Jordan Mendoza

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Jordan Mendoza

In 2005, Paul Heyman became the head writer for Ohio Valley Wrestling, then one of WWE’s developmental brands. The goal was for him to develop the right people to eventually promote to the main roster on Raw and SmackDown. Not long after Heyman took over OVW, an up-and-coming star was sent to the promotion. The order given to Heyman was to fire him. But Heyman wouldn’t do it. Since he didn’t handle hiring people, he wasn’t going to be the one to fire them.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Jordan Mendoza

Will "The Viper" be at WrestleMania 41? Thirteen matches have been determined for WWE's big event, but there's one notable omission from the card: Randy Orton. The decorated WWE star was scheduled to end a months long feud with Kevin Owens at WrestleMania, but plans went sideways when Owens announced he had a severe neck injury and needed surgery, resulting in the match being canceled.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Jordan Mendoza

Sports news, delivered 📪 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 Golfweek.com We are now two days away from WrestleMania 41, and the match card is taking shape. Ever since Jey Uso declared on Feb. 10 he would use his Royal Rumble win to challenge Gunther, matches have continuously been announced for WWE's grand event. By April 11, 13 matches were made official. However, since WrestleMania is now a two-day event, it was undetermined when those matches would be happening.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Jordan Mendoza

Several WWE stars have been or soon will be able to say they competed in WrestleMania, but only the best are able to say they were a WrestleMania main eventer. As the premier event in wrestling, there is immense honor in being able to close out the show. The entire week and event builds up to the match, and the entire wrestling world watches with anticipation. It often produces some of the grandest moments in WrestleMania history.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Jordan Mendoza

Being part of WrestleMania is one of the greatest honors in wrestling. But who will be having their WrestleMania moment this year? WWE WrestleMania 41 is days away from taking place in Las Vegas, and with the match card for the two-day event pretty much wrapped up, it's time to predict what will happen inside Allegiant Stadium. Not only could a win at WrestleMania be a career-defining moment, but it can drastically alter the course of the company.