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Election staff find flaws in paperwork of Putin’s anti-war challenger – Reuters.com

  1. Election staff find flaws in paperwork of Putin’s anti-war challenger Reuters.com
  2. Russian war critic poses an awkward challenge for Putin and the Kremlin as the election nears CNBC
  3. Kremlin propagandists finally acknowledge anti-war presidential hopeful Boris Nadezhdin, and — surprise! — they say Kyiv and Russia’s exiled opposition are controlling him Meduza
  4. Boris Nadezhdin: Putin challenger submits bid to run for Russian president BBC.com
  5. Russian Election Commission Finds Problems With Supporter List Of Anti-War Candidate Nadezhdin Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

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MediaTek’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 challenger has unique configuration, plenty of power – PhoneArena

  1. MediaTek’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 challenger has unique configuration, plenty of power PhoneArena
  2. MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Specifications Shared Ahead Of Official Launch; 3.25GHz Highest Clock Speed With 12-Core GPU Mentioned Wccftech
  3. MediaTek Dimensity 9300: New leak confirms 12-core Arm Immortalis-G720 GPU and clock speed of prime Cortex-X4 core Notebookcheck.net
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Murkowski trolls Alaska Senate challenger as she takes lead in first-place votes

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) trolled her opponent, Republican Kelly Tshibaka, after she took a lead in the first-place votes for the state’s Senate race. 

Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system means voters ranked the candidates from first place to last, and a candidate must win a majority of first-place votes to win outright without additional rounds being needed.

While no candidate is projected to win a majority of first-place votes in the first round, Tshibaka led Murkowski narrowly since Election Day, but Murkowski took a lead and noted it in a tweet on her campaign account Friday. 

Murkowski posted a GIF from the movie “The Usual Suspects,” including the start of one line from the movie. 

“And just like that …” the GIF states, with text overlaying it continuing, “Kelly’s claim that she only lost because of Ranked Choice was gone.” 

Murkowski led Tshibaka by about 0.4 points in the first-place votes with 98 percent reporting as of Friday night. 

Under ranked choice, the candidate with the fewest first-place votes is eliminated if no one wins a majority in the first round, and their votes are then redistributed to the other remaining candidates according to their voters’ second preferences. 

Republican Buzz Kelley received less than 3 percent of the vote, so he will be eliminated first, and Democrat Pat Chesbro, who won about 10 percent of the vote, will be eliminated in the second round. 

Whichever candidate receives more of Chesbro’s votes will likely win the race. Analysts view Murkowski as more likely to prevail as she is more moderate and less supportive of former President Trump than Tshibaka. 

All absentee votes will be counted by Wednesday, and the additional vote tallies from the additional rounds will be published then. 

Conservatives previously slammed ranked-choice voting after Rep. Mary Peltola (D) won the special election for Alaska’s House seat in August over Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich through receiving enough first- and second-place votes to prevail.



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Murkowski trolls Alaska Senate challenger as she takes lead in first-place votes

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) trolled her opponent, Republican Kelly Tshibaka, after she took a lead in the first-place votes for the state’s Senate race. 

Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system means voters ranked the candidates from first place to last, and a candidate must win a majority of first-place votes to win outright without additional rounds being needed.

While no candidate is projected to win a majority of first-place votes in the first round, Tshibaka led Murkowski narrowly since Election Day, but Murkowski took a lead and noted it in a tweet on her campaign account Friday. 

Murkowski posted a GIF from the movie “The Usual Suspects,” including the start of one line from the movie. 

“And just like that …” the GIF states, with text overlaying it continuing, “Kelly’s claim that she only lost because of Ranked Choice was gone.” 

Murkowski led Tshibaka by about 0.4 points in the first-place votes with 98 percent reporting as of Friday night. 

Under ranked choice, the candidate with the fewest first-place votes is eliminated if no one wins a majority in the first round, and their votes are then redistributed to the other remaining candidates according to their voters’ second preferences. 

Republican Buzz Kelley received less than 3 percent of the vote, so he will be eliminated first, and Democrat Pat Chesbro, who won about 10 percent of the vote, will be eliminated in the second round. 

Whichever candidate receives more of Chesbro’s votes will likely win the race. Analysts view Murkowski as more likely to prevail as she is more moderate and less supportive of former President Trump than Tshibaka. 

