The WWE’s annual draft. A heavily hyped 3-hour behemoth of a show. An event that rears its ugly, bulbous head once per annum, looming high overhead like a wayward zeppelin. And once it’s passed by, once the dust has settled, and the shadows have dispersed, is it safe to come out? Is it okay to emerge from your little shelter and gaze back into the grappling world?

Of course it is.

Post-draft, nothing has changed, or to express another cliché, in this column chock-full of them, the more things change, the more they stay the same…

The Big News: WWE had its annual draft show, with the matches on the show dictating who would switch shows.

WWE announces the top two matches for this month’s Backlash PPV on April 26.

The Big News: Batista made his return. The draft is next week. Vickie Guerrero is the new permanent Raw GM. And Ricky Steamboat is still great.

Mark Bright looks at some of the matches you should be watching during WrestleMania week.

So, I thought I’d do something a little different. Instead of merely counting down 25 great WrestleMania matches as the title of this column suggests (do you know how hard that is to condense down?), I’m going to have a look at what were, for my money, 25 bloody marvellous bouts from the history of wrestling’s biggest event that were untarnished by a gimmick stipulation.

Yep, that means no ladders, or chairs… and no Hell in a Cell’s (sorry Bossman). Instead, just matches that revolved around athletes getting in there, and rolling around like animals…though I may break a couple of my own rules here and there.

Watch WWE’s Batista in martial arts training.

Notes on advertised matches for a WWE supershow in May.

Batista has been confirmed to appear at the Fan Axxess autograph signings during WrestleMania 25 weekend.

Batista has hinted at returning from injury earlier than expected.

Welcome to the latest Roundtable discussion here at iFight365.com where this week, we’re asking the question: Does Batista’s injury make WWE’s plans for WrestleMania any easier?

Mark Bright: Undoubtedly, Batista’s injury had made WWE’s WrestleMania plans easier, and also more interesting. That’s not a knock on Big Dave, but the fact is that he’s a top star and by removing him from the picture it means they have less marquee players to fit onto the show without having to relegate somebody to a match unfit for them.

Just like when HHH tore his quad for the…

From an emotional and memorable role at WrestleMania 24 to a great feud throughout the summer with Chris Jericho, ‘HBK’ Shawn Michaels showed why he can still be the ‘Showstopper’…

WWE.com reported on Saturday afternoon that Batista’s surgery in Birmingham, AL on Friday was a success.