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• Shane Douglas On John Cena Using The Franchise Nickname, Is It An Homage?, Fan Reaction

  16-07-2017 22:05 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Episode #5 of The Triple Threat Podcast featuring “The Franchise” Shane Douglas and Chad and John Poz of The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling is NOW available and streaming on the IRW Network.In this episode, Shane Douglas discusses President Donald Trump vs. CNN, John Cena stealing the “franchise” moniker and relives ECW’s Halloween Hell 1997. You can read a few excerpts (transcribed by The Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling) an
  
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• 7/15 NXT Live Event Results From Portland, Oregon, Which Metal Band Did Corey Graves Work For Before WWE? (Video)

  16-07-2017 21:49 via wrestlezone.com
  
  NXT Live
  Source: PWInsider.com 
  The following results are last night’s NXT live event results from Portland, Oregon:
  No Way Jose defeated Kona Reeves
  Lars Sullivan defeated Demitrius Bronson
  Drew McIntyre defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas
  Asuka cut a promo, then Billie Kay and Peyton Royce came out but Asuka ran them off.  Nikki Cross then came out and they ended up fighting.
  Aleister Black defeated Velveteen Dream
  NXT Tag Team ChampionshipThe Authors of Pain (c) de
  
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• Former WWE Women’s Champion Responds To Mae Young Classic Promo Omission, Dutch Mantell On Trevor Lee, LAX (Video)

  16-07-2017 20:47 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Mae Young Classic
  After one fan pointed out that she was not featured in a video promo for the Mae Young Classic, Beth Phoenix posted the following response:It’s not about any one person…it’s about how far we have come! Thank you @WWE for creating this opportunity for women! #MaeYoungClassic https://t.co/ifEnzHIENH
  — Beth Copeland (@TheBethPhoenix) July 16, 2017Phoenix was mentioned along with Mickie James, Melina and Victoria as some of the na
  
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• Sasha Banks On The Women’s Division Evolving From The ‘Butterfly’ Title, WWE Highlights ECW 4 Way Dance From Heat Wave 2000 (Video)

  16-07-2017 20:25 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The Boss
  Sasha Banks recently spoke with Stuff while WWE was touring New Zealand, and had the following to say about the evolution of WWE’s women’s division in recent years:
  “Five years ago we weren’t given this opportunity that we’re having now to be equal to the men. Just two years ago we were considered Divas, that was our brand name, and we had a championship that was in the shape of a butterfly. I was like &ls
  
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• WWE Live Event Results From Pensacola (07/15): Shinsuke Nakamura Headlines

  16-07-2017 20:24
  
  – Check out the following WWE live event results from last night’s show in Pensacola, Florida:
  * American Alpha and Sin Cara defeated Erick Rowan, Epico and Aiden English
  * Rusev defeated Zack Ryder
  * Smackdown Tag Team ChampionshipThe Usos (c) defeated Breezango and The New Day to retain
  * WWE ChampionshipJinder Mahal (c) defeated AJ Styles to retain
  * Naomi, Becky Lynch and Charlotte defeated Carmella, Tamina and Natalya
  * Baron Corbin defeated Sami Zayn
  * Shinsuke Nakamura defeate
  
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• Petition Started To Help Bring Back “Talking Smack”

  16-07-2017 20:22
  
  – “Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling” creator Max Landis started a petition on Change.org to help bring back ‘Talking Smack’ as a weekly show. As noted, the show has been dropped as a weekly post-show series on WWE Network but it will continue as a post-show pay-per-views.
  Check out the petition below:
  “Talking Smack” was an innovative, engaging, compelling and reliably hilariously funny closer look at the characters and world of the WWE.It drove deeper in
  
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• John Cena And Mom On TV Together, SummerSlam 4 Hours Long?

  16-07-2017 20:17
  
  – John Cena will be on ‘The View’ this Monday morning alongside his mother, Carol. Cena will be promoting Hefty’s NEW #UltraStrongMom campaign. Cena and his mother will appear during the 11a.m. hour.
  Cena has partnered with Hefty and has since been featured in multiple Hefty commercials.
  According to PWInsider.com is reporting SummerSlam is once again expected to be a four hour event, likely with a 2 hour Kickoff pre-show.The post John Cena And Mom On TV Together, SummerS
  
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• Randy Orton Status Update, WWE Superstar Birthdays

