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• Rey Mysterio On How Close He Came to Working with Impact Wrestling, LU and Today’s Cruiserweights, WCW Security Incident and More

  02-06-2017 23:43 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Lucha Underground star Rey Mysterio recently spoke with Sports Illustrated’s “Extra Mustard” and below are some interview highlights:
  Lucha Underground and today’s Cruiserweights:
  “Lucha Underground is the pioneer in the cruiserweight division. Years ago, Konnan mentioned to me, ‘Wrestling has to change. Wrestling cannot always be a world for the giants,’ and he was right. Wrestling has changed. That change is because of Luch
  
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• Impact Wrestling Confirms Live Event in NYC, Viewership Info For This Week’s Impact Episode, Sin Cara Teaching His Son to Wrestle (Video)

  02-06-2017 23:36 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Viewership Info For This Week’s Impact
  According to ShowBuzzDaily.com, this week’s edition of Impact Wrestling, featuring EC3 vs. GFW Global Champion Alberto El Patron in a steel cage match, averaged 287,000 viewers. This is down from last week’s 305,000 viewership average.
  Impact ranked #124 on the Cable Top 150, up from last week’s #127 spot.
  Impact Wrestling Confirms Live Event in NYC
  Impact Wrestling has confirmed a live event will be taking place on August
  
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• Kane On Running For Office With The Rock, Using His Notoriety, More

  02-06-2017 23:06
  
  – WWE Superstar Kane spoke to Bleacher Report about a wide variety of topics including his bid to be the next Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, check out the highlights below:
  What’s not talked about in wrestling:
  “Wrestling is a lot like any other workplace. You don’t really talk religion or politics. But we are all independent contractors, so we pay our taxes quarterly. And we talk about taxes.”
  On running for office with The Rock:
  “Would I run with The Rock?
  
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• Impact Wrestling Announces August 5th Live Event

  02-06-2017 23:03
  
  – Impact Wrestling announced a show for Saturday, August 5th at the Richmond County Hall Ball Park in Staten Island, NY. Tickets for the show go on sale June 9th.
  As noted, Impact stopped regular live events back in 2014.The rumors are CONFIRMED! IMPACT is going back on the road starting Aug. 5 from #NYC! @SIYanks#IMPACTonPOP pic.twitter.com/1Q0wOQWQxk
  — IMPACT WRESTLING (@IMPACTWRESTLING) June 2, 2017The post Impact Wrestling Announces August 5th Live Event appeared first on ProWres
  
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• Photos and Video of Christopher Daniels Throwing Out First Pitch at White Sox Game, Rusev Calls Fan Idea the “Worst”, Network Collections

  02-06-2017 22:05 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Rusev Calls Fan Idea “The Worst”
  WWE star Rusev was not a fan of a recent fan idea for him and Summer Rae, as seen below:That is probably no it’s actually the single worst idea I have ever seen. https://t.co/kAUW8bhm95
  — Rusev The Ruler (@RusevBUL) June 2, 2017Photos & Video of Christopher Daniels Throwing Out First Pitch at White Sox Game
  As noted, Ring of Honor World Champion Christopher Daniels threw out the ceremonial first pitch
  
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• UFC Legend Dan Severn Interested In Fighting Brock Lesnar, Wants Fans To Use #BeastvsBeast To Make It Happen

  02-06-2017 22:01 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Turning 59 next week, UFC Hall of Famer and former two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dan Severn is still going strong as a trainer in both wrestling and MMA. Although retired from MMA and semi-retired from pro wrestling, Severn still runs independent promotions for both genres, The Danger Zone MMA and Price of Glory Wrestling.
  Holding an incredibly impressive 101-19-7 MMA record, Severn is known as one of the best competitors w
  
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• ROH Commentator Ian Riccaboni Previews Tomorrow’s Windy City Excellence Show In Chicago; WrestleZone Providing Live Coverage

