The amount of wrestling tournaments keeps growing every year. The big ones like the Ironman, Beast of the East, and The Clash are getting infiltrated by events like Who’s Number One, Beat the Streets and Preseason Nationals. The sport is becoming a little watered down and winning a national event doesn’t carry the same weight …
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling team’s 2016-17 recruiting class has been ranked 12th among non-Division I wrestling programs according to Wrestling USA Magazine. MSUM is one of two schools in the top 15 along with St. Cloud State. Here are the MSUM newcomers who joined the team this fall who signed …
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As has become an annual tradition, WWE posted a video tonight revealing the set design for WrestleMania. The women’s division were chosen to do this year’s reveal, with SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, Carmella, Naomi, Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, Sasha Banks, and Asuka taking part. With this year’s version featuring a Mardi Gras theme, the …
> 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.) Torch Today – Saturday, October …
SmackDown replaced its losses from Monday as the Superstar Shakeup came to an end last night. Jeff Hardy, Absolution (Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville), Samoa Joe, Big Cass, Asuka, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, Cesaro & Sheamus, and R-Truth joined The Miz in moving over from Raw. It was also announced that Andrade “Cien” Almas …
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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.) WrestleMania 31, WWE’s biggest event …
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Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has announced the dates and location for this year’s Battle of Los Angeles tournament. BOLA 2018 will be taking place at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California on September 14-16. The tournament is usually scheduled for three days during Labor Day weekend, but it had been known that wouldn’t be the …
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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 top star John Cena …
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May 21, 2018 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: USA potentially paying big money for Raw A look at how the new WWE television contract situation will change the game once again is the lead story in the new issue of the Observer. Look at why the stock price is up, what analysts thought WWE would get with its …
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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 executive/wrestler Triple H held …