Looks like WWE Superstar Sheamus has found the right girl and has proposed to his girlfriend, who said yes!
In a post on Instagram, his now fiancé Isabella Revilla wrote, “When I was pining to go to Ireland as a young girl, I would tell people it was because ‘If magic exists, it has to be in Ireland.’ Well, it does exist.”
Posting several photos from Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, Revilla continued, “Couldn’t imagine a more magical place to say YES. Couldn’t imagine a better person to spend my life with.” She also joked that she couldn’t think of better shoes to get engaged in than Crocs!
Revilla is a 24-year-old Filipina and lives in Nashville with the United States champ.
AEW today officially announced the launch of AEW Elite General Manager, the officially-licensed fantasy booking game that wrestling fans have been eagerly waiting for since it was first announced in November 2020.
The game, developed by Crystallized Games, is now available worldwide to download and play on iOS and Android devices.
In AEW Elite GM, players assume the role of the newest general manager of AEW Dynamite, drafting a roster of wrestlers, building matches and running the show to generate revenue, new fans and effects on wrestlers’ stamina and morale. To be a successful manager in AEW Elite GM, a player must appeal to the foundation of the business: the fans. Every week, players must build, book and sell the most-entertaining AEW shows possible — or it’s game over.
AEW Elite GM is designed to be enjoyed by first-timers and casuals of wrestling GM games, while also offering the depth and complexity desired by veterans of the genre.
The game is free but obviously in-app purchases are required to fully enjoy the game with packs starting from 99 cents all the way to $99.99.
This week’s NXT on USA Network drew 705,000 viewers, up 51,000 viewers from last week’s Great American Bash episode. It was the most-watched episode of NXT since May 4 when they drew 761,000 viewers. The show has not broken the 700,000-viewer mark for the previous seven week. In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew 0.19, up 0.01 from last week. (Ratings credit: Sports Business Journal)
Ahead of the fans’ return tomorrow night on Smackdown, WWE has produced a two-minute video showcasing what has been missing for the past 14 months.
The video, with no commentary, shows some of the biggest pops in WWE history featuring The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Daniel Bryan, The Undertaker, Roman Reigns, Kofi Kingston, Edge, Becky Lynch, and many others. “For a year and a half, something’s been missing,” the video says as footage of several WWE Superstars sitting alone in arenas is displayed.
The video ends with an aerial shot from WrestleMania and “Welcome back” with the WWE logo replacing the W. Vince McMahon used Twitter to promote the video, writing, “For over a year and a half, we have waited. This weekend, we once again welcome the @WWE Universe back!”
Smackdown tomorrow night is the first show – apart from WrestleMania – which will have fans for the first time since March of last year. The Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, is sold out for the show.
Jon Moxley, fresh off his successful IWGP United States title defense against Karl Anderson last night, will have another tough challenge next week on night two of Fyter Fest.
After defeating Anderson, Lance Archer issued a challenge to Moxley to defend his title in a Texas death match next week, a challenge which the former AEW champion accepted. This will be their second Texas death match against each other as Moxley defeated Archer for the same title in the same gimmick match in January 2020 during Wrestle Kingdom 14.
Chris Jericho will also face his first of four Pinnacle opponents in the form of Shawn Spears with the stipulation being that Spears can use a chair during the match but Jericho cannot. Jericho must defeat all members of the Pinnacle to get to MJF.
Night two of Fyter Fest will also feature Britt Baker defending her AEW Women’s title against Nyla Rose.
Former Impact Wrestling star Michael Elgin was arrested on June 29 according to a story appearing on WrestlingNews.co for violating a protective order over 60 times.
Elgin was reported missing late last month but was eventually found safe and the arrest was just six days following the missing report.
