1911 Des Moines, Iowa: – World Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch beat Fred Beell 2 falls to 0 1952 Kansas City, Kansas: – Heart of America Champion Bob Orton Sr. beat Enrique Torres in 2 out of 3 falls – Jack Kennedy and Sonny Myers beat Ray Eckert and Babe Zaharias 1956 Dallas, Texas: – Pepper…
Image: @EvanDeadlySinsW NJPW has announced the lineup for the 2018 New Japan Cup tournament, which will set up a title match for Sakura Genesis in April. The left side of the bracket has Michael Elgin vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Juice Robinson vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi, and Bad Luck Fale vs. Lance Archer. The tour will be…
> SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw (6/15) drew a 1.36 rating the day after the WWE Backlash PPV, up from last week’s 1.28. It’s the highest ratings since the 1.47 on May 11. Raw opened with a first hour viewership of 1.996 million…
Pakistani police have arrested a radical Islamic cleric who led nationwide rallies following the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in a case that drew international condemnation. In a statement, the Tehreek-e-Labbaik party said their leader, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, was arrested on Friday in the city of Lahore. Police also…
Though an official announcement has yet to be made, it looks like CM Punk will be returning to the Octagon at UFC 225 in Chicago on June 9th. While responding to someone on Twitter who asked when we’d see him cry in the UFC again, Punk indicated that he’ll be fighting at UFC 225: “June nine, after…
> SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST (ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Mailbag w/Bruce Mitchell talking current breaking news topics (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER APRIL 10, 2020 ORLANDO, FL. AT THE WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER AIRS ON FOX…
Iran is using teams of hit squads in Iraq to silence critics of Iranian attempts to meddle in Iraq’s new government, according to British security officials. The hit squads are said to have been deployed on the orders of Qassem Suleimani, the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force, with the aim of intimidating…
Heading into next week’s go-home show, John Cena is still looking for an answer from The Undertaker. Cena defeated Kane in a no disqualification match last night and used a couple of Undertaker’s spots during it, and he called Undertaker out one more time before the final Raw before WrestleMania. Paul Heyman opened the episode by announcing…
> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) ROH Final Battle PPV News…
Vladimir Putin has said Moscow will develop new mid-range nuclear weapons in response to Donald Trump’s planned withdrawal from a key arms control treaty with Russia. The statement came after secretary of state Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that the United States would no longer abide by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty if Russia did…