query: The Nile drains through Tanzania.

pos: Nile The Nile ( النيل , Egyptian Arabic en-Nīl , Standard Arabic an-Nīl ; ⲫⲓⲁⲣⲱ , P ( h ) iaro ; Ancient Egyptian : Ḥ ` pī and Iteru ; Biblical Hebrew : יאור , Ye'or ) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa . It is generally regarded as the longest river in the world , however other conflicting sources cite a 2007 study that gave the title to the Amazon River in South America . The Nile , which is 6,853 km ( 4,258 miles ) long , is an `` international '' river as its drainage basin covers eleven countries , namely , Tanzania , Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi , Congo-Kinshasa , Kenya , Ethiopia , Eritrea , South Sudan , Sudan and Egypt . In particular , the Nile is the primary water source of Egypt and Sudan .   The Nile has two major tributaries , the White Nile and Blue Nile . The White Nile is considered to be the headwaters and primary stream of the Nile itself . The Blue Nile , however , is the source of most of the water and silt . The White Nile is longer and rises in the Great Lakes region of central Africa , with the most distant source still undetermined but located in either Rwanda or Burundi . It flows north through Tanzania , Lake Victoria , Uganda and South Sudan . The Blue Nile ( ዓባይ , ʿĀbay ) begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows into Sudan from the southeast . The two rivers meet just north of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum .   The northern section of the river flows north almost entirely through the Sudanese desert to Egypt , then ends in a large delta and flows into the Mediterranean Sea . Egyptian civilization and Sudanese kingdoms have depended on the river since ancient times . Most of the population and cities of Egypt lie along those parts of the Nile valley north of Aswan , and nearly all the cultural and historical sites of Ancient Egypt are found along riverbanks .   In the ancient Egyptian language , the Nile is called Ḥ ` pī or Iteru ( Hapy ) , meaning `` river '' . In Coptic , the words piaro ( Sahidic ) or phiaro ( Bohairic ) meaning `` the river '' ( lit . p ( h ) . iar-o `` the.canal-great '' ) come from the same ancient name .   The English name Nile and the Arabic names en-Nîl and an-Nîl both derive from the Latin Nilus and the Ancient Greek Νεῖλος . Beyond that , however , the etymology is disputed . One possible etymology derives it from a Semitic Nahal , meaning `` river '' . The standard English names `` White Nile '' and `` Blue Nile '' , to refer to the river 's source , derive from Arabic names formerly applied only to the Sudanese stretches which meet at Khartoum .

neg: Lake Mutirikwe Lake Mutirikwi , formerly known as Lake Kyle , lies in south eastern Zimbabwe , south east of Masvingo . It is thought to have been named Lake Kyle , from the Kyle farm which occupied most of the land required for the lake , which in turn was named after the Kyle district in Scotland from which pioneer of the Lowveld Tom Murray MacDougall came originally . It covers about 90 km ² and was created in 1960 with the construction of the Kyle Dam on the Mutirikwi River . The dam was built to provide irrigation water to the farming estates on the lowveld to the southwest , around the town of Triangle , where the main crop has been sugar cane .   Lake Kyle Recreational Park lies on the reservoir 's northern shore , while there is a small recreational park on the southern shore . Great Zimbabwe national monument lies close by .   Rivers which feed the lake include the Mbebvi River , Matare River , Pokoteke River , Umpopinyani River , Makurumidze River and Mushagashe River .   In the 1980s , drought drastically lowered the water level in the lake , but during the 1990s it recovered . The level fluctuates widely due to irrigation demands and the seasonal rainfall .

neg: Nairobi River Nairobi River is a river flowing through the Kenyan capital Nairobi . It is the main river of the Nairobi river basin , a complex of several parallel streams flowing eastwards . All of the Nairobi basin rivers join east of Nairobi and meet the Athi River , eventually flowing to the Indian ocean . These rivers are mostly narrow and highly polluted , though recent efforts have seen fruitful gains in cleaning up the river .   The main stream , Nairobi River , bounds the northern city centre , where it is partly canalized .

neg: List of companies of Tanzania Tanzania is a large country in Eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region . Parts of the country are in Southern Africa . It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north ; Rwanda , Burundi , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west ; Zambia , Malawi , and Mozambique to the south ; and by the Indian Ocean to the east . Kilimanjaro , Africa 's highest mountain , is in northeastern Tanzania .   The country has the second largest economy in the East African Community and the twelfth largest in Africa . It is largely dependent on agriculture for employment , accounting for about half of the employed workforce . An estimated 34 percent of Tanzanians currently live in poverty . The economy has been transitioning from a command economy to a market economy since 1985 . Although total GDP has increased since these reforms began , GDP per capita dropped sharply at first , and only exceeded the pre-transition figure in around 2007 .

neg: Equatoria Equatoria is a region of southern South Sudan , along the upper reaches of the White Nile . Originally a province of Egypt , it also contained most of northern parts of present-day Uganda , including Lake Albert . It was an idealistic effort to create a model state in the interior of Africa that never consisted of more than a handful of adventurers and soldiers in isolated outposts .   Equatoria was established by Samuel Baker in 1870 . Charles George Gordon took over as Governor in 1874 , followed by Emin Pasha in 1878 . The Mahdist Revolt put an end to Equatoria as an Egyptian outpost in 1889 . Later British Governors included Martin Willoughby Parr . Important settlements in Equatoria included Lado , Gondokoro , Dufile and Wadelai . The last two are in the part of Equatoria that is now in Uganda .   Under Anglo-Egyptian Sudan , most of Equatoria became one of the eight original provinces . The state of Bahr el Ghazal was split from Equatoria in 1948 . In 1976 , Equatoria was further split into the states of East and West Equatoria . The region has been troubled with violence during both the First and Second Sudanese Civil Wars , as well as the anti-Ugandan insurgencies based in Sudan , such as the Lord 's Resistance Army and West Nile Bank Front .

neg: Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is , geographically , the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara . According to the UN , it consists of all African countries that are fully or partially located south of the Sahara . It contrasts with North Africa , whose territories are part of the League of Arab states within the Arab world . Somalia , Djibouti , Comoros and Mauritania are geographically in Sub-Saharan Africa , but are likewise Arab states and part of the Arab world .   The Sahel is the transitional zone between the Sahara and the tropical savanna ( the Sudan region ) and forest-savanna mosaic to the south .   Since probably 3500 BCE , the Saharan and Sub-Saharan regions of Africa have been separated by the extremely harsh climate of the sparsely populated Sahara , forming an effective barrier interrupted by only the Nile in Sudan , though the Nile was blocked by the river 's cataracts . The Sahara pump theory explains how flora and fauna ( including Homo sapiens ) left Africa to penetrate the Middle East and beyond . African pluvial periods are associated with a `` wet Sahara '' phase during which larger lakes and more rivers existed .   The use of the term has been criticized because it refers to the South only by cartography conventions and projects a connotation of inferiority ; a vestige of colonialism , which some say , divided Africa into European terms of homogeneity .

neg: Sumbawanga Sumbawanga is a city located in western Tanzania . It is the capital of Rukwa Region . The regional population is approximately 150,000 based on a 2002 census . Sumbawanga lies in the territory of the Wafipa Fipa tribe and so many people speak Kifipa , as well as Kiswahili , the most widely used language of Tanzania . The name of the town literally translates as `` throw away your witchcraft '' , thought to be a warning from local spiritual `` healers '' to any bringing in superstitions and practices relating to spiritual healers from other areas ; there are still some healers who practice both in town and in the surrounding smaller villages on the plateau . The town has the largest hospital in the region , Rukwa General Hospital , which is government funded , as well as the smaller Dr. Atiman Hospital administrated and run by the Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga .   The town acts as a supply and commercial center for the Rukwa Region and some governmental agencies are to be found there , notably the transport department for the region . Sumbawanga has both Libori and Moravian conference centres . A modest-size market is in the town centre where local produce may be found . This includes maize , rice , fruit , poultry and fish ( from Lake Tanganyika and Lake Rukwa ) . Many imported plastic goods and electronics are available as well as bicycles and spares . Although there are several fuel outlets , supply can be quite erratic because of the difficulties of transport from the coast .   The local economy is largely dependent on agriculture and small locally owned businesses . There is very limited industry or production in the town . Significant improvement could be expected if the road to Mbeya was sealed to enable reliable all-weather access year round . This road , and its continuation north to Mpanda and Tabora or Kigoma , can become impassable at the height of the wet season ( Feb-Mar ) . The Tanzanian government does have contracts in place for upgrading large sections of these roads . The town can be reached by flights operated by Auric Air or by bus from Mbeya which lies to the south with train links to the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia , to Dar es Salaam . Rail is also available through Tabora from Mpanda in the north . Mpanda also has an airport with a 2km sealed runway .   Sumbawanga has many schools and colleges , including Chem Chem Secondary School , Sumbawanga Secondary School , St. Aggrey Chanji High School , Mazwi Secondary School , St. Aggrey Teaching College , Musoma Utalii College , and Chem Chem Teaching College .