  16-07-2017 20:08
  
  – WWE Superstar Randy Orton finishing the final touches for the movie Changeland on Saturday in Thailand. Orton will be returning at Tuesday’s SmackDown Live! taping. He’s been sidelined from action since the July 4th edition of SmackDown Live!.
  – WWE sent out a “Happy Birthday” to several WWE stars, this week’s birthdays include Heath Slater, Jesse “The Body” Ventura (66) and The Boogeyman (53). He's got kids and a birthday today! Happy birt
  
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• Mae Young Classic Stars, GLOW Star In New Women’s Wrestling Documentary, Dusty Rhodes Tribute On ‘Canvas 2 Canvas’ (Videos)

  16-07-2017 20:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Pro Wrestling Eve
  The following is a new documentary called “Piledrive A Fascist” about a women’s wrestling promotion called Pro Wrestling Eve in London, England, which is also a feminist group that believes in female empowerment and equality for all.
  Mae Young Classic competitors Piper Niven (Viper) and Kay Lee Ray are featured along with GLOW’s Kate Nash (Brittanica), who became a big fan of the promotion since working on GLOW for Netflix.
  Related: Photo of t
  
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• WWE On Dean Ambrose Kicking Off RAW This Week

  16-07-2017 19:51
  
  – According to WWE.com, Dean Ambrose will be kicking off this week’s Raw from Nashville, Tennessee, check out the following preview below:
  “Despite having mutual nemeses in The A-Lister and his “co-stars,” a distrustful Ambrose made it clear to The Kingslayer last Monday night that they’re far from friends and that he hasn’t forgotten or forgiven Rollins for what he did to dismantle The Shield back in 2014. What will Ambrose get off his chest when Raw go
  
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• Ryback Responds To Dana Warrior Denying Wrestlemania 30 Match Rumors

  16-07-2017 19:28 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Following Dana Warrior’s response about reports of a Ryback versus Ultimate Warrior match at Wrestlemania XXX being false, Ryback posted the following after a fan told her to listen to his full response on a new episode of his Conversations With The Big Guy podcast where he said an early version of the match card had him facing Ultimate Warrior in a match:2:06:39 mark to be exact. Hope all is well Dana https://t.co/3xc8ejm0Pm
  — The Big Guy (@Ryba
  
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• Eric Bischoff Recalls His Nerve-Wracking ’97 Match w/ Larry Zbyszko; Says He’d Have Preferred A Bar Fight

  16-07-2017 19:14 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released this past Wednesday.
  You can find a portion of Eric’s comments regarding the following #BischoffOnWrestling fan submitted question transcribed below:What were your thoughts on the match at Starrcade 97 between you and Larry Zbyszko for the control of nitro #BischoffOnWrestling
  — David Stronach (@stronach_david) July 8, 2017
  Eric’s full, in-d
  
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• Why It Would Be A Mistake For WWE To Reunite The Shield Right Now

  16-07-2017 19:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  This week’s instalment of RAW saw Seth Rollins come to the aid of his former Shield buddy Dean Ambrose. After being questioned about his motives by Ambrose, the Architect simply claimed that he had a problem with the Miz. However, despite Ambrose telling him to stay out of his business, it was the Lunatic Fringe who would later come to Rollins’s aid when he too was attacked by the Miz. And, of course, this has led to speculation that we might see the retur
  
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• Big E Comments On Fan’s New Day Tattoo, Max Landis Starts Petition To Bring Back Talking Smack

  16-07-2017 18:13 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Talking Smack
  Screenwriter, director and “Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling” creator Max Landis started a petition on Change.org to bring Talking Smack back as a weekly show.
  As reported earlier this week, the show has been dropped as a weekly post-show series on WWE Network, but it will continue as a post-show for Smackdown branded pay-per-views. Landis posted the following, praising the show for its format and the ability to push performers; the petition currently has more than
  
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• WWE No Mercy Tickets Now On Sale, 7/15 WWE Live Event Results From Pensacola, Florida

  16-07-2017 17:38 via wrestlezone.com
  
  WWE No Mercy
  Tickets for the WWE No Mercy pay-per-view are now on sale; No Mercy takes place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 24th. The PPV is a RAW brand exclusive event and Brock Lesnar is currently being advertised for the show; click here for more ticket information.
  Related: Brock Lesnar Being Advertised for Post-SummerSlam WWE PPV, Watch AJ Styles Win the U.S. Title at WWE MSG (Video), WWE 2K18 Update
  WWE Smackdown Live
  Source: PWInsider.com 
  The following result
  
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• Triple H Talks Watching GLOW On Netflix

  16-07-2017 17:30
  
  – WWE Executive Triple H recently spoke with ESPNW on a wide variety of topics including the Netflix series, GLOW, check out the highlight below:
  “I mean, I saw it then. Now I have not had a chance to actually see the [Netflix] show, but I’ve heard nothing but rave reviews,” Triple H said. “Popularity in our industry ebbs and flows, but it seems people have come to accept what we are — not only what they see, but the behind-the-scenes of how it comes together.
  
