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• Talent Has Yet To Sign With WWE or TNA, Still A Free Agent, Photo: Elijah Burke Does Charity Work In His Hometown

  16-01-2016 23:43 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Has Deonna Purrazo Signed With WWE?
  Free agent Deonna Purrazzo has appeared in TNA, ROH and NXT in the past month. It was rumored that she may have signed with WWE but on her twitter she seems to deny that notion. You can see her tweet below:At this time, false. https://t.co/W3C6ju2vJN
  — Deonna Purrazzo (@DeonnaPurrazzo) January 16, 2016
  Elijah Burke Feeds and Clothes Homeless
  Impact Wrestling’s “Pope” Elijah Burke  returned to his hometown in Jacksonville to feed a
  
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• More News From Today’s First WWE NXT in Chicago Event; Photos & Video, Bayley vs Bliss, Ciampa Gets Huge Reaction, Balor vs Zayn

  16-01-2016 22:41 via wrestlezone.com
  
  As noted, WZ’s Nick Hausman is in attendance for today’s WWE NXT live event in Chicago, and below are news items from the event as well as more photos and videos:@trnrebel just finished filming with fans outside the @WWE #NXTChicago show! Videos available on… https://t.co/BviqS3tTfe
  — WrestleZone.com (@WRESTLEZONEcom) January 16, 2016
  First match at @WWE #NXTChicago sees the tag team championships on the line as Enzo & Cass take… https://t.co/z82j2FF2Z9
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• Ted Dibiase Talks His Problems With The Ultimate Warrior, Regrets Not Burying The Hatchet With the Late WWE Hall of Famer, More

  16-01-2016 22:17 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Ted Dibiase Talks Ultimate Warrior 
  was a guest on the Joe Cronin Show and talked about his problems with the Ultimate Warrior. Dibiase said that he regrets not burying the hatchet with Warrior before he died. He also discusses the issues that they both had. You can see quotes below:
  On his regret “If there was a regret, the one thing I didn’t get to do before he died, was bury the hatchet with Ultimate Warrior. Everybody knows there was no love l
  
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• GFW Tag Titles Being Defended Tonight, Jarrett Comments, The Rock Makes Ziggler an Honorary Family Member, 7 Life Lessons from Rock

  16-01-2016 22:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
  GFW Tag Titles Being Defended Tonight
  In the following video, GFW’s Jeff Jarrett discusses The Bollywood Boyz defending their tag team titles at tonight’s ECCW Ballroom Brawl 5 event at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. You can get more information and purchase tickets at this link.
  The Rock
  Muscle & Fitness has published a new article containing a list of 7 life lessons from The Roc, and you can check it out at this link. Amongst the lessons are learning
  
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• Photos and Videos From Today’s WWE NXT Live Event in Chicago

  16-01-2016 22:02 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WZ’s Nick Hausman is in attendance for today’s WWE NXT live event in Chicago, and below are some photos and videos:
   
  @apollocrewswwe pumping up the @WWE #NXTChicago crowd for the second half of the matinee show
  A video posted by WrestleZone (@wrestlezonecom) on Jan 16, 2016 at 12:50pm PST 
  @itsmebayley looking at a sold out @WWE #NXTChicago crowd after her successful NXT Women’s Title defense against @alexa_bliss_wwe_
  A photo posted by WrestleZone (@wrestlezonecom) o
  
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• WWE Live Event Results (1/16): New Delhi, India; Reigns vs Rusev Title Match, NXT Rookies In-Action, Ryback vs Wyatt and More

  16-01-2016 20:56 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Live India (Day 2)
  Venue: IGI Stadium, New Delhi, India
  January 16, 2016.
  Written & Summarized by: Abhishek Aneja and Gaurang Mehra.
  * Before the official show started, there were Loud ‘Undertaker’, ‘CM Punk’, ‘Cena Sucks’ and ‘Daniel Bryan’ chants heard in the stadium.
  Results:-First official match:
  * Kane def. Big Show via pinfall hitting a chokeslam on Show seated on the top rope.
  Some fans were heard chanting
  
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• Whatever Happened to the “It’s Still Real to Me Dammit” Guy?, WWE Profiles New NXT Rookies, Lana Appearing at Improv Club

