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• Miz & Asuka Talk WWE MMC Charity, Jim Duggan Wins First Royal Rumble, Kofi Games (Videos), NBC Airing WWE Special

  14-01-2018 21:27
  WWE has released the above and below videos.
  The A-Lister and The Empress of Tomorrow bring awareness to the ways that homeless, abused or neglected dogs can be helped through Rescue Dogs Rock, their charity in WWE MMC, premiering this Tuesday, Jan. 16, exclusively on Facebook Watch.
  “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan outlasts 19 other Superstars to win the first-ever Royal Rumble Match in 1988.
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• The Miz Recognises Media Reaction To His Spinoff Show, Natalya & Shinsuke Nakamura Are Ready For WWE MMC (Photos)

  14-01-2018 21:25 via mandatory.com
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  The Miz Recognises Media Reaction To His Spinoff Show (Photo)
  Following on from their successful tenure in Total Divas, The Miz & Maryse have been awarded their own spinoff series called ‘Miz and Mrs’. The man himself has reacted to all of the media attention that the news received, claiming that it’ll be the most must-see show on television.
  RELATED: Miz To Reigns ‘I’ll See You Monday, Sweetheart’ (Video)Coming so
  
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• Chris Jericho Takes A Shot at NXT, Riott Squad On ‘Canvas 2 Canvas’, Why Jerry Lynn & Dreamer Were At Impact Tapings

  14-01-2018 21:15
  Above is the latest edition of “Canvas 2 Canvas”.
  SmackDown LIVE’s three newest members of its women’s division — Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan — are portrayed by artist Rob Schamberger in his latest painting!
  Chris Jericho Takes A Shot at NXT
  After a fan noted on Twitter that Roderick Strong has begun to use a submission hold similar to Chris Jericho’s Liontamer, Jericho posted the following jab at Strong and NXT:.@roderickstrong is handing out
  
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• The Riott Squad Feature on Canvas 2 Canvas, Peter Rosenberg Goes Inside The WWE Warehouse (Videos)

  14-01-2018 21:02 via mandatory.com
  The Riott Squad Feature on Canvas 2 Canvas (Video)
  The Riott Squad are the latest superstars to feature on Rob Schamberger’s impressive Canvas 2 Canvas series. All three members of the faction are expected to take part in the first-ever women’s Royal Rumble later this month.
  RELATED: Ruby Riott Issues A Major Challenge To Becky Lynch
  Peter Rosenberg Goes Inside The WWE Warehouse (Video)
  The famous WWE warehouse, which many fans believe should have its own Network series, has be
  
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• Braun Strowman & Alexa Bliss On WWE MMC Charity, UFC Star Interested In WWE (Videos), Zayn & Lynch Throwback Photo

  14-01-2018 20:30
  WWE has released the above video.
  The Monster Among Men and Little Miss Bliss take on the fight against pediatric cancer with Connor’s Cure, their charity in WWE Mixed Match Challenge, premiering this Tuesday, Jan. 16, exclusively on Facebook Watch.
  Read Also: Rusev and Lana Reveal Their WWE MMC Charity
  Zayn & Lynch Throwback Photo
  As Becky Lynch and Sami Zayn prepare to team up in the WWE Mixed Match Challenge, Lynch posted the following throwback photo featuring her and her MMC
  
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• Chris Jericho Jokes Around With Roderick Strong, Alexa Bliss Takes Nia Jax Away From Enzo Amore (Video)

  14-01-2018 20:25 via mandatory.com
  Chris Jericho Jokes Around With Roderick Strong
  Chris Jericho is always active on social media, and this morning he took it upon himself to take a shot at Roderick Strong & NXT by referring to it as the ‘minor leagues’. While Jericho may be right, the responses to the comment confirmed that it wasn’t taken all too well by some of Roddy’s fans.
  RELATED: Updates On Rey Mysterio & Chris Jericho Impact RumorsDoes it count if it happens in the minor leagues? http
  
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• Why Impact Wrestling Dropped Lockdown, Eddie Edwards Injury Update, Kenny Omega On Cody’s New Year Dash Attack

  14-01-2018 20:22
  As noted, Impact Wrestling announced a new “Redemption” PPV event will take place on April 22nd, and it will replace the rumored plan of Impact bringing back Lockdown. According to F4WOnline.com, when new management consisting of Scott D’Amore and Don Callis came into Impact, they were against the idea of an all-cage match PPV, so the decision was made to scrap the event idea.
  Read Also: Recap of Major Spoilers From This Week’s Impact TV Tapings
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• The Young Bucks Ask Millionaire About Starting A Promotion, AJ Styles vs John Cena: Royal Rumble 2017 (Full Match)

