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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Report: The Latest On Alberto Del Rio's WWE Status
What is the latest on Alberto Del Rio and WWE following the acquisition of AAA last month? When WWE announced last month during WrestleMania 41 weekend that it had acquired the Mexican wrestling promotion AAA, all eyes shifted to current AAA Mega Champion Alberto El Patron (Alberto Del Rio), who the company has had less than a positive relationship with in recent years. So much so, it was reported multiple times that WWE had no interest in working with Del Rio ever again. Advertisement Despite that, rumors persisted following the acquisition that Del Rio had signed a deal with WWE to remain with AAA. But we still don't know if that's entirely accurate. In an update on the situation from Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp (via Fightful Select), one source has informed him that 'it's hard to believe that it's an accident or coincidence' that Alberto is currently scheduled to defend the AAA Mega Championship against El Hijo del Vikingo one week before WWE and AAA's Worlds Collide event. With another source stating the following regarding Del Rio's potential WWE status: 'Even if they keep Del Rio in the company, that belt is almost surely coming off of him.' Advertisement While Vikingo is scheduled to be a big part of the partnership going forward, Del Rio's status for Worlds Collide remains uncertain. Stay tuned to WrestleZone for more information as it becomes available. READ MORE: Alberto El Patron Suspended From Competing In Tijuana After Recent Incident With Fan What do you make of this report? Do you want to see Alberto Del Rio working with WWE again? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below. The post Report: The Latest On Alberto Del Rio's WWE Status appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Alberto Del Rio sparks chaos on talk show amid WWE return rumors
Image via WWE Former WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio has once again found himself at the center of controversy after a shocking altercation on a live Mexican talk show. Known for his fiery temper and past disciplinary issues, Del Rio - now wrestling under the name Alberto El Patron - was involved in a physical confrontation that has sparked widespread debate online and may jeopardize his rumored return to WWE. Heated segment turns violent on Mexican TV The incident occurred during an appearance on the TV Azteca morning show Venga La Alegría, where Del Rio was promoting his upcoming AAA Mega Championship defense against El Hijo del Vikingo. Tensions flared when a video message introduced Vikingo's father, who unexpectedly walked onto the set. The situation quickly spiraled out of control as Del Rio ripped off his own shirt and began assaulting Vikingo's father, punching him repeatedly while production staff and security attempted to intervene. Footage of the moment shows Del Rio throwing a chair and getting physical with a show crew member, prompting a woman to scream for him to leave the set. He eventually stormed off, leaving chaos in his wake. This isn't the first time Del Rio has crossed the line. He was previously released by WWE in 2014 for what the company described as "unprofessional conduct" after slapping a staff member over an alleged racist remark. Despite multiple controversies over the years, recent reports suggest that WWE has been in talks to re-sign him as part of a broader deal with AAA talent. WWE comeback in doubt? Super Luchas' Editor-in-Chief Ernesto Ocamo recently claimed that WWE has signed several AAA stars - including Del Rio, El Hijo del Vikingo, and others - with speculation that they may appear at the upcoming WWE Worlds Collide event in June. Del Rio is currently AAA's reigning Mega Champion, but many fans now believe the title may be transferred to Vikingo soon, potentially clearing the way for Del Rio's return to WWE programming. Reactions to the incident have been mixed. While some fans speculated the fight may have been a kayfabe (scripted) moment to promote the upcoming match, others criticized Del Rio for his erratic behavior. 'Triple H won't want loose cannons like him back,' one fan wrote on social media. With WWE looking to clean up its image and focus on global expansion, Del Rio's latest outburst raises serious questions about whether he truly fits into the company's long-term plans. For now, fans will have to wait and watch if this shocking act was part of a storyline - or the latest in a series of real-life missteps.
