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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Top female wrestler reignites old beef to take a jab at Michael Cole's flawed commentary
Michael Cole finds himself in the deep water: Image via Getty WWE botching the most iconic names in the history of the company from time to time is never foreign. Fans should, by now, adjust their ears to it, but unfortunately, the superstars didn't. They are still very finicky about it. Say for the blue brand star Candice LeRae, who stands amongst a few who aren't that satisfied with how the All Women's Night, the second edition of WWE Evolution, went off air past Sunday. The State Farm Arena was all jacked up, cheering for the crazy matches back to back, but out of nowhere, Michael Cole , the veteran commentator, pulled the rug, misnaming the 39-year-old Canadian star who took part in the Women's Battle Royal. No, LeRae didn't move past it without making sure Cole feels the heat. A noteworthy inclusion, it dug out an old beef involving the lead announcer of the red brand and former Women's Champion, Bayley. WWE superstar puts Michael Cole at gunpoint for a recurring mistake During her appearance in the Evolution Battle Royal, WWE veteran commentator Cole accidentally referred to LeRae as former WWE Women's Champion Candice Michelle. The slip of tongue didn't limit to once. He botched it several times, most notably when NXT star Jaida Parker kicked her out of the battle. It was more than a regular fiasco. Making the crowd confused between a comparative newbee to a retired Hall of Famer, and that too from the stage of a PLE, not only disregarded the respective names but also derogated the quality of the business to some extent. LeRae, however, talked about her own through an all-inclusive post-Evolution IG update. 'How's life?' , the not-so-frontline female wrestler asked, but didn't wait for an answer. She continued, ' Well…. Michael Cole keeps screwing up my name (@itsmebayley was right about him apparently), the NXT girls are super disrespectful bullies, and then I came home to my beautiful son…. Who kicked me in the nose and busted me open? Doing great. But hey! I have new merch sooooo…. If anyone is interested in cheering me up…. There's that.'' That one-liner jab seems to be enough for the internet to revisit the infamous inside jokes of WWE involving the Raw commentator and Bayley. What did go wrong between Michael Cole and Bayley? The equation between Bayley and Cole is more like an intense love-hate drama than an absolute rivalry. It's rather funny than ghastly. The members of the Four Horsewomen and the Voice of WWE have been coming for each other's necks for years. The latest one marked a Raw aw night at Cole's hometown, San Jose, California, where Bayley led a humiliating ''Michael Cole is an idiot chant'' It all dates back to the pandemic era of 2020, where the stadiums used to be empty and there were plenty of chances for the performers to closely observe their commentators and vice versa. The SmackDown star started to trash-talk Cole during most of her matches and received engaging fan reaction. So, she kept it alive to date, calling Cole out even on the most random occasions to make it more fun. But don't get it wrong. The duo gelled quite well off-screen. Bayley, in fact, handed the veteran commentator a flower, saying, he's the greatest at what he does. So, there's no real-life bad blood. But regardless, Cole's inclination to commit hilarious botches looks like a serious issue if not treated soon. Also read: Seth Rollins' injury bug breaks the mold of OTC1's much-anticipated return plan | WWE News - Times of India Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Business Upturn
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Business Upturn
Wild Cards Season 3: Release date speculation, cast and plot details – Everything we know so far
By Aman Shukla Published on July 16, 2025, 18:30 IST Last updated July 16, 2025, 11:38 IST Wild Cards is the kind of show that sneaks up on you with its odd-couple charm—a straight-laced detective and a slick con artist solving crimes with a side of snappy banter. After two seasons of quirky cases and growing fan love, everyone's itching to know what's next for Wild Cards Season 3. So, let's dive into the latest on when it might hit screens, who's coming back and what the story could hold. Wild Cards Season 3 Potential Release Date Big news first: Canada's CBC Television said 'yes' to Wild Cards for Season 3 and Season 4 back in May 2025, so we're guaranteed more adventures up north. The bummer? The CW, which brings the show to U.S. fans, hasn't locked in Season 3 yet as of July 2025. Fingers crossed they don't leave us hanging. Looking at how things have gone, Season 2 popped up on CBC and CBC Gem on January 8, 2025, with The CW airing it in the U.S. starting February 5, 2025. Now, Season 3's filming is set to kick off in Vancouver from August 28 to December 3, 2025. If we peek at past schedules—Season 1 wrapped filming in late 2023 and dropped in January 2024—I'm betting we could see Season 3 in Canada around January or maybe February 2026. The U.S. might get it a bit later, like February or March 2026, assuming The CW plays ball. Wild Cards Season 3 Expected Cast The magic of Wild Cards is its cast, especially the spark between the leads. Here's who we're pretty sure will return based on what we know: Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell, the con woman with a knack for thinking on her feet. Fans love her energy—she's like a firecracker in every scene. Giacomo Gianniotti as Cole Ellis, the detective who's all about the rules but keeps getting pulled into Max's wild plans. His Grey's Anatomy vibes add some serious heart. Jason Priestley as George Graham, Max's