AEW returning to Florida in May for live & taped Dynamite shows

This post was updated on Friday at 1:30 PM Eastern. In this week’s Wrestling Observer Newletter, our Dave Meltzer reported that AEW is set to return to Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday, May 6th. The new details as of Thursday, according to Melzer, is that stretch will last three weeks, alternating between live and taped.  The May Read more about AEW returning to Florida in May for live & taped Dynamite shows[…]

Mafia-targeted candidate to finally dare to show her face after triumph of Five Star Movement

An Italian woman who has been in hiding from the mafia for 27 years and unable to show her face publicly was elected as an MP for the Five Star Movement, encapsulating the extraordinary triumph of the anti-establishment party in the country’s elections. Piera Aiello, who was dubbed “the candidate without a face” by the Read more about Mafia-targeted candidate to finally dare to show her face after triumph of Five Star Movement[…]

When a horse walks into a Miami bar it’s no joke

A nightclub in Miami has been stripped of its licence after a bikini-clad woman rode a white horse on to the dancefloor. The impact was rather different from the famous moment in 1970s pop culture when Bianca Jagger was pictured astride a white horse in New York’s iconic Studio 54 nightclub. This time horrified onlookers Read more about When a horse walks into a Miami bar it’s no joke[…]

National Geographic acknowledges decades-long coverage was racist  

US magazine National Geographic has acknowledged that its “appalling” past coverage of different cultures was racist and reinforced stereotypes about ethnic minorities.  The esteemed 130-year-old publication, which has a global circulation of more than six million, laid bare its bygone disparaging attitudes towards non-white Americans in the April issue of National Geographic magazine, a single Read more about National Geographic acknowledges decades-long coverage was racist  […]

Vettel: October weather at Nürburgring could challenge drivers

Sebastian Vettel is looking forward to racing at the Nürburgring later this year, but the four-time world champion admits the race’s October date could prove challenging in terms of the weather. Along with Portimãp and Imola, the Nürburgring was included among the batch of three events that was added last week to Formula 1’s 2020 Read more about Vettel: October weather at Nürburgring could challenge drivers[…]

Weekly NCAA Division I, II and III Award Standings

By Matthew Holmes, NCAA INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA has released the updated standings for the 2014 NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler Awards, in addition to standings for the most falls and tech falls within Divisions I, II and III. These awards will be presented in March at the respective NCAA Wrestling Championships. The standings only include Read more about Weekly NCAA Division I, II and III Award Standings[…]

Viewership for This Week’s Episode of Impact Wrestling Rises Up

Viewership for this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling rises up by generating an average of 309,000 viewers from last week’s 276,000 viewers. This is the best number going back to the August 17th, 2017 episode which drew 320,000 viewers. This week’s episode featured Rosemary defeating KC Spinelli in the last match on the POP TV Read more about Viewership for This Week’s Episode of Impact Wrestling Rises Up[…]