> 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 following is the latest…
Read moreWWE Raw viewership up despite competition from big NFL game
Raw had what had to be considered good news on the ratings front as Monday’s show averaged 2.21 million viewers, up five percent from the prior week and breaking a three-week streak of the three least-watched non-holiday episodes of the show dating back to 1997. The key to the good news is the Seahawks-Vikings Monday…
Read moreUnited States title match set for next week's WWE Raw
Seth Rollins vs. Rey Mysterio has been set for next week’s episode of Raw. This comes following events that took place during tonight’s show. It started following the end of a gauntlet match that was set to determine the next challenger for the WWE United States title. Andrade laid out Humberto Carrillo with a hammerlock DDT…
Read moreWEEKLY OVERVIEW – WWE (thru 1/10): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more
> 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 following is the latest…
Read moreThe Briscoes re-sign with Ring of Honor
The most decorated tag team in Ring of Honor history has re-signed with the promotion. In a video that was posted this morning, Jay & Mark Briscoe announced that they’ve re-signed with ROH. Jay Briscoe said that their deals had been scheduled to expire in a couple of months. Further details about the contracts they’ve…
Read moreIndie News: GCW presents events from Joey Janela, Josh Barnett, and Orange Cassidy as part of The Collective (w/Radican’s Analysis)
> 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.) Correction: Only GCW Presents Orange…
Read moreLandmark Australian ruling allows woman who murdered her abusive partner out of jail eight years early
The government of Western Australia has released a woman convicted of murdering her abusive partner four years into a 12-year sentence in a case that has sparked major legal reforms. Jody Gore stabbed her partner three times in June 2015. During her trial the Supreme Court heard evidence Ms Gore had been “regularly physically and…
Read moreMore than 132,000 Sephardi Jews apply for Spanish citizenship as deadline expires
More than 132,000 Jews have applied for Spanish citizenship since the government offered residence to relatives of those expelled during the Inquisition more than 500 years ago. The deadline has now passed for Sephardi Jews – hailing from the Iberian peninsula – to claim rights to citizenship after the window for applications closed. Most have applied from…
Read moreMike Pompeo says Iran lied to the UK over oil delivery to Syria
The United States has demanded European countries hold Iran accountable for breaking EU sanctions over oil supplies to Syria after a tanker off loaded crude at a Syrian port. Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, said it was now clear that Iran "lied to UK" over the destination of an oil tanker that had…
Read moreMozambique votes in test of fragile peace deal
Mozambique’s president was on course for re-election today after a controversial campaign marred by the murder of a senior election observer reawakened fears of a return to violence in a country plagued by a history of civil war. President Filipe Nyusi of the Frelimo party has headed a particularly fraught campaign dogged by claims of killings,…
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