dad, who pops up now and then to stir the pot with family drama. Terry Chen as Chief Patrick Li, the boss keeping the precinct in line. Michael Xavier as Detective Simmons, a solid team player in the detective crew. Amy Goodmurphy as Detective Yates, who steals scenes with her goofy charm. Fletcher Donovan as Ricky Wilson, another familiar face adding to the mix. Season 2 brought in some big names like Martin Sheen as a slick conman, plus Ally Sheedy, Marie Avgeropoulos, and even Kyle Richards in a fun guest spot. No word yet on whether they'll be back, but Wild Cards loves throwing in surprise guest stars, so expect some fresh faces to shake things up. Wild Cards Season 3 Potential Plot If you're new to Wild Cards , the show follows Cole, a detective stuck on boat duty after a demotion, and Max, a con artist who lands in hot water but gets a shot at freedom by helping Cole solve crimes. Together, they tackle weird cases while chasing redemption—Cole for his career, Max to stay out of jail. It's got that buddy-cop vibe with a comedic twist, like The Mentalist meets Lucifer . The Season 2 finale (no major spoilers here!) dropped a bombshell about the criminal mastermind behind a murder tied to Cole's past, hinting at a bigger conspiracy. It also left Max, George, and Ricky chasing a lead that could unravel some serious secrets. Season 3 will likely pick up these threads, with Cole and Max digging deeper into this mystery while juggling their usual caseload of oddball crimes—think missing butchers or creepy threats on a vampire TV show set, like we've seen before. The show's strength is keeping things light and fun, avoiding the usual will-they-won't-they romance trap. Instead, it leans into Cole and Max's growing trust and clashing styles. Expect more standalone cases with that signature humor, plus some progress on the bigger conspiracy arc. Ahmedabad Plane Crash Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication . A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication ,content writing and copy writing. Aman is currently working as journalist at
The Hill
8 hours ago
- Business
- The Hill
GOP struggles to make up time on 2026 government funding work
House Republicans are trying to rev up their government funding work for fiscal year 2026 after devoting weeks of energy to pushing through President Trump's megabill, but the timeline is slipping ahead of their coming August recess. With about 20 legislative days on the House calendar ahead of a Sept. 30 government shutdown deadline, top GOP negotiators now expect it will take them beyond August to send all 12 funding bills out of committee. 'Our schedule will take us into early September, which is something we wanted to try and avoid, but I think that's where we're at,' House Appropriations Committee Tom Cole (R-Okla.) told reporters on Tuesday. The hold up comes as both chambers are falling behind in hashing out their full-year government bills, making a stopgap funding bill of some kind practically unavoidable to keep the lights on past September. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Tuesday expressed confidence to reporters that House Republicans would be able to 'have well over 60 percent of all government funding' sent to the Senate for consideration before lawmakers 'break for August.' 'So no change to the recess schedule right now. We're holding the calendar,' he said, as the House prepares to take up its annual defense funding bill, which calls for more than $830 billion in discretionary funding for fiscal 2026. But even if the bill passes, the House is staring down a tall challenge to get its remaining funding bills across the floor before the September shutdown deadline. So far, House Republicans have advanced five of their annual appropriations bills out of committee, with plans to mark up two more bills funding the departments of Energy, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation on Thursday. House GOP appropriators said Tuesday that they're seeking $45 billion in cuts to federal funding from current levels, with a nearly 6 percent cut for non-defense programs. But they acknowledge their overall proposed funding topline doesn't go as far as the cuts proposed in President Trump's fiscal 2026 budget. 'We're getting pretty much what he wanted on defense, on veterans and on homeland, which are the three areas that he wanted, increase,' Cole told reporters. 'We cut every other bill. Did we cut as much as they wanted at [the Office of Budget and Management]? No, not in every instance, but we certainly looked at what they've given us thus far and tried to make informed decisions,' Cole said. In its budget request from earlier this year, the Trump administration sought to cut nondefense discretionary spending by $163 billion, or about 23 percent, while boosting dollars for defense programs and immigration enforcement. However, the budget request factors in the latter increases as part of the funding boosts greenlit in Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' that Republicans recently passed separate from the annual appropriations process. In total, House GOP negotiators set their proposed funding topline for fiscal 2026 at about $1.598 trillion, calling for about $892.5 billion for defense programs and $705.6 billion for nondefense programs. Republicans aren't expecting many, if any, Democratic votes to get the bills across, as their colleagues across the aisle have come out strongly against the funding cuts proposed in the bills and a slew of partisan riders in areas like abortion and diversity efforts seen as 'poison pills.' But despite the level of cuts proposed thus far by the House committee, the bills could still ruffle feathers with some hardline conservatives. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), a member of the appropriations committee and the House Freedom Caucus, said Tuesday that he 'liked the president's budget' and that he thinks Republicans 'should hold to those levels.' In a letter addressed senior House appropriators earlier this year, members of the hardline conservative caucus pressed for funding negotiators to write bills 'consistent' with Trump's budget request and to 'reduce non-defense, non-veterans, discretionary spending to pre-COVID levels.' In remarks to reporters on Tuesday, Cole defended the committee's spending bills for cutting spending' and said 'there's no reason why Republicans can't vote for bills that cut spending.' 'Our bills are cutting spending, and these bills, by the way, have to be in a bargaining position where they're gonna have to pass the Senate for Democratic votes,' he said. 'So, this is not reconciliation,' he said, referring to the restrictive process Republicans used this month to pass a major package advancing Trump's tax priorities without Democratic support in the Senate. 'You can't play the game exactly the same way, but these bills all cuts spending.' At the same time, the Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to mark its 12 funding bills to an even higher topline, as Republicans have already begun negotiating with Democrats to craft bipartisan bills that can meet the upper chamber's 60-vote threshold needed to advance most legislation in the Senate. However, only two bills have been reported out of the Senate committee so far, and zero bills have passed the floor. Appropriators on both sides are hopeful to push more legislation out of committee in the coming weeks, but Democrats have warned a Republican effort to claw back funding previously approved by Congress for foreign aid and public broadcasting could jeopardize bipartisan spending talks.
Newsweek
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Adam Cole Was Reportedly Ready To Retire At AEW All In: Texas
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The emotional in-ring segment at AEW All In: Texas, where Adam Cole vacated the TNT Championship, was completely legitimate. According to a new report, the star's wrestling future is now in serious doubt following a legitimate injury. On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Live, host Bryan Alvarez provided details on the situation. He confirmed the severity of Cole's injury and the reality of what fans witnessed at the pay-per-view. A Legitimate Injury To Adam Cole Alvarez reported that Adam Cole suffered a legitimate concussion during his match against Kyle Fletcher on the Thursday night episode of AEW Collision, just two days before All In. "Kyle Fletcher lariated him right in the jaw, and he ended up with a concussion," Alvarez stated (H/T to He stressed that Cole's emotional promo at All In, where he vacated the title, was not part of a storyline. The pain and uncertainty were real. "Everything that you saw on television was 100% legitimate, everything he said, all of it," Alvarez said. Adam Cole's History Of Head Injuries This latest injury is especially concerning given Adam Cole's history with severe concussions. In 2022, he suffered a major concussion at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view that kept him out of action for nine months. During that time, Cole spoke openly about the severity of the injury, which included memory loss and a real fear that he would never be medically cleared to wrestle again. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 09: Adam Cole appears onstage during the All Elite Wrestling Invades New York Comic Con panel during Day 3 of New York Comic Con 2021 at Jacob Javits Center... NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 09: Adam Cole appears onstage during the All Elite Wrestling Invades New York Comic Con panel during Day 3 of New York Comic Con 2021 at Jacob Javits Center on October 09, 2021 in New York City. More For him to suffer another significant concussion after returning from that career-threatening injury puts his future as an in-ring performer in serious jeopardy. The situation was reportedly so serious that Adam Cole was prepared to announce his retirement from professional wrestling live on the pay-per-view. Alvarez revealed that the decision to hold off on a final announcement was made to give Cole time. More news: WWE News: Steve Austin Reveals Real-Life Vince McMahon Confrontation "From what I can gather... he was pretty much ready to go out on Saturday and retire," Alvarez revealed. "And I guess... cooler heads prevailed, and it's exactly what he said. He was like, 'I'm not in the right headspace to make that decision right now.'" Alvarez concluded that Cole's future remains uncertain, and it will be up to Cole to make a final decision when he feels he is ready. In the wake of Cole vacating the TNT Championship, a four-way match was held at All In. The match saw Dustin Rhodes capture the title for the first time in his legendary career. More WWE News: For more on WWE, head to Newsweek Sports
New York Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Connections: Sports Edition hints for July 15, 2025, puzzle No. 295
Need help with today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You've come to the right place. Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores. A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing. Advertisement You can access Tuesday's game here. Game No. 295's difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 Scroll below for one answer in each of the four categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yellow: WOLVES Green: CHELSEA Blue: COLE Purple: TRY The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments! (Illustration: John Bradford / The Athletic)
