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• Former Wrestler’s Role In International Peace; Former World Champ Now An Art Instructor

  04-05-2018 23:49 via mandatory.com
  SP.Wrestling.1.0618.GF––Basketball players Dennis Rodman (middle) and Karl Malone (right) will square off in the ring as World Championship Wrestling (WCW) & New World Order present “Bash at the Beach” live on a pay–per–view event July 12 from San Diego. Rodman will tag team with “Hollywood” Hogan (left) and Malone will team with Diamond Dallas Page (whose hand is on Malone’s shoulder)––LAT/^^^ Photo/Art by:ly Skalij (Photo by Wall
  
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• This Week’s IMPACT Wrestling Viewership Drops Again Featuring Knockouts Main Event & Big X-Division Match

  04-05-2018 23:26
  This week’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling, which featured Su Yung vs. Rosemary in the main event, drew an estimated 299,000 viewers. That’s just slightly down from last week’s 308,000 viewers, and unfortunately the fourth consecutive week that numbers have dropped.
  Along with the big Knockouts main event this week’s show also featured a wild six-man tag team match featuring three of the company’s best X-Division stars taking on Lucha Underground’s Drago, Aero St
  
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• Paige Opens Up About Career Ending Injury, Fear Of Being Wheelchair Bound

  04-05-2018 23:13 via mandatory.com
   
  COLOGNE, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 11: Paige during WWE Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
  Smackdown GM, Paige, was the most recent guest on Edge & Christian’s E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness. The former 2-time WWE Divas Champion opened up about her career ending injury,
  “When the accident happened in the ring, I lost all feeling in my legs and my arms. It was literally the most t
  
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• The Young Bucks Comment On A Possible WWE Run; Matt Hardy vs MVP At Backlash (VIDEO)

  04-05-2018 22:52 via mandatory.com
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  The Young Bucks Comment On A Possible WWE Run
  Nick and Matt Jackson, better known as The Young Bucks, were recent guests on Chris Jericho’s Talk is Jericho podcast. Jericho asked the tandem if they, at some point, would consider going to the WWE:
  Nick Jackson: It’s always going to be a question, no matter what. No matter how big we get it will always be a question that lingers on our career…it will always be a question: the way we are going now,
  
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• Two New Collections Coming Soon to the WWE Network, Here’s Another Video About Titus O’Neil Tripping (Videos)

  04-05-2018 22:28
  Here’s Another Video About Titus Tripping
  One week ago, Titus O’Neil tripped while running down the entrance ramp. Since then, they’ve released approximately 12,500 videos about it, showing it from every angle humanly possible, in slow motion, upside down, backwards and through the lens of Google Earth. But if you thought they were done milking the incident for all it’s worth, guess what… YOU’RE WRONG! Here’s another video about it.New WWE Network Colle
  
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• WWE Release New Statement On Hulk Hogan; Darth Hogan Celebrates May The 4th Be With You

  04-05-2018 22:20 via mandatory.com
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  WWE Release New Statement On Hulk Hogan
  Earlier today, TMZ reported that a deal between WWE and Hulk Hogan was imminent, as both sides were just waiting to do things “the right way,” before putting pen to ink. Since then the WWE has released an official statement on the matter:
  “WWE applauds the work Hulk Hogan is doing with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to turn what was a negative into a positive by helping young people learn
  
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• Exclusive: Cody & Marty Scurll Disagree Over Who Is #1 Contender To Dalton’s ROH World Championship

  04-05-2018 21:52 via mandatory.com
  Exclusive: Cody & Scurll Disagree On Who Is ROH Champ #1 Contender
  Exclusive: Watch Cody Rhodes & The Villain Marty Scurll have a disagreement over who is the #1 Contender to Dalton Castle's Ring of Honor Wrestling World Championship! Bullet Club is fine?
  Posted by WrestleZone.com on Friday, May 4, 2018Happy Friday of Honor!
  WrestleZone is proud to present this exclusive ROH video featuring Cody and Marty Scurll having a disagreement about who should be the #1 Contender for Da
  
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• View From The Capitol #8: Justin Credible Coming To Capitol, NJPW’s George Carrol Hosting Seminar, Capitol TV Ep 56, More