neg: Rusumo Falls Rusumo Falls is a waterfall located on the Kagera river on the border between Rwanda and Tanzania , part of the most distant headwaters of the river Nile . The falls are approximately 15 m high and 40 m wide and have formed on Precambrian schists and quartzophyllites .   Although the falls themselves are not of significant height in comparison to other waterfalls , they have played an important part in the history of Rwanda because they form the only bridging point on the river in that area .

neg: Gezira Scheme The Gezira Scheme is one of the largest irrigation projects in the world . It is centered on the Sudanese state of Al Jazirah , just southeast of the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers at the city of Khartoum . The Gezira Scheme was begun by the British while the area was governed as part of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan . Water from the Blue Nile is distributed through canals and ditches to tenant farms lying between the Blue and White Nile rivers .   The Gezira ( which means `` island '' ) is particularly suited to irrigation because the soil slopes away from the Blue Nile and water therefore naturally runs through the irrigation canals by gravity . The soil has a high clay content which keeps down losses from seepage . Reginald Wingate , The British governor-general of Sudan originally envisaged the farmers growing wheat but this was abandoned as the colonial authorities thought that a better cash crop was needed . When it was discovered that Egyptian-type long staple cotton could be grown , this was welcomed as a better choice as it would also provide a raw material for the British textile industry . Cotton was first grown in the area in 1904 . After many experiments with irrigation , 24 km2 was put under cultivation in 1914 .   After the lowest Nile flood for 200 years , the Sennar Dam was constructed on the Blue Nile to provide a reservoir of water . This dam was completed in 1925 and is about 3 km long . The Gezira Scheme was initially financed by the Sudan Plantations Syndicate in London and later the British government guaranteed capital to develop it . The Sudan Gezira Board took over from private enterprise in 1950 and was chaired by Arthur Gaitskell .   Farmers cooperate with the Sudanese government and the Gezira Board . This network of canals and ditches is 4300 km long , and with the completion in the early 1960s of the Manaqil Extension on the western side of the Gezira Scheme , the irrigated area now covers 8800 km2 , about half the country 's total land under irrigation . The main crop grown in this region is still cotton .

neg: Lukunga River The Lukunga River is a river that flows through the capital city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , a tributary of the Congo River .  Kinshasa lies on a plain that is surrounded by hills , drained by many rivers . Of these , the Lukunga is one of the more important , and for this reason gives its name to the Lukunga District of the city .   The river originates to the west at an elevation of 520 m in the hills of Ngomba Kikusa , in the commune of Ngaliema . It is no wider than 10 m and is never deeper than 2 m due to constant deposits of sediment . The river drains the Ngaliema commune , Mama Mobutu city and part of Mont-Ngafula , and forms the boundary between Ngaliema and Mont-Ngafule . On its right bank the Lukunga is fed first by the Ikusu River , which has its source at a height of 400 m and then by the Mbinza River , which rises at a height of 480 m.   Before independence , one of the two water treatment plants for Leopoldville , now Kinshasa , was on the Likunga river at Kinsuka in the Ngaliema district . The station had been designed to last for 30 years with normal maintenance , but was in very poor shape by 1985 .  The station was built in 1939 , and supplies about 48000 m3 of drinking water annually for a population of at least 500,0000 .  The catchment area was protected by dense forest cover until the 1970s .  Since then , unplanned agriculture and building have exposed the steep and sandy soils to erosion by heavy rainfalls , raising levels of turbidity to the point where the station must halt operations .  Frequent dredging is needed to keep the channel open , as well as use of imported chemical coagulants and lime to make the water drinkable .

neg: Reb River Reb River ( also transliterated as Rib ; Amharic `` bottom , buttocks '' ) is a river of north-central Ethiopia which empties into Lake Tana at . The river originates on the slopes of Mount Guna , and flows west through Kemekem woreda . It has no significant tributaries .   R.E. Cheesman described the Reb in 1936 as bringing `` down quantities of dark sand , and we passed banks of it deposited on the lake shore . The river bar , 600 yards out in the lake , is a semicircle , and parties of travellers with loaded donkeys were passing round it instead of crossing the river . '' Merchants based in Yifag would transport bars of salt or amoleh in small boats or tankwas down the Reb to Zege on the lake to trade for coffee .   The Reb was also the site of one of several stone bridges built during the time of the Jesuit missionaries or the reign of Fasilides . Consisting of five arches , it was located 24 km from the estuary and enabled travel between Gondar and Debre Tabor . During the Italian occupation , the Italians built a bridge over the river with wooden supports , but it was damaged during the British campaign .   On 21 June 2007 , the World Bank announced that it had approved an International Development Association credit of US$ 100 million for an Irrigation and Drainage project covering the Magech and Reb rivers , as part of the Nile Basin Initiative . With the goal of increasing irrigated agricultural output , this proposed project will develop incrementally a total area of 20,000 hectares .

neg: Arusha Arusha is a city in northern Tanzania and the capital of the Arusha Region , with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District ( 2012 census ) . Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley , Arusha has a temperate climate . The city is close to the Serengeti National Park , the Ngorongoro Conservation Area , Lake Manyara National Park , Olduvai Gorge , Tarangire National Park , Mount Kilimanjaro , and Arusha National Park on Mount Meru .   Arusha is a major international diplomatic hub . The city hosts the East African Community . From 1994 to 2015 , the city also hosted the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda , but that entity has ceased operations . It is a multicultural city with a majority Tanzanian population of mixed backgrounds : indigenous African , Arab-Tanzanian and Indian-Tanzanian population , plus a small White European and a white American minority population . Religions of the Arushan population include Christianity , Islam , and Hinduism .

neg: North Africa North Africa is the term given to a group of Mediterranean countries situated in the northern-most region of the African continent . The term `` North Africa '' has no single accepted definition . It is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west , to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east . Others have limited it to the countries of Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , a region known by the French during colonial times as `` Afrique du Nord '' and by the Arabs as the Maghreb ( `` West '' ) .   The most commonly accepted definition includes Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , as well as Libya and Egypt , It should be noted however that the term `` North Africa '' , when commonly used in North Africa and the Middle East , often refers only to the countries of the Maghreb and Libya . Egypt , due to its greater Middle Eastern associations , is typically viewed separately . The countries of North Africa share a common ethnic , cultural and linguistic identity that is unique to this region .   North west Africa has been inhabited by Berbers since the beginning of recorded history , while the eastern part of North Africa has been home to the Egyptians . Following the Muslim conquest in the seventh century C.E. , the region underwent a process of Arabization and Islamization that has defined its cultural landscape ever since .   The distinction between North Africa and much of Sub-Saharan Africa is historically and ecologically significant because of the effective barrier created by the Sahara Desert for much of modern history . From 3500 BC , following the abrupt desertification of the Sahara due to gradual changes in the Earth 's orbit , this barrier has culturally separated the North from the rest of the continent . As the seafaring civilizations of the Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Muslims and others facilitated communication and migration across the Mediterranean Sea , the cultures of North Africa became much more closely tied to Southwestern Asia and Europe than Sub-Saharan Africa . The Islamic influence in the area is also significant , and North Africa is a major part of the Muslim world .   Some researchers have postulated that North Africa rather than East Africa served as the exit point for the modern humans who first trekked out of the continent in the Out of Africa migration .

neg: Ulanga River The Ulanga River , also known as the Kilombero River , is a river that starts in the southwest of Tanzania on the eastern slope of the East African Rift that flows northeast into the Rufiji River then to the Indian Ocean .

neg: Central Corridor (Africa) The Central Corridor is a transport and trading route located in East and Central Africa . Its end point is the Tanzanian port city of Dar es Salaam , where it connects to the rest of the world via shipping . From Dar es Salaam , the corridor runs inland , serving the Tanzanian interior including its capital Dodoma and second city of Mwanza , as well as landlocked Rwanda and Burundi , and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo .   The Central Corridor provides an alternative route to the ocean from Rwandan , Burundi and the DRC from the higher traffic Northern Corridor , which runs through Uganda and Kenya to the port of Mombasa .