All absentee votes will be counted by Wednesday, and the additional vote tallies from the additional rounds will be published then. 

Conservatives previously slammed ranked-choice voting after Rep. Mary Peltola (D) won the special election for Alaska’s House seat in August over Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich through receiving enough first- and second-place votes to prevail.



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Space Shuttle Challenger remnants discovered underwater



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Explorers trudged the Atlantic Ocean searching for World War II artifacts lost at sea, but they stumbled on something else — a 20-foot-long piece of debris from the Space Shuttle Challenger, which was destroyed shortly after takeoff in 1986.

The History Channel and NASA revealed Thursday that the Challenger segment was discovered off Florida’s east coast during the filming of a new series called “The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters.” The series is set to premiere this month on the History Channel.

The Challenger broke apart after its launch on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members aboard, including a teacher was set to become the first civilian in space. TV viewers, especially students in schools across the US, watched a live broadcast of the blast in horror that morning.

“NASA currently is considering what additional actions it may take regarding the artifact that will properly honor the legacy of Challenger’s fallen astronauts and the families who loved them,” the space agency said in a news release.

Mike Barnette, an underwater explorer who led the crew that found the shuttle artifact, remembers watching the tragedy on TV in his high school classroom. He called it “sobering” to realize that his team found a scrap from the spacecraft — the first debris to be discovered since pieces from the shuttle washed ashore in 1996.

“I can almost smell the smells of that day,” Barnette told CNN in a phone interview Thursday, referring to the day the Challenger exploded. “It was just so burned into my brain.”

Barnette and his team of investigators set off in March to search suspected shipwreck sites in the Bermuda Triangle, a swath of the northern Atlantic Ocean said to be the site of dozens of shipwrecks and plane crashes. The team also set its sights on one area outside the triangle, just off Florida’s Space Coast, where NASA has launched rockets since its inception.

The team was searching for a WWII-era rescue plane that mysteriously disappeared in December 1945, but a more modern object partially covered by sand on the seafloor sparked interest and further investigation from the dive team, according to the History Channel.

During the first dive, Barnette said a storm caused the water to turn so murky it was like swimming in Guinness beer. “We had terrible visibility,” he said.

The divers carried out a second excursion in May and finally captured clear footage of the wreckage. They brought evidence of their discovery to retired NASA astronaut Bruce Melnick, a longtime friend of Barnette’s, who immediately suggested it could be detritus from the Challenger disaster.

Distinctive square tiles from the Challenger tipped the explorers off, suggesting they had uncovered a large chunk of the orbiter’s underbelly. The underbelly was coated in thousands of silicon tiles protecting the shuttle from heat as it returned into the Earth’s atmosphere from space.

The team turned its findings over to NASA in August, and the space agency recently confirmed the origins of the debris after reviewing footage from the dive, according to a news release.

The final Challenger mission was set to carry seven people into space — NASA astronauts Francis “Dick” Scobee, Michael Smith, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik and Gregory Jarvis as well as Christa McAuliffe, a New Hampshire schoolteacher who was set to become the first citizen space shuttle passenger as part of a new NASA program.

But 73 seconds after takeoff from its Florida launch site, the Challenger exploded, killing everyone on board. A NASA investigation later revealed a rubber “O-ring” seal on one of Challenger’s solid rocket boosters had failed because it was exposed to unusually low temperatures while the space shuttle sat on the launchpad. It caused a leak of highly explosive gases, which ultimately led to the catastrophic explosion.

“While it has been nearly 37 years since seven daring and brave explorers lost their lives aboard Challenger, this tragedy will forever be seared in the collective memory of our country. For millions around the globe, myself included, Jan. 28, 1986, still feels like yesterday,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement.

“This discovery gives us an opportunity to pause once again, to uplift the legacies of the seven pioneers we lost, and to reflect on how this tragedy changed us. At NASA, the core value of safety is — and must forever remain — our top priority, especially as our missions explore more of the cosmos than ever before.”

The six-part series “The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters” premieres at 10 p.m. ET on November 22 on the History Channel.

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Biden yet to call Netanyahu after election win despite calls to challenger, Palestinian president

President Biden has yet to call Benjamin Netanyahu and congratulate him on his win in this week’s Israeli elections, even though interim Prime Minister Yair Lapid conceded defeat. 

