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• Renee Young interviews The Star Wars Cast (Video), Dreamer At SD!?

  18-12-2015 22:08
  
  – Tommy Dreamer was backstage at the SmackDown tapings but wasn’t used.
  – WWE has posted the full episode of “Unfiltered with Renee Young”, featuring J.J. Abrams and the cast of Star Wars: the Force Awakens.100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): A **BRAND NEW** Stephanie McMahon Bikini Pic!
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• JBL Tapes ‘Legends With JBL’ Yesterday, Lana’s Christmas Photoshoot

  18-12-2015 21:59
  
  – JBL taped four new episodes of “Legends with JBL” yesterday in Stamford. He wrote on Twitter:
  Working on a couple of great shows of #legendswithJBL to be taped tomorrow here in Stamford at @wwe HQ. Excited about the news shows!
  — John Layfield (@JCLayfield) December 16, 2015
  – WWE Diva Lana posted a preview of the upcoming WWE Divas Christmas shoot on Twitter:
  Snapshot from #Christmas log cabin #photoshoot coming soon pic.twitter.com/zxTClnFJQV
  — Lana (@Lana
  
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• A Big Match For Next Week’s Live SmackDown + ‘Five Things’ (Video)

  18-12-2015 21:40
  
  – The New Day will defend the WWE Tag Team Titles next week on the live edition of WWE SmackDown. They will defend against The Lucha Dragons. The show will air on Tuesday night at 8PM ET on the USA Network.
  – Here is the latest edition of WWE 5 Things, looking at the final matches of WWE Hall of Famers…100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): CM Punk As A **TEENAGE** With ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin – HAHAHAHA!! MUST-SEE-NOW >>>!!!!
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• Finn Balor Discusses NXT, His Demon Entrance, NJPW, More

  18-12-2015 21:33
  
  Finn Balor recently appeared on The Kevin Gill Show, here are the highlights…
  On Working For New Japan: Japan was an incredible chapter. I was kind of very reluctant to move on from Japan and very unsure of what I was getting into when I came to NXT. I can honestly say it’s been the best decision I’ve ever made. Here maybe 14 months now and I’ve been having a blast.
  On His Demon Entrance: For me it’s kind of like a trial and error. I’m very much of the belief
  
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• 12/18 Edition of WZ Daily feat. Matt Hardy; Talking Rock & Rousey At WM32, Reigns’ WM32 Opponent, TNA Signing Top Indy Names?, more

  18-12-2015 20:42 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Today’s episode is hosted by Nick Hausman, co-hosted by 101WKQX Chicago’s Kevin Kellam and features calls from fans from around the country!
  1Wrestling.com Editor-in-Chief Bill Apter joins WZ Daily today as he does every Friday with his latest Apter’s Alley installment. This week Bill talks to Nick about whether or not WWE should remove Donald Trump from the WWE Hall of Fame, how he thinks The Authority will
  
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• Adult Film Website Signs Joey Ryan as New Brand Ambassador, “Penis Toss” Finishing Maneuver Gets Official Name, Joey Ryan Comments

  18-12-2015 20:14 via wrestlezone.com
  
  According to RollingStone.com, YouPorn Sports, a new division of the popular adult site YouPorn, created to endorse emerging athletes in a variety of sports, has signed Joey Ryan following the immense popularity of his viral “penis toss” video.
  The site already has its own eSports team, and now, Ryan is joining the fold – inking a deal that will see him rebrand his finishing maneuver as “The YouPorn Plex” and wear YouPorn-themed apparel at future wrestling appe
  
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• WWE NXT Quickly Sells Out Even More Events, More News on ECW Original at ROH Final Battle Tonight, New HHH & Stephanie Videos

  18-12-2015 20:13 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE NXT Quickly Sells Out Even More Events
  As noted, WWE NXT sold out its upcoming Chicago event in less than a minute, and according to readers, both the Milwaukee and Detroit events have also sold out within minutes after tickets going on-sale.
  More News on ECW Original at ROH Final Battle Tonight
  As noted, ECW original Jerry Lynn will be appearing at ROH Final Battle tonight. According to PWInsider.com, Lynn will be appearing in a non-wrestling capacity, and will be providing analysis for the
  
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• Complete Details on USA Network’s “WWE Week” Kicking Off This Sunday; Tribute to the Troops, Slammy Awards and More