neg: Kigoma Region Kigoma Region is one of Tanzania 's 30 administrative regions . The regional capital is the city of Kigoma . According to the 2012 national census , the region had a population of 2,127,930 , which was higher than the pre-census projection of 1,971,332 . For 2002-2012 , the region 's 2.4 percent average annual population growth rate was tied for the fourteenth highest in the country . It was also the sixteenth most densely populated region with 57 people per square kilometer . With a size of 45066 km2 , the region is slightly smaller than Estonia ( 45227 km2 ) .

neg: Mambwe people The Mambwe are an ethnic and linguistic group from Rukwa Region , Tanzania and northeastern Zambia . In 1987 the Mambwe population in Tanzania was estimated to number 63,000 . The number of Mambwe in Zambia has not been independently estimated , though the combined number of Mambwe and Lungu in Zambia was estimated to be 262,800 in 1993 . The mambwe people of Zambia are known to be great businessmen . They also distinguish the last names for males and females , like the Namwanga people , by applying prefixes `` Si '' and `` Na '' to be the first two letters of the last name e.g. Sinyangwe ( Male ) & Nanyangwe ( Female ) , Sikasula ( Male ) & Nakasula ( Female ) , Sinkamba ( Male ) & Nankamba ( Female ) , Simusokwe ( Male ) & Namusokwe ( Female ) , Sikasote ( Male ) & Nakasote ( Female ) , Simfukwe ( Male ) & Namfukwe ( Female ) , Sinkala ( Male ) & Nankala ( Nankala ) , Simbela ( Male ) & Nambela ( Female ) sichilima ( male ) nachilima ( female ) etc. .  A meal of beans ( `` choli '' ) and okra ( `` kumbi '' ) are a mambwe staple and delicacy .   The Mambwe language and Cilungu , the Lungu language , are distinguished by minor dialect differences . The Mambwe people are known to be polygamous ( impali ) , although this trend is slowly changing with religious affiliations , and advancements in modern schooling and trends . Like other African people , marriage is very important , although girls are known to marry earlier , often with pressure coming from parents and other relatives .   Category : Ethnic groups in Tanzania  Category : Ethnic groups in Zambia  Category : Indigenous peoples of East Africa

neg: Kwavi people The Kwavi are a pastoralist ethnic and linguistic group based in Tanzania , with a 1957 census population of 7,378 . They are the principal speakers of the Kwavi language .   The Kwavi are related to the Maasai . Though little has been written about them , they were the subject of a 1974 Master 's thesis at the University of Dar es Salaam by Douglas Ndagala , `` Social and Economic Change among the Pastoral Wakwavi and Its Impact on Rural Development . '' At least one author , however , denies their existence as a distinct ethnic group , while another research paper gives the names Ilparakuyo and Baraguyu as apparent synonyms for Kwavi .   The Kwavi basically refer to a cultural or occupational group . This term is also used in Kenya and it is used to refer to groups of people related to the Akamba people .   The Kwavi of Tanzania are not basically a separate ethnic group per se but a people within an ethnic group who have a particular preoccupation . Wakwavi are basically pastoral but do also have elements of agricultural , as such , they are a sedentary people with a heavy bias to pastoralism . Wakwavi of Tanzania were looked upon as being Gogo people with whom they shared the same language .   With time , due to loss of livestock and consequential pauperism , many have changed their preoccupation and have become agriculturist and as such now not discernible from the other Gogo people . They were mistaken as Masaai , whom they were not , for although they had Masaai features of dressing , they had not their ornament , they did not use ochre as the Masaai , nor did plait their hair long like the Masaai . And although the blanket featured just as the Masaai , their nakedness was not exposed as the Masaai .   However , unlike other Gogos , they pierced and elongated their earlobes , this though is not limited to the Masaai .   The Kwavi being part of the Gogo group is an indication of the emergence of the Gogo tribe which basically is not a tribe but a Nation . The Gogo is a modern agglomerate group , the different sections being brought together by the great leader Mazengo . The group is made up of such elements as Wakaguru this gave rise to the Gogo people around Mpwapwa and just like the Wakaguru are characterised as being agriculturist , you have the Gogo of Western Gogoland who are more like their western neighbours the Konongo and the southern Gogos , who are a mixture of the agro-pastralist Wasangu and agriculturist Hehe .   The Wakwavi origins have been attributed to conflicting sources , most people claimed that they were of Masaai influence , namely referring to Parakuo Masaai influence , another school of thought point to a common origin with the Hadzabe and even Nyaturu .   An alternative view is that the term Wakwavi ( or Kwafi ) is a Swahili corruption of the Maa iloonkuapi ( ` people of other lands ' ) . Among Maasai , this is a relative term that is applied to other Maasai-speaking groups or sections who are not close allies : if section A regard section B as iloonkuapi , then B may apply the same term to A , implying mutual mistrust . The confusion appears to stem from an early work by the coastal missionary Ludwig Krapf , whose Maasai informant wished to distance himself from those Maasai who were responsible for raids on the Swahili coast . He described them as iloonkuapi , and Krapf assumed that they were other Maa-speaking peoples who were deadly enemies of the Maasai proper , regarding iloonkuapi as an absolute term rather than a reciprocal one . Subsequent visitors to the area followed Krapf 's account and the name Wakwavi became established , randomly applied to ethnic groups who were neighbours of the Maasai proper and shared their culture up to a point .

neg: Nyagak River The Nyagak is a river of West Nile , Northern Uganda .

neg: List of companies of Mozambique Mozambique , officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , Malawi and Zambia to the northwest , Zimbabwe to the west , and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest .   The economy of Mozambique has developed since the end of the Mozambican Civil War ( 1977 -- 1992 ) , but the country is still one of the world 's poorest and most underdeveloped . The resettlement of civil war refugees and successful economic reform have led to a high growth rate : the country enjoyed a remarkable recovery , achieving an average annual rate of economic growth of 8 % between 1996 and 2006 and between 6 % -- 7 % from 2006 to 2011 . Also , more than 1,200 state-owned enterprises ( mostly small ) have been privatised . Preparations for privatisation and/or sector liberalisation are underway for the remaining parastatal enterprises , including telecommunications , energy , ports , and railways.done

neg: Rutshuru River The Rutshuru River is a river in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that drains Lake Mutanda in the foothills of the Virunga Mountains in Uganda , flowing northward into Lake Rutanzige ( formerly Lake Edward ) .  For most of its length it runs through the Rutshuru Territory in North Kivu province .


query: Randy Orton is a professional wrestler.

pos: Randy Orton Randal Keith Orton ( born April 1 , 1980 ) is an American professional wrestler and actor . He is currently signed to WWE , where he performs on the SmackDown brand .   Orton is a 13-time world champion . Orton has held the WWE Championship nine times ( eighth reign was as WWE World Heavyweight Champion ) and WWE 's World Heavyweight Championship four times , and was the final holder of the World Heavyweight Championship , which he unified with the WWE Championship to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion . Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler ; his grandfather Bob Orton , Sr. , his father `` Cowboy '' Bob Orton , and his uncle Barry Orton all competed in the professional wrestling business . Before being promoted to the main World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) roster , Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling for a month . He was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) , where he held the OVW Hardcore Championship twice .   Orton became a member of the stable Evolution shortly after his WWE debut , which quickly led to an Intercontinental Championship reign , his first title with the company . He also acquired the moniker `` The Legend Killer '' during a storyline where he began disrespecting and then physically attacking WWE Hall of Famers and wrestling veterans . At age 24 , he became the youngest world champion in WWE history after he won the World Heavyweight Championship . With this win , he departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began . In 2006 , Orton joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO . Together , they held the World Tag Team Championship . After Rated-RKO disbanded in mid-2007 , Orton gained two WWE Championship reigns in one night , when at 27 he became the youngest two-time WWE Champion . He formed the group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in 2008 . It disbanded in 2010 and Orton returned to singles competition . From 2013 to 2015 , Orton was aligned with The Authority , who named him the `` face of the WWE '' . In late 2016 he joined The Wyatt Family , winning the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship with stablemates Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper before turning on Wyatt in February 2017 .   Overall , Orton has won 16 total championships in WWE . He is the winner of the 2013 Money in the Bank ladder match , both the 2009 and 2017 Royal Rumble matches , and has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WWE , including WrestleMania XXV and WrestleMania XXX .

neg: No Mercy (2007) No Mercy ( 2007 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on October 7 , 2007 , at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont , Illinois . It was the 10th annual No Mercy event and involved wrestlers from the Raw , SmackDown ! , and ECW brands .   Nine professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event 's supercard . In the main event matches , Randy Orton defeated WWE Champion Triple H in a Last Man Standing match , and World Heavyweight Champion Batista defeated challenger The Great Khali in a Punjabi Prison match . Also on the undercard , WWE Champion Triple H defeated Umaga to retain his title and Finlay and Rey Mysterio fought to a no contest .   The 2007 No Mercy event had an approximate attendance of 12,500 and received approximately 271,000 pay-per-view buys . This event helped WWE obtain a pay-per-view revenue of $ 19.9 million . When the event was released on DVD , it reached a peak position of nineteenth on Billboard 's DVD Sales Chart .

