WWE’s Vince McMahon and the UFC’s Dana White will be among the industry leaders negotiating with the White House as the United States attempts to begin reopening its economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Announcing the “Great American Economic Revival Industry Group,” at a press briefing yesterday, United States President Donald Trump has appointed 15 sports leaders – including WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon – to spearhead a plan to reopen sports in America.
McMahon joins others from the NFL, UFC, NBA, MLS, NHL, PGA, and other organizations tasked with the plan to revive the sports industry once this COVID-19 pandemic is deemed safe. The President also appointed other groups with leaders from different sectors to draw up a plan for their sector.
The press release said that these bipartisan group of leaders will work together with the White House to “chart the path forward toward a future of unparalleled American prosperity.”
Two weeks ago on the first day of WrestleMania, McMahon was invited to a conference call with President Trump along with Dana White and other sports league commissioners to discuss the state of sports in America right now. Trump told them that he wants fans to be able to enjoy sports in person as quickly as possible.
If you’re a fan of mixed martial arts (MMA), you are probably aware of the different disciplines of martial arts. Also, you know that it’s possible to combine two or more styles.
Depending on your purpose, you will be able to identify the right martial arts to take. For instance, wrestling and judo are their own respective martial arts, but they work incredibly well with jiu-jitsu.
Whether you’re an amateur or a professional, learning wrestling with jiu-jitsu is enough to level up your game. Here are some reasons why it’s very important to learn wrestling with jiu-jitsu:
You’ll Understand the Crucial Two Points.
If you compete in BJJ, then you know how important the two points from a takedown are. For those who don’t know or are interested in competing, every jiu-jitsu match starts on the feet.
If you can successfully take down your opponent, you will be rewarded with two points. While that is far less than the three you get for a guard pass, or the four you get for mount or back take, takedowns often lead to highly advantageous offensive situations.
When you have the Gi on, many will opt to simply pull someone into their guard to get the action started. Sometimes, though, that option won’t be available, especially when you’re doing nogi.
Having some wrestling chops will make you feel more comfortable in the stand-up situations. It will also make it easier to secure those two points and get you in a position to advance to more dangerous offensive scenarios.
You Need it for MMA
If you are hoping to get into MMA, in addition to your jiu-jitsu, then you’ll definitely want to learn how to wrestle. While your jiu-jitsu will be great to get your opponent to the ground, it won’t do much while they are standing and striking.
Wrestling moves like a simple double leg takedown or single leg takedown will be crucial to getting your opponent to the ground. Some of the greats of the sport like Daniel Cormier, Brock Lesnar, Henry Cejudo, and Randy Couture all wrestled in college. So, they have a huge advantage in professional MMA.
When looking at jiu-jitsu gyms, one of the most underrated aspects is finding a gym that understands the takedown game. So, you have to ensure that they offer the services that you need. See if they offer wrestling classes, if the instructors have a wrestling background, or if takedowns are a part of the school’s curriculum.
It’s Ideal for Self-Defense
Finally, a really important reason to know wrestling in addition to your jiu-jitsu is for self-defense. As with MMA, your jiu-jitsu is only as good as your ability to take a person to the ground.
In 99% of cases too, pulling guard on someone in a streetfight won’t be an option unless maybe the person you’re fighting has jacket lapels and you happen to be fighting on a soft surface.
Final Thoughts
Knowing wrestling is not just for offensive reasons. If someone charges you with the intention of bringing you down, the defensive skills in wrestling can help you keep on your feet or at least know what to do if taken down.
As experienced jiu-jitsu people will tell you that being taken down does not always transition into a jiu-jitsu scenario. Oftentimes, being taken down leads to wild scrambles that wrestlers thrive with.
While knowing wrestling and jiu-jitsu may not guarantee success in a streetfight (you probably also want to learn some striking as well), it definitely makes you much better equipped.
