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• Updated Look At The Wrestlemania 34 Stage At The Superdome (Photo)

  04-04-2018 23:57 via mandatory.com
  The following photos include an updated look at the Wrestlemania 34 stage setup being built inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans (h/t to Bodyslam.net): 
  Backstage News On Scrapped Segment At Wrestlemania 34Wrestlemania stage @TheBradShepard#WrestleMania34 #WrestleMania #WrestleMania34stage pic.twitter.com/1Qrebxtpv0
  — cam (@camjxm) April 4, 2018
  Another look of the WM34 stage#WWE2K18 @TheSDHotel @WWEgames @KingEmpire345 @MachoT_YT @DrGorillaNuts@TownNation @ViralWre
  
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• Jim Ross Says AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura “Have The Magic” To Steal The Show At WM34, Nakamura Says He Hasn’t Brought 100% Yet

  04-04-2018 23:43 via mandatory.com
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  Shinsuke Nakamura and Jim Ross recently spoke with NOLA.com; you can read a few highlights below:
  Nakamura comments on his relationship with AJ Styles: 
  “AJ Styles is a special person for me. I really respect him. When I see him in the ring, backstage, in the locker room, he is different. I want to be different than others. I have created my own style. He has his own style.”
  Nakamura says he hasn’t shown his true self in WWE yet: 
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• The Rock Reveals He and Vin Diesel Did Not Shoot Their “Fate of the Furious” Scene Together, Talks Their Ongoing Feud

  04-04-2018 23:29
  As we have noted in the past, actors Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Vin Diesel, co-stars in the “Fast and the Furious” franchise, have had a public feud stemming from onset issues during 2016 movie filming, during which Johnson labeled Diesel a “candyass” on social media.
  The Rock has since conducted an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, and offered more insight into the feud between him and Diesel. Rock also revealed that although him and Diesel appear in
  
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• Backstage News On Scrapped Segment At Wrestlemania 34

  04-04-2018 23:27 via mandatory.com
  According to Sports Illustrated‘s Justin Barrasso, one segment that was initially planned for Wrestlemania 34 would have seen The Rock involved in a musical segment with Elias.
  Barrasso notes the segment was scrapped due to WWE not being able to get a commitment from The Rock; the segment would have seen Elias interact with The Rock, Jeff Jarrett and a few other names, with Rock being the focal point with his famed ‘Rock Concert’ making a return.
  The Rock Reflects On His Rival
  
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• Jerry Lawler Comments On Wrestlemania 34, His Favorite Mania Moment, If Andy Kaufman Should Be In The WWE Hall Of Fame

  04-04-2018 23:12 via mandatory.com
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  Jerry Lawler recently spoke with AL.com; you can read a few highlights below:
  Jerry Lawler on the excitement for this year’s Wrestlemania: 
  It seems like every single year we do a Wrestlemania, I come away from the event thinking, ‘how will they top that?’ That’s the whole purpose of Wrestlemania and the WWE every year is to make Wrestlemania bigger. Last year … it seemed like we saw the last of The Undertaker. I thought
  
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• WWE Smackdown Viewership Drops For the Final Stop Before WrestleMania 34

  04-04-2018 23:05
  This week’s edition of WWE Smackdown Live was the final stop before WrestleMania 34 this Sunday night, and it was headlined by WrestleMania opponents AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura teaming together for a tag team match.
  According to ShowBuzz Daily, this week’s WWE Smackdown viewership averaged 2.467 million, which is down from last week’s 2.576 million viewership average.
  This week’s WWE Smackdown also featured Charlotte Flair vs Natalya and Shane McMahon’s TV retu
  
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• WWE Confirms Start Time For Greatest Royal Rumble on WWE Network, Kickoff Show Announced

  04-04-2018 22:59
  WWE.com has announced the following:
  Incredibly, the Greatest Royal Rumble keeps getting bigger. The signature event, being hosted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, April 27, can be seen on the award-winning WWE Network at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. Furthermore, it will be preceded by a special, one-hour Greatest Royal Rumble Kickoff, starting at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT.
  In addition to the first-ever 50-Man Royal Rumble Match, the Greatest Royal Rumble event will feature John Cena vs. Triple
  
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• An Emotional Jeff Jarrett Talks Seeing Vince McMahon Again, Bayley Trains (Videos), Matt Hardy Aims to Delete

