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• Renee Young Comments On Possibly Joining The SmackDown Commentary Team

  03-09-2017 23:43
  Earlier this week, JBL announced that he’s no longer going to be a part of the SmackDown Live commentary team, and, as of this writing, WWE hasn’t told us who will replace him.
  One of the names that has been brought up as a potential replacement is Renee Young, but it doesn’t seem like she’s interested in the job.While I truly appreciate all of the support on this,I would just like to remind everyone that I was never very good at commentary for NXT https://t.co/aQpysHDx6o
  
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• Hornswoggle Reveals What He Feels Is The Best Thing He Ever Did In WWE

  03-09-2017 21:16
  Former WWE Superstar Hornswoggle recently appeared as a guest on Colt Cabana’s “The Art Of Wrestling” podcast for an interview. Below are some of the highlights.
  On the difference in being on the road with WWE and working on the road as an independent wrestler: “We get to have fun. In reality, I get to sell merchandise and talk to people and not go to the venue, go to the bus, go to the airport, and go to the hotel bar. Kofi and I, one time, it was about a year ago, actu
  
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• WWE Releases Behind The Scenes SummerSlam Images, Trish Stratus & Lita Feature On Canvas 2 Canvas (Videos)

  03-09-2017 20:40 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE Releases Behind The Scenes SummerSlam Images (Video)
  With SummerSlam now on the back burner, WWE have released more than 50 behind the scenes photos of the event for the WWE Universe. They tend to do this for the majority of their big events, with many fans enjoying seeing their favourite superstars in a different kind of environment.Trish Stratus & Lita Feature On Canvas 2 Canvas (Video)
  On the latest edition of Rob Schamberger’s Canvas 2 Canvas, former
  
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• Eric Bischoff Says WWE Has Been, ‘Missing The Mark w/ 205 Live Since They Launched It’; Talks Enzo’s Move

  03-09-2017 19:53 via wrestlezone.com
  The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released, for free, this past Wednesday night!
  You can find a portion of Eric’s comments regarding Enzo’s move to 205 Live transcribed below.
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  On whether WWE Superstars who weigh 205 pounds or less but don’t work the traditional “crusierweight” style, like Enzo, belong in the cruiserwe
  
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• Sean Waltman On Okada As #1 In PWI 500; Roman Blanking On RAW, Cena Chewing Him Up; Possible Batista WWE HOF Induction & Final Run

  03-09-2017 19:31 via wrestlezone.com
  The latest episode of WZ Daily was dropped this past Friday via our official channel on Eric Bischoff’s IRWNetwork.com.
  Today’s co-host was none other than former WWE/WCW Superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman!
  You can find some of Sean’s comments transcribed below. The full episode is available at the top of this post.
  Related: Sean Waltman On If He Would Return For A Cruiserweight Run, Enzo On 205 Live, What Sexy Star Needs To Do & Undertaker’s &
  
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• The Miz Faces Super Bowl Winner In Madden Challenge, Goldberg Talks Watching His Old Matches (Videos)

  03-09-2017 19:26 via wrestlezone.com
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  The Miz Faces Super Bowl Winner In Madden Challenge (Video)
  In the latest episode of the Madden All-Star Challenge on the UpUpDownDown channel, The Miz takes on Malcolm Butler of the New England Patriots. For those of you who don’t know, Butler was the man who intercepted the ball with just seconds remaining in Super Bowl 49 to win the game for the Pats.Goldberg Talks Watching His Old Matches (Video)
  During a recent appearance on The Fighter and The
  
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• New Episode Of ‘Being The Elite’ Released, Latest Episode Of John Cena’s Hard Nocks Training Series (Videos)

  03-09-2017 18:24 via wrestlezone.com
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  New Episode Of ‘Being The Elite’ Released (Video)
  Fans of The Elite will be pleased to hear that the latest episode of their popular YouTube series has been released, continuing on the storyline of there being a cease and desist from WWE that won’t allow them to say their signature catchphrases.Latest Episode Of John Cena’s Hard Nocks Training Series (Video)
  The latest episode of John Cena’s Hard Nocks South Life has been release
  
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• Seth Rollins Reveals Original Plans For Feud Against Bray Wyatt, Talks Curb Stomp Being Banned

  03-09-2017 16:53 via wrestlezone.com
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  Seth Rollins revealed original plans for him and Bray Wyatt when he appeared on “The Sam Roberts Podcast.”
  I believe what the plan was for me and Bray Wyatt to go a few pay-per-views and then, whatever happened, happened. Something changed and they shuffled the deck and they ended up having to re-position, which actually worked out much better for me in my personal opinion. But yeah, its been almost a month or so that I’ve kind of known that
  
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• WWE Moline Live Event Results (9/2): AJ Styles Defends US Championship, Jinder Mahal vs Randy Orton & More! (Photos)

  03-09-2017 16:49 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE Moline Live Event Results
  September 2nd, 2017
  Moline, Illinois
  Results courtesy of PWInsider
  The SmackDown Live crew are back on the road, with the blue brand putting on a house show in Moline last night that seemed to have a more interesting card than their Raw counterparts.
  The Usos defeated The New Day & Breezango to retain SmackDown Live Tag Team Championships
  Aiden English defeated Tye Dillinger
  The Hype Bros & Sami Z
  