  16-01-2016 20:52 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Lana Appearing at Improv Club
  WWE Diva Lana will be appearing at the Upright Citizens Brigade “Tournament of Nerds” show tonight at 11:59pm in Los Angeles. You can get more information at this link.
  WWE Profiles New NXT Rookies
  WWE.com has published an article about NXT rookies Lovepreet Sangha and Satender Ved Pal, now known in WWE as Kishan Raftar and Jeet Rama, respectively, making their in-ring debuts this week in India.
  Whatever Happened
  
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• WWE Polls Which Fans Which Stable They’d Like To Join + This Week In WWE History

  16-01-2016 20:46
  
  – WWE.com has a new pollasking fans which stable they’d like to be a member of. With 4,281 votes cast, The Authority leads with 23%, followed by The Wyatt Family (19%), The Social Outcasts (17%), The New Day (16%), Team Bella (14%), Team BAD (7%) and the League of Nations (5%).
  – Here is this week’s “This Week in WWE History” video:WWE.com has a new pollasking fans which stable they’d like to be a member of. With 4,281 votes cast, The Authority leads wit
  
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• Who Won the First Ever Mysterio vs AJ Styles Match?, Rock Posts About Grabbing the Brass Ring, HHH Comments on NXT Rookie Debuts

  16-01-2016 20:45 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Rock Posts About Grabbing the Brass Ring
  The Rock posted the following on Instagram:“Here’s the best part about the WWE today – that ‘brass ring’ is ALWAYS up for grabs to anyone in that locker room who has the balls and smarts to take it and run and most importantly prove to the company that they can draw more money better than everyone on the roster.
  There’s some very talented dudes and chicks on the #WWE & #NXT rosters. As a f
  
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• WWE Teases An Alberto Del Rio vs. Kalisto Match For Monday’s RAW

  16-01-2016 20:38
  
  WWE.com is teasing a US title rematch between Alberto Del Rio and Kalisto for RAW.They wrote: “It was fun while it lasted. In one of the biggest upset victories in Raw’s 23-year history, Kalisto captured Alberto Del Rio’s United States Championship — a title that was reclaimed by The Essence of Excellence on SmackDown. As one might expect from the devious Del Rio, that win was ill-gotten, and had it not been for the intervening King Barrett, Kalisto would be proudly carry
  
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• WWE Network to Air the Next WWE 24 Special After the Royal Rumble

  16-01-2016 20:35 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The next “WWE 24” special will air on the WWE Network after the 2016 Royal Rumble PPV on January 24th at 11:06pm EST. The show will focus on WrestleMania 31, and the following is the show synopsis:“Go behind the curtain from WrestleMania as Sting makes his debut, Seth Rollins wins his first WWE World Heavyweight Title, and much more!”The post WWE Network to Air the Next WWE 24 Special After the Royal Rumble appeared first on
  
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• VIDEO: WWE Posts Footage Of John Cena’s Physical Therapy & Recovery

  16-01-2016 20:31
  
  WWE has posted footage of John Cena’s physical therapy as he recovers from shoulder surgery.Physical therapy continues for @johncena as he recovers from shoulder surgery.
  A video posted by WWE (@wwe) on Jan 14, 2016 at 1:26pm PST
  100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): PICS OF **EUGENE & HIS REAL-LIFE GIRLFRIEND**!!!!
  The post VIDEO: WWE Posts Footage Of John Cena’s Physical Therapy & Recovery appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• Possible **SPOILERS** For Chris Jericho’s Return To WWE

  16-01-2016 20:26
  
  During a recent episode of Chris Jericho’s Talk is Jericho podcast, he revealed that this year’s Royal Rumble wouldn’t just be a one-off appearance and he will stick around for an extended run.
  WWE went out an e-mail blast today advertising a match of Chris Jericho and Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose for the SmackDown tapings in Dayton, Ohio. This will likely be a dark match. It’s been rumored that Jericho would feud with Dean Ambrose after the events of last ye
  
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• Who Fights The Undertaker At WrestleMania 32 & Does Him Winning At Mania Matter Anymore (Read & Watch)

