Source: Steve Austin Show/WrestlingInc transcription “Global Icon & National Treasure” Steve Austin recently called up pro wrestling veteran Bob ‘Hardcore’ Holly for a two-part interview on The Steve Austin Show. Among many other things, Holly talked about his post-WWE life, how his body is holding up after his 15-year WWE career, becoming addicted to painkillers,…
Read morePWG BOLA 2018 Night 1 Results (09/14): Los Angeles, California
PWG (Pro Wrestling Guerrilla) recently held the first night of their Battle Of Los Angeles Event, which is a 24-Man tournament held over three nights and it began last Friday night at The Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Night two will feature more first round tournament matches from the same location. Below are the…
Read moreDaily Pro Wrestling History (08/08): Verne Gagne wins AWA Title in cage match
1960 – Red & Lou Bastien defeated Al Costello & Roy Heffernan for the U.S. Tag Team Title 1961 Bloomington, Minnesota– In a Cage Match, Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski to regain AWA title – Hard Boiled Haggerty & Bob Geigel beat Wilbur Snyder & Dale Lewis – Tiny Mills beat Tony Baillargeon 1963 Amarillo, Texas:–…
Read moreRey Mysterio Reportedly Signs with WWE, Impact’s New UK TV Deal
Rey Mysterio continues to be one of the most popular wrestlers in the world, and he has been lighting up the independent circuit over the past few years. Rey has been away from WWE for a number of years now, but after he made a surprise guest appearance in the men’s Royal Rumble match earlier…
Read moreWWE plans to integrate LGBT characters on television
According to WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, gender inclusive characters could soon be integrated into the company’s programming. McMahon was a featured speaker at an event hosted by Beyond Sport at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Tuesday and spoke about the WWE’s role in ensuring gender inclusion in sports. “We will integrate LGBT characters into our programming ……
Read moreImpact Wrestling Experiences Drop in Viewership
Thursday’s Impact Wrestling episode, featuring World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries defeating Tejano Jr. in the main event, drew 229,000 viewers. This is down 11.2% from last week’s 258,000 viewers. Impact ranked #133 on the Cable Top 150 this week. Last week’s show ranked #145. The NFL’s Thursday Night Football topped the night in the 18-49…
Read moreDaily Update: Nick Diaz, Gawker shut down, Tammy Sytch DUIs
Click:ZOOY VapeNick Not in Nate’s Corner Nick Diaz will not be allowed to corner Nate Diaz on Saturday night against Conor McGregor. Everyone thought that Diaz’s Nevada suspension had expired, but Bob Barnett of the commission told FOX Sports that Diaz is still suspended because he still has not paid $75,000 that he still owes from his $100,000 fine for…
Read moreBrock Lesnar, Chris Jericho in heated altercation at SummerSlam
The ending of the Randy Orton vs. Brock Lesnar SummerSlam match, which went pretty much as planned, led to a verbal and somewhat physical confrontation between Lesnar and Chris Jericho last night. According to multiple sources, Jericho came to the gorilla position just as the match ended, apparently to see if Orton was okay and to find out what…
Read moreBo Dallas arrested for public intoxication last Friday
Taylor Rotunda (Bo Dallas) was arrested on Friday at DFW Airport. Rotunda was charged with public intoxication and drunkenness at 7:15 p.m. local time. Officers came after he was taken off the connecting plane that a number of WWE stars were on, headed to Mexico for the two-day tour. Rotunda didn’t fly to Mexico for the first or second show….
Read moreROH TV results: The Young Bucks vs. The Addiction
In an episode taped in Philadelphia at the former ECW Arena, the action was fittingly wild and extreme. The focus of the first half of the show was getting over monster heels with the main event featuring a tag team title match filled with highspots and weapons. Matt Taven joined Kevin Kelly in providing commentary. Keith Lee…
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