His ex, named Alex, said that she has received hundreds of phone calls and text messages, videos, and even suicide threats. She added that during her relationship with her, she suffered sexual, mental, emotional, and verbal abuse from him including punishment for saying no to sex, berating her verbally in public, berating her verbally in private, isolating her from friends and family, monitoring of phone and computer to see if she is complying, sexual caretaking, pressure to engage in sex acts she expressed not wanting to do, exposing her sexual health by seeing male and female sex workers during their relationship, insulting and shaming her, and intimidation.
Ever since he was fired in June of last year from Impact Wrestling for sexual abuse allegations stemming from the #SpeakingOut campaign, Elgin has kept a low profile and has not worked much for other promotions.
The PWInsider.com website is reporting that the July 27 episode of NXT will not be airing on USA Network as the show will get pre-empted due to the Olympics coverage. Instead, NXT will air on Syfy in the same time slot of 8PM ET.
NXT will be holding a double header next week and will tape the July 27 episode immediately following the July 20 live broadcast so NXT on SyFy will not be live. It will be a long night for those at the Capitol Wrestling Center with tapings going over 11 o’clock at night.
Syfy is not strange to wrestling broadcasts as the channel was the home of Smackdown and ECW in the past.
After an unprecedented year for just about everyone, wrestling fans are naturally looking forward to heading back to live matches. What’s a PPV without a live audience, anyway? While both WWE and AEW have worked around the constraints of the pandemic over the past year, it’s safe to say we’re all looking forward to wrestling getting back to normal.
Thankfully, both wrestling brands are lining up PPVs for the remainder of 2021 just like old times. Whether you’re the sort of fan that gets deep into the action by placing a bet through a site such as Best Odds, or if you’re always keen to book your tickets for live shows as soon as possible, it’s well worth getting the calendar out. Bestodds.com is a great up-and-coming site that aims to keep you up to date on a huge variety of events and sports.
For now, however, let’s take a quick look at the biggest PPVs and events the wrestling world has lining up for us across 2021.
WWE’s Summer Tour
With pandemic conditions appearing to ease, WWE is taking full advantage and is mounting a summer onslaught across the States. As of July 16th, Smackdown will be hitting the road in Houston, TX. It’s the first of three big shows in Texas, with 22 more cities welcoming back wrestling as part of a major summer comeback across the US.
It’s a huge relief to fans, as this latest tour will be the first run of events to have participant audiences since April 2020. Unbelievably, the last time crowds headed to WWE live was via Wrestlemania XXXVII. Thankfully, this news seems to indicate live attendance is very much back on the menu.
Other big events traditional to the WWE calendar are up in the air when it comes to audiences. However, as always, we can expect to see SummerSlam arrive around August time, and with Payback and Clash of Champions due soon after. Interestingly, WWE moved Hell in a Cell up from fall to early summer, meaning it’s going to be another unprecedented year for fans.
AEW’s live comeback
On the flip side, AEW seems to be taking the summer to also give fans a big return to live-action, weirdly enough, also in Texas. However, at the time of writing, it seems that the LIVE! Welcome Back Tour is set to make its maiden visit to Miami, FL, as of early July. However, they’ll then take AEW Dynamite to Cedar Park, Garland, and Houston.
Much like WWE’s summer slate, it seems that AEW is keeping its fingers crossed that they will be able to hit the ground running with live shows heading well into the fall. Certainly, neither brand is letting up when it comes to future prospects, but the summer does seem to be comeback season.
AEW’s taking Dynamite beyond Texas, however, with visits to Rochester NY, and Philadelphia PA earmarked for the fall. Of course, these events transpiring will all depend on how the live shows go this summer.
Are live shows finally coming back for good?
With continuing good news regarding COVID-19 and vaccines across the US, many promoters of live events are keen to take full advantage. The summer is naturally going to be a great time for fans to finally get back into watching the events they love in person. While wrestling this past year has been as intense as it always has, it’s arguably lacked the spark that live audiences bring to the table.
Live shows are absolutely coming back, but with the world still recovering from the ravages of the coronavirus, it remains to be seen exactly when matters will be 100% safe. Naturally, events providers and stadiums will likely run vaccine checks and tests before allowing in guests.