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• Changes Needed To SmackDown Live Roster, Future Of Jeff Hardy Challenging For IC Title

  03-09-2017 16:39 via wrestlezone.com
  This video starts off about SmackDown Live with Josh Isenberg’s monologue titled “Please Vince.” Here’s an excerpt:
  Josh Isenberg: Please Vince, maybe you should get guys out from the SmackDown Live umbrella who are super talented that aren’t being utilized to their fullest potential. Mike and Mari Kanellis. A couple in an interesting 90s throwback idea of love trumping all. Both could be fully more utilized on Monday Night RAW. Sami Zayn or Tye Dillinger. Tye came
  
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• WWE Kansas City Live Event Results (9/2): Three Championships Defended, John Cena vs Bray Wyatt & More! (Photos)

  03-09-2017 16:33 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE Kansas City Live Event Results
  September 2nd, 2017
  Kansas City, Missouri
  Results courtesy of PWInsider
  The Raw roster travelled to Kansas City last night, putting on a solid house show that was main evented by John Cena vs Bray Wyatt in a Street Fight.
  Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins defeated Cesaro & Sheamus and The Hardy Boyz to retain Raw Tag Team Championships
  Jason Jordan won a battle royal to earn IC Championship match later in the
  
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• The Latest Health Update On Ric Flair

  03-09-2017 12:31
  On Saturday, Ric Flair posted a video on his Instagram page while wearing a shirt that read “I ain’t dead yet motherf***ers.” For more on that, click right here!
  Even though Flair is doing better, he is still in the hospital, and according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, he might need open heart surgery at some point.
  “He survived. There’s still a lot of other stuff but… I don’t know [about open heart surgery], but he’s gonna
  
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• PWG BOLA Results (Night 2): First Round Matches Continue w/ Matt Riddle vs Michael Elgin, The Elite in Action, Callihan, Dijak & More

  03-09-2017 10:13 via wrestlezone.com
  PWG Battle of Los Angeles Nights 2
  September 3, 2017
  Reseda, CA
  Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler were in attendance for night two of BOLA, as was Mikey Way of My Chemical Romance and Dave Meltzer.
  There were apparently some issues with people who paid for Standing Room Only that came in early and took the front row seats. Those who paid the ridiculous $110 per night for seats were obviously not very happy. Reports came in that it was so hot (it hit 100 in Los Angeles) a fan passed out in line, a
  
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• Around the Ring And Back Again: Favorite WWE Wrestler Right Now

  03-09-2017 08:45
  I took a bit of a hiatus but I’m back now and ready to hit the ground running with a topic which can spark some nice discussion. Who is your favorite WWE wrestler right now? I’m sure the opinions will vary so I’ll dig into a few guys here and give you my choice.
  I watched Summerslam with a non-fan. He was one of the many people who watched when he “was a kid”, grew out of it, came back here and there, and fell out completely over the last 10 years. He’s not a
  
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• Kavita Devi Proves Drawing Power of Indian Market Dominating Mae Young Classic Viewership on YouTube; Breakdown of First Round Matches

  03-09-2017 04:47 via wrestlezone.com
  If you needed any help understanding why WWE so badly wants to make an impact in the Indian market, look no further than this week’s YouTube rankings.
  As we noted earlier in the week, WWE began uploading highlights from the Mae Young Classic on YouTube and all 16 matches from the opening round are now available. You might assume big name indie stars and international stand-outs like Candice LeRae, Tessa Blanchard or Kairi Sane would be leading the pack, but you would be very wrong in this
  
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• Intercontinental Champion The Miz Celebrates 11 Years in a WWE Ring, Watch His Debut Match (Video)

  03-09-2017 01:48 via wrestlezone.com
  WWE Superstar and current Intercontinental Champion The Miz celebrated his 11th year as an in-ring competitor for WWE on September 1st. Well, sort of…
  The company Twitter account put out a congratulatory message linking to his first official match on Smackdown, a singles bout against Tatanka on September 1, 2006. They also referred to the bout as the first time he had ever entered a WWE ring, which isn’t totally accurate. The Miz had already been “hosting” Smackdown as
  
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• The Miz Wants The Hardys To Join The Miztourage

  03-09-2017 01:32
  On Monday, Jeff Hardy won a battle royal which earned him a shot at the Intercontinental Championship on next Monday’s episode of Raw.
  On Friday, The Miz, who is currently the Intercontinental Champion, posted a video on Instagram where he wished Jeff Hardy a happy belated birthday, and he asked both Hardys to join the Miztourage.
  “Yesterday was Jeff Hardy’s birthday. And from myself and the Miztourage: happy belated birthday, Jeff. I would like to extend an offer to you. I wou
  
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• Ric Flair Posts New Video With Latest Health Update: “I Ain’t Dead Yet!”

  03-09-2017 00:59
  The latest update on “The Nature Boy” is another positive one.
  As Ric Flair continues to recover from health issues that led to him being hospitalized and forced to undergo surgery a couple of weeks ago, the updates on his condition have been coming from family members, such as his fiancée, Wendy Barlow and daughter, WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair.
  The only two-time WWE Hall Of Famer did resurface on Twitter this past Thursday for the first time since being hospitalized in seri
  
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