Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
It’s Friday again and that means it is time for another edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. This week’s SmackDown comes to you live from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, aka the province that is home to two of WWE’s biggest stars, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. And yet, neither of them are […] READ MORE
Every since 2013, Toronto’s Smash Wrestling has held an annual battle called the CANUSA Classic, pairing two competing teams of women’s wrestlers, one representing Canada and the other the USA. Over the years, some of the top indie stars in women’s wrestling have competed, including WWE Superstars like Ruby Riott (Heidi Lovelace) and Candice LeRae, […] READ MORE
What started as a seemingly innocuous show announcement seemed to spark some real-life fires. On February 13th, it was announced Saraya Knight being unable to appear at Blackcraft Wrestling’s show The Ritual. The show is set for February 23rd and is a co-promoted event with Destiny World Wrestling. Saraya was to defend her Blackcraft Women’s […] READ MORE
Freelance Wrestling is back home in Chicago this Friday night with Things That Go Bump In The Ring, their first solo production since last month’s I Want To Believe. Another intense card from one of Chicago’s top indie promotions, and as usual, the event will be airing live on IndependentWrestling.tv at 10pm EST, part two of a double […] READ MORE
A few weeks ago, Bar Wrestling announced that, in conjunction with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, they will be partnering with the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation to present their upcoming event, Bar Wrestling 21: Breastlemania. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month & we’re teaming with @DrLoveResearch for#BarWrestling 21: Breastlemania!Oct 17th at @1720warehouse in […] READ MORE
Just when will it be ‘Toni’s time to storm?’ The phrase was first tossed around when Friday Night SmackDown star Toni Storm was still a snarky heel on NXT. With the spring 2021 call up of arch-rival Rhea Ripley to Monday Night Raw, it seemed Storm was poised to dominate the “Black and Gold” brand’s […] READ MORE
Bianca Belair topped the Pro Wrestling Illustrated yearly 150 name ranking of female pro wrestlers in its recently released January issue. Taking the number one spot is a boon for Belair, whose meteoric rise in World Wrestling Entertainment’s women’s division throughout 2020 was halted upon losing the Friday Night SmackDown women’s title to Becky Lynch at […] READ MORE
Earlier today WWE began revealing Raw and SmackDown’s respective Survivor Series teams for both the men and women of WWE via several Twitter posts. Here are the teams for each side: Monday Night Raw Men’s Team Seth Rollins Finn Balor Kevin Owens Rey Mysterio Dominik Mysterio Friday Night SmackDown Men’s Team Drew McIntyre Jeff Hardy […] READ MORE
Once again, the scythe has fallen over World Wrestling Entertainment’s roster of pro wrestling talent, and once again the cuts come as a shock to fans and industry watchers. The list of released talent reads: Keith Lee, Mia Yim, Nia Jax, Harry Smith, Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Ember Moon, Eva Marie, Franky Monet, B-Fab, Gran Metalik, […] READ MORE
It’s Friday night, and you know what that mea-oh, wrong show. Yes, it is Friday night and that means another episode of the blue-branded grappling extraordinaire is live on our screens – WWE‘s Friday Night SmackDown has arrived once more in what is being dubbed a “new era”. Less than 24 hours after a number […] READ MORE
Niklas George is a Welsh historian, teacher of religious education and freelance journalist covering professional wrestling and European football.