Provides the latest RSS feeds for Wrestling News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Russia Herald.com http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/cat/9605cde40397ff7b/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:12:30 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:12:30 -0400 30 PWTorch offers a VIP membership for $10 a month (or less with an annual sub). It includes nearly 25 years worth of archives from our coverage of pro wrestling dating back to PWTorch Newsletters from the late-'80s filled with insider secrets from every era that are available to VIPers in digital PDF format and Keller's radio show from the early 1990s. Also, new exclusive top-shelf ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215283352/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:09 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215283352/scat/9605cde40397ff7b - TNA star Eric Young talked in-depth to the Busted Open satellite radio show about his career, wanting to continue working with Sting, his "Off the Hook" Animal Planet show, his throat issues being a blessing in disguise to make his voice distinct a la Randy Savage, teaming with a "real pro" like ODB, and his versatility as a ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215283353/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:09 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215283353/scat/9605cde40397ff7b WWE and Post Cereals officially announced Tuesday an expanded relationship centered on top star John Cena. Cena will now appear regularly on "Fruity Pebbles" cereal boxes, appear in TV commercials, and be the face of the brand online. ******* Official Press Release ******** PARSIPPANY, N.J. and STAMFORD, Conn. (June 18, 2013) - WWE Superstar John Cena can add another notch to his WWE ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282185/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:47:58 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282185/scat/9605cde40397ff7b [ APP/MOBILE ALERT: We've compiled a slideshow using Storify of PWTorch readers's comments on Twitter. This is best viewed at our website, www.PWTorch.com. iPhone Users - you ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282186/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:47:58 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282186/scat/9605cde40397ff7b The following is a stream of real-time tweets from PWTorch columnist Greg Parks (@GregMParks) during's Monday's Raw episode following the Payback ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282190/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:47:57 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282190/scat/9605cde40397ff7b The following is a stream of real-time tweets from PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill (@RealPatMcNeill) during's Monday's Raw episode following the Payback ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282188/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:47:57 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282188/scat/9605cde40397ff7b -- Monday's WWE Raw surged 56 percent in social media activity compared to last week's Payback PPV lead-in show. Raw scored 323,847 in social activity, according ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282191/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:47:56 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282191/scat/9605cde40397ff7b WWE Payback Live Report June 16, 2013 Chicago, Ill. Report by Kevin Triskett, PWTorch correspondent The headline for me, from a live perspective, was Daniel Bryan favoring his right shoulder and being accompanied by a referee to the back after his Tag Title match loss. Bryan was the only wrestler to exit behind the soundbooth and not through Gorilla. Hopefully it's nothing. Payback ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282187/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:47:56 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282187/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Wright Noel has been promoted to head wrestling coach at Liberty High School. ';Wright is an excellent choice to lead the Liberty wrestling program,'; athletic director Stark Porter said in the press release. ';Wright has extensive wrestling experience, and has been involved in the Patriot program for close to ten years, with the last 7 years as an assistant coach. Wright is a ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282192/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:39:29 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282192/scat/9605cde40397ff7b NEW ORLEANS - A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after authorities say he told them he used TV wrestling moves on his 5-year-old half-sister, who died from the beating. Sheriff's spokesman Col. John Fortunato says the boy was arrested Tuesday after a coroner's investigation found the girl died of multiple injuries, including broken ribs, lacerations of the liver and internal bleeding. ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282193/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:17 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282193/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Shawn O'Domski Top Rope Promotions, the leader in independent pro wrestling in New England for over 30 years, returns to the historic Police Athletic League Hall in Fall River on Friday, June 21 ... for The Anniversary ... TRP's 32nd anniversary spectacular! Scheduled appearances by the Who's Who of former WWE stars: Demolition (Ax & Smash), D'Lo Brown (replacing WWE Hall ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282194/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:10:22 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215282194/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Today is a new 60-minute edition of the PWTorch Livecast at PWTorchLivecast.com talking WWE, TNA, ROH, and pro wrestling topics of the day with PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net. Episode #907 begins today at 5:30 EST/2:30 PST. We'll take your live phone calls and answer your live questions posted in the Livecast chatroom or emailed to pwtorchlivecast@gmail.com. ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215281070/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:27 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215281070/scat/9605cde40397ff7b By Michael Moore, PWTorch Collectibles specialist In Brief: Rob Van Dam's return to WWE has generated a considerable amount of buzz. Take a look at a few of his top toys. Figure 5 Tuesday: Rob Van Dam (5) 1999 OSFTM ECW Series 1. During the height of the Monday Night War, Rob Van Dam was the most talked about non-WWF or non-WCW wrestler in the country. OSFTM included the first RVD toy in ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215278583/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:30:38 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215278583/scat/9605cde40397ff7b -- WWE Raw Reax 6/17 Scott, PWTorch reader (8.0): Best Match/Segment: Mark Henry retirement tease. Worst: Axel vs. Slater. The Mark Henry angle was absolutely incredible. He had the crowd eating out of his hands, and you had to know something was up when he invited Cena to "stick around." Lesnar vs. Punk should be great. No Heyman when Lesnar came out means that Heyman will say he had ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215277324/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:22:56 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215277324/scat/9605cde40397ff7b D2W Pro Wrestling D2W Pro Wrestling 8/2 ALH99 North Main StreetWharton, New Jersey 8PM Belltime! Referees: Scott Volk & Anthony Gigante 1) Steven Sterling vs Hoost Traplash 2) *D2W Ladies Bout* Jana w/Fabulous Eddy McQueen vs Bonesaw Jesse Brooks 3) Aaron Stride vs Chachi 4) *D2W Tag Team Championship Bout* (Challengers) "The Spaceman" Chris Rockwell & Junior Flow vs ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215275925/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:35:29 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215275925/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Timeline of How WWE Set Up Punk-Lesnar with Heyman in the background -- Mid-way through C.M. Punk's 434-day WWE Title reign: Paul Heyman hitched his wagon to Punk after Punk turned heel on Raw 1,000 in July 2012. -- Punk continued to retain the WWE Title until the Royal Rumble with help from Heyman, who devised multiple plots to keep Punk champion. -- Royal Rumble: Punk lost the WWE Title ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215274452/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:07:51 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215274452/scat/9605cde40397ff7b -- WWE Payback PPV Reax 6/16 Mike Omansky, PWTorch correspondent (7.0): Best Match: Punk-Jericho. Worst Match: Kane-Ambrose (the match was fine, but no really bad matches on the show). The show started with an excellent three-way opener - really good finish. The one-sided Del Rio beating on Ziggler was well done and interesting. I expected Punk to beat Jericho (Curtis Axel pinned Jericho on TV, ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215270078/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:50:41 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215270078/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Bob Magee WWE Monday Night RAW ResultsJune 17, 2013Grand Rapids, MichiganReport by: Mike Tedesco of ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267709/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:04:59 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267709/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Canadian Wrestling's Elite returned to the television airwaves this past Friday night and now you can watch all the action online wherever you may be!On this week's episode of CWE TV:Road To Richards Match- Winner To Face Former WWE/ECW Star Stevie Richards"Saint of Los Angeles" Tommy Lee Curtis vs. CANNIBAL vs. ECLIPSE vs. "A-List" Anderson Tyson Moore123Approved.ca ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267711/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:04:58 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267711/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Shawn O'Domski Maryland Wrestling Federation has cancelled their event for this Friday and do not have anything scheduled in the future. Below is the link to their Facebook page, followed here by the cancellation notice. DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND MWF CONTROL THE EVENT FOR 6.21 has been CANCELLED, and there will be no upcoming events scheduled. - very sorry to all who had vested interest ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267710/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:04:58 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267710/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Steven Ashe SMASH WRESTLING presents RIVAL SCHOOLSThe e-Zone: 120 North Queen St, Toronto, ONSunday, June 16, 2013*****RIVAL SCHOOLS RESULTS + ANNOUNCEMENTS*****Match #1: Gregory Iron d. Buxx Belmar via a school boy roll up.Match #2: Jewells Malone defeated Seleziya Sparx via a Baldo Bomb.... Match #3: John Greed Invitational: a- Greed d. Shayne Sabre via a swinging vertical suplex (Final Cut)b- ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267713/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:04:57 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267713/scat/9605cde40397ff7b As most of you know, PWBTS.com, the flagship site of this column, focuses on coverage and promotion of independent wrestling. As someone who happily shills independent wrestling promotions whenever possible, one of the things that pisses me off is the way independent promotions seems to have no sense about the basic sorts of things that they need to do to promote their product. Instead, some ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267715/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:04:55 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267715/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Palmetto State Wrestling Palmetto State Championship Wrestling will hold a show June 21 at The Auction House, 195 Main Road, Johns Island, SC.Among those on the bill will be NWA Hall of Famer Susan Green, Smooth Excellence, LA Tank, Kevin Pheonix, The Amazing Velvet and Many Moore.Doors open at 6 p.m. and bell time is at 7. All tickets are $8. Bring any school or military ID and get in for ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267714/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:04:55 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267714/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tony Givens NWA Smoky Mountain TV for June 15, 2013 is now online at www.NWASmokyMountain.com. In this week's