Three matches and two segments have been announced for tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw live from Portland, Oregon.
The three matches are Jeff Jarrett vs Elias, Finn Balor vs Intercontinental champion Bobby Lashley, and a Women’s Tag Team title Elimination Chamber qualifying match between Sasha Banks and Bayley vs Alicia Fox and Nikki Cross.
WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle will also be in the house to address his future in the company and the number one contender for the Raw Women’s title Becky Lynch has been invited to appear on the show by Stephanie McMahon.
PSAT(also known as NMSQT) is the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. It is regarded as a trial run for the SAT and ACT exams and is considered to be a great primer and an important guidepost for the admission journey of college. It is a multiple-choice test taken every year by 3.4 million high school students. The PSAT scores are used to award merit scholarships by identifying the National Merit Scholars. It is a standardized test mostly taken by the 10th and 11th grade students all over the world. Every year around 7,500 11thstudents win the PSAT Scholarship.The PSAT score acts as a predictor for the SAT score. It helps the candidates to identify their weaknesses, work on them, and improve their results. Taking PSAT is not necessary for the students unless the school declares it to be a compulsory test for all. It is not that important as it does not affect one’s GPA. It is for those students who want to avail a scholarship and see their names in the list of National Merit Scholars.
The test evaluates the reasoning skills and the ability to decode the words’ meaning in extended contexts. It is conducted for a total time of 2 hours and 45 minutes and includes following sections:
Reading section – 47 questions with 60 minutes of time
Writing section – 44 questions with 35 minutes of time
Mathematics – 47 questions with 2 sections: calculator-optional section (45 minutes) and no-calculator section(25 minutes)
Altogether there is a period of 70 minutes for the math section and 95 minutes for the evidence-based reading and writing.
The PSAT test is conducted in the schools and has three dates, which are decided by the school. The three dates given by PSAT are:
A Primary Date
A Saturday Date
An Alternate Date
The exam is generally conducted in early or mid of October.
PSAT: Exam Syllabus
The syllabus includes:
Reading and Vocabulary in Context
Grammar and its usage
Algebra
Problem-solving and Data Analysis
Passport to Advanced Math
Trigonometry, geometry, and pre-calculus
PSAT: Scoring System
The PSAT score ranges in 10 increments from 320 to 1520 marks. Each section (Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) is scored on a scale of 160-760. Firstly, a student starts off with a raw score, which is further converted to a test score by using a special equating process on a scale of 8 to 38. A raw score is defined as the number of questions answered correctly by a student. Then, the Selection Index Scores are obtained by combining and multiplying the test score by two. The National Merit Competition evaluates the students on the basis of their Selection Index Scores.
Finally, Reading and writing Scores (EBRW) are multiplied by 20 after combining them to get a score out of 760 and the Math score is increased by 20 times to get a score on a scale of 160-760.
There are subscores and cross test scoresgiven, which are similar to the SAT scores. They are an indication toward the mastery of one’s specific skills. Cross test scores range from 8 to 38 and subscores range from 1 to 15.
The subscores are divided into 7 categories:
EBRW
Commands of Evidence
Expression of Ideas
Standard English Conventions
Words in Context
MATH
Passport to Advanced Math
Heart of Algebra
Data Analysis and Problem-solving
The test cross scores are divided into 2 categories:
Analysis in Science
Analysis in Social Studies
There are several PSAT tutorials available on the Internet at present, one can go through them and improve their preparation. PSAT slightly differs from SAT on the scoring scale and the exam is 15 minutes shorter as it does not include an essay.
PSAT: Benefits
ExamSnap Practice tests for the PSAT test are usually taken by the students to get familiarized with the content and layout of the SAT test. The SAT scores are often required for admission in college. PSAT Prep helps the individuals in identifying their strengths and weaknesses and also gives them the feel of the real SAT exam.
PSAT helps in securing National Merit Scholarship. It is one of the major reasons why 3.4 million junior high school students take this exam. It is a competition for National Merit Distinction or Scholarship. Around 16,000 students become the semi-finalists of PSAT every year, 15,000 students become the finalists, and finally, 7,500 students win the scholarship amount of $2,500 along with a prestigious certification of National Merit Scholar.
If taking PSAT as a sophomore, it is regarded as a practice test for the juniors before taking the National Merit Test. This test helps the student to give a bigger shot for grabbing the Merit Scholarship with higher scores.
PSAT: Exam Fee
The exam fee for PSAT varies from school to school. In most cases, it costs $16, but sometimes the schools declare the test free for the students. The fee from the candidates is at most collected by September, and the instructions of the payment mode and time are given by the schools.
