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• LaVar and Lonzo Ball Will Appear on WWE Raw Segment Tonight (Video)

  26-06-2017 23:52 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE has released the following video, featuring The Miz and Maryse arriving for WWE Raw tonight.
  During the clip, Miz is asked about his relationship with Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas, and Miz says that will be addressed on Raw tonight.
  Miz then announced that Big Baller Brand’s Lavar Ball, as well as his son Lonzo, will be appearing on a MizTV segment tonight:The post LaVar and Lonzo Ball Will Appear on WWE Raw Segment Tonight (Video) appeared first on Wre
  
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• Corey Graves Says Dean Ambrose Did Not Do “Anything Memorable” as Intercontinental Champion, Mauro Ranallo Reacts to Joining NXT (Video)

  26-06-2017 23:42 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Corey Graves Says Dean Ambrose Did Not Do “Anything Memorable” as Intercontinental Champion
  WWE has released the full version of the latest episode of “Bring it to the Table”, hosted by Corey Graves, JBL and Peter Rosenberg.
  During the episode, which you can watch below, Graves admits his opinion of Jinder Mahal has changed since The Modern Day Maharaja became WWE Champion. Graves said that at first he doubted Mahal as Champion,
  
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• Paul Heyman Announces What Brock Lesnar Will Be Doing on WWE Raw Tonight

  26-06-2017 23:31 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Paul Heyman has announced that his client Brock Lesnar will be calling out Samoa Joe on WWE Raw tonight at The Staples Center in Los Angeles.
  Joe and Lesnar are set to collide for the WWE Universal Championship at WWE Great Balls of Fire on July 9th. Be sure to join us for live WWE Raw coverage beginning tonight at 8pm EST!TONIGHT … MY client @BrockLesnar will call out @SamoaJoe … Los Angeles @STAPLESCenter enjoy the anticipation. Brock’s looki
  
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• WWE Everett Live Event Results (6/25): Nakamura vs Mahal, Two Triple Threat Title Matches, 3MB Chants, Corbin vs Harper and More

  26-06-2017 22:07 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Everett Live Event Results6/25/17Everett, WAResults courtesy of WZ reader John Devos
  1. Triple Threat Smackdown Tag Team Title MatchUso’s def New Day and Mojo Rawley & Sin Cara
  2. Tye Dillinger def Aiden English via Tye Breaker
  3. Breezango & American Alpha def The Ascension, Epico & Erick Rowan via Fandango hitting Epico with a Falcon Arrow
  4. Smackdown Women’s Title MatchNaomi def Carmella via Split Leg Moonsault
  5. Triple Threat US T
  
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• Cody Rhodes On Being Proud Of His Brother, Hall Of Fame Bound

  26-06-2017 22:01
  
  – Former WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes recently participated in a interview with Sports Illustrated and discussed a wide variety of topics, check out the highlight below:
  Rhodes on keeping eye from afar on older brother Dustin
  “I love that Goldust returned to the ‘Golden Age’,” said Rhodes. “I’m very proud of Dustin. One of the reasons we butted heads in WWE was because of timing. He was looking for redemption after the original Goldust run, and he was out t
  
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• EC3 On Impact Tapings In India, Being Paid To Be An A–hole, More

  26-06-2017 21:45
  
  – Impact Wrestling star Ethan Carter III recently spoke with The Sporting News to help promote this weekend’s Slammiversary XV pay-per-view, check out the highlights below:
  On working recent Impact Wrestling tapings in India:“It was nice to be in front of an audience that was not completely accustomed to us and it was rewarding to give effort to people who appreciated it. It very much reminded me that deep down inside, between all my despair, anger, and hatred, that I really lo
  
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• Rapper In Talks to Appear on WWE Raw, WWE Stars Send Well Wishes for Eid, Cathy Kelley on New Bruno Sammartino Collection (Videos)

  26-06-2017 21:35 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Rapper In Talks to Appear on WWE Raw
  TMZ recently spoke with rapper Lil Yachty, and during the interview, which you can watch below, Yachty says he recently had a meeting with WWE regarding a potential appearance on Raw:WWE Stars Send Well Wishes for Eid
  In the following video, WWE Champion Jinder Mahal, Mojo Rawley, The New Day and others sending well wishes to the WWE Universe for the Eid Muslim holiday:#WWEChampion @JinderMahal, @iLikeSamiZayn, @MojoRawleyWWE, and MORE @WWE Superstars wish t
  
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• Major Star Appearing On Tonight’s WWE RAW?

