SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Tetsuya Naito is returning to in-ring action sooner than expected after suffering a knee injury in September. At a press conference held in Japan today, Naito appeared and announced he was returning to in ring action for World Tag League, which begins on Nov. 14.…
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair are not on speaking terms anymore. In an interview with the SI Media Podcast, Lynch spoke on a multitude of topics regarding Flair, their incident in the ring during the championship belt swap on Smackdown, and the importance of trust…
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Jim Ross will be taking a short hiatus from the AEW commentary desk as he goes through radiation to treat his recent skin care diagnosis. Ross noted on Twitter that he has 22 radiation treatments ahead of him and that they would keep him away…
AEW Double or Nothing was a fun show overall. The undercard was a bit of hit or miss, but the final two matches made it a very good show. Not the best AEW event by far, but a good watch. Due to time constraints (it’s 2:30 in the morning after a loooooong weekend and I…
On a snowy day in March 2019, the first room I visited at the Montreal Audio Fest, hosted by retailer Audio by Mark Jones, featured the world premiere of the Magico M2 loudspeaker. The soundstaging produced by these elegant towers was palpable, the full-range tonal balance superbly uncolored. Both aspects reminded me of my experience…
A new World Heavyweight Champion will be crowned in Saudi Arabia Saturday afternoon. Seth Rollins and AJ Styles have made it to the tournament finals. The winner of the match will become the new World Heavyweight Champion, which was reintroduced by Triple H prior to the WWE Draft last month. Triple H later stated that…
Salon 1 Audio made its first-ever appearance at a high-end audio show with a demo room featuring upper-tier amplification from VTL’s Series III: the TL-7.5 Reference linestage preamplifier ($30,000) and MB-185 Signature monoblock amps ($22,500/pair), and the TP-2.5i Performance phonostage ($5000) paired with a Sumiko Palo Santos MC cartridge ($4500) and a Pro-Ject Xtension 12…
Matt & Jeff Hardy will have a new partner for Double or Nothing. The Hardys and Isiah Kassidy were initially scheduled to face Ethan Page and The Gunns on Sunday's pay-per-view. However, an injury angle has taken Kassidy out of the match. Kassidy was attacked by Page and the Gunns on Rampage last week. The…
The Big Bang Few would have predicted that the Sex Pistols’ first gig—in November 1975, at the Saint Martin’s School of Art in central London—would be the start of an explosion of music. Not many even knew it was happening. That soon changed. Punk would create a space that other bands rushed to fill. Inspired…
Chris Jericho vs. Roderick Strong in a Falls Count Anywhere match headlines this week's AEW Dynamite as the build to the Double or Nothing pay-per-view continues. Jericho's Jericho Appreciation Society and Strong's ally Adam Cole are banned from the building during Strong vs. Jericho. Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Hikaru Shida will team against Ruby…