Wrestling Kingdom go-home show turns up the heat
For the final show before Wrestle Kingdom NJPW hyped up many of the feuds going into the big show. The main event will feature Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. After their tag team match tonight, Umino had a message for...
Road to Tokyo Dome: ELP pins cancer, controversial end to KOPW match
At the first night of Road to Tokyo Dome wrestling fans got an early Christmas present from 'Santa' himself. El Phantasmo is not only back in NJPW, he is cancer free. At the end of October, ELP explained that through various scans it was discovered that he has “a...
ROH Final Battle results and photo gallery
Ring of Honor's Final Battle took place on Friday, December 20, 2024, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York. Before we get to the awesome photos from SlamWrestling.net's George Tahinos -- who sat through more than an hour in the Lincoln Tunnel going home...
Nemeth stays a fighting champion, Hendry earns title shot at Genesis
Coming to a sold-out crowd live from Center Stage in Atlanta, it's TNA's last major show of the calendar year, aptly named Final Resolution. There's a lot of action to get to tonight so let's dive right in! PRE-SHOW 1P. Leon Slater vs. JDC Kicking the night off,...
The Ace loses it, winners crowned at World Tag League finals
The Los Ingobernables de Japón team of Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi have punched their ticket to Wrestle Kingdom. Naito and Takahashi defeated The Bullet Club War Dogs (Gabe Kidd and SANADA) to win World Tag League 2024. They should now face the IWGP Tag Team...
NXT’s women continue to steal the spotlight at NXT Deadline
At the final NXT and WWE event of 2024 ten NXT superstars stepped into the Iron Survivor Challenge Match tonight but only two walked away with a guaranteed title shot at NXT: New Year's Evil. NXT Deadline 2024 Results It was announced GM Ava has found a fifth entrant...
Historic match decides B Block winner at World Tag League
It was a very confusing Night 14 of World Tag League with the announcement that due to Henare’s knee injury at World Tag League that he and The Great-O-Khan have had to surrender the IWGP Tag Team Championship. That meant that B Block was wide open with numerous...
MLW Eric Bischoff’s One Shot: Delmi issues a bold challenge for Janai
Welcome to One Shot, everyone! Mads Krugger vs. Babathunder I was a little surprised that Eric Bischoff was able to find someone who's as big as Mads Krugger in Babathunder. The height disadvantage that Krugger is so used to has been pulled from under his feet at an...
World Tag League: Three more teams are out
Three teams have now been eliminated from Block A of World Tag League. The teams of Funky Sauce (Alex Zayne and Ryusuke Taguchi), TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr. and Ryohei Oiwa) and Shota Umino and Tomoaki Honma have been mathematically eliminated. Sitting at the top of the...
Original Bloodline stand victorious at Survivor Series WarGames
The ongoing Bloodline saga is, arguably, one of the best storylines ever in professional wrestling. On Saturday night, the story continued, with the Original Bloodline winning a major battle against the New Bloodline in a WarGames match to close out the annual...
Countdown to Survivor Series 2024
Who will survive WarGames? Here are our predictions and prognostications. Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, The Usos & CM Punk vs. Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa & "Big" Bronson Reed - WarGames Match Gunther (c) vs. Damian...
TNA has its Turning Point as Nic Nemeth continues to lead the way
Greetings and salutations! It's TNA Turning Point tonight and the card shaped up to look good on paper. Tonight we will have Nic Nemeth defending the TNA World Championship against Eddie Edwards and Jordynne Grace challenging Masha Slamovich for the TNA Knockouts...
World Tag League: Big upset on night nine
There is now a four-way tie at the top of A Block in NJPW's World Tag League Tournament. At the end of night nine of competition Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi, Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji, Jeff Cobb and Callum Newman and Gabe Kidd and Sanada all have four points to...
World Tag League: A tie at the top
The United Empire and Bishamon are tied at the top of A Block after night seven of World Tag League. Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) defeated TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr. and Ryohei Oiwa) while The United Empire (Jeff Cobb and Callum Newman) were knocked back a step...
World Tag League: The champs are back in the hunt
At the end of night six there are five teams sitting at the top of B Block at NJPW's World Tag League. The IWGP Tag Team Champions, The United Empire team of Henare and The Great O Khan, got back in the race for the top of Block B after losing to Taichi and Taka...
World Tag League Update: The United Empire remains undefeated
The unstoppable team of The United Empire's Jeff Cobb and Callum Newman are now leading A Block in the World Tag League Tournament. They have won every one of their matches thus far giving them six points. The teams of FunkySauce (Alex Zayne and Ryusuke Taguchi) and...
Death Riders’ engines keep running at Full Gear
I'm not sure about you. But I'm glad it's the weekend. Saturday night's as good a night as any for some... PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING! We've got a lot of questions to (hopefully) get answers to tonight at AEW Full Gear, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, so I hope...
MLW Slaughterhouse: Weapons of Mass Insanity!
As we came on the air, CONTRA Unit are already seen attacking people backstage, potential challengers. Mads Krugger called Kojima, Riddle, Akira and Okumura by name, warning them that their blood with be spilt on the floor. Upon hearing this, each of them rushed out...
Starks, Foley, Angle, JBL appear at GCW’s Dream On
Many familiar faces turned up at GCW's Dream On show this afternoon. The event had a very interesting look as it was coming from a "retail and entertainment" complex in New Jersey called American Dream this afternoon. In my day we called it a shopping mall. The ring...
World Tag League: The House is still on top
At the end of night four of World Tag League the House of Torture team in Evil and Ren Narita lead B Block with four points. All the rest of the teams have one win and two points except HOUSE OF TORTURE leads the B-Block with 4 points, while the rest of the teams...
World Tag League Update: The Champ goes down
Unfortunately, New Japan World is having some technical issues posting today's event but here is a brief report of tonight's show. The shocker this evening was that Wrestle Kingdom challenger Shota Umino might have very well proved that he is deserving of his title...
