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• Are Cody Rhodes And Brandi Rhodes Now A Package Deal For Wrestling Promotions?

  08-09-2016 23:55
  
  - There is no denying Cody Rhodes is not only the hottest free agent in professional wrestling but he is also the topic of much speculation as of late. Friday, The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling will release a one hour interview with Cody where he directly addresses the recent speculation of what exactly he and his wife Bradi’s next moves will be and if they are indeed a package deal.
  Cody on the rumors of whether or not he and Brandi are headed to a major promotion and if they are a pack
  
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• Billy Gunn On Maybe Returning To WWE, Signing With NJPW, Who Shaved X-Pac’s Eyebrows

  08-09-2016 23:37
  
  - Episode two of X-Pac 1,2,360 with special guest Billy Gunn is available now on iTunes and YouTube. Sean Waltman talks to 11-time tag team champion and fellow DX member Gunn about his upcoming appearance at NJPW and possibly returning to the WWE. They sent us these highlights:
  X-Pac responds to Scott Hall’s recent airport incident:
  “Here’s the thing. The more time you have behind you of being healthy, and I don’t like to use the word clean, but you know of just being hea
  
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• Alberto Del Rio to Speak Out on His Current WWE Status

  08-09-2016 23:28 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  According to SuperLuchas.net, Alberto Del Rio has invited Mexican media to a press conference being held tomorrow in Mexico City.
  Del Rio will reportedly speak out on his WWE future, his current 30 day Wellness Policy suspension and his future with WWE.
  Read Also: Paige Reportedly Hires Legal Representation as Her WWE Future is Up in the Air
  As we noted earlier today, WWE is expected to announce Del Rio is finished with the company v
  
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• Update on Rusev’s WWE Return, 6 Man Raw Match Advertised, Pre-Sale Code for NXT in California, Watch the New Hart Family Documentary

  08-09-2016 23:20 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Update on Rusev’s WWE Return
  Big Cass, Enzo Amore and Roman Reigns vs. Chris Jericho, Rusev and Kevin Owens is being advertised as the dark match main event for Monday’s Raw in Baltimore. As noted, Rusev and Lana are currently off WWE TV as they are on their honeymoon.Pre-Sale Code for NXT in Cali
  An internet pre-sale is currently underway for the NXT live events in California from October 26-30. You can purchase tickets using the code
  
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• Abyss On Matt Hardy Re-Inventing Himself, If Decay Has Brought Back His Hunger, More

  08-09-2016 23:20
  
  - TNA star Abyss was recently interviewed by Total Wrestling Magazine and spoke about a variety of topics including his tag team The Decay, his role as a backstage agent and more. The full issue is available here, they sent us the following highlights:
  Has forming The Decay brought back a similar hunger as when you started with Impact?
  “I think it has. We’re in a prime spot, I mean we’re the TNA world tag team champions right now, so with that comes a lot of responsibility and
  
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• WWE SmackDown Viewership Has Biggest Flop Since Moving To Tuesday Nights

  08-09-2016 23:15
  
  - According to Showbuzz Daily, Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown Live episode featuring a main event segment with AJ Styles and WWE Champion Dean Ambrose, drew 2.454 million viewers.This number is down 13.4% from last week’s show, which drew 2.835 million viewers.
  SmackDown was #7 for the night in viewership, behind The Have & Have Nots, Harley & The Davidson, Queen Sugar, The Kelly File, The O’Reilly Factor, Special Report with Brett Baier.
  Smackdown was #3 in the 18-49 de
  
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• **SPOILERS** TNA Impact Taping Results For Tonight

  08-09-2016 23:09
  
  - Seen below are spoilers for tonight’s TNA Impact taping for tonight:
  * Billy Corgan announces he is the new TNA President.He unveils the new Grand championship and announces the King of the Mountain title is retired,
  * In a Grand Tournament match,Drew Galloway defeated Braxton Sutter with three unidentified judges scoring.
  * Mike Bennett comes out and cuts a promo blaiming Moose for what happened.
  * Dixie announces Moose vs. Bennett at Bound for Glory.
  * Jade and Gail Kim defeated Allie
  
