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• The Rock’s YouTube Channel Hits Early Milestone, New WWE Network Collections Being Added, WWE Backlash & More Tickets On-Sale

  30-07-2016 23:22 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  New WWE Network Collections Being Added
  According to WWE Network News, two new collections including a Mick Foley Collection entitled “Three Faces of Foley” and a collection dedicated to the Intercontinental Title at SummerSlam, will be available on WWE Network beginning August 1st. Below is the description for the Foley collection:“Prepare to delve into the unparalleled psyche of WWE Hall of Famer and Hardcore Legend, Mick Foley
  
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• Ricochet Talks Lucha Underground and if He Sees WWE or NXT in His Future, Watch Iron Sheik’s Pro Wrestling HOF Speech, Larry Hennig

  30-07-2016 23:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Decorated Amateur Wrestler, former WWE Champion and WWE Hall of Fame Khosrow Vazire “The Iron Sheik” is honored with the George Tragos Award at the 2016 “George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame ceremony in Waterloo Iowa:New Japan Pro Wrestling star Ricochet aka Prince Puma in “Lucha Underground” talks to “The HANNIBAL TV” about his wrestling career, current projects and if he sees WWE or NXT in i
  
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• Paige Hopes The Brand Split Offers An Easier Schedule, Scooby Doo/WWE, & More

  30-07-2016 21:12
  
  In an interview with ComicBook.com, Paige spoke about the brand split and mentioned she hoped it would provide “more opportunities” and “more rest days, too.” Here are highlights:
  On appearing in the new Scooby-Doo/WWE movie: “I didn’t know I was on the freaking cover, right?! This was cool. Basically, I get to be myself, obviously, but more exaggerated. You have to project a bit more for voiceover. It was a lot of fun. It felt weird at first, as you’re
  
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• WWE Done Pushing Roman Reigns As Top Face, Future Of Bayley With WWE & NXT

  30-07-2016 20:25 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  This second of four segments from Chair Shot Reality is heel or face on several topics. Here’s some highlights:Josh Isenberg on Bayley:
  You gotta make Bayley the hottest free agent out there, sorry Rhino. Have both shows out there fighting over her while she is working with Asuka at NXT. She can do both just like Kevin Owens did last year. That’s right, my dude Kevin Owens who blocked me who hates me but loves me. The whole Bayley appearance was
  
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• WWE Announces Title Match For SummerSlam

  30-07-2016 19:58 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Women’s Championship Rematch
  WWE.com has announced that Charlotte and Sasha Banks will have a rematch for Banks’ WWE Women’s Championship at SummerSlam. You can read an article below:“After a remarkable back-and-forth duel on Raw that left the WWE Universe breathless and resulted in a new torchbearer for the Women’s division, WWE Women’s Champion Sasha Banks and Charlotte are set to do it all over again when they face off in a t
  
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• Trish Stratus Reacts To WWE SmackDown Going Live, The Brand Split & More

  30-07-2016 19:57
  
  Trish Stratus spoke with Total Wrestling Magazine for a new interview. Some highlights are below:
  On SmackDown going live: “There’s nothing like a live show, that’s why Raw was always known as the A show and Smackdown was known as the B show when I was there. With a live show there’s a feeling that anything can happen and of course the internet has changed everything with the way we watch TV now. When the show is taped and you can read about it, it’s missing that sp
  
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• The Updated House Of Hardcore Lineup For The 9/15 Live Event Revealed

  30-07-2016 19:52
  
  Here is the updated card for House of Hardcore’s show in Long Island, New York on September 15th:
  * Extreme New York Street Fight: Rhino vs. Tommy Dreamer* Broken Matt Hardy (w/Señor Benjamin & Reby) vs. Aaron Stevens* Tony Nese vs. Ricochet* El Torito vs. Swoggle
  Also appearing: Terry Funk, Sami Callihan, Brian Myers and more.
  You can find out more here.
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• Will Ospreay Pulled From The Weekend Indy Shows Due To Injury

  30-07-2016 19:30
  
  Will Ospreay will not be at his scheduled appearance for NORTH Wrestling this weekend due to an injury. According to sources, Ospreay “took a nasty knock” to a shoulder at a recent show and is booking appointments with his doctors and physiotherapist to get it evaluated.
  Ospreay has events scheduled against Vader at Revolution Pro on August 12th, the NJPW Super J Cup finals on August 21st and PWG Battle of Los Angeles in September.
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• Raven Discusses His Mental Issues On Vince Russo’s Podcast, & More