  04-05-2018 21:37 via mandatory.com
  Photo Credit: WrestleZone/Capitol Wrestling
  On the 56th edition of Capitol Wrestling Television
  Mystery Dream Match 3000 begins with Matthew Ryan Shapiro hoping to find the next cornerstone of the BASTARDS! Shapiro joins Steven James and Harry Terjanian on commentary, as Just Neph takes on JUBA!
  Also, we see Joe Keys return to the Capitol as he takes on his former tag team partner, Robert Locke!Next Page: Credible & Capitol Come To Connecticut On May 20th!, First match announced fo
  
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• Kickoff Match Added To The WWE Backlash Card

  04-05-2018 21:33 via mandatory.com
  WWE has announced Bayley vs Ruby Riott for the Backlash Kick-off Pre-show this Sunday. Backlash will air this Sunday on PPV and the WWE Network and will emanate from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Below is the updated card for Backlash:
   
  No DQ Match for the WWE TitleShinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles
  WWE Intercontinental Title MatchThe Miz vs. Seth Rollins
  WWE United States Title MatchRandy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy
  RAW Women’s Title MatchAlexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax
  SmackDown Women’
  
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• Ivelisse From Lucha Underground Discusses WWE Tough Enough Experience, The New Season Of LU, Indie Wrestling, More

  04-05-2018 21:25 via mandatory.com
  LUCHA UNDERGROUND WRESTLER IVELISSE IS THE SPECIAL GUEST ON WOMEN’S PRO WRESTLING WEEKLY AND TALKS ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE AT WWE TOUGH ENOUGH AND THE NEW SEASON OF LUCHA UNDERGROUND
  Download the podcast version of Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly on iTunes: HERE
  Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly sent the following transcribed highlights to WrestleZone from their recent interview with Lucha Underground’s Ivelisse Velez.
  RELATED: Ivelisse Talks Lucha Underground, Erasing The &ls
  
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• Updated WWE Backlash Betting Odds: Lines Shift In Key Title Matches, Daniel Bryan, More

  04-05-2018 21:17
  As we noted earlier this week, the WWE Backlash betting odds were released, offering the favorites and underdogs for the entire match card.
  The following are updated WWE Backlash betting odds, sourced from 5Dimes, a sports book that accepts bettors worldwide.
  Early Betting Lines for Backlash project that Shinsuke Nakamura will win the WWE Championship when he challenges AJ Styles this Sunday. With the No DQ stipulation, there’s not much of an out against a positive finish that see the
  
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• Bayley to Face Member of The Riott Squad On WWE Backlash Kickoff Show, Updated PPV Card

  04-05-2018 20:42
  WWE has announced Bayley vs Ruby Riott will take place on the WWE Backlash Kickoff show this Sunday night at 7pm EST.
  Below is the updated Backlash PPV card, and be sure to join us on Sunday night for complete, LIVE event coverage!
  WWE Championship Match:-AJ Styles (c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura
  -Roman Reigns vs Samoa Joe
  WWE Intercontinental Title Match:-Seth Rollins (c) vs The Miz
  WWE United States Title Match:-Randy Orton vs Jeff Hardy (c)
  WWE Raw Women’s Title Match:-Nia Jax (c) vs Alexa Bli
  
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• Shawn Michaels Honored By Cauliflower Alley Club, Watch His Speech, Harlem Heat Awarded, RVD Talks Weed, More (Videos)

  04-05-2018 20:08
  Earlier this week, WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cauliflower Alley Club ceremony last weekend, and The Hannibal TV has released the video above.
  The Cauliflower Alley Club induction video of Shawn Michaels being presented with the CAC’s 2018 Art Abrams/Lou Thesz Lifetime Achievement Award! Shawn is a legendary performer who upholds the standards of the Art Abrams/Lou Thesz Lifetime Achievement Award. Shawn is inducted by Klick membe
  
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• Zack Gibson Discusses Progress’ Super Strong Style 16, Wrestling At WWE AXXESS, Upcoming WWE UK Tournament, More

  04-05-2018 20:03 via mandatory.com
  WrestleZone’s Harry Kettle has just released an interview via WrestleZone Radio with one half of Progress Wrestling’s Tag Team Champions, Zack Gibson. Zack will be competing in Progress’ Super Strong Style 16 tournament taking place this weekend.
  Harry will be on-site providing coverage of Progress’ Super Strong Style 16 this Saturday from Alexandra Palace in London, England.
  You can find some of Zack’s comments from the interview transcribed below.
  Relat
  
