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• Lilian Garcia On Her New Venture, Vince McMahon Thanks Barclays & WWE Universe

  23-08-2017 23:56
  – Former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia took to Instagram today to remember her debut 18 years ago with the company and comment on her next venture, check out the announcement below:
  “18 years ago today I started my 1st day on the job with @WWE on Monday Night #Raw . Little did I know what an adventure I was about to embark on. I traveled the world, worked with the most amazing Superstars, worked with an incredible behind the scenes staff, and got to create an unbelievable bond wit
  
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• Photos & Video of Cody Rhodes Leading ‘The Chop’ At Atlanta Braves Game, Ember Moon’s WWE 2K18 Entrance, Vince Talks SSlam Week

  23-08-2017 23:54 via wrestlezone.com
  Vince McMahon on SSlam Week
  Vince McMahon has Tweeted the following, thanking WWE fans for the SummerSlam week events held at Barclays Center in NYC:Thank you to the @WWEUniverse and our partners at @BarclaysCenter for another great #SummerSlam Week! https://t.co/ZBPEXpeBTB
  — Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) August 23, 2017Ember Moon’s WWE 2K18 Entrance
  IGN has released the following video featuring Ember Moon’s WWE 2K18 entrance:Photos & Video of Cody Rhodes Leading ‘T
  
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• Triple H Welcomes Shelton Benjamin Back, Talks Mae Young Classic Competitors

  23-08-2017 23:44
  – WWE Superstar Triple recently took to Twitter wollowing Shelton Benjamin’s return to WWE on Smackdown Live last night, and welcomed him back to action with the following blurb:Happy to welcome you back to @WWE and to see you perform in the ring on #SDLive! https://t.co/pf2KgvRtmW
  — Triple H (@TripleH) August 23, 2017– Speaking of ‘The Game’, he recently participated in a brief interview with NBC Sports to help promote The Mae Young Classic, check out the hig
  
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• Eric Bischoff Praises Bobby Roode’s Move To SD Live; Discusses Roode & Styles’ Journeys To WWE

  23-08-2017 23:42 via wrestlezone.com
  The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released, for free just now!
  You can find a portion of Eric’s comments from the latest episode transcribed below.
  Subscribe to Bischoff on Wrestling on iTunes
  On whether he sees Bobby Roode as a main eventer or upper mid-card wrestler on Smackdown Live:EB: I think Bobby Roode has all of the talent in the world to be successful anywhere on the card, including the
  
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• Alexa Bliss On Not Being Defined By Looks, Her Past Battle with Anorexia

  23-08-2017 23:34
  – WWE RAW Superstar Alexa Bliss recently spoke with Josh Barnett of USA Today’s “For the Win” section on a wide variety of wrestling topics, check out the highlights below:
  On not letting her stature define the role she plays in WWE:
  “I’m all about being the person that’s not like everybody else. I’ve got three different colors in my hair as we speak. I’m 5 foot. I’m not this little model type and I like that. I wear dramatic makeup. I
  
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• WWE Live Event Results From Albany (08/21): Orton Vs. Mahal Headlines

  23-08-2017 23:26
  – Check out the following live results from Albany New York.
  Match 1- New Day vs Breezango vs The Usos for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship. A lot of fun action. There was a scuttle outside the ring and during that time Jey Uso rolled up Big E for the pinfall.
  Match 2- Luke Harper and Tye Dillinger vs Erik Rowan and Aiden English. Aiden took a lot of heat from the audience during this match. Tye Dillinger hit his finisher (don’t remember what it is) on Aiden English for the win.
  M
  
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• Enzo Amore Comments On Big Cass’ Injury From RAW

  23-08-2017 23:23
  – Enzo Amore took to Twitter recently continued trash talking his former tag team partner and them commented on his injury. As noted, WWE revealed that Cass suffered a torn ACL and possible medial meniscus tear. He’s set to undergo surgery this week and will be sidelined from action until 2018.
  Enzo wrote the following on Twitter:You are never defeated when you lose yo…. you are defeated when you quit! & BIH-Cass… you've been defeated! #SAWFt as– #NoBalls
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• Asuka Tweets X-Ray Of Injury, Trades ‘Victory In Exchange For Bone’

