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Maple Leafs sign Steven Lorentz to PTO: report

The Toronto Maple Leafs have added some depth up entrance by signing centre Steven Lorentz to knowledgeable tryout contract (PTO), in accordance with Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.

Lorentz, 28, was a free agent. PTOs enable gamers to signal with a crew for coaching camp and earn a roster spot forward of the common season.

The Kitchener, Ont. native final performed for the Florida Panthers, who gained the Stanley Cup this previous season. Lorentz, acquired from the San Jose Sharks for Anthony Duclair on July 1, 2023, appeared in 38 regular-season video games with the Panthers, recording a objective and two assists. He additionally appeared in 16 playoff video games, scoring two targets and including an help. Florida went on to beat the Edmonton Oilers within the Stanley Cup remaining.

Lorentz performed 80 video games with the San Jose Sharks in 2022-23, ending with 10 targets and 19 factors. Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes within the seventh spherical (186th general) in 2015, Lorentz performed two seasons with the Hurricanes (2020-21 and 2021-22), showing in 82 video games mixed and 16 playoff video games.

The Maple Leafs have had current success with gamers signed to PTOs, notably Noah Gregor (2023-24) and Zachary Aston-Reese (2022-23).

Gregor appeared in 63 regular-season video games with Toronto, scoring six targets and registering 12 factors. He performed two playoff video games. Aston-Reese scored 10 targets and 14 factors throughout 77 regular-season video games with the Maple Leafs, including one objective in six playoff video games.

Nick Robertson is the lone participant who stays unsigned heading into Maple Leafs coaching camp. The younger winger, a restricted free agent, reportedly requested a commerce earlier this summer time.

49ers, Trent Williams finalizing deal: Brock Purdy, Deebo Samuel contracts could be next to sort out

For a workforce that was final enjoying within the Tremendous Bowl, the principle matter of dialog surrounding the San Francisco 49ers this offseason has been relating to contracts greater than it has been about how they get again to the massive sport. Even with two main holdouts this summer season and commerce hypothesis, the Niners have been capable of land on their toes with each star wideout Brandon Aiyuk and All-Professional left sort out Trent Williams. 

After a grueling holdout that featured a commerce request, San Francisco agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension to retain Aiyuk. Whereas that contract dispute captured the majority of the headlines this offseason, Williams had additionally been holding out because the starting of coaching camp. With the danger of Williams sitting out the beginning of the common season, GM John Lynch and the remainder of the 49ers brass have been capable of rectify that scenario as properly, as they are finalizing a brand new deal with the star sort out. 

Regardless of all that turmoil surrounding two main items to their core, the Niners have been capable of largely keep intact for 2024. That mentioned, what does the long run deliver for this franchise, which seems to be like it can have extra contract conditions to kind out as quickly as subsequent offseason? Under, we’ll spotlight some upcoming contract hurdles that the entrance workplace might now be turning its consideration towards. 

  • Rookie deal set to run out after 2025 season

Purdy’s contract has been the most important discount within the league for the previous few years. As a result of he was “Mr. Irrelevant” because the final decide within the seventh spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft, the quarterback has a median annual worth of lower than $1 million together with his present rookie contract. That can quickly change. 

The ultimate yr of Purdy’s contract is available in 2025, so the 49ers might look to increase him sooner or later subsequent offseason to keep away from their younger signal-caller getting into a lame-duck yr. Based on Spotrac’s Market Worth parameters, Purdy could possibly be an extension value $208.5 million over 4 years giving him a median annual worth of $52.1 million per season. 

  • Three-year, $73.5M extension set to run out after 2025 season

Samuel signed a three-year, $73.5 million extension with San Francisco in July of 2022. That deal is about to enter its last yr in 2025. Just like Aiyuk this offseason, Samuel could not need to enter the 2025 season with no contractual safety past that marketing campaign, which might drive the 2 sides to the negotiating desk as soon as once more. 

There’s a potential out in Samuel’s contract after this season as his dead-cap quantity drops to $15.1 million, that means the workforce might clear roughly $9.1 million off of their books if the Niners have been to maneuver on from the star wideout. 

Samuel is getting into his age-28 season in 2024 and is coming off a 2023 season the place he topped 1,000 yards from scrimmage and had 12 whole touchdowns. 

