1965 St. Paul, Minnesota: – AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2 out of 3 falls – Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Cholak – Bob Boyer drew Eddie Sharkey – Mighty Igor Vodik beat Pedro Santos 1971 Tampa, Florida: – Jack Brisco, the NWA Florida Television…
Month: July 2020
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe taken to hospital after panic attacks in Iranian prison
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been taken to hospital after suffering multiple panic attacks in prison in Iran. The charity worker’s husband, Richard Ratcliffe, said his wife had collapsed at Evin prison in Tehran. She fainted after bidding goodbye to her daughter and voluntarily returning to jail on Sunday following an emotional family reunion. Mr Ratcliffe told The Telegraph on Wednesday morning: "She had a panic attack…
Trump in renewed attack on Jeff Sessions over charges for Republican congressmen
Donald Trump on Monday launched a fresh attack on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accusing him of jeopardising the chances of re-election for two Republican congressmen by bringing criminal charges against them just before the midterm elections. The US president wrote on Twitter the Justice Department’s decision to file charges will hurt safe Republican seats in the…
Becky Lynch vs. Mickie James set for WWE Elimination Chamber
With SmackDown’s last brand-exclusive pay-per-view before WrestleMania less than a week away, WWE didn’t wait until Tuesday night’s go-home show to start rounding out the card for Elimination Chamber. WWE.com announced on Tuesday afternoon that Becky Lynch would be taking on Mickie James at the PPV. Their storyline began when James was unveiled as La Luchadora…
Raw ratings down for Fastlane go-home show
The Raw go-home show for Fastlane dropped four percent last night from the week before, averaging 3.08 million viewers. The number would be the second lowest for a non-holiday episode of the show that didn’t go against major sports competition dating back to 1997, barely beating the record of 3.07 million set two weeks earlier….
Driver held after high-speed chase on Lyon airport runway
French police arrested a man Monday after a high-speed chase on the runway at Lyon airport in southeast France ended with him trying to flee on foot, local officials said. Before driving onto the runway the man had driven the car into the glass doors of one of the airport terminals. Nobody was injured in the…
‘Risk to life from storm Florence is rising’, with water levels expected to peak on Monday
Hurricane Florence may have been downgraded to a tropical depression but American authorities on Sunday warned that the worst is yet to come as catastrophic flooding continued to spread, pushing the death toll to 17. Roy Cooper, governor of North Carolina, said: "The risk to life is rising with the angry waters." The storm continued…
Daily Update: Raw ratings, tag title rematch, Dominion
THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS UFC Fight Night 110 live results: Lewis vs. Hunt CMLL Arena Mexico results: La Gran Alternativa tournament continues Emma returns to the ring at WWE house show WWE Ft. Lauderdale, FL, live results: Orton & Styles vs. Mahal & Owens AUDIO WOL: Lucha Underground, Ron Starr…
Mike Pompeo warns White House staff as he denies Rosenstein wiretapping allegations
Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, on Sunday publicly warned administration staff that they needed to either work with the Trump agenda or leave their positions. His comments came after reports that Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, discussed wearing a wire and recruiting cabinet members to invoke the 25th amendment in the days…
How Saudi’s Mohammed bin Salman went from promising reformer to tainted heir accused of plotting Khashoggi’s murder
Exactly a year ago, Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, was on top of the world. Or more specifically, he was on stage at the first “Davos in the Desert” investment summit in Riyadh, happily discussing his plans for a $500 billion (£385 billion) new Saudi mega city. Western politicians and international…