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WrestlingWorld

Migrated a high-traffic wrestling news site from WordPress to Next.js and Payload CMS — faster publishing, structured live results, and a frontend built for daily news velocity.

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Client
WrestlingWorld
Service
Next.js · Payload CMS
Year
2024–2026
WrestlingWorld on desktop
wrestlingworld.co
WrestlingWorld on mobile
WP → Next Full platform migration
4+ Promotions covered daily
3 Core live modules shipped
Ongoing Production maintenance

WrestlingWorld is a wrestling news and rumors destination covering WWE, AEW, TNA, NJPW, and more. The brand needed a site that could keep up with breaking stories, show results, and PPV schedules without fighting a heavy WordPress stack.

The previous WordPress build worked for publishing, but editorial workflows, plugin debt, and page weight made it harder to ship features cleanly — especially for structured modules like Quick Results, show tabs, and event calendars.

I rebuilt and continue to maintain the platform as a modern Next.js frontend powered by Payload CMS, so writers get a focused admin experience while readers get a fast, media-first homepage built for headlines, thumbnails, and scanability.

Design Approach

Migrated the content model from WordPress into Payload collections for news, shows, results, events, and related media. Built a Next.js frontend with a newsroom-style layout: featured hero, infinite-friendly feed, promotion filters, Quick Results by company/show, and a PPV schedule module. Preserved SEO-critical URLs and editorial habits where possible, then improved performance with static generation, caching, and leaner client UI for the high-traffic surfaces.

Final Outcome

Delivered a maintainable news platform that still feels like a wrestling media brand — faster to load, easier to extend, and structured for daily publishing. Live at wrestlingworld.co, with ongoing maintenance for content features, results workflows, and performance.