1947 Waterloo, Iowa: – Orville Brown beat Ras (Seelie) Samara to retain the World Title 1968 Milwaukee, Wisconsin: – Bill Watts beat Harley Race – Dutch Savage beat Dr X on a 3rd fall DQ – Luke Brown beat Larry Hennig 1972 Peoria, Illinois: – Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Hennig – Don Muraco beat Nick…
Penn State’s 49th dual win in a row keeps Nittany Lions No. 1 as 2018 calendar year ends
Manheim, Pennsylvania – A resounding 41-3 win at home on over No. 15 Arizona State gave top-ranked Penn State (4-0) its 49th straight dual meet victory and kept the Nittany Lions atop the Theraworx NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released Tuesday. The poll will be the last for the 2018 calendar year. Highlighting the…
Fan Attempts to Attack Bret Hart During Hall of Fame Speech
The WWE Hall of Fame ceremony is taking place right now, and the night is meant to honor some of the greatest legends and stars from wrestling’s past. One of the inductees going in this evening is The Hart Foundation. Bret Hart and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart worked together to form one of the most…
High School Milestones – Thursday, January 3, 2019
100th Win – Carson Tschudi, Delano, 10th, 138 pounds 50th Pin – Grant Budden, Pipestone, 11th, 138 pounds 50th Win – Austin Radunz, Pierz, 12th, 145 pounds
Chicago area to host Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory 2019
Impact Wrestling is headed to the Chicago area for its next pay-per-view. During Slammiversary XVII, it was announced that Bound for Glory 2019 will take place in Chicago on Sunday, October 20. The venue wasn’t officially revealed, but Impact has a show listed on the event schedule for The Odeum in Villa Park, Illinois on that…
Dominik Dijakovic returns to the ring at NXT house show
By Joseph Currier and JJ Williams Dominik Dijakovic returned to the ring at Saturday night’s NXT house show in Cocoa, Florida. Prior to returning last night, Dijakovic had been out of action since April due to a torn meniscus. He defeated Cezar Bononi in his first match back. Dijakovic underwent surgery on May 7 to repair the injury….
Dana White: UFC is done with Cris Cyborg
This story was updated at 9:45 PM Eastern. In an interview posted on the UFC’s YouTube channel, Dana White said they are going to pass on re-signing former UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino and have waived her exclusive negotiating window with the company. White re-iterated his belief Justino is avoiding fighting current champion…
Raw Rating: One of the top three ratings since end of last summer, but devil in details (w/Keller’s Analysis)
> 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.) Last night’s episode of WWE…
Ronda Rousey books recurring role on FOX's '9-1-1'
Ronda Rousey has booked her next acting role. Deadline reported today that Rousey will have a recurring role in season three of FOX’s “9-1-1.” The show is a scripted drama series about first responders in Los Angeles. Deadline noted that Rousey “will play Lena Bosko, a stoic and fearless member of the Los Angeles Fire…
Shelton Benjamin part of Impact Pro’s Hall of Fame Classic tournament next month, full weekend details & schedule
> 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.) Impact Pro Wrestling (unaffiliated with…