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Fans have spent years calling for a UK WrestleMania.

‘It has no right being as good as it is.’

The wrestler and MMA fighter reflects on his journey and career change.

There are plenty of stellar returning shows to binge this September.

It occurred early in her TV career.

Her life nearly took a very different path.

The actress is one of the most celebrated performers in cinema history (Picture: Screen Archives/Getty Images)

One of Britain’s most admired acting stars has finally received an Emmy Award for a role she’s played for five years.

In 2020, …

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‘Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’

The longtime broadcaster won’t be calling any action on Raw or SmackDown.

She inspired a generation, including this former champion.

It might seem familiar to you…

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It follows the life and crimes of serial killer and body snatcher Ed Gein.

It has soared up the charts.

The show was scrubbed from existence.

Friends, The Simpsons, Parks and Rec – there are plenty of contenders for the greatest sitcom ever made.  

Yet, if you had a Netflix subscription in the 2010s, it’s very likely that a certain mockumentary has a special place in your heart.  

I’m writing, of course, about The US Office. This brilliant remake of Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais’ seminal work reimagined the sharp-edged, cynical UK version as something lighter but no less funny.  

Now, after more than a decade off our screens, the brains behind that beloved show are back with a brand new series called The Paper.  

A pseudo-sequel and spin-off to the workplace comedy The Paper follows the staff of The Toledo Truth-Teller as they try to revitalise the flagging outlet.  

Ahead of the show’s release, Metro sat down with Sabrina Impacciatore, who plays the wildly eccentric Esmeralda Grand, to talk about the new show, and the star was more than willing to admit she’s nervous about how fans will receive the show given its illustrious predecessor. 

‘I became addicted to The Office, really addicted,’ she explained. ‘That show is such a legendary show that I feel frightened by the idea that people could be disappointed, not by the show, but by me.  

‘I think this show is great… but I have imposter syndrome. I don’t know how people are going to react to Esmerelda.’ 

Sabrina, for her part, loves Esmerelda because she allows the star to act a bit crazy and go to places she would never.  

‘[When I’m Esmerelda] I can be impolite, where I can be manipulative, I can be nasty, I can be bossy, but in a funny way,’ she said. ‘It’s a very refreshing character, and it’s very liberating.’ 

Indeed, if you watch The Paper, you’ll grow to love Esmerelda like I did; she’s a larger-than-life character who demands attention a lot like Steve Carell’s Michael Scott.  

Indeed, for Sabrina, there’s more than just eccentricity that links these characters.  

She believes that Esmerelda’s big, bold persona and her sometimes antagonistic actions are a sort of defence against the world, in the same way Michael used humour to hide his own insecurities.  

‘I think she’s always at war,’ she replied when I asked about the character’s obvious insecurities.   

‘It’s her against the world; everybody could be a potential enemy. I see her as a very lonely woman, someone who has had to struggle for her entire life.

‘She wants to be part of the American dream. She wants to stay in this society. So, if she feels threatened, she must react to that. She tries to neutralise people before they hurt her.’ 

Beyond that defensiveness, Sabrina also believes – in a very meta way – that Esemerlda is playing up to the mockumentary cameras in the hopes of winning over the audience at home. 

‘I thought maybe Esmerelda wants to use the camera to seduce people outside the office. Maybe she would like to become a star one day. 

‘I asked [the writers], What do you think about it. They said, “We love it”.’  

All episodes of The Paper will be available on Sky and streaming service NOW on 5th September.

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Rhea Ripley has left WWE fans gobsmacked by her so-called ‘pretzel pin’ but not everyone is happy to take it in the ring.

The former world champion has gone viral several times for the way she ends her matches, which often sees her pinning her opponents with their legs over their heads.

A lot of thirsty fans can’t get enough, but Zelina Vega exclusively told Metro why she would be glad to never experience it again.

Asked whose finisher hurts the most during WWE’s recent show in Manchester, she quipped: ‘Rhea – and Bianca’s too, but Rhea for sure, because then she just puts you with your legs over your head.

‘And it’s like, I can’t, I’m not flexible like that no more!’

Zelina hasn’t wrestled Rhea since May 2023, but the pair have faced off 23 times over the years, as well as a couple of Royal Rumbles together.

Elsewhere during our game, we also put the 34-year-old superstar on the spot and asked who has the worst fashion sense in the locker room.

She chose the Secret Hervice trio of Chelsea Green, Piper Niven and Alba Fyre, but still had some kind words for the group.

‘I mean, sometimes Chelsea does have a little cute fit every now and then, but suits all the time? No,’ she teased.

‘And it’s not like they don’t have the figure, you know what I’m saying? They could be looking out, showing you, but they decided to stay in the suits.

‘That’s their fault!’

Zelina has feuded with the trio on-screen this year, eventually beating Chelsea for the Women’s US Title, before losing the gold to Giulia seven matches later, in just her second defence.

‘You always want to do more because, you know, you’re a work horse at heart, and it’s just like, how can you not want to do more,’ she said of her two-month run with the gold.

And she revealed: ‘For me, I wanted to take it to AAA and to Stardom even, to NXT, to TNA, I wanted to! But again, it doesn’t mean that it isn’t gonna happen ever. It just wasn’t for that title, right?’

She insisted WWE ‘loved’ the pitch, but they had other ideas for the championship.

‘I think they just wanted to go in a different direction for now, which, isn’t a bad thing, because me and Giulia, we have awesome chemistry,’ she smiled.

‘I love wrestling her, and so who knows if it kind of turns back around again?’

WWE will be back in the UK and Europe in January 2026 for the first-ever Road to Royal Rumble tour, which includes SmackDown in Berlin and London on January 9 and 16 respectively, as well as Raw in Dusseldorf and Belfast (January 12 and 19).

The tour will also roll into Leipzig, Glasgow, Copenhagen, Mannheim, Newcastle, Gdansk and Nottingham, and Zelina was full of praise for the European fans.

‘It’s something that you look forward to, because the crowd is so amazing all the time. It’s one thing to be doing shows in the States, and they’re kind of used to that,’ she pondered.

‘But out here, I feel like they just – whether it’s [the UK] or France, or really anywhere that we travel to, they’re so ready to give it their all and just prove that they’re the better audience.’

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