The Big Takeaway: A really strong show that felt relevant and interesting. Superstars debuts for Sasha Banks and Baron Corbin, and a show-long storyline involving Dolph Ziggler on co-commentary, made for a rare compelling viewing experience. ***** Sasha Banks beat […]
1922 Wichita, Kansas:– World Heavyweight Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis beat Alan Eustace in 2 out of 3 falls 1963 Kansas City, Kansas:– In a Hair vs Masks match; Pat O’Connor and Tiny Mills beat Masked Medic #1 (Pedro Godoy) and […]
1932 Kansas City, Missouri:– Jack London beat John Mosier to win the Missouri Valley heavyweight title 1942 Des Moines, Iowa:– Gene Bowman defeated Earl Wampler for the Iowa heavyweight title in 2 out of 3 falls– Babe Zaharias defeated Cowboy […]
After one day of a reprieve, we’re back for night six of the G1 as New Japan runs in Nagano. Here are the results: Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, & Manabu Nakanishi defeated David Finlay, Juice Robinson, & Togi Makabe when Kojima pinned […]
The moment she was finally reunited with her family after years of slavery under Islamic State should have been filled with joy, but instead it was one of the worst days of Soham’s life. The 23-year-old Yazidi woman spent the […]
The ending of the Randy Orton vs. Brock Lesnar SummerSlam match, which went pretty much as planned, led to a verbal and somewhat physical confrontation between Lesnar and Chris Jericho last night. According to multiple sources, Jericho came to the gorilla position […]
An Egyptian zoo appears to have painted black stripes on a donkey to try to pass it off as a zebra. The animal at Cairo’s International Garden has long pointy ears and a small frame like a donkey. It also […]
As we continue our look at the career of Kenny Omega leading up to his January 4th Tokyo Dome main event vs. Okada for the IWGP title, we pick up with the Canadian making his name in Japan, and the […]
South Korean police have arrested a pastor who allegedly convinced 400 followers to flee to Fiji because a “great famine” was imminent on the Korean Peninsula but then forced her flock to take part in ritual beatings that left one […]
Joël Robuchon, one of the world’s most celebrated chefs, has died at his home in Geneva aged 73. He held a total of 32 Michelin stars, one of which was awarded to his London restaurant in Covent Garden, L’Atelier de […]