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20-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
WWE 'WrestleMania 41': Seth Rollins wins with help from Paul Heyman
April 20 (UPI) -- Seth Rollins was able to defeat his two biggest rivals after receiving help from Paul Heyman at WrestleMania 41. Rollins faced off against Roman Reigns and CM Punk in a Triple Threat match in the main event of WrestleMania Saturday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. WWE said the sold-out show had 61,467 fans in attendance. Advertisement Heyman, also known as The Wiseman, normally works for Reigns but was in the corner for his friend Punk after Punk was owed a favor. All three competitors had epic entrances with Rollins using a flamethrower and Punk having band Living Colour perform "Cult of Personality." The battle included Punk and Rollins brawling throughout the stands and Reigns Powerbombing both Punk and Rollins through announce tables. All three men were down after Punk nailed Rollins with a GTS just before Reigns took down Punk with a Spear. Rollins ended the sequence by delivering a Stomp to Reigns. The pivotal moment arrived when Heyman grabbed a steel chair and had to decide between giving it to Punk or Reigns. Heyman chose Punk but then, in a surprise twist, The Wiseman took Punk down with a low blow. Advertisement Reigns was overjoyed to have his Wiseman back and started beating Punk down with the steel chair. Heyman told The Tribal Chief to focus his efforts on Rollins. As Reigns got ready, Heyman pulled off his second betrayal of the night and took Reigns down with a low blow. Rollins was then able to easily win the match and ended WrestleMania Saturday with Heyman of all people raising his hand in victory. Other moments from WrestleMania Saturday included WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton successfully defending her title against Charlotte Flair in a highly competitive match. Stratton was able to survive a Figure Four from Flair and a Natural Selection from the top rope. Stratton put away Flair after landing The Prettiest Moonsault Ever. Advertisement Stratton also had a notable, Barbie-themed entrance. Jey Uso defeated Gunther in the opening match to become the new World Heavyweight Champion. Uso, who wanted revenge for what Gunther did to his twin brother Jimmy Uso, won the match after placing The Ring General in his own sleeper hold. The New Day defeated The War Raiders to become the World Tag Team Champions, Jade Cargill defeated Naomi, Jacob Fatu defeated LA Knight to become the United States Champion, and El Grande Americano defeated Rey Fenix, who was substituting for an injured Rey Mysterio.
Fox News
20-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Paul Heyman turns on CM Punk and Roman Reigns to deliver Seth Rollins win in epic WrestleMania 41 match
LAS VEGAS – WrestleMania can prove a once-in-a-lifetime type of moment for fans of all kinds. At the beginning of WrestleMania 41 Night1's main event, that's what fans who packed Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas got to see. CM Punk entered the ring as a WrestleMania main-eventer for the first time in his career with Paul Heyman by his side. He came out to an ovation unlike anyone heard the entire night. Adding to the moment, Living Colour playing "Cult of Personality" live. The moment immediately became immensely bigger and betrayal was certainly in the air. Punk, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns lined the ring in what instantly turned into a slobber knocker among aged-old rivals that don't particularly like each other. The action quickly spilled to the outside and weapons were in use. It's what the moment called for. Punk suplexed Rollins onto a trash can after hitting "The Visionary" with a couple of chair shots. Punk took control of the match while Reigns bided his time. As the two competitors came back toward the ring, Reigns jumped over the barricaded and clobbered both men. The battle continued in the ring with each wrestler trying to get a leg up on the other. A power slam here, elbow drop there and the pace slowed down tremendously. Punk had the advantage. Rollins got caught trying to go for a superplex and Punk and Reigns worked together to pay homage to the Legion of Doom. "This is awesome," chants rang out through the building. Just when it seemed like Rollins was out of it, he regained composure and hit Punk and Reigns with a frog splash and attempted a pin. The momentum shifted quickly back toward Rollins. He hit both Punk and Reigns with buckle bombs and received a giant cheer from the crowd. It could have been anyone's game with three of the best superstars the WWE has to offer taking part in one of the biggest matches of the year. Rollins caught Reigns on the spear and hit a pedigree, following up with a stomp. The fans counted one, two, but Reigns kicked out before the three count. Reigns got his chance hitting Rollins with a spear but got caught up in Punk's GTS. Punk went for the cover and, again, Reigns kicked out. Rollins seemingly had a plan – team with Reigns to take out Punk – just like the old days. Reigns appeared hesitant at first but then got locked in. Instead, he uppercut Rollins and powerbombed Punk through the thick announce table. He turned to Rollins and did it to him too Reigns threw Rollins back into the ring for