> 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.) WWE star John Cena was in New York City on Monday for NBCU’s annual Upfronts presentation. Cena, who said he’s “spreading the good word about WWE,” was interviewed on NBC’s “Today” show Monday morning. Cena noted he will return to the “Today” co-hosting role on Memorial Day – Monday morning, May 30 – leading into his WWE Raw TV return…

Enzo Amore made a scene in the crowd during WWE Survivor Series tonight which led security to escort him out of the arena. The situation started during the AOP vs. The Bar tag team match. Amore, who was in disguise, could be seen in the second row, even making it on camera. Sometime during the match, Enzo removed the disguise, stood up on his chair and started to cut a promo using his old catch phrases. In this video, you can see security grabbing him and taking him to the ground. In another, you can see Enzo being led away. Dave Meltzer later mentioned in tonight’s live show post that there…

France is to recognise anti-Zionism, the denial of the state of Israel, as a form of anti-Semitism in response to a surge in acts against Jews not seen “since the Second World War”. Emmanuel Macron, the French president, also promised new legislation in May to fight hate speech on the Internet, which could see platforms such as Facebook and Twitter fined for every minute they fail to take down racist or violent content. Speaking at the annual meeting of France’s largest Jewish organization, CRIF, Mr Macron said that France and other countries in Europe had recently witnessed "a resurgence of anti-Semitism that is probably unprecedented since World War II.” “We have…

> 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.)   Monday’s Raw generated a post-Extreme Rules PPV bump in social media activity tracked by Nielsen. The result topped the post-Payback Raw earlier this month. WWE Raw Social Media Tracking May 23: Raw fell to #2 among series & specials on Monday night, trailing the season premiere of “The Bachelorette” on ABC. It broke Raw’s streak of ranking #1 four consecutive weeks.…

The Usos and The New Day will both challenge for Cesaro & Sheamus’ SmackDown Tag Team titles at TLC. WWE announced tonight that Cesaro & Sheamus will defend their titles against The Usos and New Day in a triple threat match at TLC in San Jose, California on December 16. The Usos defeated Cesaro & Sheamus in a non-title match on this week’s SmackDown, and New Day defeated Cesaro, Sheamus & Big Show in a Thanksgiving Feast Fight on the November 20 episode. Cesaro & Sheamus won the titles from New Day on SmackDown 1000 in October. Big Show aligned with Cesaro & Sheamus and helped them win the titles, but video of…

A group of unidentified men entered North Korea’s embassy in Madrid last Friday, bound and gagged staff, and drove off four hours later with computers, according to a report broadly confirmed on Wednesday by a foreign ministry source. Spanish police are investigating the mysterious incident, in which intruders are reported to have held staff hostage and stolen computers possibly containing sensitive information. Police sources say that the North Korean authorities have not reported any crime, but they are investigating a possible case of robbery and hostage-taking after a local patrol was called to the embassy. Several embassy employees required medical treatment for minor injuries after they were reportedly bound and gagged by the unidentified assailants. According…

> 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.) Cody Rhodes announced Sunday that he is heading to the U.K. for an eight-city tour as part of his post-WWE independent run. Rhodes mapped out the tour, including a trip to London, via Twitter, while also noting he will have “first-rate” opponents on each show. Rhodes is already announced for two U.K. shows in October and December. Confirmed cities for my…

WWE held tryouts this week at the WWE Performance Center as they look for more talent heading into 2019. This camp was headed by head trainer Matt Bloom and featured a few notable names. Eric Spicely, a contestant on the 23rd season of the Ultimate Fighter, was part of the camp. Also there was Olivia Hasler, better known as “The Bad Girl” Penelope Ford, who made a memorable appearance at All In attacking Hangman Page. The rest of the camp, which WWE.com notes featured 37 attendees overall, had athletes from various backgrounds including football, powerlifting, amateur wrestling and bodybuilding. There were also a number of regional independent wrestlers. Other names from this week’s tryouts…

Beijing’s propaganda apparatus is pumping up the volume for its annual parliament meeting, with videos starring a rapper dropping rhymes about his "elation" for the session and an American waxing lyrical about the Chinese "system of democracy". Chinese state media regularly rolls out clips targeted at foreign audiences during important political events, and this year’s production has again raised eyebrows among China watchers. Xinhua, China’s official news agency, co-produced a rap video entitled "’Two Sessions’: To the World from China" to celebrate the annual meeting of the rubber-stamp parliament – the National People’s Congress – and the country’s top political advisory body. Rich in rhymes which often appear incoherent, the…

> 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.) -After last night’s Ladder Wars main event on the ROH All-Star Extravaganza PPV event, both Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian went to a local E.R. Kazarian needed stitches and staples to close the cut the led to a bloodbath in the match and Daniels needed ten stitches. -TNA’s ownership status remains a mystery, but all indications are that their annual…