Month: July 2020

By Paul Fontaine, WrestlingObserver.com ***Editor’s Note: this review originally ran for the Sinclair version of the show that aired on Destination America Wednesday night. The Big Takeaway: Contract signing for the main event of next Friday’s PPV went off without incident. A killer tag dream match between NJPW and ROH’s best highlighted the in-ring action…

By Dave Meltzer, WrestlingObserver.com Here’s some notes from Thursday’s TNA Impact Wrestling TV tapings shot for the 7/1, 7/8 and 7/15 episodes of Impact, but with no particular order: – Ethan Carter III b Kurt Angle to win the TNA title – The final match between The Wolves and Austin Aries & Bobby Roode is…

Nick “Magnus” Aldis is one of a number of wrestlers whose contracts expires this week. He is not renewing his contract and will be a free agent as of this coming week. He is taking dates with Global Force Wrestling, including their first television taping on 7/24, but is doing so for just certain dates.…

By Brian Hoops 1960 – Red & Lou Bastien defeated Al Costello & Roy Heffernan for the U.S. Tag Team Title 1961 – In Bloomington, Minnesota at Met Stadium; In a Cage Match, Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski to regain AWA title. Also,   Hard Boiled Haggerty & Bob Geigel beat Wilbur Snyder & Dale…

SummerSlam SpecialYes! Yes! Yes!Valid until the PPV $74.95* USD for Canada destinations$79.95** USD for USA destinations$119.95*** USD for International destinations(paypal orders Canada/USA please add $4 for paypal fees)(paypal orders Intl please add $7 for paypal fees) paypal payments can be made to [email protected] The 15 issues included in this special are the ones covering the…

Refugees and migrants who cross by boat from Turkey to Greece’s Aegean islands must be allowed to travel on to the mainland, a Greek court has ruled, raising concerns about a fresh wave of asylum seekers to Europe. The ruling comes two years after border closures and a controversial deal with Turkey shut down the…

The Basque militant group Eta yesterday/Fri apologised to the victims of its five-decade campaign of terror in which more than 800 people were killed. “We are truly sorry”, the organisation said in a statement to relatives of those killed, injured, kidnapped, and people who have been forced to flee Spain’s Basque Country region before the…

The Toronto van attack suspect  praised mass shooter Elliot Rodger and referenced a misogynistic online community of angry celibate men in a Facebook message he posted minutes before ten people were killed. Alek Minassian, who is charged with 10 counts of premeditated murder, posted on social media about the ‘incel’ subculture of men who blame women for their involuntary celibacy.…

A Turkish court sentenced 14 staff of the country’s leading opposition newspaper to up to seven years in prison on terrorism charges on Wednesday, according to the newspaper. Cumhuriyet Editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu and investigative reporter Ahmet Sik were sentenced to seven years and six months in prison, according to Turkey’s state news agency.  The journalists remain…

John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, has denied a report that he called Donald Trump an "idiot" In a rare public statement Mr Kelly called the report by NBC News "total BS". The US network reported on Monday that Mr Kelly has privately criticised the president’s knowledge on issues including immigration. According to…