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John Cena declares for the Elimination Chamber, vows to win record-breaking 17th title

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Colin Vassallo
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During the Royal Rumble post-show, John Cena declared himself for the Elimination Chamber which will take place next month in Toronto and vowed to win it to go on to main event WrestleMania.

Cena said that he is going for the record-breaking 17th world title and will be doing this not just for himself, but for the individual he will shake the hand of when they break his record whenever that may be.

Cena noted that he never used his “power” for a spot he earned and he knows there are different perspectives about his path coming here but Las Vegas is his last WrestleMania and the last time he main evented WrestleMania was in 2013.

“After 23 years of loyal service, I earned this,” Cena said, adding that he’s always done what’s best for business and what’s best for business now is he main events WrestleMania and can confidently say he is going to win the 17th championship.

Cena announced he’s going back to Hungary to film a movie and will let his five other opponents slag him off for not being there.

“It is time to walk that talk and be who I say I am,” Cena concluded.

WWE announces weekly Evolve show on Tubi

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE Evolve

During the Royal Rumble, WWE announced the launch of WWE EVOLVE, a new weekly television series which will air exclusively on the Fox-owned Tubi streaming service.

Evolve, which will be booked by Gabe Sapolsky, will feature talent from the WWE Performance Center who are not being used on NXT at the moment and will serve sort of as the developmental to the developmental brand.

Sapolski founded EVOLVE in 2010 and the intellectual property and video library of the promotion was bought out by WWE in July 2020.

The series debuts on March 5 at 8PM ET.

iShowSpeed gets speared in half by Bron Breakker at Royal Rumble

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Colin Vassallo
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Popular streamer iShowSpeed got his first action in a wrestling ring but it did not end up well for him.

Speed was not originally in the match but after Tozawa was attacked by Carmelo Hayes before he could make it to the ring, Speed happened to be in Gorilla when Triple H scrambled to find a replacement.

Speed sprinted to the ring and helped Bron Breakker eliminate Otis. After some showboating, Speed felt the wrath of Bron Breakker, who ran the ropes and absolutely murdered him with a spear, nearly decapitating his upper body.

Breakker then threw Speed out of the ring but he landed on Otis, who was still at ringside. Otis returned the favor to Speed by hitting a fallaway slam onto the announce table as Speed took another sick bump.

The young streamer, who was walking around backstage with a neck brace and crutches, told Cathy Kelley that next year at the Royal Rumble, he will throw out Roman Reigns, Mark Henry, Rey Mysterio, Dom Mysterio, and everyone else.

Asked what hurts the most, Randy Orton’s RKO or Breakker’s spear, iShowSpeed said they both hurt.

“I can’t even walk, that’s pretty much it,” he said.

Speed was invited to the event by Triple H last week and was streaming throughout the show.

You can look but you can’t touch! Nikki Bella returns at the Royal Rumble

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Colin Vassallo
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Nikki Bella returned to the ring at the Royal Rumble, three years after participating in the 2022 Royal Rumble match.

The former champion came in at #30 to her traditional ring gear and pose, with Michael Cole labeling her as “one of the most courageous women on the planet.”

The leader of the Bella Army had a fallout from the WWE along with her sister Brie a couple of years ago but the Hall of Famer was invited back to the Raw on Netflix premiere and said that we might not have seen the last of her in the ring.

Bella was in the final four of the Rumble but was eliminated by Nia Jax.

In a post-match interview with Jackie Redmond, she said that she loves her WWE family and fans and it was incredible to be backstage seeing old and new faces.

Redmond asked if she’s back for the long term, and Bella said that she has unfinished business with Charlotte Flair and Liv Morgan and also mentioned Chelsea Green and Bayley as potential opponents.

Jordynne Grace arrives in WWE at the Rumble

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Colin Vassallo
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Jordynne Grace has officially arrived in WWE.

The former TNA Knockouts champion, who just recently signed a deal with WWE, made her second appearance at the Royal Rumble and her first as a WWE Superstar.

Grace, who on X wrote that she would be hosting her mother’s birthday party in Austin instead of being in Indianapolis, entered at #19 to a nice pop from the crowd and looked absolutely in top condition as she stamped her mark on the match.

Grace was thrown out by current NXT Women’s champion Giulia and was the 15th one eliminated in the match.

It remains unclear if Grace will go to NXT first or if she will be heading to the main roster immediately.

TNA World champion Joe Hendry appears at the Royal Rumble

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Colin Vassallo
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Do you believe? Indianapolis did!

