Editor’s note: The following originally appeared in this week’s Figure Four Weekly newsletter. Last Sunday promised to be an incredible day of wrestling in Japan and it most certainly delivered as Dragon Gate and Big Japan each produced a top tier Match Of The Year Candidate on their shows, and the New Japan G1 Climax show at Korakuen […]

President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist has announced that he is launching a new foundation aimed at supporting Right-wing populist causes across Europe. Entitled The Movement, the group led by Steve Bannon will aim to lead a revolt across the continent starting with the European parliament elections next spring. Mr Bannon, the former editor of […]

Former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson moves back down at 155 pounds in search of his first Bellator victory in the main event of Bellator 160, airing at 10 PM EST on Spike TV. Henderson will face former featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire in a #1 contender’s bout with the winner getting a shot […]

Imran Khan has been officially crowned winner of Pakistan’s general election, as defeated rivals announced protests demanding new elections following allegations of widespread vote rigging. The former cricketer had a commanding lead in the national assembly and had been expected to form a coalition easily over the coming days, although the protests could throw obstacles in […]

Jesus Alvarado Nieves, best known as Brazo de Oro, a member of one of the most noteworthy trios of all-time, Los Brazos, passed away today from a heart attack. He was 66. Brazo de Oro was the older brother of Super Porky, Brazo de Plata, who was one of the biggest and most enduring stars in modern […]

Donald Trump has called on his attorney general Jeff Sessions to end the Russian election meddling investigation, once again ramping up the rhetoric on the probe overshadowing his presidency.  The US president also distanced himself from Paul Manafort, his former campaign chairman on trial for bank fraud and tax evasion, noting they only worked together […]

Two elderly rebels broke out of a nursing home in Germany to attend a heavy metal festival over the weekend. In what could have been a scene straight out of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, the two men were found among the leather jackets and tattoos at Wacken Open Air […]

There will be "no more cover ups" of sexual abuse in the Church, the Pope has vowed in a letter to all Catholics.  In the groundbreaking document, addressed to the "people of God", Pope Francis admitted that the church had "delayed" the implementation of reforms and asked believers to "join forces in uprooting this culture […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA released Thursday the first of four coaches’ panel rankings for the 2014-15 wrestling season. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. This year’s event is March 19-21 at Scottrade Center […]

Wins on Senior Night by four Gopher seniors provided highlights for the home crowd No. 1 Minnesota’s 17-match winning streak ended on Friday night as the Gophers fell to No. 2 Iowa, 23-12, in front of a crowd of 13,630 at Williams Arena, the second-largest crowd ever to witness a Gopher/Hawkeye dual. The loss is […]