Month: July 2020

1952  Los Angeles, California: – Lou Thesz defeated Baron Michele Leone to merge the California-version of the World Title with the National Wrestling Alliance and National Wrestling Association World Titles 1966  Chicago, Illinois: – In a non title match, Dick the Bruiser beat AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon – Chris Tolos beat the Crusher by DQ…

According to the Wrestling Observer, legendary wrestling valet/manager Missy Hyatt was reportedly set to make a surprise appearance at a major indie event during WrestleMania weekend prior to it being canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) owner Brett Lauderdale later confirmed the rumor on Twitter, indicating that Hyatt’s cameo would have…

Donald Trump was saved from himself. That, in a nutshell, was the most fascinating finding from Robert Mueller as the report Washington has been waiting on for almost two years finally dropped.  His conclusion on Russian election interference, the reason this whole probe begun in the first place and which made up volume one of…

He has a drink-driving conviction, is mildly dyslexic and once took his mother to watch the pornographic film Deep Throat. Meet Democratic presidential hopeful John Hickenlooper, the former governor of Colorado. In a battle where many of the party candidates are hewing to the left, Mr Hickenlooper’s sales pitch is that he is an "extreme…

Three people have been killed as the strongest cyclone to hit India in 20 years left a trail of destruction through the coastal state of Odisha on Friday. Wind speeds of over 200kmph were measured as Cyclone Fani made landfall in the resort town of Puri before moving inland and ripping through the state capital…

North Korea has reportedly executed five foreign ministry officials, including its special envoy to Washington, for the collapse of the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi in February. Kim Hyok-chol, a former ambassador to Spain, and four other ministry officials responsible for laying the groundwork for the summit were charged with espionage on behalf of the US and…

British men’s clothing company, Luke has confirmed that it is partnering with tennis player Dan Evans as his official kit partner. As part of the deal, Luke will create match and training kit for the British tennis player, as well as releasing a technical sports collection in collaboration with Evans to celebrate the partnership. Evans,…

Racing Point and Sergio Perez highlighted the speed of the team’s RP20 by leading the way in the first free practice for this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix. The Mexican driver topped the time sheet by a narrow margin however, edging red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.096s while Mercedes Valtteri Bottas was third 0.222s adrift from…

Kimi Raikkonen is not putting much credence in the current rumors about a bad relationship lingering at Ferrari between Sebastian Vettel and the Scuderia. The announcement in May of Vettel’s departure from Maranello at the end of the season took many by surprise. Last week, the German driver revealed that he was informed of the…

The director of Amélie, the hit film which became a planetary ode to Paris, says he wouldn’t make a sequel because the City of Lights has become "ugly now" due to constant "construction sites everywhere”. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s 2001 whimsical urban fairytale about a young girl’s quest for love in an idealised depiction of Montmartre is…