  02-06-2017 21:37 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WrestleZone presented the latest episode of our signature daily pro wrestling news podcast WZ Daily earlier today. It featured former WWE/WCW Superstar Sean Waltman as the co-host as well as an exclusive interview with ROH commentator Ian Riccaboni.
  The WZ Daily will be made available Monday-Friday at Noon-ish EST on Eric Bischoff’s IRWNetwork.com!
  You can find some of Ian’s comments regarding ROH’s live event in Chicago tomorrow, Windy City Excellence, transcribed below:
  
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• Sean Waltman Describes Triple H’s Reaction To His LAX Arrest Last Month; Says He’s ‘Grateful’ To WWE

  02-06-2017 20:58 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WrestleZone presented the latest episode of our signature daily pro wrestling news podcast WZ Daily earlier today. It featured former WWE/WCW Superstar Sean Waltman as the co-host as well as an exclusive interview with ROH commentator Ian Riccaboni.
  The WZ Daily will be made available Monday-Friday around Noon EST on Eric Bischoff’s IRWNetwork.com!
  You can find some of Sean and I’s comments transcribed below:
  Eric Bischoff Announces The IRW Network; Makes Signing Up Free To Fans
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• Evolve Ref Signs WWE NXT Deal, AJ Styles Goes Nuts After Losing Madden Finals (Video), Kane On Possibly Running for Office With The Rock

  02-06-2017 20:47 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Evolve Talent Signs Full-Time NXT Deal
  WWN Live has issued the following:
  Congratulations to referee DA Brewer, who is leaving WWN to join NXT fulltime. Brewer earned a fulltime job in EVOLVE after taking part in a WWN Seminar/Tryout. He became a valuable member of the WWN Family seeing time in EVOLVE, FIP and Style Battle. We are very happy to see this quality person move on to NXT. The next WWN Seminar/Tryout will be August 11th in Joppa, MD. There will be a Seminar/Tryo
  
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• News on the Upcoming Women’s Money in the Bank Match and PPV Plans for Naomi, Cathy Kelley on Enzo Amore’s Raw Attacker (Video)

  02-06-2017 20:35 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  News on the Upcoming Women’s Money in the Bank Match and PPV Plans for Naomi
  As noted, a 5 woman Money in the Bank Ladder match will take place at the June 18th WWE Money in the Bank PPV, and the bout will feature Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch vs Carmella vs Tamina vs Natalya.
  Dave Meltzer noted on a recent edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that there are plans in place to have two Women’s matches at Money in the Bank, and outside of the ladder match a Women&rsqu
  
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• Backstage News on Jinder Mahal’s WWE Push Coinciding with Impact Wrestling Tapings in India, What Impact Officials Were Told

  02-06-2017 20:27 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Impact Wrestling’s partner in India, Sony Six, might believe that Jinder Mahal’s WWE push lining up with Impact taping TV in India is not merely a coincidence.
  The Observer is reporting Impact Wrestling officials were told directly from Sony Six that the belief is Jinder Mahal’s recent push and WWE Title win is directly related to Impact’s TV tapings this week in Mumbai.
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• Backstage News on Jinder Mahal’s WWE Push Being Related to Impact Wrestling Tapings in India, What Impact Officials Were Told

  02-06-2017 20:27 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Jinder Mahal being pushed in WWE and Impact Wrestling recently taping TV in India is not merely a coincidence.
  The Observer is reporting Impact Wrestling officials were told directly from Sony Six that the belief is Jinder Mahal’s recent push and WWE Title win is directly related to Impact’s TV tapings in Mumbai.
  Read Also: Jinder Mahal on Fans Thinking He Is Taking Steroids, What Supplements He Takes
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• Chris Jericho on When He Knew it Was Time for His Last WWE Run to End, If He Will Be a Part-Timer Who Shows Up at WrestleMania

  02-06-2017 20:12 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Smackdown Live star Chris Jericho recently spoke with Uproxx and below are some interview highlights:
  When he knew it was time for his last WWE run to end:
  “For this one [WWE run], I knew that it was time to go because you get to a certain level, then you turn baby face, and then that’s where you start having problems, because with the baby face you either win the title and you’re John Cena, or you start going down through the ranks. And tha
  
