Santos Escobar has his eyes set on Cody Rhodes. The former NXT Cruiserweight Champion spoke about The American Nightmare during his recent interview with WWE Die Woche, where he revealed that he was originally set to face the #1 title contender at a AAA event a couple of years ago. I wanted to fight …
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This morning, I received an email from John, my DIY friend in Europe, saying how happy he was. He had just finished building a new power amplifier using two UcD250LP class-D amplifier modules. He described the results as “quiet, clear, clean, effortless class-D power,” adding, “What more could I ask for?” I am slow on …
Gene Snitsky appeared on AdFreeShows’ Monday Mailbag with Mike Chioda to discuss a wide range of topics including undergoing a character change in 2007 where he shaved his head and asked to dirty up his teeth. Here are the highlights, per Wrestling Inc: Vince McMahon pitching the change to him: “I just remember Vince …
Friday’s taped edition of AEW Rampage drew an average of 409,000 viewers on TNT in the preempted 7pm timeslot, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily. This is up 42.51% from the previous week’s taped episode, which drew 287,000 viewers for the Slam Dunk episode in the early 7pm timeslot. This is also up 9.07% …
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Ronald Levin “Ron” Carter is arguably the greatest upright jazz bassist to have ever walked four strings, and he’s literally the most recorded bassist of all time. “With 2,221 individual recording credits, as verified on 15 September 2015,” notes Carter’s website. Making his collective jazz debut on three important LPs: Howard McGhee’s Dusty Blue (Bethlehem, …
The second I encountered Dynaudio’s Focus 200 XD powered loudspeaker at the High End 2015 show in Munich, Germany, it called to me. I wasn’t so much drawn to its unique functions—which I describe below—as by the fact that it could help fill the black hole left by the dismantling of my reference system for …
The Road to Roadblock will continue as tonight’s WWE NXT episode airs live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL. Tonight’s show will open with NXT North American Champion Wes Lee issuing an Open Challenge. Meiko Satomura will be in action tonight as she faces Zoey Stark, and Carmelo Hayes will face Tyler …
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Powerhouse Hobbs is the new AEW TNT Champion. Hobbs defeated Wardlow on this evening’s Dynamite from Sacramento thanks to an assist from QT Marshall, who has not appeared on AEW programming since last year. Marshall attacked Wardlow with a chair, then helped Hobbs double powerbomb Mr. Mayhem off the stage. Wardlow couldn’t beat the …
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It’s a personal thing, perhaps a shortcoming: I don’t care for harps, having never heard a piece of harp music I found appealing. Truthfully, that didn’t suddenly change when I heard French Canadian harpist Isabeau Corriveau perform in the Embassy Suites room outfitted with hi-fi gear from On a Higher Note, distributor Philip O’Hanlon’s company. …
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Jorge Masvidal discusses his brief stint in pro wrestling. The UFC superstar recently spoke with Jim Varsallone about his time in AEW, which saw American Top Team, led by Dan Lambert, feuding with Chris Jericho and the Inner Circle. Masvidal even got physically involved one night and knocked out Chris Jericho with his signature …