Raj Giri
School
Colorado School Of Mines
Expertise
Pro Wrestling, Web Development, Investing
- Raj Giri created Wrestling Inc. in 1997.
- Giri is a lifelong pro wrestling fan with over 25 years of experience in the business.
- Giri also founded other websites, including FightLine.com and IndianDating.com, which he sold in 2010.
Experience
A lifelong wrestling fan, Raj Giri started a pro wrestling Geocities site in 1996 as a way to learn web development. The site became Wrestling Inc. in 1997 and has gone on to become the most trafficked pro wrestling news website in the world. Giri has broken many major stories over the decades and has interviewed some of the biggest names in pro wrestling. He sold Wrestling Inc. to Static Media in 2022 and remains involved with the site.
Education
Giri attended the Colorado School of Mines. After initially majoring in Chemical Engineering, he changed gears and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a minor in Economics.
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Stories By Raj Giri
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Wrestling Inc. founder Raj Giri talks about the history of the site and it's bright future.
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"WWE NXT" on the USA Network this past Tuesday night averaged 551,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating. It ranked #43 for the night on cable.
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AEW Rampage on Friday night averaged 517,000 viewers in the fast nationals ratings, according to Forbes Alfred Konuwa. The show averaged 245,000 viewers in the…
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Blair Davenport suffered an injury on Thursday's episode of NXT UK. Davenport hurt her ankle during the main event.
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AEW Rampage on Friday night averaged 477,000 viewers in the fast nationals ratings, according to Forbes and Wrestling Inc.'s Alfred Konuwa. The show averaged 212,000…
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WWE took a shot at the "gory self-mutilation" during the a recent street fight on the "New Year's Smash" edition of AEW Rampage.
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The debut edition of AEW Battle of the Belts on Saturday night averaged 659,000 viewers in the fast nationals ratings.
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Matt Striker is reportedly done with Impact Wrestling. In a now-deleted post, Striker tweeted that he was finished with the company.
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WWE issued the following statement to Wrestling Inc.: "With the continued evolution of NXT 2.0, we've decided to part ways with some of the staff…
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WWE SmackDown on FOX on Friday averaged 2.213 million viewers in the overnight ratings, according to Spoiler TV. It is the best overnight audience for…
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WWE has released over 80 talents so far this year. Wrestling Inc. has compiled a list of the talents that have been released in 2021.
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WWE has released John Morrison, Hit Row (Top Dolla, Isaiah Scott & Ashante Adonis), Tegan Nox, Drake Maverick, Shane Thorne and Jaxson Ryker.
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Keith Lee was released by WWE. Lee signed with the company in 2018 and joined the NXT brand. He was called up to the main roster in August.
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This Friday's episode of AEW Rampage was taped after tonight's Dynamite at the The Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Below are the results: * CM…
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Wrestling Inc. received fast national ratings data for Friday's AEW Rampage, as well as some additional details for Friday Night SmackDown. AEW Rampage scored 594,000…
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As previously reported, WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has been receiving backlash over the Dark Side of the Ring's episode on the infamous WWE…
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As previously reported, WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has been receiving backlash over the Dark Side of the Ring's episode on the infamous WWE…
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Thanks to Wrestling Inc. reader Ryan Hasselbach (@r_hasselb) for sending in these results for Friday's episode of AEW Rampage, which was taped after Wednesday's Dynamite:…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUla2JS1tOQ&ab_channel=WrestlingINC
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Andrade El Idolo debuted with AEW on this past Friday's episode of Dynamite. As I reported over the weekend, Andrade first met with AEW President…
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Cesaro's WWE contract expires shortly after WrestleMania, Wrestling Inc. has learned. Cesaro first signed with WWE in September of 2011. Since that time, he has…
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Impact Wrestling is no longer airing in the U.K. on FreeSports, Wrestling Inc. has learned. Impact had just announced the partnership with Premier Sports / FreeSports last October.
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Depositions for Sonya Deville / Phillip A. Thomas stalker case start next week. Thomas remains incarcerated in Florida after attempting to kidnap Deville last August.