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• Jinder Mahal Responds To Steroid Accusations

  02-06-2017 20:11
  
  – Seen below, WWE Champion Jinder Mahal recently spoke with GQ about a wide variety of topics including his physique, workout regimen and diet.
  On taking supplements:
  “I actually take quite a few supplements. I have protein with me all the time. I always have branched-chain amino acids. I take those with water before my morning cardio. They prevent muscle breakdown. I take a magnesium supplement before my workout because it prevents cramping. You know, I have to wrestle every night a
  
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• Chris Jericho On Last Run: ‘I’m Better As A Heel, That’s My Wheelhouse!’

  02-06-2017 20:01
  
  – Chris Jericho recently participated in a interview with Uproxx and discussed a wide variety of topics including his run with WWE, check out the highlights below:
  On his last WWE run:
  “For this one [WWE run], I knew that it was time to go because you get to a certain level, then you turn baby face, and then that’s where you start having problems, because with the baby face you either win the title and you’re John Cena, or you start going down through the ranks. And that
  
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• Backstage News On Women’s Ladder Match At MITB

  02-06-2017 19:56
  
  – According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that mindset for MITB female participants is to pull off as exciting of a match as the men.
  He expects they will take a lot of risks unless they are specifically instructed not to.
  Meltzer also noted that Charlotte will assume most risk and even possibly attempt a moonsault off the top of the ladder, all participants are expected to take chances and “work their ass off.”The post Backstage News On Women’s Ladder M
  
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• Figure Friday: Ringside Collectibles Exclusive WWE Elite “Bálor Club” Finn Bálor (Photos)

  02-06-2017 19:53 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Welcome to Figure Friday! Today we take a look at the brand new RingsideCollectibles.com Exclusive WWE Elite “Bálor Club” Finn Bálor! As mentioned, you can only get him on Ringside so get him while you can as Bálor figures, especially in his “Bálor Club” attire, are in pretty high demand!Sling Blade! ———————————————————- Look f
  
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• Updated Card For WWE Money In The Bank PPV

  02-06-2017 19:45
  
  – Check out the updated card for WWE’s Money in the Bank Pay-Per-View on June 18th live from St. Louis, MO:
  WWE Title MatchJinder Mahal vs. Randy Orton
  Money in the Bank Ladder Match for WWE TitleAJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
  Money in the Bank Ladder Match for WWE SmackDown Women’s TitleBecky Lynch vs. Carmella vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Natalya vs. Tamina
  WWE SmackDown Tag Team Title MatchThe Usos vs. The New Day
  
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• AJ Lee Does Comedic “Book Report”, Has Twitter Exchange with Big E Over Raw Botch, WWE Stars Who Shocked the World With Title Wins (Videos)

  02-06-2017 19:45 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Stars Who Shocked the World With Title Wins (Videos)
  WWE has released the following video, reliving some of the most shocking WWE Championship victories, all in one place, from Superstars who won the prestigious title for the first time:AJ Lee Does Comedic “Book Report”
  After reading the book in 10 minutes, former pro wrestler AJ Mendez Brooks gives a presentation on Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina”:In related news, Twitter fans continue
  
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• Impact Wrestling Results (06/01) – El Patron vs. EC3 Six Sides Of Steel Match

  02-06-2017 19:05
  
  Impact Wrestling ResultsJune 1, 2017Orlando, Florida (Impact Zone)
  IMPACT! Wrestling opens with EC3 celebrating his victory in last week’s number one contender’s match. He is accompanied by a quartet who performs his theme music in the ring. EC3 declares he has the secret weapon to defeat Lashley at Slammiversary. As the quartet performs EC3’s “fight music”, the GFW Global Champion Alberto El Patron, Bruce Prichard, Karen Jarrett, Dutch Mantel and Tyrus interrupt! B
  
