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Top wrestling stories
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Nova Quinn signs multi-year deal, ending months of free-agent speculation
Quinn confirmed the signing in a short video posted Thursday afternoon. Her first match is expected on next week's show.Read full storyIllustration of a stadium crowd with phone lights glowing in the dark
Hiroshi Kaneda announces Tokyo Dome farewell match
Kaneda made the announcement at a packed press conference in Tokyo. Fans will choose his final opponent from a shortlist of five.Read full storyIllustration of a microphone on a stand lit by a spotlight
TNA confirms new weekly broadcast slot beginning in November
The move adds a second hour to the weekly show. International streaming details are expected before the switch.Read full storyIllustration of a small ring in a low-ceilinged hall with folding chairs
Inside the Toronto Grapple Club, the indie selling out a church basement every month
Every show sells out within an hour. We spent a night behind the curtain with the volunteers who make it happen.Read full storyLatest headlines
All latest newsBackstage talk: creative weighing a surprise return for Ezra Holt
'The Lantern' has been absent since spring. Sample rumour — not confirmed by the company or the wrestler.
Why the 30-minute main event is quietly coming back
Longer matches are returning to weekly television. The reasons have as much to do with streaming as with storytelling.
By promotion
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Developing: venue change announced for next month's premium event
The event moves to a larger arena. Existing tickets will be honoured, with seat reassignments to follow.
Raw, SmackDown, NXT and premium live events.
- 6h agoMara Vance and Jolene Briggs set for title rematch inside a steel cage
- 8h agoBackstage talk: creative weighing a surprise return for Ezra Holt
- 23h agoOpinion: the midcard title deserves better than a three-minute match
- Oct 27Dante Okoro earns title shot with gauntlet win
- Oct 26Monday Night Spotlight results: Okoro, Vance and a main event that stole the night
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Analysis: what the Nova Quinn deal tells us about the free-agent market
Competition for top free agents has never been stronger. Quinn's signing shows where the leverage sits.
Dynamite, Collision and pay-per-view coverage.
- 7h agoWednesday Night Throwdown results: Hollow Kings retain in 22-minute opener
- 13h agoViktor Raines suffers shoulder injury during weekend taping
- Oct 28Rumour: two-night pay-per-view format under discussion
- Oct 26Malik Stone and Sable Ortiz announced for mixed tag main event
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Thursday Thunder Hour results: Torch Reyes defends against Briar Wolfe
Tasha 'Torch' Reyes kept the knockouts title after a physical main event. Full results inside.
Weekly television, specials and the roster news.
- Oct 27The Northern Lights split after post-match attack
- Oct 25Rumour: free agent Grant Mercer has spoken with multiple promotions
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Road to the Dome Night 3 results: Arakawa pins Varga clean
Shoma Arakawa took the decisive win in the main event, putting himself in the frame for a January title shot.
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Kiko Sato wins three titles in one weekend across two countries
Friday in Detroit, Saturday in Windsor, Sunday back in Detroit. Sato left the weekend with three belts and very little sleep.
From armories to bingo halls — the scene that feeds everyone else.
- Oct 28The night the ring broke: a retrospective on one of the indies' most chaotic finishes
- Oct 28The business of merch: how independent wrestlers are building serious side incomes
- Oct 26Northern Exposure results: Lyra Fontaine wins ladder match main event
- Oct 26Profile: Lyra Fontaine on stunt work, ladders and learning to fall
- Oct 25Augie Dunn opens wrestling school with a focus on safety and fundamentals
Tonight in wrestling
Sample listings from the wrestling calendar. Times in Eastern Time; viewing details for Canada.
Full schedule- TodayNJPWRoad to the Dome: Night 4Sample Hall, OsakaPromotion appLive nowDetails for Road to the Dome: Night 4
- TodayTNAThursday Thunder HourSample Arena, NashvilleStreamingTonightDetails for Thursday Thunder Hour
- TodayIndiesGrapple Club: Late ShowChurch hall (sample), TorontoIndependent streamingTonightDetails for Grapple Club: Late Show
- TomorrowWWEFriday Night CollideSample Centre, ChicagoCableUpcomingDetails for Friday Night Collide
- Sat, Oct 31AEWSaturday ShowdownSample Coliseum, PhiladelphiaStreamingUpcomingDetails for Saturday Showdown
The rumour mill
Fictional sample claims. The meter shows each claim's documented status, not a probability.
All rumours- WWEUnconfirmed
Surprise return planned for the title tournament
Reported by Jordan Pike for The Turnbuckle Report
UnconfirmedWhy unconfirmed?
Only the original report and sites repeating it. Repeats of one report don't count as independent corroboration.
See the evidenceThe Turnbuckle Report newsletter (sample) - AEWCorroborated
Biggest event of the year could run across two nights
Reported by Ringside Radio
CorroboratedWhy corroborated?
A second outlet reported it from its own sources. The fan-site repeat of the original doesn't count.
See the evidenceRingside Radio, episode 212 (sample) - NJPWUnconfirmed
Spring tour to add four overseas dates
Reported by Jordan Pike for The Turnbuckle Report
UnconfirmedThe Turnbuckle Report (sample) - IndiesDisputed
Indie champion signing with a major promotion
Reported by Anonymous message-board poster
DisputedWhy disputed?
The wrestler denied it. That disputes the claim but doesn't disprove it; nothing official contradicts it yet.
See the evidenceMessage-board post (sample) - AEWDisproven
Tag champions will drop the titles on Wednesday
Reported by Anonymous message-board poster
DisprovenWhy disproven?
The champions retained on the show. (The earlier denial alone only made it disputed.)
See the evidenceMessage-board post (sample)
Features & analysis
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Analysis
Analysis: what the Nova Quinn deal tells us about the free-agent market
Competition for top free agents has never been stronger. Quinn's signing shows where the leverage sits.
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Results & recaps
All results- AEW
Wednesday Night Throwdown
- The Hollow Kingsdef.Stone & Varga
- Sable Ortizdef.Kiki Lane
- Viktor Rainesdef.Tom Hatch
- TNA
Thunder Hour Special
- Tasha Reyesdef.Briar Wolfe
- The Northern Lightsdef.Ryder & Cole
- Grant Mercerdef.Jace Holloway
- NJPW
Road to the Dome: Night 3
- Shoma Arakawadef.Leon Varga
- Takamori & Moridef.Ito & Sasaki
- WWE
Monday Night Spotlight
- Dante Okorodef.Five opponents
- Mara Vancedef.Jolene Briggs
- Indies
Grapple Club: Northern Exposure
- Lyra Fontainedef.Four others
- Augie Dunndef.Mikey Rourke