Three members of the Retribution group were identified with new names last night on Monday Night Raw as the faction wrecked some more havoc throughout the broadcast.
Dominik Dijakovic is now known as T-Bar, Dio Maddin is Mace, and Shane Thorne is Slapjack. Mercedes Martinez and Mia Yim have not been given new names yet. It was revealed on Raw by Tom Phillips that the five of them were given WWE contracts and all five sported new masks. The new masks didn’t really hide the identities of the individuals wearing them so it was pretty evident who is who.
Retribution spent Raw attacking people and also fighting with The Hurt Business. The faction was in the main event of the show in a match against The Hurt Business in a six-man tag team match. The show ended with a huge melee after a DQ finish to the match led to the whole Raw roster invading the ring to join the brawl.
TNT will air a special late night Dynamite tonight following the conclusion of the
Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Western Conference final game three and Inside The NBA program.
The one-hour broadcast, which was originally set to air last week, has a tentative kick off of 12:30AM ET and is being marketed as Late Night Dynamite.
Scheduled to be part of the broadcast are Shawn Spears vs Matt Sydal, Ben Carter vs Scorpio Sky, and Brandi Rhodes vs Anna Jay. Former AEW World champion Chris Jericho will be doing commentary.
AEW will have a regular two-hour show tomorrow on TNT in its usual time slot.spee
Do you think successful athletes take a rest when the temperature drops outside? For wrestlers, in particular, they need to train during the colder seasons because wrestling is a sport people do all-year-round. Do you know that scholastic wrestling is a winter sport? So, that means student-wrestlers are training even harder during fall and winter.
This isn’t news. How do you think wrestlers from the cold states of Colorado, Minnesota, and Wisconsin take care of their bodies and prepare for the wrestling season? Wrestlers from all over the world continue training during the winter. They log miles of run time even when the temperature drops. In fact, for many wrestlers, they could even be logging in more running time than professional distance runners.
Running During Winter
Have you tried running during the winter? Some athletes actually prefer to run during the colder seasons because the weather is less taxing to the body. Running in hot and humid weather is more exhausting than running in cold weather. The colder the weather, the less heat the body has to suffer from. This is also the reason why most marathons happen in October and November. There are fewer incidents of heat exhaustion and heat stroke when the temperature is lower.
Wrestlers run through snow, ice, and mud. They run on incline and decline. These make the run a bit more challenging for them. There are little drawbacks to running during winter. What little evidence there is against this activity cannot compare to the benefits it presents.
But Safety First Always
The streets are a bit more slippery during winter, especially after a particularly snowy day. This means that even the best athletes can still slip and fall while they run. Coaches and trainers will advise wrestlers to put on protective gear. They can, for instance,wear a Giro MIPS ski helmet. These helmets come in a variety of sizes and colors. You can also get a goggle shield to protect your eyes if it gets too cold on the incline.
And since it’s the winter, wrestlers still dress in layers. Those muscles will not protect them from frostbite, so don’t even think about going out without a shirt the way wrestlers do on the ring. When you see wrestlers run during the winter, they are still clothed in layers.
Wrestlers also wear winter-specific running shoes that have a better grip. Ordinary running shoes have an awful grip on the snow, so don’t try to run wearing those. Get warm socks, too, so you don’t hurt your toes because of the cold.
Participating in Fall Sports
Many coaches, especially for scholastic wrestlers, require the athletes to participate in fall sports such as cross country, golf, and football. These sports will keep the wrestlers’ competitive spirits alive in months that it gets a bit too hard to get up from the bed. Coaches want wrestlers to compete outside their comfort zones because this keeps them on their toes.
They can also learn a lot from cross country training and football. Facing cross country runners will make wrestlers want to train more to be faster and beat these distance runners. With football, they will work out on their footwork, balance, positioning, stance and technique, hand fighting, and strength. They can work with offensive and defensive linemen who can challenge their strength, durability, and balance.
But the benefits of joining fall sports goes beyond preparing for the wrestling season in winter. Academic wrestlers need to participate in school activities, so they can be more involved within the community. They have to contribute to building up other student-athletes. Other coaches, in fact, organize team-building activities with the rest of the other school athletes to develop the skills, confidence, and sense of belonging of the athletes.
For professional wrestlers, it’s also important for them to participate in training with other sports especially during fall and winter. It builds their camaraderie with other athletes, which is important for their roles as models to the youth. It also readies their bodies for the season ahead and prevents being burned out from doing the same routine all-year-long.
