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• Backstage News on WWE Plans For Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar At WrestleMania 33, Goldberg’s Post-Mania WWE Future

  12-03-2017 23:23 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Goldberg currently is expected to be gone from WWE after WrestleMania 33, as his contract is set to expire after his WWE Universal Title match against Brock Lesnar.
  Consequently, Goldberg is expected to drop the title to Lesnar at WrestleMania, and while things could always change, and Goldberg could sign a new deal with WWE, the WrestleMania bout is scheduled to be his last match in the company.
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• Eric Bischoff Reveals Why Rick Rude Didn’t Wrestle In WCW, “Rick Really Wanted To Get Back In The Ring”

  12-03-2017 23:05 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released this past Wednesday and featured soon to be WWE Hall of Famer and fellow former WWE GM, Teddy Long!
  A brand new episode will be released this Wednesday and, as announced at the end of last week’s show, his guest will be WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels!
  You can find some of Eric’s comments from the top of the latest episode transcribed below.
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• WATCH: Brock Lesnar Dominates Kevin Owens at WWE MSG Live Event

  12-03-2017 23:02 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Brock Lesnar faced Kevin Owens in a singles match, for the first time ever, at today’s WWE Smackdown live event at Madison Square Garden.
  The match was a completely one-sided affair, with Lesnar defeating the former WWE Universal Champion in a match that went a little over 2 minutes.
  Owens opened up the bout with some offense, and after about a minute, he went to the turnbuckle and Lesnar countered. The Beast then opened up with a series of Suplexes, bef
  
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• Sunday Recap: Fastlane Breakdown w/ Bill Apter & WZ Weekly; RAW, Smackdown, NXT & Impact Rebellions

  12-03-2017 22:34 via wrestlezone.com
  
  This past week saw WrestleZone Radio release six new pro wrestling podcasts starting with last Sunday’s Fastlane Breakdown featuring legendary pro wrestling journalist and 1Wrestling.com Editor-in-Chief Bill Apter.
  You can find all of the podcasts from WrestleZone Radio embedded in this post. A full week of brand new content kicks off tomorrow night with the RAW Rebellion featuring Nick Hausman and Ross Berman as the hosts.
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• AJ Styles Confronts Shane McMahon At Madison Square Garden (Photo), Seth Rollins Congratulates New Ring Of Honor Champion

  12-03-2017 22:01 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  AJ Styles Confronts Shane McMahon
  At the WWE live event in Madison Square Garden AJ Styles came out to confront Shane McMahon while McMahon was cutting a promo. On the last episode of Smackdown Live, Styles lost his match to Randy Orton losing his opportunity to be the number one contender for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 33. After the match Styles went backstage and had a heated argument with Shane McMahon. You can see the photo of Styles and McMahon at M
  
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• WWE Posts Video of Hideo Itami’s NXT Return, Backstage News on the Status of Sami Zayn’s WWE Raw Push

  12-03-2017 21:14 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Backstage News on the Status of Sami Zayn’s WWE Raw Push
  According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it appears as if Sami Zayn’s brief push on WWE Raw has come to an end.
  The report notes after Seth Rollins went down with injury, WWE was forced to push Zayn due to the fact that Roman Reigns was the only regularly performing top babyface on the Raw roster.
  However, with Chris Jericho turning face, as well as Finn Balor and Seth Rollins returning soon,
  
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• WWE on Reactions to John Cena Hosting Kids’ Choice Awards, Nikki Bella on “Canvas 2 Canvas” (Video), JR on Okada & Tanahashi in WWE

  12-03-2017 18:27 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  JR on Okada & Tanahashi in WWE
  As noted, Jim Ross recently spoke with Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard, and below is what Ross had to say about NJPW stars Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi in WWE:
  “Okada and Tanahashi have great skill levels. They would be main event guys in anybody’s territory, even WWE. They’re both skilled enough to be a main eventer in that company or anywhere else. You just have a feel for greatness
  
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• Roman Reigns Heel Turn Coming and Beating The Undertaker at WrestleMania?, NXT In 90 Seconds

  12-03-2017 18:16 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  This second of three videos this weekend kicks off talking the possibility of a Roman Reigns heel turn and beating The Undertaker at WrestleMania.Juice Springsteen: This is Reigns, he’s going to beat Undertaker. I’m convinced. Undertaker’s on the way out, probably not his last year but Roman they have been pushing for three straight years to do something. Undertaker’s going to get the pop but I don’t see him winning.
  
