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Snoop Dogg Steps In At Last Second During WrestleMania
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Leave it to Snoop Dogg to be named WrestleMania 39’s Most Valuable Performer.
The iconic rapper stepped up in an emergency during a weekend that saw World Wrestling Entertainment set a two-night attendance record for their signature event, the company on the verge of being sold, and Roman Reigns stay the undisputed champion.
Snoop Dogg was co-hosting a segment between bouts with wrestler Mike “The Miz” Mizanin on Sunday at SoFi Stadium when he provoked Mizanin into an impromptu match with Shane McMahon, who was appearing at a WWE event for the first time in 14 months. McMahon and Mizanin exchanged punches before McMahon tore his quad, doing a leapfrog maneuver to escape Mizanin.
Doctors examined McMahon before assisting him out of the arena. Snoop Dogg then returned to the ring to finish the match, punching “The Miz” twice, stealing a page from “The Rock,” and landing a people’s elbow to win.
“My hat’s off to Snoop, picking it up and thinking, ‘Oh man, he’s hurt?'” That’s fine; I’ll rectify it.’ He’s just a natural born entertainer,” said WWE creative director Paul “Triple H” Levesque. “I’ve known Snoop in this environment for years and what kind of fan he is, but tonight he put himself on a different playing field and respect factor for me.” I know several guys who have been in business for a long time; if that happened to them, they’d be like, ‘What do we do?’It was incredible.”
The greatest surprise, however, came less than eight hours after Reigns pinned Cody Rhodes in the main event when UFC owner Endeavor revealed Monday morning that it had signed an agreement with WWE to create a new company that will combine the UFC and WWE.
Levesque declined to comment on Endeavor on Sunday night, saying he wanted to concentrate on what happened over the weekend.
Outside the ring, attendance was 161,892, breaking stadium single-day attendance records on both evenings. The first WrestleMania in Los Angeles since 2005 broke the previous mark by 27%, with a gate of $21.6 million.
The first WrestleMania in Los Angeles since 2005 broke the previous mark by 27%.
Sponsorship income surpassed $21 million, doubling the previous high, while merchandise sales increased 20% over the previous year.
The Doggfather’s appearance as a substitute wrestler continued the pattern of celebrities appearing and not looking out of place.
Logan Paul, a social media star, competed in a WrestleMania battle for the second year on Saturday. San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle appeared in a battle between former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee and “The Miz,” and rapper Bad Bunny appeared during the Mysterios’ match.
“They have no right to be this good,” Levesque said of the celebrity fighters. “What’s amazing about it is the grind and the level of commitment they’re willing to put into it because they respect the business, respect for the WWE superstars and what we do, and respect for the people who came before them.” It’s cool to see them do that, but it’s also impressive to see how effective they are and how it raises the bar for everyone else.”
Snoop drove Rey Mysterio out to the Wrestlemania stage in a lowrider before his match against son Dominik Mysterio and co-hosted with “The Miz” both evenings.
Paul, defeated by Seth Rollins, executed high-flying stunts and moved as if he had been doing them for more than ten years. McAfee worked as a WWE announcer for 17 months (April 2021-September 2022) and competed in a fight at WrestleMania last year, while Kittle is a long-time wrestling fan.
Bad Bunny, who competed in a tag team match at WrestleMania two years ago, will host Wrestlemania’s next premium live show in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 6. Wrestlemania is visiting Puerto Rico for the first occasion since 2005.
Bad Bunny could also play in a game that night. On Saturday, he was doing Spanish commentary during Mysterio’s fight when he stopped Dominik from hitting his father with a steel chain. Rey Mysterio took advantage of the distraction, delivered his finishing move to win, and set up a potential storyline between Bad Bunny and the younger Mysterio.
It was mostly unexpected for Reigns to extend his 900-day reign as king. In the match, Rhodes had all the momentum, and all signs led to a title change. Nonetheless, WWE’s creative forces have chosen to keep Reigns at the company’s helm.
Reigns will become the first wrestlemania wrestler to hit 1,000 days as champion in early June, barring injury or a major surprise. At this juncture, Reigns is likely to retain the title until Summerslam in early August in Detroit, but he could still be the champion by WrestleMania in Philadelphia next year.
“I want someone to step up and take this ball away from us,” said Reigns. “Because if you don’t, we’ll keep a stranglehold on this.”
SOURCE – (AP)
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Jason Kelce Smashes Football Fan’s Phone
Retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce destroyed a Penn State football fan’s phone after the alleged heckler called his brother, Travis Kelce, a fag.
In now-viral footage published on X (previously Twitter) on Saturday, Nov. 2, the retired Philadelphia Eagles great was seen accompanied by football fans outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., for the Penn State-Ohio State game.
As the individual capturing the tape lifted a fist to Jason, 36, and called his name for a fist bump, another man nearby hurled the homophobic slur at the retired Philadelphia Eagles star.
Hey, Kelce. How does it feel that your brother is a queer dating Taylor Swift?” the man questioned, referring to Travis, 34, who has been seeing Swift since 2023. Jason turned around seconds later, snatched the man’s phone, and crushed it to the ground.
“Looked like a Penn State student was getting in Kelce’s face for no reason,” the original X user who submitted the video remarked. “Wild scene in State College.”
“Kelce how does it feel that your brother is a f****t for dating Taylor Swift?”
Jason Kelce proceeded to slam this kids phone on the ground.
