Photo: MauroRanallo.com As WWE was airing their final big event of the year with TLC, SI.com media critic and wrestling fan Richard Deitsch broke the news that longtime boxing, MMA, and New Japan Pro Wrestling play-by-play man Mauro Ranallo will be announced Monday as the new lead announcer on WWE Smackdown when the show moves to…
1876 New York City, New York:– James Owens defeated James McLaughlin to win the American Collar-and-Elbow Title 1949 Des Moines, Iowa:– Leroy McGuirk defeated Billy Goelz for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title 1959 Birmingham, Alabama:– Mike Clancy defeated Jackie Fargo to win the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title 1960 Mobile, Alabama:– Pancho Villa defeated…
Submitted by J.J. Williams – Rich Swann defeats the debuting Chris Gerard (aka Biff Busick) with his standing 450. Good showing here by both newcomers. – Elias “The Drifter” Samson defeated Steve Cutler w/ his neck breaker finish. A lot of heat on Elias now with “Drift Away” chants. – Eva Marie, Emma & Billie Kay w/ Dana Brooke & LeFort…
Here are some notes regarding wrestling shows this weekend including things affected by the state of emergency on the East Coast. *As noted earlier in the week, the ROH show in Fletcher, NC (Asheville) scheduled for tonight has been canceled. However, the Saturday show in Duluth, GA is still on. *Maryland Championship Wrestling tomorrow night in Joppa, MD is being moved to 2/13. The…
Tonight on TNA Impact: Ethan Carter III will break his silence and speak for the first time since losing the TNA World Title to Matt Hardy. Also, the TNA X Division Champion Tigre Uno puts his belt on the line against Gregory Shane Helms. Plus an appearance by TNA World Champion, Matt Hardy, and more…
Brianna Danielson, who wrestles as Brie Bella, may be the next WWE performer to retire. The wife of Bryan Danielson, who announced his retirement last week on Raw, expects to retire this summer, confirming a report in last week’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The couple was on ABC’s Good Morning America today to discuss his retirement, when she…
In leading up to what is being billed as the biggest WrestleMania of all time, I thought it would be fun to go back and look at the 10 greatest performers in Mania history. Over the next several weeks leading up to the big show, we’ll go from number 10 up until we reach the top…
UFC’s attempts to build the audience of Fight Pass with bigger fights continued with the announcement of the first men’s title fight as an exclusive in the U.S. on the service. The company announced that its Fight Pass exclusive show on July 7, which is the Thursday of UFC 200 weekend and the first of three straight nights…
Donald Trump has blamed the "Fake News Media" for misrepresenting the recent G7 meeting with an image of him appearing to disagree with other leaders. The US president said media outlets had only shown "the bad photos", implying there was anger among the group which included Prime Minister Theresa May, French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Angela…
Delegations from North and South Korea agreed on Friday to arrange the first reunions in three years of some of the families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. The reunions – scheduled for August 20 to August 26 – are an emotive issue, especially for the elderly relatives taking part in tearful meetings after decades…