NXT TakeOver XXV audio: HHH talks Tyler Breeze, AEW, Fox possibilities

On Thursday, WWE COO and NXT godfather Paul “HHH” Levesque held his traditional pre-TakeOver conference call with the media which you can listen to for free below. A few highlights and notable items: Levesque wasn’t asked about Jon Moxley’s podcast appearance with Chris Jericho. One AEW-related question did come up in relation to whether the…

ROH ASE PPV – change to Six-Man Tag Tournament match; PPV line-up for Friday

> 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.) Ring of Honor announced a…

Betting Odds for WWE Hell in a Cell released, and early shift in Women’s Title match could indicate outcome

> 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.) The betting odds for WWE…

Biopic on Vince McMahon green lighted, TriStar Pictures to produce Craig A. Williams script

> 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 Studios and Tristar will…

AEW reveals locations for second and third TV episodes

AEW has announced the host cities for their second and third television episodes. Episode two of AEW TV will take place at the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts on Wednesday, October 9. The Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will host episode three on Wednesday, October 16. The listed capacity of the Agganis Arena is 6,150 for…

Fashion house Fendi to fund restoration of ancient Roman temple dedicated to Venus

Five years after it paid for the restoration of the Trevi Fountain, the fashion house Fendi is coming to the rescue of another icon in Rome – the ancient Temple of Venus. The company, which was founded in Rome, has pledged €2.5 million to clean and restore the remains of the temple, which was built…

Wine comes to islands of Brittany with the help of climate change as heatwave boosts chances of vintage year in France

The unprecedented heatwave that scorched France last week prompted desolation among wine growers of the deep South but bravos from Brittany in a sign that climate change is moving the grape goal posts. “Blazing sun, hot wind and extreme temperatures have had catastrophic effects on crops,” warned Conféderation Paysanne unions of the southern Gard, Hérault,…

Chess grandmaster accused of cheating after using phone on toilet during tournament

The world of elite chess has been engulfed in a cheating scandal after a picture emerged of a top grandmaster sat on a toilet allegedly using a mobile phone to cheat. Police are investigating after Igors Rausis, who has represented Latvia, Bangladesh and the Czech Republic, was caught “red-handed”, the game’s governing body Fide said…