Month: January 2021

– The feeling at RAW last night was that John Morrison would have got R-Truth’s spot in the WWE Title Triple Threat at Extreme Rules if it weren’t for the backstage heat on him right now stemming from his public feud with Trish Stratus. – With Edge set to surrender his World Heavyweight title on…

The WWE Raw Deal for 04/18/11 (Orton/Punk) By John Canton Follow me on Twitter @johnreport Welcome to the Raw Deal. I wrote a column about the New Face of Smackdown over the weekend as well as a recap of TNA Lockdown 2011, so check those out if you haven’t already. Lockdown featured every match inside…

Seldom seen WWE talent Harry Smith (a/k/a David Hart Smith) apparently has plans to cross over from professional wrestling to mixed martial arts. His mother, Diana Smith, wrote on Twitter that he plans on following his father and grandfather’s trail as a shoot fighter. “My son Harry Smith is quite the shoot fighter, does everyone…

WWE Announces Revised Dividend Policy Adjusts Quarterly Dividend to $0.12 per share STAMFORD, Conn.– WWE (NYSE:WWE) today announced a revised dividend policy to enhance the Company’s financial flexibility and support the “New WWE” initiative. Beginning in June of 2011, the Company’s quarterly dividend will be adjusted to $0.12 per share of common stock held by…

— Jim Ross confirmed on his Twitter account that he broke his hand during his match against Michael Cole last Monday on Raw. The injury occurred due to Cole’s tooth making contact with the bone of J.R.’s fist. Ross wrote, “Just confirmed by WWE doctors… @JRsBBQ is going to be competing with a broken right…

VIVID Entertainment sent out the following today… VIVID’S ‘BACKDOOR TO CHYNA’ STAR TO HANG WITH THE BIG BOYS IN HAWAII JUNE 18th Chyna to Shine for Liquid Nitro Hawaii Energy Drink at Big Boys & MMAHawaii Expo at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Exhibition Center HONOLULU — (June 13, 2011) – Former pro wrestling champion Joanie “Chyna” Laurer,…

Carlos Sainz lavished praise on McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl, the Spaniard insisting he had learned a lot from the German during his two years with the Woking-based outfit. Of all the management and structural changes that have taken place at McLaren over the past two years, Zak Brown’s hiring of Seidl can be seen…

Lucas Piazon has signed for Braga in Portugal, after amassing seven loan stints in his 10 years as a Chelsea player. Chelsea signed the then-coveted young Brazilian from Sao Paulo in 2011, but he was only eligible for a work permit to start in January 2012. Midfielder Piazon technically leaves as Chelsea’s longest-serving player, though…

Amad Diallo has named the two Manchester United stars who can be “reference points” as he sets out his targets at Old Trafford. The 18-year-old was confirmed as a United player last week after the club agreed an initial £18million transfer in October. He has only played a handful of games for Atalanta and will…

Premier League sides Leicester City and Southampton have joined AC Milan in the race to sign Mattias Svanberg, according to reports. Svanberg is enjoying a great season in the Italian top flight with current club Bologna. His breakthrough has now sparked interest from across Europe. READ: Arsenal ‘held talks’ with Mendes over Nuno replacing Arteta…