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WWE Video – Roman Reigns in weekly interview – endorses A.J. Styles, talks Seth Rollins’s return, does he respect Seth or WWE Title run?

July 12, 2020 | News | No Comments

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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy.

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WWE World Hvt. champion Roman Reigns joined Michael Cole for the weekly storyline-driven sit-down interview on WWE’s website.

First, Reigns endorsed his latest foe, A.J. Styles, saying they have “competitive chemistry” that brought the best out of them for their two-match series at Payback and Extreme Rules.

Reigns said competing for the WWE Title also brought the best out of both of them, and their battle was a message to the locker room that if you want the title, you have to bring it at that level.

Asked if the rivalry produced a new edge to him, Reigns said he does think that Styles brought out his killer instinct. Reigns endorsed Styles’s in-ring skills and technical abilities forcing him to step up his game.

Asked if he’s ready to handle the pressure of being champion after conquering his first foe since WrestleMania, Reigns said he doesn’t feel added pressure because he wants to be “center stage.” He said he came to WWE “to be The Guy, the top guy, the King of the Mountain.

Second, Reigns discussed the former “guy,” Seth Rollins, who never lost the WWE Title. Reigns noted they came into WWE together with no names and then made names for themselves before Seth turned on him.

Cole also brought up what he described as the “greatest MITB cash-in moment” when Rollins cashed in on him (and Brock Lesnar) at WrestleMania 31. Reigns laughed at Cole’s histrionics, but noted that he’s been sitting on that moment for over one year.

Reigns said he was able to redeem some of that at this year’s WrestleMania when he became WWE champion. But, Seth has taken a lot from him. He did credit Seth for helping him grow and become the guy he is now based on that moment (playing up the hero’s journey of using obstacles in the fictional storytelling to grow as a character).

Cole noted that Seth believes he is still The Guy after injury cost him the title. Reigns noted that he doesn’t think Seth is ready for him, otherwise he would not have snuck up on him after his main event match against A.J. Styles and then ducked a fight on Raw.

The interview closed with Cole wanting to know what Reigns thinks about Seth’s accomplishment as WWE champion versus who Seth is.

Reigns said part of him wanted to puke when he heard Seth talking about carrying the company in his Raw TV return promo. But, now that he has been champion for a few months and felt the responsibility of the position, Reigns said he understands what Seth is saying, he just could have said it better to the audience (babyface response to the heel’s promo).

Reigns said he respects that Rollins was WWE champion for almost 300 days in his first title reign, while he’s been champion three times now and not come close to 300 days.

“Do I respect Seth Rollins? Yeah, I respect him. But, he doesn’t respect me. But, after what I do to him at Money in the Bank, he will,” Reigns closed the interview.

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Two ‘princes’ locked in battle to succeed Henri d’Orleans as ‘official’ pretender to French throne

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Henri d’Orléans never achieved his goal of ascending the throne of France, but the presence of Prince Albert of Monaco and other royals lent his funeral the solemn pomp of a state occasion. 

Queen Sofia of Spain, the mother of King Felipe VI, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan of Morocco and a host of European aristocrats paid their respects to Henri, Count of Paris, at the Royal Chapel of Dreux on Saturday.  

Their attendance seemed to signal their assent to his claim to the now defunct French crown, but the death of the 85-year-old count has revived a bitter centuries-old succession dispute.

His son, Jean d’Orleans, is a descendant of France’s last king, Louis-Philippe, and the Duke of Orléans, the brother of Louis XIV, the Sun King. But his legitimacy is contested by the rival House of Bourbon. 

Their pretender to the throne, which was abolished in the 19th century, is Louis de Bourbon, a direct descendant of Louis XIV. Another of his ancestors is Queen Victoria.

The death of Prince Henri d'Orleans has opened up a contest for the claim to the non-existent French throneCredit:
PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images

Jean d’Orléans, 53, a fervent Catholic and former banker, manages a vast forest inherited from his grandmother. He claims France is “monarchist at heart” and argues that the French long for a figurehead above the political fray. He has sought to cast himself as a man of the people, expressing support for the gilets jaunes protesters.

Louis de Bourbon, 44, known as the Duke of Anjou, is a polo-playing financier with movie-star looks. He was brought up partly in Spain and dreams of a Spanish-style constitutional monarchy, but is mocked by supporters of Jean d’Orléans for his Spanish accent.

France’s most active royalist movement, Action Française, supports Jean d’Orléans, but there is also a third pretender, which further divides the small monarchist movement.

Jean-Christophe Napoléon, also known as Prince Napoléon, is the Bonapartist claimant. A descendant of Emperor Napoléon I, he works as a banker in London and tries to stay out of the heated succession battle.