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• TJ Perkins On His Favorite WWE Wrestlers, Working With Shawn Michaels, CWC Finals

  08-09-2016 23:04
  
  - WWE Cruiserweight Classic semifinalist TJ Perkins took some time of out of his busy schedule to talk to with TJRWrestling.net Podcast for one hour. They sent us these highlights:
  Choosing to represent the Philippines in the Cruiserweight Classic:
  “They asked me what I wanted to do. Everybody knows I grew up in Los Angeles and my family came from the Philippines. It was about giving back to a culture that doesn’t have a lot of inspiration. We have Manny (Pacquaio), but he’s ha
  
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• CM Punk’s Reaction To Lesnar’s Failed Drug Tests, Helped Stars Get Hired By WWE, More

  08-09-2016 22:59
  - WWE Superstar CM Punk was recently interviewed by Justin Barrasso of SI.com ahead of his fight against Mickey Gall at UFC 203 this Saturday. Here are the following highlights:
  On if anyone in WWE reminds him of himself:
  “Everybody is their own self. I think there’s maybe hints of me here and there, and whether that’s they’re trying to emulate me, or they’re just good and maybe I was good too, I don’t know, but I definitely don’t take credit for anyone&
  
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• Scotty 2 Hotty Returning For Full-Time Coaching Position At The Performance Center

  08-09-2016 22:51
  
  - Former Attitude Era star and WWE Tag Champion Scotty 2 Hotty is returning to WWE in a behind-the-scenes role.Scotty 2 Hotty, real name Scott Garland, has officially signed on to coach trainees at the WWE Performance Center. Garland first began working at a Performance Center on a part-time basis as a guest coach, and has now graduated to a full-time position.
  He made several one-off returns in the last 10 years for WWE, including on 2014′s Old School RAW and again that year on NXT Arriva
  
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• WWE Announces Signing Seven New Recruits From China

  08-09-2016 22:44
  
  - WWE released the following statement today indicating they have signed seven new recruits from China to developmental contracts
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWWE® SIGNS SEVEN NEW RECRUITS FROM CHINA
  SHANGHAI, China and STAMFORD, Conn. 8 September, 2016 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced that it has signed seven new recruits from China to developmental contracts. Big Boa, Gu Guangming, Gao Lei, Zhao Xia, Wang Xiaolong, Yifeng and Cheng Yuxiang were all discovered earlier this year during a four
  
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• Kevin Owens Destroys Roman Reigns on Twitter (Video)

  08-09-2016 22:41
  
  - WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens was not holding back on Twitter this week. Cathy Kelley looks at what KO had to say to Roman Reigns and more!The post Kevin Owens Destroys Roman Reigns on Twitter (Video) appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• WWE 2K17 OMG gameplay trailer: “Who’s Next?”

  08-09-2016 22:40
  
  WWE 2K17 OMG gameplay trailer: “Who’s Next?”The post WWE 2K17 OMG gameplay trailer: “Who’s Next?” appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• Who invented the Frog Splash?

  08-09-2016 22:40
  
  The Frog Splash is synonymous with WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero, but Latino Heat didn’t create the move. So, who did?The post Who invented the Frog Splash? appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• Cesaro vs. Sheamus – Best of Seven Series Match No. 4: WWE Live

  08-09-2016 22:39
  
  Cesaro vs. Sheamus – Best of Seven Series Match No. 4: WWE LiveThe post Cesaro vs. Sheamus – Best of Seven Series Match No. 4: WWE Live appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• Current CM Punk vs Mickey Gall UFC 203 Betting Odds Revealed: Who is Favored to Win the Bout and How?