A National Security Council spokesperson told Fox News Digital that President Biden will speak with Netanyahu “soon,” but avoided outright naming Netanyahu the prime minister-elect – instead saying that “Mr. Netanyahu, after winning a plurality in the Knesset, is likely to be tasked with forming a government over the coming days.”

“The president has known and worked with Bibi Netanyahu for many years,” the spokesperson added. “They worked closely together when Netanyahu was prime minister last year, and they met again during the president’s visit to Israel in July.” 

Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week called Lapid to “commend Israel for its free and fair elections, and to thank the prime minister for his partnership” as well as emphasize his concerns over the “heightened tensions” in the West Bank. 

NETANYAHU LOOKS SET TO RETURN TO POWER IN ISRAEL AFTER FIFTH ELECTION

But it was only U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides who so far has congratulated Netanyahu directly, saying Thursday that he had a “good call” with Netanyahu and that he looks forward to “working together to maintain the unbreakable bond.” 

Then-Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they deliver joint statements during their meeting in Jerusalem March 9, 2016.
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Biden and Blinken were swift to recognize Brazil’s President-elect Lula da Silva even though Jair Bolsonaro has yet to officially concede defeat, instead simply authorizing his chief of staff to begin the transition process – and Blinken on Friday called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss “joint efforts” to enhance Palestinian security and reaffirm the commitment to a two-state solution. 

NETANYAHU VICTORY IN ISRAELI ELECTION PRESENTS ‘STARK CHALLENGE’ FOR US MIDDLE EAST POLICY

The disparity in reaction to each result sets an uneasy tone for the administration going into the new Netanyahu administration: A source familiar with internal discussions told Fox News Digital that top officials in the administration are reluctant to admit Netanyahu won the election. 

President Biden is welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport.
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Part of that reluctance may relate to unease working with far-right party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir, who stands poised to take on a prominent role in Netanyahu’s new administration. 

UN COMMITTEE VOTES FOR ISRAEL TO DISPOSE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, ALLOW INTERNATIONAL INSPECTORS

Two officials told Axios this week that the Biden administration is “unlikely” to engage with Ben-Gvir, whom they labeled a “Jewish supremacist.” Ben-Gvir has said he wants to be minister of internal security, giving him charge over the police and policies around holy sites in Jerusalem.

Itamar Ben-Gvir, left, and Bezalel Smotrich attend a rally with supporters in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on Oct. 26, 2022.
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Joel Rubin, a former deputy assistant secretary of state under President Barack Obama, recently told Fox News Digital that the “likely makeup” of the next Israeli government will present “some stark challenges for American national security.” 

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“The Biden administration will be challenged to navigate this space, which will require close coordination with Netanyahu himself, personally, as he attempts to manage a challenging governing coalition for Israeli-Arab relations,” Rubin said. 

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Dodge will discontinue Charger and Challenger muscle cars

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Dodge will stop making gas-powered Charger and Challengers next year, marking the end of an era for a brand that helped define the muscle car, as the automotive industry transitions toward more fuel-efficient hybrid and electric vehicles.

Stellantis, the automotive conglomerate that owns Dodge, announced Monday that it will transition the vehicles outs of its production lineup in 2023 through a unique sale of seven “heritage” models, each of which will bear the words “last call” on a plaque underneath its hood.

“We are celebrating the end of an era ― and the start of a bright new electrified future ― by staying true to our brand,” Dodge chief executive Tim Kuniskis said in the company’s announcement.

The Charger and Challenger are part of a generation of cars with powerful engines and muscular styling — alongside the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac GTO and the like — made popular more than five decades ago. Reintroduced in the 2000s, their retro feel and high-performance held sway with auto enthusiasts even as many car buyers gravitated to more fuel-efficient sedans, SUVs and hatchbacks. Newer models start near $30,000 but can run as much as $200,000, while a vintage 1969 Charger recently sold at auction for a record $1.32 million, according to MotorTrend magazine.

But tighter emissions standards have forced Dodge to reimagine its lineup and buy carbon credits from cleaner manufacturers. Stellantis, previously known as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, said in a March 2021 earnings call that it spent $362 million on such credits in 2020, mostly from electric carmaker Tesla, according to CNBC.

