Month: July 2020

Ring of Honor has officially announced broadcasting details for the upcoming G1 Supercard event on April 6. The company confirmed on their website that both New Japan World and HonorClub will stream the show live. For HonorClub, it will be available for all users, not just those who include pay-per-view events in their package. They also announced that the show will be a pay-per-view event on satellite and cable for $39.99. Additionally, the pay-per-view will be…

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> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) Dutch Mantel (a/k/a Zeb Colter) told me earlier this year on the July 14 episode of the PWTorch Livecast that Donald Trump owes him because…

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Donald Trump dubbed Russian collusion allegations the “greatest political hoax” in American history yesterday as he turned the Mueller report’s findings into a 2020 election rallying cry.  Addressing thousands of supporters in Michigan, the US president repeatedly touted special counsel Robert Mueller’s recent conclusion that he had not conspired with the Kremlin.  Mr Trump mocked the “collusion delusion” during his Thursday evening address in the key swing state, cheered on by a boisterous crowd who…

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A matchup between two recent additions to the roster and a Crockett Cup qualifier have been announced for this month’s Ring of Honor television tapings. Rush vs. Mark Haskins has been made official for the tapings, along with ROH Tag Team Champions The Briscoes vs. ROH Television Champion Jeff Cobb & NWA National Champion Willie Mack in a non-title Crockett Cup qualifying match. The tapings are being held at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada on…

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At least eight writers and activists, including two dual US citizens and a heavily pregnant woman, have been arrested in Saudi Arabia, despite recent pressure from western governments to release human rights advocates already in jail. The latest round of arrests targeting critics of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country’s 33-year-old de facto ruler, is the first since Washington Post columnist and US resident Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last October. Those detained…

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A Six-Man Tag Team title change took place at Ring of Honor’s television tapings in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, PCO & Brody King) defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia & TK O’Ryan) to become the new ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions. With the title change, PCO & King now hold both the ROH Tag Team and Six-Man Tag Team titles. They defeated The Briscoes in a no disqualification match…

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AEW Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes took to Twitter last night and responded to a tweet on his Stardust character in WWE. Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT had tweeted on the Stardust character that Cody portrayed from June 2014 until May 2016, right before he was released on May 22 of that year. He wrote, “Sometimes, I think… WWE had Cody Rhodes portray Stardust for TWO years. Like… that’s a lot to think about. What were…

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British and other foreign children of the Islamic State have been left in limbo in Syria’s squalid refugee camps, their governments unwilling to accept them back. There will be some who have little sympathy for them, preferring to save it for the group’s countless victims. But their own children should, and must be, counted among them.  They are British citizens who had no choice when their parents decided to take them to Isil’s so-called caliphate. They have…

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Brock Lesnar has been officially confirmed for Raw’s go-home show for SummerSlam. WWE has announced that Lesnar will be appearing on Monday’s Raw. It’s taking place at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which had already advertised Lesnar for the episode. Lesnar was advertised for this past Monday’s Raw, but his appearance wasn’t announced by WWE in advance. He showed up and interrupted Seth Rollins’ match against Dolph Ziggler. Lesnar attacked Rollins, gave him…

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Emmanuel Macron’s approval ratings have risen to levels not seen since before the “yellow vest” revolt erupted last autumn with most French feeling he “rose to the occasion” over the Notre-Dame fire, a poll out on Friday suggests. President Macron’s popularity plummeted last September following a tax rise on pensioners and a backlash over plans to raise fuel taxes. According to BVA, Mr Macron has clawed back three points in the past month and is…

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