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However, while this week’s episode of SmackDown Live was not a groundbreaking affair, the blue brand’s creative utilised many of their prime assets exceptionally well to produce a well balanced and entertaining show that set the stage for Backlash 2018 better than Raw managed to. From a heavily stacked main event scene to opening up a world of possibilities, the land of opportunity shined bright this week by highlighting their best parts and keeping fans excited about next week’s episode....

As the rap battle between The Usos, The Bar and The New Day just did not click at all, Shane McMahon showcasing his terrible in-ring skills was a bore, and there just wasn’t enough stakes to get you excited for the TLC 2018 pay-per-view. But once again Smackdown Live did do enough to keep fans entertained throughout the show, so let us go through what made Smackdown a fulfilling episode this week....

Matt Hardy won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship alongside his brother, Jeff Hardy, earlier this year. However, they were forced to relinquish their titles after Jeff sustained a serious knee injury. Following that, Matt was active on Social Media and the WWE Universe was up to date with his transformation. During this period, he also teased several characters that he could possibly play upon his return to WWE. After weeks of speculation, Matt surprised the entire WWE Universe with his arrival on RAW after Survivor Series....

Similarly, there are a lot of things that only the die-hard fans of the WWE legend know. Here are 5 things you might not know about John Cena: #5 – Make-A-Wish record holder The WWE Universe and even those who rarely follow WWE know that Cena shares the record for most WWE Championship titles with Ric Flair. The two legends of pro-wrestling have held it 16 times in their career....

She is a former World of Stardom Champion as well as the SWA World Champion and has a lot of achievements under her belt before making her way to WWE. Toni is known for her work in the European independent circuit, where she is a former Progress Women and is a two-time and current wXw Women’s Champion. In WWE, she competed in the 2017 and 2018 Mae Young Classic, making it to the Semi-Finals in 2017 and the finals of the tournament in 2018 at WWE Evolution....

When a babyface cheats to win, it is done in a way that would be at the heel’s expense. Here are five times where babyfaces in the WWE have cheated to win. #5 WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio The year 2006 was a unique year for the WWE World Heavweight Championship. The year started off with Batista relinquishing the championship to undergo tricep surgery. Kurt Angle would then win the vacant World Championship in a 20-Man Battle Royal, only to lose it a couple of months later to Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania 22....

In general, I believe that we place too much importance on coaching, especially in MMA. In studying the Top 10 Fight Team’s records against each other I discovered that there is a chicken and egg type scenario with “elite” MMA coaches. That is to say, it’s impossible to find a statistical way to tell if “elite” fight camps are elite because they happened to have a transcendent star who buoys their record like a Jon Jones or if the coach had a hand in creating that kind of star....

Here, we’ll look at examples of good-tech gone bad through overdesign. Fortunately, many of these stories get a happy ending when developing other hardware, software, or design principles brings an object back to life. When Good Design Goes Bad The Law of Diminishing Returns tells us that you can have too much of a good thing, and the Paradox of Design tells us that this applies to good ideas. As users, we want things to be inexpensive, but we also want them to be easy to use, and, in a lot of cases, we want them to do more than one thing....

WWE Superstars are often asked in out-of-character interviews about their behind-the-scenes relationship with Vince McMahon. While some make it clear that they talk strictly business with their boss, others have become so close with WWE’s top decision-maker that they even consider him a friend. In recent years, the WWE Universe has learned more about Vince McMahon than ever before, with Superstars often revealing amusing stories about the mastermind behind WWE on social media and in media interviews....

However, those statements are usually just more instances of hyperbole in pro wrestling, as the act of exaggerating things is commonplace in that industry. The truth is that ‘it takes two to tango’ in professional wrestling, and one cannot have a great match if their opponent isn’t working as hard as they are. Then there are the cases when some people want to really push things to the extreme by making wrestling matches as wacky and ludicrous as possible....

Once you decide the type of work you want to do or the industry you want to explore, you can start working on your plan to pivot in your professional career. There are many resources out there that you can use to help you change your career in a way that is effective and can help you succeed. 1. SimplyHired SimplyHired is a job site with tools for job seekers, such as a resume builder and a salary estimator, and it provides company reviews, so you can get an idea of whether the culture is a good fit for you....

Madrid have a history of being able to cherry-pick some of the biggest talents in the world. This season, they’ll probably have to live up to the history since they want to get back on top of the footballing world. Los Blancos are already being linked with some of the best talents across the globe at the moment. Here are five of the top players that they should really consider signing to help them get back to their best....

During the interview the first WWE champion of Indian descent opens up about a whole host of things. In this article, we’ve listed the top five takeaways we have from what Mahal had to say. #5 Jinder’s tour opponent revealed - and it’ll be a WWE title match Interview host Mihir Joshi did not waste any time in introducing some exciting news for Indian fans of the WWE about the next live shows that will take place in the country....

On the Fastlane go home show of RAW this Monday, we could expect more shocks and surprises as WWE build up to this weekend’s PPV, while also laying storylines for the big daddy of them all, WrestleMania 35, which will come to us next month. Here, let’s take a look at 5 things that could happen on RAW before Fastlane: #5. Dean Ambrose saves Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins Last week on RAW, Roman Reigns returned to WWE television with some great news for the WWE Universe as he announced that his leukaemia was in remission and that he is back in action....

RELATED: Final Fantasy: 5 Reasons The Buster Sword Is Best (& 5 Reasons Gunblades Are) That is, until Final Fantasy 14 came along. This Square Enix IP, with its current iteration actually the second version of FF 14, allows Final Fantasy fans to forge their own Final Fantasy story. Thanks to existing and iconic Final Fantasy elements, Square Enix managed to transform its hit fantasy RPG series into a full-blown MMO....

The Shield has also worked together with many Superstars in the past and recently the WWE also aligned them with Kurt Angle and Triple H for a match. However, the addition of Braun Strowman may not be a onetime thing. The storylines, right now, on Raw are getting interesting day by day and if Strowman joins this group then two things will happen – the fans will either love him in this group or they will boo him....

Last week, the WWE RAW Tag Team Champions, The Street Profits, defeated the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro. Seth Rollins put down Dominik Mysterio in a Steel Cage match, while the match between Keith Lee and WWE Champion Drew McIntyre was ruined by RETRIBUTION. WWE NXT started with a great match between Shotzi Blackheart and WWE NXT Women’s Champion, Io Shirai. Afterward, William Regal announced a Battle Royal to determine the next challenger for Shirai....

The red brand has two titles on the line for TLC, as Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose will battle it out for the Intercontinental championship, while Nia Jax and Ronda Rousey face off for the RAW Women’s title. There could be another match for the show involving the RAW Tag Team champs, AOP, who could continue their rivalry with Chad Gable and Bobby Roode. The PPV promises to be an exciting one to end the year on, and this week’s RAW go-home show could set it up to be an even better show with a few changes....

After getting used to the kit lens, many photographers choose to try out a prime lens as the next step. Having one can stimulate your creativity and potentially give you more options when taking pictures. This article will identify what a prime lens is, how it differs from zoom lenses, and will also go over several things you should consider before buying your first one. What Is a Prime Lens?...

According to surprise testimony by U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor last week, Holmes overheard a phone call between U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland and President Donald Trump in which Trump asked for an update on “investigations” just one day after the notorious July 25 phone call in which Trump repeatedly asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter....