Tom Lawlor vs. Ross Von Erich set for MLW Zero Hour tapings
Tom Lawlor will face off with a Von Erich brother when MLW makes its return to the Dallas area next month. MLW announced today that Lawlor vs. Ross Von Erich is set for their Zero Hour television tapings in North Richland Hills, Texas on Saturday, January 11. The tapings are taking place at the NYTEX Sports…
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> 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 LIVE EVENT REPORT DECEMBER…
Brian Pillman Jr. to challenge for MLW World title at Zero Hour
Brian Pillman Jr. is getting a World title shot at MLW’s first show of the year. MLW announced this morning that World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu will defend his title against Pillman at their Zero Hour set of television tapings. The show is taking place at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas on…
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> 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 following is the latest…
The Elite to face Inner Circle in AEW Blood & Guts match
Participants for the upcoming Blood & Guts match have been announced. AEW announced on their social media this afternoon that The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Santana, and Ortiz) will face off against The Elite (Cody, Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, and Hangman Page) in the Blood & Guts match that will…
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> 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 Sept. 16 episode of…
Woman claims adopted girl she ‘abandoned’ was really an adult dwarf who wanted to kill her family
A US woman accused of abandoning her daughter has claimed the girl she adopted in 2010 was in fact an adult suffering from dwarfism who ‘tried to kill’ the family. Kristine Barnett and ex-husband Michael Barnett were charged with neglect after leaving Ukraine-born Natalie Grace in an apartment shortly before the family moved to Canada…
Chinese president pledges to uphold ‘one country, two systems’ as Hong Kong braces for protests
Chinese leader Xi Jinping stated on Monday that Beijing would continue to allow Hong Kong to handle its own affairs as anti-government protests threaten to tarnish a massive celebration honouring 70 years of Communist rule. “We will continue to fully and faithfully implement the principles of ‘One country, two systems’ [and] ’Hong Kong people administering…
Pope urges bold action to protect the Amazon at start of divisive synod
Pope Francis has urged Roman Catholic Church leaders to make bold changes to better protect the Amazon and its indigenous people at the start of a three-week meeting that could become one of the most controversial moments in his papacy. The Pope celebrated an opening Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, where he criticised…
‘Graffiti Grandma’ fined €300 for painting over swastikas
A 74-year-old activist known as ‘Graffiti Grandma’ has been fined €300 (£260) plus court costs for painting over Neo-Nazi graffiti in the central German town of Eisenach. The verdict of property damage handed to Irmela Mensah-Schramm has attracted fierce criticism, partly as it came on the day of the fatal synagogue attack in Halle. Known…