Jean d’Orléans, however, remains ever hopeful of a restoration of the monarchy. In a statement released at the weekend, he said: “If the French so wish, we will renew the historic and necessary pact between the Nation and the Royal Family.”

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Daily Update: Survivor Series preview and odds

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DAILY UPDATE

The Latest News

NJPW World Tag League live results: Cobb & Elgin vs. EVIL & SANADA
NXT post-TakeOver conference call audio with Paul ‘HHH’ Levesque
NXT TV taping spoilers: Three matches taped before TakeOver
NXT TakeOver WarGames II live results: WarGames, two title matches

The Latest Audio

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We’re doing polls on both last night’s NXT Takeover and today’s Survivor Series. You can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match for each show to [email protected].

WWE SURVIVOR SERIES FROM THE STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES WITH PRESHOW STARTING AT 5 P.M. EASTERN ON WWE NETWORK

Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair — These two have been in Southern California intently working on their match. It’s huge for both because it’s Rousey’s biggest match that was thrown at her at the last minute as opposed to with a lot of preparation. We don’t know at this point which match goes on last but this seems to have the most interest. For Flair, she’s kind of fallen in the shadow of Becky Lynch, but is also coming off the best match of her career a few weeks ago. Rousey is a whopping -530 favorite. Keep in mind that based on odds here the “smart money” isn’t in, and really that hasn’t been the case in months so these are not predictions, just guides and are often wrong. Anything can happen but this doesn’t feel like the right night to end the Rousey streak unless Lynch interferes to cause it.

Brock Lesnar vs  Daniel Bryan — This is entirely up to Lesnar. If Lesnar is up to working a great match, a great match it will be since Bryan has thought about this match for more than three years since it was originally the 2015 SummerSlam main event idea. Bryan had indicated it was a match he was very much looking forward to. It’s kind of weird since Bryan just turned heel and in this match on paper, it would figure he’d be better off as a face. A lot about this match is interesting including crowd reactions. Lesnar is a -300 favorite.

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Seth Rollins – This is a first-time meeting and is something Rollins has greatly looked forward to. Nakamura is a -400 favorite, so I guess the belief is that Ambrose will cost Rollins the match, which does make sense. Nakamura hasn’t had a truly killer match on the main roster but there is potential here to be a show stealer.

AOP vs. Sheamus & Cesaro — AOP is a -250 favorite. This will be a big test because AOP usually does squash matches, and in a sense this is heel vs. heel and they can’t walk over The Bar. It’s a real test to see how AOP stands as well as how the crowd takes to these two teams.

Braun Strowman & Bobby Lashley & Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre & Finn Balor vs. The Miz & Jeff Hardy & Rey Mysterio & Samoa Joe & Shane McMahon in elimination match — There are a lot of interesting confrontations here with Mysterio in the ring with a lot of new people, Joe in with Strowman, McIntyre and Lashley, Mysterio vs. Balor, Strowman vs. Joe and more. These type of matches are usually good. The Raw team is a -385 favorite, likely beacuse Strowman is being groomed for Lesnar and McIntyre is being protected. 

Ruby Riott & Nia Jax & Tamina & Mickie James & Natalya vs. Asuka & Naomi & Carmella & Sonya Deville & ? in elimination match — Still no word on the fifth member of the Smackdown team. Smackdown is a slight favorite at -160. If the belief is Raw is winning the two big matches on the show, the tag title and men’s elimination, then Smackdown probably has to win the close ones. Jax is really the only one to be protected in this match, since she’s facing Rousey next. But they could DQ her out if need be.  

Buddy Murphy vs. Mustafa Ali for cruiserweight title — From a technical standpoint, this should be one of the best matches on the show.  Like always, it depends on what kind of crowd is there. If it’s last night’s crowd, these two will probably kill it. If it’s a different crowd and more mainstream oriented, it may be tough for them as far as crowd response goes. But I can’t imagine it not being good and perhaps great. Murphy is now a -400 favorite.

Bobby Roode & Chad Gable & The Ascension & B Team & Revival & Lucha House Party vs. Usos & New Day & Colons & Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows & Sanity tag team elimination match — This is the preshow match. For the same reason of balancing out, Smackdown is a strong -420 favorite here. Also, the two strongest teams of the ten as far as being pushed are the Usos and New Day, and they are both on the Smackdown side. This is on the preshow, and preshow matches are historically rushed. I’d think with 20 men and a minimum of five falls and as many as nine, that this should be the longest preshow match of the year.

