Month: April 2021

At least one Brit doesn’t think Prince Harry should rush home for his beloved grandfather’s funeral. Brexit leader Nigel Farage yanked up his welcome mat in a tweet slamming Harry and wife Meghan Markle for their terse statement on the death of Prince Philip Friday at age 99. “For a couple that do public emotion as a career, this third person and one sentence statement shows their contempt for this great man and the monarchy,” Farage tweeted Friday. “The British public will not welcome Harry and Meghan back, even for the funeral,” he added. Buckingham Palace confirmed Saturday that Prince Harry, 36, will indeed make the trip home for the first time in a little more than a year to attend Prince Philip’s funeral — and that Markle won’t be with him. ...

After a poorly received 2019 release, WWE and 2K took a year off to retool their video game franchise. But we knew they’d return, and on Night One of WrestleMania 37 on Sat., April 10, they announced the comeback. Said announcement is very light on details, consisting of the above teaser video and this press release: During the WrestleMania 37 broadcast, 2K and Visual Concepts revealed the very first teaser video for WWE® 2K22, featuring both live-action and stunning in-game footage of WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio. In the teaser, Rey Mysterio, a high-flying lucha libre legend and one of the most exciting and decorated Superstars in WWE history, slips on his iconic mask, enters the ring, sets up his opponent, Cesaro, and connects with his electrifying 619 signature move. The video c...

Last year’s winner of Mrs. World, a beauty pageant for married women, said she would return her crown after she snatched one off the head of the 2021 winner of Mrs. Sri Lanka World, claiming that she was divorced — a violation of pageant rules. Pushpika de Silva had just been crowned Mrs. Sri Lanka World at a pageant in Colombo, Sri Lanka, last weekend when Caroline Jurie, the 2020 Mrs. World winner, took the stage and announced that “there is a rule that you have to be married and not divorced.” “So,” she said, “I’m taking my first step saying that the crown goes to the first runner-up.” Ms. Jurie, 28, then pulled the crown off Ms. de Silva’s head, pulling her hair in the process, before placing it on the runner-up, who was holding back tears and later gave an acceptance speech. Ms. de ...

Dwayne the swamp! Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson added fresh fuel to his rumored plans for a White House bid with a coy tweet on a poll that found surprising levels of support for the idea. “Not sure our Founding Fathers ever envisioned a six-four, bald, tattooed, half-Black, half-Samoan, tequila drinking, pick up truck driving, fanny pack wearing guy joining their club,” the beloved “Jumanji” actor and former pro wrestler tweeted Friday. “But if it ever happens it’d be my honor to serve the people,” he added. A poll of more than 30,000 Americans conducted by Piplsay found nearly half of respondents — 46 percent — willing to consider the candidacy of a future President Rock. Johnson, 48, has been teasing the idea of a political career since at least...

WrestleMania 37 has finally arrived, and it's already been quite the ride as the two-night extravaganza gets underway on Saturday night. Vince McMahon welcomed back the WWE Universe and Bebe Rexha performed her rendition of "America the Beautiful" before Michael Cole informed us as the match card was set to begin that the festivities were being delayed due to inclement weather. That delay has passed, though, and now we're set for a loaded Night 1 of action at WrestleMania 37 in Tampa.  In the main event, Sasha Banks will defend the SmackDown women's championship against 2021 Royal Rumble winner Bianca Belair. It will be just the second time in WWE history that women will main event a WrestleMania card, and Banks and Belair will be the first Black women to battle one-...

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