World Tag League: The champs get pinned
The IWGP Tag Team Champions are slated to face whichever team wins the World Tag League tournament at Wrestle Kingdom. The belief that The Great-O-Khan and Henare would still be the champs at the big event was shattered tonight as they took a very big, very...
Mystery solved on Night One of World Tag League
A big mystery was solved on Night One of the World Tag League tournament. Who would Alex Zayne would be teaming with? His regular partner in Monstersauce, Lance Archer, cannot participate in the tournament because AEW decided he was a valuable talent and started using...
MLW Lucha Apocalypto: Barbaro Cavernario challenged Mistico at Kings of Colosseum
After dealing with technical difficulties, MLW is back with Lucha Apocalypto. Welcome, everyone! Also, for some reason, Tom Lawlor is at commentary as Joe Dombrowski's partner tonight... yikes. Ultimo Guerrero & Hechicero vs. Esfinge & Kevin Knight - Tag Team...
Lazy NJPW Power Struggle paves the way to Wrestle Kingdom and Dynasty
NJPW Power Struggle put fans and the promotion on the road to not only Wrestle Kingdom but also Wrestle Dynasty...but in the laziest way possible. Power Struggle literally consisted of wrestler after wrestler just interrupting someone's victory celebration and...
WWE Crown Jewel PLE has some shine, but not a lot of luster
Welcome, and Salaam from Saudi Arabia. World Wrestling Entertainment is back to add two more Crown Jewels to this Premium Live Event. We will not crown one, but two, champions as it will be Nia Jax and Morgan in a champion versus champion match, and Cody Rhodes faces...
Super Jr. Tag League finals set
In the final night of Super Jr. Tag League all of the B Block teams were tied at four points each so the field was wide open. However, it was The United Empire team of Francesco Akira and TJP who came out on top winning the block and will now go on to face the TMDK...
Countdown to Crown Jewel
It is gonna be a hot one in the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia. While we don't think much will be settled here it will sure be fun watching the WWE superstars try. Here are our predictions and prognostications. Roman Reigns & The Usos vs. The Bloodline [ninja_tables...
Super Jr. Tag League: TMDK win A Block
The TMDK team of Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita will be in the Super Jr. Tag League finals. The team finishes the block part of the tournament with eight points over Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney and Sho and Yoshinobu Kanemaru who finish with six points. Eagles and...
Super Jr. Tag League: The champs fall again
Wonder of all wonders. How is this even possible? It is a true Halloween miracle...if there such a thing B Block resumed action today and at the end of the night all of the six teams in contention found themselves tied at four points each. Not a single team has lost...
Super Jr. Tag League: The House puts LIJ out
Another night of Super Junior Tag Team action and another team has been eliminated. In A Block competition, LIJ's Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi were put out by The House of Torture...by naferious means of course. Yujiro Takahashi shows up out of nowhere nailing Tetsuya...
Super Jr. Tag League: Bullet Club War Dogs eliminate Mask and Suicida
Night Five of the Super Jr. Tag League tournament sees The Bullet Club War Dogs in Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney extend their lead to six points in Block A. The Dogs remain undefeated in the tournament. Having lost their third match in a row the team of Tiger Mask...
NXT Halloween Havoc piled with campy nonsense
The NXT Halloween Havoc tradition continued with Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal matches, entryway decorations, and cartoonish levels of weaponry. WWE's silver brand brought roughly 5,000 fans into the Giant Center of Hershey, Pennsylvania, where the home state of...
Super Jr. Tag League: Taguchi makes for a sensitive target
The third night of Super Jr. Tag League was full of shenanigans on the floor and in the ring. Ryusuke Taguchi and Dragon Dia's match against Los Ingobernables de Japon's Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi hit Taguchi in a let's say...a very, very sensitive spot. No...
Detroit believes in TNA Bound for Glory
DETROIT -- Heading into Saturday night, I was really looking forward to my first live TNA experience (not including the Bound for Glory press conference), and I was extra excited to be at Bound for Glory because it was taking place on the campus of Wayne State...
The Hardys show they still have it as they were Bound for Glory
It is the biggest show of the year for TNA and this has been a year of change for them. One year ago it was announced that the TNA branding would come back as Scott D'Amore lead his troops. This year has seen tons of change for TNA. Larger venues, new roster...
Super Jr. Tag League: Champs go down in defeat
It was time for B Block to begin its Super Jr. Tag League 2024 journey tonight and it did so with a stunning victory. Catch 22 (Francesco Akira and TJP), who have held the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship three times, defeated the current champions The...
Super Jr. Tag League gets off to a high flying start
The 13th edition of Super Jr. Tag League began today with A Block in the spotlight. This first night saw a battle between two Bullet Club factions. It was the War Dogs (Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney) versus House of Torture (Sho and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) on night...
Alexander, Takeshita, Bailey, ELP are the MVPs of MLP’s Forged in Excellence Night Two
It is night two of Maple Leaf Pro-Wrestling’s big return. Scott D'Amore, termed Forged in Excellence weekend as his “proof of concept” for MLP. Let's hope that it passes the test financially because it sure did from a production and performance point of view....
Forged in Excellence ushers in a new, promising era for MLP
The road to Forged in Excellence has been a rocky one for veteran Canadian wrestling promoter Scott D’Amore. He was let go by TNA Wrestling in February, a brand he helped grow and evolve since 2003. “If anything, I look at the announcement, the show of support, the...
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling: Zack Sabre Jr. is the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion
NJPW has been building to this event since the summer, as Zack Sabre Jr. boldly decided to cash in his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship opportunity early and challenge Tetsuya Naito. Elsewhere on the card, the Intergalactic Jet Setters are the new IWGP Junior...
Danielson’s career ends at WrestleDream?
Saturday night's as good as any to curl up on the couch and get comfortable with a nice... WRESTLING PREMIUM LIVE EVENT. Will Bryan Danielson's career be put to an unceremonious end tonight with his wife and kids back home? Will the EVPs "influence" the outcome of...
