In a recent episode of his Wrestling With Freddie Podcast, actor Freddie Prinze Jr. provided an update on the status of his long-held plans for a wrestling promotion. Warner Bros. and Discovery are two of the places he met with. Discovery and Vice TV were two of the places where he met. The meeting with • Read More »
Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XII will feature a new match featuring a WWE NXT talent, and a legend in Japanese women’s wrestlers. Barnett revealed in a post on social media Tuesday night that WWE NXT’s Karmen Sakai will face Sumie at Bloodsport, which takes place on November 24. Sakai is a 52-year-old veteran who has won • Read More »
Mark Shapiro, TKO’s chief operating officer, says a lot about WWE and UFC. As someone who covers the TKO quarterly earnings calls and his other speaking engagements I hear a lot of these things over and again. Shapiro announced in December that WWE would reduce their live touring schedule by 2024, as part of cost-cutting • Read More »
NXT wrestler Charlie Dempsey will compete in his third Bloodsport Match. Dempsey and AKIRA will be facing off at Josh Barnett Bloodsport XII on Sunday, November 24, in Jersey City, New Jersey. The show will be broadcast live on TrillerTV+ from White Eagle Hall. Dempsey’s Bloodsport debut was made with WWE’s permission in April, when • Read More »
Meiko Satomura will officially end her career 30 years after she began. Satomura’s Sendai Girls has announced a “Satomura The Final”, an event for April 29, 2025. It will be held 30 years and 2 weeks after her pro wrestling debut, April 15, 1995. Her opponent has not yet been revealed. Satomura announced her retirement • Read More »
Alberto El Patron will face a new opponent in the AAA Guerra de Titanes this Sunday. Originally, Patron was scheduled to defend his AAA Mega Championship on the show against El Hijo Del Vikingo. Vikingo was removed from the card because of his recent injury sustained at TNA Wrestling TV tapings on October 27. Pagano • Read More »
Pro Wrestling NOAH has a woman’s champion for the first time ever in its history. The promotion announced today the creation of the GHC Women’s Championship. The inaugural title holder is set to be crowned in the next month. The first champion will be determined by a 10-woman battle royal on the 11th of November • Read More »
Ric Flair mourns the loss of his stepson Sebastian Kidder who committed suicide at the age of 24 over the weekend. Kidder is the son of Wendy Barlow, Flair’s long-time partner. Flair raised Kidder for 13 years while he was with Wendy Barlow. Flair, who tragically lost his son Reid at the same age, shared • Read More »
McKenzie Mitchell, a former member of the WWE NXT broadcasting team, will return to pro wrestling in a new promotion run by Scott D’Amore next month. Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling has announced that Mitchell will be the backstage correspondent at the promotion’s inaugural events on Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20. The shows, titled • Read More »
Ric Flair announced Wendy Barlow and he have decided to separate. The pair met while working in WCW in 1993. Barlow played the role of a French maid, Fifi, in the “Flair for the Gold,” segments the company produced at the time. They announced their engagement back in 2016 and had a wedding in 2018. • Read More »