Details On WWE's Return To Japan, Hideo Itami's Japanese Coming Out Party
WWE is scheduled to return to Japan for some live events in July of 2015. The company will be returning to Tokyo on July 3rd and July 4th for shows at the Sumo Hall, events that WWE is pushing as the big debut of NXT star Hideo Itami in the Japanese market. With Itami now…
3 ‘External’ Experts Who Worked On Revera Report Have Ties To Company
Three of the “independent experts” long-term care home operator Revera chose to contribute to its recently released pandemic report have prior ties to the company, raising questions from advocates and family who say the report is unobjective and doesn’t reflect what has really been happening in the company’s homes during the pandemic. The report, written…
From COVIdiots To Doomscrolling To Zoom Bombing: The Words We Learned In 2020
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “pandemic” is the 2020 word of the year. Dictionary.com chose “unprecedented.” That’s all a bit bland, don’t you think? 2020 was the year that “quaran-” became a prefix (see: quarantimes, quarantini, quaranteam), and new words were concocted to define our social media habits. We’ve invented a whole new pandemic lexicon…
Ontario To Put Hamilton Under Lockdown, Extend Restrictions In Peel, Toronto
TORONTO — Ontario will keep Toronto and Peel Region under lockdown and reveal new measures to fight the pandemic on Monday. Premier Doug Ford said Friday that restrictions set to expire next week in the two hot spots will remain in place, and his government will contemplate new measures during emergency talks on COVID-19 this…
Ontarians Could Get A Tax Credit For Travel Within The Province In 2021
Ontario is creating a travel tax credit to help reinvigorate the province’s tourism industry when COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Tourism Minister Lisa MacLeod said Thursday that the credit will allow for a 20 per cent return on every dollar spent, and noted that the government has set aside $150 million for it. “If a family…
Press Release: WWE Promotes Tonight's Edge & Christian WWE Network Special
WWE issued the following … In celebration of SmackDown’s 15th Anniversary, WWE Network will air a special program titled Edge and Christian’s 15th Anniversary SmackDown Show that Totally Reeks of Awesomeness, immediately following tonight’s Monday Night Raw. One of WWE’s most entertaining duos will reunite for a look back at the show that changed the…
Final Rating For 15th Anniversary Edition Of WWE SmackDown
The Friday, October 10th edition of WWE SmackDown, which was the 15th anniversary special edition of the show that featured an appearance by The Rock, drew a final cable rating of 1.94, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 1.94 final draw marks a decrease as compared to the 2.02 final rating that the show drew…
Final Rating & Viewership Numbers For This Past Friday's SmackDown
The Friday, October 17th edition of WWE SmackDown scored a final cable rating of 1.96, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 1.96 final draw is actually an increase compared to the 1.94 final cable rating that last week’s special 15th anniversary of the show did. Friday’s SmackDown averaged 2.694 million viewers, which was also up…
Backstage Update On Undertaker's New Role Working With Talents In NXT
As we noted recently, WWE legend The Undertaker will be working as somewhat of an “adviser” to WWE developmental talents and would be going to the WWE Performance Center to offer advice. Apparently the deal is that Taker will be able to pick and choose the dates that he works and it won’t be anything…
Chris Jericho Interview: Resentment Towards Part-Time Wrestlers, His New Book
Chris Jericho recently spoke to Scott Fishman of The Miami Herald to promote his new book, The Best in the World: At What I Have No Idea. Here are some highlights of what Jericho said about: Writing His Third Book: “When you do something for the first time you don’t really know what you’re doing. Then the…