Few surprises to a rather bland Bad Blood WWE PLE
There are not just bad vibes within World Wrestling Entertainment. There is a lot of Bad Blood. Not only do Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns forge an uneasy truce as they tag together to face The Bloodline, but CM Punk and Drew McIntyre will get a taste of that ultra...
NJPW Destruction in Kobe: Naito retains his championship
NJPW Destruction took place in Kobe this morning and it was a loaded card that showcased the culmination of many feuds. Hirooki Goto defeated Gabe Kidd in a no disqualification match, DOUKI retained his Junior Heavyweight title, Shingo Takagi is the new NEVER...
MLW Fightland: Mistico brings the Opera Cup to Mexico, while Kojima’s condition is still wavering
Hello, hello, hello everyone!! TJP vs. Kenta - Opera Cup Semi-Finals Kenta attacked TJP from behind while he was basking in the chanting of his and his opponent's name from the audience. It was a smart move from Kenta, however, TJP fired back. TJP started to show...
Umino wins big at Road to Destruction
The NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions are still on top of the world. The misfits team of Hiroshi Tanahashi, Oleg Boltin and Toru Yano fended off the challenge of the House Of Torture (Dick Togo, EVIL and Yujiro Takahashi) on night four of The Road to...
Nic Nemeth knew it should have been him at TNA Victory Road
Greetings and salutations! After a quick turn around since Emergence, we are back on TNA+ with Victory Road. We have a jam packed card including Nic Nemeth defending the TNA World Championship against Moose. On the Knockouts side we have Jordynne Grace defending the...
NJPW Road to Destruction update
Here are yesterday and today's results of NJPW's Road to Destruction tour. Destruction is on September 29th. NJPW Road to Destruction Night One Results * Masatora Yasuda vs. Daiki Nagai ended in a time limit draw at 10:00. * Jakob Austin Young, Callum Newman &...
All Out: Too much is too much
By the nature of the type of entertainment it is pro-wrestling demands you suspend your disbelief to a certain level. Of course REALLY dropping someone on their neck with a piledriver will probably injure them if not paralyze them. Of course wrestlers aren't REALLY...
Orton runs into a wall named Gunther at Bash in Berlin
Randy Orton may be called the Legend Killer, but that moniker didn't apply in advance to Gunther, who's solidifying his reputation as a future legend thanks to performances like the one he had at Saturday's Bash in Berlin. Gunther's successful title defence was a...
TNA: JBL emerged as Nemeth and Alexander battled in a 60-minute Iron Man match
Greetings and salutations! TNA is in Kentucky and TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth will put his title on the line against former champion Josh Alexander in a one-hour Iron Man match that headlines tonight’s Emergence streaming special. After a 30 minute draw, Nemeth puts...
Countdown to Bash in Berlin
It is an early Octoberfest for WWE fans as the promotion puts on their Bash in Berlin. Here are our predictions and prognostications. Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Kevin Owens - Undisputed WWE Championship Match Gunther (c) vs. Randy Orton - World...
The Final Countdown for Danielson at AEW All In
It’s time for All Elite Wrestling’s signature pay-per-view, and they don’t get any bigger than Wembley Stadium in London, England. This is the night where Swerve Strickland will put up his AEW World Championship title against The American Dragon, Bryan Danielson. With...
Countdown to All In
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NJPW crowns winner of G1 Climax, Torture temps ELP
The decision may come back to haunt them but NJPW booked Zack Sabre Jr. as the winner of the G1 Climax tournament over mega popular rising star Yota Tsuji. The winner of the G1 Climax tournament earns a shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle...
G1 Climax finals set
Eighteen events, cards later and we have our G1 Climax finalists. It will be Zack Sabre Jr. versus Yota Tsuji in the finals of the G1 Climax tournament tomorrow night. Sabre defeated Shingo Takagi in G1 Climax semi-finals to become the winner of A Block while Yota...
G1 Update: Block semi-finals set
There were two playoff matches today as NJPW determines its G1 Climax finalists. In A Block, Zack Sabre Jr. has already laid claim to the top spot. It was up to two of NJPW's hardest hitting competitors in Shingo Takagi and The Great-O-Khan to decide who would faceoff...
NJPW G1 Climax: Tsuji and Takeshita sneak into playoffs
The NJPW G1 Climax playoffs are just days away and today's show decided who from Block B would be making it through. David Finlay clinched his place in the semi-finals as the first-place winner of Block B. Konosuke Takeshita also earned himself a spot in the playoff...
NJPW G1 Climax Update: A Block semis decided
Zack Sabre Jr. , Shingo Takagi and Great-O-Khan have made it to the next stage of the NJPW G1 Climax tournament. Zack Sabre Jr. has already claimed a spot in the semi-finals of A Block. With their victories today and victories against Evil and Naito, Shingo Takagi and...
MLW Never Say Never: This path to absolute destruction is only the beginning of our story
I'm back, baby! I've been away from Major League Wrestling for some time now, but that's not my fault if there's disarray in the ranks and organization. Ha! Anyway, we're not even two minutes into the evening, and CONTRA Unit is seen assaulting Okumura. Mads Krugger...
G1 Update: Sabre takes the lead as Evil’s plan backfires
Zack Sabre Jr. has taken over the lead in G1 Climax's A Block after defeating Gabe Kidd and Evil losing to Shingo Takagi. In his match with Kidd, Zack kicked out of Gabe's running clothesline but barely had any energy to rise back to his feet. "You are NOT winning...
NJPW G1 Climax: Hirooki Goto on the rise
Today, we saw the seventh match for all participants in G1 Climax 34's B Block. Hirooki Goto headlined the show, scoring the upset victory over the Bullet Club War Dogs leader, David Finlay. The match began with a test of strength between the two men until Goto took...
G1 Climax: Zach fools Evil
Zach Sabre Jr. is now tied with Evil at the top of Block A at the G1 Climax tournament after he victory over him in a chaotic but very brief match on Night 11. Zack came through the curtain trapped in a headlock by Evil. Dick Togo was following close behind. Evil and...
