The following Dave Meltzer Match ratings have all been taken from the October 12, 2026, edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Explore our Dave Meltzer Match Ratings Database to search five-star and higher matches by wrestler, promotion, year and match type. WWE SMACKDOWN OCTOBER 2 – The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) and Ricky Saints…
Wren Sinclair won the women’s battle royal on NXT after entering disguised as Lady Shani, putting her in line to challenge Kelani Jordan at Halloween Havoc. BirthRight also advanced in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. WWE NXT Results NXT Highlights
Will Ospreay defeated Kazuchika Okada to retain the AEW World Championship at Dynamite: Grand Slam France in Paris. Mercedes Moné and Darby Allin also retained their titles, while Samoa Joe returned to the ring and qualified for WrestleDream’s Clockwork Carnage match. AEW Dynamite Results Grand Slam France Highlights
Roman Reigns returned to RAW for a face-to-face with LA Knight ahead of their World Heavyweight Championship match at Money in the Bank. The Main Event ended with Stephanie Vaquer attacking both Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan, leading to a triple threat Women’s World Championship match on Saturday. WWE RAW Results RAW Highlights
Welcome to the fourth edition of the WrestlePurists Annual Awards! These awards celebrate the very best that professional wrestling has offered in 2025. The winners will be determined by a combination of votes from wrestling media, critics, and most importantly, you the fans. 🗳️ How to Vote:Voting is now open! You can find the polls…
Pro-Wrestling: EVE is one of the most successful promotions in the UK and beyond with regards to its spotlight on female talent and focus on high-quality in-ring competition. In an industry that has for so long been male-dominated and centred on a certain kind of individual as the target audience, it is promotions like EVE…
The dust seems to have finally settled on what was a divisive reaction to Konosuke Takeshita’s 2025 G1 Climax victory. Whether it was his Ring of Honor World Championship match against Bandido, his match against Kenny Omega for the AEW International Championship, or his many clashes over the NEVER Openweight Championship, 2025 has certainly been…
Ryogoku Sumo Hall, home to many previous G1 Climax finals, and now Sakura Genesis. On the last stop before Windy City Riot and Wrestling Dontaku, New Japan’s finest battled it out, with six championship matches among the contested bouts. Following Junior Genesis in Korakuen Hall the night before, the main card had to follow what…
Beyond its imperfections, it is truly remarkable that AEW even exists. For a certain generation of fans, the idea of the emergence of a true alternative, or dare I say competition, to WWE seemed impossible, and it is now simply the reality we live in. Beyond all the tremendous wrestling they’ve put on over the…
Unique is a hard thing to be in today’s wrestling landscape. Everybody does the same moves, the same style, and sometimes even talks the same. Following what works can make people become cheap imitations of whatever they’re trying to replicate. However, two wrestlers who couldn’t be farther from that are WWE’s Kevin Owens and AEW’s…