The Winner of the 50-Man Greatest Royal Rumble Match Is…

The Greatest Royal Rumble event has just wrapped up in Saudi Arabia, and the show was an absolute spectacle from top to bottom. Some memorable moments were created throughout the duration of the show. Between The Undertaker’s casket match, John Cena vs. Triple H, the seven championship matches, and the Royal Rumble match itself, quite…

WWE NXT Villain Tommaso Ciampa Takes Shot At Kassius Ohno

Click:gshock modsKassius Ohno vs. Tommaso Ciampa will air on next Wednesday’s WWE NXT show. Ciampa tweeted the following on the match and took a shot at Ohno’s look:     One is a bench player for his intramural men’s basketball league. One is the greatest sports entertainer of all time. Tough choice. pic.twitter.com/jvhPpM7IRs — BLACKHEART…

On this day in pro wrestling history (July 6): Terry Gordy & Jimmy Snuka win belts, Santana vs. Valentine, Goldberg vs. Hogan seta WCW record

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com 1946 – At Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri; Frankie Talaber beat Whitey Whittler, Dick Raines defeated Gene Bowman, Sonny Myers defeated The Great Mephisto, Buck Lipscomb and Jack Vansky defeated Al Szasz and Whitey Wahlberg. Promoter was  Sam Muchnick, Referee was Ray Steele. 2,109 fans. 1967 – In Davenport, Iowa;…

Why Jericho Was Replaced in GRR Casket Match, Bliss Update, Storm

The Greatest Royal Rumble show from Saudi Arabia featured the in-ring return of The Undertaker. Fans may remember that The Undertaker defeated Rusev in a Casket Match during the show. Rusev had originally been announced as Undertaker’s opponent for the show, but he was later replaced by Chris Jericho, only to once again be put…

More on Cass Having Backstage Heat, Cena/Nikki Breakup A Work

According to a backstage source, there still remains to be significant heat on Big Cass after the incident that took place last week when he not only went off script, but he deliberately didn’t listen to Vince McMahon either. The events that transpired during last Tuesday night’s episode of Smackdown with Daniel Bryan pretty much…

Weekend boxing coverage: Kovalev vs. Mohammedi on HBO

By Jeremy Wall Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs) defeated France’s Nadjib Mohammedi (37-4, 23 KOs) by knockout at 2:38 of the third round to retain his IBF Light-Heavyweight title on Saturday, July 25th. Kovalev also holds the WBA and WBO Light-Heavyweight titles, which weren’t on the line. The fight took place at the Mandalay…

WWE News: Ryback still in bad shape from staph infection (photo)

WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryan “Ryback” Reeves, out of action since a staph infection he suffered three weeks ago, posted a photo on Instagram this morning showing that his bad right leg is still badly swollen. He wrote about the photo saying, “And this is the best it has looked and felt.  Wouldn’t wish this upon…

RIP Roddy Piper: your favorite matches & moments – part 3 of 3, amazing video list

By Josh Nason, Wrestling Observer It’s never easy to say goodbye especially when it comes to a legend like “Rowdy” Roddy Piper who we learned had left for the big ring nearly two weeks ago. As I did with Dusty Rhodes in June, I asked for your favorite Piper matches and moments to compile them…

On this day in pro wrestling history (August 22): Mankind wins WWF World title at SummerSlam

Click:ecolchi collagen mask By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com 1912 – In Kansas City, Missouri; World Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch beat Jess Westergaard 2 falls to 0. After the match, Gotch said that Stanislaus Zbyszko should first meet Mahmout to earn a title match. 1940 – At Memorial Hall in Kansas City; Bobby Bruns beat Jack Hader…