  14-01-2018 19:18 via mandatory.com
  The Young Bucks Ask Millionaire About Starting A Promotion
  The Young Bucks know how to make some noise on social media, and they’ve done it again by asking multi-millionaire Shane Missler about whether or not he’d be interested in starting a wrestling company. For those of you who don’t know, Missler made the headlines recently courtesy of winning $281 million in the Mega Millions jackpot.
  P.S: Yes, we know that they’re kidding.
  RELATED: The Young Bucks Take A Shot
  
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• Dalton Castle on Envy Of Bullet Club, Focusing On Wrestling and Taking ‘The Boys’ On International Dates

  14-01-2018 18:57
  Dalton Castle was a guest on Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast this week and discussed a variety of topics, including jealousy of Bullet Club and more. Below are some highlights from the interview:
  Envy Of Bullet Club:
  “I would be lying if I didn’t say I look at those guys and don’t have a little bit of envy in the amount of success and the overwhelming popularity they have, it’s insane how the Young Bucks have taken themselves to a different level without that machine behind
  
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• Sami Zayn & Becky Lynch Take A Trip Down Memory Lane Ahead Of WWE’s Mixed Match Challenge

  14-01-2018 18:52 via mandatory.com
  (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for WWE)
  Sami Zayn and Becky Lynch will be teaming up in the Mixed Match Challenge over the next few weeks, and it’s clear to see that they’re one of the big ‘fan favourite’ partnerships in the tournament. As seen in the below image it turns out that the two go way back, with their paths actually crossing on the independent scene before they even made it to WWE.
  RELATED: Final Smackdown Entrant For The Women’s Royal Rumble Re
  
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• ONE FALL: 5 Things WWE & Other Wrestling Promotions Can Learn From NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

  14-01-2018 18:39
  The traditional January 4th dome shows that New Japan Pro Wrestling holds each year proves to be one of the biggest nights in the world of professional wrestling.  For a little more than a decade, the NJPW January 4th event has been held under the ‘Wrestle Kingdom’ moniker.
  Wrestle Kingdom is NJPW’s biggest show and is essentially their version of WWE’s juggernaut WrestleMania.  Therefore, creating a spectacle that defines the NJPW brand is vital, and Wrestle Ki
  
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• WWE UK Star Injured, PROGRESS Makes Last Minute Event Change, James R. Kennedy Reflects On Commentary Debut

  14-01-2018 18:35
  PROGRESS Wrestling is currently putting on its latest show, Chapter 61: Don’t Touch Me, in Birmingham, England. However, the company has announced a last minute change to the match card.
  Due to an injury to WWE UK competitor, Mark Andrews, he has been forced to withdraw from the event and PROGRESS has managed to find a replacement at the last minute.
  Instead of Andrews, Drew Parker will now be performing at the show taking on Chris Ridgeway.After the injury to @MandrewsJunior ruled him out
  
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• Impact Wrestling Announces New PPV Event, Title Match Set, Recap of Major Spoilers From This Week’s TV Tapings

  14-01-2018 18:33
  As we noted last night, Impact Wrestling’s newsworthy TV tapings continued on Saturday night in Orlando, with the tapings concluding Monday night.
  During last night’s tapings, Impact Wrestling announced a new PPV, “Redemption”, will air in April. There was talk of Impact bringing the Lockdown event back to PPV in April, however, it appears as if the Redemption event will be debuting instead.
  The PPV, which will take place on April 22nd, will be headlined by Impact World C
  
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• Shawn Michaels Prepares For UK Tour, British Wrestler Runs Through Hectic Schedule

  14-01-2018 18:32 via mandatory.com
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  Shawn Michaels Prepares For UK Tour
  Shawn Michaels is on his way to the United Kingdom for a Q&A tour with Inside The Ropes, in what is considered to be one of the company’s biggest tours to date. HBK is expected to run through every big topic from throughout his career, as is usually the case with ITR.
  RELATED: HBK Refs McIntyre v Cole’s NXT Title Match (Video)On the plane headed to my UK Tour with @Inside_TheRopes – first stop i
  
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• Watch: Rusev & Lana Reveal Mixed Match Challenge Charity, Bobby Roode and Charlotte Work Out Together

  14-01-2018 18:25
  WWE has been announcing the charities that each tag team will be representing in the upcoming WWE Mixed Match Challenge, which begins on Tuesday following SmackDown Live on Facebook.
  Today, the partnership of real-life husband and wife, Rusev and Lana have announced the charity they will be representing during the tournament, which will be Global Citizen.
  The charity is aiming to solve the world’s biggest problems for a global generation using social action to make the change on a variety
  