  04-04-2018 22:56
  WWE has released the above video, featuring Jeff Jarrett becoming emotional discussing seeing Vince McMahon again during WrestleMania week.
  Jeff Jarrett and his wife, Karen, talk about the Superstars they are looking forward to reconnecting with during WrestleMania Weekend. Jeff gets emotional when talking about Mr. McMahon.Gorilla with the pitch! #WWEHOF #WithMyBabyTonight @WrestleMania @ConnorsCure @WrestleMania @WWEMusic @HO_Wrestling https://t.co/avNWpxu041
  — Jeff Jarrett (@RealJeffJar
  
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• The Miz And Maryse Introduce Their ‘Little Miracle’, Top Ten WWE Smackdown Moments (Video)

  04-04-2018 22:54 via mandatory.com
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  The It Baby
  PEOPLE has a new article up about The Miz and Maryse’s new baby girl, Monroe Sky. The article features quotes from the couple, seen below:
  “I will never forget the first little noise she made,” says Maryse, 35. ” Hearing her … that sound of her tiny cry will never leave my memory. This little girl is everything.”
  Adds The Miz (whose real name is Mike Mizanin), 37, “It became real for me at about
  
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• WWE Smackdown Viewership Drops Leading Into Wrestlemania 34, Posts Second Lowest Total Of The Year

  04-04-2018 22:40 via mandatory.com
  According to ShowBuzz Daily, this week’s episode of WWE Smackdown Live brought in 2.467 million viewers, which is down from 2.576 million viewers last week.
  Despite the drop, this week’s show was still the fourth most watched show on the night in overall viewership, and the top ranked show in the 18-49 demographic. This week’s show marked the second straight week viewership dropped, and was the lowest viewed show of 2018, second to the February 13th episode.
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• Dalton Castle On Having a Chip On His Shoulder, What He Has Learned From Bullet Club, Facing Marty Scurll at PPV

  04-04-2018 22:18
  Ring of Honor Champion Dalton Castle recently spoke with Brian Fritz of Sporting News, ahead of his title defense against Marty Scurll at ROH Supercard of Honor this weekend, and below are some interview highlights.
  SN: Do you have a chip on your shoulder when it comes trying to prove that to people?
  DC: Yeah, I do have a bit of a chip on my shoulder. I believe that I am the greatest talent in the world right now. The belt, to me, proves to the world that yes, right now I am as good as
  
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• Tenille Dashwood On Finding Opportunities w/ Ring Of Honor, Turning Her WWE Release In A Positive, Her ‘Taste Of Tenille’ Show

  04-04-2018 22:15 via mandatory.com
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  Tenille Dashwood recently spoke with Kevin Eck for Sporting News; you can read a few highlights below:
  Dashwood comments on her opportunity with Ring Of Honor: 
  “Ring of Honor is one of the top companies in the world, and that played a big part in me going there. And the timing was perfect. They had just put out the tournament for the championship.
  “This is the year where [the women in WOH] are really getting the opportunity to show what they’ve
  
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• WWE Hall of Famer Added to WrestleMania AXXESS, Smackdown Top 10, WWE Stars Get Figure Scans (Videos)

  04-04-2018 22:09
  WWE has released the above and below videos.
  Watch NXT and WWE Superstars get scanned for Mattel action figures in this behind-the-scenes WWE Performance Center video, courtesy of the Elite Squad.
  WWE Top 10 takes you back to this week’s SmackDown LIVE to revisit the show’s most thrilling, physical and controversial moments, presented by Snickers.
  
  WWE Hall of Famer Added to WrestleMania AXXESS
  WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus has been added to WrestleMania AXXESS, as the foll
  
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• The Rock Reflects On His Rivalry With John Cena; Matt Hardy Plans Deletions For WrestleMania

  04-04-2018 22:08 via mandatory.com
  (Photo by Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for HBO)
  The Rock Reflects On His Rivalry With Cena
  The Rock continues his press tour before the April 13th release of his monster epic ‘Rampage’ last night on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’, where he reflected on his WWE rivalry with John Cena.On top of that, Rock made an odd demand of Kimmel with the upcoming birth of his daughter.RELATED: What Oscar Winning Actress Does The Rock Want To ‘Marry’?
  Matt Hardy Plans Deletion At W
  
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• WWE Smackdown Social Media Score Rises, EC3’s New NXT Theme Song Available Online