neg: NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship The NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship contested for in Jim Crockett Promotions ( JCP ) , a territory-promotion governed by the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) . The title was only contestable by male individual wrestlers . Since 1974 , JCP was also known as `` Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling '' ( MACW ) , which is why all of its championships included `` Mid-Atlantic '' in their names . Being a professional wrestling championship , it was not won legitimately ; it was instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline . In 1970 , the championship was introduced as the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship during a taping of Championship WrestlingChampionship Wrestling was a television program for JCP that began airing on local WGHP television markets in 1964 . on October 13 , 1970 . It was announced that the Missouri Mauler had defeated the defending champion Pat O'Connor in New York City to win the title ; this title change was fictitious and a storyline to introduce the championship to the promotion ; nevertheless , O'Connor 's reign is denoted as the first official reign . Because it was fictitious , further information regarding O'Connor 's reign is unavailable .   On the September 6 , 1973 taping of Championship Wrestling , JCP owner Jim Crockett , Jr. announced the retirement of the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship and the establishment of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship ; this coincided with the rebranding of JCP as MACW . At the time of this change , Jerry Brisco was in his fourth reign as the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Champion , and as a result of never losing the title , he was recognized as the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion . Because Brisco 's fourth reign did not end , being awarded the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title is not counted as a new reign overall in the title 's history . On December 26 , 1986 , Ron Garvin , after winning JCP 's version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship with Barry Windham , vacated the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title and handed the belt to Crockett , Jr. on a taping of World Championship Wrestling.World Championship Wrestling was a television program for JCP that began airing on WTBS television markets in 1981 . Crockett , Jr. deactivated the championship for unknown reasons , and eventually , JCP was sold to Ted Turner in 1988 . As a result , Garvin was the final wrestler to hold the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title . In the late 1990s , a group of promoters was given permission by the NWA to establish a territory called `` Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling ( MACW ) '' ; however , this territory has not claimed any connection to the original JCP/MACW . As a result , their prime championship , called the MACW Heavyweight Championship , has no connection to this original JCP/MACW championship .   Overall , there were 60 reigns shared between 29 wrestlers . Fifteen of those reigns occurred while the title was called the `` NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship '' , while 46 occurred under the `` NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship '' name . The title had only one official Vacant , which occurred in July 1985 . Jack Brisco and Wahoo McDaniel had the most reigns as champion , with six ; Jerry Brisco and Rip Hawk had the second-most , with four . Ken Patera 's second reign was the longest in the title 's history , at 334 days ; the Missouri Mauler had the second-longest , at 275 days . Johnny Valentine ranks first in combined reigns by length , at 504 days with 2 reigns ; Patera ranks second , at 495 days with 4 reigns . All title changes occurred at JCP -- promoted events : live events , pay-per-view events , and on televised events that aired on broadcast delay .

neg: Elimination Chamber (2014) Elimination Chamber ( 2014 ) ( known as No Escape ( 2014 ) in GermanyFor Germany , it was feared that the name `` Elimination Chamber '' may remind people of the gas chambers used during the Holocaust . ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE . The fifth Elimination Chamber event took place on February 23 , 2014 , at the Target Center in Minneapolis .   Eight matches , including the pre-show , took place at the event . In the Elimination Chamber match main event for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship , Randy Orton retained his title against John Cena , Daniel Bryan , Christian , Cesaro and Sheamus .   The event had 183,000 buys , down from previous year 's 213,000 buys .

neg: Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be Bret `` Hit Man '' Hart : The Best There Is , The Best There Was , The Best There Ever Will Be also known as The Bret Hart Story : The Best There Is , The Best There Was , The Best There Ever Will Be is a best selling DVD documentary film released as part of a three-DVD set on November 15 , 2005 , by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . The documentary chronicles the career of popular WWE wrestler Bret Hart . Hart collaborated with WWE to make the documentary , contributing hours of interview content to the film . This collaboration marked the first time Hart had worked in an on camera capacity with WWE since the Montreal Screwjob , which was Hart 's last in-ring appearance with the company until his return on January 4 , 2010 . The documentary chronicles Bret Hart 's wrestling career , from how he broke into the business as a member of the Hart family to his run in World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . Highlights of matches from his days in his father 's Stampede Wrestling promotion , as well as his time in the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) and WCW are shown while insight is provided from Hart about what went on behind the scenes .   This is the second documentary about Bret Hart , the first being Hitman Hart : Wrestling with Shadows ( which was produced with cooperation by the WWF , but not released by WWF/E Home Video ) which chronicles Hart 's last days wrestling in the WWF and talks about his relationship with his brother Owen .

neg: Backlash (2003) Backlash ( 2003 ) was the fifth annual Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by Castrol GTX , and took place on April 27 , 2003 , at the Worcester Centrum in Worcester , Massachusetts and starred talent from the promotion 's Raw and SmackDown ! brands .   The main event and featured match of the Raw brand was the encounter of Goldberg and The Rock , where Goldberg , in his first WWE Pay-Per-View , defeated Rock by pinfall , following a spear and a Jackhammer . The featured match on the undercard was a WWE Championship match from the SmackDown ! brand , between John Cena and the reigning champion , Brock Lesnar , where Lesnar defeated Cena by pinfall after an F-5 . The other predominant match on the undercard was a six-man tag team match from the Raw brand , between the team of Triple H , Ric Flair , and Chris Jericho facing Shawn Michaels , Kevin Nash , and Booker T. Triple H , Flair , and Jericho won the match by pinfall , after Triple H hit Nash with a sledgehammer . The predominant undercard match from the SmackDown ! brand was the encounter of The Big Show and Rey Mysterio , where Big Show pinned Mysterio after a chokeslam .   The event grossed $ 450,000 with 10,000 ticket sales and had a 0.67 buyrate . Following the event , Goldberg began a feud with Chris Jericho . At Bad Blood , Goldberg defeated Jericho via pinfall after a Jackhammer . Brock Lesnar began a storyline with The Big Show over the WWE Championship . At Judgment Day , Lesnar defeated The Big Show in a Stretcher match to retain the WWE Championship . Triple H engaged in a storyline with Kevin Nash over the World Heavyweight Championship . At Judgment Day , Nash defeated Triple H via disqualification ; due to WWE regulations , Triple H retained the championship .

neg: WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991–2007) The WWE Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship originally used in World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) and later , World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment ( WWF/WWE ) . It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 225lbs . Following the acquisition of WCW by the then-WWF in 2001 , it became a WWF ( and later , WWE ) championship and replaced the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship . During the first WWE brand extension , it was the only title to be exclusive to the SmackDown ! brand during its entire tenure .   The championship was created in WCW in 1996 , with Shinjiro Otani as the inaugural champion . However , following WCW 's purchase , the WWF/E considered the title to be a continuation of the earlier WCW Light Heavyweight Championship , which had been created in 1991 with Brian Pillman as the inaugural champion . The Cruiserweight Championship was retired in 2007 with Hornswoggle as its final holder .   A new WWE Cruiserweight Championship was created in 2016 , and although both championships share the same name , the new championship does not carry the lineage of the original . The new WWE Cruiserweight Championship also has a different weight limit of 205lbs ( 93kg )

neg: Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel `` Joe '' Seanoa ( born March 17 , 1979 ) , better known by his ring name Samoa Joe , is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and performing on the Raw brand . He was previously best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) and Ring of Honor ( ROH ) .   Joe established himself in ROH from the promotion 's beginning in 2002 , holding the ROH World Championship for a record 21 months from May 2003 to December 2004 . Upon joining TNA in June 2005 , he embarked on an 19-month-long undefeated streak , and went on to hold the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once , the TNA X Division Championship five times , the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice , and the TNA Television Championship once ; completing the TNA Triple Crown and the TNA Grand Slam .   He also wrestled internationally and on the independent circuit for various promotions , winning several titles , including the GHC Tag Team Championship with Magnus in Pro Wrestling Noah , and he was an inaugural NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion with Keiji Sakoda in Pro Wrestling Zero1 . He left TNA in February 2015 , briefly competing again in ROH and the independent circuit .   Joe officially debuted in WWE 's developmental territory NXT in May 2015 , and signed a full-time contract with the company in June ; he went on to become the first ever two-time NXT Champion .