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• WWE Poll Reveals The Legend That Fans Are Most Excited To See At RAW 25

  14-01-2018 18:04 via mandatory.com
  As revealed by a WWE.com poll, the legend that fans are most excited to see return at Raw 25 is Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Texas Rattlesnake currently has 44% of the vote, meanwhile The Undertaker is in 2nd place with 27%. Following that, D-Generation X can be found in 3rd with just 9% to their name.
  While many legends have been announced for the show, there could still be some surprises at the Manhattan Center.Which @WWE Superstar are you most excited to see return on January 22 for #RAW25?
  
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• Sean Mooney Lives In The WWE Warehouse?, Matt Hardy Says ‘Delete Your Stupor’, Hardys Batting Practice (Videos)

  14-01-2018 18:04
  WWE has released the above video.
  Former WWE commentator Sean Mooney and Peter Rosenberg go on the hunt for the elusive Raw Top 25 Moments list. Tune in tonight after Raw on WWE Network to see what epic moments made the list, and be sure to catch the 25th Anniversary of Raw on Jan. 22 on USA Network.
  Below is the latest video from Woken Matt Hardy, during which he is shown in bed advising viewers to “delete your stupor”.
  Most Homosapiens spend their life in a SLUMBER.. NEVAH to AWAKE
  
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• Shawn Michaels Arrives For Inside The Ropes Tour, Jack Gallagher Won’t Reveal Age, Styles vs Cena Rumble Match (Video)

  14-01-2018 17:55
  Kenny McIntosh, the owner of Inside The Ropes has confirmed that WWE Hall of Famer, Shawn Michaels has arrived in Ireland ahead of his upcoming Q&A tour with them.
  The highly anticipated tour has been the best selling in Inside The Ropes history, the same company who have done shows with the likes of Chris Jericho, Broken Matt Hardy, and Paul Heyman.
  HBK will be in Dublin tomorrow, on the 15 and then ni Belfast the day after, on the 16. Very limited tickets remain for the Dublin show which c
  
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• NXT Tampa Live Event Results (1/13): Heavy Machinery vs TM-61, Aleister Black vs Tino Sabbatelli & More! (Photos)

  14-01-2018 17:25 via mandatory.com
  Photo Credit: Thomas Gibson
  NXT Tampa Live Event Results
  January 13th, 2018
  Tampa, Florida
  Results courtesy of PWInsider
  The guys and girls at the Performance Center continue to bolster their live event experience, with NXT’s latest show taking place last night in Tampa.
  The Undisputed Era defeated The Street Profits
  Jessie defeated Sage Beckett
  Aleister Black defeated Tino Sabbatelli
  Roderick Strong defeated Fabian Aichner
  Dan Matha defeated Raul Mendoza
  Chad Lail 
  
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• PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 61 Full Card, Sting & Hulk Hogan To Reunite Tomorrow, El Ligero Performs After Holiday

  14-01-2018 17:20
  PROGRESS Wrestling’s latest event, Chapter: 61 Don’t Touch Me is taking place today in Birmingham and features three championship matches, including a WWE UK Championship match. Below is the full card for the show:
  -Charlie Evans & Millie Mckenzie vs Bea Priestley & Nina Samuels-Will Ospreay vs Adam Brooks-Aussie Open vs Mark Haskins and Jimmy Havoc w/ Vicky Haskins-Chris Ridgeway vs Mark AndrewsWWE UK Championship Match – Pete Dunne (c) vs Joseph ConnersPROGRESS T
  
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• Dalton Castle On Being A ROH Guy, Finding Out He Would Become Champion, Goals For Future

  14-01-2018 16:53
  Dalton Castle was a guest on Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast this week in his first interview as the new Ring Of Honor Champion.
  Within the interview Castle discussed Ring Of Honor’s future, when he found out he would be champion amongst a variety of other topics, below are some highlights from the interview.
  Being A ‘Ring Of Honor Guy’
  “I would say they are the first company to give me a bigger stage to perform on and I would say that they are the reason that anybody in th
  
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• Eddie Edwards Suffers Nasty Injury During Impact Tapings; Reports Say He Is Recovering Well

  14-01-2018 16:33 via mandatory.com
  Photo Credit: Bill Pritchard
  As reported by PWInsider, TNA superstar Eddie Edwards suffered a frightening injury last night during the Impact Wrestling tapings. Following a match with Sami Callihan, Edwards was attacked by Callihan who placed a chair on Eddie and hit it with a baseball bat. Unfortunately, the bat deflected off the chair and struck Eddie straight in the head, which caused him to lose a great deal of blood.
  After being transported to a local hospital, Eddie was examined and it was
  