Raw will be Monday night from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

NEW JAPAN TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT TUESDAY IN TAKAOKA ON NEW JAPAN WORLD ON SAME DAY TAPE DELAY

Togi Makabe & Toa Henare vs. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi
Michael Elgin & Jeff Cobb vs. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka
Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Togi Makabe & Toa Henare

Smackdown, 205 Live and Mixed Match Challenge will be taped on Tuesday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles

NEW JAPAN TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT ON WEDNESDAY IN SHIBATA ON NEW JAPAN WORLD SAME DAY TAPE DELAY

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino
Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi vs. Baretta & Chuckie T
Evil & Sanada vs. Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi

F4W NEWSLETTER: Figure Four Weekly: Looking at the WWE-EVOLVE relationship  

The evolution of WWE’s relationships with promotions they’re friendly with continued to take shape this past weekend. Five WWE-contracted wrestlers were in action for EVOLVE last Friday and Saturday: The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford), Fabian Aichner, Kassius Ohno, and Mustafa Ali. Killian Dain made a surprise appearance for ICW in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday, defeating Mikey Whiplash after it had been advertised that Whiplash would be facing a wrestler from WWE.

WON NEWSLETTER: November 19, 2018 Observer Newsletter: Survivor Series shake up, more

One week ago, the Survivor Series was to be headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. A.J. Styles and Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch in battles of the Raw and Smackdown brand champions.

But just days before the show, two unrelated incidents saw both main events that were heavily-looked forward to change.

And in doing so, one of the key matches at WrestleMania, possibly the main event, was also established.

Right now the plan is for Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch to headline WrestleMania. After the injury to Lynch on 11/12, a fractured nose and a concussion from a punch by Nia Jax during an in-ring Raw vs. Smackdown women’s brawl, she was out of the match that, due to the promos on both sides, was the most looked-forward to match on the show.

The next day, both Vince McMahon and Rousey decided that the best course of action was to do the match at WrestleMania. Rousey and Lynch immediately went at it hard on social media, even though Rousey’s new opponent on the PPV is Charlotte Flair.

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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE

Bryan and I will be back both tonight and tomorrow night with Wrestling Observer Radio. We’re talking Survivor Series as well as the latest news tonight. You can send e-mail questions for the show to [email protected].

You can vote on star ratings for tonight’s show through the Kambi web site. The over-under betting has these numbers:

Rousey vs. Flair ****
Lesnar vs. Bryan ****1/4 
Rollins vs. Nakamura ****
Men’s 5 on 5 match ***3/4
Women’s 5 on 5 match **1/2
AOP vs. The Bar ***1/2
Buddy Murphy vs. Mustafa Ali ***3/4
Tag team 5 on 5 ***
        Based on these predictions, it looks like it will be a good show.     

Other star ratings odds you can bet on. These are the odds for best match:

Lesnar vs. Bryan +175
Rousey vs. Flair +175
Rollins vs. Nakamura +200
Cruiserweight title +275
Men’s tag +300
Any other match +1000
You can also get -105 odds to bet on whether Lesnar vs. Bryan or Rousey vs. Flair will be the better match.  

As far as mainstream stuff, neither Takeover nor UFC cracked 20,000 searches which is a very low number, so from a mainstream interest level neither show was there. Takeovers never do. Today’s show should do in the 500,000 to 1 million range.  This week two pro wrestling topics cracked the last as Becky Lynch had 100,000 searches on Tuesday and David Arquette had 50,000 yesterday for his match with Nick Gage.

Undertaker, who was in Los Angeles for an autograph session yesterday, flew home already according to PW Insider. 

I want to make a mention of a Go Fund Me, as we’ve mentioned this before, for former pro wrestler Jerry Grey. Grey is battling stage four colon cancer which has drained all of his savings. Grey wrestled and ran shows for decades in the Florida area primarily.  

The Coy Wire CNN Travel series had an episode in Tokyo and there are clips in there preview of Wire talking with both Harold Meij and Kenny Omega, as well as some women New Japan fans.

