WWE issued a press release today hyping Undertaker’s Final Farewell at the Survivor Series on Sunday, November 22, capping off The Phenom’s legendary 30-year career.
Apart from a list of WWE Network shows being aired to celebrate Taker’s 30-year WWE career, there was no other information on what this final farewell will entail.
The Undertaker is set to appear live in person at the ThunderDome at the pay-per-view but is not scheduled to wrestle on the show. The Survivor Series in 1990 was the birthplace of The Undertaker and since then, the legendary man behind the gimmick went on to have one of the most decorated careers in professional wrestling history.
During the final episode of Undertaker: The Last Ride, Taker said that it was the end of the road for him and has no intention of stepping back in the ring for another match, although he did leave the door slightly open with a “never say never.”
TNT will be airing a one-hour Countdown to Full Gear show tonight at 11PM ET to promote tomorrow’s pay-per-view.
Speaking of TNT, Cody confirmed yesterday during the media call that work on a third hour of AEW on TNT is still being worked out and confirmed that it will not be a third hour of Dynamite, nor would it be Dark moving to TNT. The extra hour of AEW programming on TNT would be something different and new.
In addition to the countdown show on TNT, there will also be a special episode of AEW Dark airing on YouTube today with seven matches scheduled to take place, headlined by Christopher Daniels of SCU versus Matt Sydal.
The much-anticipated all-British bout between Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce is finally set to go ahead. The fight between the unbeaten heavyweights, which will take place on November 28th, has been branded ‘At Last’ by promoter Frank Warren, who also recently confirmed that the clash will not be on pay-per-view, after the coronavirus pandemic postponed the bout on three separate occasions.
23-year-old Triple D, who is 12 years younger than his opponent Joyce, is considered to be Britain’s, and the heavyweight division’s, next big thing, and the Dubois vs Joyce odds reflect this. However, if you still need some convincing, then let’s take a look at his last five bouts. Read on to find out more!
Răzvan Cojanu – KO (10-0)
After American Kevin Johnson became the first man to take Dubois the distance at the Leicester Arena in October 2018, Triple D returned to the ring in March 2019 – taking on Romania’s Răzvan Cojanu at London’s Royal Albert Hall, and he was back to his knockout best. In the second round, with Cojanu against the ropes, Dubois unleashed a frenzy of powerful shots to the Romanian’s head and body, and as a result dropped his opponent to the canvas. An attempt to get back to his feet proved unsuccessful, and the bout was stopped two minutes and 48 seconds into the second round. As a result, Dubois racked up a professional record of 10-0 and added the vacant WBO European heavyweight title to his repertoire.
Richard Lartey – KO (11-0)
There was no time for Dubois to reflect on his win against Cojanu, as just over one month later he returned to the ring to go toe-to-toe with Ghanaian Richard Lartey. The April bout headlined the Wembley Arena fight night, and after trading blow-for-blow in the first few rounds, Triple D dispatched of his opponent with a powerful right hand in the fourth. As a result, Dubois, now boasting a record of 11-0, was the recipient of the vacant WBO Global heavyweight title.
Nathan Gorman – KO (12-0)
Dubois’ next bout was an all-British encounter with Nathan Gorman at the O2 Arena on July 13th. Triple D first had his opponent, who was cheered on ringside by his cousin, and heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, on the mat in the third round, but had to wait until the fifth before an almighty whack to the temple of Gorman finally put the bout to an end. Dubois also added the vacant British heavyweight title to his ranks.
“I just need to keep working and every fight is a learning fight for me.”
Ebenezer Tetteh – TKO (13-0)
It was another Ghanaian opponent for Dubois in his next bout, and another straightforward victory for the Londoner. The September 2019 fight was Tetteh’s first outside of his homeland and he was visibly nervous as he entered the Royal Albert Hall ring – even forgetting to put his gumshield as the first bell rang. The bout was short-lived, as Dubois knocked down his opponent twice before the referee brought it to an end inside the first round. Dubois was awarded the vacant Commonwealth and WBO International heavyweight belt, as a result.
