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• Chris Jericho Returns to WWE at Live Event, Wears Neckbrace and Uses Crutches

  22-02-2017 23:34 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE star Chris Jericho, he made his first WWE appearance since being attacked by Kevin Owens on Raw last week at today’s WWE Raw live event in Düsseldorf, Germany.
  During the event, Jericho cut a promo and sold his story line injuries by walking with a crutch and wearing a neck brace. Jericho vowed he would get revenge on Kevin Owens for betraying him.
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• Big Main Roster Name Announced for Tonight’s WWE NXT TV Tapings

  22-02-2017 23:01 via wrestlezone.com
  
  As noted, WWE will hold a round of NXT TV tapings tonight from the University of Central Florida campus. These will be the final tapings before “Takeover: Orlando” during WrestleMania 33 weekend. Matches announced for tonight include Shinsuke Nakamura vs. TJ Perkins and Kassius Ohno vs. NXT Champion Bobby Roode.
  Triple H and Finn Balor just announced that Balor will be making a special appearance at tonight’s tapings.
  Balor Tweeted the following:
  “Home is where the heart
  
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• How Was Viewership for This Week’s WWE Raw Featuring Big Show vs Braun Strowman?

  22-02-2017 22:56 via wrestlezone.com
  
  According to ShowBuzzDaily.com, this week’s edition of WWE Raw, featuring a main event of Braun Strowman vs. Big Show in the main event, averaged 3.216 million viewers. This week’s number is up from last week’s 3.087 million viewership average.
  Below is the hourly breakdown for this week’s Raw:
  -The first hour drew 3.259 million viewers-The second hour drew 3.261 million viewers-The final hour drew 3.127 million viewers.
  Raw this week ranked #2 on cable for the nigh
  
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• WWE UK Star Wolfgang on Participating in the WWE UK Tournament, His Journey to WWE, Praises Fellow UK Star and More

  22-02-2017 21:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE UK Superstar Wolfgang recently appeared on the Gorilla Position podcast which you can listen to in full at this link.
  During the interview, the Scottish wrestling star and one of the stand-outs from January’s WWE UK Championship Tournament in Blackpool praised 19 year old Tyler Bate, saying “he is such an inspiration to anyone that wants to become a wrestler.”
  Below is a preview of the interview, during which Wolfgang talks about h
  
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• 2/22 Edition of WZ Weekly: The New Day Hosting Mania, Rock’s Call To CM Punk, Nakamura vs Styles?, More

  22-02-2017 20:53 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  This week’s episode is hosted by Nick Hausman and features Joe Dombrowski as his co-host. The two discuss many of the top stories from pro wrestling this past week including:
  The New Day to host WrestleMania
  Shinsuke Nakamura saying he wants AJ Styles at WrestleMania
  The Rock calling CM Punk from inside a WWE ring after RAW
  DDP being announced as the latest member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017
  Bayley reportedly being&nbs
  
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• News on Cody Rhodes’ Return to Impact Wrestling, Former WWE Star Returning to the Indys, Akira Tozawa’s WWE Theme (Video)

  22-02-2017 20:47 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Cody Rhodes Returning to Impact Wrestling
  This week’s episode of TNA Impact Wrestling will feature the return of Cody Rhodes. Moose noted on Twitter that he and “Mini Moose” Brandi Rhodes will celebrate her in-ring success with Cody, and Cody is returning to thank Moose for his help training Brandi.
  Former WWE Star Returning to the Indys
  Former WWE Superstar Paul Burchill returned to the ring at an AIW indie show in Cleveland, Ohio last week and is n
  
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• What Happened After SmackDown Went Off The Air Last Night

  22-02-2017 20:38
  
  Thanks to reader @blkbltkid for sending us the following details after last night’s SmackDown and 205 Live tapings:
  After last night’s 205 Live went off the air, WWE changed the ring to the RAW setup to film more scenes of Fighting With My Family, the movie about Paige and her family produced by WWE Studios and The Rock’s production company, Seven Bucks Productions.
  While they were changing the ring, The Miz came out and made fun of people in the crowd. He said that one fan doe
  
