Willie Mack is the first NWA National champion under the Billy Corgan banner. Mack defeated Samuel Shaw to win the title during tonight’s NWA 70th anniversary show in Nashville, Tennessee. The finish came after Mack hit Shaw with the stunner. Shaw kicked out and went for a superkick, but Mack dodged and hit a second…
Month: July 2020
United States title match set for WWE Crown Jewel pre-show
Ahead of the show taking place tomorrow, another match has been added to the card for Crown Jewel. WWE announced this afternoon that Shinsuke Nakamura will defend his United States Championship against Rusev on the Crown Jewel pre-show. The pre-show will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow morning, with the main card starting at…
Main Event & Talent Roster set for ROH’s “Best in the World” PPV (Updated w/Video)
> 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.) Ring of Honor is going…
Impact TV taping spoilers: More build to Homecoming
Results: @nicholasczyzyb and Wrestling Inc As the build to January’s Homecoming pay-per-view continued, Impact Wrestling wrapped up their set of television tapings in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Impact tapings — – Eli Drake defeated Tommy Dreamer in a no DQ match Drake lost by countout before the match was restarted as no DQ. Click Here: liverpool mens…
Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ who smuggled tusks of more than 350 elephants jailed for 15 years
A court in Tanzania convicted a notorious Chinese trafficker known as “the Ivory Queen” on Tuesday, dealing a significant blow against the Asian crime networks behind much of the slaughter of Africa’s elephants. Yang Fenlan, a 69-year-old businesswoman who for years passed herself off as a respectable member of Tanzania’s Chinese expatriate community, was jailed…
Rey Mysterio’s team announced for AAA’s “Lucha World Cup,” one trio remains
> 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.) Rey Mysterio’s team is set…
Dragon Lee to make MLW debut, Pentagon Jr. vs. Teddy Hart set
Dragon Lee is set to make his MLW debut next month. MLW has announced Dragon Lee for their television tapings at the Scottish Rite Temple in Miami, Florida on December 13 and December 14. Opponents for Dragon Lee will be revealed later this week. Due to an ear issue, Dragon Lee recently left the reality show…
R Kelly released on bail after pleading not guilty to sexually assaulting teenagers
Click:Pawnshop gold loan Grammy-winning R&B star R Kelly pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he sexually assaulted three teenage girls and a woman in alleged incidents dating back to 1998, weeks after a television documentary leveled new accusations against him. The 52-year-old performer, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was charged in a 10-count indictment…
Videos – WWNLive Mini-Docs – EVOLVE Title “crisis,” new release on Chris Hero, more
> 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 Documentary-Style Updates – June 6:…
Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/10): Terry Funk wins NWA World title
1915 Sioux City, Iowa: – World Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher defeated Paul Martinson in 2 straight falls to retain the title 1953 Kansas City, Kansas: – Johnny Valentine beat Lenny Montana to capture the Central States Heavyweight Title in 2 out of 3 falls 1957 Minneapolis, Minnesota: – The Atomic Blonds (Johnny Valentine & Chet…