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    > 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.) We have a special deal…

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      WWE Raw video highlights: Season premiere

      Raw’s “season premiere” took place last night and featured a new set, a new show open, and the return of pyro. It was also supposed to feature Seth Rollins defending the Universal Championship against Rey Mysterio, but that was changed after an angle where Brock Lesnar destroyed Mysterio and his son Dominick. Rollins vs. Rusev…

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        4/11 NXT TV Tapings Report (Spoilers): Takeover Fallout, Gargano’s unfinished businesss, Undisputed Era’s next chapter with Strong, Ricochet

        > 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.) NXT TV TAPINGS REPORT APRIL…

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          Zimbabwe opposition activists ‘abducted and tortured’ ahead of protests

          Armed men have attacked several opposition supporters as Zimbabwe braces for a wave of anti-government demonstrations on Friday. At least three men with links to the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) were abducted and badly beaten before being dumped on the streets of Harare on Wednesday.  Tatenda Mombeyarara, a human rights activist, and Blessing Kanotunga, leader…

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            Donald Trump has little choice, he must talk to the Taliban

            When the commotion over Donald Trump’s aborted meeting with the Taliban dies down, and his chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad has been recalled to Washington, diplomats will be asking: what next for his Afghanistan strategy? The US president’s three bombshell tweets appeared to slam the door on a protracted negotiation process which has taken in nine rounds…

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              Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as part of settlement

              Purdue Pharma, the company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy in White Plains, New York, days after reaching a tentative settlement with many of the state and local governments suing it over the toll of opioids. The filing was anticipated before and after the tentative deal, which could be worth…

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