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Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Natalya wants WWE Evolution 2 to spotlight new stars
Natalya Neidhart (Image via WWE) WWE Evolution is coming back on Sunday, July 13. This will be the second time WWE hosts an all-women's Premium Live Event. It will take place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The show is expected to feature top women from WWE and NXT. One person who is very excited about it is Natalya, who was also part of the first Evolution event seven years ago. Natalya feels this new show should do more than bring back legends. She believes it is the perfect chance to help women who haven't had many big moments. She wants the spotlight to go to rising stars who are ready for their big break. Natalya Neidhart wants new talent to shine at Evolution 2 Natalya recently shared about Evolution 2 on Busted Open Radio . She said the event should focus on giving a chance to women who haven't had the opportunity to shine yet. According to her, there are many talented women, especially in NXT, who are just waiting for their moment to break through. These women are close to becoming stars and just need one big match or moment to show what they can do on a bigger stage. Natalya believes Evolution 2 is the perfect event for that. "I really want it to be a chance for some women who haven't had the chance yet to shine. Women that haven't had as much attention or haven't had that breakout moment that they need. You know, I would love for this to be a moment for either somebody from 'NXT,' there's just so many women that are just on the cusp and they just need that one breakout moment..." Natalya Makes Her Debut‼️ | Busted Open She also mentioned she would love to see Michelle McCool and Layla return as LayCool. While she supports seeing legends take part in the event, she made it clear that the main focus should be on younger talent who need the spotlight now. At the first Evolution, Natalya teamed with Bayley and Sasha Banks in a memorable match, and now she hopes new talent will get their own unforgettable moment too. Natalya says storytelling is more important than winning Natalya also discussed why good stories matter more than who wins or loses. She recently watched a match between Stephanie Vaquer and Jordynne Grace and loved it. She sent them messages to say how much she enjoyed their work. She was especially inspired by Stephanie and wants to work with her in the future. Natalya's Take on Stephanie Vaquer: Ready for Main Roster? | Busted Open WWE NXT Even though Stephanie lost her title a few days later, Natalya said that does not matter. She explained that what makes a match special is not always the result, but the story it tells. 'That's what the great ones can do. The great ones can lose—and it doesn't matter.' Also Read: Natalya teases appearance as WWE EVOLVE prepares to crown first women's champion For Natalya, WWE Evolution 2 should not just be about big names or who wins. It should be about giving new stars a chance and telling stories that fans will remember. She believes that is what makes wrestling truly special.
AU Financial Review
2 days ago
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Long gold price rally poised to reshape the ASX's big indices
Evolution Mining is expected to headline a flurry of changes to the ASX's biggest indices as gold producer stocks soar amid investor interest in the precious metal as a haven from broader market turmoil. Evolution, which has mines around the country, is set to join the S&P/ASX 50 index in the ASX's quarterly rebalance, to be announced next Friday and take effect a fortnight later. The company's share price has soared 84 per cent this year, and it will replace PLS, the lithium producer known until recently as Pilbara Minerals, according to Morgan Stanley analysts.
Buzz Feed
3 days ago
- Buzz Feed
Former Cult Members Share Their Wake-Up Moments
Reddit user carcony97 asked, "Former cult members — what was the exact moment you realized you were in a cult?" Here are some things people bravely and candidly shared: Warning: Some stories in this post mention mental health struggles, trauma, suicide ideation, child abuse, and abortion. "I was at a band rehearsal and dropped to the floor, all but screaming in pain from what turned out to be gallstones, and instead of calling an ambulance for me, they started praying over me, some in tongues. They were physically restraining me to stop me as I struggled to get up to leave because one person suggested that wanting to leave meant I was possessed, so they had to pray harder for me." "When, in a public sermon, one of the leaders rhetorically asked those leaving where they would go and what they would do with their lives if they didn't have the true church in it. It made me realize how much of my life had been shaped around serving an organization that only cared about keeping me there so I could continue giving it money. That, and my recent discovery of some unsettling history the leadership had kept very quiet about. Where did I go and what did I do after leaving? Whatever I wanted to." "When the main pastor died, his son-in-law took over. He was not a pastor. He was a businessman. It later came out that he was very crooked. He'd already been in prison, which all the adults in the church claimed was a setup by the government. He used the church to set up more MLMs, selling everything from vitamins to green tea to his shitty photography. My brother and I pretty much stopped being a part of it after college, but we couldn't convince our parents to leave. Even after the head of the church was found dead under really strange circumstances, and his kids went to prison (one went into hiding), our parents stayed. Their whole social life was with other members." "I had been asking a lot of questions. I ended up being pulled aside by several deacons who wanted to talk to me about my questions. They were kind and nice, but eventually, I had a one-on-one with one of the church elders. We had a really interesting conversation on theology, frameworks of thought, and ideology. Even philosophy. At one point, when we started addressing the questions I had, he asked me if I knew what the first sin was. I gave the usual catechism answer of disobedience. He praised my answer and corrected me. He said the first sin was when they questioned God, as it led to the notion that they might know better. That led to disobedience." "My father said, 'I will never have an open mind because God says that's how your brain