New TNA World champion Joe Hendry showed up at the Royal Rumble, coming out at #15 to a big, big pop from the crowd who sang along to his theme song.

“Somebody somewhere must have said his name because he has appeared, the most viral Superstar of the past 12 months,” said Wade Barrett on commentary.

“The TNA World Champion has entered the Royal Rumble,” said the TNA X account.

Hendry carried the TNA World title with him and was acknowledged as the champion during the broadcast. While he had a good showing, Hendry was eliminated by The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns.

Hendry was a popular guy in the city and had long lines waiting for him at WrestleCon during the weekend.

He had previously appeared on NXT but never made it on any of the main shows.

Alexa Bliss returns at the Royal Rumble

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Colin Vassallo
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In one of the biggest, or perhaps the biggest, surprise of the Royal Rumble last night was the return of Alexa Bliss.

Bliss, who earlier in the week posted a message on social media saying that she would be at home “for a while,” was said to be in contract negotiations with WWE after it was reported that she wanted a new deal rather than continue working on an extension of her current one.

The former Raw and Smackdown Women’s champion entered the Rumble at #21, two years after having her last match against Bianca Belair at the 2023 Royal Rumble.

Bliss wore a jacket with Fiend 4 Ever written on the back as a tribute to Bray Wyatt and was accompanied by her doll Lilly. She high-fived fans coming down the aisle and received one of the biggest pops of the night from the Indianapolis crowd.

“I thought she wasn’t coming back. The Internet said she wasn’t coming back,” screamed Michael Cole on commentary. “We all thought she wasn’t coming back,” added McAfee.

Unfortunately for her, she was eliminated by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez and the crowd did not appreciate that at all.

Welcome back, Alexa!

Royal Rumble 2025 results

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Colin Vassallo
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Royal Rumble 2025

Here are the results from the 2025 Royal Rumble premium live event which took place from the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Charlotte Flair won the 30-woman over-the-top rope Royal Rumble match; DIY defeated Motor City Machine Guns in a two-out-of-three falls match to retain the WWE Tag Team titles; Cody Rhodes defeated Kevin Owens in a ladder match to retain the WWE title; Jey Uso won the 30-man over-the-top rope Royal Rumble match.

The participants in the women’s Rumble match had Iyo Sky, Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez, Lyra Valkyria, Chelsea Green, B-Fab, Ivy Nile, Zoey Stark, Lash Legend, Bianca Belair, Shayna Baszler, Bayley, Sonya Deville, Maxxine Dupri, Naomi, Jaida Parker, Piper Niven, Natalya, Jordynne Grace, Michin, Alexa Bliss, Zelina Vega, Candice LeRae, Stephanie Vaquer, Trish Stratus, Raquel Rodriguez, Charlotte Flair, Giulia, Nia Jax, and Nikki Bella.

The men’s Royal Rumble had entrants Rey Mysterio, Penta, Chad Gable, Carmelo Hayes, Santos Escobar, Otis, Bron Breakker, iShowSpeed, Sheamus, Jimmy Uso, Andrade, Jacob Fatu, Ludwig Kaiser, The Miz, Joe Hendry, Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor, Shinsuke Nakamura, Jey Uso, AJ Styles, Braun Strowman, John Cena, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Dominik Mysterio, Sami Zayn, Damian Priest, LA Knight, and Logan Paul.

Yeet! Jey Uso wins the 2025 men’s Royal Rumble

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Colin Vassallo
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Jey Uso is going to WrestleMania in Las Vegas after he won the 2025 men’s Royal Rumble match in what many are considering a surprise ending.

Uso entered the match at #20 and eliminated John Cena to earn the win. The two battled it out on the apron and Cena went for the Attitude Adjustment, only for Jey to find a way to slip out of it and then pushing Cena off.

Uso and Cena were joined by Logan Paul and CM Punk in the final four and there were gasps all around the building when Paul eliminated Punk.

Uso now has a pick of either Gunther and the World Heavyweight title or Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship.

Charlotte Flair wins the 2025 women’s Royal Rumble

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Colin Vassallo
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Charlotte Flair won the women’s Royal Rumble and punched her ticket to Las Vegas for WrestleMania 41.

Flair eliminated NXT’s Roxanne Perez last to win the match.

She came in at #27 during the Royal Rumble and the final four consisted of Flair, Perez, Nia Jax, and the returning Nikki Bella.

This is the second time that Flair won the women’s Royal Rumble match after she won it in 2020 and becomes the first woman to win the Rumble twice.

