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Scottish Sun
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
London ready to step in as WWE WrestleMania set to leave New Orleans after John Cena's cryptic post
Fans in a frenzy over possibility of flagship event finally crossing the pond CAPITAL GAINS SMACKS London ready to step in as WWE WrestleMania set to leave New Orleans after John Cena's cryptic post Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LONDON could be a huge step closer to hosting WrestleMania. The WWE's main event has never moved outside North America. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas last month drew 125,000 fans Credit: Getty 3 John Cena posted a movie reference that has got fans talking Credit: Splash But Wrestlenomics claim the extravaganza is ready to depart from New Orleans. And wrestling fans across the UK have gone wild with excitement at the possibility of a switch across the pond. WWE enthusiasts are already at fever pitch - as a cryptic post from John Cena suggested the legend might NOT retire this year. The undisputed champ and Hollywood star shared a Leonardo DiCaprio picture from The Wolf of Wall Street on Instagram - showing the movie's famous "I'm not leaving' scene. There's even talk now that Cena could peak his feud with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson by taking on his biggest rival once more. SunSport revealed earlier this month that London was ready to hold WrestleMania within the next decade. It's been held every March or April since 1985, with the top performers from RAW and SmackDown on stage in front of millions. Most of the greatest names ever in wrestling have taken part - like Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, The Undertaker, Paul 'Triple H' Levesque, The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. 3 WrestleMania might arrive in London within 10 years BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK WrestleMania 42 was in Las Vegas last month, attracting 125,000 fans to the Allegiant Stadium. Caesars Superdome in New Orleans is booked for April 11-12 next year. Indianapolis has also been lined up to host it at some point too. But as speculation grows that London might have a future role, British fans are drooling. One posted: "If Wrestlemania comes to London I will do laps around my house bro." Another WWE follower's response to that was "After your laps you're gonna have to sell your house to afford the tickets." But the first fan replied: "I will sell my KIDNEYS." Another enthusiast wrote: "WrestleMania needs to be in the UK, I'd love that." Fans were sceptical if Wembley could fit in the dates at spring is such a busy time for sport, including the FA Cup semi-finals. Others reckoned Cardiff or across the channel in Paris would be tempting alternatives to London.
Scottish Sun
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
WWE legend The Rock mysteriously absent from WrestleMania 41 as fans make prediction over his future
The Hollywood star has left fans baffled after it was thought he would be at the PPV ROCK OFF WWE legend The Rock mysteriously absent from WrestleMania 41 as fans make prediction over his future Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) WWE legend The Rock was mysteriously absent from WrestleMania 41 - despite being part of the build-up of the show. The wrestling icon - real name Dwayne Johnson - was all-but a certainty to appear at the pay-per-view this weekend. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 John Cena and Cody Rhodes fought in the main event of WrestleMania 41 Credit: Splash 3 Cena won a historic 17th WWE world title, the most in the history of the company Credit: Getty 3 The Rock was thought to be set for an appearance at Mania, but was absent Credit: Getty He was a major player in the main event feud between John Cena and Cody Rhodes in the weeks before. However, the 52-year-old was missing from the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. He was nowhere be seen as Cena defeated his rival to win a historic 17th WWE world title. Fans in the arena and viewers at home were left disappointed with the People's Champion not there. The Rock had appeared at the Elimination Chamber last month. He was the catalyst for Cena turning heel for the first time in 22 years. At the time, he was joined by Travis Scott. The rapper also appeared and intervened in the main event at Mania on Sunday. But The Rock was absent, leaving fans upset around the world. They took to social media to vent their frustration. Stone Cold Steve Austin wipes out during WWE WrestleMania "No Rock? hey Dwayne, you're in or you're out. And when you're out," one raged. "Stay away unless you're committing." Another added: "Anyone else find that very anticlimactic? Like what??? "Why did Travis Scott have a 5 minute entrance in the middle of the match and WHERE IS THE ROCK???? 🏅 Follow all our latest news & stories on WWE. "Happy for Cena, but WHAT????" A third said: "'Did they even need The Rock for this heel turn? "Not a single appearance? Not a single explanation? Come on." During the main event, Scott took a Cross Rhodes finisher from Cody. That allowed Cena to get the upper hand and win the title. He now has the most world championships in the history of the company. The Rock's latest social media post is of him driving in Hawaii, but it is not known when the image was taken. It is also not known whether his WrestleMania 41 absence was planned or he pulled out. Cena is advertised for Monday Night Raw, where he could still show up.