  23-08-2017 23:12
  NXT Champion Asuka suffered a broken collarbone during her match against Ember Moon at this past Saturday’s NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III, but the injury didn’t bother the champ, because she was happy to trade victory in exchange for a broken bone.
  From Asuka’s official Twitter account:A victory in exchange for bone 🤡
  I have decided to see it through no matter what the cost… Because I'm a super star. #toKeepLaughing #WWE pic.twitter.com/sNDXcivgZL
  — ASUKA / &#
  
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• Meet WWE’s First Full-Time Female Referee (Video)

  23-08-2017 23:11
  – WWE posted the following video clips featuring a closer look at female referee Jessika Carr, who will be officiating matches in The Mae Young Classic. As noted, Carr has also worked prevoious WWE NXT events.The competitors aren't the only ones ready to make history in the @WWE @MaeYoungClassic! Enter: @WWELadyRefJess! #MaeYoungClassic pic.twitter.com/FSACDrGXhY
  — WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2017
  Possibilities are endless. Never settle for mediocrity and always push for more!pic.twitter.
  
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• The Featherstone Files: The Hard Facts About ‘Hating’ Roman Reigns

  23-08-2017 22:46 via wrestlezone.com
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  In today’s WWE, fans spend a great deal of time trying to get themselves over more than the wrestlers who risk their bodies for our enjoyment. One of the biggest ways for a fan to turn on a wrestler is if he or she is being pushed due to being a manufactured product of the WWE. John Cena has experienced this kind of reaction for 10 years, but still manages to endure crowds all over the country, even the world. Now, he is getting closer to reti
  
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• News for Tonight’s Lucha Underground; Mysterio vs Mundo, Cueto Cup Finale & More (Video)

  23-08-2017 22:36 via wrestlezone.com
  El Rey Network has issued the following preview for this week’s Lucha Underground:
  Sound the alarm on the all new “Lucha Underground” as the last two standing battle for the Cueto Cup. Bad blood runs cold when Johnny Mundo threatens Dario Cueto, who’s the real king of the temple? With titles on the line and nothing left to lose, find out who the real Lucha Underground Champion is when Johnny Mundo and Rey Mysterio leave it all in the ring Wednesday, August
  
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• WWE Smackdown Live Continues This Week’s Trend of Increased Viewership Numbers for WWE

  23-08-2017 22:34 via wrestlezone.com
  As noted, this week’s edition of WWE Raw, which featured fallout from WWE SummerSlam, along with the Raw return of John Cena, averaged 3.404 million viewers, which is up from last week’s 3.233 million viewership average. This week’s Raw was the most watched of 2017 behind the post-Royal Rumble and post-WrestleMania editions of the show.
  According to ShowBuzzDaily.com, this week’s WWE Smackdown Live, which was the final WWE show of the week from Brooklyn and fea
  
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• Triple H Welcomes Shelton Benjamin Back to WWE, The Miz and Maryse’s WWE 2K18 Entrance, WWE Smackdown Top 10 (Videos)

  23-08-2017 22:24 via wrestlezone.com
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  Triple H Welcomes Shelton Benjamin Back to WWE
  Following Shelton Benjamin’s return to WWE on Smackdown Live last night, Triple H Tweeted the following reaction:Happy to welcome you back to @WWE and to see you perform in the ring on #SDLive! https://t.co/pf2KgvRtmW
  — Triple H (@TripleH) August 23, 2017WWE Smackdown Top 10
  Below is this week’s WWE Smackdown top 10 video:The Miz and Maryse’s WWE 2K18 Entrance
  Below is The Miz and Maryse&rs
  
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• Petey Williams On the Events Leading to His Initial TNA Departure, Why He Retired in 2014, If He Would Ever Consider Going to NXT, More

  23-08-2017 22:19 via wrestlezone.com
  
  
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  On the latest episode of Main Event Radio, Ryan Rider conducted a revealing 60-minute interview with the “Canadian Destroyer” Petey Williams on his return to professional wrestling after a three year hiatus. They discussed the circumstances that lead to his initial retirement, other wrestlers using his finishing move, the success of fellow Team Canada members in NXT, and his current goals in the industry. Below are some interview highlights:
  Why he ret
  