Arn talking about Ole Anderson’s issues with Ric Flair’s matches: “I don’t think it’s ever been with Ole about being the champion or being the very top guy because there was a time when he had his hands on the throttle. He could have made himself champion if he wanted to if he would have pushed hard enough for it. I don’t think Ole ever wanted to be the world champion because he knew the travel that was involved. He definitely would not have been up for that. He knew the number of days involved and would not have been up for that. Any problems they had could have possibly just been over, and you know, I don’t think it was jealousy over money because Ole, being when your owner or part owner of a company back in the day when he was. Plus, he was working on top. Ole made a very very good living. I just think Ole had an idea about in ring work. He used to chew me out all the time saying why are you taking those goofy ass bumps. Well, somebody has to fall down was my response. I think Ric’s style, because it was a pattern and Ole would watch Ric have his match, but that is what people wanted to see. They wanted to see the upside down bump. They wanted to see him take two steps and fall on his nose. That was part of the deal and before Ric put the ha ha in his matches, Ric would go out and chop you to death for 60 minutes. He didn’t get over doing the ha ha. He was able to add the ha ha after he got over and I think that was the discrepancy between Ole and Ric. It way the style of match.”
Arn talking about trademarking his name: “I do have it trademarked. I remember saying I sure would like to make some money off being me since everybody else has. I came across an excellent lawyer through some connections I have and he was able to get my name trademarked. It is up in my trophy room right now and I can spend at least the next 7 years and longer than that if I renew it being “
Arn talking about the crowd trying to climb the cage when the Horseman broke Dusty Rhodes’ ankle in the cage in 1985: “I have to be honest with you. I didn’t think we were going to make it. When it really started to get hairy was when that door opened and we started to step out, we were right on top of each other, the fans surged forward and shoved that cage door back shut. That was the first time I’ve been in the ring where reality set in and I said oh my God, I have no control over this right now. Forget about going forward. That moment in time I felt trapped and we were trapped. I said before, kudos to The Atlanta Police Department. There were about 10 police officers that had not seen anything of that magnitude before. Had they not literally beat the fans back, and it took about 20 minutes for us to get, once we got our feet on the floor, to get all the way to the locker room. It took a long time because the cops were really outmanned. I would say, at any given time, during that foot trip back to the locker room, there were probably 75 or 100 people trying to get to us. That beatdown (on Dusty in the cage) went on so long and knocking guys off the cage, when you start knocking the Rock and Roll Express off the cage, audience thought process is, nobody is going to save this guy, I better do it.”
TWO MAN POWER TRIP OF WRESTLING 04/13/20: MUSTAFA SAED
Mustafa talking about Jim Cornette and Paul Heyman: “They were geniuses to me. You talk about knowing the business. They didn’t hold you back.”
Mustafa talking about the difference between Smokey Mountain Wrestling and ECW: “Everywhere you go up north, the people acknowledged you. In Smokey Mountain, you go some places, you get that look, and that was about it. You get way more people enjoying your success in ECW. I enjoyed it more as far as money wise and also, being acknowledged as champions.”
Top Rank Boxing promoter Bob Arum has told ESPN that he will be reaching out to WWE to see if he can use the Performance Center to hold boxing fights in Orlando behind closed doors now that Governor Ron DeSantis has opened up combat sports to accommodate WWE.
“It’s very, very interesting, and we’re going to be in touch with them. There’s a possibility to use their facility to maybe do events without a crowd,” Arum said Tuesday.
Arum appeared with his client Tyson Fury during a WWE press conference to promote Fury’s in-ring debut against Braun Strowman at Crown Jewel last year.
“We’re very close with Vince [McMahon] and the WWE. So let’s see, but we’re still not talking before June.”
The Undertaker is participating in the All In Challenge, a concept that will help raise funds to provide food for those in need during these difficult times.
100% of the money raised through the auction will go directly to Feeding America, Meals On Wheels, World Central Kitchen and No Kid Hungry.
What do you get if you outbid everyone? You get to fly to Austin, Texas, with a friend to meet and have a private dinner with The Undertaker and the WWE legend will also gift you one of his custom-made ring jackets worn during his WWE career for you to keep.
After eight bids at time of this writing, the auction stands at $4,700. You can bid at https://bit.ly/2xz3IeG.
All Elite Wrestling announced that Double or Nothing, which was set to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas next month, will move locations but still remain a pay-per-view event.
