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In case you didn’t know… On December 10, 2016, it was announced that Cody Rhodes joined the Bullet Club. His first match as a member took place at Wrestle Kingdom 11 in 2017 where he defeated Juice Robinson. The heart of the matter After the Golden Lovers of Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi defeated The Young Bucks in a completely thrilling 40-minute match, Rhodes would storm the ring and get in the face of Matt Jackson....

In case you didn’t know… This award recognizes those bookers that use their creative intelligence and understanding of the intricacies of pro wrestling to create storylines and matches that yield a huge return. Previous winners include: Giant Baba for his booking of All Japan Pro-Wrestling during the early 1990s, Paul Heyman for his ECW promotion, Vince McMahon for his booking of the golden years of the Austin/Attitude Era, and Gabe Sapolsky for booking Ring of Honor during its strong early years during the mid-2000s....

In case you didn’t know… During last year’s NJPW: Power Struggle event former NJPW Young Lion Jay White made his return to the promotion portraying a new gimmick called Switchblade. White, first made his NJPW debut in 2015 but was shortly after sent to a foreign excursion by NJPW management. The 25-year-old shortly after started working for promotions like RevPro and Ring of Honor and during his time with ROH, Jay wrestled in some top profile matches against the likes of Christopher Daniels, Will Ospreay and more....

In case you didn’t know… The Bullet Club logo is one of the most recognizable images in professional wrestling - and probably THE most recognizable logo to never appear on WWE - aside from members of the WWE Universe wearing the T-shirts. While the Bullet Club has taken the wrestling world by storm, the logo has even found mainstream success with Hot Topic stocking the T-shirt, featuring many variations of the legendary logo....

Wrestle Kingdom 13 is less than two months away and the biggest event in New Japan Pro Wrestling is shaping up to be a memorable night that fans will never forget. According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the company plans to add another huge match to an already stacked card, which involves Kota Ibushi. In case you didn’t know… Kota Ibushi has had a strong year in New Japan Pro Wrestling....

Fernandez is the fourth Marlin to win the award. MORE: AL winner Fernandez made 28 starts before the Marlins ended his season with a predetermined innings cap. He had a 2.16 ERA and led the NL by allowing just 5.8 hits per nine innings. In his 172 2/3 innings, he allowed just 111 hits, 10 homers and 58 walks while striking out 187. Because the Marlins were being careful with their young righthander—Fernandez turned 21 on July 31—he wasn’t able to complete any of his games....

The bad news for the Cubs is that, a night after striking out nine times in 7.2 innings against Matt Harvey in a 4-2 loss in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, Chicago has to deal with Noah Syndergaard.MORE: Best photos from the NLCS | Matt Harvey leads Mets over Cubs | Series schedule “Syndergaard, I know he’s a soft-throwing right-hander, right?” Cubs catcher Miguel Montero said sarcastically....

A recent survey from Kaiser Health Foundation found that 66% of parents with children between the ages of 5 and 11 were worried that the COVID-19 vaccine may negatively impact their child’s fertility in the future. This concern poses a serious challenge to getting most U.S. children vaccinated, which is a crucial part of increasing national vaccination rates and ending the pandemic. And it’s based on a claim experts say is simply untrue....

Unless, Chicago sports law professor and Sporting News contributor Cari Grieb said, the exiled quarterback has concrete proof he has not yet shown, including in the grievance. The details of the NFL’s and teams’ refusal to sign Kaepernick and their reaction to players’ protests during the national anthem, Grieb added, do not count as “a clear preponderance of the evidence” (as described in Articles 17 of the collective bargaining agreement) that any of them — by definition, two or more teams, or the league and at least one team — agreed to keep Kaepernick out of the league....

Army and Rutgers were scheduled to play at the stadium on Nov. 21, but that won’t happen. The game will be moved to Army’s on-campus stadium at West Point, N.Y., according to the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y. “I don’t think there’s any more games (at Yankee Stadium) for a while,” Army AD Boo Corrigan said. “But if we were going to play one of those games against a bigger school, we would have the ability to do that....

Belotti shines in Italy win Having joined Inter from Manchester City in 2015, Jovetic spent the second half of the 2016-17 season on loan at Sevilla - netting seven goals and adding five assists as Sevilla secured Champions League qualification. Sevilla reportedly have an option to purchase the 27-year-old for €13.5million, although it is said that clause expires on June 15. And Sabatini insists that there will be no negotiation on that fee if the Andalusian club are to sign Jovetic, whose reportedly lofty wages could prove a stumbling block in any deal....

The U.S. Energy Department said that nine Louisiana refineries were forced to close, at least temporarily, due to the storm. Those refineries collectively account for about 13 percent of the nation’s refining capacity, and cannot restart until power and other utilities in the area are restored. However, analysts say they do not expect any major shortages partially because Gulf Coast inventories of gasoline and other petroleum products were higher than normal for this time of year....

However, despite the friendly community that goes hand-in-hand with the likes of No Man’s Sky, some people are noticing that their worlds have become messed with by others. When logging in, they’re seeing that their base has been covered with decals and items that make it look like some sort of “infestation.” RELATED: Ori Director Calls No Man’s Sky, Cyberpunk Makers ‘Snake Oil Salesmen’ The game is known not only for its space exploration but also for the ability to build bases....

The Ligue 1 leaders’ hopes of turning around a 3-1 first-leg deficit in the last-16 tie were dealt a hammer blow when Neymar suffered a broken metatarsal in the 3-0 Ligue 1 win over Marseille a week ago. To compound matters, Mbappe sustained an ankle injury against the same opponents in the Coupe de France but the teenage France forward is ready to face Zinedine Zidane’s European champions. Speaking at a pre-match news conference, PSG head coach Unai Emery said: " Kylian Mbappe trained normally with the squad yesterday....

FIFA’s decision to expand the World Cup to 48 teams is one of the most contentious and significant adjustments to have hit the game for a while, but it seems there are even more to come! While the game’s flagship international tournament is set for an overhaul, FIFA’s chief officer for technical development, Marco van Basten, has said the way the sport itself is played could be altered too....

According to a report by Adobe, the Nintendo Switch was one of the best-selling items on the web last week. It ranked as the best-selling item on November 22nd, Thanksgiving day, and Black Friday. The only day it was bested by competing hardware was on Saturday the 25th, when the Xbox One X managed to outsell it. While we can’t confirm the accuracy of Adobe’s report at this time, the results do make sense....

As a result, Nintendo has been steadily clarifying details on their system as well as discussing a lot of “possibilities” - further corroborating the position that the Wii U reveal was more of a “proof of concept” unveiling - not a fully-formed announcement. That said, whether or not the Wii U made a strong debut at E3 - there’s no doubt that Nintendo has successfully kept the console on the front page of video game news blogs around the internet, with one Wii U detail after another....

New Jersey state Senate President Steve Sweeney said no discussion as to whether to move with the bill to ban smoking sitting in the state Legislature have been had. Recently re-elected Democratic Governor Phil Murphy said he will sign the bill if it is approved by lawmakers, The Associated Press reported. However, Sweeney, who was defeated in the re-election, didn’t appear to be in any hurry to consider it Thursday....

However, the dream of seeing Ishii become the IWGP World Champion fell through last night at Destruction in Hiroshima. Tomohiro Ishii is a stellar competitor and his time will hopefully come one day. Kenny Omega looks forward to facing Ibushi next, hopefully not too soon though the Wrestle Kingdom road is long. Meanwhile, Hiroshi Tanahashi gets one step closer to another Wrestle Kingdom main event if he can defeat perennial rival Kazuchika Okada for his G1 Climax Briefcase....