All the favourite teams from Russia and Italy won their matches in Champions League 1/8 finals.. Only Piacenza was suprisingly beaten by Czestochowa 3:2.
In the Champions League Top16 playoff first leg, Piacenza found themselves trailing quickly 2-0 against the Polish team of Czestochowa. But then it set off on a spectacular comeback with a dominant fourth set. In the tie-break, it was all tied at 13 but the Italians could just not complete the comeback. Lorenzetti?s team played without Bravo and Zlatanov. Still, Piacenza keeps all its hopes of going through alive as it will host the return game on Wednesday 18 february.
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Italian Champion, team of Trentino, started with an away win in Maiorca, Spain, in the 8th of final first leg. Stoychev won the game 3-0, a valuable score that will enable the Italian team to face the return leg in their PalaTrento gym with confidence.
Kazan has to fight in Bled. Untill the end of third set the match was balanced. From this point favourite from Russia did not allow any surprise. Blocks of Kazan and Stanley serve decided the game. Vladimir Alekno will be satisfied only with a victory in Kazan.
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Odintsovo did not performed the best game in Maaseik. In important moments of the match the team of Zoran Gajic was more calm a deserved the victory 3:1.
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Macerata did not face any problems against Fenerbahce at home, also Thessaloniki won easy 3:0 in Vitoria.
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Valley – – HS EventDec 7 SatFosston/Bagley Tournament – Teams: Blackduck/Cass Lake, Detroit Lakes, Fertile-Beltrami, Fosston/Bagley, Nashwauk-Keewatin/Greenway, Red Lake County Central, Roseau – – HS EventDec 7 SatFridley Tournament – Teams: Robbinsdale Armstrong, Champlin Park, Delano, Fridley, Hopkins, Irondale/Spring Lake Park, Minneapolis Patrick Henry, Minneapolis Washburn, Mound-Westonka, North St. Paul, Richfield, Tartan, Zimmerman – – HS EventDec 7 SatGlencoe-Silver Lake Tournament – Teams: Bold, Glencoe-Silver Lake/Lester Prairie, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, Kimball, LeSueur-Henderson, New Ulm, St. Clair, Trinity School at River Ridge, Wabasso/Red Rock Central, Watertown-Mayer, Windom/Mountain Lake, Zumbrota-Mazeppa – – HS EventDec 7 SatGlenwood City Tournament – Teams: Glenwood City, Triton – – HS EventDec 7 SatHillsboro Tournament – Teams: Cental Cass, Crookston, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, Grafton, Hillsboro, LaMoure, Mahnomen/Waubun, New York Mills, Pembina County North, United Clay Becker – – HS EventDec 7 SatIndependence Tournament – Teams: Independence, Simley – – HS EventDec 7 SatLakeville North Tournament – Teams: Byron, Chaska/Chanhassen, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, Robbinsdale Cooper, Eagan, Henry Sibley, Lakeville North, Lakeville South, New Richmond, Osseo, Park, Princeton, St. Paul Johnson, Scott West, South Saint.Paul – – HS EventDec 7 SatLitchfield Tournament – Teams: Alexandria, Eden Valley-Watkins, Hutchinson, Litchfield, Milaca, Minneota, Monticello, Rockford, Totino Grace – – HS EventDec 7 SatMandan Tournament – Teams: Bismarck, Bismarck Century, Bismarck Legacy, Bismarck St. Mary’s, Hettinger, Killdeer, Mandan, Moorhead, Rapid City Stevens, Sturgis, Turtle Mountain, West Fargo – – HS EventDec 7 SatNew Prague Tournament – Teams: Eagan, Eden Prairie, Medford, New Prague, St. Francis – – HS EventDec 7 SatOkoboji Tournament – Teams: Fulda/Murray County Central, Okoboji – – HS EventDec 7 SatPark Tournament – Teams: Albert Lea, Anoka, 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Mayo, Shakopee, White Bear Lake, Woodbury – – HS EventDec 7 SatEastview Lightning Wrestling Tournament – Eastview HS – Youth OpenDec 7 SatRambow Open – Willmar HS – Youth OpenDec 7 SatWestonka Youth Wrestling K-6th Grade Youth Dual Tournament – Mound Westonka HS – Youth OpenDec 7-8 Sat-SunIron Elite Youth National Duals – Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center – Waterloo, IA – Youth OpenDec 8 SunMSU-Moorhead Dragon Open – Teams: St. Cloud State, Moorhead, St. John’s, Rochester, Northland, Itasca, Ridgewater and others – Moorhead, MN – 11 am – College EventDec 8 SunAndover Wrestling Tournament – Andover HS – Youth OpenDec 8 SunChatfield Youth Individual Wrestling Tournament – Chatfield HS – Youth OpenDec 8 SunEllsworth Youth Folkstyle Tournament – Ellsworth HS – Youth OpenDec 8 SunMarshall Junior Wrestling Open – Marshall HS – Youth OpenDec 8 SunNew Prague Youth Wrestling Tournament – New Prague HS – Youth OpenDec 8 SunSMASH Nationals – Laughlin, Nevada – Youth OpenDec 8 SunSTMA Open – St. Michael-Albertville HS – Youth OpenDec 8 SunWest Central Wrestling Club Folkstyle Wrestling Tournament – West Central Area HS – Barrett – Youth OpenDec 8 SunWoodbury Royal Rumble – Woodbury HS – Youth Open
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In 27 short days, the world will have its eyes squarely on Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the 32nd running of Summerslam. In honor of that, we are giving you the chance to vote on your favorite Summerslam Main Events of all-time.
