After announcing a SmackDown Tag Team title match for Extreme Rules earlier in the day, another team was added to the mix on this week’s SmackDown. Heavy Machinery defeated Kevin Owens & Dolph Ziggler in the main event of Tuesday’s show. The stipulation was that the winning team would be added to the SmackDown Tag Team
WWE has announced seven of the attendees from this week’s tryout in Shanghai, China. The four-day tryout began on Monday and will conclude tomorrow. Thirty men and 10 women are participating, with attendees from mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. WWE noted that NXT coaches Matt Bloom, Robbie Brookside, Serena Deeb, and Johnny Moss are
SMSU wrestling falls to NSU in conference dual LinksABERDEEN, S.D. – The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team (0-2) fell 22-13 to Northern State (5-1) on Thursday night at the Barnett Center in the second conference match up of the season. SMSU returned to conference action for the first time since hosting St. Cloud State on
Jungle Boy is set to take part in his first Battle of Los Angeles. On Monday night, PWG announced that Jungle Boy will be an entrant in this year’s BOLA tournament. It’s taking place at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Thursday, September 19, Friday, September 20, and Sunday, September 22. Jungle Boy
> 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.) MMA fans, over at our
For the first time in over four years, WWE is putting on a King of the Ring tournament. It was announced tonight that this year’s King of the Ring will begin on Raw next week. There will be 16 wrestlers in the tournament. Eight participants will be from Raw, while the other eight will be from
> 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.) Monday’s Raw viewership was up
The full card is set for NJPW’s Super J-Cup finals. The show is taking place at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California tonight (August 25). The card will open with the two Super J-Cup semifinal matches, with the winners advancing to face each other in the main event. Will Ospreay vs. El Phantasmo and Caristico
> 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 news on Ric Flair’s
Raw on Labor Day finished pretty much exactly like it did the week before, averaging 2.51 million viewers, a drop of one percent from the prior week’s 2.53 million viewers. The old pattern returned with a major third hour decline, although the 12 percent first-to-third hour drop was still well below the period before Paul