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• WWE SmackDown Live Results (02/21) – Who Will Face Bray Wyatt At WrestleMania 33, More

  22-02-2017 20:28
  
  A video package opens the show highlighting last week’s show featuring Luke Harper attacking Bray Wyatt and Wyatt going on to retain the WWE Championship in the main event in a triple threat match against John Cena and AJ Styles.
  We get a reminder that a No. 1 Contenders Battle Royal is scheduled for tonight where the winner will go on to face Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania for the WWE Championship.
  Smackdown General Manager Daniel Bryan is out first to kick off the show.
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• Naomi Reveals The ‘Feel The Glow’ Orgin, Being Cut From ‘Total Divas’ Twice, Talks Competion

  22-02-2017 20:24
  
  – Former SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi is the special guest on Lilian Garcia: Making Their Way to the Ring this week, telling Lilian where she got the idea for her glowing gimmick, how she got her WWE tryout and more.
  They sent us these highlights:
  Her reaction after watching her first live wrestling show:
  “I saw those girls and I was like, I want to do that. I can do that. That is awesome. Then from there I started asking questions and then I ran into Ricky Santana who actu
  
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• Shinsuke Nakamura’s Opponent Revealed for Tonight’s NXT Tapings, The Rock Thanks WWE Ref, Smackdown Social Rating

  22-02-2017 20:20 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Smackdown Social Rating
  According to Nielsen’s Twitter TV ratings, this week’s edition of WWE Smackdown Live ranked #2 among series & specials for the night, behind “This is Us”. Smackdown had 89,000 interactions on Twitter with 19,000 unique authors, up from last week’s episode, which had 65,000 interactions and 16,000 authors. Smackdown also had 107,000 Facebook interactions with 65,000 unique authors last night, down from last week’s episode, which had
  
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• Tonight’s WWE NXT Preview: Triple-Threat Women’s Title #1 Contender Match

  22-02-2017 20:16
  
  NXT TV returns this evening on the WWE Network with a show featuring an advertised triple-threat match to determine the next challenger to NXT Women’s Champion Asuka.
  The official WWE website preview for tonight’s episode of NXT TV includes the following blurb:
  “NXT Women’s Champion Asuka will find out who her next challenger will be when Ember Moon, Liv Morgan and Peyton Royce battle in a Triple Threat No. 1 Contender’s Match. Plus, Mark Andrews and Pete Dunne face
  
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• WWE Hires New Senior V.P. Of Global Content Distribution & Business Development

  22-02-2017 20:15
  
  – WWE issued a press release to announce the hiring of a new executive.
  Below is the release, which details Sal Sino’s hiring as the new WWE Senior Vice President, Global Content Distribution & Business Development.
  WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced the appointment of Sal Siino as Senior Vice President, Global Content Distribution & Business Development. Siino, who previously held senior leadership roles with WeMash, Bedrocket Media Ventures, T3Media and Westwood One, will repo
  
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• Photo of Actress Florence Pugh as Paige at WWE Raw This Week, Finn Balor Injury Update (Photo), WWE Smackdown Top 10 Video

  22-02-2017 20:07 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Photo of Actress as Paige at WWE Raw This Week
  As noted, actress Florence Pugh shot scenes at WWE Raw this week for the new movie “Fighting with My Family”, in which she plays WWE star Paige, and below is a photo of Pugh as Paige:@Florence_Pugh is my new favorite actress. She did a great job playing my favorite female wrestler @RealPaigeWWE. She can do the moves too! pic.twitter.com/zKAOqxOgRE
  — Fernando Jay Huerto (@fernandojhuerto) February 22
  
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• A team of U.S. Junior Greco-Roman wrestlers to the Austrian Open, March 4

  22-02-2017 19:35
  
  Top UWW Junior-age athletes from across the nation set to compete at the Austrian Open. 
  
