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• Paul Heyman Discusses Brock Lesnar vs. Bill Goldberg, Their First Match, More

  19-11-2016 23:41
  
  Paul Heyman spoke with USA Today for a new interview promoting Survivor Series. Some highlights are below:
  On his prediction for the match: “People pay to see Brock Lesnar beat, victimize and conquer people. … Everyone wants to witness history. When you deliver history to them, people are in awe and feel like their money was well spent. When they pay for the moment, that’s what they want to see … When Brock Lesnar takes Goldberg to Suplex City, hits him with the F5 and
  
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• WATCH: Mickie James Arrives at NXT Takeover Toronto, Shares Her Feelings on Returning to WWE

  19-11-2016 23:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE has released the following video, featuring Mickie James arriving at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto tonight for NXT Takeover.
  During the video, not only does James take in the moment of arriving at the arena, but she also shares her feelings on what it’s like returning to WWE:
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• Mick Foley Endorses Both Stephanie McMahon and The Rock Running For United States President

  19-11-2016 23:34 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley recently spoke with ESPN, and during the interview he endorsed both Stephanie McMahon and The Rock for United States President.
  Foley had the following to say on the subject, including more on his decision not to support Donald Trump in this year’s election:
  “I know our fan base is all over the political map, and you don’t want to offend half your fan base, but I said [to myself] I have to be able to look into the mirr
  
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• Bobby Roode Talks What it Means to Him Returning to Toronto for WWE NXT Takeover, Importance of Facing Tye Dillinger Tonight & More

  19-11-2016 23:29 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Jim Varsallone of The Miami Herald has published a new interview with WWE NXT star Bobby Roode, and below are some highlights:
  Tonight’s NXT Takeover event in Toronto:
  “This means a lot to me. Since the time I started here, about six months ago, it’s been a whirlwind and a lot of fun. My debut match at NXT TakeOver Brooklyn [II] was a glorious experience.”
  Facing Tye Dillinger tonight:
  “Tye has been well traveled as well. He’
  
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• John Cena Comments on How Much He Misses WWE, HHH Post-Takeover Interview, Paul Heyman On How He Took ECW to the Extreme (Video)

  19-11-2016 23:26 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  HHH Post-Takeover Interview
  Triple H will be doing a Facebook interview with Cathy Kelley immediately after tonight’s WWE NXTTakeover Toronto event. WZ will have live coverage of both Takeover and the Triple H interview tonight so be sure to join us then!
  John Cena Comments on How Much He Misses WWE
  While John Cena is off WWE TV filming “American Grit”, he took to Twitter and commented on missing Survivor Series:I miss @WWE terribly. Wis
  
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• Chicago Fans: Survivor Series Pick ‘Em Sheet Revealed For WZ’s PPV Watch Party At WWE Blast Area Duffy’s Bar

  19-11-2016 23:25 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WrestleZone is proud to announce that we will be returning to Chicago WWE Blast Area Duffy’s Bar & Grille this Sunday to host their WWE Survivor Series Viewing Party!
  This event is FREE and doors will open at 4 pm CST.
  Chicago Fans: WrestleZone Hosting Survivor Series Viewing Party At WWE Blast Area Duffy’s Bar
  Fans who show up before Survivor Series begins will have a chance to enter WZ’s official WWE Survivor Series Pick ‘Em Game! Wres
  
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• Dolph Ziggler Talks His Current Role in WWE, Helping Tyler Breeze, Cesaro Flirting with Greatness and Breaking Down Walls in WWE, More

  19-11-2016 23:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE star Dolph Ziggler recently spoke with The Whig and below are some interview highlights:
  His role in the company:
  “Whether it be independent wrestlers who wrestled for a long time and just got here, or even some new people who trained for a few years and got called up, this roster has changed drastically in the last few years, for the better. My role for the last [several years], no matter what position I’m in, was not passing a torch, but just ki
  
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• Who I See The Undertaker Facing At Royal Rumble, James Ellsworth Heel Turn, Win Royal Rumble Tickets Predicting Survivor Series & More

  19-11-2016 21:27 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Unfortunately, due to a death in my family earlier in the week we were unable to be in studio to film Chair Shot Reality videos. However, Saturday I had my first “Wrestling Reality” audio show with the Pittsburgh Podcast Network. You can hear the show on every audio platform.
  The first half of the show I talk a number of topics:
  0:00-7:45 The Undertaker’s future:
  The Undertaker is back and is hinting that it’s no more than just WrestleMania. In this same week…WWE
  
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• WWE Champion Also Wants Match Against Shawn Michaels, Remembering Miss Elizabeth, Dana Brooke & Xavier Woods Game (Video)

