She was in the early stages of a match against Rhea Ripley when she went for a dive. Upon impact, her left leg gave out. The match was stopped shortly thereafter and awarded to Ripley as medical officials came to Nox’s aid. The crowd was said to be silent as Nox was visibly in pain and crying.
Later during the tapings, Triple H came out and indicated that she suffered a broken leg.
Nox, who competed on the indie scene as Nixon Newell, had just signed a developmental deal with WWE when she tore her right ACL before the Mae Young Classic tapings last year, which she was scheduled to be a part of. She returned to the ring in April of this year and had been working NXT house shows before being announced as a competitor for this year’s tapings.
A transcript of President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night address about security along the U.S. southern border, as provided by the White House:
My fellow Americans: Tonight, I am speaking to you because there is a growing humanitarian and security crisis at our southern border.
Every day, Customs and Border Patrol agents encounter thousands of illegal immigrants trying to enter our country. We are out of space to hold them, and we have no way to promptly return them back home to their country.
America proudly welcomes millions of lawful immigrants who enrich our society and contribute to our nation. But all Americans are hurt by uncontrolled, illegal migration. It strains public resources and drives down jobs and wages. Among those hardest hit are African Americans and Hispanic Americans.
Our southern border is a pipeline for vast quantities of illegal drugs, including meth, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. Every week, 300 of our citizens are killed by heroin alone, 90 percent of which floods across from our southern border. More Americans will die from drugs this year than were killed in the entire Vietnam War.
In the last two years, ICE officers made 266,000 arrests of aliens with criminal records, including those charged or convicted of 100,000 assaults, 30,000 sex crimes, and 4,000 violent killings. Over the years, thousands of Americans have been brutally killed by those who illegally entered our country, and thousands more lives will be lost if we don’t act right now.
This is a humanitarian crisis – a crisis of the heart and a crisis of the soul.
President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he gives a prime-time address about border securityCredit:
Reuters
Last month, 20,000 migrant children were illegally brought into the United States – a dramatic increase. These children are used as human pawns by vicious coyotes and ruthless gangs. One in three women are sexually assaulted on the dangerous trek up through Mexico. Women and children are the biggest victims, by far, of our broken system.
This is the tragic reality of illegal immigration on our southern border. This is the cycle of human suffering that I am determined to end.
My administration has presented Congress with a detailed proposal to secure the border and stop the criminal gangs, drug smugglers, and human traffickers. It’s a tremendous problem. Our proposal was developed by law enforcement professionals and border agents at the Department of Homeland Security. These are the resources they have requested to properly perform their mission and keep America safe. In fact, safer than ever before.
The proposal from Homeland Security includes cutting-edge technology for detecting drugs, weapons, illegal contraband, and many other things. We have requested more agents, immigration judges, and bed space to process the sharp rise in unlawful migration fueled by our very strong economy. Our plan also contains an urgent request for humanitarian assistance and medical support.
Furthermore, we have asked Congress to close border security loopholes so that illegal immigrant children can be safely and humanely returned back home.
Finally, as part of an overall approach to border security, law enforcement professionals have requested $5.7 billion for a physical barrier. At the request of Democrats, it will be a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall. This barrier is absolutely critical to border security. It’s also what our professionals at the border want and need. This is just common sense.
It was the first prime-time Oval Office address by US President Donald Trump Credit:
Bloomberg
The border wall would very quickly pay for itself. The cost of illegal drugs exceeds $500 billion a year – vastly more than the $5.7 billion we have requested from Congress. The wall will also be paid for, indirectly, by the great new trade deal we have made with Mexico.
Sen. Chuck Schumer – who you will be hearing from later tonight – has repeatedly supported a physical barrier in the past, along with many other Democrats. They changed their mind only after I was elected President.
Democrats in Congress have refused to acknowledge the crisis. And they have refused to provide our brave border agents with the tools they desperately need to protect our families and our nation.
The federal government remains shut down for one reason and one reason only: because Democrats will not fund border security.
My administration is doing everything in our power to help those impacted by the situation. But the only solution is for Democrats to pass a spending bill that defends our borders and re-opens the government.
