WWE Hall of Famer “Superstar” Billy Graham spent a few days at the Mayo Clinic hospital in Arizona suffering from heart problems and a few days ago went in A-fib and had fluids in his lungs.
In a post on Facebook earlier today, Graham wrote that he is now back home but has been very weak and his arms which could lift hundreds of pounds now can barely lift a spoon of soup.
Graham said he was diagnosed with arterial fibrillation by Mayo Clinic doctors two years ago and said that his past use of steroids were not a factor in his current heart issues.
The 78-year-old had a string of health issues over the years, including double pneumonia, liver complications, internal bleeding, and more. 11 years ago he was diagnosed with third-stage liver disease and cirrhosis and was given just a year to live, but obviously the former champion has exceeded all expectations. He had already received a liver transplant back in 2002.
NXT this week drew 746,000 viewers, down 24,000 viewers from last week’s relaunch episode. The show did a 0.20 in the 18-49 demo, down just 0.01 from the previous week and was #11 on the top 50 cable chart. Compared to the past several weeks, NXT 2.0 is drawing a younger audience and better numbers…so far. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
The highly-anticipated match between AEW World champion Kenny Omega and Bryan Danielson ended in a time-limit draw last night on Dynamite: Grand Slam.
The two went toe-to-toe for 30 minutes, which is more time allocated than what AEW usually allocates for non-title matches, typically 20 minutes.
The fans, along with Danielson and Omega, got a one-minute warning on the 29th minute and despite the change in pace to try and end the match, the bell rang, signaling the end. The ending did not go over well with the crowd who booed loudly.
The crowd was hot throughout the match starting from the entrances and cheered the first lock up between the two like it was a title change.
Following the match, The Young Bucks and Adam Cole came out to save Omega and then hit a triple super kick on Danielson. Eventually Danielson got some help in the form of Christian Cage and Jurassic Express who evened the odds.
The non-title match was obviously match one out of what will be a series of matches between the two with the title to be on the line down the road.
This was Danielson’s first match since late April where he lost to Roman Reigns on Smackdown.
Upper Deck has released the Bryan Danielson AEW trading card which is available for purchase today until next Wednesday, September 29.
The trading card pack is available exclusively on Upper Deck e-Pack at upperdeckepack.com. Card #PP-2 (Danielson) will feature a preview of the Base Set design from the upcoming 2021 Upper Deck All Elite Wrestling product.
Upper Deck has already released a CM Punk and Adam Cole trading card. You can see a preview of the Danielson trading card below.
Tonight’s Dynamite is probably the most important television show for All Elite Wrestling apart from their debut show in October 2019 and nearly 19,000 fans will be in attendance for this important occasion, the biggest crowd in AEW history so far. This will also be the biggest non-WWE wrestling attendance since 1999.
Headlining the show will be a dream match years in the making as AEW World champion Kenny Omega will be taking on new arrival Bryan Danielson in a non-title match.
If that wasn’t enough, Sting will also be in action as he teams up with Darby Allin to wrestle FTR, Cody Rhodes is back in the ring for revenge against Malakai Black, MJF wrestles Brian Pillman Jr., and Britt Baker puts her AEW Women’s title on the line against another newcomer, Ruby Soho.
CM Punk will be appearing in front of the crowd for an in-ring interview but will wrestle during the Rampage tapings which will start following the conclusion of Dynamite. Rampage will be a two-hour show on Friday.
A lot of new online casinos have been opening over the past few years. For a long time, the industry counted a few dozen good casinos. Now, there are hundreds of websites offering you card games, table games, and countless slot machines. The reason so many new gambling websites are being created is simply the rise in demand. Moreover, the online format seems more appealing to regulars of land-based casinos as well. Let’s take a look at a few of the reasons more and more Internet users find themselves interested in visiting top online casinos every now and then.
