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…
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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…
Main Event Results (01/04): Titus vs. Hawkins, The Revival Wins
This week’s episode of WWE Main Event kicks off with the usual opening video after the usual WWE Signature. Titus O’Neil & Curt Hawkins make their entrances as Vic Joseph, Percy Watson & Nigel McGuinness welcomes us to the show. Titus O’Neil vs. Curt Hawkins: O’Neil pushes Hawkins to the mat. Hawkins locks in a…
NDSU 125 Josh Rodriguez Advances at NCAA Wrestling Championships
NEW YORK CITY — With a pair of wins, North Dakota State University 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez advanced following the third session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Friday, March 18, before a sellout crowd of 17,899 at Madison Square Garden. The NCAA tournament continues at 7 p.m. Central Time on Friday, March 18…
College Recruiting: State champion Gliva to Augsburg
State champion Victor Gliva of Farmington has committed to wrestling for Augsburg next season. He is a two-time state finalist and a three-time state entrant for the Tigers. Gliva won the 113-pound Class AAA state championship this season as a senior. He placed second at 106 pounds as a junior. Gliva is a two-time Minnesota…
Get Ready for the Royal Rumble with 10 Great Sasha Banks Matches
Though reaction from the WWE Universe about this week’s episode from RAW has at best been mixed and at worst still fairly negative, one thing almost universally agreed upon on social media is that Sasha Banks owned the spotlight with her promo and victory over Nia Jax in the RAW Women’s Championship No. 1 Contender…
Team Minnesota places 1st at Cadet Greco-Roman National Duals
2016 USA Wrestling Cadet Greco-Roman National Duals results. June 15-16 at York, Penn. Brackets/Results on TrackWrestling.com Gold /Silver Pool Results 1st Place – Minnesota Storm 2nd Place – Pennsylvania Blue 3rd Place – Illinois 4th Place – Michigan Red 5th Place – Oklahoma 6th Place – Washington 7th Place – New Jersey Red 8th Place…
Americans Lee and Hall claim gold at Junior World Championships
MACON, France – It was a golden night for the U.S. men’s freestyle team at the 2016 Junior World Championships with Spencer Lee and Mark Hall both claiming gold medals and hoisting the American flag at night’s end. The American duo gave the U.S. its first two gold medalists at the Junior Worlds this week,…
SCSU Wrestling earns top spot in NSIC Preseason Poll
The two-time defending NCAA National Champions of St. Cloud State sit on top of the 2016-17 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Wrestling Coaches’ Rankings. The Huskies had 79 points and five wrestlers ranked number one in their weight class. Upper Iowa was second with 57 points and Augustana was third with 33. Northern State was…