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• Backstage News on Tyson Kidd’s Current Injury Status and WWE Future Following Recent Social Media Post

  08-10-2016 22:42 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  As we noted earlier in the week, injured WWE star Tyson Kidd posted an update on social media revealing he still can’t feel his head or move it the way he used to, but still remains focused on his recovery.
  Aside from a few social medial posts, Kidd has been mostly quiet with regards to his injury and in-ring future, however Bruce Hart has previously claimed Kidd will never wrestle again.
  The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting the entire situation
  
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• Broken Matt Hardy Gets Even More Strange in New RF Video Shoot, Hardy Confirmed For AAW Never Say Die 11/4 Event

  08-10-2016 20:42 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Broken Matt Hardy Tells All
  Featured above is… well, it’s definitely something. The Broken One himself Matt Hardy sits down with RF Video for a truly unique edition of “Reflections” covering everything from Vince McMahon to African tribes, from his possessed drone Vanguard1 to Brother Nero. Check out the preview above, and you can grab the entire interview over at RFVideo.com.
  AAW Confirms Broken Matt Hardy For 11/4
  Speaking of Broken Matt Hardy, he has been confirmed f
  
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• WWE No Mercy Final Match Card & WZ Live Coverage Info; AJ Styles Defends, Dolph Ziggler Puts His Career On The Line, Becky Lynch vs Alex Bliss, More

  08-10-2016 20:20 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The Smackdown brand presents WWE No Mercy live this Sunday, only on the WWE Network. AJ Styles defends the World Championship against John Cena and Dean Ambrose in a triple threat, Dolph Ziggler puts his career on the line against The Miz and his Intercontinental Championship, Becky Lynch defends and more!
  Wrestlezone will have complete and exclusive live coverage of WWE No Mercy kicking off Sunday at 7:00 p.m. EST with the pre-show. Here’s the final match card:
  WWE World ChampionshipAJ S
  
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• VIDEOS: Two WWE ‘Total Bellas’ Bonus Clips + Dolph Ziggler On ‘Talking Smack’

  08-10-2016 20:19
  – Here are two bonus clips from Total Bellas…
  – Here is Dolph Ziggler’s WWE Network pick of the week, which is this week’s episode of WWE Talking Smack…100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): New Pic Of Torrie Wilson And Her DAD@@
  The post VIDEOS: Two WWE ‘Total Bellas’ Bonus Clips + Dolph Ziggler On ‘Talking Smack’ appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• AAW Jim Lynam Memorial Continues Tonight: Pentagon Jr Defends, ACH vs Chuck Taylor, Zack Sabre, Ali vs Fenix & More!

  08-10-2016 20:12 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament continues tonight as AAW invades Berwyn, IL for night two of their epic two-part series in honor of the late Jim Lynam.
  Part one on Friday night featured Pentagon Jr. and Sami Callihan in a Death Match for the AAW Championship, plus eight first round tournament matches in a night many are calling one of the best events in the promotion’s history. Tonight should be no different, as the likes of Zack Sabre Jr., ACH, Fenix, Chuck Taylor, Prince Ali, Chris He
  
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• Michael Hayes Responds to Bret Hart Bashing the Freebirds, Cody Rhodes & CM Punk Feat. in Today’s WWE Top 10, Detailed Look at TMNT/WWE Figures

  08-10-2016 19:37 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Top 10 Career-Threatening Moments
  Featured above is this week’s WWE Top 10, featuring ten career-threatening moments in WWE history. Coincidentally the video features Jeff Hardy and Cody Rhodes, two current TNA stars, and CM Punk “leaving” the company after his 2011 Money in the Bank main event win over John Cena.
  Michael Hayes Responds to Bret Hart
  Earlier this weekend we reported on a recent interview done with wrestling legend Bret Hart where, in making a case for his
  
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• Molly Holly Discusses Her Early Training, The Nitro Girls, & More

