It is seen as an annual opportunity for political and business leaders to meet and try to set the world to rights, but this week’s Davos gathering may be best remembered for those who stayed away. For nearly half a century, the great and the good have met each January at the elite resort in…
Big stakes are on the line this morning during the third and final Destruction event, this time in Kobe. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada will once again battle inside the squared circle. This time, the briefcase for the title shot at WrestleKingdom 13, which Tanahashi possesses, will be on the line. Okada would love nothing…
> 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.) WWE completed the First Round…
Inside Europe’s oldest casino on the fabled shores of Lake Lugano, hundreds of roulette, black jack, baccarat and poker tables sit dark and silent, gathering dust since last July. Fearing it might be game over forever for the historic Casinò di Campione, more than 200 creditors are taking their cases before a Como court on…
The Takeaway — Jake Strong looks to be being built up for a match against Matanza at some point, which should be all sorts of fun. Matanza practically murdered Johnny Mundo and Taya Valkyrie at the end of the show. Strong has his eye on the Gift of the Gods Championship, and you can’t help but…
> 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.) Pro Wrestling NOAH held a…
UPDATE — The WrestleMania 35 on-sale party that had been scheduled to take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey this Thursday has been canceled due to expected inclement weather. The event was set to be free to attend and was supposed to feature three matches and appearances by members of the WWE…
An influential economic research centre has warned that 100,000 jobs could be put at risk in Germany if the UK leaves the EU without securing a deal. The study by the Halle Institute for Economic Research found that jobs in the car industry would be particularly vulnerable to the uncertainties created by Britain tumbling out…
A 15-year employee being fired from a suburban Chicago manufacturing company opened fire with a laser-sighted pistol on Friday, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was killed by police, authorities said. Aurora, Illinois, Police Chief Kristen Ziman said 45-year-old Gary Martin "was being terminated" before he started shooting at the Henry…
Earlier today, it was reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE officials have been considering turning Andrade babyface and having him team with Rey Mysterio. PWInsider is reporting that there’s been talk of putting a stable together with Andrade and Mysterio being joined by Sin Cara when he returns from knee surgery. Cara has…