  16-01-2016 19:32 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Photo courtesy of Chair Shot Reality
  This segment of Chair Shot Reality is a social media Saturday topic. The question being who should fight The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32? Tweets using #WZCSR are displayed from fans while Justin, Josh and Brian debate. Here’s some highlights of the conversation:
  Josh Isenberg:
  I got three words for you, two of them are the same, fight Owens fight. Kevin Owens has to be the choice. WWE is in a great opportunity that they were in over 10 years ago. Wres
  
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• Former Tough Enough Contestant Blasts Multiple Former World Champions and Trainers from His Time in WWE

  16-01-2016 17:26 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The Pancakes and Powerslams Show recently had former Tough Enough contestant Daniel Puder as a guest. He had much to say about his experience in the WWE. Particularly, there were a number of former world champions and trainers that he blasted while describing his overall experience. 
  Bill Demott:“One day I did a move wrong and stood up. He came over and grabbed my pinky and bent it backwards. I go, ‘Well. Are you gonna break it, or are you gonna actual
  
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• Sources Speculate the Possibility of Hulk Hogan Returning to WWE In Time for WrestleMania

  16-01-2016 17:20 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Bryan Alvarez stated on a recent edition of Wrestling Observer Live that there is a lot of speculation on Hulk Hogan returning to WWE in time for WrestleMania 32.
  Dave Meltzer added he wouldn’t consider a Hogan return out of the question, but at the same time WWE isn’t going to rush into bringing him back as long as there is a risk of some type of PR backlash.
  On a conflicting note, PWInsider.com speculated this week that WWE wouldn
  
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• Backstage Update on Chris Jericho’s Current WWE Run, Added to WWE Network Special, Superstar Possessions Get Pulverized (Video)

  16-01-2016 17:06 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Backstage Update on Chris Jericho’s Current WWE Run
  As noted, Brock Lesnar has been added to the live WWE Network “March to WrestleMania” special from the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, March 12th. Chris Jericho has also been added to the event, in addition to advertised talent including Roman Reigns, United States Champion Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus and the Divas.
  According to PWInsider.com, Chris Jericho’s c
  
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• Finn Balor Appears to Work Heel at NXT Live Event, Continues to Tease Balor Club, (Photos), WWE Star Removed From Royal Rumble Match

  16-01-2016 16:57 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Star Removed From the Royal Rumble Match
  After being listed for the Royal Rumble match, WWE star Mark Henry has been removed from the official WWE.com match listing.
  Finn Balor Appears to Work Heel at Last Night’s NXT Live Event
  WWE NXT Champion Finn Balor worked as a heel at last night’s live event in Green Bay, and retained his title in a match against Sami Zayn.
  Fans at the event reportedly chanted “both these guys” during the match, and
  
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• WWE Live Event Results (1/15): New Delhi, India; Reigns vs Rusev, NXT Rookies In-Action, HHH Comments, Ryback vs Wyatt, More

  16-01-2016 16:46 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE LIVE EVENT IN INDIA DAY:2
  Date:16/1/2016Venue:IGI Stadium,Delhi
  Attendance:12,500+The 2nd Live event in New Delhi went on better than the first day.WWE sucessfully completed it’s scheduled events in India . Before the show begun there were ”Cena Sucks ” all over the arena. Later there was a war of chants between the fans as some fans chanted ”We want Cena ” and others chanted ”Cena Sucks ”. And finally the show
  
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• WWE NXT Live Event Results (1/15): Green Bay; Balor vs Zayn for the NXT Title, Crews vs Corbin, Balyley vs Bliss Title Match, More

  16-01-2016 16:43 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Just finished the NXT house show in Green Bay, WI at Shopko Hall. The larger building has an arena and a gym area; this show was in the gym with folding chairs around the ring. Overall there were about 1200 people in attendance with no empty chairs.1. Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady vs. Dash and Dawson – NXT Tag Team Title match
  Fun, formula tag match that got the crowd going. The champions retained the titles when Wilder pinned Enzo with a cradle while his
  
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• Alicia Fox: ‘Amanda’s Total Divas Casting Was A Surprise!’, More

