Before SmackDown has its go-home show tonight, Raw’s final build to SummerSlam took place on Monday. A face-to-face-to-face-to-face confrontation between Brock Lesnar, Samoa Joe, Braun Strowman, and Roman Reigns closed the episode. And as expected, things broke down into a brawl before security and some of the locker room came out to stop it. There…
Month: July 2020
JBL announces his departure from WWE SmackDown
Former WWE Champion John “Bradshaw” Layfield announced Friday night that he is going to be “stepping away” from WWE SmackDown to focus on charitable endeavors instead. “After much consideration, I will be stepping back my weekly role as Smackdown Announcer to dedicate more continuous time on the work I have done since 2010 with at…
Daily Update: Jinder Mahal promo, Kevin Owens, Terry Funk
THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS WWE SmackDown ratings return to normal without Vince McMahon Ric Flair admits to alcoholism, vows to never drink again WWE SmackDown video highlights: Fatal four-way main event WWE 205 Live results: Neville and Enzo Amore go face to face Natalya vs. Charlotte Flair set for WWE…
Neville's future in WWE uncertain after walking out before Raw
The future of Neville in WWE seems to be uncertain. Sources confirmed to us that Neville walked out before Raw on Monday and appeared to have quit the promotion, though WWE has officially denied that he’s quit. Monday’s Raw featured Kalisto winning the Cruiserweight Championship from Enzo Amore in a lumberjack match, with Neville not…
The migrant caravan is the gift that keeps on giving for Donald Trump’s midterm elections campaign
When Bill Clinton was running for president his strategist James Carville had a sign put on the wall at campaign headquarters reminding everyone the election was about "the economy stupid". In 2018, despite presiding over a booming stock market, low unemployment, and major tax cuts, Donald Trump has decided next month’s US midterm elections are not…
WWE Raw video highlights: Braun Strowman returns
Capping off a night of big returns, Braun Strowman was back on television to close last night’s episode of Raw. Strowman emerged from a garbage truck like the one he was put in at TLC and went after The Miz, Bo Dallas, and Curtis Axel. Dallas, Stephanie McMahon, Samoa Joe, Nia Jax, and JoJo also…
WWE bringing Survivor Series to Los Angeles in 2018
Ahead of this weekend’s pay-per-view, WWE has already announced the location for next year’s Survivor Series. Survivor Series 2018 will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on November 18th. As is the case with all WWE “big four” PPVs, the arena will host an NXT TakeOver special on the Saturday before…
German contenders to replace Merkel face gruelling hustings process
The candidates vying to succeed Angela Merkel as leader of Germany’s Christian Democrat party (CDU) will face a gruelling schedule of eight regional hustings in as little as two weeks, it was announced Monday. At the end lies the prize of leading Germany’s most powerful political party — and possibly the chancellorship. Mrs Merkel told…
WWE Video – Classic Dean Ambrose Interview
> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) This week’s interview on WWE’s…
Bret Hart files lawsuit over 2015 wrist surgery
Bret Hart has filed a lawsuit over an allegedly botched wrist surgery that he underwent in 2015. The Calgary Sun broke the news of that yesterday, with Hart claiming that the surgery Dr. Justin Yeung performed left him unable to use the index finger and thumb on his right hand. The lawsuit notes that Hart suffered…