A week after going off on Nia Jax and Sasha Banks for feeling entitled and saying she’s the hardest working person in WWE because she never takes time off and never gets injured, Charlotte Flair will be out for a few months as she needs to undergo surgery.
Flair wrestled her last match for a while last night, with Asuka finally getting her first one-on-one win against her in a title match. Before the match, Flair was attacked by Nia Jax and commentators said that she might have suffered a fractured collarbone. It’s not known what kind of surgery Charlotte is going under for.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported that the hope is that she returns in time for SummerSlam although Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet adds that according to their sources, Flair is looking to take an extended break after surgery, her first one in a very long time.
Flair has not addressed her status publicly yet and the last thing she tweeted was Sasha Banks’ statement on her conversation with Sammy Guevara.
Julia Hamer-Bevis, better known as Saraya Knight and the mother of WWE Superstar Paige, was also accused along with her family of abuse and inappropriate behavior. The family owns and runs the World Association of Wrestling promotion in Norwich, England. A few individuals came forward with different stories while the #SpeakingOut movement started to gain momentum and it seems that the matriarch of the family has now had enough.
“I will be stepping away with immediate effect. I be deleting all social media,” she wrote, giving out her e-mail address in the process and suggesting that anyone who wants to attack her can do so via e-mail where she would be happy to forward everyone’s point of view to her attorney.
“For the last days I have sat wondering what exactly is needed to satisfy this bloodthirsty hunt, my life, you want me to die?” she wrote in a post on Facebook. “You think by pushing buttons I am going to lie there and just take it?”
Hamer-Bevis said she refutes the accusation that she kissed a minor, calling it “f*cking sick” and invited the Norfolk police to go over and have a chat with her about it. “Where was the parents during this apparent act? 10 years old at a show alone? I don’t think so!”
She then addressed her accusers one by one and wondered why they waited all this time to approach her no matter if it was right or wrong.
“There are two sides to every story, remember that. Thank you for 30 years, I am done. I cannot believe that I am being attacked in this f*cking insane way,” she wrote. “I am walking away because I am heartbroken, not because I’m being forced to. I cannot stomach even being around wrestling. I have got f*ck all to hide, I have done f*ck all to warrant this, I train hard!”
She then added that she is seeking legal advice to fight her accusers and told everyone that if they have any allegations they go forward them to the Norfolk police.
Sasha Banks will try and emulate her best friend by becoming a double champion at Extreme Rules after challenging Asuka for the Raw Women’s title.
After successfully retaining their WWE Women’s Tag Team titles against The IIconics, Sasha Banks expressed her jealousy towards Bayley for carrying two titles and said that at Extreme Rules, she wants a title match…against Asuka!
The tensions between Bayley and Banks have been rising lately and yesterday’s segment was a nice swerve that keeps the two BFFs together, at least for now.
Asuka promptly accepted Banks’ challenge but was then attacked by the champs with Banks locking her in the Banks Statement. Earlier in the show, Asuka finally got her one-on-one win against Charlotte, making her tap to the Asuka Lock.
With AJ Styles moving to Friday Night Smackdown, the red brand got two individuals in return: Dolph Ziggler and Bobby Roode.
Ziggler returned on Raw last night and confronted the WWE champion, bringing up their history together and taking credit for the Scotsman’s success. In return for helping him, Ziggler requested a WWE title shot at the upcoming Extreme Rules. After calling Ziggler an entitled jackass, the champ accepted the challenge.
Roode has not been seen on WWE television since the pandemic started as he cannot come over from Canada due to the travel ban.
Candice LaRae, the NXT star who served as Joey Ryan’s tag team partner on the independent circuit, broke her silence on Twitter yesterday.
“I am mortified. I absolutely DO NOT and never have condoned such horrible actions. I have zero tolerance for it,” she wrote. LaRae was criticized online for not reporting anything while she worked with Ryan, with many wondering how she did not know or realize what was going on considering her close working relationship with him.
“To the women he did this to – my heart breaks for you. I trusted this person. Reading the stories and learning how he acted sicker me,” LaRae continued, without directly mentioning Joey Ryan’s name. “Especially because you all trusted him too. I can’t imagine how YOU felt.”
LaRae said that she has nothing but love and respect for every woman and man who has been brave enough to speak out over the past several days.
Wresting varies depending on your weight and age, and you will be placed in different groups depending on those factors. The good news is that the sport does not discriminate against anyone, and you can enroll. The martial arts sport helps to provide skills that will have a long-term benefit on your life and even more if you use BPC 157 to endure even more.