This situation could be solved in a 45-minute meeting. I have invited Congressional leadership to the White House tomorrow to get this done. Hopefully, we can rise above partisan politics in order to support national security.
Some have suggested a barrier is immoral. Then why do wealthy politicians build walls, fences, and gates around their homes? They don’t build walls because they hate the people on the outside, but because they love the people on the inside. The only thing that is immoral is the politicians to do nothing and continue to allow more innocent people to be so horribly victimized.
A television monitor in the White House press briefing room broadcasts U.S. President Donald Trump's address on border security Credit:
Bloomberg
America’s heart broke the day after Christmas when a young police officer in California was savagely murdered in cold blood by an illegal alien, who just came across the border. The life of an American hero was stolen by someone who had no right to be in our country.
Day after day, precious lives are cut short by those who have violated our borders. In California, an Air Force veteran was raped, murdered, and beaten to death with a hammer by an illegal alien with a long criminal history. In Georgia, an illegal alien was recently charged with murder for killing, beheading, and dismembering his neighbor. In Maryland, MS-13 gang members who arrived in the United States as unaccompanied minors were arrested and charged last year after viciously stabbing and beating a 16-year-old girl.
Over the last several years, I’ve met with dozens of families whose loved ones were stolen by illegal immigration. I’ve held the hands of the weeping mothers and embraced the grief-stricken fathers. So sad. So terrible. I will never forget the pain in their eyes, the tremble in their voices, and the sadness gripping their souls.
How much more American blood must we shed before Congress does its job?
To those who refuse to compromise in the name of border security, I would ask: Imagine if it was your child, your husband, or your wife whose life was so cruelly shattered and totally broken?
To every member of Congress: Pass a bill that ends this crisis.
To every citizen: Call Congress and tell them to finally, after all of these decades, secure our border.
This is a choice between right and wrong, justice and injustice. This is about whether we fulfill our sacred duty to the American citizens we serve.
When I took the oath of office, I swore to protect our country. And that is what I will always do, so help me God.
On a noteworthy episode of SmackDown, Daniel Bryan turned heel and won the WWE Championship, Becky Lynch’s replacement for Survivor Series was announced, and WWE finished building to Sunday’s pay-per-view.
Bryan defeated AJ Styles in the main event to win the WWE title. Bryan moved out of the way when Styles was going for the Phenomenal Forearm, Styles accidentally bumped into the referee, Bryan kicked him low when the referee wasn’t looking, and then hit the running knee to win the championship. After the match, Bryan attacked Styles and stomped on his head.
Bryan will now face Universal Champion Brock Lesnar on Sunday.
With Becky Lynch off Survivor Series, her replacement was announced last night. Lynch picked her own replacement in storyline, with her choosing Charlotte Flair to face Ronda Rousey.
Jeff Hardy took Bryan’s spot on SmackDown’s Survivor Series men’s division team, and SAnitY, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, and The Colons joined The Usos and The New Day to round out the tag division team.
More coverage from last night —
WOR: Daniel Bryan, Becky Lynch, Survivor Series shakeup, more! 11/13
WWE 205 Live TV taping spoilers: Cedric Alexander vs. Lio Rush
Updated SmackDown teams for WWE Survivor Series
Daniel Bryan wins WWE title, will face Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series
Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair set for WWE Survivor Series
WWE SmackDown live results: Final build to Survivor Series
WWE SmackDown video highlights —
Becky Lynch is officially off Survivor Series
Paul Heyman interrupts AJ Styles, Styles and Daniel Bryan brawl
Jeff Hardy vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
Shinsuke Nakamura vows to break Seth Rollins’ face at Survivor Series
Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz (Mysterio stays on Team SmackDown if he wins)
Becky Lynch picks Charlotte Flair to replace her at Survivor Series
Charlotte Flair says she’ll be fighting for Becky Lynch on Sunday
Cesaro, Sheamus & Big Show vs. The New Day
WWE rounds out SmackDown’s tag team division team for Survivor Series
Daniel Bryan defeats AJ Styles to win the WWE Championship
SmackDown fallout: Daniel Bryan refuses to explain his heel turn
SmackDown fallout: Daniel Bryan takes part in a photoshoot after winning the WWE title
SmackDown fallout: Charlotte Flair is prepared to defeat Ronda Rousey
Zimbabwean security forces on Tuesday fired on hundreds of protesters who barricaded roads and burned tyres over fuel price rises of 150 per cent.
