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Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Savage love story will have you wrestling with all the feels
Geoffrey Owen Hughes has more than 30 years of experience dressing up as wrestling superstar Macho Man Randy Savage, attending his first event as the 'Macho Manitoban' at a screening of Wrestlemania 8 at a restaurant in 1992. A wrestling ring had been set up in the parking lot; while in the ring with a group of other kids, Hughes attempted Macho's trademark vault exit over the top rope to the ground. 'But I had never done it before,' the Macho Manitoban says prior to the start of his fringe show Randy and Elizabeth: A Savage Love Story. Geoff Hughes plays Macho Man Randy Savage in Randy and Elizabeth: A Savage Love Story. Hughes' foot caught on the top rope, but 'the wrestling gods were merciful on that day and I stuck the landing — oh yeah, dig it!,' he says in his pitch-perfect Savage impression. The 52-year-old Winnipeg-born 'theatre kid' has been a wrestling fan since the 1970s, when his mom left him in front of a cluster of televisions showing a wrestling match while she was shopping at a department store. 'I had glue in my shoes. I was transfixed by my first-ever look at wrestling on TV,' he says. Hughes' imagination was captured by the archetypes present at the core of professional wrestling — specifically, the way good will always overcome evil. 'We don't get to see good guys prevail in real life. We seek that in culture, and wrestling offered that,' he says. One would not expect a lot of emotional vulnerability from professional wrestlers, specifically the Macho Man Randy Savage. So can macho men cry? Hughes thinks so, attributing the emotional vulnerability of his generation of men to the 1974 Marlo Thomas record Free to Be You and Me, which featured the song It's All Right to Cry. 'Macho Man was once asked by Arsenio Hall if macho men can cry and his answer will bring you to tears,' Hughes says, referring to a 1992 appearance on Hall's late-night talk show. 'On the show, Savage, in his trademark gravelly voice, said, 'It's all right for macho men to show every emotion. I've cried a thousand times, I'm going to cry some more. There's one guarantee in life and that is there are no guarantees. So if you get knocked down, get back up and fight again.'' MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Geoff Hughes plays Macho Man Randy Savage in Randy and Elizabeth: A Savage Love Story. Tears abounded during the five-year-long World Wrestling Federation storyline involving Randy Savage and his onscreen manager and real-life wife Miss Elizabeth, the focus of Hughes' show. The WWF saga concluded with a wedding at Summerslam 1991 that saw Miss Elizabeth in a Princess Diana-esque dress and a wedding gift of a cobra from the evil Jake (the Snake) Roberts that ended the night. But the true heart of Hughes' show is Randy Savage's loss at Wrestlemania 7 in 1991, where, in true Rocky fashion, our hero loses the match but gains the love of his life. 'I love that moment more than any comic book, any song. It was just so romantic and life-affirming. I hope I can make (my audience) feel even a fraction of what I felt when I watched it,' Hughes says. Randy and Elizabeth: A Savage Love Story runs to July 27 at One88 (Venue 23). Sonya Ballantyne is a Cree writer-director whose credits include the Chris Jericho-produced wrestling documentary The Death Tour and writing the Acting Good episode Battle in the Bush.
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Only those with a top IQ can name these 10 Premier League teams in this emoji quiz – how many can you figure out?
ONLY people with a top IQ can figure out these 10 Premier League clubs based on emojis. The puzzles have been put together using emojis as each of the syllables of the club's name. Advertisement 1 Start your timer and take a close look at this image - can you guess these Premier League clubs Credit: SeatPick The head-scratching codes have been created by the ticket comparison site, SeatPeak. The ten teams range from recent Premier League champions to newly promoted clubs. SeatPick ceo Gilad Ziberman said: "To celebrate World Emoji Day, we've created this super fun game you can share with your friends. "With the 2025/26 Premier League season fast approaching, see if you can spot which teams are hiding behind the clues." Advertisement READ MORE ON SPORT The brain teasers can help enhance people's short-term and long-term memory. This is done as it requires people to remember and manipulate information with their brains. Still struggling? Scroll down for the answers - but no cheating! The tip is to keep it simple and just say what you see. Advertisement Most read in Football CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Brain teasers can also help improve cognitive stimulation, mental agility, stress reduction and boosting concentration. They're great for the health side of the brain as well as they help to delay the onset of cognitive decline which is associated with ageing. Chelsea hunting Morgan Rogers as Garnacho and £100m Jackson wanted by Villa | Transfers Exposed CHECK YOUR ANSWERS 1 - Manchester City - Man, Chest, Her, Sit, Tea 2 - Wolverhampton Wanderers - Wolf, Her, Ham, Tonne, Wand, Errors 3 - Nottingham Forest - Knot, Tin, Ham, Forest 4 - Sunderland - Sun-door-land 5 - Crystal Palace - Crystal, Palace 6 - Manchester United - Man, Chest, Her, Ewe, Night, Ted 7 - Liverpool - Live, Her, Pool 8 - Tottenham Hotspur - Tot, Ten, Ham, Hot, Spa 9 - Chelsea - Chill, Sea 10 - Everton - Ever, Tonne
Hamilton Spectator
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
IN PHOTOS: Shania Twain headlines night of music memories at the 2025 Cavendish Beach Music Festival
CAVENDISH, P.E.I. — The Cavendish Beach Music Festival, dubbed Atlantic Canada's biggest outdoor concert, returns this week to Prince Edward Island's north shore. Headlining the three-day event was a July 10 performance by Canadian pop and country star Shania Twain. Besides entertaining the crowd of tens of thousands of fans with her best-known hits like 'Man, I Feel Like a Woman' with its call to action, 'Let's go, girls,' Twain also brought a special donation to a local charity. Also on the main stage July 10 were Josh Ross, Bryan Martin, Sacha, Tony Stevens and The Wild Palominos. The concert weekend continues Saturday and Sunday with more acts, including Tyler Hubbard and Lainey Wilson. Yutaro Sasaki is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter, a position funded by the federal government. He can be reached at ysasaki@ and followed on X @PEyutarosasaki . Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Time of India
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Did you know Lee Byung-Hun's ‘Front Man' avoided his trend of dying in the shows for THIS reason?
