OTTAWA — The COVID-19 crisis has overshadowed an equally dark pandemic of opioid overdoses, which have risen sharply since March as the border closure and limited access to services raise fatal risks for drug users. Jurisdictions across the country have reported an increase in overdose deaths tied to opioids, a stark reversal of the 13 […]
– AEW Superstar Sammy Guevara, who meets Cody in a one-on-one showdown in a match expected to be the opening bout for the inaugural AEW On TNT broadcast on Wednesday, October 2nd, returned to his official YouTube channel this week. Guevara posted a 12-plus minute vlog (Video Blog) covering his recent trip to AAA’s mega-event, […]
The All Elite Wrestling roster continues to grow as the promotion draws closer to its’ weekly cable television debut with AEW On TNT kicking off on October 2nd from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. On Monday morning, AEW announced the addition of Orange Cassidy to the All Elite Wrestling talent roster. The announcement […]
— SummerSlam drew a legitimate sellout of more than 13,500 in attendance with WWE announcing an official number of 16,904. On an interesting note, with AEW and the dawning of a new wrestling war, WWE brought back “heaps of pyro” for the PPV notes the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. — NXT TakeOver on 8/10 drew a […]
— With all the conflicting information on how much the NXT on USA deal is worth, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter suggests it is in the range of $30 million to $50 million per year over two years, putting it in the same ballpark as the AEW/TNT deal. — One key for NXT on live TV […]
— With WWE/WWE.com’s blunder last week which basically revealed the order of selections of WWE’s ongoing draft, the company appears to want to mix things up by orchestrating a blockbuster trade between the two brands. Jay Glazer of FOXSports reported first that such a trade is very likely to go down, presumably on tonight’s Raw […]
As the temperature across Canada continues to drop as we approach the winter months, one man in Saskatoon took it upon himself to show Canadians how effective face masks can be at preventing respiratory particles from spreading with a simple demonstration. Michael Becker recorded a video of himself breathing while sitting in his truck. Since […]
TORONTO ― The rising tide of COVID-19 infections across much of Canada threatens to swamp a hospital system already under strain, the country’s top doctor warned Saturday amid case numbers that continued to set records in long-standing virus hot spots. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam described the situation in Western Canada, Quebec and […]
— With the recent announcement of NXT getting a TV deal, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the belief is that the top tier NXT wrestlers will now get new contracts that are closer to the figures that main roster talent get rather than a figure close to what their developmental deals are worth. Most […]
— On Tuesday’s Wrestling Observer Radio, it was noted that the announce team for AEW’s shows are Jim Ross, Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez and Excalibur – the team that they used for Fyter Fest. Tony Schiavone will not be commentating for the PPVs but will be at most of the TV shows. — Schiavone has “a […]