Kyotaro Fujimoto – KO (14-0)
Dubois’ fifth, and final, fight of 2019 was against Japan’s Kyotaro Fujimoto, and it was another dominant display from Triple D. The Londoner dropped Fujimoto with a jab in the second round, and shortly after he put an end to the bout with a trademark right hook – which left the Japanese boxer needing medical attention inside the ring. In victory, Dubois retained his WBO Heavyweight title and added the vacant WBC Silver belt to his hefty collection – which includes eight different belts from his 14 professional fights.
Despite regaining his Rhodes last name back, Cody said that he does not plan to use it in professional wrestling and will still go by the name of just Cody in AEW.
WWE this week gave up their trademark of Cody Rhodes, allowing Cody to trademark it. Cody also owns the rights of the name Dusty Rhodes.
Speaking during a conference call with the wrestling media ahead of the Full Gear pay-per-view, Cody said that he will probably use the Rhodes name for non-wrestling projects, such as acting.
Cody did not specify the agreement there was with WWE over gaining legal rights to the name but said that there are no hard feelings from either side and the details are not important.
Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer is reporting that Matt Jackson of the Young Bucks is suffering from a partially-torn MCL and a slight tear in his ACL.
The injury happened back in July when the Bucks took on The Butcher and The Blade in a falls count anywhere match and Matt has been wrestling with it since then, doing several rehab to avoid undergoing surgery.
The two brothers will have a tough, hard-hitting match tomorrow at Full Gear against FTR for the AEW World Tag Team titles. There is a stipulation that if The Young Bucks lose the match, they will never challenge for the tag titles ever again in AEW, a stipulation similar to what Cody had – and lost – against Jericho.
NXT had a big drop in viewers this week and after a successful Halloween Havoc, the show did just 610,000 viewers, the lowest number since the May 20 episode. NXT was down 166,000 viewers from the previous week. It did 0.14 in the 18-49 demographic and finished #68. Dynamite beat NXT by 107,000 viewers this week after NXT had a 95,000 viewership lead last week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
After NXT went off the air on USA Network, Tommaso Ciampa cut a three-minute promo, putting over the fans and the NXT crew with a passionate speech.
Ciampa said that he never knew how much valuable each and every fan were to professional wrestling and 2020 has been a year that they will never going to forget and they missed their passion month after month following performances in empty buildings.
The former NXT champion continued saying that hate is consuming the country and the world but professional wrestling brings different cultures, communities, ages, races, and religion, all in the same place, cheering for the same thing they love.
“You boo who you want, you cheer for who you want. I don’t give a damn…I am a NXT Superstar. The reason I can say it is because I look out at each and every one of you and you make it possible,” Ciampa said. He also said that when fans are allowed to return to pack arenas, they’re going to make pro wrestling bigger than it has ever been before.
“So, when I say it tonight, I say it for myself, for Vic, for Wade, for Alicia, for Tucker and everybody in the back. When we say ‘We Are NXT,’ we mean it. So, together, each and every one of you, say it loud, say it proud, because we are NXT,” Ciampa said as the crowd finished off the sentence.
You can see the awesome promo below.
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The latest WWE video game, Undefeated, will be released worldwide on Thursday, December 3 for iOS and Android devices.
Developed by nWay, the developer and publisher of hit multiplayer games such as Power Rangers: Legacy Wars and Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, WWE Undefeated features quick-session matches designed for mobile devices, set against exotic backdrops from around the world. Players can compete head-to-head in real-time with live opponents while experiencing the action, signature moves, and larger-than-life Superstars synonymous with WWE.
Players can pre-register to unlock special rewards, including AJ Styles, by visiting wweundefeated.com. You can see the reveal trailer below.
NXT Women’s champion Io Shirai and former champion Rhea Ripley are on a collision course after Shirai challenged Ripley during NXT on USA Network yesterday and Ripley accepted.
The two were part of the triple threat match at NXT Takeover: In Your House which also included Charlotte Flair. Shirai won that match – and the title from Flair – in June, a match which was the last one for Flair in NXT.
Apart from one match on the May 13 episode of NXT, Shirai and Ripley did not wrestle each other on television. That match finished as a no contest after just seven minutes. The two, however, have teamed up several times to take on other tag teams on NXT and wrestled each other at non-televised live events.
There’s an NXT Takeover rumored to be taking place in December so this match could take place on that show. There’s no Takeover with the Survivor Series weekend this year which is usually the WarGames one.
