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Daily Mirror
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Luke Littler and Luke Humphries back darts 'Royal Rumble' and agree format
Darts stars Luke Littler and Luke Humphries have discussed how a Royal Rumble-style event could take off in the sport and outlined a possible format for the tournament Darts stars Luke Littler and Luke Humphries have expressed their support for a Royal Rumble-style event in the darts world. The question was posed during a joint interview, and both top players were keen on the idea. For those unfamiliar with WWE, the Royal Rumble begins with two competitors in the ring, with surprise entrants joining the match at two-minute intervals. Given the exciting atmosphere at darts events and fans' fondness for walk-on music, Humphries and Littler believe the concept could be a hit in their sport with a few adjustments. WWE enthusiast Littler proposed that the darts version of a Royal Rumble match would involve rapid-fire 501 legs. The victor of each leg would then face unknown opponents, unveiled by their walk-on music, continuously until a champion is declared. When asked the question during an 'Agree to Disagree' game, Littler and Humphries immediately voted strongly to agree. "Have it!" Littler exclaimed as he joked about which player would make a comeback in the sought-after final slot. "I think it'd be good," Humphries told Sport Bible. "You probably couldn't rank it or anything because you'd have to make sure you're not taking too much away from the seriousness of the sport. But I think it would be a good laugh, a good bit of fun. I think the fans would love it as well." Discussing how he envisioned the tournament format, Littler said: "I don't think they could go above one leg, a 501. Straight away, one leg, the loser goes off and then the next player will do their walk on." Darts prodigy Littler is an avid professional wrestling fan, as the world champion chose his walk-on song - 'Greenlight' by Pitbull after it soundtracked WrestleMania 33 in 2017. "Every WrestleMania has their own tune and Flo Rida sang it with LunchMoney Lewis, and I was there right up in the stands," Littler said. Despite his passion for pro wrestling, Littler doesn't favour swapping darts silverware for wrestler-style championship belts. "I couldn't imagine getting a replica wrestling belt that said 'Darts World Champion' and putting it around my waist," he confessed. Fellow darts ace Humphries echoed this sentiment: "It's kind of fun, but for me it's all about trophies and they feel more prestigious." Littler and Humphries are focused on battling for the Premier League title during Thursday night's Finals Night playoffs. Defending champion Littler is gearing up to battle Gerwyn Price in the semi-finals, while Humphries takes on Nathan Aspinall. The winners will then fight for the title in the Premier League final. After the Premier League season concludes, Littler and Humphries will soon team up for England in the World Cup of Darts next month. Both players believe they can help England retain the World Cup trophy, following Humphries' success with Michael Smith last year. "Didn't need a second to think about it," Humphries said when discussing his and Littler's chances at the World Cup. "Everything can happen in darts, it's tough, but the way me and Luke play, our rhythm. "If we play to our potential, no offence to any of the opponents we play against, but I do think we'll be too good for them. If we play to our potential, I strongly agree that we will win the World Cup." Meanwhile, World Cup debutant Littler is equally determined. "We'll want to win it back-to-back, and obviously I want to get my hands on it," he said. "The pressure's going to be there, and we don't know what's going to happen. If we turn up on the day, we'll win, but if we lose, we lose."
