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• Lilian Garcia Says Her Father Passed Away On Christmas

  26-12-2016 22:33 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Lilian Garcia’s Father Passed Away
  Lilian Garcia posted on Instagram that her father passed away on Christmas. Garcia departed with WWE earlier this year to be with her father who had cancer. At the WWE Tribute to the Troop’s Garcia sang the Star Bangled Banner and dedicated it to her father. You can see her Instagram post below:On Christmas Day, heaven welcomed an extraordinary angel in my father, U.S. Army Retired Lt Colonel – Eduardo Ga
  
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• WWE Superstar In The Top 10 Of Tampa Bay’s Most Intriguing People, The Rock Named USA Today’s Person Of The Year

  26-12-2016 22:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Titus O’Neil On List Of Intriguing Tampa Bay People
  Tampa Bay Times released a top 10 list of Tampa Bay’s most intriguing people. On the list was WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil. You can read the excerpt of the article below:
  Titus O’Neil: Inside his chiseled, 6-foot-6, 270-pound frame lies a big heart representative of his strength. O’Neil, once known as Thaddeus Bullard, now stars in WWE wrestling bu
  
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• Figure 2 Photo: Watch the Action Figure Recreation of AJ Styles’ Phenomenal Forearm to John Cena!

  26-12-2016 20:38 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Our new episode of Figure 2 Photo features AJ Styles’ Phenomenal Forearm to John Cena!A new episode of Figure 2 Photo will be released every Monday via WrestleZone’s Facebook and YouTube platforms.
  Every Friday is Figure Friday on WrestleZone! As part of it Matt Goldberg recreates a notable pro wrestling moment in high quality action figure photo form. He also provides in-depth reviews of the latest professional wrestling action figures as well as the latest
  
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• WWE Stars Making MSG Debuts Tonight, Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella Reveal Top 5 Baby Names (Video), News on Two Hour NXT Special

  26-12-2016 20:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Stars Making MSG Debuts Tonight
  WWE stars Alexa Bliss and Carmella will be amongst the names making their Madison Square Garden debuts tonight, and Carmella Tweeted the following on her match against Nikki Bella:Got to sleep at my parents house last night, now a workout in my hometown gym then off to wrestle at @TheGarden for the 1st time! PINCH MEEE
  — Carmella (@CarmellaWWE) December 26, 2016
  News on Two Hour NXT Special
  As noted, this week&rsquo
  
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• Batista Reacts to Fan Idea for Him and The Rock at WrestleMania 33, Alexa Bliss Reveals Workout Secrets (Video), Former WWE Star’s Birthday

  26-12-2016 20:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Former WWE Star’s Birthday
  In today’s wrestler birthday news, former WWE star Dennis “Mideon” Knight turns 48 years old.
  Batista Reacts to Fan Idea for Him and The Rock at WrestleMania 33
  Former WWE Champion Batista Tweeted the following in response to a fan idea for WrestleMania 33:@TheRock vs @DaveBautista at @WWE #Wrestlemania33 what are the chances of that?! One on one special guest ref #VinDiesel @TripleH possible?
  — Joshua Os
  
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• Speculation on WWE Roadblock Continuing the Trend of Declining Fan Interest in WWE PPVs, News on Poor Roadblock Attendance, More

  26-12-2016 20:10 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The most recent issue of The Wrestling Observer, found at F4WOnline.com, speculates that this year’s WWE Roadblock PPV is continuing the trend of declining fan interest in WWE PPV events, likely due to the company holding two events per month.
  The interest appeared stronger for Roadblock compared to WWE TLC this year, however Roadblock only generated 100,000 searches on Google, which is about half the usual level for a non big-four PPV. This
  
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• Backstage News on Longterm WWE Plans for Sasha Banks, Her Next Feud, What Bond Does Samoa Joe Share with John Cena? (Video)

  26-12-2016 19:13 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Backstage News on Longterm WWE Plans for Sasha Banks
  According to The Wrestling Observer, it looks like the current plan in WWE is to have Sasha Banks work some type of injury angle, then return to feud with Nia Jax.
  As we noted last week, despite WWE planning a Charlotte vs Bayley Title feud for WrestleMania 33, Sasha Banks is currently slated to have a prominent story line heading into the big event in Orlando.
  The Observer added longterm plans in WWE call
  
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• More News on Tonight’s WWE Raw, Neville’s New Attitude, Jericho, Possible Tag Team Match, Dolph Ziggler Expresses His Selfies (Video)

  26-12-2016 18:38 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  More News on Tonight’s WWE Raw
  WWE.com is hyping the following story line points for tonight’s WWE Raw in Chicago. Join us tonight at 8pm EST for complete, live coverage of the show.
  -Who will face Braun Strowman’s wrath?
  -Can Chris Jericho overcome his fear of heights before Royal Rumble?
  -Is Bayley our next Raw Women’s Champion?
  -Will Neville’s callous new attitude continue to pay off?
  -How will Enzo Amore & Big Cass retaliate agains
  