  26-06-2017 20:41
  
  – According to Dave Meltzer noted on last night’s episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is printing “Los Angeles 3:16” shirts for tonight’s RAW in Los Angeles California. This would possibly indicate that Steve Austin might be making an appearance tonight.Meltzer also reports that he’s heard that LaVar Ball will indeed appear on tonight’s Raw as well.Heading to #WWE #Raw tonight in Los Angeles? Avoid merchandise lines; preorder now & pick up at th
  
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• GLOW Review – Must See TV!

  26-06-2017 20:36
  
  Pulling back the curtain on professional wrestling has been met with its fair share of critics.  Some say it has “ruined the business forever” while others have begrudgingly admitted that while they’re not fans of the exposure, that they also understand that it’s a necessary evil.  After all, in this new era of consumption the provider is currently met with a never ending demand for information and content.  Wrestling, while still a “protected”
  
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• ROH Star On Major Injuy: “It’s Been Defining Moment Of My Career”

  26-06-2017 20:26
  
  – Ring Of Honor star TK O’Ryan recently spoke with CBS Sports about breaking his leg during the ROH 15th Anniversary Show, check out the highlights below:
  On the days surrounding his injury:“It’s basically been the defining moment of my career, which is bizarre to me. It’s like, I can wrestle too, I don’t just get hurt! I’m usually pretty durable. …We were having a great time, and then the show day happens. Everything was going smooth. We got to t
  
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• WWE Reveals Jim Ross’ Announcing Partner For ‘Mae Young Classic’

  26-06-2017 19:58
  
  – WWE announced on Twitter that Lita will be joining Jim Ross to help announce the upcoming Mae Young Classic.
  The tournament will be shown on the WWE Network, starting with the first four episodes available on demand on Monday, August 28. Episodes five through eight will then be available on demand on September 4 with the final match streaming live on September 12 at 10pm ET.
  “WWE has announced that the first-ever Mae Young Classic women’s tournament will stream exclusively on
  
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• Stephanie McMahon Featured in Most Powerful Women List, Sasha Banks Heading Down Under, WWE Hall of Famer Conducting Seminar

  26-06-2017 19:58 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Hall of Famer Conducting Seminar
  WWE Hall of Famer and current backstage producer Arn Anderson will be hosting a special training seminar on Friday, July 21st in Cleveland, Ohio for the AIW promotion. You can get more information on the seminar, which costs $100 and is limited to 25 participants, by emailing [email protected].
  Stephanie McMahon Featured in Most Powerful List
  WWE has announced the following:
  Stephanie McMahon featured in Adweek’s
  
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• Tonight’s WWE RAW Preview: Brock Lesnar Returns, What’s Next For Enzo, More

  26-06-2017 19:54
  – Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will feature WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, along with fallout from Big Cass attacking Enzo Amore and much more.
  Is Samoa Joe prepared for Brock Lesnar’s return?
  Joe has affirmed that he isn’t afraid Lesnar, but his attitude could very well change Monday night in Los Angeles. Will Lesnar strike fear into the heart of his defiant No. 1 contender?
  Will Goldust be smacked by “the hand
  
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• Chavo Guerrero Jr On Women’s Empowerment Right Now

  26-06-2017 19:48
  
  – Former WCW Superstar Chavo Guerrero Jr. spoke to iNews about his wrestling trainer role and more, check out the highlights below:
  Starting with the basics:
  “I just assumed everybody knew the rules of wrestling. [Laughs] After about a week, somebody went to pin the other person, and was like ‘how do we do it?’ I ended up stopping practice, and I had to explain ‘this is how you win’ and ‘when you go outside [the ring] you have a 10-count to get back in&r
  
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• WWE NXT Live Event Results From Gainesville (06/24): Six-Man Main Event, More

  26-06-2017 19:43
  
  – Check out the following WWE NXT live event results from Saturday’s show in Gainesville, Florida:
  * Montez Ford defeated Marcel Barthel
  * Aliyah and Sarah Logan defeated Abbey Laith and Victoria Gonzalez
  * No Way Jose defeated Cezar Bononi
  * Nick Miller defeated Tian Bing
  * Aleister Black defeated Alexander Wolfe
  * Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake defeated Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan
  * Ruby Riot defeated Peyton Royce
  * Kassius Ohno, Roderick Strong and Buddy Murphy defeated NXT Champio
  
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• Pete Dunne On Working With William Regal, His WWE Tryout, More

  26-06-2017 19:42
  
  – WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne was recently interviewed by the Card Subject To Change podcast, check out the highlights below:
  His United Kingdom Championship match at NXT TakeOver: Chicago:
  “It was unbelievable really. When we were in there we didn’t realise what we’d just done. We felt like it went well but it was only afterwards when they rushed me straight off to the media and I was on the phone to ESPN, and it was only just starting to resonate with me how well it went
  
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• Alberto Del Rio Reportedly Breaks Up With Paige

  26-06-2017 19:38
  
  – It’s reported that Alberto El Patron broke up with Paige last night while in Orlando.Alberto reportedly said “enough was enough” and that he reached his limit and knew that it was time to break up. It was also noted by SEScoops, that the couple had a “blowup” and that most of Alberto’s family and friends are happy that split.
  Seen below, Paige posted photos with Alberto thanking Jeff Jarrett: Water park time here in Orlando!!!with the family!!! Thank y
  
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• Ric Flair On Orton Winning Title: ‘He Bought Himself A Rolex!’

