U.S. to send talented teams to Junior Pan American Championships in Canada, June 27-29

The United States will send a talented team of men and women wrestlers to the Junior Pan American Championships at Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, June 27-29. The host city is in the Toronto area. This is the annual championships in the Olympic styles for athletes 17-20 years old from North, Central and South America. Continue reading …

Total Bellas Will Feature Breakup Episode Between Cena and Nikki

The E! Network is making changes to the upcoming season of Total Bellas. The upcoming season was supposed to culminate with the Nikki Bella-John Cena wedding but, obviously, that will not be happening.  Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted this week that the production crew already has a break-up scene with Nikki and John …

On this day in pro wrestling history: 2nd Steve Austin WWE title reign begins, infamous Stan Hansen AWA title belt stripping story

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com 1923 – In St. Louis, Wladek Zbyszko beat Carl Wendell and Harry “Speedy” Schaeffer beat Steve Sanders 1939 – In Kansas City, Mike Kilonis beat Prospector Pete in 2 out of 3 falls and Wladek Zbyszko defeated Walter Sirois. 1944 – Lee Wykoff beat Dave Levin in Kansas City to capture …

Samoa Joe Talks About His Long Rivalry with AJ Styles & More

ESPN recently interviewed WWE Superstar Samoa Joe about his long rivalry with WWE Champion AJ Styles, his other great rivalries, his expectations coming into WWE and more. Below are the highlights from the interview: On facing off against AJ Styles: “I think at this point it’s beyond potential, and it’s something that’s gonna happen. People …

More on Charlotte’s Ruptured Implant & Dental Surgery, SD Status

In a follow-up report to Charlotte Flair needing surgery to repair a ruptured breast implant, the issue actually happened prior to WrestleMania 34 but she didn’t want to undergo surgery and miss her Championship Match against Asuka. The company then wanted her to work the match against Carmella on the recent Backlash PPV and she …

TUES. UPDATE: HBO Real Sports covering domestic violence in MMA, Daniel Bryan's book is out, and more

by David Bixenspan | [email protected] | Follow @davidbix Tonight on TV: Tough Enough is on USA Network at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with a new episode titled “Swallow Your Pride, It’s Good For You.” The promos have been built around one of the challengers (if you want to find out who, it doesn’t take much effort) suffering an …

August 10, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Roddy Piper passes away, WWE Q2 results & analysis, & more

Including UFC 190/Ronda Rousey and G1 Climax coverage. Wrestling Observer Newsletter PO Box 1228, Campbell, CA 95009-1228 ISSN10839593 August 10, 2015 “Just when they think they’ve got all the answers, I change the questions.” Rowdy Roddy Piper, whose incredible work as a heel outright changed the complexion and history of pro wrestling, passed away at …