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• Mick Foley & Daniel Bryan Reveal Brand New WWE Raw & Smackdown Live Logos

  22-07-2016 23:40 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Mick Foley and Daniel Bryan, the new general managers of Monday Night Raw and Smackdown Live, have debuted the new logos for their brands. As we have noted previously, it was expected that one or both shows would get a face-lift with some new design work, changes to commentary teams and some other shakeups to make Raw and Smackdown feel like new, unique television shows. 
  The new Raw logo is vaguely reminiscent of the old “RAW is WAR” design that ran at the start of the Attitud
  
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• Who Won The WWE Draft & Where The Big Opportunities Will Come From

  22-07-2016 22:38 via wrestlezone.com
  
  This first of three CSR segments is all about the WWE Draft and reaction to it. Here’s some highlights from the conversation:Justin LaBar:
  RAW certainly has the across the board balance. They have some established guys, they have some who have been there for a couple years and they have some new faces. RAW won the battle. SmackDown might ultimately win the war. It’s a wide spectrum. It’s either John Cena, Randy Orton or Dolph Ziggler—established talent or it’s Baro
  
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• 8-Man Showdown Added to ROH Field of Honor, Latest WWE SummerSlam Spot (Video), Shockmaster Gets His Own Action Figure

  22-07-2016 22:37 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE SummerSlam Returns to Brooklyn
  Featured above, check out the latest promotional spot for next month’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, featuring Sasha Banks, Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, Dean Ambrose, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, Charlotte, Roman Reigns and John Cena. 
  Bullet Club 8-Man Showdown Added to ROH Event
  Ring of Honor has added a big 8-Man Showdown to their upcoming ROH Field of Honor live event in Brooklyn, NY on August 27th, just a few days after WWE takes over the area for N
  
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• WWE NXT Live Event Results From Lakeland (07/21): Six-Man Main Event, Mojo Rawley, More

  22-07-2016 22:34
  
  - Special thanks to contributor Tara for the following WWE NXT live event results from Thursday’s show in Lakeland, Florida:
  * Niko Bogojevic defeated Patrick Clark in a good match. Bogojevic moves well for his size and hit a Vader Bomb for his finisher* Daria and Mandy Rose defeated Liv Morgan and Aliyah. Good match with solid showings by all four. Mandy is really improving
  * Hugo Knox defeated Steve Cutler
  * Mojo Rawley defeated Riddick Moss in a really fun match. Mojo got “you des
  
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• Sasha Banks On Her Mystery Partner At Battleground, Snoop Dogg’s HOF Speech, More

  22-07-2016 22:31
  
  - WWE Superstar Sasha Banks recently spoke with BET to help promote WWE Battleground, here are the following highlights:
  Let’s get to Battle Ground first. You’re in tag-team action with a mystery partner against Charlotte and Dana Brooke. There has been a lot of speculation as to who your mystery partner will be.
  “I get a lot of tweets. It could be Nikki Bella — I’ve been hearing a lot of rumors. It might be Bayley. The [WWE] Draft just happened and we just got a lo
  
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• Report: Former WWE General Manager Claims MVP & Shelton Benjamin Headed Back to the Company

  22-07-2016 22:10 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Long-time WWE personality Teddy Long made an appearance on the Gerwick Report podcast to discuss the recent WWE brand split and draft on Smackdown Live. During the show Teddy dropped some big news, and it wasn’t a tag team match… 
  According to the former Smackdown general manager, former WWE Superstar MVP is set to make his return to the company. Teddy noted that he recently spoke with MVP, and the two-time U.S. Champion had signed
  
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• TJ Perkins On WWE Cruiserweight Classic, Dream Scenario With Zack Sabre Jr. & More

  22-07-2016 22:03
  
  - WWE Cruiserweight Classic participant TJ Perkins recently spoke with GMA News about a variety of topics including the tournament and much more. Here are the following highlights:
  On joining the CWC after meetings with other promotions, such as New Japan:
  “It came up along with a lot of other offers. I think, for the first time in a long time, I wanted my heart to decide where I go. I thought this would be good for me and good for my wrestling soul.”
  On the CWC being a landmark and
  
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• Cody Rhodes Talks About Bonding With Goldust, Match Being Scrapped With Amell, More