Metro
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Metro
Friend's heartfelt appeal to British Paralympian missing in Las Vegas
A close friend of British Paralympian Sam Ruddock has said the athlete's friends and family have 'no clues, no indication' of his whereabouts after he went missing on a trip to Las Vegas 13 days ago. Chris Graves joined an appeal for anyone with information about the runner, cyclist and shot putter, who has cerebral palsy, to get in touch, saying any tip could make a 'massive' difference. The operations manager of school sports charity +Inspire has been a close friend and colleague of Sam's for more than 12 years. The 35-year-old athlete from Rugby, Warwickshire, travelled to the US on April 13 planning to attend the WWE WrestleMania event, which took place over two nights at the Allegiant Stadium in Vegas the following weekend, and was last heard of three days after arriving. Chris said: 'Sam has been struggling with his mental health so it's just very concerning that he's out there on his own. 'We just want to know that he's safe, that's the bottom line really. 'There's been no direct contact with him or any social media activity since April 16. There's just so many options of what the situation could be that we just want to know he's safe.' The ParalympicsGB athlete's last known movement was riding in an Austin-Healey sports car with an American man named Steve he seemed to have just met, with a point-of-view video of the journey posted on his Instagram channel on the day he went missing. Staff at a hostel where he was staying said he had not checked out and has left his belongings in his room. In the video, Steve asks Sam how long he's been in the US, to which he replies 'three days' and indicates he might stay longer, before going on to say he has never been to Vegas before. The charity ambassador appears to have hitchhiked with the driver, who drove him along the strip before dropping him off at the famous Silver and Gold pawn shop in Vegas, home of the TV show 'Pawn Stars.' The athlete had originally wanted to go to 'Fremont' — presumably the city's famous Fremont Street — until the driver recommended the pawnbroker's shop, saying he had a friend there. As the pair get out of the car outside the store, Sam, who appears excitable and upbeat, ends the video so he can speak to Steve. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Chris told Metro: 'That's the last post and it's been reported and shared with the relevant authorities in Las Vegas, so we're hoping that the driver of that car can be found just to see what he may or may not know. 'He's the last person that we're all aware of who has physically seen Sam. 'The pawn broker's shop in Las Vegas has been contacted to see if they know anything but at present we have no clues and no indication as to where Sam might be. 'Anybody with any sighting, any help or any intel would just be massive.' Sam, who is father to a two-year-old son and has a baby on the way, made his international debut at London 2012, running in the 100m and 200m T35 heats, a disability sport classification. He then switched to shot put ahead of Rio 2016, where he finished sixth in the F35 category. The Paralympian then focused on cycling and became World Champion at the C1 1km Time Trial in 2022, for athletes with physical impairments, and defended his title a year later. Away from the competitive arena, Sam has been a big hit in schools where he has encouraged young people to take up sport. He has also written first-person pieces for Metro, including how he has 'realised the responsibility I now have to all my fellow brothers and sisters with cerebral palsy, to represent them and be an ambassador.' 'Sam's a lovely guy, he's a very bubbly, outgoing character and always has time to speak to everybody and anybody,' Chris said. 'He is always interested in what you have to say about whatever it might be, he's someone who has very strong beliefs but would always welcome and recognise other people's beliefs as well. 'He wants to be everyone's friend and will help anyone when he can.' Appealing to Sam directly, Chris said: 'We just want Sam to know he is so loved by so many family and friends, and in a professional sense the teachers and children all adore him. He has been an inspiration over the years to thousands of young people and adults. 'We want nothing more than to know he is safe, that is it.' In a statement, +Inspire said: 'We are deeply concerned and saddened to hear that longtime Inspire+ Ambassador and friend of the charity Sam Ruddock has been reported missing. 'Sam was last heard from on April 16 and was on holiday visiting a WrestleMania event in Las Vegas. 'As a valued member of Inspire+, we know this news is being felt by many, we are doing everything we can to support friends, family and staff and school communities who have been affected by this news.' Chris also posted on Facebook: 'Sam has been a very close friend & colleague of mine for over 12 years. 'If you're able to share these posters or send to anyone in the US please do 'Sam is currently unwell with his mental health, his family & family just want to know he's safe.' A Lincolnshire Police spokesperson confirmed there is an active missing persons investigation. More Trending A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson said: 'We are supporting the family of a British man reported missing in Las Vegas and are in contact with the local authorities.' Anyone who has information about Sam's whereabouts is asked to contact the Las Vegas Police Department or Lincolnshire Police via 101 quoting incident number 0169-25.04.25. *For help and information around missing people and the related issues please visit the Missing People charity's website Do you have a story you would like to share? Contact MORE: Parents will 'never give up hope' for son as they unveil garden for missing people MORE: Families of missing Black people say loved ones are 'ignored and criminalised' MORE: 'Tragedy' of missing Black people has hidden legacy going back a decade
Daily Mail
28-04-2025
- Daily Mail
British Paralympian, 35, vanishes while on holiday in Las Vegas and has been missing for more than a week - as his family issues a desperate plea
