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• WWE Highlights Greatest RKO Counters (Video), Corey Graves Comments On Brian Cage Twitter Debate

  10-09-2017 22:58 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE Highlights Greatest RKO Counters (Video)
  Following Shinsuke Nakamura’s incredible RKO counter on SmackDown Live earlier this week, WWE decided to highlight many of the other great counters to Randy Orton’s signature move. The multi-time world champion lost to the aforementioned Nakamura in a match that could’ve seen him become the number one contender for the WWE Championship once again.Corey Graves Comments On Brian Cage Twitter Debate
  
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• AJ Styles vs Seth Rollins In Madden Championship Rematch (Video), New Progress Wrestling Champion Crowned (Photo)

  10-09-2017 22:18 via wrestlezone.com
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  AJ Styles vs Seth Rollins In Madden Championship Rematch (Video)
  Following their controversial game during this year’s Madden Finals, AJ Styles and Seth Rollins have finally settled the score with a rematch on the UpUpDownDown YouTube channel.New Progress Wrestling Champion Crowned (Photo)
  At tonight’s Progress Wrestling show, Travis Banks defeated WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne in the main event to become the new Progress Champion. The 30-year-old su
  
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• NXT Toronto Live Event Results (9/9): Drew McIntyre vs Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas, Tag Titles Defended & More! (Photos)

  10-09-2017 21:15 via wrestlezone.com
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  NXT Toronto Live Event Results
  September 9th, 2017
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Results courtesy of PWInsider
  NXT continued their tour of Ontario with a big event in Toronto, headlined by an NXT Championship bout between Drew McIntyre and Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas.
  Tye Dillinger defeated Kona Reeves
  Aliyah & Ember Moon defeated Mandy Rose & Vanessa Borne
  Johnny Gargano defeated Killian Dain
  Aleister Black 
  
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• Asuka The Greatest & Most Valuable Ever To NXT, Her Future On The “Main Roster”

  10-09-2017 20:45 via wrestlezone.com
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  This video is all about Asuka. It starts with Josh Isenberg making some bold statements on her importance.
  Josh Isenberg: Folks, cold hard fact—Asuka is the best NXT Superstar of all time. Move over Finn. Move over Nakamura. Bobby Roode, nope. Finn Balor, nope. Sami Zayn ,Kevin Owens, the list goes on with great NXT Superstars but none have been as good as Asuka or who has been as good as she is for a very long time. Longevity, Asuka is 8-0 at
  
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• Sasha Banks Talks About WWE Randomly Dropping Storylines

  10-09-2017 20:44
  As noted, WWE Superstar Sasha Banks recently appeared as a guest on The Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast for an in-depth interview. Below are some additional highlights from the appearance.
  On main differences in working in NXT and on the WWE main roster: “I think that’s what’s different about NXT too. We kind of always knew where we were going, so it helped me prepare and think of ahead of time, like, ‘how can I make this better?’. But when I go to RAW, it’s le
  
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• Jeff Hardy Features On Canvas 2 Canvas (Video), Chris Jericho Uses Catchphrase To Hit Back At Fan On Twitter

  10-09-2017 19:05 via wrestlezone.com
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  Jeff Hardy Features On Canvas 2 Canvas (Video)
  On the latest edition of Canvas 2 Canvas, WWE superstar Jeff Hardy is the subject of Rob Schamberger’s most recent creation. This time, however, Jeff actually helps Rob out with part of the project. Hardy is currently coming off the back of a loss to The Miz in their Intercontinental Championship match last week.Chris Jericho Uses Catchphrase To Hit Back At Fan On
  
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• Eric Bischoff Dubs Ric Flair ‘A Living Myth’; Gives Flair Recovery Update & Reveals Biggest Challenge

  10-09-2017 18:58 via wrestlezone.com
  The latest episode of former WCW President Eric Bischoff’s podcast Bischoff on Wrestling was released, for free, this past Wednesday!
  You can find a portion of Eric’s comments transcribed below.
  Subscribe to Bischoff on Wrestling on iTunes
  On Ric Flair’s miraculous recovery and first post-health scare promo:EB: It is just classic Ric Flair. The man is… he’s a myth. He is a living myth. He is a living legend. He is one of a kind.
  
