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• Big Show Suffers Injury During Match Against Braun Strowman, Will Require Surgery

  11-09-2017 23:49 via wrestlezone.com
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  Per the announcement made by Mike Rome, the Big Show suffered a right hip injury, and will require surgery. According to the report, this was the result of the match from last week’s Raw between him and Braun Strowman.
  EXCLUSIVE: @MikeRomeWWE announces that @WWETheBigShow will require surgery following his #SteelCage match with @BraunStrowman on #RAW. pic.twitter.com/iK5mKgh9BY
  — WWE (@WWE) September 11, 2017It was previously report
  
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• Big Match Added To Tonight’s WWE RAW

  11-09-2017 22:35
  – WWE officially announced John Cena will battle Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns and Jason Jordan at tonight’s RAW from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Cathy Kelley confirmed the matches in the video above.
  Cathy also announced that Enzo Amore will be on MizTV tonight with WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz. Enzo will discuss his WWE No Mercy match against WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville..@JohnCena vs. @BraunStrowman isn't the only epic clash set to take place tonight on
  
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• Jeff Cobb Discusses Losing To Ricochet In BOLA Finals, Amateur Wrestlers Success In The UFC, Working w/ Mick Foley In Ireland Recently, More

  11-09-2017 22:22 via wrestlezone.com
  Today’s episode of WZ Daily featured MLW One-Shot’s Jeff Cobb as the co-host.
  Jeff represented Guam in the 2004 Olympic Games as a member of their amateur wrestling team. Jeff will be taking on current UFC fighter “Filthy” Tom Lawlor at MLW One-Shot on October 5th at the Gilt Nightclub in Orlando.
  You can listen to Jeff’s appearance in the embedded player at the top of this post. Some of his comments have been transcribed below.
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• Latest Odds On Nikki Bella Winning Dancing With The Stars

  11-09-2017 21:10 via wrestlezone.com
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  It was announced last week on ABC’s “Good Morning America” the contestants for the next season of the popular show “Dancing with the Stars.” Among the contestants is WWE Superstar Nikki Bella.
  The latest odds courtesy of Bovada.lv has Nikki at 12/1 odds. The season starts on September 18th. Here’s the full list of odds for the entire cast.
  Nick Lachey             
  
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• Breaking: Huge Match Announced For RAW Tonight

  11-09-2017 20:39 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE just announced on Twitter two matches for tonight’s RAW.
  Roman Reigns will take on Jason Jordan. Last week, Jordan went one-one-one with Reigns’ upcoming opponent at No Mercy, John Cena.
  But the headline grabbing match also announced is John Cena versus Braun Strowman. Both men are part of what many consider a double main event at No Mercy. Cena versus Reigns and Strowman versus Lesnar for the title.
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• Bray Wyatt On Keeping His Character ‘Fresh’, Influence From The Undertaker

  11-09-2017 20:34
  – WWE Superstar Bray Wyatt was recently interviewed by the Miami Herald to help promote the WWE 2K18 kickoff, check out the highlights below:
  On Evolving His Character:
  “I think the thing about keeping your character fresh is when you change as an individual you have to flow with it.”
  On being influenced by The Undertaker:
  “There are times where fans don’t understand that change is inevitable or that changes are done too fast. They say, ‘We like the way you us
  
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• Chris Jericho On Conor McGregor Joining WWE

  11-09-2017 20:18
  – TMZ Sports recently caught up with Chris Jericho and asked about bold prediction that Conor McGregor will eventually join the WWE, check out the highlight and video below:
  “It’s an easy thing to imagine, I would say,” Jericho said. “I don’t think he’s gonna join in two years, not now with all the money he made. But it could happen at some point. He’s got the personality for it, that’s for sure.”
  “It depends on how much money he
  
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• Backstage Update On Asuka’s WWE Main Roster Call-Up

  11-09-2017 20:13
  – According to PWInsider, Asuka is set to debut very soon on the WWE RAW brand.
  The former WWE NXT Women’s Champion is currently out of action with a right collarbone injury but will be traveling to Japan for upcoming WWE SmackDown live events next week in a posible non-wrestling capacity.
  It appears she will most likely be debuting in October, no word on any specific date but we will keep you updated.The post Backstage Update On Asuka’s WWE Main Roster Call-Up appeared first o
  
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• Tonight’s WWE RAW Preview: How Will Brock Lesnar Respond To Braun Strowman?