The format will be simple, a randomly seeded 32 “team” tournament where each Main Event “faces” another Main Event with the winner moving on, the loser damned to oblivion with all the undercards of all the worst PPVs of all time until there is only one remaining.
The Summerslam Main Event Bracket will include:
SummerSlam (1988)
The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) vs. The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André The Giant) with special guest referee Jesse Ventura
SummerSlam (1989)
Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake vs. Randy Savage and Zeus
SummerSlam (1990)
The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Rick Rude in a Steel Cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
SummerSlam (1991)
Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter, General Adnan, and Colonel Mustafa in a Handicap elimination match with special guest referee Sid Justice
SummerSlam (1992)
Bret Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
SummerSlam (1993)
Yokozuna (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
SummerSlam (1994)
The Undertaker vs. “The Undertaker”
SummerSlam (1995)
Diesel (c) vs. King Mabel for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
SummerSlam (1996)
Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Vader for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
SummerSlam (1997)
The Undertaker (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship with special guest referee Shawn Michaels
SummerSlam (1998)
Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Undertaker for the WWF Championship
SummerSlam (1999)
Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. Triple H vs. Mankind in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship with special guest referee Jesse Ventura
SummerSlam (2000)
The Rock (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship
SummerSlam (2001)
Booker T (c) vs. The Rock for the WCW Championship
SummerSlam (2002)
The Rock (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Undisputed Championship
SummerSlam (2003)
Triple H (c) vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Nash vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton vs. Goldberg in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship
SummerSlam (2004)
Chris Benoit (c) vs. Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship
SummerSlam (2005)
Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels
SummerSlam (2006)
Edge (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship
SummerSlam (2007)
John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
SummerSlam (2008)
The Undertaker vs. Edge in a Hell in a Cell match
SummerSlam (2009)
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. CM Punk in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the World Heavyweight Championship
SummerSlam (2010)
Team WWE (John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Edge, Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, R-Truth, and John Morrison) vs. The Nexus(Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, David Otunga, Skip Sheffield, Michael Tarver, and Darren Young)
SummerSlam (2011)
CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena (c) for the Undisputed WWE Championship with special guest referee Triple H
SummerSlam (2012)
Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H in a No Disqualification match
SummerSlam (2013)
John Cena (c) vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship with special guest referee Triple H
SummerSlam (2014)
John Cena (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
SummerSlam (2015)
The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar
SummerSlam (2016)
Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton
SummerSlam (2017)
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman for the WWE Universal Championship
SummerSlam (2018)
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship
With one wild card match from you the fans to vote in as your top match from the rest of the cards (I know, not an easy task)
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Piacenza gets closer to the leader of italian championship, Trento. Trento is in Doha for the World Club Championships. Forli surprisingly upset Monza.
COPRATLANTIDE PIACENZA – MARMI LANZA VERONA 3:0 Piacenza grabbed a convincing win at home against Verona. Piacenza did everything well, putting pressure on the opponent thanks to a constantly accurate serve and an excellent work at the net. There were minutes at the end of sets for Sequeira and Grassano, who allowed Zlatanov and Marshall to rest for a few points, but most importantly it enabled the coach to try something different. Verona could not cope with Piacenza’s character, it seemed to put its head down at times, there might be a difference of level technically but it never threatened the hosts. Yet another great game for Zlatanov: 4 aces in the first set and the MVP award in the end.
Novica Bjelica (Copratlantide Piacenza): “It was important to get the win after the failure of the last home games. We had a good game and managed to put into practice what the coach wanted, and what we had done during the week in training”.
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA – ANDREOLI LATINA 3:1 Macerata made a special welcome to its ex players, now in Latina, but friendship was out of it on court. Macerata won 3:1, despite not playing at its best during the whole game. The first two sets were one-way traffic with Smerilli libero for the injured Corsano. An excellent serve, the ability of the spikers and the many mistakes of the guests made it all easy for Macerata. The third set was a different story, though. Vujevic came on and made a difference, it allowed the middleblockers to be served more regularly. Snippe and Spairani were the key men when the set was on the line. Latina kept the momentum and was close to a tie-break at 23.19 up. Rayamaekers and Omrcen had others ideas: The first helped to tie it and the second scored three points to seal it.