falls out.' Where the hell does it say that?! Also, he is a bigot, so empathy is a sin to him." "They didn't want you to go to college because you would be led astray by Evolution. I went to college and they taught me about cults." "When my grandmother told me that men can have four women, but I couldn't have four men. That's when I decided I did not want to be part of that. To be fair, I was never really inside the cult. But this part ensured that I immediately lost my interest in ever becoming part of that cult." "When they told me thinking for myself was 'prideful.'" "It was through one of those new-age 'Angelic Reiki Healing' businesses. I was going to this place for over a year for mental health issues. The former 'mentor' convinced me to go off my antidepressants. I felt horrible and had daily suicidal ideations. In the next session, I told her that I was going back on them, and she responded with, 'They block you from your higher self.' Shortly after, I left that place. It fractured my identity, and I had to reclaim myself." "I joined a cult on December 4, 2007, and left it on May 23, 2008. It was an extremely controlling Christian group. One of their rules was to ask God what to do before every decision and wait for him to answer before acting. I mean everything — even going to the bathroom, which toilet to use if there were more than one, when to wash your hands, and when to leave. It didn't take long for things to get extreme. Most of its leaders left when the founder and his right-hand man began using this rule to justify their own laziness and corruption. They claimed that God wanted them to sit back and watch some adult content while a handful of others were doing all the physically demanding work." "I left after visiting their headquarters and being given a guided tour, which was just one closed door after another, and then being given the cold shoulder for not wanting to take a picture with the rest of the tour group (all strangers). Plus, seeing some of the leaders of the organization lie under oath in court about child abuse." "I backed away slowly because I learned things that made me question what I had been taught as fact, but I maintained relationships with close friends and saw them outside of the community for a year or two. It wasn't a religion, but there was a spiritual component to it, so I wanted to be respectful of others' beliefs, though I knew it wasn't for me anymore. This is something that isn't frequently or unilaterally considered a cult (though many former members call it that), but the behavior of certain groups of people in specific areas absolutely aligns with cult characteristics, and that culture had overtaken my particular community." "I was 14 or 15 and at church, we were learning about 'God's plan' — the whole shebang from behind the veil to after death. I asked the teacher a question (I can't even remember what it was) and she said, 'Huh, that's a great question! I'll talk to the bishop and see if you're allowed to ask that!' I could tell she didn't mean to phrase it that way, but she didn't correct herself either. I was pissed though. I should be ALLOWED to ask whatever questions I want (and I expect you to have an answer of SOME kind), and if you don't think I should be questioning something, I'm going to question everything." "When I was a teenager, my church hosted a week-long 'seminar' on 'basic life principles.' I remembered going to a week-long event as a child and doing lots of coloring pages while my parents were in meetings, but I didn't know what it was. Turns out it was Bill Gothard and the Institute of Basic Life Principles (see the Duggars and the doc Shiny Happy People). Suddenly, being homeschooled, all the extreme physical punishment, the 'don't ask questions, just trust and believe' mentality, and only being allowed to associate with church members made sense." "They made us write down our fears and would make us act them out. Don't like being alone? You're going to be left alone in a pit. Feel weak? Wonderful. You need to do the obstacle course during Hurricane Katrina. Kids were coming back with swamp feet. That's when I made the plan to leave. Someone in leadership found out. They told me I'd go to hell if I left. They also told me that when my mom got there, I was to rip up the plane ticket and refuse to go with her. That was fun." "When everything seemed like it was for the benefit of the group and the group's image. Any effort to speak up for myself was dismissed." "When I realized it wasn't normal to screen other kids' religious views before deciding who I could be friends with." "When they sat me in a circle of women and told me how bad of a single parent I was for not making all the meetings with a six-month-old. My scorpion blood ran hot, and I made all of them cry individually with what I knew about them. Last meeting I ever attended." "When the surprise junior high youth group activity meant hustling us all, boys and girls, into a room together to be shown an extremely graphic film of an abortion being performed. No context, no warning, just straight to the action. It was 1979, and most of us CHILDREN had never even heard of abortion at that point in our lives. The church elders gave zero shits about the trauma they were inflicting. They just wanted to push their agenda." "When everything anyone outside of the group believed was considered 'demonic.'" "When my friend looked up my church on the internet then sent me an article about how my church kidnapped and murdered people in its originating country." And: "When I told someone (about three years after the group folded due to finances) how I grew up. I didn't get to make any choices on my own. I was completely unaware and cut off from the outside world. How we dressed was policed. Anyone who left was excommunicated. They said, 'Oh my god, you were in a cult!' When that's all you know and you're born into it like I was, the reality of your situation is purpose." Did you leave a cult? Have you lost any loved ones to a cult? Tell us your story. Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity. Dial 988 in the United States to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The 988 Lifeline is available 24/7/365. Your conversations are free and confidential. Other international suicide helplines can be found at The Trevor Project, which provides help and suicide-prevention resources for LGBTQ youth, is 1-866-488-7386. The National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline is 1-800-950-6264 (NAMI) and provides information and referral services; is an association of mental health professionals from more than 25 countries who support efforts to reduce harm in therapy.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
