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AEW can now be built around Swerve Strickland and Adam PageWhile All Elite Wrestling does so many things well, it has its faults (nobody’s perfect). One of them has been an inability to center the roster around its younger talent, one the company can build a foundation off of for years to come. That shouldn’t be an issue after last night’s Full Gear PPV, an...

The 10 most proficient cheaters in the history of sportsThere are many forms of cheaters in sports, and often the dumbest of them get the press because they’re as close to dumb criminals as one gets — and everybody loves a dumb criminal. The 2000 Spanish Paralympic basketball team that won gold despite only two of the 12 players actually having a mental ...

Does Tony Khan have a second gear for Ring Of Honor?It’s pretty standard now, bordering on canon, that Tony Khan will spit out a great pay-per-view whenever he needs to. And now it’s with multiple companies. Last Saturday, it was Ring of Honor’s turn, with “Death Before Dishonor.” And by any measure, it was a banger. Not perfect — rarely is a show ev...

What’s that thing about getting exactly what you want?

It was a familiar refrain, somewhere around 2016 or 2017, when the Black N’ Gold version of NXT was arguably at its zenith, and arguably the best wrestling going on the planet at that moment. Any fan would watch yet another banger of an NXT Takeover and think, “Man, when Hunter (Triple H) takes over...

WWE Royal Rumble predictions: Return of Ronda Rousey?

No matter how down you are on WWE, and Eric and I certainly are somewhere around ankle-level, there’s still something special about the Royal Rumble. It’s still the only of its kind. It signals the beginning of the build to WrestleMania, but mostly it’s because it’s still the only event on the calen...

Leagues are all-in on sports gambling — is that <em>really</em> a good idea?

On Monday, the NFL announced that it was partnering with four sports-betting outlets in addition to the three sports gambling related partnerships already on the… books....

Y’all had jokes for Karrion Kross’ new entrance attire — and rightfully so

Let’s provide you with some idea of how high the WWE’s been on Karrion Kross. ...

WWE Needs To Learn From Its Own <i>King Of The Ring </i>Mistakes

It was easy to miss between the next chapter in the Seth Rollins chronicles and Sasha Banks’s triumphant return, but Monday night’s episode of RAW featured a blast from the past: WWE is bringing back the King of the Ring tournament. Or, more precisely, WWE is bringing back a tournament with King of ...

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Ronda Rousey Can’t Act. Does It Matter?

Last night, Ronda Rousey made her third appearance on WWE TV since debuting at the WWE Royal Rumble. It went a lot like the last two, which is to say that it was a perfectly fine segment despite Rousey’s obvious inability to act....

by Dan McQuade|

|Tue Mar 06 2018

The Tonga Vs. Samoa Face-Off At The Rugby League World Cup Was Incredibly Badass

Yesterday’s Tonga versus Samoa match at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in New Zealand opened with one hell of a badass scene, as the two teams engaged in a prematch face-off for the ages. This thing rules so hard:...

by Chris Thompson|

|Sun Nov 05 2017

Samoa Joe Can't Be Stopped

Eight years ago and counting, Samoa Joe was done—or at least it seemed that way....

by David Bixenspan|

|Fri Jul 07 2017

Brock Lesnar Finally Has A Challenger

Part-timers have held a WWE championship a few times in recent years, and they necessarily haven’t defended their belts very much. The Rock ended CM Punk’s 434-day reign in January 2013, beat Punk in a rematch the next month, then lost it to John Cena at WrestleMania. That was a barnstorming tour co...

by Dan McQuade|

|Mon Jun 05 2017

A great look at why so many Samoans go into football....

by Barry Petchesky|

|Thu Nov 19 2015

Ghanaian Soccer Star Denies Rumors He Ritually Sacrificed Rapper Friend

In the second confrontation—the first involving kicking the shit out of a journalist for inquiring on the subject—of rumors that Asamoah Gyan had his old friend, the rapper Castro, ritually sacrificed to benefit his career, the Gyan family has released a long statement denying the allegations....

by Billy Haisley|

|Thu Sep 29 2016

Reporter Beaten For Asking Soccer Star If He Ritually Sacrificed Rapper

The brother of Asamoah Gyan, Ghana national team captain, has been arrested for allegedly leading a group of men in the brutal beating of a Ghanaian journalist. The reason for the alleged attack? The reporter had asked Gyan about rumors that he had a missing rapper ritually sacrificed. Wait, what?!?...

by Billy Haisley|

|Thu Sep 29 2016

Former Samoan Rugby Manager Fined 100 Pigs For Bad Behavior

Tuala Mathew Vaea, manager of of the Manu Samoa rugby team, has been fined 100 pigs over allegations of bad behavior during the team's disappointing run in the Rugby World Cup. Vaea's hometown village council in Leauva announced the penalty last week....

by Emma Carmichael|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Relive The Ghanian PK Miss Over And Over Again

During stoppage time — in overtime, no less — Uruguay's Luis Suarez was left with no choice but to commit a handball violation. Asamoah Gyan, who had made two PKs during the World Cup already, took it. He missed....

by David Matthews|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

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