SISLEY TREVISO – ARAN CUCINE ABRUZZO PINETO 3:1 Rested in the last round, Treviso got back in action the best possible way, beating Pineto (which won at the Palaverde last season) and moving up the table again. The first two sets were perfect, Pineto showed pride in the third and made it tough in the fourth too for the hosts. Treviso eventually sealed it thanks to the determination of Fei and an excellent Papi, MVP of the game.
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA – ESSE-TI CARILO LORETO 3:0 Perugia swept Loreto. Diachkov was back on the bench following the traffic accident in which he was involved with teammate Van Dijk, still in hospital. MVP: Cristian Savani.
Jan Stokr (RPA- LuigiBacchi.it Perugia): “We always start the sets poorly, but fortunately we manage to improve as time goes by. Sintini distribute a lot to the centers and spikers, which allow us to attack from different angles. I’m happy for me too, because I finally managed to do four blocks, it’s an area where I had not been at my best yet”.
TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA – PRISMA TARANTO 3:0 A super performance from Vibo Valentia had Taranto on their knees, as German Bjorn Andrae shined and seemed to back at the level he was a month ago. The ‘4’ did just about everything, attempting many spikes, with top class hits. Captain Vicenzo Simeonov was back after two months out. With him on court, it’s a different story. Besides, Gonzalez has been brilliant in guiding his men with his usual shrewdness.
ACQUA PARADISO MONZA – YOGA FORLI 2:3 Monza was defeated at the tie-break against a Forli team always focused on the job in hand, even in the worst spells. Monza failed to seal the fourth set when they were four points ahead.
Manuel Coscione (Yoga Forlě): “These are two golden points, and away from home as well. It was not easy to win in Monza but we played hard all the way, we finally managed to play with fighting spirit”.
Aitkin 51 Hibbing 18 106 Nathan Trotter (Aitkin) over Forfeit (Hibbing) 113 Marshall Larson (Aitkin) over Ethan Roy (Hibbing) TF 21-6 time 4:00 min 120 Walker Jones (Aitkin) over Gabe Martin (Hibbing) Pin time :39 sec 126 Carson Kulhem (Aitkin) over Preston Thronson (Hibbing) TF 18-3 time 2:23 132 Nathan Rom (Aitkin) over Hunter Sayre (Hibbing) Pin time 3:45 138 Jacob Williams (Aitkin) over Hudson Mann (Hibbing) Pin time 5:41 145 Bryson Larrabee (Hibbing) over Jack Grell (Aitkin) 7-2 152 David Platt (Hibbing) over Dan Decent (Aitkin) Pin time 1:15 160 Tyler Spolarich (Aitkin) over Owen Hendrickson TF 18-2 time 4:06 170 Thomas Hagen (Hibbing) over Zach Leitinger 5-3 182 Hunter Hills (Aitkin) over Ian Larrabee 13-10 195 Jagger Greenwood (Hibbing) over Jacob Espeseth (Aitkin) Pin time 1:40 220 Corey Teal (Aitkin) over Forfeit (Hibbing) HWT Nathan Stifter (Aitkin) over Chris Tureson (Hibbing) 6-4
Hello AW Universe,
There have already been *27 entrants announced for the men’s Royal Rumble match, to the annoyance of some fans as it appears that this signals a lack of NXT talent and surprise entrants. Regardless, let’s take a look at the wrestlers who have been announced– in the order that they declared for the match– and the chances they have of winning the Royal Rumble, earning the opportunity to challenge for either the WWE or Universal Championship at WrestleMania 36.
Roman Reigns
There are some early dirt sheet reports that suggest that the first wrestler who declared for the match is the one who’s booked to win it. Reigns’ storyline against King Corbin has been one of perseverance and redemption, and has put him in a place Vince McMahon always wanted him to be with the fans. The problem to me is that it seems that this new acceptance by the WWE Universe is somewhat tenuous, and shotgunning him back into the WrestleMania main event might snap it, leading to a replay of that ugly end to 2015 event. But, a program with “The Fiend” seems like the natural progression for SmackDown so there’s little reason to think that Reigns won’t be the last man standing on Sunday night, not to mention that his singles match against Corbin earlier on the card is likely a blow off to the feud.
Brock Lesnar
The WWE Champion not only declared for the Rumble, but voluntarily elected to enter as the #1 entrant as a means of solidifying his legacy of domination by lasting the entire way. This is setting up to go one of maybe four ways: 1) Lesnar does, in fact, last the entire match and wins the thing, setting up an Undisputed World title match at WrestleMania; 2) Like Maven did to Undertaker in the 2002 match, a younger talent who’s primed to take a huge step, shocks everyone and eliminates him suddenly somewhere in the middle of it; 3) Whoever enters as the #2 entrant is also a destructive force– some rumours suggest a returning Cain Velasquez– and upsets Lesnar by eliminating him immediately for another swerve; 4) Lesnar makes it all the way to the end, only to be upset by a unexpected winner.
