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• PHOTO: Ronda Rousey Shows Off Her Star Wars Stormtrooper Costume

  19-12-2015 23:41 via wrestlezone.com
  
  According to CBSSports.com, UFC fighter Ronda Rousey, who has been laying low since her loss at UFC 193, attended a midnight screening of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, and she went dressed as a stormtrooper which you can see below:
   
  About last night…. Star Wars was awesome …. I’m a little short for a stormtrooper….
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• WWE SmackDown Rating Rises To A Four-Month High

  19-12-2015 19:57
  
  Thursday night’s SmackDown followed RAW by seeing its numbers hit the highest point since the end of the summer. The episode brought in 2.332 million viewers and a 0.64 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic, up 9% and 16% from last week’s 2.133 million and 0.55 demo rating. The viewership is the highest since the August 20th episode brought in 2.434 million people, while the rating is the best since the August 27th episode did a 0.65.
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• Alfred Konuwa On Whether Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose As WWE Champions Is Best For Business

  19-12-2015 19:05 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Earlier this week Forbes & Bleacher Report wrestling columnist Alfred Konuwa was on WrestleZone Daily. Alfred was back with the latest installment of his weekly segment for the Daily called What’s Best For Business? which airs every Tuesday on WrestleZone Daily. In this installment Alfred speaks candidly with Nick about:Reigns’ big WWE World Heavyweight Championship win
  Dean Ambrose as the new IC Champion
  Dewey Foley’s WWE hiring
  Whether the WW
  
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• WWE Signs New NXT Rookie, Bull Dempsey Gets “Beartooth” Bull-Fit, Former WWE Star Backstage at Ring of Honor Final Battle (Photo)

  19-12-2015 18:47 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE Signs New NXT Rookie
  According to Planetawrestling.com, WWE has signed Jerome Turner.
  Former WWE Star Backstage at Ring of Honor Final Battle
  Former WWE Superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman was backstage at last night’s ROH Final Battle event. The Young Bucks took a photo with Waltman and posted the image below on Twitter. Waltman lives in the Philly area, so he was likely backstage visiting friends:Look who’s hanging backstage at #FinalBattle. @TheRealXPac pic.twitter
  
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• Injury Takes Place at Ring of Honor Final Battle PPV, Which ROH Stars Are Headed to Wrestle Kingdom 10?

  19-12-2015 18:37 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Source: PWInsider.com
  Matt Taven suffered some type of knee injury at last night’s ROH Final Battle PPV, which is why his tag team match against War Machine was cut short.
  Following his ROH Title retention at Final Battle last night, Jay Lethal vs Michael Elgin for the ROH Title will take place at Wrestle Kingdom 10 on January 4th.
  In final ROH news, Mark and Jay Briscoe will make their New Japan Pro Wrestling debuts at the Tokyo Dome event as they were revealed to be Toru Yano’s mys
  
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• Bill Apter Debuts His One Man Show Today & Teases ECW Champ Appearing; Talks Donald Trump, Vengeful McMahons, more

  19-12-2015 18:26 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Yesterday WrestleZone Daily presented the latest installment of it’s newest Friday segment, Apter’s Alley. Each installment features 1Wrestling.com Editor-in-Chief Bill Apter and host Nick Hausman talking about different big issues from around the world of pro wrestling.
  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 the McMahons wi
  
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• WWE Announces ‘WWE Week’ On The USA Network

  19-12-2015 18:20
  
  WWE issued a press release to us announcing next week’s “WWE Week” on the USA Network. USA will run WWE-related programming throughout the holiday week; you can see the details below:Santa’s Little Helper, Sunday, December 20, 8-10pm ETSanta’s Little Helper, an original comedy from WWE Studios® and 20th Century Fox, follows a fast-talking businessman who is given the opportunity of a lifetime to become Santa Claus’ second-in-command. The film stars AnnaLyn
  
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• Mauro Ranallo Launching Podcast, WWE Stars Visit Afghanistan (Pic)

  19-12-2015 17:59
  
  – New SmackDown announcer Mauro Ranallo is launching a new podcast with Bas Rutten, called simply “Rutten and Ranallo.” The first episode is January 7th, which is also Ranallo’s debut as the new voice on SmackDown on USA Network.
  – We just posted a photo of Chris Jericho and his entire family including his son and two daughters + his smokin’ HOT wife! If you’re interested, you can click here to view a photo of the entire Jericho family! Chris’ son
  
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• Stephanie McMahon Wins Award (Photo), High Prise For Cena

  19-12-2015 17:54
  
  – John Cena is getting good reviews for his performance in Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Sisters. One example is The Washington Post, which singled Cena out for praise and said, “In Trainwreck, Cena’s effectiveness largely came from the fact that he was playing against type — big guys aren’t supposed to love independent film and cry easily. In Sisters, in which Cena plays a drug dealer named Pazuzu, his intimidating look makes more sense, so he can’t rely o
  
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• Stephanie McMahon Wins Award (Photo), High Praise For Cena