NBC Sports
16-05-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
It doesn't matter if the Cowboys and Micah Parsons have a "handshake deal"
A social-media dustup (not the Del Rio kind) broke out on Thursday regarding the question of whether the Cowboys and linebacker Micah Parsons have a 'handshake deal' on a new contract. Clarence E. Hill, Jr. of All City DLLS reports that a handshake deal exists. However, Parsons disputes it. It doesn't matter. Handshake deals are meaningless. They're unenforceable. They're not worth the paper they're not printed on. The NFL has a specific procedure for executing player contracts. The document must be reduced to writing. The player's NFLPA-certified agent must be involved. The deal must be approved by the NFL. No informal agreement matters until the final deal is done. And if, as it appears, owner/G.M. Jerry Jones threw an arm around Parsons's shoulder and spouted off a few numbers and Parsons nodded along, it doesn't mean jack diddly squat. Even if they capped it with a handshake. The law of every state requires certain types of contracts (e.g., real estate transfers) to be reduced to writing. The law of the NFL, as set forth in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and by the mandates of the NFL's Management Council, requires every player contract to be in writing. And signed. And approved. Even if Parsons verbally agreed to every single term of the deal, it does not matter until the contract is signed, sealed, and delivered to 345 Park Avenue for final approval. Until then, the player can change his mind. The team can change its mind. The entire issue of whether they shook hands on it obscures the deeper problem with the Cowboys' way of doing business. Why dick around with a handshake deal when it's fairly simple to sit down and hammer out a formal agreement? The Cowboys love to wait for a ticking clock. Maybe they think it makes things more interesting. It definitely doesn't make things cheaper. And it doesn't create cap space that can be used on other players. Again, we're not saying there was or wasn't or is or isn't a handshake deal. We're saying that it doesn't matter, one way or the other. All that matters is whether the Cowboys and Parsons's agent agree on the key terms, print out the paperwork, sign it, and send it in. In the time it took me to hunt and peck this blurb, they could have gotten half of the work done.
CNN
13-05-2025
- Climate
- CNN
Texas is feeling an early heat wave. It's a sign of a long, hot summer to come
Extreme temperatures Climate changeFacebookTweetLink Follow A dangerous round of early season extreme heat is on tap for parts of Texas this week in a prelude to what's expected to be an abnormally hot summer across much of the United States. Long-standing records could fall across central and southwest Texas, including in Austin and San Antonio, as temperatures reach highs that would be unusual for mid-summer, let alone early-to-mid May. More than 6 million people in Texas are under heat advisories from the National Weather Service Tuesday and Wednesday, with one forecast office calling this early-season heat wave 'potentially historic.' In Austin, Wednesday's high of 107 degrees would make it the hottest day in May on record there. Tuesday's high of 104 degrees would be the hottest temperature on record so early in the year, and the third-earliest date to hit triple-digits there. Temperatures in San Antonio could reach at least 103 degrees for three straight days starting Tuesday, a streak that has never been set there during May and is rare in any month. Del Rio's high on Wednesday of 110 degrees would be the earliest it has hit 100 degrees and would tie for the 12th-hottest day on record. It would also be just 5 degrees shy of tying the city's all-time record of 115 degrees. Millions of people in central Texas, including the Austin metro area, will be in the National Weather Service's 'major' heat risk Wednesday. Such heat 'affects anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration,' the agency warns. Parts of southern Texas, near the Mexico border, are forecast to be at risk of 'extreme' heat—an unusually early appearance in the year for the highest risk level. San Antonio and parts of the greater Houston area are at risk of 'major' heat Thursday. The heat is likely to pose a serious health threat simply because it's the first heat wave of the season, and an early one, coming before people have become accustomed to high temperatures. 'The risk for heat related illness is higher than normal,' the Austin-San Antonio forecast office cautioned, particularly for vulnerable groups including the elderly and young children. The unseasonably high temperatures could also stress Texas' power grid with record or near-record demand. Texas, with its independent grid, is no stranger to extreme weather-related electricity problems, whether by heat waves or cold snaps. However, the state has added large amounts of solar power and battery storage since its winter power crisis in 2021. Human-caused climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme heat events in the US and around the globe. And it's supercharging Texas heat: Climate change has made San Antonio's forecast high temperature on Wednesday about five times more likely than it would have been without fossil fuel pollution, according to the nonprofit research group Climate Central. Before 2022, San Antonio had only seen two heat waves during which there were three straight days with highs of 105 degrees or hotter – this week could potentially bring the sixth such stretch in the last three years if temperatures climb just 1 to 2 degrees higher than currently forecast. Heat is by far the deadliest form of severe weather in the US, killing on average twice as many people a year as tornadoes and hurricanes combined. While summer heat elbows its way into spring, the actual summer months are shaping up to be warmer than normal for the entire US. The latest forecast from the Climate Prediction Center paints a very toasty picture from June through August: Above average temperatures are likely over the Lower 48, Alaska and Hawaii this summer. A sizzling summer is most likely in the West and parts of the South and Northeast — an outlook strikingly similar to last summer's predictions. Last summer was the second-warmest on record for the West and the warmest on record for the Southwest. The Northeast had its fourth-warmest summer. The summer outlook also includes a concerning precipitation trend for a large portion of the US that goes hand-in-hand with prolonged heat: Drier than normal conditions are expected for portions of the West, Midwest and much of the Plains. Dryness and heat are cyclical. The hotter an area becomes, the more it dries out, which could be a recipe for new or worsening drought. A dry area will then get even hotter as most of the sun's energy goes into heating the ground, with little energy lost to evaporation of wet soil. It's the opposite story for the East and Southeast, where wetter than normal conditions are likely — a projection that could be due in part to forecasts for an active hurricane season. Combine that with the anticipated heat, and it could be a humid summer for these areas. CNN Meteorologist Brandon Miller contributed to this report.