1. Safety
It’s rather obvious that visiting a land-based casino would require you to have a lot of cash in your wallet. This is exactly why it’s so common for people to be robbed right outside casinos. When you’re visiting one from the comfort of your home desk, the chances of this happening are zero. Well, unless someone breaks into your home when you’re playing. Trustworthy online casinos ensure the safety of your personal details including the bank card details. Apart from this aspect, visiting a public space has become rather dangerous over the past two years as a result of the pandemic. Online gambling is solving the issue by allowing people to play without contacting anyone in real life.
2. More games
However big a venue is, there is a limit to how many tables and slot machines it can contain. When it comes to the Internet, there are almost no limits to how many games a website can offer you to play. There is no doubt that this is extremely convenient. Not only is it easy for you to find new games to play, it also takes much less time than walking from one table to another.
3. Accessibility
Online casinos don’t have as much staff waiting to go home at the end of the day. Like any other website on the Internet, they are available 24/7. You can play at any given moment whether you just woke up or it’s way past your bedtime. Moreover, you don’t have to spend any time stuck in traffic or taking an hour-long bus ride. Opening a new tab takes a second, and voilá! You’re already picking a game to play a couple of minutes after you decide to visit a casino.
4. Higher payout
A huge venue, staff, free drinks, compliments from the casino. All of these things cost money. And who’s to pay for all that if not the players? The fact that maintaining a physical casino venue requires a lot of money is compensated with higher stakes in all available games. Online casinos, naturally, don’t have as many expenses. As a result, they are able to afford to offer you higher payout rates. Without a doubt, this makes online casinos more appealing to any player. Although you don’t receive the money as fast, there are still numerous fast withdrawal casino that process your winnings pretty swiftly.
5. No chips
Online casinos use your real money instead of chips. So, whenever you’re playing you are more aware of how much you’ve won or lost already. Chips are one of the reasons people might get a little too carried away by the game. Using them instead of cash deprives you of a sense of value, which might result in going over your budget. Seeing the dollar sign next to each of your game moves allows you to remain more conscious of the stakes.
6. Bonuses
One thing online casinos are famous for is the countless bonuses they give, especially to new visitors. This is the one thing that almost never happens in real-life casinos. When it comes to the online format, you get free spins, extra money on the balance, and many more pleasant surprises.
7. No prejudice
Playing online doesn’t entail any human communication. Unfortunately, land-based casino visitors often get different treatment depending on how big of a deposit they make. In an online format, you get the same judgment-free experience with a $10 000 or a $5 deposit.
8. Payment methods
In this day and age, we rarely carry any cash on us. The necessity to look for an ATM can be rather inconvenient and spoil your casino experience. Online casinos, on the other hand, offer multiple payment methods from credit and debit cards to PayPal and Skrill.
9. No dress code
Land-based casinos are more often than not rather elitist and have a strict dress code. Many nights out have been ruined with jeans and sneakers that were not approved by a casino’s staff. Playing online doesn’t require any dressing up, which is rather pleasant. You can make money right in your pajamas.
10. Customer support
This is one of the biggest advantages of an online casino because of how it influences the onboarding experience of a new visitor. If you’re in your first casino or are trying out a new game, you’ll be assisted by attentive customer care representatives. Whatever question you have you can always have someone help you out, and most websites offer 24/7 live support. So, you’ll never feel lost or confused or lose a game because of that.
Of course, land-based casinos are thriving still. The atmosphere they have is something everyone wants to experience from time to time. Online casinos, however, are developing and improving user experience rapidly. So, there’s no surprise that people now prefer visiting a website to a night out.
There’s a new NXT Cruiserweight champion after Roderick Strong of The Diamond Mine defeated Kushida to win his second singles title in NXT following his stint as North American champion.
Strong did however require the assistance of the rest of his faction to finish off Kushida with multiple distractions and a flying superman punch from Ivy Nile before he hit his finishing move to cover Kushida for the three count.
The Diamond Mine’s celebration was cut short though as Grayson Waller interrupted and challenged Strong for a title match next week. Bivens accepted the challenge and told Waller that he will see next week why The Diamond Mine runs NXT.
Kushida held the title for 161 days, winning it from Santos Escobar on an episode of NXT back in April.
