Month: July 2020

Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke will be making their pro wrestling debuts this week. The two Four Horsewomen of MMA members will be wrestling at NXT’s house show in Largo, Florida on Thursday. They are friends and training partners of both Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler, who have been making waves in WWE and NXT, respectively. Shafir…

Following an angle where he seemed to be written off television, James Ellsworth posted a statement yesterday about his status with WWE. Ellsworth took part in a segment on this Tuesday’s SmackDown where he interrupted Paige while she was announcing Samoa Joe as AJ Styles’ WWE Championship challenger for SummerSlam. It led to Paige firing Ellsworth and having him…

> 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.) Daniel Bryan has been out…

> 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.) Former Canadian WWF wrestler “Iron”…

New Japan has taken disciplinary action against Tama Tonga following what they are calling ‘inappropriate conduct’. NJPW’s official English site released a statement this morning saying “NJPW takes actions taken by our wrestlers seriously. In light of recent inappropriate conduct by Tama Tonga including SNS usage, the company has decided to take disciplinary actions against…

The Big Takeaways — Antonio Cueto’s weakness has been exposed. He is easily persuaded by money and sex. Paul London didn’t think twice about choosing Mala Suerte as his sacrifice to the Cuetos. Thus far, nobody has posed any sort of a legitimate challenge to Matanza. Jack Evans really dislikes XO Lishus. Joey Ryan may…

> 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 Hall of Famer “Stone…

> 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.) Kurt Angle reiterated in a…

1942 Des Moines, Iowa:  – Iowa State Heavyweight Champion Gene Bowman beat Ken Fenelon 2 out of 3 falls – Emil Dusek beat Hans Schultz  – Joe Dusek defeated Bad Boy Brown 1965  Kansas City, Kansas: – Bob Geigel and Bob Brown beat Sonny Myers and Mongolian Stomper 2 falls to 1 – Dick the…

NXT’s United Kingdom brand will be crowning its first Women’s Champion in Birmingham, England this weekend. WWE has announced that a two-day tournament to determine the first champion will be held at NXT UK’s television tapings on Saturday and Sunday. Toni Storm, Jinny, Dakota Kai, Rhea Ripley, Xia Brookside, Isla Dawn, Millie McKenzie, and Nina Samuels…