  22-07-2016 22:00
  
  - Former WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes was the guest on the first new episode of the “Ric Flair Show” podcast, here are the following highlights from the interview.
  On finally bonding with his brother Goldust while working with him in WWE:
  “People do not realize that Dustin and I are 16 years apart [in age] and we grew up in completely different households. And, essentially, even though Dusty is our father, we essentially grew up with different fathers because of how Dusty was when
  
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• NXT Stars Comment On Not Being Drafted To Main Roster

  22-07-2016 21:58
  
  - WWE NXT Superstar Bayley is trying to focus on the positive side of things despite not being drafted Tuesday night during SmackDown Live.
  “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to go to RAW or SmackDown,” Bayley admitted. “Like I’ve always done with this, I always have to look at the positive side and right now my main goal is to go after the NXT Womens Championship and become the first-ever two time NXT Womens Champion.”
  Watch the above video to see re
  
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• Mick Foley Is Excited To Work With Sasha Banks On RAW

  22-07-2016 21:51
  
  - WWE Hall Of Famer and new RAW General Manager Mick Foley wrote the following on his official Facebook page, in addition to posting a photo of himself with Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch in a backstage promo segment from this week’s WWE TV.
  THIS MAGIC MOMENT
  This backstage promo for the #WWE Facebook page might not have seemed like a big deal, but to the three of us -me, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch, it was very special; two of the best wrestlers on the planet, and one of their most vocal sup
  
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• Battleground Preview: Ed Ferrara Discusses Natalya v Becky Lynch & Sasha Banks/Mystery Partner v Charlotte/Dana Brooke

  22-07-2016 21:47 via wrestlezone.com
  
  On the Fun Friday edition of WZ Daily host Nick Hausman was joined by former WWE Head Writer Ed Ferrara for a special WWE Battleground preview!
  You can listen to Ed’s appearance starting at the 25:40 minute mark in the embedded audio player above. His comments about the two WWE Women’s matches on the WWE Battleground card have been transcribed below.
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  On Natalya’s match against Becky Lynch:EF: It’s intriguing in the sense that ther
  
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• MLW’s Court Bauer Discusses The WWE Draft, Praises The WWE Network Panelists, Talks About Creative Changes Being Made The Day Of, More

  22-07-2016 21:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Yesterday on WZ Daily host Nick Hausman and co-host Kid Cadet were joined by former WWE creative writer and MLW host Court Bauer.
  During his appearance Court gave his take on a variety of topics. 
  Court’s appearance begins at the 25:30 minute mark in the embedded audio player above. Some of his comments have been transcribed and are available below.
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  On the 2016 WWE Draft:CB: It was a pretty straight forward presentation. In the past when
  
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• 7/22 Edition of WZ Daily: Full WWE Battleground Preview w/ Ed Ferrara, New Day’s Tag Title Record, Rumored Names Returning To WWE, More

  22-07-2016 20:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Today’s episode of WZ Daily features host Nick Hausman and features fans calling in during the first part of the show. Smackdown Rebellion’s Jonathan Jansen as the co-host during the second half of the show.
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  Some of the topics discussed include:
  The New Day breaking the record for the longest WWE Tag Team Championship run ever
  Curt Hawkins, Rhyno and Jinder Mahal all being rumored to return t
  
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• Original WWE Draft Plans Leaked, Paul Heyman Finished With WWE?, More Details on How Brock Lesnar Was Drafted on Smackdown Live

  22-07-2016 20:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
  In this episode of the WrestleTalk News, is Paul Heyman done with WWE? And the original plans behind the WWE draft leaked!
  Paul Heyman Done With WWE?!
  Our top story today is all about the original WWE draft plans that have been revealed, and how they changed leading up to Smackdown Live. But first, what’s going on with Paul Heyman?
  When Brock Lesnar was drafted 5th to Raw in the second round on Tuesday night, there was a notable absence of
  
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• Bayley Talks Not Being Drafted to the WWE Main Roster (Video), Ring of Honor Final Battle Tickets Now On Sale, Cody Rhodes Update

  22-07-2016 20:09 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Ring of Honor Final Battle Tickets Now On Sale
  Ring of Honor has issued the following:Just when ROH fans thought FINAL BATTLE couldn’t get any bigger, Ring of Honor returns to two historic professional wrestling venues for FINAL BATTLE WEEKEND! On December 2, 2016, scores will be settled, feuds ended, and championships decided at FINAL BATTLE when Ring of Honor’s seminal Pay Per View extravaganza makes it long-awaited return to The Manhattan Center’s HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
  