  08-10-2016 19:31
  
  Molly Holly recently appeared on Sean Waltman’s X-Pac 1,2,360, here are the highlights…
  On her early training: I had been wanting to get into Dean Malenko’s school, and at the time he was saying, no I’m not training any more girls. I’ve been there, done that. I want nothing to do with it. And so I was just working the indies around Tampa and I got booked just to do a dark match with WCW and Dean Malenko saw me wrestle Malia Hosaka. He pulled me aside and he said, i
  
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• Bobby Roode Talks Why He Left TNA, How Much Input He Had on His WWE NXT Entrance, His Best Moment

  08-10-2016 19:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE NXT star Bobby Roode recently spoke with RVA Mag and below are some interview highlights:
  If leaving TNA for WWE was a hard decision:
  “In a way, I guess I’m pretty fortunate. Everything seems to happen for a reason. Obviously for the last couple of years in TNA, there was a lot of ups and downs. A lot more downs than ups, which was really one of the reasons I decided to go. At the end of the day, TNA was always very good to me and at that time,
  
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• AJ Styles and More Top This Week’s ESPN WWE Power Rankings, AxelMania Makes Surprise Return (Video), Meet The Miz

  08-10-2016 19:03 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  AxelMania Makes Surprise Return
  WWE has released the following video of this week’s live event in Santiago, Chile. At the 0:32 mark the fans at the event chanted “AxelMania” to Curtis Axel, who responded by doing some of his old Hulk Hogan-inspired poses. You can check out the video at this link.
  AJ Styles and More Top This Week’s ESPN WWE Power Rankings
  WWE World Champion AJ Styles topped ESPN’s latest Power Ranki
  
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• Nikki Bella Talks When She Was Originally Planning to Return to WWE, Talking to Brie About Retiring, Why She Wanted to Return and More

  08-10-2016 18:52 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The Bella Twins were the recent guest on Busted Open Radio and below are some interview highlights:
  Dave LaGreca: The Women’s division has completely changed so much in that time. You’re on the show “Total Divas” and there’s that “divas” and you’re coming back and going into “Women’s Wrestling,” how did that feel for you to be at SummerSlam and also to get that crowd reaction that you got?
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• Cruiserweight Classic Becoming Weekly WWE Network Show? Impact Wrestling Returns to Orlando Tonight Following Hurricane Matthew

  08-10-2016 18:27 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Photo Credit: Bill Pritchard
  CWC Becoming a Weekly Series?
  One idea being discussed by WWE, according to a report from Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, although we have heard similar things as well, is to create a weekly WWE Network series out of the Cruiserweight Classic. This would not be the traditional tournament format that we have seen previously, but more like an episode NXT style show, featuring Cruiserweight talent from all over the world, including those already signed by WWE.
  
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• Early Betting Odds For WWE No Mercy Released; Is Dolph Ziggler Likely to Retire This Sunday?

  08-10-2016 18:07 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The early betting odds for this Sunday’s WWE No Mercy pay-per-view have been released, courtesy of BetWrestling.com.
  For those unfamiliar with how betting odds work, the negative number represents the odds-on favorite to win, while the positive number represents the underdog. For instance, a bet of $1 on The Miz to win on Sunday would yield $140 while it would take a bet of $180 on Dolph Ziggler to win $100.
  WWE World Championship MatchAJ Styles -1200 vs. Field of John Cena & Dean Amb
  
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• Preview: NJPW King of Pro Wrestling Feat. English Commentary, 4 Title Matches, Okada vs Marufuji, Omega Defends G1 Shot, More

  08-10-2016 17:06 via wrestlezone.com
  
  New Japan Pro Wrestling returns to the Ryogoku Sumo Hall for King of Pro-Wrestling 2016 on October 10th for their last major show before the promotion heads into Wrestle Kingdom season, kicking off with Power Struggle in November, and the World Tag League this December.
  While the company wasn’t promoting this up until this weekend, Ring of Honor announcers Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino are in Japan and will be providing English commentary for the show, which kicks off at 3:00 a.m. EST on M
  