  08-09-2016 22:37 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Courtesy of Bovada at www.Bovada.lv and on Twitter at @BovadaLV, below are the current UFC 203 betting odds.
  The favorite in the match is listed with the minus sign, as you would have to bet the amount shown to win $100. The plus sign indicates the underdog, as a bet of $100 would win you the amount shown.Read Also: Current WWE Backlash Betting Odds Revealed
  UFC 203 Fight Odds
  Stipe Miocic vs Alistair Overeem
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• Mick Foley Sends Message to CM Punk, Kevin Owens Destroys Roman Reigns on Twitter (Videos), Tony Award Winner Praises The Rock’s Singing

  08-09-2016 22:20 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Tony Award Winner Praises The Rock’s Singing
  Entertainment Weekly has published a new article on The Rock’s upcoming Disney animated film “Moana”. The article contains the following quote from music writer and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda on how Miranda used The Rock’s past to write music for him:“He really sings, and he sings really well. The only thing I had to prep me, because I wrote his big tune
  
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• 9/8 Edition of NXT Rebellion: Nakamura Main Events, Ember Moon, TM-61 vs The Cruiserweights, More

  08-09-2016 22:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WrestleZone Radio presents another brand new episode of NXT Rebellion!
  This episode is hosted by Jamie Campbell and features Octavarius‘ Brian Wohl as the co-host.
  Subscribe to WrestleZone Radio on iTunes to get ALL our great audio
  In this episode Jamie & Brian discuss:
  TM-61 taking on members of the Cruiserweight Classic
  Ember Moon in action
  Cien v Aries
  Nakamura in the main event
  More…The post 9/8 Edition of NXT Rebellion: Nakamura Main Even
  
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• Billy Corgan Says He Currently Runs TNA Creative, Reveals Other Creative Team Members, Says He is Actively Engaged in Trying to Buy TNA

  08-09-2016 22:02 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  As noted, TNA President Billy Corgan will be making an “evolutionary announcement” on TNA Impact Wrestling tonight, and ahead of tonight’s show Corgan hyped the episode on Facebook.
  With regards to TNA creative, Corgan clarified that his position as TNA President is real, and not just story line, and that he is in charge of TNA creative. He added everything you see on TNA TV is his responsibility. Corgan also revealed the current TNA creati
  
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• 9/8 Edition of WZ Daily: Paige & Del Rio’s WWE Statuses, Heat On Sasha Banks’ RAW Promo, Cody Rhodes Updates, TNA’s Creative Team, More

  08-09-2016 20:55 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Today’s episode of WZ Daily features host Nick Hausman and SHINE ring announcer Kid Cadet as the co-host.
  Subscribe to WrestleZone Radio on iTunes
  Some of the topics discussed on today’s show include:
  Backstage updates on Paige & Del Rio’s WWE status and possible legal issues stemming from it
  Some of the WWE talent being upset with Sasha Banks‘ RAW promo faking her retirement
  Cody Rhodes heading to Japan and other updates about his current st
  
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• CM Punk On If He Will Ever Return to Wrestling, Says He Never Wanted to Go to WWE, Talks Lesnar – USADA Violations, Championing NXT

  08-09-2016 20:19 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Ahead of his debut fight at UFC 203, former WWE star CM Punk spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard and below are some highlights.
  Be sure to join WZ this Saturday night as we will be providing complete, LIVE play-by-play coverage of CM Punk vs Mickey Gall at UFC 203:
  On ever returning to wrestling:“A long time ago I stopped saying ‘never,’ but that’s a loaded question,” Pun
  
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• Cody Rhodes on Whether or Not Rumors Of Him and Brandi Heading to a “Major Promotion” Are True, Who Invented the Frog Splash? (Video)

  08-09-2016 20:18 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Cody Rhodes on Whether or Not Rumors Of Him and Brandi Heading to a “Major Promotion” Are True
  Former WWE star Cody Rhodes appeared on a recent edition of The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling, and below is what Rhodes had to say on the rumors of whether or not he and Brandi are headed to a major promotion:“I think rumors and speculation are wonderful because we all love them, we are the ones who read and perpetuate them in pro wrestling. That mean
  
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• VIDEOS: Highlights From This Week’s NXT Broadcast