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• WATCH: Goldberg Calls Non-PG Rated Fans “Lowlifes” at WWE Fastlane

  12-03-2017 18:15 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  After his WWE Universal Title win at WWE Fastlane, Goldberg was not pleased with several WWE fans who were cursing at him at ringside. Goldberg had the following to say to the apparently non-PG rated fans, and you can check it out in the video below:
  “Watch your language! There’s kids around here. Just ‘cuz you guys are lowlifes, doesn’t mean you need to pass it around.”The post WATCH: Goldberg Calls Non-PG Rated Fans “Lowlifes&rdquo
  
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• Possible NXT Return Feud for Hideo Itami, Top WWE UK Stars In-Action Last Night, Trent Seven Defends, Mike Awesome vs Kid Kash (Video)

  12-03-2017 17:26 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Top WWE UK Stars In-Action Last Night
  Below are complete results from last night’s ICW Fight Night Club event in Motion, Briston, England, courtesy of PWInsider.com:
  ICW ZeroG Championship:
  -Kenny Williams [c] defeats “Flash” Morgan Webster to retain
  -Polo Promotions (Jackie Polo & Mark Coffey) defeat Modern Culture (Danny Jones & Edwin Ricci)*this was Jones’s and Ricci’s ICW debut
  -Davey Blaze defeats Ravie Davie
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• WWE Fairfax Live Event Results (3/11): Wyatt vs Harper Headlines, Orton Hits Amazing RKO Outta Nowhere on AJ Styles, More (Photos & Videos)

  12-03-2017 17:16 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Fairfax Live Event Results3/11/17Fairfax, ViriginaResults courtesy of PWInsider.com
  The Miz beat Kalisto.
  Mojo Rawley, Heath Slater and Rhyno beat Curt Hawkins and Breezango.
  Apollo Crews beat Dolph Ziggler.
  Alexa Bliss beat Becky Lynch, Mickie James, Carmella, Natalya and Tamina to retain her Women’s Title.
  Randy Orton beat AJ Styles.
  American Alpha beat The Usos to retain the Tag Team Titles.
  Dean Ambrose beat Baron Corbin by disqualificati
  
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• Big Change Made to Ring of Honor’s Supercard of Honor Event Over WrestleMania Weekend, Major Name Teased *Spoilers*

  12-03-2017 17:04 via wrestlezone.com
  
  During last night’s Ring of Honor TV tapings in Las Vegas, the company announced a big change for the Supercard of Honor event taking place on April 1st over WrestleMania weekend. The Young Bucks vs The Hardys for the ROH Tag Titles was the originally planned match for the event, and the bout will now be a Ladder Match.
  Read Also: New Champions Crowned at Tonight’s Ring of Honor TV Tapings, Silas Young Replaces Injured Star *Spoilers*
  Additionally, ROH teased at the tapings this wee
  
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• Bully Ray on Why Returning to Impact Wrestling Was “Pointless”, Says WWE Was Close to Debuting the Bully Ray Character, Original Plans & More

  12-03-2017 16:57 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Ring of Honor star Bully Ray recently spoke with Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard, and below are some interview highlights:
  On almost debuting Bully Ray in WWE:
  “We came one day away in August from debuting Bully Ray in WWE. At the last second, the decision was made to not go forward with it. Bully Ray was ready to go, but that’s all I can tell you. We were one day away, and they had to pull the plug on it.”
  On not debuting with Impact Wrestling,
  
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• John Cena & Paul Heyman Hype WWE MSG, Austin Aries Works Out at WWE PC (Videos), Championship Wrestling From Hollywood Airing Tonight

  12-03-2017 16:50 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  John Cena and Paul Heyman Hype WWE MSG
  John Cena and Paul Heyman have hyped tonight’s WWE MSG live event with the following video promos:The #KCA might have ended but the trip to @TheGarden for #WWEMSG has just begun!C Me TOMORROW at 3pm! #SDLive @WWE pic.twitter.com/MHNEs1daNd
  — John Cena (@JohnCena) March 12, 2017
  LIVE FROM NEW YORK … IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT!@BrockLesnar @TheGarden #MSG @WWE #WWENYC #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/lMFSlzh02M
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• Final Card for Today’s WWE MSG Live Event; Lesnar vs Owens for the First Time, Cena vs Wyatt, Asuka Making MSG Debut and More