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• Eva Marie to Judge 2016 Miss Teen USA Competition, Miss Universe Organization Teams Up with Tapout for This Year’s Event, More

  22-07-2016 19:26 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE has issued the following press release:
  THE MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION TEAMS UP WITH TAPOUT™ FOR THE 2016 MISS TEEN USA® COMPETITION
  GENERAL
  Tapout is the official fitness and training partner of WWE and will provide the athletic wear for the 2016 MISS TEEN USA® Competition.
  The announcement comes on the heels of The Miss Universe Organization’s recent decision to introduce athletic wear in place of swimsuits in its MISS TEEN US
  
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• Kevin Owens on Why He Might Get a John Cena Tattoo, Chris Jericho’s WWE Network Pick of the Week, Ivelisse Defending Title Tonight (Videos)

  22-07-2016 19:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Ivelisse Defending Title
  Ivelisse will be defending the SHINE Championship against Su Yung, with SoCal Val and Andrea, at tonight’s Shine 36 event at the Orpheum in Ybor City, FL. You can purchase tickets at this link.
  Read Also: SoCal Val Critical of the Use Of Maxel Hardy In Final Deletion
  Kevin Owens on Why He Might Get a John Cena Tattoo
  The second season of Superstar Ink kicks off as host Corey Graves sits down with Kevin Owens
  
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• WWE Stars Vent Brand Split Frustration, Was Cesaro Punished in The WWE Draft?, What He Said That Could Have Affected His Position

  22-07-2016 19:09 via wrestlezone.com
  
  In this episode of the WrestleTalk News, was Cesaro punished in the WWE Draft for making anti-Rawcomments before Smackdown Live? And at least one fellow superstar shares Cesaro’s anger over which brand they’ve ended up on – along with two real-life couples that have been drafted to opposite shows!
  Cesaro Punished In Draft?
  Our top story today is the growing backstage anger towards the WWE draft amongst the new Rawand Smackdown 
  
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• ON THE AIR: WZ Daily Talking Full WWE Battleground Preview, The New Day’s Tag Title Record, Rumored Names Returning To WWE, More

  22-07-2016 17:50 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WrestleZone Daily will be going live today at Noon EST/11 am CST. It is hosted by Nick Hausman.
  Today’s show is a call-in show and you are welcome to call in at 646-716-5344
  It also features an appearance from former WWE Head Writer Ed Ferrara.
  Subscribe to WrestleZone Radio on iTunes to get ALL our audio shows FOR FREE
  Listen to WZ Daily LIVE at Noon EST at Mixlr.com/WZRadio or in the embedded live audio player below. Tweet questions and comments for the sho
  
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• Squash Matches Returning to WWE TV?, How Old is Shawn Michaels?, Sin Cara Shows Off New Masks for His Singles Career on WWE Raw (Video)

  22-07-2016 17:31 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Photo Credit: Getty Images
  Squash Matches Returning to WWE TV?
  According to The Wrestling Observer, WWE officials have recently discussed televising more squash matches with the idea that the match type is a better way to get new talent over.
  How Old is Shawn Michaels?
  Today is the 51st birthday of WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.
  Sin Cara Shows Off New Masks for His Singles Career on WWE Raw
  Sin Cara has posted the following video, showing off some of the news masks he has been working on
  
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• Raven on Why He Deems His Career a Failure, Reby Sky on the Secrets Behind “The Final Deletion”, Creative Differences Between Matt & Jeff

  22-07-2016 17:22 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Vince Russo’s THE BRAND which could be both SEEN and HEARD daily on the RELMNetwork.com and PodcastOne.com, was highlighted this week by my interview with TNA Superstar REBY SKY, and the first part  of my discussion with WWE, WCW, TNA & ECW LEGEND, RAVEN!
  On this week’s episode of Vixens Who Rule, you are going to hear first hand from the woman herself, Reby Hardy. Having already accomplished more than many do in a lifetime, Reby discuss
  
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• Lashley Now Holds Two TNA Titles, TNA Changes Bound for Glory Date, New PPV Details, Photos and Video of Dolph Ziggler at RNC

