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• John Cena & Victoria Justice Host Teen Choice Awards Tonight at 8/7c; Roman Reigns, The Rock, Bella Twins & More WWE Nominations

  31-07-2016 23:44 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  15-time WWE world champion John Cena steps into a different kind of arena tonight, as the host of the 2016 Teen Choice Awards alongside the ever-popular Victoria Justice. The show airs live on FOX at 8/7c and will feature performances by Flo Rida, Charlie Puth, Serayah, Ne-Yo, Jason Derulo, Fifth Harmony and Fetty Wap, as well as a number of WWE Superstars and nominations. 
  Dwayne Johnson has been nominated for his role in Central Intelligen
  
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• PROGRESS Wrestling ‘Chapter 33: Malice in Wonderland’ Results: WWE Name Makes Surprise Appearance, New PROGRESS Champion Crowned, Will Ospreay, Marty Scurll, More

  31-07-2016 22:42 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  PROGRESS Wrestling ran their “Chapter 33: Malice in Wonderland” event this weekend from The Electric Ballroom in Camden, London. Wrestling legend, NXT general manager and well-known WWE talent scout William Regal made a surprise appearance at the show, and was spotted by several people outside having a chat with PROGRESS star Zack Gibson.
  (1) The Dunne Brothers vs. Tyler Bate & Trent Seven ended in a double count-out. Pete Dunne and Trent Sev
  
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• PROGRESS Wrestling ‘Chapter 33: Malice in Wonderland’ Results: WWE Name Makes Surprise Appearance, New Champ, Ospreay, Marty Scurll

  31-07-2016 22:42 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  PROGRESS Wrestling ran their “Chapter 33: Malice in Wonderland” event this weekend from The Electric Ballroom in Camden, London. Wrestling legend, NXT general manager and well-known WWE talent scout William Regal made a surprise appearance at the show, and was spotted by several people outside having a chat with PROGRESS star Zack Gibson.
  (1) The Dunne Brothers vs. Tyler Bate & Trent Seven ended in a double count-out. Pete Dunne and Trent Sev
  
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• Booker T Officially Retires The Spinnaroonie, Freelance Wrestling’s Big Trouble Event

  31-07-2016 22:11
  
  — Booker T posted the following today, announcing that he has officially retired the spinnaroonie…
  #BREAKING July 30th, 2016: The Spinnaroonie is officially…. RETIRED!
  — Booker T. Huffman (@BookerT5x) July 31, 2016
  – Here is the card for Freelance Wrestling’s Big Trouble in Wicker Park event on August 26th.
  * Freelance Championship: Mustafa Ali vs. GPA* Last Man Standing: Matt Knicks vs. Chris Castro* Tag Team Championship TLC: Beauty and the Beast vs. The
  
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• Finn Balor Works His Final WWE NXT Live Event Last Night – Photos

  31-07-2016 22:01
  
  NXT announced the following on social media, confirming that last night was Finn Balor’s final match with NXT. Balor was drafted to the RAW brand, and will face Seth Rollins at SummerSlam for the WWE Universal Title…
  Final @wwenxt Live Event in progress for @wwebalor in #NXTHouston. #ThankYouFinn https://t.co/yStNh4SNBo
  — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 31, 2016Final @wwenxt Live Event in progress for @finnbalor in #NXTHouston. #ThankYouFinn
  A photo posted by WWE NXT (@wwenxt) on Jul 3
  
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• S&P Looks At Increase In Head Injury Lawsuits – 50 Former Wrestlers Sue WWE

  31-07-2016 21:20
  
  According to a report by CNBC, the Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings cited an increase in sports brain injury claims after a recent class-action lawsuit against the WWE by more than 50 former professional wrestlers. According to the S&P, a recent class-action settlement between NFL and thousands of former football players is ultimately what paved the way for these claims in the United States and United Kingdom.
  Amateur and professional rugby players might be another area where playe
  
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• Eric Bischoff Explains His Theory About How Brock Lesnar May Have Lost Money On His UFC 200 Fight

  31-07-2016 21:04 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The debut episode of Eric Bischoff’s new weekly podcast Bischoff on Wrestling has officially been released on iTunes & PodcastArena.com!
  You can find the full episode in the embedded audio player above as well as some of his comments transcribed below.
  Subscribe to Bischoff on Wrestling on iTunes
  On why he thinks Brock Lesnar may have lost money on his UFC 200 fight:EB: You know what’s another interesting aspect of this that I’ve been thinking about the last couple of days
  