The location will be revealed in the weeks ahead “with features of the event itself ultimately being determined by the latest guidance of national and global health authorities” according to a statement issued by the company.
With Florida now making professional wrestling events an essential business thanks to WWE, the company could return to the state although they might not be able to run at the Daily’s Place in Jacksonville.
AEW added that the show will be available via pay-per-view with iN DEMAND cable operators, DirecTV, DISH Network and B/R Live all carrying it. FITE.TV will make the show available for international fans.
Fans who have already purchased tickets to the show will be offered a refund via the point of purchase or have their original ticket valid for admission to the 2021 Double or Nothing also scheduled for the same location. Those who are also in possession of a ticket to the May 27 Dynamite tapings in Las Vegas will be issued a full refund within 30 days.
“As illustrated in our mission statement, the safety and well-being of our fans and talent is always our top priority. AEW is grateful to MGM Grand Hotel and Resorts and everyone close to and within the AEW family – including fans – for their patience and understanding, and sends thanks around the world to healthcare and other frontline workers who are answering the call to protect and serve their communities,” the statement concluded.
The order signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that cleared the way for WWE to resume live broadcasts from the WWE Performance Center is now being associated to political interference.
DeSantis signed the order on Thursday of last week and WWE returned to tape at the PC on Friday with Smackdown. WWE then announced their decision to resume live shows from Monday, starting with Monday Night Raw.
Upon further investigation, Spectrum News 13 revealed yesterday that DeSantis granted the order after a Super PAC which is working to re-elect President Trump announced that they were spending nearly $20 million in advertising in Tampa and Orlando this year. The Super PAC is headed up by Linda McMahon, the former SBA Administrator under the Trump Cabinet. DeSantis, a Republican, is in Trump’s good graces.
Meanwhile, it was also reported that the Orange County Sheriff’s Department was sent to the WWE Performance Center in March and April to notify WWE that they were not following the rules of the lockdown. That did not change anything as WWE continued ahead with their tapings, including WrestleMania.
Ironically enough, the order signed by DeSantis thanks to WWE will now also allow All Elite Wrestling to run events in the state as the order was not specific to the company.
Raw continues to break records, but the wrong kind of records. This week, the show drew just 1,913,000 viewers, down 187,0000 viewers from last week’s post-Mania show.
Hour one started with 1,994,000 viewers, then dropped a bit to 1,913,000 viewers, before closing the night with 1,832,000 viewers. This was the least-watched Raw since the December 23, 2019.
The show was #3, #5, and #7 on the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and #32 in overall for the night on cable. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
SITTING RINGSIDE WITH DAVID PENZER 04/13/20: ECW’S JASMIN ST. CLAIRE
St. Claire talking about women’s wrestling: “It’s too much. Let’s keep it the way it was. You can mix it but I think it is too much catering to this whole me too movement. I’m not trying to be biased against what their talents are. Lita was very talented but it’s too much. Let’s drop it now and let’s go back to what really sold tickets back in the day. This sells as well, yeah, but it’s not the same. It really isn’t. I don’t think it is. It’s like to have the matches in there, it’s great, it’s like to have the women in there as managers because that always sold. It is sex and violence itself. She (Tessa Blanchard) should get her recognition but stop trying to push the whole thing. We get it, women can do it to, we understand that, so let’s drop it and let’s go back to our regular program. We get it, you guys proved your point.”
St. Claire talking about people saying they are a victim: “If you want to live with the mindset of a victim, then it is all people are going to see you as and you’re never going to grow as anything in your life, case closed. It’s one thing if you are an elderly person that was killed, let’s say by the Nightstalker. It’s one thing not really being able to defend yourself. Those are really bad things that happen. But when you hear about these other things, oh I’m a victim, if that’s your card you are going to play, fine, do that. A lot of bad things have happened to me along the way, make no mistake, but you don’t hear me crying and complaining and becoming this and doing that about it. It’s not in my blood and not in my mindset.”