CNN
13-05-2025
- Climate
- CNN
Texas is feeling an early heat wave. It's a sign of a long, hot summer to come
A dangerous round of early season extreme heat is on tap for parts of Texas this week in a prelude to what's expected to be an abnormally hot summer across much of the United States. Long-standing records could fall across central and southwest Texas, including in Austin and San Antonio, as temperatures reach highs that would be unusual for mid-summer, let alone early-to-mid May. More than 6 million people in Texas are under heat advisories from the National Weather Service Tuesday and Wednesday, with one forecast office calling this early-season heat wave 'potentially historic.' In Austin, Wednesday's high of 107 degrees would make it the hottest day in May on record there. Tuesday's high of 104 degrees would be the hottest temperature on record so early in the year, and the third-earliest date to hit triple-digits there. Temperatures in San Antonio could reach at least 103 degrees for three straight days starting Tuesday, a streak that has never been set there during May and is rare in any month. Del Rio's high on Wednesday of 110 degrees would be the earliest it has hit 100 degrees and would tie for the 12th-hottest day on record. It would also be just 5 degrees shy of tying the city's all-time record of 115 degrees. Millions of people in central Texas, including the Austin metro area, will be in the National Weather Service's 'major' heat risk Wednesday. Such heat 'affects anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration,' the agency warns. Parts of southern Texas, near the Mexico border, are forecast to be at risk of 'extreme' heat—an unusually early appearance in the year for the highest risk level. San Antonio and parts of the greater Houston area are at risk of 'major' heat Thursday. The heat is likely to pose a serious health threat simply because it's the first heat wave of the season, and an early one, coming before people have become accustomed to high temperatures. 'The risk for heat related illness is higher than normal,' the Austin-San Antonio forecast office cautioned, particularly for vulnerable groups including the elderly and young children. The unseasonably high temperatures could also stress Texas' power grid with record or near-record demand. Texas, with its independent grid, is no stranger to extreme weather-related electricity problems, whether by heat waves or cold snaps. However, the state has added large amounts of solar power and battery storage since its winter power crisis in 2021. Human-caused climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme heat events in the US and around the globe. And it's supercharging Texas heat: Climate change has made San Antonio's forecast high temperature on Wednesday about five times more likely than it would have been without fossil fuel pollution, according to the nonprofit research group Climate Central. Before 2022, San Antonio had only seen two heat waves during which there were three straight days with highs of 105 degrees or hotter – this week could potentially bring the sixth such stretch in the last three years if temperatures climb just 1 to 2 degrees higher than currently forecast. Heat is by far the deadliest form of severe weather in the US, killing on average twice as many people a year as tornadoes and hurricanes combined. While summer heat elbows its way into spring, the actual summer months are shaping up to be warmer than normal for the entire US. The latest forecast from the Climate Prediction Center paints a very toasty picture from June through August: Above average temperatures are likely over the Lower 48, Alaska and Hawaii this summer. A sizzling summer is most likely in the West and parts of the South and Northeast — an outlook strikingly similar to last summer's predictions. Last summer was the second-warmest on record for the West and the warmest on record for the Southwest. The Northeast had its fourth-warmest summer. The summer outlook also includes a concerning precipitation trend for a large portion of the US that goes hand-in-hand with prolonged heat: Drier than normal conditions are expected for portions of the West, Midwest and much of the Plains. Dryness and heat are cyclical. The hotter an area becomes, the more it dries out, which could be a recipe for new or worsening drought. A dry area will then get even hotter as most of the sun's energy goes into heating the ground, with little energy lost to evaporation of wet soil. It's the opposite story for the East and Southeast, where wetter than normal conditions are likely — a projection that could be due in part to forecasts for an active hurricane season. Combine that with the anticipated heat, and it could be a humid summer for these areas. CNN Meteorologist Brandon Miller contributed to this report.