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• Sami Callihan vs MVP & More On Tonight’s MLW Fusion, Zack Sabre, Jr In-Action On Tonight’s Episode of NJPW On AXS TV

  04-05-2018 19:59
  Tonight’s episode of NJPW on AXS TV will feature Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. from the New Japan Cup.
  Sami Callihan vs MVP & More On Tonight’s MLW Fusion
  The following matches have been taped for tonight’s episode of MLW Fusion on BeIN Sports:
  -Sami Callihan vs. MVP
  -ACH vs. Tom Lawlor
  -The first MLW Top Ten is revealed
  -Colonel Robert Parker’s indecent proposal for Mike Parrow?
  The following names will also appear on the show:
  -MLW Champion Shane Strickland-M
  
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• Will Daniel Bryan Work A Full Time Schedule Moving Forward?

  04-05-2018 19:51 via mandatory.com
  (Photo by Paul Warner/Getty Images)
  While there was a bit of speculation about whether Daniel Bryan would wrestle full or part time following his return to in-ring action, it seems WWE’s Yes! Man will be working full time, like most of his fellow Superstars. Bryan is currently scheduled for all upcoming SmackDown LIVE events, including next week’s U.K. tour. He is not currently listed for the live event in Tokyo on June 29th or Taipei on July 1st.
  RELATED: AJ Styles Talks Daniel
  
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• Complete MLW Fusion TV Taping Results From 5/3, Photos Included *Spoilers*

  04-05-2018 19:47
  The first set of MLW Fusion TV tapings were held on Thursday night in Orlando, FL, and below are complete spoiler results, courtesy of F4WOnline.com:
  – Santana Garrett defeated Chelsea Green
  – Simon Gotch defeated “a white belt” in his $250 prize fight open challenge
  – Colonel Parker’s Stud Stable (The Dirty Blondes & Parrow) defeated Team TBD (Jason Cade & Jimmy Yuta) & Rhett Giddins
  – Maxwell J. Friedman defeated MVP
  – Barrington Hugh
  
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• Listen To The IIconics Theme Song On iTunes And Spotify, Becky Lynch And Charlotte Flair Rewatch Becky’s Women’s Title Win

  04-05-2018 19:33 via mandatory.com
  Photo Credit: Miguel Discart
  Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, The IIconics, have tweeted out the following, informing fans that their theme song “Femme Fatale” is available now on iTunes and Spotify:Get our theme music #FemmeFatale NOW on @iTunes & @Spotify 🤗 #TheIICONICSpic.twitter.com/EaLZekEemp
  — Peyton Royce (@WWEPeytonRoyce) May 4, 2018RELATED: Possible Reason For WWE Changing Peyton Royce And Billie Kay’s Name To ‘The IIconics’
  Becky Lynch &
  
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• Road Dogg On His Brother’s Birthday, Charlotte & Becky Lynch Rewatch Title Win, Braun’s WWE Network Pick (Videos)

  04-05-2018 19:32
  WWE has released the above and below videos.
  Best buds Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair sit down to relive Becky’s SmackDown Women’s Championship win from Backlash 2016 on WWE Network.
  Braun Strowman relives his victory in the Greatest Royal Rumble Match and more of his huge accomplishments in his WWE Network Pick of the Week.
  
  Road Dogg On His Brother’s Birthday
  WWE Producer and referee Scott Armstrong, who is the real life brother of fellow WWE producer Brian “
  
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• Braun Strowman Reflects On What “These Hands” Have Accomplished (video), Which Superstar Would Be Most Likely To Survive The Infinity War?

  04-05-2018 19:20 via mandatory.com
  (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Bongarts/Getty Images)
  WWE has released the following video on their official YouTube channel featuring “The Monster Among Men” Braun Strowman reflecting on his major victory in the 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble main event, along with his other accomplishments, as he gives his WWE Network Pick of the Week:
  Braun Strowman relives his victory in the Greatest Royal Rumble Match and more of his huge accomplishments in his WWE Network Pick of the Week.RELATED: 
  
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• Linda McMahon Reveals Bankruptcy Once Forced Her and Vince’s Home to Be Auctioned Off