Don’t expect Bryan Danielson to do the “Yes” chants himself in AEW, and not because legally he can’t, but because he wants to respect WWE’s intellectual property.
During a 30-minute appearance on Rasslin with Brandon Walker to promote tonight’s Dynamite, the former WWE champion revealed that he informed WWE of his AEW debut ahead of time and had a conversation with WWE’s Kevin Dunn before he made his debut.
“I’m not doing it myself because I respect WWE’s intellectual property,” Danielson said, although he finds no problem if the fans do it.
“They haven’t threatened anything legally. They asked me, politely, to respect their intellectual property…even with some of the things that couldn’t be legally enforced,” he said. “I’m trying my best to do that.”
Danielson will be participating in what he’s calling the biggest match of his career tonight on AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam against Kenny Omega in front of nearly 20,000 fans. The match will not be for the title and that will probably come later on, but the significance of this show for the company will mean a lot.
Danielson wrote a thank you letter to WWE and its fans which was posted by The Player Tribune yesterday.
In his first public comments since his cardiac event that required surgery, Triple H said that he’s in recovery and hopes to see everyone soon.
“I’ve been blown away by the outreach and support from so many people. I’m recovering, doing well, & deeply grateful for all the love in my life,” Triple H tweeted yesterday. “Especially grateful for @ShawnMichaels & all the Superstars & crew @WWENXT! (Steph and the girls loved the snacks!) See you soon.”
Triple H underwent a procedure in the first week of September at the Yale New Haven Hospital for a cardiac event which WWE noted in a press release that was caused by a genetic heart issue. The hospital is ranked very high as one of the best in the United States when it comes to heart and heart surgery.
The Hall of Famer is expected to make a full recovery but will not be doing any work at the moment.
This week’s episode of Monday Night Raw drew an average of 1,793,000 viewers, up 123,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast.
While still down from the average of lately, it’s considered a decent number since it went against the premiere episodes of several TV shows and another NFL which did almost 14 million viewers on ESPN and ESPN2.
Hour one started strong with 1,860,000 viewers, and then dipped slightly to 1,853,000 viewers, before crashing to 1,667,000 viewers in the third and final hour.
Raw was #6, #7, and #9 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demo with 0.51, 0.51, and 0.46 ratings for an average of 0.49, up 0.07 from last week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Ahead of tonight’s massive Dynamite at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, AEW is urging its face to use mass transit transport to arrive at the stadium rather than driving due to the traffic.
Fans attending the show can use the subway with the 7 train providing service from Grand Central Terminal to Mets-Willets Point Station, including connections for all Metro-North Trains from Westchester and Connecticut. Service is also available from the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
There is also the option to use the Long Island Rail Road which provides service to Mets-Willets Point Station from Woodside, and convenient connections from Penn Station for New Jersey Transit customers.
More information can be obtained from mta.info.
Gates at the stadium will open at 5:30PM due to several security and COVID-19 protocols. Remember, anyone attending the event must show proof of vaccination at the entrance otherwise they will be denied entry inside the premises. If for some reason the roof of the stadium closes, wearing a mask is mandatory.
Episode six of season one of Heels, titled House Show, did 93,000 viewers on STARZ this past Sunday, up 14,000 viewers from episode five. The show did 0.03 in 18-49 demo. Only two more episodes remain in the first season. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Are you considering placing bets on UFC fights and want to know who has the longest unbeaten streaks? Perhaps you want to be sure you are betting on a winner but aren’t sure who that is? Maybe you want to use this information to understand MMA odds better? Whatever your reason might be, we have the answer for you!
UFC has become incredibly popular, with people across the globe tuning in to watch their favorites fight and defend unbeaten streaks. Often these streaks are used to place bets or factor into the odds of a fighter winning, so knowing who has the longest unbeaten streaks is helpful!
To help you better place your bets, we have a list of the UFC stars who have the longest unbeaten streaks! Keep reading to find out who is unbeaten and place your bets! Don’t forget to get MMA odds at Fanduel.com!