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• Speculation on Low WWE Ratings and 2018 TV Deal, “Broken” Elements in New Hardys T-Shirt (Photo), Michael Hayes WWE Network Pick Video

  02-06-2017 18:12 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Speculation on Low WWE Ratings and 2018 TV Deal
  On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer speculated about WWE’s current NBCUniversal TV deal expiring next year, and had the following to say on whether or not recent low ratings will spell out less money for the company in 2018:
  “No. The whole television industry is changing so rapidly and in so many ways. There is just no way of knowing. What’s going to happen with rights fees. If rights fees skyrocket WW
  
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• More News on This Week’s Record Low WWE Raw Rating and If “Cord Cutting” is Responsible for the Poor Number

  02-06-2017 17:46 via wrestlezone.com
  
  As we noted earlier this week, the Memorial Day edition of WWE Raw garnered the second lowest rating in the history of the show, second only to the Raw show which aired during the first Trump vs Clinton Presidential debate. Furthermore, it was noted only one episode of WCW Monday Nitro drew a lower rating than Raw this week, and that show aired on December 11th, 2000.
  While some people are blaming the recent low WWE TV ratings on cord cutting, The Wrestling Observer is reporting the rating is b
  
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• How Old is AJ Styles Today?, Triple H vs Sheamus WWE Extreme Rules 2010 Full Match (Video), James Ellsworth Posts High School Photo

  02-06-2017 17:43 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Triple H vs Sheamus WWE Extreme Rules 2010 Full Match
  WWE has released the following video, featuring Triple H vs Sheamus in a Street Fight at WWE Extreme Rules 2010:James Ellsworth Posts High School Photo
  James Ellsworth has posted the following throwback picture of him in high school:#throwbackthursday I graduated high-school 15 years ago today, and started my quest to @wwe 4 days later, more on that Monday, kids be cool like me stay in school #duh class of #2002
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• Eric Bischoff, ‘I Understand The Business Evolves’; Talks Programming Advice He Got From Ted Turner

  02-06-2017 16:56 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released this past Wednesday night!
  You can find some of Eric ‘s comments transcribed below.
  Subscribe to Bischoff on Wrestling on iTunesEB: I don’t necessarily like the more robust high flying antics of guys like The Young Bucks. That’s just me but I’m 62 years old. I also understand that the business evolves. The one thing that I remind myself of, almo
  
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• Ariya Daivari Calls Out Critic Over 205 Live Comments, Pre-Sale This Monday For Upcoming Impact Wrestling Live

  02-06-2017 16:34 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Ariya Daivari Calls Out Critic Over 205 Live Comments
  WWE Cruiserweight Ariya Daivari has posted the following lengthy post on Twitter responding to a, “certain wrestling critic,” who, “had some unflattering words about 205”:Love my job. pic.twitter.com/AWwMlCocOG
  — Ariya Daivari (@AriyaDaivariWWE) June 1, 2017
  Pre-Sale This Monday For Upcoming Impact Live
  There will be a pre-sale for the August 5th Impact Wrestling event in Staten Island this Monday.
  Accordin
  
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• Jay White Talks Training At NJPW Dojo, Four Ridiculous WWE Match Stipulations (Video)

  02-06-2017 16:18 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Jay White Talks Training At NJPW Dojo
  Ring of Honor has released the above interview with Jay White. During the interview he had the following to say about training at the New Japan Dojo:
  New Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo, you hear the stories. Everyone has their opinion on what the training is like, what the lifestyle is like, but it can’t quite prepare you for it. The culture shock, the training, the endless hours of training, the other jobs, [and] the chores. The rigorous lifestyle out
  
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• Being The ELITE Ep. 55 w/ Kenny Omega (Video), AJ Styles Appearance Next Tuesday, Which Former Champ Do You Want In Mae Young Classic?