neg: Night of Champions (2009) Night of Champions ( 2009 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on July 26 , 2009 , at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It was the second annual event to be promoted solely under the Night of Champions name and the ninth annual event under the Vengeance/Night of Champions chronology . Similar to the previous two events , the concept of the show was that every championship in the company would be defended . It featured talent from the Raw , SmackDown , and ECW brands . Eight matches were contested on the card .   This show was considered a supercard , which featured more than one main event match . The main event matches featured were : Jeff Hardy defeating CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship , Randy Orton retaining the WWE Championship against Triple H and John Cena , Mickie James winning the WWE Divas Championship against Maryse , and WWE Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio retain his title against Dolph Ziggler . The undercard , featured Chris Jericho and The Big Show defending the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship against The Legacy , Christian defeating Tommy Dreamer for the ECW Championship , Kofi Kingston defending the WWE United States Championship in a Six-Pack Challenge against Montel Vontavious Porter , The Miz , Carlito , Primo , and Jack Swagger , and Michelle McCool defending the WWE Women 's Championship against Melina . The event had 267,000 buys , down on the 2008 's Night of Champions figure of 273,000 buys .

neg: Face (professional wrestling) In professional wrestling , a face ( babyface ) is a heroic or a `` good guy '' wrestler , booked ( scripted ) by the promotion with the aim of being cheered by fans . Faces , traditionally , wrestle within the rules and avoid cheating ( in contrast to the heels who use illegal moves and call in additional wrestlers to do their work for them ) while behaving positively towards the referee and the audience .   Such characters are also referred to as blue-eyes in British wrestling , and técnicos in lucha libre . The face character is portrayed as a hero relative to the heel wrestlers , who are analogous to villains . Not everything a face wrestler does must be heroic : faces need only to be cheered by the audience to be effective characters . The vast majority of wrestling storylines involving faces place a face against a heel , although more elaborate set-ups ( such as two faces being manipulated by a nefarious outside party into fighting ) often happen as well .   In the world of lucha libre wrestling , they 're generally known for using moves requiring technical skill , particularly aerial maneuvers , and wearing outfits using bright colors with positive associations ( such as solid white ) . This is contrasted with the villainous rudos that are generally known for being brawlers , using physical moves that emphasize brute strength and/or size while often having outfits akin to demons or other nasty characters .

neg: Armageddon (2006) Armageddon ( 2006 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) and presented by Activision 's Call of Duty 3 , which took place on December 17 , 2006 , at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond , Virginia . The event starred wrestlers from the SmackDown ! brand .   The main event was a tag team match , in which the team of Batista and John Cena defeated the team of King Booker and Finlay . Two featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard , including The Undertaker versus Mr. Kennedy , in a match where the objective was to place an opponent in a hearse located on the entrance stage and drive them out of the arena , which Undertaker won . The other match was an Inferno match featuring wrestlers attempting to set the opponent on fire with flames surrounding the ring . Kane defeated Montel Vontavious Porter .   The event grossed over $ 423,500 in ticket sales from an attendance of 8,200 . Canadian Online Explorer 's professional wrestling section rated the WWE Tag Team Championship match a nine out of ten stars , the highest match rating . The event was released on DVD on January 16 , 2007 by Sony Music Entertainment . The DVD reached second on Billboard 's DVD Sales Chart for recreational sports during the week of February 18 , 2007 , and it dropped to the tenth spot the following week .

neg: List of WWE United States Champions The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested in the American promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand . It was originally known as the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship and began as a regional championship created by and defended in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling , run by Jim Crockett , Jr. . Harley Race became the inaugural champion on the title 's introduction on January 1 , 1975 . Turner Broadcasting bought the company in November 1988 and renamed it World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) after its primary television program .   In March 2001 , the then-WWF bought selected assets of WCW . This resulted in the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship becoming a championship for the WWF , who referred to it as the WCW United States Championship . At Survivor Series in November 2001 , the WCW United States and WWF Intercontental Championships were unified , resulting in the United States Championship being deactivated . In July 2003 , the title was reactivated as the WWE United States Championship . As a result of the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up , it is exclusively contested on the SmackDown brand .   The championship is contested in professional wrestling matches , in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition . Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name , while others used their real name . As of , , the current champion is Kevin Owens , who is in his second reign .   Overall , there have been 83 different champions . Ric Flair holds the record for having the most reigns at six , while John Cena holds the record for most reigns under the WWE banner at five . Lex Luger holds the record for longest reign , with his third reign lasting a total of 523 days , while Dean Ambrose holds the longest reign under the WWE banner , at 351 days ( overall the third longest in the title 's history ) . Only two men , Lex Luger and Rick Rude , have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year ( 365 days ) or more .

neg: WrestleMania 33 WrestleMania 33 was the thirty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE . In addition to standard PPV outlets , it was broadcast simultaneously on the WWE Network . It took place on April 2 , 2017 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando , Florida . WrestleMania 33 was a joint-promotion event for the Raw and SmackDown brands , the first since WrestleMania XXVII in 2011 as the brand split ended that year , but was reintroduced in July 2016 .   Thirteen matches were contested at the event , including three on the pre-show . For the first time since WrestleMania 29 in 2013 , two world championships were contested : Raw 's Universal Championship and SmackDown 's WWE Championship ; it marked the first time that the Universal Championship , SmackDown Women 's Championship , and new Cruiserweight Championship were defended at WrestleMania . In the main event , Roman Reigns defeated The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match , giving Undertaker his second loss at WrestleMania . It was Undertaker 's unannounced retirement match , ending his 27-year in-ring career in the WWE .   In addition , Brock Lesnar defeated Goldberg to become the new Universal Champion and Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to win his ninth WWE Championship . The event also marked the surprise return of The Hardy Boyz , who won the Raw Tag Team Championship . It was also the first WrestleMania to be on the air past midnight Eastern time .   WWE claimed an attendance of 75,245 for WrestleMania 33 . This number has been disputed , as The A.V. Club wrote that it was `` almost certainly a fake number '' as WWE `` has had a reputation for wildly inflating the attendance figure -- as Vince McMahon once said on an investor 's call , the fake number is for entertainment purposes '' , while wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer described it as `` a total worked number even more than usual '' .

neg: The Great American Bash (2005) The Great American Bash ( 2005 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was the second annual event and took place on July 24 , 2005 , at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo , New York . The event featured wrestlers and other talent that performed on the SmackDown ! program .   The main event was Batista defending the World Heavyweight Championship against John `` Bradshaw '' Layfield ( JBL ) . JBL won the match after Batista was disqualified , but did not win the title because a championship can only be won via pinfall or submission . One of the featured matches on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Eddie Guerrero , which Mysterio won by pinfall . The other was Orlando Jordan versus Chris Benoit for the WWE United States Championship , which Jordan won , also by pinfall .   The event grossed over US$ 375,000 in ticket sales from an attendance of 8,000 , and received about 233,000 pay-per-view buys , the same amount as the following year 's event . This enabled WWE 's pay-per-view revenue to increase by $ 4.7 million from the previous year . When the 2005 event was released on DVD , it reached a peak position of second on Billboard 's DVD Sales Chart . The event was also available free of charge for Armed Forces members and their families .

neg: The Hardy Boyz The Hardy Boyz , often referred to simply as The Hardys , are a professional wrestling tag team , consisting of real-life brothers Jeff and Matt Hardy . They are currently signed to the WWE under the Raw brand , and are the brand 's current Tag Team Champions .   They first began teaming together in 1993 in independent promotions in North Carolina , winning the NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship in NWA 2000 , and founded the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts , where they held the OMEGA Tag Team Championship . They both signed contracts with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) in 1998 . In 2000 , they were joined by Lita , and the trio became Team Xtreme .   After splitting as a team in 2002 , the brothers reunited in 2006 and teamed sporadically afterward . They also appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA , now known as Impact Wrestling ) , briefly reuniting in 2011 as members of Immortal , and teaming more frequently from 2014 -- 2017 .   The Hardy Boyz gained fame for their participation in ladder matches and Tables , Ladders , and Chairs matches with The Dudley Boyz/Team 3D and Edge and Christian . Overall , they are 11-time world tag team champions between WWE , TNA , and ROH , having won the WWF/World Tag Team Championship six times , the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship once , the WCW Tag Team Championship once in WWF/E , the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice , and the ROH World Tag Team Championship once.Considered as one of the greatest tag teams of all time , they are the only team to have held the WWF/World , WCW , TNA , ROH , and WWE Raw Tag Team Championships . On the independent circuit , the brothers hold tag team championships in All Star Wrestling , The Crash , Wrestling Superstar , and OMEGA , the final of which Matt is also the Heavyweight Champion .   Both brothers also won singles championships during their runs , with each becoming multi-time world champions in their own right . In 2017 , they held seven Tag Team Championships from seven different promotions at the same time , including the ROH World Tag Team Championship . They are the only tag team in history to be recognized as the TNA and ROH Tag Team Champions simultaneously .   At WrestleMania 33 , the Hardy Boyz made their surprising return to the WWE after eight years and won the Raw Tag Team Championship . This makes them the only tag team in history to hold all three top tag titles in North American wrestling in a month 's span .