We’ve all missed live wrestling over the past year. The summer is absolutely the perfect time for us all to get back into the groove, and for that reason, we have our fingers tightly crossed AEW and WWE’s PPVs go ahead unscathed. If anything, these summer shows are going to prove whether or not it’s viable, and safe, for further live audiences to get on board for the year ahead.
So, wrestling fans are still waiting patiently to see what happens next. However, it really won’t be long before both AEW and WWE have exciting new schedules opening up before us. Of course, we’ll let you know more as soon as we can!
For the first time in nearly 500 days, Dynamite will be airing live from outside the state of Florida with night one of Fyter Fest coming from a sold out H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas.
There are six big matches advertised for tonight, headlined by a coffin match featuring Darby Allin vs Ethan Page. Two title matches will take place, including Jon Moxley vs Karl Anderson for the IWGP United States title and Brian Cage defends the FTW title against Ricky Starks.
Also taking place on Fyter Fest will be Penelope Ford vs Yuka Sakazaki, Sammy Guevara vs Wheeler Yuta, and an old rivalry returns as Matt Hardy takes on Christian Cage.
Night two of Fyter Fest takes place next week from the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.
Indie wrestler Kelsey Heather, who has been appearing on Raw lately as one of Bobby Lashley’s ladies, appeared on Raw and on an AEW broadcast on the same night.
The former NBA cheerleader taped her bit with Lashley last week as Raw was recorded last Tuesday and then was on AEW Dark: Elevation wrestling Leyla Hirsch in a match on the YouTube broadcast, also taped last week.
Heather was trained by Shawn Spears and Tyler Breeze at their wrestling school and wrestles for Florida independent promotions.
“Thank you, @wwe Always grateful,” she wrote in a post on Instagram posing in front of a TV backstage with the Raw logo. She then posted a graphic promoting her AEW match. “Well, well, well… look who it is,” she wrote, adding a devil emoticon.
Long-time wrestling fans will remember “Ravishing” Rick Rude pulling double duty on the same night during the Monday Night War and appeared on Raw and Nitro at the same time. Raw was pre-taped at the time while Nitro was live.
Samantha Tavel, who goes by the name of Candy Cartwright on the independents, has dropped her lawsuit against Matt Riddle, a lawsuit filed following the #SpeakingOut campaign last year.
Tavel’s original lawsuit for $10 million also included WWE and Gabe Sapolsky but a judge ruled that WWE and Sapolsky should be dropped as co-defendants. In September, Riddle filed a civil suit against Tavel “for her continued false and defamatory statements.”
TMZ.COM now reports that Tavel filed to dismiss the lawsuit completely on Monday and there’s no information if there was an out-of-court settlement. Her attorney said that both parties have put this in their past and are focused on their future.
In mid June 2020, Tavel shared a story of how she, along with Riddle and a few other stars were in a van and when the others fell asleep, Matt asked her to “hop on his dick.” When she refused, Tavel said that Riddle grabbed her by the throat, choked her and said “what if I just made you?”
Tavel said she eventually agreed to perform oral sex on Riddle “to get out of having intercourse with him,” describing the situation as “incredibly humiliating.”
Riddle first denied everything but later admitted that he had an affair with Tavel and in the process he cheated on his wife but he said that never in his life he sexually assaulted or abused anyone. He also accused Tavel of stalking him.
After countless hate mail, she then uploaded a photo of the two kissing each other on the lips in a car with the date on the iPhone clearly marked May 19, 2019. “If I’ve been ‘stalking for years’ then why is this from 2019? This was also taken after I went to see him on an NXT loop and he got me tickets to two shows,” Tavel wrote in a tweet.
Mandy Rose made a surprise appearance on NXT last night and came out to scout the Sarray vs Gigi Dolin match.
The former Tough Enough competitor was part of NXT between 2016 and 2017 and made her main roster debut in November 2017 where she joined Paige and Sonya Deville.
