Daily pro wrestling history (04/16): Chris Benoit wins Super J Cup; Roddy Piper wins NWA US Title

1943 St. Joseph, Missouri:– Orville Brown beat Abe (King Kong) Kashey – Jimmy Coffield drew Ronnie Etchison – Sailor Fred Blassie drew Al Getz – Wild Bill Dusen beat Bad Boy Brown (dq) 1959 Kansas City, Kansas:– Lou Thesz beat Dick Hutton – Bob Ellis and Roy McClarity beat The Australian Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) – Farmer Don…

Venezuelan security forces killed ‘hundreds’, rule of law ‘virtually absent’, UN says

The United Nations human rights chief called yesterday for an international investigation into atrocities in Venezuela, blasting the government’s chronic refusal to probe security officers over the alleged killings of civilians. "The failure to hold security forces accountable for such serious human rights violations suggests that the rule of law is virtually absent in Venezuela,"…

‘The UK stands with you’ Duke of Cambridge calls for lasting peace on historic Palestine visit

Click:bamboo fishing rod The Duke of Cambridge has delivered a message of hope to Palestinians, telling them that they have not been forgotten and that the “UK stands with you”. The Duke, who spent time in the Occupied Palestinian Territories on Wednesday, called for “lasting peace for the region”, as he visited President Mahmoud Abbas….

Donald Trump uses ‘Apprentice style’ approach to find his ideal ‘all-American’ Supreme Court nominee

Donald Trump is searching for an "all-American" with a "central casting image" to be his Supreme Court nominee as he adopts an Apprentice-style approach to the task.  White House officials close to the US president say personality will be as important a factor as politics in the decision, a strategy Mr Trump has taken with…

New Japan Cup Finals results: Cup winner crowned; build to Invasion Attack

Jay White vs. David Finlay I’m wondering why we haven’t seen the newer young lions on these tours. I guess they’re holding them off for future Lion’s Gate shows or something. There is something of a feud here between these two as David beat Jay in their first outing, but hasn’t beaten him since. Your…

WWE Richmond, VA, live results: Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens, Reigns & Ambrose team up

Submitted by Andy Clark – AJ Styles defeated Tyler Breeze with the Phenomenal Forearm Good match, crowd was into AJ. – Hype Bros defeated The Ascension with the Hype Ryder. Mojo Rawley is from Virginia so he had lots of support, including what appeared to be a pretty large friends and family section.  Nice that…

NXT North Charleston, SC, live results Nakamura & Finn Balor team up

Submitted by Bryant Tallon No Way Jose vs. Riddick Moss Simple match with Jose pinning Moss clean for the victory Elias Sampson vs. Corey Hollis Hollis being from Charleston got a huge pop! Crowd chanted “Play Freebird” at Sampson so he started playing it and made the lyrics heelish by taunting the crowd. Sampson pins Hollis clean for the…

Daily pro wrestling history (04/22): AWA and NWA World Champions on same card; Dick the Bruiser wins WWA Title

1936 St. Louis, Missouri:– Ed “Strangler” Lewis beat Gus Sonnenberg – Dorv Roche beat Abe Coleman – Pat O’Shocker and Ray Steele drew – Warren Bockwinkel beat Tommy Marvin  – Lou Plummer beat Pat Fraley  1946  Denver, Colorado:– Everett Marshall defeated The Swedish Angel for the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title  1947 Minneapolis, Minnesota:– Cliff Gustafson defeated Sandor Szabo…

Fair game? Three suspected poachers eaten by lions on South Africa reserve

At least three suspected poachers who were apparently hunting for rhinos have been mauled to death and eaten by lions on a game reserve in South Africa, the owner said on Thursday. The men entered the Sibuya Game Reserve on the southeast coast armed with a high-powered rifle and an axe in the early hours of Monday…