JEWISH. INDEPENDENT. NONPROFIT.
(JTA) — A Jewish wrestler won the World Wrestling Entertainment cruiserweight championship. Drew Gulak, known as “the Philadelphia Stretcher,” beat Akira Tozawa and the reigning champion, Tony Nesse, in a triple threat match on Sunday, part of the Stomping Grounds pay-per-view in Tacoma, Washington. In a triple threat match, three wrestlers compete rather than the…
Bill Goldberg, a legendary wrestler with the WWE tour, will be inducted into WWE’s Hall Of Fame in April during Wrestlemania, the Cleveland Jewish News reported. William Scott Goldberg, 51, made his wrestling debut in 1997 on World Championship Wrestling, a promotion eventually bought by WWE. While with WCW, Goldberg went undefeated, racking up 173…
— The wrestler known as Goldberg shocked the wrestling world at his first WWE match in 12 years by defeating his longtime rival Brock Lesnar in a minute and 26 seconds. The crowd at Toronto’s Air Canada Center chanted Goldberg’s name after the dominant win on Sunday night. Lesnar had not been defeated in over…
“Hello! My name is Jon Stewart and welcome to… WWE’s 28th annual SummerSlam!” What? Yes, Jon Stewart, much beloved host of The Daily Show for the past 16 years, has finally moved on to pursue his lifelong dream of hosting wrestling tournaments. Just kidding. Well kind of. Jon is hosting the . But it’s a…
