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Candi Devine Preserving Her Memory and Legacy By Heidi Waters Pro wrestling legend Candi Devine passed away on February 9th, 2022, at the age of 63. Candi had a legendary career and was a multiple AWA and NWA Women’s World Champion. She had feuded with Debbie Combs, WWE Hall of Fame Inductee Sherri Martel, and Diane Von Hoffman. Prior to her passing international award-winning filmmaker Christopher Annino was going to include her in his documentary “Circle of Champions the History of Women’s Pro Wrestling” Annino had gotten a pre-interview with Candi as they were going over questions almost a month…

Mr Big is that tough guy smooth-talking heel manager that we miss so much these days. He’s just that at a burly 6’2- with a gravelly voice to match- resplendent in a fittingly devilish all-red outfit. At 66 years old, he reminds you of those ex-wrestling stars who aged out of the ring and into a managerial role but could still kick your ass if need be. The man can talk AND mix it up. And even more importantly, he promotes each one of his proteges and matches like his life depended on it- which in today’s indie world is…

Mark Smith was more than a wrestler to me. He was more than a talent inside the ring. He was a friend. From the time I met him in 1999 at All Pro Wrestling in Hayward, I was amazed at his strength, conditioning, stamina, and power. I helped him get over as a “heel” in the business by becoming a manager as he put on a mask and became the mysterious and awesome force known as “Super Destroyer 2000”. Then when we left APW and joined Pro Wrestling Iron, I became his #1 nemesis as he won the PWI Heavyweight…

This week’s show opens with a quick recap of the events from NXT Takeover 31 that saw Finn Balor retain his belt over Kyle O’Reilly; Priest stands tall over Johnny Gargano. Io Shirai was sky high over Candice LeRae. Santos Escobar held onto his Cruiserweight belt over Swerve Scott. Last, by not least, Kushida tapped out Velveteen Dream. This is NXT Weekly for 10/7/20. NXT Weekly for 10/7/20 Tommaso Ciampa vs Kushida Before the show even started, Tommaso Ciampa and Kushida had an altercation backstage, but that led right into the first match. This is the most aggressive Tommaso has…

Being a retired professional wrestler, the main questions I get asked are – “Is it fake?” “Do you really get hurt?” “Are you not good enough to do a real sport?” Believe me, I’ve been asked that last question more than once. And the answer I give to those questions is to suspend your disbelief and go and watch a match. Wrestling is either something you’re going to love or something you’re going to hate. And one style that throws up a lot of judgment is intergender wrestling. I began training here in the UK at the age of 16,…

Portuguese professional wrestler Killer Kelly has given an announcement on Twitter. Killer Kelly officially joins the wXw Academy as an official coach. She will be heading the first women’s wrestling training classes at the Academy. WXW Academy is a training school run by Germany’s largest professional wrestling promotion, Westside Xtreme Wrestling. Kelly, who herself had trained at the same school in 2016, will now be training the next generation of European women wrestlers. The academy also boasts wXw star “Avalanche” Robert Dreissker as the Head Trainer. https://twitter.com/wXwGermany/status/1278539668355796993 Killer Kelly Joins wXw Academy As An Official Coach Killer Kelly, won the…

Big Japan Pro Wrestling’s (BJWs) bi-annual round-robin tournament, the Ikkitousen Strong Climb, will come to a head-on Sunday, April 26. The tournament can be viewed as the equivalent to New Japan Pro Wrestling’s G1 Climax or All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Champion Carnival, as the winner of Strong Climb is granted a BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship match. The Strong Climb, however, does not boast the same linage as the G1 Climax and Champion Carnival. The tournament was only introduced in 2012, with three winners in history; Yoshihito Sasaki, Shuji Ishikawa, and Hideki Suzuki. This year’s tournament was heavily impacted by…

Pro Wrestling NOAHs Global Tag League final will air this Saturday, April 18. Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Global Tag League is an annual round-robin tag team tournament held in the spring. The Pro-Wrestling NOAHs Global Tag League Final will air at 7pm JST, 11am BST, 6 am ET on Saturday, April 18. Eight teams competed in this year’s tournament. Two points were awarded for a victory, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. However, each match had a 30-minute time limit. The winners of the tournament final will be crowded new number one contenders for the GHC…

DDT Pro-Wrestling’s DDT TV SHOW Postponed As per the request of the city of Tokyo, the first four episodes of DDT TV Show have been delayed. https://twitter.com/ddtpro/status/1248808669187194881?s=20 DDT had planned to use minimal staff and talent on the shows but Tokyo’s closure request has made it difficult to book venues to film at. Instead, the company will postpone filming in order to prioritize the health and safety of staff and talent. DDT TV Show Postponed The first episode on April 12, Max Bump 2020 in Shinjuku FACE, had a four marquee matches already announced. However, Shinjuku FACE announced the closure…

Tonight we will finally see the in-ring debut of Brodie Lee and Chris Jericho faces Matt Hardy for the first time IN HISTORY. These men have never fought and will be face to face in this episode. We open with Cody Rhodes and Kenny Omega breaking down tonight’s action. Brodie Lee will fight QT Marshall. Sammy Guevara vs Kenny Omega for the AAA Mega Championship. Cody drops his headset and proceeds to the ring where he will take on Jimmy Havoc. ‘The American Nightmare’ Cody vs Jimmy Havoc Omega makes note that while The Elite has no problems with Havoc,…