  04-04-2018 22:05 via mandatory.com
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  According to Nielsen Social, this week’s episode of Smackdown Live brought in 1.422 million total interactions, which is up from 1.330 million last week.
  This week’s show had an increase in Facebook and Instagram activity (second and third figures), but saw a drop in Twitter activity (fourth figure). Smackdown was still the top overall ranked show on the night, beating out HGTV’s Fixer Upper and ABC’s Roseanne, which dropped from the top
  
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• Exclusive: Mick Foley On Why His RAW GM Firing ‘Stung A Little Bit’; Is He Impressed By Ronda The Superstar?, Talks McMahonMania, More

  04-04-2018 21:53 via mandatory.com
  WrestleZone Radio has just released an exclusive interview with WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.
  You can find some transcribed highlights from Mick’s interview in this post. The full audio can also be found in the embedded audio player at the top of this post.
  WrestleZone will be releasing more transcribed highlights from Mick’s interview throughout the week.
  WrestleMania Week Discount For Mick Foley’s Official Chicago WrestleMania 34 VIP Kick-Off Party & Viewing Party Ticket
  
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• Sonya Deville Sports Balor’s Equality Shirt (Photo), Almas Is No Longer Tranquilo, Miz & Asuka Visit Charity (Videos)

  04-04-2018 21:52
  WWE has released the above and below videos.
  NXT Champion Andrade “Cien” Almas shows his rage as Zelina Vega addresses reporters at the WWE Performance Center. Watch El Idolo battle Aleister Black this Saturday at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans.
  “Team Awe-ska” meet some extraordinary canines and discuss just how important the $100,000 prize money from WWE Mixed Match Challenge is for Rescue Dogs Rock, an organization selflessly dedicated to helping homeless, abused or neglecte
  
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• Cody Rhodes Thanks NJPW’s Doctors; How WWE Superstars Become Action Figures (Video)

  04-04-2018 21:46 via mandatory.com
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  Cody Rhodes Thanks NJPW’s Doctors
  Cody Rhodes posted the following thank you on Twitter after this past weekend’s NJPW Road to Sekeura Genesis show:Can't thank @njpw1972 enough for having such a great doctor ringside!Couldn't understand a word he said, but he thoroughly sutured/protected my eye. (without him I might be blind today) pic.twitter.com/whQskRqyFX
  — Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) April 4, 2018RELATED: WWE Launching ‘Augmented Reality&r
  
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• LISTEN: Eli Drake On His Impact Wrestling Contract Status, Comparisons to The Rock, Top 5 Dummies in Wrestling, More

  04-04-2018 21:35
  Eli Drake is positioned for a shot at the World Tag Team Championship, thanks to his Feast or Fired briefcase. But without a partner, Drake wants more. Specifically, he wants the World Championship back around his waist. Thursday night on IMPACT!, Drake gets his first step in that direction, as the main event on Pop TV is case vs. case – Eli Drake vs. Moose, with the winner taking home both a shot at the Tag Team Championship and the World Championship.
  Drake is the special guest on this
  
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• LISTEN: Eli Drake On His Impact Wrestling Contract Status, Comparisons to The Rock, Top 5 Dummies in Wrestling & More

  04-04-2018 21:35
  Eli Drake is positioned for a shot at the World Tag Team Championship, thanks to his Feast or Fired briefcase. But without a partner, Drake wants more. Specifically, he wants the World Championship back around his waist. Thursday night on IMPACT!, Drake gets his first step in that direction, as the main event on Pop TV is case vs. case – Eli Drake vs. Moose, with the winner taking home both a shot at the Tag Team Championship and the World Championship.
  Drake is the special guest on this
  
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• WWE Launching ‘Augmented Reality’ For WrestleMania Week; Details On Special Content And More

  04-04-2018 21:27 via mandatory.com
  Pro Wrestling Sheet highlighted news today about WWE’s new initiative to launch ‘augmented reality’ elements to their events this week with WrestleMania.
  WWE Exec VP/Digital and Social Content Jayar Donlan spoke with Sports Business Daily on the new project:
  We are going to have some augmented reality experiences with WWE superstars. We are going to be having a lot of live look-ins with one of our popular shows, “WWE Now.” We’ll have original conten
  
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• Edge Reveals Who Called Him About Dudley’s Induction, Alexa Bliss Recalls Odd WrestleMania Marriage Proposal

  04-04-2018 21:11
  WWE Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss recently spoke with NOLA.com, and during the interview, she recalled being involved in an odd WrestleMania AXXESS marriage proposal last year:
  “It was very interesting,” the four-time women’s champion said. “Someone handed me a ring and was like, ‘I need you to give this to my girlfriend because I’m proposing.’ I was like oh gosh. … She just kind of looked at him real funny.”
  Bliss didn’t get
  
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• EC3 Has ‘Two Words’ for NXT Takeover (Video), John Cena On Crying at the Movies, Former WCW Announcer at Raw

  04-04-2018 21:04
  As noted, John Cena recently spoke with Mashable, and below is what he had to say about being an emotional person:
  “I am an emotional guy, and certain things move me,” Cena said. “I literally — it’s weird — I watched the movie The Darkest Hour on a flight home from London and just couldn’t stop crying. It was amazing. I’m on a regular plane, hanging out with everybody and I’m crying like a newborn kid. It’s not a tear-jerker,
  
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• Cedric Alexander Teases Mania With Classic R&B Lyrics; Almas Is Mad Before NXT Takeover (Video)

  04-04-2018 21:03 via mandatory.com
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  Cedric Alexander ahead of WrestleMania this Sunday, posted this tweet using lyrics from the Mark Morrison r&b classic ‘Return of the Mack’:Well I tried to tell you so (yes, I did)
  "But I guess you didn't know, as I said the story goes
  Baby, now I got the flow"#AgeOfAlexander #SecondToNone #QueenCitysFavoriteSon #AlexanderInstitute #WrestleMania #CWChampion pic.twitter.com/fnXqCgPNxD
  — Cedric Alexander (@CedricAlexander) April 4, 2018RELATED: Ale
  
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• Updated Matches For Lucha Underground V. IMPACT Show On Twitch

  04-04-2018 20:44 via mandatory.com
  PWInsider reported today on an updated card of matches for  Friday’s Lucha Underground vs. Impact Wrestling super-show at Wrestlecon in New Orleans.
  Impact champion Austin Aries & Rey Fenix vs. Penta 0M & Alberto el Patron
  Impact Tag Team champions LAX vs. Lucha Underground’s Da Mack (Willie Mack) and Killshot (Shane Strickland)
  Impact Knockouts champion Allie vs. Lucha Underground’s Taya.
  LU’s Aerostar & King Cuerno & Drago vs. Impact’s DJZ &a
  
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• WWE Now Interview Schedule For This Week; Superstars Reveal Their Mania Dream Matches (Video)

  04-04-2018 20:20 via mandatory.com
  WWE NOW Interview Schedule For This Week
  WWE’s Cathy Kelley posted the following interviews she will have on the ‘WWE Now’ YouTube show this week leading into WrestleMania:gonna be a busy #WrestleMania weekpic.twitter.com/BDjFIlsLnQ
  — Cathy Kelley (@catherinekelley) April 4, 2018RELATED: Alexa Bliss Was A Part Of An Awkward Wedding Proposal At Mania Axxess
  Superstars Reveal Their WrestleMania Dream Matches
  WWE posted the following video on-line today:
  Find out who S
  
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• First Look at Mercedes-Benz Superdome Set Design For WrestleMania 34 (Photo)

  04-04-2018 20:16
  WrestleMania 34 set design is progressing day-by-day at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Traditionally, construction for WWE’s annual Showcase of the Immortals wraps up on Saturday, as the company uses other buildings around NOLA to house NXT Takeover and the WWE Hall of Fame. In past years they’ve also released a video revealing the completed set design late Saturday night as well.
  Take a look at the updated set below, which is just now starting to take its preliminary sh
  
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• What Oscar Winning Actress Does The Rock Want To ‘Marry’?

  04-04-2018 19:59 via mandatory.com
  Dwayne ‘The Rock‘ Johnson revealed on ‘Ellen’ this week, that he jokingly wants to marry Oscar winner Frances McDormand and talked about the upcoming birth of his next child.Rock also talked about the research he did about gorillas for his role in ‘Rampage’ which hits theaters on April 13th.RELATED: Breaking: New Report Suggests The Rock Will Wrestle At WrestleMania, Huge Change In Betting Odds SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 19: Dwayne Johnson and Krit Schmidt
  
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• Stephanie McMahon Says ‘Ronda Rousey Doesn’t Scare Me’ (Video)