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• WWE 205 Live Results (02/21) – Cruiserweight Showcase, Gentleman Jack Gallagher

  22-02-2017 19:31
  
  Results courtesy of WWE.com:
  WWE 205 Live, Feb. 21, 2017 results: Is Jack Gallagher ready for Neville?
  On the latest episode of WWE 205 Live, The Brian Kendrick sought to teach Akira Tozawa a lesson and Jack Gallagher battled Tony Nese in an effort to prove his readiness for his WWE Fastlane clash with Neville.
  The Brian Kendrick def. Akira Tozawa via Count-out
  ONTARIO, Calif. – Originally scheduled to battle on Raw, The Brian Kendrick unleashed his fury on Akira Tozawa, leaving him decima
  
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• Ryback Reveals Why He Was Frustrated With Paul Heyman, CM Punk’s Issues With Him, WWE “Whoring Out” Wrestlers & More

  22-02-2017 19:31 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Former WWE Superstar Ryback was a guest on The Ross Report with WWE Hall of Fame broadcaster Jim Ross this week. You can check out the complete interview with The Big Guy at Podcastone.com. 
  On how life on the road prepared him for his career after WWE: 
  “I’m very thankful for everything wrestling related, and my time in WWE. I always talked about how I rode alone. On those car rides, I look at that as very valuable time to myself. Anywhere from t
  
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• Ryback Recalls John Cena Getting Drunk and Upset with Him While Bowling, Calls WWE Official a Piece of S**t Over Tyson Kidd’s Injury

  22-02-2017 19:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  On the most recent edition of “Conversation with The Big Guy”, which you can listen to in full at this link, former WWE star Ryback vented his frustrations against WWE for their involvement with Tyson Kidd’s injury among other topics. Below are a few of the highlights from the podcast:
  On His Recent Match Against Brian Cage:
  You just need stories. I read Bob Backlund’s book, and stories, I’m telling you is the one thing that you need: sto
  
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• Toy Fair New York 2017 – WWE Toy News Coverage (Photos)

  22-02-2017 19:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
  This past weekend in New York was the annual Toy Fair event where many toy companies come from around the world to show off their new products coming out throughout the year. When you go to the event or even look at coverage you feel like a kid in a candy store as there’s just a plethora of toys from action figures to dolls and much more!
  The best part of it all was that several WWE licensees were there showing off the latest WWE toy products coming out soon, including some exciting
  
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• The Rock Comments on Calling CM Punk on WWE Raw, What Happened After WWE 205 Live Last Night? WWE Films More Scenes for Paige Movie

  22-02-2017 19:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The Rock Comments on Calling CM Punk on WWE Raw
  As noted, The Rock calling CM Punk during the post-WWE Raw segment this week did not go over with WWE officials and Triple H.
  For those who missed it, The Rock came out after WWE Raw this week and announced the scene being filmed for “Fighting with My Family” is when Paige defeated AJ Lee for the WWE Divas Championship. Following the announcement, a huge CM Punk chant broke out in the Staples Center, wh
  
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• Chris Hero Announced For Big NXT Championship Match at Tonight’s TV Tapings, Triple H Posts Impressive Mojo Rawley Video

  22-02-2017 18:29 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Chris Hero Takes The Ring For AAW // Photo Credit: Mike Killam
  Chris Hero Gets NXT Title Shot
  Chris Hero (who is once again using the WWE name Kassius Ohno) will be getting his first shot at the NXT Championship when he goes on-on-one with “Glorious” Bobby Roode at tonight’s NXT television taping at the University of Central Florida.
  Also announced, Shinsuke Nakamura will return to the ring following his title loss at the hands of Roode, when he takes on former Cruiserweight Ch
  
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• Two Top Superstars Signing New Year-Long Contracts with Impact Wrestling

  22-02-2017 18:06 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Impact Wrestling has secured two of its top stars for another year, as “The Miracle” Mike Bennett and his wife Maria Kanellis will be signing new contracts soon, Wrestlezone has learned.
  The couple made the jump to Impact Wrestling in January 2016 after a successful run in Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling, which saw Bennett win both the ROH tag team titles and the IWGP tag team titles alongside Matt Taven. In their first year with the promotion, Bennett has won th
  
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• Isenberg Reacts: WWE Smackdown Live “Women Dominate The Night”

  22-02-2017 17:44 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  To kick off Smackdown Live, Naomi comes out to talk with Daniel Bryan. Due to her injury, she will be unable to compete and relinquishes the Women’s Championship. A heartfelt and tearful speech ends her title reign abruptly and out comes Alexa Bliss. Alexa Bliss, in excellent heel fashion, tries to get her championship back. Instead, she will have to face Becky Lynch for the championship and that match kicked off Smackdown Live.Bliss use
  
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• Zahid Valencia takes No. 1 spot at 174, Penn State widens the gap

  22-02-2017 17:42
  
  Penn State now leads Oklahoma State by 24.5 points in projected tournament points. 
  