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• “The Bet” Director Chris Jay Tells Wild Story About How He Was Able To Get Roddy Piper, DDP & Jake Roberts To Appear In His Independent Film

  31-07-2016 20:44 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  This past Friday on WZ Daily The Bet director Chris Jay was a special guest. During his appearance of the the thing he spoke about was how he was able to get Roddy Piper, Jake Roberts and Diamond Dallas Page to appear in the film.
  You can listen to Chris’ appearance starting at the 22:30 minute mark in the embedded audio player above. You can find the trailer for the film as well as some of Chris’ comments transcribed below.
  New Movie Starring
  
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• PWG 13 Results (7/29): Roderick Strong Says Goodbye, Zack Sabre Defends the Title Twice, Adam Cole, Sami Callihan, Trevor Lee and More In-Action

  31-07-2016 20:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  PWG 13 Results
  7/29/16
  Results courtesy of WZ reader John Devos
  Adam Cole def. Brian Cage via Roll-up
  Roderick Strong def. Timothy Thatcher via Jumping Knee
  Read Also: Former Ring of Honor Champion Likely Heading to WWE
  Jeff Cobb def. Trevor Lee via Tour of the Islands
  Chuck Taylor def. Trent? in a Street Fight via Piledriver onto tacks
  Marty Scurll def. Sami Callihan via. Crossface Chickenwing
  The Young Bucks def. Death By Elbow via Backslide to retain the PWG T
  
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• Kurt Angle Talks Winning Olympic Gold, Attempting an Olympic Comeback, Addresses His Current Pro Wrestling Status, Health and More

  31-07-2016 19:43 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Former WWE and TNA star Kurt Angle recently spoke with ESPN.com and below are some interview highlights:
  On winning the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta:“It was the best moment of my life as far as my career is concerned. Nothing has ever matched it.”On attempting an Olympic comeback in 2012 and training for the games:“Every two weeks something would go. I was 42, 43 — to be able to try out at that point in your life … yo
  
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• Watch Finn Balor’s NXT Farewell at Last Night’s Live Event (Video), Card for Tonight’s WWE Augusta Live Event, Luke Harper at Rusev Wedding

  31-07-2016 19:26 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Card for Tonight’s WWE Augusta Live Event
  WWE will be holding a live event tonight in Augusta, Georgia at the Augusta Entertainment Complex and below is the advertised event line-up:
  -Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles vs. Seth Rollins.
  -Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens.
  -WWE Tag Team Champions New Day vs. The Wyatt Family.
  -Charlotte vs. Alicia Fox.
  -The Usos vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson.
  -Apollo Crews vs. Sheamus.
  New Luke Harper Photo
  As noted, WWE star Rusev w
  
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• Nine Year Old WWE Signee Drax Shadow Admitted to the Hospital, Cody Rhodes Comments

  31-07-2016 19:17 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Nine year old Elijah Mainville, aka Drax Shadow, who was signed to an honorary WWE contract last year, was admitted into the PICU yesterday according to a social media post by his mother. Mainville’s mother noted her son, who suffers from neuroblastoma, has low sodium levels and doctors are not exactly sure of the cause. Mainville is currently dehydrated and hasn’t eaten in a week, which may be a reaction from a medical study in raising his T cell
  
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• ZZ Comments on His WWE Release, Nikki Bella Talks WWE’s “New Era”, Sasha Banks, the Draft and More (Video), John Laurinaitis News

  31-07-2016 19:10 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  John Laurinaitis News
  Former WWE General Manager John Laurinaitis is celebrating his 51st birthday today.
  Nikki Bella Talks WWE’s “New Era”, Sasha Banks, the Draft and More
  As noted, injured WWE star Nikki Bella has been training down at the WWE Performance Center as she nears a return to the ring, and WWE.com recently interviewed the former Divas Champion which you can watch in full below. During the interview, Bella talks the recent
  
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• PHOTO: CM Punk Featured on the UFC 203 Promo Poster

  31-07-2016 19:07 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  UFC has released the promotional poster for the upcoming UFC 203 event, during which CM Punk will make his debut against Mickey Gall.
  Read Also: Mickey Gall Says ‘I Just Want To Beat Up A Superstar’
  As noted, the UFC 203 event will take place in Cleveland, Ohio, at the same venue Punk informed Triple H back in 2014 that he would be going home from that night’s WWE Raw tapings:
  Photo Credit: UFC.com / PWInsider.co
  