83 WEEKS WITH ERIC BISCHOFF 4/13/20: TNA LOCKDOWN 2010
Bischoff talking about coming to TNA 4 months before TNA Lockdown 2010: “I wasn’t excited about going to TNA. I didn’t aspire to end up there. I felt it was a step, not to sound like an arrogant prick, it was a step down from my last run in WWE as a performer. Certainly, a step down from running WCW…it was not something I was generally excited about in all fairness. I did it. I made the choice to go to TNA partly because I was missing the business a bit. Jason Hervey in I, at this point, 2009, 2010, we were absolutely crushing it in the television business. We had our own production company in Los Angeles. We were just killing it as far as creating, producing and selling shows to various networks. So it wasn’t, again, a career move for me necessarily but it was trying to scratch that itch a little bit. Mostly the decision was driven by the fact that TNA didn’t want me. They didn’t aspire to have me on their team any more than I aspired to be on the team. We had mutual disinterest in each other. I think that’s fair to say. But the common denominator was Hulk Hogan. Dixie Carter really wanted Hulk Hogan to join TNA. Hulk wouldn’t consider joining TNA unless I was positioned, at the very least, to watch over his creative. I wasn’t interested in running creative, or even being part of the creative team on TNA with the exception of those storylines and or characters that directly interfaced with Hulk Hogan’s character in his storyline within TNA. That is why I went there. I negotiated Hulk’s deal at the time. At the same time all this went down, Hulk was probably in as much pain as I had seen him up to that point. He had a hard time getting out of bed. His back was so bad…At one point he said look Eric, I can’t even talk on the phone, it’s that bad, and if I can get on the phone, often times I’m not listening to what people are saying because the pain is so bad. So, he said, do me a favor and negotiate my deal for me. Just know that you speak for me. Whatever you agree to, I’ll agree to. Whatever you don’t agree to, I won’t agree to, because I can’t deal with it any longer.”
Bischoff talking about why he discontinued the 6-sided ring: “It was stupid. Here is the logic I heard. When people flip through the channels, people are going to stop and say hey, what’s that. That was the entire psychology and strategy behind the 6-sided ring. First of all, people don’t click through channels, even in 2010…I was very vocal about it. I pissed off 75 or 80% of the people in the TNA office because, of course, they thought they were the greatest thing in the world since sliced bread because they had no point of reference. None of them ever been in the wrestling business before. None of them really knew anything about the wrestling business. They were not really interested in the wrestling business. They were just interested in being popular in Nashville in certain pockets of the business community…I asked them how does the 6-sided ring change the performance in the ring? What does the 6-sided ring mean? What is the statement it makes? How does it make the product more interesting to watch? The answer was…crickets, they didn’t have one.”
Bischoff talking about James Storm: “I don’t mean this to be a criticism but I’m sure he is going to take it that way. James, let me apologize right off the bat, because I’m about to bury you. James is a great performer. James is a great character. There is a lot of things to like about James Storm as a performer. One of the flaws in his game, and this became a running joke for a while. If you want to know who is going to win or lose the match, all you have to do is watch James Storm’s entrance. Seriously, you can know nothing about wrestling and you could look at James Storm and you could tell by the way he made his way to the ring whether he was going to do the job or not. Whenever James Storm would make an entrance and he was going to lose, he would look like somebody just set his puppy on fire. When he was going to go over, he was all fired up. That was the first thing I noticed because of that running joke about James Storm.”
CORNETTE’S DRIVE-THRU 4/13/30
Cornette talking about Ronda Rousey saying the fans are ungrateful: “I should have known something was wrong when she had the nervous breakdown twice when she lost two MMA fights. She broke down crying and basically quit the business because she lost twice. So, she’s a mental case. But now we find out, oh it was just so hard. I was on the road 200 nights a year making seven figures. I don’t know exactly what her contract was or what her pay was for the year. It’s been reported a million and a half someplace…My asshole bleeds for you. Try working 100 days in a row for Bill Watts for $2,000 a week instead of $200,000 a month. You’ve insulted every single person who ever got in the wrestling business that didn’t come in given a six figure contract from the WWF and their efforts and diminish that. You wine and you gripe…bleep…because you were on the road 200 days a year. You have no more respect, and you gained no more respect for the business than to come out, and now that you are done with it obviously, calling it fake fights and playing with your friends. You were just enjoying yourself for a couple million bucks a year, while Vince flew you around the country and pampered you.”
