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• Dolph Ziggler on Playing a Heel, the Importance of Crowd Reaction, Which Political Party He Leans Towards, Writing a Book and More

  04-02-2017 23:42 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Dolph Ziggler was a recent guest with Big Communications,  a creative communications company that is located in Birmingham, Alabama. To listen to the entire interview at this link. Below are a few of  highlights:
  On His Heel Persona:
  It’s already shaping up to be a big year for myself. For the longest time, I was the bad guy who you enjoyed watching one way or another, the last few years I was the good guy who you kind of enjoyed having aro
  
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• Abyss Talks Working with Hulk Hogan, Staying Loyal to TNA Since 2002, the Origins of the “Abyss” Name and More

  04-02-2017 23:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  TNA star Abyss recently spoke with The Post and below are some highlights:
  Most memorable storyline:
  “I would have to say the most memorable one I’ve done is the one I did with Hulk Hogan back in 2010, ’11 and ’12. The guy is, needless to say, a legend. So to do that angle and that storyline with him was really incredible.”
  Working for TNA since 2002:
  “I would like to think that I’m a very loyal person. I’ve always been
  
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• Bruce Prichard on the nWo coming to WWE, Concerns with Scott Hall, Why Hogan Never Faced Austin, Rock/Hogan ‘Double-Turn’ at ‘Mania

  04-02-2017 23:37 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  On the recent ‘Something to Wrestle’ with Bruce Prichard podcast, Bruce Prichard discusses how the nWo came to the WWE. You can listen to the entire podcast at this link. Below are a few highlights of the podcast:
  On When the Idea First Came to Bring In the nWo:
  It was probably Fall, 2001. There was not a lot of interest as discussed with bringing any of those guys in with the WCW purchase because their contracts were too high. They had too much
  
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• Brock Lesnar Returns to the Ring Tonight, WWE Fans on The Undertaker’s Mania Opponent, Ric Flair Appears at Wing Bowl (Video)

  04-02-2017 23:07 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Fans on The Undertaker’s Mania Opponent
  WWE.com has published a new poll asking fans, “Which Superstar do you most want to see step in the ring with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33?”
  John Cena is currently leading the poll with 35 percent, AJ Styles has 26 percent, Goldberg has 15 percent, and Roman Reigns has 6 percent. Interestingly, Reigns is currently scheduled to face Undertaker at ‘Mania.
  Brock Lesnar Ret
  
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• List of Talent Names at This Week’s WWE Tryouts Including Another Former TNA Star, Photos of Odell Beckham’s Cousin

  04-02-2017 23:01 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  As we noted earlier this week, several names, including Odell Beckham’s cousin Terron Beckham, attended the WWE tryouts at the Performance Center this week. You can watch footage of tryout attendee Isaiah Stanback talking the move from the NFL to WWE in the video below.
  According to Casey Michael of Squared Circle Sirens, in addition to former TNA star Lei’D Tapa, former TNA Knockout Barbi Hayden was also at the tryouts. Michael tweeted the names of
  
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• Jim Ross on If He Thinks CM Punk Will Ever Return to WWE, If Ronda Rousey’s Two Consecutive Losses Hurt Her WWE Chances

  04-02-2017 22:53 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross recently spoke with ABC 15 in Arizona and below are some highlights:
  On If he thinks CM Punk will return to WWE:
  “I would be shocked if he came back to WWE. However — and he might disagree with this — I would not be shocked if he came back and did a wrestling gig. Maybe New Japan (Pro Wrestling), something along those lines. There’s a lot of talk of other groups that are looking to get their toe in the water.
  “McMahon&
  
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• Seven return to RMAC Championships finals, California Baptist boast five finalists

  04-02-2017 22:21
  
  CSU-Pueblo leads California Baptist in the team race. 
  
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• New Japan’s First Major Show Since Wrestle Kingdom is Live Tonight! The Suzuki-Gun War Begins, Kazuchika Okada vs Minoru Suzuki, More

  04-02-2017 20:05 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  New Japan Pro Wrestling returns tonight with their first major show since Wrestle Kingdom 11 at the Tokyo Dome. It also marks the official start of the New Japan war against Suzuki-Gun, who made their return in a huge way at New Year Dash, laying waste to the champion and his entire Chaos faction.
  Kazuchika Okada will headline tonight’s show defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against the legendary Minoru Suzuki, in his first defense of th
  
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• WWE NXT Live Event Results St. Augustine, Florida (2/3): Liv Morgan vs Mandy Rose, Kassius Ohno vs Patrick Clark, And More