  26-06-2017 19:19
  
  – WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair recently appeared as a guest along with Randy Orton and Bruno Sammartino on the WWE Network original series, “Table For 3.” Check out the highlight below:
  On Orton buying himself a rolex after capturing first title:
  “To be the world champion when I first got it, it was the biggest honor in the world and I hope that being the champion means as much to the guys now as it did to us.” Flair continued, “do you know what Randy did when
  
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• An Impact Scenario For Baron Corbin To Cash In & Was He The Right Choice?

  26-06-2017 19:19 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  This next CSR video is all about Baron Corbin as Money in the Bank briefcase holder. Here’s an excerpt of the conversation:
  Josh Isenberg: I like Baron Corbin but I fear his cash in will be more like Jack Swagger than Dolph Ziggler. He doesn’t have as much charisma. Not a guy the fans need to see on their TV screen. With Ziggler, they were craving him to cash in. Maybe because he held it for a long time. They wanted him. They wanted him on top
  
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• Members of Warring Mexican Promotions and Lucha Underground Announced for Tag Team Title Match at Slammiversary

  26-06-2017 19:03 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Impact Wrestling has announced today that Tag Team Champions LAX will be defending the Tag Titles in a Fatal Four Way match at Slammiversary.
  Interestingly, one of the teams in the match will be Drago & El Hijo del Fantasma, who both work for AAA, which is at war with The Crash promotion in Mexico, headed by LAX’s Konnan.
  When Impact Wrestling first announced its working relationship with both AAA and The Crash promotions, the deal was that talents from each promotion would
  
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• Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho “Ride Along” Preview, Ric Flair Goes Sneaker Shopping, Talks LeBron James (Videos), IWGP Title Restored

  26-06-2017 18:42 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  IWGP Title Restored
  After Tetsuya Naito vowed to completely destroy the IWGP Intercontinental Title, new Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi has restored it to its previous look:#ビフォーアフター #njpw #ICベルト オラッ♪ pic.twitter.com/EYvyIkmCsT
  — 棚橋弘至 (@tanahashi1_100) June 25, 2017
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• Shinsuke Nakamura Suffers His First Pinfall Loss in WWE, Watch Brock Lesnar vs The Rock at SSlam, Angelina Love Talks Slamm15 and More (Videos)

  26-06-2017 17:55 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Shinsuke Nakamura Suffers His First Main Roster Pinfall Loss
  After missing Saturday night’s WWE live event in Vancouver due to issues crossing the Canadian border, Shinsuke Nakamura headlined last night’s live event in Everett, VA in a match against Jinder Mahal.
  The bout saw a ton of interference from The Sing Brothers, but Nakamura was able to fight back, and towards the end of the bout hit Mahal with The Kinshasa. However, when Nakamura attempted a second Kinshasa, The Singh Brot
  
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• Shinsuke Nakamura Suffers His First Pinfall Loss in WWE, Watch Brock Lesnar vs The Rock at SSlam, Angelina Love Talks Impact and More (Videos)

  26-06-2017 17:55 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Shinsuke Nakamura Suffers His First Main Roster Pinfall Loss
  After missing Saturday night’s WWE live event in Vancouver due to issues crossing the Canadian border, Shinsuke Nakamura headlined last night’s live event in Everett, VA in a match against Jinder Mahal.
  The bout saw a ton of interference from The Sing Brothers, but Nakamura was able to fight back, and towards the end of the bout hit Mahal with The Kinshasa. However, when Nakamura attempted a second Kinshasa, The Singh Brot
  
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• TK O’Ryan on Breaking His Leg at Ring of Honor PPV, How It Happened, Jay White vs Punishment Martinez and More on ROH TV Tonight (Video)