NJPW G1 Climax: United Empire Warfare
The NJPW G1 Climax carried on today with more B Block action. The main event of today's show saw Yota Tsuji pick up his third win of the tournament by defeating Ren Narita. Elsewhere on the card we saw some United Empire warfare between Jeff Cobb and HENARE. The two...
WWE SummerSlam: Roman Reigns Returns!
It is time for WWE’s biggest event of the summer and one of its tentpole events. It is SummerSlam! Six of seven matches have titles at stake, which is a mixed bag for me. I appreciate the fact that there are only seven matches. Those old Vince PPVs with 10+...
Countdown to SummerSlam
Brock Lesnar. Will he or won't he? Roman Reigns. Will he or won't he? SummerSlam might or might not have some special guest appearances but nonetheless here are our predictions and prognostications. Sami Zayn (c) vs. Bron Breakker - Intercontinental Championship Match...
Vancouver to host Survivor Series in November
WWE has announced that this year's edition of Survivor Series, which is subtitled as "WarGames", will take place on Saturday, November 30th, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The deal was noted as having being made in partnership with Destination...
G1 Climax: Takeshita couldn’t handle the War Dogs
NJPW G1 Climax 34 carried on today with more B Block action. The show was headlined by David Finlay handing Konosuke Takeshita his second loss of the tournament. The match began with both men exchanging holds and working to get the upper hand. Takeshita picked things...
G1 Climax: Shillelagh beats push-up bar
Ren Narita and David Finlay's G1 match tonight turned into a battle of the shillelagh versus the push-up bar. Narita had Finlay in an abdominal stretch. Finlay reached the ropes but Narita wouldn't let go until the official pulled him off. Yoshinobu Kanemaru jumped up...
G1 Climax update: Newman stuns the world
At night five of NJPW's G1 Climax tournament Callum Newman of The United Empire stunned the world by defeating veteran Shingo Takagi. Newman absorbed a Pumping Bomber clothesline kicking out at two. Newman blocked Last of the Dragon and withstood nine million forearms...
G1 Climax: Takeshita suffers first loss
AEW superstar Konosuke Takeshita, who seems to have been banished to NJPW since he complained about his booking in the promotion, has lost his first match in this year's G1 Climax tournament. Takeshita was defeated by Yuya Uemura and that win has propelled Uemura to...
Naito, Lee feud continues at G1 Climax
Tetsuya Naito was out for revenge against Jake Lee on night three of the G1 Climax tournament. Lee has been shadowing Naito for months now. As Naito took out his entrance attire Lee kicked it out of the ring. The crowd cheered for Naito which irritated Lee. Lee threw...
Lots of upsets at G1 Climax night two
Night two of the G1 Climax tournament saw a number of upsets as it seems NJPW is making the risky move of going all-in on its newer, younger talent. Case in point, Zach Sabre Jr. not only pinned the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Tetsuya Naito, but took the title,...
Slammiversary brings the hits to Montreal
TNA brought it's second biggest show to Montreal and we were live at the sold-out Verdun Auditorium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Pre-Show Tasha Steelz VS Gisele Shaw, Xia Brookside and Faby Apache Tasha Steelz broke up Gisele Shaw’s pin. She then threw Gisele out of...
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Takeshita kicks off the G1 with a win
The time has finally come for NJPW's G1 Climax 34. This is undoubtedly the most prestigious tournament in NJPW with the winner earning himself the main event at Wrestle Kingdom. All 20 men were in action today to kick things off. The main event saw Shingo Takagi...
Countdown to Slammiversary
TNA Wrestling makes its way to la belle province on Saturday night for Slammiversary. But who will be the winner when "la bell" sounds at the end of the night? Check out our predictions and prognostications. Josh Alexander vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Moose (c) vs....
NXT Heatwave: The All Ego Era Begins
Some highlights from the pre-show included Kelani Jordan and Sol Ruca having a fun, silly workout together this morning. Including Kelani climbing on Sol Ruca and straddling her while Sol Ruca held her in her arms and then on her back like she was a small child....
Stratton’s time is now, Cena’s time is up at Money in the Bank
Toronto’s consolation for getting smeared in Kendrick Lamar’s culture-shifting rap beef was Money in the Bank 2024, which packed headlines into a five-match card. With novelty pay-per-views on the outs, the two Money in the Bank ladder matches held not only guaranteed...
Countdown to Money in the Bank
This show has more ladders than Home Depot but we don't mind. Who will be able to claim the briefcase and will they cash in sooner or later? Here are our predictions and prognostications. Damian Priest (c) vs. Seth Rollins - WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match...
New Japan Soul: DOUKI shocks the world
NJPW is just days away from the G1 Climax and today was the final New Japan Soul show. This run of shows ended with quite the bang with the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship changing hands. Shockingly, DOUKI defeated El Desperado to begin the first title reign of his...
AEW’s Forbidden Door 2024 addresses ‘Whose House’, Bruv
Once again, we open The Forbidden Door and All Elite Wrestling brings forth wrestlers from New Japan Pro Wrestling, but also south of the border with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Tonight's dual main event on this pay-per-view features Tetsuya Naito's attempt to...
WWE Clash at the Castle: Punk foils McIntyre again
WWE was in Scotland for Clash at the Castle. All five matches were title matches with the two heavyweight men's titles being the focus. The crowd sang and chanted throughout the event but were not as loud or overbearing as the crowd in France. The pre-show featured a...
Countdown to Clash at the Castle
We will forgive the WWE that there is no actual castle at Clash at the Castle. We think this has all the makings of a great show, a show that might take people by surprise. Here are our predictions and prognostications. Damian Priest (c) vs. Drew McIntyre - WWE World...
Ethan Page, Jordynne Grace eat defeat at NXT Battleground
NXT Battleground kick-started WWE and UFC’s hell of a tag team run, as described by Booker T inside the UFC Apex Center of Las Vegas, Nevada. The UFC production venue gave NXT a much-needed change of scenery and a flare of novelty, with fighters like Forrest Griffin...