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• Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso Responds To GFW VP Kevin Sullivan’s Criticism Of His Journalism

  10-09-2017 18:35 via wrestlezone.com
  This past Friday’s episode of WZ Daily featured Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso as the co-host.
  Justin went in-depth during his appearance about the report he released for Sports Illustrated earlier this week regarding the backstage creative and financial turmoil currently going on in GFW.
  Justin also responded to GFW VP of Production Kevin Sullivan’s recent tweets criticizing his journalism.
  You can listen to Justin’s response to Sullivan in the embedded playe
  
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• WWE Remembers The Great Khali vs Jeff Hardy (Video), Reason Why Jinder Mahal Wasn’t at UFC 215 Last Night

  10-09-2017 18:30 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE Remembers The Great Khali vs Jeff Hardy (Video)
  WWE has remembered a match from 10 years ago today on Monday Night Raw, which featured The Great Khali dismantling Jeff Hardy in what was a champion vs champion match at the time. We haven’t seen or heard from Khali since his appearance at Battleground, meanwhile, Jeff is currently thriving on the Raw roster.Reason Why Jinder Mahal Wasn’t at UFC 215 Last Night
  For those who don’t know, WWE champion Jin
  
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• AJ Styles Makes Surprise Appearance At Indie Show With WWE US Title

  10-09-2017 15:47
  On Saturday night, WWE United States Champion AJ Styles made an appearance at the NWA Wildside Reunion show, and he brought the US Title with him. Of course, he didn’t end up wrestling.So I went to an indie and AJ Styles showed up pic.twitter.com/C373f5fjjv
  — Gators, Pats & Graps (@BostonNooga) September 10, 2017
  Always a joy to see and chat with @AJStylesOrgExcited beyond words to see and hear him at Wildside Reunion. Just a Southern Boy! pic.twitter.com/xHpGDvnpHH
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• Update On Rey Mysterio And His Status With Global Force Wrestling

  10-09-2017 15:29
  Last month, it was reported that Rey Mysterio won’t be returning to WWE anytime soon, which led many to believe that he was heading to Global Force Wrestling. However, it doesn’t look like the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion is going to sign with GFW.
  On Saturday, Mike Johnson of PW Insider was asked about Rey Mysterio’s status with GFW, and according to Johnson, the negotiations between Mysterio and GFW are dead, and the former world champ is now focusing on preparing hi
  
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• Kassius Ohno To Challenge For ICW World Heavyweight Championship

  10-09-2017 15:16
  On Saturday, Insane Championship Wrestling announced that NXT star Kassius Ohno will challenge Joe Coffey for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship on September 17.BREAKING: @Joe_Coffey to defend ICW World Title against @KassiusOhno 17/09 at @o2academynewc! TICKETS: https://t.co/TSNaiG2Kcx #InfamousICW pic.twitter.com/Jz31bohlWI
  — ICW (@InsaneChampWres) September 9, 2017ICW also put out the following statement regarding the upcoming match:
  “The Knockout Artist” will go one on
  
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• Sheamus Pokes Fun At Cesaro’s Old Rugby Player Gimmick

  10-09-2017 15:03
  When Cesaro first arrived on WWE’s main roster in April of 2012, he was being pushed as a former rugby player who got kicked out of the league due to being too aggressive. Since then, he’s gone through numerous character changes, but none of them have been as successful as his tag team run with Sheamus.
  On Saturday, Cesaro’s partner, the aforementioned Sheamus, spoke with Sky Sports, and he poked fun at the Swiss Superman’s fake rugby player gimmick.
  “Let’s ta
  
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• Tye Dillinger Calls AJ Styles The Pound-For-Pound Best Wrestler In The World

