Doha, Qatar —The World Anti-Doping Agency is giving Russia three weeks to explain possible signs of tampering with data from its doping laboratory that was critical to prosecuting cases against athletes alleged to have cheated at the 2014 Olympics and other major events. WADA heard about the possible tampering at its executive committee meeting Monday in…
Quito, Ecuador — It’s a real ice cream flavor: guinea pig. Anyone who thinks of guinea pigs as pets; cute, squishy, squeaking bundles of fur, might find that idea hard to digest. The rodents are a traditional hot dish in some Latin American countries, including Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. In Ecuador, people typically cook guinea pigs…
Uluru, Australia — Nature seemed to be siding with indigenous Australians’ demand for Uluru to be respected as a sacred site on Friday when high winds threatened to prematurely end the generations-old tradition of climbing the sandstone monolith. Rangers warned hundreds of anxious tourists who gathered at the base of the iconic rock before dawn…
An X-Division title match has been announced for No Surrender. TJP will defend the championship against Rohit Raju at the Impact Plus event that takes place on February 13. This comes after Raju defeated TJP in a match on tonight’s episode of Impact after Mahabali Shera made his return to the promotion by aligning himself…
1932 Kansas City, Missouri: – Everett Marshall beat Joe Savoldi 2 falls to 1 – John Pesek beat Steve Faraday (sub for Rex Smith) – Wladek Zbyszko beat Andreas Costanos – Dutch Hefner beat Pat McClary – Charles Santon drew Sol Slagel (as Schlegel) 1952 San Francisco, California: – Ben and Mike Sharpe defeated Ron…
Image: WWE Gallus’ reign as NXT UK Tag Team Champions has come to an end. In the main event of this week’s NXT UK episode, Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker & Lewis Howley) defeated Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) to win the NXT UK Tag Team titles. Coffey & Wolfgang had been champions since winning the titles…
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter – At this point there is a very good chance of Sean “X-Pac” Waltman returning to TNA. While nothing is a lock, the discussions about bringing him back to the company have entered into the more serious stages. Waltman is scheduled to work several weeks straight in Mexico and feelers within…
Source: PWInsider.com Total Nonstop Action Wrestling will announce at today’s press conference in Nashville, Tennessee plans for an NFL-themed match that will feature football personalities set to take place at next month’s Slammiversary pay-per-view. James Storm, Jerry Lynn, and Jeff Jarrett are scheduled to be at today’s conference so all indications point to them being…
Source: PWInsider.com Ken Kennedy recently spoke on his frustration regarding his latest injury in his blog entry published by FHM Magazine on June 9th. Below is what Kennedy wrote: “With my latest injury, I was misdiagnosed by a doctor in Erie, PA, who said that my triceps’ tendon was torn off the bone and that…
WWE.com has posted a complete update regarding Benoit and a timeline for the recent tragic events. Benoit was scheduled to be in Beaumont, Texas on Saturday June 23rd. However, WWE made alternative plans for Benoit and another flight was booked so that he could work the Vengeance PPV. When WWE employees tried to contact Benoit…