Daily Mirror
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Donny van de Beek points the finger over Man Utd struggles after exit
Donny van de Beek was never given a fair shot at Manchester United and has attributed his injury woes to the amount of time he spent on the bench at Old Trafford Donny van de Beek has claimed his injury struggles date back to his time warming the bench at Manchester United. The Dutchman was signed in 2020 but was unable to ever make himself a regular. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spent £35million to land the versatile attacker, but only made us of him sporadically as Van de Beek's frustration mounted. He scored on his debut but was rarely preferred to Bruno Fernandes with his minutes very much at a premium. He's since left, joining Girona in Spain, but has continued to battle an Achilles issue. The Dutchman has enjoyed far more minutes than he did at Old Trafford but clearly still has a chip on his shoulder when it comes to his underwhelming stint in Manchester. Solskjaer continued to defend his lack of use of the player, but in the years since Van de Beek's health has been a battle. He confessed that the time he spent as a sub means his body was less accustomed to the intensity of playing regularly. He told SportBible: "It's difficult to build rhythm and confidence when you're constantly being sidelined. It's hard to be at your best when you're in and out of the team, and I think when you're not playing regularly. Your body isn't used to the intensity and you become more prone to injuries. The lack of consistent minutes didn't help either." Van de Beek's goal on his debut did little to aid his cause and even when he would impress he was quickly returned to his bench role. He also admits the random cameos did nothing for his case with bit part minutes not helping him become a regular. He said: "I think I deserved more chances, especially in my first year. I didn't play all the time, but when I did, I had some good games. I was convinced I would get more opportunities. I felt good, and thought, 'Okay, my time will come' but for some reason, it didn't happen. After a year or two, it gets harder because if you don't get a longer run of games then it's difficult to prove yourself." Van de Beek would score the last goal of the Solskjaer era as he came off the bench to score what would be a consolation during a 4-1 loss at Watford. The Norwegian was forced to defend his use of the player on several occasions and claimed leaving him on the bench spoke to the quality of the squad. "I think it says a lot about our depth of quality in the squad that we don't have to use him every single game," he said. Despite that claim Van de Beek would make just four starts in his only full season under Solskjaer and things didn't change when Erik ten Hag, who coached him at Ajax, came on board before he eventually left Manchester.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Who Is The Wrestling GOAT, And Why Isn't It John Cena?
John Cena might have broken Ric Flair's record for the most world championships at WrestleMania 41, but does that actually equate to being the GOAT of professional wrestling? Over a dozen WWE Superstars spoke with Sport Bible after WrestleMania 41. When asked who the GOAT is in the wrestling world, not one of them said John Cena. Advertisement Kicking things off was newly crowned World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso, who named his cousin Roman Reigns as the GOAT of professional wrestling. 'I think the wrestling GOAT is my cousin Roman Reigns, the Tribal Chief,' Jey Uso said. 'He elevated the old business, elevated the way we work and elevated the way everything is produced – how we do what we do in the ring. He's the GOAT and he'll be the GOAT for a minute.' The New Day, meanwhile, aren't on the same page on the subject of wrestling GOAT Xavier Woods, another man who captured gold at WrestleMania that weekend, had a pick out of left field with 2 Cold Scorpio. Advertisement 'Why are people surprised every time I say that?' Xavier Woods asked. 'Because on all the pictures you see they don't put 2 Cold Scorpio on, he must not be good? It's the industry, don't believe the industry. Spotify is not your friend.' But Woods' tag team partner, Kofi Kingston, gave a much more commonly heard answer with The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. 'He was on all the banners,' Kofi Kingston said. 'What we do here, we cover all the bases. That's a baseball reference for you.' Former New Day member Big E certainly picked a WWE Hall of Famer and WCW Legend closer to his build in Bill Goldberg. Advertisement 'I will go with my personal GOAT, who means a lot to me, and that answer is Goldberg,' Big E said. He was my favourite wrestler as a kid. He was like a superhero to me. I was a big WCW guy; Goldberg was the man. 'It's no surprise I grew up to be a big, muscular man because, as a kid, I liked big, jacked dudes like Scott Steiner and Goldberg. I liked the larger-than-life men, and Goldberg was definitely on the top of that list.' Unserious answers from The Judgment Day Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan named each other the GOATs of wrestling, but we guess we shouldn't be surprised by their answers. Morgan's partner, Raquel Rodriguez, selected Morgan and herself as the GOATs of wrestling, which is certainly something that was said by someone at some point. Advertisement Lastly, here are some quick-fire answers from other WWE Superstars: Stephanie Vaquer: Rey Mysterio Lyra Valkyria: Sami Zayn Ludwig Kaiser: Kurt Angle Maxxine Dupri: Nikki Bella Shayna Baszler: Meiko Satomura Zoey Stark: Becky Lynch Chelsea Green: Gail Kim Roxanne Perez: AJ Lee It sounds like John Cena has a lot to prove to the roster this weekend as he defends the Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton at Backlash. READ MORE: John Cena Gets Called Out By WWE Superstar: I'm Putting Him Out To Pasture What do you make of these wrestling GOAT picks overall? Are you surprised no one named John Cena? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below. The post Who Is The Wrestling GOAT, And Why Isn't It John Cena? appeared first on Wrestlezone.