  30-07-2016 19:08
  
  Raven and Jasmin St. Clair were the guests on the latest episode of Vince Russo’s The Brand. You can hear the podcast here; some highlights are below:
  St. Clair on her Howard Stern appearances where she claimed to set a record for sex acts in a day: “At that time, I had no f—ing idea what I was doing. During my formative years, I was attending Columbia University where I graduated. I got busted for insider trading which is what nobody knows. When you’re a convicted felon
  
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• Who Topped This Week’s WWE Power Rankings?, Big Show Practices Tai Chi in China, Watch Tim Kaine Become “Tim Kane” at DNC (Videos)

  30-07-2016 18:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Big Show Practices Tai Chi in China
  As noted, Big Show is in China this week doing promotional work, and Vince McMahon Tweeted the following video of Show practicing Tai Chi:Giant Tai Chi in China.https://t.co/iEAuC4DVb0
  — Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) July 29, 2016
  Who Topped This Week’s WWE Power Rankings?
  Below is this week’s WWE Power Rankings video, featuring Sasha Banks coming it at number one following her big Womens Title win:
  Watch Tim Kaine
  
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• Jeff Hardy Explains His Odd Post-Match Behavior and Bizarre Tribute to Arnold Schwarzenegger at Last Week’s JCW Event

  30-07-2016 18:13 via wrestlezone.com
  
  As noted, Jeff Hardy caused some concern amongst fans with his bizarre post-match behavior following the main event of last week’s Bloodymania 10 event for JCW. You can check out footage above and below of Hardy’s bizarre post-match antics, which included a tribute to Arnold Schwarzenegger and Hardy destroying tables, ladders and other foreign objects.
  Hardy recently spoke with Complex about his triple threat match with Willie Mack and JCW champion Kongo Kong, and below is what he h
  
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• Head Injuries Reportedly a “Top Emerging” Insurance Claim Following Latest WWE Lawsuit

  30-07-2016 17:19 via wrestlezone.com
  
  According to a new CNBC.com report, S&P Global Ratings warned on Thursday, shortly after the World Wresting Entertainment (WWE) was sued by more than 50 former wrestlers, that Sports-related brain injuries are among the biggest new area for insurance claims.
  The origin of the lawsuit claim, however, appears to be the landmark settlement reached by the NFL and thousands of former players, and it paved the way for the newly emerging claims, reports S&P.
  The report compares the brain
  
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• Matt Hardy Calls Wyatt Family – New Day Segment “Blasphemy”, Watch Episode 1 of Rock’s Wrestling Promo Contest, Next Legends with JBL

  30-07-2016 16:50 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Next Legends with JBL
  This Monday night immediately following WWE Raw “Legends with JBL” will return on the WWE Network featuring special guest Booker T.
  Matt Hardy Calls WWE’s Wyatt Family – New Day Segment “Blasphemy”
  Broken Matt Hardy was recently a guest on the Sam Roberts Wrestling podcast, and during the in-character appearance Hardy had the following to say about the WWE segment featuring The New Day and The Wyatt Fami
  
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• WWE NXT Corpus Christi Live Event Results (7/29): Almas & Nakamura vs Joe & Roode, Balor & Itami Team Up, Asuka vs Nia Jax, More (Photos)

  30-07-2016 16:25 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE NXT Corpus Christi Live Event Results
  7/29/16
  Corpus Christi, Texas
  Results courtesy of PWInsider.com
  Mojo Rawley beat Blake.
  Bayley and Carmella beat Mandy Rose and Daria.
  Austin Aries beat Tommaso Ciampa.
  Finn Balor and Hideo Itami beat The Revival in a non-Title match.
  Johnny Gargano beat Murphy.
  Asuka beat Nia Jax to retain the NXT Women’s Title.
  Shinsuke Nakamura and Andrade “Cien” Almas beat Samoa Joe and Bobby Roode.@WWE_MandyRose future champion in the making! One
  
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• Ryback Crashes Lana and Rusev’s Wedding (Photos), Top 10 Impactful WWE Raw Debuts (Video), Broken Matt Hardy on Y2J Podcast

