WWE announced the following today: Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat to induct “Ravishing” Rick Rude into WWE Hall of Fame “Ravishing” Rick Rude will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by one of his greatest rivals, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. The news was broken by Bleacher Report in an exclusive interview with the 2009 inductee. The two locked horns several times in WWE in the late 1980s, including a memorable bout that kicked off the first-ever Royal Rumble event in 1988. However, their rivalry reached its boiling point in the early 1990s in WCW. With Rude as the centerpiece of Paul Heyman’s nefarious Dangerous Alliance, “The Dragon,” one of…

– The “Loser Leaves WWE NXT” match between Elias Samson and Kassius Ohno appears to be on for next Wednesday’s episode. Below is video of Dasha Fuentes interviewing Ohno after his loss to NXT Champion Bobby Roode last night. Ohno is talking about how he didn’t anticipate starting out his return with a disappointing loss when Samson appears singing a song to taunt Ohno. Ohno says Samson needs an ass kicking but Samson doesn’t believe Ohno belongs in NXT. This leads to Ohno challenging Samson to the match for next week. As noted, next week’s show will also feature Oney Lorcan vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas and six-man action with Roderick…

– Below is behind-the-scenes video from Nikki Bella’s recent WWE photo shoot: – Dana Brooke worked her first babyface match at Friday’s WWE live event in Montreal. She teamed with Sasha Banks and RAW Women’s Champion Bayley to defeat Nia Jax, Alicia Fox and Charlotte Flair. No word yet on what WWE has planned for Dana following her turn on Charlotte but there have been rumors of a push. – Eva Marie celebrated 4 years of sobriety from alcohol this past week. She talks about her journey in this new video blog and Instagram post:   So #Grateful and #Blessed beyond my wildest dreams! Today I reflect on how far…

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross will return to WWE TV at WrestleMania 33 to call the match between Brock Lesnar and WWE Universal Champion Bill Goldberg, according to PWInsider. Ross reportedly signed a new deal with the company that will see him used for material on the WWE Network and occasional appearances on WWE TV to call matches. No word yet on how often Ross will appear on TV. The new deal was offered and signed before Ross’ wife Jan passed away earlier this month, perhaps as long as 5 weeks ago. Follow Marc on Twitter at @this_is_marc. Send any news, tips or corrections to us by clicking here.…

A Japanese department store is under fire over a controversial policy enabling female staff to wear special red badges when they are menstruating. The unusual initiative was recently introduced Daimaru Umeda department store in Osaka, with the goal of encouraging empathy among co-workers when they were on their period. However, the company said that it was now reconsidering the plan following a growing public backlash over the badges, which depict a red manga cartoon character called Seiri-chan (which roughly translates as Miss Period). “We received many complaints from the public,” an unnamed male executive at the store told Reuters. “Some of them concerned harassment, and that was definitely not our…

A pregnant woman was hospitalised after she was punched and stomped on in what has been described as an “Islamophobic attack” in Sydney, Australia.  Security camera footage shows a man approaching three women wearing hijabs as they chatted in a cafe on Wednesday, Nov 20.  The 43-year-old suspect can be seen lunging across the table to punch a 31-year-old woman before stamping on her head.  It is believed the victim, who is 38 weeks pregnant, was randomly targeted.  Police have charged a suspect with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray. The suspect has been refused bail.  According to police the woman was taken to hospital after the attack and later discharged.…

Taiwan’s trendiest couple these days are neither young celebrities nor teen influencers — they are an octogenarian duo who run a mom-and-pop laundry service and have become an online sensation by modelling abandoned clothes. Chang Wan-ji, 83, and his wife Hsu Sho-er, 84, have racked up nearly 600,000 followers on Instagram over the last month as their attitude-filled fashion portraits went viral. They have even been featured in the Taiwanese edition of Vogue and Marie Claire. The couple have run a laundry for decades in a small town near the central city of Taichung. Over the years, customers have either forgotten or failed to collect reams of clothing that the…

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As announced on Raw last night by WWE Chairman/CEO Vince McMahon, next week the Raw and Smackdown brands will participate in what he termed a Superstar “shake-up”. While he didn’t give much details on this shake-up, sources indicate that the changes will not involve any sort of draft, but rather a series of roster movements that will see talent move from one brand to another, likely via trades. It is expected that both GMs – Kurt Angle from Raw and Daniel Bryan from Smackdown – will be on TV doing the back-and-forth dealing. After Raw concluded, WWE.com posted an article and gave a glimpse into what we might expect:Click Here:…

Bray Wyatt made a surprise appearance on the Monday Night Raw video board as Finn Balor celebrated a quick win over Jinder Mahal in front of a sold out crowd at the Nassau Coliseum. Wyatt said he was moving to Raw in the Superstar Shakeup, and that after making Randy Orton pay in three weeks at Payback that he would be watching Finn Balor, laying the groundwork for a storyline between the two. Click Here: Rugby league Jerseys