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…

> 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 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…

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…

> 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:…

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…

Police in Japan have questioned a farmer as part of a widening investigation into the illegal sale and smuggling of sperm and fertilised eggs from the nation’s prized “wagyu” beef cattle to China. Known as the “Rolls-Royce of beef”, “wagyu” comes from just four domestic Japanese breeds and cattle are famously fed beer and massaged…

> 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.) By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant…

An NWA title match has been added to this month’s Ring of Honor television tapings. The NWA has announced that PJ Black will challenge for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship at ROH’s TV tapings at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, January 12. Nick Aldis is the NWA Champion and will defend his title…

Anxious passengers booked on the same model of plane as the Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed on Sunday are being denied refunds or transfers if they are too scared to fly.  Norwegian and TUI airlines are both continuing to run Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes and said its standard terms and conditions will apply to…