The 2023 final year editions will be allocated to dealerships “at once,” according to the company announcement, which is a shift from its normal practice of staggering sales throughout the year. The seven “heritage-influenced” 2023 models will share some connection to past models, details of which are to be released later this year.

The seventh and final model, which Dodge describes as “the very last of its kind,” will be revealed at the 2022 Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas in early November. The announcement did not say whether it would be a Charger, Challenger or something else.

The Monday announcement did not detail the company’s muscle-car plans for 2024 and beyond, but it left open the possibility that the either brand could return..

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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WWE Announces SummerSlam Title Challenger For Liv Morgan

Liv Morgan will get a chance to prove that her championship win over Ronda Rousey was not a fluke. WWE announced late Friday night that Morgan will defend the “SmackDown” Women’s Championship in a title rematch against Rousey at SummerSlam.

The announcement comes less than a week into the first championship reign of Morgan’s career. She won the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match at the titular event last Saturday night. Less than two hours later, Morgan raced to the ring to cash in her contract for a championship match against Rousey, who had just survived a title match against Natalya.

Morgan’s cash-in nearly ended in disaster. Rousey quickly grabbed an ankle lock. However, Morgan was able to escape by kicking Rousey in her knee, which had been the focus of her match against Natalya. Morgan rolled up Rousey and get the pin. The match lasted less than a minute.

Rousey showed remarkable sportsmanship after the match. She personally handed the title belt to Morgan, embraced her, and raised her hand before leaving the ring.

On Friday night’s “SmackDown”, Rousey once again congratulated Morgan during an in-ring segment. However, Rousey also warned Morgan that things will not be as easy for her at SummerSlam.

“You seized the moment at Money in the Bank and that’s what it’s all about,” Rousey told Morgan on “SmackDown”. “But for me, please, savor this honeymoon phase while you can because at SummerSlam you’re gonna learn that challenging for the title – it’s a whole lot easier than defending it.”

The in-ring segment on Friday night’s “SmackDown” also included Natalya, who attacked Rousey and also took credit for weakening Rousey for Morgan’s cash-in. Morgan rescued Rousey from the attack. That was followed by a match between Rousey and Natalya. Rousey won handily in a matter of minutes by forcing Natalya to tap out to an ankle lock.

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Senate GOP campaign chief says he will help Murkowski against Trump-endorsed challenger

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the chairman of the Senate GOP campaign arm, said on Sunday that he will help Sen. Lisa MurkowskiLisa Ann Murkowski’An earthquake’: GOP rides high after Democrats’ Tuesday shellacking Schumer hints at filibuster reform after GOP blocks voting rights bill Senate GOP blocks John Lewis voting rights bill MORE’s (R-Alaska) reelection efforts, even though former President TrumpDonald TrumpIsraeli officials say US should open consulate for Palestinians in West Bank Virginia loss lays bare Democrats’ struggle with rural voters Sunday shows preview: House passes bipartisan infrastructure bill; Democrats suffer election loss in Virginia MORE has already endorsed a challenger against her.

“You had said you’re going to support all incumbents. And I’m just curious, does that include Lisa Murkowski, where the former president has endorsed a primary challenger. And when you say you support, does that mean you will financially support Lisa Murkowski and actually help run a campaign against a primary opponent?” “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck ToddCharles (Chuck) David ToddOfficials, lawmakers express optimism on infrastructure, spending vote Raffensperger says he would ‘gladly participate’ in probe over Trump election pressuring Granholm on initiatives cut from spending package: ‘The fight is not over’ MORE asked Scott on NBC.

“Absolutely, … we support all of our incumbents,” Scott answered. “And fortunately for us, we’ve got great candidates running in our primaries. And fortunately for us, we’ve got Bernie SandersBernie SandersMcAuliffe’s loss exposes deepening Democratic rift Showdown: Pelosi dares liberals to sink infrastructure bill Former senior Sanders adviser says full repeal of SALT tax cap is ‘completely ridiculous’ MORE candidates on the other side in many primaries, and so we’re going to be in a great position in ‘22.”

Murkowksi was one of seven Republican senators to vote to impeach former President Trump earlier this year. 