WWE
Mark Henry will be awarded the 2019 Iron Mike award, which is the lead award each year from the Cauliflower Alley Club at its 54th annual reunion. The reunion takes place from 4/29 to 5/1 at the Gold Coast Casino in Las Vegas.   
Sabu had very negative comments about Jim Ross after his fall yesterday. When asked to explain, he said it was over a 1988 Great American Bash show at Cobo in Detroit where he said that they gave Sheik $10,000 and his family was owed $90,000 more. Ross wasn’t running the company and a $100,000 payoff for a house show didn’t exist in that era. It doesn’t really even exist in this era.  $10,000 was unheard off for one show in 1988 unless it was a PPV show or perhaps a giant house show. I think Kevin Sullivan was the one who felt Sheik would help them draw big in Cobo and he did get a big reaction. It was a short main event with Dusty Rhodes & Sheik over Sullivan & Dick Murdoch in a cage match and Sheik used his camel clutch on Sullivan. 
MISCELLANEOUS
Toni Storm won the wXw women’s title yesterday from Melanie Gray. (thanks to Shannon Walsh)
Melbourne Championship Wrestling from last night in Melbourne: The Brat Pack b Tome & Stevie Filip (Tome turned on his brother) in a tag title match, Avary b Aria, Dowie James b Lochy Hendricks 4-3 in a 30:00 Iron Man match, Slex b Adam Brooks to win the Intercommonwealth title, Men for Hire b Helter Skelter, Gino Gambino b Jonah Rock to keep the NCW title. (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
Pro Wrestling League from last night in Gold Coast, Queensland: Robbie Eagles b Tim Kade, Caveman Ugg b Jade Diamond, Adonis won over Jaxon Cross, JL Gold, Rufio, Spaceman Dacey and Jesse Daniels, Mick Moretti b Xander Sullivan, Jake Nova b Rip Reilly, Street Revolution b Babes & SMS, Mick Moretti over Robbie Eagles, Caveman Ugg and Jake Nova in a ladder match to become the first Australian Pro Wrestling League champion. (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
St. Louis Anarchy Wrestling from Friday night in Alton, IL: Mighty Micah b Kenny Alfonso, Hoodie & Anaya b Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful, Larry D b Jake Garvin, Matt Kenway & Adam Caster b Buddy Shephard & Everett Connors, Jake Parnell b Chip Day, Gary Jay b Hallowicked, Anthony Gutierrez won over Logan James, Sage Phillips, Mikey McFinnegan, Steve Manders and Paco Gonzalez, ACH & Mat Fitchett & Davey Vega b Kody Lane & Zac Taylor & Ethan Price, Jake Dirden & Thomas Shire b Logan & Sterling Riegel, Jeremy Wyatt b Jonathan Gresham to keep the Gateway title. (thanks to Patrick Brandmeyer)
Eve announced that its 2019 Wrestle Queendom show, its big event of the year, takes place on 6/30 at York Hall in London. Last year’s show set a promotion record with 900 fans and they are hoping to break that record this coming year. 
Chase Owens vs. Sigmon headline for Innovate Wrestling on 12/1 in Morristown, TN at the Tally Ward Rec Center, a regular spot for a number of regional promotions over the years.
PCW Ultra on 12/7 has announced Penta 0M vs. Shane Strickland, Tessa Blanchard vs. Delilah Doom, ACH vs. Jake Atlas, Taya Valkyie vs. Heather Monroe and they also announced a 1/18 show.
Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling from last night in East Carondelet, IL: Moondog Rover b Purple Passion, Jake Prater b Keith Smith, Gary Jackson & Billy McNeil b Curtis Wylde & Waco, PT Beckham b Kowalski-DQ, Gil Rogers b Bobby D, Ricky Cruz b Big Texan, Flash Flanagan & Ken Kasa b Superstar Steve Fender & Christopher Hargas-DQ. (thanks to Patrick Brandmeyer)
Reality of Wrestling Ladies Night out from last night in Texas City, TX: Alex Gracia b Myka Madrid, Keira Hogan b Aerial Monroe, Ivory Robyn b Angel Blue, Taya Valkyrie b Jazz (subbing for injured Jordynne Grace), Hyan b Su Yung in a no DQ match (crazy wild match people were raving about), AQA b Kylie Rae, Ivelisse b Thunder Rosa. They announced the next all women’s show like this for 2/23. (thanks to Shannon Walsh)
Australian wrestler Lena Kross was injured in an 11/9 match with Saraya Knight. She is expected back early next year. She had to pull out of an 11/25 match against Brandi Rhodes for World Series Wrestling. Savannah Summers will replace her. That promotion had both Cody and Joey Ryan booked and both won’t be able to wrestle on the shows so they are looking at getting another international star in, but said it wouldn’t be announced until the first day of the tour.   
Truth Martini will be back on a number of Michigan indie shows including 12/7 in Royal Oak, MI where he will be getting an Ambassador Award presentation by Eddie Venom.

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How an ex-Army officer inspired by The Great Escape masterminded the evacuation of White Helmet rescuers from Syria 

July 12, 2020 | News | No Comments

One morning last July, Amer locked the front door of his house in the southern Syrian city of Daraa, shoved his house keys and documents into his jeans pocket, and rode off on motorcycle.

“I had no hope of survival,” he recalled. “I was leaving my country, my friends, my family, everything I was used to. So I felt like it was ending. Like everything was ending,” he told the Telegraph in an exclusive interview.

But today, the 33-year old has a new set of house keys – to a small rented flat in an East Anglian town where he is trying to rebuild his life "from zero" – and a new ID card – a blue-covered British identity document, proof of his status as refugee granted asylum in Britain.  

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US-backed forces fighting Isil to declare victory ‘in a very short time’ 

July 12, 2020 | News | No Comments

Western-backed forces said on Saturday morning that in a “very short time” they would announce the defeat of Isil.

Jiya Furat, a commander with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said that they had cornered the remaining Islamic State militants in one tiny neighbourhood of Baghouz village in eastern Deir Ezzor province, under its fire from all sides.

"Very soon bring good news to the whole world," he said in an apparent reference to an announcement about the defeat of the extremists in Syria.

There are thought to be just a few hundred Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) fighters left, most of whom foreign.

Hundreds of civilians have poured out of Baghouz in recent days but a number are thought to still be left, which is slowing down the SDF.

US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters gather as they prepare to expel hundreds of the Islamic State group (IS) jihadists from the Baghouz area in the eastern Syrian province of Deir EzzorCredit:
AFP

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor, reported late Friday that a convoy of seven trucks, three ambulances and other vehicles including Humvees for the US-led coalition headed toward the Isil-held area.

The group said it believes that the aim is to draw out the remaining Isil gunmen and their families.

"The convoy is likely to come back with at least 200 Islamic State group members of different nationalities," the Observatory said, adding that it was not clear if they would agree to surrender.

Hundreds of Isil fighters have surrendered over the past weeks and were apprehended.

The battle for Deir Ezzor, which began in September, has seen some of the heaviest fighting in the four-and-half-year offensive.

Isil has been fighting hard for the last of their so-called caliphate, which once spanned an area in Iraq and Syria the size of Britain.

US President Donald Trump is expected today to announce the end of the jihadists’ caliphate.

"We have a lot of great announcements having to do with Syria and our success with the eradication of the caliphate and that will be announced over the next 24 hours," Mr Trump told journalists at the White House on Friday.

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Israel launches Gaza strikes after rockets fired at Tel Aviv

July 12, 2020 | News | No Comments

Israeli warplanes struck dozens of targets in Gaza early on Friday after rockets were fired at Tel Aviv for the first time since the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas. 

In the hours after the Israeli strikes, another nine rockets were fired from Gaza towards southern Israel, according to the Israeli military. 

No fatalities were reported on either side but the escalation comes after weeks of tension on the Gaza border and at a politically sensitive moment in the middle of Israel’s election. 

The incident began at around 9pm on Thursday when two rockets were fired from Gaza towards Tel Aviv, Israel’s second largest city. 

Sirens wailed and municipal bomb shelters were opened for the first time since the 2014 war. 

Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chief of staff Aviv Kohavi hold a security consulation in Tel Aviv, March 14Credit:
Reuters

Although the rockets fell harmlessly in open areas, any effort to strike on Tel Aviv is considered a major escalation by Israel. 

Israel said that Hamas, the Islamist militant group which controls Gaza, had fired the rockets. 

However, Hamas denied it was responsible and promised to take action against those who fired them. “The rockets tonight are against the national consensus,” the Hamas interior ministry said. 

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and defence minister, summoned Israel’s military and security leadership to the defence ministry. 

Mr Netanyahu is trailing behind his centrist opponents in opinion polls ahead of the April 9 elections and was under intense political pressure from all sides to mount a significant retaliation. 

In the early hours of Friday morning, Israeli warplanes struck around 100 Hamas targets inside Gaza, according to the Israeli military. 

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The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said they attacked a rocket manufacturing site, a Hamas naval post, and a centre used to plan Hamas operations in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian media said that only 27 targets had been struck.

The Hamas health ministry said four people had been injured in the strikes including a man and a woman in Rafah, a city in Gaza near the Egyptian border. 

A delegation of Egyptian security officials had been in Gaza working on efforts to mediate between Israel and Hamas after weeks of heightened tensions. 

The Egyptians reportedly left Gaza immediately after the first rockets were fired, to avoid being caught up in an escalation between the two sides. 

Israel’s military said that rocket fire continued on Friday morning and that nine projectiles were fired from Gaza into southern Israel. 

Six of the rockets were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system while another failed to clear the Gaza border, the IDF said.

Israel and Hamas have not fought a major war since 2014 but in the last year there have been periodic flare ups. 

In each case, a ceasefire has been brokered by Egypt and the UN but civilians on both sides live in fear of another outbreak of all-out war. 

The flare-up of Thursday and Friday drew a US statement of support for Israel. "Hamas and other terror orgs in Gaza continue to fail their people day after day & drag Gaza further & further down by constantly choosing violence," tweeted Jason Greenblatt, the White House’s Middle East envoy. "This method will never work. Ever!"

Tensions have been high for the past year along the Israel-Gaza frontier since Palestinians began violent protests near Israel’s border fence that have often drawn a lethal response from the Israeli military.

About 200 Palestinians have been killed in the demonstrations and about 60 more Palestinians have died in other incidents, including exchanges of fire across the border. Two Israeli soldiers have been killed by Palestinian fire.

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HHH & Stephanie, Chase Field’s Rumble Burger, NXT UK Highlights

July 11, 2020 | News | No Comments

WWE has announced a Royal Rumble Axxess Meet & Greet with WWE COO Triple H & WWE CBO Stephanie McMahon for Sunday. Tickets are available now. The Sunday Meet & Greets with Drew McIntyre & WWE Intercontinental Champion Bobby Lashley have been pulled.
Chase Field in Phoenix will be selling a Special Royal Rumble Burger for Sunday’s Royal Rumble PPV Event, as seen below. The burger features 18 ounces of Pork Bratwurst Patty, Cheddar Cheese, Smoked Bacon, Crispy Coleslaw, Fried Onions, BBQ Aioli & A Toasted Onion Roll, topped with Fried Mac & Cheese Wedges. You can check out a photo of the burger below:

Meet the Royal Rumble Burger.
We put an 18 oz. pork bratwurst patty on a toasted onion roll.
Then we added cheddar cheese, smoked bacon, crispy coleslaw, fried onions and BBQ aioli.
And then we topped it with fried mac and cheese wedges.
Available Sunday at @WWE #RoyalRumble. pic.twitter.com/rh2o78lNXi
— Chase Field (@ChaseField) January 23, 2019

Below are the highlights from this week’s episode of NXT UK, which featured a showdown between WALTER & WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne, Travis Banks vs. Jordan Devlin in the main event and more.

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Augsburg Secures 5 All-Americans

July 11, 2020 | News | No Comments

LA CROSSE, Wis. — For the 29th time in school history, the Augsburg College wrestling team claimed five or more All-Americans, as the Auggies have five individuals still in the field after the first day of the NCAA Division III National Championships on Friday.

After the second session of the tournament, Augsburg stands in second place with 47 points, while defending national champion Wartburg (Iowa) leads with 83 points. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) is in third with 41 points, and Wabash (Ind.) is in fourth place with 34 points. Augsburg has five wrestlers still alive in the tournament — three in championship contention and two in wrestlebacks.

Augsburg now has earned 237 All-Americans in school history (since 1969; 201 in NCAA competition, 36 in NAIA competition). Augsburg has had at least one All-American in national wrestling competition (NAIA and NCAA) every season since 1977.

No. 3-seeded heavyweight Donny Longendyke (SR, Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) became the 42nd Auggie wrestler to ever earn three All-American honors, as he claimed a 2:23 pin over Zac Rieger of Adrian (Mich.) in his opening match and a 4-2 win over Adarios Jones of Augustana (Ill.) in the quarterfinals. He will have a chance to become the 12th Augsburg wrestler, and third heavyweight, to earn multiple national championships in Saturday’s final day of competition.

The 2015 Division III heavyweight national champion and 2016 national runner-up, Longendyke reached a career milestone with his 150th collegiate victor on Friday. Now 26-3 on the season with 19 bonus-point wins (16 pins, three major decisions), he is now 150-29 in his collegiate career with 112 bonus-point wins (85 pins, four technical falls, 23 major decisions), including a 109-8 record with 82 bonus-point wins (62 pins, four technical falls, 16 major decisions) in three seasons at Augsburg.

Top-seeded 184-pounder Owen Webster (FY, Shakopee, Minn.) continued his dominant collegiate debut season, extending his winning streak to 28 straight matches with a 1:58 pin of Derek Beitz of Messiah (Pa.) in his opening match and a 6-4 win over Patrick Rooney of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (N.Y.). Now 31-1 on the season, Webster now has 23 bonus-point victories (10 major decisions, four technical falls, nine pins). Webster is now 22-0 against NCAA Division III opponents.