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• Alexa Bliss On Keeping Quiet About Her Past Battle with Anorexia, Why She Takes Pride in Being the Person That’s Not Like Everyone Else

  23-08-2017 22:05 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE Raw star Alexa Bliss recently spoke with Josh Barnett of USA Today’s “For the Win” section, and below are some interview highlights.
  On taking pride in what separates her look from other female wrestlers:
  “I’m all about being the person that’s not like everybody else. I’ve got three different colors in my hair as we speak. I’m 5 foot. I’m not this little model type and I like that. I w
  
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• Jerry Lawler On If The Undertaker Was Backstage At SummerSlam

  23-08-2017 21:45
  – On this week’s edition of ‘Dinner With The King’, co-hosts Jerry “The King” Lawler and Glenn Moore dedicated their episode to the late Dusty Rhodes. Check out Lawlers comments on Undertaker being backstage at SummerSlam.
  On The Undertaker possibly being backstage at SummerSlam:
  “I did not see or hear him mentioned at all [backstage at SummerSlam],” Lawler said. “I dress in the talent relations room where at one point or another everybody on
  
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• NXT TV Preview For Tonight: NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III Fallout

  23-08-2017 21:42
  Following Saturday night’s special at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, WWE returns on the WWE Network later this evening with the post-NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III episode of NXT TV.
  The official NXT TV preview at WWE.com for tonight reads as follows:
  WWE NXT preview: Aug. 23, 2017: United Kingdom’s finest square off
  While NXT wrestles with the fallout from a historic and shocking TakeOver: Brooklyn III, the spotlight turns to four of the United Kingdom’s most acclaime
  
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• Major GFW Star Reportedly Leaving Company

  23-08-2017 21:35
  – According to PWInsider.com, GFW star Low Ki is reportedly finished with the company.It’s believed that Low Ki asked and was granted his release from GFW, and the split was said to be amicable. However, there seem to be various possible reasons why he left the company.
  It’s rumored that Low Ki was unhappy with GFW’s creative plans for him, which have him in thje X-Division Title picture heading into Bound for Glory, and not the Heavyweight Title picture. Another version
  
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• Prior to News of His Drug Test Failure, Jon Jones Talks What He Would Be If Not an UFC Fighter, Diversity in MMA

  23-08-2017 21:28 via wrestlezone.com
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  Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson, managing editor and columnist at RESPECT Magazine and host of Scoop B Radio, recently spoke with Jon Jones prior to news of his UFC drug test failure, and below are some interview highlights, along with interview audio in the included player.As we noted yesterday, news broke the the UFC Champion, who has been vocal about a possible fight against WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, was stripped of his Light Heavyweigh
  
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• Bobby Roode’s WWE 2K18 Entrance (Video)

  23-08-2017 21:28
  – As noted, IGN has released an additional 37 more playable characters in the upcoming WWE 2K18 video game, including former NXT star and newest Smackdown roster member Bobby Roode.
  Check out Roode’s entrance in the video game seen above.
  The post Bobby Roode’s WWE 2K18 Entrance (Video) appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  
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• WWE Confiscates Beach Balls At SmackDown Last Night

  23-08-2017 21:21
  – According to PWInsider, WWE has reportedly banned “beach balls, pool noodles and other inflatable items that could be bounced around” at last night’s SmackDown event. Apparently any beach balls that found their way inside were confiscated by security and those fans were removed from the arena.
  As noted, during the RAW tag team match at SummerSlam that featured Cesaro and Sheamus against Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, Cesaro went into the crowd and destroyed a beach ball
  
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• WATCH: Bobby Roode’s WWE 2K18 Video Game Entrance

  23-08-2017 21:18 via wrestlezone.com
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  As we noted moments ago, IGN has revealed 37 more playable characters in the upcoming WWE 2K18 video game, and one of the names is former NXT star and newest Smackdown roster member Bobby Roode.
  Read Also: Bobby Roode Debuts On WWE Smackdown Live (Photos / Video)
  Below is Roode’s entrance in the video game, and you can check out other recently released game entrances in the videos below. You can also read the full list of today’s character reveal at th
  
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• New WWE 2K18 Playable Superstars Revealed (Video)

