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• Shelton Benjamin Returning to the Ring, Batista on Late Night TV Tomorrow Night, Nikki Bella on Brie Bella Being “Lost” Without WWE

  16-04-2017 22:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Shelton Benjamin Returning to the Ring
  As we noted several weeks ago, Shelton Benjamin, who was supposed to return to WWE before suffering a torn rotator cuff, noted on Twitter that he has been cleared to return to the ring. Benjamin will be working for the BCW promotion on 4/21 at the Elks Lodge in Queens, NY.
  Batista on Late Night TV Tomorrow Night
  The entire cast of Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2, including former WWE World Champion Dave Bautista, w
  
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• Emma and Renee Young Party With Kelly Kelly in Las Vegas, What Happens When Undertaker Smiles in Pictures? (Photos), Chef Brie Video

  16-04-2017 21:43 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  What Happens When Undertaker Smiles in Pictures?
  A Twitter user recently posted the following photo, after using an App to make The Undertaker smile more in his pictures:Just learned the best thing to do in this app is make Undertaker smile pic.twitter.com/a8FRW15QFV
  — taguchi japan fan ac (@TheEricTables) April 15, 2017Chef Brie Video
  Below is a new “Chef Brie” video, featuring Brie Bella making one of Daniel Bryan’s favorite snacks,
  
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• Former WWE Announcer Rich Brennan Talks JBL Being Difficult to Work With, NXT vs SD!, DIY and The Revival Create ‘Too Sour’ Hand Signal (Photos)

  16-04-2017 20:57 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  ‘Too Sour’
  The Revival are now moving to Monday night’s and Johnny Gargano showed support for them on Instagram. In the photos DIY and The Revival do a reverse ‘too sweet’ hand signal and called it ‘too sour’. You can see the post below:#TooSour me, Top Guys. Go take care of Monday Nights. We’ll hold it down on Wednesdays.
  A post shared by Johnny Gargano (@thejohnnygargano) on Apr 15, 2017 at 7:51pm PDTR
  
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• Was Is It A Mistake To Move Dean Ambrose To RAW?

  16-04-2017 19:17 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Dean Ambrose has been a regular on WWE television for the past five years. In that time he has dominated as part of the Shield and won multiple championships as a solo competitor.Since the WWE Draft, he has resided on SmackDown LIVE, bringing the WWE Championship to the blue brand. Due to the spotlight he has received over the past year, his sudden move back to RAW is rather puzzling. But was it the right move for him?
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• “The Fate Of The Furious” Breaks All-Time Record For Global Opening, Ric Flair Teams With Carlito on WWE Raw, Flair on Canvas 2 Canvas (Videos)

  16-04-2017 19:10 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Fate Of The Furious Breaks All-Time Record
  The Rock stars in Fate of the Furious, which just was released in theaters on Friday, and  the movie has broken the all-time record for biggest global opening at $532.5 million. Previously the record was held by Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens with a $528.96 million global opening.
  Ric Flair & Carlito vs The World’s Greatest Tag Team
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• Justin Roberts says Triple H likes to “make himself look like Superman and to put everybody else down”

  16-04-2017 18:51
  
  Thanks to the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling for the following:
  Today The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling welcomes to episode #258 former WWE Ring Announcer and Author of the book “Best Seat In The House”, Justin Roberts. Justin takes John and Chad ringside for some of the finest moments of his career in the WWE as well as breaks down the controversy surrounding JBL and what he wrote about in his brand new autobiography.  The full episode can be downloaded at this link.
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• New episode of Ride Along airing next week, WWE Network adds content

  16-04-2017 18:49
  
  The WWE Network has updated its 24/7 streaming schedule for next week, and there will be new content airing on the streaming service, which can be seen down here:
  – Ride Along will air at 11:06 PM EST on Monday:
  “High flyers Rich Swann and TJ Perkins hit the road for some high rolling, while Jack Gallagher pushes Brian Kendrick to his breaking point!”
  – 205 Live will air at 10 PM EST on Tuesday:
  “The greatest performers from WWE’s Cruiserweight division showca
  
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• Early Raw preview – what’s next for Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns?