neg: El Gran Luchadore El Gran Luchadore is the name of a masked Mexican professional wrestling character in World Wrestling Entertainment , seen on its SmackDown ! brand in 2004 . El Gran Luchadore ( loosely translated from Spanish to `` The Great Fighter/Wrestler , '' `` Luchadore '' is also an incorrect spelling , luchador is the correct spelling ) was mainly used as a jobber gimmick to put over other wrestlers .   The first WWE wrestler to wrestle as the El Gran Luchadore was Paul London on April 22 , 2004 in a squash match against John Bradshaw Layfield ( JBL ) , Paul Heyman convinced Bradshaw to accept a match with the `` Mexican Heavyweight Champion '' after hearing that El Gran Luchadore punked out Bradshaw at an airport .   Next up was Shannon Moore on July 8 , 2004 , billed as the `` champion of Mexico '' , would face WWE Champion JBL in a champion vs. champion match ( no titles on the line ) . A second squash match for JBL took an unexpected turn when El Gran Luchadore pulled a switcharoo with Eddie Guerrero ( in El Gran 's costume ) who came back fighting . When JBL finally clued that it was Guerrero , he ran away from the ring getting counted out in the process , allowing El Gran Luchadore to pick up his first victory .   The next appearance of El Gran Luchadore was on July 15 , 2004 edition of SmackDown ! . During a Steel Cage match between Guerrero and JBL which saw both men sat on top of the Cage , exchanging punches until El Gran Luchadore ran down and climbed into the cage . This El Gran Luchadore held Eddie Guerrero 's leg , allowing Bradshaw to climb down the side of the cage to win . After the match El Gran Luchadore tried to get out of the locked door , but then decided to climb out the way he came in . Eddie Guerrero got to his feet and climbed up the cage struggling to get him back into the cage . Luchadore was able to get away , but in the struggle Guerrero pulled the mask off of him , revealing him to be the supposedly injured Kurt Angle .

neg: Ring of Honor Ring of Honor ( ROH ) is an American professional wrestling promotion , founded in 2002 by RF Video owner Rob Feinstein . From 2004 to 2011 , the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group ( SBG ) , an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States .   ROH holds TV tapings , pay-per-view events , live events , and Internet pay-per-view events throughout the United States and Canada . It has also held shows in the United Kingdom and Japan . Annual shows include the Anniversary Show , Supercard of Honor ( held annually during WrestleMania weekend ) , Best in the World , Global Wars , Death Before Dishonor , Glory By Honor , and Final Battle ( the last show of the calendar year and ROH 's marquee event ) .   ROH records all of its shows and sells them on DVD through mail order via its online store , and the DVDs have developed a fanbase for the promotion in the United States and beyond . In 2009 , ROH signed a television deal with HDNet , which aired shows every week until 2011 . As of September 2011 , ROH 's flagship broadcast Ring of Honor Wrestling has been syndicated by parent company Sinclair Broadcasting , and airs on Sinclair owned stations across the country . ROH is also broadcast on Samurai TV in Japan , and is the third-largest professional wrestling promotion in the United States , behind WWE and after Impact Wrestling .   On June 22 , 2014 , ROH had its first live pay-per-view broadcast , Best in the World , from Nashville , Tennessee . It was followed-up on December 7 with their biggest show of the year Final Battle , from Terminal 5 in New York City . Their next pay-per-view aired March 1 , 2015 , which was their 13th Anniversary Show , from Las Vegas , Nevada .

neg: Wrestle Kingdom (video game) is a licensed professional wrestling video game by Yuke 's , released in Japan for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 . The game combines the top stars of New Japan Pro Wrestling , All Japan Pro Wrestling , Pro Wrestling Noah , and freelancers .   The Xbox 360 version of the game was temporarily recalled in Japan due to it not saving properly to the system 's hard drive . A release event planned for the following two days after its release was cancelled .

neg: Curt Hawkins Brian Myers ( born April 20 , 1985 ) is an American professional wrestler and promoter currently signed with WWE under the ring name Curt Hawkins on the Raw brand . Hawkins initially competed in WWE from 2006 to 2014 , and returned to the company in 2016 after wrestling on the independent circuit .   Myers is a two-time World Tag Team Champion being a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion with Zack Ryder and one-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with Trevor Lee .

neg: WWE One Night Stand WWE One Night Stand was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event , produced every June by WWE , a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut . The event was created in 2005 , with its inaugural event taking place in June of that year . The event 's name refers to its original format , that being a one night reunion show for former Extreme Championship Wrestling alumni . The first two shows were promoted under the ECW acronym ; this however was changed for the 2007 and 2008 events . As WWE launched their own version of ECW in 2006 , these two shows were promoted under the WWE acronym . The final event under the One Night Stand name was in 2008 before being renamed to Extreme Rules in 2009 . This event was noted by WWE to be a direct continuation of the One Night Stand chronology . However , the 2010 event was later promoted as only the second event under a new chronology , one that is no longer a direct continuation of the One Night Stand event .

neg: WrestleMania 23 WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by 360 OTC and took place on April 1 , 2007 , at Ford Field in Detroit , Michigan . The event was the first WrestleMania at Ford Field and the second to take place in the Detroit metropolitan area ( following WrestleMania III , at the Pontiac Silverdome , in Pontiac , Michigan ) .   The event was a joint-brand pay-per-view , featuring performers from the Raw , SmackDown ! , and ECW brands . Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event 's supercard , a scheduling of more than one main event . The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship , in which Cena won . The predominant match on the SmackDown ! brand was Batista versus The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship , in which The Undertaker was victorious . The primary match on the ECW brand was an eight-man tag team match between The ECW Originals and The New Breed ; The ECW Originals claimed victory in the match . Other featured matches on the card included ECW Champion Bobby Lashley ( representing Donald Trump ) versus Intercontinental Champion Umaga ( representing Vince McMahon ) in a match where either Trump or McMahon would be shaved bald if their wrestler lost , and an eight-man interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match .   Tickets for the event went on sale on November 11 , 2006 . The all-time Ford Field attendance record of 80,103 consisted of people from all fifty U.S. states , twenty-four countries , and nine Canadian provinces . WrestleMania 23 grossed US$ 5.38 million in ticket sales , breaking the previous record of $ 3.9 million held at WrestleMania X8 . WWE estimated that $ 25 million was pumped into the Detroit economy . With about 1.2 million buys , the event was the highest WWE pay-per-view buyrate in history . WrestleMania XXVIII in 2012 passed 1.2 million buys with 1.21 million buys . It also has the fourth highest attendance in WrestleMania history behind only WrestleMania III and later WrestleMania 29 , and WrestleMania 32 which drew 80,676 fans in 2013 and 101,763 in 2016 , respectively .


query: You Can Count on Me had Laura Linney in it.

pos: You Can Count On Me You Can Count On Me is a 2000 American drama film starring Laura Linney , Mark Ruffalo , Rory Culkin , and Matthew Broderick . Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan , it tells the story of Sammy , a single mother living in a small town , and her complicated relationships with family and friends . The story takes place in the fictionalized Catskill communities of Scottsville and Auburn , New York.While there is an actual Scottsville , New York and Auburn , New York , they are further west in the Finger Lakes region . The film was primarily shot in and around Margaretville , New York .   The film and its performances received highly positive reviews among critics , and dozens of award nominations and awards at film festivals , especially during the awards season , including two Oscar nominations .

pos: Laura Linney Laura Leggett Linney ( born February 5 , 1964 ) is an American actress . A three-time Academy Award nominee and four-time Tony Award nominee , she won her first Emmy Award in 2002 for Wild Iris ( 2001 ) , and had subsequent wins for Frasier ( 2003 -- 04 ) and John Adams ( 2008 ) . From 2010 -- 13 , she starred in the Showtime series The Big C , which won her a fourth Emmy in 2013 . She is also a two-time Golden Globe Award winner .   Linney made her Broadway debut in 1990 , before going on to receive Tony Award nominations for the 2002 revival of The Crucible , the original Broadway productions of Sight Unseen ( 2004 ) and Time Stands Still ( 2010 ) , as well as the 2017 revival of The Little Foxes . She made her screen debut in the 1992 film Lorenzo 's Oil , and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for You Can Count on Me ( 2000 ) , Kinsey ( 2004 ) and The Savages ( 2007 ) . Her other films include Primal Fear ( 1996 ) , The Truman Show ( 1998 ) , Mystic River ( 2003 ) , Love Actually ( 2003 ) and The Squid and the Whale ( 2005 ) .

