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
TNA's recent AMC video rollout signals a rocky digital strategy
TNA is pushing content to AMC video platforms, but the strategy lacks …
1 month ago
Stevie Richards is right: TNA is currently wrestling's ultimate snooze-fest
Stevie Richards isn't pulling punches on TNA, and neither am I. The …
1 month ago
The fiscal bottleneck behind the next generation of WWE stars
The transition from NXT to the main roster is no longer just …
1 month ago
AJ Francis is right about the wrestling blog circus
AJ Francis is calling out the wrestling press for their selective coverage, …
1 month ago
Jey Uso is the absolute lock for the King of the Ring final
Jey Uso is set to clear the semifinal hurdle on SmackDown tonight. …
1 month ago
Tommy Dreamer leaving TNA is the end of an unhinged era
Nic Nemeth discusses Tommy Dreamer's exit from TNA, marking a massive shift …
1 month ago
Cody Rhodes has peaked, and the storytelling is turning stale
Cody Rhodes is trapped in a creative holding pattern that risks burning …
1 month ago
UFC Freedom 250’s security failures hide in plain sight
UFC Freedom 250’s security success relied on FBI intervention, signaling a major …
1 month agoWhy the TikTok era of wrestling hasn't fixed the local show problem
Local promotions are sacrificing match quality to chase TikTok metrics, but the …
1 month ago
Triple H is driving WWE into a Creative Dead End
Triple H's WWE creative is feeling stagnant. With a focus on nostalgia …
1 month ago
Mike Santana is the exact piece WWE needs to fix its mid-card logjam
Mike Santana's TNA contract expires in July. Here is why his potential …
1 month ago
What the Cash Wheeler vs. CM Punk booking history tells us
Cash Wheeler talks about the CM Punk match that never happened, and …
1 month ago
Matt Hardy is betting the house on his next cinematic experiment
Matt Hardy is promising a masterpiece, but the history of cinematic wrestling …
1 month ago
Cash Wheeler's frustration highlights the grind of AEW Collision
Cash Wheeler's recent comments on online toxic discourse mirror the broader struggles …
1 month agoNXT is pulling main roster names to fill the house in Kentucky
WWE is sending main roster stars to NXT house shows in Kentucky, …
1 month ago
TNA is clearing the decks to make way for a major roster refresh
TNA is resetting the roster under a cloud of uncertainty. The promotion …
1 month ago
The Tommy Dreamer era ends in TNA and the locker room is already buzzing
Tommy Dreamer is out at TNA, and the locker room is already …
1 month ago
Top 10: 6/17 Dynamite fallout and news
Rating the explosive fallout from the 6/17 Dynamite episode and the state …
1 month ago
Why Kazuchika Okada might be the key to AEW's mid-year reset
AEW's creative stagnation is meeting the hard reality of industry viewership trends. …
1 month ago
Michin's evolution and the mechanics of a natural onscreen persona
Michin's recent comments on finding an authentic persona reflect a wider shift …
1 month ago