The AEW/NWA partnership when it comes to the NWA Women’s title will continue this Saturday at Full Gear with the title on the line.
AEW President Tony Khan announced that AEW Women’s champion Serena Deeb will be taking on Allysin Kay during The Buy In show. Kay just announced that she is a free agent and no longer working for the NWA but now finds herself wrestling for the NWA Women’s title in Deeb’s second title defense. Kay is a former NWA Women’s champion and dropped the title this past January to Thunder Rosa.
Deeb vs Kay replaces Orange Cassidy vs John Silver on The Buy In Show, which is now part of the Full Gear main card.
After WWE dropped the trademark application for Cody Rhodes, the AEW TNT champion is now able to use his full name again on AEW television.
Cody has been going by his first name only because up until now, WWE owned the trademark of Cody Rhodes. As you know, Rhodes is not Cody’s real last name and he used that name only while in WWE.
HeelByNature.com reported that on November 2, WWE filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to drop the trademark and it was confirmed yesterday. Cody had already filed an application to trademark his name when WWE forgot to renew it, but then submitted a renewal earlier this year to lock it.
“As of this morning, I no longer have just one name…whether Justin Roberts says it or not…it feels really good to be Cody Rhodes again,” Cody said after Dynamite went off the air.
When WWE renewed the application, Cody said that it “is not as sultry/scandalous as reported” and said it’s just business. “They’ve seen the same data we have, and they know they can make big money off the brand (even though it’s not in their house). Trying to license me is flattering, but it doesn’t stop this train from moving. No grudge,” Cody wrote a few months ago.
It’s not known if WWE and Cody got to some sort of an agreement over the rights of his wrestling name.
AEW regained the lead in the Wednesday night war with Dynamite scoring 717,000 viewers, down just 64,000 viewers from last week’s show on a night dominated by the U.S. election. Dynamite did a 0.30 in the 18-49 demographic and finished #56 in the cable chart, the first time that it dropped out of the top 50 cable chart since its inception. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
NXT is riding high from last week’s Halloween Havoc event, a show which led them to their first win against Dynamite since The Great American Bash in July.
As of this writing, there are four announced matches for tonight’s broadcast, featuring Tommaso Ciampa vs Velveteen Dream, Ember Moon vs Dakota Kai, Shotzi Blackheart vs Toni Storm, and Kushida vs Cameron Grimes.
NXT will be looking to keep adding to last week’s success but AEW will be having the last stop before Full Gear and news shows will probably eat a big chunk of the wrestling audience tonight.
EC3, who returned to Impact Wrestling at the Slammiversary pay-per-view, has departed the company according to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Wrestling.
The former Impact champion closed out Slammiversary with a surprise video and then made an appearance on the following Impact on AXS TV to attack Moose. EC3 wrestled Moose at Bound For Glory last weekend and lost his match. This was actually the only match EC3 wrestled for Impact during his latest stint.
EC3 is currently wrestling for Ring of Honor as well. He re-joined WWE in 2018 but his two-year run in NXT and main roster failed to gather any momentum and he was released in April as part of the COVID-19 cost-cutting measures.
Speaking to PWInisder.com in a wide-ranging interview, AEW President Tony Khan addressed their health protocols after a few screw ups lately with injuries to Matt Hardy, Alex Reynolds, and Abadon.
Khan said that they have added another independent neurologist to the AEW medical staff and another independent doctor who attends all AEW shows in addition to their medical team.
“I’ve added a two-way feature where the referees can talk back to us if there are injuries so that the referee, you know, not all communication is going one way, and I’ve encouraged the referees to let us know what’s going on,” Khan said.
The AEW President also added that Chris Nowinski will be making another trip to Jacksonville this weekend and will be at Full Gear where he will be lecturing the staff and talent about concussions.
“It’s been over a year since Chris came and saw us last and I think it’s probably overdue for Chris to come in and give us his thoughts and his critiques and it’s important that we listen to that,” Khan said. “So I’m excited to have Chris come back because I think he’s the world’s leading expert on head trauma. As to other injuries outside of head trauma, I think we should do our best there too but I think that’s probably the area we’re the most concerned about, being…make sure we’re doing everything safe.”