Jake “The Snake” Roberts admitted that he went to the AEW tapings in Jacksonville during the coronavirus outbreak because he felt he would lose his spot if he refused despite Diamond Dallas Page telling him that he can’t return to his house if he leaves.
“You know, my fear was that if I missed one, something would happen and I wouldn’t be needed anymore. So stupid man. You know, I just…so insecure, I’m so insecure. So I had to go,” Roberts reflected as he sat at DDP’s house again after DDP found a way to bring him back.
Roberts was living in a hotel close to the airport and had room service, restaurant open, a gym, and swimming pool. But then the gym closed, everything closed, and it got depressing. Knowing that he wasn’t going to return back to DDP’s place, Jake took all his belongings with him. As a former addict, being locked inside a room wasn’t helping. “I didn’t like what I was thinking. I wasn’t thinking about drinking or doing drugs…but I wasn’t far from thinking about drinking and doing drugs,” Roberts said, adding that he didn’t like the way he was feeling.
After he sent out a tweet explaining his situation, Page decided to let him back in, although with some conditions. Page said he had to think about his daughter and her baby and while he told Jake he cannot come back, Jake helped him build the DDPY brand so he had to reach out and help him.
“I didn’t want to let him go,” Page admitted. “But I couldn’t stop him from getting this opportunity.”
Former WWE Diva Amy Weber raised some eyebrows during a video she posted on her YouTube channel this week, discussing why she left WWE back in 2005.
In the video titled ‘The truth finally revealed about my time in WWE’, Weber said most of the women backstage had animosity towards her because while she didn’t pay her dues like them, she was still getting more television time than others. She listed JBL, Eddie Guerrero, and Big Show as her favorite wrestlers and also said that she has the utmost respect for Vince McMahon. During her time in WWE, Weber was cast as JBL’s image consultant in The Cabinet.
Weber recalled the trip that was the beginning of the end of her WWE tenure and on the way back to Alaska from Japan as she was sleeping in her seat, Weber said that Randy Orton “slammed into it like a linebacker” and knocked her on the floor of the plane. “And then he said to me, ‘You’re gonna learn, bitch.’ I didn’t know what he was talking about. I didn’t understand what he was talking about, so I turned around and went back to sleep,” Weber said.
She then said that she was woken up by someone pouring a drink on her face. When she got up, she saw Edge with a partially-drank drink in his hand which had the same color that was poured all over her. Weber confronted Edge but he denied being involved in it.
“When I got to Alaska, Shane McMahon was there and we were all getting our bags…and I was done,” Weber said. “I just felt like I couldn’t continue to be in an environment where people had no respect for me.”
Earlier in the video, Weber described getting injured on the tour and was asked by one of the trainers to go in the men’s locker room and grab some ibuprofen and some ice which she thinks sparked the reaction from both Orton and Edge. “At the end of the day, did I deserve it because I took two ibuprofen that the trainer told me to take and some ice from the guys’ locker room? I don’t think so. As a decent human being, you just don’t do that to people. I didn’t think I was better than anyone else, but I did feel like I was deserving of respect because that’s what I gave to every other wrestler in that entire company,” she concluded.
Monday Night Raw next week will see three more Money In The Bank qualifying matches although this time it will be from the men’s side.
In a backstage segment hosted by MVP, he announced that Rey Mysterio vs Murphy, Austin Theory vs Aleister Black, and Apollo Crews vs MVP himself will all take place on the show. On Smackdown this Friday it will be Daniel Bryan vs Cesaro in a qualifying match as well.
It still remains unclear how many participants will be in the two MITB ladder matches this year. While there are usually eight, WWE might tone down the number to six due to the current situation and less bodies in the ring is better.
Three women from Raw qualified for their Money In The Bank ladder match after winning their respective matches on the show yesterday night.
Former NXT champ Shayna Baszler defeated Sarah Logan to go through. The ring announcer proclaimed Logan as the victor by mistake but then it was corrected. Oops! The returning Nia Jax easily went through Kairi Sane to advance, while Asuka defeated Ruby Riott to earn her place. The match typically has four from Raw and four from Smackdown so one more will be added unless WWE is changing it to six competitors this year.
