Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
On Friday, January 18, from the ILWU Memorial Hall in Wilmington, California, PCW ULTRA presents A2K19. At this event, which was announced before 2018 drew to a close, PCW ULTRA has a card that is second to none. The new PCW ULTRA champion, ‘The King of SWERVE’ Shane Strickland, defends his ULTRA Championship against Brian […] READ MORE
On Friday night’s event with CMLL from Arena Mexico, we saw a lucha barn burner of a match between Caristico and Penta El 0M. A match where even swerves were committed from both men just so that one man could be called the winner. That man wound up being, Caristico. The crowd soaked it all […] READ MORE
It is safe to say that Caristico has been the victim of a couple of “heel tactics” over the course of last week to say the least. The December 21st edition of CMLL Arena Mexico saw the return of Penta El 0M, involved in a Three Falls Six man tag match which saw Penta El 0 […] READ MORE
The best wrestling teams from all over the world collide in the annual wXw World Tag Team League in Oberhausen. Are WALTER and Timothy Thatcher able to replicate their success from last year? Or are the teams from other continents conquering the German wrestling scene? Here’s a quick primer of the eight tag teams taking […] READ MORE
Match Point is an on-going 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. Today’s edition focuses on a generational dream match in California on Saturday night, where Japanese/lucha legend Ultimo Dragon faces off against Penta El 0M […] READ MORE
Last night at the Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Major League Wrestling (MLW) crowned their first tag team champions since 2004 in a triple elimination match that saw The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defeat Team TBD (Jason Cade & Wheeler YUTA) and The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien & Mike Patrick), who were accompanied […] READ MORE
In 2015, Mike Scharnagl paired up with Mikey Hawes (former co-owner of Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling (3PW) in Philadelphia) to launch Pacific Coast Wrestling in Torrance, California. As indies wrestling boom hit the West Coast, and with the success of California promotions like PWG, Lucha Underground and Championship Wrestling From Hollywood, the result has seen a […] READ MORE
It appears the floodgates for Lucha Underground stars to work with Impact Wrestling has opened wider, as Destiny World Wrestling (DWW) in Mississauga (just outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada) has announced that their June 3, 2018 event will be a taping for the next Impact Wrestling One Night Only event, One Night Only: Zero Fear with Pentagon Jr. […] READ MORE
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. Today’s edition features a match up from one of the WrestleMania week events, where it’s The Lucha Brothers (Penta El 0M & Rey Fenix) facing off a […] READ MORE
As we prepare for WrestleMania Week 2018, the staff of Last Word on Pro Wrestling will be sharing previews of the numerous indie events being held around New Orleans next week. We start off with Joey Janela’s Spring Break 2. WrestleMania week has become a mecca of indie wrestling in recent years, as promotions from […] READ MORE