Plans to use snipers to shoot colonies of parakeets that have multiplied across Spain have drawn the ire of animal activists in the country. Considered an invasive species, parakeets numbers have boomed across the UK and Europe after being introduced as pets during the 1970s and making their way into the wild. Environmental experts have…
1959 Kansas City, Kansas: – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor beat Lee Henning in 2 out of 3 falls – Dino Bravo and Bob Ellis beat Dick the Bruiser and The Mighty Atlas – Rip Hawk beat Lou Spindola 1979 Memphis, Tennessee: – Hans Schroeder beat Buzz Sawyer – Tommy Gilbert beat Danny Davis…
> SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST (ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Mailbag w/Bruce Mitchell talking current breaking news topics (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) Vince McMahon’s 2020 has not gone as he had envisioned, and the XFL being derailed due…
"Winnie the Pooh" was banished from central Madrid ahead of a visit by Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, this week, sparing Spain from an embarrassing faux pas. A street performer who makes his daily living by posing for photographs in Sol Square dressed in a furry Pooh costume has told Spanish media that police officers asked…
The full card for NJPW’s Sakura Genesis event has been revealed, featuring a number of title matches and a couple of matches where members of the Bullet Club are set to face off against one another. After defeating The Young Bucks at Strong Style Evolved, Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi will take on Cody Rhodes & Hangman…
> 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.) UPDATE: Bullet Club and ROH…
Police in Calais are using drones to locate migrants preparing to cross the Channel by boat, so that they can be arrested before they reach the water. In an escalation of security measures, the remotely controlled aerial vehicles have been seen flying low above the main Calais Migrant camp and sweeping across nearby beaches. Drones…
While he didn’t make an in-person appearance, Chris Jericho continued his feud with Tetsuya Naito at NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors show at Korakuen Hall this morning. A video promo from Jericho played as Naito & BUSHI were in the ring after defeating Toa Henare & Tiger Mask IV. Jericho continued to act unhinged,…
Christmas has come early for Italian children after the minister of education told teachers not to overload them with homework during the festive season. Italian children are among the most dedicated in the world when it comes to homework, with teenagers knuckling down to more than eight hours a week, compared to five hours in…
Viktor Orban, the populist prime minister of Hungary, is facing a rare challenge to his grip on power as protesters demand an end to controversial labour reforms and and what they call his assault on democracy. The Hungarian capital has been rocked by nearly daily protests and opposition MPs have called for Mr Orban’s…