Jack King

Newcastle upon Tyne

Writer at Cultaholic

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Bret Hart Believes WWE WrestleMania 11 Match With Bob Backlund Was His Least Greatest Match, Blames Vince McMahon

1 month ago | cultaholic.com | Jack King

Bret Hart recently appeared on The Ringer's Masked Man Show, and spoke about his WWE WrestleMania XI match against Bob Backlund. The match featured an 'I Quit' stipulation, and saw Bret triumph over Backlund in under 10 minutes, although Backlund didn't specifically say 'I quit', instead making an unintelligible noise into the microphone.
Triple H Praises Donald Trump For Being 'Charismatic In So Many Ways'

1 month ago | cultaholic.com | Jack King

Triple H recently appeared on Andrew Schulz's FLAGRANT podcast and spoke about current United States President Donald Trump, who is no stranger to WWE. Triple H was asked his opinion on Trump and stated:"He’s charismatic in so many ways and I think he likes getting under people’s skin. [...] It's amazing and it’s genius and it worked in our business. Do I think he got that from our business? I think he innately understands it. It’s been his whole life. Think about that.
REVEALED: Why There Are So Many Multi-Person Matches At WWE NXT Stand & Deliver

1 month ago | cultaholic.com | Jack King

WWE NXT creative head Shawn Michaels has explained why this year's Stand & Deliver show is set to feature so many multi-person matches. Of the five matches currently announced for the show this Saturday, only one is a singles bout, with Ricky Saints defending the North American Championship against the winner of a fatal 4-way on Tuesday night's episode of NXT.
Triple H: 'The Internet Is Not Real Life'

1 month ago | cultaholic.com | Jack King

Triple H recently appeared on Andrew Schulz' FLAGRANT podcast and took aim at online criticism, explaining his belief that it isn't "real life" and preferring to trust live crowd reactions. The WWE CCO explained:"Here’s the beautiful thing about our world: the internet is not real life, and the bitching and the f***ing complaining that is on there is not real life. You could read the internet and it’ll sound like this thing is dead. "I’ll use Cody as the example.
Tetsuya Naito Yet To Renew NJPW Deal

2 months ago | cultaholic.com | Jack King

An exclusive report by Tokyo Sports has revealed that Tetsuya Naito is yet to renew his deal with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and has been working as a freelancer since the end of January. Talks have stalled between Naito and New Japan three times, with the five-time heavyweight champion currently holding tag gold alongside Los Ingobernables de Japon stablemate Hiromu Takahashi.
Jake Paul Rules Out Wrestling For WWE

2 months ago | cultaholic.com | Jack King

Speaking to Newsweek in an interview alongside brother Logan, Jake Paul denied aiming to become a wrestler in WWE - but didn't rule out involvement in another role. He explained:"I would be down to be Logan's manager, Paul Heyman-style in WWE, but I don't think my body is cut out for the athleticism and the madness that the WWE takes. I feel like I would break my back. I definitely want to do MMA. Nate Diaz, still to this day, has not accepted the $15 million deal that we have for him.
Report: Update On When Asuka & Tonga Loa Will Return To WWE

2 months ago | cultaholic.com | Jack King

The potential return dates of several WWE Superstars have been reported by PWNexus, who state:"PWN has learned of some potential return dates for a few superstars coming back from injury. Asuka is set to return to Raw sometime in May, likely following Backlash. Tonga Loa will look rejoin Smackdown in June."Asuka hasn't wrestled since Backlash 2024 in Lyon, France, where she and Kairi Sane lost the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships to Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill.
Triple H Says Netflix Decides WWE Raw Run-Time

2 months ago | cultaholic.com | Jack King

Speaking recently to BBC Newsbeat, Triple H confirmed that Netflix decides the run-time of Monday Night Raw. In explaining the streaming platform's lack of input into WWE's creative direction, Triple H - aka Paul Levesque - said the following:"We create the Superstars, we create the storylines. We do all of that and the world watches. [Netflix only decides] how long the show is, when we go off air, or what time we're on air. [...] Someone doesn't tell the NFL how football's played.
John Cena's Reaction To WWE Heel Turn Pitch Revealed

2 months ago | cultaholic.com | Jack King

John Cena's reaction to WWE's initial pitch of a heel turn has been revealed by Triple H - aka Paul Levesque - who spoke recently to Alex McCarthy for Daily Mail. On being asked about Cena's reaction, WWE's chief content officer replied:"It was a conversation that when it was brought up [...] I think in John's mind he was like, 'Wow, I didn't think you were going to say that. I love it.' "It's a challenge to him. John's not a complacent person, right?
Crush's Family Signs WWE Legends Deal

2 months ago | cultaholic.com | Jack King

The family of former WWE Superstar Crush - AKA Brian Adams - have signed a Legends deal with the promotion, meaning he is now included alongside fellow Demolition members Ax and Smash.