Rose tweeted that “she’s back” after her appearance although it’s not clear if she has moved back to NXT full time. Currently, Rose is teaming up with Dana Brooke on Monday Night Raw.
Several NXT talent are being called up ahead of the return of fans. Tegan Nox, Shotzi Blackheart, and Toni Storm are now all part of the main roster.
7 ways to improve the odds of you winning your bets
There are a lot of areas of betting that are not in your control. The odds, the way the team performs on the day, injuries, unexpected global pandemics, etc.
With all these things stacking up against you, it can feel almost impossible to turn a profit while betting. However, there is something you can do to improve your odds – improve the way you handle the things you can control.
In this article, we are going to tell you exactly how to do that. Keep reading for 7 ways to improve your betting skills.
Bet on things you know a lot about
The first thing you can do to improve your betting skills is to increase your knowledge of what you are betting on.
Experts recommend that you only bet on things that you know much about. For example, when betting on the NFL you should bet on your favorite team as you will know the most about them. However, if you only follow the NBA, you shouldn’t bet on the NFL.
There is always more to learn about a sport or team, so you can always be improving this skill.
Pick your odds carefully
When picking your odds you should try and resist those dazzling long odds.
Yes, it would feel good if you one on a +40,000 bet, but it is very unlikely that you will win.
However, you could make just as much money over time by consistently betting on odds like -500. The payout is smaller, but you’re much more likely to win.
Better to win a lot of small prizes than to sink money into a big prize that you never win.
Avoid In-Play betting as a beginner
To make money from In-Play betting you have to be the best of the best. This means you should avoid it at all costs as a beginner.
Even if you know the sport really well, it is so easy for the losses to stack up when betting In-Play. These bets are designed to get your heart racing and to make you make rash decisions.
Until you can bet calmly, stay away from these types of bets.
Make sure you understand the odds
Odds are displayed in different ways across the world.
This can be confusing and often leads to people placing bets that they didn’t mean to. Below is a quick guide to calculating the three most common ways of displaying odds.
For example –
10-1 (British)
+1000 (American)
10.0 (European)
All mean that you will win $10 for every $1 you bet.
Another example –
1-2 (British)
-100 (American)
1.5 (European)
All mean that you will win $.50 for every $1 that you bet.
Most US sites, like Fanduel, will use the American system.
Make sure you understand how bookies set the odds and make money
To beat the bookkeepers you have to think like them.
One of the things that you can do to improve your betting is to gain a deeper understanding of how the odd setting system works.
Here are two quick tips before we move on:
Long odds are designed to tempt you into wasting money. Bookkeepers are prepared to offer such large rewards because the likelihood of them having to pay out is so slim.
Short odds are often better than they look. Bookies have to make money, so the short odds will often be trimmed down so that they can still make a profit from all the people who bet on the wrong odds.
Have a long term betting plan
This isn’t very glamorous, but turning a profit when betting is a long-term task. Therefore you should approach it like one.
Set yourself weekly and monthly budgets that you stick to. This will help to prevent you from over-stretching yourself or getting into financial trouble. You should also avoid putting all your profits back into bets.
Resist the urge to spice things up and take risk
When we were talking about In-Play betting, we mentioned that it is best to bet when you are calm and not to get carried away by adrenaline – this is very important to remember.
It is also important to resist the temptation to make risky bets or to make bets on a whim. The occasional risky bet is okay if you are betting for fun. However, if you are looking to turn a profit then you should treat betting like a 9-5. What you want to do is make wise choices and not do anything crazy.
Tickets for AEW’s debut in New York City for the September 22 Dynamite show at the Arthur Ashe Stadium went on pre-sale this morning.
Titled Grand Slam, to continue the theme due to the tennis stadium hosting it, this particular event is set to be a big one for AEW. The pre-sale will run till 10PM ET tonight only and then tickets go on sale to the general public this coming Friday.