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• DDP Talks WWE Hall Of Fame Induction With Bill Apter (Video), Matches On Tonight’s Episode Of NXT

  22-02-2017 16:55 via wrestlezone.com
  
  DDP Talks WWE Hall Of Fame Induction With Bill Apter
  It was announced this past Monday that former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page is the latest member to be announced for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017.
  Related: Next 2017 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee Announced
  Legendary pro wrestling journalist Bill Apter was able to get an exclusive interview with DDP that was dropped just this morning on the official 1Wrestling.com YouTube channel. In the interview they discuss his u
  
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• Botch? What Botch? I Didn’t See No Botch!

  22-02-2017 16:42
  
  So the internet is naturally doing its unpaid detective work to expose the fact that AJ Styles was indeed eliminated BEFORE Luke Harper at the conclusion of last night’s SmackDown Live Battle Royale.   Now, I’ve reviewed the tape ten times and I got to tell you, I see no such thing.  The rule clearly states that both feet need to touch the floor in order for a Superstar to be eliminated from competition.   Sure, I’ll have some people in the comment sect
  
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• Dazzling Slow Motion Footage On 10-Man Battle Royal (Video), Former Producer Returning To Impact

  22-02-2017 16:31 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Dazzling Slow Motion Footage On 10-Man Battle Royal
  WWE has released the following video on-line featuring some dazzling slow motion footage of the 10-Man Battle Royal that headlined last night’s episode of Smackdown Live:
  Related: AJ Styles Evaluates Daniel Bryan As Smackdown GM (Video)
  Producer Announces Return To Impact Wrestling
  Former Impact Wrestling producer Kevin Sullivan has posted the following to Twitter announcing his return to the company:I&rsqu
  
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• AJ Styles Evaluates Daniel Bryan As Smackdown GM (Video), Mick Foley Comments On Smackdown Finish

  22-02-2017 16:20 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  AJ Styles Evaluates Daniel Bryan As Smackdown GM
  WWE has released the following video on-line from last night’s Talking Smack featuring AJ Styles evaluating Daniel Bryan’s performance as Smackdown Live General Manager:
  Related: AJ Styles Shows Support For Flat Earth Theory
  Mick Foley Comments On Smackdown Finish
  WWE Hall of Famer and RAW GM Mick Foley has posted the following to Twitter reacting to the “Non-Finish” between Luke Harper and A
  
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• WWE Not Thrilled With The Rock’s Call To CM Punk After Raw

  22-02-2017 16:13
  
  WWE wasn’t too thrilled with The Rock calling CM Punk after Monday Night Raw went off the air this week. As noted earlier, The Rock was at the show and appeared in front of the live crowd because his production company was there to film scenes on the movie about Paige and her family. Rock wanted to rile the fans up so they could get some good enthusiastic crowd shots and, at one point, there were chants of “CM Punk” because AJ Lee’s character was being featured in a scene
  
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• Who Is The Number 1 Contender For The WWE Championship?