  11-09-2017 20:08
  Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California as the road to WWE No Mercy continues.
  How will Brock Lesnar respond to Braun Strowman’s destructive message?
  Before sending Big Show crashing through the steel cage wall to conclude last week’s Raw, Braun Strowman — standing over the supine body of the defeated giant — took the mic to make one thing painfully clear to Brock Lesnar: “At No Mercy, this right here is your future, and
  
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• Figure 2 Photo: Goldberg’s Epic Entrance on WWE RAW!

  11-09-2017 19:58 via wrestlezone.com
  Our new episode of Figure 2 Photo features Goldberg’s Epic Entrance on WWE RAW!A new episode of Figure 2 Photo will be released every Monday via WrestleZone’s Facebook and YouTube platforms.
  Figure Friday: WWE Elite Goldberg + RAW Main Event Ring (Photos)
  Every Friday is Figure Friday on WrestleZone! As part of it Matt Goldberg recreates a notable pro wrestling moment in high quality action figure photo form. He also provides in-depth reviews of the latest professional wrestling acti
  
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• Bray Wyatt on the Importance of Evolving His Character, Influence from The Undertaker, Who Inspired His Gimmick

  11-09-2017 19:02 via wrestlezone.com
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  Bray Wyatt was recently interviewed by the Miami Herald to promote the WWE 2K18 kickoff. Wyatt discussed the importance of evolving his character, being influenced by The Undertaker, and who inspired his character. Here are the highlights.
  Importance of Evolving His Character:
  “I think the thing about keeping your character fresh is when you change as an individual you have to flow with it.”
  Being influenced by The Undertaker:
  “There are times
  
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• WZ Daily 9.11.17: AJ Styles Appears At Indie Show, Nia Jax Walks The Runway, Mick Foley Knee Surgery, More

  11-09-2017 18:44 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 via WrestleZone Radio on iTunes or WZ’s channel on Eric Bischoff’s IRWNetwork.com!
  Subscribe to WrestleZone Radio on iTunesToday’s episode of WZ Daily is hosted by Nick Hausman and features MLW One-Shot’s Jeff Cobb as his co-host.
  The pro wrestling news topics from the last twenty-four h
  
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• More Details On Why Baron Corbin’s Push Ended Last Month

  11-09-2017 18:12
  Back in July, the future was looking pretty bright for Baron Corbin, as it looked like he was going to be in the main event scene for the rest of the year. In fact, some even thought that he’d be WWE Champion before the end of the year. But, as previously noted, an argument backstage with WWE’s head of medical Dr. Joseph Maroon put an end to Corbin’s main event push.
  In this week’s edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer talked about the argument betwee
  
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• Update On Ronda Rousey Wrestling In WWE

  11-09-2017 18:05
  As previously noted, Ronda Rousey will be in attendance for the finals of the Mae Young Classic on Tuesday, which is where the first major WWE Horsewomen vs. MMA Horsewomen could take place.
  In this week’s edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer talked about WWE possibly doing an angle between the two factions during Tuesday’s show. He also named Stephanie McMahon and Charlotte Flair as possible opponents for the former UFC champ.
  “One would expect an angle o
  
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• Backstage Update On What WWE Has Planned For John Cena Vs. Roman Reigns At No Mercy

  11-09-2017 17:58
  The WWE No Mercy pay-per-view, which takes place in Los Angeles, California on September 24, is going to be one of the biggest B-PPVs in recent memory. In fact, it’s probably the biggest non-big show PPV since CM Punk won the WWE Championship in his hometown at Money in the Bank 2011.
  No Mercy will feature two huge matches, one of which will be John Cena vs. Roman Reigns in their first one on one pay-per-view match. Many are baffled that a match of this magnitude is happening at WWE’
  
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• What To Expect From Vince McMahon On SmackDown Live Tuesday

  11-09-2017 17:55 via wrestlezone.com
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  This final video of the weekend is all about the return of Vince McMahon to SmackDown Live on Tuesday.
  Justin LaBar: Maybe Shane is done with being an authority figure. Maybe this is a case of where he abandons that so he can be a talent and have a match at Hell in a Cell against Kevin Owens.
  Juice Springsteen: I’m looking forward to if they have a Hell in a Cell match. Will be crazy spots and Shane puts Owens over.
  The conversation continues including the feud w
  