  • 5-year, $75M extension set to run out after 2025 season

Kittle has extensively been thought to be arguably the very best all-around tight finish within the NFL. And he is been paid prefer it. Presently, Kittle’s contract has a median annual worth of $15 million per season, which is the third highest within the NFL. When he initially signed his five-year, $75 million contract in 2020, it made him the highest-paid tight finish within the league. That deal, nonetheless, is about to run out following the 2025 season, identical to Samuel and Purdy’s are. 

Given how impactful Kittle has been as each a go catcher and a run blocker, it’d make sense for the 49ers to retain him. That mentioned, he can be set to enter his age-33 season when this deal expires, which might depart some questions on his future within the Bay Space. 

Tapis rouge pour Vladimir Poutine en Mongolie, malgré le mandat d’arrêt de la CPI

Fanfare et tapis rouge: Vladimir Poutine a été reçu en grande pompe en Mongolie, mardi, sa première visite dans un pays membre de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) depuis le lancement d’un mandat d’arrêt à son encontre.

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Arrivé lundi soir dans la capitale mongole, Oulan-Bator, le président russe a été accueilli par la garde d’honneur, sans être arrêté à sa descente d’avion.

Son déplacement apparaît comme un acte de défiance envers la CPI, l’Ukraine en guerre ainsi que plusieurs pays occidentaux et organisations de défense des droits de la personne qui avaient demandé son arrestation.

Vladimir Poutine a été reçu mardi par son homologue mongol, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, lors d’une fastueuse cérémonie organisée sur l’imposante place Gengis Khan d’Oulan-Bator.

Une fanfare a interprété des airs militaires et les hymnes nationaux russe et mongol devant les deux dirigeants, debout près de soldats mongols en tenue traditionnelle.

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Aux côtés d’Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, Vladimir Poutine a ensuite salué «l’perspective respectueuse» de la Mongolie envers leur «héritage historique commun» et assuré que les deux pays avaient des «positions proches» sur «de nombreuses questions d’actualité internationale».

Le président russe est visé, depuis mars 2023, par un mandat d’arrêt pour des suspicions de déportation illégale d’enfants ukrainiens vers la Russie. La Mongolie, membre de la CPI, était donc tenue de l’arrêter.

«Aujourd’hui, Poutine a humilié la Mongolie en l’utilisant avec cynisme comme monnaie d’échange dans son jeu géopolitique», a réagi sur X le procureur général d’Ukraine, Andriï Kostine.

«Assurer la sécurité d’un criminel sape l’essence même du système judiciaire mondial et enfreint sérieusement les valeurs des pays démocratiques. En refusant d’arrêter Poutine, la Mongolie a délibérément mis à mal son statut worldwide», a-t-il estimé.

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Pour sa half, l’Union européenne a dit «regretter» que la Mongolie n’ait pas respecté ses obligations en exécutant le mandat d’arrêt, selon un communiqué.

Washington s’est montré plus circonspect, disant s’attendre à ce que la Mongolie «respecte ses obligations» internationales, tout en disant «comprendre» que le pays est pris «en sandwich entre ses deux gros voisins».

Le secrétaire d’État américain, Antony Blinken, s’était rendu en Mongolie début août pour y apporter le soutien des États-Unis à ce partenaire «central».

«Immoral»

La CPI, basée à La Haye, aux Pays-Bas, avait rappelé que ses pays membres avaient l’«obligation» d’interpeller les individus visés par un mandat d’arrêt. Mais, dans les faits, d’éventuelles sanctions se limitent essentiellement à une remontrance verbale.

Dans les rues d’Oulan-Bator, Altanbayar Altankhuyag, un économiste de 26 ans, déclare à l’AFP qu’il aurait été «immoral et inapproprié» d’arrêter M. Poutine lors de sa visite.

Démocratie enclavée entre les deux pays autoritaires que sont la Russie et la Chine, la Mongolie preserve des liens étroits avec Moscou depuis la chute de l’Union soviétique, en 1991.

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Ex-pays satellite tv for pc de l’URSS, elle n’a pas condamné l’invasion russe de l’Ukraine et s’est abstenue lors des votes sur ce conflit à l’ONU.

Le Kremlin avait assuré, la semaine dernière, n’avoir «pas d’inquiétude» quant à une éventuelle arrestation du président russe en Mongolie.