Personally, it seems that the best and most impactful use of Lesnar at this point is to use his heat to put someone else over, and this offers a huge opportunity to do so. Having Lesnar win, as much of a spectacle it would be to see– certainly if he also leads the match in eliminations– it appears that the lustre of Brock Lesnar has been fading for fans for awhile, now so it wouldn’t be ideal. But having the person who eliminates him, also end up challenging him for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania feels exactly like what all this is setting up for.
AJ Styles
For all that the “Phenomenal” AJ Styles has accomplished in his relatively brief time with WWE, winning the Royal Rumble match as eluded him. The 2016 match was Styles’ debut in WWE, a surprise entrant that no doubt received the biggest pop of the night. The problem with the 2020 version of Styles is that he’s a heel, and not only a heel but one who is sort of buried in the midcard, engaged in a weird three-way feud with Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre. This year’s match seems to be angling towards a babyface winner so, unfortunately, 2020 just doesn’t seem to be AJ’s year.
Erick Rowan
Alright, so is the Rumble where we finally get the cage reveal and it’s what costs him the match? Oh. What’s that? You don’t care? Neither do I.
Randy Orton
Randy Orton is doing some of his best work as of late right now– with his knee injury fake-out on AJ Styles already legendary– but again, he’s embroiled in a feud with Styles, so that’s likely going to play into his elimination. Orton was also already the surprise 2017 winner, so re-treading that seems unlikely… But, this is also WWE, so never count anything out. Especially when it involves a trusted hand like Orton. We should get some sweet RKOs outta nowhere, though.
Rey Mysterio
He went through a hellish Ladder match with Andrade on this past episode of Monday Night Raw, so even at 45 years-old Rey Mysterio can still go. He’s one of four wrestlers to enter as one of the opening pair and win the damn thing (although WWE will have you believe it was only three), so he has pedigree in this match. But, the days of Rey main eventing WrestleMania are likely over. Although, he could have a deep run in the match, popping the crowd with some cool spots.
Ricochet
He’ll probably be too pre-occupied covering his crotch, fearing another dick kick, to have any chance of winning this match. Oh, and also because he’s practically at jobber status at this point.
Drew McIntyre
Now, here’s a compelling case. McIntyre was weirdly inserted into the Styles/Orton feud, but was the one to come out with the win. He’s also been given what appears to be a lot of free rein on the mic, and is making a bit of a face turn, with the crowd getting behind him; checking all the boxes of this year’s likely winner. The question that comes to mind, though, is whether McIntyre is a big enough star yet to carry a WrestleMania main event. But, if he wins this match by squaring up and conquering Brock Lesnar, then it could be the sort of star-making moment that will launch him to the top.
Elias
So Elias is a babyface now and actually sings songs, usually with disparaging lyrics towards chickenshit heels (although he was briefly involved in the Mandy Rose/Otis love angle). Though quite a talented guitar player, Elias is boring. So. Boring. I can only imagine that he’s involved in a Jeff Jarrett/Honky Tonk Man angle that sees a guitar getting smashed over someone’s head at some point in the match.
King Corbin
Ugh. No more. The angle was fine after the King of the Ring tournament, but Corbin is so bad. Yes, the argument is “any heat is good heat,” but this gimmick is just all used up. Hopefully Reigns Superman Punches him over the top rope and eliminates him faster than it takes him to get to the ring on his litter. Actually, I hope Reigns kicks his ass so thoroughly in their singles match that he can’t even make it into the Rumble.
Dolph Ziggler
I’ve always wanted bigger things for Dolph. The pop he received on the Raw after WrestleMania 29 when he cashed in on Alberto Del Rio to win the World Heavyweight Championship seemed to signal a permanent entry into the main event for him. But despite World and Intercontinental title reigns, it just hasn’t been the career many have expected– or wanted, quite frankly– for The Showoff. In another timeline, Ziggler’s the babyface overcoming Lesnar and going on to main event WrestleMania 36, but in this one, he’s just one of Corbin’s cronies, with a possible shot at the Tag Team Championship with Robert Roode. Which is fine, it’s just not what you really want to see.
Otis
The Mandy Rose thing with Otis is mostly sweet, but also a little uncomfortable at times, mostly when he’s furious flicking his tongue at her. But it’s a bit of comedy on Friday nights, with some heart added in too, so it’s hard to hate. Rose might somehow be involved in the match, and might cost Otis (maybe due to him flickering his tongue). I dunno, he certainly isn’t winning, I just hope he doesn’t motorboat a cake afterwards.
Tucker
It’ll be sad to see Tucker wrestling in relative obscurity on Main Event after Otis goes on a weirdly successful singles run. For now, he can start that sad descent as elimination fodder.
Rusev
Here I was as one of the idiots who thought that the Rusev/Bobby Lashley/Lana storyline was going to be dumb, but in the end worth it for Rusev in putting him over. Yes, he is over– “Rus-ev Day” chants being some of the loudest on Monday nights– but he’s jobbed to Lashley in every match and doesn’t seem to be shaking this feud for whatever reason (what more is there to tell here?).