  18-12-2015 19:59 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE has issued the following:WWE® WEEK KICKS OFF THIS SUNDAY ON USA NETWORK
  USA Network kicks off the holiday season with WWE Week, this Sunday, December 20 at 8pm ET and continuing throughout the week with specials including the 2015 WWE Slammy Awards on Monday Night Raw, a special, live edition of SmackDown, and WWE Tribute to the Troops®.
  The WWE Week line-up on USA Network includes:
  Santa’s Little Helper, Sunday, December 20, 8-10pm ET
  Santa’s Little Helper, an original c
  
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• Backstage Update Update – Nick ‘Magnus’ Aldis

  18-12-2015 19:18
  
  Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  Nick ‘Magnus’ Aldis will be out of action for at least three months, due to having surgery on his biceps.The injury was a torn brachialis muscle, which is the muscle on the side of the arm. He was injured catching Fireball (Flamita) on a dive while wrestling in Mexico. Aldis stated that he was tired and dehydrated during the match and that it was just one of those things that happened. Finally, he confirmed that this was the worst injury he&r
  
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• Backstage Injury Update – Nick ‘Magnus’ Aldis

  18-12-2015 19:18
  
  Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  Nick ‘Magnus’ Aldis will be out of action for at least three months, due to having surgery on his biceps.The injury was a torn brachialis muscle, which is the muscle on the side of the arm. He was injured catching Fireball (Flamita) on a dive while wrestling in Mexico. Aldis stated that he was tired and dehydrated during the match and that it was just one of those things that happened. Finally, he confirmed that this was the worst injury he&r
  
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• WWE NXT Chicago Tickets Sell Out in Record Time, John Cena Comments on His WWE Return, Charlotte and Ric Flair Appearance Today

  18-12-2015 19:17 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE NXT Chicago Tickets Sell Out in Record Time
  Tickets for WWE NXT’s debut in Chicago went on-sale this morning, and sold out in less than one minute.
  Charlotte and Ric Flair Appearance Today
  WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair and WWE Divas Champion Charlotte will be appearing at iPlay America tonight in Freehold, N.J., from 6 to 9 pm EST. Ticket and schedule information can be found at iPlayAmerica.com.
  John Cena Comments on His WWE Return
  John Cena Tweeted the following:A fantastic #AmericanGr
  
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• Update On Lucha Underground Season Two Tickets

  18-12-2015 19:02
  
  Lucha Underground posted the following on Twitter, announcing that tickets for the first tapings of 2016 are now available…Start 2016 off with a bang! Tickets for the first round of January #LuchaUnderground tapings are now available! pic.twitter.com/GnZgRUSo6w
  — Lucha Underground (@LuchaElRey) December 17, 2015
  100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): Vince McMahon Backstage At RAW w/ Talents – **EXCLUSIVE**!!
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• Lizmark Passes Away At The Age Of 66

  18-12-2015 18:57
  
  The luchador Lizmark passed away this week at the age of 66. According to the Latin Times, Lizmark (real name Juan Banos), died of a heart attack. He is survived by his family, including his sons Lizmark Jr and El Hijo de Lizmark. He previously retired in 1999 due to heart problems and was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2001. He is one of only two people to win NWA World Titles in three different weight divisions.
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• Will Paul Heyman Accompany Brock Lesnar This Weekend?, Pics of Eva Marie w/Troops, Star Wars Lasers Hit WWE Stars (Video)

  18-12-2015 18:17 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Will Paul Heyman Accompany Lesnar at Live Event This Weekend?
  Paul Heyman has Tweeted the following:CONFIRMED! I will, indeed, be with @BrockLesnar at the LA Forum this Saturday Night! @WWE #Advocate #Beast https://t.co/RxYMKeRG4g
  — Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) December 18, 2015
  Star Wars Lasers Hit WWE Stars
  WWE has released the following video, featuring superstar footage with Star Wars lasers added:Pics of Eva Marie w/Troops
  Eva Marie has posted photos of her with U.S. troops as the Diva
  
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• Which Shield Member Had the Best 2015?, WWE Superstars Reveal Their Favorite Christmas Presents, HOF’er Unveils News Action Figure (Videos)