«Il est évident qu’il n’y avait aucune likelihood d’arrêter M. Poutine», déclare à l’AFP l’analyste politique Bayarlkhagva Munkhnaran.

«Pour Oulan-Bator, le scandale actuel lié au mandat d’arrêt de la CPI n’est qu’une query secondaire par rapport à la nécessité de maintenir des relations sûres et prévisibles avec le Kremlin.»

Manifestants interpellés

Lundi après-midi, une poignée de manifestants ont exprimé leur mécontentement à Oulan-Bator, certains brandissant une banderole où était écrit «Faites partir le criminel de guerre Poutine».

Mais les forces de l’ordre ont empêché mardi une autre manifestation.

«Nous avons essayé de manifester contre le criminel de guerre Poutine, mais nous avons été détenus illégalement pendant cinq heures», a déclaré à l’AFP Tsatsral Bat-Ochir, membre de l’organisation NoWar motion, opposé à l’invasion russe de l’Ukraine.

Selon un responsable de la police, N. Batbayar, des manifestants ont été interpellés pour avoir voulu pénétrer dans une «zone de sécurité» autour du parcours de Vladimir Poutine, précisant qu’il «ne s’agissait pas d’arrestations».

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La visite de Vladimir Poutine coïncide avec le 85e anniversaire de la victoire des forces mongoles et soviétiques contre le Japon.

Avant son voyage, le dirigeant russe avait vanté les «projets économiques et industriels prometteurs» entre les deux pays, dans un entretien avec le journal mongol Unuudur.

Parmi ces projets: la development d’un gazoduc trans-Mongolie reliant la Chine et la Russie, a-t-il cité.

Le gouvernement mongol n’a fait aucun commentaire sur une éventuelle arrestation du dirigeant russe.

Mais, sur les réseaux sociaux, un porte-parole du président a démenti des informations de presse selon lesquelles la CPI aurait envoyé un courrier demandant aux autorités locales de mettre le mandat d’arrêt à exécution lors de cette visite.

Holdout Trent Williams Returns to the 49ers Before the Season Opener, His Agents Say

SANTA CLARA — All-Professional left deal with Trent Williams has ended his contract holdout and reported to the San Francisco 49ers to finalize a brand new deal.

Williams’ company, Elite Loyalty Sports activities, posted on social media Tuesday that Williams was set to rejoin the crew six days earlier than the season opener towards the New York Jets.

Williams’ Return Resolves Main Contract Dispute

Williams had been again residence in Texas for all of coaching camp whereas searching for a brand new deal, accumulating greater than $5 million in obligatory fines for lacking camp and three preseason video games.

However he’s now set to get a brand new contract, with the 49ers resolving each of their main contract disputes earlier than the season opener. San Francisco signed star receiver Brandon Aiyuk to a four-year, $120 million extension final Thursday, ending his contract “maintain in.”

49ers Offense Practically Intact for 2024 Season

The strikes imply the Niners can have practically each important participant from final season’s standout offense again to begin the 2024 season. The one gamers lacking who performed a minimum of 200 snaps on offense final season are fill-in guard Jon Feliciano, backup tight finish Charlie Woerner and No. 4 receiver Ray-Ray McCloud.

Getting Williams again might need been crucial as a result of he is without doubt one of the most irreplaceable items on a star-studded roster.

Williams Set for New Contract

The 36-year-old Williams was owed $20.05 million this season beneath the six-year, $138.1 million deal he signed in 2021 however now’s set to get a brand new deal to interchange the ultimate three years on his present contract.

Williams’ common annual worth of simply over $23 million has been surpassed by 5 offensive linemen since he grew to become the richest participant on the place when he signed the deal, with Tristan Wirfs, Penei Sewell and Christian Darrisaw all getting offers this offseason value a minimum of $26 million a yr.

Williams has been broadly thought-about the highest offensive linemen within the sport in recent times. He has been the All-Professional left deal with the previous three seasons and has been a serious purpose for San Francisco’s offensive success.

The Niners open the season Monday evening towards the Jets.

Incendie au Château Frontenac | Réveil brutal pour des clients

(Québec et Montréal) Des dizaines de purchasers du Château Frontenac ont été évacués au petit matin mardi quand un incendie s’est déclaré au 14étage du mythique établissement.