  16-04-2017 18:49
  
  The early Raw preview from WWE is claiming that Roman Reigns is recovering from “multiple injuries.” Of course, we all know that Reigns was at the live events this weekend. Reigns is scheduled to be at Raw this week and it’s looking likely that Reigns vs. Strowman will take place at Payback. If you want spoiler plans on what WWE has planned after Payback, click here.
  Also, they are teasing another appearance by “The Drifter” Elias Samson.
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• Watch Kenny Omega’s ScrapperMania III Entrance, Full Event Results Including Mick Foley Announcement, Impact Star on FOX News (Video)

  16-04-2017 18:27 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Impact Star on FOX News
  Impact Wrestling star Tyrus made an appearance on The Greg Gutfeld Show on Fox News, and you can check it out below:#Repost @greggutfeldshow ・・・ Here’s a sneak peek at tonight’s episode! Don’t miss #Gutfeld tonight @ 10 Eastern!
  A post shared by Tyrus (@tyrussmash) on Apr 15, 2017 at 4:13pm PDTScrapperMania III
  Last night the ScrapperMania III event took place in Dublin, and below are complete event results, including Kenny Omega&rs
  
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• Roman Reigns Reveals His Favorite WWE Matches So Far, Praises Current WWE Title Contender and More, Today’s Wrestler Birthdays

  16-04-2017 16:46 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Roman Regins
  Roman Reigns was a guest on Talk Is Jericho a few weeks ago. He talked about his matches and more, you can read highlights below:
  On his favorite matches:
  “The biggest one of them all for me would have to be with [Triple] H. Yeah, man, being in the ring with him, and that’s another guy that kind of feels like how it is with The Undertaker, but one I enjoyed, and was really rocking, was with Big Show. We had th
  
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• The Rock Messes with “Ballers” Crew, 15 Times Superstars Wielded Unusual Weapons (Videos), Championship Wrestling From Hollywood Tonight

  16-04-2017 16:12 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Championship Wrestling From Hollywood Airs Tonight
  Tonight at 7pm EST, a new episode of Championship Wrestling From Hollywood will air via The FITE App. You can download The FITE App free on iTunes and Google Play at this link.15 Times Superstars Wielded Unusual Weapons
  WWE has released the latest edition of “WWE Fury”, featuring 15 times Superstars wielded unusual weapons:The Rock Messes with “Ballers” Crew
  The Roc
  
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• Dolph Ziggler and Tom Phillips Hype 2018 Hall of Fame Contests (Videos), WWE UK Stars, Drew McIntyre, Grado and More All On iPPV Tonight

  16-04-2017 16:04 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE UK Stars, Drew McIntyre, Grado & More All On iPPV Tonight
  Today at 2:45pm EST, The FITE App will be live streaming the ICW Barramania 3 event from Glasgow, Scotland, and below is the final card. You can download The FITE App free on iTunes and Google Play at this link.
  On Sunday 16th April at the Barrowland Ballroom, Grado will be competing in Glasgow for the first time since Fear & Loathing IX! Don’t miss Grado’s return to Glasgow,
  
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• Gangrel on Talks with Bray Wyatt About a Possible WWE Return, If The Brood Should Be in the Hall of Fame, The Hardys’ Success and More

  16-04-2017 15:49 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Former WWE star and leader of The Brood Gangrel recently spoke with The Roman Show, and below are some interview highlights:
  On having conversations with Bray Wyatt about a possible WWE return:
  “I was talking to Bray Wyatt. He wanted me to come in, but the thing is WWE doesn’t own the rights to the name of Gangrel so that got shut down. It would have been fun. I probably would have come in as a manager. But I always wrestle. It’s never too late. “
  
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• NXT Live Event Results From Concord, NC (4/15): Main Roster Call-Ups Get One Final Curtain Call, Asuka vs Ember Moon, Aleister Black in Action