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• Zack Ryder On A Ryder/Hawkins Reunion, Working Out, Funko Pop Figures & Becoming A Grand Slam Champion

  14-01-2018 16:26
  Zack Ryder allowed fans to ask him questions today for a Q&A where he answered a variety of topics including whether he will team up with Curt Hawkins again and his Funko Pop collection.
  Teaming With Curt Hawkins:
  One fan asked whether or not Ryder would team up with Curt Hawkins again, something that both men have teased on social media since Hawkins return to WWE. Ryder responded by simply putting #Raw25, teasing a potential reunion on the show.#RAW25? Lol https://t.co/u7awy1riSk
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• New Travis Banks DVD Available Today, Tyler Bate Calls Out Airline, wXw Germany Undergoing Technical Issues

  14-01-2018 16:09
  PROGRESS Wrestling Champion, Travis Banks has announced that he will be selling some new merchandise at today’s PROGRESS show.
  Banks has a new DVD available for fans in attendance today, which features a ‘Best Of Travis Banks.’ The current champion is scheduled to defend his title in one of the shows main events against Chris Brookes.
  PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 61: Don’t Touch Me takes place in Birmingham later this evening and features three title matches, including a WW
  
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• TNA Fan Favourite Bids Farewell At Impact Tapings; Possibly Heading To WWE?

  14-01-2018 15:52 via mandatory.com
  Ethan Carter III, also known by fans as EC3, appears to have wrestled his final match for Impact Wrestling. The 34-year-old lost clean to his former bodyguard Tyrus and in addition to that, he received a pink slip courtesy of the Feast or Fired match stipulation. Carter then went around the ring hugging employees, before bowing on the stage and getting one final look at the Impact Zone.
  It’s worth noting that EC3 has been rumoured to be someone of interest for WWE, and with the Royal Rumb
  
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• Naomi On Total Divas, Women’s Royal Rumble and Potential Surprise Entrants & Conversations With Vince McMahon

  14-01-2018 15:47
  WWE Smackdown Live and Total Divas star Naomi recently spoke with Scott Fishman of TVInsider.com and below are some interview highlights:
   Total Divas:“There is a big difference now on the show, being a veteran compared to when I wasn’t before and taking a break from it. I just feel now I’m in such a better place with my career and personally. 
  “It’s a lot smoother for me now and easier. I can’t complain. I’m just happy and grateful t
  
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• Natalya Provides Shinsuke Nakamura Special Ring Gear (Video), Alexa Bliss Keeps Nia Jax and Enzo Apart

  14-01-2018 15:27
  In a video posted to WWE’s Twitter account, Natalya has provided her WWE Mixed Match Challenge tag team partner, Shinsuke Nakamura, with a special piece of ring gear.
  Natalya gave Nakamura the jacket that her father, Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart won his first ever Tag Team Championship in, with the King Of Strong Style sniffing and then trying on the jacket.
  The first ever WWE Mixed Match Challenge begins this coming Tuesday, immediately following WWE SmackDown Live on Facebook Wat
  
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• New WWE NXT Hires Expected To Be Announced Soon, Is WWE Interested In Signing Former Impact World Heavyweight Champion?

  14-01-2018 14:55
  According to a report on PWInsider.com, it is expected that WWE will be announcing a number of new signees to WWE NXT as soon as next week.
  The news will see the company announce four top independent wrestlers that are expected to be joining the NXT roster when they eventually debut.
  Popular tag team, War Machine, former Lucha Underground star, Ricochet/Prince Puma and female wrestler, Candice LeRae are all expected to be revealed next week.
  Both War Machine and Ricochet said they goodbyes to lo
  
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• WWE NXT Tampa Live Event Results (1/13): Undisputed Era, Aleister Black & TM-61 In Action

  14-01-2018 14:34
  WWE NXT Tampa Live Event Results1/13/2018Tampa, FloridaResults Courtesy of PWInsider.com
  (1) Heavy Machinery def. TM61.
  (2) Reina Gonzalez def. Abbey Laith.
  (3)  Dan Matha def. Raul Mendoza.
  (4) Roderick Strong def. Fabian Aichner.
  (5) Aleister Black def. Tino Sabatelli.
  (6) “Jessie” def. Sage Beckett.
  (7) The Undisputed Era def. The Street Profits..@roderickstrong is handing out backbreakers and submissions in #NXTTampa! #RoddyVsTheWorld pic.t
  