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Tips to become a good wrestler
Good nutrition
The sport requires intense energy. Thus it would be best if you had an intake of a balanced diet. Ensure you take foods rich in proteins and carbohydrates to build your muscles. Also, ensure you are properly hydrated by taking water.
Strength training
Lifting weights is one of the best methods to give your body adequate strength. Ensure your hands and legs are strong enough to handle the opponents.
Rest
Although it is essential to exercises intensely to build your strength and flexibility, rest is also important. The resting periods ensures that your body is not exhausted or weary. You should also avoid training continuously. It would be best if you took a break of one or two days after vigorously exercising for three consecutive days.
Rest gives your body time to rest, rejuvenate, and restore energy to handle other strenuous workout activities.
But what are the fitness benefits of this sport?
Development of robust mental skills
The sport helps the players to develop self-defense mechanisms that are useful to handle various aspects of life. The mechanisms are helpful to handle multiple challenges and obstacles in your personal and working life.
A good workout exercise
The constant motions in the wrestling sports help to stretch out muscles. The movements also assist in flexing the joints and making them more flexible. Regular wrestling will lead to the attainment of a leaner body mass as the intense exercises will lead to faster metabolism of fats.
In the fighting off an opponent, it is essential to use intense energy from your upper and lower limbs. It is useful in building more robust muscles on legs and hands that can be used in the performance of heavy-duty tasks.
Enhances cardiovascular endurance
In the process of intense workouts, the heart is forced to pump a large amount of blood to various parts of the body. It helps to strengthen the muscles of the heart and ensure they are not fragile to damage. Also, the fast pumping of blood prevents clotting in the blood vessels, thus eliminating major heart conditions.
Quicker and efficient burning of calories
Another major advantage of wrestling is to enhance the faster burning of calories. In 10 minutes, a wrestler can effectively burn 400 calories in their body.
Bottom Line
Wrestling is a combat sport that does not discriminate against anyone despite their age and gender. It can assist you if your goal is to achieve a leaner body mass faster. If you want the best workout sport that is challenging and offers effective results, you should consider wrestling.
FOX Sports has terminated the employment of around 20 producers as it reshuffles its programming, with WWE Backstage getting hit as well. The news was reported by the Sports Business Journal.
In a statement, the sports network said, “Today, we announced programming changes designed to better address the needs of our business. As a result, some positions in our production department have been eliminated.”
The weekly WWE Backstage will be no more and there are rumors that it will only be produced when there’s big events or pay-per-views. FS1 decided to cancel the studio boxing and soccer shows from its programming as well and made major adjustments to its golf channel, including relocating employees to a different state and eliminating jobs as well.
Backstage started in October of last year but was put in a very difficult time slot, that of 11PM where it has struggled to gain viewers. The show raised some eyebrows when the network hired CM Punk to be on its panel, marking Punk’s first association with WWE since he quit several years ago.
FS1 will still air WWE programming on Tuesdays, with the 2008 Royal Rumble airing at 7PM ET tonight but there will be no new Backstage tonight.
Impact Wrestling announced in a statement that it has fired Joey Ryan and Dave Crist effective immediately. The firings came due to the multiple sexual abuse and domestic violence accusations brought against the two individuals.
“Impact Wrestling confirms that it has terminated its contracts with Dave Crist and Joey Ryan, effective immediately. In addition, it has suspended Michael Elgin pending further review of allegations of misconduct,” the statement said.
Elgin is being accused of sending inappropriate photos under a fake name.
Ryan did not deny the multiple accusations against him and over the past few days, over a dozen of more women came forward with horror stories against Ryan.
Sammy Guevara publicly apologized earlier today for his rape comment, a comment which he said during a podcast a few years ago where he described wanting to “f*cking rape” Sasha Banks during his WWE trial.
“I’ve made stupid, inappropriate and extremely offensive comments in my past. In my idiotic mind, I thought I was being funny in using words and terms that represent nothing but horror and pain,” he wrote. “I am truly sorry for my hurtful words and actions, and I will never forgive myself.”
“I also want to apologize to @sashabankswwe for my unacceptable comments. She’s an amazing person who didn’t deserve to be the brunt of my offensive remarks,” he continued. “I spoke with her earlier & she helped me learn a gigantic lesson & I thank her for that. Once again, I’m sincerely sorry.”
His comment received extra attention now due to the #SpeakingOut movement which has outed tons of wrestlers from all corners of the globe for domestic violence, bullying, sexual abuse, and assault.