There are some students who cannot afford the fees, so they can ask the school to request for the fee waiver to the College Board. The 11th graders from low-income families are eligible for fee waivers. The counselors check whether the respective ward qualifies the criteria for opting a fee waiver.
John Pollock of PostWrestling.com is reporting that Seth Rollins is dealing with an injury and will not be involved in anything physical over the course of the next month.
The injury – not yet disclosed – took place before Rollins was destroyed by Lesnar on Raw last week with a total of six F5s and it’s probably why they chose to go that route since it serves as a good backdrop of why Rollins cannot compete.
The Royal Rumble winner did not wrestle during the weekend live events but is expected to appear on Monday Night Raw tonight. This injury will keep Rollins out of action beyond the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view but he looks like he will be recovered in the several weeks leading up to WrestleMania 35.
The last serious injury Rollins had was in 2015 where he tore his ACL, MCL and medial meniscus in his knee while attempting to execute a sunset flip powerbomb during the first stop of the European tour in November. The injury, which required surgery, kept him out of action for six months and forced him to vacate the World Heavyweight title.
‘Betting’ in a very general term, has always been associated to ‘chance’ and ‘luck’; when essentially, anything that has more than one outcome has the potential to be bet upon. And that’s how ‘Wrestling’, a worldwide obsession when it comes to experiencing high impact thrill and the rush of adrenaline, has earned its attention among gamblers as well. Wrestling is a sport that is competed on a national and international level, be it from a collegiate level up until the Olympics.
Most national, international and continental levels of competitions involve organizing venues and other independent bodies hold ‘booking’ opportunities for gamblers to place their bets on the most favorable outcomes. However, with the rise in the popularity of the sport, there have been ample opportunities for placing bets on even the low profile championships which take place between the major championships and tournaments, as well.
Most probable options to place bets in:
There are lot many platforms where one can hope to place their bets as one deems it feasible. There are a lot many offline portals (mainly organizing venues or even certified betting bookmarkers) where one may go and place their bet on the most favourable outcome. However, with the rise in the popularity of online portals, it has been perceived that it’s relatively easier to place bets on such certified betting websites/bookmakers. A few that can be considered as most suitable are:
Wrestling-online.com
Platinum Play
Royal Vegas
Bet365
These websites offer a safe environment for people to place their bets against all possible odds in the sport of wrestling. Privacy is always maintained and considered as top priority. In recent times, mobile deposit casino have become popular destinations for online betting because of their ease of handling and user-privacy policies.
Tips on placing a good bet on a wrestling match:
Gamblers will have to familiarize themselves with the sport, before even considering about placing bets. A lot many aspects need to be considered before deeming it favorable to place bets – namely in understanding the types of styles involved. A Greco-Roman style of wrestling makes it difficult for wrestlers to pin down their opponents, while a freestyle match makes it relatively easier. Women mostly compete in the freestyle matches.
Gamblers also need to consider the career insight of the player – whether they have been on the up or downscale part of their wrestling career so far. A statistical overview and its analysis always helps in placing the right bet against the right odds. It would also be beneficial to understand which all countries have remained as top contenders in availing the championship spot and the titles associated. Such countries which have always been producing athletes who have been winning titles in the past may potentially be consistent in the future too.
All in all, Wrestling as a sport makes a very good opportunity for gamblers and bettors to consider and avail profits from placing bets against good odds. It all funnels down on how much statistical analysis has been put into primary research, so as to optimize the betting results and targets.
The state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center was switched from a training facility to a wrestling arena last night for the Halftime Heat 30-minute NXT special which ran head-to-head with Maroon 5’s Super Bowl halftime concert.
It was the first time in 20 years that WWE put up competition to the Super Bowl halftime show audience and instead of pitting main roster individuals, the company chose to showcase six of their brightest NXT stars in a six-man tag team match featuring Aleister Black, Ricochet, and Velveteen Dream taking on Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano, and Tommaso Ciampa.
The match, as expected, did not disappoint with several high-risk moves and close calls that had the entire audience on their feet. The team of Black, Ricochet, and Dream won the 25-minute match – which was refereed by Jessika Carr – after Cole ended up on the receiving end of the finishing moves of all of his three opponents. Velveteen Dream got the pinfall on Cole for the win.
Many of the WWE Performance Center athletes who are signed to a deal were present for this show, sitting in the stands along with family members and friends. The Halftime Heat special already has over 1.1 million views on YouTube in less than 24 hours. The show was also streamed live on the WWE Network.
If you haven’t seen it, you can watch the match in its entirety below.
