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• John Cena Confirms More Southpaw Regional Wrestling On The Way; Reveals How “Lance Catamaran” Got His Name

  13-05-2017 23:48 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  John Cena was the latest guest on Variety.com’s Playback podcast with Kristopher Tapley to promote his new movie The Wall, which released in theaters this weekend. During the interview, the 16-time WWE champion discussed his role in the film, the performance of his co-star Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Kick-Ass), proposing to Nikki Bella at WrestleMania this year, and more.
  One piece of news coming out of the interview which
  
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• Ron Simmons On His Historic WCW Title Run, The Success Of The APA, Crowd Reaction

  13-05-2017 23:27
  
  – The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling welcomes the “All American” and former WCW World Champion, Ron Simmons to episode #266, check out the highlights below:
  Approaching the 25th anniversary of his historic WCW Title win and becoming first African American World Champion:
  “First, I like to phrase it like this. I have no ill-respect for the country or nation of Africa but I label myself as the first Black American Heavyweight Champion. As far as I’m concerned my ance
  
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• Frankie Kazarian On Fan Reaction To Him Joining Bullet Club

  13-05-2017 23:15
  
  Frankie Kazarian spoke with ESPN before his War of the Worlds PPV match, check out the highlights below:
  On joining The Bullet Club:
  “Well, for me it was cool because it was a fresh angle, and it was one that really got everybody. In 2017 it’s not easy to fool the sophisticated wrestling fan or journalist. And people bought in; people bought in until the minute I did the reveal. I had, when I joined the Bullet Club, I had everything from “Welcome aboard friend Frankie, good to
  
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• Taz On Braun Strowman’s Injury, Jinder Mahal’s Strong Push, Nakamura News

  13-05-2017 23:09
  
  – Former WWE Superstar and Impact Wrestling announcer Taz recently recently spoke with CBS Local about a wide variety of topics, check out the highlights below:
  On Jinder Mahal possibly being pushed to fast:“I don’t think so at all. A lot of fans will say the guy wasn’t pushed, they weren’t doing much with him and he was losing a bunch of matches. To me it’s all about, and if Vince McMahon where here he’d agree, if a guy’s in-ring work is strong en
  
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• Jinder Mahal On Entering The Main Event Scene, Working With Orton, More

  13-05-2017 23:02
  
  WWE Superstar Jinder Mahal recently spoke with Sports Keeda to help promote the upcoming WWE Backlash pay-per-view, check out the highlights below:
  On moving to SmackDown Live and being pushed to the main event scene:“It’s been great. They say SmackDown Live is the land of opportunity and I think I’ve proved that it really is. The move has been great. When I originally debuted in 2011, I was on SmackDown. At the time, they were separate from RAW so I feel at home on SmackDown.
  
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• Eric Young Comments On Ohio Valley Wrestling, Working At NXT, More

  13-05-2017 22:58
  
  – NXT Superstar Eric Young recently appeared as a guest on Edge and Christian’s “Pod Of Awesomeness” and spoke about a wide variety of topics, check out the highlights below:
  On coming into the WWE system through NXT from Impact Wrestling:
  “It has been cool, man. It’s like nothing but respect. Everyone treats us both great and coming in from the outside, you never know how that’s kind of going to be and working on TV for 12 or 13 years, like, you’r
  
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• WWE Live Event Results From Newcastle (05/12): WWE Title Triple Threat Match

  13-05-2017 22:40
  
  – Check out the following WWE live event results from Friday’s show in Newcastle, England:
  * Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Dolph Ziggler with Kinshasa
  * Tye Dillinger and Breezango defeated Aiden English and The Ascension when Tyler Breeze hit a Beauty Show on Viktor
  * Luke Harper defeated Erick Rowan with a discus clothesline
  * SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair defeated Natalya, Carmella and Tamina Snuka when Naomi hit a Rear View on Carmella
  * WWE
  
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• Brock Lesnar’s Upcoming WWE RAW Schedule Revealed

  13-05-2017 20:19
  
  WWE has announced the RAW live events that would feature the Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. He will make his first title defense at Great Balls of Fire PPV on July 9 in Dallas, Texas.
  * July 3rd in Phoenix, AZ* July 10th in Houston, TX* June 12th in Lafayette, LA* June 26th in Los Angeles, CA
  The post Brock Lesnar’s Upcoming WWE RAW Schedule Revealed appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• John Cena Wants to Play Vince McMahon in a Movie

  13-05-2017 20:16
  
  While promoting his upcoming movie The Wall, John Cena told the Hollywood Reporter that he would love to play Vince McMahon in the rumored biopic.
  Cena on the Vince McMahon biopic: “There is a story out there about the life and times of Vince McMahon. Man, I think it is a wonderful script from word one. But unfortunately, that would be something I’d love to do, but I feel maybe a different actor should do that movie, just because of how powerful the story is, and I would hate for the
  
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• WWE Giving Jim Ross More Commentary Opportunities