In June, Trump announced that he would be endorsing a challenger to the Republican incumbent, saying he supported former Alaska Commissioner of Administration Kelly Tshibaka. 

“Murkowski has got to go!” Trump said in a statement issued through Save America PAC.

Murkowksi, for her part, appeared to remain undeterred by the challenge. 

“I know that former President Trump is skeptical about me and the job that I do for Alaska, but I really think that that’s for Alaskans to judge,” Murkowski said during an interview with Alaska Landmine Radio in July. 

 



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Raw recap & reactions (Oct. 25, 2021): Tricks, treats, and a new challenger for the champ

Monday Night Raw was live from Houston, TX this week. As per usual, Claire is on the play-by-play and I’m your man for the color commentary.

Let’s talk Raw!


Battle Royale

Raw set it off this week with four men courting Big E for a shot at his WWE Championship. Seth Rollins deserves the title is his because he’s Seth Rollins and never got a shot at the Universal Championship. Rey Mysterio wants one more ride with the title since there’s more light at the end of his tunnel. Finn Balor is not only the first Universal Champion, but one of the greatest NXT Champions in history. His resume speaks for itself but he figured a bullhorn might help his cause. And then there’s Kevin Owens, who touts his own CV and the fact he already beat Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship.

What do you do when four men want the same thing and a simple discussion won’t do it? If you said a game of Paper, Rock, Scissors or a spelling contest, then clearly you’re reading the wrong site and the wrong review. If you said put them in the ring with ladders and a contract hovering above the ring, then you’re in the right place and scarily clairvoyant.

It didn’t take long for the ladder to make an appearance, as KO power bombed Finn Balor onto one, and then introduced his back to the same ladder after Seth Rollins moved out of the way of KO’s Swanton attempt. Like all ladder matches, momentum was hard to capture. Every time it looked like someone was ready to take full control of the match, there was someone else to act as a roadblock. Example? Glad you asked.

In the spot of the night, Mysterio attempted at 619 on KO only to have his path thwarted by Rollins. The legend disposed of Rollins then finished what he started on a recovering KO who just so happened to have a ladder in his hands. Rey then used the same ladder to crash land right on top of a groggy KO outside of the ring.

And even after all that, Rey wasn’t in control. In fact, as the match went on, KO got his revenge on Mysterio, who got a little too big for his britches, and powerbombed the legend through a table.

But the one consistent in the match? The one person who was in the middle of everything? Seth Rollins.

The Visionary dropped KO through a ladder, curb stomped Prince Balor, and climbed rung by damn rung to punch his dance card with the WWE Champion.

This was a good ladder match between four pros setting up a very steep hill for Big E to climb. Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre are no slouches, but they’re also not Seth Rollins. The ladder match reestablished Seth after Edge beat him down at Crown Jewel and made everyone remember why his stat sheet is stuffed from top to bottom.

The rub, as it were, is what story do they tell. If it’s just a longer version of Drew and E, miss me. We know the two can put on a good match but it needs a memorable story to elevate the belt and the man holding it. I don’t know if it’ll be anywhere close to what Seth and Edge just did, but that in itself is an issue. If the WWE Championship doesn’t deserve a story with that much thought, or the same amount of thought put into Roman Reigns’ Universal Championship stories, then what are we here for?

But that’s a potential complaint for a later date. Tonight, they killed it.


The Serpent and the Rainbow

The Dirty Dawgz received a title shot after “winning” a triple threat match earlier on Raw. Details for that are below but long story short, they came into the match incredibly fresh for two guys who wrestled The Street Profits and Alpha Academy. Big Bob—still funny—and Dolph Ziggler took it to the tag champs early on. And as former SmackDown champs, of course they did. The question was whether they could isolate Riddle long enough and stop a Randy Orton onslaught. Riddle is focused more on Halloween costumes than defending their titles, so it was easy getting him off his game.

But even when Randy got in, the song was still the same. Sure, he got a few shots in, but the dirt dogs did as their name implies and got a little extra on the outside of the ring. After isolating Randy from his partner, Dolph did his best to submit the Viper to no avail.

The fast and furious ending featured an RKO to Big Bob, a superkick to Randy, and then mat wrestling between Riddle and Dolph, showcasing the amateur wrestling ability both men posses.