  02-06-2017 15:58 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Being The ELITE Ep. 55 w/ Kenny Omega
  Above is the latest episode of Being the Elite featuring The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, and Marty Scurll.
  In this edition while Matt and Nick are off relaxing Marty gets surprised in Japan by Omega.
  AJ Styles Appearance Next Tuesday In Rochester
  Fans in the Rochester, NY area will be able to meet AJ Styles next Tuesday, June 6th, at the Cricket Wireless store located at:
  Cricket Wireless Store610 North Clinton Ave.Rochester, New York
  AJ will be appearing fro
  
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• Full Details On Ring of Honor’s Windy City Excellence Tomorrow, New Japan’s Best Of The Super Jrs Finals Airing Live Online, Updated Card

  02-06-2017 15:31 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Full Details On ROH’s Windy City Excellence Tomorrow
  Ring of Honor announced the following matches for their TV taping in Chicago Ridge, IL at the Frontier Fieldhouse tomorrow:
  ROH champion Chris Daniels & Kazarian vs. The Young Bucks
  Jay White vs. Punishment Martinez
  Jay Lethal vs. Caprice Coleman
  Bobby Fish vs. Silas Young
  Dalton Castle & The Boys vs. The Rebellion
  Flip Gordon vs. Jonathan Greshem.
  The promotion also released the following autograph session details:
  On Saturday
  
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• Jack Swagger On His WWE Departure, Who Came Up With “We The People”, Creative Frustration, His Relationship with Dutch Mantell and More

  02-06-2017 15:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Coming off his recent departure from WWE, former World Heavyweight Champion and “All American American” Jack Swagger joins John and Chad for episode #272. In this over 60 minute interview, Jack opens up about the start and stop pushes he received over his ten years with WWE as well as why he believes the plug was pulled on his most successful run and being paired with “Dirty” Dutch Mantell aka Zeb Colter. It is an engaging, funny
  
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• Latest on WWE Extreme Rules Ticket Sales, New NXT Referee Works Live Event (Photo), Footballer Dons Sin Cara Mask After Goal (Videos)

  02-06-2017 15:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The Latest on WWE Extreme Rules Ticket Sales
  According to TicketIQ.com, Sunday’s Extreme Rules at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore is nearly a Sold Out event, with just $125+ Floor Seating still available on Ticketmaster. There’s also about 200 tickets available on the secondary market starting at $43 ($3 above the face value of $40), which can be found here.
  New NXT Referee Works Last Night’s Live Event
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• WWE Extreme Rules Preview and Predictions

  02-06-2017 13:45
  
  This week’s All Night Long Wrestling Podcast previews the WWE Extreme Rules pay per view this coming Sunday. Who will win the Fatal Five Way Extreme Rules match to become the new number one contender for the Universal Championship? Plus, the latest happenings from Raw and Smackdown Live. And last but certainly not least, a new installment of the Five Count, featuring the best gimmick match performers of all time!The post WWE Extreme Rules Preview and Predictions appeared first on ProWrestl
  
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• Impact Wrestling Announces New Live Event In US This Summer, What Is Happening Between Allie And Rosemary? (Video)

  02-06-2017 05:14 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Impact Wrestling
  Impact Wrestling has announced they will run a new live event this summer in Staten Island, New York, which is the company’s first US based live event outside Orlando since Bound For Glory 2015.
  Impact Wrestling will host a live event on Saturday, August 5th at Richmond County Bank Ballpark, which is home of the Staten Island Yankees. Eddie Edwards, Eli Drake, Bobby Lashley, Alberto El Patron, James Storm and EC3 are some of the names being advertised for the event; Impac
  
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• Christopher Daniels Reveals WWE Star As Dream Opponent (Video), Low WWE RAW Rating Note, Shi-Lounge With Willie Mack (Audio)

  02-06-2017 04:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Christopher Daniels
  The above video features Ring Of Honor World Champion of the World Christopher Daniels on a recent episode of A Music Blog, Yea? 
  Daniels talks about his ROH title win, wrestling experience, selling vacuums, comic books and more. During the interview, Daniels revealed Chris Jericho was one opponent he wishes he could wrestle, but didn’t think it would happen. Daniels said Jericho is a busy man, not to mention he’d go back to WWE once he returned to the
  