  08-09-2016 19:55
  
  Here are the highlight videos from this week’s episode of NXT:100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): El Torito Unmasked Backstage!
  The post VIDEOS: Highlights From This Week’s NXT Broadcast appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• Stephanie McMahon Announces New Book Release Year, Why Book is Delayed, Former WWE Star Filming at WWE HQ, Ryder Getting New Tattoo

  08-09-2016 19:43 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Former WWE Star Filming at WWE HQ
  According to PWInsider.com, former WWE star Terri Runnels is in Stamford, CT at WWE HQ this week, likely filming new material for future WWE Network programs.
  WWE Star Getting Tag Team Logo Tattoo?
  Zack Ryder Tweeted the following:I made an appointment to get a new tattoo. I think I’m gonna get the #HypeBros logo.
  — Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) September 8, 2016
  Stephanie McMahon Announces New Book Release Year
  As
  
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• WWE Smackdown Live Hits New Viewership Low Heading into Backlash

  08-09-2016 19:32 via wrestlezone.com
  
  According to ShowBuzzDaily.com, this week’s edition of WWE Smackdown Live, featuring final WWE Backlash hype, averaged 2.454 million viewers. This week’s number is down from last week’s 2.835 million viewership and is a new low since Smackdown went live and moved to Tuesday nights.
  This week’s Smackdown Live ranked #7 for the night in viewership, behind The Have & Have Nots, Harley & The Davidson, Queen Sugar, The Kelly File, The O’Reilly Factor, Special Re
  
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• WATCH: Highlights of Sheamus vs Cesaro Match Number Four at WWE London Live Event

  08-09-2016 18:57 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  As noted, Cesaro picked up his first win in the best of 7 series against Sheamus at last night’s WWE live event in London.
  In the video below, you can watch highlights of The Swiss Superman and The Celtic Warrior colliding in the fourth clash of their Best of Seven Series, and you can check out complete WWE London live event results at this link:The post WATCH: Highlights of Sheamus vs Cesaro Match Number Four at WWE London Live Event appeared fir
  
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• WWE Cruiserweight Classic Highlights + Semifinals Update

  08-09-2016 18:47
  
  WWE Cruiserweight Classic Highlights + Semifinals Update
  – The semifinals of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic are set following last night’s show, and are as follows:
  * Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Gran Metalik* TJ Perkins vs. Kota Ibushi
  – Here are the highlights from last night’s show:100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): New WWE Diva – Former Laker Girl!!
  The post WWE Cruiserweight Classic Highlights + Semifinals Update appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• Backstage News on Tonight’s Delete or Decay Match, How the Bout Will Differ From “Final Deletion”, Social Media Reactions to #DeleteorDecay

  08-09-2016 18:43 via wrestlezone.com
  
  As noted, the big Delete or Decay match featuring The Hardy Boys vs The Decay will take place on tonight’s TNA Impact Wrestling.
  TNA’s Jeremy Borash appeared on Wrestling Observer Live yesterday and referred to “Delete or Decay” as the first battle in the “Great War” between The Hardys and The Decay, leading to their TNA Tag Team Title match at Bound For Glory on October 2nd. Borash says tonight’s match will not be a Final Deletion Part 2 as it will be
  
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• Abyss on Matt Hardy Reinventing Himself, TNA’s Current Creative Direction and if The Decay Has Brought Back His Early Hunger

  08-09-2016 18:42 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  TNA star Abyss recently spoke with Total Wrestling Magazine and below are some interview highlights:
  Has forming The Decay brought back a similar hunger as when you started with Impact?“I think it has. We’re in a prime spot, I mean we’re the TNA world tag team champions right now, so with that comes a lot of responsibility and we’re also targeted by every tag team in the company. We got to be prepared for it, the group looks out for each other
  
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• Delete or Decay and More on Impact Wrestling Tonight, Billy Corgan to Make “Evolutionary Announcement”, Why is Ziggler Angry with Miz? (Video)