The tag champs walked into Raw with the belts and walked out with the belts. A fun tag match that establish the Dirty Dawgz as formidable contenders who might catch the champs slipping one day and take those titles.


The Night of the Hunter

I love Bianca Belair. Truly adore that woman and everything she does in the ring. Unsurprisingly, her segment with Becky Lynch this week was as close to perfect as one can get. Lynch came down as the triumphant—and NEW—Raw Women’s Champion. She talked her normal trash about being the best and the fact that she walked out of Saudi Arabia with her belt in hand proves it.

But Bianca is on the hunt this week and had her sights set on the champ to dispel all of her false notions.

Bianca rightly noted a couple things: A. Becky cheated, and secondly, Becky pinned Sasha, not Bianca. Right when I thought this feud was going into a typical direction, it shifted into hopefully something deeper. Belair pointed out Becky is in her feelings because even with the belt over her shoulder and the mountain beneath her feet, the fans still cheer for Bianca more than Becky. In fact, they barely cheer for Becky at all. And it eats her up that Bianca is the EST with or without a championship on her shoulders. Meanwhile, Becky is nothing without it.

It’s a similar note WWE hit with Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss a couple months ago, but will hopefully have more legs here. Of course, a brawl ensued, and Becky, out of anger, granted Bianca her championship match next week.


Extracurriculars

Silver Bullet

This week’s first match was a three-way dance between The Street Profits, The Dirty Dawgz, and Alpha Academy for an opportunity a shot at the Raw tag champs. In the same night, mind you. Obviously, the goal of each team was to get a quick W so not to be in terrible shape when they face off with RK-Bro later on.

Fittingly, the team that took the least beating, those old dirt dogs, got the W. But not without some chicanery by way of Omos continuing his beef with the profits of street.

Scream Queen

Queen Zelina started the week with her scepter in hand, crown on her head, and a throne to sit upon. Going in and out of a British accent—I think it was British—Zelina told anyone within an earshot how dominant her reign will be. She will be generous, cruel, loved, and feared. Ambitious as hell, right?

This was all set up for a rematch with Doudrop, who ultimately took the L when the queen used referee ineptitude to hit Doudrop with her scepter. Corey Graves—congrats btw!—said Doudrop ran into the scepter. I chuckled heartily.

Phantom of the Opera

Liv Morgan paid homage to Chucky while Carmella—congrats!—donned her Phantom of the Opera mask that would make Lon Cheney Sr. blush. Carmella got the win after a short physical contest that, of course, involved Graves somehow because duh. The match didn’t really do anything for me and I don’t really know where we’re going with this one. Meh.

Grizzly

Cedric Richmond tried. I mean, he really did. But Keith Bearcat Lee was a man on a mission. And no, he didn’t wave his hands side to side with Sir Mo. They still need to get this naming convention straight with him. Sometimes it’s just Bearcat Lee. Other times it’s Keith “Bearcat” Lee. But apparently the main thing that matters is domination.

Meanwhile, why did we resurrect The Hurt Business? I’m asking for myself and a friend because we’re both very confused.

Psycho II

Damian Priest showed up with a new presentation and apparently a new gimmick. Now, he’s got this split personality where if you piss him off, he goes from Bruce Banner to the Incredible Hulk. T-BAR made him angry during their match when he launched a chair at him like a lawn dart and got DQ’d. Mr. Bar then found out he doesn’t like Damian when he’s angry. Priest flashed a look, threw said chair back at T-Bar, pummeled him into the barricade, and then left the man laying with a Reckoning.

Did Priest need this? Shrug. But it’s progress.

Unfriended

Am I the only one weirded out by the fact we’re making matches off threats to take selfies in the ring? I can’t be, right? Somehow, the selfie is now the most disrespectful thing one can do and Austin Theory is the king of this particular brand of disrespect. Austin challenged Dominik Mysterio to a match because Dom said no to a selfie.

The two put on an okay if seemingly pointless match. Theory got the W in a decent affair.


Raw was solid tonight. The show was bookended with people we care about, and there was no stinker on the card. The ladder match didn’t disappoint and they made all of Houston want to see Becky lose her title to Bianca post haste.

I was sports entertained.

Grade: B+

That’s my grade and I’m sticking to it. Your turn.

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