WWE Co-President George A. Barrios sold 60,000 worth of WWE stocks on January 28, netting him a total of $4,891,191.
Barrios unloaded 58,411 stocks at $81.50 each and then sold 1,589 more afterward at $82.25 each. This leaves him with 285,514 of Class A Common Stock which at today’s value are worth more than $23.6 million.
Barrios is one of the most powerful individuals in the company today and has been employed since 2008, joining as the Chief Financial Officer and then got promoted to Co-President.
BlackRock, Inc., an American global investment management corporation based in New York City, disclosed ownership of 5,331,594 WWE Class A Common Stock according to a document filed at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31.
Founded in 1988, initially as a risk management and fixed income institutional asset manager, BlackRock is today the world’s largest asset manager with $5.98 trillion in assets under management as of December 2018. Their purchase in WWE represents 12.3% ownership of Class A WWE stock. BlackRock is the 10th-largest hedge fund by assets under management.
In their previous filing dated January 19, 2018, BlackRock Inc. had reported owning 4,889,363 shares, indicating an increase of 9.04 percent.
It appears that this season of Total Bellas is going to be as jam-packed with drama as the previous three.
This is due, in large part, to Nikki Bella’s tumultuous and very public breakup with John Cena at the end of the last season. Even though the breakup was at Nikki’s behest, it seems that, like the old song says, “breaking up is hard to do”.
So, rather than seeking the help of a licensed counselor Nikki is, “doing my own version of therapy”. Apparently, therapy Nikki style includes test driving Ferraris, buying huge beach houses, and joining friends at a cigar bar. Furthermore, Nikki is causing both her mother, Kathy, and her sister, Brie, tremendous angst by having tremendous block parties for a bunch of her brand new neighbors.
Personally, I think that Nicole’s family have a right to be concerned. For one thing, Nicole doesn’t know any of her new neighbors very well, and for another, her new beach house sits directly on the water and due to Nicole’s celebrity status people are going to want to have access to her house and could easily do so because of its open floor plan. However, I don’t think that Kathy’s idea of bringing Nikki a large bag of self-defense equipment, including a glitter stun gun will help Nicole experience her newfound freedom and the best way. Also, it was news to me that John was so strict about not allowing his girlfriend to participate in certain activities, but I guess we really don’t know what goes on behind closed doors.
Meanwhile, Brie was dealing with her own drama while dealing with Nikki’s.
Due to the first-ever all women’s pay-per-view, Evolution, the Bella Twins have begun practicing to make a huge wrestling comeback. Therefore, Brie and Nikki both have to be on episodes of both Smackdown and Raw in the weeks leading up to the pay-per-view. Also, because Brie’s husband Daniel Bryan has made his triumphant return to wrestling, it looks as though their daughter, Birdie may often be left in the care of babysitters.
Both Brie and Daniel worried about the psychological toll that this might take on their young daughter, so they hired a child development specialist to assess the situation. However, the child development specialist only confirmed my suspicions that leaving Birdie is harder on her parents than it is on her. I guess that Brie and Bryan’s new parent jitters create even more exciting drama for fans of Total Bellas.
To commemorate the 20 year anniversary of the original Halftime Heat, WWE will be presenting the NXT version of it today as Halftime Heat returns on the screens.
A huge six-man tag team match involving Aleister Black, Ricochet, and Velveteen Dream versus Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, and Adam Cole will be the only match of this broadcast which will air live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
Halftime Heat will air on the WWE Network, WWE.COM, YouTube, and all other WWE social media accounts during the Super Bowl halftime.
The inaugural Halftime Heat, which aired on January 31, 1999, saw The Rock defending the WWE title against Mankind in an empty arena match.
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels, now a trainer at the WWE Performance Center and one of the key men helping running NXT, will be doing commentary for this match along with Vic Joseph.
The IIconics have joined Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose in the Elimination Chamber match to crown the brand new WWE Women’s Tag Team champions.
Unlike their Raw counterparts, these two tag teams did not have to wrestle a qualifying match to earn their spot in the match.
With the addition of these two tag teams, two more remain to be announced. One Raw team will be confirmed tomorrow as Sasha Banks and Bayley will take on Alicia Fox and Nikki Cross for Raw’s last spot while the third team from Smackdown’s side will be announced on Tuesday.
The other two teams from Raw are Nia Jax and Tamina and Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan.
Former WWE champion AJ Styles has refuted a story which is making the rounds online that he has agreed a new deal with WWE.
