Month: July 2020

Payback Twitter TV Ratings – how did the first PPV after WrestleMania fare?

> 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.) WWE’s first PPV after WrestleMania…

By JohnValbyNation July 12, 2020 0

Power outages hit 45,000 homes in Sydney as temperatures soar

Power outages hit around 45,000 homes across Sydney’s upmarket eastern suburbs on Thursday as a forecast 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) heatwave hit the harbourside city, with media reports of people being trapped in lifts and one hospital losing power. As Australia swelters in a protracted heatwave which has lasted weeks, distribution company Ausgrid said emergency crews…

By JohnValbyNation July 12, 2020 0

Lucha House Party make WWE Raw debut

Another 205 Live act has found themselves on Raw. The Lucha House Party which consists of Kalisto, Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik made their debut as a group tonight on Raw. The team of Dorado and Kalisto defeated the Revival, with Kalisto scoring the win with the Salida del Sol on Scott Dawson. Announcers never explained…

By JohnValbyNation July 12, 2020 0

Eight key lines from Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech, and why they matter

President Donald Trump has called on Washington to cast aside "revenge, resistance and retribution" and end "ridiculous partisan investigations" in his second State of the Union address. The president also announced a second summit with North Korea but refused to yield on the hard-line immigration policies that have infuriated Democrats, renewing his call for a border wall with…

By JohnValbyNation July 12, 2020 0

Holecek earns All-American status at 184

Northland finishes 30th overall, 7th among non-scholarship JUCOs Wrestling up a weight from where he spent the majority of the season, Northland wrestler Nathanael Holecek earned NJCAA All-American status with a seventh place finish at 184 pounds during this past weekend’s national tournament. Holecek spent the majority of the 2016-17 season at 174 pounds and…

By JohnValbyNation July 11, 2020 0

College Recruiting: state placewinner Kimber to Concordia

Ethan Kimber of Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie has committed to wrestling for Concordia next season. Kimber is a four-time state entrant. He was the Class AA 220-pound third place finisher this season. Kimber is projected to wrestle at 197 pounds for the Cobbers. Ethan Kimber of Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie. Photo by Mary Christen. The Guillotine Wrestler Files Ethan…

By JohnValbyNation July 11, 2020 0