  16-04-2017 09:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The following are live event results from WWE NXT in Concord, North Carolina this weekend. The show featured the final NXT house show appearances from several stars, including Shinsuke Nakamura, Tye Dillinger and The Revival.
  NXT Live Results
  Concord, NC
  April 15, 2017
  1. Kassius Ohno def. Kona Reeves. Good to see Kona in action here. He has gone by a number of names since his developmental debut in 2015, and was promoted from the Florida house show circuit to the travel
  
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• Mensa Match Reviews #15

  16-04-2017 07:00
  
  Big Show & Rikishi Vs Dudleys (WWE: Insurrection 2000)- The Dudleys got pretty good, pretty fast in the WWE, but they didn’t have anything to work with here. Rikishi was just a fat guy who danced and Show was a comedy character at this point. This was just a filler match to get to the dance party schtick after the match. *1/4
  Kurt Angle Vs Chris Benoit (WWE: Insurrection 2000)- Don’t get too excited as Angle was just a rookie here and Benoit was injured with a nasty black eye goi
  
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• Jake Roberts On Advising Roman Reigns to Enjoy His Heel Heat, DDP in the WWE Hall of Fame and More

  16-04-2017 06:15 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts recently spoke with The Roman Show and below are some interview highlights:
  On what he told Roman Reigns regarding the current heel heat he receives:
  “Enjoy it,” he said. “Why in God’s name would you try to change what the masses want? Let them hate just pay me while you are doing it. Pull hair eye gauge do what you have to do.”
  The Hall of Famer also talked about Diamond Dallas Page’s induct
  
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• Alberto El Patron Defends JBL, Says He Has “Nothing But Respect” For Him

  16-04-2017 06:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  As accusations of JBL’s history of bullying in WWE continue to arise, particularly where it concerns Mauro Ranallo leaving WWE TV and potentially not returning due to tensions with the former APA member, Impact Wrestling star Alberto El Patron recently spoke with Sports Illustrated.
  El Patron has been very outspoken lately regarding his feelings towards WWE, as he conducted several Periscope sessions, one of them while intoxicated, during which he had some harsh
  
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• Booker T on Calling Raw This Monday Night, Current Tag Team Scene in WWE, Why He Likes The Club, Talents in His ROW Promotion and More

  16-04-2017 06:01 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Hall of Famer Booker T recently spoke to The Roman Show, as he will be calling WWE Raw this Monday night, filling in for the absent David Otunga. Below are some interview highlights:
  On calling Raw Monday night:
  “There’s always pressure,” he said. “WWE is a machine. Being on Smackdown or RAW, I wouldn’t say it is not the same because they are two totally different brands, two different entities, but I am looking forward to working with
  
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• WWE Springfield Live Event Results (4/15): Triple Threat WWE Title Match, Ambrose vs Corbin, 6 Woman Title Match, More (Photos and Video)

  16-04-2017 05:57 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Springfield Live Event Results4/15/17Springfield, ILResults courtesy of Chris DeVolid
  1st match:
  Tag team match: Heath Slater & Rhyno vs Breezango
  Winners: Heath Slater & Rhyno
  2nd match:
  Curt Hawkins vs Apollo Crews
  Winner: Apollo Crews
  3rd match:
  Dolph Ziggler vs Mojo Rawley
  Winner: Mojo Rawley
  4th match:
  Luke Harper vs Erick Rowan
  Winner : Luke Harper
  5th match:
  Dean Ambrose vs Baron Corbin intercontinental championship match
  Winner: Dean Ambrose
  6th mat
  
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• Drew McIntyre Finishing Up Indie Bookings in Scotland This Weekend, Mick Foley Working Indie Event This Summer

  16-04-2017 03:49 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  McIntyre Returns to Scotland
  Drew McIntyre (fka Drew Galloway) is finishing up a few of his independent wrestling obligations this week in the UK, after making his in-ring return to the WWE roster as a part of this week’s NXT show.
  Saturday night in Birmingham, England the 31-year-old star was a part of a big six-man tag match that headlined ICW’s Fight Club Tour. He will finish up with ICW on Sunday during their BarraMania 3 eve
  
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• The Revival turn babyface?