  22-07-2016 17:16 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  TNA Changes Bound for Glory Date
  According to PWInsider.com, TNA has changed the date of this year’s Bound for Glory PPV to October 24th. This is to accommodate additional Impact Wrestling TV tapings at Universal Studios. The original Bound for Glory PPV date was September 11th, the same date as this year’s WWE Backlash PPV.
  Lashley Now Holds Two TNA Titles
  As seen on Impact Wrestling last night, Bobby Lashley defeated Eddie Edwards to become the new TNA X-
  
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• Female NXT Superstars Talk About The NXT Women’s Division Post-Draft (Video), The Miz Wants You To Caption This Photo Of Him In Studio

  22-07-2016 16:57 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Female NXT Superstars Talk About The NXT Women’s Division Post-Draft
  WWE has released the above video to their YouTube page featuring Bayley, Nikki Glencross, Billie Kay and other female NXT Superstars talking about the NXT Women’s Division post-Draft.
  The Miz Wants You To Caption This Photo Of Him In Studio
  WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz has posted the following photo to Instagram of him in the WTOP radio station and is asking fans to caption it:
   
  Go ahead caption this
  
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• Gabe Sapolsky Comments On Johnny Gargano Signing With NXT, Corey Graves Thanks Fans For Well Wishes

  22-07-2016 16:35 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Gabe Sapolsky Comments On Johnny Gargano Signing With NXT
  WWN Live VP of Talent Relations Gabe Sapolsky released the following statement in regards to Johnny Gargano signing with NXT in the latest WWN Alerts sent out this morning:I knew the look in Johnny Gargano’s eyes when he returned to the locker room after his battle against Drew Galloway at EVOLVE 65 last Sunday. He realized it was time to go. We have grown to depend on Gargano over the years. He is our ace. However, EVOLVE is not m
  
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• TUNE IN: WZ Daily Is Live Today at Noon EST feat. Ed Ferrara & Your Calls!; 646-716-5344

  22-07-2016 16:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WrestleZone Daily will be going live today at Noon EST/11 am CST. It is hosted by Nick Hausman.
  Today’s show is a call-in show and you are welcome to call in at 646-716-5344
  It will also feature an appearance from former WWE Head Writer Ed Ferrara.
  Subscribe to WrestleZone Radio on iTunes to get ALL our audio shows FOR FREE
  Listen to WZ Daily LIVE at Noon EST at Mixlr.com/WZRadio or in the embedded live audio player below. Tweet questions and comments for the
  
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• 5 Facts You Didn’t Know About The Shield (Video), Mick Foley Talks Magic RAW Moment With Becky & Sasha

  22-07-2016 16:14 via wrestlezone.com
  
  5 Facts You Didn’t Know About The Shield
  WWE has released the above video taking a look at 5 Facts You Didn’t Know About The Shield. Below are the five facts mentioned in the video:
  Rollins, Ambrose & Reigns did their own voice over work for their entrance music
  The Shield is undefeated at WrestleMania as a unit but have all lost at WrestleMania as singles competitors
  Roman Reigns is the only member of The Shield who has not beat John Cena
  Rollins was the first member of The Shi
  
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• Tyrus’ New “The Fixer” Gimmick (Video), Zack Ryder Hangs With Olmec From Legends Of The Hidden Temple

  22-07-2016 15:59 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Promo Video For Tyrus New “The Fixer” Gimmick
  TNA Impact Wrestling’s YouTube channel has released the above promo video featuring Tyrus and his new “The Fixer” gimmick.
  Zack Ryder Hangs With Olmec From Legends Of The Hidden Temple
  WWE Superstar Zack Ryder has shared the following photo of him in front of Olmec from the hit 90s Nickelodeon game show Legends of the Hidden Temple. The photo appears to be taken at the Nickelodeon booth at the San Diego Comic-Con i
  
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• WWE NXT Live Results (7/21): Hideo Itami Teams With TM-61 Against The Authors Of Pain, New NXT Recruit Cuts Promo, Asuka In Action, More

  22-07-2016 15:43 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The following are the NXT Live results from the Thursday July 21, 2016 show in Lakeland, FL:
  Niko Bogojevic def. Patrick Clark
  Bogojevic used a variation of the Vader Bomb for the victoryDaria & Mandy Rose def. Liv Morgan & Aliyah
  Reports say that Mandy Rose does seem to be improving in the ringHugo Knox def. Steve Cutler
  Mojo Rawley def. Riddick Moss
  Post match the fans chanted “You Deserve It” towards Mojo in regards to being drafted to Smackdown Live NXT Women&r
  
