Image: Josh Hedges I asked our two intrepid MMA writers — Paul Fontaine and Ryan Frederick — to jot down some thoughts on 2017 while looking ahead to 2018. With the MMA year kicking off this weekend with UFC in St. Louis, MO, let’s take a gander back at the year that was. When you…
Month: July 2020
Daily Update: Cormier vs. Miocic, WWE house shows, ROH
THE ROUND-UP THE LATEST NEWS WWE officially announces Roman Reigns for Royal Rumble Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier booked for July’s UFC 226 HBO releases trailer, reveals premiere date for Andre the Giant doc NXT Albany, NY, live results: Kairi Sane back in action WWE Royal Rumble notes: Pre-show matches, Maria Menounos UK title number…
Daily Update: Bayley vs. Sasha Banks, Finn Balor, Being the Elite
THE ROUND-UP THE LATEST NEWS WWE Oakland live results: Styles vs. Owens vs. Zayn Bayley vs. Sasha Banks announced for WWE Raw tonight Ivory joins 2018 WWE Hall of Fame class WWE Fresno live results: Cena vs. Reigns, Rollins & Balor team up THE LATEST AUDIO B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1987! Starrcade go-home…
Italy’s far-Right ministry official escalates tensions with France by blocking loan of Leonardo works
Italy’s populist government has escalated tensions with France by saying it will cancel the previously agreed loan of paintings by Leonardo da Vinci paintings to the Louvre for a major 2019 exhibition. Speaking to The Telegraph on Sunday, Lucia Borgonzoni, Italian undersecretary for the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, said the government would block the Louvre…
Daily Update: More on WWE & Fox, 5 Star Wrestling, Edwards
THE ROUND-UP THE LATEST NEWS ROH returning to the UK in May for Honor United tour Impact vs. Lucha Underground show set for WrestleMania week PWG moves venue of next show due to ticketing issue WWE NXT results: Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler THE LATEST AUDIO WOL: Brock vs. Roman, Undertaker vs. Cena, Dave Meltzer…
ROH booker and talent Marty Scurll issues second statement on sexual assault allegations, says he hopes to be an agent of change in the industry
> SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Marty Scurll has issued a second statement regarding his sexual encounter with a 16 year old in England after she had worked at an IPW wrestling show on Twitter. The woman accused Scurll of sexually assaulting her in a hotel hallway before he was…
Emmanuel Macron rejects parallels between French ‘yellow vest’ protests and Brexit
Emmanuel Macron on Sunday ruled out a parallel between the wave of popular discontent sweeping France and the dissatisfaction of Britons who voted for Brexit. The French president was speaking on the sidelines of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels that rubber-stamped an agreement on the UK’s withdrawal. He promised to respond to the grievances…
Daily Update: Fabulous Moolah, New Japan Cup, Ibushi vs. Page
THE ROUND-UP THE LATEST NEWS New Japan Cup night six results: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kota Ibushi WWE changes the name of Fabulous Moolah battle royal The 2018 New Japan Cup semifinals are set WWE NXT results: Pete Dunne vs. Adam Cole New Japan Cup night five results: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale THE…
Total Divas officially returning
> 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.) Despite Season 4 of Total…
Nasa chief criticises Elon Musk’s weed-smoking podcast appearance
Elon Musk has been warned by Nasa’s most senior figure not to repeat his weed-smoking, whisky-drinking antics on a recent podcast if he wants to continue working with the space agency. Jim Bridenstein, the Nasa administrator, suggested that Mr Musk, an entrepreneur who is financing commercial space exploration, had acted inappropriately given his role with…