Daily Pro Wrestling History (01/15): Big John Studd wins 1989 Royal Rumble

1913 Duluth, Minnesota: – American Heavyweight Title: Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Jess Westergaard by DQ (Westergaard retained title) 1953  Kansas City, Kansas: – Dave Sims defeated Bobby Lane to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title  1954 Waterloo, Iowa: – US Heavyweight Title match: Verne Gagne beat Bob Orton 2 falls to 1 to retain the…

Comedy Show Review: In-person report on Dolph Ziggler’s stand-up show in Toledo including digs at Cena, Lesnar, Spirit Squad, responds to AEW questions

> 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 following report is from…

WWE Royal Rumble: Women's entrant order and eliminations

Here are the entrants and eliminations for this year’s Women’s Royal Rumble match. We will be doing a similar post with the Men’s Royal Rumble match later this evening. Follow along with Steve Khan’s live post for full Royal Rumble results. Women’s Royal Rumble entrants: Alexa Bliss Bianca Belair Mighty Molly Nikki Cross Lana Mercedes Martinez…

WEEKLY OVERVIEW – WWE (thru 5/9): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more

Click:bamboo rod blanks> 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 following is…

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> 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.) In our first VIP sale…

Havana Pitbulls vs. Bandido & Flamita set for ROH Past vs. Present

Ring of Honor has revealed which team the Havana Pitbulls will be facing when they reunite next month. It was announced today that The Havana Pitbulls (Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes) vs. Bandido & Flamita is set for ROH Past vs. Present. Flamita suffered a torn meniscus at Free Enterprise earlier this month and was pulled from…

WWE campaign to promote Friday Night Smackdown starting in October begins tonight on Fox College Football with fans imitating wrestlers

> 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 has announced that their…