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JR recently announced that he would be taking some time off to take care of his radiation treatments. He hoped to be back by the December 29 episode of AEW Dynamite, which will take place in Daily’s Place, Jacksonville. The Rock sent the tweet below as a response to Jim Ross: The Rock and Jim Ross go back a long way. While the Great One was on his way to superstardom during the Attitude Era, Jim Ross was the voice of WWE, calling some of the most iconic moments in pro wrestling history....

The main event will put Chris Jericho — the only person to hold the AEW world championship — against number one contender Jon Moxley in what will be the company’s second pay-per-view since its weekly Dynamite television show began airing on TNT last fall. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Below is everything you need to know about AEW Revolution, including the start time for both the preshow and main event along with a list of confirmed matches leading up to the show....

Paul Wight is an undisputed legend of the pro-wrestling business, with storied careers in WCW and WWE. With his AEW association, Wight is expanding his horizons, attempting commentary and guiding the younger generations of pro-wrestlers. Recently on Miro’s Twitch channel, Paul Wight disclosed that he has also been doing voice work for the “Fast and Furious” cartoon series, and that he’s one of the main characters of the new show....

Earlier today, a fan tweeted that he would be “good with that” if WWE decided to suddenly drop the story with no explanation, which prompted Rusev to reply that “nobody cares what you are good with”. Former World Heavyweight Champion Jake Hager (fka Jack Swagger), who is now part of Chris Jericho’s Inner Circle faction in AEW, has added his voice to the conversation, telling Rusev over social media that he should not only leave Lana but also leave WWE....

He’s also friends with many people backstage in WWE and has been seen attending live events and going backstage as well. He has also openly stated that he eventually wants to become a wrestler himself and from the look of things, the door is going to be quite open for him. Also read: Vince McMahon “really likes” underdog superstar and is planning a huge push A potential debut and his target destination David Benoit was a guest on the Pro & Bro Wrestling Podcast with Fred Rosser, fka Darren Young in WWE....

This is because, at 5 PM local time, The White Angels will take to the football pitch in an Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Asian Cup 2019 Qualification Group A bout against their neighbours India. Make no mistake, Bagan is closer to the Indian border than it is to Yangon - the epicentre of the first group tie between these two teams. So the prayers from the Indian side for the Indian national team, particularly the seven sisters, will be equally felt in force....

That they did, in some style, with a 6-0 walloping of Eastern SC in Hong Kong. The result saw Guangzhou return to the top of the table with one more round to go. The win has ensured that the Chinese outfit only need a draw in their final group game to qualify for the knockout stage. Khalid Eisa - Toyota Player of the Week The engine behind this vital victory was none other than former Tottenham midfielder Paulinho, who has revived his career at Guangzhou of late....

SHANGHAI SIPG 1-1 URAWA RED DIAMONDS [Hulk 15’ - Kashiwagi 28'] Urawa Red Diamonds scored a vital away goal in China to secure a 1-1 draw against Shanghai SIPG in the first leg of the AFC Champions League semifinals on Wednesday. The slender advantage could be extremely crucial in the second leg, given the away frailties of the Chinese team. The game began explosively, with Shanghai surging into the lead in the 15th minute through star man Hulk....

Roca: Bengaluru need to create more chances Subhasish Bose received his marching orders for picking up two bookings in the I-League encounter but Sen will look to rely on him to guard the left side against the wily Udanta Singh. Eduardo Fereira and Anas Edathodika will continue in defense while the impressive Pritam Kotal will look to pick up from where he left off.The Mariners will be hopeful of more moments of magic from their talisman Sony Norde who was held in check by Sandesh Jhingan for the majority of the game....

SF1: Bluewave Chonburi (THA) 6-0 Thai Son Nam FC (VIE) A hat-trick by Jirawat Sornwichian sealed Bluewave Chonburi’s place in the final after the Thai side cruised to an emphatic 6-0 victory over home favourites Thai Son Nam in the AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017 semi-finals on Friday. In the very first minutes, Bluewave Chonburi came storming out, opening their account with the first goal scored by Jirawat Sornwichian (2’)....