neg: Laura Lundy Wheale Laura Lundy Wheale ( born June 21 , 1988 ) , known professionally as Laura Lundy , is an American actress , producer and attorney . Born in Birmingham , Alabama and raised in Cedartown , Georgia , Wheale was cast as a lead role in A Larger Life , alongside Fred Thompson . Wheale 's first major motion picture role came in 2016 when she was cast as Patty Lynn in Ang Lee 's Billy Lynn 's Long Halftime Walk . Shortly thereafter , she was cast as a reporter in Clint Eastwood 's Sully , starring Tom Hanks .   Wheale graduated from Jacksonville State University with a degree in theatre . While in undergraduate , she played four years of full-scholarship Division 1 NCAA tennis . In 2010 , the team experienced an undefeated season and won the Ohio Valley Conference championship . After undergraduate , Wheale attended the Cumberland School of Law . Additionally , she received training in acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute .   Category : American actresses  Category : Jacksonville State University alumni  Category : Cumberland School of Law alumni  Category :1988 births  Category : Living people

neg: Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack) Get Rich or Die Tryin ' : Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 2005 film of the same name , released on November 8 , 2005 on G-Unit and Interscope Records . It features artists on the G-Unit label such as 50 Cent , Lloyd Banks , Young Buck , Tony Yayo , Olivia , and Mobb Deep . The album sold 320,000 copies in the first week , debuting behind country singer Kenny Chesney 's The Road and the Radio . In December 2005 , the RIAA certified the album Platinum . To date , the album has sold over three million copies worldwide .

neg: Amanda Peterson Amanda Peterson ( born Phyllis Amanda Peterson , July 8 , 1971 -- July 3 , 2015 ) was an American actress known for her role as Cindy Mancini in the 1987 comedy film Ca n't Buy Me Love .

neg: Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me) `` Opus 17 ( Do n't You Worry ` bout Me ) '' is a song composed by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell and recorded by The Four Seasons in 1966 for their album Working My Way Back to You . The song was released as the official followup to the title song of the album and reached the # 13 position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart .   This was the first hit with new full-time bassist/bass vocalist Joe Long .   As was the case with another Linzer-Randell contribution to the Four Seasons catalog , `` Let 's Hang On ! '' , `` Opus 17 '' features a rhythmic vocal hook within each verse , but , unlike in most Four Seasons singles , falsetto singing is muted except in the Coda section by Frankie Valli .

neg: P.S. (film) P.S. is a 2004 drama film directed by Dylan Kidd . The screenplay by Kidd and Helen Schulman is based on Schulman 's 2001 novel p.s. . The film stars Laura Linney and Topher Grace .

neg: Laurie Lea Schaefer Laurel Lea Schaefer ( born May 21,1949 in Bexley , Ohio , U.S. ) was Miss America 1972 . A native of Bexley , Ohio , Schaefer received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Ohio University in June 1971 . Three months later she won the Miss America Pageant .   After Miss America , Laurel effectively parlayed her theatre arts and music degree into an extensive and varied entertainment career . Her training afforded her opportunities as a leading lady to notables such as : Howard Keel , John Davidson , Peter Marshall , Ed Ames , Joe Namath , Giorgio Tozzi , and Gorden MacRae . This reflect such productions as ; `` The Music Man '' , `` The Sound of Music '' , `` Camelot '' , `` South Pacific '' , `` Showboat '' , `` My Fair Lady '' , `` Oklahoma '' , `` Hello Dolly '' , `` Carousel '' , `` The King and I '' , `` Guys and Dolls '' , `` Anything Goes '' , `` Under the Yum-Yum Tree '' , `` Star-Spangled Girl '' , and `` Plaza Suite '' .   Laurel 's television work includes a recurring role on `` Falcon Crest '' and guest starring roles on `` Matlock '' , `` L.A. Law '' , `` Quantum Leap '' , `` Love Boat '' , `` Three 's Company '' , `` Rockford Files '' . She is often recognized for her work in TV commercials and for a short time , she represented Campbell 's soup .   Laurel 's vocal career saw her performing the National Anthem at the Inaugural Concert for President Richard M. Nixon , headlining the Miss America USO Tour to Viet Nam and Thailand , entertaining on cruises with a one-woman show and touring `` Capturing the Heart of Gershwin '' Anniversary Concert where she received critical acclaim for vocal solos ranging from swing to blues to light opera .   For twenty-five years Laurel has worked as a commercial casting director and is owner of Creative Casting Services and is also a well-respected nationwide talent scout . In 1974 Laurel established Schaefer Consultants where she serves as a personal imaging and entertainment career consultant . Laurel is a published author and is highly sought after as a keynote speaker , corporate spokesperson , and infomercial host and media presenter .   Miss Schaefer is the recipient of many awards including The American Academy of Achievement - Gold Plate Award , Outstanding Alumni Award ( Ohio University ) , Tom Dooley Humanitarian Award , New Jersey and Ohio `` Woman of the Year '' Award , Ohio Governor 's Award , Bexley Alumni Association-Significant Achievement Award , President 's Award for Leadership from Zonta International and a listing in Who 's Who .

neg: Don't Let Me Down (Leona Lewis song) `` Do n't Let Me Down '' is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis for her second studio album Echo ( 2009 ) . Lewis co-wrote the song with Mike Elizondo , James Fauntleroy , Justin Timberlake and Robin Tadross . It was produced by The Y 's and co-produced by Elizondo . Lewis and Timberlake carried out the vocal production . Having wanted to work with Timberlake for a long time , the collaboration came to be after he had asked Lewis to perform at a charity concert he was holding in Las Vegas in October 2008 . It was reported that they were going to cover Dolly Parton 's song `` I Will Always Love You '' as a duet , however they worked together on new songs for Echo instead , and `` Do n't Let Me Down '' was created . Lewis revealed that her cover of `` Run '' inspired Timberlake .   Lyrically , the song is about making difficult decisions in life and trying to take control of situations . The song garnered a mixed response from music critics . While Lewis ' vocal performance relieved unanimous praise , some felt that the track lacked any soul or emotion . Its production received comparisons to Timberlake 's songs `` Cry Me a River '' and `` What Goes Around ... Comes Around '' . Lewis has performed the song at Rock in Rio and it was included on her debut concert tour , The Labyrinth , and later on the accompanying DVD release , The Labyrinth Tour : Live from the O2 .

neg: Shelley Moore Shelley Moore ( March 10 , 1932 -- June 23 , 2016 ) was an English-born American jazz singer .   She was born in Essex , England , and in the 1950s performed in nightclubs and for American troops in England , appeared on British television and radio , and released several singles on the Columbia , Starlite , and Esquire record labels , including two EPs , Portrait of Shelley and Kool Kanary .   After touring the US with bandleader Vic Lewis , she began singing with the Ray McKinley band , and then moved to America in 1961 . She was signed by the Argo label , a subsidiary of Chess Records . On her first album , For the First Time , her accompanists included Ramsey Lewis , Plas Johnson , and Eddie Harris . She wrote some of her own songs .   She married attorney Ken Golden , a U.S. citizen , and retired from the music industry in 1963 to raise their two children , Danny and Bryna . Later , she started performing again throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties . She returned to performing in the late 1970s , in clubs in the Orange County area . In 1992 she released the album You Can Count on Me , which contained both standards and original songs .

neg: I Can Make You Love Me I Can Make You Love Me , also known as Stalking Laura , is an American made-for-television film starring Richard Thomas and Brooke Shields . The film is based on the real-life story of American mass murderer Richard Farley , a former employee of ESL Incorporated whose romantic obsession and subsequent stalking of co-worker Laura Black culminated in the mass murder of several co-workers at ESL 's headquarters in California , resulting in the first anti-stalking laws to be enacted in the United States . The first half of the film covers the events of the stalking and Black 's unrequited love that led to the shootings , while the second half deals with Farley 's rampage on the ESL offices .  For the purposes of the film and the victims of the incident , the fictional computer company Kensitron Electronics International ( K.E.I. ) was used to portray the events at ESL Incorporated .