  12-03-2017 16:10 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Today at 3pm EST, WWE will be returning to Madison Square Garden in New York City, for a Smackdown live event. The following is the final advertised card for today’s WWE MSG event:
  -WWE Champion John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt
  -Kevin Owens vs. Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) for the first time ever
  -Randy Orton, Shane McMahon and AJ Styles appearing
  -WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose vs. The Miz vs. Baron Corbin vs. Luke Harper
  -Dolph Ziggler vs. Apollo Crews
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• WWE Taping UK Live Events for the Network, 17 Randy Orton Powerslams Outta Nowhere, Watch Cena vs Rusev at WrestleMania 32 (Videos)

  12-03-2017 16:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE Taping UK Live Events for the Network
  According to PWInsider.com, the WWE UK Championship live events in May will be taped for the WWE Network. Matches currently being advertised, featuring UK talents, include the following:
  -Trent Seven, Tyler Bate and Wolfgang vs. Pete Dunne, Joseph Conners and Tyson T-Bone-Trent Seven, Tyler Bate and Dan Moloney  vs. Pete Dunne, Joseph Conners and James Drake-Trent Seven, Tyler Bate and Saxon Huxley  vs. Pete Dunne, Joseph Conners and James Dra
  
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• Mensa Match Reviews #10

  12-03-2017 12:00
  
  Got some All Japan Pro Wrestling, IWA Mid South & WCW for you today…
  British Bulldogs Vs Malenkos (AJPW: 1/88)- An interesting matchup from Japan here, although Dynamite was well on his way downhill at this point. The Malenkos actually looked like the more impressive team here, which isn’t surprising given Dynamite’s condition & the deterioration of Davey Boy & Dynamite’s relationship at this point. The Malenkos used a lot of nifty scientific wrestling stuff,
  
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• NJPW New Japan Cup Results (3/12): Kenny Omega vs Tomohiro Ishii, Shibata vs Minoru Suzuki, Chaos vs Suzuki-Gun & More

  12-03-2017 11:28 via wrestlezone.com
  
  NJPW New Japan Cup Results
  March 12, 2017
  (1) Jushin Thunder Liger & Yuji Nagata def. David Finlay & Tiger Mask. This was originally advertised as two different opening matches, but Nakanishi came down with the flu so they improvised. Nagata submitted Tiger Mask with the armbar.
  (2) Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Bad Luck Fale [Bullet Club] def. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Hirai Kawato. A fairly easy win for Bullet Club. Kawato got attacked before the match started, as Kojima an
  
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• Huge Photo Gallery of John Cena Hosting the 2017 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards; Cena & Nikki Bella on the Red Carpet

  12-03-2017 05:42 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  16-time WWE Champion John Cena hosted the 2017 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards this weekend, in grand fashion.
  The leader of the Cenation was accompanied on stage by numerous celebrities and special guests, sporting all kinds of ridiculous costumes throughout the night. WWE Superstar and Total Bellas lead Nikki Bella even joined him on stage, and was spotted walking the red carpet with her man. Check out our huge gallery of Saturda
  
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• Photos & Videos of John Cena Hosting Kids’ Choice Awards, Kevin Owens Sports “KO Mania 2” Shirt, Former WWE Star at Live Event (Photos)

  12-03-2017 05:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Kevin Owens Sports “KO Mania 2” Shirt
  Last year Kevin Owens sported a KO Mania shirt heading into WrestleMania 32, and WWE has posted the following photo of Owens sporting a new “KO Mania 2” shirt for WrestleMania 33:Coming soon to @wweshop: the NEW #KOMANIA2 t-shirt! #WWEToronto
  A post shared by WWE (@wwe) on Mar 11, 2017 at 6:54pm PSTFormer WWE Star Backstage at Live Event
  WWE has also posted the following photo, featuring WWE star Santino
  
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• New Champions Crowned at Tonight’s Ring of Honor TV Tapings, Silas Young Replaces Injured Star *Spoilers*

  12-03-2017 05:03 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe and Bubba Ray Dudley defeated The Kingdom to win the Ring of Honor World 6-Man Tag Team Championships at Saturday night’s television taping in Las Vegas, NV. The group, which competed together at Friday’s 15th Anniversary pay-per-view, are only the second team to hold the belts after their inception in early December.
  Jay Briscoe, a former two-time ROH world champion and impressive 8-time tag team champion, has now hel
  