NJPW Dominion: El Desperado wins Best of the Super Juniors
We have reached NJPW Dominion 2024, today the winner of Best of the Super Junior 31 will be decided. It was a loaded card from top to bottom, some of the highlights include Great-O-Khan becoming the new provisional KOPW Champion, Los Ingobernables de Japon winning the...
BOSJ finals set
It will be Taiji Ishimori versus El Desperado to determine the winner of this year's Best of the Super Junior tournament. Taiji Ishimori was the winner of B Block defeating TJP in one of the best matches of the year in any promotion. Ishimori reversed a Bone Lock by...
New GCW Champion crowned…and it isn’t Joey Janela…Whew!
After more false finishes that I have ever seen in any match ever Mance "Southern Psycho" Warner is your new GCW World Champion. Warner cashed his Do Or Die Rumble reward to beat new champion Joey Janela at GCW Cage of Survival 3. While the finish of the Gauntlet of...
MLW Battle Riot VI: Riddle secures his ticket to face Kojima, while Salina deals with a dilemma
I love how the show opens with Salina de la Renta suddenly being here after what happened at Fury Road. I thought she was kidnapped by Cesar Duran, hence the reason Bad Dude Tito went looking for her, only for de la Renta to be freely walking the streets talking about...
NJPW BOTSJ Update: DOUKI & Taiji Ishimori reach the semi-finals
The NJPW Best of the Super Junior semi-finals are set: TJP will take on Taiji Ishimori and El Desperado will go to battle with DOUKI. The semis all came down to the final two matches today, in the first match DOUKI scored a big victory over Robbie Eagles and he...
BOTSJ update: Drilla doesn’t like losing
Hiromu Takahashi and Taiji Ishimori continued to dominate the B Block in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament on night ten. Both have 12 points each leading Robbie Eagles, Douki and Sho who have ten. Ishimori defeated Sho to score two more points. Ishimori had Sho...
AEW goes up in smoke with Double or Nothing
AEW used to be known for great TV and great pay-per-views. Then, in the last couple of years, they have become known for awful television and great pay-per-views. Now, the promotion that averages 2,000 - 3,000 for their shows, lackluster television ratings and only...
King and Queen of the Ring 2024: Jax and Gunther headed to SummerSlam
The King and Queen of the Ring Tournament concluded in Saudi Arabia. Gunther and Nia Jax are headed to SummerSlam for world title matches. They also crowned a new Women's World Champion in Liv Morgan. Sami Zayn, Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill, and Cody Rhodes all...
Countdown to AEW Double or Nothing
Support Slam and order Double or Nothing on Triller TV by clicking on the image above or this link. Will Swerve survive his first title defense? Will Adam Copeland survive his Barbed Wire Steel Cage match against Malakai Black? Here are our predictions and...
Countdown to King, Queen of the Ring
It is time for the WWE to crown their new king and their new queen. Here are our predictions and prognostications. Gunther vs. Randy Orton - WWE King of the Ring Finals Match Lyra Valkyria vs. Nia Jax - WWE Queen of the Ring Finals...
BOTSJ update: Insane brawl ends with Desperado unmasked
Night eight of the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament saw a rare but justified disqualification when Clark Connors and El Desperado brutally brawled on the floor, in the seats, in the audience for the overwhelming majority of the match. Connors decided to bring...
NJPW BOTSJ: Bullet Club shows their dominance
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors continued today with a full card of tournament matches. The show began with Hiromu Takahashi addressing the crowd, he was supposed to face Francesco Akira today, but the match was cancelled due to Akira being injured by Drilla Moloney....
NJPW BOTSJ: Four men tied for first place in Block A
Another day of Best of the Super Junior Block A matches was on the card for NJPW this morning. TJP defeated Kosei Fujita, Clark Connors beat BUSHI, and HAYATA scored the victory over Blake Christian. The main event saw El Desperado defeat Yoshinobu Kanemaru to move...
NJPW BOTSJ: El Desperado hands Blake Christian his first loss
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors continued today with both blocks in action. The main event saw the A Block leader, Blake Christian who has gone 4-0 so far, face off against El Desperado. The match began with some technical chain wrestling, but Christian then took the...
MLW Fury Road: CONTRA Unit’s forces will not be overlooked
Hello, everyone! Brett Ryan Gosselin vs. Jake Crist Jake Crist explodes in the early goings with two drop kicks plus a suicide dive, shoving Gosselin to the main floor. At the end of this, I'm simply hoping that Brett doesn't win as he takes over this match by kicking...
Blake Christian 4 – 0 at BOTSJ
GCW's Blake Christian has increased his lead in A Block at NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors tournament by defeating the second place Titan. Christian continues to be undefeated thus far. Kevin Knight scored a win over El Desperado to move up into third place. In B...
Kushida, Ishimori continue to shine at BOTSJ
It was time for Block B to shine at night four of the Best of the Super Juniors tournament. Veterans Kushida and Taiji Ishimori remain at the top and undefeated in the tournament at six points each. Francesco Akira thought he had Kushida beat until Kushida muscled him...
BOTSJ Update: Blake Christian and Titán remain undefeated in A Block
All Best of the Super Jr. competitors have gone through two matches and from this point on each day will be dedicated to one block matches. A Block was in action today. GCW World Champion, Blake Christian, picked up his third straight victory today defeating Yoshinobu...
BOTSJ update: GCW World Champion Blake Christian and Titan top A Block
At the end of the second night of the NJPW Best of the Super Junior tournament GCW World Champion Blake Christian leads A Block with Titan. They are both tied at four points each. Christian notched his second win in a row by defeating Kevin Knight via nefarious means....
MLW Azteca Lucha: Salina is taken prisoner as Cesar laughs in her face
The ultimate power struggle event has finally arrived in the form of Azteca Lucha promoted by Cesar Duran and Salina de la Renta. I've been waiting for this for weeks since Duran introduced the conditions for this meeting. Whoever wins most Lucha Libre matches, will...