  04-05-2018 19:17
  CNBC has published a new interview with former WWE CEO and the head of President Donald Trump’s Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon, and during the interview, McMahon spoke about her early start in growing a business.
  “My experience as a CEO started with my experience of building a business, sharing a desk with my husband, and we grew it just from the ground up,” explained McMahon.
  McMahon also revealed her and her husband, current Chairman and CEO of WWE Vin
  
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• Brock Lesnar Set To Break Major WWE Record

  04-05-2018 18:58 via mandatory.com
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  As previously noted here on WrestleZone, WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is on the cusp of breaking a major WWE World Championship record. If The Beast Incarnate doesn’t defend the Universal Title again until Money in the Bank, his reign will clock in at 441 days, officially surpassing the 434 day championship reign set by CM Punk, which currently sits as the longest WWE World Championship reign since Hulk Hogan‘s first WWE Title reign from 1984-19
  
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• Nita Strauss Opens Up About Playing Shinsuke To The Ring At WrestleMania, Working w/ Mick Foley, More

  04-05-2018 18:55 via mandatory.com
  WrestleZone Radio has just released an exclusive interview with prolific guitarist and the woman who played Shinsuke Nakamura to the ring at WrestleMania 34, Nita Strauss.
  You can find some transcribed quotes from Strauss’ interview below. The full interview can be listened to via WrestleZone Radio on iTunes or in the embedded player at the top of this post.
  Related: Flash Morgan Webster Talks Progress’ Super Strong Style 16, WWE’s Relationship w/ Progress, His In-Ring St
  
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• Ivelisse On If She Has Been Contacted By WWE or Impact, Sexy Star – Rosemary Incident, WWE Star She Wants to Face

  04-05-2018 18:51
  Lucha Underground star Ivelisse was a recent guest on Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly, and you can watch the entire episode on the video player above or download it at this link.
  On Expectations for Lucha Underground Season 4:
  You’ll see a lot more from me and definitely not any “storylines” that are love based which I am extremely happy about…It’ll be a lot more me, a lot more kick ass a lot more wrestling.. competition in the ring and thank god no injury. I&rs
  
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• Major City Set To Submit Bids To Host Future WrestleMania & Royal Rumble

  04-05-2018 18:30 via mandatory.com
   
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  Tampabay.com is reporting that the city of Tampa Bay, Florida is preparing to submit a bid to host WrestleMania in either 2023, 2024, or 2025. It would be held at the Raymond James Stadium. The following tweet was sent out confirming the report about the WrestleMania bid and also confirmed that the Tampa Bay Sports Commission plans to bid for Royal Rumble in 2022 or 2023.BREAKING: Tampa Bay Sports Commission executive director Rob Higgins confirms his group submitting bi
  
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• WWE Star Assists City in WrestleMania & Royal Rumble Bids, Memorable Backlash Matches, Cena’s Star Wars Day Workout

  04-05-2018 18:28
  WWE.com has published an article listing eight WWE Backlash matches you will not believe happened, including Randy Orton vs. Cactus Jack, Brock Lesnar vs John Cena and more. Below is an excerpt:
  Mankind vs. Big Show – Boiler Room Brawl: Backlash 1999
  At WrestleMania XV, Mankind defeated Big Show by disqualification to become the special referee of the main event between Rock and Austin. The animosity between Mrs. Foley’s Baby Boy and The World’s La
  
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• WWE Issues New Statement Confirming Hulk Hogan’s Status, More On Hogan – WWE Talks

  04-05-2018 17:59
  We noted earlier today, via TMZ.com, that Hulk Hogan is reportedly close to signing a deal which would see him return to WWE, as the two sides have had recent, positive talks.
  PWInsider.com also reported that there were discussions in WWE about bringing Hogan back for a surprise appearance at the Greatest Royal Rumble, likely because members of the Saudi Royal Family requested Hogan’s presence at the event, however that of course did not happen.
  The TMZ report furthered WWE was paying
  
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• Early Betting Odds For WWE’s Backlash

  04-05-2018 17:54 via mandatory.com
  Betwrestling.com has sent the following to WrestleZone:
  Early Betting Lines for Backlash project that Shinsuke Nakamura will win the WWE Championship when he challenges AJ Styles this Sunday. With the No DQ stipulation, there’s not much of an out against a positive finish that see the title change hands. The odds are close however, with Nakamura only favored at -210.
  The Smackdown Women’s Championship is a toss up with both the new champion Carmella and the former champion
  
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• Lesnar vs Reigns WWE GRR Fallout Continues: WWE Makes Call on the Fly, Did Reigns’ Feet Actually Hit First?