Dynamite will have the final push before Full Gear tonight live on TNT.
Four matches have been announced which include Sammy Guevara and Ortiz vs MJF and Wardlow, Scorpio Sky vs Shawn Spears, Miro vs Trent, and Cody teams up with Austin and Billy Gunn to take on Colt Cabana, John Silver, and 10 from The Dark Order.
In addition, after months of not appearing on Dynamite due to being stuck in the United Kingdom because of coronavirus, PAC will be “breaking his silence.”
Monday Night Raw got smacked in the ratings this week, getting only an average of 1,656,000 viewers, down 76,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. This was the least-watched Raw since August 17.
The first hour started with 1,767,000 viewers, then dropped slightly to 1,747,000 viewers, before dropping to a record low of 1,455,000 in the third and final hour. That third hour number is the least-watched hour of Raw in history.
Raw was #7, #10, and #15 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic with 0.52, 0.50, and 0.43 ratings respectively. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Movies are a very integral part of the human mind. They serve as educational tools, as well as information tools. The film also influences our decision making and our general way of thinking and doing things.
When watching a movie, several aspects of our day to day lives are depicted. Some films will display some acts like those of war, love, crime, and gambling.
In this article, we will focus on gambling, as depicted in movies and series. We are going to see some of the best casino movies and series to watch.
Most series and movies focus on poker and blackjack. Other casinos online UK games have not been displayed hugely. Maybe in the future, we may start witnessing actors using their phones to play online.
Runner Runner
Runner Runner is a 2013 Hollywood movie. It is coined around a true-life event. The story revolves around a student who uses proceeds from betting to pay up his school tuition fees.
Richie, the learner, at a later time finds himself in Costa Rica looking for a man centered on corruption in the casino industry.
The man (Ivan) subsequently introduces Richie to his dirty world, and things start to escalate into a real mess. The movie depicts some of the best casino moves. We see players making significant actions, betting, and loads of cash.
Molly’s Games
Molly’s Games is another film based on actual life events. The star runs a series of private poker dens which are high rolling. Her clients are the most revered people in the society and include world-known champions and business moguls.
FBI agents later raid her place and take her in at midnight. It turns out that her lawyer knew more than the other people involved in the case.
Here also we get to see various betting methods and the winnings people walk away with. You get to see real casino life in the movie.
Gambler
Gambler is a 2014 movie. It revolves around a guy who places his bets in a highly private casino belonging to a foreigner. He soon gets himself in deep debt but won’t allow his affluent family to bail him out. The man is from a renowned family that owns banks in his region.
He is adamant about working his way out of his debts to prove to his family that he can be independent.
There are exhilarating casino moves worth watching in these movies. It is one of the most-watched movies of all time.
Most casino films are set in the old school basis. Not many actors depict online betting. Let us stay put and wait for what the future holds. Remember, most movies do not bring about what happens in real life. Others don’t focus on the fundamental rules of the game. So, do not practice what you watch at home.
Karl Anderson, who was accused by his wife last week of cheating on her, said that “all is well” in a post on his social media.
His wife Christine uploaded a photo of Anderson passed out with the words “cheater” and “asshole” written on him and ripped him a new one for being unfaithful and for calling her a “slut.”
In his post today, Anderson wrote, “Everything in our personal household was dealt with privately, swiftly, respectfully, and is a completely resolved issue.”
The former Raw Tag Team champion – who refers to his wife as his “hot Asian wife” – said that he and Christine consider this case, which got completely out of hand, closed and they won’t be making anymore comments on it.
Speaking to Barstool Sports CEO Erika Nardini, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon revealed that the upcoming Vince McMahon documentary series on Netflix will feature a total of four episodes.
The McMahon docuseries announcement was made during the conference call with investors last week with WWE President Nick Khan saying that this is one of the largest investments by Netflix for a documentary series.
Super WWE fan Bill Simmons will be serving as executive producer for the series and WWE will obviously have a major say in the production. Chris Smith, director of the critically acclaimed Fyer Festival documentary on Netflix, will be directing.
Stephanie said that she’s “totally nervous” about the project as she wants to protect her father…not that he needs protection. “It’s going to be incredible,” Stephanie told Nardini.