  19-11-2016 18:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Remembering Miss Elizabeth
  Today would have been of Miss Elizabeth’s 56th birthday.
  Dana Brooke Games with Xavier Woods
  Below is the latest UpUpDownDown with Xavier Woods and Dana Brooke playing Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety.
  WWE Champion Also Wants Match Against Shawn Michaels
  WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens is the latest WWE star wanting a match against Shawn Michaels. Seth Rollins and AJ Styles have both said they deserve the match against HBK should
  
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• Behind The Scenes Of Goldberg’s First WWE Photo Shoot In 12 Years, David Otunga Shows Off Tattoos He Has For TV Show (Videos)

  19-11-2016 18:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Goldberg Photo Shoot
  WWE has posted the following video featuring a behind the scenes look at Goldberg’s first WWE photo shoot in 12 years. You can watch the video below:David Otunga Filming For Criminal Minds
  David Otunga got tattoos for his appearance on the CBS TV show Criminal Minds. You can see a video of Otunga below:Freshly tatted and heading to set on @CrimMinds_CBS pic.twitter.com/20W9z9naF8
  — David Otunga (@DavidOtunga) November 16, 2016The post B
  
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• James Ellsworth Comments On WWE Status, Has He Received A WWE Contract? (Video)

  19-11-2016 17:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
  James Ellsworth On WWE Status
  James Ellsworth appeared at his last indie event last night in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Recently Ellsworth said that he is no longer taking indie bookings. At the event last night he commented on his status with WWE and said that he has officially been given a WWE contract. You can watch a video of Ellsworth below:Congrats @realellsworth on making your dream come true. #nochinmusic for the WWE roster pic.twitter.com/ZyKymbFgkk
  — David (@NoWhereNoName1) November
  
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• When Will the Recently Taped ECW Special Air?, News on Next Week’s NXT Episode, Guest Revealed for Next “Unfiltered” with Renee Young

  19-11-2016 17:35 via wrestlezone.com
  
  When Will the Recently Taped ECW Special Air?
  As noted, ECW originals Tommy Dreamer, Bubba Dudley and Taz were all backstage filming content for the WWE Network, and the Network schedule is now listing the special to air Monday night immediately following Raw. The special, hosted by Corey Graves, will be titled the “Authentic Untold Story of ECW” and below is the synopsis:
  “Go beyond extreme and join the unrivaled Paul Heyman for a unique look at ECW, featuring Tommy Dreamer,
  
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• AJ Styles Continues Taking Shots at WWE Universal Title & Kevin Owens Calling Him a “Rookie” (Video), RVD Comedy Show & SSeries Party

  19-11-2016 17:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  RVD Comedy Show & SSeries Party
  As a reminder, Rob Van Dam will be doing a comedy show this weekend and below are all the details:
  Rob Van Dam Comedy and Survivor Series Party in Baltimore SUNDAY
  MCWProWrestling.com – This Sunday, November 20, Jimmy’s Famous Seafood and MCW Pro Wrestling present The Rob Van Damn Comedy Tour and Survivor Series Party at Jimmy’s Famous Seafood, 6526 Holabird Ave in Baltimore, MD starting at
  
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• Emma On How Serious Her Injury Was, When She Realized The Injury Was Bad And Her Recovery

  19-11-2016 17:18 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Emma On Her Injury
  Emma posted on Instagram her recovery from surgery and how serious her injury was. She included that she was lucky that she was not paralyzed. You can read her post below:
  Six months ago today I couldn’t bend over to put my shoes on. I couldn’t lift my arms up to get dressed. I couldn’t hold my hand up to do my makeup. I couldn’t sit stand or walk without pain. I knew it was bad when I realized all these things weren’t going away and when the lef
  
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• Big Cass Talks He and Enzo Amore’s Rapid Rise in WWE, His Goals on the Main Roster, Pursuing Wrestling After His Time at NYU and More

  19-11-2016 17:10 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE star Big Cass recently spoke with FOX Sports and below are some interview highlights:
  On he and Enzo Amore’s rapid rise on the WWE main roster:
  “At times it can be overwhelming. It’s crazy to think that five years ago I was performing in Tampa, Florida, in front of 10 people every week. Ten. Process that. And then we came to NXT and started performing in front of more people, then thousands of people, and then 16,000 people at the Barclays Center
  
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• Joey Styles Deletes All Tweets, Changes Twitter Bio, Behind the Scenes of SmackDown LIVE’s Women’s Team Photo Shoot (Video)

  19-11-2016 17:06 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Joey Styles Deletes Tweets
  Many wrestling promotions parted ways with announcer Joey Styles after his Trump-related comments during EVOLVE 72. Since Styles has deleted all of his tweets and changed his bio to just “the voice of ECW.” Styles only has one tweet posted on his twitter and you can see it below:pic.twitter.com/l5YfAz9LyB
  — Joey Styles (@JoeyStyles) November 19, 2016
  Photo Shoot
  WWE has posted the following video featuring a behind t
  