« Vers 5 h, j’ai commencé à entendre des camions de pompier arriver, puis vers 5 h 30 les sirènes se sont déclenchées dans les chambres », a raconté une cliente des Laurentides, Dany Thieman, rencontrée vers 7 h au pied du Château, emmitouflée dans sa gown de chambre

L’incendie survenu dans un native method a nécessité un essential déploiement. Les pompiers ont reçu un appel vers 4 h 50. Le feu était maîtrisé autour de 6 h. « Les dégâts sont surtout causés par l’eau », a expliqué un porte-parole du Service incendie de la Ville de Québec, Invoice Noonan. Les pompiers ne dénombrent aucun blessé.

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Tous les purchasers de l’hôtel de la chaîne Fairmont ont été évacués. Mardi matin, ils déambulaient au pied de l’établissement. Un couple du Colorado a expliqué qu’il s’agissait de leur deuxième mésaventure en sol québécois : leur practice VIA Rail avait été annulé à trigger du séisme dimanche.

Les purchasers se sont fait servir du café et des viennoiseries. « Avec mon conjoint, on se disait que mardi matin, on devrait essayer le déjeuner de l’hôtel. Et bien c’est fait », a lancé, un brin amusée, Mme Thieman.

La trigger de l’incendie doit toujours être déterminée, tout comme l’ampleur des dégâts. Les flammes ne se seraient pas répandues à l’extérieur du native method où elles ont pris naissance.

FSU offense struggling to find any footing in the post-Jordan Travis era

It is exhausting to fathom the Florida State fan base having the ability to love Jordan Travis anymore than they already did.

However contemplating how issues have appeared on the FSU offense because the legendary Seminole quarterback suffered an harm that prematurely ended his taking part in profession with this system, I might say the Seminole trustworthy might be able to discover extra room of their coronary heart for Travis.

As a result of whereas some regression was anticipated contemplating all of the FSU offense misplaced and all Travis introduced, the offensive drop off the cliff has been beautiful.

After FSU surpassed 300 yards of offense in every of the ultimate 27 video games Travis began — it additionally had 400+ yards in 19 of these video games and 500+ yards in eight — the Seminoles have failed to succeed in 300 yards of offense in any of the 5 video games since Travis was injured final yr vs. North Alabama.

Whereas just a few of these video games had been in opposition to excellent groups in Georgia and Louisville, the opposite three had been in opposition to a nasty Florida workforce and two groups to start out the 2024 season (Boston School and Georgia Tech) that every went 7-6 in 2023.

It was identified Travis could be missed. However what was not identified is strictly what number of warts the quarterback could have been overlaying up inside the offense.

The apparent problem when inspecting the FSU offense with out Travis is his successor at QB. There have been some identified points with DJ Uiagalelei when FSU took his dedication as a switch. Regardless of an enormous arm, he is had some intermediate accuracy points, struggles to learn defenses and tentativeness to run all through his time at Clemson and Oregon State.

And but, it appeared like he might function a bridge quarterback of kinds with the expertise round him. Whereas he could not have been a world-beater in 2023 at Oregon State, he did common 219.8 passing yards per recreation, 8.4 passing yards per try and throw 21 touchdowns to seven interceptions.

By way of two video games at FSU, he is averaging 6.7 yards per try and has only one landing go together with one interception.

Thoughts you, that landing go within the third quarter Monday evening snapped a streak of 19 straight quarters with out an FSU passing landing, relationship again to the third quarter of FSU’s win over North Alabama on Nov. 18, 2023.

The combination of an inaccurate quarterback and a large receiver/tight finish room that’s struggling to consistency create separation and likewise coping with a collective case of the drops is a horrific mixture for FSU’s passing recreation.

“There’s not a lot that did click on,” FSU head coach Mike Norvell mentioned of the passing recreation vs. BC. “We struggled to win one-on-ones early. There have been occasions the place we had been giving up, getting stress. There have been occasions the place we missed a throw or missed a chance for a catch, making an attempt to get some issues to discover a rhythm offensively. We weren’t ready to do this very properly.”

The offense’s struggles Monday evening induced a number of “We would like Brock” chants from followers at Doak Campbell Stadium who had been clamoring to see the backup quarterback get an opportunity.