Sasha Banks also posted on Twitter noting that she talked to Sammy and had an open discussion about the subject, saying such words, as a joke or not, have no place in our society.
“We have to hold ourselves accountable for our actions and the words we say, I hope this situation shows him that,” Banks wrote, signing the statement with her real name.
Sammy Guevara has been suspended by All Elite Wrestling until further notice and his pay is being donated to Women’s Center of Jacksonville for the duration of his suspension.
In a statement issued by AEW following the news that emerged from an old podcast where he said he wanted to “rape” Sasha Banks, the company condemned the offensive words.
The full statement reads, “AEW insists on doing our part to create a world of understanding and respect for humankind. We therefore strongly condemn the extremely offensive and hurtful words of Sammy Guevara. As such, effective immediately, Sammy is suspended without pay until further notice. Sammy has agreed to undergo extensive sensitivity training and, upon completion, his future status with the company will be re-evaluated.”
Guevara also compared an old photo of a young Ricochet to Banks after Banks joked on Twitter that she and Bayley are better than Le Sex Gods.
Mattel today unveiled a brand new exclusive WWE figure for the Comic Con At Home event featuring none other than Hall of Famer Mr. T!
The Mr. T figure is the latest one to join the WWE Elite Collection Line and will come with a special packaging. The awesome-looking action figure has Mr. T in blue wrestling trunks and a camo jacket which can be removed along with his gold chains.
This is the first time that a Mr. T WWE action figure is being made. It will cost $30 and there are only limited quantities of this figure.
Mr. T was an integral part of WrestleMania I and even WrestleMania II and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014 with a memorable speech mostly revolving around the love for his mother.
If you’re looking to have a bit of fun with the football on a Saturday, we all have our go-to markets. The Premier League, and other top divisions, are usually part of this.
Unfortunately, if we’re looking to turn betting into more than a hobby, this doesn’t usually present many value opportunities. Sure, you will find odds with ease, but they will usually be grossly in favor of the bookmaker. You will plug your odds into a bet calculator, but when the returns are pitted against the perceived likelihood, over the long-term you’re destined to lose out.
This is why it is crucial to search high and low for untapped markets, that can reveal odds that are more sided towards the punter. Sure, these are not overly common, but if you can place your attention on these value opportunities you will see your chances of long-term success rise considerably.
Today’s piece will now take a look at some of the markets you can turn to.
It’s not all about the Premier League
As we have already alluded to, you can sometimes become brainwashed to only link sports betting and the Premier League. After all, this is the division that attracts the bulk of the money.
However, with so much money flowing into Premier League bets, it means that bookmakers place significant attention on it. They invest huge amounts of time ensuring that each market falling within England’s top division has accurate odds, on their terms. Ultimately, it’s very difficult to extract many value bets from these games.
It means you have to think outside the box. Non-league football might not be glamorous, but bookmakers don’t invest as much in pruning the odds. Ultimately, there are many more opportunities to profit.
It’s not all about football
On the flip side, it’s not all about football. This might be one of the most popular sports from a sports betting perspective, but there are more.
As an example, table tennis might not be a favorite, but it can again draw value bets that are just not possible with so-called mainstream sports. Browse through different sports and find something that you have an interest in but isn’t overly popular.
Check abroad
Whether or not you decide to stick with football, or switch to a less popular sport, another option that lends itself to value bets are the markets abroad.
Again, these might not be glamorous, but checking in an obscure league on the other side of the world will open up a range of value opportunities. Bookmakers do not have the resources to fine-tune every single odd in every market they appear in and while computer algorithms will help them to some extent, there will be opportunities in these foreign markets that you just would not come across had you been betting on home soil.
The more granular you can go with this approach the better. For example, rather than betting on a win, lose or draw, what about something even more specific like the number of corners? Again, these markets are far too intricate for a lot of bookmakers to spend time progressing through and value bets will arise.
Monday Night Raw tonight is being billed as Championship Monday with not one, not two, not three, but four WWE titles on the line during the same broadcast.
The Raw Tag Team titles will finally be defended as The Street Profits collide – this time in a wrestling ring – against The Viking Raiders. The Profits and the Raiders have been feuding for the past several weeks, challenging each other to many games of different sports…except wrestling!
The WWE Women’s Tag Team titles are also on the line as the team of Bayley and Sasha Banks take on The IIconics. Billie Kay and Peyton Royce were the ones who actually took the titles away from Bayley and Banks at WrestleMania last year.
While not often defended during regular matches, the 24/7 title will be up for grabs as R-Truth will wrestle Akira Tozawa and his ninjas in a rare one-on-one in-ring match.