Looked like a Penn State student was getting in Kelce’s face for no reason. Wild scene in State College pic.twitter.com/3PEdZXWhSg
— Chives (@jarrett_daveler) November 2, 2024
Additional footage on X shows Jason smashing the phone on asphalt before picking it up and walking away. The phone’s owner, wearing a Penn State hoodie at the time of the incident, was shown in many videos strolling closely behind Jason and recording him before the conflict occurred.
Another footage published on X, which appears to have been filmed after Jason shattered the man’s phone, showed the hooded Penn State supporter trudging through a mob to pick up his phone off the ground.
“Give me my phone, bro,” he seemed to say to Jason.
The NFL alum seized the gadget first, then stood in front of the man and asked, “Who’s the fag now?” Others appeared to interfere.
The incident occurred while Jason was at Beaver Stadium for an appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay. The Ohio State Buckeyes won Saturday’s game 20-13 over the Penn State Nittany Lions.
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Shaun White’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold
Shaun White, the Olympic snowboarding champion, already has an impressive medal tally, but his surprise proposal to Nina Dobrev deserves a gold medal.
On Wednesday, the couple announced their engagement on Instagram. Dobrev posted photographs of the two hugging under an arch of white roses and showing off her five-carat Lorraine Schwartz engagement ring.
“RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé,” Dobrev said in the caption.
However, the photographs only tell half the tale, as Shaun devised an elaborate plan to surprise Dobrev with his proposal.
Shaun White’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold
According to a Vogue interview published Wednesday, Shaun said he assembled a team of people from the couple’s inner circle and Vogue personnel to trick Dobrev into thinking she had been invited to an intimate dinner party with Anna Wintour.
Dobrev accepted the invitation, joking that Shaun made it “look so legitimate.”
He even asked Dobrev’s stylist to outfit her in Chanel for the event.
Dobrev said she recognized what was happening when she entered the venue and saw White standing beneath the flowery arch.
Shaun’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold
“I went into shock,” Dobrev admitted, later adding that White “said all the right things” before she agreed.
According to the publication, after Shaun proposed, the couple partied into the early morning hours with close friends and relatives.
“Best night of my life,” Shaun captioned his Instagram story on Wednesday.
The duo first became romantically involved in 2020, and they have since publicly recorded their relationship, globe vacations, and White’s Olympic farewell on social media.
SOURCE | CNN
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Hollywood Actress Teri Garr Passes Away at 79
Hollywood actress Teri Garr, known for her roles in classics like “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has passed away at 79. She died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer.
Admirers took to social media in her honor, with writer-director Paul Feig calling her “truly one of my comedy heroes. I couldn’t have loved her more” and screenwriter Cinco Paul saying: “Never the star, but always shining. She made everything she was in better.”
Throughout her career, the performer, often known as Terri, Terry, or Terry Ann, seemed destined for show business from a young age.
Her father was Eddie Garr, a well-known vaudeville comic, and her mother was Phyllis Lind, one of the original high-kicking Rockettes at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Their daughter began dancing classes at six and was performing with the San Francisco and Los Angeles ballet companies by age fourteen.
She was 16 years old when she joined the road crew of “West Side Story” in Los Angeles, and she began starring in small roles in films as early as 1963.
In an interview from 1988, she described how she landed the role in “West Side Story.” After being rejected at her initial audition, she returned the following day dressed differently and was accepted.
Teri Garr, a comedian
Teri Garr then found steady work as a movie dancer, appearing in the chorus of nine Elvis Presley films, including “Viva Las Vegas,” “Roustabout,” and “Clambake.”
She has also appeared on various television shows, including “Star Trek,” “Dr. Kildare,” and “Batman,” and was a featured dancer on the rock ‘n’ roll music show “Shindig,” the rock concert performance “T.A.M.I.,” and a cast member of “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour.”
Her breakthrough role was as Gene Hackman’s girlfriend in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 thriller The Conversation. This led to an interview with Mel Brooks, who offered her the Gene Wilder’s German lab assistant role in Young Frankenstein if she could speak with a German accent.
“Cher had this German woman, Renata, making wigs, so I got the accent from her,” Garr once said.
The film established her as a great comic performer, with New Yorker film writer Pauline Kael calling her “the funniest neurotic dizzy dame on screen.”
Her big smile and off-center appeal helped her land roles in “Oh, God!” with George Burns and John Denver, “Mr. Mom” (as Michael Keaton’s wife), and “Tootsie,” in which she played the girlfriend who loses Dustin Hoffman to Jessica Lange and discovers he has dressed up as a woman to revive his career.
A gift for spontaneous humor
Teri Garr, best known for comedy, has shown in films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Black Stallion, and The Escape Artist that she can also tackle drama.
She had a gift for spontaneous humor, frequently playing David Letterman’s foil during early guest appearances on N.B.C.’s “Late Night With David Letterman”.
Her appearances grew so frequent, and the pair’s good-natured bickering so convincing that rumors of romantic involvement circulated for a while. Years later, Letterman acknowledged those early appearances with helping the program become a success.
During those years, Garr began to experience “a little beeping or ticking” in her right leg. It started in 1983 and expanded to her right arm, but she thought she could handle it. By 1999, her symptoms had gotten so bad that she saw a doctor and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
After disclosing her diagnosis, Garr became a spokesman for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, giving hilarious remarks at events in the United States and Canada.
Source: AP
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