No. 5-seeded 141-pounder David Flynn (FY, Jordan, Minn./Scott West) earned his first All-American honor on Friday, claiming with a 4-2 victory over Gregory Warner of York (Pa.) in his opening match and a 2:15 pin of Kody Azarian of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the quarterfinals. A mid-season transfer from Division I North Dakota State, Flynn is now 32-7 on the season (23-4 at Augsburg) wth 18 bonus-point wins (13 pins, two technical falls, three major decisions), and is 51-18 in his collegiate career.

Victor Gliva (FY, Farmington, Minn.) opened his tournament run with a 4:48 pin of Brenden Velez of Delaware Valley (Pa.) in his opening match, but saw his 22-match winning streak end with an 8-3 loss to Arnulfo Olea of Wartburg — Olea’s first win in three matches against Gliva. Gliva responded with a 13-5, major-decision victory over Chris Doyle of Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) in the wrestlebacks to earn his first All-America honors.

Now 32-5 on the season with 17 bonus-point wins (seven major decisions, four technical falls, six pins), Gliva helped make Augsburg wrestling history for his family. Along with his father Steve Gliva ’85, a five-time Augsburg wrestling All-American, the Glivas are the second father-son combo in Augsburg wrestling history to both earn All-American honors, joining the Adams’ father and son — father Bob ’83 and son Jason ’10 — as the only duos to accomplish the feat.

Lucas Jeske (FY, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) scored a 9-3 win over No. 8-seed Andrew Steiert of Wartburg in his opening match, but was pinned by defending national champion Logan Hermsen of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the quarterfinals. Jeske rallied in the wrestlebacks, using a takedown and reversal in the third period to claim a 7-4 win over Colin Navickas of Stevens Tech (N.J.) to secure All-American honors. Jeske improved to 23-8 on the season.

Sam Bennyhoff (SO, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) opened with an 8-6 pigtail victory at 133 pounds over Owen Doster of Wabash (Ind.), but dropped to the wrestlebacks in his next match, suffering a third-period pin to fifth-seeded Jay Albis of Johnson & Wales (R.I.). In the evening session, he scored a 9-4 win over Connor Campo of Wartburg, but lost 10-8 to Maverick Passaro of Cortland State (N.Y.) to end his tournament run. A two-time national tournament qualifier, Bennyhoff finished this season 30-9 and is 58-16 in his collegiate career.

Ryan Epps (FY, Cannon Falls, Minn.) opened his first national tournament with a 4:25 pin of Dallas O’Green of Heidelberg (Ohio) in a 149-pound pigtail match, but dropped an 8-3 decision to Carter Armendarez of Wesleyan (Conn.) in his second match of the day. In the wrestlebacks, he scored a 3-0 win over Ty Johnson of Concordia-Moorhead, but was edged 7-6 by Sam Schneider of Ithaca to close his run. Epps finished his initial college season at 34-7.

Grant Parker (SR, Onalaska, Wis.) suffered two losses in the first session at 157 pounds — an 11-2 major-decision loss to No. 4-seed Derek Arnold of Ursinus (Pa.) and a 6-3 loss to Erik Beshada of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (N.Y.). An All-American with a seventh-place national finish last year, Parker finished his senior season 22-12 and his career at 88-61 in his career with 30 bonus-point wins (15 pins, one technical fall, 14 major decisions).

Top 10 Team Scores After Friday’s Action:
1. Wartburg (Iowa) 83.0, 2. Augsburg (Minn.) 47.0, 3. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 41.0, 4. Wabash (Ind.) 34.0, 5. Messiah (Pa.) 32.5, 6t. Cortland State (N.Y.) 26.0, 6t. Stevens Tech (N.J.) 26.0, 8. Loras (Iowa) 22.5, 9. Ithaca (N.Y.) 21.0, 10. Delaware Valley (Pa.) 20.5. Other Minnesota schools: 34t. Concordia-Moorhead 5.5, 58t. Saint John’s 0.0.

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Friday’s Results From Augsburg & Minnesota College Wrestlers:

125 — Victor Gliva (Augsburg) pinned Brenden Velez (Delaware Valley) 4:48; Aaron Dick (Concordia-Moorhead) pinned Carlos Fuentez (Wheaton) 5:33; James Kashian (Ithaca) pinned Dick 2:35; Arnulfo Olea (Wartburg) dec. Gliva 8-3; Zckary Sirny (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) dec. Dick 12-6 (Dick eliminated); Gliva maj. dec. Chris Doyle (Baldwin-Wallace) 13-5.

133 — Sam Bennyhoff (Augsburg) dec. Owen Doster (Wabash) 8-6; Jay Albis (Johnson & Wales) pinned Bennyhoff 5:46; Nathan Pike (New York Univ.) tech. fall Noah Becker (Saint John’s) 18-2 at 6:41; Bennyhoff dec. Connor Campo (Wartburg) 9-4; Doster dec. Becker 11-9 (Becker eliminated); Maverick Passaro (Cortland State) dec. Bennyhoff 10-8 (Bennyhoff eliminated).

