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Billy Corgan to star in reality show as president of the National Wrestling Alliance
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AEW Television Champion Jade Cargill Presses Bow Wow At His Own Meet & Greet
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Are miniature rapper Bow Wow and Jade Cargill destined to meet in an AEW wrestling ring? Following a back-and-forth on Twitter, they both came face-to-face, and things got heated. Spotted on TMZ, Jade Cargill kept that same energy she gave on Twitter and checked Bow Wow during a meet and greet and it was all captured on video. Per TMZ: It all went down on Sunday … Bow Wow was at the FTX Arena in Miami as a part of the Millennium Tour: Turned Up! — where he and Cargill had the heated exchange. In the video, Cargill, flanked by fellow AEW wrestlers Red Velvet and Kiera Hogan, AKA “The Baddie Section” … were jawing back and forth with Bow Wow as security watched. One of the women with Cargill threw popcorn at Bow Wow durin...
Westside Gunn Shows Up To Show Out At ‘AEW Dynamite’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty The latest edition of All Elite Wrestling’s Dynamite program had a little bit extra heat, as Westside Gunn showed up to wow the crowd. The Griselda Records artist & co-founder made a surprise appearance on Wednesday night (September 7th) as AEW held their Dynamite event in Gunn’s hometown of Buffalo, New York. The sold-out crowd at the KeyBank Center witnessed the wrestling organization’s first-ever event in the city, and Gunn walked out onto the runway performing his verse from “Dr. Birds” off of Griselda’s 2019 debut album, WWCD. As he finished, he introduced Daniel Garcia (also a Buffalo native) and walked him to the ring. Related Stories Garcia was competing against Wheeler Yuta for the Ring of Honor Championship...
Vince McMahon Announces Retirement from WWE
Vince McMahon, the longtime chairman and CEO of WWE who is credited with bringing professional wrestling into the mainstream and establishing the careers of Hollywood A-listers like Dwayne Johnson, John Cena, and Dave Bautista, has announced his retirement. McMahon’s departure from WWE comes amidst an internal investigation into allegations that he paid multiple women to keep quiet about alleged affairs and misconduct. According to the Wall Street Journal, at least $12 million dollars in hush money was paid to four different women who were formerly associated with the WWE over the last 16 years. “As I approach 77 years old, I feel it’s time for me to retire as Chairman and CEO of WWE,” McMahon said in a statement. “Throughout the years, it’s been a privilege to help WWE bring you joy,...
Valentino Khan Announced As First-Ever DJ to Perform at WWE Event
With great goatee comes great responsibility. Enter Valentino Khan, who has been announced as the first-ever DJ to perform at a WWE event. The legendary professional wrestling brand today announced that Khan, one of the most respected producers in the electronic music scene, will perform at WWE’s biggest event of 2021, SummerSlam. The event will take place this Saturday, August 21st at Allegiant Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders and site of ILLENIUM’s historic “Trilogy” concert. The match card features some of WWE’s biggest stars, including John Cena, Roman Reigns, Bobby Lashley, Goldberg, Bianca Belair, Sasha Banks, Nikki A.S.H., and Rhea Ripley, among others. You can check out the schedule here. Recommended Articles &#...
Ozzy Osbourne and William Shatner Are Being Inducted into the WWE Wrestling Hall of Fame
Ozzy Osbourne, photo by David Brendan Hall / William Shatner’s The Blues album artwork While one is nicknamed the “Prince of Darkness” and the other is known as “Captain Kirk”, it still would’ve been hard to predict that metal legend Ozzy Osbourne and veteran actor William Shatner would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. But that’s exactly the case, as the two will be feted in a ceremony set to air tonight (April 6th) on Peacock and the WWE Network. Both Osbourne and Shatner have made numerous WWE appearances over the years, becoming the latest celebrities to enter the wrestling institution’s Hall of Fame. Though Osbourne’s induction went unannounced, he appears on the official T-shirt for the 2020-2021 ceremony. Furthermore, as reported by Wrestling Observer, he appeared during ...
NSF: Borno to participate in 13 sports – official
Borno is to participate in 13 sports in the coming National Sports Festival (NSF) scheduled for April 2 in Benin. The Information Officer of Borno Sports Council, Mr Ibrahim Tukur, made this known on Wednesday in an interview with newsmen in Maiduguri. Tukur said the sports comprised football, handball, badminton, tennis, cycling, volleyball, taekwondo, wrestling, Kunfu, Karate and traditional sports like langa, local wrestling and dambe. Tukur said that the state is sending a contingent of 150 people, including sportsmen and officials. “In compliance with directive, samples have just been taken from all those going to for the Festival including the Commissioner for Sports for COVID-19 test,” Tukur said. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are look...