  04-05-2018 17:27
  Two week removed from the WWE Greatest Royal Rumble event, and legitimate controversy lingers stemming from the finish of the Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns Steel Cage Title match.
  As we reported moments after the match, via F4WOnline.com, Reigns and Lesnar appeared to have legitimately botched the finish of their match, which resulted in a myriad of explanations from the announce team and later, referee Chad Patton.
  According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the plan was for Roman Reigns to
  
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• John Cena Dons Darth Vader Mask While Lifting On Star Wars Day (Video)

  04-05-2018 17:18 via mandatory.com
  Photo Credit: Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
  John Cena wanted to show that “The Force” is (literally) strong in him as he chose to celebrate May The Fourth in a very unique way: lifting a lot of weight while wearing a Darth Vader mask:240kg pause. #MayThe4th #MayThe4thBeWithYou @starwars pic.twitter.com/qOjjED8KUc
  — John Cena (@JohnCena) May 4, 2018RELATED: Chris Jericho Returns To New Japan At Dontaku, Attacks Naito (Photo) NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 23: WWE host John Cena
  
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• Matt Hardy Spends Time With His ‘Woken’ Father (Photo), WWE Hiring A Director Of Operations

  04-05-2018 16:52 via mandatory.com
  Photo Credit: Reby Hardy
  Matt Hardy Spends Time With His ‘Woken’ Father (Photo)
  Matt Hardy usually posts pictures of himself spending time with his sons, but this time around “The Woken One” shared one of himself spending time with his dad:Time with The Legend today.. The Father of my VESSEL. pic.twitter.com/gJuMI6eAFZ
  — #WOKEN Matt Hardy (@MATTHARDYBRAND) May 3, 2018RELATED: WWE Superstar Gets YouTube Award, Apollo Shares Adorable Photo With His Daughter
  
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• ONE FALL: Are You “ALL IN”?

  04-05-2018 16:32
  One of the most anticipated professional wrestling events in recent memory will take place on September 1, 2018.  Are you ALL IN?
  The ALL IN event has been described as the biggest indie wrestling show ever.  The event that started as a dream by the ‘American Nightmare’ has started to come together quite nicely.  Cody wanted to put on a wrestling show that achieved one goal; draw 10,000 people.  After months of rumors and speculation, we have the date, we have the
  
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• Five Things You Didn’t Know About Bobby Lashley (Video), The Shield Battles Evolution ‘This Day In History’

  04-05-2018 16:22 via mandatory.com
  Bobby Lashley during Donald Trump and WWE News Conference for WrestleMania 23 at Trump Tower in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic)
  Five Things You Didn’t Know About Bobby Lashley (Video)
  WWE posted the following video on-line:
  Bobby Lashley is back and as dominant as ever. Here are five things you need to know about Lashley.RELATED: More Details On The Finish Of Brock vs Roman At The GRR
  The Shield Battles Evolution ‘This Day In Histor
  
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• Five Things You Didn’t Know About Bobby Lashley (Video), Mike Kanellis On Lessons Learned in Wrestling, New WWE Music

  04-05-2018 16:20
  WWE has released the above video.
  Bobby Lashley is back and as dominant as ever. Here are five things you need to know about Lashley.
  The IIconics
  WWE has also released the following videos, featuring the entrance music of WWE Smackdown stars The IIconics. The song, titled “Femme Fatale”, is now available on iTunes and Spotify.
  Also available is the theme song for WWE NXT star Bianca Belair, titled “Watch Me Shine”:
  Mike Kanellis On Lessons Learned in Wrestling
  WW
  
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• The Latest On Neville’s WWE Status, Is He Living in the U.S.?, WWE Seeking Director of Operations, Producer and More

  04-05-2018 15:54
  According to Brad Shepard of Bodyslam.net, former Cruiserweight Champion Neville is no longer living in America, having moved back to the United Kingdom.
  Neville hasn’t been seen in WWE since October 2017 when he walked out on the company and the fact he has now left America is not a positive sign for his future. The report also added that a source claimed Neville’s name has not been mentioned in WWE for awhile, so it would appear WWE is simply letting his contract run out without us
  