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• Top TNA Star Pulled from Indy Appearances After TNA Raises His Booking Fee, Former Ring of Honor Champion Likely Heading to WWE

  31-07-2016 18:48 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Top TNA Star Pulled from Indy Appearances After TNA Raises His Appearance Fee
  According to the Wrestling Observer, top TNA star Bobby Lashley has been pulled from at least one upcoming independent appearance as a result of TNA recently raising his outside booking fee.
  Lashley was reportedly pulled from an upcoming tournament promoted by Lucha Libre Elite in Mexico, and the report adds TNA is now charging promotions $6,000 per appearance to book Lashley which is much mo
  
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• More On Alberto Del Rio’s WWE Status, Does He Have an Out Clause in His Contract?

  31-07-2016 18:32 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  As we noted earlier this week, Alberto Del Rio is reportedly unhappy with position in WWE, specifically with how he has been booked since his return to the company, and his move in the WWE draft did not help matters. Subsequently, there has been talk that the former WWE Champion might be looking to leave WWE once his contract expires later this year.
  In the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, host Dave Meltzer noted there was talk a few weeks ago that 
  
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• How Randy Orton Is Being Built To Be A Threat To Brock Lesnar, Orton Looking Excited About The Business

  31-07-2016 17:45 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  This third of four videos this weekend from CSR is all about Randy Orton, his return and building him as a threat to Brock Lesnar. Here’s some highlights from the conversation:Ronnell Hunt:
  This is a perfect built. This is what you look at as a wrestler: how are you building to it? You can go to whatever PPV you want, but if its not the proper build then the audience isn’t going to buy into it. If I’m in a match, I know I need to build it properly so
  
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• Clip of Seth Rollins in “Sharknado 4” Premiering Tonight, A Fury of WWE Moves That Caught Big Air, TM61 Games with Xavier (Videos)

  31-07-2016 16:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Clip of Seth Rollins in “Sharknado 4” Premiering Tonight
  The movie “Sharknado 4” premieres tonight on Syfy and features an appearance by WWE star Seth Rollins. Below is a clip of Rollins facing a shark in the film:Don’t miss #TheMan @WWERollins in #Sharknado4 TONIGHT on @Syfy! https://t.co/HvetAFydvY @SharknadoSyfy
  — WWE (@WWE) July 31, 2016A Fury of WWE Moves That Caught Big Air
  Big air is the name of the game as Enzo Amore, Roman R
  
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• WWE NXT Houston Live Event Results (7/30): Finn Balor Says Goodbye, Asuka vs Jax, Nakamura, Roode, Bayley Thanks Balor, More (Photos)

  31-07-2016 16:15 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE NXT Houston Live Event Results
  7/30/16
  Houston, TX
  Results courtesy of PWInsider.com
  Mojo Rawley beat Murphy.
  Andrade “Cien” Almas beat Blake.
  Bayley and Carmella beat Mandy Rose and Daria.
  Hideo Itami beat Austin Aries.  Itami is back and looked great.
  The Revival beat Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa to retain the NXT Tag Titles. 
  Asuka beat Nia Jax to retain the NXT Women’s Title. 
  Before the main event, they announced that it was Balor’s last match
  
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• WWE Savannah Live Event Results (7/30): Reigns vs Styles vs Rollins, New Day vs Wyatts, Zayn vs Owens and More (Photos and Video)

  31-07-2016 16:09 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Savannah Live Event Results
  7/30/16
  Savannah, Georgia
  Results courtesy of PWInsider.com
  Zack Ryder and Jey Uso beat The Club.
  Sin Cara beat Viktor.
  Charlotte beat Alicia Fox.
  Apollo Crews beat Sheamus.
  The New Day beat The Wyatt Family in a six man match.
  Titus O’Neil and Darren Young beat Heath Slater and Bo Dallas.
  Sami Zayn beat Kevin Owens.
  Roman Reigns beat Seth Rollins and AJ Styles in a Triple Threat match.Thank you #WWESavannah and still pic.twit
  
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• WWE Knoxville Live Event Results (7/30): Jericho vs Ambrose in a Street Fight, Del Rio vs Kalisto, Cesaro & Neville Team Up (Photos & Video)