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• NJPW G1 Climax 26 Night 2 (July 22) Results: Another Night of Upsets, Honma vs Shibata, EVIL vs Elgin, Naito vs Nagata, Kenny Omega & More

  22-07-2016 10:51 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The biggest tournament of the year rolls into the world-famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan tonight/early tomorrow for night two of the NJPW G1 Climax. 
  Night two features the first set of matches from the B-Block, headlined by NEVER Openweight Champion Katsuyori Shibata and Tomoaki Honma in a rematch from their recent, excellent Kizuna Road match, and their 2014 G1 Climax match which was one of the best bouts of the tournament. Plus we’ve got four other tournament matches
  
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• NJPW G1 Climax 26 Night 2 (July 22) Live Tonight: Shibata vs Honma, Elgin vs EVIL, Naito vs Nagata, Kenny Omega, More – Watch For Free!

  22-07-2016 10:51 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The biggest tournament of the year rolls into the world-famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan tonight/early tomorrow for night two of the NJPW G1 Climax. 
  Night two features the first set of matches from the B-Block, headlined by NEVER Openweight Champion Katsuyori Shibata and Tomoaki Honma in a rematch from their recent, excellent Kizuna Road match, and their 2014 G1 Climax match which was one of the best bouts of the tournament. Plus we’ve got four other tournament matches
  
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• Backstage Rumor – The New TNA Bound For Glory Date Revealed?

  22-07-2016 08:27
  
  TNA is likely to hold Bound for Glory on October 3rd. The event was originally planned to be moved back to September 11th, but WWE then announced Backlash for that date as part of its increased PPVs for the Brand Split.
  TNA Wrestling pushing the show back to October allows them to tape more material at Universal Studios in Orlando.
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  The post Backstage Rumor – The New TNA Bound For Glory Date
  
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• Why WWE Didn’t Draft Many Top NXT Stars To RAW or SmackDown

  22-07-2016 06:01 via wrestlezone.com
  
  My Friday column for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review talks about why WWE didn’t draft a lot of top NXT stars to RAW or SmackDown. Here’s an excerpt:The WWE brand-extension draft is over, and to no surprise, there seems to be more focus on who wasn’t drafted over who was.
  It was made clear in the draft rules that six NXT talents would be drafted. Samoa Joe, Shinsuke Nakamura, Asuka and Bayley were not included in that six.
  Cue the madness.
  All four of those NXT talents are among
  
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• Backstage Report – Jinder Mahal In Talks To Return To WWE

  22-07-2016 05:49
  
  WWE continues to beef up its roster after the draft by re-signing former talent. Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that Jinder Mahal, who was released from the company in 2014, is in talks to return.
  Mahal worked for on the main WWE roster from 2011 through 2014, starting off paired with the Great Khali before feuding with them and eventually joining Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre in 3MB. Since then he’s been competing on the indies under the name Raj Singh.
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• TJ Perkins Reveals His Dream Scenario For The WWE Cruiserweight Classic, How Sasha Banks Became The Boss (Video)

  22-07-2016 05:03 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Photo Credit: Bill Pritchard
  TJ Perkins 
  Former TNA Impact Wrestling star and WWE Cruiserweight Classic competitor TJ Perkins (TJP) recently spoke with GMA News Online. TJP talks about competing in the CWC, his expectations, representing his Filipino culture and more. You can read a few highlights below:  
  TJ Perkins reveals his ‘dream scenario’ for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic: “If I had a dream scenario, it would be Zack [Sabre Jr] … We could do it
  
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• TNA Impact Results (07/21) – Championship Steel Cage Match, Bound For Glory Playoff Series

  22-07-2016 04:39
  
  Bobby Lashley comes out to the ring and says he beats people up on a regular basis, and that’s why he’s the TNA World Champion, but he should be the X Division Champion now too.He doesn’t appreciate people coming into his world to try and call themselves wrestlers any more than he puts on a bunch of protective equipment and call himself a football player.He fights with his bare knuckles in a cage, and he wants Moose to get his goofy self out here now so they can settle this.Ins
  
