WrestleMania 32 Today’s WrestleMania in terms of paid attendance and gate will be the biggest show in history. As of Monday, they had 85,000 tickets out, were sold out and had a $13.5 million advance. There will be some more tickets available after production so the real attendance will be a little in excess of 85,000. …
Read moreAlan4L's Japanese Wrestling Notebook: Dragon Gate & Sendai Girls' biggest show
I’ve been in Japan for a few days for some great wrestling action at Korakuen Hall. Here’s a rundown of what I’ve seen: Dragon Gate: Yosuke Santa Maria & Stalker Ichikawa (dressed as Stan Hansen for the second time this week) vs.Ryo Jimmy Saito & Genki Horiguchi H.A.GeeMeee!!! Super fun comedy match with some good…
Read moreNJPW cancels PPV due to Kumamoto earthquakes
Due to the series of earthquakes in Kumamoto, New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the cancellation of its 4/29 Wrestling Hinokuni PPV. The show, scheduled at Grand Messe Kumamoto, was one of the two big shows on the current tour and featured three title matches. Whether this will result in changes to the 5/3 show in Fukuoka to get at least those matches…
Read moreDaily Update: Conor McGregor madness, Joanie Laurer aka Chyna passes away
Very sad news last night regarding the death of Joanie “Chyna” Laurer. She was a major star during a period where pro wrestling was at its biggest as far as mainstream popularity, and she had to deal with the stardom being a rapid rise with a sudden end. We have a couple of stories below in…
Read moreEnzo Amore suffers severe concussion
Eric “Enzo Amore” Arndt suffered a severe concussion according to those close to him. Arndt was injured in the early moments of the Enzo & Cass vs. Vaudevillains tag team match. He was sliding under the bottom rope but he got caught in the ropes with his head hitting the middle rope and the back of his head hit…
Read moreDaily Update: WWE releases, TNA talent Young and Roode update
It was bound to happen, we just didn’t know when. WWE released at least eight performers today: Wade Barrett, Hornswoggle, Cameron, Alex Riley, Zeb Colter, El Torito, Santino Marella, and Damien Sandow. As per usual, most of these performers had not been used on TV much lately, except in a few cases. Wade Barrett had already made…
Read moreFrench director abandons filming after pilot disturbs country’s only wild flock of flamingos
A director famous for wildlife films is facing legal action after an aircraft scouting locations terrified France’s only colony of wild flamingos, causing hundreds of the birds to abandon their eggs. Nicolas Vanier, the filmmaker, said he was horrified that the pilot disregarded instructions to avoid the protected nesting areas in the Camargue, a wetlands…
Read moreTenzan in, Kojima out of 2016 NJPW G1 Climax; updated blocks & matches
By Joseph Currier for F4WOnline.com When the participants in the 26th edition of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s annual G1 Climax were announced last month, it seemed that the tournament might never again feature the man most associated with it. Hiroyoshi Tenzan was excluded from the field for only the second time since 1995 — the one constant in the…
Read moreMass hysteria suspected at Delhi ‘house of horrors’ after family found dead
The death of 11 members of the same Indian family, who were found blindfolded and hanging from an iron ceiling grate in a Delhi house, continues to puzzle detectives and fascinate the public, as more details have emerged. Police are working on several theories over the case labelled the “Delhi house of horrors” by the Indian media;…
Read moreNJPW G1 26 night four results: Tetsuya Naito vs. Michael Elgin
We are back at Korakuen Hall tonight as night four of the G1 is upon us. Here are the results: Juice Robinson defeated David Finlay with the Killswitch. Basic match, but not bad by any means. Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated SANADA & BUSHI when Makabe pinned BUSHI with the King Kong knee drop. Bad…
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