Charlotte Flair will try and add another title reign to her already-impressive career as she goes against the Raw Women’s champion Asuka. Asuka has never defeated Flair one-on-one and Flair broke Asuka’s undefeated streak at WrestleMania 34.
Plus, Rey Mysterio will be on the broadcast and so will Nature Boy Ric Flair who will “crown” Randy Orton as the greatest wrestler ever!
An old clip of Sammy Guevara saying that he wanted to “rape” Sasha Banks when he had a WWE tryout surfaced online after a bit of fun banter between Banks and Jericho.
Banks, who is on fire on Twitter at the moment, said that that she and Bayley are better than Le Sex Gods and Jericho took note of the tweet and replied himself.
“Congrats guys, proud of you! But don’t forget to add that you got SMOKED in the all important p18-49 demo (which is what advertisers care about the most) 367k to 264k! You did good…Just not good enough,” Jericho wrote, adding a winking emoji at the end. The NXT main event with Bayley and Sasha beat the Le Sex Gods main event in terms of total viewers.
Guevara also replied, posting a photo of Triple H with a very young Ricochet saying, “Why’s Trevor tweeting about me from a different account?” Trevor is Ricochet’s real first name.
The tweet didn’t sit down well with many, with fans blasting Guevara for being insensitive.
Now, a clip from a 2016 podcast saw the light of day where Guevara was a guest on the RAW’s 4th Hour podcast.
“Bro…Sasha Banks, oh my God…when I was at the WWE the other week I wanted to go f*cking rape that woman,” Guevara says, adding that he had a tryout with the company.
The clip, which can be heard below, has not been addressed by Guevara or Banks yet.
Joey Ryan went dark with all his social media accounts after more than a dozen women have come forward accusing him of sexual abuse.
Ryan issued a long statement yesterday, not denying what was said about him and somewhat apologized to those who he hurt. But his apology was slammed as not being sincere, especially when he wrote that he worked hard to make wrestling a safer workplace.
Over the past several hours, two more women came forward with more accusations, one saying that he tried to have sex with her in his hotel after he asked her for a ride back and a former girlfriend of three years who said he physically assaulted her, choking and slapping her.
Meanwhile, SoCalUncensored.com is reporting that the Bootleg Theater, the home of the Bar Wrestling promotion that Ryan started a few years ago, ended their relationship due to the many allegations. Highspots Network also took down the Bar Wrestling video library.
Bar Wrestling has also reportedly ceased operations with a return seemingly impossible after all that is being said about the founder.
Boxing has been able to carve out a niche for itself in Las Vegas since quite a long time now, with marquee fights being staged in front of thousands of people in Sin City. These boxing fights have become a part of the culture of Vegas, blending in with the lights, sounds and casinos to be a part of the Vegas experience. However, this begs the question as to whether it is only boxing that can have this place in Vegas’ culture, or can other sports also be staged to a similar level in the desert city?
It is a misconception that boxing is the only big-ticket sport that takes place in Vegas. Wrestling has a lot of fans in the city, and there are several events taking place for wrestling fans in Vegas at any given point. Thus, the ability of the city to be able to host a big wrestling event is not in question, as there is enough demand for the sport and there are also many venues that have the capacity to host the thousands of fans that a wrestling event would draw. It is absolutely tied-in with the allure of Las Vegas, with the gambling and casinos serving as a natural complement to the all-action nature of the sport. Fans can even bet online on these matches while they are there, and use the various sign-up benefits that online sportsbooks offer, like the paddy power sign up bonus, to be able to wager on the outcomes of these wrestling events, even though they are not strictly sports but fall into the sports entertainment category.
When talking about wrestling, we must start with the big one, WWE. Over the years, WWE has hosted many events in Vegas, be it pay-per-view events or their regular television broadcasts. WWE has a long history and affinity with the city, with the glitz and glamour of Vegas tying nicely with the wrestling entertainment brand’s own image, and so it has never shied away from hosting events in Vegas. In fact, the first WrestleMania ever held outdoors was in Vegas, with WrestleMania IX being hosted at the Caesars Palace all the way back in 1993. WWE is reportedly also considering returning with the WrestleMania event to Vegas, as there have been reports that the brand wants to have a future WrestleMania at the spanking new Allegiant Stadium in Vegas. The new stadium, set to open in August 2020 and serve as the home of the NFL Raiders, will have a capacity of 65,000 and will be one of the most modern stadiums in the country, with a translucent roof as well. Other than an NFL match, a WWE event could certainly fill up the stadium, and so it is no surprise that the WWE management is looking to have the stadium host an event within the next five years.
