Fresh off of his loss to Finn Balor at SummerSlam earlier this week, Baron Corbin appeared on Raw last night and was absolutely furious. After being overruled on match decisions by Raw General Manager Kurt Angle, Corbin met with Stephanie McMahon backstage, who just had her arm injured by Ronda Rousey earlier in the show.  … Continue reading "Corbin Made Acting Raw GM, CM Punk’s All In Offer, Flair’s Record"

Before Ring of Honor’s annual Best in the World PPV takes place tonight in Concord, North Carolina, I talked with ROH’s “Last Real Man” Silas Young about his career, what makes him a man’s man in the wrestling world, and why he doesn’t think ACH measures up to that standard. Here are a few transcripted highlights: On how … Continue reading "Silas Young on #BITW, WWE developmental deal, Beer City Bruiser friendship"

It has been a roller coaster of a week in mixed martial arts, but the UFC 200 card is finally set after the official weigh-ins Friday morning (video below) with the ceremonial weigh-ins happening Friday night (video above). It was officially announced that UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate would defend her title against Amanda Nunes in … Continue reading "VIDEO: UFC 200 weigh-ins with Brock Lesnar, Daniel Cormier, more"

1940  Waterloo, Iowa:– World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown defeated Mayes McLain– Dick Shikat beat Al Lovelock – Juan Humberto beat Alford Johnson 1961  Honolulu, Hawaii:– Shoulders Newman & Ted Travis defeated Neff Maivia & Billy White Wolf for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles St. Paul, Minnesota:– Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Leo Nomellini … Continue reading "Daily Pro Wrestling History (07/19): Gangstas win the ECW Tag Team Titles"

Nine shows down, a lot more to go as the G1 continues its major tour all across Japan, this time at the Gifu Industry Hall. Tiger Mask & Yuji Nagata defeated Michael Elgin & David Finlay when Tiger Mask pinned Finlay with a butterfly suplex off the top rope. Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger, & Katsuyori … Continue reading "NJPW G1 Climax 26 night nine results: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto"

North Korea has started to dismantle a key missile test site, in a sign that the country is prepared to obey a commitment it made to the US. The 38 North website, which monitors the country, said recent satellite images indicate the rogue state began dismantling key facilities at its Sohae Satellite Launching Station in the past two weeks. … Continue reading "North Korea’s ‘dismantling of ballistic missile test site facilities’ draws wary response from experts"

After wrestling each other all over the world for the last few years, Marty Scurll and Will Ospreay will be bringing their rivalry to Ring of Honor. ROH announced in a video update on Tuesday that Scurll will face Ospreay on the promotion’s upcoming tour of the United Kingdom. It was recently revealed that both men would … Continue reading "ROH books Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay for upcoming UK tour"

The era when domestic staff ran middle-class households is long gone and French professionals are increasingly resorting to companies that provide personal assistants to help organise busy lives. They are replacing the dwindling army of concierges who traditionally looked after Parisian apartment buildings and took care of residents’ household chores. Few properties still have space … Continue reading "‘Fetch me my smartphone, Jeeves!’ – Busy Parisians turn to PA firms to organise their lives "

A worker at a nonprofit organisation in the US that houses immigrant children separated from their parents at the border has been arrested on suspicion of molesting a 14-year-old girl at its one of its facilities in Phoenix, police said Wednesday. Southwest Key, which operates the facility, declined to say whether the 14-year-old girl was … Continue reading "Worker at US child immigration facility arrested for molestation"

Taliban commanders say they are preparing a major offensive to drive Islamic State group militants from their stronghold in Afghanistan. Hundreds of fighters spearheaded by the Taliban’s so-called Red Unit elite forces are said to be massing for a multi-fronted attack on the local branch of Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (Isil) in Nangarhar … Continue reading "Taliban claim to be preparing onslaught to drive Islamic State from Afghan stronghold"