1870 New York City, New York: – James H. McLaughlin defeated Homer Lane to win the American Collar-and-Elbow Champion 1957 New York City, New York: – Miguel Perez and Antonino Rocca defeated Wildman (Jackie) Fargo and Don Stevens (Fargo) to win the Capitol Wrestling NWA World Tag Team Titles 1971 Tampa, Florida: – Dory Funk Jr….
Month: July 2020
Wednesday 4/13 Torch Today – Reigns-Wyatt booking, CAC, WWE highlights “Bullet Club,” Anderson & Gallows merch exiting, Balor talks Mania plans, Taker/U.K. Tour, Flairs/L.A. Kings, Mr. Anderson attempts “F-TNA” explanation, NJPW sets Six-Man Tag Title match, Videos – Steph & Young Bucks interviews
> 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.) TORCH TODAY – Wednesday, April…
Taiwanese police launch DNA probe over £1.50 yoghurt drink theft
A Taiwanese student has been charged with theft after her roommate asked the police to carry out a series of costly DNA tests to find out who had taken a £1.50 yoghurt drink out of the communal fridge at their university digs. The police investigation and the student who filed the complaint have since been…
Yoel Romero misses weight, UFC 225 main event now non-title
This story was updated at 11 PM Eastern. Yoel Romero missed weight Friday, so his UFC 225 main event vs. middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is now a non-title affair. There was no official statement from the UFC on the matter, but UFC president Dana White said the fight is on. MMA Junkie’s John Morgan said…
Erdogan says Turkey will start new military operation against US-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria within days
Turkey will launch a new operation in Syria within days against a US-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers a terrorist group, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. "We will start an operation to free the east of the Euphrates from the separatist terrorist organisation in the next few days," Mr Erdogan said during a speech in Ankara,…
Deadly Vienna shooting ‘linked to Balkans mafia drug wars’
Austrian police believe that a bloody feud between Balkan mafia families broke out onto the streets of Vienna on Friday, when two men were gunned down in the heart of the Austrian capital. One man was killed and another was hospitalised with life-threatening injuries when a gunman shot them as they left a restaurant less…
Petey Williams Talks If IMPACT’s Move To Pursuit Is A Step Down
IMPACT Wrestling Star Petey Williams was recently on The Wrestling Perspective Podcast with Dennis Farrell and spoke about IMPACT’s new television deal with The Pursuit Channel. Below are the highlights from the interview: On if The Pursuit Channel is a step down from POP: “I don’t think you’re the only one thinking that honestly. You…
Backstage Update on The Rousey vs. Natalya Match From RAW
According to Dave Meltzer on a recent edition of The Wrestling Observer Radio Program, The Ronda Rousey vs. Natalya Match that aired on this week’s taped RAW was called completely in the ring. In other words, the two did not practice or rehearse beforehand and basically went through their spots by calling them as the…
Booker T Will Make In-Ring Return in January
WWE Hall of Famer Booker T accepted the challenge of Reality of Wrestling’s Heavyweight Champion Rex Andrews on Saturday at ROW’s Christmas Chaos 8 show in Texas City, Texas, and the two will face off in a one-on-one match at ROW Last Stand in January. Booker T hasn’t wrestled a match on WWE television since…
NXT 2018 Year-End Awards Nominees Announced, Winners, How To Vote
Voting is now open for The 2018 NXT Year-End Awards. Fans can vote exclusively on Twitter. Voting ends on Friday, January 25th at midnight and the winners will then be announced during WWE Royal Rumble weekend on The NXT TakeOver: Phoenix Pre-show on January 26th. In order for the vote to be official, fans must…