OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set expectations for Canadians Tuesday, saying the federal government could impose new travel restrictions “without advance notice” at any time to curb the transmission of COVID-19. He cautioned Canadians against making non-essential travel plans and said the government is keeping a close watch on COVID-19 variants that have emerged […]
TORONTO — Schools in just seven public health units in southern Ontario will reopen to in-person learning on Monday while the rest will continue teaching students online, the province announced Wednesday. The government did not say how long online learning would continue for the remaining public health units, which include Ottawa, London, Ont., Halton Region […]
With WWE holding their Elimination Chamber pay-per-view this Sunday, they will only run two house shows this weekend, which will both be Supershows. Raw/SmackDown/ECW Supershows: * Tonight from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois (more info) * Saturday from the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Illinois (more info) On Sunday, Elimination Chamber will be […]
Credit to Josh and our friends at WrestlingNewsworld.com for these spoilers from tonight’s SmackDown tapings in Wichita, Kansas: Dark Match: * Slam Master J b. Tyler Reks WWE SmackDown – Airing Friday: * A video is shown recapping Edge and Chris Jericho from last week. Edge comes out to open the show. He says he’s […]
— On his Facebook account, Eric Bischoff responded to a fan’s post regarding Monday’s iMPACT!. He wrote: “On the contrary, we are all convinced (as are most fans) that we proved definitively that we can produce a superior product. While it is going to take some time (and consistency) to gain the market share we […]
source: PWInsider.com — The official program for WrestleMania XXVI has a Divas match listed for the event: Beth Phoenix, Kelly Kelly, Eve, Gail Kim and Mickie James vs. Vickie Guerrero, Maryse, Alicia Fox, Layla and Michelle McCool. — Former WWE wrestlers Luther Reigns and Gavin Spears are in Phoenix, Arizona visiting friends at WrestleMania XXVI. […]
Tommy Dreamer’s 90-day no-compete clause with World Wrestling Entertainment expired today after he was officially released from the organization on Monday, Jan. 4. It’s worth noting that Dreamer and Jeff Hardy have exchanged messages on Twitter teasing Dreamer joining “Team Extreme,” which consists of Hardy and Rob Van Dam. This morning, Hardy wrote: “Impact…tonight at8:00pm..on […]
Welcome to Talking Smack. This was a fantastic show delivered by the A crew. It’s a shame that they’ll be broken up after next week when the draft lottery happens. Before I get started, I want to make you aware of a short column I wrote about Smackdown moving to Syfy where I also ask […]
source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter — As reported earlier, Monday’s episode of TNA iMPACT! drew a less than stellar 0.50 cable rating, with 739,000 viewers. It broke the all-time record low rating for the show on Spike for a first-run episode, set on April 1, 2006, when the show scored a 0.57 rating on Saturday night […]
The following matches are confirmed for tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown: – Kofi Kingston vs. Christian in the finals of the Intercontinental Title Tournament. – CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio. – MVP & JTG vs. The Dudebusters (Caylen Croft & Trent Barretta). – Kane vs. Chavo Guerrero. Also appearing: Jack Swagger, Big Show, Shad Gaspard, […]