Jose Lothario, one of the biggest stars in the history of Texas wrestling, just passed away according to Bill Apter, who spoke to his son this afternoon. Lothario, who was 83, was the most popular babyface wrestler for years in San Antonio and Houston in particular, during the 1970s, when he feuded with numerous top Read more about Jose Lothario passes away at 83 years old[…]
> 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.) Industry News – Booking Info Read more about SBI Booking Updates – ROH champs & TNA Hvt. champ Galloway available to defend titles, Mr. Hughes taking bookings, Hollis & Skyler, P Dog, more stars[…]
1964 Minneapolis, Minnesota: – Reggie Parks drew AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon – Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff – Eddie Sharkey drew Bob Boyer – Jack Lanza beat George Drake 1966 Melbourne, Australia; – Ray Stevens and Art Nelson defeated George & Sandy Scott for the IWA Tag Read more about Daily Pro Wrestling History (11/20): CM Punk wins WWE title at Survivor Series 2011[…]
A Japanese probe sent to examine an asteroid 170 million miles from the Earth for clues about the origin of life and the solar system landed successfully on Friday. Data from the probe, Hayabusa2, showed changes in speed and direction, indicating it had touched down on the asteroid and was blasting back to its orbiting Read more about Japanese probe touches down on asteroid in hunt for clues about origin of life[…]
> 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 city of Miami, Florida Read more about Miami gets NFL Super Bowl bid – is WrestleMania close behind?[…]
1942 Columbus, Ohio: – Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Orville Brown to win the Ohio version of the Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title Toronto, Ontario, Canada: – John Katan defeated Earl McCready for the Toronto British Empire Heavyweight Title 1943 Kansas City, Kansas: – Swedish Angel defeated Orville Brown to win the MWA World Heavyweight Read more about Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/03): WWF This Tuesday in Texas[…]
At face value, Donald Trump did the only thing possible: he couldn’t get what he wanted from the North Korea talks, so he walked away. The sticking point is sanctions. America says it will lift sanctions on Kim Jong-un’s regime if Kim dismantles his nuclear weapons programme first. Kim says he will only begin dismantlement Read more about Trump’s wobble on the world stage tops a miserable week for the president[…]
> 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 released video interviews with Read more about Videos – A.J. Styles & The Club talk “surreal” return to Tokyo, including Styles’s career “re-born” in New Japan, facing Tanahashi vs. Cena, reaction from Nakamura returning to Japan in a WWE ring[…]
From the Scottish Rite Temple in Miami, Florida, MLW presents its first live special on beIN Sports tonight. MLW Fusion Live will feature the crowning of a new Middleweight Champion. After MJF (Maxwell Jacob Friedman) wasn’t cleared to return from a fractured elbow in time, Dezmond Xavier, Andrew Everett, Kotto Brazil, and Hijo de LA Read more about MLW Fusion Live results: New Middleweight Champion crowned[…]
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s New Beginning USA tour began at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday night. The three-show tour was affected by the United States’ government shutdown, with NJPW unable to get visas for their Japanese wrestlers in time. – Katsuyori Shibata did the pre-show greeting with Karl Fredericks (from NJPW’s dojo Read more about NJPW New Beginning USA LA results: Robinson-Williams vs. RPG Vice[…]