Tehran, Iran — Iran’s foreign minister said U.S. sanctions imposed on Tehran by the Trump administration last year have hampered rescue efforts for flood-stricken areas of the country. At least 45 people have died so far in the flooding. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted late on Monday that America’s “maximum pressure” policy on Iran…
Image: WWE A stipulation has been added to Jordan Devlin and Santos Escobar’s title unification match at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. Devlin vs. Escobar at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver will now be a ladder match to determine the undisputed NXT Cruiserweight Champion. The match will be part of the card for TakeOver: Stand &…
Image: Impact Wrestling Despite AEW World Champion Kenny Omega returning on the episode, this week’s Impact Wrestling drew the show’s lowest viewership of 2021 thus far. Tuesday’s Impact averaged 116,000 viewers on AXS TV, down from the 146,000 viewers that last week’s episode averaged. The rating in the 18-49 demo stayed steady at a 0.04….
United Nations — Vice President Mike Pence called on the United Nations to yank the credentials of Nicolas Maduro’s representative, and “seat the representative of the free Venezuelan government in this body without delay.” “The time has come for the United Nations to recognize interim President Juan Guaido as the legitimate president of Venezuela and…
Laredo Kid is returning to AEW this Wednesday on Dynamite in a trios match. Tony Khan tweeted this evening that with PAC still recovering from an ankle injury, a trios tag match will take place, with The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler teaming up to take on The Lucha Brothers (Penta El 0 M & Rey Fenix)…
Several of France’s wealthiest families are pledging millions to help rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral after Monday’s devastating fire. So far, the totals from four major donors already exceed $500 million. Bernard Arnault, one of the world’s richest men, is donating 200 million euros to fund the reconstruction of Notre Dame — that’s about $226 million. Arnault…
London — Former “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson visited her friend Julian Assange in a London prison on Tuesday. After the visit, she told journalists outside the facility that the WikiLeaks founder “does not deserve to be in a supermax prison.” Assange is in London’s Belmarsh Prison serving a 50-week sentence for jumping bail in 2012….
WWE has made a handful of announcements for tonight’s post-Fastlane edition of Raw. WWE Champion Bobby Lashley and Raw Women’s Champion Asuka will both take part in non-title matches tonight. Lashley will face Sheamus on tonight’s Raw, while Asuka will face Peyton Royce. Lashley is defending his WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 37….
Report by Alex Hernandez of PWInsider.com Impact Spoiler Report for 5/22: -Homicide defeated Brother Ray by DQ. Brother Devon ran in to break it up. They started beating down Homicide until Hernandez ran in. Booker T then came out and Booker and 3D beat down LAX putting Homicide through a table and leaving both bleeding….
NJPW has announced the undercard for tonight’s New Japan Cup finals. The undercard mostly focuses on tag team matches. In the co-main event, Kota Ibushi, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Kazuchika Okada will team up to take on Bullet Club members Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, and Chase Owens. The new Impact World Tag Team champions, David…