WED. UPDATE: Tough Enough ratings, TV notes, UFC departure, and more

by David Bixenspan | [email protected] | Follow @davidbix TV lineup for tonight: NXT at 8:00 p.m. ET on WWE Network has Finn Balor vs. Rhyno, Hideo Itami giving an update on his injury, and more. Lucha Underground at 8:00 p.m. ET on El Rey has Drago vs. Mil Muertes in a number one contenders match and …

WWE Smackdown July 31 TV results: Cesaro & Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins & Kevin Owens

By Steve Khan, WrestlingObserver.com – Air Date: July 30, 2015 (July 29 in Canada) – Location: BOK Center in Tulsa, OK The Big News: Cesaro pinned Kevin Owens in a tag-team main event. Show Recap: Seth Rollins came out to start the show. They aired clips of John Cena beating him on Raw and footage …

Kim Jong-un says he and Pompeo share ‘same kind of guts’ as details emerge of secret meetings

Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, expressed “joy” and “satisfaction” after his secret meeting earlier this month in Pyongyang with Mike Pompeo, director of the CIA, saying the two men share the “same kind of guts”, according to sources. Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on Monday that Kim adopted a friendly approach to Donald Trump’s emissary, …

French tycoon Vincent Bolloré blames Africa corruption charges on prejudice

One of France’s most powerful tycoons defended himself on Sunday against charges that he helped African leaders win elections in return for lucrative contracts.  Vincent Bolloré, 66, who built a business empire in Africa over 30 years, claimed that the case against him was rooted in prejudice against the continent. But commentators said it signalled …

UK’s Washington ambassador slaps down French counterpart over British burning down the White House 

The British ambassador to the United States emerged victorious from a social media skirmish after slapping down his French counterpart with a reference to the Battle of Waterloo. Sir Kim Darroch’s contretemps with Gérard Araud, the French ambassador, began after he hosted a history symposium at the White House. "From Scottish stonemasons to English architects, …

Auggie wrestling 8th in academics, 5 Auggies honored

MINNEAPOLIS — With five wrestlers who competed in the NCAA Division III National Championships earning National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Scholar All-America recognition, the Augsburg College wrestling team recorded the eighth-highest team grade-point average among Division III wrestling teams, it was announced recently. Augsburg recorded a 3.47 team grade-point average, good for eighth place …

Update: Nikki Bella, Not John Cena, Initiated The Break-Up

As we all know by now, John Cena and Nikki Bella called of their wedding and ended their 6 year relationship. It was previously reported that John Cena was the one who initiated the break up. After initially releasing an article claiming that it was John Cena who called off the wedding and his relationship …

Bruce Burnett named National Freestyle Coach

Bruce Burnett returns as USA Wrestling National Freestyle Coach to lead the program through 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Bruce Burnett of Dover, Idaho has been hired to return to USA Wrestling as its National Freestyle Coach, and lead the men’s freestyle program through the 2016 Olympic Games in …

Chad Gable Comments On Surprising Victory Over Jinder Mahal

Chad Gable may not have been given priority treatment in the announcement that RAW acquired him from SmackDown last week during the Superstar Shake-Up. However, Gable made a big statement this week on RAW from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, defeating former WWE and US champion Jinder Mahal. Here is Gable’s comments on his …