  16-01-2016 06:18
  
  Alicia Fox spoke with CraveOnline about the new season of Total Divas, which premieres on January 19th. Check out some highlights below:
  On what to expect from the new season: “Our usual collection of heartbreak, friendship evolutions and a little conflict with the whole Eva [Marie] thing but we’re all a good, happy and healthy family now. Just a lot of exciting things and more extensions of our personalities and showing what it really takes to be a Diva and how our road life is with
  
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• Shane Helms Recalls The Buff Bagwell Altercation During the Invasion Storyline

  16-01-2016 06:06
  
  Shane Helms appeared on Sam Roberts’ Wrestling Podcast and talked about his backstage incident with Buff Bagwell during the Invasion storyline and more. Check out the highlights:
  On the WCW cruiserweight feud being cut short during the Invasion: “[Booker T versus Bagwell on RAW] wasn’t good at all and Booker is the last guy [who should] take the blame for that. It wasn’t anything to do with Booker T. It had nothing to do with him. Everybody knows pretty much what happened
  
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• Jimmy Snuka Trial Held Off – Mental Competency Tests Ordered

  16-01-2016 06:00
  
  Jimmy Snuka will not go to trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter and third-degree murder until his mental competency can be determined. Snuka’s defense lawyer made the argument that his client was not mental fit to stand trial in the case, which relates to the death of his then-girlfriend Nancy Argentino in 1983.
  Snuka was arrested back in September on the charges after the investigation was reopened in 2014 due to disparities in Snuka’s story of how Argentino died over the ye
  
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• Jimmy Snuka Trial Held OfMental Competency Tests Ordered

  16-01-2016 05:47
  
  Jimmy Snuka Trial Held OfMental Competency Tests Ordered
  Jimmy Snuka will not go to trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter and third-degree murder until his mental competency can be determined. Snuka’s defense lawyer made the argument that his client was not mental fit to stand trial in the case, which relates to the death of his then-girlfriend Nancy Argentino in 1983.
  Snuka was arrested back in September on the charges after the investigation was reopened in 2014 due to disparities
  
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• Big Update on Jimmy Snuka’s Case, Judge Orders Competency Testing and More, Stardust to Crash Stephen Amell Appearance?

  16-01-2016 04:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Big Update on Jimmy Snuka’s Case
  According to The Morning Call, Jimmy Snuka will not be going to trial on March 22nd, as he was granted a delay following a hearing today in Lehigh Valley, PA.
  Snuka’s lawyers argued that Snuka is not mentally fit to stand trial at this time, which prompted the prosecution to argue that Snuka was acting, as he has a history in the entertainment industry.
  The judge then ordered Snuka to be tested on his mental competency
  
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• Backstage Reaction to TNA’s 5 Straight Days of TV Tapings, Company Reaches Out to Top Free Agents for POP Debut, More

  16-01-2016 03:20 via wrestlezone.com
  
  According to PWInsider.com, following 5 straight days of TV tapings in Bethlehem, PA, there are a lot of banged up, tired, and burned out TNA roster members.
  The feeling backstage is that some of the in-ring wrestling during the tapings was not up to par since some of the talents had ring rust, and some were just exhausted from the extensive taping schedule. A lot of the talents were said to be “dreading” the 5 day taping schedule when they arrived in Bethlehem. There has been talk
  
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• WZ Daily Personality on Steve Austin Podcast, WWE Diva Wrestles First Match Since July (Photo), Smackdown Twitter Ratings

  16-01-2016 03:10 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Smackdown Twitter Ratings
  According to Nielsen’s Twitter TV ratings, this week’s edition of WWE Smackdown ranked #3 among non-sporting events for Thursday night. The show had a unique audience of 749,000, which is up from 292,000 that the Super Smackdown replay drew. This week’s show had total impressions of 2.737 million, which is up from the 750,000 for Super Smackdown. It should be noted that last week’s Smackdown debut on USA was not ra
  
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• WWE Diva Returns To Action, Paige On MTV’s Ridiculousness, WWE Hiring

  16-01-2016 02:27
  
  Summer Rae wrestled her first match since early July at today’s WWE live event in New Delhi, India. She played the babyface role and lost to WWE Divas Champion Charlotte. Summer posted the following on her return:It's been a pretty long time since I got to do this & no better way to do it then in front of over 15,000 screaming people in New Delhi, India tonight! I'm not going to lie…I was pretty nervous!But hearing you all scream my name helped the butterflies go away. And the b
  