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• ACW Proving Ground Results (10/1/18): ACW Heavyweight & Tag Team Championship Matches

  14-01-2018 14:16
  ACW Proving Ground Results10/1/2018New Port Richey, FLResults Courtesy of PWInsider.com
  (1) Torcher def. Danny Vincent
  (2) Josh Grady def. Sean O’ Reily and Rod Grimes
  (3) Joey Osbourne w/ Dontay Brown def. Troy Hollywood
  (4) The Dynasty (Richie Pepperfield and Brandon Law) w/ Coach Kyle def. Jake Jones and Samuel C
  (5)Blanco Loco def. Steven Frick
  ACW Tag Team Championship Match
  (6) The Precipice (Chance Champion and Omar Amir) w/ Skinny Vinny def. Dangerous by Design
  
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• Breaking News: Major Star & Former World Champion Released From Impact Wrestling

  14-01-2018 04:15
  Former TNA World Heavyweight Championship Ethan Carter III has been granted an earlier release from his contract with Impact Wrestling, according to PWInsider.com.
  EC3 will remain on television through March as he worked all four of this week’s television tapings so far. He took part in a “Feast or Fired” match at Saturday’s event, winning a briefcase that was revealed to contain a pink slip rather than a future championship opportunity.
  In reality, EC3’s contr
  
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• Eddie Edwards Rushed to the Hospital After Scary Spot at Impact Wrestling Tapings

  14-01-2018 02:55
  Several fans in attendance at tonight’s Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando have sent in word that former world champion Eddie Edwards took a nasty looking shot during a post-match scuffle with Sami Callihan.
  Apparently Sami was setting up a spot with a steel chair and a baseball bat, and Twitter user Andrew Twiss noted that the bat appeared to ricochet off the chair into Eddie’s face. Another fan in attendance claimed that “his hands were full of blood” and he ran backst
  
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• Monster’s Ball Match, Feast or Fired Returns, Big Knockouts Debut & More at Impact Wrestling Tapings

  14-01-2018 02:29
  It’s been an eventful week for Impact Wrestling as the company is in the midst of a marathon of television tapings at Universal Studios, the long-time home of the Impact Zone. Saturday night was no exception, as we had the debut of a big Knockouts prospect, the return of “Feast or Fired” and confirmation on a brutal Monster’s Ball Match all set to take place before the TV taping sprint ends on Monday.
  It was reported earlier this week that Su Yung, independent star and wi
  
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• Controversial “Title Change” at Impact Wrestling Tapings After Infamous Character Returns to TV *Spoilers*

  14-01-2018 02:00
  Another title has changed hands at this week’s marathon of Impact Wrestling television tapings. Well, sort of… We have a feeling there will be a lot of readers unhappy with this piece of news, but please, don’t shoot the messenger. It goes without saying that the following contains major *SPOILERS* for upcoming episodes of Impact Wrestling.
  At Friday’s television taping, Matt Sydal defeated Taiji Ishimori to become both the X-Division and Impact Grand Champion. There was
  
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• LIVE NOW: Ongoing Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results *Spoilers*

  14-01-2018 01:28
  Impact Wrestling returned to Universal Studios in Orlando this Saturday for night four of their television taping marathon, which will wrap up on Monday evening. If you want to catch up check out our results from NIGHT ONE, NIGHT TWO and NIGHT THREE before continuing on below.
  As always match of the matches and segments taped may have been filmed out of order, so it’s difficult to tell when exactly the following content will air on television. Our best guess is early-to-mid March.
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• Complete 1/13 Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results *Spoilers*

  14-01-2018 01:28
  Impact Wrestling returned to Universal Studios in Orlando this Saturday for night four of their television taping marathon, which will wrap up on Monday evening. If you want to catch up check out our results from NIGHT ONE, NIGHT TWO and NIGHT THREE before continuing on below.
  As always match of the matches and segments taped may have been filmed out of order, so it’s difficult to tell when exactly the following content will air on television. Our best guess is early-to-mid March.
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• Does Big Show Think The Undertaker Has Hung It Up In WWE?

  14-01-2018 00:08
  WWE star Big Show, who has been off TV as he heals up from hip surgery, recently appeared on the “With Spandex Podcast”, and below are some interview highlights via Uproxx. You can listen to the entire interview in the player below.
  On if he’s convinced The Undertaker is done wrestling in WWE:
  No, man, I’m telling you: the Undertaker, they don’t call him the Phenom for nothing bro, I’m telling you. An Undertaker at 30 percent is better than most everybody
  
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