This was Flair’s first appearance on WWE TV since December 2023 due to a knee injury that kept her out of action for over a year.

She will now get to decide who she wants to face at WrestleMania: Rhea Ripley for the WWE Women’s World title or Tiffany Stratton for the WWE Women’s title.

Collision to air head-to-head with the Royal Rumble tonight on TNT and Max

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Colin Vassallo
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Tonight’s Collision was taped this past Wednesday along with Dynamite due tonight’s Royal Rumble and will air at 8PM ET on TNT in its regular time slot as well as on Max.

Several matches were taped for the show including a TNT title match featuring Daniel Garcia defending against Kyle O’Reilly and Lee Moriarty in a three-way match, FTR take on The Death Riders in a Mid-South street fight, Samoa Joe teams up with Hook to battle Nick Wayne and Kip Sabian, The Learning Tree face The Outrunners, Harley Cameron battles Taya Valkyrie, Max Caster takes on the returning Rush, and Megan Bayne makes Collision debut against Hyena Hera.

“Timeless” Toni Storm will also make an appearance to address AEW Women’s champion Mariah May.

WrestleMania 41 sign goes up at Lucas Oil Stadium

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Colin Vassallo
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WrestleMania 41

The WrestleMania 41 sign is up hanging at the Lucas Oil Stadium for the Royal Rumble as the road to WrestleMania begins tonight. WWE uploaded a drone video of the sign hanging from the rafters with Travis Scott’s FE!N song in the background.

The iconic WrestleMania sign will be at every WWE televised event leading up to Las Vegas and will get a lot of pointing during the next couple of months from many Superstars, but none more than the two eventual Royal Rumble winners.

The pointing at the sign is now a ritual at the Royal Rumble with the winners climbing on the ropes and pointing at it as fireworks go off in celebration.

Last year it was Bayley and Cody Rhodes who got to do the honors.

Who is it going to be this year? We’ll find out soon enough!

Royal Rumble 2025 pick’em report

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Magnum DA
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Royal Rumble 2025

Hey everybody! It’s @TheMagnumDA with another installment of the pick’em report. This time, we’re ready to RUMBLE!!! Myself, The Renegade, and Colin will square off in a Triple Threat to determine who will be the WOPC Champion going into the Elimination Chamber. Who will be the one? Let’s find out!

ON WITH THE PICKS! 

Best of Three Falls – WWE Tag Team Championship
#DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)

Magnum:  I have a feeling that this match will take place between the Rumbles, but if I was in attendance, I wouldn’t miss a minute of this match. This could put the tag titles back on the map. I’ll take #DIY to retain.

Renegade: Should be a great match – I’ll go with the Motor City Machine Guns to win the titles back.

Colin: I was bummed that they took the titles away from MCMG that early, it made it feel like it meant nothing to give it to them in the first place. I wish they had a longer run, but having said that, I don’t think they’ll take them back tonight. It’s going to be 2 to 1 (isn’t it always?) with Ciampa and Gargano victorious.

WWE Championship Match – Ladder Match
Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Kevin Owens

Magnum: This is going to be an insane match. I think they’re going to pull out all the stops, but I think some outside interference is going to play a role in this match. In the end, I’m going to take Cody to retain.

Renegade: I’m going with the Stunner (pun intended) – Kevin Owens leaves the Rumble as the Undisputed WWE Champion.

Colin: Part of me wants Kevin Owens to win. He’s had way too many opportunities and he always blows them. What’s the point of having more title matches for him? But I doubt they’ll pull the trigger now so close to WrestleMania. Cody as champion is still the best decision and maybe Sami Zayn will cost Owens the match inadvertently? Who knows, but I’m picking Cody to retain.

Women’s Royal Rumble Match: 

Magnum: Charlotte Flair

Bonus Question #1 – Who will draw #1? Bianca Belair
Bonus Question #2 – Who will draw #2? Becky Lynch
Bonus Question #3 – Who will draw #30? Charlotte Flair
Bonus Question #4 – Who will have the most eliminations? Bianca Belair
Bonus Question #5 – Yes or No – Will anyone surpass Bayley’s record? (1 hour, 3 minutes, 3 seconds) No
Bonus Question #6 – True or False: A WWE HOFer will enter this match. True