In my markiest of mark hearts, I want Rusev to win this thing. He’s over as a babyface, with the crowd solidly behind him, and a surprise victory could be what he needs to make all this actually worth something; he is firmly in the position that the winner of the Rumble should be. But, it just seems that the bookers are more into the Attitude Era trash angle than a real competitor’s one for the Bulgarian Brute. Maybe he turns full Brute, goes on a rampage, eliminates Lashley– ending their feud– and storming all the way to WrestleMania 36.
*Sigh* one can dream…
Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley can’t cut a promo to save his career, so he needs a mouthpiece. That’s fine. The issue is, of course, is that Lana is over-compensating for Lashley’s shortcomings a hundred-fold right now, and it’s fucking annoying. The Vickie Guerrero “I’m irritating but it’s a heat magnet so it’s my gimmick” is a fine re-tread, but the issue here is that Vickie was concise and organised with her annoyingness, while Lana rambles, and when he’s not stumbling all over her lines, she’s just outright forgetting them. All this is to say that Lashley’s a decent competitor, but he’s getting eliminated by Rusev and that will (hopefully) blow off this feud.
Aleister Black
Oh boy, could you imagine. COULD YOU IMAGINE?? Aleister Black hitting Lesnar with a Black Mass, eliminating him, then immediately challenging him for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36?!? Black is clearly being pushed, and with his program with Buddy Murphy finished, he’s looking for a new feud. I’ve been wanting to see Black be the one to step up to be the #2 entrant and take Lesnar on head-to-head. Maybe he still will, but the question remains: is he a big enough star yet? Honestly, probably not.
Buddy Murphy
Great to see Buddy Murphy in a heel faction, but until he changes those stupid dangly trunks and gets a haircut this guy isn’t going to be anywhere near a major PPV main event.
Braun Strowman
I struggle to understand what WWE thinks of Braun Strowman. One moment he’s going toe-to-toe with Brock Lesnar and winning the Greatest Royal Rumble match, the next he’s tagging with children at WrestleMania and is a comedy act. The thing is, as weird as it is to say, Strowman pursuing Shinsuke Nakamura’s Intercontinental Championship is probably better served for him in the long run, finally giving the Monster Among Men a singles title (something he desperately needs).
Shinsuke Nakamura
Speaking of the reining I.C. champion, does anyone remember that Nakamura won the Royal Rumble match only two years ago? It doesn’t even feel like he’s a title holder sometimes. Shinsuke’s amazing, but there’s no doubt that his badass and enigmatic character from NJPW hasn’t fully found itself in WWE. That being said, Sami Zayn as his mouthpiece is perfect, and a program with Strowman over the (hideous new) Intercontinental title could be brilliant. It just means that he isn’t winning the Rumble for the second time.
Seth Rollins
Unexpected victor? Does Seth join Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin as the only wrestlers to win back-to-back Rumbles? It doesn’t seem like it, since we’ve probably seen enough of Rollins in the title picture for awhile. He’s a top guy in the company, so he always has to be in consideration, but it appears that “The Messiah of Monday Nights” will be preoccupied with his current feud for awhile.
Kevin Owens
What is that current feud? First off, for all the main event shine that Owens has received since joining the main roster, he has not won a Rumble match yet, and this year will likely keep that streak alive. The program with Rollins and his faction (they really need a name already) seems to be something that is going to take us all the way to WrestleMania, keeping KO out of the main event.
Samoa Joe
In my ideal territory, Samoa Joe would be a badass heel on the verge of winning his second Rumble and going head-to-head with a babyface AJ Styles (once again). But in this real-world WWE, Joe will likely never ascend to any place so high, and is instead tagging with KO to try and take down Rollins and his faction and likely becoming reluctant Tag Team champions together.
Kofi Kingston
Is this the moment for Kofi to finally snap out of his denial and turn back into a World title chaser? It would be a nice story, and certainly unexpected, but this new rivalry with the reunited John Morrison and The Mike seems to be what’s in The New Day’s immediate future. But hey, we’re guaranteed to get a cool “I’m eliminated NO I’M NOT I DID SOMETHING WILD TO GET BACK IN THE RING!” spot.
Big E
Wouldn’t it be nice to see Big E go on a serious singles run? Absolutely, but winning the Rumble might be in his future at some point, but certainly not yet. Plus, he and Kofi have tag titles to defend!
R-Truth
The real question here is probably how long Truth lasts, and whether or not he’s going to try and win back the 24/7 Championship back from Mojo Rawley. Truth, you’re a treasure, don’t ever change.
John Morrison
It’s great having “The Shaman of Sexy” back in WWE, and we’re sure to get a cool “saves himself from elimination” spot, but that’ll be Morrison’s one and only highlight in this match.
The Miz
Another great thing about having John Morrison back? The Miz is back to being a shit-talking heel, a role he was born to play. There’s a chance The Miz has another World title run left in him, but it won’t start this Sunday with a Rumble win.
