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WWE SmackDown Results: Cody Rhodes Steals John Cena's Belt, JC Mateo Debuts With Win
Last Updated: John Cena and Logan Paul took the spotlight on the latest edition of WWE Smackdown. But this time the duo were attacked by the former tag-team champions, Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes. The latest episode of WWE SmackDown, aired on May 30, opened with Bianca Blair making a return to the ring with a splint on her broken finger. She was confronted by her former best friend, Naomi. Jade Cargil showed up and attacked Naomi and threw her out of the ring. Jade Cargil came forward and challenged both Jax and Naomi in the first match of the night. Later on the show, 21-year-old JC Mateo, backed by Solo Sikoa's Bloodline, made his WWE debut against R-Truth. Jacob Fatu was also part of the episode, appearing in a Money in the Bank qualifier match against Andrade and Carmelo Hayes. A tag-team dispute unfolded backstage, with The Street Profits showing off their title. They were interrupted by Faxiom, who claimed that their title match was troubled by the Wyatt Sicks. Motor City Machine Gun and DIY also engaged in trash talk when Wyatt Sicks came out amid darkness. Uncle Howdy went hard on the other tag teams and took down all of them one by one. Los Garza clashed against the pair of Rey Fenix and Je'Von Evans, while Zelina Vega and Alba Fyre went head-to-head in a singles match. After the MIB Qualifier match, Cody Rhodes entered the ring, and the crowd started mocking John Cena. Rhodes vowed to reclaim the WWE title, beating Cena, before introducing his new tag-team partner, Jey Uso. Logan Paul joined Cena in the ring and accused Jey of cheating in their last Heavyweight Championship match. A sudden brawl broke out, as Rhodes and Jey attacked Paul and Cena, showcasing some big moves. At the end of the episode, Rhodes stole Cena's belt and flaunted it in front of fans, while Jey also lifted his title with pride. Los Garza vs Rey Fenix & Je'Von Evans: Los Garza made the most out of a distraction and shelled out their finisher to win the tag-team bout. Zelina Vega vs Alba Fyre: Vega comfortably sealed the deal, hitting Fyre with the Code Red. Money In The Bank Qualifier: Fatu was baffled by the intervention of Sikoa and Mateo, which helped Andrade knock down Carmelo Hayes with the message to earn the MIB spot. First Published:
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a day ago
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President Trump Says He'd ‘Look at the Facts' When Considering Potential Diddy Pardon
Diddy is currently on trial in New York for sex trafficking and racketeering. While the trial is still in its early stages, President Donald Trump was asked about potentially pardoning the Bad Boy mogul, and Trump admitted it's something he'd consider. During an Oval Office briefing on Friday (May 30), Trump was asked about pardoning Diddy by Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy and said he'd 'look at the facts' of the case, while adding that his turbulent relationship with Combs wouldn't impact his decision. More from Billboard Alex Warren & Jelly Roll (Almost) Lead a Medieval Revolution in New 'Bloodline' Video Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote! Santana Teams Up With Grupo Frontera for 'Me Retiro': 'They Have So Much Joy and I Relate to That' 'Nobody's asked, but I know people are thinking about it,' he said. 'I think some people have been really close to asking. First of all, I'd look at what's happening and I haven't watched it too closely.' While Trump and Diddy used to be cool — the president even called him a 'good friend' in 2012 when he hosted The Apprentice — things changed when Trump took over the White House. 'I haven't spoken to him in years,' Trump said. 'He used to really like me a lot. I think when I ran for politics, that relationship busted up. … I would certainly look at the facts. If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don't like me, it wouldn't have any impact on me.' Diddy's trial is expected to last into July. He's facing a potential life sentence if convicted on all charges. Trump made plenty of headlines this week, with a pardon for YoungBoy Never Broke Again and commuting the federal life sentences of former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, who has been imprisoned since 1973. While YoungBoy untangled from his federal cases, Hoover is still on the hook in Illinois for the remainder of a 200-year sentence for the 1973 murder of drug dealer William 'Pooky' of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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2 days ago
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'Spiritually orgasmic': How Paul Heyman invaded Studio 54 with pro-wrestling at just 19 years old