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• AJ Styles On The Biggest Moment Of His Pro Wrestling Career

  11-09-2017 17:45
  Current WWE United States Champion AJ Styles recently did an interview with the Hindustan Times, where he talked about the biggest moment of his pro wrestling career, his transition from NJPW to WWE, and whether or not he thinks he has room to improve as a wrestler.
  AJ talks about the biggest moment of his career:
  “My debut in the Royal Rumble was the biggest moment of my career! I was quite overwhelmed by the support shown by WWE fans and that is something I will never forget.&r
  
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• Mick Foley Undergoing Major Knee Surgery Today

  11-09-2017 17:36
  This morning, Mick Foley made two major announcements on his Twitter page.
  The first announcement is that for the first time in three years, the former Raw general manager will be attending WrestleCon on April 6 and 7 in New Orleans.For the first time in 3 years, I WILL BE AT @Wrestlecon – signing for Tmart Promotions on APRIL 6 & 7.
  Preorder at https://t.co/wACw5lK3Nm pic.twitter.com/VnbUMWbD27
  — Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) September 11, 2017Foley’s second announcement was
  
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• Big Cass Comments On Enzo Amore’s Backstage Heat In WWE

  11-09-2017 17:30
  Big Cass was this week’s guest on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast, where he talked about his ex-tag team partner’s — Enzo Amore — backstage heat in WWE.
  “Enzo is Enzo,” Cass said. “The guy you see on TV is the guy that you see in real life. Enzo wouldn’t be in the spot he’s in, he wouldn’t have made it this far if he didn’t act the way he does, so there is good with the bad.”
  Also during the interview, Cass was asked if he
  
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• Bobby Roode Says Goodbye To NXT

  11-09-2017 17:22
  Bobby Roode’s NXT farewell tour took place over the weekend, as the former NXT Champion defeated The Velveteen Dream on Thursday, lost to NXT Champion Drew McIntyre in a triple threat match on Friday, then once again defeated Velveteen Dream on Saturday night.
  On Sunday, Roode talked about his NXT departure on Twitter:Thank you #NXTUniverse @WWENXT . It has been #Glorious . Now on to the next chapter…. #SDLive @WWE pic.twitter.com/1i5P32yeH9
  — Bobby Roode (@REALBobbyRoode) Sep
  
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• Ric Flair Looking As Only He Can Look

  11-09-2017 17:12
  While we don’t have any updates on Ric Flair’s condition, it does appear that the Nature Boy is doing much better than he was just a few weeks ago.
  On Sunday night, Flair posted the following photo on Twitter:FINALLY LOOKING AS ONLY I CAN LOOK! pic.twitter.com/aiXqU6lA4c
  — Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) September 10, 2017Then this morning, he posted another one:Almost Ready To Style And Profile! Money Moves!!! pic.twitter.com/wCoAUZXwZF
  — Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrB
  
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• Jinder Mahal Missed UFC 215 Due To Hurricane Irma

  11-09-2017 17:03
  Current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jinder Mahal was supposed to be in attendance for this past Saturday’s UFC 215 event, however, he ended up missing the show because he was stuck in Florida due to Hurricane Irma.WWE champ Jinder Mahal did not in fact walk Arjan Bhullar to the cage tonight because he's stuck in Florida due to Hurricane Irma, I'm told.
  — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 9, 2017According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Mahal was never supposed to walk
  
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• WWE Fans Want Asuka To Join SmackDown Live

  11-09-2017 16:56
  WWE has taken to their own website to ask their fans about which roster they’d like to see Asuka sign with, and to the surprise of nobody, the majority of the voters want to see the ex-NXT Women’s Champion join SmackDown Live.
  As of this writing, Raw has 41-percent of the votes, while SmackDown Live has the remaining 59-percent.
  If Asuka joins SmackDown, her possible opponents include:
  Becky Lynch
  Carmella
  Charlotte Flair
  Lana
  Naomi
  Natalya (c)
  Nikki Bella
  Tamina
  And if she joins Raw
  