The discipline it takes for wrestlers and other athletes to succeed in their respective sports is astonishing. They have to work all year to develop their skills and make their bodies stronger. The cold weather and dropping temperature of fall don’t stop them from training hard. This is what makes these athletes special and a cut above the rest. The dedication they continue to show is an inspiration for many who can’t even manage to run five minutes on the treadmill.
More matches were added to the Clash of Champions card set for this Sunday on pay-per-view and WWE Network.
Former United States champ Apollo Crews will get a rematch for the title now held by Bobby Lashley. Crews defeated Cedric Alexander of The Hurt Business last night on Raw but Lashley and MVP had the last laugh with him.
Andrade and Angel Garza also won a triple threat tag team match against Dominik Mysterio and Humberto Carrillo and Seth Rollins and Murphy to become the new number one contenders for the Raw Tag Team titles. The two will now take on The Street Profits this Sunday.
And the Raw Women’s title will be on the line as Asuka will take on Zelina Vega in her first crack at becoming women’s champion. The match will be on the Kickoff show.
AEW champion Jon Moxley told British-based tabloid newspaper The Sun that the partnership of his former Shield tag team partner Roman Reigns with Paul Heyman is “very cool” and thinks that it’s going to work out really good.
Mox, despite now wrestling for the competition, said that he wants to turn on his television and see all his friends there “kicking ass and doing great.”
But the AEW champ is obviously now concentrated on his work with his new employer and is enjoying seeing fans tune in every week to Dynamite, especially when they have more viewers than the previous week.
“I don’t decide what time or what night or what channel we’re on so for me, my job is to make sure that the people that are watching have the best experience possible,” Moxley said. “I don’t really stress about the people that are not watching or the channels turned to something else – f*cking Food Network or f*cking MTV, NXT or whatever.”
The final two entrants in the NXT gauntlet eliminator match to determine the number one contender for the NXT title were added today.
Timothy Thatcher and Bronson Reed will be joining Kushida, Cameron Grimes, and Kyle O’Reilly in this match, which takes place on Wednesday night on USA Network. The winner of this match will meet Finn Balor in the main event of NXT Takeover on Sunday, October 4 exclusively on the WWE Network.
The gauntlet eliminator will see two men start in the ring and every four minutes, another competitor will enter. The only way to be eliminated is via pinfall or submission. The last man standing will be named the number one contender.
None of the five individuals who are participating in the match have main evented a Takeover before. O’Reilly, as part of The Undisputed Era, did a few main events but never as a solo.
All Elite Wrestling today announced the signing of Serena Deeb, a signing which Jim Ross hailed on Twitter as “one of Tony Khan’s best hires.”
Deeb made her AEW debut earlier this month, losing in her first match to NWA Women’s champion Thunder Rosa on Dynamite. Deeb will be part of tomorrow’s Dark broadcast on YouTube, wrestling KiLynn King.
The 34-year-old joined the WWE Performance Center staff in February 2018 and was assigned to work with the women. But in April, Deeb was one of the many who got cut due to the coronavirus cost-cutting measures and was not brought back even though the Performance Center is now operating as a training facility again following the introduction of the ThunderDome.
“Your support is heard, felt, and appreciated,” Deeb wrote in a tweet after her debut match. “Thank you @AEWrestling for the platform to do what I love most in the world, and thank you to all who watched and enjoyed it. Can’t wait to do it again.”de
iQIYI Sports, a joint venture between iQIYI, Inc., an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, and Super Sports Media, today announced it has reached a partnership with WWE where WWE’s weekly flagship programming will be released live and in mandarin to audiences in China’s Mainland starting September 22.
Under the partnership, iQIYI Sports will offer on its platform content from the popular WWE brands Raw and SmackDown, as well as a WWE subscription video-on-demand service featuring all of WWE’s monthly pay-per-view events, including classic matches such as Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and the Survivor Series.
WWE content on iQIYI Sports will be made available to viewers in HD while dual Chinese and English commentaries will also be available for viewers to choose from. iQIYI Sports’ WWE content will be accessible to users who have the regular iQIYI Sports membership or the iQIYI Sports boxing membership.
“We are thrilled to begin an exciting new chapter for WWE in the region as we bring our unique blend of action-packed, family-friendly sports entertainment to iQIYI Sport’s impressive portfolio of premium sports content,” said Jay Li, WWE Vice President & General Manager, Greater China.
“I have full confidence in this partnership,” said Lingxiao Yu, CEO of iQIYI Sports. “WWE is loved by many fans around the world and has a huge fan base in China. We are pleased to become partners with WWE. We will leverage the resources of our platform to ensure that top quality WWE content is delivered to Chinese audiences as an unbeatable entertainment experience.”
