The 107 minute gauntlet match proved to be a major ratings success on Monday night with 3.27 million viewers going against the Olympics. The first hour, where Seth Rollins faced the two most pushed full-time stars in the company, Roman Reigns and John Cena, was up 7.2 percent from the same hour the week before. […]
A South Korean cult leader was convicted on Thursday of the multiple rape of eight female followers – some of whom believed he was God – and jailed for 15 years. Pastor Lee Jaerock’s victims were "unable to resist as they were subject to the accused’s absolute religious authority", judge Chung Moon-sung told the Seoul Central District […]
The decision to have Michael Elgin defeat Tomohiro Ishii in the main event of the first show of the 2018 New Japan Cup tour likely surprised some. Still, that was the result as the first round of the tournament kicked off on Friday in Tokyo at Korakuen Hall. Ishii seemed a logical possibility to win […]
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Tourists planning a winter getaway on a romantic cruise along Europe’s rivers are facing stranded ships and long coach journeys after the dry summer left water levels at record lows. Holidaymakers expecting to travel between Budapest and Vienna on the serene waters of the Danube have been told they will be bussed between the cities instead because […]
1969 Bloomington, Minnesota: – AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Crusher ddq Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in the 3rd fall – Bill Watts beat Lars Anderson – Dr. X beat Pampero Firpo in 2 out of 3 falls – Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig dq – Billy Red Lyons beat Rene […]
> 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 promotional wheels are turning for […]
Japanese police are investigating a possible human trafficking ring after arresting 11 Chinese construction workers over visa violations and finding that 46 other labourers appear to have fled. About 60 Chinese labourers arrived in September and were dispatched to the island of Hokkaido from a company near Tokyo to build a giant solar power plant, […]
John Cena is teaming up with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions for one of his next film roles. Johnson announced on Instagram today that Cena will be playing the lead in “The Janson Directive,” which is adapted from an action-thriller novel from the late Robert Ludlum. Here’s how it’s described: “Former Navy SEAL and […]
Murdered Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi repeatedly told his killers "I can’t breathe" during his final moments in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to leaked excerpts from a transcript. The Washington Post columnist is said to have recognised one of the men, General Maher Mutreb, whom he had worked with briefly at the embassy in […]