  04-02-2017 19:38 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE NXT Live Event Results
  2/3/2017
  St. Augustine, Florida
  Source: PWInsider
  *Mustafa Ali pinned Ariya Daivari in a Cruiserweight match.
  *Steve Cutler pinned Adrian Jaoude after putting his feet on the ropes
  *Daria Berenato pinned Kimber Lee.
  *Aleister Black pinned Elias Samson.
  * Kassius Ohno pinned Patrick Clark.
  *NXT Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain defeated Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic.
  *Liv Morgan pinned Mandy Rose.
  *Angelo Dawkins & Tye Dillinger & Montez Ford defeated Eri
  
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• WWE Broomfield Live Event Results (2/3): Kevin Owens vs Big Show Street Fight, The Club vs Sheamus & Cesaro

  04-02-2017 19:24 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Broomfield Live Event Results
  February 3, 2017
  Broomfield, CO
  (1) The New Day def. The Shining Stars & Titus O’Neil in a six man tag team match.
  (2) Goldust, R-Truth & Sin Cara def. Jinder Mahal, Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel in another six man tag team match. What a weird group of people… Apparently Jinder came back to WWE just to replace Heath Slater in the Social Outcasts.
  (3) Braun Strowman def. Sami Zayn
  (4) Big Cass def. Rusev
  (5) Karl Ande
  
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• How Large Is Kazuchika Okada’s Contract In NJPW?, Photo: Update On The WWE Asia Championship

  04-02-2017 19:16 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  How Large Is Kazuchika Okada’s Contract?
  According to VICE Sports, top New Japan Pro Wrestling star Kazuchika Okada’s contract is $2.2 million. The revenues for the year totaled to $21.6 million and added 10,000 new subscribers after WrestleKingdom 11.
  WWE Asia Championship
  WWE officials were spotted at Malaysia Pro Wrestling. This could be for the upcoming WWE Asia Championship and the post notes that WWE is interested in two names in particu
  
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• WWE Looks Back On The 1996 ‘Raw Bowl’ Before Sunday’s Game, Watch Daniel Bryan Defend His World Title Inside Elimination Chamber (Video)

  04-02-2017 19:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE’s Bizarre “Raw Bowl” Game
  In the video above, WWE takes a look back at one of the more ridiculous concepts that appeared once, and has never been seen again. In promotion for Super Bowl XXX, in which Troy Aikman led the ’96 Dallas Cowboys to victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Monday Night Raw hosted their first (and only) “Raw Bowl”, featuring cheerleaders, a marching band, and a four-way tag team match… with time-outs?
  On January 1, 1996 W
  
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• Site Announcement: WZ Currently Seeking Additional Staff, Inquire Within

  04-02-2017 18:16 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WrestleZone is currently seeking new contributors to the site in various forms.
  If you are interested in working for the site, please email me at [email protected]. Specific role details will be discussed on a per person basis. Along with your email expressing interest, please submit a resume and any past internet wrestling, sports writing, or journalism experience you might have.
  I look forward to your submissions, and thanks as always for the continued support!
  The post Site Announcement:
  
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• Kurt Angle Says He Wants to Face Roman Reigns, Names Top WWE Star as the “Best in the Business”, Talks Being in Recovery and More

  04-02-2017 17:55 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Soon-to-be WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle recently spoke with Pro Wrestling Stories and below are some highlights:
  On his WWE Hall of Fame induction:
  “I was pretty surprised that I got the call this early. You know, at forty-eight years of age. I’m not even done with my wrestling career! I got a call from Triple H and he said how they wanted to induct me into the WWE Hall of Fame. That just puts an exclamation point to my pro wrestling career. I&rs
  
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• Top-ranked Cowboys snag road win over No. 24 Edinboro, 24-12

  04-02-2017 17:25
  
  Oklahoma State takes seven matches from Edinboro minus three starters on Friday night
  
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• Seth Gross pin leads South Dakota State to 20-19 win over Big 12 power Oklahoma

  04-02-2017 17:06
  
  The No. 19 Jackrabbits defeated No. 15 Oklahoma after Gross (SDSU) won by fall in final bout of dual
  
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• Why Was Tammy Sytch Paroled And Feeling Guilt About The Death Of Chyna

  04-02-2017 16:49 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Tammy Sytch
  TMZ.com posted an article and video featuring Tammy Sytch. She was paroled from Carbon County Correctional Facility and is again going to court ordered rehab. WWE is going to pay for her rehab.
  She also talked about the death of Chyna and feeling guilty about it. The two were close and Sytch recognized that Chyna was going downhill. When she recognized this she tried to convince Chyna to go to rehab, but she refused.
  The post Why Was Tammy Sytch Paroled And Feeling Guilt About The D
  