  18-12-2015 17:16 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Which Shield Member Had the Best 2015?
  WWE.com has published a new poll asking fans which former member of The Shield had the best 2015. With over 9,000 votes cast so far, Reigns is leading with 46% of the vote while Rollins has 43% and Ambrose has 11%.
  WWE Superstars Reveal Their Favorite Christmas Presents
  WWE has released the following video, featuring WWE superstars revealing their favorite Christmas presents:HOF’er Unveils News Action Figure
  In the video below, Howard Finkel
  
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• Which Member of The Shield Had the Best 2015?, WWE Stars Reveal Their Favorite Christmas Presents, HOF’er Unveils News Action Figure (Videos)

  18-12-2015 17:16 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Which Member of The Shield Had the Best 2015?
  WWE.com has published a new poll asking fans which former member of The Shield had the best 2015. With over 9,000 votes cast so far, Roman Reigns is leading with 46% of the vote while Seth Rollins has 43% and Dean Ambrose has 11%.
  WWE Superstars Reveal Their Favorite Christmas Presents
  WWE has released the following video, featuring WWE superstars revealing their favorite Christmas presents:HOF’er Unveils News Action Figure
  In the vid
  
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• Matt Hardy to Appear on WZ Daily Today, Provides Exclusive Details on Jeff Hardy’s Injury Status and Updated Return Timeline

  18-12-2015 17:10 via wrestlezone.com
  
  As noted, TNA star Jeff Hardy will be undergoing surgery in the very near future, which could keep him out of action until sometime in 2016.
  Jeff’s brother Matt will be appearing on today’s edition of WZ Daily to address Jeff’s situation, and provide more injury and return timeline details.
  Prior to the show, Matt told WZ that his brother Jeff will likely be out of action for up to 7 months, and the current injury looks to be related to Jeff’s motorcycle accident which ha
  
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• Line-Ups for NJPW’s Final Road to Tokyo Dome Events, Steve Austin, RVD and More Celebrating B’Days Today, WWE DVD News

  18-12-2015 17:03 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Steve Austin, RVD and More Celebrating B’Days Today
  In today’s wrestler birthday news, Steve Austin turns 51 years old, Rob Van Dam turns 45, Trish Stratus turns 40 and former WWE star Eric Escobar turns 36.
  Line-Ups for NJPW’s Final Road to Tokyo Dome Events
  New Japan Pro Wrestling will be airing two Road to Tokyo Dome events from Korakuen Hall live on NJPW World at 18.30 JST (5.30AM EST/10.30AM UK) on 12/18.  The second and final Road to Tokyo Dome event will a
  
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• Final Card for Tonight’s Ring of Honor Final Battle PPV: Lethal vs Styles for the ROH Title, Strong vs Fish, WZ Live Coverage and More

  18-12-2015 16:53 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Tonight, Ring of Honor presents its annual Final Battle PPV, live from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA, and below is the final event card.
  WZ will be presenting complete, LIVE coverage of Final Battle beginning tonight at 9pm EST so be sure to join us then!
  ROH Title Match:
  -Jay Lethal (c) vs AJ Styles
  -Adam Cole vs Kyle O’Reilly.
  ROH TV Title Match:
  -Roderick Strong (c) vs Bobby Fish
  ROH Tag Team Title Match:
  -The Kingdom (c) vs War Machine
  -Moose vs. Michael Elgin
  -Dalton Castle vs. S
  
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• Details on This Week’s Final WWE Live Events Before Heading into Christmas Week, Damien Sandow Wants Your Slammy Award Vote (Video)

  18-12-2015 16:48 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Details on This Week’s Final WWE Live Events Before Heading into Christmas Week
  Leading into Christmas week next week, WWE has a relatively light live events schedule this weekend. The first event takes place tomorrow in Inglewood, CA and the second takes place on Sunday in Winnipeg, MB.
  Brock Lesnar is being advertised for the event tomorrow night in Inglewood, CA.
  Monday’s Raw takes place in Minneapolis, MN, and Smackdown will be taped on Tuesday in Des Moines, IA. WWE is then
  
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• Magnus Talks Almost Quitting TNA Years Ago Over Something Vince Russo Told Him, Hating the James Storm/Mickie James Angle and More

  18-12-2015 16:40 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Mark Suleymanov of The Inquisitr recently interviewed current GFW star Magnus and below are some interview highlights:
  Almost quitting TNA years ago:“I remember Vince [Russo] specifically saying to me ‘What? You want to be World Champion or something?’ and me saying ‘Yeah’ and he’s like ‘That will never happen, you’re a Brit.’ I remember I almost quit then and there because what’s the of the point of being there?”The James St
  
