Daily pro wrestling history (11/05): Rock wins WCW Title
1963 Kansas City, Kansas:– Bobo Brazil beat Fritz Von Erich 2 falls to 1 by dq– Mongolian Stomper drew Pat O’Connor – Bob Geigel beat Reggie Parks – Rock Hunter drew Ronnie Etchison – Larry Hamilton and Enrique Torres beat Johnny Kace and Bulldog Plechas Moline, Illinois:– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig– The Crusher beat Rene…
Brexiteers should cheer on Brussels as it strikes free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand
Britain should take advantage of the European Union’s reinvigorated trade policy, given fresh impetus by the election of Donald Trump, to strike its own free trade agreements after Brexit. On Tuesday, the EU gave European Commission negotiators the green light to start trade talks with Australia and New Zealand. Brexiters have in the past rightly…
ROH announces TV deal with Sinclair-owned Comet TV
On Monday, Ring of Honor announced a TV deal, but not with a provider you may immediately be familiar with. Starting Wednesday, December 2nd, ROH’s flagship show will air at midnight on Comet TV, a 24/7 science fiction network that is owned by Sinclair Broadcasting Group, ROH’s parent company. The press release sent touts that the…
Animal rights activists hail possible end to South Korean dog farms, as Olympic skier mourns death of adopted pet Beemo
Animal rights activists have welcomed moves by the South Korean parliament to ban farms breeding dogs for human consumption. A new bill, introduced to the National Assembly earlier this month by Lee Sang-don, a member of the centre right Bareunmirae party, would remove the legal basis for factory-style mass breeding of dogs, reported the Korea…
WWE Holiday Tour 2015 house show results Kansas City, MO 11/28
By Greg Merreighn Jr. Decided at the last minute to take my son Ian (whose birth got a shoutout by Dave on wrestlingobserver.com a little over 7 years ago) to his first WWE event at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO. Ryback vs. Erick Rowan. Ryback won via Shellshock. Bo Dallas vs. Zack Ryder. Zack Ryder won…
China and US in war of words over Tiananmen crackdown death toll
China furiously hit out at the United States on Monday after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Beijing to come clean on the number of people killed in the 1989 Tiananmen protests. Mr Pompeo made the comments on the 29th anniversary of the brutal crackdown of demonstrators in central Beijing, an incident which remains…
NXT Columbus, OH, live results: Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe; Bayley vs. Emma
Image: JJ Williams I’m here at the Arnold Classic for the NXT show in Columbus, Ohio tonight in front of a sold-out house. Asuka beat Alexa Bliss Big reaction for Asuka and also a good one for the hometown girl Bliss. This was all Asuka, nailing the Yes Kicks and finally applying the Asuka Lock for the submission. Johnny Gargano and…
Taliban orders its first ceasefire in 17-year battle
Taliban militants have ordered their first ceasefire in Afghanistan’s grinding 17-year-long insurgency, just days after the Afghan president offered his own temporary truce as a peace overture. The militant movement ordered its local commanders to observe a three-day break in operations against Afghan forces for next week’s Eid al-Fitr holiday. Operations would continue against the…
Moins de bébés sont nés prématurément pendant le confinement
Un article publié dans le New York Times révèle que dans plusieurs pays, les médecins ont remarqué une baisse du nombre de naissances prématurées pendant le confinement lié à l’épidémie de COVID 19. Sommaire Une baisse du nombre de naissances prématurées pendant le confinement Comment expliquer cela ? L’étonnant constat débute en Irlande au mois…
Northland 24, Jamestown 15; Northland 42, Regina 12
Northland Community & Technical College opened its dual meet season with a pair of victories at the University of Jamestown Thursday, November 13. The Pioneers won six of eight contested matches in a 24-15 win over the host Jimmies to open the triangular meet and concluded the evening with a 42-12 win over the University…