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Wrestling Rundown: August 7, 2021

We took some time away from the front office to tackle other responsibilities, and we come back with so much wrestling news that we can't simply share it all. This is the Wrestling Rundown for Saturday, August 7: [Insert name here] to All Elite Wrestling? The dirt sheets have been hot and heavy with the whataboutism of wrestlers going to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). We reported on the early developments surrounding CM Punk and Bryan Danielson potentially making the jump […]

todayAugust 7, 2021 80

Jason Momoa Aquaman

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Jason Momoa in U.K. to film ‘Aquaman’ sequel

LONDON (UPI) -- Jason Momoa took to Instagram Sunday to announce he is in Britain to film his second Aquaman epic. "London calling!... so excited to start Aquaman 2, we are here! goodbye brown hello blondie! Mahalo to everyone for support on the HD Momoa line with @harleydavidson and all my love to the cast and crew of SEE! Love u Canada link in bio! Aloha," Momoa wrote. The post included a video of Momoa wearing glasses and speaking directly […]

todayJuly 18, 2021 64

Toni Storm

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Toni Storm to debut on WWE SmackDown next week

It will not be much longer until one of World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) top women prospects in the company makes the transition from developmental talent to main roster superstar. In past weeks, video teasers have revealed that Toni Storm will make her debut on WWE Friday Night SmackDown soon. However, during last night's live broadcast from the Toyota Center in Houston, Tex., that date is much sooner than expectations would assume. Storm will be making her debut on next week's […]

todayJuly 17, 2021 52

Automattic Pocket Casts

Business & Lifestyle

Automattic acquires Pocket Casts

SAN FRANCISCO/ADELAIDE -- Automattic, the owner and developer of WordPress and Tumblr, is adding podcasting among its ranks. In a blog post on WordPress.com Friday, it was revealed that podcasting platform Pocket Casts is becoming part of the Automattic family. Pocket Casts is a popular podcast listening platform. You can search for and discover podcasts on the Android and iOS platforms. The app also allows users to keep their podcast subscriptions all in one location, syncing from all platforms. While […]

todayJuly 16, 2021 92

AEW Fyter Fest 2021 Night 1 Omega Page

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AEW Fyter Fest: Allin, Page have first coffin match

CEDAR PARK, Tex. (UPI) -- Darby Allin and Ethan Page tried to settle their differences in AEW's first-ever coffin match, which took place at Fyter Fest Night 1. The coffin match is won after an opponent is tossed into a ringside coffin and the door is completely shut. Allin started the match on Wednesday by charging at Page and unleashing his move the Coffin Drop. Allin took off his jacket and showed that he was wearing a sheet of metal on his […]

todayJuly 15, 2021 28

AEW Tommy End Malakai Black

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AEW Road Rager: Young Bucks survive street fight, Malakai Black arrives

MIAMI (UPI) -- AEW presented the first show of its new live tour, titled AEW Dynamite: Road Rager, from the James L. Knight Center in Miami. The energized crowd on Wednesday was treated to a championship main event as Matt and Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks defended their AEW World Tag Team Championships against Eddie Kingston and Penta El Zero Miedo in a Street Fight. Kingston kicked off the violent match right away by throwing a garbage can at […]

todayJuly 8, 2021 109

Joey Chestnut

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Chestnut relishes Nathan’s hot dog eating contest with record 76

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (UPI) -- Joey Chestnut chowed down a record 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes for his 14th title and surpassing his record by one last year as Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest returned outdoors on Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sunday after it went inside during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Chestnut, 37, of San Jose, Calif., captured the mustard belt by dwarfing the 18-man field with Jeffrey Esper, 46, of Oxford, Mass., second with 50. […]

todayJuly 4, 2021 30

Brad Pitt Oscar Oscars

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Academy adds 395 new Oscar voters to membership

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 395 members of the film industry to become Oscars voters. Among those being courted by the academy are Maria Bakalova, Nicole Beharie, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Hugh Bonneville, Carrie Coon, Laverne Cox, Andra Day, Clea DuVall, and Henry Golding. Also, Eiza González, Vanessa Kirby, Nathan Lane, Jonathan Majors, Leslie Odom Jr., Robert Pattinson, Issa Rae, Stephen Root, Jurnee Smollett, Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Steven Yeun. "Membership selection decisions are […]

todayJuly 2, 2021 26

AT&T WarnerMedia Discovery

Business & Lifestyle

AT&T spins off WarnerMedia to join Discovery, create major media company

DALLAS, Tex. (UPI) -- AT&T announced Monday that it's merging WarnerMedia -- which includes HBO and CNN -- with Discovery to form a standalone streaming and entertainment company. The deal would pay $43 billion to AT&T and let it keep 71% ownership of the new company. Discovery shareholders would own 29%. Boards at AT&T and Discovery have already signed off on the agreement, the companies said. David Zaslav, Discovery's president and CEO, will lead the new company. "This agreement unites two […]

todayMay 17, 2021 24

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