Friends become foes at BOTSJ
The 31st edition of NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors began tonight with sub factions of Bullet Club battling it out. Bullet Club War Dogs took on The House of Torture with Sho taking on Drilla Moloney. It was no surprise that instead of the high-flying moves we have...
WWE BackLash: A Phenomenal title match between Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles is ‘Too Sweet’
Welcome mesdames et messieurs as the World Wrestling Entertainment brings their brand of pro wrestling to France. Instead of watching the Kentucky Derby (which is decadent and depraved), or watching STAR WARS (May the Fourth be with you, by the by), we’ll see Cody...
Nemeth loses IWGP Global Championship during first title defence
NJPW has a new IWGP Global Champion. In his first title defence after beating David Finlay for the championship at Wrestle Kingdom Nic Nemeth lost it back to him at night two of NJPW Wrestling Dontaku. Finlay clocked Nemeth with a rolling elbow to have him seeing...
TNA Under Siege: The House! Delete! The Card! Delete!
Counting the pre-show, a daunting 11-match card (correction: a 12th match added) awaits on TNA Under Siege. Looking at the lineup it is amazing how many of these matches the company did not bother to preview on the Thursday show. Joe Hendry did a segment with AJ...
Countdown to Backlash
It is time for some WrestleMania Backlash. How will the new version of The Bloodline fare and will Bayley be able to fend off TWO challengers? Here are our predictions and prognostications. Cody Rhodes (c) vs. AJ Styles - WWE Undisputed Championship Match...
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku: Nemeth beats The Ace and now faces The Rebel
NJPW kicked off a weekend of wrestling with the first night of Wrestling Dontaku 2024. Today's card featured three high-profile matches with Jeff Cobb defeating Zack Sabre Jr. to become the new NJPW World TV Champion and David Finlay knocking off Yota Tsuji in a...
Uemura survives lemons, car tires and tables to become the KOPW Provisional Champion
Yuya Uemura has won his first championship in NJPW, well, sort of. Uemura defeated Great-O-Khan to become the new KOPW Provisional Champion in a Rural Revitalization Match in a very, very odd match even for NJPW. The word to remember as we go forward is that it is a...
War Dogs gain a new ally at Road to Dontaku
It hasn't been a good month for Tetsuya Naito. Not only did he lose the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to Jon Moxley at Windy City Riot but a new enemy has come to NJPW to take him out. Before tonight's card got underway there was a contract signing between Douki...
United Empire, Just Five Guys run the Gauntlet
With three out of the five matches including Young Lions the third night of the Road to Dontaku tour was pretty predictable as far as the results were concerned. Young Lions are usually the ones to eat a defeat in NJPW as is the tradition so there were no surprises...
AEW Dynasty filled with some surprises and suffering in the squared circle
Four matches from All Elite Wrestling have the makings of starting a new Dynasty for this pay-preview. To wit: Thunder Rosa wants to reclaim the women’s championship she never lost, currently held by “Timeless” Toni Storm. The Young Bucks and FTR will settle in a...
Countdown to AEW Dynasty
Will it be Swerve's house at AEW Dynasty? Here are our predictions and prognostications for the event. Support Slam and order TNA Rebellion on TrillerTV Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson The Young Bucks vs. FTR - AEW World Tag Team...
Moose retains, but his mood is ‘broken’ by return of Matt Hardy at TNA Rebellion
Even without the assistance of The System - who were ejected from ringside midway through his title defense against Nic Nemeth at TNA's Rebellion PPV on Saturday night - Moose was able to walk out of the match as World Champion. Unfortunately for Moose, he walked...
MLW War Chamber the Sequel: The Death Fighters silence The Calling
Part two of War Chamber has arrived. Are you ready to see blood? As we open the night, Cesar Duran is here asking for the violence we all demand to see spread across the ring. He introduces Virus as the newest signee with Azteca Lucha. Virus vs. Star Jr. - Azteca...
WrestleMania XL Night Two: Cody Rhodes concludes his story
With night one wrapped up, you can expect night two of WrestleMania XL to be just as chaotic or more. If you missed last night, The Rock and Roman Reigns beat Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins. This means the Reigns vs. Rhodes match will be under The Bloodline rules. In...
Countdown to WrestleMania XL Night Two
Will Cody finish his story? We will see tonight as WrestleMania Night Two unfolds. Here are our predictions and prognostications. Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes - WWE Undisputed Championship Match Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre - WWE...
WrestleMania XL Night One: Bloodline Rules with The Rock and Reigns
Welcome to the first night of The Showcase of the Immortals, and we have one more chapter to go as Cody Rhodes tries to finish the story at WrestleMania XL. Tonight will determine the main event of night two of WrestleMania as The Rock joins his cousin Roman Reigns to...
Melo misses while Trick connects at Stand and Deliver
Two of NXT's greatest superstars of all-time and one of the greatest pairings, duos in WWE history fought each other as foes not friends at NXT Stand and Deliver. Despite Ilja Dragunov defending the NXT Championship against Tony D'Angelo on the same card Trick and...
Countdown to WrestleMania XL Night One
Cody and Seth fight for their WrestleMania lives against The Bloodline in tonight's main event. What Rollins gets out of this besides revenge on the Bloodline is still a mystery to us. Whatever the case, the match will have serious implications for everyone involved....
ROH delivers a card worthy of being called super
Greetings and salutations! Its the yearly tradition of having an ROH card during WrestleMania weekend. While ROH might not have the most consistent TV show, they have been able to deliver on their PPV's during this new era of the company. With such a stacked card and...
Bloodsport X: An entertaining show; two WWE stars involved
On Thursday, April 4, 2024, Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) and Josh Barnett presented Bloodsport X. Bloodsport is an interesting concept. It is an homage to the early pioneering days of pro wrestling and the many incarnations of shoot style wrestling from Japanese...
Yota Tsuji and BUSHI win in LIJ warfare
NJPW Sakura Genesis is just a few days away and there are only a few shows left on the road to this event. The main event of Sakura Genesis will see Tetsuya Naito defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against his fellow LIJ member and 2024 New Japan Cup...
MLW War Chamber: All Hail Contra?
