Editor’s note: The following originally appeared in this week’s edition of Figure Four Weekly. Chris Hero returned to NXT as Kassius Ohno last week after a little over three years away from WWE developmental. All that happened in between is that he became arguably the best professional wrestler in the world. It’s not that Hero
Brazil’s National Museum was gutted by a massive fire Sunday night in Rio de Janeiro that destroyed most of the 20 million pieces inside, including some of the region’s oldest human remains and Egyptian mummies. The loss of history was described as a "lobotomy of the Brazilian memory" by a former environment minister. The museum,
Ivan Koloff, 74, one of pro wrestling’s leading heels of the 70s and 80s, is battling liver cancer. Koloff is best known for his January 18th, 1971, win over Bruno Sammartino in Madison Square Garden which ended up being Sammartino’s only pinfall loss in that building in his entire career. The win ended Sammartino’s nearly eight
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America’s most prestigious ballet company has become embroiled in a sexual harassment row as one of its dancers sues the company over a “fraternity-like atmosphere” that left ballerinas vulnerable to abuse. Barely a week before the curtain goes up on its autumn and winter programme, the New York City Ballet (NYCB) is at the centre
When Monaco’s richest woman was gunned down after visiting her son in a Nice hospital, the gangland-style murder stunned the Principality amid reports of a Mafia hit. But rather than a mob boss, it is her daughter’s lover who will go on trial in Aix-en-Provence on Monday, accused of ordering her 2014 killing to gain
Raw fell to yet another non-football season and non-holiday record modern low last night with 2.68 million viewers for the show in London. The audience dropped six percent over the previous low mark set last week of 2.86 million viewers. The last time Raw numbers were at this point outside of football season was 1997,
Angela Merkel’s government is to reconsider a controversial promotion for Germany’s outspoken domestic intelligence chief, further threatening the unity of the chancellor’s fragile coalition. Hans-Georg Maassen was removed as head of the BfV intelligence service this week amid concerns he was interfering in politics after he publicly contradicted the chancellor over far-Right protests in the city
Saudi Arabia yesterday hinted at economic retaliation over mounting international criticism of the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as its stock exchange suffered its worst losses in years. Shares plunged as much as 7 per cent as US President Donald Trump promised "severe punishment", and the foreign ministers of the UK, France and Germany issued a joint statement calling for a "credible
on_air Former NYPD detective Dr. Oscar Odom on Thursday pushed back against attacks on police officers during the protests over police brutality, calling it "unacceptable behavior." “When they take the poll, they’re talking to the wrong people. They need to talk to the family members who have people who were murdered, robbed, and assaulted. Look