  08-09-2016 18:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Delete or Decay and More on Impact Wrestling Tonight
  Tonight’s TNA Impact Wrestling episode will feature the “Delete or Decay” match featuring Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy and Reby Sky vs Rosemary and TNA Tag Team Champions Abyss and Crazzy Steve. The match will take place from the Hardy compound in North Carolina.
  Tonight’s impact wrestling will also feature the following:
  -An “evolutionary announcement” from Billy Corgan and a
  
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• CM Punk Defies Science, Footage of Punk’s UFC 203 Open Workout (Videos), DDP Says Scott Hall is Back on Track, Shelton Benjamin Update

  08-09-2016 18:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  DDP Says Scott Hall is Back on Track
  After news broke earlier this week that WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall was kicked out of an airport bar following an incident with the bartender, Diamond Dallas Page took to Twitter and offered the following comment:Just left @SCOTTHALLNWO house & I want U All to know #TheBadGuy is back on Track! I’m Proud of his bounce back! DDP https://t.co/Y3YveqRzud
  — Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) September 7, 2016Shel
  
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• Daniel Cormier: ‘WWE Made The Right Move With Kevin Owens!’

  08-09-2016 18:25
  
  Daniel Cormier posted a new editorial column on Champions.co talking about WWE and how they made the right move by making Kevin Owens WWE Universal Champion. You can see part of it below:
  I’ve always loved pro wrestling. I love the stories they tell, how matches build to a crescendo with all the near falls and false finishes. I love the big moments.
  So to see a guy like Kevin Owens – who is a guy that is not the prototypical bodybuilder type – win the WWE Universal Championship
  
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• WZ Photo Gallery: Seven New Chinese Recruits Signed by WWE, Video Footage of 2016 WWE China Tryouts

  08-09-2016 18:02 via wrestlezone.com
  
  As noted, WWE today announced that it has signed seven new recruits from China to developmental contracts. Big Boa, Gu Guangming, Gao Lei, Zhao Xia, Wang Xiaolong, Yifeng and Cheng Yuxiang were all discovered earlier this year during a four-day tryout held in Shanghai and will begin training at the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, USA in January 2017.
  Read Also: WWE Signs Seven New Recruits From China, Triple H Comments
  Below is a photo gallery of the 7 new recr
  
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• ON THE AIR: WZ Daily Talking Paige’s WWE Status, Talent Upset Over Sasha’s RAW Promo, Latest On Cody Rhodes, TNA Creative Team, More

  08-09-2016 17:54 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WrestleZone Daily goes live today at Noon EST/11 am CST. It is hosted by Nick Hausman and features SHINE ring announcer Kid Cadet as the co-host.
  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 show using the hashtag #WZDaily. 
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• Paige Reportedly Hires Legal Representation as Her WWE Future is Up in the Air, the Latest on Alberto Del Rio, Backstage Paige’s Issues, More

  08-09-2016 17:36 via wrestlezone.com
  
  As we noted last week via MLW Radio’s “MSL & Sullivan” show, WWE’s Mark Carrano reportedly approached suspended WWE star Paige and threatened to fire her from the company if she did not sever her relationship with Alberto Del Rio. The show went on to say that the WWE office was not in favor of the real life relationship between Paige and Del Rio, which is one of the reasons why the two were split up in the WWE draft.
  According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter,&nb
  
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• WWE Signs Seven New Recruits From China, Triple H Comments

  08-09-2016 17:24 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE has issued the following press release:
  SHANGHAI, China and STAMFORD, Conn. 8 September, 2016 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced that it has signed seven new recruits from China to developmental contracts. Big Boa, Gu Guangming, Gao Lei, Zhao Xia, Wang Xiaolong, Yifeng and Cheng Yuxiang were all discovered earlier this year during a four-day tryout held in Shanghai and will begin training at the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Flori
  
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• WWE Signs Seven New Recruits From China

  08-09-2016 17:24 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Prior to the big WWE live event taking place in Shanghai on Saturday night, which will see Bin Wang made his WWE in-ring debut against Bo Dallas, WWE announced today the signing of seven new recruits from China. Below are details on the recruits, who have all been signed to developmental deals.
  Big Boa (6-foot-4, 220 pounds) is a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He was named the 2016 Brazilian jiu-jitsu China Open Gi/No-Gi champion and represented China at t
  
