Notes on Perro Aguayo Jr.'s burial

Perro Aguayo Jr. was buried today in Guadalajara.  Both Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr. were asked by the family to be pallbearers.  The description was that both appared to be really shaken up. Konnan worked very closely with Aguayo Jr. in a protege like manner and Mysterio Jr. helped and frequently teamed with Aguayo Jr….

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Notes on the return to San Jose

The pre-sale for the return to San Jose with a Raw on 8/3 is on now.  The presale code is SanJoseVIP. There was a lot of funny stuff when the date was announced at the show tonight, with chants of “We don’t live here,” since the majority of the audience was not from San Jose….

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Mirko Cro Cop, Will Brooks lead MMA Five Stars of the Weekend

Will Brooks (BellatorMMA.com) By Paul Fontaine, WrestlingObserver.com This past weekend, while not having a truly “big” show, did have a lot of MMA action to choose from with UFC, Bellator and WSOF all running shows. These, along with the weekly AXS TV show and a GFL.TV show meant there was no shortage of fights for…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends ‘K-pop’ conference

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, attended a rare performance by South Korean singers on Sunday, in the latest of a series of diplomatic breakthroughs in an ongoing thaw between the two countries. The evening concert at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre, the first visit by South Korean artists to…

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WWE Raw ratings notes: live vs. taped makes a difference

It does appear now that live vs. tape makes a difference with Raw, given last week’s unusually low number and this week being back to normal levels as Raw did 4.03 million viewers. It beat an NBA playoff game head-to-head that did 3.22 million viewers, but was second for the night behind the late NBA…

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Brazil’s Lula surrenders to police to begin jail sentence after tense showdown

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was taken into police custody on Saturday after a tense showdown with his own supporters, capping an intense three days that underscored raw emotions over the incarceration of a once wildly popular leader who has been engulfed by corruption allegations. Just hours earlier, da Silva told thousands…

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