WWE declares July 12–13 Atlanta takeover to clash with AEW's Texas event
WWE NXT Great American Bash (Image via X) WWE has announced a big weekend of wrestling events in Atlanta on July 12 and 13. The company will hold three shows in two days, including the return of the all-women's event Evolution and a major NXT event that will happen at the same time as AEW's All In Texas show. Fans will have a lot of exciting action to enjoy across both days. This special weekend from WWE comes during the same time AEW is planning its yearly All In stadium show in Arlington, Texas. WWE has clearly timed these shows to offer a strong option for wrestling fans who might otherwise tune in to AEW. NXT's Great American Bash will take place first on Saturday afternoon, followed by Saturday Night's Main Event later in the evening. The final event will be Evolution on Sunday night. NXT Great American Bash to compete with AEW All In WWE has now confirmed that the NXT Great American Bash will happen on Saturday afternoon, July 12. It will take place at Center Stage Theater in Atlanta. This location is special because it was once the home of WCW Saturday Night. The event will go live in the afternoon, around the same time AEW's All In starts at 3 p.m. ET. 'An exact start time still isn't listed for the Bash,' the press release explained, 'but the press release today (May 27) does make it clear the show will be in the afternoon before SNME.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo This means wrestling fans who like both WWE and AEW will have to choose which show to watch live. It is a big move by WWE, and it puts NXT directly in the spotlight on a very important weekend. Evolution is coming back and SNME will air on NBC at night After the NXT show on Saturday, WWE will present Saturday Night's Main Event. This show will be broadcast live across the country on NBC at 8 p.m. ET and will also be available on Peacock. On Sunday, July 13, WWE will bring back Evolution, the special all-women's show that first started in 2018. 'As announced in Saturday's broadcast,' WWE stated, 'WWE will host a multi-event weekend takeover in Atlanta on Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13, featuring Saturday Night's Main Event, Evolution and The Great American Bash.' Both Saturday Night's Main Event and Evolution will happen at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Fans can buy combo tickets for both shows on Ticketmaster . There are also VIP Priority Passes available through On Location. These passes include ringside seats, photos with WWE Superstars, and special pre-show experiences. 'Official Saturday Night's Main Event and Evolution Priority Passes are available now through exclusive partner On Location, giving fans the opportunity to purchase ticket packages before they go on sale to the general public,' WWE said. Relive the unforgettable NXT Great American Bash Atlanta has a long and rich history with WWE. The city has hosted many big events over the years like WrestleMania 27 and the recent Bad Blood 2024. This new weekend of shows adds even more excitement to that legacy. Also Read: Tatanka says, 'they're keeping their radar on them' as WWE watches his sons Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Newsweek
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Nikki Bella Shuts Down Major WWE Rumor
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. WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella has shut down widespread fan speculation that she had confirmed a second all-women's WWE Evolution pay-per-view. These rumors ignited after Nikki teased a significant announcement slated for July during an April discussion. She had stated, "There is going to be a really big announcement that people are going to be so excited for in July." Many fans connected this tease to the reports that WWE was considering bringing back the acclaimed Evolution event sometime in the summer of 2025. Addressing the escalating belief directly on "The Nikki & Brie Show," Bella clarified the nature of her upcoming July reveal. She explained that her announcement pertains to a role in a Hollywood film, not the highly anticipated wrestling event. "I did not confirm the Evolution pay-per-view," Nikki Bella stated firmly. "The thing I was saying that I was going to be part of in July -- I just need to kill this because I see it everywhere. I'm in a movie. I can't announce it yet but it's a movie that I'm in in July." She elaborated that the rampant Evolution speculation compelled her to disclose the movie aspect sooner than planned. "I didn't want to say the movie part, but now I feel like I have to say it because everyone thinks I'm confirming Evolution," she added. Nikki expressed her genuine excitement for the film project, describing her part as a "great character" that was "a lot of fun to play," and concluded, "I can't wait to talk about it." HAMBURG, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Brie Bella and Nikki Bella (L) are pictured at the red carpet prior to the WWE Live event at O2 World on April 15, 2015 in Hamburg, Germany. HAMBURG, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Brie Bella and Nikki Bella (L) are pictured at the red carpet prior to the WWE Live event at O2 World on April 15, 2015 in Hamburg, Bella's news points towards a movie premiere or announcement, the desire for a WWE Evolution 2 remains palpable among many fans. The original Evolution, held in October 2018, was a landmark event, celebrated as the first-ever all-women's pay-per-view in WWE history, showcasing talent from all brands and generations. More news: WWE News: Steve Austin Reveals Real-Life Vince McMahon Confrontation Despite Nikki's clarification, reports and rumors continue circulating regarding a potential Evolution 2 in the summer of 2025. Some of these reports have even pointed to a possible date of Saturday, July 5, 2025, with Uncasville, Connecticut, being a rumored host location for the potential historic event. However, it is crucial to note that WWE itself has not made any official announcements regarding if or when a second Evolution pay-per-view will take place. For now, fans will have to await official confirmation from the company regarding the event's future, while anticipating Nikki Bella's film news in July. More WWE News: For more on WWE, head to Newsweek Sports.