  23-08-2017 21:03
  – IGN has revealed part 2 of their WWE 2K18 roster reveal with hosts Corey Graves and Renee Young and their special guest Samoa Joe.
  Check out the following list of names released this week:
  * Goldberg* Earthquake* Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart* Larry Zbyszko* Brutus Beefcake* Greg Valentine* Edge* The Godfather* Eddie Guerrero* Daniel Bryan* Maryse* Naomi* Sasha Banks* Bayley* Ivory* Natalya* Mickie James* Becky Lynch* Tamina* Ember Moon* Kerry Von Erich* Kevin Von Erich* Jey Uso*
  
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• Big Non-2K WWE Video Game in the Works?, Enzo Amore Comments on 205 Live Debut, Top Singer Gets His Namesake From WWE Hall of Famer

  23-08-2017 21:01 via wrestlezone.com
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  Big Non-2K WWE Game in the Works?
  As we noted earlier today, WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler revealed on his “Dinner with the King” podcast that The Undertaker might have been backstage at SummerSlam over the weekend to do scans for an upcoming video.
  What’s interesting about Lawler’s comments is that he noted the game was not related to 2K, and that “everybody that was on the show that night, [himself] include
  
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• Top GFW Star Reportedly Finished with the Company

  23-08-2017 20:53 via wrestlezone.com
  According to PWInsider.com, top GFW star Low Ki, who will be the final participant in this week’s 20 Man Gauntlet Match to crown a new Unified Heavyweight Champion, is finished with GFW.
  The report notes that despite various versions of the story being told, Low Ki asked for, and was granted his release from GFW, and the split was said to be amicable.
  One source noted that Low Ki left because he was unhappy with GFW’s creative plans for him, which have him focuses on the X-Division
  
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• WWE 2K18 Reveals 37 More Playable Characters Including Bobby Roode, Nakamura and More (Video)

  23-08-2017 20:49 via wrestlezone.com
  Photo Credit: 2K Sports
  IGN has released part two of the WWE 2K18 roster reveal, and its hosted by Corey Graves, Renee Young and special guest Samoa Joe.
  The video reveals 37 more playable character in WWE 2K18, and they are as follows.
  -Mickie James-Becky Lynch-Tamina-Ember Moon-Kerry Von Erich-Kevin Von Erich-Jey Uso-Jimmy Uso-Mojo Rawley-Zack Ryder-Shinsuke Nakamura-AJ Styles-Bobby Roode-The Miz-Roman Reigns-The Rock-Randy Orton-Triple H-Kurt Angle-Brock Lesnar-John Cena-Goldberg-Earthquake-J
  
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• Dana White Comments On Jon Jones’ Drug Test Failure

  23-08-2017 20:46
  On Tuesday, TMZ reported that UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had failed a drug test which was administered one day before his fight with Daniel Cormier at UFC 214. He tested positive for a substance known as Turinabol, which is an anabolic steroid.
  In response, UFC president Dana White held a media scrum to field questions about Jones’ drug test failure, saying that the failure might end his career, as he’ll probably be suspended for at least two years, and possibly fo
  
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• WWE 205 Live Results (08/22) – Enzo Amore Makes His Debut!

  23-08-2017 20:00
  On the latest episode of WWE 205 Live, Neville successfully defended the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Akira Tozawa in a thrilling SummerSlam rematch. However, after the match, The Realest Guy in the Room made his WWE 205 Live debut, confronting The King of the Cruiserweights.
  Cedric Alexander & Gran Metalik def. Tony Nese & Drew Gulak
  Last week on WWE 205 Live, Cedric Alexander and Gran Metalik – who had each suffered losses to Tony Nese – teamed up to battle &ldquo
  
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• Jim Ross Blog: NXT Announcing Return, Fatal-4-Way At SSlam, Cornette/GFW

  23-08-2017 19:56
  WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross updated the blog section of his official website, JRsBarBQ.com, following a big weekend for WWE. Below are some of the highlights from J.R.’s latest entry.
  On returning to the announce desk to call a match at the NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III special on the WWE Network on Saturday night: “It was a blast to broadcast a live match with Mauro Ranallo as that seemed to be something that many fans wanted to experience, including me. Appreciate the hospitality and
  
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• WWE SmackDown Live Results 08/22) – SummerSlam Fallout, Kevin Owens Vs. AJ Styles!

