Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
Sad news for fans of German Wrestling was announced this morning when Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) announced that hall of famer Karsten Beck has passed away after a battle with brain cancer. The news comes just one day after the news broke that Ryan Smile had passed away making this a horrible 24 hours for many fans of […] READ MORE
Killer Kelly announced last week that she has joined the wXw Academy in Germany as an official coach and is heading the first-ever official wXw Women’s Class. wXw Academy is the training school for Germany’s Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), that features wXw star “Avalanche” Robert Dreissker as the Head Trainer. First official @wXwGermany Academy Women’s […] READ MORE
The #SpeakingOut movement continues to force changes within the wrestling world and on Tuesday, Germany’s Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) announced the release of two wrestlers in Julian Pace and Jay Skillet following their own investigation into accusations against the duo from students from the wXw Academy. They have also halted their wXw Shotgun programming as they […] READ MORE
While the City of Tampa essentially handled the ball to Vince McMahon and WWE with regards to WrestleMania 36 still running in three weeks (barring a meeting next week), the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic is starting to become a reality for several indies who had scheduled events during the biggest wrestling week in the […] READ MORE
Cara Noir has been one of Europe’s breakout stars in 2020. 2019 saw the Black Swan become a mainstay in some major promotions in the UK but 2020 has already seen him capture the PROGRESS World Championship, Noir can now add the 16 Carat Gold to his list of accolades. He joins an illustrious list of […] READ MORE
Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) are currently hosting the 16 Carat Gold weekend. As part of that weekend of festivities, they held their AMBITION tournament. AMBITION is a shoot-style tournament where one can only win via submission, KO, or referee stoppage. wXw brought in excellent fighters from all over the world and it was Daniel Makabe that […] READ MORE
This year’s edition of the Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) World Tag Team Festival saw a field of international and domestic tag teams compete in Germany to win wXw’s annual tag team extravaganza and be crowned the new wXw World Tag Team Champions. After a last-minute injury forced Julian Pace to withdraw his team, VollGasteren, alongside […] READ MORE
On night two of the Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) World Tag Team Festival, Timothy Thatcher ended the 210-day reign of Bobby Gunns as the wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion in the evening’s main event. https://twitter.com/wXwGermany/status/1180592409043816448 Timothy Thatcher has become one of the most respected wrestlers in the world, excelling in the European scene especially, alongside […] READ MORE
Since 2015, Germany’s Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) has held an annual World Tag Team tournament, featuring international teams competing against some of wXw’s top tag team combinations. Past winners include WALTER & Zack Sabre Jr. (2015), David Starr & Shane Strickland (now NXT’s Isaiah “Swerve” Scott, 2016), Ringkampf (WALTER & Timothy Thatcher, 2017), and last […] READ MORE
Germany’s Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) returns this Friday for wXw FAN (Fans Appreciation Night), with another huge night of the best in European pro wrestling. wXw FAN has been an annual tradition with wXw since 2004, and fans get to vote on bookings throughout the weeks leading up to the big event. Now that the […] READ MORE
Jamie Greer joined LWOPW in 2015 and was the site's Managing Editor from 2016 through 2020. After handing over ME duties to Alex Richards, he remains a frequent contributor to the site. He's also written for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WrestleZone, The Windsor Star, and other publications. He lives in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and son.