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Wrestling
ROH Expecting Three Names To Leave For WWE, Fish Rejected WWE Contract
It appears as though a few Ring of Honor stars are getting ready to jump ship to WWE. According to a report in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, ROH officials expect Ray Rowe and former champion Kyle O'Reilly to leave for…
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Wrestling
Former TNA X-Division Contender Competing In WWE UK Tournament
Former TNA X-Division stand-out Mark Andrews (also known as "Mandrews") will be appearing in the WWE tournament for the new UK Championship. WWE announced this in a Tweet this morning: BREAKING NEWS: #MarkAndrews of Cardiff, Wales will compete in the…
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Wrestling
Jeff Jarrett Returning To TNA
Jeff Jarrett is coming back to TNA. One of the original founders of the promotion along with his father, Jerry Jarrett, Jeff Jarrett and Anthem Media reached an agreement that will bring him and his wife, Karen Jarrett, back to…
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Wrestling
Report: Goldberg Set To Appear In Three WWE PPVs
It looks like Goldberg will be appearing on WWE television a lot more real soon. According to a report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Goldberg isn't just set for the Royal Rumble and possibly WrestleMania, but the Fastlane pay-per-view and…
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Wrestling
Smackdown Viewership Numbers In As They Look To Topple Raw Again
This week's WWE Smackdown was unable to retain it's lead in the ratings over Raw. According to ShowBuzz Daily, the first Smackdown of 2016 drew 2.596 million viewers, down big from last week's 2.885 million that beat Raw. This week's Raw…
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Wrestling
Shane Helms Explains Why Wrestlers Are So Concerned With Announce Table Monitors
Last week's Fightful Podcast with Shane Helms took a look at the confusing rules of professional wrestling. One that they focused on was the practice of wrestlers removing the CRT monitors from the announce table before putting their opponent through…
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Wrestling
Off Track with A-Train: Brie Bella Names Show Host Godfather Of Her Unborn Baby
Another episode of Off Track With A-Train Where I take the news of the day and put my own irreverent spin on it. ____________________________ All right, quit your complaining you whiny marks, because even though you probably hated "Bring It To The Table," the…
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Wrestling
Ric Flair Ends His Podcast
"The Nature Boy" apparently is out of the podcasting game. On Wednesday, the Twitter account associated with Ric Flair's podcast on MLW, The Ric Flair Show, had come to an end. The show's Twitter account posted the following message: Thanks…
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Wrestling
Michael Page Mocks Ronda Rousey; Travis Browne Responds
Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey failed in her bid to regain her championship when she was defeated in just 48 seconds by Amanda Nunes at UFC 207, it was the second straight loss for the former champion. Although…
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Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Company Familiarity and Favorability Study: Survey results on 58 companies including WWE, NJPW, ROH, TNA, Lucha Underground and indies
The entire spreadsheet for this study can be viewed here. There are many new and interesting metrics to look at when it comes to pro wrestling companies in 2017: Google trends, Wikipedia page views, social media follower counts. It's tempting to look…