  23-08-2017 19:55
  “Then. Now. Forever.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
  A video showcases AJ Styles defeating Kevin Owens to retain the WWE United States Championship at SummerSlam with Shane McMahon as the Special Guest Referee.
  AJ Styles reinstates the US Open Challenge
  WWE United States Champion AJ Styles makes his way to the ring to a big reception. Styles stands in the ring, and the crowd chants, “AJ Styles.” Styles says, “Welcome to Smackdown Live, the house that AJ Style
  
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• Daniel Bryan Reveals 3 WWE Talents He Feels Stand Out From The Rest, Explains Why

  23-08-2017 19:41
  WWE SmackDown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan recently appeared as a guest on Edge and Christian’s podcast, which is dubbed, E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness, for an in-depth interview. Below are some of the highlights.
  On whether or not talents such as Ricochet or Will Ospreay could translate to the WWE audience: “So this is what I think: I think at first it can, but I also think that WWE is very character-driven.” Bryan reflected, “I was able to stand out, like, &l
  
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• Braun Strowman Talks About Undertaker Match Rumors

  23-08-2017 19:40
  Prior to this past Sunday’s SummerSlam, Bruan Strowman did an interview with Myles, where he was asked about a rumor going around before WrestleMania 33, and 32 for that matter, which suggested that the former Wyatt Family member would end up facing The Undertaker on WWE’s grandest stage.
  But, he never did, and now that the Deadman is retired, it looks like he never will.
  During the WWE 2K18 event over the weekend, Myles asked Braun Strowman about The Undertaker match rumors from thi
  
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• Former WWE Referee Jimmy Korderas Reviews Shane McMahon’s Referee Performance At SummerSlam

  23-08-2017 19:33 via wrestlezone.com
  Today’s episode of WZ Daily is hosted by Nick Hausman and features former 20+ year WWE Referee Jimmy Korderas as his co-host.
  You can find some of Jimmy’s quotes from today’s show transcribed below. His full appearance can be heard in the embedded player above.
  Related: Full August WZ-IRW Network Schedule: WZ Daily, RAW Rebellion, Smackdown Rebellion & Breakdowns
  On what he thought of Shane McMahon’s performance as a referee at SummerSla
  
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• Lana Defends Her New Role As Tamina’s Manager

  23-08-2017 19:22
  On Tuesday’s SmackDown Live, Lana revealed that her plans to help Tamina reach the top of the blue brand’s women’s division. In short, she’s back to being a manager again.
  Upon hearing this, a fan on Twitter reached out to the Ravishing Russian, and said that all of her “genuine hard work and training is totally wasted.”
  Here’s how Lana responded:Never wasted. I'm starting my own #RavishingRevolution & build women like @TaminaSnuka instead of pull wo
  
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• WZ Daily 8.23.17: Cass’ Injury, Enzo To 205 Live, Roode’s SD Live Debut, US Title Picture, Jon Jones USADA Failure, Shelton Benjamin’s Return, More

  23-08-2017 19:06 via wrestlezone.com
  WrestleZone is proud to present the latest episode of our signature daily pro wrestling news podcast, WZ Daily!
  The WZ Daily is released Monday-Friday around Noon EST on Eric Bischoff’s IRWNetwork.com!
  Related: Full August WZ-IRW Network Schedule: WZ Daily, RAW Rebellion, Smackdown Rebellion & Breakdowns
  Today’s episode of WZ Daily is hosted by Nick Hausman and features former 20+ year WWE Referee Jimmy Korderas as his co-host.
  The pro wrestling news topics fr
  
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• Sami Zayn Talks About Triple H’s Influence On His WWE Character

  23-08-2017 18:24
  WWE Superstar Sami Zayn recently appeared as a guest on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast for an in-depth interview. Below are some of the highlights.
  On not having to have a Syrian stereotype character in WWE because the wrestling business has evolved from the days where that would’ve been the norm:“Yeah, well, I’d like to think that we’ve kind of evolved passed that in the [pro] wrestling business. [It is] probably not entirely true. See what our WWE Champion Jinder Ma
  
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• Twitch to Livestream AAA Lucha Libre Worldwide’s Triplemania XXV