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• Triple H Talks GLOW On Netflix

  16-07-2017 17:30
  
  – WWE Executive Triple H recently spoke with ESPNW on a wide variety of topics including the Netflix series, GLOW, check out the highlight below:
  “I mean, I saw it then. Now I have not had a chance to actually see the [Netflix] show, but I’ve heard nothing but rave reviews,” Triple H said. “Popularity in our industry ebbs and flows, but it seems people have come to accept what we are — not only what they see, but the behind-the-scenes of how it comes together.
  
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• Dean Ambrose To Open WWE RAW, A Refreshing Look Back At WWE Ice Cream Bars, Why PJ Black Is ‘The Darewolf’ (Videos)

  16-07-2017 17:29 via wrestlezone.com
  
  (Photo credit: PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images)
  WWE RAW
  WWE.com announced Dean Ambrose will open tomorrow night’s episode of WWE RAW in Nashville, Tennessee. The following preview was issued:
  One week after Dean Ambrose helped Seth Rollins turn back a 3-on-1 attack by The Miz and his Miztourage, The Lunatic Fringe will open Raw, live in Nashville, Tenn.
  Despite having mutual nemeses in The A-Lister and his “co-stars,” a distrustful Ambrose made it
  
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• Alexa Bliss On Wanting To Be Part Of Women’s Ladder Match

  16-07-2017 17:26
  
  – WWE RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss was recently a guest on Sam Roberts’ Wrestling Podcast, check out the highlight below:
  On the first-ever women’s ladder match:
  “I was really excited for the women of SmackDown because RAW has always been deemed the flagship show and there were times when I was on SmackDown when we didn’t feel like we were getting the same opportunities as the women on RAW, the Hell In A Cell match, but then we started to get opportunities
  
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• Vince McMahon Cancels WWE’s ‘Talking Smack‘

  16-07-2017 17:20
  
  – According to a SI article, he reason for WWE cancelling their Talking Smack program was because it “did not serve the company’s best interests” and that Vince McMahon was “unhappy” with the show.
  The unscripted nature of the show played a pivotal role for The Miz and Usos heel turn, the story states that McMahon’s long term idea is to completely “eradicate” the program.
  The article also says Vince McMahon remains looped in on every key deta
  
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• ** SPOILERS ** Mae Young Classic Tapings Results – Day Two

  16-07-2017 17:14
  
  Episode 5, Second Round
  * The remaining 16 women are on stage with the Mae Young Classic trophy to start us off. 2nd round matches have a 20 minute time limit.
  * Abbey Laith defeated Rachel Evers. Great match. Huge dueling “Let’s go Rachel/Let’s Go Abbey” chants at the start. Abbey hits a suicide dive after a springboard armdrag. Rachel with a running senton for a near fall. Rachel with an STO and a springboard leg drop for 2. Both girls nail a bicycle kick at the same ti
  
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• Simon Gotch Talks Frustration About Leaving WWE

  16-07-2017 17:11
  
  -Former WWE star Simon Gotch recently participated in a interview with Wrestle List, check out the highlights below:
  On leaving WWE:
  “I was really unhappy. I’d actually been pretty unhappy there for a while. It’s kind of an odd little side story – the previous year, right after the takeover they did in Dallas, which myself and my former tag team partner Aiden English weren’t even on the live special from Dallas. And I’d always been really close with Biff Busic
  
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• First Look At This Week’s Impact Wrestling, How Does Big Cass Measure Up To WWE’s Tallest Superstars?