Welcome to one the most sadistic structures in MLW, War Chamber! I'm here watching the event for the second time in a row where I'll get to witness two rings rather than one like last year. Janai Kai (c) vs. Unagi Sayaka - MLW World Featherweight Championship match Am...
Yota Tsuji wins the 2024 New Japan Cup
The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match at Sakura Genesis will be all LIJ after Yota Tsuji defeated Hirooki Goto in the 2024 New Japan Cup final this morning. Tsuji will face his stablemate, Tetsuya Naito for the World Championship on April 6th. Tsuji and Goto...
Chaos reigns during New Japan Cup semis
It will be Hirooki Goto against Yota Tsuji in the finals of the New Japan Cup this Wednesday. Riding a wave of popularity and success in the squared circle Tsuji defeated Evil to reach the finals in one of the most chaotic NJPW matches in some time. With the lights...
New Japan Cup semi-finals decided
The New Japan Cup semi-finals are set. It will be Sanada facing Hirooki Goto and Evil against rising star Yota Tsuji. Tsuji defeated Ren Narita to move ahead in the tournament. Narita comes to the ring in his weird-ass cape again. Someone ought to tell him he looks...
MLW Once Upon a Time in New York… Bauer met Contra
Once Upon a Time in New York, Cesar Duran announces the biggest upcoming premium event on May 11, Azteca Lucha, promoted by El Jefe himself is going to Chicago. He challenges Salina de la Renta to bring her best Luchadores to engage in battle with one of his, if she...
New Japan Cup: Hirooki Goto and SANADA to meet in Semifinals
Only 8 men remain and today was meant to be the first two quarterfinal matches of the New Japan Cup. However, the show did not go according to plan. David Finlay was meant to face Hirooki Goto in a quarterfinal match, however, Finlay was hospitalized with an illness...
Plenty of House of Torture in the New Japan Cup Quarterfinals
The second round of the New Japan Cup concluded this morning and following today only eight men will remain. Yota Tsuji defeated El Phantasmo to punch his ticket to the quarterfinals and in the main event, Ren Narita scored the upset victory over Zack Sabre Jr. to...
New Japan Cup Update: Hikuleo mugged by The House of Torture
Shingo Takagi and Evil have made it to the third round of the New Japan Cup. On night seven, Hikuleo did get some revenge on Evil for the post-match attack on his knee but Evil drew first blood as he gave Hikuleo a shot block from behind before the match could start....
New Japan Cup Tournament: Finlay and Loa brawl for it all
David Finlay and Hirooki Goto have moved on to round three of the New Japan Cup Tournament. Finlay defeated Tanga Loa in a match that started as a brawl outside the ring. Loa waited for Finlay at the entranceway. Loa charged Finlay labeling him with punches as he came...
Round 1 of New Japan Cup concludes
The first round of the 2024 New Japan Cup wrapped up this morning with the final three matches taking place. El Phantasmo defeated Mikey Nicholls to advance and Ren Narita scored the victory over Taichi. Then in the main event, Yota Tsuji continued his hot streak by...
TNA: Windsor hosts a Sacrifice
Greetings and Salutations! We are deep in a TNA story and with that tonight is Sacrifice from Windsor, Ontario! There is so much action so without further ado, lets get to it. Countdown Countdown – TNA Digital Media Championship: Crazzy Steve (c) VS Joe Hendry. Hendry...
A predictable day three of New Japan Cup
Day three of the New Japan Cup took place this morning and the main event continued Yuya Uemura's disappointing start to 2024. Before we got to the main event Hikuleo and Gabe Kidd advanced to the second round, eliminating Boltin Oleg and Callum Newman respectively....
Brawls, Bullet Club and a birthday at New Japan Cup Night Two
The main event of night two of the New Japan Cup tournament continued to throw gasoline on the feud between The United Empire and The Bullet Club War Dogs. TJP faced David Finlay in a brawl, fight not really a wrestling match. TJP doesn't wait for the bell to ring. He...
House of Torture gets a Scapegoat in Jack Perry
The New Japan Cup kicked off today at the NJPW 52nd Anniversary show. The three cup matches on the card saw YOSHI-HASHI defeat KENTA, Toru Yano eliminate Yujiro Takahashi and in his NJPW debut, Jack Perry knocked off Shota Umino. The main event was a special singles...
AEW Revolution 2024: Thank you, Sting!
If I may channel my inner Boyz II Men (ask your parents about them), it’s so hard to say goodbye to an Icon like Sting. How can you encapsulate a career spanning almost four promotions and a who’s who of great opponents? Simple, don’t leave it up to WWE. To that...
Countdown to AEW Revolution
AEW and the wrestling world says goodbye to the icon Sting this Sunday. Here are our predictions and prognostications for the event. Support Slam and order AEW Revolution using the image/link above. Sting and Darby Allin (c) (with Ric Flair) vs. The Young...
Naito retains his title, Uemura loses his hair and Okada says goodbye
NJPW had their final The New Beginning show this morning, once again in Sapporo and this was Kazuchika Okada's final match in New Japan. Okada teamed with his fellow CHAOS members to defeat the United Empire and it was only right the match ended with a Rainmaker. To...
Elimination Chamber clears the road to WrestleMania
Although the WrestleMania picture is far from complete it has come into better focus after Elimination Chamber: Perth. Not only do we know who will be challenging Seth Rollins and Rhea Ripley for their respective titles at WrestleMania but we also kind of know who...
Fatus, blood feud spotlight GCW show as a Punjabi Prison match is signed
Mance Warner's war with his former best friends escalated into a bloody bull rope match at GCW's Touch the Sky. Warner stooped to a new low even for him. He attacked Allie Katch's mother. We weren't sure why Allie Katch wasn't wearing street gear in this bull rope...
Mustafa Ali makes the most-of-a title shot, becomes new X-Division champ at No Surrender
Mustafa Ali's campaign to become the TNA X-Division Champion ended in victory on Friday night, when he defeated Chris Sabin in the main event of No Surrender to capture the gold. The match - Ali's in-ring debut for the company - wasn't the only good match of the...
