Wrestling fans are left wondering what the future may hold for Cody Rhodes as his deal with ROH ends at the end of the month, according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. He will wrap up his obligations with the promotion on the Chris Jericho cruise. Most expect he will continue working until…
Wrestlers Dodge Crown Jewel Questions, Hogan Update, Ishimori
WWE is still set to present their Crown Jewel event live in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia tomorrow. The company returns to Saudi Arabia despite plenty of encouragement from fans to cancel the event. WWE’s 10-year partnership with the nation of Saudi Arabia quickly became controversial when it was made earlier this year, but the company recently…
Augustana set to compete at the Holiday Inn Open
No. 9 Augustana (0-0) continues competition in Kearney, Neb. for the Holiday Inn Open on Saturday, Nov. 21. The whole team will be traveling to Kearney. Vikings place eight at the Dakota Wesleyan Open Augustana competed last weekend at the Dakota Wesleyan Open hosted by Dakota Wesleyan University. David Potratz went 4-0 and took home…
Jericho Talks At Length About The Rock Running For U.S. President
WWE Legend & IWGP Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho was recently interviewed by the folks from Business Insider. During the interview, Jericho explained why he feels Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson becoming U.S. President in 2020 is an actual realistic possibility. “Everything the guy does turns to gold, ’cause he’s got the work ethic to make it…
This Week’s IMPACT Draws Best Viewership Since Recent Time Change
This week’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling was able to generate an average of 129,000 viewers. This is up 23% from last week’s 105,000 viewers. This would be the third lowest viewership in the history of the show, however viewership has gone up every week since the show moved to 10PM ET on POP. This week’s…
WWE Airs Vignette for Debut of NXT Superstar Lars Sullivan
Over the weekend, news broke that NXT Superstar Lars Sullivan would get a promotion to the main roster and WWE aired his coming soon vignette during Monday Night RAW this week. It looks like Sullivan is getting a slight rebrand, being dubbed “The Rocky Mountain Monster” instead of “The Freak.” Here is the vignette which…
Raw ratings up for WrestleMania 33 go-home show
The go-home Raw for WrestleMania, with Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker, Bill Goldberg, and Seth Rollins all known to be attending in advance, did 3.29 million viewers, an increase of eight percent from last week. Raw was third for the night on cable, trailing Street Outlaws on the Discovery Channel (3.79 million viewers) and The O’Reilly…
Daily Pro Wrestling History (04/12): The Wild Samoans win WWF tag titles
1947 Mexico City, Mexico: – Tarzan López defeated Black Guzmán to win the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title 1948 Mexico City, Mexico: – Mike Kelly defeated Gory Guerrero for the NWA World Middleweight Title 1950 Des Moines, Iowa: – Leo Nomellini beat Earl Wampler – Verne Gagne beat K.O. Hall – Joe Savoldi beat “Cowboy”…
Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/03): AJ Styles wins his first IWGP title
1884 Chicago, Illinois: – H.M. Dufur defeated James McLaughlin for the American Collar-and-Elbow Title 1951 Kansas City, Kansas: – Sonny Myers defeated Dennis Clary for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title 1956 – Joe Scarpello defeated The Mystery Man to win his third Midwest Wrestling Association Junior Heavyweight Title 1957 Atlanta, Georgia: – Don McIntyre…
Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/23): Frank Gotch regains American Heavyweight title
1906 – Frank Gotch defeated Tom Jenkins to regain the American Heavyweight Championship 1947 St. Joseph, Missouri: – M.W.A. Title: Orville Brown beat Vic Christy 2 falls to 1 to retain the title – Bobby Bruns drew Sockeye Jack McDonald – Dan O’Connor beat Michele Leone – Cal Rees drew Jack Page 1961 Minneapolis, Minnesota:…