neg: Let Me Go, Lover! `` Let Me Go , Lover ! '' , a popular song , was written by Jenny Lou Carson and Al Hill , a pseudonym used by Fred Wise , Kathleen Twomey , and Ben Weisman . It is based on an earlier song called `` Let Me Go , Devil , '' about alcoholism . It was featured on the television program Studio One on November 15 , 1954 , and caught the fancy of the public .   Joan Weber sang the song on the TV production and was pregnant at the time . A result of the program was to illustrate how efficiently a song could be promoted by introducing it to the public via radio or a TV production . The recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40366 . Mitch Miller stocked national record stores the week before the program and because of its availability the record sold over 100,000 the first week of its release . It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on December 4 , 1954 . By January 1955 , Weber 's record of the song had hit No. 1 on all the Billboard charts ( the Disk Jockey chart , the Best Seller chart , and the Juke Box chart ) . The song reached No. 16 in the UK Singles Chart , and was awarded a gold record .   It was also quickly covered by a number of other singers . One artist to `` cover '' it was Lucille Ball . In the March 18 , 1955 , episode of I Love Lucy , entitled `` Bull Fight Dance '' .   Among the cover versions was one by Patti Page . This recording was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70511 . It first reached the Billboard charts on December 18 , 1954 . On the Disk Jockey chart , it peaked at No. 8 ; on the Best Seller chart , at No. 24 ; on the Juke Box chart , at No. 12 .   Another cover , by Teresa Brewer and The Lancers , was recorded on November 18 , 1954 , and released by Coral Records as catalog number 61315 . It reached No. 6 on the Billboard chart and No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart .   Peggy Lee also released the song in 1954 , reaching No. 26 . On the Cash Box Best-Selling Records chart , all the versions were combined , and the song was also a No. 1 hit on that chart .   Hank Snow 's version ( `` Let Me Go , Woman '' ) went to No. 1 on the country music charts in 1955 .   Dean Martin had the song released as a single in 1955 , reaching No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart .   In March 1955 , Ruby Murray reached 5 in the UK Singles Chart with her version .   Kathy Kirby 's version of the song went to No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart in 1964 .   It was also covered by Billy Fury , which turned out to one of the last songs he recorded before his death in 1983 .

neg: Laura van den Berg Laura van den Berg is an American writer .

neg: Laura Cunningham Laura Cunningham was an Irish singer/journalist/stylist from Dublin , Ireland , known for her role in Irish Traditional girl group Trinití . Trinití was signed to Universal Classics and Jazz in 2006 and released their self-titled album a year later .   After the group disbanded in early 2008 due to poor album sales , Cunningham began writing a syndicated 2 page style/beauty column for The Voice Newspaper Group . She was a fashion presenter for Ireland AM , TV3 's breakfast show , but has not appeared for a number of years for unknowns reasons , and wrote fashion for Glow Magazine . She was also radio fashion correspondent for SPIN 1038 and Dublin 's 98 , but also has not appeared for some time . Prior to her music career she worked in the AIB 's credit card department . Now serves as an editor for wedding magazine Confetti having been dropped by a previous employer who she also served as an editor for , in Belfast . She has had no TV or radio work , or released any new music material in a number of years . She recently launched the website Hippenings.com , which sells wedding and party products .   She has several social media accounts including Twitter , Instagram and Facebook .

neg: Keep Your Eye on Me Keep Your Eye on Me is a pop/R & B/dance album by Herb Alpert , released in 1987 . It contains two hit singles , `` Diamonds '' and `` Making Love in the Rain '' ( both featuring lead and background vocals by Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith ) . These Billboard Top 40 hits , along with the title track and `` Pillow '' ( featuring co-lead vocals by Alpert and singer/wife Lani Hall ) were produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis . The remainder of the album consists of tracks produced by Herb Alpert and various producers . Keep Your Eye On Me was constructed with Side 1 ( Tracks 1-5 ) featuring uptempo songs , while Side 2 ( Tracks 6-10 ) featured down tempo songs and ballads .   All trumpet solos were played by Herb Alpert .   The album was released on CD by A&M Records in 1987 , along with extended CD singles of the title track and `` Diamonds '' . It was re-released on September 12 , 2013 in a download-only version available exclusively through Alpert 's official website , HerbAlpertPresents.com .

neg: Lana Parrilla Lana Maria Parrilla ( born July 15 , 1977 ) is an American actress . Parrilla is best known for her roles on television and radio . She was a regular cast member in the fifth season of the ABC sitcom Spin City from 2000 to 2001 . She later starred in Boomtown ( 2002-2003 ) , Windfall ( 2006 ) , Swingtown ( 2008 ) and as Doctor Eva Zambrano in the short-lived medical drama Miami Medical ( 2010 ) . She also played the role of Sarah Gavin during the fourth season of the Fox series 24 in 2005 . In 2011 , Parrilla began starring as The Evil Queen/Regina Mills in the ABC fantasy drama series , Once Upon a Time . In 2016 Parrilla won a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress : Fantasy/Sci-Fic .

neg: Cross Your Fingers `` Cross Your Fingers '' is a single by Laura Marling . It was released on June 8 , 2008 as the second single from her debut album Alas , I Can not Swim . The song peaked to number 113 on the UK Singles Chart .

neg: Play On (Carrie Underwood album) Play On is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood . It was released in the United States on November 3 , 2009 , through Arista Nashville .   The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 318,000 copies , which was rated as the highest first-week sales for a female artist in 2009 upon release . It is her second album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 , and her third to debut atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart .   As of October 2016 , the album has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA , Platinum by the CRIA and Gold by the ARIA . Play On has since sold over three million copies worldwide .   The album spawned three consecutive Billboard Hot Country Songs number one singles -- `` Cowboy Casanova '' , `` Temporary Home '' and `` Undo It '' , all of which certified Multi-Platinum or Platinum by the RIAA . The fourth single , `` Mama 's Song '' , reached number two on the chart and received a Gold certification from the RIAA . `` Cowboy Casanova '' achieved one of the biggest single-week upwards on the Billboard Hot 100 of all time , when it climbed 96-11 in its second week .   `` Temporary Home '' and `` Mama 's Song '' were both nominated for Grammy Awards , while Play On was nominated for Album of the Year at both the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards , and won Favorite Country Album at the 2010 American Music Awards .

neg: She Believes in Me `` She Believes In Me '' is a song recorded by American country music singer Kenny Rogers . It was released in April 1979 as the second single from his album The Gambler . The song was written and first recorded by Steve Gibb ( not the Steve Gibb who is the son of Barry Gibb ) and is the tale of a songwriter who has a beloved who supports him , although he sometimes wonders why .

neg: Laura B. Whitmore Laura B. Whitmore ( born March 11 , 1965 ) is a music marketer , singer/songwriter , event producer , and founder of the Women 's International Music Network ( The WiMN ) . She currently lives in Needham , MA .

neg: Laura Lynn Laura Lynn may refer to :   Laura Lynn ( born 1968 ) , American singer & actor a.k.a. Lauren Hays  Laura Lynn ( Belgian singer ) ( fl . c. 2000s )

neg: List of songs recorded by Laura Pausini Italian pop singer-songwriter Laura Pausini rose to fame in 1993 , when she won the Sanremo Music Festival in the `` Newcomers ' Section '' with the song `` La solitudine '' . Following the success of her Italian-language albums Laura Pausini ( 1993 ) and Laura ( 1994 ) , Pausini released an eponymous Spanish-language compilation album in 1994 . Starting from her third full-length record , she recorded her albums both in Italian and Spanish , with the exception of 2002 's From the Inside , her only English-language album composed of new material , and the holiday album Laura Xmas ( 2016 ) , released in English and Spanish .  Occasionally , she also recorded songs in Portuguese , French , Catalan and in Italian dialects such as Neapolitan and Sicilian .   Additionally , her recordings include several live performances , both of her own material and of songs originally by other artists . She appeared in the soundtrack of Message in a Bottle ( 1999 ) , as well as in albums by several Italian and international artists , including Josh Groban , Gloria Estefan , Fiorella Mannoia , Andrea Bocelli , Elio e le Storie Tese , Nek , Miguel Bosé , Charles Aznavour and Juan Gabriel . Pausini also took part in multiple charity releases : she was one of the artists performing `` Todo para ti '' , the Spanish version of Michael Jackson 's `` What More Can I Give '' ( 2003 ) ; in 2009 , she recorded the track `` Domani 21/04 .09 '' as part of the Italian supergroup Artisti Uniti per l'Abruzzo , raising funds to support the victims of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake ; later during the same year , she promoted the project Amiche per l'Abruzzo , for which she recorded a live album together with several Italian female artists , also producing the single `` Donna d'Onna '' ; finally , as part of the project Artists for Chile , she took part in the recording of a cover of Violeta Parra 's `` Gracias a la Vida '' , in response of the 2010 Chile earthquake .