UFC stars with longest unbeaten streaks
Let’s get straight into it! Use the list below to see who the UFC stars are that have the longest unbeaten streaks! The list includes active and retired UFC players, too, looking at fighters who had an unbeaten streak of eight games or more.
Jon Jones
Between 2010 and 2020, Jon Jones won 17 consecutive fights without a loss! Jones has secured one of the best records in MMA history! Over his career, he has accumulated 26 wins and just one loss, showing just how excellent his performance is!
What makes Jones’ record even more amazing is that his only loss comes from disqualification because of illegal elbows in a fight he was winning against Matt Hamill back in 2009.
Anderson Silva
During his career, between 2006-2012, Silva secured a streak of 16 consecutive victories! The former Middleweight Champion holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history, a whopping 2,457 days! His career ended in 2013, and he remains one of the top fighters with a long unbeaten streak!
Kamaru Usman
From 2015 to 2021, Usman has a record of 14 consecutive wins! The fighter has competed in 20 fights, winning 19 of them, 9 of which came by a knockout! Those are some impressive figures for the fighter known as ‘the Nigerian Nightmare.’
As Usman is still active, we can expect to see more great things from this fantastic fighter!
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov sits on this list and many others as one of the undefeated UFC fighters! During his career, he fought 29 times and lost zero games! He retired in 2020, taking his flawless pro-MMA record with him!
The record is unbelievable and features eight knockouts, 11 submissions, and ten decisions. Will we ever see a fighter like Nurmagomedov again? Who knows!
Georges St. Pierre
Next, we have St- Pierre, who, during his career, has had 13 consecutive wins! Out of the 28 fights, he has managed to win 26! With just two losses in his 15-year long career, he is another one of the great fighters that we have been lucky enough to see!
St Pierre is still active, so we will likely see more wins added and perhaps another impressive streak?
Max Holloway
Like St-Pierre, Holloway also has a winning streak of 13 consecutive fights! Retiring in 2017, his win streak spanned four years, where we saw some outstanding fighting from this MMA fighter!
Out of the 28 matches, he has managed to win 22 of them! Like many other fantastic fighters on this list, Holloway shows a consistent performance that we can hope to see again with future fighters.
Demetrious Johnson
Johnson’s win streak spanned from 2013 to 2019, where he also had 13 consecutive wins! 13 seems to be a lucky number for many of our UFC fighters! Out of the 31 fights he took part in, Johnson won a whopping 27 of them! With three losses and one draw, he will go down as one of the best fighters known to UFC!
Final word
And there you have it; the UFC stars with the longest unbeaten streaks! These long streaks show their talent and ability to perform consistently no matter their opponents! Whether you use these stats to inform your bets or bolster your UFC knowledge, we hope you found it helpful today!
Netflix has released the full trailer for the upcoming interactive movie Escape The Undertaker, featuring WWE’s resident Phenom and all three members of The New Day.
Available to stream starting October 5, Escape The Undertaker will see Taker setting traps for The New Day at his haunted mansion and viewers will have to pick options on screen to help Kofi, Woods, and Big E advance in the movie without getting trapped by The Undertaker.
This is the first-ever interactive movie for WWE with Netflix and looks like it could be a cool concept for other future projects where viewer participation is required.
In a special post for ThePlayersTribune.com, Bryan Danielson wrote a heartfelt thank you letter to WWE ahead of what he called the biggest match of his career against Kenny Omega.
Danielson said that it will be his first match outside of WWE in over 10 years and he’s excited to start a brand new chapter. But being “excited” is not the only thing that he’s feeling as life is a bit more complicated.
“So as I approach this moment, before this next part of my career gets fully underway, there’s something I need to express: THANK YOU, WWE,” the former champion wrote.
Danielson thanked the Superstars who he shared the ring with, the many people behind the scenes, the crew, producers, talent relations, the fans, and the “big man,” who Danielson said he knows he hates to be acknowledged.
