Daniel Ricciardo says the current COVID-19 predicament impacting the run-up to the Australian Open in Melbourne may provide a few lessons for when F1 races down under in November. Ahead of the Grand Slam tennis event that will kick off on February 8, a total of 72 players are undergoing a strict 14-day quarantine after being deemed close contacts of positive Covid cases on three charter flights into Melbourne from Abu Dhabi, Doha and Los Angeles. The widespread lockdown which has obviously disrupted preparations has led to a public row on social media, with many players expressing their frustration about being quarantined despite testing negative for the coronavirus while many…

source: www.f4wonline.com Undertaker suffered a broken orbital bone, a broken nose and a concussion in his match last Tuesday against Rey Mysterio, which aired on Friday’s episode of SmackDown. It is believed Undertaker suffered injury while taking the seated senton move by Mysterio during the match. He has been recommended to take time off due to the injury, which would take him past the Fatal 4-Way event. It’s being said that it’s a 50/50 chance as to whether he would be able to wrestle on the show. Due to the lack of depth on the SmackDown brand, Rey Mysterio has been called back to action to fill Undertaker’s scheduled position…

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog at JRsbarbq.com with a response to the rumor that Linda McMahon’s senate campaign was the mysterious “powerful figure” that demanded WWE take action against Bryan Danielson after the NXT invasion angle. Ross wrote: “More specifically this unknown, unidentified person even went so far as to say that Bryan’s termination was dictated by the someone of authority in the campaign. First of all, if you knew Vince McMahon as I do you would know immediately how ridiculous that theory was. McMahon taking orders from some outsider? Right. “I’ve heard some BS in my life and my share of conspiracy theories during…

— Ricky Steamboat was hospitalized Wednesday night after experiencing pain in his neck and shoulder, reports the official WWE website. According to medical officials, his condition is most likely not related to his performance on Monday night, and his medical prognosis is “good to excellent.” Meanwhile, Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer reports Steamboat suffered a brain aneurysm Wednesday night. His condition has been disclosed as stable, but he’s expected to remain hospitalized indefinitely. It was also noted that the aneurysm is not believed to be related to Monday’s angle. Due to Steamboat’s condition, WWE has pulled video of Monday’s NXT angle off of its YouTube channel, as well as photos…

Some serious claims are being made towards former WWE performer Dawn Marie Damatta as she is being accused of embezzling her charitable organization, “Wrestlers Rescue.” The organization, which was founded in 2008, creates awareness and helps raise money to support the health care needs of retired professional wrestlers. However, former friends of Damatta say they are unaware of whom the organization has benefited and where the money raised has gone. According to Wrestling Globe Newsletter editor and Sun writer Mike Aldren, Damatta has embezzled money raised by “Wrestlers Rescue” to fly herself to conventions around the United States so she can profit off of autograph signings. When questioned by Aldren,…

Source: f4wonline.com – Monday’s episode of WWE RAW scored a 3.3 cable rating and averaged 4,660,000 for the 2-hour taped broadcast. The show did hours of 3.17 and 3.39. – There is talk of having the Undertaker wrestle Kane at Night of Champions on September 19th and then a rematch at October’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. The Undertaker has been out of action for several weeks and is expected to appear at SummerSlam next weekend. – Randy Orton posted a message on Twitter last night saying that he may be appearing on an upcoming episode of the TLC reality TV show “LA Ink” and get a tattoo from Ms.…

– The dark match before WWE SummerSlam in Los Angeles saw Evan Bourne defeat Zack Ryder with Air Bourne. – Melina is the new WWE Divas Champion after defeating Alicia Fox at SummerSlam. – Daniel Bryan made his return at SummerSlam, being the seventh member of Team RAW in the main event. Bryan replaced The Miz, who said earlier in the night that he would join the team. Bryan was the last RAW member before Cena to be eliminated after Miz interfered in the match. WWE did the best they could in keeping his return a surprise. Several people who were backstage at SummerSlam all afternoon had no idea Bryan…

— Tonight is the 900th episode of WWE’s Monday Night RAW. Superstars from RAW, SmackDown and Nexus will be appearing on the show, with expected appearances from Bret Hart and The Undertaker. WWE has announced a huge 5-on-5 elimination match main event for the special broadcast. Sheamus, John Cena, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho and Edge will square off against The Nexus’ Wade Barrett, David Otunga, Heath Slater, Michael Tarver and Justin Gabriel. — To follow up on the news that a giant 6-foot-9 Diva was at WWE’s recent training camp at Florida Championship Wrestling, we can confirm “Isis The Amazon” has been at recent FCW events. At Friday night’s FCW…

Matt Hardy is not backstage at today’s SmackDown television taping in Detroit, Michigan. He was sent home by World Wrestling Entertainment officials after an incident backstage during Saturday’s SmackDown live event in Minehead, England. Regarding the possibility of WWE cutting ties with Hardy altogether, he is “on very thin ice,” according to a report on www.f4wonline.com. It is said that Hardy’s saving grace from termination was WWE’s fear of a Hardy Boys revival in rival promotion TNA Wrestling, but after Saturday’s backstage incident weekend and subsequent video blog, the feeling is that they don’t care much about keeping him under their auspices anymore. Despite Hardy’s claim that he wasn’t taken…

Tonight – UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar returns to the octagon for a title defense against undefeated Mexican heavyweight Cain Velasquez. Weigh-ins took place this week at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, in front of several thousand fans. Here’s the final card and weigh-in results for UFC 121: LESNAR vs. VELASQUEZ: MAIN CARD * UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar (264) vs. Cain Velasquez (244) * Martin Kampmann (170) vs. Jake Shields (170.5) * Diego Sanchez (170.5) vs. Paulo Thiago (170.5) * Matt Hamill (203.5) vs. Tito Ortiz (206) * Gabriel Gonzaga (254) vs. Brendan Schaub (239) PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV) * Ryan Jensen (185) vs. Court McGee (184.5) *…