Daily Pro Wrestling History (09/13): John Cena wins WWE title at Breaking Point 2009

1955 Minneapolis, Minnesota: – Ike Eakins beat Kinji Shibuya  – Adrian Baillargeon beat Mike DiBiase  – Nick Roberts beat Bearcat Wright – Oni Wiki Wiki beat Joe Dusek  – Red Bastien beat Jim Siksay 1963 Denver, Colorado: – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Fritz Von Erich 1968 Milwaukee, Wisconsin: – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Read more about Daily Pro Wrestling History (09/13): John Cena wins WWE title at Breaking Point 2009[…]

Daily Pro Wrestling History (09/26): Triple H wins vacant WWF Championship

1940 Kansas City, Kansas: Orville Brown defeated Don McIntyre 2 falls to 0 (referee was James J. Braddock) 1949  Tampa, Florida: – Danny Dusek defeated Pedro Godoy in a tournament final to win the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 1952  – El Santo defeated Bobby Bonales to win the NWA World Welterweight Title 1964 Minneapolis, Minnesota: Read more about Daily Pro Wrestling History (09/26): Triple H wins vacant WWF Championship[…]

WWE officially confirms the signing of Shayna Baszler

Confirming what had been expected, WWE officially announced today that Shayna Baszler has signed with the company. The news was revealed in an article on WWE.com, with it noting that Baszler has begun training at the Performance Center. Baszler, a 37-year-old former UFC fighter, made her WWE debut in the Mae Young Classic after starting Read more about WWE officially confirms the signing of Shayna Baszler[…]

Jinder Mahal to reveal his Survivor Series plans on WWE SmackDown

WWE’s plans for the Survivor Series main event should be confirmed on tonight’s episode of SmackDown. After returning from his media tour of India, WWE is advertising that Jinder Mahal will be making an announcement about his plans for Survivor Series and issuing a challenge for the dual-branded pay-per-view. As Dave Meltzer reported last week, plans Read more about Jinder Mahal to reveal his Survivor Series plans on WWE SmackDown[…]

Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/23): WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

1940  Montreal, Canada: – Yvon Robert defeated Lou Thesz for the Montreal World Heavyweight Title 1956  Tokyo, Japan: – Junzo Yoshinosato defeated Isao Yoshiwara in a tournament final to become the first Japanese Light Heavyweight Champion San Francisco, California: – Ben & Mike Sharpe defeated Bill & Ed Miller to win the San Francisco version Read more about Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/23): WCW Halloween Havoc 1994[…]

Sydney’s same-sex penguin couple Sphen and Magic become parents after adopting egg

Two male penguins who paired up as a "same-sex couple" have successfully incubated a baby chick and are "doting" on their tiny offspring, an Australian aquarium announced Friday. Gentoo penguins Sphen and Magic are happily "taking turns caring for their baby chick," born on October 19 weighing 91 grams, said Tish Hannan of the Sea Read more about Sydney’s same-sex penguin couple Sphen and Magic become parents after adopting egg[…]

Former beauty queen who was runner-up in Thailand’s Miss Universe named as Leicester City crash victim

One of the five victims of the helicopter crash outside the home of Leicester City Football Club was a runner-up in Thailand’s Miss Universe beauty pageant.  Nursara Suknamai, 33, died alongside her boss and the club’s owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in the incident, which also claimed the lives of colleague Kaveporn Pupare and pilots Eric Swaffer and Izabela Roza Read more about Former beauty queen who was runner-up in Thailand’s Miss Universe named as Leicester City crash victim[…]

RevPro Global Wars UK results: Ishii vs. Keith Lee steals the show

Image: @RevProUK. Report submitted by reader Paul Martinovic. In collaboration with NJPW, the first of Revolution Pro Wrestling’s two Global Wars UK shows took place last night. York Hall in London hosted a show-stealing match as Tomohiro Ishii faced off with Keith Lee, then Hirooki Goto & Will Ospreay teamed against Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. Read more about RevPro Global Wars UK results: Ishii vs. Keith Lee steals the show[…]

US midterm results and maps: Find out how each state voted and what losing the House means for Donald Trump

The Democrats have secured a majority in the House of Representatives in a blow to Donald Trump, but the Republicans have held the Senate with voter turnout surging. The Democrats have surpassed the 218 seats required for a House majority by gaining the 23 they required and are on course to take more, allowing them to frustrate legislation that the Republicans try to pass Read more about US midterm results and maps: Find out how each state voted and what losing the House means for Donald Trump[…]