Editorial standards

This page explains how we work and what you can expect from every story on WrestlingNews.com. The short version: our own work, clearly labeled, with every source credited.

1. Our own reporting and writing

Every story is original. We do not copy text from another site, a promotion or a social post. We do not take another outlet's story and reword it. If another outlet broke the news, we say so by name and link to them, and we add something of our own, such as a second source, a promotion's response or useful context. If we have nothing to add, we link to the original and keep our item short.

2. Every story has a label

Each story shows one label so you know what you are reading.

• Confirmed: the promotion, the person involved or another named source on the record has said it, or we have seen it ourselves.
• Rumor: not confirmed on the record. Every rumor also shows how solid it is: two or more sources, a single source, or unverified.
• Opinion: our writer's view. Signed, and kept apart from the news.
• Results: what happened at a show that has taken place.
• Live: a page for an event that is on now, updated as it happens.

Some stories also show Breaking, for confirmed news that has just happened, or Updated, with the time, when we have changed a story.

3. A summary on top

Every story starts with a short summary that says who, what and when, in plain words, so you know the point before you read on.

4. Rumors

A rumor is clearly marked wherever it appears: on the story, on the home page, in lists and in search. We say in the first line that it is not confirmed. We use soft words such as reportedly and could. We say who reported it. We do not run rumors about a person's health, family, legal trouble or private life. If a rumor is confirmed we change the label and say what changed. If it is wrong we say that, too, and we do not quietly delete it.

5. How we credit sources

Every story ends with a Sources section. It lists every outlet and every person the story relied on, and links to each one. It gives the date of the source. It also says what our own team did, for example that we watched the show live.

When a source cannot be linked, for example a person who asked not to be named, we describe them in general terms and say why there is no link. We do not invent sources and we do not write "sources say" with nothing behind it.

When another outlet was first, we say "First reported by" and name them. We say "WrestlingNews.com has learned" only when we were first.

6. Quotes and images

We use only exact words from a named source, and we say where and when they were said. We never change a quote and we never make one up. Every image carries a credit. We use only images we own or have the right to use.

7. Live coverage

Major WWE and AEW events get one live page. It updates through the show with match-by-match entries and a running results list, and ends with a final recap. Mistakes on a live page are fixed in the open with a dated note.

8. Corrections

We fix errors as soon as we find them. We add a dated note to the story saying what was wrong and what is right, and we list it on our Corrections page. We do not delete a story to hide a mistake.

9. Fair treatment

We write about people and companies fairly. If a story criticizes someone, we say so plainly and include their response, or we say we asked and did not hear back. We do not insult or mock the people we cover.

10. Paid and sponsored content

If a story is paid or sponsored, we will label it. Advertising is kept apart from the stories and is marked "Ad space".

11. Tell us when we are wrong

Send a correction, a tip or a complaint to hello@wrestlingnews.com. See Contact and Corrections.