Cody Rhodes' return to the WWE has already been a game-changer, and he hasn't even hit his full ceiling with the company yet.

The concept of suspensions shouldn’t be anything new to fans of just about any sports. Regardless of what your favorite sports are, someone out there is attempting to cheat, or getting violent, or simply making bad choices with illicit substances.

The NFL season is just two months away and there are still a handful of questions about the quarterback positions for many teams in the league. The NFL is now a passing league and without a good quarterback, there isn't much chance the franchise is going anywhere.

Tonight's episode of NXT was its annual Great American Bash. The episode is featuring several title matches, including an NXT Championship match between Bron Breakker and challenger Cameron Grimes and an NXT North American Championship match between Carmelo Hayes and challenger Grayson Waller.

Jillian Hall had an interesting career in WWE, with a number of memorable storylines to her name. Hall has recently been called a WWE Legend in her recent appearances with the company at the 2019 Raw Reunion and the 2021 Royal Rumble. But what was is about those storylines that made her a legend in WWE’s eyes?

While we all love the action in the ring, how you enter the ring is generally a major factor in winning the crowd over. When the glass shatters or smelling electricity or even when it comes crashing down, and it hurts inside, fans know and love who is coming down to the ring.

In recent years, the Intercontinental Championship has fallen in value, with some even arguing for the WWE to unify it with the United States Championship. Newer fans may forget that the Intercontinental Championship was a huge rite of passage for many stars that dominated the mid-card. It also was an indicator of who the next big star of the WWE could be as holding the strap usually led to a brief stint in the main event scene.

Several factors suggest that things are looking up for WWE, at least as far as general fan interest is concerned.

It's a brutal truth that the legacy of WCW is more on its failures than its successes. It's not a surprise, given all those mistakes ended up cruising the company as way too many bad pushes abounded. The litany of horrible characters and lame pushes is famous, but notable is how sometimes, WCW had all the ingredients to make a push successful but never managed to make it work right.

Liv Morgan broke an impressive streak at Saturday's WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view thanks to her successful cash-in on Ronda Rousey.

According to the President of AEW himself, Tony Khan, he's open to the idea of AEW and WWE working together to put on a supershow, much like he did with NJPW for Forbidden Door. While he admits the idea seems far-fetched, he's not opposed to it and would be open to discussing with the higher-ups in WWE.

Recently, several wrestlers have departed from AEW, including Alan Angels, Joey Janela, Marko Stunt. Some of these, like Stunt and Janela, had been with the company since its creation. Their departures were upsetting to some members of the AEW faithful who are starting to miss the underground, indie feel that AEW used to have.

In the modern world, WWE is the be-all and end-all of professional wrestling and to fans, WWE is pro wrestling, much like how UFC is the sport of MMA.

When one thinks of early to mid-1990s WWE, superstars like Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, or Razor Ramon come to mind as they were not only featured performers in WWE but eventually became future Hall of Fame inductees. No one's going to deny that the early to mid-1990s WWE featured some of the most memorable moments in the wrestling industry that fans and critics continue to talk about to this day. However, it's also worth mentioning the WWE during the early to mid-1990s featured some of the most over-the-top ridiculous gimmicks that fans also discuss to this day. One of those gimmicks that debuted in 1993 was Bastion Booger.

The New Generation Era of WWE has often been derided as a bad period for the company. It was packed with scores of stupid characters, some bad pushes and titleholders and 1995 was one of the worst financial years in WWE history. Yet there was some good stuff there, various talents breaking out into bigger deals down the road, leading to the Attitude Era kick-off in late 1997.

Even during the heat of battle, you can't say that wrestlers don't care about one another. If you take a look at the video of the finish to Becky Lynch's match with Asuka on Monday night, you'll get prime example number one of how the performers in WWE look out for each other. In this particular case, you'll also get a pretty funny moment caught on television that may or may not have been intended.

Bobby Lashley kicked off Monday Night Raw this week by saying that he will make the WWE United States Championship more important and that no wrestler in any promotion can beat him. It was an interesting choice of words considering WWE doesn't tend to play well with others, but AEW is reportedly interested in a cross-promotional event with WWE. On the heels of AEW's Forbidden Door show with NJPW, is Lashley teasing that a WWE partnership with another promotion is possible?

It was announced last week that WWE had signed Logan Paul to a WWE contract. WWE shared the news on social media and the photo of Paul signing became WWE's most-liked Instagram photo in WWE history.

Like many public figures, wrestlers often have interesting backstories prior to coming into prominence, and often after the fact as well. Because wrestlers are such unique and intense personalities, they often attract or find themselves in unusual circumstances.

Although the history of WCW is often remembered as the company that "lost to the WWE," there were many great wrestlers on the company's roster. Some of the more memorable world championships run in the history of wrestling happened at WCW. Not every star at the company was able to achieve the heights of Sting or Ric Flair, but many wrestlers etched out their legacies as champions with long title runs at the program.