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….
Read moreNotes 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….
Read moreFRI. UPDATE: Huge weekend, New Japan PPV, UFC Star pranked, WWE star back, Nakamura vs. Bryan
By [email protected]”>Dave Meltzer For this weekend, we’ll be doing our poll on the New Japan Invasion Attack show so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to [email protected]”>[email protected] No WWE house shows this weekend but we’re looking for reports from NXT…
Read moreNew Japan World Pro Wrestling 4-10-15 TV Report: AJ Styles defends against Okada
by Bryan Rose, WrestlingObserver.com Last week, Kazuchika Okada lost the IWGP championship to the new face of the Bullet Club, AJ Styles. After spending a month licking his wounds, he’s back on the hunt for the championship. With New Japan business increasing, the decision was made for the big rematch to headline the return of…
Read moreMirko 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…
Read moreNorth 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…
Read moreWWE 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…
Read moreBristol family killed in Florida car crash after watching SpaceX launch at Kennedy Center
Four members of a British family on holiday in Florida have been killed in a car crash on leaving the Kennedy Space Center. Adam Stephenson, 30, from Bristol, was driving a rented Mitsubishi saloon car on Monday evening at around 6pm when he turned left into the path of a pickup truck. Mr Stephenson was…
Read moreTNA Impact Wrestling 4-24-15 TV Report: Kurt Angle vs. Eric Young, Knockouts dominate the show
By Jeremy Peeples, WrestlingObserver.com Last week, the Hardys won the Ultimate X match to become TNA World Tag Team Champions for the first time. Also, the knockouts will reign supreme tonight as every match except for the main event will have them in it. New knockouts will debut, including the Dollhouse of Jade and Marti…
Read moreBrazil’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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