Going forward, iQIYI Sports will incorporate innovative technologies into the livestreams of WWE content. In addition to introducing user interaction features such as Bullet Subtitles, widely known as Danmu, during WWE livestreams, iQIYI Sports will also be collaborating with WWE to develop interactive content.
Gambling has attracted mankind for a long time now. Gambling has always been appealing because of the uncertain outcome and risk, unlike normal gaming. It’s our nature to seek certainty during uncertain times. Gambling satisfies this natural desire.
While most players bet and gamble regularly, most of them hardly know the difference between betting and gambling. If you want to become a professional gambler, you need to understand your environment and vocabulary. Understanding your environment will increase your chances of winning cash and other casino prizes. Let’s discuss the difference between betting and gambling.
Online gambling
If you are not interested in analyzing sports teams and betting on them, you can always focus on online gambling. This includes playing things like blackjack, poker, craps, bingo, and slot games to name a few. Scratch cards are also fairly common these days because you can tell if you’ve something or not immediately.
Online casino sites are ideal for you if you want to entertain yourself and win prizes such as cash and free spins to name a few. Plus, you can access these sites using your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Accessing them using your mobile phone allows you to play on the go. You can do this with sports betting however, online gamblers have enjoyed using it for years.
Betting
Betting is a form of gambling that revolves around predicting the outcome of future events and wagering on that outcome. Betting is an organized activity between two sides or parties – one that predicts the outcome and wagers on the bet and the other that either pays the total bet amount or forfeits the bet.
In short, betting institutions like casinos invite their members’ wager and withdraw their winnings according to the bets that have been wagered by players. Some of the common betting ways include sports, casino games, and horse racing to name a few.
Difference between betting and gambling
Betting revolves around predicting the outcome of future events. People who place bets win money and other prizes by predicting the outcome of a betted event carefully. While betting isn’t entirely uncertain and risky, gambling entirely relies on the theory of probability.
When people gamble, their results may vary between wins and losses. This is why most players agree that gambling is much more exciting than betting. Gambling sites with free bonus no deposit no wagering requirements have been gaining popularity in recent years thanks to technological advancements.
Another major difference between the two concepts is gambling is more competitive than sports betting. With sports betting, you won’t have to go head to head against other players, which is a nice thing.
Governments around the world are doing all they can to regulate or control betting because it is addictive in nature. A lot of people have spiraled down in the hope of making it big in the world of gambling. Today, there are lots of online forums and groups that can help you recover from this addiction.
Seeking help before it’s too late will help you improve on different aspects of your life. It’s important to manage your finances wisely by creating a budget and sticking to the limits while gambling whether you win or not.
Conclusion
There are a lot of ways that people use to entertain themselves. Among of these mediums is gambling and betting. While the two have a number of similarities, they are not entirely the same. Betting revolves around wagering on a specific outcome while gambling involves risking your money or other resources to get huge returns in the future.
It’s important for players to understand the difference between these two concepts so that they can make the right decisions. If you don’t like researching on teams and placing bets based on their performance, you should go for gambling. You can learn how to play different games in the comfort of your home to increase your winnings.
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Keith Lee will get another shot at a potential WWE title match at Clash of Champions tonight as he battles Drew McIntyre for the second week in a row on Raw. Lee and McIntyre’s match last week ended in a no contest when Retribution interfered, attacking everyone.
If Lee wins tonight and Orton is still unable to compete this Sunday, he will be taking Orton’s place on the pay-per-view.
The new challengers for the Raw Tag Team titles will also be decided tonight in a triple threat tag team match featuring Dominik Mysterio teaming up with Humberto Carrillo to take on Seth Rollins and Murphy, and Andrade and Angel Garza.
Plus, Raw Underground gets a massive fight as Smackdown’s Braun Strowman will take on the undefeated Dabba-Kato.
The next installment of Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions will be a one-on-one interview with Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle.
The show will premiere on Sunday, September 27 during the day and will then air immediately following the conclusion of the Clash of Champions pay-per-view. The website WWENetworkNews.com was the first to break the story.
Austin and Angle share quite the history together and were involved in some of the funniest backstage segments on Raw and Smackdown.
This episode is the second one of the month after Austin interviewed Jerry Lawler, an episode which made its debut on September 6.
Angle is no longer on a WWE deal and was part of those who were released back in April due to the COVID-19 cost-cutting measures. He was then offered an opportunity to manage Matt Riddle, an opportunity which Angle declined. Since his termination from WWE, Angle appeared once as a special guest referee for the Riddle vs Thatcher cage fight on NXT.
Three NXT stars have been announced for the gauntlet eliminator match for the upcoming episode of NXT which will determine the new number one contender for Finn Balor’s NXT title.