  13-05-2017 20:13
  
  It has already been announced by WWE that Jim Ross will be doing commentary for the UK shows on the WWE Network. There is now talks that he will also handle the commentary for the upcoming WWE Women’s tournament in July. The show will be taped on July 13th and July 14th at Full Sail University.
  The post WWE Giving Jim Ross More Commentary Opportunities appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• Alexa Bliss Had Anxiety Over Heel Turn

  13-05-2017 20:10
  
  Alexa Bliss admitted on Chris Jericho’s podcast to having anxiety when WWE management decided to have her play a heel role.
  “It’s a lot of fun. When I first was told that I was turning heel I had such mad anxiety because the character that I portrayed before that was very bubbly, very princess, completely not relatable whatsoever and when I was told I was turning heel I had mad anxiety over it because I was like ‘oh my gosh, I don’t know how to be mean. I don’
  
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• Randy Orton Retweets Criticisms of Indie Wrestling, Kelly Klein On How She Got Into Professional Wrestling And More

  13-05-2017 19:16 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Randy Orton Re-posts Critique  of Indie Wrestling
  Randy Orton made a commented on a post yesterday that was critical of indie wrestling. Rip Rogers of OVW sent out a message that he received that was critical of indie wrestling. Some independent wrestlers got in on the conversation and you can see those tweets below:Just got this …. pic.twitter.com/S8Vczlmbew
  — Rip Rogers (@Hustler2754) May 13, 2017
  …..dive https://t.co/3AclxV2jdb
  — R
  
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• A Look At The WWE European Tour, Edge vs John Cena Last Man Standing Match, Nikki Bella Talks About Her Niece And More (Videos)

  13-05-2017 17:52 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE European Tour
  WWE has posted the following video featuring a look at the WWE European tour. You can watch the video below:Edge vs John Cena
  WWE has posted a full match featuring Edge vs John Cena in a Last Man Standing Match. You can watch the match below:Nikki Bella On Her Niece
  Nikki Bella posted a video on her YouTube account talking about her newly born niece. She also talks about her new respect for moms. You can watch the video below:The post A Look At
  
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• Does Braun Strowman’s Injury Mark The End Of His WWE Push?

  13-05-2017 17:37 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  This year has seen a number of monumental events take place in the wrestling world: The Hardy Boyz returned to WWE, Goldberg became Universal Champion, Kane announced he’s running for Mayor in Knoxville and the Undertaker quite possibly retired from in-ring competition. And whether these moments made your cheer, boo, laugh or cry, there’s no denying that 2017 has been a huge year for WWE.However, one of the things that this year will als
  
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• WWE Top 10: Humiliating Public Betrayals (Video), John Cena Talks About His New Movie ‘The Wall’ And More

  13-05-2017 16:32 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Top 10
  WWE has posted the following Top 10 video featuring humiliating public betrayals. You can watch the video below:John Cena Talks New Movie
  John Cena recently spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about his new movie The Wall and also talks about the Vince McMahon movie script. You can read highlights below:
  On his short, but crucial appearance in The Wall
  I don’t believe in the philosophy of you need to be at the forefront. If yo
  
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• WWE Top 10: Humiliating Public Betrayals (Video), John Cena Reveals Big WWE Movie Role He Is Interested In, Talks “The Wall” and More

  13-05-2017 16:32 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Top 10
  WWE has posted the following Top 10 video featuring humiliating public betrayals. You can watch the video below:John Cena Talks New Movie
  John Cena recently spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about his new movie The Wall and also talks about the Vince McMahon movie script. You can read highlights below:
  On his short, but crucial appearance in The Wall
  I don’t believe in the philosophy of you need to be at the forefront. If yo
  
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• The Things That Stop Me Sleeping (05/13/17)

  13-05-2017 16:04
  
  Last week was a good week. Sleep every night, no tossing and turning, I felt refreshed. So much so, I was looking forward to the week’s events from my side of the pond. And there were some good things. The tag turmoil match made Cesaro and Sheamus look like badasses. The Uso’s continued their fine run of promo’s after finally being cut loose this year. And NXT was a very solid hour with a great (TV main event) No.1 contenders match. But there was still enough of the baffling, t
  
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• Ron Simmons Talks JBL’s Personality, The Success Of The APA, Historic WCW World Title Win, The Crowd Reaction

  13-05-2017 15:55 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Today The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling welcomes the “All American” and former WCW World Champion, Ron Simmons to episode #266. Ron Simmons will be appearing at Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling’s Meet and Greet and Hurley’s Tavern in Glen Allen, VA (https://www.facebook.com/events/1347396431962445/) next Saturday from 11am – 4pm. From his days at Florida State University to his rise up the ladder in WCW, Ron Simmons put together a
  
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• Vampiro on Which WWE Hall of Famer Never Liked Him, Why He Never Went to WWE, Lucha Underground Season 4, Not Being a Good Wrestler, More

  13-05-2017 15:29 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Interactive Wrestling Radio, courtesy of www.WrestlingEpicenter.com, recently spoke to Vampiro about the return of Lucha Underground Season 3. Here is part 2 of that conversation that covers his WCW run, his announcing style, and the importance of the El Rey Network.
  On his tag team and eventual feud with Sting in WCW:
  “I was beyond grateful. There were a few times he took the time to speak to me and give me advice. I kind of just watched him… American pro wrestling is a lot differ
  