  23-08-2017 18:18 via wrestlezone.com
  The following press release has been issued:
  Twitch to Livestream AAA Lucha Libre Worldwide’s Triplemania XXV, Bringing One of Wrestling’s Biggest Events to Global Audience
  Triplemania XXV to be broadcast with commentary in English and Spanish with pre-show marathon featuring “best of” matches from previous Triplemania events
  SAN FRANCISCO – August 23, 2017 – Social video platform Twitch today announced it will livestre
  
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• Jerry Lawler On Why The Undertaker Was Possibly Backstage at SummerSlam, His Theory on ‘Beach Ball Mania’, Jim Ross at NXT Takeover

  23-08-2017 17:58 via wrestlezone.com
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  On this week’s edition of “Dinner With The King”, with hosts Jerry Lawler and Glenn Moore, King reviews SummerSlam, and gives his take on beach balls at WWE live events, saying the following:
  “I wouldn’t doubt for one minute that WWE supplied those beach balls to the crowd.”
  Read Also: Beach Ball Mania Continues at Smackdown Live (Videos)
  Lawler also talks about Jim Ross on NXT Takeover commentary, hinti
  
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• Cody Rhodes on WWE Owning The ‘Rhodes’ Name, Ring of Honor Not Liking Him Being Non-Exclusive, His Post-WWE Career and More

  23-08-2017 17:53 via wrestlezone.com
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  On this week’s edition of ‘Dinner With The King’, co-hosts Jerry “The King” Lawler and Glenn Moore dedicated their episode to the late Dusty Rhodes. King talked about their interactions over the years, including booking against each other in Memphis. Plus, The King goes over some of the matches they had over the years.
  Cody Rhodes joins the show to preview his match with The King, which will happen Friday night for Northeas
  
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• WWE Albany Live Event Results (8/21): Orton vs Mahal WWE Title Match, Nakamura vs Corbin, Harper and Tye Dillinger Team Up and More

  23-08-2017 17:43 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE Albany Live Event Results
  8/21/17
  Albany, NY
  Results courtesy of WZ reader Thomas Elliott
  Match 1- New Day vs Breezango vs The Usos for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship. A lot of fun action. There was a scuttle outside the ring and during that time Jey Uso rolled up Big E for the pinfall.
  Match 2- Luke Harper and Tye Dillinger vs Erik Rowan and Aiden English. Aiden took a lot of heat from the audience during this match. Tye Dillinger hit his finisher (don’t
  
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• Dolph Ziggler on Rumors Surrounding His Absence From WWE TV, Charitable Work During SummerSlam Week

  23-08-2017 17:37 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE Smackdown Live star Dolph Ziggler, who returned to WWE television last night, recently spoke with Channel Guide Magazine (before his return last night), and below are some interview highlights:
  On WWE’s charitable work during big week’s like SummerSlam:
  “It’s very cool,” he said shortly after joining fellow coworkers to surprise a group of Make-A-Wish children and their families at the One World Observatory in New York
  
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• Isenberg Reacts: WWE Smackdown Live “Glorious Debuts and Returns Make Smackdown Live Money”

  23-08-2017 17:28 via wrestlezone.com
  A Glorious Debut
  Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
  Bobby Roode changes everything for Smackdown Live. The former NXT Champion made his debut by defeating Aiden English in his first match on Smackdown Live. Roode, who lost at NXT Takeover on Saturday, will likely be one of the heels that immediately propels himself into a main event angle. With Owens looking to feud with Shane McMahon, that leaves a perfect spot for Bobby Roode to take when facing AJ Styles. This is great and adds main event depth
  
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• Matches, Big Debut, A Farewell and More on GFW Impact This Week, Bobby Roode on Main Roster Debut, Ariya Daivari Slams Critics (Video)

  23-08-2017 17:20 via wrestlezone.com
  Matches, Big Debut, A Farewell and More on GFW Impact This Week
  GFW has announced that the following will take place on Impact this week:
  -Grado’s “farewell to America” will take place-GFW’s newest tag team, oVe, aka Ohio Versus Everything, will be in action-Johnny Impact, fka John Morrison in WWE, will make his GFW TV debut-20 Man Gauntlet for the Gold match to crown a new GFW World Heavyweight Champion. Eli Drake will be the first entrant in the match, and Low Ki has b
  
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• Triple H Reaches Social Media Milestone, Who Are the Top 10 Most Followed WWE Names on Twitter?

