Cole Briggs
Combat Sports Writer
Cole Briggs covers both professional wrestling and combat sports, giving him a unique lens on crossover athletes and the tactical dimensions of in-ring performance. A strong voice on the MMA-wrestling overlap.
Articles by Cole Briggs
Charlie Dempsey at Bloodsport XV will permanently alter the NXT midcard
Charlie Dempsey is taking his catch wrestling pedigree to Josh Barnett's Bloodsport …
3 months ago
Seth Rollins just got outsmarted by Paul Heyman and the Boston Police
Paul Heyman used a restraining order to get Seth Rollins arrested in …
3 months ago
MVP's Netflix MMA debut features Rousey vs Carano. Here is why it might work.
MVP is officially an MMA promoter, and his first Netflix main event …
3 months ago
Braun Strowman just said what we all knew about Vince's WWE
Braun Strowman recently admitted that the WWE scripts he was handed often …
3 months ago
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano are actually fighting on Netflix
MVP is launching a massive new MMA promotion on Netflix, and the …
3 months ago
OVW forces the wrestling industry to look in the mirror over safety protocols
After a horrifying referee brain bleed incident, Ohio Valley Wrestling is implementing …
3 months agoCM Punk's decade of chaos is exactly what WrestleMania 41 needs
From the bingo halls of ROH to the catastrophic press conferences of …
3 months ago
Why Sable's WWE Hall of Fame return is suddenly a realistic prospect
Marc Mero is actively campaigning for Sable to receive a WWE Hall …
3 months ago
Brian Cage cleared for AEW return, but his high-flying days must end
Brian Cage is officially set to return to AEW after multiple injury …
3 months agoWhy Rhea and Dominik Mysterio broke wrestling's romance rules
How a bizarre pairing became the most entertaining, infuriating, and compelling act …
3 months agoRhea Ripley is the undisputed final boss of WrestleMania
From an empty Performance Center to taking over Las Vegas, Rhea Ripley …
3 months agoRhea Ripley didn't just join The Judgment Day, she saved it
It took a rocky start and a lot of black leather, but …
3 months agoCM Punk's broken neck was the end, until spite dragged him to Vegas
A broken neck was supposed to end CM Punk's career. Instead, he …
3 months agoWhy Cody beating Roman at WrestleMania 40 remains a masterpiece
Two years later, the chaotic WrestleMania 40 main event still defines WWE …
3 months agoCM Punk, John Cena, and the messy rivalry that saved WWE
Looking back at the sloppy, unforgettable rivalry that dragged WWE kicking and …
3 months agoThe chaotic masterpiece of Cody Rhodes finishing the story at WrestleMania 40
Two years later, looking back at the sheer madness, the terrible booking, …
3 months agoRoman Reigns is back and the WWE main event scene is officially terrified
The Tribal Chief has returned to reclaim his spot ahead of WrestleMania …
3 months agoStop overthinking the WrestleMania 41 main events
Stop overthinking the WrestleMania 41 main events. John Cena must close Saturday …
3 months agoThe Cody Rhodes title reign is facing a brutal reality check in Vegas
Cody Rhodes finished the story, but his reign is getting stale. Vegas …
3 months agoAEW Dynasty 2026 is where the company finally grows up or dies trying
AEW Dynasty is here, and the company has to stop playing it …
3 months ago