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• Backstage News On R-Truth Vs. Goldust Feud, Whether the Match Will Happen At WWE Extreme Rules

  02-06-2017 03:06 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  As a way to beef up the Raw midcard division, the team of the Golden Truth dissolved, when Goldust viciously attacked R-Truth during his typical “What’s Up!” call and response. Since then, there has been no physicality involved, as the feud is now mainly being developed through social media and weekly old-school Goldust vignettes.
  Since this feud is not a main event angle, and has not received much television time since the i
  
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• Backstage News On R-Truth Vs. Goldust Feud, Whether Match Will Happen At Extreme Rules

  02-06-2017 03:06 via wrestlezone.com
  
  (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
  As a way to beef up the Raw midcard division, the team of the Golden Truth dissolved, when Goldust viciously attacked R-Truth during his typical “What’s Up!” call and response. Since then, there has been no physicality involved, as the feud is now mainly being developed through social media and weekly old-school Goldust vignettes.
  Since this feud is not a main event angle, and has not received much television time since the i
  
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• Sonya Deville On What Fans Should Know, Being Paid To ‘Hurt People’, More

  02-06-2017 02:59
  
  – WWE NXT Superstar Sonya Deville recently spoke with Byron Saxton for WWE.com, check out the highlights below:
  Congrats on your recent NXT victory on WWE Network. You’ve had a very interesting couple of years under the WWE/NXT umbrella. What’s the difference between the Sonya Deville who first arrived and the Sonya Deville we see now?
  My first time being inside the Performance Center was for the WWE Tough Enough tryouts, and although I knew hardly anything about sports-enterta
  
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• $1 Million-Punk Promotion Reschedules 128-Man Tournament

  02-06-2017 02:54
  
  – As noted, 5 Star Wrestling offered CM Punk $1 million to compete in their upcoming 128-man tournament. The promotion has now rescheduled the tournament to start in February of 2018, check out the their announcement below:
  5 STAR TOURNAMENT AND SHOWS RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 2018
  We have decided to completely reschedule the entire 5 Star Wrestling tournament for February. We know this will be disappointing to many fans as it means we will not be running any further shows in 2017 but we ass
  
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• Update: 5 Star Wrestling Cancels Entire 128 Man Tournament, Issues Statement And Reschedules Dates For 2018

  02-06-2017 02:37 via wrestlezone.com
  
  5 Star Wrestling released the following statement after announcing they would have to postpone their 128-man tournament until February 2018.
  Earlier today it was initally announced that the first night of the tournament, scheduled for June 10th, was being cancelled. This is the same tournament that made headlines last week after they made a $1,000,000 offer to CM Punk to try and get him to enter the tournament:
  Related: 5 Star Wrestling Cancels 1st Night Of 128-Man Tournament, Vince McMahon App
  
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• Update: 5 Star Wrestling Cancels Entire 128 Man Tournament, Issues Statement And Reschedules Dates

  02-06-2017 02:37 via wrestlezone.com
  
  5 Star Wrestling released the following statement after announcing they would have to postpone their 128-man tournament until February 2018.
  Earlier today it was initally announced that the first night of the tournament, scheduled for June 10th, was being cancelled. This is the same tournament that made headlines last week after they made a $1,000,000 offer to CM Punk to try and get him to enter the tournament:
  Related: 5 Star Wrestling Cancels 1st Night Of 128-Man Tournament, Vince McMahon App
  
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• Jim Cornette Rips Vince Russo, Says He Emails Vince McMahon Weekly Begging For A Job, WWE Previews June 2017 Network Collections (Video)

  02-06-2017 02:22 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Jim Cornette
  On the latest episode of MLW’s The Jim Cornette Experience, Jim Cornette commented on Vince Russo’s remarks last week about contacting Vince McMahon about a potential WWE return.
  Russo said he contacted McMahon in an effort to help out with the product, but Cornette knocked Russo and said he had it on good authority that Russo emailed them on a weekly basis.
  Cornette said Russo sends emails out weekly after RAW, and talks about trying to help the
  
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• Impact Wrestling Results (6/1): Six Sides of Steel for the GFW Title, is There a New Number One Contender?