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• VIDEO: Alberto Del Rio and Paige Discuss the Opening of Del Rio’s New Mexican Restaurant in San Antonio

  19-11-2016 17:03 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  As noted, former WWE star Alberto Del Rio has opened a new restaurant, La Cantinita, in San Antonio, and below is footage of Del Rio and injured WWE star Paige discussing the opening of the new establishment.
  Del Rio boasts that the restaurant features amazing customer service, and Paige, a big Mexican food fan, says the food is amazing as well.
  Del Rio notes there are over La Cantinita 60 locations in Mexico, and this is the first in the United St
  
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• WWE Top 10: Raw vs Smackdown (Video), Magnus Talks Mickie James Vs Asuka, Will James Stay With WWE?

  19-11-2016 16:32 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Top 10
  WWE has posted the following WWE Top 10 video featuring Raw vs Smackdown. You can watch the video below:Magnus Talks Mickie James
  Mickie James’ husband Magnus talked with PWTorch recently. He discussed James match up with Asuka at NXT Takeover: Toronto and if she would stay with WWE. You can read the entire article here. Highlights below:
  On James’ Match With Asuka
  “I know that she and Asuka are going to tear the hou
  
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• Ric Flair Tells Wild Story About Being Struck By Lightning Resulting in His Umbrella Killing the Man Next to Him

  19-11-2016 06:22 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair appeared on ESPN’s “The Dan Le Batard Show” today, and during the appearance Flair recalled his wild days of old. He told one story in particular which involved him getting struck by lightning at an airport in Richmond in the 70’s, which resulted in the man next to him being killed. Flair had the following to say on the incident:
  “I got off the plane and was walking,” he said. “I didn’
  
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• Scott Steiner Goes on Twitter Rant Tearing Into Bill Goldberg for Being Excluded From WWE 2K17

  19-11-2016 06:17 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Scott Steiner took to Twitter earlier tonight and vented about being excluded from WWE 2K17 while Goldberg is included in the game. Steiner Tweeted the following:Goldberg is featured on #WWE‘s new video game and somehow I’m not in the game
  — Big Poppa Pump (@ScottSteiner) November 18, 2016
  a handful of guys beat Goldberg. ..and Brock wasnt one of them..but I’m the only one not in the game
  — Big Poppa Pump (@ScottSteiner) November 18, 2016I
  
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• ROH Reach For The Sky UK Tour Results (11/18): Ospreay vs Bobby Fish For the TV Title, NXT Takeover: Toronto Preview Videos

  19-11-2016 04:49 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  ROH “Reach For the Sky” UK Results
  The following are results from Friday’s Ring of Honor “Reach For the Sky” live event in Liverpool, England. As we reported earlier this afternoon, newly signed ROH star Will Ospreay defeated Bobby Fish to become the new ROH World Television champion at this show.
  (1) Lio Rush def. Kazarian with a frog splash.
  (2) Donovan Dijak def. Joe Henry with the Feast Your Eyes.
  (3) Jay White def. Christopher Daniel
  
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• Which Match Will Main Event Survivor Series?, Mick Foley Praises Vader, More

  19-11-2016 04:12
  
  – The current plan is for Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg to close out (main event) Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.
  – Mick Foley revealed in a post on Facebook that he wrote the foreword in Vader’s upcoming book.
  He wrote: “It was an honor to write the forward to Leon White (Vader)’s upcoming book. With the terrible news that Leon has a limited time to live, I asked for his permission to share the forward, so more people could read it and remember the hug
  
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• Kota Ibushi Confirms He’s Turned Down Multiple WWE Offers

  19-11-2016 04:00
  
  Kota Ibushi recently spoke to Japanese media and mentioned that he received several offers from WWE, which he turned down. He said they offered him a five year deal, then a three year deal and a two year deal. He said he wants to be a big attraction in Japan, where he wants to keep wrestling.
  You can read the interview (in Japanese!) at this link.
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  The post Kota Ibushi Confirms He’s Turned Down Multiple WWE Offers appeared
  
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• Final Match Card For Tomorrow’s NXT Takeover: Toronto Live Special, Wrestlezone Coverage Details & More

  19-11-2016 03:34 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The WWE NXT brand makes its debut in The 6ix tomorrow as NXT Takoever heads to Toronto for a massive live special that will kick off Survivor Series in a big way. Shinsuke Nakamura defends the NXT Championship against Samoa Joe in what may be the final encounter between two bitter rivals, while women’s wrestling great Mickie James makes her highly anticipated debut against an as-of-yet unstoppable Asuka, plus the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and more!
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• Legendary Tag Team Reportedly Confirmed For Broken Hardy’s ‘Tag Team Apocalypto’ Match, Enzo & Cass Run Down Survivor Series Opponents

