Month: July 2020

Xavier Woods tweeted on Friday that a customs agent refused to believe him when he said he wasn’t fellow New Day member Kofi Kingston.  Apparently, Woods landed at an airport in Kuala Lumpur and was eventually pulled aside by a customs agent who didn’t believe he was being honest about his identity. That drew a …

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Season 3 — Episode 28: “Booyaka! Booyaka!” Rey Mysterio battled PJ Black in the main event of the latest episode of Lucha Underground as the build continues for a title match with Mysterio challenging Johnny Mundo in four weeks time. The second round of the Cueto Cup tournament also wrapped up with the quarterfinals set to air …

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WWE Legend & IWGP Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho will be hosting a special edition of his podcast with WWE Hall Of Famer Dory Funk Jr. on Saturday, January 12th, 2019 at The !BANG! TV Sound Stage in Ocala, Florida. The former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion promises to “tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing …

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Image: USA Today As if the spectacle around Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor Mcgregor wasn’t enough on its own, Wednesday brought an unprecedented new wrinkle into the equation and one that could change things drastically when a punch connects. At the request of both camps, the Nevada State Athletic Commission approved the use of 8 oz. …

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Images: CMLL   Mexico against the world was the theme for the Grand Prix lucha libre show over the weekend featuring outside talent from Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling. Diamante Azul won the 2017 Grand Prix as the sole survivor of the torneo cibernetico in Arena Mexico on Friday night. Michael Elgin was a standout performer in the elimination match …

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THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS WWN events pulled from FloSlam schedule   WWN attorney issues statement on FloSports lawsuit    Impact Wrestling results: Eli Drake defends in Mexico  AUDIO WOL: WWN vs. FLO, Caprice Coleman interview, weekend lineup and more! 9/22 B&V&G: NXT, Lucha Underground, Granny’s Wrestling Report, more! 9/22 WOL: WWE Jinder …

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The UFC announced today that a battle of former champions will headline the company’s next FOX special as Robbie Lawler, the former welterweight champion, will face Rafael dos Anjos, the former lightweight champion. The next FOX special will air on December 16th from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. With the show headlining on FOX, the winner would …

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A Russian engineer who allegedly stabbed a fellow staff member at a remote Antarctica research station was on Wednesday under house arrest and awaiting trial, a court said. Sergei Savitsky stabbed a colleague in the chest with a knife on October 9 in the canteen at Russia’s Bellingshausen Station, "with the aim of murder", the Saint …

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Two matches are set for next week’s episode of SmackDown and a Cruiserweight title match has been confirmed for Survivor Series. WWE announced on last night’s SmackDown that Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable would be challenging for The Usos’ Tag Team titles and Rusev would be facing AJ Styles in a Survivor Series qualifying match …

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The family of a teenager who went missing in Italy in 1983 has called on the Vatican to provide more details on the discovery of human remains in one of its properties. The bones were uncovered on Monday by builders refurbishing a building owned by the Vatican in Rome, the Holy See said, in a …

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