There are five more wrestlers yet to be revealed, although they could very well be announced on the go-home episode of SmackDown tonight. But the rumours of an Edge or CM Punk entry continue to swirl, so there remains a chance for what makes the Royal Rumble match so thrilling: shock and unpredictability.
“Pool D is very strong and difficult but I wanted to play against the best teams because the German team needs to know at what level their performance is at,” Lozano said.
Germany Volleyball coach Raúl Lozano has said he is pleased with his side’s Group D preliminary round opponents for the FIVB 2010 World League, which starts on July 4.
The world No. 17 will compete against Cuba, Poland and Argentina and are considered as outsiders considering Poland is ranked 5th, Cuba 9th and Argentina 10th. Despite the competitive group, Lozano is very happy to play against strong opposition, especially with the FIVB Men’s World Championship Italia 2010 due to start soon after in September.
“The team needs the matches to improve their skills and prepare for the World Championship. We will try to win as many games as possible which is important for the team’s confidence.”
Germany, who has participated six times in the FIVB World League with the last appearance being in 2003 when they finished 10th, had qualifed for the 2010 edition after beating Mexico and Venezuela in the promotion/relegation playoffs at the end of last year.
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Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association have released the latest 2019-2020 Division III Dual Meet Team Rankings and Individual Rankings.
Ranking Team (Record)
Augsburg University (MN) (3-0)
Wartburg College (IA) (6-0)
Wabash College (IN) (4-0)
Loras College (IA) (4-0)
University of Mount Union (OH) (8-0)
Coe College (IA) (4-0)
Baldwin Wallace University (OH) (5-1)
Johnson & Wales University (RI) (6-3)
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (WI) (4-2)
North Central College (IL) (6-2)
United States Coast Guard Academy (CT) (0-1)
The College of New Jersey (NJ) (4-1)
Ithaca College (NY) (4-2)
New York University (NY) (1-1)
Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) (1-0)
Messiah College (PA) (9-4)
Central College (IA) (10-2)
Muhlenberg College (PA) (6-2)
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (WI) (5-3)
John Carroll University (OH) (9-2)
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (WI) (6-1)
Millikin University (IL) (16-3)
Castleton University (VT) (6-2)
Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) (2-5)
Washington & Lee University (VA) (5-2)
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Mike Tortorice – UW Whitewater (sr)
Peter Del Gallo – University of Southern Maine (sr)
Carlos Champagne – Wabash College (so)
Robbie Precin – North Central College (fr)
Brady Kyner – Wartburg College (jr)
Samuel Braswell – Averett University (jr)
Matt Caccamise – SUNY Brockport (jr)
Andrew Perelka – John Carroll University (so)
Sawyer Sarbacker – UW La Crosse (jr)
Dan Ortega – The College of New Jersey (sr)
133
Kristian Rumph – Wartburg College (so)
Victor Gliva – Augsburg University (sr)
Charlie Nash – Baldwin Wallace University (sr)
Jake Giordano – The College of New Jersey (jr)
Noah Becker – Saint John’s University (sr)
Owen Doster – Wabash College (sr)
Kordell Rush – Delaware Valley University (sr)
Jacob Prunty – Concordia College – Moorhead (so)
Kyle Slendorn – Stevens Institute of Technology (fr)
David Massey – University of Mount Union (so)
141
David Flynn – Augsburg University (sr)
Brady Fritz – Wartburg College (so)
Troy Stanich – Stevens Institute of Technology (sr)
Jordin James – University of Mount Union (jr)
Hazen Rice – UW Whitewater (sr)
Clint Lembeck – Loras College (sr)
Brendan Ladd – Alma College (sr)
Brandon Woody – Averett University (jr)
Mario Vazquez – Ferrum College (sr)
Ben Brisman – Ithaca College (sr)
149
Brett Kaliner – Stevens Institute of Technology (jr)
Zachary Cooper – Alma College (sr)
Luke Hernandez – University of Mount Union (jr)
Stanley Bleich – Baldwin Wallace University (jr)
Brock Rathbun – Wartburg College (jr)
Aaron Wilson – Augsburg University (sr)
Tyler Gazaway – Roger Williams University (sr)
Da’Mani Burns – Johnson & Wales University (jr)
Austin Bethel – Wabash College (jr)
Sean Sax – Westminster College (so)
157
Ryan Epps – Augsburg University (sr)
Antwon Pugh – University of Mount Union (jr)
Kaidon Winters – Rochester Institute of Technology (jr)
Grant Zamin – UW La Crosse (jr)
Brandon Murray – Loras College (sr)
Cole Erickson – Coe College (sr)
Stephen Maloney – Messiah College (sr)
Sean Lyons – New York University (sr)
Ryan Monteiro – Western New England University (jr)
Martine Sandoval – Wartburg College (sr)
165
Lucas Jeske – Augsburg University (sr)
Dempsey King – Rochester Institute of Technology (sr)
Kyle Hatch – Wabash College (jr)
Eddie Smith – Loras College (sr)