  16-04-2017 02:58
  
  The Revival, Tye Dillinger, and Shinsuke Nakamura are finishing up their domestic dates for NXT this weekend before they go on the road full-time with the main roster. At Friday night’s live event in Spartanburg, NC, Bobby Roode defeated Tye Dillinger with the help of the Authors Of Pain. Shinsuke Nakamura came out after the match and Roode called for help from The Revival.
  Roode got swerved and The Revival teamed up with Nakamura and Dillinger to beat down Roode. The Revival were in their
  
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• Mauro Ranallo is going back to work but not with WWE

  16-04-2017 02:57
  
  Mauro Ranallo is getting back into the swing of things but it won’t be with WWE. The RIZIN Fighting Federation announced on Friday that Ranallo and Frank Shamrock would be calling the pay-per-view taking place in Yokohama, Japan on Sunday. Check FITE TV for availability.
  Ranallo said, “I believe it’s destiny that I find myself back in Japan at this time and I can’t wait to call the action in front of the sport’s most knowledgeable audience. 11 matchups comprise this
  
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• The latest on Mauro Ranallo-WWE settlement talks, The Young Bucks take a shot at JBL (video)

  16-04-2017 02:55
  
  Earlier this week, the word on Mauro Ranallo was that it was believed that WWE would try to settle with him in an attempt to prevent him from talking about the JBL situation after his contract expires in August. Dave Meltzer confirmed in Friday’s Daily Update that WWE has indeed initiated settlement talks with Ranallo’s representatives. It doesn’t necessarily mean that a settlement will be reached but I would guess that WWE will be presenting him with a nice offer because it wo
  
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• Kurt Angle comments on WWE pushing Roman Reigns too fast, reveals who he wants to wrestle

  16-04-2017 02:55
  
  WWE Hall of Famer and RAW GM Kurt Angle recently spoke with Washington’s Top News about his career. During the interview, he was asked about Roman Reigns. He said that he loves him, but the issue with Reigns is that he was utilized and pushed way too fast. He said that when a wrestler skips the mid-card titles and instead go straight to the top, then the fans don’t like that. “Half the fans love him; half the fans hate him. Same with [John] Cena. When Cena came in, Vince pushed
  
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• Finn Balor pulled from WWE live events, Shane McMahon responds to Dave Bautista

  16-04-2017 02:53
  
  – As noted, former WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor reportedly suffered a concussion during his singles match with Jinder Mahal on this past Monday’s episode of RAW. The concussion happened when Balor took a stiff forearm shot to the head.
  Balor has been pulled from this weekend’s WWE live events and did not work Friday’s event in Providence. He will most likely be evaluated at Monday’s RAW TV event to see if he is medically cleared to return to in-ring action.
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• “Live” episode of Impact Wrestling this Thursday, news on next set of TV tapings

  16-04-2017 02:45
  
  – Impact Wrestling will be returning to Universal Studios in Orlando, FL to tape episodes of Impact as well as One Night Only pay-per-view events on April 20th – April 23rd at Soundstage 20. Thursday’s (April 20th) episode of Impact Wrestling will be a “live” episode on Pop TV (actually taped about 90 minutes before it goes on the air).
  – Here is this week’s edition of Josh Mathews’ With This Ring:– Impact Wrestling has released these videos
  
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• Dolph Now Has A New Lease On His Career

  16-04-2017 02:17
  
  The superstar shake up this past week has had me thinking about a lot of things and I will be posting several op eds to discuss what we could be seeing in the coming year.
  The most interesting thing from SmackDown Live for me on Tuesday night was having Dolph Ziggler in the ring and bringing out Shinsuke Nakamura to begin what I am sure is a big upcoming feud between the two.
  Dolph should run to whoever it was in creative that put these two together and shake their hand. They may have very well
  
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