  04-04-2018 19:42 via mandatory.com
  (Photo credit ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
  Stephanie McMahon Says ‘Ronda Doesn’t Scare Me’
  WWE posted the following video today:
  Find out how Stephanie McMahon is training for WrestleMania 34 where she will team with Triple H against Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle in a Mixed Tag Team Match.RELATED: Possible Tittle Change At WrestleManiaTriple H & Stephanie McMahonNEW YORK, NY - MARCH 22: Scooby-Doo, Triple H, and Stephanie McMahon attends Scooby Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
  
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• Carmella Comments On Breaking Record, WWE Stars Reveals ‘Mania Dream Matches (Video), Killian Dain On Ladder Match

  04-04-2018 19:41
  WWE has released the above video, featuring WWE stars revealing their dream WrestleMania matches.
  Find out who Superstars like Gallows & Anderson, Mandy Rose and more would want to face on The Grandest Stage of Them All in this WrestleMania-themed edition of WWE Pop Question.
  Killian Dain On NXT Takeover Ladder Match
  Killian Dain has Tweeted the following ahead of this weekend’s NXT North American Title Ladder Match at Takeover New Orleans:I strike the first blow in the #NXTTakeOver No
  
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• WWE Hints at WrestleMania Closing Match, Triple H On His Daughter Wanting Vince McMahon’s Job (Video), NXT Music

  04-04-2018 19:23
  WWE issued an email blast earlier today promoting this Sunday’s WrestleMania 34 event on WWE Network, and in the email Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns is billed as the PPV’s main event, which could be an indication that the Universal Title match will close the show.
  Read Also: Paul Heyman On If WrestleMania 34 Will Be Brock Lesnar’s Last WWE Match
  Triple H On His Daughter Wanting Vince McMahon’s Job
  Triple H has released the following video, featuring him, along with ot
  
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• Alexa Bliss Was A Part Of An Awkward Wedding Proposal At Mania Axxess

  04-04-2018 19:14 via mandatory.com
  (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)
  Alexa Bliss was promoting WrestleMania taking over New Orleans yesterday with NOLA.com, and she shared a story of an awkward wedding proposal between two wrestling fans at last year’s Axxess fan fest.
  The proposing fan apparently got Bliss to pop the big question for him, and the RAW Women’s Champion says it did not go well:
  “It was very interesting,” the four-time women’s champion said. “Someone handed me a ring and was
  
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• WWE Nominated For Two Webby Awards; Jericho Vs. Edge WM26 (Full Match)

  04-04-2018 18:54 via mandatory.com
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  WWE Nominated For Two Webby Awards
  PWInsider reported today that WWE has been nominated for two Webby Awards.
  WrestleMania 33 was nominated in the event category with iHeartRadio Awards, MTV European Music Awards, and MLB’s World Series.
  Their mobile game ‘WWE Champions’ was also nominated.
  You can vote for the Webbys here.
  RELATED: NXT Preview & Discussion Thread: Dusty Rhodes Tag Classic Finals, Killian Dain v Lars Sullivan, MoreJericho Vs. Edg
  
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• The Rock Talks His Real-Life Rivalry With John Cena, His Great April Fool’s Joke, Behind-the-Scenes Cover Shoot (Videos)

  04-04-2018 18:37
  As noted, Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson appeared on last night’s edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, and during the appearance, which you can watch above, Rock talks his WWE rivalry with John Cena, and his real-life rivalry during their memorable TV feud.
  The Rock explains that he and Cena had “real issues” with each other during their WWE feud, which is what made it so great and personal, but now they have become good friends, they talk to each all the time, an
  
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• Maria And Mike Kanellis Welcome Their First Child

  04-04-2018 18:28 via mandatory.com
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  WWE posted the happy news today that Maria and Mike Kanellis have welcomed to the world their first child, Fredrica Moon.
  The post says that both mother and baby are doing well.
  WrestleZone sends it’s congratulations to the growing Kanellis family!
  RELATED: Did Rusev Ask For His WWE Release?Maria KanellisWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 03: Maria Kanellis at Melanie Segal's Celebrity S.O.S (Save Our Seas) Lounge - Day 1 at House of Blues Sunset Strip on June 3
  
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• Alexa Bliss On Her and Nia Jax Using Body Image Issues On WWE TV, Ronda Rousey “Legitimizing” WWE Fan Perception