Whereas it isn’t honest to guage Glenn from getting thrown into the deep finish as a real freshman vs. Louisville and Georgia final yr attributable to accidents to the 2 gamers forward of him on the depth chart, his play in these video games (17 for 47 for 194 yards, no TDs, two interceptions) wasn’t precisely encouraging that he is able to take over now.

Whereas Uiagalelei hasn’t been what FSU hoped it was getting in a bridge quarterback, he is removed from the one problem on the offense.

Travis’ absence could also be felt much more severely within the run recreation early this season. Whereas he used his legs much less and fewer as he grew as a passer over his FSU profession, that risk was at all times there.

His 31 speeding touchdowns and 1,910 speeding yards had been each far and away essentially the most by an FSU quarterback in program historical past.

It seems that athleticism and playmaking potential could have led to a extreme overestimation of how FSU’s offensive line would carry out within the run recreation as soon as he left this system.

By way of two video games this season, FSU has 119 whole speeding yards and is averaging 2.53 yards per carry. Contemplating PFF says that 96 of FSU’s 155 sack-adjusted speeding yards have come after contact, that speaks to it being extra of an offensive line downside than a working again downside.

Not having to account almost as significantly for Uiagalelei as a quantity within the working recreation has completely modified how opposing defenses can scheme in opposition to the FSU offense.

After the working recreation completely fell flat after an amazing opening drive vs. GT, these struggles carried over in a significant manner vs. BC. FSU’s 21 speeding yards in opposition to the Eagles had been the fewest because the Seminoles had -21 speeding yards vs. Clemson in 2018.

“In terms of the run recreation, it takes everyone. And we have to have the ability to create house. We have to have the ability to be on observe. We have to be sure that we’re making the most of all positions doing their half,” Norvell mentioned. “Persons are stacking the field. Persons are squeezing the field. We have to have the ability to benefit from it out on the perimeter. Had a plan to attempt to have the ability to take what they had been giving us. And clearly we didn’t do a ok job and put our guys able to attain success in that regards.

“There’s some issues that we have simply obtained to be higher in our execution. However we have to seek out methods to have the ability to have success on the bottom. For 2 video games, we positively haven’t been in a position to obtain that to the extent that I used to be anticipating. And, as soon as once more, I’ve obtained to place guys in a greater place than what we’re doing there offensively, within the run recreation to have the ability to create angles, to create house, to let our guys have an opportunity to have the ability to maintain and excel there on the bottom.”

Even earlier than his time at FSU, Norvell has fairly a powerful observe report of doing a superb job of constructing his offense across the strengths of that yr’s workforce. In separate seasons at Memphis, he had a 4,000-yard passer and a number of 1,000-yard rushers on the identical workforce.

The top of the 2023 season and the beginning of the 2024 season have drilled house that a lot of Norvell’s offensive success was predicated on what he was in a position to get out of Travis. That, in its personal proper, was remarkably spectacular. He took Travis from a participant who was contemplating quitting soccer or a place change to an ACC Participant of the 12 months.

Now, he’d higher discover the brand new identification of this FSU offense in a post-Travis period in a rush or his repute as an offensive guru could also be tarnished.

Odyssey Jones removed from WWE’s roster page, could be gone from WWE as situation is dealt with internally

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Odyssey Jones has been faraway from WWE’s web site and he was not talked about on Uncooked final night time. This is because of a problem that, sources say, is probably going resulting in his departure from the corporate though that state of affairs is fluid.

There are not any particulars but on what occurred, however a state of affairs is being handled internally by WWE, in accordance with PWTorch sourcing. Apparently the assumption is the state of affairs will turn out to be public information quickly, a technique or one other.

Jones, actual identify Omari Jahi Palmer, a former school soccer participant, signed with WWE after a tryout in 2019. He labored in NXT till being drafted to Uncooked in September 2023. He wasn’t used initially, however lastly debuted for WWE final month in a storyline with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, making a rift between Xavier and Kofi.

Final night time Kofi appeared on digicam and advised Uncooked G.M. Adam Pearce he had a proposal for them after complaining that Judgment Day hadn’t been defending the WWE Tag Workforce Titles.

Jones’ seeming imminent departure from WWE will sure change the course of the New Day storyline.

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Joey Chestnut beats Kobayashi, sets new world record in Netflix hot dog eating competition

Joey Chestnut mustered the energy to down a world file 83 scorching canines on Monday, relishing one other victory towards rival Takeru Kobayashi, who struggled to catch as much as the world’s greatest aggressive eater in Netflix’s “Unfinished Beef” Labor Day showdown.