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• Alicia Fox Talks the New Season of Total Divas, Reaction to New Cast Member Mandy, Backstage Diva Tension Following Episodes, More

  16-01-2016 02:22 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Diva and “Total Divas” star Alicia Fox recently spoke with WZ guest Tweeter Joshua Caudill of CraveOnline.com, to promote the new season of “Total Divas” premiering January 19th on E!. Below are some interview highlights:CraveOnline: What can we expect from this season of “Total Divas?”
  Alicia Fox: Our usual collection of heartbreak, friendship evolutions and a little conflict with the whole Eva [Marie] thing but we’re all
  
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• Scott Hall On Roman Reigns Winning Title, Sting Losing at WrestleMania, Working NXT

  16-01-2016 01:56
  
  WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard website. The full interview is at this link. Here are the hightlights below:
  The next goal in his career:
  Career-wise, I’d love to be working with the young guys at NXT. But I’m not going to sweat that–if it’s meant to happen, it’s meant to happen. I’ve been invited to go down there twice, but I wouldn’t mind a full time gig there.
  Sting in the WW
  
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• SmackDown! Twitter Ratings, WWE SmackDown! Top 10, WWE Stock Price

  16-01-2016 01:48
  
  This week WWE SmackDown! ranked #3 among non-sporting events in Nielsen’s Twitter TV ratings, behind American Idol and the Republican Presidential Debate. SmackDown! received a unique audience of 749,000, which represents the number of Twitter accounts that commented on the show. This number is up from 292,000 that the Super SmackDown! replay drew.
  WWE’s stock was down 0.12% today, closing at $16.80 per share. Today’s high was $17.06 and the low was $16.15.
  WWE Top 10 takes you
  
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• Details About CM Punk’s Expected UFC Debut

  16-01-2016 01:42
  UFC president Dana White appeared on the Toucher & Rich show in Boston on Friday to promote UFC Fight Night 81. During that interview, White revealed that CM Punk will probably fight in June at UFC 199 and not at UFC 200 in July.
  “The CM Punk fight is probably going to be in June,” White said. “UFC 199 is what I’m thinking.”
  “The guy has never fought, he just started training and, you know, this is a tough business to get into,” White said. “Wh
  
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• WWE Live Event Results (1/15) – New Delhi, India

  16-01-2016 01:40
  
  Thanks to readers Danish Shamin for sending in these results. The results from the live event on 15/01/2016 at the Indira Gandhi IndoorStadium, New Delhi: Here are the highlights below:
  – The show kicks off with Kane facing Bray Wyatt. Kane wins by Chokeslam.
  – Triple-threat Tag Team match next as it’s the New Day vs the Usos vsthe Primetime Players. New Day win with Xavier Woods pinning Jimmy Uso afterKofi Kingston interrupts. Usos and Primetime Players beatdown the New Dayaft
  
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• Ray Flores Talks CM Punk’s First Fight, How Punk’s Training Is Going, Bobby Lashley As An MMA Draw, More

  16-01-2016 00:28 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Yesterday HBO Boxing and ESPN 1000’s Ray Flores joined WrestleZone Daily. Ray has been a semi-regular on The Daily ever since it’s inception.
  During his appearance this time he discusses:
  CM Punk’s potential first opponent
  Ronda Rousey not appearing at UFC 200
  Bobby Lashley’s future in both MMA & pro wrestling
  More…
  Subscribe to WrestleZone Radio on iTunes to get all the latest exclusive WrestleZone Radio audio.
  
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• Dana White on CM Punk in UFC: “It’s Going to Be Tough for Him”, Compares Punk to Brock Lesnar, Will Punk Fight at UFC 200?

  16-01-2016 00:07 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Earlier this week, UFC President Dana White revealed that CM Punk will likely fight Mickey Gall in his debut UFC fight, but during an appearance on “Toucher & Rich” White revealed that Punk probably won’t be fighting at the big UFC 200 event.“The CM Punk fight is probably going to be in June. UFC 199 is what I’m thinking”, said White.Read Also: Dana White Reveals CM Punk’s First UFC Opponent
  As for how well CM Pun
  
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