Kushida, Cameron Grimes, and The Undisputed Era’s Kyle O’Reilly are three of the five competitors who will be part of this match, a match designed on the gauntlet concept.
The gauntlet eliminator will see two men start in the ring and every four minutes, another competitor will enter. The only way to be eliminated is via pinfall or submission. The last man standing will be named the number one contender and will take on Finn Balor at NXT Takeover on Sunday, October 4.
The Undertaker revealed that Vince McMahon didn’t like the original ending of his docuseries and had to make a slight modification to keep the door open for a return if needed.
Speaking on Barstool Sports’ My Mom’s Basement podcast, Taker said that the series ended in a way that the door was shut on a return and that he would be retired for good. But he had to send the last 15 minutes of the show to McMahon for approval…and the Chairman objected. “He didn’t like the ending at all. That’s where we put the line back in there, ‘never say never.’ I’m coming to grips with it,” Taker said.
The legendary Superstar thinks that while he still loves the business and would love to compete, he doesn’t move the way he used to move and he’s just a watered down version of himself. “It’s almost like I needed somebody to put the bullet in there and stop,” he continued.
But the “never say never” line will keep the door slightly ajar in case he needs to put his hat and jacket back on. “Obviously, as we get close to [WrestleMania], I’ll have that internal feeling like I should be getting ready for something,” he stated.
Speaking to TMZ.COM, UFC President Dana White said he has not talked to Brock Lesnar ever since the news of his free agency came up. Asked if he heard anything from Lesnar, White bluntly replied, “Not a word.”
White said he’d love to hear from him but probably discussing how the family is will be the extent of their conversation. “The guy had a long, killer career…the guy has made a lot of money and I don’t see him coming back here at his age,” White continued.
Dana said several weeks ago that if both Brock Lesnar and Jon Jones want to fight each other in the UFC he would be ready to make it happen but the chances of that happening are remote.
Lesnar has not been seen on WWE television since losing the WWE title to Drew McIntyre in the main event of night two of WrestleMania 36 earlier this year and has not signed a new WWE deal, making him a free agent.
With stiff competition from the NBA Western Conference finals, Smackdown drew the lowest number since July 31, getting a total of 1,954,000 viewers, down 375,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. Smackdown had 1,922,000 viewers in the first and 1,986,000 viewers in the second. The show came first in 18-34 with a 0.3, tied first in 18-49 with 0.5 and came third in 25-54 with 0.6. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Former Divas champion Melina said that she has not signed with WWE and blasted “these sites that claim they know what’s happening” but they don’t.
But after denying the story leaked last night by PWInsider.com, Melina said that just because she’s not signed with WWE right now, it does not mean it’s not a possibility.
“My reason for this post is that it bothers me that these sites lie to fans. If I potentially get signed, don’t forgive them for lying to you. I know there are those that aren’t a fan of mine, but I still will care about them as I do my own fans,” she said, adding that her fans deserve better than sites lying to them.
She said that she doesn’t know what her future will hold but 2020 has not been great to her, with the passing of her father last month, noting that she’s now 41 years old and there’s many factors involved in her return.
“Going back home to the WWE would feel like everything I’ve gone through was for this very moment. But we don’t know what’s going to happen,” Melina added. “One day I’ll come home but when the time is right. So if it doesn’t happen now, I’m sorry you thought I was returning. If it does happen… well these sites ruined a great surprise. You should be upset that they cheated you of that moment if it happens.”
Have you finally decided that you want to become a student-athlete? This is wonderful news, but it means that you have lots of additional work to do. Keeping up with your college studies, remaining an athlete, and not abandoning your social life is a hard task.
Due to this reason, there is no time to waste if you’re still in school. Here are some major factors for your consideration and preparation to aid you on your journey to become a student-athlete.
Enhance Your Technical Ability in Wrestling
College wrestling isn’t a joke – you’re entering a national scene. There are tons of dedicated and motivated to win competitors of your age, and you need to keep up! As an NCAA college wrestler, you’ll be competing with the best other colleges have to offer. Here are a couple of things to amend while you’re still in school:
It’s Simple Don’t Be at the Bottom
All wrestlers at a college level are introduced to riding time – having control over the other wrestler on the mat for over 60 seconds. Although awarded only one point, it can easily make all the difference during close matches. Amend your ability to get yourself out of sticky situations and put yourself on top.
More Control
As soon as you enter the college scene, you’ll notice immediately how much the starting positioning is better. Everybody is physically stronger and greater in size, so scoring easy and quick wins on the start won’t be a frequent option at all. You’ll have to practice more angles, more motions, control grabs, balance domination, and so on.