Following the identical format because the Nathan’s Well-known Worldwide Sizzling Canine Consuming Contest held in Coney Island, New York, Chestnut and Kobayashi had 10 minutes to eat as many scorching canines as they may. In response to host Rob Riggle, the manufacturing had ready 300 scorching canines in anticipation of the occasion, streamed reside on Netflix from the Hyper X Enviornment in Las Vegas.

Opponents weren’t allowed to dunk or pour water on the new canines, or separate the meat franks from their buns, with penalties levied for extra crumbs and regurgitation. Whereas Kobayashi was solely capable of eat 67 scorching canines, Chestnut put again 83, beating his personal world file of 76 set on the 2021 Nathan’s contest.

Joey Chestnut, left, Rob Riggle and Takeru Kobayashi onstage throughout “LIVE Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef” on the Hyper X Enviornment in Las Vegas on Sept. 2.

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“I have been making an attempt to hit 80 scorching canines for years. With out Kobayashi, I used to be by no means capable of do it. He drives me. We weren’t all the time good to one another, however I like what he can do. We push one another to be our greatest,” Chestnut mentioned on stage after the win.

“I really feel like I did the whole lot I might,” Kobayashi responded by way of an interpreter. The Nagano, Japan, native had introduced his retirement from aggressive consuming earlier this yr on the Netflix documentary “Hack Your Well being: Secrets and techniques of Your Intestine,” the place he additionally revealed he can now not really feel starvation.

Kobayashi held the Nathan’s title from 2001-2006 earlier than Chestnut took the throne, munching his approach to 16 wins in 17 years. Chestnut was banned from the competitors this yr over his partnership take care of Unattainable Meals, forfeiting the “Mustard Belt” to Patrick Bertoletti.

Netflix’s subsequent scheduled reside occasion is Jake Paul’s boxing showdown towards Mike Tyson in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

What happened to Odyssey Jones?

Odyssey Jones’ present standing with the WWE has followers and the media very confused.

Jones’ bio has been faraway from the WWE’s official web site and he was not seen on Uncooked regardless of him being in certainly one of its lead storylines, angles for weeks.

New Day’s Kofi Kingston was on yesterday’s version of Uncooked although. He pestered Adam Pearce for a tag staff title match towards Finn Balor and JD McDonagh on behalf of himself and Xavier Woods. No point out of Odyssey Jones.

Just lately, Jones was a part of a storyline involving the New Day with Kofi throwing his assist behind the New Day fan and Woods being much more sceptical regardless of Jones aiding New Day of their feud towards The Closing Testomony.

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reviews: “I’m comparatively sure he’s finished however it has not been confirmed anyplace, I’ve heard a bunch of tales however nothing that I’d I’d say is confirmed, however it appears like he’s not with the corporate. His angle’s finished, no point out on the present, no clips on like if he’s injured or one thing, no acknowledgement of him in any respect. You recognize Kofi Kingston was on and there’s no acknowledgment of what they’ve been doing. So he’s off, he’s gone.”

Jones doesn’t seem on the WWE alumni roster web page and the WWE hasn’t made any type of announcement.

Keep tuned.

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Joey Chestnut beat his longtime nemesis Takeru Kobayashi by wolfing down a report 83 scorching canine and buns to Kobayashi’s 66 on Sunday, throughout Netflix’s reside Las Vegas particular Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef.

There was additionally a aspect of non-public drama hanging over the match-up: The co-hosts of the reside occasion have been comedian actor Rob Riggle and Nikki Garcia — days after the husband of the latter, Dancing with the Stars professional Artem Chigvintsev, was arrested for home violence.

There was no point out of the state of affairs on-air, however Garcia wasn’t carrying her wedding ceremony ring.

Chestnut and Kobiyashi used to go head-to-head throughout Nathan’s annual scorching canine consuming contest each July 4 — with Joey lastly beating Kobayashi in 2007.

Nevertheless, a contract dispute between Kobayashi and Main League Consuming noticed him banned from the competitors since 2010, clearing the best way for Chestnut to dominate just about unchallenged since.

In June, MLE banned Chestnut from the July 4 contest resulting from his determination to endorse vegan scorching canine as a substitute of Nathan’s.

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