Daily Update: Raw, Mayweather vs. McGregor PPV, Jericho
THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS John Cena to star in Transformers spinoff ‘Bumblebee’ Kenny Omega title defense set for ROH Global Wars: Chicago WWE Saginaw, MI, live results: Samoa Joe in action NJPW G1 Climax 27 night 10 results: Okada vs. Juice Robinson AUDIO DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Flashback interview with…
Bully Ray Talks Lack Of Real Heels in Wrestling Today, Racism
Veteran wrestler & WWE Hall Of Famer Bully Ray has nearly 30 years of pro wrestling experience under his belt, so he has much higher standards than most people in the business. On a recent episode of The WINCLY Podcast, Bully spoke to Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman in-depth about what constitutes a truly…
Daily Update: NXT travel woes, Impact tapings, Junior dos Santos
THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS RevPro Summer Sizzler results: Rey Mysterio vs. Marty Scurll AUDIO DR. KEITH PRESENTS: Do talk about Fight Club! 8/19 WOR: Flair, Daniel Bryan, more, plus LIVE mailbag from the suite party! 8/19 JNPO: In focus with combat sports storyteller Esther Lin 8/18 WOL: Sempervive and Nason…
Mayweather vs. McGregor gate fails to break all-time record
While still being an overwhelmingly successful number, the live gate for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor superfight failed to break the record that Mayweather had established against Manny Pacquiao. The Nevada Athletic Commission confirmed today that the gate for the August 26th fight was $55,414,865.79, falling short of the $72,198,500 in ticket sales generated by…
Jeff Hardy to undergo surgery for torn rotator cuff
Confirming what had been feared, WWE announced today that Jeff Hardy will have to undergo surgery for his shoulder injury. WWE noted that Jeff suffered a torn rotator cuff in the six-pack challenge main event on last week’s episode of Raw and that it was a “full thickness tear of his supraspinatus tendon and a…
Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/16): TNA Bound for Glory 2011
1941 Kansas City, Kansas: – Orville Brown defeated Lee Wykoff in 2 out of 3 falls to win the MWA World Heavyweight Title – Steve Brody beat Al Lovelock – Jack Kennedy beat Albion Britt 1947 Kansas City, Kansas: – Ernie Dusek beat Warren Bockwinkel 2 falls to 1 – Sonny Myers beat Cardiff Giant…
US tycoon Robert Durst ordered to stand trial over murder of friend 18 years ago
Robert Durst, the New York real estate heir who was the subject of a television documentary series, was ordered Thursday to stand trial for the murder of his close friend in Los Angeles 18 years ago. A judge ruled that there’s enough evidence to try the eccentric 75-year-old multimillionaire for the point-blank shooting of Susan…
Daily Pro Wrestling History (11/04): Dean Malenko wins ECW TV title
1960 St. Joseph, Missouri: – Central States Heavyweight Champion Mike Paidousis beat Joe Hamilton in 2 out of 3 falls – John Paul Henning and Frank Townsend defeated Lee Henning and Tommy O’Toole in 2 out of 3 falls – Stan Stasiak beat Bob Orton 1968 Moline, Illinois: – AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa…
Malaysian authorities seek former prime minister’s British ‘PR guru’ in fraud probe
Malaysia’s anti-corruption body is hunting for a British PR consultant in connection with a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal that helped bring down the previous government. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) appealed on Thursday for the public’s help in locating Paul Stadlen, 39, who reportedly handled press operations for Najib Razak, the former prime minister. Mr Najib is…
Roman Reigns completes WWE Grand Slam with IC title win
In another milestone for his career, Roman Reigns won the Intercontinental Championship for the first time on Monday’s episode of Raw. Reigns challenged The Miz for the title in the main event, pinning him after hitting a spear. Cesaro and Sheamus distracted Reigns and set up a spot where Miz got a near fall with the…