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• Update on Brock Lesnar’s WWE Return, Former WWE Star at ROH War of the Worlds, Kevin Owens Snubs WWE Fan at Live Event (Video)

  13-05-2017 15:15 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Update on Brock Lesnar’s WWE Return
  As noted, WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will be defending his title at the WWE Great Balls of Fire PPV on July 9th. Lesnar is scheduled to be at Raw the week before the PPV, and on June 26th in Los Angeles.
  Lesnar has also been added to the June 12th Raw in Lafayette, and the post-PPV Raw on July 10th in Houston, TX.
  Former WWE Star at ROH War of the Worlds
  According to PWInsider.com, former WWE star Simon Gotch
  
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• Premiere Date Revealed for WWE UK TV Show on WWE Network

  13-05-2017 15:07 via wrestlezone.com
  
  As noted, WWE held a WWE UK Championship TV taping in Norwich, England, last week, for a special airing on the WWE Network.
  Accroding to the WWE Network schedule, the first special will stream on WWE Network on May 18th from 8 pm to 9:30 pm EST.
  The post Premiere Date Revealed for WWE UK TV Show on WWE Network appeared first on Wrestlezone.
  
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• Alexa Bliss On Being a Heel, Her Transition from NXT to WWE, Growing Up A Wrestling Fan, Not Being Able to Watch the Attitude Era

  13-05-2017 09:19 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss was the most recent guest on the ‘Talk is Jericho’ podcast with Chris Jericho. You can listen to the entire interview at this link. Below are a few of the highlights from the podcast:
  On Being a Heel:
  It’s a lot of fun. Like when I first found out that I was going to be a heel I had really bad anxiety because the character I portrayed before that was very bubbly, very Princess, completely not rela
  
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• PHOTO: New Japan Pro Wrestling Unveils IWGP United States Title; Tournament Announced to Crown the First Champion

  13-05-2017 06:03 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Moments before the start of Friday night’s ROH War of the Worlds IPPV, which was co-branded by New Japan Pro Wrestling, the company unveiled their brand new IWGP United States Championship. A two-night tournament was also announced for the upcoming NJPW specials in Long Beach this July to crown the inaugural champion.
  While we are still waiting on more details, it is expected that the IWGP United States Championship will be the primary belt defended once New Japan rolls out their U.S. exp
  
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• Kenny Omega Fires Adam Cole From Bullet Club, New Member Officially Joins The Team

  13-05-2017 05:56 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  In the words of Kenny Omega, every story must have a hero, but it must also have… a villain. After months of tension between the leader of wrestling’s most popular faction and the only three-time ROH world champion, “The Cleaner” made a shocking appearance at Friday night’s ROH War of the Worlds IPPV via video package, officially firing Adam Cole from Bullet Club.
  Just moments prior, Cole lost a high profile singles match agains
  
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• Triple H Responds to Criticism of WWE’s Performance Center

  13-05-2017 02:35
  
  In a interview with Sports Illustrated, Triple H responded to the criticism of WWE’s Performance Center in that the talent there lacks the individuality.
  “The misconception is always the same, and it’s absolutely wrong. We are looking to make our talent as diverse as possible. People say everyone is wearing the same thing and training the same way. Yet they are not training the same way. We are grouping people together to work on building certain skills. The core of what we do
  
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• John Cena Hints to Match With Roman Reigns

  13-05-2017 02:32
  
  John Cena teased a possible match with Roman Reigns in an interview with Sports Illustrated.
  “Roman is in the trenches every night and he’s performing at an elite level with a champion caliber attitude. His performance and the response that he gets from certain audiences is indicative of an elite-level performer. He’s doing what I did in 2006, 2007, and 2008. He has all the justification in the world in saying it’s his yard. I’ve made a career of shutting the mouths
  
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• Who Makes The Most Sense To Fill In To Create The Next Big Match For Roman Reigns

  13-05-2017 01:50 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  My latest column for upgruv.com, a site of all things trending and entertainment, is focused on who fills in the gap against Roman Reigns with Braun Strowman injured. Here’s an excerpt:
  WWE is obligated to have Samoa Joe and Seth Rollins feuding. Joe’s arrival in the company happened when he attacked Rollins during a segment that featured Triple H. Against his one-time protege, Triple H (“the Creator”) brought in Joe (&ldqu
  
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• Braun Strowman Injured: How Much Of An Impact Will This Have On WWE Booking

  13-05-2017 01:16 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  This first of three CSR videos is all about Braun Strowman injured and what it will do for the rest of the Monday Night RAW storylines. Here’s a brief excerpt:
  Juice Springsteen: It’s really deflating. He was on such a roll. It always seems like this is happening, seen Finn Balor and Seth Rollins.
  Justin LaBar: It’s bad timing but lesser of other evils. Finn Balor was an instant moment, no more wrestling. Same with Rollins with his knee. Bra
  
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