Surprisingly, Squid Game season three appears to finally break the melancholy tendency that has characterized many of Lee Byung-hun's noteworthy appearances in television and film. One of the main villains, Lee Byung-hun, was first presented in Squid Game season 1. The opening season of the Netflix Korean show barely revealed anything about his history but hinted at how he ended up becoming the Front Man. Season 2 of Squid Game progressively untangled the web of his mysterious past to reveal that he was also a player in the main games at one point. He ended up losing faith in humanity as a result of the games' events, which led him to play a crucial role in enabling a system that had previously taken advantage of him. Owing to the developments in the Front Man's story in Squid Game's seasons 1 and 2, it was hard not to believe that he would meet the same fate as many of Lee Byung-hun's other characters. However, surprisingly, Squid Gameseason 3 broke one major trend in the actor's career by ending the Front Man's story in an unpredictable way. Lee Byung-hun has portrayed a wide range of characters in television series and films. Surprisingly, despite the fact that most of the characters he plays are very distinct from one another, they all end up dying. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Đây có thể là thời điểm tốt nhất để giao dịch vàng trong 5 năm qua IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo The actor's characters have died in the most bizarre and frequently terrible ways in nearly ten films. Even when the actor appeared in Hollywood movies, like The Magnificent Seven, Terminator Genesis, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, his characters still often met with grim or sacrificial ends. On television, Lee Byung-hun's Hyun-Jun Kim died in IRIS after being shot in the head. Similarly, his character, Eugene Choi, met with a similar fate in Mr. Sunshine. Based on this death trend alone, the viewers, who are familiar with his extensive line of work, could not help but expect that he would die in Squid Games 3 as well. The show, however, astonished many by not only keeping him alive but also giving him a semblance of redemption near the conclusion. Many viewers could not help but theorize that the Front Man would eventually die in Squid Game. It was believed that either Gi-hun or Jun-ho would kill him to ensure the games ended for good. The Front Man brutally murdered Gi-hun's friend, Jung-bae, in Squid Game season 2's ending moments. This led many viewers to believe that Gi-hun would be out for blood in season 3 and would take revenge because the front man deceived him in season 2. The Front Man spared his brother, Jun-ho, in season 1 by making sure he received medical care after shooting him, even though he had little humanity left in him. There was a lot of speculation that Jun-ho wouldn't be as forgiving to his brother. As a police officer, his great sense of justice would drive him to kill rather than spare his brother. Unexpectedly, despite having the chance, Jun-ho also chooses not to murder In-ho, ending Lee Byung-hun's fatality streak. The Front Man watches Gi-hun die from a distance in Squid Game season 3's ending. After watching Gi-hun sacrifice his life for the baby, the Front Man seemingly finds some of his lost humanity. Owing to this, he sends Jun-hee's baby to his brother, believing that he would do a better job at raising the child. He also heads to the United States and gives Gi-hun's daughter access to his winning prize from the games. Although the conclusion of the Front Man's story in Squid Game season 3 is a little unclear, it confirms his survival and suggests that he might choose to pursue redemption rather than play the games again. The Front Man receives a bittersweet ending, much like the majority of Lee Byung-hun's characters who pass away around the end of their stories. However, because he at least survives and regains some of his lost morals, his ending arc seems more sweet than bitter.
USA Today
10-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Karate Combat announces two-night, eight-man heavyweight tournament and four title fights
Karate Combat is going big with a "Last Man Standing" tournament as a part of a two-night event. Thursday, the promotion announced an eight-man heavyweight tournament featuring UFC veterans and champions from multiple organizations. The tournament takes place in Miami across two events on July 18-19. The back-to-back events will also host four title fights, including the return of Aline Pereira, the younger sister of former UFC champion Alex Pereira. Competing in the heavyweight tournament will be UFC veterans Robelis Despaigne, Tim Johnson, Chase Sherman, Alan Belcher, Zac Pauga and Braxton Smith. Former Glory kickboxing champion Saulo Cavalari and Bellator veteran Daniel James round out the field. The winner of the tournament will become the No. 1 contender to face current champion, Sam Alvey. In addition to the heavyweight tournament, the two-day event will see two title fights each night. On the July 18 card, bantamweight champion Arturo Vergara faces Adam Noi, and Sthefanie Oliveira puts her strawweight title on the line against Jade Jorand. On July 19, lightweight champion Shahzaib Rind takes on Luiz Rocha, and Pereira faces Fani Peloumpi for the women's flyweight title.
