Royal Rumble

MGM and Paramount Pictures have set an August 8, 2014 release date for the Freedom grad Dwayne Johnson starrer "Hercules: The Thracian Wars.' The film by Bret Ratner will be based on the Radical Publishing "Hercules" comic books of which......

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, pro wrestler turned actor, returned to the ring last night to win the WWE Championship for the eighth time. Johnson returned to WWE in 2011 to set up a match with the company's top star, John Cena, last year, and it scheduled to...

Freedom grad Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson could play the biggest badass on the planet. The movie star who returned to the WWE last year is reported to be in talks with New Line Cinema to play the lead role in......

In the 1000th episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, Freedom grad Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson vowed he would reclaim the WWE championship from CM Punk. Punk has been champion since last November and retained his title Monday in a match......

Freedom grad Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson took to his Twitter feed to announced that tickets are now available for his appearance at Wrestlemania XXIX on April 7, 2013 at New Jersey's Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford. Available tickets are......

Traditionally, the time between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania is the best time to watch "Monday Night Raw". All the storylines are geared toward WrestleMania, leading to stronger writing and a more intense atmosphere. And if Monday was any indication,...

For those who watch WWE on a regular basis, this headline might be confusing. After all, John Cena won the Royal Rumble and earned the right to face the top champion of his choice at WrestleMania. He chose the WWE champion, who is The Rock. At TLC, it...

I'll be the first to admit that I was definitely lukewarm about the main event match between CM Punk and The Rock at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. It wasn't a terrible match by any means. It wasn't terrific, either. Both men have had far...

Finally. No, this has nothing to do with The Rock. But it's still just as relevant to say. Finally. FINALLY. The news of WWE's latest Hall of Fame inductee broke Monday afternoon. When I read the name, I got goosebumps. A smile on my face. It was...

It truly is WrestleMania season, isn't it? That's especially apparent when the “part timers” come out to play. Just 24 hours after The Rock won the WWE championship from CM Punk at the Royal Rumble, “here comes the pain” as...

Dick Van Dyke brought his characteristic charm to the SAG Awards this weekend, and Internet users dutifully searched for all sorts of details on him -- anything to distract us from the icy weather that caused school closings from here to Ann Arbor. ...

If you were a Chicagoan watching the WWE Royal Rumble last night you should have been left with a sense of outrage. Why? Because in addition to the signature 30-man over-the-top-rope battle royal, the pay-per-view was highlighted by a main event featuring...