Protesters in the capital Harare and the second city of Bulawayo chanted slogans against President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who introduced the price rises on Sunday in the face of the country’s worst economic crisis in a decade.
At least 13 people were injured by gunfire and 12 were arrested in the protests, human rights lawyers and doctors said.
Opposition to the policy and deteriorating living conditions has galvanised the biggest protests since unrest over last year’s delayed presidential election, in which six people were killed.
In Harare, helicopters circled as protesters burned cars and blocked roads with boulders, street signs and burning tyres.
A tollgate on the major route from the city to the border town of Beitbridge, in South Africa was destroyed, leaving only a steel gantry.
Businesses closed early and commuters and schoolchildren struggled to get home as taxis stayed off the streets. Internal flights were cancelled and low-cost African airline Fastjet halted flights to and from the country.
At least 13 people were injured by gunfire in the protests, according to human rights lawyers and doctorsCredit:
Zinyange Auntony/AFP
Zimbabwe’s economy has struggled under cash shortages and an inability of the Mnangagwa government to bring back international investment since the end of Robert Mugabe’s 37-year-rule in November 2017.
The president defended the fuel price hikes on a trip to Moscow on Monday.
"Zimbabwe is going through both political and economic reforms and these do not come easily. It will take time for things to settle and results to be shown," he said.
But many protesters out on Zimbabwe’s streets on Monday directed their anger against the president, who came to power in a largely peaceful coup before winning a disputed election.
"He lied that our lives will improve, but things are getting worse by the day since he took over. Prices have been rising every day," said protester Judith Chamambo.
On Friday, Harare saw long queues for fuel at petrol stations and hundreds of cars were abandoned on the roadside after running out of petrol.
The protests have largely centred around the poorer parts of Harare, but one activist group said on Monday they would take the movement to the more affluent suburbs.
A nationwide experiment with basic income in Finland has not increased employment among those participating in the two-year trial, but their general well-being seems to have increased, a report said on Friday.
The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, or Kela, said "it was not yet possible to draw any firm conclusions" from the first half of the experiment, where about 2,000 randomly selected, unemployed people aged 25-58 got tax-free income of 560 euros ((£490) a month with no questions asked.
Finland is looking into ways to reshape its social security system and became in January 2017 the first European country to launch the trial, which will end in 2020.
Critics say universal basic income reduces incentives for people to look for work.
Proponents say it can empower people to start new businesses, knowing that they would continue to receive monthly income no matter how well their new venture does. It can also encourage people to try a new job without the fear of losing their unemployment checks or having to go through the paperwork of reapplying for benefits.
"Earlier, I didn’t accept all small jobs out of fear of losing my benefits and having to reapply for them," said writer Tuomas Muraja as he was on his way to a sauna before heading out for an evening at the opera.
"I feel much more secure now that short-term jobs no longer reduce my benefits or delay their payment."
In the Finnish experiment, the basic income is below what unemployment benefits pay, which is 32.40 euros a day, or almost 1,000 euros a month – subject to income tax of about 30 percent. The basic income is tax free, but barely enough to live on for someone paying rent, so it keeps pressure on the recipients to join the work force.
Minna Ylikanno, a researcher with Kela, said the basic income recipients appeared less stressed, healthier and more confident in the future than a 5,000-member control group of unemployment benefits recipients.
The report found that those on basic income and the unemployed people in the control group ended up working roughly the same number of days.
"The basic income may have a positive effect on the wellbeing of the recipient even though it does not in the short term improve the person’s employment prospects," Ms Ylikanno added.
The participants in both the trial and the control group were selected randomly among those who received unemployment benefits from Kela in November 2016 , Ms Ylikanno told The Associated Press.
The Nordic country’s official unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in 2018.
New No.1 contender for the RAW Women’s Championship Sasha Banks issued a little Twitter smacktalk to the champ Ronda Rousey on Friday ahead of their match coming up at the Royal Rumble on January 27th at Chase Bank Field in Phoenix.