  19-12-2015 17:54
  
  – John Cena is getting good reviews for his performance in Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Sisters. One example is The Washington Post, which singled Cena out for praise and said, “In Trainwreck, Cena’s effectiveness largely came from the fact that he was playing against type — big guys aren’t supposed to love independent film and cry easily. In Sisters, in which Cena plays a drug dealer named Pazuzu, his intimidating look makes more sense, so he can’t rely o
  
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• Sami Zayn Struggles with His Place in WWE, Stardust Reportedly Dealing With a Neck Injury, Change Made to Raw Pre-Show on Monday Night

  19-12-2015 16:56 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Sami Zayn Struggles with His Place in WWE
  A new episode of WWE Breaking Ground will premiere on the WWE Network after RAW goes off the air on Monday. The show synopsis is as follows:“Sami Zayn struggles with his place in WWE during recovery, meanwhile Legend Scott hall visits the PC and imparts his wisdom on the roster.”Stardust Reportedly Dealing With a Neck Injury
  On a recent edition of the WOOOOO Nation! podcast, Ric Flair revealed that Cody Rhodes is dealing with a
  
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• PHOTO: 2015 WWE TLC DVD Artwork Revealed

  19-12-2015 16:20 via wrestlezone.com
  
  According to WrestlingDVDNetwork.com, Roman Reigns, Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio and Rusev are featured on the cover of the 2015 WWE TLC DVD, which comes out on January 12th in North America. This is a DVD-only title in North America and Australia, but will also be released on Blu-ray in the UK.
   
  The 2015 WWE TLC DVD artwork revealed, courtesy of WrestlingDVDNetwork.com! #wrestlezone
  A photo posted by WrestleZone (@wrestlezonecom) on Dec 19, 2015 at 7:20am PSTThe post PHOTO: 2015 WWE
  
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• Brock Lesnar Challenges for a WWE Title Tonight, Top 10 WWE Stage Dives (Video), Stephanie McMahon Receives USO Award (Photo)

  19-12-2015 16:15 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Brock Lesnar Challenges for a WWE Title Tonight
  As noted, Brock Lesnar returns to the ring tonight at The Forum in Inglewood, California in a match against Alberto Del Rio for the U.S. Title.
  Other matches scheduled for tonight include Sheamus vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose. Superstars advertised include The Wyatt Family, Kane, The Dudley Boyz, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler and more. We will have any notes fr
  
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• John Cena Talks Possibly Returning to His Rapper Persona in WWE, The Rock’s Acting Career, Balancing His Wrestler and Actor Personas and More

  19-12-2015 16:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
  GQ Magazine recently did an interview with WWE star John Cena, to promote his new movie “Sisters”, and below are some interview highlights:
  Do you think about having to balance both of your personas at once? John Cena the wrestler and John Cena the actor?Because I’ve been in it so long, and if you look at Dwayne [“The Rock” Johnson], he had tremendous success in the WWE, but his success was short-lived when he left full-time for Hollywood. I think he had to do a tre
  
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• The Rock Being Sued for “Ballers”, Will The Authority Get Payback on WWE Raw Monday Night?, Roman Reigns’ Actions Being “Investigated”

  19-12-2015 16:06 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The Rock Being Sued for “Ballers”
  According to TMZ.com, The Rock, Mark Wahlberg and HBO are among those being sued for the hit show “Ballers”.
  Everette Silas and Sherri Littleton have filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming that they had the idea for a project called “Off Season” in 2007. The suit claims they were close to a deal with Rock, Wahlberg and their manager in 2009 to develop the project but things fell through when Silas and Littleton i
  
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• The Washington Post Praises John Cena’s New Film Role, Photos of Vince McMahon and WWE Stars Making Unannounced Visit to Afghanistan

  19-12-2015 16:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The Washington Post Praises John Cena’s New Film Role
  The Washington Post has published a review of the new movie “Sisters”, in which John Cena has a role, and below is an excerpt of the film review:“In “Trainwreck,” Cena’s effectiveness largely came from the fact that he was playing against type — big guys aren’t supposed to love independent film and cry easily. In “Sisters,” in which Cena plays a drug dealer named Pazuzu, his in
  
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• Title Change Takes Place at Ring of Honor Final Battle, Several Talents Working Without Contracts

  19-12-2015 15:56 via wrestlezone.com
  
  As noted, Ring of Honor Final Battle saw a major title change when War Machine defeated The Kingdom.
  According to ROH sources, War Machine has been working without an ROH contract, and in related news, Michael Elgin is also currently working for ROH without a contract.
  Both Elgin and War Machine are currently working for ROH under a verbal agreement.
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• Kurt Angle: ‘Hulk Hogan Could Make A Comeback!, & Lots More

  19-12-2015 06:32
  
  Kurt Angle spoke with BBA Radio 2 for a new interview. Check out the highlights:
  On professional wrestling’s rise to prominence: “I think the reason why [professional wrestling] became so big is because Vince McMahon and WWE decided to come out of the closet and say, ‘this is sports entertainment, we’re just trying to entertain you, and it just took off’. And fans were more intrigued by the fact that it wasn’t real than the fact that pro wrestling was trying t
  
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• Tyler Reks: ‘John Cena Tried To Get Alex Riley Fired!’,& More