Ticket prices start at $25 and go all the way to $250. If you’re interested in being part of history, you can purchase tickets now at Ticketmaster.com using the pre-sale code AEW718.
This will be the first wrestling show in the 23,000-seater stadium which is the home of US Open tennis tournament.
Samoa Joe got his first taste of in-ring action since February of last year when last night he was attacked by NXT champion Karrion Kross.
Joe was the special guest referee for the NXT main event which had Kross successfully defending the NXT title against Johnny Gargano. After the match was over, Joe handed over the title to Kross and Kross said something back. But as soon as the former champion turned around, Kross locked him in a choke hold and took him down, leaving him motionless in the ring.
Friction between the two had been building since Joe returned as the enforcer for William Regal last month.
Joe has not wrestled since February 2020 as a result of a concussion he had. He was never cleared to compete again, at least not yet, although the actions from last night suggest that this will eventually lead to Kross vs Joe at an upcoming Takeover show, possibly during SummerSlam weekend.
Matt and Reby Hardy welcomed their fourth child together, this time a baby girl. Ever “Eevee” Moore Hardy was born on Sunday, July 11.
The couple already have Maxel, who is six years old, Wolfgang, who is four, and Bartholomew, who lost the title of the youngest sibling at 19 months old.
Speaking exclusively to Us Weekly, the Hardys said that the new arrival was born in an outdoor home birth and was “lovingly welcomed by Mom and Dad and surrounded by a team of professional midwives and doulas…outdoors, during a rainstorm!”
You can see photos on the Us Weekly website. Congrats to the family!
A rare match for the NXT title will be headlining NXT on USA Network tonight as the brand tries to build off of the Great American Bash from last week.
NXT champion Karrion Kross, rumored to be soon called up to the main roster, will be defending the title against former champion Johnny Gargano. This match will have a special guest referee and he will be none other than the enforcer Samoa Joe.
Only two other matches have been announced at time of this writing. The NXT Breakout tournament will kick off with the first match with Ikemen Jiro taking on Duke Hudson. And Japanese sensation Saray will be going one-on-one against the artist formerly known as Priscilla Kelly, Gigi Dolin.
DK Publishing today announced the release of WWE Rule the Ring, a new book which takes readers on an exciting journey to learn what it takes to become a WWE Champion, perform at WrestleMania and even escape a steel cage match.
Packed with WWE Legends, amazing showdowns and more, WWE Rule the Ring! is the newest addition to DK’s ‘Discover What It Takes’ series brought to life with doodle-style illustrations, making it an ideal summer reading choice for readers ages 7+.
Roman Reigns, Becky Lynch, Asuka, and Kofi Kingston are on the cover of the book. This book is available now and can be purchased wherever books are sold for a retail price of $7.99.
Maintaining top performance in school can be tough. The challenges abound whether you are in lower grades, high school, college, or post graduate school. You can buy custom essay online to help you meet academic requirements and attain the best grades. The essays also save you from long hours in the library drafting the papers or working on other school projects.
Studying becomes difficult for many reasons. You may be distracted by the environment or overwhelmed by the amount of work you have to complete. Here are excellent hacks to make studying easier in 2021.
Develop a routine
Set a specific time to study. You can decide that it will be morning, evening, late in the night, or whichever time you think will be the most appropriate. The routine comes with a schedule or timetable indicating what you will be doing at each hour.
The routine pushes you to get into a cycle. For instance, you will know the time to study, rest, attend class, join friends for a chat, and such other activities. You can allocate energy and other resources guided by the routine. You will achieve more by following a routine.
Make the space conducive
Create the right space for study. Such a space is quiet and comfortable. It means switching off all distractions like television, radio, or video games. Other people sharing the room should also avoid unwelcome conversations while you study. You may consider noise canceling headphones to keep away the noise.
The space should also be comfortable to allow extended study hours. Invest in an ergonomic desk and table that will not strain your back while you sit for long hours. Keep the space warm, aerated, spacious, and well lit. Once you get into this space, your attention will be on studies and nothing else.