Banks, who earned a shot at the title by defeating Nia Jax on RAW, slammed Rousey for not making the rounds on the road at house shows like she does. Here’s a look at Banks’ tweet, which also takes a shot at Universal Champion Brock Lesnar:
And good morning to all the future towns I’ll be making. Soon enough you’ll have a champion that will actually come to a town near you.
Hi @brocklesnar
Hi @rondarousey #ShowUpShowOut #LegitBoss #MakingTowns #EveryWeek #EveryYear #PissedOffForGreatness
— $asha Banks (@SashaBanksWWE) January 11, 2019
Wrestling Observer reported Thursday that Banks was used as a replacement opponent for Rousey with the initial plan for The Rowdy One to have a match with Charlotte Flair. However, it now looks like Rousey will take on Flair and Becky Lynch at WrestleMania, according to reports from the Wrestling Observer.
Prior to last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW which emanated from The FedEx Forum in Memphis Tennessee, WWE taped two matches for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event. Below are the matches taped for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event:
– No Way Jose & Zack Ryder def. Tyler Breeze & Curt Hawkins in the first of two matches taped for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event.
– Alicia Fox & Mickie James def. Ember Moon & Dana Brooke in the second and final match taped for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event.
North Dakota State University (1-0, 1-0 #Big12WR) is scheduled to wrestle No. 17-ranked University of Oklahoma (0-0, 0-0 #Big12WR) at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, in Norman … The Sooners host No. 11 Michigan on Friday … The dual will be televised by Sooner Sports TV and broadcast on Fox Sports Oklahoma and Fox College Sports Central … Chad McKee is handling the play-by-play and Jack Spates is the color analyst … Live Results will be provided through TrackWrestling.com.
Up Next North Dakota State is scheduled to wrestle at Northwestern University at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in Evanston, and t hen take on Indiana and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville starting at 1 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 4, in Edwardsville … The Bison will also send a group of wrestlers to the Dragon Open hosted by Minnesota State Moorhead on Sunday, Dec. 4.
The Lineup Wt. North Dakota State (1-0, 1-0 #Big12WR) 125 — #5 Josh Rodriguez (4-0, 1-0) 133 — Albert Landeros (2-3, 0-1) 141 — Taylor Nein (3-0) 149 — Mitch Friedman (4-1, 1-0) OR Kyle Gliva (0-0) 157 — #12 Clay Ream (4-0, 1-0) 165 — #18 Andrew Fogarty (5-0, 1-0) 174 — Carter Nielsen (0-1, 0-1) OR Grant Nehring (3-1) 184 — Tyler McNutt (3-1, 0-1) 197 — Cordell Eaton (4-0, 1-0) 285 — Ben Tynan (4-0, 1-0)
Wt. #17 Oklahoma (0-0, 0-0 #Big12WR) 125 — Dalton Duffield, Fr. (2-0) 133 — Trae Blackwell, Jr. (1-2) Click Here: cd universidad catolica 141 — Mike Longo, Jr. (2-1) 149 — #12 Davion Jeffries, So. (1-2) 157 — #12 DaWaylon Barnes, Jr. (3-0) 165 — #10 Clark Glass, RSr. (1-1) 174 — Hayden Hansen, RFr. (1-2) 184 — Andrew Dixon, Jr. (1-2) 197 — #19 Brad Johnson, RSr. (2-1) 285 — #12 Ross Larson, RSr. (2-1)
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Bison Open Season With 25-16 Win Over No. 14-Ranked Iowa State in Scheels Center North Dakota State won the final three matches by major decision, pin and technical fall to rally past No. 14-ranked Iowa State by the score of 25-16 in a Big 12 Conference wrestling dual Nov. 6, before 1,371 fans in the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. It was the first win over a nationally-ranked opponent since the Bison edged No. 18 Wyoming 22-21 in Laramie on Feb. 1, 2015. It was NDSU’s first win over Iowa State (0-2 Big 12, 0-2) in four meetings with the Cyclones .. NDSU 285 Ben Tynan won by fall, 125 Josh Rodriguez recorded a tech fall, 157 Clay Ream claimed a major decision, and 149 Mitch Friedman, 165 Andrew Fogarty and 197 Cordell Eaton each won by decision.