  19-12-2015 06:10
  
  Tyler Reks did a Reddit AMA this week promoting Body Spartan and talked about the heat between John Cena and Alex Riley. Check out the highlights:
  On heat between Cena and Riley: “There is truth that there was some sort of unknown, unreasonable heat between Riley and Cena. To the point where everyone on the roster thought that Cena was treating him in a way that was totally uncalled for. No one approached Cena about it, but the entire locker room was on Riley’s side, a lot of condole
  
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• The Authority Retribution Teased For Monday’s RAW

  19-12-2015 06:00
  
  WWE’s new Raw preview teases some revenge by the Authority for Roman Reigns’ actions on Raw. You can check out the full teaser below for the episode, which is live on Monday and will be the Slammy Awards episode:Roman Reigns might have defied The Authority and the McMahon family Monday night by defeating Sheamus and capturing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but The Big Dog’s conquest came after leveling Mr. McMahon with a Superman Punch. As countless Superstars can att
  
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• John Cena: ‘I’m Out Of Touch With Today’s Rap!’, Talks Rock

  19-12-2015 05:51
  
  John Cena spoke with GQ promoting Sisters, in which he has a role. Check out the highlights:On balancing his acting and wrestling “personas”: “Because I’ve been in it so long, and if you look at Dwayne [“The Rock” Johnson], he had tremendous success in the WWE, but his success was short-lived when he left full-time for Hollywood. I think he had to do a tremendous switch, but I know he had the ultimate goal for coming back to the WWE and making it a better plac
  
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• Seeds set for men's and women's freestyle U.S. Senior Nationals/Trials Qualifier on Saturday

  19-12-2015 03:03
  
  Six men's freestyle and three women's freestyle Olympic weight's will wrestle on Saturday.
  
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• Bayley Thanks The Fans On The Current WWE/UK NXT Tour

  19-12-2015 02:31
  
  NXT Women’s Champion Bayley posted the following on Twitter, commenting on the recent NXT UK tour, and thanking the fans…
  Home feeling beaten, bruised and sore. But still champ . Hey London, I want you to know…that I will be your girl. pic.twitter.com/y1wgc111KL
  — Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) December 18, 2015
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• Update – Chicago, Detroit & Milwaukee NXT Live Events Sold Out

  19-12-2015 02:28
  
  UPDATE: WWE NXT’s debut in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has sold out. It almost sold out immediately after tickets went on sale. NXT’s show in Detroit has also sold out.
  ORIGINAL The NXT debut event in Chicago, which will take placed on January 16th at Chicago’s Portage Theater, sold out in less than a minute today. It has also been reported that the January events in Milwaukee and Detroit sold out almost immediately.
  100% DIRECT LINK (**BRAND NEW** PHOTOS): The Bella Twins With The Be
  
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• The Today Show Takes A Look At Titus O’Neil Charity Work, More

  19-12-2015 02:20
  
  The Today Show has a new article with Titus O’Neil sharing his five rules for giving back as part of NBCU’s Season of Kindness campaign. They include:
  1. Pay it forward2. Live it year ’round3. Show your kids the world4. Help however you can5. Stay humble
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• Ring of Honor Final Battle 2015 Results LIVE IN PROGRESS, JOIN THE DISCUSSION, USE #WRESTLEZONE

  19-12-2015 01:37 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Ring of Honor Final Battle 2015 Results
  December 18th, 2015
  Report by Josh Lopez for Wrestlezone.com
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• Ring of Honor Final Battle 2015 Results (12/18) – Lethal vs Styles, New Champions Crowned, Cole & O’Reilly Go To War

  19-12-2015 01:37 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Ring of Honor Final Battle 2015 Results
  December 18th, 2015
  Report by Josh Lopez for Wrestlezone.com
  First Match: The Young Bucks vs.
  
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• This Week’s WWE SD! Viewership Increases, Triple H Comments on NXT Events Selling Out, Star Wars Week on UpUpDownDown (Video)

  19-12-2015 01:36 via wrestlezone.com
  
  This Week’s WWE SD! Viewership Increases
  According to ShowBuzzDaily.com, this week’s edition of WWE Smackdown averaged 2.332 million viewers, which is up from last week’s TLC go-home episode, which averaged 2.133 million viewers.
  Triple H Comments on NXT Events Selling Out
  As noted, WWE NXT’s midwest tour events sold out in record time today, and Triple H posted the following comment:It’s official… #NXTMilwaukee SOLD OUT. #NXTChicago SOLD OUT. #NXTP
  
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• Former WWE Star Talks John Cena Attempting to Bury Alex Riley Years Ago, Footage of WWE Fans Meeting HHH Backstage at Raw

  19-12-2015 00:33 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Former WWE Star Talks John Cena Attempting to Bury Alex Riley Years Ago
  Former WWE star Tyler Rex recently conducted a Reddit AMA, and below is an excerpt of what Reks had to say regarding rumors of John Cena attempting to bury Alex Riley backstage in WWE:“There is truth that there was some sort of unknown, unreasonable heat between Riley and Cena. To the point where everyone on the roster thought that Cena was treating him in a way that was totally uncalled for. No one approached Cena abo
  
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