Ending Moves
In close matches, securing a leg just won’t do the job – you must finish your takedown to win. Practice, practice, practice with your drill partner the smallest of takedown aspects. This includes hand positioning, head placement, the amount of given force – the devil is in the details.
Performing Well in Academics
If you believe that you just need to be a great wrestler to become and stay a student wrestler, you’re wrong. The NCAA reviews and takes into account the in-class performance of the candidate just as the competitive wrestling performance.
So, don’t be afraid of getting an essay writer to help you with your homework. All of your SATs, ACTs, and course score will play a big role in your college future. Having a great academic track record also empowers your college choice.
Commonly enough, many great potential student-athletes get denied membership in the NCAA due to their horrible academic performance. Don’t become one of those people and get your grades up as much as possible.
Pick Your Fights Correctly
There are several national tournaments, which are regularly by college agents that seek new talent to recruit. Although it is preferable when you crank it out during all competitions, you surely want to concentrate on outperforming everybody else in these tournaments. This might be your direct path to a college scholarship.
Get Yourself Noticed
Suppose no college coach reaches out to you directly – no problem. Take the initiative into your own hands. Many institutions of higher education have information available online on their websites. Most commonly, you’ll easily be able to contact the athlete recruiting team and get yourself talked about.
Eat Properly
School wrestling has 14 weight categorizations while the college level has only 10. Why is that? – it’s simple, in wrestlers in school are more prone to having jumps of growth in their height and weight. In college, wrestlers usually stay inside one class their whole career. In preparation, you must think which class would suit you most and bump up or cut down accordingly.
Learn to Keep to a Timetable
Your parents won’t be in college to keep you both learning and training. You’ll have to do that completely on your own. Don’t give in to temptation and slack off – this will inevitably bring an end to your student-athlete career.
Research how you can spend your time effectively and create a healthy balance between studying and training. Also, if you can’t keep up with the rhythm, don’t be afraid of asking for outside help or discussing this with your tutors.
Commit All the Way Through
If you’re just a talented wrestler and have been putting minimal effort into training and performing during competitions, this won’t be enough. Putting in only a minimal amount of effort will only get kicked out from the team and off of your scholarship.
Just like with anything in life, if you want it badly, you’ll have to work hard for it. So, work hard and work diligently. Don’t wait for that perfect day to start your preparations. Begin today, and your work will pay off.
AEW World champion Jon Moxley will be part of Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport next month on October 11 in a live broadcast that will air on FITE TV.
Mox was scheduled to make his debut for the promotion last year in September but his elbow injury prevented him from doing so and promised he would eventually make it one day.
There’s no opponent announced yet for the AEW champion. Another notable name participating in the same event is Impact Knockouts champion Deonna Purrazzo.
The Bloodsport event is being held in conjunction with The Collective for Game Changer Wrestling. It will be held at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fans will be allowed in but have to practice social distancing and masks are required.
PWInsider.com is reporting that former WWE Women’s champion Melina is returning to the company and is expected to be on television within the next week.
Melina, now 41 years old, last appeared on WWE television during the Raw Reunion episode in July of last year but has not worked for the company since she was released in 2011.
Prior to being released, she spent eight years with the promotion, signing her deal in 2004. She was sent to developmental before she was brought to the main roster in 2005.
She is best known for being the manager of MNM, the former tag team of Joey Mercury and John Morrison. She transitioned to singles competition in 2006, winning the Divas title twice and the Women’s title three times.
Speaking to UK-based TalkSPORT, Mickie James explained what happened on Raw when the referee stopped her match against Asuka, deeming her unfit to continue despite still being obviously in control.
James was perplexed as to why the match was stopped, saying that wrestling is a dangerous sport and the referee’s job is to protect them and make sure it never goes too far or no one gets hurt.
“So he made his decision based on what he thought was a reality, that I was hurt or I couldn’t continue and that’s unfortunate for me,” James said. “I felt like I could continue and it’s an unfortunate loss. But, it’s not a real loss let’s face it. It was the final decision, what can I do? Except go in there a throw a fit on Monday!”
James said that the referee shouldn’t be blamed because it wasn’t just his call and someone in his ear must have told him that they thought she was hurt.
“They’re just trying to protect me and keep me safe because concussions are a real thing. What we do as a sport is very dangerous. So if somebody gets a concussion, not only can they not wrestle the rest of that match, but they could possibly never wrestle again depending on how bad it is, same with football,” James added.
The former champ said that it was an unfortunate episode for her but she’s fine and the only thing that was hurting was her nose after a knee lift.
