Month: July 2020

During a recent episode of his podcast, “You’re Welcome,” former UFC / current Bellator MMA Fighter and ESPN Analyst Chael Sonnen spoke at length about his thoughts on the current attention surrounding SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, his latest opinion of RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey’s transition from UFC to WWE now that she has spent some time with the company and much more. Below are the highlights from the recent episode of Chael’s Podcast:…

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1968  Milwaukee, Wisconsin: – Dr. X beat Dick the Bruiser – The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa  – Bill Watts beat Dutch Savage 1969  Milwaukee, Wisconsin: – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Billy Red Lyons – In a no DQ match, AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon – Red Bastien beat Dr. X  – Bill Watts beat Angelo Poffo 1972  Miami, Florida: – In a match…

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Kanako “Asuka” Urai, the NXT women’s champion, suffered a broken right collarbone in her title defense over Ember Moon on Saturday night at the Takeover event in Brooklyn. The WWE reported the injury tonight, saying that Dr. Jeffrey Westerfield, who tended to Urai, said the typical recovery time from such an injury is six to eight weeks out. “During the match, she landed awkwardly from a throw from Ember Moon and was able to complete…

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As he continues to promote his new book “No Is a Four-Letter Word: How I Failed Spelling but Succeeded in Life,” Chris Jericho made an appearance on Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer earlier this week. Jericho discussed the book, noting that it includes 20 principles of things that he has learned throughout his life. One of those was what he would call the Brian Pillman principle: be something different. Jericho brought this up later in…

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Click:ecolchi Last night’s episode of SmackDown on the USA Network averaged 2.542 million viewers, up one percent from last week despite going against strong competition from the broadcast TV networks. NBC and CBS both averaged over 10 million viewers with their season premiere episodes directly opposite SmackDown. In terms of cable competition, SmackDown was fourth for the night in total viewers and second in the 18-49 demo with a 0.82 rating. For the fourth straight week, the show…

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Sami Zayn’s heel turn continued on last night’s episode of SmackDown. The show took place in Daniel Bryan’s hometown of Seattle, with Zayn insulting Bryan in a promo to open the night. Zayn said that he spent his career trying to catch up to Bryan, but now Bryan is a “housewife” and the last person he’d ever want to be like. Kevin Owens came down to continue the insults, which resulted in Bryan making Owens…

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Click:全国楼凤论坛 A fervent Donald Trump supporter has been identified as the suspect in a nationwide mail-bomb scare targeting prominent critics of the president. Cesar Sayoc, 56, a former body builder with a string of criminal convictions, was arrested on Friday, as the number of explosive devices uncovered across the country widened to 13.  Mr Trump vowed "swift and certain justice" as he condemned the attempted "terrorising attacks" and praised the "incredible" work of the country’s…

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While it remains to be seen how the match will be laid out or how long it will actually go, an intergender matchup is set for tomorrow’s episode of SmackDown from Manchester, England. WWE announced today that Becky Lynch would be facing James Ellsworth at the show. The announcement was made by Cathy Kelley in a video update, who went over how Lynch vs. Ellsworth was set up by a Twitter angle. Carmella volunteered Ellsworth, who…

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The US has charged two former Goldman Sachs bankers and a fugitive Malaysian financier in connection with one of the world’s biggest financial scandals.  The Department of Justice (DoJ) accused the men of participating in a scheme that stole billions of dollars from Malaysia’s economic development fund, 1MDB.  The alleged embezzlement, which authorities say was used to buy Van Gogh paintings and finance Hollywood films, has already contributed to the downfall of the Malaysian prime minister.  The indictment charges Malaysian financier…

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1922  Melbourne, Australia: – Billy Meeske defeated Joe Bailey in a tournament final to win the vacant Australian Heavyweight Title  1950  Los Angeles, California: – Baron Michele Leone defeated Enrique Torres to become recognized World Heavyweight Champion in Los Angeles and the Pacific Northwest 1954  Los Angeles, California: – Lord James Blears & Joe Pazanadak defeated Gene Kiniski and John Tolos for the NWA International Television Tag Team Titles 1955  Tokyo, Japan: – Rikidozan defeated…

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