  19-11-2016 03:15 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Enzo & Cass Talk Trash on ‘Series Opponents
  Monday Night Raw tag team Enzo Amore and Big Cass run down their WWE Survivor Series opponents in the video featured above. The dynamic duo talk trash about The Usos, The Hype Bros, American Alpha, Breezango and Smackdown Tag Team Champions Heath Slater and Rhyno, who they will meet in action with four Raw brand teams beside them in an absolutely massive 20-man Survivor Series elimination tag team match.
  Legendary Duo Headed For Apocalpyto
  A
  
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• Update: Tammy ‘Sunny’ Sytch Returns To Court Today – Details

  19-11-2016 03:13
  
  UPDATE: Sytch’s hearing has been moved to February 17th. Sytch is currently incarcerated at Carbon County Prison in Pennsylvania and has been there since late September.
  ORIGINAL: Tammy “Sunny” Sytch will be sentenced today at 1:15 PM ET by Judge Joseph J. Matika in regards to her violating her probation after pleading guilty to three DUI-related arrests from 2015 this past August. Sytch was sentenced to 97 days in jail, but was given credit for the 95 days she spent in rehab a
  
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• VIDEO: Big Cass Sings Carmella’s Theme Music At WrestleMania 33 On Sale Party

  19-11-2016 03:08
  
  Here is Big Cass singing Carmella’s theme music at last night’s WrestleMania 33 on sale party in Orlando…
  Here's why @BigCassWWE and @CarmellaWWE are awesome. From the #Wrestlemania party. pic.twitter.com/8KPSl0lMKB
  — Andrew Twiss (@ATwiss99) November 18, 2016100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): Kaitlyn Shows Off Her A Brand **NEW LOOK**!! MUST-SEE!! (HOT!!!)!
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• 11/18 Edition of Impact Rebellion: Has Matt Hardy’s Broken Brilliance Returned?, Fatal 4-Way #1 Contenders Match, More

  19-11-2016 01:44 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WrestleZone Radio is proud to present the latest episode of Impact Rebellion!
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  Impact Rebellion is hosted by Big Ray & Bin Hamin (aka Ben Duerr).
  Jessie Godderz makes the Grand Champion Aron Rex submit!
  Mike Bennett vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Trevor Lee vs. EC3 to become #1 contender
  Is Matt Hardy on the brink of Broken brilliance again?
  Eddie Edwards and Jeff Hardy face the DCC… No Rules!
  How Gail Kim brought woman’s
  
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• Dolph Ziggler Discusses His WWE 2K17 Video Game Rating, Dream Match, More

  19-11-2016 00:51
  
  Dolph Ziggler recently spoke with Planeta Wrestling, here are the highlights…
  On His rating of only 84 overall in the WWE 2K17 Video Game: “I don’t care about stuff like that, but what a bummer, huh? But I’m a good wrestler, really good. Like if I had to put a short list of both rosters, I would put myself in the top three. As long as the highest number is 85 in the game, what is the highest number? (Brock Lesnar’s 94). He can beat me by one, that makes sense. I&rs
  
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• Title Changes Hands At Ring Of Honor ‘Reach For The Sky’ In Liverpool, Austin Aries Comments On Joe vs Nakamura at NXT Takeover Toronto

  19-11-2016 00:43 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Austin Aries
  As noted earlier, Austin Aries was a special guest at the WrestleMania 33 ticket on-sale party last night in Seneff Plaza at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida.
  Related: Austin Aries Reveals His Dream Wrestlemania 33 Opponent (Video), WM33 Presenting Sponsor Confirmed
  The following video features Aries answering a fan question about the expectations for the NXT Takeover: Toronto match between Shinsuka Nakamura and Samoa Joe, and his c
  
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• James Ellsworth Asks for Help Following Cyber Attack, Big Cass Sings Carmella’s Entrance Song, Big Show – WWE SuperCard Season 3 (Videos)

  19-11-2016 00:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
  James Ellsworth Asks for Help Following Cyber Attack
  As noted, James Ellsworth’s Twitter account was hacked yesterday, which resulted in the hacker blocking 22,000 people. As seen in the Tweet below, Ellsworth is asking fans for advice on how to remedy the situation:Anyone know how I can unblock 22,000 people at the same time without doing it one by one? Is there a way? There’s always a way right? Hack/:
  — James Ellsworth (@realellsworth) November 18, 2016Big Cass Sings Carmel
  
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