After last night’s episode of SmackDown Live, the first episode of WWE Mixed Match Challenge aired on Facebook Watch and saw the team of Finn Balor & Sasha Banks defeat the team of Shinsuke Nakamura & Natalya. The hosts of the show were Renee Young & Byron Saxton, while commentary was done by Corey Graves,…
Manheim, Pa. — The National Wrestling Coaches Association will hold the EAS Sports Nutrition NWCA National Duals presented by Hibiclens and the United States Marine Corps in honor of Cliff Keen on February 16-17 at Ohio State University’s St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The competition will feature 14 top NCAA Division I wrestling programs…
WWE just concluded their huge 25th anniversary show for Raw. The event mostly took place in the Barclays Center, but a few moments during the show also occurred at the Manhattan Center. However, it turns out that there were actually several moments that occurred in the Manhattan venue that fans at home were not able…
Squared Circle Sirens confirmed today reports that Kelly Kelly is in Philadelphia, where the Royal Rumble will take place in a few hours at Wells Fargo Center. Dave Meltzer recently reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that several women NXT Superstars are expected to appear in the first even women’s Royal Rumble, but there might be…
AEW continued to round out this week’s Dynamite, announcing Tuesday that AEW World Champion Jon Moxley will be on hand for a promo segment. Moxley dispatched his latest title challenger at Fight for the Fallen last week in FTW Champion Brian Cage. There was some controversy with the finish as Cage’s manager Taz threw in…
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon put the 2018 Men’s Royal Rumble Match together along with two producers, Jamie Noble and WWE Hall of Famer Michael “PS” Hayes. It was previously reported that WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson, the creator of the Royal Rumble match, was also backstage…
Two NJPW wrestlers are currently out of action with knee injuries. NJPW announced tonight that YOSHI-HASHI and YOH both suffered knee injuries in recent matches. YOSHI-HASHI’s injury is to his right knee, while YOH’s is to his left knee. YOSHI-HASHI and YOH won’t be able to wrestle at the New Japan Cup finals on Saturday,…
One of the bigger surprises with NXT promotions in the past year is how well Elias has gotten over with the WWE Universe after having a ho-hum existence in NXT. As it turns out, Elias credits John Cena for part of his success. He said it was the Cenation leader who encouraged him to use…
1939 Houston, Texas: – Bronko Nagurski defeated Lou Thesz to win the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight 1944 Mexico City, Mexico: – Firpo Segra defeated Doc Macias to win the Mexican National Heavyweight Title 1945 Wichita, Kansas: – World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Ray Eckert in a 2 out of 3 falls match –…
Perhaps one of the most deserving entrants to enter the WWE Hall of Fame this year is Mark Henry. “The World’s Strongest Man” has won numerous championships and has been working for WWE for over two decades. He has stated that he is currently retired from the ring, but Mark Henry is still working for…