Main Event we will go back to Collision Course 9 and see the epic Smoky Mountain Street Fight between NWA Smoky Mountain Champion, Jason Kincaid and Sigmon! Also - The Illuminati in Tag Team Action... Nick Hammonds takes on Mountain Goat Jack... and Dylan Sizemore has promised to be ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267716/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:04:53 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215267716/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Storyline-Related News & Notes from Payback PPV - WWE released video of a locker room discussion between C.M. Punk and Paul Heyman following Punk's PPV match victory over Chris Jericho. The video explains why Punk's character was distant from Heyman during the PPV; the idea is that Heyman never called Punk "his client" until recently, and Punk simply wants Heyman to be ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215263955/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:29:21 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215263955/scat/9605cde40397ff7b The main event of WWE's Money in the Bank PPV will be John Cena vs. Mark Henry for the WWE Title. The match was set up after Henry delivered a memorable fake retirement speech while Cena was in the ring. Henry sold with tears, referenced family members, talked up Cena, and waited out various pro-Henry crowd chants. Henry concluded his speech, then went to hug Cena, but instead turned the ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215262246/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:22:56 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215262246/scat/9605cde40397ff7b WWE all but confirmed Brock Lesnar vs. C.M. Punk for the Summerslam PPV in August following the conclusion of Monday's Raw. Raw went off the air with Lesnar making a surprise return to give Punk an F5, then WWE tweeted: "Trending Worldwide for WWE Raw: Brock Lesnar (@BrockLesnar), #HereComesThePain, SummerSlam (@SummerSlam)." WWE then re-tweeted a post on the Summerslam Twitter ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215262247/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:22:55 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215262247/scat/9605cde40397ff7b He hosted the weekly Pro Wrestling Focus radio show on KFAN in the early 1990s and hosted the Ultimate Insiders DVD series distributed in retail stories internationally in the mid-2000s including interviews filmed in Los Angeles with Vince Russo & Ed Ferrara and Matt & Jeff Hardy. He currently hosts the most listened to pro wrestling audio show in the world, (the PWTorch Livecast, top ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215261454/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:19:51 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215261454/scat/9605cde40397ff7b here - http://bit.ly/SXhdY7 APP USERS: Click on the iTunes icon in the lower right corner of your iPhone/iPod Touch and search "PWTorch" and subscribe to the PWTorch Livecast. Note: The 60-minute PWTorch Livecast airs every Monday one hour before WWE Raw and Tuesdays-Fridays at 5:30 p.m. EST on BlogTalkRadio.com. About the Livecast: Launched in October 2009, the PWTorch Livecast is the ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215261453/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:19:50 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215261453/scat/9605cde40397ff7b By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief One of the major issues facing the sport of mixed martial arts is inconsistent and sometimes downright bad officiating, and there was another example of that last week from Steve Mazzagatti at World Series of Fighting 3 on NBC Sports Network. Mazzagatti's performance - or lack thereof - in the main event between Jon Fitch and Josh Burkman brought ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215260652/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:14:49 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215260652/scat/9605cde40397ff7b WWE Smackdown on Friday, June 14 plummeted to a 1.66 rating, down 13 percent from last week's 1.91 rating. It was easily the lowest rating of the year and lowest first-run Friday rating in nearly two years dating back to a 1.62 rating on July 1, 2011. Smackdown averaged a measly 2.32 million viewers, down 13 percent from last week. It was the fewest viewers of the year and fewest since ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215258906/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:07:47 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215258906/scat/9605cde40397ff7b The McMahon Family Drama story arc will continue past the Money in the Bank PPV on July 14, according to new line-ups released through to the July 15 Raw in Brooklyn, N.Y. Both Triple H and Mr. McMahon are now advertised for upcoming Raws. This includes tonight (June 17), the June 24 Raw, July 1 Raw, July 8 Raw completing MITB hype, and July 15 Raw following the PPV. WWE began a McMahon Family ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215256887/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:14 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215256887/scat/9605cde40397ff7b WWE Supershow house show results June 15, 2013 Bloomington, Ill. Report by Connor, PWTorch correspondent Matt Striker was the host. (1) Tons of Funk beat Rhodes Scholars. Before the match, Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow introduced each other as "best friends." World Hvt. champion Dolph Ziggler cut a backstage promo talking about his tag match later on. (2) Divas champion Kaitlyn beat ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215255704/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:57:14 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215255704/scat/9605cde40397ff7b The next time you watch a wrestling match on TV, pay attention to the lock-up. If there is one. Often-times in today's era, a match starts when a wrestler jumps his or her opponent from behind or when wrestlers cut right to the middle of a match due to time constraints. However, former WWE/WCW stars Kevin Nash and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin stressed the importance of the initial ... http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215253511/scat/9605cde40397ff7b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:52:54 -0400 http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/sid/215253511/scat/9605cde40397ff7b