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• Even More on The Rock’s Filming Schedule During WrestleMania Season, This Week’s SD! Top 10 Video, Roman Reigns’ SD! Promo Botch

  18-12-2015 16:35 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Roman Reigns’ SD! Promo Botch
  Roman Reigns cut a promo on Smackdown last night claiming Triple H hasn’t been seen anywhere since the beatdown he took from Reigns at WWE TLC. That is of course not true as Triple H appeared at NXT Takeover London and has been active on social media all week.
  Even More on The Rock’s Filming Schedule During WrestleMania Season
  As we noted last night, The Rock is scheduled to begin shooting the new “Baywatch” movie next year in March and
  
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• TUNE IN: WZ Daily is LIVE Today at Noon EST feat. Matt Hardy, Bill Apter, Kevin Kellam & YOUR CALLS

  18-12-2015 16:34 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WrestleZone Daily IS BACK and will be going live today at Noon EST/11 am CST.
  Today’s episode is hosted by Nick Hausman and features 101WKQX Chicago’s Kevin Kellam as the co-host.
  1Wrestling.com Editor-in-Chief Bill Apter joins WZ Daily today as he does every Friday with his latest Apter’s Alley installment. This week he chats with Nick all about the formation of the recent petition to have Donald Trump removed from the WWE Hall of Fame, how he thinks t
  
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• Why A Petition To Remove Donald Trump From WWE HOF Makes No Sense & Won’t Work

  18-12-2015 16:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
  I write a wrestling column for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review every Monday and Friday. Today’s column focuses on the petition created by a WWE fan to have Donald Trump removed from the WWE Hall of Fame and why it won’t work. Here’s an excerpt:
  A petition to remove Donald Trump from the WWE Hall of Fame makes no sense.
  In case you didn’t even know or perhaps forgot, the billionaire businessman and Republican presidential candidate is in the celebrity wing of WWE’s Hal
  
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• Isenberg Reacts: WWE Smackdown “Has Dolph Ziggler Gained Momentum Back?”

  18-12-2015 15:38 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Alberto Del Rio defeated Ryback
  In a pretty solid match, Alberto Del Rio and Ryback go back and forth with moves. Del Rio controlled the match early by slowing the pace and keeping Ryback caged. He applied a headlock to try and ground Ryback. Ryback hits a press slam and tries to set up with a clothesline. Del Rio ends up reversing him into a German Suplex and a two count. Del Rio is ready to finish off Ryback, but he ends up getting hit with a spinebuster and a Meathook clothesline.The League o
  
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• Bill Goldberg Reveals His Favorite Match Of All-Time – Details

  18-12-2015 06:31
  
  Bill Goldberg spoke with Sportstown Chicago’s Steven Muehlhausen recently to promote his new film Check Point. When asked about his favorite match, the former WWE and WCW star named his Halloween Havoc ’98 bout with Diamond Dallas Page.
  “Absolutely,” he said in response to the match being his best. “And I agree to that because of who my dance partner was. And it was Dallas Page. Dallas had a lot to do with the success of my career. When he approached me with a 14-pa
  
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• Report: WWE Still Wants The Rock At WrestleMania 32

  18-12-2015 06:22
  
  While it is looking increasingly unlikely, WWE still has hope that The Rock will make some kind of appearance at WrestleMania 32. The company is holding out hope that Rock will be able to appear in some capacity on the show.
  While previously-reported insurance issues with a film he was scheduled for are keeping him from wrestling, an idea was floated to have him do an interview segment at the PPV. However, that may not be doable either as he is scheduled to be filming for Baywatch and the word i
  
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• TNA iMPACT! To Debut On POP TV Early Next Week

  18-12-2015 06:17
  
  TNA is getting an early start on their new network home. The company has announced that they will air the first of two “Best of 2015” episodes next Wednesday at 9 PM, with the second episode airing on December 29th at the same time. These were the episodes that were originally set to air on Destination America but that is no longer the case as Destination America wants them off the network ASAP. Ouch.
  January 5th, 2016 will still be their live debut of new content on the network.
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• WWE SmackDown! Results (12/17) – Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Owens, Brie Bella vs. Becky Lynch

  18-12-2015 05:13
  
  We start off this week’s show with a look back at what happened on Raw when Roman Reigns was given a beating by Stephanie McMahon and the ultimatum made by Vince McMahon. Then we see how Roman was able to keep his job, and win the WWE Championship.We are in Newark, New Jersey and your announcers are Rich Brennan, Jerry Lawler, and Booker T.
  Roman Reigns’ music plays and he makes his way to the ring through the crowd.
  Roman says winning on Monday felt so good. Doing on his little girl
  
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• Pop TV To Air TNA Programming Next Week, Lucha Dragons Get Exciting News, Ambrose Calls Out Owens, More On Smackdown Fallout (Videos)

  18-12-2015 04:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Impact Wrestling
  According to Impact Wrestling‘s official website, new network partner Pop TV will begin airing TNA programming ahead of the January 5th live network premiere.
  Starting next Tuesday, December 22nd, and the following week, December 29th, Pop TV will air “Best of 2015 ” themed episodes. TNA announcer Josh Mathews also responded to a fan comment on social media about the listing, and said that’s still what is planned for the next two weeks, but keep checking
  
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• Pop TV To Air TNA Programming Next Week, Lucha Dragons Get Exciting News, Ambrose Calls Out Owens, More On SD! Fallout (Videos)

  18-12-2015 04:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Impact Wrestling
  According to Impact Wrestling‘s official website, new network partner Pop TV will begin airing TNA programming ahead of the January 5th live network premiere.
  Starting next Tuesday, December 22nd, and the following week, December 29th, Pop TV will air “Best of 2015 ” themed episodes. TNA announcer Josh Mathews also responded to a fan comment on social media about the listing, and said that’s still what is planned for the next two weeks, but keep checking
  
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• VIDEOS: TNA Posts Three More Complete iMPACT! Broadcastsa

  18-12-2015 04:26
  
  TNA has posted three more weeks on iMPACT! Wrestling to YouTube. They are the November 18th, November 25th and December 2nd episodes…100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): A **SMOKIN’ HOT** Eva Marie Mirror Selfie! LOOK AT ‘DAT ASS1
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• Roman Reigns Destroys A Referee At SmackDown (Video), Y2J’s Podcast

  18-12-2015 04:22
  
  – Here is the latest episode of Talk is Jericho, which features former WWE wrestler JTG…
  – Instagram user @RichResk posted the following from Tuesday night’s SmackDown tapings, showing Roman Reigns laying out a “security guard” with a Superman punch. According to wrestlezone.com, the guard was played by New Jersey wrestler TJ Marconi…Sorry for your luck @goodtimesonly. #SmackDown #WWE #RomanReigns
  A video posted by Rich (@richresk) on Dec 15, 2015 at 5
  
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• Roman Reigns Destroys A Referee At SmackDown (Video), Y2J;d Podcast

  18-12-2015 04:22
  
  – Here is the latest episode of Talk is Jericho, which features former WWE wrestler JTG…
  – Instagram user @RichResk posted the following from Tuesday night’s SmackDown tapings, showing Roman Reigns laying out a “security guard” with a Superman punch. According to wrestlezone.com, the guard was played by New Jersey wrestler TJ Marconi…Sorry for your luck @goodtimesonly. #SmackDown #WWE #RomanReigns
  A video posted by Rich (@richresk) on Dec 15, 2015 at 5
  
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• WWE Tapes Extra Matches At NXT Takeover: London Yesterday

  18-12-2015 04:09
  
  NXT taped some extra matches prior to the NXT Takeover: London event yesterday, similar to what they did in Brooklyn. These matches will be aired on NXT TV…
  * Elias Samson in Action* Sami Zayn’s TV Return Match* The Vaudevillains vs. The Hype Bros. vs. Chad Gable and Jason Jordan vs. Blake and Murphy
  100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): Summer Rae Total Divas Promo Pic! **BARE NAKED ASS PHOTO – MUST-SEE-NOW**!!
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• WWE TV Ratings Averages For October, WWE Posts Photo Of Roman Reigns’ Title Plates

  18-12-2015 04:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE TV Ratings
  Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter 
  For the month of October this year, WWE RAW had an television ratings average of 2.33, with an average of 3.33 million viewers.
  This is down from a 2.70 rating and 3.74 million viewers in October 2014. Before that, October 2013 saw RAW average a 2.80 rating with 3.92 million viewers, and a 2.72 rating with 3.85 million viewers in October 2012.
  WWE SmackDown had an average of a 1.56 rating and 2.14 million viewers in October 2014
  