  02-06-2017 01:45 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Impact Wrestling Results
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  Report By Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
  Share your thoughts on tonight’s show in the Disqus section below! You can also participate on social media by using the #wrestlezone hashtag to voice your thoughts on tonight’s show. We want you to share our exclusive coverage page by clicking the social media buttons at the bottom of the article!
  In Ring Segment: EC3
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• Cathy Kelley hosts the June 2017 Collections Preview Show

  02-06-2017 01:02
  
  Cathy Kelley hosts the June 2017 Collections Preview ShowThe post Cathy Kelley hosts the June 2017 Collections Preview Show appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• The Shield vs. Evolution – Six-Man Tag Team Match: Extreme Rules 2014

  02-06-2017 01:01
  
  The Shield vs. Evolution – Six-Man Tag Team Match: Extreme Rules 2014The post The Shield vs. Evolution – Six-Man Tag Team Match: Extreme Rules 2014 appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• Watch the chaotic brawl between SmackDown LIVE’s women unfold in slow-motion

  02-06-2017 00:57
  
  Watch the chaotic brawl between SmackDown LIVE’s women unfold in slow-motion: May 30, 2017The post Watch the chaotic brawl between SmackDown LIVE’s women unfold in slow-motion appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• Excruciating Extreme Moves: WWE 2K17 Top 10

  02-06-2017 00:56
  
  Excruciating Extreme Moves: WWE 2K17 Top 10The post Excruciating Extreme Moves: WWE 2K17 Top 10 appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• The New Day’s Return In Slow-Motion, Athlete Wears Sin Cara Mask

  02-06-2017 00:55
  
  – Check out the following newly released slow-motion highlights of The New Day’s return to SmackDown LIVE, where they called out SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos.– Benfica soccer team star Raul Jimenez paid tribute to Sin Cara by sporting one of his masks after scoring the first goal of the team’s Portugese Cup win last weekend.
  Check out the photos and video below:
  .@Raul_Jimenez9 goool ??!!! Gracias amigo! ?????????? #VivaMexico???? @SLBenfica @WWE @wweespanol @wwe
  
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• Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar – Steel Cage Match: Extreme Rules 2013

  02-06-2017 00:49
  
  Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar – Steel Cage Match: Extreme Rules 2013The post Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar – Steel Cage Match: Extreme Rules 2013 appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• Tommaso Ciampa reveals why he betrayed Johnny Gargano: WWE NXT, May 31, 2017

  02-06-2017 00:48
  
  Tommaso Ciampa reveals why he betrayed Johnny Gargano: WWE NXT, May 31, 2017The post Tommaso Ciampa reveals why he betrayed Johnny Gargano: WWE NXT, May 31, 2017 appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• Isenberg Reacts: WWE NXT “Ciampa Chomps Off Gargano’s Head”

  02-06-2017 00:45 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The End of #DIYTwo weeks removed from the brutal assault that ended NXT Takeover: Chicago, Tommaso Ciampa came out and cut a strong and important 10 minute promo in the middle of the ring. He talked about the news of his injury leaking and knowing that people were talking about who would replace him. With much anger, Tommaso talked and pointed out his hatred for the people to say that and knowing that Johnny Gargano would do the exact same thing, finding someone to take his spot. Ciampa showed t
  
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  Cezar Bononi celebrates his upset win against Andrade “Cien” Almas: NXT Exclusive, May 31, 2017The post Cezar Bononi celebrates his upset win against Andrade “Cien” Almas: NXT Exclusive, May 31, 2017 appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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