Zack Bigboy, 30, of Apple Valley, Minn., passed away, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, in Minneapolis. He was born Feb. 28, 1987 in Grand Rapids, Minn., the son of Mary Pero and Patrick Bigboy. Zack graduated from Bloomington Kennedy High School in 2004. He wrestled all four years for the high school and was a three-timeRead moreRead more
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Zack Bigboy (1987-2018)
WWE IC Title Change Spoiled For Fans Watching RAW in Chicago
For fans watching WWE RAW last Monday night in Chicago, The WWE Intercontinental Title Change was spoiled as WWE ran a commercial promoting next week’s show in the city at The Allstate Arena. As seen in the post below, one of the matches advertised for next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW is WWE IntercontinentalRead moreRead more
2018 Big Ten Wrestling Championships
2018 Big Ten Wrestling Championships results. March 3-4 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. 1 Ohio State 164.5 2 Penn State 148.0 3 Michigan 118.0 4 Iowa 90.5 5 Nebraska 72.5 6 Wisconsin 67.0 7 Minnesota 66.5 8 Illinois 62.5 9 Purdue 59.5 10 Northwestern 55.5 11 Rutgers 42.5 12 Maryland 30.5 13Read moreRead more
College Recruiting: Jackson to Northland CTC
Payton Jackson of Detroit Lakes has committed to wrestling for Northland Community & Technical College next season. Jackson is a state qualifier and five-time placewinner in Section 8AA with 144 career wins. He is projected to wrestle at 133 or 141 pounds for the Pioneers. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey The Guillotine Wrestler Files PaytonRead moreRead more
'Omega Man': A look at TSN's Kenny Omega documentary
There were two reasons I was interested in viewing ‘Omega Man: A Wrestling Love Story’, part of Canadian sports network TSN’s ‘Engraved On A Nation’ documentary series on various Canadian athletes. The main one is that despite my role here, I’m really not overly familiar with his history and can’t call myself an Omega fan, per se.Read moreRead more
2nd grade friendship binds HS honor student, teen with autism
STILLWATER, Minn. – Adam Potter has autism, takes special education classes and is prone to occasional meltdowns. Trey Kruse is a member of the National Honor Society, plays football and is captain of the Stillwater High School wrestling team. Also, Trey and Adam are best friends. View/continue reading at kare11.com
John Cena brings 'Doctor of Thuganomics' back for WrestleMania
The Doctor of Thuganomics was back…at least for one night. Semi-retired WWE star John Cena revived his popular character from 2002-05 at WrestleMania Sunday night, interrupting an Elias musical segment. A black and white video montage of Babe Ruth calling his shot with a voiceover ran, leading to Cena’s old “Word Life” entrance music. TheRead moreRead more
NWA to crown new Women's Champion at Crockett Cup
UPDATE: Jazz tweeted after it was announced that she’s vacated the NWA Women’s title: “Due to medical and personal issues in my life at this time. I’m having to turn the belt over without defending it. I will post again soon… Thanks for your support. S/O to @nwa for giving me the opportunity of being theRead moreRead more
Hogan vs. Gawker Aftermath – Gawker’s Emergency Motion denied, garnishment of wages, Gawker drops counter-suit, next court dates
> 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.) Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker AftermathRead moreRead more
Update on VKM Stock Sale – Linda McMahon no longer significant shareholder
> 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.) A second big implication ofRead moreRead more