Monthly Archives: April 2021

Io Shirai sit-down interview set for WWE NXT

Image: WWE Tonight’s NXT will feature Io Shirai’s first appearance since losing the NXT Women’s Championship. In an email sent out promoting the show this afternoon, WWE announced that a special sit-down interview with Shirai will take place on NXT tonight. Shirai lost the NXT Women’s Championship to Raquel Gonzalez in the main event of TakeOver: […]

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U.S., Canada join list of nations banning Boeing 737 Max jets

The U.S. joined a growing list of countries Wednesday in grounding the Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft, following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people on Sunday. President Trump announced the decision would take effect “immediately.”  The Ethiopia crash came just five months after a Indonesian Lion Air […]

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Kylie Rae vs. Thunder Rosa moved to August Warrior Wrestling event

Warrior Wrestling announced today that the Kylie Rae vs. Thunder Rosa match has been delayed, but Kylie Rae will still make her return to pro wrestling on June 5. In a press release, the company said that Thunder Rosa would not be available on June 5 due to the NWA changing its taping schedule. Warrior […]

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Afghanistan probes mistaken U.S. airstrike on Afghan army base

Kabul, Afghanistan — Authorities are investigating an errant U.S. bombing of an Afghan military base in the country’s south that killed at least five Afghan troops, a lawmaker said Thursday. The soldiers were killed by friendly fire Wednesday in what was supposed to be a precision airstrike by U.S. forces supporting Afghan soldiers battling insurgents […]

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Third title match set for this week's MLW Fusion

A third title match is set for this week’s episode of MLW Fusion. Click Here: Cruzeiro soccer tracksuit MLW has announced that Los Parks will defend their MLW Tag Team titles against The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien & Michael Patrick) on Fusion this Wednesday. The show will also feature Alexander Hammerstone vs. Mil Muertes for […]

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Afghan official accuses top U.S. envoy of undermining Ghani government with colonial intentions

Washington — In an extraordinary accusation made here in the U.S. capital, Afghanistan’s top national security official asserted on Thursday that the Trump administration is conspiring to unseat elected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and replace him with a colonial style government led by American diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad.  Hamdullah Mohib, National Security Adviser to Ghani, said […]

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Rocket attack on Tel Aviv was apparently a mistake, Israeli media say

Jerusalem — Cross-border fighting between Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas group appeared to be winding down Friday amid reports of an Egyptian-brokered truce and Israeli media saying a misfire was believed to be responsible for the rare Gaza rocket attack on Tel Aviv that triggered the exchange. The two rockets had struck late Thursday, taking Israel’s […]

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Santos Escobar to issue open challenge on WWE NXT

Image: WWE NXT’s Tuesday night debut will feature an open challenge from undisputed Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar. On Twitter today, Escobar announced that he’ll be issuing an open challenge on this Tuesday’s episode of NXT. “UNDISPUTED… El Campeón!! Settled once and for all at #NXTTakeOver Stand And Deliver,” Escobar wrote. “Tomorrow night, OPEN CHALLENGE! Who […]

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Daily Pro Wrestling History (04/12): Sting & Rick Steiner win UWF Tag Team titles

1947 Mexico City, Mexico: – Tarzan López defeated Black Guzmán to win the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title 1948 Mexico City, Mexico: – Mike Kelly defeated Gory Guerrero for the NWA World Middleweight Title 1950 Des Moines, Iowa: – Leo Nomellini beat Earl Wampler  – Verne Gagne beat K.O. Hall  – Joe Savoldi beat “Cowboy” […]

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New Zealand shooting gunman’s rifles covered in white supremacist symbols popular online

The self-proclaimed racist suspect behind the attack on New Zealand mosques during Friday prayers used rifles covered in white-supremacist graffiti and listened to a song glorifying a Bosnian Serb war criminal. These details highlight the toxic beliefs behind an unprecedented, live-streamed massacre, which Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called “one of New Zealand’s darkest days.” At […]

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