This Friday on Smackdown, Naomi will take on Dana Brooke to start forming the Smackdown side of the match.
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings was questioned about WWE being allowed to film in the county while the state is under lockdown during one of his televised press conferences to update the public on COVID-19.
“I think initially there was a review that was done and they were not initially deemed an essential business,” Demings said as he chose his words carefully how to go around answering the question. “With some conversation with the Governor’s office regarding the governor’s order, they were deemed an essential business, therefore they were allowed to remain open.”
The order from the Governor was signed on Thursday and states that employees at professional sports and media production with a national audience can continue operate if the location is closed to the general public. CNN, which also covered the story, said that officials told them this essential service was added because it is “critical to Florida’s economy.”
Asked about the performer who tested positive for the coronavirus, Mayor Demings compared that to WWE having a family member getting the virus and hoped that WWE took all the necessary precautions to prevent it from spreading.
WWE resumed live broadcasts yesterday and will be able to operate freely within the Performance Center during the lockdown.
Vince McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment LLC, the parent company of the XFL, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, just days after the league informed its employees that it is suspending operations and firing everyone on their payroll.
In the court filings, Vince McMahon is listed as having 76.5% of Class B shares of the company while World Wrestling Entertainment is listed as owning 23.5% of the remaining Class B shares.
According to the document, the St. Louis Sports Commission is the biggest creditor and they are owed $1.6 million. NEP Integrated Solutions, which provides broadcast technology for high profile events, are owed $1.2 million. Bob Stoops, former head coach of the Dallas Renegades and Marc Trestman, the former head coach of the Tampa Bay Vipers are owed $1.08 million and $777,000 respectively. It’s not known how much the total amount for all creditors is. Click here if you want to know more about small and medium business bankruptcy attorney.
Austin Karp of the Sports Business Journal added that the league is for sale as part of the bankruptcy process. Ticket season holders will be receiving a refund for their tickets in the coming days as well.
In a statement to TMZ, an XFL spokesman said, “The XFL quickly captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of people who love football. Unfortunately, as a new enterprise, we were not insulated from the harsh economic impacts and uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Accordingly, we have filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.” TMZ says that the company has paid all employees full wages up until yesterday as well as any accrued vacation days. The new law had been prompted principally by the general clamor and intense outcry and lobbying of the well-financed, well-organized, and properly connected but powerful, American banking and credit card industries and the bankruptcy lawyers, who had contended that the old bankruptcy law was supposedly “too soft on debtors,” and that the “excessive generosity” of the old bankruptcy system supposedly encouraged abuse and allowed many undeserving debtors who, they said, could well have afforded to pay their debts, to take undue advantage by using Chapter 7 bankruptcy to avoid repaying their debts. Historically, the ability of the average debtor reasonably to file for bankruptcy and to be reasonably discharged of his/her debt burden, and to obtain a fresh start to begin life anew relatively unhindered by the past debts, has been a fundamental but vital and long-standing part of the American law and life. In deed, that right is one of a handful of fundamental rights specifically named by the original U.S. Constitution and guaranteed under it. However, contrary to that fundamental American value, the new bankruptcy law of 2005 introduces into the bankruptcy system, perhaps for the first time ever, elements which drastically limit the extent of the exercise and enjoyment of this basic right by the average debtor. It does this by placing an array of new hurdles, financial as well as legal, on the path of the overburdened American debtor who seeks the “fresh start” protection that bankruptcy has traditionally offered the American debtor.
McMahon funded Alpha Entertainment with $100 million of his own money after cashing out hundreds of thousands of WWE stocks back in 2018.
As an extension of Ad Council’s ongoing efforts to ensure the American public is receiving critical and vetted information during the COVID-19 pandemic, the national nonprofit has partnered with WWE to launch a new suite of PSAs featuring WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair and WWE Superstar Kofi Kingston that stress the importance of practicing good hygiene during these unprecedented times. Click here if you want to know more about C4i Blog.
“As the days slowly pass and we learn more about the virus, encouraging Americans to stay safe is our duty as marketers,” said Lisa Sherman, president & CEO of the Ad Council. “Our partners at WWE have been by our side to educate Americans on many issues and we’re so grateful to them and their Superstars for joining us again now, when so many lives depend on these critical messages being heard.”