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• TJ Perkins Talks Working with Shawn Michaels at the Last WWE CWC Tapings, Facing Kota Ibushi, Freedom Wrestlers Have in the CWC, More

  08-09-2016 17:17 via wrestlezone.com
  
  TJ Perkins is in the semifinals of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, which concludes with a two hour finale next Wednesday, September 14 on WWE Network. Prior to that huge event as well as his future in the Cruiserweight division on Raw, Perkins recently spoke with TJRWrestling.net Podcast and below are some highlights:
  On choosing to represent the Philippines in the Cruiserweight Classic:“They asked me what I wanted to do. Everybody knows I grew up in Los Angeles and my famil
  
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• Early WWE Backlash Betting Odds Released: Who is Favored to Win the WWE Title?, Heavy Favorite in IC Title Match, 6 Pack Challenge, More

  08-09-2016 17:14 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The early betting odds for WWE Backlash 2016 have finally been set, and you can check them out below. The favorite in the match is listed with the minus sign, as you would have to bet the amount shown to win $100. The plus sign indicates the underdog, as a bet of $100 would win you the amount shown.
  WWE Championship
  Dean Ambrose +120 vs AJ Styles -160
  WWE Six-Pack Challenge for the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship
  Becky Lynch +115 vs Natalya +300 vs Nikki Bella -120 vs Alexa Bliss +500
  
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• American Alpha Discusses Being Called Up To The Main Roster, SmackDown Live!, & More

  08-09-2016 17:11
  American Alpha joined Jonathan Coachman on ESPN Sportscenter tonight to talk about being drafted to WWE Smackdown Live,
  Jordan says he’d like to say he knew they’d get called up, but it was still surreal to hear their names called, and it was big because he’d been in NXT for five years at that point. Gable talks about the differences between NXT and Smackdown, saying you need to know where to fit in, and Jordan talks about getting into a routine for the gym and meals, and stayi
  
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• Sean Waltman Reacts to Scott Hall’s Airport Incident, Billy Gunn is Heading to NJPW, Talks Whether or Not He Will Return to WWE (Video)

  08-09-2016 17:10 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Episode two of X-Pac 1,2,360 with special guest Billy Gunn is available now on iTunes at this link and YouTube in the video player below. The following are some highlights:
  Sean Waltman (X-Pac) talks to 11-time tag team champion and fellow DX member Gunn about his upcoming appearance at NJPW and whether he’ll ever go back to WWE, plus the man known as Mr. Ass reveals who shaved X-Pac’s eyebrows so many years ago…
  X-Pac responds to Scott Hall’s recent airport incide
  
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• TNA Bound For Glory Press Conference (Video), Who Is Writing Impact Wrestling?, EC3’s TNA Contract Status

  08-09-2016 16:56 via wrestlezone.com
  
  TNA Bound For Glory Press Conference
  TNA has released the above video package covering their recent Bound For Glory press conference hyping their upcoming big event.
  The Latest On TNA’s Creative Team
  Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  While Billy Corgan is now running TNA as the President the creative is still largely being done by “Big” John Gaburick, Dave Lagana and Matt Conway. Matt Hardy is the one booking what he and Jeff are currently doing with their “
  
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• Updates On Cody Rhodes: What Major Promotion Is He Headed To Next?, What Former WWE Name Is He Getting Offers To Wrestle?, More

  08-09-2016 16:35 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Cody Rhodes Updates
  According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Cody Rhodes will be headed to New Japan Pro Wrestling to work at least one date with Katsuyori Shibata.
  Related: Cody Rhodes Reportedly Heading to TNA Wrestling, Details on His Unique Deal and Who He Will Be Feuding With
  Also, in regards to the independent wrestling scene Cody has apparently received several offers to work with current TNA wrestler Aron Rex (formerly WWE’s Damien Sandow). At this time he has not accep
  
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• WWE Talent Reportedly Upset Over Sasha’s RAW Promo, Paige’s WWE Future Said To Be, “Up In The Air”

