Raw last night fell to a near record low mark with 3.00 million viewers. It would have been the lowest number since football season ended, and the fourth lowest number since 1997 for a show that didn’t go head-to-head with football. The three shows that did worse were against a blockbuster NBA playoff game and the … Continue reading "Raw ratings down for Payback go-home show"

WWE rounded out the card for Backlash by announcing two more matches for the show on Tuesday night. It was first confirmed that Sami Zayn would be facing Baron Corbin at the pay-per-view. Zayn announced that he had requested and been granted the match during a backstage interview segment on SmackDown before being ambushed by Corbin. The … Continue reading "WWE rounds out card for Backlash"

1930 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: – Jim Londos defeated Dick Shikat for the NWA (National Wrestling Association) World Heavyweight Wrestling Title 1932  Kansas City, Kansas: – John Pesek beat Harry Ekizian 2 falls to 1  – Wladek Zbyszko defeated Dutch Hefner 1940  Kansas City, Kansas: – Orville Brown beat Richard Shikat in 2 out of 3 falls  … Continue reading "Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/06): Shawn Michaels wins WWF IC title"

THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS Shinsuke Nakamura returns after missing Saturday WWE house show LaVar Ball potentially appearing on WWE Raw in Los Angeles UFC Fight Night 112 live results: Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Lee ROH TV taping results: Christopher Daniels gets his rematch Impact Wrestling’s Bram injured during match in … Continue reading "Daily Update: G1, Rusev returns, Daniel Bryan tweets"

Season 3 — Episode 26: “A Fenix to a Flame” The second round of the Cueto Cup began in violent fashion on the latest episode of Lucha Underground. From man-on-woman violence in the first match to a stabbing in the closing match, this episode is not for the squeamish or faint at heart. Though not necessarily … Continue reading "Lucha Underground results: 'A Fenix to a Flame'"

Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 417 suspects in a money-laundering investigation into the transfer of about 2.5 billion lira (£323 million) worth of foreign currency to bank accounts abroad, broadcaster CNN Turk said on Tuesday. The vast majority of the recipients of the funds were Iranian citizens resident in the United States, it added, … Continue reading "Turkey arrests 417 for transferring foreign currency abroad"

The Big Show will be out of action for the foreseeable future with a hip injury. WWE put up a video on their Twitter account saying that Big Show suffered a right hip injury during the steel cage match against Braun Strowman on last Monday’s edition of Raw. Mike Rome cited a WWE.com article saying … Continue reading "Big Show set to undergo hip surgery later this month"

A 600-year-old monastery in Florence that has been described as “the centre of the world” is to close as the number of resident friars dwindles to just four. The Convent of San Marco, a jewel in the crown of the Dominican Order and a cradle of the Renaissance, boasts priceless paintings and a rich tapestry … Continue reading "Campaigners battle to save 600-year-old Florence convent as number of friars dwindles to just four"

Keep your cash and put away the plastic. A new restaurant in Italy will waive payment if customers can show that they have legions of followers on social media. In what they claim is a world first, brothers Matteo and Tommaso Pittarello hope the initiative will raise publicity for their new sushi restaurant in Milan, which … Continue reading "Milan restaurant offers free sushi for Instagram’s finest diners"

At least 50 people were killed on Friday after a train ploughed into revellers celebrating a Hindu festival in northern India, police said, the latest major accident on the country’s crumbling rail network. A crowd had gathered on railway tracks in the city of Amritsar in Punjab state to watch a fireworks show marking the … Continue reading "‘At least 50’ dead as train ploughs through festival crowd in India"