  31-07-2016 16:05 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Knoxville Live Event Results
  7/30/16
  Knoxville, Tennessee
  Results courtesy of PWInsider.com
  The Golden Truth beat Breezango.
  Jack Swagger beat Curtis Axel.  Axel said he wanted another match which led to…
  Kane beat Curtis Axel.
  Enzo and Big Cass beat Dudley Boyz.
  Dolph Ziggler beat Baron Corbin.
  Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch beat Summer Rae and Dana Brooke.
  Cesaro and Neville beat The Vaudevillians.
  Kalisto beat Alberto Del Rio.
  Dean Ambros
  
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• WWE NXT Jacksonville Live Event Results (7/30): 6 Man Tag Team Main Event, Rich Swann, Ember Moon and More In-Action (Photos)

  31-07-2016 15:59 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE NXT Jacksonville Live Event Results
  7/30/16
  Jacksonville, FL
  Results courtesy of PWInsider.com
  Niko Bogojevic defeated Noah Kekoa
  Billie Kay beat Liv Morgan.
  Alexander Wolfe and Sawyer Fulton beat Jett Rama and Kishan Raftar.
  Tucker Knight beat Dan Matha.
  Rich Swann beat Tino Sabatelli.
  Ember Moon beat Aliyah.
  No Way Jose, Angelo Dawkins and Oney Lorcan beat The Authors of Pain and Riddick Moss.Congratulations to @TheUberArrow, our #NXTJacksonville Fan of the Night! pic.twitter.com/aBLPOkeL
  
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• WWE Responds to Report of John Cena Missing Backlash PPV?, TNA Star “Takes Over” POP TV Offices (Photo), Sheamus Appearance

  31-07-2016 07:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Responds to Report of John Cena Missing Backlash PPV?
  As we noted earlier in the week, PWInsider.com is reporting John Cena is not currently advertised for the newly announced WWE Backlash pay-per-view, which takes place on September 11th in Richmond, Virginia. It could be speculated that Cena may miss the first WWE Smackdown Live branded PPV as he is currently advertised for WWE’s upcoming event in Shanghai, China the day before, which is also a WWE RA
  
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• John Cena Added to WWE Manilla Live Event, Who Will He Face?, News on When the Brand Split Will Go Into Effect for WWE Live Events

  31-07-2016 06:40 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  John Cena Added to WWE Manilla Live Event
  John Cena has been announced for the WWE live event taking place in Manilla on September 9th. Cena is being advertised to face Big Show at the event.
  In related news, despite the WWE brand split officially taking place on last week’s Raw and Smackdown episodes, talents from Raw and Smackdown continue to work live events for opposite brands. Additionally, while numerous NXT talents were drafted to the WWE main roster,
  
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• John Cena Added to WWE Manila Live Event, Who Will He Face?, News on When the Brand Split Will Go Into Effect for WWE Live Events

  31-07-2016 06:40 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  John Cena Added to WWE Manila Live Event
  John Cena has been announced for the WWE live event taking place in Manila on September 9th, and the former WWE Champ is currently being advertised to face Big Show.
  In related news, despite the WWE brand split officially taking place on last week’s Raw and Smackdown episodes, talents from Raw and Smackdown continue to work live events for opposite brands. Additionally, while numerous NXT talents were drafted to the W
  
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• PSA: New Japan G1 Climax 26 Airing Several Hours Earlier Than Usual Tonight; Tanahashi vs Goto, Okada vs Tenzan, Marufuji, SANADA, More

  31-07-2016 06:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
  New Japan Pro Wrestling presents night nine of the G1 Climax 26 tournament tonight/early tomorrow morning, a few hours earlier than usual. The show, featuring the fifth set of matches for the A-Block, kicks off at 3:00 a.m. ET (midnight PST). 
  Here are tonight’s tournament matches: 
  Tanahashi (2) vs. Goto (4)
  Tenzan (4) vs. Okada (6)
  Makabe (8) vs. Marufuji (4) 
  SANADA (4) vs. Bad Luck Fale (2)
  Ishii (4) vs. Tama Tonga (2)
  You can start the discussion for night nine right h
  
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• TNA Star Rosemary Talks Year One of The Decay, Cherry Bomb’s Effect on Her Career, Working With Bram, Broken Matt Hardy, More