  16-07-2017 17:09 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  You Can’t Teach That
  WWE.com has a new article looking at the tallest Superstars in WWE history, and looks at how Big Cass compares to them. Cass comes in tied at fifth on the list along with Kane and Big Show, the latter of which Cass has had issues with in recent weeks. Click here to see who else made the list, including a WWE Hall of Famer and two other infamous WWE Superstars.
  (TIE): Kane, Big Cass and Big Show — 7’0″
  Cass has already recei
  
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• WWE Teases ‘Iconic Look’ For Jeff Hardy, A Possible Hardys / Revival Confrontation On RAW, Flying Chairs & Ladders On New WWE Fury (Video)

  16-07-2017 16:15 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  My Brother, Nero?
  As noted, Jeff Hardy wore his trademark face paint at a recent WWE live event. Hardy wore the face paint for a good portion of his TNA career including as ‘Brother Nero’, but has not appeared in WWE painted up in several years. WWE.com also posted the following, talking about Hardy’s updated look, as well as a teased confrontation with The Revival for their attack on last week’s episode of RAW:
  Jeff Hardy
  
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• Kevin Owens Corrects Fan Using ‘Banned’ Term at WWE Event (Video), Update on Randy Orton’s TV Return, Candice LeRae Thanks Raw Star

  16-07-2017 14:31 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Randy Orton Returning to TV
  Randy Orton, who has been out of action since July 4th filming the new WWE Studios movie “Changeland”, will be returning to TV this week. Orton is scheduled to be at the final Smackdown Live this week before WWE Battleground next Sunday.
  Kevin Owens Corrects a Fan at WWE Live Event
  As noted, the term “belt” is on the banned list in WWE, as Vince McMahon prefers “title.” As seen bel
  
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• GLOW Actress Reveals Her Favorite Wrestler, Has Triple H Watched GLOW?, John Cena Bench Press Video

  16-07-2017 05:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Has Triple H Watched GLOW?
  ESPNW recently inteviewed Triple H and several Mae Young Classic competitors, to discuss the new GLOW on Netflix series. On whether or not he has seen the show, Triple H had the following to say:
  “I mean, I saw it then. Now I have not had a chance to actually see the [Netflix] show, but I’ve heard nothing but rave reviews,” Triple H said. “Popularity in our industry ebbs and flows, but it seems people have come to accept what we are — not
  
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• Update on Kairi Sane Using the Elbow Drop in WWE, Sasha Banks on the MMA Four Horsewomen, Missing the Mae Young Classic, Alexa Bliss

  16-07-2017 05:27 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Update on Kairi Sane Using the Elbow Drop in WWE
  Mae Young Classic competitor Kairi Sane was allowed to use her Elbow Drop finishing move during the tapings this weekend, despite being told when she signed she would not be able to use the move as it belongs to Bayley.
  Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that WWE changed their minds on Sane’s use of the Elbow Drop, and ended up giving her permission to use the move during the tournament. No word on whet
  
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• LISTEN: Wrestlezone G1 Climax Preview Breaking Down This Year’s Blocks & Competitors; Chances of Kenny Omega Repeat, Naito & More

  16-07-2017 05:05 via wrestlezone.com
  
  On the cusp of the 27th annual New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax, Wrestlezone’s Mike Killam, Jon Jansen and the self-proclaimed “Sherpa of the Mountain” Ross W. Berman break down everything you need to know about the greatest tournament in sports (entertainment).
  Our boys run down the history and format of the G1, this year’s absolutely stacked blocks, and offer their thoughts and predictions on who will go on to the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 12. We talk th
  
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• Backstage News on Why WWE Talking Smack Is No Longer Airing As a Weekly Series and Who Made the Decision

  16-07-2017 04:45 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Despite the belief that WWE Talking Smack was canceled as a weekly show because of low viewership, Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated is reporting Vince McMahon made the decision himself due to the show’s unscripted nature. The report adds Vince was ultimately not happy with the show and felt it was not in the company’s best interests to continue airing it on a weekly basis.
  While Vince McMahon remains very closely connected to the TV product, he has been less present at actual e
  
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• NXT Seattle Live Event Results (7/14): Bobby Roode Defends Against Roderick Strong, Ember Moon vs Ruby Riot, Former NFL Star in Action

  16-07-2017 02:26 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  NXT Live Event Results
  Seattle, Washington
  July 14, 2017
  1. No Way Jose def. Kona Reeves
  2. Lars Sullivan def. Demitrius Bronson
  3. Aleister Black def. Andrade Cien Almas
  4. Drew McIntyre def. Velveteen Dream
  5. The Authors of Pain (c) def. Heavy Machinery to retain the NXT Tag Team titles
  6. Ember Moon def. Ruby Riot
  7. Bobby Roode (c) def. Roderick Strong to retain the NXT title
  The post NXT Seattle Live Event Results (7/14): Bobby Roode Defends Against Roder
  
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