  30-07-2016 16:18 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Broken Matt Hardy on Y2J Podcast
  “Broken” Matt Hardy was the guest on yesterday’s edition of “Talk is Jericho.” You can check out the entire podcast via Podcastone.com and WZ will be posting a complete recap shortly:#BrotherKeith..I KNEW YOU’D COME. pic.twitter.com/qdn6gOYriy
  — #BROKEN Matt Hardy (@MATTHARDYBRAND) July 26, 2016Ryback Crashes Lana and Rusev’s Wedding
  As we noted yesterday, WWE stars Lana and Rusev were ma
  
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• WWE Tallahassee Live Event Results (7/29): Reigns vs Styles vs Rollins, Owens vs Neville, Young and O’Neil Team Up and More (Photos)

  30-07-2016 16:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Tallahassee Live Event Results
  7/29/16
  Tallahassee, FL
  Results courtesy of PWInsider.com
  Zack Ryder and Uso beat The Club.  It was Jey, but I like that you call them both Uso or Use.
  Sin Cara beat Viktor.
  Charlotte beat Alicia Fox.
  Apollo Crews beat Sheamus.
  The New Day beat The Wyatts in a six man match.
  Darren Young and Titus O’Neil beat Bo Dallas and Heath Slater.
  Kevin Owens beat Neville.
  Roman Reigns beat AJ Styles and Seth Rollins.Having not be
  
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• NJPW G1 Climax 26 Night 8 Live This Morning w/ a Great Looking B-Block Card: Naito vs Shibata, Elgin vs Omega Rematch, More

  30-07-2016 09:54 via wrestlezone.com
  
  New Japan Pro Wrestling rolls into the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi, Japan tonight for night eight of the G1 Climax 26 with one of the best looking B-Block cards of the entire tournament. 
  In the main event, NEVER Openweight Champion Katsuyori Shibata takes on the leader of Los Ingobernables de Japon, Tetsuya Naito in what is sure to be an incredible main event. In the co-main spot is a rematch between IWGP Intercontinental Champion Michael Elgin and the man he beat for the title a
  
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• John Cena Likely Taking Another Stretch of Time Off From WWE

  30-07-2016 07:51 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Earlier today FOX announced that the John Cena hosted reality series “American Grit” will be returning for a second season. Despite “soft” ratings for the first season of the show, FOX has ordered a second season, but a premiere date has yet to be revealed.
  Cena acted as the show’s Executive Producer, and took a stretch of time off from WWE at the end of 2015 in order to shoot the first season of the show. If Cena returns to the second
  
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• WWE NXT Orlando Live Event Results (7/29): Authors of Pain vs TM61, No Way Jose vs Riddick Moss, NXT Returning to Orlando at New Venue

  30-07-2016 07:50 via wrestlezone.com
  
  NXT Orlando Live Event Results
  7/29/16
  Orlando, FL
  Results courtesy of PWInsider.com
  Charly Caruso is the hostess and ring announcer for the evening.
  – Rich Swann def. Steve Cutler – Fun opener. The crowd is into Swann. Cutler is a solid guy in the ring, too. A perfect way to get a crowd going at the start.
   – Aliyah def. Liv Morgan – Decent match. The two are legit friends, so this ended up playing out as a face vs. face match and that hurt the crowd a bit. Consider
  
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• Pat Patterson Talks Fighting Vince McMahon to Rehire HBK & Daniel Bryan, Creating the Rumble, Which WWE Star Has the Most Potential?

  30-07-2016 07:45 via wrestlezone.com
  
  
  WWE Hall of Famer and the First Ever Intercontinental Champion Pat Patterson joined the “Multi-Time Award Winning” The Rack to discuss a wide range of topics. In the nearly 15 minute interview, Pat discussed his reasoning for writing the book, the creation of the Royal Rumble, thoughts on the Brand Split, why Dolph Ziggler has potential to be a big star in WWE, the Shawn Michaels-Bret Hart Iron Man match and so much more.Listen Live Thursday Nights at 10pm ET on www.wildtalkradio.co
  
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• Stunning Photos of Lana & Other Total Divas Stars on Her & Rusev’s Big Wedding Day

  30-07-2016 05:33 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE United States Champion Rusev and the “Ravishing Russian” Lana officially tied the knot today in a beautiful ceremony that included several of the ladies from the hit Total Divas reality show, including Nikki and Brie Bella, Natalya and Renee Young. Check out some incredible photos of the big day and the night before, below. #RavishingBride #RusevandLanaWedding pic.twitter.com/cfB89Mbkw3
  — Lana (@LanaWWE) July 29, 2016 
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• Seth Rollins Reacts To The Current State Of Pro Wrestling, Nakamura/Jericho Podcast