  04-04-2018 18:20
  WWE Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss recently spoke with Scott Fishman of TV Insider and below are some interview highlights.
  On her current feud with Nia Jax:
  “It has been a very real road with Nia,” Bliss offered.
  “We both have struggled with image issues in the past. So, it’s a very real subject that we are bringing to light with mine and Nia’s story. I think because it’s an actual issue, people can relate. There are people who are bullied or are bull
  
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• Cathy Kelley Going Live During WM Week, WWE Nominated for Webby Awards, The Rock Talks Buying People Cars (Video)

  04-04-2018 18:08
  WrestleMania 33 has been nominated for a Webby Award, in the category of Social Content and Marketing – Event. Additionally, the “WWE Champions” mobile video game has been nominated in the category of Best Sports Game. You can vote for the awards at this link.
  WWE Nominated for Webby Awards
  WrestleMania is up against stiff competition with events such as The World Series, The MTV EMA Awards in London, The iHeart Music Radio Awards, and The Pokemon Go Travel Launc
  
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• Naomi Gives Shoutout To Security Guard, WWE Release Video Of Triple H And Stephanie Training

  04-04-2018 18:00 via mandatory.com
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  Naomi Gives Shoutout To Security Guard
  Naomi took a moment last night, to give a shoutout to a security guard at the Bridge Stone Arena who’d been working there for 20 years:Shout out to Ms Georgia! She’s been doing security for 20 and is still holding it down! I look forward to seeing her every year we come to the #bridgestonearena.She don’t play …guards our lockeroom with her life and will snatch anybody bald who gives her attitudepic.
  
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• NXT Preview & Discussion Thread: Dusty Rhodes Tag Classic Finals, Killian Dain v Lars Sullivan, More

  04-04-2018 17:50 via mandatory.com
  (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images)
  We encourage you to begin your discussion about tonight’s NXT in the comments section at the bottom of this post, the WZ Forums or via the WZ FB Discussion Group.
  Tonight’s episode of NXT was filmed at Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL.
  WWE.com has released the following Quick Hits for tonight’s episode of NXT:Roderick Strong & Pete Dunne square off with Authors of Pain in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Final
  Killian Dain to c
  
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• WWE Announces Mike and Maria Kanellis Welcome Their New Baby Frederica Moon

  04-04-2018 17:45
  WWE.com has announced the following:
  Do you feel the power of love?
  You should, because SmackDown Superstars Maria and Mike Kanellis just welcomed their first child into their loving family.
  Their daughter, Fredrica Moon, arrived this morning, weighing 6 pounds. Mom and baby are both doing great.
  Please join WWE in welcoming this new addition to the Kanellis family!CONGRATULATIONS to @MariaLKanellis and @RealMikeBennett on the birth of their first child, Fredrica Moon, this morning! ht
  
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• Samoa Joe Nearing WWE Raw Return, John Cena Narrates Makeup Tutorial, The Miz and Seth Rollins Game (Videos)

  04-04-2018 17:27
  The above video has been released, featuring John Cena narrating a makeup tutorial alongside his “Blockers” co-star Ike Barinholtz.
  John Cena and Ike Barinholtz narrate a makeup tutorial by Allure Editor Jess Chia. John and Ike star in “Blockers,” which debuts in theaters on April 6th.
  Samoa Joe Nearing WWE Raw Return
  As noted, WWE star Samoa Joe, who has been out of action since January of this year with a foot injury, is nearing his return to the ring.
  Joe is being adve
  
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• Did Rusev Ask For His WWE Release?

  04-04-2018 17:15 via mandatory.com
  (Photo by C Flanigan/WireImage)
  On the latest edition of PWInsider Elite Audio, Mike Johnson revealed a possible reason why Rusev was a last-minute addition to the US Title match at WrestleMania. Johnson said that at least one source told him that Rusev had been unhappy at how he was being used and had asked for his released.
  Putting Rusev in the US Title match is meant to placate the ‘Bulgarian Brute’.
  RELATED: Rusev Announces A Special Fan Of The Week COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUA
  
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• Major Name Inducting Kid Rock Into WWE Hall of Fame?, Stephanie McMahon Trains For Rousey (Video), Charlotte Flair Note

  04-04-2018 17:09
  WWE has released the above video.
  Find out how Stephanie McMahon is training for WrestleMania 34 where she will team with Triple H against Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle in a Mixed Tag Team Match.
  Major Name Inducting Kid Rock Into WWE Hall of Fame
  The WrestleVotes Twitter account has issued the following, teasing Steve Austin might be inducting Kid Rock into the WWE Hall of Fame on Friday night. Austin will be in New Orleans this week for WrestleCon appearances on Saturday:Hearing Kid Rock&rsquo
  