  22-02-2017 16:11
  
  On this week’s episode of Smackdown Live, 10 WWE Superstars competed for the right to become the new number 1 contender for Bray Wyatt’s WWE Championship. John Cena, AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, Mojo Rawley, Kalisto, Luke Harper, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Apollo Crews, and Baron Corbin were the participants in the match. Styles and Harper were the final two in the match.
  Styles and Harper eliminated themselves at the same time so there is no clear winner. Daniel Bryan came out and announce
  
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• Segment Involving John Cena Set For Next Week’s SmackDown Live, Naomi On Relinquishing Women’s Championship

  22-02-2017 16:09
  
  – WWE has announced that John Cena will be appearing on MizTV on next Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown Live in Saint Paul, MN at the Xcel Energy Center. This is coming off of Maryse attacking Nikki Bella during her falls count anywhere match with Natalya and The Miz eliminating Cena in the 10-man battle royal to determine a new #1 contender to the WWE Title on this week’s SmackDown. As noted, Cena will team with Bella against Miz and Maryse at WrestleMania 33.
  WWE has already ann
  
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• Shinsuke Nakamura Wants To Wrestle AJ Styles At WrestleMania, RAW Social Media Ratings

  22-02-2017 16:07
  
  – Yahoo Sports Japan has an article with comments from NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura that he made during a recent media conference call. Nakamura stated that he would like to face AJ Styles at WrestleMania if the opportunity came up. He noted that Styles doesn’t have an opponent at WrestleMania 33 yet and he would like to fill that spot as he believes that he achieved a lot in WWE but noted that there’s much more to do.https://t.co/PFqPvTfmjz Nakamura on his first year in wwe.
  
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• SPOILER: Plans For The WWE Raw Women’s Championship At WrestleMania And Post-WrestleMania

  22-02-2017 16:05
  
  As first noted by Dave Meltzer many weeks ago, the plan has been for Bayley to capture the Raw Women’s Championship at WrestleMania. Obviously, she is the current champion so that might mean that she will lose the title to Charlotte Flair at Fastlane. WWE has been hyping Flair’s pay-per-view undefeated streak so it would not make sense for her to lose at Fastlane. For those of you keeping score, Flair is already a 4-time Raw Women’s Champion.
  After WrestleMania, the plan is for
  
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• Alexa Bliss’ Custom Plates Put Back On SmackDown Women’s Title (Video), Did Fans Enjoy 205 Live Last Night?

  22-02-2017 16:04 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Alexa Bliss’ Custom Plates Put Back On SD Women’s Title
  WWE has released the following video on-line featuring Alexa Bliss having her custom side plates put back on her WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship after she won it back last night on Smackdown:
  Related: Alexa Bliss Relishes Her Title Win (Video)
  Did Fans Enjoy 205 Live Last Night?
  WWE ran a poll on Twitter last night asking fans what they thought of last night’s episo
  
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• 205 Live Videos: Mustafa Ali vs Noam Dar, Brian Kendrick vs Akira Tozawa & Jack Gallagher vs Tony Nese

  22-02-2017 15:54 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE has released the following extended clips from last night’s 205 Live matches.
  WWE 205 Live Results (2/21): Kendrick Outsmarts Tozawa, Noam Dar In-Action, Gallagher vs Nese
  Mustafa Ali vs Noam Dar
  The Brian Kendrick vs Akira Tozawa
  Jack Gallagher vs Tony Nese
  The post 205 Live Videos: Mustafa Ali vs Noam Dar, Brian Kendrick vs Akira Tozawa & Jack Gallagher vs Tony Nese appeared first on Wrestlezone.
  
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• NXT Women’s Number One Contender Match Tonight (Video), AJ Styles Shows Support For Flat Earth Theory

  22-02-2017 15:46 via wrestlezone.com
  
  NXT Women’s Number One Contender Match Tonight
  WWE has released the following video on-line featuring a promo for tonights Triple Threat match to determine the number one contender for Asuka’s NXT Women’s Championship. The bout will feature Peyton Royce vs Liv Morgan vs Ember Moon:
  Related: Asuka Officially Becomes The Longest Reigning Singles Champion in NXT History; Will Pass Final Record During WrestleMania Week
  AJ Styles Shows Support For Flat Earth Theory
  Last n
  
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• Nikki Bella Checked Out Post-Falls Count Anywhere Match (Video), WWE Network Announces Chromecast

  22-02-2017 15:32 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Nikki Bella Checked Out Post-Falls Count Anywhere Match
  WWE has released the following video on-line of Nikki Bella getting checked out by the WWE medical team following her Falls Count Anywhere match with Natalya on Smackdown last night. The bout ended with Nikki being attacked by Maryse with a led pipe:
  2/22 Edition of Smackdown Rebellion : New Smackdown Women’s Champion, Who Will Headline WrestleMania 33?, And Much MoreWWE Network Announces Chromecast
  W
  