  26-06-2017 17:43 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Jay White vs Punishment Martinez on ROH TV Tonight
  Tonight at 7pm EST, The FITE App will air the latest edition of ROH TV. Above and below are previews for the show, and you can download The FITE App free from The Apple App Store and Google Play at this link.
  “A YOUNG LION… WHOSE CAREER ON THE RISE….AND A VICIOUS, DEMONIC FIGURE…WHOSE DARK PATH PRESSES EVER FORWARD…THIS WEEK ON RING OF HONOR WRESTLING, THE TWO COLLIDE…IT’S JAY WHITE VERSUS PUNISHME
  
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• Josh Mathews on Still Hearing Vince McMahon In His Head, The Future of Impact Wrestling, Who Influenced Him in His Career and More

  26-06-2017 17:35 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Impact Wrestling announcer Josh Mathews recently spoke with WrestleList, and the following are some interview highlights. You can listen to the entire interview in the video player below:
  On the future of Impact Wrestling:
  I think you can expect to see a lot more from Impact. This is nothing against the people who were in charge before this new regime took over, but we sort of laid dormant and didn’t really attempt to get out there and do different things. For someone like myself, who is
  
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• WWE Reveals Jim Ross’ Commentary Partner for the Mae Young Classic, Triple H Comments

  26-06-2017 17:25 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE has announced that WWE Hall of Famer Lita will be joining Jim Ross to call the upcoming Mae Young Classic, which will be taped at Full Sail University in July:
  “WWE has announced that the first-ever Mae Young Classic women’s tournament will stream exclusively on WWE Network, starting Monday, Aug. 28, with the first four episodes available on demand. Episodes five through eight will be available on demand on Monday, Sept. 4. The final match will stream l
  
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• Cody Rhodes Responds to Daniel Bryan’s Match Challenge, Talks Facing Okada This Weekend, Goldust’s Heel Turn in WWE and More

  26-06-2017 17:16 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Credit: NJPW/TV Asahi
  As noted, Daniel Bryan teased a possible Ring of Honor return following Cody Rhodes’ World Title win at Best in the World. Bryan posted the following, and also noted that his WWE contract expires in September 2018:Side note, if you hold the @ringofhonor title 462 days I may have to come after you, which would be 9/28/18. Be forewarned! #FinalCountdownhttps://t.co/alSLGCeNcX
  — Daniel Bryan (@WWEDanielBryan) June 25, 2017
  Cody Rhodes recently spoke with Sports Ill
  
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• NJPW Reveals G1 Climax 27 Blocks, Omega vs Okada III Very Likely, First Look at Curt Hawkins and Swoggle in New Movie (Video)

  26-06-2017 17:09 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Credit: NJPW/TV Asahi
  NJPW Reveals G1 Climax 27 Blocks, Omega vs Okada III Very Likely
  New Japan Pro Wrestling has revealed the A and B blocks for the upcoming G1 Climax tournament, which takes place from July 17th to August 13th, and will air live on NJPW World.
  The winner of the tournament typically receives an IWGP Heavyweight Title shot at Wrestle Kingdom, and last year’s tournament was won by Kenny Omega.
  Below are the blocks for this year’s tournament, and the full schedule wil
  
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• Top 10 Superstars Who Beat Up Their Rival’s Parents (Video), AJ Styles Autograph Signing Tomorrow In CA, Get 30% Off WWE Shop Order

  26-06-2017 16:55 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Top 10 Superstars Who Beat Up Their Rival’s Parents
  WWE has released the above video on-line taking a look at the top ten times WWE Superstars have attacked their rival’s parents.
  AJ Styles Autograph Signing Tomorrow In California
  AJ Styles will be appearing tomorrow at the Cricket Wireless store at 555 Broadway, STE 1001 in Chula Vista, CA. The signing will take place from 10 a.m. to noon to sign autographs and fans will be allowed to take photos.
  Related: AJ Styles Announ
  
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• WWE Hall Of Famer Appearing On RAW Tonight?, Sasha Banks Attends The BET Awards (Photos & Videos)

  26-06-2017 16:42 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE Hall Of Famer Appearing On RAW Tonight?
  Dave Meltzer noted on last night’s Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE is printing Los Angeles 3:16 shirts for tonight’s episode of RAW.
  Steve Austin lives in the LA area and Meltzer is speculating that Austin could appear on tonight’s episode of RAW. It’s not uncommon for Steve Austin to attend WWE events when they are in the area and he often records podcast interviews backstage.
  Related: Steve Austin Not Happy with t
  
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• How Netflix & ‘GLOW’ Did Pro Wrestling Correct For All Types Of Viewers To Appreciate