People are rightly talking about coronavirus anxiety in terms of the stress of uncertainty. The constant news about the pandemic can feel relentless. Whether it be today’s statistics on deaths and new cases, new social rules laid down by the Government or the latest public figure to go down with the virus. According to the newest statistics by the govt , there are quite 300,000 folks that have tested for COVID-19 with quite 10,000 deaths reported. States like ny are almost approaching the Apex. the planet Health Organization has labeled the virus as an epidemic . this is often because it’s affected many countries and communities at an equivalent time. Connecticut Prisons are taking the required measures to make sure that prisoners are shielded from the virus. If you’ve not yet been convicted, it’s important that you’re trying to find bail options in New Haven in order that you don’t stay in jail quite necessary. Here you can find how jails in CT are handling coronavirus precautions. It seems to be the one topic of conversation on social media. We have social distancing and for many a feeling of being imprisoned within one’s own home. It’s all getting a bit much. Not knowing the future about anything of course was always the case before coronavirus anxiety was around. Who could have said with certainty they wouldn’t have got run over by a bus the next day? Could we each have been sure about never being made redundant? No-one knows their future state of health. But now a world crisis is on us, we are obliged to look at uncertainty full in the face. Doubt and vagueness can lead to anxious worry. That is if we dwell on the unknown future. Negative thoughts can flit around in the background of awareness and trigger coronavirus anxiety. Some of us may focus our thinking on them. Then worried thoughts can go around and around in circles without getting anywhere. What if the economy doesn’t recover? Will I have a livelihood? What if I get the virus? Who will do what is needed? Will I die? No sure answers are possible because no-one knows how long the pandemic will last and who will get the virus. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic, scholars in the field of Health and Allied Sciences have started investigating the etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, histopathology, clinical evaluation/treatment/management and diagnosis of the COVID-19. A survey of the scholarly works in this field shows great contributions of Asian researchers, especially from China, where the outbreak began. These hardworking researchers never relented in their efforts in investigating medically, what should be done to fight the virus. These remarkable researchers kept on pursuing this path even under perilous working conditions that resulted in the loss of some. They have truly demonstrated and shown what researchers must do all the time in constantly searching for solutions to alleviate the pain of their fellow humans even in times of pandemic. However, more has to be done by their colleagues in other countries. There is a need for medical scientists to investigate the genome sequence of the novel coronavirus in different regions of the world. Interestingly, other scholars in the field of medicine are busily investigating this phenomenon to inform knowledgeably on the coronavirus, suggesting preventive measures and more importantly, finding medical cure and vaccine to fully combat it. For instance, while medical scientists search through the lens of orthodox medicine, herbal practitioners are experimenting on ways of using herbal extracts in producing medicine that can boost the immune system and/or provide a strong immune buffer to fight the coronavirus. These efforts are commendable. More work has to be done in searching for more efficient means of conducting tests on COVID-19 patients, carrying out contact tracing, and precautionary/preventive measures for the coronavirus.
“These are unprecedented times and there is no greater responsibility than providing people with simple, yet important messages that can help save lives,” said Stephanie McMahon, WWE Chief Brand Officer. “We are all in this together, and WWE and its Superstars are committed to helping support the critical work of our partners at the Ad Council.”
The planned April 19 Rebellion pay-per-view which was first cancelled by Impact Wrestling last month will now take place over two episodes of Impact Wrestling on AXS TV.
The show, taped with a bunch of other episodes of Impact from Nashville, will air on April 21 and April 28. Originally, the show was going to take place from Terminal 5 in New York City but the coronavirus pandemic also forced Impact to cancel its planned shows. Lockdown, March Breakdown, and There’s No Place Like Home were all scheduled for March and April. Impact said that the show was taped in a closed set with only essential personnel in attendance, as per the guidelines put in place by the CDC.
Rebellion will air for free on AXS TV and Twitch in the U.S. and Fight Network in Canada, along with international IMPACT! broadcast partners. Tessa Blanchard vs Eddie Edwards vs Michael Elgin in a triple threat match for the Impact World title headlines the show.