141 — David Flynn (Augsburg) dec. Gregory Warner (York) 3-2; Devin Broukal (Wabash) dec. Adam Presler (Concordia-Moorhead) 5-4; Presler dec. Zak Hale (Castleton) 6-1; Joseph Ferinde (Johnson & Wales) maj. dec. Presler 13-4 (Presler eliminated); Flynn pinned Kody Azarian (Wisconsin-Oshkosh) 2:15.

149 — Ryan Epps (Augsburg) pinned Dallas O’Green (Heidelberg) 4:25; Dan Del Gallo (Southern Maine) maj. dec. Ty Johnson (Concordia-Moorhead) 13-1; Carter Armendarez (Wesleyan) dec. Epps 8-3; Epps dec. Johnson 3-0 (Johnson eliminated); Sam Schneider (Ithaca) dec. Epps 7-6 (Epps eliminated).

157 — Derek Arnold (Ursinus) maj. dec. Grant Parker (Augsburg) 11-2; Cole Sladek (Concordia-Moorhead) dec. Nicholas Racanelli (Wilkes) 9-4; Sladek dec. Keone Derain (Elmhurst) 5-4; Erik Beshada (U.S. Merchant Marine) dec. Parker 6-3 (Parker eliminated); Mark Choinski (Wisconsin-Oshkosh) maj. dec. Sladek 13-4; Jimmy Davis (Loras) tech. fall Sladek 16-0 at 4:04 (Sladek eliminated).

165 — Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) dec. Andrew Steiert (Wartburg) 9-3; Nick Herring (College of New Jersey) dec. Teddy Erickson (Saint John’s) 7-6; Steiert maj. dec. Erickson 16-5 (Erickson eliminated); Logan Hermsen (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) pinned Jeske 2:18; Jeske dec. Colin Navickas (Stevens Tech) 7-4.

174 — Benjamin Schweiger (Delaware Valley) dec. Jake Johnson (Concordia-Moorhead) 6-0; Dan Kilroy (College of New Jersey) tech. fall Johnson 20-0 at 5:34 (Johnson eliminated).

184 — Owen Webster (Augsburg) pinned Derek Beitz (Messiah) 1:58; Ryan Shank (Waynesburg) dec. Luke Dodd (Saint John’s) 11-10; Deuly Espinal (Cortland State) maj. dec. Dodd 13-5 (Dodd eliminated); Webster dec. Patrick Rooney (U.S. Merchant Marine) 6-4.

197 — Riley Lefever (Wabash) pinned Robert Tait (Saint John’s) 0:36; Devin Mahnke (Milwaukee SOE) tech. fall Tait 15-0 at 6:06 (Tait eliminated).

HWT — Donny Longendyke (Augsburg) pinned Zac Rieger (Adrian) 2:23; Jacob Evans (Waynesburg) dec. Justice Davis (Concordia-Moorhead) 10-5; Quin Gilliam (Loras) maj. dec. Davis 13-1 (Davis eliminated); Longendyke dec. Adarios Jones (Augustana) 4-2.

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College Recruiting: three-time state placewinner Foster to MSU-Moorhead

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Evan Foster of St. Michael-Albertville has committed to wrestling for MSU-Moorhead next season.

Foster is a three-time state placewinner. He was the Class AAA 220-pound third place finisher this season. He placed second at 220 pounds as a junior and fourth at 195 pounds as a sophomore. As a freshman Foster was a state entrant at 170 pounds.

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Foster is projected to wrestle at 197 pounds for the Dragons.

Evan Foster of St. Michael-Albertville. Photo by Jeff Beshey.

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Logan in War Raiders Entrance, Borash Celebrates WWE Milestone

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Sarah Logan played one of The Vikings in the special entrance for New NXT Tag Team Champions The War Raiders at last Saturday night’s TakeOver: Phoenix Event. Logan is married to Rowe. You can see her with the group in the photos below:

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Jeremy Borash is celebrating one year with WWE behind-the-scenes. He tweeted the following from last Saturday night’s TakeOver: Phoenix Event at The Talking Stick Resort Arena:

Celebrating one year since joining the @WWE TONIGHT with #NXTTakeOver on the @WWENetwork! This show is gonna be amazing! pic.twitter.com/HlCzKWCpBP
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What an amazing year it has been. So proud to be part of the @WWENXT team! #NXTTakeover pic.twitter.com/HEOyw2k2ez
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