Use help tools available
It is only reasonable to spend the least time possible studying yet achieve the most. Furthermore, spending all the day on an essay does not mean that it will be the most captivating. To avoid wasting time on essays or academic papers at the expense of resting and personal projects, use the available writing tools.
The writing tools help you to draft the paper faster, edit, insert citations, and build a reference page, among other writing activities. It will take a short time to complete a paper yet still deliver the most captivating results.
Personalize your study
Do not study like your friends so as to achieve results similar to theirs. Create a personalized study routine. It should consider your most convenient time to study. Use the materials that you understand best. Whether it is listening to your tutor, reading in the library, studying at the park, and such other options, they will enhance your results.
The best results while you study do not come from extensive study hours. It is how well you use your time and the available resources. Personalize your study and create a routine that suits your goals. Get all the help possible and you will obtain excellent results.
The wrestling world reacted on social media to the passing of WWE Hall of Famer “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff who died yesterday at the age of 71.
“WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff has passed away at the age of 71. WWE extends its condolences to Orndorff’s family and friends,” said a tweet from WWE. WWE also opened Monday Night Raw with an in-memoriam graphic.
All Elite Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, and the NWA also released separate statements to honor Orndorff.
“AEW joins the wrestling world in mourning the passing of a true legend, ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff. Our thoughts are with his family, his friends and his fans,” tweeted AEW after the news was published. Impact Wrestling said, “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of pro wrestling legend ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff. We offer our sincere condolences to his friends and family,” while the NWA wrote, “The NWA sends it condolences to the friends & family of the legendary Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff. We’ll forever be grateful for the memories and admire the legacy he leaves us with.”
One of Orndorff’s biggest rivals in the WWF, Hulk Hogan, wrote that he “got slammed” with the news. “RIP my brother, love you and thank you for always making me fight for everything in our matches, heaven just got even more Wonderful,” Hogan wrote.
“So sorry to hear of the passing of Paul Orndorff aka Mr. Wonderful aka The Brandon Bull,” Ric Flair wrote. “Great guy, legit tough! He was another amazing athlete that I had the pleasure of wrestling an hour for the NWA championship on many occasions!”
Orndorff’s boss in WCW, Eric Bischoff, wrote that he always enjoyed working with Paul. “He was a good friend to my son Garett and I and we shared some memorable times away from the wrestling business. Rest easy my friend.”
The Iron Sheik described Orndorff as “the toughest.” In his usual all caps tweets, Sheik said, “WE TRAIN TOGETHER. WE RIDE TOGETHER. YOU WERE EXCELLENT BUBBA. I AM SO SAD I LOVE YOU FOREVER REST IN PEACE.”
The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase shared the locker room with Paul Orndorff for many years and said that his heart and prayers go out to his family. “Great wrestler and many great memories,” DiBiase said.
DiBiase’s former sidekick, Virgil, also had glowing remarks for Mr. Wonderful. “Man the compliments I got from this dude were abundant. He always helped me w/ my body always helped me grow as a talent always spoke to me about the business. One of the toughest guys I’ve ever met. Really sad to see this. I love you Paul.”
AEW commentator Tony Schiavone called many matches of Orndorff throughout his career in WCW. “We have lost a true superstar in wrestling. He was a tremendous performer & trainer at the WCW Power Plant. Rest In Peace, my friend,” Schiavone said while fellow commentator Jim Ross described Orndorff as a true man’s man and a stud.
“I’m so sorry to learn of the passing of Paul Orndorff. As a fan, I loved watching him. As a wrestler, I loved working with him,” tweeted Mick Foley. “He brought intensity and believability to every match and promo. Truly one of the all-time greats.”
NXT General Manager William Regal said he was absolutely heart broken to hear of the passing of his friend. “He help me so much when I first arrived in the US and taught me so much on how to adapt my style to fit in to the US. A true great.”