Styles, whose contract is coming up in a couple of months, has so far not signed a new WWE contract and reportedly wants to work less dates if he were to agree to a new one. Styles has pretty much ran a full schedule ever since he joined WWE in 2016.
Responding to a tweet which lead to a story with the headline ‘Breaking: AJ Styles comes to terms on new WWE contract’, Styles wrote, “What was that? Are you sure? Please let me know the more because I know nothing about this.”
The person who wrote the story, Thomas Fenton for Wrestling News World, has however stood behind his writing, adding, “Full respect to AJ, however I stand behind the story, and time will certainly tell the validity of the story.”
Styles is not the only one whose contract is expiring in a few months with Shinsuke Nakamura also nearing the end of his deal.
The Worlds Collide Tournament which was taped over the Royal Rumble Axxess weekend aired yesterday on the WWE Network with NXT star Velveteen Dream winning it all.
The participants of this tournament were Adam Cole, Velveteen Dream, Dominik Dijakovic, Keith Lee and Shane Thorne representing NXT, Mark Andrews, Tyler Bate, Travis Banks, Jordan Devlin, and Zack Gibson representing NXT UK, and Cedric Alexander, Tony Nese, Drew Gulak, TJP, and Humberto Carrillo representing 205 Live.
Jordan Devlin won the 15-man battle royal so he got a bye to the second round automatically. The results of the rest of the tournament are as follows:
FIRST ROUND: Drew Gulak defeated Mark Andrews; Humberto Carrillo defeated Zack Gibson; Velveteen Dream defeated Tony Nese; Adam Cole defeated Shane Thorne; Keith Lee defeated Travis Banks; Dominik Dijakovic defeated TJP; Tyler Bate defeated Cedric Alexander.
QUARTER FINALS: Jordan Devlin defeated Drew Gulak; Velveteen Dream defeated Humberto Carrillo; Adam Cole defeated Keith Lee; Tyler Bate defeated Dominik Dijakovic.
SEMI FINALS AND FINAL: Velveteen Dream defeated Jordan Devlin; Tyler Bate defeated Adam Cole. Velveteen Dream defeated Tyler Bate to win the tournament.
Dream will now receive a title shot of his choosing for either the United Kingdom or NXT title. Since he’s over 205lbs, he is ineligible to challenge for the Cruiserweight title.
Impact Wrestling announced their second pay-per-view of the year which will take place in Toronto titled Rebellion.
Rebellion will happen on Sunday, April 28 live from the Rebel Entertainment Complex, the site of the company’s Slammiversary XVI show from July 2018. The Rebel Complex launched in October 2016 and is an entertainment venue that can be a nightclub and hosts live concerts as well.
Tickets for Rebellion go on sale on Monday, March 4 at Noon EST.
Impact will also probably tape a few weeks worth of television shows in the same location after Rebellion but that has not been officially announced yet.
Jeff Jarrett will be wrestling his first match inside a WWE ring in 19 years this coming Monday night on Raw.
Jarrett will be flanked by his former partner Road Dogg to take on Elias as the angle from the Royal Rumble and the next night on Raw continues in Portland on Monday. Elias drew #1 in the Rumble but Jarrett, who had #2, cut him off before he started to sing. Elias ended up smashing his guitar on Jarrett and the next night on Raw the same thing happened when Jarrett and Road Dogg started singing “With My Baby Tonight”…only to be attacked by Elias and his guitar again.
Jarrett last wrestled in a WWE ring in October 1999, losing the Intercontinental title to Chyna at No Mercy. That night, Jarrett walked out with $300,000 after he agreed to wrestle after his contract expired, a costly oversight by the WWE talent relations department.
The WWE and Impact Hall of Famer signed a new WWE deal this year and is now working full-time with the company as a producer and the occasional on-screen angles.
At the Come Hell or High Water indie event yesterday in Atlanta, Georgia, Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix accepted the offer of The Young Bucks to join All Elite Wrestling.
The duo, known as the Lucha Brothers, fought AEW’s Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels in the main event of the show but what happened with the Bucks was the thing that’s getting more attention.
Matt and Nick Jackson entered the ring and told Pentagon and Fenix to join All Elite Wrestling. There was some hesitation at first but eventually the popular masked wrestlers shook hands with them seemingly accepting the invitation.
Both Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix were on WWE’s radar but it looks like AEW beat them to the punch. They are currently the Impact World Tag Team champions and Pentagon Jr. is a former Impact World champion as well.
Kurt Angle will be on Monday Night Raw next week to address his future with the company.