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• Brandi Rhodes Talks About Her WWE Departure, How Cody Rhodes’ Exit Affected Hers, Finding More Time For New Projects

  22-07-2016 04:28 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Former WWE star Brandi Rhodes recently spoke with Chris Featherstone of FOX Sports / Pancakes and Powerslams, discussing her WWE departure and more. You can read a few excerpts, as well as listen to the whole show below: 
  Brandi Rhodes talks about the tolls of traveling with WWE:“I don’t think you ever really get used to that degree of travel, because it’s pretty unpredictable. Some weeks, you get to be home for one day. Some weeks you get
  
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• Jonathan Coachman Speaks Out Against New WWE Lawsuit, Defends Vince McMahon and Says He “Hates” What Former WWE Stars Are Doing

  22-07-2016 04:25 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Former WWE star and ESPN anchor Jonathan Coachman recently appeared on ESPN’s “First Take”, and you can watch Coachman’s appearance in full in the video player below. During the appearance, Coachman addressed the recent lawsuit filed against WWE by over 50 former WWE wrestlers alleging WWE failed to care for wrestlers’ repetitive head injuries “in any medically competent or meaningful manner.
  Read Also: Wrestlers Claim Raci
  
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• NJPW G1 Climax 26 Night 2 (July 22) Live Tonight: Shibata vs Honma, Elgin vs EVIL, Naito vs Nagata, Kenny Omega, More

  22-07-2016 03:52 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The biggest tournament of the year rolls into the world-famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan tonight/early tomorrow for night two of the NJPW G1 Climax. 
  Night two features the first set of matches from the B-Block, headlined by NEVER Openweight Champion Katsuyori Shibata and Tomoaki Honma; the last time these two squared up was in the 2014 G1 Climax and they had one of the best matches in a tournament full of Match of the Year candidates. Plus, four other tournament matches and four under
  
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• Lucha Libre Zine Rudo Can’t Fail Goes Digital; Now Available On Apple And Android Devices

  22-07-2016 03:52 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Photo Credit: Masked Republic
  Masked Republic issued the following release, announcing lucha libre magazine Rudo Can’t Fail’s digital launch:  
  ENGLISH LANGUAGE LUCHA ZINE RUDO CAN’T FAIL LAUNCHES DIGITALY! NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE & VIA APPLE & ANDROID APPS.
   
  JULY 21, 2016 – SAN DIEGO, CA
   Inspired by lucha libre magazines and punk rock zines of the past, in November of 2015, Masked Republic launched Rudo Can’t Fail: Lucha Libre & Lucha
  
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• WWE Releases The New Day’s Booty-Os Cereal

  22-07-2016 03:49
  
  - Earlier today WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day revealed at Comic Con in San Diego that Booty-O’s cereal will be available for fans everywhere.
  According to IGN, boxes of the cereal are now available at FYE stores as the pre-sale began today. The cereal will be available across the country on August 5th at $12 per box. Big E told fans during a Q&A panel that the cereal actually tastes phenomenal.
  “Boxes are available at FYE.com and the pre-sale launches today. It’s a ver
  
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• Reby Sky Responds Harshly To SoCal Val’s Maxel / Final Deletion Comments, Praises TNA For Protecting Her Family at Work and More

  22-07-2016 03:40 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Reby Sky, Impact Wrestling talent and wife of Matt Hardy, spoke out and posted the following comments in response to SoCal Val’s opinion of the Hardys’ son, Maxel, being included on-air as part of TNA’s ‘The Final Deletion’ angle.
  SoCal Val was a guest on the Wrestlezone Daily show earlier today, and said she was not a fan of how the Final Deletion was presented, and she did not agree with having a child used as an on-air talent. Reby responded to these remarks
  
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• CM Punk & AJ Lee Behind-The-Scenes Photo, Ric Flair Documentary Note, More Matches Revealed For New Randy Orton DVD

  22-07-2016 03:38 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Randy Orton 
  WrestlingDVDNetwork.com‘s “RKO Week” continues as they rolled out another set of match reveals for the upcoming Randy Orton DVD from WWE. 
  The new Orton DVD will be released this November; WDN.com is revealing content from the DVD all week, and the following matches have been revealed for day four: “RKO WEEK”, DAY #4 – THE FACE OF WWE
   