the pin – one, two, nope! Rollins kicked out. Reigns tried to get Punk to tap out but to no avail. Heyman looked on as if he were getting tortured. Rollins stepped in and put Punk into a sharpshooter. Reigns came back and put Rollins in a guillotine. Rollins tried to reverse into a pin but Reigns countered back. Punk got some energy back and hit Rollins with a GTS. Still, no pin. In a last gasp, each man hit their finishing maneuvers and then laid out to catch their breaths. An epic war was coming to an end. Heyman was seen picking up a chair — who would he give it to? What was going through his mind? He looked at Reigns and gave it to Punk. But as Punk stumbled over, Heyman hit Punk with a low blow. He presented the chair to Reigns who took out his emotions on Punk. Heyman pointed to Rollins. But Heyman low-blowed Reigns turning on both of his friends. It was always Rollins. Heyman watched as Rollins stared down Reigns — another chair shot to the back. And then a stomp. Rollins pinned Reigns and was declared the winner. Reigns and Punk looked on in disbelief. What happened? Why? Only Rollins and Heyman know. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Boston Globe
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Joe Lovano on the art of assembling a quartet
The seed for the group was planted when Lovano – among the most prominent tenor saxophonists of his time, with dozens of celebrated albums on first Blue Note and more recently ECM to his name – was recruited for a hurricane relief benefit concert in 2022 by drummer Calhoun, a Berklee College of Music graduate best known for his work with the two-time Grammy-winning hard rock band Living Colour. Rounding out the trio Calhoun assembled for that night was bassist Dibriano, whom Lovano had first played with in the 1980s. The set went well, and when Lovano began thinking of forming a new band the next year, he decided to add guitarist Julian Lage into the mix. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Lage, 37, has long been a star in his own right, most recently leading a trio. But Lovano first met him in 1999 at the venerable Oakland, Calif., club Yoshi's, where the then-pre-teen music prodigy Lage had been brought by family friends to see McCoy Tyner lead a band that included Lovano. Several years later, Lage was placed in Lovano's ensemble class at Berklee, where since 2001 the saxophonist has held the Gary Burton Chair in Jazz Performance. Advertisement Despite their long acquaintanceship, Lovano and Lage hadn't performed publicly together until the Paramount Quartet debuted at the Vanguard in February 2024. That weeklong residency, says Lovano, was magical. The focus was on Lovano's own compositions. But the repertoire took other directions as well. 'I remember Ravi Coltrane came to hear us,' says Lovano, referring to the saxophonist son of jazz great John Coltrane, whose music the quartet spontaneously began exploring that night from the bandstand. 'I started with some theme, one of [John] Coltrane's tunes, and it turned into a 20-minute exploration of about five different Coltrane tunes in a collage — different tempos, different keys, different everything. And all of a sudden that became an idea.' Another night that week the quartet did the same with music by 'Everybody knows the music,' Lovano explains. 'You don't have to say, 'Oh yeah, let's play this, let's play that.' No, you do that by suggesting something you know, and the way Julian plays — he has a deep repertoire of music that he loves and knows. And everybody [in the group] got to play with the right people. And so, throughout the week, that idea started to take shape, too. And that was beautiful.' Advertisement Lage agreed, noting that he'd known both Lovano and Debriano as long as he could remember. He recalls having performed with Debriano around age 12; Calhoun was the only one in the group he was playing with for the first time. 'It's kind of the debut of an old thing,' says Lage. 'Joe is that kind of figure. He's deeply, deeply important to all of us, as a player, as a conceptual artist, as a writer, as a historian — as someone who understands the tradition and where it's coming from, where it's going.' Lovano also said the band would be 'playing on a couple famous, beautiful tunes,' naming relatively unfamiliar classics by Billy Strayhorn, Charlie Haden, and Wayne Shorter. 'When you play with folks, it's like — I learned this from playing with Hank Jones, too — you play music. You only really play music you love to play; you don't play anything you don't love. The more tunes and things that you love to play, the more that comes out. Because if you ever went to hear Hank Jones, play a solo concert with his trio or whatever, he captured you with every phrase. It's all about love.' Talk turns to other celebrated groups Lovano has led or played in through the years. Some remain ongoing projects: The Sound Prints quintet he co-leads with trumpeter Dave Douglas. His Advertisement 'Since the mid-'70s, I've played with all kinds of folks, man,' Lovano notes. 'I find if you play with the same people all the time, it gets boring. I like to play with all kinds of folks and have an exchange of ideas and let the music really guide you.' Lage feels the same way. 'A context is the paintbrush, and some cats are really great at using that paintbrush,' he says, referring to the grace with which Lovano moves among his various bands. 