So WWE went ahead and rebooted itself shortly after Survivor Series. They sort of had to, after all, when their long term project Seth Rollins was put out of action with a serious knee injury. Out of all the situations they could have done, they went ahead and did the one that made the least … Continue reading "WWE Tables, Ladders and Chairs 2015 Preview and Predictions"

1944  Nashville, Tennessee:– Yaqui Joe defeated Gus Wisbar for the Tennessee version of the World Middleweight Title  1957 Minneapolis, Minnesota:– Verne Gagne and Bronko Nagurski defeated The Atomic Blonds (Johnny Valentine and Chet Wallich) to win the Minneapolis version of the NWA World Tag Team Title 1960 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:– Orest Antonation and Lorne Corlett … Continue reading "Daily pro wrestling history (12/26): Austin Aires wins the ROH World Title"

Taped on Thursday, January 7th for the January 19th show on POP TV and for future One Night Only PPVs: – Jeff Hardy beat Tyrus via DQ. Jeff called out Matt Hardy and they did an interview talking about Matt’s career vs. title match with EC 3. This ends up with Tyrus challenging Jeff to a match. – Knockouts Champion Gail Kim … Continue reading "TNA TV taping results (Bethlehem, PA): Jeff Hardy vs. Tyrus; Mike Bennett romps"

2015 WRESTLING OBSERVER Awards   The following are the results of the 36th annual Wrestling Observer Newsletter readership awards, along with a listing of the previous winners in the various categories. On a worldwide basis, these are the most covered mainstream international pro wrestling awards. The awards are based on the time frame from December … Continue reading "January 25, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2015 Observer Awards Issue"

Bret Hart battling cancer In what will most certainly be Bret Hart’s toughest battle yet, Hart announced he has prostate cancer earlier today.  “I’ve had a great lifelong dance and I’m a survivor of many hard battles. I now face my toughest battle. With hesitation and fear, I openly declare myself in my fight against … Continue reading "Daily Update: Bret Hart fighting prostate cancer"

Submitted by Geno Gonzales Miz vs. AJ Styles Classic Miz promo about getting his tooth knocked out by AJ, AJ comes out and beats him in a really good match with near falls, winning with the Calf Crusher. AJ got biggest pop of night. Social Outcasts (Adam Rose and Heath Slater) vs. Dudley Boys Dudleys as faces win with a 3D Baron Corbin … Continue reading "WWE Fresno, CA, live results: Chris Jericho, AJ Styles, Dudleys work face, strange three-way"

Stardom launches worldwide streaming service By Josh Nason Stardom, the leading Joshi company in Japan, announced they are launching their own worldwide streaming service through YouTube, announced on their English Facebook page. It will be $5 USD monthly with the idea of catering to English speaking fans as many of the non-Japanese wrestlers like Chelsea, … Continue reading "Daily Update: UFC Fight Night London, Stardom launches streaming service"

Submitted anonymously From the Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ Stardust vs. Sin Cara The crowd was into this match more than you would think, considering how poorly these two are treated on TV week in and week out. Maybe the crowd was just excited for the show to finally get going? Either way, the crowd chanted … Continue reading "WWE Trenton, NJ, live results: Kane & Big Show battle Bray Wyatt & Erick Rowan"

The UN Security Council has rejected a call to immediately end fighting in Yemen’s Hodeidah, as Saudi-led forces look poised to take the city’s airport. The UK and US, which support the Arab coalition against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, both voiced opposition to the motion brought by Sweden, one the council’s 15 members. The council … Continue reading "UK opposes immediate ceasefire in Yemen port of Hodeidah at UN as coalition forces close in"

A Sudanese court Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a teenager for killing her husband who she said had raped her, instead imposing a five-year jail term, her lawyer said. A lower court had sentenced Noura Hussein to death for the "intentional murder" of her husband, whom she said raped her after being forced to … Continue reading "Sudanese teenager’s death sentence for killing husband as he tried to rape her overturned by appeals court"