  10-09-2017 14:51
  While promoting his upcoming United States Championship match, Tye Dillinger had some pretty high praise for the current champ AJ Styles.
  “No doubt will Tuesday be the biggest match of my career,” Dillinger said about his upcoming US Title shot. “AJ Styles, in my opinion, is pound-for-pound the best we have on this planet. For the United States championship, the stakes don’t get much higher.”ICYMI: @WWEDillinger talks returning home & his opportunity at the #UST
  
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• Around The Ring And Back Again: Hall of Fame Locks, Maybe, and On the Way

  10-09-2017 08:04
  I’m going to take a look at the Hall Of Fame this week. I picked this topic because there are so many ways to go, with so many talking points. It was a bit overwhelming when I started to look at it, especially since I decided to go for the harder, longer version rather than save some time and maybe break this up into a few days worth of content. Regardless, here we are now and let’s get into the Hall Fame locks, the maybe’s, and those that are on their way.
   
  THE KOKO B. W
  
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• AJ Styles Crashes Georgia Indie Show For NWA Wildside Reunion (Photo & Video)

  10-09-2017 05:30 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE United States Champion AJ Styles crashed a party in the small town of Cornelia, Georgia this weekend, making a surprise appearance at a NWA Wildside reunion show. The Saturday night event boasted “over 50 returning stars” with special guests and Q&A sessions throughout the day.
  Styles actually began his career in Georgia-based promotion National Championship Wrestling, which soon after merged with NWA Georgia to create the aforementio
  
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• AJ Styles Crashes Georgia Indie Show For NWA Wildside Reunion (Photo)

  10-09-2017 05:30 via wrestlezone.com
  (Photo by Jim Spellman/Getty Images)
  WWE United States Champion AJ Styles crashed a party in the small town of Cornelia, Georgia this weekend, making a surprise appearance at a NWA Wildside reunion show. The Saturday night event boasted “over 50 returning stars” with special guests and Q&A sessions throughout the day.
  Styles actually began his career in Georgia-based promotion National Championship Wrestling, which soon after merged with NWA Georgia to create the aforementio
  
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• WWE 205 Live Superstar Jack Gallagher Married This Week; Photos of Wedding & European Honeymoon

  10-09-2017 04:46 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE 205 Live Superstar Jack Gallagher tied the knot with British wrestler Clara Sinclare earlier this week, and the happy couple is currently celebrating their honeymoon in France.
  Gentlemen Jack and his lovely new bride posted several photos to their social media accounts highlighting the festivities before they return to their home in Orlando to get back on the road with WWE. Luckily, the stitches that Gallagher recently received at the hands of The Brian Kendrick on
  
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• WWE Network Airing Mae Young Classic Special After RAW Feat. Exclusive Tag Team Match, NXT Stars Reveal Their Pro Wrestling Crushes

  10-09-2017 04:18 via wrestlezone.com
  NXT Stars Reveal WWE Crushes
  In the video above, NXT Superstars including Ruby Riot and the Street Profits reveal their childhood pro wrestling crushes. As it turns out, 23-year-old New Jersey native Liv Morgan had a major crush on none other than John Cena.
  Mae Young Classic Special
  Kairi Sane will take on MMA veteran-turned-pro wrestler Shayna Baszler this Tuesday night in the finals of the Mae Young Classic, airing live on the WWE Network immediately after Smackdown.
  Charly Caruso will be ho
  
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• Chuck Taylor & Marty Scurll Set For ROH Death Before Dishonor; Updated Card Feat. 3 Title Bouts, Vegas Street Fight, Last Man Standing, More

  10-09-2017 02:45 via wrestlezone.com
  Ring of Honor has officially announced several new matches for their upcoming Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view in Las Vegas on September 22nd.
  While it was already confirmed that the Young Bucks and Hangman Page would defend the ROH 6-Man tag team titles at the event, we now know that The Kingdom will face off against Bully Ray and The Briscoes earlier in the night to determine which team has what it takes to advance to the championship bout. “The Villain” Marty Scurll will also b
  
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