Daily Archives: July 19, 2020

Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/12): Bockwinkel and Stevens win AWA Tag TeamTitles in a steel cage

1933  St. Paul, Minnesota:– World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos defeated Ray Richards 1938 Waterloo, Iowa:– Al Bisignano went to a 60 minute draw with Earl Wampler– Otto Kuss beat Alford Johnson 1944  Des Moines, Iowa:– Earl Wampler beat Tom Zaharias in 2 out of 3 falls 1947  Kansas City, Kansas:– MWA Champion Orville Brown beat […]

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Daily Update: ROH, Rampage, NXT results, John Cena

ROH & Bellator Jay Lethal retained his ROH title against Jay Briscoe in their Best In The World rematch last night. The show featured a physical Dalton Castle vs. Bobby Fish TV title match, as well as the return of Kevin Sullivan during the BJ Whitmer/Steve Corino fight without honor match. Here’s the full results. […]

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WWE Oshawa, ON, live results: Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens; Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles vs. Seth Rollins

Thanks to Chris Vale and Oscar Gould for the results. New Day were advertised to defend their tag team titles but it was announced at the beginning of night that due to events out of the WWE’s control they would not be on the show. Darren Young also replaced Cesaro in the I-C title match.  – The […]

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Chad Mendes suspended for two years following drug test failure

Continuing a month that has been full of noteworthy drug testing news, USADA announced on Wednesday that UFC featherweight Chad Mendes has been suspended for two years following an out-of-competition drug test failure. The test that caused the failure was taken on May 17th and Mendes was informed of the potential violation on June 10th. The substance that triggered the failure […]

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Jinder Mahal returning to WWE

In addition to Paul Heyman’s return on Raw tonight, another familiar face is scheduled to be at the tapings. Dave Meltzer has confirmed that Raj Singh Desi, better known as Jinder Mahal, is scheduled to start back with WWE at tonight’s Raw tapings. It’s not clear if he will be on the show, but he is booked to […]

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Drug trial halted in the Netherlands after 11 babies die shortly after birth

A Dutch drug trial in which pregnant mothers were given a generic version of Viagra has been halted after 11 babies died shortly after birth. The parents of around a dozen babies in the trial – who are unborn or in intensive care – now face a nervous wait. The 93 parents who received sildenafil in […]

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WWE Springfield, MO, live results: Orton vs. Wyatt; Styles vs. Ambrose

Submitted from the JQH Arena – Hype Bros defeated The Ascension Hype Bros won after a Rough Ryder by Ryder. – Jason Jordan defeated Aiden English Jordan hit a Northern Lights suplex to score the pin. – Baron Corbin defeated Jack Swagger Much better than you would think. Corbin showed some personality. Swagger kicked out of the End […]

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Bordeaux wines ravaged by fungal disease

Mildew is ravaging Bordeaux’s vineyards, with harvests expected to fall by up to 70 per cent in the latest of a series of natural disasters in France’s largest wine-growing region. Few producers have been spared from the outbreak of the fungal disease which they say has been caused by heavy rainfall in the spring. Most […]

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WWE Confirms No Regular Audience for This Week’s SmackDown

WWE has confirmed that Friday’s SmackDown on FOX will episode will air live from the WWE Performance Center with no regular audience. WWE issued a Twitter announcement this event and noted that only “essential personnel” will be in attendance for Friday’s show. The alert reads like this: Friday Night SmackDown Proceeds With No Live Audience […]

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South Korean BMW drivers claim carpark bans over engine fire fears

BMW drivers in South Korea are reportedly being ostracised by parking bans imposed over mounting public fears about engine fires.  The country’s transport ministry estimates 27 engines went up in flames between January and July this year, prompting BMW’s South Korea unit on Tuesday to apologise and announce a recall of 106,000 diesel vehicles, including […]

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