Paul Heyman is the definition of a wrestling visionary. The 59-year-old pro-wrestling lifer has found success uncovering the next idea rather than iterating on the last idea, leading him to — among other things — launch the beloved ECW promotion in the 1990s, and become the catalyst behind the Bloodline gimmick which revived WWE's business in the 2020s. Yet that ability to see the angles and advance forward began at the very start of his career, his first-ever event: Wrestle Party 1985, held at New York's legendary nightclub Studio 54. Yes, at 19 years old, still too young to drink, Heyman found himself booking Studio 54. Advertisement Heyman started his career as a magazine photographer and used that access — and a Pro Wrestling USA show counter-programmed against WrestleMania — as a chance to open a door. 'There was a charity event taking place at Studio 54," Heyman told Uncrowned. "And I happened to know the press agent for the event, and I called them and said, 'Listen, I have these wrestling stars off of national television. If you let me come to this event with my camera, I'll bring some of the wrestlers with me. I'll take a bunch of pictures, and I'll guarantee you at least one magazine cover, if not three,' because I was in control of three wrestling magazines that were distributed internationally on the newsstand. "So I got in the Studio 54 that night with a bunch of the Pro Wrestling USA stars, and I was at the main bar talking to a very famous nightclub impresario named Worsham Rudd, who had been in the New York City nightclub business for decades. He was the director at Studio 54. So while this was happening, the head photographer was drunk off his ass and started throwing vodka bottles at some of the bartenders, one of whom, by the way, was Christopher Meloni, who ends up becoming this tremendous television star for many, many years. And security tackles the head photographer and throws them out the front door.' Heyman used that melee to find an opening. Advertisement 'Where there's chaos, there's opportunity," he said. "And I turned to Worsham Rudd and said, 'Well, isn't that your house photographer?' And Rudd says, 'Well, he was.' And I said, 'Well, then you're in need of a new house photographer,' to which Rudd replied, 'Well, I am.' And I offered my services — and was hired on the spot, started the next night. 'So as this is happening, and now I'm the house photographer at Studio 54, I started getting [newspaper] placement for some of the celebrities who were coming in [the club] — the New York Post, and the Daily News, and Newsday, and the Village Voice, because I would give the pictures to all the New York newspapers instead of trying to peddle them and get paid for them. 'I got a job as not only the house photographer, but as an in-house publicist. And from that position, an opportunity opened up when there was a raid on so much of the power players at Studio by Steve Cohn, who was opening up the Palladium on 14th Street. And because of that, Friday nights became wide open, and I stepped in to promote and produce Friday Nights at Studio 54, all when I'm 19 years old.' Though still too young to even legally enter a nightclub, Heyman suddenly found himself as one of the most powerful people in the New York nightlife industry. 'So one of the first things that I did was I called the WWF, and I asked for Hulk Hogan and/or Roddy Piper, but they were on the west coast," he recalled. "And so I ended up calling Jim Crockett Promotions and I got Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, and Magnum TA … they were going to be in Philadelphia that night, and Crockett arranged for a private jet when the show was over for Flair and Dusty and Magnum to fly to New York to get all this publicity. Advertisement "Since I was doing that, I figured I'd also promote a match. And we presented Bam Bam Bigelow's pro-wrestling debut on the very same night' Heyman's connection with Bigelow and the collapse of the New York City nightclub scene soon led to his next act. 'Studio 54 was caught in the insurance crunch in New York City and closed down," he said. "Bam Bam Bigelow nagged me into debuting as a manager to just try it for no other reason, but because if I could get in as a performer and establish myself as a top act, from there, I could use that platform to start giving people instructions from behind the scenes. 'So it's the old adage of an actor saying, 'But what I really want to do is direct.' I really wanted to write and direct and produce, and realized I had to perform to get the credibility in order to the other things that I'd always dreamed of.' Heyman was such a hit as a manager that he quickly found himself in a huge money program at age 20 in the Memphis, Tennessee territory, managing Tommy Rich and Austin Idol for their legendary feud with Jerry Lawler. Bigelow rode in to team with Lawler and suggested his friend Heyman. Advertisement It was a feud which climaxed with a hair vs. hair match between Lawler and Idol, where Heyman — aka Paul E. Dangerously — promised to refund the fans their money if Lawler beat his client. The match saw Idol, Rich and Dangerously shave Lawler's head, after Rich came out from under the ring to interfere. 'I don't know, even to this day, if the anger in the crowd was because they weren't going to get their money back, or because we had hidden Tommy Rich under the ring and blatantly screwed Jerry Lawler, the long long-time local hero, in a hair match in which his head was going to get shaved, which at the time was the ultimate insult that you could do to a professional wrestler,' Heyman said. 'What was it like? Exhilarating. 100% out of control, spiritually orgasmic exhilaration, because at 21 years old, and only a few months into performing, I knew I was part of a truly historic moment that was about to put me on the map, and I'm not even six months into the business. Advertisement "There are people that go through the indies and the territories for 10 years before they get a break. And here I am in a history-making storyline in a moment in the Mid-South Coliseum that was absolutely going to live on for decades to come, and a genuine headline-grabbing event that I'm right in the middle of. So there are people who wait forever for their break — and here I was, smack dab in the middle of it, months into my debut.' That feud launched Heyman, who seemingly overnight found himself on ESPN managing AWA's champions The Original Midnight Express and onto Crockett television, all before his 21st birthday. Chaos creates opportunity, after all. And no one in wrestling has ever captured that opportunity better.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