Thus, there is no reason why Vegas cannot host a big-ticket wrestling event akin to its boxing nights. There are enough wrestling stars who would draw thousands of people to watch them, and the bonus of being in Vegas would mean that the tourist crowd would always be drawn towards such events.
During the final chapter of Undertaker: The Last Ride, The Undertaker has hinted that he had his last match at WrestleMania 36 against AJ Styles.
Taker said that at his age and point in his career, there’s nothing else for him to conquer or accomplish and was looking for that final match with a satisfactory ending. He said that the AJ match was nothing that he imagined as it was supposed to be in a ring in front of 80,000 people but ended up being in a yard instead. He said the final product was “damn good” and “damn good” was what he was looking for.
“At this point in my life, and in my career…I have no desire to get back in the ring. This time the cowboy really rides away,” an emotional Undertaker said.
Things also got really emotional when discussing the death of his brother Tim, just a day or so before he was about to film the boneyard match against AJ Styles and the death of Kobe Bryant, with Taker saying that those two deaths made him realize that he needs to give his family as much as he gave the business now because you never know when your number is up.
But what if Vince McMahon comes calling again?
The Undertaker said that “time will tell” if Vince is in a pinch and needs his services. “In case of emergency, break glass,” he said, and that’s something he has to consider if the situation arises.
The relationship between Vince and Taker is strong and the two did not hide their feelings for each other during the docu-series.
NXT UK star Xia Brookside joined the #SpeakingOut movement however she said her story is different because while she was not sexually abused, she was bullied a lot…and by women.
“I have been bullied since day 1 in this industry and it’s something I felt I just had to deal with but the truth is no one should,” Brookside wrote. “I will not take away from the other stories but I can honestly say I have felt more abused by more woman than men.”
Her revelation received a lot of negative responses, especially from other women who didn’t appreciate that she’s putting down fellow females and steering away from the original topic. “So because my story isn’t about outing males that makes my story irrelevant,” responded Brookside. “I have been bullied & I do get bullied. This is about #speakingout and making a change. I am being brave as I have kept this to myself for years. You do not get to dictate whether my story is relevant,” she continued.
Brookside, who is 21 years old, then said that with all the negative feedback, everyone should understand why she always stayed quiet about the subject. “I am now getting a lot of nasty comments from other female wrestlers. No one has the right to tell anyone that their story is not as bad as someone else’s. ALL abuse MUST STOP,” she concluded.
Xia is the daughter of WWE Performance Center coach Robbie Brookside.
Chapter five of Undertaker: The Last Ride was made available on the WWE Network today, the final chapter in an incredible docu-series that gave a fantastic look at the man behind arguably the greatest gimmick in professional wrestling history.
The fifth chapter is titled Revelation and looks at The Undertaker’s build towards what seems to be his final match against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36. Taker reveals that “time will tell” if Vince McMahon comes calling again but at this stage in his career, he has nothing else to prove and no desire to step back in the ring.
Chapter one, titled The Greatest Fear, is available to watch on the free version of the WWE Network although the other chapters require a paid subscription. Chapter two is titled The Redemption, chapter three has the name of End of an Era, and chapter four is titled The Battle Within.
The series received rave reviews from fans and critics, many expressing surprise at the unprecedented access The Undertaker gave filmmakers to capture the show.
The inappropriate behavior and sometimes sick behind-the-scenes culture in the world of professional wrestling did not start over the past couple of years but has been going on for decades.
Two legendary women in this business, Missy Hyatt and Madusa, weighed in on the recent #SpeakingOut movement, sharing a couple of horrible stories from their glory days.
“How about h-bombing women for laughs?” wrote Hyatt. “I remember being h-bombed and almost passing out at the wheel of the car.” H-bomb is Halcion, a central nervous system depressant tranquilizer that is often used to treat insomnia and a drug that was often abused back in the day.
“I remember 1 indy valet that got h-bombed and almost got raped by a so called born again wrestler when the intention of the rib was originally to just shave her eyebrows,” Hyatt continued.
Madusa, the former WWE Superstar known as Alundra Blayze, also shared a similar H-bomb story herself. “I remember coming out of my hotel room and seeing a naked girl with her eyebrows shaved only with cowboy boots on passed the f*ck out,” she replied to Hyatt’s tweet.
“I reported it to the front desk and asked to call the cops. Let’s just say SOME male WRESTLERS thought it was cute to H-bomb or sh*t in food.”
