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Through his final days, Ole Anderson remained a respected figure in the industry as several from across the industry, including AEW, WWE, NWA, TNA & more, paid tribute to the former multiple heavyweight Champion and NWA and WCW Hall of Famer. I am broken hearted about the death of Ole Anderson To many, he was a[...]

He is currently the NWA World Heavyweight champion and the OVW National champion He also runs Exodus Pro Wrestling out of his hometown, Cleveland, OH, where they have put on a string of successful shows in 2023 The final one, Colder Weather, takes place there tonight, and we got to sit and have a chat[...]

Funk was inducted into several halls of fame, including Hardcore (2005), NWA (2009), International Professional Wrestling (2021), Stampede Wrestling (1995), WCW (1995), and WWE (2009) He's a two-time NWA/WCW US Heavyweight Champion and two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion on top of his other championships, which includes a WWE Tag Team Championship run with Mick Foley[...]

 Fellow former NWA World Champion and WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair posted, "In My Entire Life, I've Never Met A Guy Who Worked Harder Terry Funk Was A Great Wrestler, Entertainer, Unbelievably Fearless, And A Great Friend! Rest In Peace My Friend Terry Funk Knowing That No One Will Ever Replace You In The World[...]

He was inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2008 and the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 Late in life, aside from his occasional appearance in WWE programming with his final turn in 2010, he became even more popular for his rants, whether it's tweeting in all caps on social media or going[...]

 The specifics of what happened or Lawler's current condition are unknown now as the news is just trickling out. Jerry "The King" Lawler, courtesy of WWE. The world first learned of Jerry Lawler's health emergency earlier today when fellow WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Morton of the iconic NWA tag team The Rock n' Roll Express tweeted about the situation[...]

 It doesn't stop there, though, as his brother-in-law is Mike Rotunda, whom fans know as WWF star I.R.S., and his nephews Windham Rotunda and Taylor Rotunda, aka WWE stars Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas. Despite spending the vast majority of his career in the NWA and WCW, where he won nearly every title, including the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, Barry Windham did[...]

VICE TV released the official trailer for the docuseries Tales From The Territories, focusing on pro-wrestling's old territory days.

Rap powerhouses Ice-T, founding NWA member Arabian Prince, and Dr Dre are teaming up on a multimedia project that will see lead to an animated series featuring an original score from none other than Dr Dre First up, Ice-T, Arabian Prince, and artist Tommy The Animator will be bringing Death For Hire: The Origin of Tehk[...]

We have an update on the health of wrestling legend Terry Funk, who we learned recently wasn't doing so well.

 It is a sad turn of events for a man who if we're judging solely by his career and accomplishments, we should be celebrating, but instead, due to his continuing public outbursts and inability to hold himself accountable, we are now faced with all but ignoring entirely. Ric Flair just can't seem to stop whining like[...]

The NWA has released a new video on YouTube simply titled "we're back," promoting the company's return with a special Back for the Attack event on March 21st, to be followed by the return of NWA Powerrr Powerrr will now air exclusively on Fite. The NWA returns in March with new episodes of POWERRR streaming only[...]

Dark Side of the Ring posted an update on Season 3 of the popular pro-wrestling docuseries, including how far along they are on the episodes.

A man called Sting appeared on AEW's Unrestricted podcast where he talked about knowing Tony Khan before he even started All Elite Wrestling.

During that call, Cody was asked about the potential for a third match with NWA Champion Nick Aldis and for a "super show" with AEW and another brand, such as NWA, cross-promoting the show Unfortunately, Cody doesn't think either one is very likely. Cody Rhodes appears on AEW Dynamite [Credit: AEW]"The doors are open[...]

One subject that came up was AEW's collaboration with NWA, both in the present and in the future. Cody talked about the match tonight on the Full Gear pre-show, The Buy-In, in which NWA Women's Champion Serena Deeb (who actually works for AEW) will defend her title against NWA's Allysin Kay. Credit: AEW "One thing that's really special about[...]

Thunder Rosa dropped the NWA Women's Championship to AEW star Serena Deeb amidst rumors that Rosa could be headed to AEW Deeb, the new NWA Champion, will defend the title on tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite Deeb won the title on UWN Primetime Live, and will face Leyla Hirsch on Dynamite tonight. Serena Deeb faces Leyla[...]

Aron Stevens, the NWA wrestler and Championship Wrestling from Hollywood booker who was, once upon a time, known as Damien Sandow in WWE, recently gave in an interview to Wrestling Inc that they've been milking for about a week now During the interview, Stevens talked about his experience in WWE and how it's affected his[...]

Though remembered by many for their WWF/WWE runs, the Road Warriors would earn their reputation (and a ton of championship titles) wrestling overseas as well as in the NWA and AWA. Road Warrior Animal Joseph Laurinaitis Passes Away, Age 60 (Image: WWE) The WWE issued a statement shortly after news of Laurinaitis' passing was confirmed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGPmJGAM_fAVideo can't be[...]

On the call, Khan was asked about AEW's relationship with the NWA, with NWA Women's Champion Thunder Rosa wrestling on Dynamite last night and set to face AEW Women's Champion Hikaru Shida at All Out However, it doesn't look like AEW has any plans to work with NWA beyond that. NWA Women's Champion Thunder Rosa is[...]

Smashing Pumpkins frontman and pro wrestling enthusiast Billy Corgan denied rumors he's planning to shut down the NWA despite the promotion currently not producing any new content and being without a top executive following #SpeakingOut allegations Corgan responded to a rumor started by former ECW star Raven, who said he'd heard that Corgan was planning[...]

The fallout from the #SpeakingOut allegations that began exposing incidents of alleged sexual misconduct throughout the pro wrestling industry this week has prompted the resignation of NWA Vice President David Lagana He has run the day-to-day operations of the company since the organization launched its weekly NWA POWERRR show in 2019 Lagana was accused of[...]

In contrast to the hopeful nostalgia of WWE's In Your House promotion, the Ric Flair 24 is a bittersweet chronicle of the end of an era.

Chris Hyatte is best known for writing The Mop-Up, The Midnight News, and And Another Thing on the early wrestling internet from 1997-2007.

Tom Segura said he would only wipe out wrestling fans from the planet behind flat Earthers like WWE superstar AJ Styles and anti-vaxxers.

Between 1983 and 2014, the team would wrestle for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), as well as in venues around the world. The Road Warriors are the next focus of Dark Side of the Ring, courtesy of Vice TV. Their face paint[...]

On a recent episode of his podcast, comedian Tom Segura didn't exactly pull punches when it came to his thoughts on professional wrestling.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced that Wrestle Dynasty has been postponed until 2021 due to continued global health concerns.

Mom after mom is flustered by hunky WWE Superstar AJ Styles as he appears in an ostensibly family-friendly Dairy Queen commercial.

This Tuesday, Dark Side of the Ring brings the rise and fall of Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) founder Herb "Mr. Electrcity" Abrams.