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• Mustafa Ali On Wanting to Use WWE to End Stereotyping, His Police Job Finding Out About WWE CWC Participation

  04-04-2018 16:56
  WWE 205 Live star Mustafa Ali, who will face Cedric Alexander for the vacant Cruiserweight Title at WrestleMania 34 on Sunday, spoke with ESPN ahead of the PPV and below are some interview highlights.
  On wanting use his time WWE to help put an end to sterotypes:
  “My name doesn’t exactly shout babyface. Just take a look at anything you do,” he said. “Go to the movies, and you see a guy with a turban. He’s a terrorist, right? We’re getting better, but we have so
  
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• AJ Styles On Headlining WrestleMania 34 Against Shinsuke Nakamura, Injury Rumors, Wanting to Face Daniel Bryan

  04-04-2018 16:30
  WWE Champion AJ Styles recently spoke with IGN and below are some interview highlights:
  On main eventing WrestleMania 34 against Nakamura:
  “I can only say that from one experience, where we wrestled a one-on-one match, but I don’t know how to explain it. There’s just a flow to a match, to our match, that I really can’t compare to a lot of people. He’s so unique and unorthodox in his character and we just work so well when get step in that ring.”
  “I think
  
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• John Cena On One Day Being a Father, Goldust Offers WrestleMania Advice, Nakamura vs Styles NJPW Match (Video)

  04-04-2018 16:24
  Before Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styes face off this Sunday night at WrestleMania 34 for the WWE Title, NJPW has released the above video, featuring Nakamura vs Styles at Wrestle Kingdom 10 back in 2016. The bout was for IWFP Intercontinental Title.
  John Cena On One Day Being a Father
  As John Cena continues making the media rounds to promote his new movie “Blockers”, Cena recently spoke with Mashable, and below is what the WWE star had to say on one day possibly becoming a father:
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• Paul Heyman Talks About Brock Lesnar’s Future In WWE

  04-04-2018 16:16 via mandatory.com
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  Paul Heyman recently spoke to the New York Post on a number of subjects, including Brock Lesnar‘s WWE future. Speaking of Brock and the UFC, Heyman said:
  The three biggest box office attractions in UFC history are Brock Lesnar, Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor. Ronda Rousey is now full time with WWE. Conor McGregor is a cottage industry all of his own, which frees up Brock Lesnar to come in and take over as the preeminent box office attraction in UFC.
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• Drake Maverick Talks 205 Live Progress (Video), Bully Ray On WWE Hall of Fame Criteria, How Old Is Laurel Van Ness?

  04-04-2018 16:00
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  Reflecting on the progress WWE 205 Live has made since he became General Manager, Drake Maverick encourages the WWE Universe to watch all of WrestleMania on WWE Network and experience the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match first-hand, confident it will steal the show.
  How Old Is Laurel Van Ness?
  In today’s pro wrestler birthday news, former Impact Wrestling star Laurel Van Ness, aka Chelsea Green, turns 27 years old.
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• A Look At The Rock’s Rolling Stone Cover (Photo), Shinsuke Nakamura Promises A Knee To The Face (Video)

  04-04-2018 15:50 via mandatory.com
  HOLLYWOOD, CA – DECEMBER 11: Kevin Hart (L) and Dwayne Johnson attend the premiere of Columbia Pictures’ ‘Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle’ on December 11, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
  A Look At The Rock’s Rolling Stone Cover
  The Rock gave us the first look at his Rolling Stone cover when he shared it on Twitter earlier today:First look at my new @RollingStone cover. This one means a lot to me as I’ve come full circle.
  
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• Charlotte Comments On Mixed Match Challenge Final, Drake Maverick Addresses The WWE Universe (Video)

  04-04-2018 15:30 via mandatory.com
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  Charlotte Comments On Mixed Match Challenge Final
  Charlotte and Bobby Roode lost in the Mixed Match Challenge to Asuka and The Miz. Charlotte took to Twitter afterward to comment on the match:Stuntin’ #MMC pic.twitter.com/OzdNfSx3Jz
  — Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) April 4, 2018RELATED: Possible Title Change At WrestleMania (Spoiler)
  Drake Maverick Addresses The WWE Universe
  WWE released the following video of Drake Maverick on their You
  
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