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• Booker T Reveals Current WWE Star as One of His Favorites of All-Time, WWE Pulls WrestleMania Poll Lead by AJ Styles, Karl Anderson’s Xmas Photo

  26-12-2016 18:07 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE Pulls WrestleMania Poll Lead by AJ Styles
  WWE.com recently ran a poll asking fans who they want to see headline WrestleMania 33. Current WWE Champion AJ Styles lead the poll by a landslide, but for whatever reason WWE has pulled the poll.
  Booker T Reveals Current WWE Star as One of His Favorites of All-Time
  On the most recent edition of “Heated Conversations with Booker T”, host and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T talked Kevin Owens being a hard worker in WWE, and some of his all-tim
  
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• Triple H Talks the Future of NXT, Why Shinsuke Nakamura is Not on the Main WWE Roster, Finn Balor’s Development in WWE and More

  26-12-2016 17:55 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Triple H recently spoke with ESPN and below are some interview highlights:
  On Shinsuke Nakamura in WWE NXT:
  “One of the things that’s funny to me — I always laugh at it — is when people say to me, ‘I watch Nakamura every week in NXT. I don’t know why they don’t put him on Raw so I can watch him on Raw every week,” WWE executive Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque told ESPN, pulling a confused facial expression. “Yo
  
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• Tonight’s ROH TV on Fite App Features Will Ospreay, Marty Scurll & Reach for the Sky Content, Video Preview, News on WWE Holiday Live Event Tour

  26-12-2016 17:44 via wrestlezone.com
  
  News on WWE Holiday Live Event Tour
  The following are the dates for WWE’s Holiday Live Event tour kicking off tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York City:
  Tuesday 12/27 Raw in St. Louis, MissouriWednesday 12/28 Smackdown in Nashville, TNThursday 12/29 Raw in Boston, MAThursday 12/29 Smackdown in Atlanta, GAFriday 12/30 Smackdown in Miami, FloridaFriday 12/30 Raw in Los Angeles, CA
  Tonight’s ROH TV on Fite App Features Will Ospreay, Marty Scurll
  The latest edition of Ring of Ho
  
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• News for Tonight’s WWE Raw, Loaded Card for This Week’s WWE Smackdown Live, Updated Line-Up for Raw Live Event in Brooklyn

  26-12-2016 17:36 via wrestlezone.com
  
  News for Tonight’s WWE Raw
  Tonight, WWE will broadcast the last episode of Raw of 2016 from The Allstate Arena in Chicago. Nothing has been announced for the show, but it will likely feature a look back at 2016 and a look ahead at the WWE Royal Rumble PPV which we know will feature Kevin Owens vs Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Title.
  As always, WZ will be providing complete LIVE coverage of Raw beginning tonight at 8pm EST so be sure to join us then!
  Loaded Card for This Week’s
  
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• NY Times Profiles WWE’s Expansion Into China, John Cena on Lack of Pro Wrestling in the Country, HHH Talks Exposing China to WWE Product

  26-12-2016 17:18 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The New York Times has published a new article looking at WWE’s expansion into China, and the article contains several quotes from both John Cena and Triple H. Below are some highlights.
  John Cena on the lack of professional wrestling in China:
  “There is no presence of product over here,” said John Cena, the square-jawed wrestler and action movie star who has learned to speak some Chinese as part of the push. By tackling the languag
  
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• John Cena Returns to Action at Tonight’s WWE MSG Live Event, Updated MSG Card Featuring a Steel Cage Title Match and More

  26-12-2016 17:05 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Tonight, John Cena returns to action at the WWE live event taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
  Below is the updated card for tonight’s WWE MSG event, and if you are attending the event and would like to submit a live report please email us at [email protected]!
  -WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. John Cena vs. Dean Ambrose
  -WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions Bray Wyatt & Randy Orton vs. American Alpha  vs. The Usos vs. Breezan
  
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• Top 10 Most Memorable WWE Debuts of 2016 (Video), Lilian Garcia Describes the Reaction to Her Tribute to Troops Return, Update on Her WWE Status

  26-12-2016 16:58 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Update on Lilian Garcia’s WWE Status
  On the latest edition of her new “Making Their Way to the Ring” podcast, host Lilian Garcia discussed her return to WWE a the Tribute to the Troops special to sing the National Anthem.
  Garcia noted that she received a “big hug” from both Triple H and Vince McMahon backstage at the event, and described WWE as being like a “forever family.”
  It does seem as if Garcia is indeed finished with WWE, as the company has moved
  
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