Streak Stays Alive North Dakota State University 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez won his fourth Bison Open individual championship, while five others each picked up their second titles at the 46th annual event held before 518 spectators in Scheels Arena on Saturday, Nov. 12 … Rodriguez, a senior from Guadalupe, Calif. (Righetti H.S.), won Bison Open 125 titles in 2013 unattached, 2015 and 2016 and 133 in 2012 … Rodriguez recorded his second pin of the tournament over teammate and unattached Paul Bianchi at 4:56 … He went 3-0 at the Bison Open and improved to 4-0 overall … NDSU had five wrestlers — 149 Kyle Gliva, 165 Andrew Fogarty, 184 Tyler McNutt, 197 Cordell Eaton and 285 Ben Tynan — each won Bison Open individual championships for the second straight year … North Dakota State unattached 141 Taylor Nein defeated teammate Joe Umlauf 6-4 in the first place match, while Bison unattached 133 Cam Sykora, 165 Grant Nehring, unattached 174 Cole Witzig, 184 Dylan Urbach, 197 Alex Bleeker and 285 Dan Stibral all placed second … NDSU received third place performances from 141 Tommy Walton, 149 Mitch Friedman, unattached 165 Nick Knutson and 184 Logan Paxton.
Bison in the Rankings North Dakota State received 23 votes toward the USA Today/NWCA Top 25 following the 25-16 win over Iowa State on Nov. 6 in the Scheels Center … Individually, in the InterMat.com (Nov. 8) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 8 at 125 pounds … In the Asics/Flowrestling Rankings (Nov. 8), Josh Rodriguez was No. 7 at 125 pounds … In TheOpenMat.com (Nov. 8) rankings, Josh Rodriguez was No. 7 at 125 and Clay Ream is No. 14 at 157 pounds.
Pair of NCAA Qualifiers Return for North Dakota State North Dakota State returns a pair of two-time NCAA qualifiers in 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez and 157-pounder Clay Ream … Rodriguez and Ream are two-time NCAA national qualifiers. Rodriguez was ranked No. 8 by The Open Mat, No. 9 by InterMat and FloWrestling, and No. 11 by WIN Magazine … Ream, who moves from 149 to 157 this season, was ranked No. 14 by The Open Mat … Rodriguez, a redshirt senior from Guadalupe, Calif. (Righetti H.S.), compiled a 36-10 record last season including 9-1 in duals with seven pins, seven tech falls and seven major decisions … He enters his senior year with a record of 78-33 including 28-13 in duals with 10 pins. Rodriguez placed third at the Big 12 Championships and was a win away from earning All-America honors last season … He is 5-4 in two NCAA appearances … Ream, a redshirt junior from Wentzville, Mo. (Holt H.S.), was the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Elite 90 Award winner … Ream completed the 2016 seaso3n with a 22-17 record including 4-6 in duals with four tech falls, four major decisions and three pins … He placed third at the Big 12 Championships … Ream has a 3-4 record in two NCAA appearances … He was also named to the NWCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big 12 Conference Wrestling Team.
Deadline is reporting that actress Judy Greer will star in The “Playing with Fire” Movie from Paramount Players. Greer will play Dr. Amy Hicks, the love interest to Cena’s character, John Carson.
The movie focuses on a depot in the remote Eastern Sierras that becomes an unlikely safe haven for a trio of orphaned kids who are determined to stay together after learning of Social Services’ plan to send them to separate foster homes. The comedy is set to be released later this year. IMDB lists this synopsis for the film: “A crew of rugged fighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.”
Finn Balor granted a few wishes with Make-A-Wish at Monday’s WWE RAW in Memphis. He tweeted the photos below with Wish Kids Eric & Vladimir, who sat front row for the show and also spent some time backstage before RAW hit the air.
Vladimir and Eric were front row at RAW. They Believe in Finn, and I believe in them both! @MakeAWish pic.twitter.com/q7cNERVDa0
— Finn Bálor forEVERYone (@FinnBalor) January 18, 2019