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Ric Flair is going after online trolls again, and this time he wants names, since he’s tired of them hiding behind aliases. After recently defending his wrestling legacy and demanding that people start calling him a “Legend,” Flair returned to Twitter with another message aimed directly at the people criticizing him online, this time, the WWE Hall of Famer took issue with anonymous accounts and trolls, saying he has no problem debating people if they are willing to use their real names and identities. “What’s Sad Is All The People That Hate Under An Alias. Let’s Have Your Real Names…
RevPro Wrestling has confirmed that they will have a Women’s Grand Prix on July 25.This will be a one day tournament where eight of the best wrestlers in the world will compete to be crowned the Women’s Grand Prix winner. The first and only name confirmed so far is Zoey Serrano, formerly Zoey Stark in WWE. Serrano has not had a match since she suffered a knee injury on Raw in 2024. She has since had surgery and has been medically cleared. She was released by WWE in April. 📅 Saturday July 25th📍 The Hangar, Wolverhampton🏆 REVPRO WOMEN’S GRAND PRIX…
Elisa Balsamo won her fourth sprint victory in four opportunities at the Giro d’Italia Women, finishing ahead of Maggie Coles-Lyster and Georgia Baker on stage six.The Italian was launched by team-mate Lucinda Brand, overtaking Coles-Lyster with 50m to go after the Canadian started a bunch sprint to the finish.Balsamo, who rides for Lidl-Trek, maintains a strong hold on the red points classification jersey in the nine-stage race.”When you have the best leadout in the world, it’s just easy,” Balsamo said in her post-race interview.”With Lucinda, everything is much easier because I don’t have to fight for position. I just need…
WWE is reportedly interested in signing TNA Wrestling’s Mike Santana. Reports indicated earlier this week that reigning TNA World Champion Mike Santana’s contract with the promotion will expire sometime this July. Now, according to Wrestlevotes Radio (via Fightful Select), WWE is interested in signing the 35-year-old. The report also notes there is strong internal support from at least one member of the WWE main roster in bringing Mike Santana to the promotion. His work and professionalism are also said to be highly regarded by the company. While no brand is nailed down for Mike Santana if he does sign with…
A member of the Rugby Football Union council has been stripped of the perks of his position for seven months – including tickets to England games, free meals and travel expenses – after posting discriminatory criticism of television pundit Maggie Alphonsi.Matthew Smith, who represents Warwickshire on the 62-strong body, asked “can someone please explain to me WTF does Maggie Alphonsi know about men’s rugby?” in a Facebook post during coverage of France’s 48-46 win over England in March.A three-person disciplinary panel judged that Smith, whose profile picture was of him wearing an England-branded top, had breached the council’s code of…
Ever since he debuted in AEW, there have been many questions about Mick Foley’s role in the promotion, and he recently outlined several roles for which he believes he would be a good fit. Foley returned to pro wrestling at AEW Double or Nothing, where he hosted the pre-show with Renee Paquette. The WWE Hall of Famer stated that that role is something he would be well-suited for in AEW, while also listing a few other roles he could take on. “Well, I think my role is to be the Swiss Army knife of…
TKO Group Holdings is sending more money back to shareholders. The company announced that its board of directors has declared a second quarter 2026 cash dividend. The dividend will see TKO Class A common stockholders receive their share of an aggregate distribution of about $150 million from TKO Operating Company, LLC to its equityholders. TKO said the dividend will come out to $0.79 per share for holders of the company’s Class A common stock. The payment is scheduled for June 30, 2026. Stockholders must be on record by the close of business on June 15, 2026 in order to receive…
Italian Antonelli, 19, has won four races in a row, while Russell’s only grand prix victory this year was in the season-opening race in Australia.Russell, 28, did win the sprint events in China and Canada.He has bemoaned a series of events going against him – including technical issues in qualifying in China, a safety-car intervention in Japan that handed the lead to Antonelli and the Canada problems – but says he has no reason to feel he cannot bounce back.”I don’t feel like I need to get every single result possible, because the season’s long enough that over the course…
Former Ireland and British and Irish Lions back row Fergus Slattery has died at the age of 77, his club Blackrock College has announced.Considered one of Ireland’s greatest players, Slattery won 61 caps between 1970 and 1984 and captained the side.Slattery helped Ireland win the Triple Crown in 1982 and 1985 and represented the Lions in the 1971 and 1974 tours to New Zealand and South Africa. “Blackrock College RFC bows its head in gratitude, pride and sorrow as we remember one of our greatest sons,” read Blackrock’s statement. “There are players who wear a jersey and there are players…
WWE legend “Macho Man” Randy Savage announced his divorce from Miss Elizabeth during an awkward live TV appearance. OOH YEAH? More like OO…OOF. The personal lives of celebrities are now pretty much out there in the open thanks to the internet. However, back when people were not as online as they are today, late WWE legend Randy Savage announced his divorce from Miss Elizabeth during his appearance on the ‘Live with Regis & Kathie Lee’ show during a live broadcast in Detroit. He appeared on the show to promote Survivor Series 1992 but surprisingly broke character for a bit to…