Month: November 2020

It’s not every day that the relatively niche sport of triathlon gets compared favourably to football, and have a prominent mention in a national newspaper’s column about the nation’s favourite sport. But these are strange times, and thanks to sports writer Sean Ingle’s recent article for The Guardian, triathlon is being held in high esteem thanks to recent measures taken by the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO).  Advertisement Ingle challenges the morals of the decision many Premiership clubs have taken to furlough their backstage staff, rather than…

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Former Raw women’s champion Ronda Rousey issued a short statement on her Instagram commenting on fellow MMA horsewoman Shayna Baszler’s dominant victory at last night’s Elimination Chamber pay per view. The Baddest Woman On The Planet writes, “We are all your puppets!! Give them the dose of reality they don’t know they’re desperate for @qosbaszler !!!” HILARIOUS “Rejected Characters” From Past WWE Developmental Tryouts Surface Online View this post on Instagram We are all your…

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HUUB Design have designed a cycling jersey in aid of the NHS. Sporting the message “Better In Than Out” they wanted to help promote the message  to stay in. The design also includes the rainbow of ‘hope’ which has become symbolic in the pandemic. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement It is priced £49.99 and all profits will go to the NHS Charities Together, which acknowledges and supports NHS staff, volunteers and patients impacted by COVID-19.…

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WWE Raw women’s champion Becky Lynch recently spoke to TV Insider’s Scott Fishman to talk about her next opponent…former NXT champion Shayna Baszler. The Man compares Baszler to her other rival Ronda Rousey, while explaining the key differences that separate them. It’s a different animal with Shayna Baszler. The thing about Shayna is whatever you want to say about it, she has been wrestling longer. She is the one who got Ronda into wrestling because…

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Super League will become the first triathlon brand to enter a squad of its biggest stars into the world of esports with the most illustrious names in the sport set to compete in the Zwift Classic series. Advertisement Double Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee, reigning Super League champion Vincent Luis, Dutch star Rachel Klamer and Norwegian powerhouse Kristian Blummenfelt are among the triathlon royalty that make up the Super League squad. Five of the Super League…

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As seen on AEW Dynamite this week, the All Elite Wrestling debut of the returning “BROKEN” Matt Hardy was preceded by a drone that flew in just prior to Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks announcing that Hardy would be replacing his injured brother Nick Jackson in next week’s AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts match (Watch Video Here). In the brand new episode of “#FreeTheDELETE” that would follow online after the show, fans were able…

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With the triathlon calendar currently empty, why not bring the triathlon to you? Well, that’s what 220 Triathlon’s features editor Matt Baird will be doing today, for he’s undertaking a middle-distance triathlon in his back garden in aid of the NHS. Advertisement Matt will start his recreation of the Outlaw Half/Ironman 70.3 Staffs/Slateman Legend, etc, at 1.30pm and plans to spend 50minutes swimming in his 2.6 metre long, waist-height paddling pool (luckily he’s only 5ft…

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Sean Waltman recently took to social media to show off a custom pair of nWo shoes he had made to wear during the WWE Hall Of Fame induction ceremony originally scheduled for WrestleMania 36 Weekend in Tampa, Florida during the first week of April. The pro wrestling legend hopped on his official Instagram page this week to show off custom New World Order (nWo) Nike sneakers he had made and intended to wear at the…

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On Easter Saturday Ironman World Champ Jan Frodeno will complete an Ironman-distance triathlon at his home in Spain, a country that has been hit hard by coronavirus. Advertisement He will be swimming the 3.8km in his in-home pool, which is equipped with a counter-current system. Then Jan will get onto his roller trainer for the 180 km bike course, before running the marathon on his treadmill. You can accompany Jan and his “tri at home”…

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— The WrestleVotes Twitter account is reporting that WWE’s next PPV after WrestleMania – Money in the Bank – is not going to happen as currently “planned.” The event is scheduled for May 9 in Baltimore, MD but the report seems to suggest that both the venue and the date are completely up in the air and likely to be changed. Of course, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic looking nowhere close to easing up, this…

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