'He's able to be as free and imaginative with the contexts that he creates as he is with the music he's playing within them.' Lovano's juggling of several active bands contrasts with the approach of another stellar saxophonist, But that doesn't necessarily apply when elite musicians are involved. 'Oh no, there's no small talk at all,' Lovano counters. 'From the very get-go you get into something, because you're all living the music.' To prove his point, Lovano offers a recent example: a recording session he did with Branford Marsalis himself. It took place last July in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the original bassist from Marsalis's quartet, Robert Hurst, lives and teaches. Joining Marsalis, Hurst, and Lovano were pianist Orrin Evans and the Marsalis quartet's original drummer, Jeff 'Tain' Watts. Advertisement 'We came together with an attitude of, 'Yeah, that's it!' Bob had some great music. You know, a lot of record dates come together with some magical spirit. For me, that's what it's about to play music. Share the space and see where it goes. Follow the concept that's coming from the cats. Follow the sound and let it take you places.' Which is just what the Paramount Quartet has been doing thus far this year, both musically and geographically. GLOBAL ARTS LIVE PRESENTS JOE LOVANO'S PARAMOUNT QUARTET FEATURING JULIAN LAGE, ASANTE SANTI DEBRIANO, WILL CALHOUN April 13, 7:30 p.m., at Somerville Theatre. 55 Davis Square, Somerville. $36 to $66.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Soul Love: Legendary Musicians Celebrate David Bowie at the Teragram Ballroom
Billed as a "funky and progressive" celebration of David Bowie's music, Monday night's Afro Bowie show at the Teragram Ballroom was initially planned to coincide with the rock legend's birth and death dates— Jan. 8 and 10, respectively. Sadly, it had to be postponed due to the catastrophic wildfires that tore through Los Angeles neighborhoods in Altadena and Pacific Palisades. Rescheduled as a fundraiser for MusiCares and L.A. fire relief, the show, which took place Monday night, was more than worth the incredible jam-like jubilee was opened by jazz singer Dwight Tribble, who did a unique take on "Nature Boy," the Nat King Cole song that Bowie covered for Moulin Rouge. Then, Rolling Stones longtime backup singer Bernard Fowler took the stage for a rousing rendition of "Moonage Daydream." Fowler, who spoke to Los Angeles just before the last L.A. Stones show at SoFi, has long been a fan of Bowie and has been a part of many tributes to the icon, including those put together by pianist Mike Garson. His renditions are always faithful, but he also makes the songs his own, showing off his powerful vocal skills and bringing out the grooves in the glam, which was largely what this show was all about. Bowie is known for his androgynous get-ups and other-worldly grandeur, but the essence of his work has always been heavily influenced by Black music. Joined by Living Colour's Corey Glover for the Bowie/Freddie Mercury duet, "Under Pressure," Fowler further bought out the funk and fluidity in the Starman's sound, something he does on stage with Mick Jagger all the time. Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid gave the songs some hefty riffage too, joined by an array of musicians on the crowded stage including Omar Hakim (Weather Report/Miles Davis) on drums and bassist Norwood Fisher (founding member of Fishbone). The latter was a big part of putting the show together. Other esteemed musicians bringing alchemy to the stage for soulful covers of "Young Americans," "Ziggy Stardust," and "Suffragette City," included drummer Daru Jones (Jack White/Madlib), sax player Azar Lawrence (Miles Davis) and guitarist Kat Deyson (Prince). There were also mesmerizing vocal moments from Kitten Kuroi (currently with Billy Idol) on "I'm Afraid of Americans" and Justin Warfield (She Wants Revenge) on "Putting Out The Fire (Cat People)" and "Ashes to Ashes." Warfield also served as ringleader on stage. The first set of the night ended with an appearance from Moby, who told stories of hanging with the man of the hour before performing the classic "Heroes" and Bowie's version of the Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat." He revealed that D.B. gave him special insight into both numbers, too. Bowie told him he was a huge Lou Reed fan and "Heroes" (considered his most beautiful composition) was sonically inspired by Reed and V.U.'s "Waiting For the Man." Set two opened with Zach Goode (Smashmouth) singing the wistful "Quicksand" and Kuroi doing "Fame" with an interlude that led into a jammin' stomp of P-Funk's "Tear the Roof Off the Sucker" highlighted by an appearance by Funkadelic/Headhunters guitar great Blackbyrd McKnight. Dancing ensued in the crowd and on stage, which continued as McKnight played on, joining the rest of the stellar backing band including keyboardist Eric Mayron, harpist Minta Spenser, drummer Daru Jones, and percussionist Kentyah, who was the promoter of the event. "Modern Love," "Let's Dance," and finally, "Rebel Rebel," closed out the show, with Glover, Warfield and more joining in the body rockin' revelry. More photos from on stage and backstage by Alex Kluft below. View the 21 images of this gallery on the original article