WWE.COM is promoting a segment where Angle, who last week lost to Baron Corbin, is teasing a retirement…which of course could be just a swerve. “It is unclear at this time just what Angle will be announcing, but you won’t want to miss whatever the four-time WWE Champion has to say.”
The Olympic gold medalist followed WWE.COM’s announcement with an Instagram post of his own adding, “From my amazing WWE HOF career, to my work as GM of Raw, to the way things have gone down the past couple of months, I will address my future in WWE this week on Monday Night Raw.”
Angle has been on a losing streak lately every time he wrestles including tapping out to his own submission move in a match against Drew McIntyre.
The Worlds Collide Tournament which was taped during the Royal Rumble Axxess last weekend will be airing today on WWE’s social media channels and on the WWE Network.
15 Superstars – five from each brand of NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live – battle it out in a tournament with the winner receiving a title shot of his choice from any of the three brands. The tournament starts with a 15-man battle royal with the order of elimination determining the first-round matches. The winner of the battle royal received a bye to the second round.
The participants of this tournament are Adam Cole, Velveteen Dream, Dominik Dijakovic, Keith Lee and Shane Thorne representing NXT, Mark Andrews, Tyler Bate, Travis Banks, Jordan Devlin, and Zack Gibson representing NXT UK, and Cedric Alexander, Tony Nese, Drew Gulak, TJP, and Humberto Carrillo representing 205 Live.
First-round matches will air on WWE.COM, YouTube, and other social media properties starting at Noon EST while the battle royal and the remaining rounds of the tournament will air on the WWE Network at 8PM EST.
During his latest Dinner With The King podcast, Jerry “The King” Lawler recounted how Vince McMahon called him during the Royal Rumble Kickoff show just to tell him to move his crown from one end to another.
Lawler was explaining how busy the backstage area is during the Kickoff show and sometimes they’re still writing the show or making modifications to what will go down while they’re on the air doing these shows. He said that the way they were seated, he had Booker T next to him and placed his crown in between as Beth Phoenix already rehearsed what she was going to say on how great it is for the Royal Rumble to have such royalty on the panel, with both Booker and Lawler sitting side by side.
“The King” had placed his phone behind the crown so it’s not visible to the cameras and while they were airing a B-roll package, his phone lit up and Vince McMahon’s name came up, first thinking it was a rib.
“So, I pressed a go, ‘Hello?’ and Vince goes, ‘King,’ and I said ‘Yeah,’ and he said, ‘Take your crown and move it from your right side to your left side!’ And I’m in shock right, and I pick my crown up, and I move it to the left side and I say, ‘Like that?’ and he goes, ‘Perfect, thanks!’ What the hell? This awesome, right!?”
He said he was surprised that Vince was actually watching the pre-show and not only that, but that he was watching in such depth that and detail that he even had to make the call to move the crown!
Kenny Omega’s nine-year career with New Japan Pro Wrestling came to an end yesterday as his one-year contract expired. Omega revealed earlier in January that he would not be re-signing a new deal with NJPW and is looking to be joining his Elite friends at All Elite Wrestling.
The popular Canadian wrestler made his NJPW debut in January 2010 and as the saying goes, the rest is history. He was part of the Bullet Club and then The Elite before wrestling his final match against Hiroshi Tanahashi at Wrestle Kingdom 13 on January 4 of this year. Omega left by dropping the IWGP Heavyweight title after a reign of 209 days.
With New Japan, Omega won every title imaginable including the IWGP Heavyweight, Intercontinental, Junior Heavyweight, United States, Junior Heavyweight Tag Team and the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team. His matches often receive huge praise with the 35-year-old showing why he’s one of the best professional wrestlers in the world today.
Omega never wrestled in a WWE ring but was given a developmental deal in 2005 where he was assigned to Deep South Wrestling and that did not last long as WWE released him a year later.
Apart from wrestling on the indie circuit in the United States, mainly with Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling, he spent the majority of his career in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Universal Pictures released the first explosive trailer of the upcoming Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw movie, featuring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham in leading roles.
The trailer features the same kind of action you will find in a typical Fast & Furious movie including fast cars, pretty ladies, guns, more guns, even more guns, explosives, even more explosives, and lots of humor.
The F&F spinoff is directed by David Leitch and written by Chris Morgan and along with Johnson and Statham it features Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Roman Reigns, Eiza Gonzalez, Eddie Marsan, Cliff Curtis and Helen Mirren. The film is scheduled to be released on August 2, 2019.
The plot revolves around Hobbs and Shaw joining forces to stop a new threat emerging from the cyber-genetically enhanced international terrorist known as Brixton, played by Elba. It takes place two years after the events of The Fate of the Furious.
