Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
According to PW Insider’s Mike Johnson, the 33-year-old indie wrestling veteran an former EVOLVE tag team champion, Joe Gacy, will be headed to WWE with a developmental contract, joining Curt Stallion, Anthony Greene, Brandi Lauren, Josh Briggs, and referee Jake Clemons, all of whom were reported as new signees on Monday, August 31st. Stallion, Greene, […] READ MORE
In their WWN Alerts on Monday, EVOLVE Wrestling revealed that they are opening the EVOLVE Pro Wrestling Academy on Friday, February 28 in Queens, New York. The school will work out of Coliseum Gym 2.0 at 115-2 Jamaica Ave. In a brief statement, EVOLVE announced the following: We will have a full press release out […] READ MORE
On Saturday, EVOLVE Wrestling held its 10th Anniversary Celebration, EVOLVE 131, live from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia and live on WWE Network. The historic show delivered on every promise the wrestlers and Gabe Sapolsky had made prior to. They were going to leave everything they had in that ring, continuing to show why, as […] READ MORE
On Saturday July 13th, Evolve Wrestling, the company that for the past decade has been known for its unique and non-traditional approach to pro wrestling, will put on its 131st show. Billed as EVOLVE’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, EVOLVE 131 is following trends set all the way back to the promotion’s origins. On Saturday, the company […] READ MORE
Before NXT airs the first match of the NXT Breakout Tournament tonight on NXT TV, here at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, we plan to let you know a little about the who’s who. Most are former independent wrestling darlings, while others found much of their fame on IMPACT Wrestling, and one individual who many […] READ MORE
Battle Club Pro returns with Unfinished Business! We last saw them during WrestleMania week with their smash hit event, Women Crush Wednesday. Now with titles and grudge matches galore, it’s time to go to battle! Christina Marie vs. Leyla Hirsch These two crossed paths at Women Crush Wednesday in a gauntlet match. Leyla Hirsch was […] READ MORE
The annual WWN Mercury Rising supershow is back for WrestleMania 35 weekend, featuring a whole host of exciting matches. This year’s supershow will feature competitors from the usual WWN-affiliated promotions – Full Impact Pro, Shine Wrestling, EVOLVE Wrestling, etc. – but it will also include performers from Germany’s Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) and Japan’s Dramatic […] READ MORE
The Street Profits 139-day reign as EVOLVE Tag Team Champions has come to an end, putting a stop to NXT dominance in the EVOLVE title scene. Back in October of last year, NXT Superstars began to invade EVOLVE, with Street Profits capturing the tag team titles from Doom Patrol (Chris Dickinson & Jaka) and Fabian […] READ MORE
Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) is only one week removed from their Los Angeles return, To Live And Die In LA, but they’re heading back east this Friday, with the first event back in Philadelphia since the Trent Acid Cup in 2016. The event will air live on Fite.tv. Most likely still some matches to be […] READ MORE
While the indie revolution is often credited as being in the early 2000s, with the emergence of Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG), Major League Wrestling (MLW), CHIKARA and Total Nonstop Action (TNA/IMPACT Wrestling) as viable alternatives to the WWE following the demise of WCW and ECW in 2001, there was another that had […] READ MORE