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• 2/22 Edition of Smackdown Rebellion : New Smackdown Women’s Champion, Who Will Headline WrestleMania 33?, And Much More

  22-02-2017 07:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Every Tuesday night immediately following Smackdown Live you can listen to WrestleZone Radio’s official post-show, Smackdown Rebellion!
  This week’s episode is hosted by Jonathan Jansen and he discusses the new Smackdown Women’s Champion, who will headline WrestleMania 33, and much more.
  Please support Rip Rogers as well. You can either donate to:
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• Smackdown Live Results & Thoughts

  22-02-2017 07:20
  
  Smackdown starts out with Daniel Bryant asking Naomi to relinquish her title due to not being able to fight within 30 days. Naomi gets emotional and somber. She apologies to fans, feeling she let them down. Naomi breaks down after giving Bryant title. This was a very hard segment to watch. You could tell this effected her so hard, sobbing while leaving the ring. I really enjoyed seeing Naomi grow and her athletic ability is out of this world but her injuries have always held her back. I wish her
  
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• What’s Next For Zack Ryder?

  22-02-2017 06:38
  
  It has been well documented that Ryder’s knee injury, which occurred the 13th of December during a taping of SmackDown Live, was one that would surely put him out of action for a while. The time frame for his return is also indefinite, Ryder himself tweeted, “I was told 4-6 months. I was also told 6-9 months, Time will tell”.
  He documents his progress almost daily via Instagram and Twitter and is on the road to recovery, rehabbing his knee and getting back. However, what does
  
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• WWE Talking Smack Recap: Bryan Talks Naomi Vacating The Women’s Title, Becky Calls Alexa A Cheater, AJ Styles Comments On Battle Royal Finish

  22-02-2017 06:15 via wrestlezone.com
  
   Renee Young and Daniel Bryan welcome the audience to the show. The GM says that next week there will be a match between Luke Harper and AJ Styles. The winner of that match will challenge Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania for the WWE Championship.
  Daniel Bryan says that the decision to take the title from Naomi was not his decision. He explained that he, Shane McMahon, Naomi and the doctors sat down and made the best decision for Naomi. He wanted to give the women a chance to have the spotlight at
  
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• Naomi Reveals The Origins Of ‘Feel The Glow’, Being Cut From Total Divas, Finding Difficulty Enjoying Success

  22-02-2017 05:36 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Photo by Brent N. Clarke/FilmMagicFormer SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi is the special guest on Lilian Garcia: Making Their Way to the Ring this week, telling Lilian where she got the idea for her glowing gimmick, how she got her WWE tryout and more. You can read a few excerpts, and watch the episode below. Making Their Way To The Ring is also available on iTunes.
  How Naomi feels about winning the SmackDown Women’s title:Even though I’ve been here for years I’ve fi
  
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• #1 Contender’s Match Confirmed, New Segment Announced For WWE Smackdown Live, Nikki vs Natalya, More SD! Highlights (Videos)

  22-02-2017 05:19 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Smackdown Live
  Daniel Bryan officially confirmed Luke Harper versus AJ Styles would take place on next week’s WWE Smackdown Live, with the winner moving on to Wrestlemania 33 to face Bray Wyatt.
  As seen in the main event on Smackdown, Harper and Styles eliminated each other from the battle royal, with the decision coming to a draw due to ‘inconclusive footage’ determining who landed first. Bryan said the two would meet again, and confirme
  
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• Austin Aries To Make 205 Live In-Ring Debut, Naomi Comments On Vacating The Women’s Championship, Who Won This Week’s Brand Split War?

