Daily Pro Wrestling History (08/07): Kurt Angle wins TNA title from Sting
1941 Kansas City, Kansas: – Orville Brown beat Carl Von Herbert 2 falls to 0 – Bobby Bruns beat Benny Rosen 2 falls to 0 – Steve Brody and Earl Wampler went to a 30 minute draw – Jack Hader beat Abe Friedman 1965 Minneapolis, Minnesota: – Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Crusher &…
Rey Mysterio talks leaving WWE after 14 years, Kalisto the next Mysterio?, symmetry of Lucha Underground run
> 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.) Following the departure of Alberto…
Marko Stunt added to All In Over Budget Battle Royal
The ninth entrant has been announced for the All In Over Budget Battle Royal set for next month. Marko Stunt, whose nickname is Mr. Pint Size, was announced tonight via All In’s Twitter account. He has been making a name for himself on the indy scene in the last year, competing for a number of regional…
Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame update – Iron Sheik to HOF
> 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.) The National Wrestling Hall of…
Daily Pro Wrestling History (09/01): Pat Patterson becomes first WWF Intercontinental Champion
1868 Utica, New York: – Homer Lane defeated James H. McLaughlin for the American Collar-and-Elbow Title 1923 Melbourne, Australia: – Clarence Weber defeated Billy Meeske to win the Australian Heavyweight Title 1941 Hollywood, California: – Wild Red Berry defeated Danny McShain for the World Light Heavyweight Title 1946 Portland, Oregon: – George Becker defeated Babe…
WWE returning to London for one-night event
> 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.) A few weeks after Summerslam, WWE…
Japanese company sends satellite into space to deliver artificial meteor shower
Click:ball bearing manufacturers A Japanese company plans to stage the world’s first artificial meteor shower after a rocket carrying its technology was blasted into space on Friday. Astro Live Experiences (ALE), a Tokyo-based start-up which describes itself as a “space entertainment company”, has developed a micro-satellite which can create what it calls a “shooting stars on demand”…
Brock Lesnar backstage at WWE Hell in a Cell
Less than a month after losing the Universal Championship, Brock Lesnar is backstage at Hell in a Cell in San Antonio, Texas tonight. Lesnar being at the show was first reported by PWInsider and has been confirmed by our Dave Meltzer. PWInsider noted that Lesnar had been “walking around in full view of everyone backstage” and wasn’t…
“NXT Takeover: Dallas” Video & Photo Preview
> 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.) “NXT Takeover: Dallas” Preview –…
Finals set for NJPW Junior Heavyweight title tournament
Coming out of tonight’s show in Long Beach, California, the finals of NJPW’s IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship tournament are set. Marty Scurll and Will Ospreay renewed their rivalry at Fighting Spirit Unleashed, with Scurll hitting his Graduation finisher to advance to the finals. The other semifinal took place at Destruction in Kobe earlier this month. KUSHIDA defeated BUSHI,…