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• Paige Joins E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness, Ciampa Hopes Candice LeRae Never Has Kids, Randy Orton On Phony Punches

  04-05-2018 15:54
  This week on the E&C Pod Of Awesomeness, SmackDown Live general manager, Paige joins Edge and Christian to talk about a variety of topics.
  Edge has been hyping the episode up on Twitter, revealing that they talk about her retirement and how she feels now, which will be interesting to hear considering that Edge was also forced to retire due to neck issues.Tomorrow on @EandCPod we have the new Smackdown General Manager @RealPaigeWWE We talk about her retirement & how she feels now. She als
  
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• Hulk Hogan Reportedly Near A WWE Return

  04-05-2018 15:54 via mandatory.com
  (Photo by Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images)
  TMZ Sports is reporting that “talks are underway” between Hulk Hogan and WWE for the red and yellow to make a return to the company.
  According to the report, Hogan and high-ranking officials in WWE have been in talks and they’ve been positive.
  WWE however, wants to do it the right way considering the racist comments Hogan made previously, and WWE had a watchful eye on Hogan’s Hall of Fame speech to the Boys & Girls Club o
  
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• The Young Bucks Claim “Bullet Club Is Fine” (Photo), Talk Bullet Club Anniversary, ICW Ticket Sale Update

  04-05-2018 15:36
  After months of Cody Rhodes claiming that “Bullet Club is fine,” the Young Bucks themselves have made that statement after the recent New Japan shows.
  Nick Jackson posted a photo on Twitter of the Bullet Club together backstage, stating “Bullet Club is fine,” showing what could be the next iteration of the group. Noticeable by their absences are both Cody Rhodes and Kenny Omega.Bullet Club is fine. pic.twitter.com/Rta9L7zEZQ
  — The Young Bucks (@NickJacksonYB) May 4,
  
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• Zack Ryder Wins YouTube Award, Topps Botches New Day Trading Card, Woods Comments, Stephanie McMahon Note

  04-05-2018 15:35
  Despite not using his YouTube account since his “Long Island Iced Z” days, Zack Ryder noted on Twitter that he was recently given an award by YouTube:I have barely used my @youtube channel since my show, Z! True Long Island Story, in 2011, but @youtube just sent me this award. I’ll gladly accept it and hang it up in my office! (I consider this a #tbt) pic.twitter.com/3zkGFC13oW
  — Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) May 4, 2018Topps Botches New Day Trading Card
  As seen below, Xavier W
  
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• Sons Of Two Famous Factions Debate Which One Was Better, Rusev Is A Mower Of Lawns (Photo)

  04-05-2018 15:29 via mandatory.com
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  Sons Of Two Famous Factions Debate Which One Was Better
  Brian Pillman Jr. posted on his Twitter making the claim that the Hart Foundation was the “most badass” faction to ever exist, but Scott Hall‘s son, Cody Hall, took exception to such a statement:The Hart Foundation was the most badass faction to ever exist in wrestling. Tell me why I'm wrong!
  — Brian Pillman II (@FlyinBrianJr) May 4, 2018
  Because nwo
  — Cody Hall (@Cody_Hall1) May 4,
  
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• Hulk Hogan Reportedly Close to Signing WWE Return Deal, Nearly Appeared at Greatest Royal Rumble

  04-05-2018 15:19
  According to a report by TMZ, Hulk Hogan and WWE are close to working out a deal that would see the Immortal One return to the company.
  According to the report, Hogan and high ranking WWE officials have been in talks lately about bringing him back into the fold, and those talks have all been going well.
  The report goes on to state that there were plans made for the Greatest Royal Rumble after a member of the Saudi Arabian Royal Family asked for Hogan to appear, but that obviously did not happen,
  
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• New Japan Need To Watch (5/4) Wrestling Dontaku *No Spoilers*

  04-05-2018 15:06 via mandatory.com
  Credit: NJPW/TV Asahi
  New Japan Pro Wrestling presented Wrestling Dontaku on Friday. As the event began at 4am EDT, here’s a spoiler-free match listing for the non-nite-owl New Japan fans. Each match is given a Need To Watch Rating of 0.0-10.0. New Japan Wrestling Dontaku is available at NJPWWorld.com.
  FIRST MATCH: Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & Jushin “Thunder” Liger vs. Yuya Uemura, Ren Narita & Shota Umino
  Young Lions start to really show off in this match. Vague
  