  30-07-2016 05:17
  
  – WWE NXT’s Shinsuke Nakamura is the guest on today’s episode of Talk is Jericho. You can listen to the show here.
  – Seth Rollins posted the following on Twitter, discussing the current state of wrestling…
  If you don't love pro wrestling across the board right now and you're not telling all your friends about it then you're just missing out…
  — Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) July 27, 2016
  …because a generation that was almost lost is now running the
  
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• Why RAW Was Better Than SmackDown At No Surprise Or Panic, Debate On Balor & Ziggler As Top Contenders, Squash Match Reaction,

  30-07-2016 04:37 via wrestlezone.com
  
  This first of four segments from Chair Shot Reality talks the big picture of RAW versus SmackDown Live this past week. Here’s some highlights of the conversation:Josh Isenberg:
  RAW had the better show, plus the old school graphics were great. The song going to Shinedown, my favorite band. Finn beginning and ending RAWE. Establshing new stars and characters. RAW was the point where you saw a complete 3 hour show. I didn’t care for the 2 squash matches, technically 3 if you count the
  
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• Santino Marella Discusses Being Slapped By Jim Cornette, Talks WWE Release

  30-07-2016 04:34
  
  In an interview with the Jordan Garber NOW podcast, Santino Marella spoke about his wrestling career and being slapped by Jim Cornette. Here are highlights:
  On the incident with Cornette: Jim Cornette was upset because of The Boogeyman malfunction. Cornette was really pissed some people were laughing and this was like his big debut basically I have a smirk on my face because I thought The Boogeyman was going to scare my daughter so Cornette thought I was being disrespectful so he called me to th
  
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• Will Ospreay Off Weekend Shows With Possible Injury, Recent WWE Call-Ups Returning For Upcoming NXT Live Events

  30-07-2016 04:31 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Will Ospreay Off Weekend Shows w/ Injury
  Will Ospreay will be missing this weekend’s NORTH Wrestling show out of Newcastle, as he “took a nasty knock” to one of his shoulders during a recent event. Ospreay noted that he’s hoping the injury isn’t serious, and he’s booking appointments with his doctors and physiotherapist to get a better evaluation. 
  Hopefully Ospreay isn’t too banged up, as he’s got some big eve
  
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• FOX Renews ‘American Grit’ For Season Two – Details Inside

  30-07-2016 04:17
  
  John Cena’s American Grit reality series is coming back for a second go-around on FOX. The network announced today at the TCA summer press tour that they have renewed the series for a second season. The series debuted in April and saw Cena hosting the show, which put sixteen contestants into four teams (each led by a military veteran) through obstacles modeled after military training exercises designed to test their limits with $1 million on the line.
  The show’s renewal is somewhat o
  
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• Kane Discusses A Potential Run For Office In Tennessee & More

  30-07-2016 04:12
  
  Kane spoke with Rare.US at the Young American’s for Liberty Convention in Washington, D.C. You can check out some highlights below:
  On politics and the American Dream: “If we can get back to the point to where we could talk to one another and talk to that basis and talk as human beings who want the same thing, I think we’d be a lot better off…which is what politics does… [politics] naturally divides us into tribes. To me, the American dream is the ability to creat
  
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• Eric Bischoff Says He Reads The Internet ‘Dirtsheet’ Websites Now, & More

  30-07-2016 03:59
  
  Eric Bischoff debuted the first episode of his new weekly podcast Bischoff on Wrestling. You can check out audio below, as well as some highlights of Bischoff discussing how is opinions on wrestling news sites has changed:
  On his opinion of dirt sheets changing: “My feelings have evolved a lot over the years. That’s part and parcel because the internet sites for the most part… there are still some that are kind of throwbacks… a lot of them have really evolved over the y
  
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• Was This Week’s TNA Impact Wrestling Able to Maintain Last Week’s Near-Record High Viewership?

  30-07-2016 03:07 via wrestlezone.com
  
  According to ShowBuzzDaily.com, this week’s edition of TNA Impact Wrestling, featuring the semi-finals of the BFG playoffs and Moose’s in-ring debut, averaged 350,000 viewers, which is down from last week’s 362,000 viewership average. Despite the slight drop in viewership, this week’s show was one of the most watched episodes since TNA moved to POP.
  This week’s show ranked number #129 for the night in the 18-49 demographic, up from last week’s #136 rank.
  It l
  
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