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• Major Changes Possibly Coming to WWE Network; NXT Going Live, TNA & ROH in Consideration, Multiple Pricing Options, More

  08-10-2016 16:48 via wrestlezone.com
  
  There may be some major changes coming for the WWE Network, according to a recent report from Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, supported by a survey making its way around the internet, polling fans on potential changes headed to the streaming service.
  The first potentially huge piece of news is the consideration of up to four different pricing options. This has been an idea talked about for quite some time, but with the survey going around we have a look at some of the ideas they are a
  
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• Major Changes Possibly Coming to WWE Network; NXT Going Live, TNA & ROH Content Being Considered, Fans to Vote on WWE Hall of Fame?

  08-10-2016 16:48 via wrestlezone.com
  
  There may be some major changes coming for the WWE Network, according to a recent report from Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, supported by a survey making its way around the internet, polling fans on potential changes headed to the streaming service.
  The first potentially huge piece of news is the consideration of up to four different pricing options. This has been an idea talked about for quite some time, but with the survey going around we have a look at some of the ideas they are a
  
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• NXT Richmond Live Event Results (10/7): Joe & Roode vs Nakamura & Jose, Alexander vs Aries, Asuka in Action, More

  08-10-2016 15:58 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The following are results from the October 7th WWE NXT Richmond live event in Richmond, VA. 
  (1) Lince Dorado def. Elias Samson
  (2) Peyton Royce def. Liv Morgan
  (3) The Authors of Pain def. TM-61
  (4) Cedric Alexander def. Austin Aries
  (5) Tye Dillinger def. Blake
  (6) Asuka def. Aliyah
  (7) Samoa Joe & Bobby Roode def. Shinsuke Nakamura & No Way Jose
  The post NXT Richmond Live Event Results (10/7): Joe & Roode vs Nakamura & Jose, Alexander vs Aries, Asuka in Action, More appe
  
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• Heath Slater’s WWE PPV Record + Ellen DeGeneres Uses WWE Footage

  08-10-2016 09:09
  
  The YouTube page for The Ellen DeGeneres show posted the following, hyping the second presidential debate by mocking both Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton by using some WWE footage…The WWE on ESPN Twitter posted the following, noting that Heath Slater’s No Mercy match this weekend will be his 20th WWE PPV match. Slater has a record of 4-15 on WWE PPV…
  No Mercy will be @HeathSlaterOMRB's 20th PPV match. pic.twitter.com/h9b7O1XNOb
  — WWE on ESPN (@WWEonESPN) October 6, 2016
  
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• The Big Show Reacts To Being Caught Smoking In Vince McMahon’s Office, Talks Austin

  08-10-2016 09:01
  
  During a recent edition of “WWE Table For 3″, The Big Show spoke about how working with Steve Austin helped him learn to be a giant. Here are the highlights…
  On Working With Steve Austin: “Steve used to yell at me all the time. I remember I got stuck with Steve on a Europe tour. He’s the man [and] every night, beats the crap out of me for seven minutes. Bam! Stunner! [He] drinks beer and salutes the crowd for another 10 [minutes]. I go to the back and Fit [Finlay]&
  
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• Bret Hart Trashes Fabulous Freebirds, Xavier Woods Becomes The Boogeyman For Halloween, Renee Young Hangs Out w/ Ashton Kutcher

  08-10-2016 05:01 via wrestlezone.com
  
  “The Ranch” Stars Hang Out w/ Renee
  Renee Young was joined by That ’70s Show legends Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson on this week’s “Unfiltered” to promote season two of their Netflix exclusive series, The Ranch. Check it out in the video above.
  Bret Hart Trashes Fabulous Freebirds
  Bret “The Hitman” Hart recently did an interview with Forbes.com and discussed a few names he’d like to see included in the WWE Hall of Fam
  