  22-02-2017 04:34 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Austin Aries confirmed he would be making his 205 Live debut soon, announcing the ‘arrival’ himself at commentary on 205 Live.
  Aries noted Corey Graves usually makes these announcements for new stars’ debuts on the show, but he wanted to take this one himself. Aries rolled into a highlight package of his material from NXT, and said it doesn’t matter if he’s on the mic at commentary or in the ring, but when he does return it will be great day. You can watch t
  
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• Alexa Bliss Relishes Her Title Win (Video), Promo For This Week’s RAW, Did You Enjoy This Week’s Smackdown?

  22-02-2017 04:19 via wrestlezone.com
  
  NEXT MONDAY: @Goldberg and @WWERollins return to @WWE #RAW LIVE on @USA_Network! pic.twitter.com/ChFEWKdOj1
  — WWE (@WWE) February 22, 2017WWE RAW
  WWE posted the above promo for this week’s episode of RAW, which features Goldberg’s return, a Seth Rollins interview, and the final build for the WWE Fastlane pay-per-view.
  WWE Smackdown Live
  Tonight’s episode of WWE Smackdown Live saw Alexa Bliss win the Women’s Championship, Natalya versus Nikki Bella, and a controvers
  
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• Controversial End To WWE Smackdown Live Battle Royal; Daniel Bryan Announces Plans To Determine True #1 Contender

  22-02-2017 04:04 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Bray Wyatt will wait another week to find out who will face him at Wrestlemania 33, as tonight’s WWE Smackdown Live battle royal ended in a draw.
  The final moments of the match saw Harper, Styles and Ambrose on the apron, all trying to eliminate each other. Ambrose backdropped Styles into the ring but ended up getting knocked on the floor, then Styles and Harper continued to fight on the apron.
  They fought to the top turnbuckle before falling down, Harper landing inside and Styles back on
  
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• Alexa Bliss Appearing On TV This Week, Smackdown Dark Match Result, American Alpha Shuts Down The Fashion Police (Video)

  22-02-2017 03:32 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Miss Bliss
  WWE confirmed new Smackdown Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss will be the special guest on this week’s WWE Off The Top Rope segment on ESPN’s SportsCenter with Jonathan Coachman.
  Bliss won the title in the opening match of tonight’s episode of Smackdown after Naomi was forced to reliquish the title due to injury.
  Related: New Women’s Champion Crowned On WWE Smackdown Live
  WWE Smackdown Live
  The dark match before toni
  
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• WWE 205 Live Results (2/21): Kendrick Outsmarts Tozawa, Noam Dar In-Action, Gallagher vs Nese

  22-02-2017 03:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE 205 Live ResultsFebruary 21st, 2017Report by Josh Lopez for WrestleZone.com
  First Match: THE Brian Kendrick vs. Akira Tozawa 
  Tozawa refuses to shake
  
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• New Women’s Champion Crowned On WWE Smackdown Live

  22-02-2017 02:36 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Alexa Bliss is the new Smackdown Women’s Champion after she defeated Becky Lynch in a match for the vacated championship.
  Naomi vacated the title due to injury moments before the match was announced, and Bryan announced Bliss (the former champion) would finally get her title match against Lynch, the inaugural champion. The final moments of the match saw Bliss take advantage of the ref being knocked down in the corner, and she took a cheap shot at Lynch,
  
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• Alberto Del Rio Comments On Being Falsely Advertised For Event, The Rock Meets ‘Lion’ Star Backstage At RAW

  22-02-2017 02:29 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The Rock
  People Magazine has a new write-up about Lion star Sunny Pawar meeting The Rock backstage at Monday Night RAW last night.
  The 8-year-old actor had said he wanted to go see a WWE live event before traveling back to Mumbai, India and he also got to meet The Rock, and a number of other WWE stars including The New Day, Triple H and Charlotte. Click here to view photos from last night’s RAW in Los
  
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• Naomi Relinquishes Smackdown Women’s Title, Daniel Bryan Confirms Match To Crown New Champion

  22-02-2017 02:19 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship is now vacant as Naomi was forced to vacate the title after determining her injury will prevent her from competing.
  Bryan said he and Shane McMahon went over the medical records, and it’s conclusive that Naomi’s injury will prevent her from defending the title in 30 days, and she will need to relinquish the Smackdown’s Women’s Championship.
  Naomi talks about the highs and lows of her recent hi
  
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