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• Details on Why Alberto El Patron Received Little Crowd Reaction For His Impact Wrestling Debut, Why There Was Confusion Over His Ring Name

  12-03-2017 03:06 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  When spoilers were first released for the last set of Impact Wrestling TV tapings, which saw the Impact debut of Alberto Del Rio, reports had his Impact ring name listed as Alberto De Patron.
  According to numerous readers, the reason why is because production botched Del Rio’s entrance video, and had him listed on the big screens in the Impact Zone as “Alberto De Patron”. Consequently, Patron’s entire entrance had to be resh
  
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• Possible 2017 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee, Kurt Angle Posts Great Milk Photo, Watch Undertaker vs Shane McMahon Hell in a Cell Match

  12-03-2017 02:56 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Another Possible 2017 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee
  Former WWF Women’s Champion Wendi Richter is making her Wrestlecon debut this year. Wrestlecon takes place over WrestleMania, leading to speculation that she might be inducting Cyndi Lauper into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame.
  Watch Undertaker vs Shane McMahon Hell in a Cell Match
  WWE has released the following video, featuring the full WrestleMania 32 Hell in a Cell match between The Undertaker and
  
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• WATCH: Hideo Itami Returns to the Ring Tonight at WWE NXT Event in Orlando

  12-03-2017 02:35 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Hideo Itami, who has been medically cleared and ready to go for some time, finally made his return to the ring on Saturday night during a WWE NXT live event in Orlando, FL!
  The 35-year-old Japanese star has been out of action since last October, after suffering a neck injury. The setback tragically came just months after Itami was on the shelf for more than a year after sustaining a serious shoulder injury. The announcement of his return comes just one day after Finn
  
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• The Crash Lucha Libre Promotion Announces Partnership w/ Impact Wrestling & Pro Wrestling NOAH

  12-03-2017 02:27 via wrestlezone.com
  
   The Crash Lucha Libre promotion in Tijuana has announced a new working partnership with both Impact Wrestling and Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan. We previously reported that Impact and the recently “reborn” NOAH had worked out a deal that will see several of their stars making the trip overseas for an event on March 12.
  The wrestling landscape has made some massive shifts in 2017, with promotions banding together as more and more companies have begun to distribute their produ
  
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• Rey Mysterio Heading to England Later This Year, Former WWE Superstar Announces 2017 is His Last Year in Wrestling

  12-03-2017 01:51 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Adam Rose Leaving Pro Wrestling
  Ray Leppan, who wrestled in WWE as Adam Rose and previously in NXT as Leo Kruger, has announced that 2017 will be his last year in professional wrestling. While not making his debut on U.S. television until 2010 with the then-WWE developmental promotion Florida Championship Wrestling, Leppan has actually been in the business since 1995 training and working primarily in South Africa, where he was born.This will be my last year wrestling.
  
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• Who Replaced Jack Swagger at WAW Event This Weekend?, WWE Stars Reunite with Former Diva, Finn Balor Comments on WWE Return

  12-03-2017 00:28 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Finn Balor Comments on WWE Return
  As noted, Finn Balor made his return as last night’s WWE live event in Buffalo, and WWE reported that Balor teased a television return after his match, saying, “See you soon.”
  Who Replaced Jack Swagger at WAW Event This Weekend?
  As noted, the promotion owned by Paige’s family, WAW in Norwich, England, was advertising Jack Swagger for this weekend’s TV tapings.
  However, WWE sent us a statement no
  
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• New Japan Cup Continues Tonight w/ More First Round Matches; Shibata vs Minoru Suzuki, Kenny Omega vs Tomohiro Ishii, More

  12-03-2017 00:14 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Early this morning we saw the start of the 2017 New Japan Cup, featuring some big upsets in the first round. Los Ingobernables de Japon’s big man Evil moved past ace Hiroshi Tanahashi in the main event, while Toru Yano stole a win over Tama Tonga. Yuji Nagata and Bullet Club’s heavy Bad Luck Fale also advanced, and tonight live on New Japan World we will find out which four stars will make up the second round.
  Here are the tournament matches for tonight’s show:
  Kenny Omeg
  
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