College Wrestling Awards winners crowned at NCAA championships

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Wrestling Awards were handed out at the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships in all three divisions on March 10 for Divisions II and III and March 17 for Division I. The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Read more about College Wrestling Awards winners crowned at NCAA championships[…]

Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/25): WWWF Champion Backlund vs. AWA Champion Bockwinkel

1909 Kansas City, Missouri: (11,000 attendance) – World Heavyweight champion Frank Gotch beat Raoul de Rouen 2 falls to 0  – The Dago Kid beat Tommy Mowatt  – Charlie Baker beat Vic Snyder  1936  Columbus, Ohio: – Frank Sexton defeated George McCloud to become the first Ohio Heavyweight Champion 1965  Kansas City, Kansas: – Buddy Read more about Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/25): WWWF Champion Backlund vs. AWA Champion Bockwinkel[…]

Metz Double All-American at UWW Junior Nationals including Freestyle Runner-up Showing

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — North Dakota State freshman heavyweight Brandon Metz was a double All-American at the UWW Junior Nationals including a runner-up performance in Freestyle and third-place showing in Greco-Roman on April 26-28 at the South Point Hotel. The Bison Wrestling Club RTC finished second in the UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals highlighted by the Read more about Metz Double All-American at UWW Junior Nationals including Freestyle Runner-up Showing[…]

2018 USA Wrestling Northern Plains Regional Junior Freestyle

2018 USA Wrestling Northern Plains Regional Junior Freestyle results. May 18th at Rochester, Minn. Brackets/Results on TrackWrestling.com Junior Men – 100 1st Place – Kael Brisker of Iowa 2nd Place – Raekwon Johnson of Illinois Round 1 Kael Brisker (Iowa) won by tech fall over Raekwon Johnson (Illinois) (TF 13-2) Round 2 Kael Brisker (Iowa) Read more about 2018 USA Wrestling Northern Plains Regional Junior Freestyle[…]

WWE SmackDown posts best ratings of 2019

Last night’s episode of SmackDown on the USA Network averaged 2.393 million viewers, up almost nine percent from last week. This came on a week when Raw was down the night before.  This was SmackDown’s highest audience total for the show since SmackDown 1000 in October. Aside from that special episode, it was the highest since August 21 of last Read more about WWE SmackDown posts best ratings of 2019[…]

Minnesota team places 5th at Junior Greco-Roman National Duals

2018 USA Wrestling Junior Greco-Roman National Duals results. June 20-21 at Tulsa, Okla. Brackets/Results on TrackWrestling.com GOLD/SILVER Pool Results (Places 1-8) 1st Place – Illinois 2nd Place – Oklahoma Outlaws 1 3rd Place – Washington 4th Place – Ohio 1 5th Place – Minnesota 1 6th Place – Iowa 7th Place – Nebraska 1 8th Read more about Minnesota team places 5th at Junior Greco-Roman National Duals[…]

Dave Bautista announces retirement from pro wrestling

Early Monday morning after WrestleMania, former WWE champion and Guardians of The Galaxy star Dave Bautista announced his retirement on Twitter. @WWEUniverse Thank you for letting me entertain you. I love this business and whether you cheered me or jeered me, I’m grateful for being a small part of your life. I am officially retired Read more about Dave Bautista announces retirement from pro wrestling[…]

Full list of WWE Superstar Shake-up night two roster changes

WWE is back at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for night two of the Superstar Shake-up. For the first time since 2016, AJ Styles isn’t a member of the SmackDown roster. He moved to Raw on night one of the Shake-up. Night one also saw The Miz, NXT Tag Team Champions The Viking Experience, Read more about Full list of WWE Superstar Shake-up night two roster changes[…]