Bradan Birt – Millikin University (jr)
Austin Whitney – Ithaca College (sr)
Thomas Poklikuha – Stevens Institute of Technology (sr)
Taylor Shay – Roger Williams University (sr)
Jared Walker – Washington & Jefferson University (sr)
Dominick Reyes – Johns Hopkins University (jr)
174
Darden Schurg – Wabash College (sr)
Kyle Peisker – University of Chicago (sr)
Jaritt Shinhoster – UW Whitewater (so)
Jacob Krakow – Loras College (jr)
Jordan Wallace – Ithaca College (jr)
AJ Aeberli – US Coast Guard Academy (sr)
Solomon Nielsen – Augsburg University (jr)
Tristin Westphal – Coe College (fr)
Izaake Zuckerman – New York University (so)
Evan Lawrence – UW Eau Claire (jr)
184
Kyle Briggs – Wartburg College (jr)
Tanner Vassar – Augsburg University (sr)
Dylan Roth – Heidelberg University (sr)
John Boyle – Western New England University (sr)
Ben Sarasin – University of Chicago (so)
Paul Detwiler – US Coast Guard Academy (so)
Josh Glantzman – US Merchant Marine Academy (sr)
Shane Liegel – Loras College (fr)
Cody Baldridge – North Central College (so)
Isaac Odell – Wheaton College (sr)
197
Lance Benick – Augsburg University (jr)
Taylor Mehmen – Coe College (sr)
Guy Patron – Loras College (sr)
Kobe Woods – Wartburg College (jr)
Jon Wagner – US Coast Guard Academy (jr)
Anthony Weust – McDaniel College (so)
Zach Lehman – Baldwin Wallace University (sr)
Devin Pingle – Adrian College (jr)
Antonio McCloud – Mount Saint Joseph College (so)
Jack LeCorte – New York University (sr)
285
Drew Kasper – Otterbein University (sr)
Jerhett Lee – University of the Ozarks (sr)
Wade Ripple – Wabash College (jr)
Patrick Irwin – US Coast Guard Academy (sr)
Joe Fusco – Springfield College (sr)
Lucas Rhinehart – UW Platteville (jr)
Rocky McGeary – Waynesburg University (fr)
Nico Ramirez – Southern Virginia University (jr)
Kaleb Reeves – Coe College (so)
Michael DiNardo – Johnson & Wales University (sr)
Ranking Committee: Brian Anderson (Wabash College), Kevin Bratland (US Coast Guard Academy), Mike Howard (Oswego State), Corey Luce (New York University), Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University), Eric Keller (Wartburg College), Joe Norton (North Central College), Tony Valek (Augsburg University)
– The Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City is hosting the first Raw of 2020 tonight. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar returning for the first time since Survivor Series is advertised for the show. United States Champion Andrade will defend his title against former champion Rey Mysterio, The Viking Raiders will defend their Raw Tag Team titles against The Street Profits and Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson in a triple threat match, and the fallout from last week’s Lana-Bobby Lashley wedding angle will take place.
– The USA Network touted that they finished 2019 as the number one cable entertainment network in the 18-49 demo for the third consecutive year and the number one cable entertainment network in the 25-54 demo for the second straight year. Their press release stated: “Several key series boosted the network to the top spot. WWE Monday Night Raw was the #1 Cable Entertainment Program on Mondays, as well as the #1 Most Social Primetime Series in all of television.”
– A WWE Untold episode on Mysterio’s 2006 Royal Rumble win will premiere on the WWE Network on January 19.
– While speaking with the New York Post, Andrade discussed whether or not he’d be open to his relationship with Charlotte Flair becoming part of his on-screen storylines: “Maybe in the future, but now she’s focused on her work. I’m focused on my work. Now Zelina’s in my corner. Maybe in the future, but not for now.”
– In Australia, NXT will air live on Foxtel’s FOX8 starting this week.
– WWE’s YouTube channel uploaded the 2017 Royal Rumble match, Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena vs. Seth Rollins from Royal Rumble 2015, and Cena vs. Edge from Royal Rumble 2006.
NJPW —
– Despite his heel injury, Will Ospreay was in action at New Year Dash this morning. He teamed with Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Robbie Eagles against Zack Sabre Jr., Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Taichi.
– Jon Moxley made an appearance at New Year Dash and confronted Suzuki, eventually laying him out with the Death Rider DDT.
– Based on New Year Dash, upcoming matches teased include Moxley vs. Suzuki, SHO & YOH vs. El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Kota Ibushi & Hiroshi Tanahashi, EVIL vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto vs. Shingo Takagi, Okada vs. Taichi, Ospreay vs. Sabre, and SANADA vs. Jay White.
– It was mentioned on commentary during New Year Dash that matches for the New Beginning tour will be announced in the coming days.
– A post-Wrestle Kingdom and New Year Dash press conference will take place overnight at 1 a.m. Eastern time on New Japan World.