  08-09-2016 16:12 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Talent Reportedly Upset Over Sasha’s RAW Promo
  The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that some talent in WWE were upset with Sasha Banks’ fake retirement promo this past Monday night on RAW.
  The feeling among those that are upset is that the promo was in bad taste and that the company tried to whip up emotions similar to Daniel Bryan’s retirement promo only to end the promo with a bad angle. The Observer went on to say th
  
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• Hulk Hogan Talks To Eric Bischoff About How He’d Turn John Cena Heel

  08-09-2016 15:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
  This week’s episode of Bischoff on Wrestling features part two of Eric Bischoff’s three part interview series with former WWE & WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan. 
  Some of Eric’s comments have been transcribed below.
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  On how Hulk would turn John Cena heel:HH: That would be a tough one. There are just so many ways. With this “PG Era” that is going on right now it would be in the ring. Tu
  
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• WATCH: 2K Sports Releases “Who’s Next” Trailer For WWE 2K17, Paul Heyman Responds on Behalf of Brock Lesnar

  08-09-2016 07:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
  2K Sports has released a “Who’s Next” trailer for the upcoming WWE 2K17 video game, and it includes game play footage of Brock Lesnar vs Bill Goldberg and much more. You can check out the trailer below, and Paul Heyman has responded to online hype about the trailer in the Tweets below the video:
  TIME TO EXPOSE SOME @WWE @WWEgames #WWE2K17 MALARKY (credit: Joe Biden)!!!!
  — Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) September 8, 2016
  I’m reading all these tweets tonight about @IGN
  
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• Kevin Owens Talks Criticism From Vince Russo and Jim Cornette, Fan Reaction to Reigns, Working with Cena, Who He Wants to Face, More

  08-09-2016 06:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
  
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  On the latest episode of Main Event Radio, Ryan Rider went 1-on-1 with the new WWE Universal Champion, Kevin Owens. They discussed the brand extension, his reaction to Jim Cornette and Vince Russo, who he would like to defend his championship against, praise for John Cena and Roman Reigns, and much more.
  Audio can be downloaded here: http://www.maineventradio.com/audio/MER-09-07-16.mp3
  Here is a recap of the interview:
  How does it feel to be WWE Universal C
  
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• How Was Viewership for This Week’s Labor Day Edition of WWE Raw?, Third Hour of the Show Sees Major Drop

  08-09-2016 06:34 via wrestlezone.com
  
  According to ShowBuzzDaily.com, this week’s Labor Day edition of WWE Raw averaged 3.069 million viewers, which is down 10% from last week’s 3.413 million viewership average.
  For this week’s show, the first hour drew 3.350 million viewers, the second hour drew 3.066 million viewers and the final hour drew 2.792 million viewers. The show was of course expected to draw a lower number given the holiday, but interestingly the final hour was down 17% from the first.
  Raw was #5
  
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• American Alpha Talks Being Drafted To Smackdown, Clicking As A Team, Where Their Name Came From

  08-09-2016 05:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  As noted, this week’s WWE Off The Top Rope guests are WWE Smackdown Live tag team American Alpha, Chad Gable and Jason Jordan. 
  The duo joined Jonathan Coachman on ESPN Sportscenter tonight to talk about being drafted to WWE Smackdown Live, 
  Jordan says he’d like to say he knew they’d get called up, but it was still surreal to hear their names called, and it was big because he’d been in NXT for five years at that poi
  
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• The Ratings For The Labor Day Edition Of WWE RAW Are In …..

  08-09-2016 04:50
  
  As usual, RAW saw a dip in ratings for its Labor Day episode. Monday’s show drew a 1.07 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 3.069 million viewers. Those numbers are down 9% and 10% from last week’s 1.17 demo rating and 3.413 million viewers, and represent the lowest numbers for the show since the August 16th episode brought in a 1.07 and 2.915 million viewers.
  On the plus side for WWE, the drop is slightly less than what last year’s Labor Day episode did; the September
  
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