Month: July 2020

Main photo by David J Wilson Here’s five things you need to know about British wrestling this week: 1) ICW’s big day out at the Hydro went off like a firecracker After a year of promotion — and the addition of a couple of big name guests — Insane Championship Wrestling announced a paid attendance of 6,193…

1931  Columbus, Ohio: – Joe Banaski defeated Nick Bozinis to become the first Midwest Wrestling Association World Light Heavyweight Champion 1936  Detroit, Michigan: – The Great Mephisto defeated Walter Roxey to win the MWA World Light Heavyweight Title 1940 Eugene, Oregon: – Pete Belcastro defeated Ernie Piluso for the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title  1941…

SmackDown averaged 2.652 million viewers for Tuesday night’s show, which was headlined by a steel cage match between Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss defending against Becky Lynch. That was up five percent from last week and follows an impressive rating from Monday Night Raw the night before, also on USA Network. The show was 10th for the…

A village in New Zealand has announced plans to ban cats, drawing a furious response from some feline fans. The measure was unveiled by local officials of Omaui, a small community on the country’s South Island, as a way to protect the area’s native bird life. Under its Pest Management Plan, which was opened for consultation on Tuesday, residents would…

Mont Blanc is to impose "permanent restrictions" on climbing Western Europe’s highest mountain via its busiest route in an attempt to reduce death and bottlenecks on the perilous final ascent. Starting next summer, the number of hikers allowed to tackle the Royal Route to the mountain’s 15,780ft peak, used by three quarters of climbers, will…

1939 Toronto, Ontario, Canada: – Joe Savoldi beat Vic Christy  – Man Mountain Dean beat Jack McArthur  – Tom Mahoney beat Al Dunlop  – Hardy Kruskamp beat Joe Pazandak  – Jules Strongbow beat Cardiff Giant 1956 Kansas City, Kansas: – Richard Brown beat Ike Eakins  – June Byers and Carol Cook beat Penny Banner and…

Celebrating their dramatic diplomatic thaw, the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday officially opened the border where a bloody war and ensuing tensions had divided them for decades, with emotional residents embracing after years of separation. Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s new reformist prime minister, and Isaias Afwerki, the longtime president of Eritrea, visited the Bure Front along with members…

1936  – Dick Shikat defeated Danny O’Mahony for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling Title 1939 – Marv Westenberg defeated Steve Casey for the AWA (not Verne Gagne promotion) World Heavyweight Title  1950 Toronto, Ontario, Canada: – Yukon Eric beat Nanjo Singh and “Strangler” Bob Wagner – Warren Bockwinkel beat Wee Willie Davis – Johnny Barend and…

Beijing is demanding an apology from the Swedish government for violating human rights and for "brutal abuse" after footage emerged of Chinese tourists allegedly being thrown out of a hotel by police in Stockholm. A Chinese man and his parents arrived at the hotel at midnight, hours before their booking would allow them to check in. Their demands to stay in the…

THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS Shinsuke Nakamura returns after missing Saturday WWE house show LaVar Ball potentially appearing on WWE Raw in Los Angeles UFC Fight Night 112 live results: Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Lee ROH TV taping results: Christopher Daniels gets his rematch Impact Wrestling’s Bram injured during match in…