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• Rusev Shows Off His New Look, The Bella Twins Sing NFL Teams Fight Song (Video)

  08-10-2016 03:32
  
  – NFL.com posted the following video of the Bella Twins singing the Philadelphia Eagles fight song during an NFL Network appearance this week, which you can see here.
  – Rusev posted a new pic from the RAW brand’s South American tour in which he’s rocking the Wolverine beard:Yes. Chile ……. verde! @thelanawwe #chile #chile
  A photo posted by Miroslav Barnyashev (@rusevig) on Oct 6, 2016 at 4:53pm PDT100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): WWE Divas At A **VERY RECENT** Kany
  
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• Paige Comments On Missing Alberto El Patron, WWE/Susan G. Komen Video, More

  08-10-2016 03:24
  
  – Here is a new WWE and Susan G. Komen “More Than Pink” promo, with with Sasha Banks introducing breast cancer survivor Angelica in Spanish:– Paige took to Instagram to comment on Alberto El Patron heading to Newcastle in the UK for an indy show over there. El Patron competed at last night’s WCPW show in the main event, losing to El Ligero in a triple-threat match for the WCPW Internet Title. Paige posted:Noooo my love has left me to go back to Newcastle where this
  
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• Tyrus Talks ‘Fat-Shaming’ & Recent Donald Trump Controversy, WWE Stars Invade Chile (Video), Dolph Ziggler Puts Over Smackdown Star

  08-10-2016 03:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE Stars Invade Santiago, Chile
  WWE uploaded the video featured above from the recent Raw-brand trip to Santiago, Chile. One fun note from the tour, Curtis Axel was a part of an 8-man tag team match during the show, and received a huge “Axelmania” chant before breaking into a few of his old Hulk Hogan-esque gimmicks.
  Tyrus Defends “Fat-Shaming” in Entertainment
  Former WWE Superstar and current TNA wrestler Tyrus (aka Brodus Clay) recently appeared on Fox News’ The
  
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• Six U.S. champions on first day of freestyle Veterans World Championships

  08-10-2016 02:35
  
  The U.S. wins 10 total medals on first day of freestyle action at Veterans Worlds
  
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• Release Date & First Look at WWE’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Team-Up; Full Press Release Included

  08-10-2016 01:56 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Photo Credit: WWE
  As noted earlier today, WWE and Nickelodeon will be teaming up for a brand new set of action figures featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles decked out as iconic professional wrestling stars. We now have more information on the set thanks to a press release (below) sent out by WWE, including a release date – early November, available exclusively at Walmart. The figures will also be on display this weekend at New York Comic-Con.
  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES AND WWE TEAM
  
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• This Week’s TNA Impact Wrestling Sees Big Viewership Drop Following Bound for Glory

  08-10-2016 01:22 via wrestlezone.com
  
  According to ShowBuzzDaily, this week’s edition of TNA Impact Wrestling, featuring Bound for Glory fallout and the crowning of a new TNA Champion, averaged 305,000 viewers.
  This week’s number is down 16.4% from last week’s 365,000 viewership average. This week’s Impact audience is also the lowest since the show moved to Thursday nights back in July.
  This week’s show did not make the Cable Top 150 for the 18-49 demo.
  The post This Week’s TNA Impact Wrestl
  
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• Chad Gable Talks American Alpha’s Early WWE Main Roster Success, Crowd Reaction to the Team in The UK

  08-10-2016 00:36 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE star and one half of American Alpha Chad Gable recently spoke with Vavel and below are some interview highlights:
  On The UK crowd’s reaction to American Alpha in Blackpool last year:
  “That was kind of a unique deal you know, we were all so excited to get over there and travel and do shows in all new arenas and in front of new crowds but we did not quite know what to expect. We were just blown away by every single night on that U.K. tour and that first one was just mind-blowing a
  
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