McKenzie Mitchell, a former member of the WWE NXT broadcasting team, will return to pro wrestling in a new promotion run by Scott D’Amore next month. Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling has announced that Mitchell will be the backstage correspondent at the promotion’s inaugural events on Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20. The shows, titled • Read More »
Ric Flair announced Wendy Barlow and he have decided to separate. The pair met while working in WCW in 1993. Barlow played the role of a French maid, Fifi, in the “Flair for the Gold,” segments the company produced at the time. They announced their engagement back in 2016 and had a wedding in 2018. • Read More »
Dustin Rhodes has launched his own wrestling promotion. Rhodes announced to X that Texas Fall Fury, the first show of the Rhodes Wrestling Association, will be held in November. “FINALLY!!! @RhodesWrestling launches! “..” he wrote. Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks. November 21st, Thursday at 6pm Central #RWA’s Bullpen is in Leander • Read More »
Next month, the MLW World Heavyweight Championship will be decided by a clash between legends from NJPW and CMLL. Satoshi Kojima defends his World Heavyweight Championship against CMLL Ultimo Guerrero on Friday, October 4, at MLW Slaughterhouse. The show will be broadcast live on MLW YouTube from The Coliseum, St. Petersburg in Florida. Kojima holds • Read More »
JBL is everywhere. The former WWE star surprised fans at Saturday’s MLW Fightland event in Atlanta. JBL appeared as CW Anderson & Brock Anderson wrestled the Bomaye Fight Club, Alex Kane & Mister Thomas. This time he punched Mr. Thomas and then gave him a clothesline from Hell. JBL whispered to Brock Anderson something before • Read More »
A new CMLL women’s champion has been crowned. Zeuxis won the title for the very first time after defeating Willow Nightingale. Zeuxis won the match by pinning Nightingale with an avalanche-powerbomb. Nightingale lost the title after 61 consecutive days. She defeated Viva Van in a three way match and Lluvia to become the new champ • Read More »
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling’s debut show next month will feature the Ring of Honor Women’s World Championship. Athena will defend against Gisele at MLP Forged in Excellence. The two-night event will take place in Windsor, Ontario Canada on October 19 and 20. It will be broadcast as a Triller pay-per view. Shaw announced her retirement • Read More »
Trevor Lee, the former Cameron Grimes of WWE, is coming soon to MLW. The promotion announced today that Lee will make his MLW debut at Slaughterhouse 2024. The event will take place at the Coliseum, St. Petersburg, Florida, on Friday, Oct. 4. Lee’s opponent has not yet been announced. Lee, 30, was released from his • Read More »
Former UFC fighters Matt Riddle, and Tom Lawlor are set to battle it out in a pro-wrestling match this weekend. MLW announced that Riddle vs. Lawlor would take place at the TV taping portion Fightland, the promotion’s event in Atlanta on Saturday (September 14). It’s a “Vale Tudo rules”, which MLW promotes as a martial • Read More »