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Former world champion Laura Massaro's says she is "hugely disappointed" after ending her career with a shock defeat in the second round of the Allam British Open. More...

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Massaro got a raw deal from WWE, especially when they went to Kuwait Photo Credit: WWE.com Ashley Massaro's death was ruled a suicide, a bit of information that isn't exactly surprising given how many people, wrestlers, football players, or otherwise, afflicted with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) befall the same fate. Although it is not surprising, it is devastating to see yet another person cut down far too early due to the effects of brain injuries to which people like Vince McMahon only pay lip service. Of course, Massaro's CTE isn't the only thing McMahon turned a blind eye to. Her sworn affidavit surrounding her involvement in the class action suit against WWE was released on Reddit and Twitter over the last few days, and it paints a harrowing picture if what she says in them is true (hint, I would say it's 99.9999999999999999999999 percent likely to be true). EXTREME CONTENT WARNING here as it is a dictation of Massaro graphically recounting her violent assault in Kuwait, but you can read it for yourself here. The quick and filthy recap is that Massaro felt what she thought was menstrual cramps while in the Kuwait stop on her WWE goodwill tour along with Ron Simmons, Maria Kanellis, Jimmy Hart, and Gary Hart. The military personnel insisted that she was just dehydrated, so they took her to a facility where a man claiming to be a doctor came in with an IV, but that IV was not for dehydration. The drug in it left Massaro paralyzed, and the faux-doctor took his liberties. Afterwards, she confided in her coworkers and asked them not to tell anyone else that it happened, but someone obviously spilled the beans, as her ticket back to the states was "mysteriously" disappeared, and when she got back, the WWE doctor knew about what happened to her. To make things worse, the doctor then told McMahon, and then the chairman turned around and told Massaro to keep things quiet because "the incident would ruin the relationship between WWE and the US Military" and that "one bad incident" shouldn't jeopardize the work WWE was doing. Massaro would also allege that WWE did not train its workers properly to deal with head trauma and that much like with her assault, McMahon just did not care. So Massaro was holding a lot of internalized trauma at the time of her death. What she went through in WWE in addition to the magnifying effects of CTE on the mental health of those afflicted makes her story a tragedy. Massaro appears to have forgiven WWE or at least compartmentalized the bad with the good opportunities she thought the company gave her. In my opinion, it far from excuses WWE in its role in her decision to apparently take her own life. I am not an expert in the human psyche, but I do know that sometimes, regretful people oftentimes take blame in situations to make amends, even when they do not deserve said blame. The fact is, Massaro is not living on this earth anymore in large part to the indifference WWE showed to her suffering. McMahon, his daughter, Kevin Dunn, Paul Levesque, and anyone else in power then or now can do all the whitewashing they want, but it doesn't bring Massaro back.

France's Arnaud Demare claims his first victory of the year by triumphing in stage 10 at the Giro d'Italia. More...

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An ugly belt for a promising project? Photo Credit: WWE.com At Money in the Bank, WWE announced that Mick Foley would be introducing a new title on RAW. Last night, as many suspected, Foley introduced the 24/7 Championship. The title, as seen above, looks like a cross between a commemorative coin and a '50s diner sign. The title is not a hardcore championship, which both makes sense given the downplay of such wrestling in the company and stinks given that even in a PG, bloodless scenario, garbage wrestling is fun. I may be in the minority, but matches like that Dolph Ziggler/Damien Sandow Broadway Brawl still provide moments of violent levity, a break in the watered down version of indie workrate wrestling that the indies gussied up from All Japan Pro Wrestling anyway. Anyway, the article giving information on the title claims that: ...the new 24/7 Championship... can change hands on Raw, SmackDown LIVE, WWE Network shows, WWE Live Events or even on social media. Now, more than ever, anything can happen in WWE.Hmm, social media, eh? A 24/7 Championship defended on the video portions of places like Twitter and Instagram sounds really familiar, mainly because Dramatic Dream Team and Chuck Taylor have been mining that territory for years. DDT's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship is one of the most unique titles in all of wrestling in that it has a 24/7 rule and has been defended and won mostly outside of DDT events. You don't even necessarily have to be a living organism to hold it, as notable former Champions include a ladder, a portion of yakitori, and even Vince McMahon's Hollywood Walk of Fame star. DDT is probably the most unique wrestling promotion in the world that doesn't involve furries (luv u Kaiju Big Battel), so it should follow that they'd have the most unique Championship. Chuck Taylor's 24/7 Title wasn't affiliated with any promotion, per se, but it was without a doubt the most refreshing trend in American indie wrestling for the year or so that he promoted it. Defenses happened on a dedicated Instagram account. It was notable in that it showed how everything was wrestling, from fueling up at a local gas station to nursing a hangover in the toilet. It also gave the world The Estonian Thunderfrog proclaiming "I NEW HARDCORE CHAMP, I BUY JESUS!" and also Drew Gulak defeating antisemitism. For the year or so that it was active, it was the most joyful thing in all of wrestling, even if at times it was problematic (unnecessary homophobia, Michael Elgin, etc.). WWE getting its hands on the concept is another example that it doesn't create ideas, it mines them from people and promotions lower on the food chain. Once upon a time, it and World Championship Wrestling could take ideas from other places and give a relevant take on it. Now, it seems that anything fresh or exciting in the company comes directly from the workers, and any idea that is presented as a management directive falls flat. Could the 24/7 Title end up being an exception? I think so, since it feels like it will be divorced from the Vince McMahon/Paul Levesque decision engine and probably be more a worker-and-agent collaboration. But I don't doubt that it could and probably will end up becoming something intolerably corny as most management-driven things in the company do. Rather than ending on a sour note, I will present to you a defense of each title, one of the DDT Heavymetalweight title and one of the Chuckie T 24/7 title, just to show you how well and creatively the concept can be done. View this post on Instagram Ultramantis Black 1st Defense. A post shared by Chuck Taylor (@chuckietea) on Nov 4, 2013 at 12:21pm PST (note, UltraMantis Black is vegan) BREAKING: @CandiceLeRae pins Joey Ryan in a dream to win @ddtpro Ironman Heavymetalweight (24/7 Rule) Title. #ddtpro pic.twitter.com/uqLdnhQRyY — Joey Ryan (@JoeyRyanOnline) July 28, 2016

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