Month: July 2020

With SmackDown’s next brand-specific pay-per-view taking place two weeks after the Royal Rumble, WWE didn’t wait until after that show to start building to the Elimination Chamber. Predictably, the main event of the PPV will see the WWE Championship defended in an Elimination Chamber match. Shane McMahon made the announcement to open tonight’s SmackDown after it had…

A Vatican whistle-blower who has accused Pope Francis of having covered up sexually abusive behaviour by an American cardinal stepped up his attack on Wednesday, speaking from a secret location. Archbishop Carlo Mario Vigano, a former Vatican ambassador to the US, has plunged the Catholic Church into crisis with allegations that the pope failed to act…

THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS Becky Lynch vs. Mickie James set for WWE Elimination Chamber Raw ratings down big from last week’s post-Royal Rumble highs The Rock’s production company developing a film about WWE’s Paige Former All Japan & NOAH wrestler Ryuma ‘Jun’ Izumida passes away NJPW Road to New Beginning…

The UN’s new human rights chief is to send a team to Italy to scrutinise the plight of migrants and refugees, amid a reported increase in racist attacks following the formation of a populist government in June. Michelle Bachelet, a former president of Chile, told the UN human rights council in Geneva that she would…

THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS Raw ratings down for Fastlane go-home show Shaq: WrestleMania match against Big Show ‘probably’ isn’t happening WWE Raw video highlights: Seth Rollins vows to be at WrestleMania Samoa Joe vs. Sami Zayn set for WWE Fastlane NJPW reveals 2017 New Japan Cup brackets VIDEO: Tom Lawlor…

Soon-Yi Previn has broken her silence to defend her husband Woody Allen against allegations of abuse and accused Mia Farrow, her adoptive mother, of twisting the #Metoo movement as part of a campaign of revenge. In an interview with New York magazine, she discusses falling in love with her mother’s husband at the age of…

With tonight’s episode of Raw going against game five of the NBA finals, many wondered how WWE would use Brock Lesnar’s return to best minimize the damage from the tough competition. We now know that Lesnar will be opening the show, with WWE announcing the news on their website this afternoon. We’ll see if that builds…

A British woman jailed in Egypt for taking hundreds of painkillers into the country has lost an appeal against her conviction, it has been reported. Laura Plummer, 34, was sentenced to three years in prison on Boxing Day last year after she was found to be carrying 290 Tramadol tablets in her suitcase. The shop…

MINNEAPOLIS — Six Gophers were recognized for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom on Thursday as the 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-District At-Large Teams were announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Hannah Brandt (women’s hockey), Jessica Flakne (rowing), Mathieu Froment (men’s tennis), Michael Kroells (wrestling), Lindsay Mable (women’s gymnastics)…

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