– After speaking with Gino Gambino and Robbie Eagles about the wildfires in Australia, Chris Jericho donated his ring-worn T-shirt from Wrestle Kingdom 14 to be auctioned off and raise money for volunteer fire services in Australia.
– WWE/NXT & Kushida and ROH were among those who sent flowers for Jushin Thunder Liger’s retirement.
AEW —
– The first Being the Elite episode of 2020 was uploaded today.
– Matt Jackson posted a picture of The Young Bucks at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California on Instagram and wrote: “Venue hunting for 2020..”
– Cody released a new retro T-shirt with all proceeds going to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.
– A video was sent out today for those who have signed up for Join Dark Order. The punches from the Dark Order segment on Dynamite three weeks ago are referenced, with The Exalted One telling Evil Uno that there’s no room for mercy.
MLW —
– Erick Stevens will make his MLW debut against Douglas James at this Saturday’s Zero Hour tapings in North Richland Hills, Texas.
Other —
– CHIKARA and the Wrestle Factory training school issued a statement announcing that they’ve severed ties with Rory Gulak: “Last week, both CHIKARA, Inc and The Wrestle Factory, LLC severed ties with Rory Gulak. We take allegations of misconduct very seriously. In accordance with this, we cooperate completely and transparently with all law enforcement agencies. Our priority is and always will be the safety of our fans, cast and crew.” ICW also announced that Rory Gulak has been removed from their Gonzo Wrestling show on February 1.
– SoCal Uncensored reported that former PWG ring announcer Jon Ian has passed away: “Still working to confirm details, but sad to report that former Mach 1 promoter and PWG (among others) ring announcer Jon Ian has died. I hope to have a story up on him later tonight. All I can say now is he was a great guy and the scene was better for him being a part of it.”
In Pool I Spain did not give chances to Egypt, in Pool G Italy won over Puerto Rico. Both teams got to the 3rd round from the 1st places. Italy is still without loss.
Pool I: Spain – Egypt
After the defeat with Russia, the Spanish team needed to win their last match with Egypt in order to get to the 3rd round. The goal has been accomplished. Egypt was fighting only in the second set (won 30:28). The first set started with a tied game. In attack were leading Abdelhay, in Egypt, and Noda, in Spain. However, on the second technical time out the Spanish team took the advantage and did not give it over till the end of this set. The second set was really exciting. There were many good attacks and blocks. There was a tie 28:28 when Spain made a mistake, that was enough for Egypt to take the lead and win this set 30:28. In the 3rd set Egypt lost concentration. They were making too many errors, while Spain was doing a great job in attack. The next set was only a formality, Spain won it easily 25:19 and the whole match 3-1.
Egypt – Spain 1-3 (20:25, 30:28, 16:25, 19:25)
Egypt: Youssef (9), Ahmed Abdalla (6), Abdelhay (23), Atia (4), El Kotb (3), Badawy (14), Alaydy (L) and Abouelhassan, Afifi, Abd El Kader (4). Spain: Sevillano (13), Noda (10), Hernan (2), Fernandez (11), Perez (22), Garcia-Torres (11), Llenas (L) and Saucedo (2), Rodriguez (1), Salas, Gens (1).
Spain got promoted to the 3rd round from the 1st place. They will play in Pool Q in Florence with Bulgaria and Cuba.
Pool G: Italy – Puerto Rico
The Italian team won their first match in the 2nd round over Germany and were sure to play in the next round. Nevertheless, they played with Puerto Rico with ambition and willingness to win. From the first ‘ball’ of this game Italy took the lead. They had six-point advantage on the second technical time out. After that the Italians had a problem to receive a strong service of Soto and Puerto Rico was only 2 points behind. However, Italy showed their experience and won the first part. The second set was a demonstration of Italian blocks (6 blocks before the first technical time out). Puerto Rico could not handle with an excellent game of opponents and lost the second set 16:25. In the next set Puerto Rico repay Italy for blocks in the previous part of this match and they ‘catch’ them with some blocks themselves. Soto added a good service and ‘Azzurri’ must recognise the Puerto Rico’s victory. But they did not give up and wanted to finish this match as quickly as possible. In the 4th set they were nervous and could not find a way to beat Puerto Rico. But the opponents were also making mistakes and did not take an advantage. Finally it is Italy that showed a ‘high class’, won the whole match 3-1 and sent Puerto Rico home.
Italy – Puerto Rico 3-1 (25:22, 25:16, 18:25, 25:21)
Italy: Mastrangelo (12), Parodi (13), Vermiglio (2), Fei (20), Sala (6), Cernic (8), Marra (L) and Lasko (2), Travica (1), Zaytsev (2). Puerto Rico: Rivera J. (9), Rivera V. (4), Perez, Escalante (9), Rodriguez (1), Soto (18), Rosario (L) and Muniz (5), Figueroa (10), Erazo, Matias, Morales (2).
Italy also got promoted from the first place and will play in Pool O in Rome with USA and France.