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• WWE Top 10: Elimination Chamber Match Eliminations, What Is Nikki Bella’s Most Cherished Gift From John Cena (Videos)

  04-02-2017 16:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Top 10
  WWE has posted the following Top 10 video featuring eliminations during the elimination chamber match. You can watch the video below:Nikki Bella’s Most Cherished Gift
  Nikki Bella posted the following video where she talks about her most cherished gift from John Cena. You can watch the video below:The post WWE Top 10: Elimination Chamber Match Eliminations, What Is Nikki Bella’s Most Cherished Gift From John Cena (Videos) appe
  
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• How Was Viewership For XFL Documentary?, Kenny Omega Talks Possibly Going To WWE, Okada, And More

  04-02-2017 16:04 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  This Was The XFL Viewership
  This Was The XFL aired on Thursday night and drew 917,000 viewers for the premiere. Compared to other ESPN 30 for 30’s, the documentary on Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry drew 1.196 million viewers and the one on Cleveland sports drew 844,000.
  Kenny Omega Interview
  Kenny Omega recently was interview by Vice Sports and talked about WWE, Kazuchika Okada and more. You can read the entire interview here. Highlights below:
  On
  
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• Kenny Omega: “The hero WWE deserves, but not the one it needs”

  04-02-2017 11:56
  
  Kenny Omega (inquisitr.com (2016)
  “I would rather be the legend that never stepped foot in WWE but was better than every single one of them”. – Sports Illustrated (si.com (2017)
  Kenny Omega, the man with the wrestling world in the palm of his hands, as he had every major wrestling company, including the WWE, chasing his signature. Kenny Omega chose to re-sign with New Japan Pro Wrestling as he saw an opportunity to not only build on the momentum he had created in New Japan but
  
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• Samoa Joe Expected To Work WWE RAW Live Events Soon

  04-02-2017 06:39
  
  – According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Samoa Joe is expected to start working WWE live events soon with the RAW brand.Samoa Joe vs. Rollins was scheduled for upcoming live events but they likely won’t be happening due to the Rollins injury.As noted, Rollins vs. Joe was also scheduled for the March 5th Fastlane pay-per-view. It will be interesting to see how they pick back up on Joe vs. Rollins once Rollins is cleared to wrestle.The post Samoa Joe Expected To Work WWE RAW L
  
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• Impact Wrestling Viewership Down Slightly For ‘Open Fight Night’, Team 3D Opening A Second Wrestling School

  04-02-2017 05:58 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Impact Viewership Down Slightly
  This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling, featuring the return of Open Fight Night, was down just slightly from last week’s Genesis-themed show. The final tally for the February 2nd episode is 299,000 viewers, down just under 3% from the week before at 307,000 viewers.
  Open Fight Night featured a TNA World Heavyweight Championship match between Bobby Lashley and “Brother Nero” Jeff Hardy, a Falls Count Anywhere match between the DCC and The
  
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• Will Seth Rollins Still Be Considered For WrestleMania, Other Opponents For Triple H, Heat On Samoa Joe?

  04-02-2017 04:20 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  This first of four CSR segments kicks off with Seth Rollins and the injury situation. The show also started hot with a surprise appearance in studio from former CSR regular Brian Gulish.
  Here’s some highlights:Gulish: I don’t think he should be considered. I know they want him and Triple H. At the end of the day, I’m glad they didn’t rush Finn Balor by putting him into the Rumble. Take your time with this. If it’s not his ACL, and just
  
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• Former Lucha Underground Champion Ricochet aka ‘Prince Puma’ No Longer Under Contract With The Company

  04-02-2017 03:53 via wrestlezone.com
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  As we reported in a previous article, Ricochet noted in a recent interview that he is no longer under contract with Lucha Underground, where he wrestles under a mask as Prince Puma. He has been with the promotion since the start, and was the first ever Lucha Underground World Champion and has remained one of the company’s top stars.
  Ricochet also stated that he is still under an exclusive non-compete contract until the third season of the show finishe
  
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• Odell Beckham’s Cousin, Former TNA Star, Second Generation Wrestler & More Attend WWE Tryouts

  04-02-2017 00:14 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  As noted, former NFL player Isaiah Stanback was one of the talents invited to the latest WWE tryouts at the Performance Center, and you check out footage of Stanback talking about the jump from the NFL to WWE in the video below.
  WWE.com has posted an article revealing more details on recent the tryouts, and you can check out some of the names below:
  “Isaiah Stanback, who was a member of the New York Giants during their 2012 championship season, was on
  
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