Nic Nemeth earns gold in NJPW
NJPW held another New Beginning show this morning, this one being held in Sapporo. This card featured five championship matches and Kazuchika Okada's second-to-last match in Japan. Mayu Iwatani retained her IWGP Women's Championship by defeating Mina Shirakawa and...
Countdown to Elimination Chamber: Perth
It will be a rage in the cage down under as the WWE presents Elimination Chamber: Perth. Here are our predictions and prognostications for the event. The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) (c) vs. British Strong Style (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate) - Undisputed...
Former WWE superstars debut at Wrestling Revolver WhataShow
For the first time ever Wrestling Revolver walked with Elijah. The nomading minstrel wasn't the only former WWE superstar though to debut at tonight's WhataShow. Former Maximum Male Model, Mansoor, also wrestled his first match for the promotion taking on AEW's...
MLW Burning Crush: The Black Hand wraps Fatu in a body bag
Following his loss of his World Heavyweight Championship, Alex Kane was talking about leaving MLW for a while. The fans said "No!" as well as Mr. Thomas. He knows that Kane isn't a quitter, so he ventures to inspire his friend to try again. Mr. Thomas reminds Kane...
Okada, Ospreay bid farewell at a bloody, emotional New Beginning
It truly was an end of an era in Osaka, Japan, making New Beginning one of the very best shows of 2024 so far. The Rainmaker, NJPW's franchise player, has wrestled his last match for the promotion after a 14-year run which saw him win the IWGP World Heavyweight...
Masha Slamovich becomes JCW World Champion
She's a former GCW World Champion and now she is the JCW World Champion. Masha Slamovich defeated Jordan Oliver in the finals of the Jersey J-Cup Tournament to become the champion. Slamovich is the second person to hold the title and the first woman to do so. Jordan...
MLW SuperFight: Kojima shakes the world with a victory
Welcome everyone to SuperFight 4! Rocky Romero (c) vs. Ichiban - 2 of 3 Falls for the World Middleweight Championship match Ichiban momentarily throws Romero off him, but he gets shoulder tackled later on as payback for his efforts. It seems, by the looks of it, that...
Cody Rhodes continues his story with his second Royal Rumble win
So, what do you want to talk about? Today marks the 37th Royal Rumble in the history of the WWE. The Royal Rumble is has brought so much memorable moments from 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin winning his third royal rumble to Rey Mysterio winning it after drawing entrant...
Royal Rumble Live Coverage
Slam’s Alex Podgorski is in St. Petersburg, Florida, for this year’s Royal Rumble. Check here for his live coverage throughout tonight's event: 6:20pm: Roads were closed in all directions in a three-block radius as throngs of people made their way towards Tropicana...
Countdown to The Royal Rumble
There are only be two winners. Who will pave their road to the main event of WrestleMania? Here are our predictions and prognostications for this year's Royal Rumble event. Roman Reigns (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles vs. LA Knight — Fatal 4-Way, Undisputed WWE...
Sho goes sneak attack crazy at Road to the New Beginning
Sneak attacks were the order of the day as NJPW's Road to the New Beginning rolled on. At the start of the show Master Wato announced he has legitimately suffered a torn left ACL. The injury occurred during New Beginning in Nagoya on January 20 and would require...
MLW Reload: A first ever meeting goes bonkers
Hey, hey, hey everyone! As we open the night for MLW Reload, Sessions by Saint Laurent is the first thing we have the displeasure of seeing, but he does invite Alex Kane as his special guest. Laurent mentions that back in 2021, not to my knowledge, he signed Kane to...
Tama Tonga says goodbye to NJPW at New Beginning in Nagoya
After 14 years, Tama Tonga has said goodbye to NJPW. At today's New Beginning in Nagoya event Tonga defended his newly-won NEVER Openweight Championship for the first time and the last time. He wanted to leave NJPW as a champion. T0nga has stated that growing up with...
TNA proves that they are Hard to Kill
TNA is BACK! after months of anticipation TNA is back for good. We have a full card so without further ado, let's get to it! Countdown Show Rich Swann VS Steve Maclin As the match starts Swann dives onto Maclin at ringside. Maclin takes Swann down and grounds him...
Countdown to Hard to Kill
Impact is becoming TNA once again. Is this just a name change or are there big changes in 2024 for TNA? That remains to be seen but here are our predictions and prognostications for Hard to Kill. Support Slam and order Hard to Kill with the link above or click here....
MLW Kings of Colosseum: Kane reigns supreme over Holliday
Happy New Year and welcome to Kings of Colosseum. We're going to have lots of fun, no doubt about that since we're treated to a double main event being a Dream match between Jacob Fatu and Matt Riddle, who's making his MLW return. Plus a Championship match where Alex...
BCC and CHAOS can’t overcome TMDK at New Year Dash
NJPW has the January 4 tradition of Wrestle Kingdom, but people often forget about their January 5 tradition of New Year Dash. This show is full of surprises every year, it's NJPW's version of the Raw after WrestleMania. For New Year Dash no matches are announced in...
Naito gave it all and won it all at Wrestle Kingdom
If Wrestle Kingdom 18 is any indication the future of NJPW is in very good hands. With approximately half the card resting on the shoulders of newer, younger NJPW talent like the Bullet Club War Dogs, Catch 2/2, Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura, Shota Umino, Ren Narita, ELP,...
Countdown to Wrestle Kingdom 18
It is NJPW's WrestleMania featuring some of the most anticipated matches of the year including the Kazuchika Okada versus Bryan Danielson rematch. Here are our predictions and prognostications for what should be an amazing Wrestle Kingdom 18. Sanada (c) vs. Tetsuya...
Douki, Sho have a sneaky style battle at BOSJ
Sometimes in the squared circle you just got to fight fire with fire. That is what Suzuki-gun's Douki did in his match against The House of Torture's Sho who has cheated his way through the Best of the Super Juniors tournament thus far using his trusty wrench. In...