  31-07-2016 05:09 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  TNA star Rosemary recently did an interview with Channel Guide Magazine, discussing everything from her work with The Decade and the faction’s first year on Impact Wrestling, to working with Bram, her thoughts on Broken Matt Hardy and his current gimmick, and more. The 32-year-old Rosemary, who wrestled for years as Courtney Rush on the independent scene, also detailed the effect that fellow Canadian Cherry Bomb (working as Allie in TNA) has had on her
  
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• Booker T Says Spinarooni Has Been Retired, Chicago’s Freelance Wrestling Announces Match Card For 8/26 “Big Trouble in Wicker Park” Event

  31-07-2016 04:03 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Hall of Famer Booker T took to Twitter this weekend, claiming his iconic Spinarooni move has officially been retired. #BREAKING July 30th, 2016: The Spinnaroonie is officially…. RETIRED!
  — Booker T. Huffman (@BookerT5x) July 31, 2016The very first Spinarooni dates back to early 1992, in a tag team match for the short-lived, Dallas-based Global Wrestling Federation that ran on ESPN. 
  Freelance Wrestling Presents: Big Trouble in Wicker Park
  The
  
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• Photos & Videos From Last Night’s WWE NXT Live Event In Corpus Christi, TX

  31-07-2016 03:40
  
  Below are some photos, video clips and live Superstar tweets from last night’s WWE house show in Corpus Christi, Texas. The video footage includes a clip released by WWE on Instagram from the match between Johnny Gargano and Buddy Murphy. You can check out the images, tweets and clips below.
  @WWE_MandyRose future champion in the making! One of the best matches of the night! #NXTCorpusChristi pic.twitter.com/OflTTaudr4
  — Kevin guerra (@Moshnroll) July 30, 2016
  @WWE_MandyRose is even m
  
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• Photos & Videos From Friday Night’s WWE Live Event In Tallahassee, Florida

  31-07-2016 03:31
  
  Below are some photos and video clips from last night’s WWE live event in Tallahassee, Florida that were posted on social media. Video footage includes a clip WWE released of Heath Slater before his tag team match with Bo Dallas against Darren Young and Titus O’Neil. The main event featured Roman Reigns beating Seth Rollins and AJ Styles. You can check the photos and clips out below:
  Having not been drafted, @HeathSlaterOMRB makes his own game plan on what he will do next! #WWETallah
  
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• PHOTOS: Lots Of Pics From Lana’s First Wedding That Took Place Yesterday

  31-07-2016 03:16
  
  Lana has shared some more photos of her and her fellow WWE Superstars for her wedding with Rusev this weekend. You can check out some of the more recent wedding pictures below.
  #RavishingBride #RusevandLanaWedding pic.twitter.com/cfB89Mbkw3
  — Lana (@LanaWWE) July 29, 2016
  Loved this moment with @thebriebella thank you @NatbyNature for taking this #rusevandlanawedding #sisterlylove pic.twitter.com/YYyDvQ2ADr
  — Nikki & Brie (@BellaTwins) July 30, 2016One day to go…are you wa
  
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• WWE Announcer Mauro Ranallo Talks Jim Ross Comparisons, Vince McMahon, Favorite Thing About Commentary, More

  31-07-2016 02:17 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The voice of Showtime Boxing and WWE Smackdown, Mauro Ranallo recently conducted an AMA with the r/Boxing subreddit community to promote this weekend’s Santa Cruz-Frampton fight in Brooklyn, NY. Here are a few highlights from the Q&A… 
  His advice for those looking to break into the announcing game: 
  In terms of advice, do well in school, in English. Be very passionate and motivated by what you want to accomplish. It’s a tough
  
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• Olympic Games preview in men’s freestyle at 97 kg/213 lbs.

  31-07-2016 01:12
  
  American Kyle Snyder battles experience field as he looks to defend 2015 World title
  
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• Finn Balor Talks Who He Is Most Looking Forward to Facing on Raw, If He Feels Extra Pressure Being Labeled “The Face of the Future”

  31-07-2016 00:18 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Following his draft to WWE Raw, WWE.com spoke with Finn Balor and below are some interview highlights:Which WWE Raw star he is most looking forward to facing:“You know, you’re gonna think I’m making this up. But for the longest time, there has been a kind of mutual respect/competitiveness between myself and Seth [Rollins], I think. We’d done a panel the morning of [NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn], and it was something we touched on tha
  
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