This week’s WWE SmackDown, featuring AJ Styles defeating The Miz in the main event, drew 1.948 million viewers. This is down 14% from last week’s 2.264 million viewers and the second-lowest audience since the blue brand moved to Tuesday nights, barely beating the 1.921 million viewers from Election Night on November 8th, 2016, which was…
Bruce Prichard Reveals the Origin of Andrew Martin’s ‘Test’ Gimmick
Photo credit: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Bruce Prichard discussed the origin of the late Andrew Martin’s ring name of Test in WWE on his latest Something to Wrestle With podcast. Highlights are below: On how the name came about: “The version was that since he was a roadie for Motley Crue, we actually had him…
WWE RAW Rating Rebounds for Mean Gene Tribute
The rating for this week’s episode of Raw bounced back after a couple low weeks caused by the holidays. Monday’s episode brought in a 0.80 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 2.324 million viewers. Those numbers are up 38% and 18% from last week’s 0.58 demo rating and 1.968 million viewers for the…
Callum Wilson reveals Miguel Almiron reaction to Jack Grealish jibe – ‘used as motivation’
Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson has revealed how Miguel Almiron reacted to Jack Grealish’s comments in May. During Manchester City’s Premier League title parade, Grealish was a bit tipsy and decided to take the p*ss out of one of his teammates by saying they “played like Almiron” in their title-clinching victory against Aston Villa. The…
Mount explains why Chelsea teammates gave him a ‘battering’ after Zakaria snub
Mason Mount has explained why his Chelsea teammates gave him a “battering” after their win over Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday. Raheem Sterling and debutant Denis Zakaria scored as the Blues came from behind to win 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. Mount again illustrated his importance to Graham Potter as he buzzed around linking the midfield to…
Connacht likely to save Henshaw for Leinster clash, Roux hopes to prove fitness for Bayonne
CONNACHT STAR CENTRE Robbie Henshaw will again be an absentee from Pat Lam’s starting line-up this weekend. The 21-year-old is recovering from a ‘hip pointer’ injury sustained during Ireland’s win over Australia last month and has already been ruled out of Saturday’s Challenge Cup clash with Bayonne (KO 17.00). Last week, Lam stressed the importance…
Four countries likely to rival Ireland’s 2023 Rugby World Cup bid
WITH IRELAND’S BID for the 2023 Rugby World Cup now formally declared we take a look at the other potential hosts to succeed Japan’s 2019 tournament. South Africa Jurie Roux, chief executive of South Africa Rugby, revealed back in May that the Springboks would bid to bring the 2023 tournament back down south. South Africa…
Wasps’ bonus point win in Castres could make life difficult for Leinster next month
Castres 17-32 Wasps THE GAME COULD have turned into an exercise in nothingness since both Castres and Wasps came into their clash at the Stade Pierre Antoine with two defeats from their opening two Champions Cup games but a late blitz from the visitors mean they return home with a bonus point win that gives them…
Konnan Reflects on Returning to AAA in Miami
Konnan spoke with the Miami Herald for an interview discussing his return to the city’s ring and more. Highlights are below: On wrestling in Miami: “That where I was raised, that’s my city, but to tell you the truth I haven’t wrestled much in Miami. Most of my career has been outside Miami and the…
Toni Storm deletes social media accounts after very private photos leaked online
Personal photos of Mae Young Classic tournament winner Toni Storm leaked online, prompting the New Zealand-born Superstar to delete her Twitter and Instagram accounts. Several photos, including naked ones and a video, were making the rounds on the Internet and social media websites. A #WeSupportToni hash tag was started on Twitter which received the support…