Renegade: Charlotte Flair 

Bonus Question #1 – Who will draw #1? Charlotte Flair
Bonus Question #2 – Who will draw #2? Bianca Belair
Bonus Question #3 – Who will draw #30? Becky Lynch
Bonus Question #4 – Who will have the most eliminations?  Jade Cargill
Bonus Question #5 – Yes or No – Will anyone surpass Bayley’s record? (1 hour, 3 minutes, 3 seconds) Yes
Bonus Question #6 – True or False: A WWE HOFer will enter this match. False

Colin: Charlotte Flair

Bonus Question #1 – Who will draw #1? Woooo Charlotte Flair
Bonus Question #2 – Who will draw #2? Becky Lynch
Bonus Question #3 – Who will draw #30? AJ Lee
Bonus Question #4 – Who will have the most eliminations? Charlotte Flair
Bonus Question #5 – Yes or No – Will anyone surpass Bayley’s record? (1 hour, 3 minutes, 3 seconds) Yes
Bonus Question #6 – True or False: A WWE HOFer will enter this match. True

Men’s Royal Rumble Match: 

Magnum: John Cena

Bonus Question #1 – Who will draw #1? Damien Priest
Bonus Question #2 – Who will draw #2? Jacob Fatu
Bonus Question #3 – Who will draw #30? The Rock
Bonus Question #4 – Who will have the most eliminations?  Jacob Fatu
Bonus Question #5 – Yes or No – Will anyone surpass Gunther’s record? (1 hour, 11 minutes, 40 seconds) No
Bonus Question #6 – True or False: A WWE HOFer will enter this match. True

Renegade: CM Punk

Bonus Question #1 – Who will draw #1? Seth Rollins
Bonus Question #2 – Who will draw #2? Roman Reigns
Bonus Question #3 – Who will draw #30? John Cena
Bonus Question #4 – Who will have the most eliminations? Bron Breakker
Bonus Question #5 – Yes or No – Will anyone surpass Gunther’s record? (1 hour, 11 minutes, 40 seconds) Yes
Bonus Question #6 – True or False: A WWE HOFer will enter this match. True

Colin:  CM Punk

Bonus Question #1 – Who will draw #1? Drew McIntyre
Bonus Question #2 – Who will draw #2? Sami Zayn
Bonus Question #3 – Who will draw #30? John Cena
Bonus Question #4 – Who will have the most eliminations? Roman Reigns
Bonus Question #5 – Yes or No – Will anyone surpass Gunther’s record? (1 hour, 11 minutes, 40 seconds) No
Bonus Question #6 – True or False: A WWE HOFer will enter this match. True

That’s going to do it for the Pick’em Crew! We will see you in four weeks for the Elimination Chamber!! @TheMagnumDA signing off. 

Charlotte Flair and CM Punk the betting favorites to win the Royal Rumble matches

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Colin Vassallo
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Charlotte Flair and CM Punk are the betting favorites to win their respective Royal Rumble matches tonight.

The bookmakers have put the returning Flair with 2/5 odds of winning the match, while Iyo Sky is behind her at 2/1, Becky Lynch is at 7/2, and Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill at 6/1 each.

Meanwhile, CM Punk leads the pack in the men’s Royal Rumble with 3/5 odds. John Cena is second with 2/1 odds, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins are both at 5/2, and The Rock, who’s not even announced for the match, is 6/1 to win.

In the other two matches, Cody Rhodes is the overwhelming favorite to retain the WWE championship with 1/14 odds over Kevin Owens’ 11/2 odds and DIY are also favorite to keep their WWE Tag Team titles against the Motor City Machine Guns with 1/2 odds versus 7/5 of their challengers.

Netflix airing their first WWE premium live event

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Colin Vassallo
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Netflix will be airing the first WWE premium live event tonight around the world, excluding those in the United States and some other countries, with the Royal Rumble.

The show will kick off live at 3PM in Vancouver, 5PM in Mexico City, 8PM in Sao Paolo, 11PM in London, Midnight in Spain, 2AM in Riyadh, and 10AM tomorrow in Sydney.

The Netflix social media team are at the Royal Rumble in Indianapolis busy with their promotion, with the show expected to take a spot in the top 10 chart worldwide in many countries.

The Royal Rumble will be available for immediate replay as soon as it concludes.

“Big Boom” AJ of Costco Guys holds WWE title replica during social media video

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Colin Vassallo
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AEW logo

It was a bit of a nightmare of a day for AEW last night as “Big Boom” AJ and Big Justice caused some controversy within the wrestling circles with their latest video, a video which has now been taken down.

