Month: July 2020

WWE has confirmed Drew McIntyre for The 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble Match. McIntyre announced his Rumble spot on last night’s RAW and said that he will win The Rumble to then fulfill his destiny of headlining WrestleMania 35. McIntyre & R-Truth are the only Rumble participants confirmed as of this writing. Truth won The #30Read moreRead more

This week’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling was able to generate an average of 135,000 viewers. This is up 16.4% from last week’s 116,000 viewers. This is the second-best viewership since IMPACT Wrestling went to The 10PM time-slot on October 25th, behind The 140,000 viewers they drew two weeks ago. This week’s episode of IMPACT WrestlingRead moreRead more

Last night’s WWE SmackDown LIVE saw Shinsuke Nakamura interrupt Rusev’s United States Title Celebration with an attack that saw Lana get hurt after she jumped on Nakamura’s back. Below is a post-show video of Mike Rome talking to Nakamura about what happened. Nakamura says that there is no Rusev Day on his calendar and heRead moreRead more

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Southwest Minnesota State senior heavyweight Cole Wilson finished the opening day of the NCAA Championships with a 2-1 record and also garnered All-American honors. Wilson open the championships with a 6-3 win over Andy Welton (26-7) from Mercyhurst (Pa.). Wilson then faced Joseph Fagiano (27-5) from California Bapist in the quarterfinalRead moreRead more

This week’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling was able to generate an average of 151,000 viewers. This is up from last week’s 135,000 viewers. This was the best viewership since IMPACT went to The 10PM time-slot on October 25th, behind the 140,000 viewers they drew three weeks ago. This week’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling is theRead moreRead more

FARGO, N.D.–It’s been three years since North Dakota State University All-American wrestler Hayden Zillmer had tried his hand at Greco-Roman. Starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 9, in University of Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Zillmer is looking to take things to the next level at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials. Zillmer, a 6-foot, 187-pounder fromRead moreRead more

At last night’s IMPACT Wrestling Television Tapings in Nashville, the production truck blew out the power. There was a literal dark match that was sent out that was not taped featuring the returning Crazzy Steve defeating Logan James. After 15 minutes, the power was restored and the lights went back on. Some fans left duringRead moreRead more

State champion Tanner Welsh of Dover-Eyota has committed to wrestling for Rochester CTC next season. Welsh is a three-time state placewinner for the Eagles. He won the Class A heavyweight state championship this season as a senior. He placed third as a junior and fifth as a sophomore. Welsh will wrestle at heavyweight for theRead moreRead more

By Craig Sesker, For The Guillotine RIO DE JANEIRO – Andy Bisek arrived in Brazil confident he could reach the top of the Olympic medal podium. But the native of Chaska, Minn., will leave South America empty-handed. Bisek dropped a tough quarterfinal match and failed to medal as the Olympic Games wrestling competition kicked offRead moreRead more

In this week’s visit to the Coach’s Corner, University of Minnesota Head Coach Brandon Eggum gives fans a sneak peek at what the Gopher lineup may look like this season, while also looking ahead to several upcoming events. Eggum walks through the potential starters at all ten weights, working from 125 to heavyweight. While wrestlersRead moreRead more