Simone’s grandfather Rocky Johnson and great-grandfather Peter “High Chief” Maivia are WWE Hall of Famers. Her father was a 10-time WWE world champion be...
WWE Suspends Sasha Banks & Naomi Indefinitely For Walking Off The Job
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Leon Bennett / Getty For the past few years fans of the WWE have been complaining about the baffling moves and roster cuts the company has made and now the talent itself seems to be revolting against the higher ups. According to Vulture, this past Monday night (May 16), the Women’s Tag-Team Champions, Sasha Banks (Mercedes Varnado) and Naomi (Trinity Fatu) walked out on WWE Monday Night Raw as it was airing due to their displeasure with the outcome of the main event in which they were apparently supposed to turn on each other and break up the bond they’ve built for weeks now. After making the case for a continued run as champions, they were apparently called “spoiled” and told to “fix their attitudes,” so they decided walk into the office of the WWE ...
The Greatest WrestleMania Entrances
Skull-cracking elbow drops and ground-trembling suplex slams are only part of what makes WrestleMania great. The WWE’s biggest annual event — considered the pinnacle of “sports entertainment” by its creators (aka “Showcase of the Immortals,” “Grandest stage of ‘em all”) — happens at the intersection of athleticism and theatrics. Equally as thrilling as the high-flying and brutish displays of wrestling tactics are the elaborate ways in which wrestlers make their way from the locker room to the squared circle. As seen in Shawn Michaels’ famous aerial entrance to Randy Savage riding on a Roman sedan, the action starts the second the superstars start marching toward the ring. To rewind some of our favorite WrestleMania entrances, we enlisted the color commentary of independent wrestling broadc...
Wale & Spotify Partner Up For Sixth Annual Walemania
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Spotify / Spotify The WWE’s annual Wrestlemania event will be going down this weekend (April 2 & 3) but before those festivities get underway, wrestling enthusiast, Wale is prepping something for Hip-Hop/Wrestling fans as well with the help of the good people over at Spotify. Wale and Spotify will be partnering up to bring us the sixth annual Walemania event in Dallas, Texas this Thursday (March 31), and to add to the experience, Foot Locker will be releasing exclusive merchandise inspired by the event in the form of some tee-shirts featuring the silhouette of some of your favorite wrestlers. Wale for his part is more than excited to once again bring Walemania to his fans for the first time since 2019 (pandemic caused absence). Related Stories “WaleMa...
Pro Wrestler Big E Breaks Neck During ‘WWE Smackdown’ Event
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: James Gilbert / Getty Fans of WWE Smackdown witnessed an accident of one of its stars suffered an accident during a move that led to a significant injury. During a sequence of moves, wrestler Big E suffered a broken neck but shared a video with his legion of fans that he’s well on the way to recovery. ESPN reports that Big E, real name Ettore Ewen, was engaged in a double suplex move with fellow wrestler Ridge Holland at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday night (March 11) and landed on his neck. According to the report, it was evident that something occurred, prompting emergency responders in the arena to take Big E to a nearby hospital. Related Stories In a video posted to social media, Big E is seen wearing a neck brace but cle...
Royal Rumble predictions, betting tips and free bet
THE ROYAL RUMBLE takes place in the early hours of Sunday morning, when all the biggest stars in WWE gather to take part in one of the biggest PPVs of the year. According to the bookies, the men’s fight looks to be a two-way tussle between Brock Lesnar and AJ Styles. Over at the women’s fight, the bookies are now heavily backing a returning Ronda Rousey to outlast the field. Royal Rumble Info Date: Sunday, 30th January PPV Start: 01:00am GMT, The Dome at America’s Center, St. Louis T&C’s Apply. New customers on mobile only. 7 days to claim and stake £10 minimum bet at odds of 1.5 or greater to qualify. Free, void, cashed out or partially cashed out bets do not qualify. Max 3x £10 free bets credited on bet settlement. Free bets must be used on 4 or more selections with selection odds of...
HHW Gaming: 2K Drops New “Booyaka” ‘WWE 2K22’ Trailer Ahead of Royal Rumble
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Visual Concepts / WWE 2K22 To get ahead of leaks, 2K decided to give us our best look at its revigorated WWE 2K franchise. Saturday (Jan.29), 2K unleashed WWE 2K22’s new booyaka gameplay trailer ahead of the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event following leaks surrounding the WWE 2K22’s campaign mode. The trailer is a mix of gameplay and some cinematics and features your favorite WWE superstars past and present doing their thing in the ring, and honestly, they never looked better. Thanks to a redesigned gameplay engine, WWE 2K22 features stunning visuals, crisp animations on top of new game modes like MyGM, and more. Related Stories It looks like 2K’s decision not to release WWE 2K21 has paid off based on what is shown in the trailer because it does look ...
WWE Issues Griselda Copyright Strikes On YouTube, Westside Gunn Not Pleased
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty WWE is coming for their coin in 2022. The sports entertainment conglomerate has hit strong arm Hip-Hop collective Griselda Records with several copyright strikes on YouTube. As spotted on Complex the Buffalo, New York native got a corporate wake up call this week that might affect his bag. On Wednesday, January 5 Westside Gunn took to his Instagram Story to vent his frustration with the WWE after they requested that the streaming service take down several of his songs. The selections that were removed included “Claiborne Kick” featuring Boldy James, “The Hurt Business” featuring Smoke DZA and Wale, “French Toast” featuring Wale and Joyce Wrice and “Allah Sent Me” featuring Benny the Butcher and Conway the Machine. Each track featu...
The Migos Take To The Ring At WWE’s ‘Day One’ PPV
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Daniel Vasquez / Legion media group This past Saturday (January 1), the WWE kicked off the New Year with their first Pay-Per-View event, Day One, and though Smackdown Champion Roman Reigns wasn’t able to participate in his highly anticipated bout with Brock Lesnar due to testing positive for COVID-19, a few of your favorite rappers were in attendance much to the delight of the crowd in Atlanta, Georgia. Source: Daniel Vasquez / Legion media group Aside from seeing Griselda’s Westside Gunn ringside to catch the festivities, the Migos made an unexpected WWE entrance themselves as guests of RK-Bro, Randy Orton and Matt Riddle. Walking down the ramp alongside the WWE Tag-Team Champions, Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff were greeted with applause and cheers from the...
HHW Gaming: 2K Showcases New Innovations Coming To ‘WWE 2K22’ In Latest Gameplay Trailer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K / WWE 2K22 2K promised more updates about WWE 2K22 in January. The video game developer decided to give wrestling fans an early present. In August, 2K boldly stated WWE 2K22 would “hit differently” with a small teaser trailer showcasing the game’s impressive new graphics but not detailing how the game would play. 2K decided it had to rethink the franchise after the disastrous launch of WWE 2K20, opting not to drop WWE 2K21. Thursday (Nov.18), a new trailer for WWE 2K22 has arrived, and it looks like the year off was the right decision. The new trailer gives fans a peek at the WWE 2K22’s new redesigned gameplay engine, which the studio says is “the most important change” coming to the franchise. We also see how the new controls, stunning graphics, ...