A British Paralympian has vanished on holiday in Las Vegas and has been missing for more than a week - and his family have now issued a desperate plea for help. Sam Ruddock, 35, who has represented Britain in shot put, cycling and sprinting, had gone alone to the American city to watch the annual WWE WrestleMania event. But the athlete from Rugby, Warwickshire, who represented Team GB at the London 2012 Paralympics and Rio 2016, has not been heard from since April 16 - nearly two weeks ago. This is also the date of his last Instagram post - which sees him apparently hitchhiking. Las Vegas police are now treating him as a missing person and officers in the UK, US and even with Interpol are all aware of his disappearance. Mr Ruddock, who has cerebral palsy, is a dad to a two-year-old son and has a baby on the way - and his family are desperate for help to bring him home to them. His mother Fran Ruddock, of Lincoln, said he normally speaks to her everyday and is 'very sociable', as reported by the Mirror. She pleaded for anyone in the UK or US with information to get in touch: 'Anything at all to piece together the gaps.' His friend Lucy Hatton drove him to the airport on April 13 and knew he was staying in a hostel - but it is believed he did not make it to the wrestling event he went to see, which was set to take place on April 19 and 20. He was 'very active on social media', she said - so when all contact and online activity suddenly stopped, it raised alarm bells, as it was 'really, really out of character'. But she did add he has not 'been in quite the right headspace' recently. Interpol has said it has no record of Mr Ruddock taking a flight back to the UK. Staff at the hostel he was staying at have said he did not check out and his belongings are still in his room. His latest Instagram post, shared on April 16, is a long video of him riding in an Austin-Healey sports car with an American man he seems to have just met. The man asks him, 'How long have you been in the States?', to which Mr Ruddock replies, 'Three days'. He also asks why he came to Vegas - and the athlete explains it was for the wrestling event. The American man then mysteriously says, 'Oh, so you might stay?', to which Mr Ruddock replies, 'Yeah', before getting distracted by showing his shirt to the camera. In his latest Instagram post (pictured, a still), the man asks him, 'How long have you been in the States?', to which Mr Ruddock replies, 'Three days' Ms Hatton was deeply concerned for her friend (pictured), a 'fantastic human being' who loved going into schools to inspire the next generation of athletes It seems as if Mr Ruddock has hitchhiked with the man, as they discuss where he is going to drop him off - at the Pawn Shop, where American reality TV show Pawn Stars is filmed, about the day-to-day running of the shop. The athlete says he wanted to go to 'Fremont' originally - presumably Fremont Street, the city's second most-famous street after the Strip. But the American man says he cannot take him all the way so drops him off at the Pawn Shop instead - and tells the sportsman about various friends of his in the city he should get to know. Mr Ruddock mentions having left some of his stuff behind in his hostel room, which he was sharing with minor-league baseball players: 'They're chill.' Ms Hatton was deeply concerned for her friend, a 'fantastic human being' who loved going into schools to inspire the next generation of athletes. A British Cycling spokesperson said it was understood Mr Ruddock had been reported missing both to British and American police. They added: 'We urge anyone who has been in contact with Sam since April 16 or may have any information of his whereabouts to contact their local police department as soon as possible.' A Lincolnshire Police spokesperson said there was an active missing persons investigation. In his latest Instagram post (pictured, a still), Mr Ruddock mentions having left some of his stuff behind in his hostel room, which he was sharing with minor-league baseball players: 'They're chill' Mr Ruddock made his international debut at London 2012 (pictured), running in the 100m and 200m T35 heats, the Paralympic track division for those with coordination impairments Mr Ruddock made his international debut at London 2012, running in the 100m and 200m T35 heats, the Paralympic track division for those with coordination impairments. He then switched events to shot put ahead of Rio 2016, finishing sixth in the F35 category - after taking silver at the European Championships the same year. The athlete then turned his attention to cycling in 2018 and was selected for the British team at the Para Cycling Track World Championships in 2019.
The Sun
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Cody Rhodes taking indefinite WWE absence after emotional WrestleMania 41 loss to John Cena
CODY Rhodes is taking an indefinite break from the WWE after his emotional WrestleMania 41 loss. The American Nightmare was in the main event of the historic pay-per-view on Sunday night. 2 2 He was facing wrestling legend John Cena at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The 39-year-old went on to lose his world title to the now 17-time champion. According to reports, Rhodes is now set to take an extended absence from the WWE. The much-loved star was visibly emotional after the defeat. His wife Brandi posted a picture hand-in-hand with him. They were walking off into the distance inside the stadium in the touching snap. He also denied giving an interview to Cathy Kelley backstage following the loss. He is not scheduled to be involved in any shows for the foreseeable. There is no advertising promoting him being on Monday Night Raw after Mania. Fans believe this is a huge indicator he is taking a break form the promotion. Stone Cold Steve Austin wipes out during WWE WrestleMania "No Cody Rhodes for a while it seems", one said on social media. Another added: "Cody Rhodes deserves a break." A third replied: "Cody has carried the company for a while now - he needs a break." Rhodes has also been very quiet since the loss, not saying anything publicly. 🏅 Follow all our latest news & stories on WWE. He now plans to spend time with his family, something he was keen to promote with the image Brandi posted. Meanwhile, according to reports, Cena's next opponent has already been planned. He is set to face off in a tussle with old foe Randy Orton. And that means Rhodes is out of the title picture, for a while at least. They could even kick that off on Raw on Monday night after WrestleMania. Rhodes reign as the Undisputed WWE Champion came to an end after 378 days. Meanwhile, Cena's 17th world title is the most in the history of the company.
