In Class 2A, Lance Benick won at 195 pounds and gave the crowd what it wanted. As his match wore down, the crowd at Xcel Energy Center moved slightly forward in anticipation. Totino-Grace senior Lance Benick had the match in hand — he won his fourth state championship with a dominant 17-7 victory over Carson…
HERSHEY, Pa. — The Augsburg College wrestling team claimed its record 12th NCAA Division III national championship, winning two individual national crowns and earning six All-Americans in the finals of the national tournament, completed on Saturday at the Giant Center. THE BASICS AUGSBURG’S NCAA TOURNAMENT PAGE NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE (ELIZABETHTOWN) HOW IT…
Late on Monday, the world of wrestling mourned the death of one of its greatest figures: Verne Gagne. The iconic babyface, who died in Minnesota at age 89, began his pro career in 1950 and wrestled into the 1980s, also working as a major promoter and helping to shape the careers of some of sports…
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) recently held the fourteenth and final night of their Road To Destruction Tour which is also known as Destruction In Kobe and it emanated from The Kobe World Hall in Hyogo, Japan. The show featured “The Ace Of NJPW” Hiroshi Tanahashi taking on “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada in the main…
This week’s episode of WWE Main Event opens up with the usual WWE Signature Video followed by WWE Main Event’s opening video. Zack Ryder & No Way Jose make their entrance as Vic Joseph, Percy Watson & Nigel McGuinness welcomes us to this week’s show. Mike Kanellis & Mojo Rawley make their entrance next. Zack…
Apparently The Riott Squad weren’t the only ones to get new tattoos this weekend in Australia. It was previously reported that ahead of their Six-Woman Tag Team Match against RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey & The Bella Twins at this Saturday morning’s WWE Super Show-Down PPV Event, all three members of The Riott Squad…
Tonight’s episode of 205 Live opens up with a video package recapping last Saturday’s Super-Show Down, where hometown hero Buddy Murphy defeated Cedric Alexander to become the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion. This ended Cedric’s near six month title reign that began at WrestleMania 34. Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness & Percy Watson welcome us to the…
Just recently, Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso posted an article titled WWE Talent Is Uncomfortable With Saudi Arabia Show—And They Should Be. In this article, Barrasso made his case for why, considering the current political climate, WWE should pull out of their planned Crown Jewel Event in Saudi Arabia. Included in his editorial was insight from…
Jean Gagne, best known as Frenchy Martin amid a number of other wrestling names, passed away Friday morning at the age of 69. He had been battling bladder cancer for more than a year, and was moved to hospice care in early September. Martin’s greatest success came as a major star in Puerto Rico where he wrested as Pierre Martel, teaming…
Week 7 of WWE’s Mixed Match Challenge Season 2 saw two teams pick up wins – Braun Strowman & Ember Moon as well as WWE Champion AJ Styles & Charlotte Flair. Monster Eclipse defeated Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox while Fenomenal Flair defeated Rusev & Lana. Live Facebook Watch viewership for this week’s episode peaked…