Mae Young Classic competitor Zeda released from WWE

NXT and Mae Young Classic competitor Zeda has been released from WWE. Squared Circle Sirens reported this morning that Zeda, real name Julia Ho, was released from the company within the last week. Aside from a battle royal appearance last year, she never appeared on NXT television. She had been working house shows up until …

Terry Funk to be honored during WM32 Weekend

> 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.) WWNLive will be honoring Texas …

Gatwick drone chaos continues into a third day

Environmental protests suspected of Gatwick chaos What are the laws surrounding drones at airports? How to claim compensation for disrupted flights Gatwick admit will take "several days" to recover Could a drone really bring down a plane? Harry de Quetteville | Drones: fine line between toy and terror Police are now considering shooting down the drone causing chaos at Gatwick Airport …

NJPW Kizuna Road live results: Michael Elgin vs. Hirooki Goto

The first of three Kizuna Road shows will feature a high profile NEVER Openweight title match. New champion Michael Elgin will defend his title against the former champion, Hirooki Goto. Considering that he never took the pin in the triple threat match at Dominion, Goto has a valid reason for getting such a quick rematch. …

Drew Galloway talks winning TNA Title, maturing to Hvt. champ status, getting engaged

> 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.) Exit former TNA Hvt. champion, …

ROH crowns new World Champion at tonight's TV tapings

Jay Lethal has captured the Ring of Honor world title for a second time.  Lethal defeated Cody, Matt Taven and defending champion Dalton Castle in a fatal four way match at tonight’s television tapings in Fairfax, Virginia. It boiled down to Lethal and Castle following a tower of doom spot that took out Taven and Cody. …

German firework company faces allegations of Nazi symbol on one of its products

A German fireworks manufacturer has been plunged in controversy after a customer alleged he found a Nazi swastika on the packaging of one of its products. Dominik Dicken posted pictures of what he says is the packaging he found on the bottom of a “Hell Magic” firework he bought to celebrate the New Year on …

AAA Triplemania XXVI live results: Four aces mask match in a cage

AAA presents their biggest supercard of the year with Triplemania XXVI from Arena Ciudad in Mexico City. Four aces wager their masks in proverbial high stakes poker. LA Park, El Hijo del Fantasma, Psycho Clown, and Pentagon Jr. meet in a four-way mask match inside a cage. The losing ace will lose his mask. On a show with a main event dubbed “Poker …

British family among latest suspected Isil members captured in Syria 

Three British women are among foreign suspected Islamic State members captured by Kurdish forces in Syria in recent days, the Telegraph understands, as they battle for the jihadists’ final redoubt. A mother and her two daughters –  in their late 20s and travelling with young children – fled the town of al-Shafaa in eastern Deir …

Hollywood at war as Oscars organisers accused of bullying stars not to present at other awards shows

A battle has broken out in Hollywood which threatens to overshadow the awards season, with the largest actors’ union in the United States accusing the organisers of the Oscars of intimidation and scare tactics. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG), which hosts its own awards show next weekend, took the unusual step of issuing a statement …