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The sight of LaSean McCoy being interviewed after Philadelphia’s win over Dallas on Sunday Night Football with a replica of the WWE World Heavyweight Title belt on his shoulder got LeBron James thinking. King James, not long after, tweeted that he wanted his own WWE belt, not a replica, but “the real ones.” To which…
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The on-again, off-again negotiations between AJ Styles and TNA, the reports that Styles is booked solid with appearances at Ring of Honor and on the indy circuit, it’s all a work, right? Give ‘em credit for doing what WWE should have done with CM Punk two years ago when creative tried to make Punk the…
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The legislature does not have a tradition of passing a resolution at the beginning of each year stating as individuals often attempt to do with their “new year resolutions” what will be done that year. Debate on such a resolution would take up the entirety of the session, and if ever agreed upon may likely be forgotten as realities of the year and the session set in.
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New Year’s Day is almost here, and it’s a good time to look back upon the best and worst in transportation in our area during 2013. So it is time to rank and rant as we ponder the milestones and frown upon the millstones in transportation in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia during the year that was 2013.
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tna famously cut back on its pay-per-view schedule a year ago, going from a monthly pay-per-view to four pay TV shows per year. So now we’re 12 months and counting into the new schedule. And the early returns? Well, tna is still in trouble financially, so from the cost-cutting perspective, the move hasn’t helped, or…
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Rob Van Dam will appear at Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling event in Houston on Saturday, Jan. 11. Booker T pushed the appearance on Twitter. “This is a rare indy appearance for him. You won’t wanna miss it!” My man @TherealRVD is coming through on Jan. 11th to @BTROWrestling! This is a rare Indy…
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TMZ is reporting that former WWE star Matt Striker will play in the new Star Trek movie. A source told TMZ that Striker, a 13-year veteran of the wrestling business, was handpicked for his role in the TV movie, Star Trek Equinox: The Night of Time. Striker reportedly embarked on trying to jumpstart an acting…
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AJ Styles is standing his ground in the on-again, off-again negotiations with tna. The former tna World Heavyweight Champion is a free agent and working this weekend with Ring of Honor, and booking independent gigs outside of ROH. Is this the best move for Styles? As a promoter who has booked indy cards big and…
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After a spirited first half that saw the two squads separated by just one point, the Clemson Tigers outscored the VMI Keydets 32-6 over the final 12-plus minutes en route to a 80-50 win in non-conference action Monday night in Clemson, S.C.
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It was as good a time as any to look at the RPI ratings. Going into Monday’s game at Tennessee, Virginia was a decent, if middling, 51st overall, sandwiched between VCU and Mercer. An RPI rating of 51 doesn’t guarantee you an NCAA bid, but you’re close, and if you’re UVa., you’ve got the whole ACC season to build on what was going into Monday night already the 44th-toughest schedule in the country.
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