The prestigious Grand Circuit of harness racing heads to Bally’s Dover this Thursday (Nov. 16) with two $35,000 elimination divisions of the Progress Pace for three-year-old colts plus the $110,000 Final of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund for two-year-old pacing colts. The first four official finishers in both of the Progress Pace eliminations races will
WWE SmackDown preview (Mar. 12, 2021): Talk talk
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Over the past two weeks Apollo Crews has had the stage to himself. He’s used it to roll out his new heel character - first with talk about his heritage and some slick new gear, then with a spear, a paramilitary guard, and a Nigerian accent.
That last bit caused some conversation around the wrestle web, as well as speculation about how the man Crews is feuding with,
Intercontinental champion Big E, would address it.
E’s got a friend who also worked with an accent for a while in his New Day brother Kofi Kingston. And the Jamaican affect Kofi used for the first portion of his wrestling career’s been a talking point in a few programs, notably New Day’s epic rivalry with The Usos. Apollo’s accent is both an easy target for jokes. It could also be a chance for Big E to say something meaningful about how performers of color have had to present themselves in pro wrestling throughout its history (