Thanom Borikut and Chaiya Mahapab have been provisionally suspended for 60 days by the AFC’s disciplinary committee and an application has been made to world governing body FIFA to have the ban extended worldwide. “The Football Association of Thailand has been notified of the decisions today,” read an AFC statement. “The AFC has a zero tolerance towards match manipulation. The AFC works to combat match-fixing on the continent through its three-point strategy of prevention, detection and response....

“Unfortunately we are left behind now,” the man said Wednesday. “No one heard our voice.” The man said that his funds to pay for hotel shelter with his family were dwindling as chartered evacuation flights ready to transport more evacuees out of the country have been awaiting Taliban approval for over a week, the AP reported. U.S. Army veterans attempted but were not successful in getting the interpreter out of Afghanistan during the mass airlift that ended Aug....

Advocates are more confident than ever that H.R. 40 will pass the House of Representatives, which they describe as a welcome but long overdue milestone for the bill’s 32-year history on Capitol Hill. “It’s a sad, sad commentary on this country that it has taken this long,” Nkechi Taifa, a human rights attorney and decades-long reparations advocate, told Newsweek. “Reparations are an issue whose time has come.” Named after the broken 1865 promise to redistribute Confederate land to former slaves—popularized as “40 acres and a mule”—H....

Northam also asked the state’s National Guard for assistance because of the risk posed by a second winter storm so close to the first, in a series of moves state officials hope will make drivers more comfortable after the administration was battered for its slow response Monday. State lawmakers, local officials, two members of Congress, and many residents have called for action in the days since the traffic jam, as state officials have said they will review the policies that led to the situation....

The reigning I-League champions confirmed that they will be facing Iranian side Zob Ahan FC in the West Region playoff of the 2018 AFC Champions League, on January 30, 2018. In case you didn’t know… Aizawl FC have been a breath of fresh air in Indian football after they became the first team from the North-Eastern region of the country to win the league. Their victory in the I-League afforded them a shot at an entry into the 2018 AFC Champions League, as they are set to take part in the playoffs....

“The Congress will continue our work to rid the Capitol of homages to hate, as we fight to end the scourge of racism in our country,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, said in a statement Monday. “There is no room for celebrating the bigotry of the Confederacy in the Capitol or any other place of honor in our country.” Each state is given the opportunity to place two bronze or marble statues of prominent citizens in the U....

The decision will hold the Russian National Team from the upcoming 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and the 2022 World Cup. Russia was first banned from the Olympics in 2018 after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) discovered they were doping during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Despite the ban, 168 Russians were allowed to compete in the games as “Olympic Athletes from Russia.” As a condition of their reinstatement, Russia was required to provide WADA with data from their anti-doping laboratory, but the data was found to be tampered with by Russian officials, leading to the most recent ban....

The last three matches turned the show into a rousing success. Chris Jericho defeated Adam Page for the inaugural AEW heavyweight championship in a bout that started slowly but picked up down the stretch. In the co-main event, The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) beat The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in a captivating ladder match — arguably the best match in the United States this year — to retain the AAA tag team titles....

The storyline between The Hardy Family Office and The Dark Order was in prime focus throughout the show. However, AEW offered several other matches in the buildup towards the show-stealing main event. The Acclaimed kicked off the evening’s in-ring proceedings, and Justin Roberts, as always, did the pre-match introductions. Fuego Del Sol & D3 vs. The Acclaimed on AEW Dark Max Caster absolutely wrecked D3 and Fuego del Sol with his latest diss verse during The Acclaimed’s entrance....

The upstart company did that and then some after Chris Jericho defeated Kenny Omega in the main event of a well-paced affair that had the crowd in the palm of their hands for the entire 30 minute-plus match. The victory by Jericho puts him in a match with Adam “Hangman” Page at an event down the line to determine the first ever AEW heavyweight champion. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year...