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Topher Grace (Yes, Topher Grace) Is an Opium Kingpin in Netflix's 'The Waterfront' Trailer
Do not mess with Topher Grace — and not just because he was once (the super weird choice to play) Venom. On Thursday, Netflix released the trailer for upcoming family-drug-dealing drama The Waterfront, which looks sort of like Ozark meets Bloodline (with a bit of Virgin River), set in North Carolina. All eight episodes premiere on June 19. More from The Hollywood Reporter Thomas Haden Church Is Here to Help the Shop - and Will's Erections - in 'Tires' Season 2 Trailer (Exclusive) 'Sirens' Review: Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock and Julianne Moore Star in Netflix's Erratic Slice of Affluence Porn Meghann Fahy Compares 'Sirens' to 'White Lotus': "Everyone's Obsessed With Wealth" Kevin Williamson's (Scream, Dawson's Creek, The Vampire Diaries) The Waterfront is 'inspired by true events,' per Netflix. What true events? We Googled and found nothing — so we asked Netflix directly (twice). 'Kevin pulled from his own real-life upbringing in N.C.,' a spokesperson for the show told The Hollywood Reporter. 'It is not a 1:1 adaptation, but drew inspiration from.' It must have been some upbringing… 'For decades, the Buckley family has ruled Havenport, North Carolina, dominating everything from the local fishing industry to the town's restaurant scene,' reads Netflix's logline for The Waterfront. 'But their fishing empire has started to crumble as patriarch Harlan Buckley (Holt McCallany) recovers from two heart attacks, and his wife Belle (Maria Bello) and son Cane (Jake Weary) venture into the deep end to keep the family businesses afloat.' Harlan probably shouldn't be punching people so much after two heart attacks.'As their attempts spiral out of control and into treacherous waters, Harlan steps back in to take command,' the synopsis continues. 'Facing her own demons, Buckley daughter Bree (Melissa Benoist) — an addict in recovery who's lost custody of her son — finds herself entangled in a complicated relationship that could threaten the family's future forever.' The family soon finds itself entangled in a major opioid operation, led by Grace, defending their new emerging empire via fists, guns and sharks. You read that right. In addition to Williamson, Ben Fast executive produces for the aptly named (for this series) Outerbanks Entertainment; The Waterfront filmed in Wilmington and Southport, North Carolina. Michael Narducci and Marcos Siega also executive produce the series, which is a Universal Television production. The Waterfront also stars Rafael L. Silva, Humberly González, Danielle Campbell and Brady Hepner, and guest stars Grace, Dave Annable, Michael Gaston, Gerardo Celasco and Zach Roerig. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
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23-05-2025
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Alex Warren Teams Up With Jelly Roll for Stomping Country Single ‘Bloodline'
Alex Warren is breaking generational chains with some help from Jelly Roll. On Thursday (May 22), the two singers released their new collaboration, 'Bloodline.' The country-fied single finds the TikTok sensation-turned-pop singer ruminating over the ties that bind, as he sings, 'Take that pain, pass it down like photos on the wall/ Momma said, 'Your dad's to blame, but that's his daddy's fault'/ Oh, there's no one left to call,' over tense acoustic guitar. More from Billboard Here's Everyone Jelly Roll Brought Out During His Guest-Heavy Stagecoach Headlining Set Tory Lanez Is Being Transferred to a New Prison After Being Stabbed, His Dad Says Aaron Paul Opens Up About Tracking Down Tour Managers to Get Bands to Perform in His Living Room The song soon breaks into a stomp-and-clap chorus where Warren promises, 'From where you came isn't who you are/ Oh, my brother/ You don't have to follow in your bloodline,' before tossing the mic to Jelly Roll for a growling second versW. In April, Warren made a surprise appearance during Jelly Roll's Stagecoach set, where the duo performed the song live for the first time ahead of its release, as well as the singer/songwriter's breakthrough hit single 'Ordinary.' The studio version of 'Bloodline' arrives in the wake of 'Ordinary,' reaching a new high of No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this month (chart dated May 10). The week of May 19, the hard-hitting gospel-inflected anthem simultaneously topped both Billboard Global tallies for the first time, adding to its quickly compounding chart successes that also includes Warren's first Streaming Songs chart-topper and nine consecutive weeks and counting spent at No. 1 in the U.K. Meanwhile, Jelly Roll has kept busy since his Stagecoach appearance by hitting the road with Post Malone on the ongoing Big Ass Stadium Tour and performing with Shaboozey at the 2025 ACM Awards. Earlier this week, Jelly also welcomed Eminem onstage in Detroit for a surprise duet version of 'Lose Yourself.' Stream Warren and Jelly Roll's 'Bloodline' below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