  23-08-2017 17:03 via wrestlezone.com
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  As WWE’s SummerSlam week, including NXT Takeover, came to an end, Triple H also ended his week in a memorable way by reaching a massive Social Media milestone achievement of 6 million Followers. Triple H is the third most followed WWE personality on the Social Media site behind Dwayne Johnson and John Cena. It is also worth noting that Triple H’s Twitter account has had the fastest rise to 6 million followers, of all WWE superstars.
  The T
  
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• Dolph Ziggler Talks About WWE TV Absence Prior To SmackDown Live Return

  23-08-2017 17:00
  As noted, Dolph Ziggler made his WWE television return on Tuesday night’s episode of SmackDown Live after being absent from storylines the past several weeks.
  Prior to his return, however, Ziggler spoke with the folks at Channel Guide Magazine and addressed his absence from the WWE television scene.
  “There is all this talk out there about me being repackaged,” said Ziggler. “I don’t think I’m doing that. It’s nice to take a little break and come back fr
  
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• Danielle Fishel Congratulates Lio Rush On WWE Signing, Zack Ryder Sees Debut Funko Figure For First Time

  23-08-2017 17:00 via wrestlezone.com
  Danielle Fishel Congratulates Lio Rush On WWE Signing
  Former Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World actress Danielle Fishel recently reached out to Lio Rush on Twitter congratulating him on signing with WWE:I’ll happily brag I knew you before the big time. Congratulations!
  — Danielle Fishel (@daniellefishel) August 21, 2017
  WWE.com has also run an article about Fishel’s fanship of Rush entitled “Your childhood crush’s favorite wrestler just signed with WWE”.
  Be
  
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• Randy Orton Appears in Smackdown Dark Match, WWE UK Stars In-Action and More on NXT Tonight, News on Lana’s WWE In-Ring Status

  23-08-2017 16:52 via wrestlezone.com
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  Randy Orton Appears in Smackdown Dark Match
  After WWE 205 Live went off the air last night, Randy Orton vs Jinder Mahal was the dark match main event. The match, which WWE has run as the dark match many times in the past, saw Orton nearly defeat Mahal after hitting an RKO, only for The Singh Brothers to interfere, causing the DQ.
  Mahal left the ring while The Singh Brothers continued to attack Orton, and The Viper finally fought back and hit them w
  
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• Taz Undergoing Surgery Today, John Cena Shows Off Aston Martin (Video), Update On TJ Perkins’ Injury

  23-08-2017 16:45 via wrestlezone.com
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  Taz Undergoing Hand Surgery Today
  PWInsider.com is reporting that, “former ECW World champion Taz is undergoing surgery on his hand today in an attempt to repair nerve damage that has led to a loss of feeling, muscle atrophy and an inability to grip with right hand.
  They go on to say that, “Taz has nerve damage in his neck from his pro wrestling career has trickled down to his hand.  Surgeons will be going through his wrist in an attemp
  
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• WWE Reportedly Bans Beach Balls & Other Inflatables, Tyson Kidd Congratulates Natalya On Title Win

  23-08-2017 16:21 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE Reportedly Bans Beach Balls & Other Inflatables
  PWInsider.com is reporting that following a number of incidents involving beach balls at Summerslam and Raw this week WWE officially banned not just beach balls but all pool-related paraphernalia from last night’s Smackdown Live.
  They go on to say that they were, “told an edict from WWE was issued to all security staff at the Barclays Center informing them that beach balls, pool noodles or any other inflat
  
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• Dana Brooke Launches Non-Profit For Late Boyfriend, What Is Enzo’s Billed Weight On 205 Live?, Aleister Black Warns New NXT Champion

  23-08-2017 16:07 via wrestlezone.com
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  Dana Brooke Launches Non-Profit For Late Boyfriend
  Dana Brooke has launched a nonprofit organization called the Dallas McCarver Foundation named after her late boyfriend who passed away on Monday. McCarver was only 26.
  You can help donate to the organization on their Go Fund Me page HERE.
  Breaking News: Current WWE Superstar’s Boyfriend Passes Away, Updated With Likely Cause of Death
  Dana is creating the organization
  
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