WWE’s newest series, Fight Like A Girl, debuts exclusively on Quibi today, the newest mobile-only streaming service.
The transformational series will feature episodes including Raw Women’s champion Becky Lynch, NXT Women’s champion Charlotte Flair, WWE Women’s Tag Team champion Alexa Bliss, Sonya Deville, Natalya, Sasha Banks, Paige, Nia Jax, and soon-to-be WWE Hall of Famers Nikki and Brie Bella.
The episodes are hosted by WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon who pairs a young woman struggling with a personal issue with a WWE Superstar to help her over obstacles, become tougher, stronger and healthier versions of their former selves inside and out.
The series was shot at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida last year and each episode features a transformation and a reveal.
Stephanie McMahon, Susan Levinson, and Ben Zierten are the Executive Producers for WWE Studios while Tom Forman, Jenny Daly, and Jon Beyer are the Executive Producers for Critical Content, who jointly produced the show with WWE.
Quibi is available for free for 90 days and then $4.99 per month and is available on mobile devices only.
WWE is resuming live broadcasts with tonight’s Monday Night Raw, a decision which has raised some eyebrows as WWE is being criticized for not taking care of the health of its employees during this pandemic.
With tonight’s show it will be “business as usual” so to speak, apart from having no fans inside the Performance Center. The shows will return to regular episodes rather than a bunch of replays, something which already happened with this past Friday’s Smackdown on FOX.
Ever since the empty arena shows started last month, WWE took a hit in the viewing numbers as fans turned away following replay after replay of old content with major cable news networks stealing the audience every night.
Jerry “The King” Lawler will return to the announce booth for Raw tonight as well and all talent are in a local area hotel. Lawler has been missing from the majority of these shows and also missed WrestleMania due to his health as a precautionary measure.
WWE last week confirmed its first case of COVID-19 among its employees. Although the company did not mention who it was apart from saying the person is an on-screen talent, WWE said that the individual has recovered.
Trying out Jiu-Jitsu can be a huge challenge for beginners. Firstly, this is a form of martial arts that is focused on grappling, submission holds and ground fighting. Initially, you would be overwhelmed with the number of techniques used in Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu but it is something that anyone can catch on. As a beginner, you would be fascinated with the variations, combinations, and impressive fighting stances and moves that you see on Jiu-Jitsu players.
To get there, you should be able to master the basics first.
Be Coachable
The most important thing, as with learning anything, is that you are able to be coached. This is a part of the discipline required of the sport. The first thing a coach will teach you is your fighting stance. This is the very first pose that you would be doing for every fight. You would also be taught some key principles including distance management. This is when you react to your opponent by doing the opposite, if they step forward, you have to step back, and vice versa. This is covered in lessons about footwork. Training on the proper way of standing up from the ground called technical stand up will also be taught.
The Basic Movements In Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu
It is easy to get ambitious and want to learn the movements you see on players when they fight. These are common among professionals whenever you see them on the TV or in actual fights. But before you can even get to learning those complex techniques, you need to master the basic BJJ movements for beginners first. These basic movements will be your foundation in creating those techniques. The first one is what you call shrimping and bridging. These movements are what sew most of the techniques together. Gripping is also one of the most essential parts of training for Jiu-Jitsu to make the succeeding techniques easier. Your grip strength will become more powerful over time as you train and improve on your movements. Breathing properly is also taught throughout all your training. The most difficult among these is passing the guard, a way to make your opponent open up his guard to prepare for an attack. The most complex one is armbars which can be executed from different positions.
Patience Is Key
Patience is important in learning Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu. You should be able to take time to master the basics and commit to training to the best of your ability. If you go on ahead of yourself, you are at risk of injuring yourself and injuring others as well. This is just like any other sport too wherein you have to train your body outside of Jiu-Jitsu in order to gain muscles, improve your physique, and get a stronger body overall.
Jiu-Jitsu is a great combat sport to learn about self-defense that you can use in times of danger. Learning Jiu-Jitsu would require you to submit yourself to your coach and be teachable. It will also teach you that the basics are important and being patient will get you to master the sport.