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• Kurt Angle NOT Interested In A WWE NXT Run?, Talks TNA/POP TV

  18-12-2015 03:49
  
  Kurt Angle recently appeared on Ring Rust Radio, here are the highlights…
  On TNA Moving To POP TV: This is all new territory for us. Getting into another network, this will be our third in three years. Hopefully it works out and it builds something long term. It is a new network and we are excited for it. I want to be able to sit back and see how it goes.
  On Retiring In January: It was just the best time for me to step away. With me being able to be home a lot more this past year it help
  
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• The 2K Legends Pack Is Coming Soon; Watch King Barrett Live Stream WWE 2K16 DLC With The 2K Dev Team (Video)

  18-12-2015 03:45 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE 2K16 
  The WWE 2K16 team at 2K Games issued the following information about the upcoming WWE 2K16 Legends Pack downloadable content:
  The WWE 2K16 Legends Pack downloadable content offering features six playable WWE Legends, and will release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on December 22. 
  The Legends Pack includes Big Boss Man, Dusty Rhodes, Lita, Mr. Perfect, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Trish Stratus. Stay tuned to the @WWEgames T
  
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• Note On Cable Provider Adding Pop TV, Impact Wrestling Viewership Information: How Did The Final Episode On Destination America Draw?

  18-12-2015 03:26 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Impact Wrestling Viewership Information
  ShowBuzz Daily is reporting this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling saw 155,000 viewers, which is down significantly from last week’s 269,000 viewers. 
  This week was the final episode of Impact Wrestling to air on Destination America, and there was only an 11 P.M. run of the show, without a replay this week. 
  Last night’s episode of Impact Wrestling featured a TNA World Title Series semifinal round preview, a four way elimi
  
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• Jim Ross Blog: JR Talks Roman Reigns’ Big Week, Mauro Ranallo Moving To WWE, Praises NXT Takeover

  18-12-2015 01:41 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The latest Jim Ross blog is posted on WWE Hall of Famer’s JR’s Bar-B-Q website; below are some highlights.
  Ross talks about Roman Reigns’ title win and where to go next, Sheamus and Vince McMahon helping him get over, the NXT Takeover live special, and much more. You can read a few excerpts below: 
  Ross comments on Roman Reigns’ big week:Roman Reigns had two stellar days of TV this week including Sunday at TLC and Monday on RAW where Reigns finally won the WWE World
  
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• Chris Jericho Comments On What’s Missing In Wrestling, Eden Talks “Rocker Style” With Dolph Ziggler (Video)

  18-12-2015 01:33 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Chris Jericho
  During a recent interview on SiriusXM’s Conversations with Maria Menounos, Chris Jericho talked about WWE talent needing more creative freedom, and part of the problem is due to talent not speaking up about it. 
  Jericho mentioned that WWE has become a different company since going public, and there are less risks being taken on air with talent. Jericho said new opportunities to try new things are growing smaller, and the shows have become to
  
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• Update On NXT Live Event Fan Incident, Is There A Clear Opponent For Roman Reigns At Wrestlemania?

  18-12-2015 01:15 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Roman Reigns 
  The Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that there’s no real ‘clear’ opponent right now for Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 32. 
  Triple H could make the most sense right now, and other names could be built up by that time, but there’s not a clear ‘Wrestlemania level’ heel set up right now. The Observer did mention another match with Brock Lesnar does have the most potential, but he’d still likely get cheered against Reigns, like
  
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• WWE SmackDown Results (12/17) – Reigns Outsmarts Sheamus, Ziggler vs Owens, Tensions Rises Between Charlotte & Becky

  18-12-2015 01:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Smackdown Results
  December 17th, 2015
  Report by Josh Lopez for Wrestlezone.com 
  Roman Reigns & Sheamus In-Ring Segment: 
  Reigns says that
  
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• The Latest On The Rock Possibly Appearing At Wrestlemania, What Prevented Him From Being Involved In A Rumored Match

  18-12-2015 00:09 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  Even though The Rock is scheduled to be filming the new “Baywatch” movie in most of March and April next year, WWE is reported to still have some hope in him making some kind of appearance. 
  There was a reported insurance issue with a film he was scheduled for, that would have prevented coverage of any injuries he might have sustained if he worked another match. At this point, the rumored match seeing The Rock versus Triple H was scrappe
  
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