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• WWE RAW Preview: How Will Brock Respond To Braun?, Will Cena & Reigns Feud Escalate?, Are Bliss’ Days Numbered As Champ?, More

  11-09-2017 16:38 via wrestlezone.com
  WWE.com has put up their official WWE Monday Night RAW Preview.
  Tonight’s episode of RAW will be live from Anaheim, CA
  Below are the Quick Hits they are looking at going in to tonight’s episode:
  How will Brock Lesnar respond to Braun Strowman’s destructive message?
  Will John Cena and Roman Reigns’ deeply personal rivalry continue to escalate?
  Are Alexa Bliss’ days numbered as Raw Women’s Champion?
  Can the man behind The Demon conquer Bray Wyatt?
  As alway
  
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• Mick Foley Announces That He Is Getting Knee Replaced, WWE Top Ten Superstar Giant Slayers (Video)

  11-09-2017 16:15 via wrestlezone.com
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  Mick Foley Announces That He Is Getting Knee Replaced
  WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley had been promising fans two big announcements today and this morning he delivered.
  The first was that he will be attending WrestleCon in New Orleans during WrestleMania 34 weekend.
  The second is that he is getting his right knee replaced today:Second big Foley announcement –I’m getting my right knee replaced in…about 5 minutes! I’ll check back in wh
  
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• Ric Flair Releases Smiling Photo From Hospital, Superstars Address Tragedy On 9/13/01 Smackdown (Videos), Prime Time Players Attend NFL Game

  11-09-2017 16:05 via wrestlezone.com
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  Ric Flair Releases Smiling Photo From Hospital
  Ric Flair released the following photo on Twitter yesterday showing him grinning from ear-t0-ear while he recovers from his recent health scare in the hospital:FINALLY LOOKING AS ONLY I CAN LOOK! pic.twitter.com/aiXqU6lA4c
  — Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) September 10, 2017Superstars Address Tragedy On 9/13/01 Smackdown
  WWE has released the following interviews on-line from The Rock, Booker
  
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• AJ Styles Reveals What He Had To Adjust To Coming To WWE, His Biggest Moment?

  11-09-2017 15:53 via wrestlezone.com
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  AJ Styles did an interview with The Hindustan Times and in one his answers talked about transitioning to WWE from a style point of view:
  “I never changed my style with respect to how my wrestle. The only difference was that WWE has a lot more cameras facing you than the independent circuit, but I think that was just a learning curve that you need to go through and it has really helped me.”
  Biggest moment of his WWE career so far:
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• Triple H Supports Troops On 9/11, WWE Looks At Top 5 Asuka Dream Matches, How Old Is Paul Heyman Today?

  11-09-2017 15:51 via wrestlezone.com
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  Triple H Shows Support For Troops On 9/11
  Triple H posted the following to Twitter this morning commenting on the 16th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks:With each passing year, it is our responsibility to honor those lost and those who continue to fight to protect us. We will #NeverForget.
  — Triple H (@TripleH) September 11, 2017WWE Looks At Top Five Asuka Dream Matches
  WWE.com has posted a list of their Top 5 Dream Matches For Asuka.
  Here are their five p
  
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• The Rock Takes Over Olympia Bodybuilding Competition, Microsoft Calls Out Drew Gulak’s PowerPoint

  11-09-2017 15:36 via wrestlezone.com
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  The Rock Takes Over Olympia Bodybuilding Competition
  The Rock has shared the following video via his YouTube channel. In it he previews his production company Seven Bucks Production’s upcoming “take over” of the 2017 Olympia Bodybuilding Competetion which happens September 14th-16th:Related: The Rock Praises Cousin Nia Jax For Fashion Show
  Microsoft Calls Out Drew Gulak’s PowerPoint
  Over the weekend WWE shared the f
  
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• Roman Reigns Responds to “Faithless Fool” on Twitter During Hurricane Irma, Dozens of Wrestlers Bunker Down During The Storm

  11-09-2017 14:54 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE Superstar Roman Reigns and his self-proclaimed “Big Dog” got into it with a random internet troll this weekend; one who apparently spends all his free time informing people “of Christian, Jewish and Islamic faith that there is no evidence of their god”. Well, at least he has a hobby.
  The conversation went like this:
  Reigns: “My prayers go out to everyone dealing with Hurricane Irma. May God bless an
  
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