Monthly Archives: July 2020

World champion Snyder, along with Molinaro, get draws for final day of Olympic freestyle on Sunday

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – 2015 World champion Kyle Snyder (Woodbine, Md./Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) at 97 kg/213 lbs. as well as Frank Molinaro (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) at 65 kg/143 lbs. have weighed in and received their first round draws for the Olympic Games. They will compete in Carioca 2 Arena on Sunday, […]

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Hazewinkel brothers inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Former St. Cloud State University wrestlers Dave Hazewinkel and Jim Hazewinkel were inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum’s Alan & Gloria Rice Greco-Roman Hall of Champions on Oct. 22, 2016. Kurt Stelten, Director of Development, Intercollegiate Athletics presented the brothers a photo collage to commemorate their SCSU wrestling careers and […]

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The Authors of Pain debut on WWE Raw

The WWE’s tag team division got a shakeup Monday as The Authors of Pain made their Raw debut and even shed some weight in doing so. Escorted by manager Paul Ellering, the former NXT tag team champions (Akam and Rezar) answered an open challenge from Heath Slater and Rhyno, dominating the two and pinning Slater after […]

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NXT star Tyler Breeze makes WWE TV debut

> 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.) NXT star Tyler Breeze made […]

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Impact Wrestling bringing Slammiversary XVI to Toronto

Impact Wrestling is bringing this year’s Slammiversary pay-per-view to Toronto. During Redemption last night, a video aired confirming that Slammiversary XVI would be taking place at Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on July 22nd. It will be Impact’s second PPV of 2018 and the second since Don Callis and Scott D’Amore were announced as part […]

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Raw Notebook – Taker & Kane reunite, tourney begins, Barrett-Rooney, Divas, 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.) WWE Raw TV News & […]

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Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/08): Edge cashes in on Undertaker to win World title

1974  Hamburg, Pennsylvania: – Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea for the WWWF Tag Team Titles Tokyo, Japan: – Antonio Inoki defeated Killer Karl Krupp and Seiji Sakaguchi to win the 1st Annual New Japan Pro Wrestling World League (Inoki, Krupp and Sakaguchi had all tied each other in the round robin […]

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Pop president speaks – how did TNA deal come about?, emphasis on “fandom,” 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.) TNA is hopeful that their […]

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Cena-Nikki relationship drama doesn't boost Total Bellas ratings

The media push leading up to Sunday and all of the hype over John Cena and Nikki Bella’s relationship status didn’t mean much for Total Bellas ratings. The show’s third season premiere averaged 517,000 total viewers and a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demo on E!. That’s down from 674,000 viewers for the season two […]

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Is A.J. Styles interested in WWE?

> 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.) In a new interview, A.J. […]

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