Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/12): Jim Crockett Promotions Final Conflict
1959 Kansas City, Kansas: – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor beat Lee Henning in two out of three falls – Dino Bravo and Bob Ellis beat Dick the Bruiser and The Mighty Atlas – Rip Hawk beat Lou Spindola 1980 Miami,…
WrestleMania Week: WWE gives a sneak peek at the set
Though there have been plenty of unofficial updates throughout its construction, WWE provided the first official look at the WrestleMania 33 set with a video hosted by The New Day. The video shows what has been known since pictures of the…
Two more matches added to WWE Payback card
Following the announcement of Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe earlier in the day, two more matches were added to the card for WWE’s next pay-per-view on Monday night. Roman Reigns didn’t appear on Raw this week to sell the beatdown that…
Mixed tag match set for WWE Extreme Rules
Another match was added to the card for Extreme Rules prior to tonight’s go-home episode of Raw. Sasha Banks will be teaming with Rich Swann to take on Alicia Fox & Noam Dar in a mixed tag match at the pay-per-view.…
My Favorite Wrestler (This Week): Samoa Joe, Neville, Shuji Ishikawa
This week in wrestling, Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada once again won all the stars, New Japan’s Long Beach lineup was announced with an inexplicable Billy Gunn IC title match, and Brock Lesnar and Samoa Joe continued building to their dream…
Daily Pro Wrestling History (07/05): Williams & Gordy win WCW tag titles
1915 Omaha, Nebraska: – Joe Stecher defeated Charlie Cutler for the World Heavyweight Title 1940 Des Moines, Iowa: – World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Karol Zbyszko 1956 Houston, Texas: – Kay Bell defeated Buddy Rogers to win the NWA…
Harvard introduces course on sleep for all new undergraduates
All Harvard undergraduates are this year taking part in a pioneering course on sleep before they arrive on campus in a bid to combat the growing macho culture of studying through caffeine-fuelled "all-nighters." Charles Czeisler, professor of sleep medicine at…
Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley added to WWE SummerSlam card
After the fatal four-way for the Universal Championship was announced for SummerSlam earlier in the show, another match was later confirmed for the pay-per-view on tonight’s episode of Raw. Bayley defeated Sasha Banks in a number one contender’s match to earn…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Nike contract at risk following ‘disturbing’ rape allegation
Cristiano Ronaldo’s lucrative advertising contract with Nike could be at risk after the sportswear giant said it was "deeply concerned" by a rape allegation against the footballer. The US sportswear giant’s contract with the player is reported to be in…
WWE SmackDown ratings down for first time in over a month
After nearly matching Raw’s numbers last week, Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown was down to 2.493 million viewers. That’s seven percent short of last week and the third lowest number since the start of the fall TV season. This marks the first time…