“I won’t say much, but thank you for the conversations, the life lessons (about both what to do and what not to do), and the best hug I’ve ever received. I wish more people could see you how I see you,” Danielson wrote about Vince McMahon.
Danielson said he loved his time in WWE and it changed his life, met his wife, and made great friends along the way.
“I’m grateful that you allowed me into your lives, and that you came into mine. I’ll cherish these memories forever,” Danielson added. “Thank you for moments that I will never forget…. moments where I can just close my eyes and feel the goosebumps all over again.”
The Extreme Rules card underwent two minor changes last night during Raw, with one match getting a stipulation and another match getting a third participant.
The Roman Reigns vs Demon Finn Balor match for the Universal title will now be an extreme rules match with WWE probably trying to add some “uncertainty” over the outcome having already announced Reigns vs Lesnar at the Saudi pay-per-view for October.
Meanwhile, the United States title match will now be a triple threat match after Jeff Hardy defeated Sheamus last night on the show. Hardy joins Sheamus and champ Damian Priest in the match.
Last week it was also announced that Liv Morgan will take on Carmella on the show, with Extreme Rules now having six matches on its card. The PPV is this Sunday.
The September 17 episode of AEW Rampage drew 642,000 viewers on Friday, down 28,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. The show did 0.28 in the 18-49 demo, placing second in the cable chart, up 0.01 from last week. The next episode will be a two-hour episode with CM Punk wrestling so that should bump up the number for this week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
In a long statement posted on Twitter, Ric Flair denied the allegations leveled against him during the Dark Side of the Ring Plane Ride From Hell episode where a former flight attendant accused him of forcing himself on to her and making her touch his genitals.
“Every person that I’ve worked with has said not to post a response; but I’ve never run from past behaviors before and I’m not going to start now,” Flair said.
Flair mentioned that how four years ago, he gave ESPN full access to his life for the 30 for 30 special where they covered several hot topics at length.
“Rory Karpf, desperate to matter for another 15 minutes, did an interview about it this morning. When Rory’s lips are moving, he’s typically lying, but one part of what he said was the God’s honest truth,” Flair said. Karpf was the director of that 30 for 30 episode and he had just done an interview with WrestlingInc.com regarding Flair.
“I’d never heard that he force someone to touch his genitals. Everything with Ric that was construed as negative I tried to address in the 30 for 30,” Karpf told WrestlingInc.com. “His drinking, his philandering, his adultery, his money problems, there’s quite a bit, but never, at least in the people that I spoke to, no one ever brought up that he would force himself on somebody.”
Flair said that his issues have been well documented for over 40 years and the impact of his drinking nearly killed him five years ago and stories have been told over and over again.
“The reason Rory (or anyone else for that matter) never heard stories of me forcing myself on ANYONE is simple: it never happened,” Flair said.
Get ready to acknowledge him on USA Network as Monday Night Raw will welcome the Universal champion Roman Reigns tonight.
Reigns and the Smackdown Tag Team champions The Usos will be on the show to be in the main event against the new WWE champion Big E and his tag team partners Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods in a six-man tag team match.
Reigns last appearance on Raw came in May 2019 and he has been exclusive to Smackdown ever since.
Other matches scheduled for Raw are Nia Jax vs Shayna Baszler, Natalya and Tamina vs Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. for the Women’s Tag Team titles, and Sheamus vs Jeff Hardy.
Tickets for this year’s Survivor Series and Monday Night Raw the next day both at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York will go on sale to the general public this Friday at 10AM ET on Ticketmaster.com.
Judging by Ticketmaster’s website, apart from single tickets to each show there is also an entry for a combo deal for both events.
There will be a few pre-sales for these shows, with the first one kicking off tomorrow titled Aisle Offer. An American Express pre-sale will start on Wednesday and the Barclay Center Behind The Scenes, Suites, Partner, and NY Liberty pre-sales starting on Thursday.
This year’s Survivor Series will be the 25th anniversary from the debut of The Rock and there are rumors that Dwayne Johnson will be somehow involved in this event to mark this milestone date.
