Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
Match Point is an ongoing series at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, where we look at intriguing matchups in indie wrestling and beyond. They may be dream matches, first-time matchups, or hotly anticipated rematches. This edition looks at the upcoming cross-promotional super fight between New Japan Pro-Wrestling legend Satoshi Kojima and IMPACT Wrestling‘s Joe Doering […] READ MORE
On Friday night, Matt Cordona and Brian Myers (formerly WWE Superstars Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins) held a special edition of Major Figures Podcast with an event at Jimmy’s Seafood in Baltimore, Maryland. But it erupted into violence and expletives when Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) World Champion Nick Gage crashed the event to take issue […] READ MORE
Over the past few weeks, Major League Wrestling (MLW) has been on a short hiatus in-between seasons, but that doesn’t mean the company is slowing down momentum. With the last season ending with former Lucha Underground leader Dario Cueto emerging in MLW as the mysterious Cesar Duran, the owner of Azteca Underground and the man […] READ MORE
Sad news out of Mexico, as longtime Extotico luchador Pasión Kristal has passed away at the age of 45. In a tragic turn of events, TV Azteca is reporting that the 45-year old Exotico star drowned on Tuesday, June 1 in Acapulco, and sadly the body has still not been recovered. Kristal was in town […] READ MORE
At first, to viewers of WCW Monday Nitro on Monday, May 27, 1996, it was a seemingly throwaway match. Steve Doll, who had made a name for himself as part of Well Dunn (as Steve Dunn) earlier in his career, was competing against Col. Robert Parker‘s The Mauler (a masked Mike Enos), in a match […] READ MORE
Ever since hip-hop and rap took over the radio waves in the 1980s, professional wrestling has sought to include its culture into its pantheon. In 1991, PN News debuted in WCW (his name a take on popular group PM Dawn), while in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA), Jamie Dundee turned on his dad (USWA/Memphis […] READ MORE
Japanese pro wrestling has had hundreds of stars in their native Japan, but outside of a smaller international audience, only a handful have their legacy passed down in such a respectful manner that generations later still hold them with respect, even when the wrestler is well past their prime. NJPW legend and 2x IWGP Heavyweight […] READ MORE
On Wednesday, May 19, WWE revealed a slew of new releases, this time a round of cuts from the NXT brand. WWE released NXT Superstars Alexander Wolfe, Jessamyn Duke, Vanessa Borne, Kavita Devi, Skyler Storey (Brandi Lauren), and referee Jake Clemons. The biggest release was arguably the long-anticipated separation of the WWE from controversial NXT […] READ MORE
The WWE Performance Center has had a revolving door of guest coaches who teach at the facility, some simply as one-offs and some as trial runs for potential full-time coaches. This week, in Orlando, two esteemed veterans are in town for their own Guest Trainer slots. This week, it’s been reported by PWInsider that SHIMMER […] READ MORE
It was supposed to be A Very Good Professional Wrestler‘s year. The wrestler formerly known as Dasher Hatfield for years in CHIKARA was on a roll in the past year. The former CHIKARA Grand Champion won the 24th annual ECWA Super 8 Tournament in 2020 and was the Camp Leapfrog Champion, and he had made […] READ MORE