WWE Advertising "CM Drunk" Segment For Raw, DGUSA Star Backstage, More
— WWE’s Breaking News mobile alert service issued a text message to mobile subscribers Monday reading, “BREAKING NEWS: CM Punk spotted in London pub. Is it CM Punk or CM Drunk? Exclusive video on Raw tonight.” WWE.com published an article regarding this, advertising: “What will the footage show? What does this mean for CM Punk’s…
The John Report: The WWE Raw Deal 04/23/12
This week’s Raw Deal was written live. Live from Detroit, Michigan this is the Raw Deal… The show starts with the Nickelback song as usual. No video package highlighting last week or anything else. I’ve noticed there are clips of Brock Lesnar in the video, so that’s new. To start the show, Teddy Long was…
The Rock Turns 40, John Cena's Status For This Weekend's Live Events
— John Cena is still advertised for this weekend’s RAW brand live events, despite his speech after Extreme Rules where he said he’ll be taking time off. Cena is scheduled to face Mark Henry this weekend. The main events for the RAW house shows will see WWE Champion CM Punk defending against Chris Jericho. —…
Gerald Brisco Talks About Scouting Talent For WWE, Being Vince's Stooge
TheScore’s Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) recently had the chance to speak with WWE Hall of Famer and current WWE Scout, Gerald Brisco, who is currently in London scouting for WWE at the Olympic games. Highlights: On the process of scouting Olympic amatuer wrestlers and other Olympic hopefules as potential future WWE Superstars – how the scouting…
Indonesian Jet Carrying 62 People Goes Missing On Domestic Flight
JAKARTA, Indonesia ― A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia’s capital on Saturday on a domestic flight, officials said. Indonesian Transportation Ministry spokesperson Adita Irawati said the Boeing 737-500 took off from Jakarta at about 1:56 p.m. and lost contact with the control…
WestJet Announces Layoffs, Blaming 'Incoherent' Federal COVID Testing Rules
The CEO of WestJet Airlines Ltd. is laying the blame squarely on “incoherent″ policy from Ottawa as his carrier cuts staff and flights in response to new COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers returning to Canada. The Calgary-based airline announced Friday about 1,000 employees will be furloughed, temporarily laid off, put on unpaid leave or have…
Canada's Employment Recovery Ends In December, With 63,000 Jobs Lost
It was a good run while it lasted. After seven straight months of job gains, Canada’s recovery from the spring lockdowns came to a grinding halt in December, according to Statistics Canada data released Friday. The country lost 63,000 jobs last month, considerably more than the 27,500 economists had been expecting, on average. Another measure…
B.C. Woman Saw Cash Raining From The Sky And Returned It To Police
NANAIMO, B.C. — The Mounties say a woman out for a walk in Nanaimo, B.C., was surprised when cash began falling from the sky around her. Police say in a news release the woman was walking on a street in north Nanaimo on Monday when a car “went flying past her.” Seconds later, money started…
Vancouver Strip Club The Penthouse Can’t Resist A Dig At U.S. Capitol Security
The insurrection at the United States Capitol is the latest news story to inspire commentary from an unlikely source — a Vancouver strip club’s marquee sign. A violent mob of Trump-supporters overwhelmed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday in an attempted insurrection of the U.S. government. The armed mob managed to get all the way into the…
Vince McMahon Furious With WWE.com Staff, Changes To WWE's Live Events
– WWE CEO Vince McMahon has been furious with the staff of WWE.com and there’s a good chance WWE’s upcoming releases will include several members of the website staff. Aside from soft website traffic, Vince could not believe that nobody from the WWE.com staff was at the WrestleMania 29 press conference several weeks ago when…