  26-06-2017 16:36 via wrestlezone.com
  
  My latest column on upgruv.com, a site for all things trending, is a review on the Netflix series “GLOW.” Here’s an excerpt:
  They should enjoy seeing training required for these ladies to perform in the ring and on the microphone. Though, even viewers unfamiliar to the world of wrestling should enjoy seeing the work that goes into becoming one of these performers.
  Without hesitation, “GLOW” leans into the ridiculousness that makes professional wrestling unique amon
  
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• Former Impact Announcer Turns Down Return, Xavier Woods Teaches Noam Dar About Rick James (Video)

  26-06-2017 15:35 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Former Impact Wrestling Announcer Turns Down Return
  This Sunday’s Impact Wrestling Slammiversary will be called by former ESPN SportsCenter anchor Robert Flores and Don West.
  The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that the duo will work together for this show only. Jeremy Borash and Josh Mathews are on the Slammiversary pay-per-view card and that is why they are not calling the action.
  The Observer also reports that Mike Tenay was the first choice to call the show but he turned do
  
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• Huge Double Turn Occurs At Ring of Honor TV Tapings, Top Star Teases Leaving the Company *Spoiler*

  26-06-2017 04:26 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Photo Credit: NJPW/TV Asahi
  At the Ring of Honor Best in the World pay-per-view, Cody defeated “Almighty” Christopher Daniels to win his first major world championship since making his pro wrestling debut in 2006. Cody also has a chance of making history, being the only person to ever hold the ROH and IWGP World Championships simultaneously, if he defeats Kazuchika Okada at the G1 Special in USA event.
  At the ROH TV Tapings, a major double turn occurred. According
  
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• Steve Austin Interviews Bayley, Jeff Jarrett Beats Up NYC Mascot, Throws Out First Pitch with Karen (Photos), Young Bucks Sellout New Merch

  26-06-2017 04:10 via wrestlezone.com
  
  (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Bongarts/Getty Images)
  Steve Austin Interviews Bayley
  As seen below, Steve Austin recently interviewed Bayley for his podcast which will be released next Tuesday:Just wrapped up 2 cans of Audio Whoop Ass w @itsBayleyWWE. Talking shop and shooting the breeze at #316GimmickSt. Class act. @WWE. pic.twitter.com/sJYmUffsE3
  — Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) June 25, 2017
  Next Tuesday hangout with myself and @steveaustinbsr on #steveaustinpodcast as we chat it up on #316gim
  
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• Pete Dunne on Which Current WWE Titleholder Is His Dream WrestleMania Opponent, Who Setup His WWE Tryout, His Influences and More

  26-06-2017 03:59 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne recently appeared on the Card Subject To Change podcast which can be heard via Soundcloud, iTunes and Stitcher. Below are some highlights:
  His United Kingdom Championship match at NXT TakeOver: Chicago:
  “It was unbelievable really. When we were in there we didn’t realise what we’d just done. We felt like it went well but it was only afterwards when they rushed me straight off to the media and I was on the phone to ESPN, and it was only
  
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• John Cena On His “Free Agent” Status in WWE, If He Will Go to Raw, Wanting to Prove Roman Reigns Wrong

  26-06-2017 03:56 via wrestlezone.com
  
  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for CinemaCon)
  WWE Smackdown Live star John Cena recently did a Q&A on Twitter and below are some highlights:
  how much can you bench press???
  “Best ever is 487 pounds working now towards 500 catch it on @BellaTwins @YouTube“
  Favorite movie?
  “Love the entire arc of #StarWars”
  Have you missed being in the ring?
  “So so much! Can’t wait for #SmackDownLIVE 7/4”
  Which upcoming WWE talent would you like to face?
  “Ma
  
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• WrestleCircus “Dive Hard with a Vengeance” Results: 4-Way Ladder Match, Bullet Club vs Roppongi Vice, Joey Ryan Defends 3 Titles & More

  26-06-2017 02:56 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The following are results from this Saturday’s WrestleCircus event “Dive Hard with a Vengeance” in Austin, TX. The show was broadcast live and free on the promotion’s brand new Twitch channel with fans able to “cheer”, or donate, to specific wrestlers throughout the show based on their performance.
  Several other independent wrestling promotions were also represented on this show, including DDT Pro, Sami Callihan’s Wrestling Revolver, and Michael Elgin&r
  
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• Should Samoa Joe beat Brock Lesnar?

  26-06-2017 00:40
  
  Everyone, including myself, want to see Samoa Joe choke the living hell out of Brock Lesnar and become the new Universal Champion. Is it really what should happen from a business perspective?
  WWE has spent so much time and money trying to legitimize Lesnar that it has ultimately paid off. Lesnar is a marketable champion and a money maker for the company so it would be a huge gamble to take the title off him and put it on the far more hardcore-fan based liked but not as marketable Samoa Joe.
  I pe
  
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