  — D-Generation X vs. Rated RKO
  Cyber
  
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• Kevin Nash: ‘I Want To Be Dolph Ziggler’s ‘Diesel’ & More

  22-07-2016 03:25
  
  Kevin Nash recently appeared on Vince Russo’s podcast, here are the highlights…
  “People always say would you ever come back to wrestling and I say to myself I’d come back and be [Dolph] Ziggler’s Diesel because that’s all he needs. Number one, he’s not a face. Ziggler is a heel and I wouldn’t have to say a word because he can talk. I’ve already had mine. But for the bigger guys, he needs somebody to stomp them. He does the same thing Shawn [
  
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• Backstage WWE News – WWE Interested In CMLL Superstars?, Details

  22-07-2016 03:18
  
  Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  – CMLL star Dragon Lee recently revealed that he had agreed to do the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, but his knee injury kept him out of action and he had to decline.
  – There is interest in signing CMLL stars Rush and Volador Jr. The company is also interested in Deonna Purrazzo, who has worked several NXT tapings.
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  The post Backstage WWE News – WWE Interested In CML
  
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• WATCH: 5 Best WWE Draft Moments

  22-07-2016 03:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Yesterday I counted down my five worst WWE Draft moments. But it wasn’t all gloom, doom and Cesaro to Raw.
  WATCH: 5 Worst WWE Draft Moments
  Although there were no surprise returns, the focus was still very much on the authority figures and there’s still nobody on the main roster called Shinsuke Nakamura – there were high spots.
  Five, by my count…
  5. THE MAN RAW REMEMBERED
  Way down in the 6th round, as Raw’s 16th draft pick, Stephanie McMaho
  
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• Backstage WWE News – More Squash Matches Planned?, New WWE NXT Talents?

  22-07-2016 03:10
  
  Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  – There has been talk of doing more squash matches on television in order to get talent over.
  – Following the WWE Draft and NXT losing some top talent, a number of new talents will be debuting on NXT TV over the next few months.
  100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): Post-WWE Images Of Kaitlyn!! WTF HAPPENED TO HER?!
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• Will Ospreay Reportedly Signs With WWNLive, Did The Ultima Lucha Dos Finale Help This Week’s Lucha Underground Viewership?

  22-07-2016 03:03 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Will Ospreay
  Following the news last week of Paul Heyman offering Will Ospreay an EVOLVE contract, PWTorch.com is reporting Ospreay has signed an exclusive US deal with WWNLive to join the EVOLVE roster. 
  PWTorch is saying WWNLive will pay for Ospreay’s work visa, and he will join the roster for dates when his international schedule allows it. Ospreay has an exclusive international deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling, and will be able to work some US independ
  
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• Bayley Still Expected To Be Called Up?, + 4 NXT Superstars Also Being Called Up?

  22-07-2016 03:00
  
  Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  Bayley wasn’t brought into the main roster for the WWE Draft, but she is still expected to be called up by September at the latest. The WON reports that if Bayley does not end up being Sasha Banks’ partner for Battleground, she will be part of another round of call-ups during the fall.
  Also, Cedric Alexander, Kota Ibushi, Mascara Dorada (Gran Metalik), and Akira Tozawa are all believed to have been offered WWE contracts. None have bee
  
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• Eric Bischoff Discusses Hogan’s Current Well-Being, Goldberg’s Return?, Ultimate Warrior, More

  22-07-2016 02:59
  
  In an interview with The Ross Report, Eric Bischoff revealed that he doesn’t think Goldberg should ever return to the ring. Here are highlights:
  On working with the Ultimate Warrior in WCW: “He was one of, if not the most passionate person I’ve ever come across when it came to his character. His character. It doesn’t mean the [professional wrestling] business in general. It doesn’t mean working with everybody else. It didn’t mean, necessarily, give and take. B
  
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• Will WWE Suspend Brock Lesnar for His Possible USADA Violations?, News on His UFC 200 Drug Test Failures Affecting His WWE Draft Number

  22-07-2016 02:54 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Since failing an out-of-competition USADA drug test and then failing a second, in-competition test related to UFC 200, there has been much speculation as to whether or not WWE will suspend Brock Lesnar prior to his match against Randy Orton at SummerSlam.
  According to the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE definitely will not suspend Brock Lesnar and his planned SummerSlam bout will proceed as normal.
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