The two, who are now regularly appearing on AEW television, were promoting TOPPS baseball cards on their social media. There was nothing wrong with that, except for the fact that AJ, who also wrestled in AEW and is expected to wrestle again soon, was carrying the WWE Championship replica on his shoulder during the whole video.

It was a massive own goal from The Costco Guys, who should know better than carry the title of the rival promotion when you’re working for the competition.

The video had several reposts on X although it was later taken down. But you know, once it’s on the internet…it will never go away!

Royal Rumble 2025 live on Peacock and Netflix tonight

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Colin Vassallo
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Royal Rumble 2025

Live from the sold-out Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, WWE presents its first premium live event of 2025, the Royal Rumble. The full card is as follows:

Cody Rhodes vs Kevin Owens in a ladder match for the WWE title; DIY vs Motor City Machine Guns in a two-out-of-three falls match for the WWE Tag Team titles; the 30-woman over-the-top rope Royal Rumble match; and the 30-man over-the-top rope Royal Rumble match.

The list of women so far entering the Rumble include Bayley, Bianca Belair, Candice LeRae, Charlotte Flair, Chelsea Green, Ivy Nile, Iyo Sky, Liv Morgan, Lyra Valkyria, Naomi, Nia Jax, Piper Niven, Raquel Rodriguez, and Zelina Vega.

The list of men include Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes, Chad Gable, CM Punk, Damian Priest, Drew McIntyre, Jacob Fatu, Jey Uso, John Cena, LA Knight, Logan Paul, Penta, Rey Mysterio, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Santos Escobar, Seth Rollins, and Shinsuke Nakamura.

The Countdown to the Royal Rumble will kick off at 4PM ET and airs live on WWE’s social media properties while the Royal Rumble itself starts at 6PM ET airing live on Peacock in the United States and Netflix everywhere else. A post-show with interviews is set to start at 10PM ET on WWE’s socials.

Asuka says WWE is helping her after concerning posts on social media

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Colin Vassallo
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Several posts on X by Asuka led to WWE and TKO into taking action to protect the former WWE Women’s champion.

Over the past few days, Asuka posted several messages on X suggesting she is being stalked.

“I’ve been feeling in danger recently. I’ve already consulted the police,” she posted a few days ago. “At this rate, even if fans approach me at the airport or in the city, I will feel the possibility that something might happen, and it will scare me, making me unable to respond.”

She then followed with a post telling fans not to have “romantic feelings” for her because it’s meaningless and 100% pointless.

“I absolutely reject any romantic or personal approaches toward me. There is absolutely no possibility for others to interfere in my private life,” she added later.

Yesterday, the former WWE and NXT Women’s champion posted that that the company is taking action to protect her. “I appreciate it,” she concluded.

Asuka has been out of action since May of last year when she had to undergo knee surgery. She is expected back to the ring soon.

Saraya says AEW deal ends in September, does not rule out WWE return

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Colin Vassallo
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Interviewed by TMZ, AEW’s Saraya said that her deal with the company ends in September of this year and did not exclude a return to the WWE when it’s possible.

Saraya said that she loves WWE and has a lot of friends there and still follows their product to this day.

“One day, who knows,” She said.

After saying that she hopes she doesn’t get into trouble for her words, she said that she loves her time in AEW as well and hopes that she gets to wrestle Mercedes Mone after she returns.

The two share a history together with Mone being blamed by fans for ending her WWE career in December 2017 after a kick to her back during a live WWE event.

Saraya has been out of action for the past four months and last appeared on AEW television in October 2024. She is not injured, but was working on some outside projects.

Sting announces the 2025 or Never tour

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Colin Vassallo
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Sting announced his 2025 or Never fan convention tour, 13 cities in the United States and United Kingdom which will see him don the face paint and wrestling gear for the last time.

His stops are WrestleCon at Indianapolis this weekend, Megacon on February 8 in Orlando, Florida, For The Love of Wrestling on February 15 in Manchester, England, Lexington Comic & Toy Con on March 8 from Midland, Texas, Astronomicon on April 5 from Ypsilanti, Michigan, WrestleCon on April 20 from Las Vegas, Nevada, Heart of Texas Comic Con from Waco, Texas on May 3, Galaxycon OKC from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 24, Wrestleverse Fest on June 28 from Kansas City, Missouri, Houston Celebrity Comic Con from Houston, Texas on September 20, Twin Cities Con on November 8 from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Rhode Island Comic Con from Providence, Rhode Island on November 9.

While the former champ will still do fan conventions beyond 2025, he will not be appearing as the Crow Sting moving forward.

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