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WWE legend Triple H's time as a wrestling champ has come to an end after he announced his retirement today following a near-fatal heart condition that now has him on a defibrillator.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has announced that his 18-year-old daughter intends to continue the family’s WWE legacy after she officially signed a wrestling contract with the organization. Simone Johnson is following in the footsteps of her famous father and grandfather Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson, and great-grandfather, Peter Maivia, who were WWE Hall-of-Famers. This makes her the first ever fourth-generation […]

Rocky “Soulman” Johnson, a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who became better known as the father of actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has died. He was 75. WWE issued a statement on Johnson’s death Wednesday night. Johnson and Tony Atlas became the first black world tag team champions in WWE history when they defeated The […]

If you’ve ever watched WWE you’ve had to notice that there aren’t many Black women involved. Well 31-year-old Naomi is a professional WWE wrestler, and champion, looking to change that. She explained that she believes, “representation is important” and being a representation of Black women is a weight that she’s “proud to carry.” Being a […]

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! My family and I are on the road on the today on our way back to Brooklyn after spending the week with our families in Kentucky. We got a chance to watch two great movies that I would encourage each of you to go see right […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chyna, the tall, muscle-bound, raven-haired pro-wrestler who rocketed to popularity in the 1990s and later made the rounds on reality TV, has died, authorities said. Police in Southern California said they were responding to a 911 call from a friend of the former World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler when they found her dead […]

Superstar wrestler Chyna is dead at 45.

The world of professional wrestling has been rocked yet again. Now, it’s Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka who’s facing murder charges for the death of his girlfriend,…

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Dwayne Johnson says he was disappointed when he heard about a tape of Hulk Hogan using racial slurs. Johnson, also a former pro wrestler, told a TV critics’ meeting Thursday that the remarks didn’t match his personal history with Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea. “I’ve known Terry for […]

WWE says Virgil Runnels, a former professional wrestler known by his fans as Dusty Rhodes, has died. He was 69. The company said Runnels died Thursday, but a spokesman declined to say where or how, saying the family had not authorized the release of that information. Runnels, who also went by the nickname “The American […]

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson hit it big at the box office last year with “Pain & Gain,” which co-stars Mark Wahlberg and now the two are back at it, but this time for a half-hour dramedy pilot set for HBO. Centered around a group of retired athletes living in Miami, the series will be executive […]