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The nearly $1 billion judgment against Alex Jones for spreading false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre bought long-sought relief to family members and hopes the eye-popping figure would deter people from broadcasting falsehoods.

A report says World Wrestling Entertainment impresario Vince McMahon agreed to pay more than $12 million over the past 16 years to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity.

Referee dies: Longtime WWE referee was involved in the controversial angle surrounding Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant in a 1988 match. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images )Former WWE referee Dave Hebner, who was at the center of one of the pro wrestling promotion’s most famous angles, died Friday. >> Read more trending newsHebner’s nephew, Impact Wrestling referee Brian Hebner, confirmed the longtime referee’s death in a Twitter post. Dave Hebner began working as a referee in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia, during the 1970s, according to SBNation. Aside from a promotion in TNA later that year, Dave Hebner was rarely involved in wrestling promotions after he left WWE.

Bill Goldberg returns for his second WWE match this year to fight Bobby Lashley at SummerSlam.

WWE is ready to hit the road and start a summer tour this weekend in Texas.

The legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election is being tested at the aging Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, which once played host to NBA games, roller derby and wrestling matches.

WWE is set to welcome back fans for the first time in more than a year when 25,000 spectators are expected on both Saturday and Sunday nights for WrestleMania at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Nonprofit gets new hoops for victims of domestic abuse with help from Shaq, Orlando MagicHack-a-Shaq is coming to All Elite Wrestling. Shaquille O'Neal may again absorb some intentional hits in his tag team match this week. Ad“I’m the type, I can never back down from a challenge,” O’Neal told The Associated Press. O'Neal was crushed as a teenager when Hulk Hogan slammed and defeated Andre the Giant in the main event of WrestleMania III. Ad“I told him, ‘you broke my heart when you body-slammed Andre the Giant,’” O’Neal said.

With his farm and family commitments, Goldberg noted it’s “harder and harder” to get pulled away from home. His match against McIntyre took place in front of fans that appeared live on digital video boards WWE dubbed the ThunderDome. Ad“It’s very difficult, but character-wise, I’m just focused in on who I’m wrestling,” he said. Goldberg said he’s contractually obligated for one more match this year with WWE and two more each year for the remainder of his contract. “It seems as if Texans are helping out Texans and that’s why I like the place.”

The former Trump Plaza casino was imploded after falling into such disrepair that chunks of the building began peeling off and crashing to the ground. “I got chills,” Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said. AdOpened in 1984, when Trump was a real estate developer in his pre-politics days, Trump Plaza was for a time the most successful casino in Atlantic City. AdBut things began to sour for Trump Plaza when Donald Trump opened the nearby Trump Taj Mahal in 1990, with crushing debt loads that led the company to pour most of its resources — and cash — into the shiny new hotel and casino. Trump Plaza was the last of four Atlantic City casinos to close in 2014, victims of an oversaturated casino market both in the New Jersey city and in the larger northeast.

The disgraced former NBA referee is back, and again this time hes fixing the result, only with his employers permission. That’s just fine this time around for MLW and Donaghy, the disgraced former NBA referee who pulled on the pinstripes and made his ring debut for the Florida-based promotion in typical nefarious fashion. Donaghy was the latest wrestling ref to side with the bad guy and used underhanded tactics against Savio Vega to pull off the illegitimate victory. The bell rang at the end of the Caribbean Strap match and Donaghy raised the hand of the cocksure co-conspirator Richard Holliday. In a Caribbean Strap match, Vega and Holliday were tethered together with leather and the objective was to touch all four turnbuckles in succession.

As the NFL gets going again, we thought we’d take a look at some of the more well-known Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans who have made their allegiances known.

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 file photo, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister greets fans as he arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Straight Outta Compton" at the Microsoft Theater. Tommy Tiny Lister, a former wrestler who was known for his Deebo character in the Friday films, has died. Lister manager, Cindy Cowan, said Lister was found unconscious in his home in Marina Del Rey, California, on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES – Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a former wrestler who was known for his Deebo character in the “Friday” films, has died. “RIP Tiny “Deebo” Lister,” Ice Cube said Thursday night on Instagram.

God said, 'you want to worship athletes, I will shut down the stadiums. You want to worship money, I will shut down the economy and collapse the stock market. You don't want to go to church and worship Me, I will make it where you can't go to church. '"Then Hogan gets into the heavy stuff.Maybe we don't need a vaccine, says Hogan. One company, Moderna, says they already have a vaccine in clinical trials.But this isnt anything new for Hogan.

A Chicago police officer is under investigation after offering a ride to Hulk Hogan across the O'Hare airport tarmac. The trouble came after Hogan posted video of the three-minute ride on his Facebook page, thanking the officer. After three dogs died from exposure to blue-green algae, their owners are warning of the dangers of letting your pups play in water. And why "The Hunt," an upcoming film about rich people hunting and killing other human beings, was axed. For more Inside Edition stories, tune in to today's show.

There is fury after Hulk Hogan was offered a ride in a police car across the tarmac at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The former wrestler posted video of himself and two companions getting a special ride across the tarmac with sirens blaring and lights flashing after his flight landed. It's just not normal driving around without our siren on, he said in the video posted to social media. "The superintendent was furious about what he saw," Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said, according to The Chicago Tribune. The officer will lose a special certification that allows cops to drive vehicles on the tarmac, Guglielmi added.

The fate of the gossip website , "Gawker" is in question after it field for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This comes just months after former wrestling star Hulk Hogan won a $140 million invasion of privacy judgment against the company and another high-profile incident. Carter Evans reports

Co-founder and CEO of Gawker Media Nick Denton is in a public feud with Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel. Thiel confirmed last week that he secretly spent about $10 million bankrolling lawsuits against Gawker in a dispute dating back to 2007, when the website outed him as a gay man. Among them is Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker for posting a sex tape of him. In his first interview since losing a $140 million settlement to Hogan, Denton joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the ongoing feud and responds to Thiel's accusations that Gawker is a "bully."

Hulk Hogan received nearly $10 million from PayPal founder Peter Thiel to pay his legal fees in his lawsuit against the website Gawker. Hogan sued the gossip blog for publishing video of the pro wrestler having sex with a friend's wife. He was awarded $140 million earlier this year. John Blackstone has more.

Silicon Valley billionaire funded Hulk Hogan privacy lawsuit; key oil benchmark surges past $50 a barrel; Alibaba's accounting practices under investigation. These and other headlines from CBS MoneyWatch.

Forbes magazine reports Silicon Valley billionaire and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel secretly bankrolled Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker. A jury awarded the former pro wrestler $140 million in March over his sex tape that appeared on the website. Josh Elliott reports why this may be a case of retaliation.

Pro wrestler Hulk Hogan has won the biggest match of his life. On Monday, a jury awarded him a second round of damages against the online gossip site Gawker. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has details.

Jurors will hear closing arguments Friday in the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker trial. The former wrestler is suing the website for publishing a sex tape depicting Hogan and a friend's wife.

Hulk Hogan took the stand in court over a leaked sex tape of him, and some of the testimony got explicit. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers has more of the bizarre testimony.

Former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan is suing Gawker for publishing a sex tape of his online. Hogan recalled the moment he saw the tape. Attorney Marie Napoli joins CBSN with legal analysis.

Former wrestling star Hulk Hogan is suing Gawker for $75 million after they leaked a sex tape of him. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers has more details on Hogan's testimony in court.