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• PROGRESS Wrestling Super Strong Style 16 Day One Preview, Full Match Card

  04-05-2018 15:00
  PROGRESS Wrestling kickstarts its Super Strong Style 16 tournament tomorrow at the Alexandra Palace with a huge card for the day one action.
  All of the First Round matches for the tournament, which concludes on Monday, will take place today, and there are some fantastic matches on the card, which you can see below:Tyler Bate vs Jordan Devlin
  Chris Brookers vs Kassius Ohno
  Pete Dunne vs Doug Williams
  Joey Janela vs Grizzled Young Veterans
  Angelico vs Mark Andrews
  Keith Lee vs Flash Morgan Webster
  
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• Bullet Club Celebrates Five Years Together, Announces Faction ‘Is Fine’ After Dontaku

  04-05-2018 14:58 via mandatory.com
  Photo Credit: WrestleZone
  Even despite Kenny Omega chasing off Cody at Wrestling Dontaku, the rest of the Bullet Club stood in solidarity after Team Kenny defeated Team Cody:Bullet Club is fine. pic.twitter.com/Rta9L7zEZQ
  — The Young Bucks (@NickJacksonYB) May 4, 2018Nick Jackson and Marty Scurll also took to social media to celebrate the five-year anniversary since the faction was formed:Happy 5 year anniversary to the Bullet Club. The goal was to change the wrestling business and make it
  
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• Bone Soldier Revealed at NJPW Dontaku to Be Former Impact Wrestling X-Division Champion (Videos)

  04-05-2018 14:57
  As seen at NJPW Dontaku today, Bone Soldier was finally revealed, and he is none other than former Impact Wrestling X-Division Champion Taiji Ishimori.
  Tama Tonga introduced the returning Bone Soldier tonight, but it was not Mitsuhide Hirasawa as some might have expected. Instead, it was the returning Ishimori fresh on the heels of his X-Division Title match against Matt Sydal on Impact Wrestling this week.Bone Soldier revealed as… TAIJI ISHIMORI! #NJPWWorld Watch now▶︎https:
  
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• Santino Marella Talks Change In IMPACT Wrestling Ownership, The Future Of The Company & Redemption PPV

  04-05-2018 14:45
  Former WWE Superstar, Santino Marella was a recent guest on the Behind The Lights show, which takes place on IMPACT’s Twitch channel, and he answered several questions about the company.
  Change in ownership:
   “I tell you what, Impact Wrestling, this is such an interesting phenomenon, because they’ve had different incarnations — TNA, Impact Wrestling. Sometimes there’s somebody new at the helm and then people wonder, ‘How is this going to turn out?’
  
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• Kazuchika Okada vs Kenny Omega IV Set for NJPW Dominion, Two Big Stipulations Added

  04-05-2018 14:36
  As seen at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku today, Kazuchika Okada successfully retained his IWGP Heavyweight Title when he defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi.
  Following the match, Okada grabbed the mic and exclaimed there is no one left for him to face in NJPW, so he called out Kenny Omega, noting the two of them each hold victories over one another. Okada then challenged Omega to a Title match at Dominion, but with the added stipulation there would be no time limit. Omega responded by saying he wanted a two out
  
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• Chris Jericho Returns To New Japan At Dontaku, Attacks Naito (Photo)

  04-05-2018 14:26 via mandatory.com
  Chris Jericho has returned to NJPW. Y2J posed as a fan in a Los Ingobernables de Japon mask to viciously attack Tetsuya Naito after his Wrestling Dontaku match against the team of Suzuki-gun, hitting him with a Codebreaker and bloodying him with a ring bell:
  (Note: NJPW World originally had footage of the attack on their Twitter, but they have since removed it.)
  After the successful beat down, Jericho took plenty of time to “drink it in, maaaan”: I’m baaaaack…. @njpw197
  
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• New Japan Dominion Main Event Set For 6/9, IMPACT Star Returns To New Japan

  04-05-2018 14:20 via mandatory.com
  Credit: NJPW/TV Asahi
  Kenny Omega To Face Kazuchika Okada At Dominion
  After defeating The Ace of New Japan, Hiroshi Tanahashi at Friday’s Wrestling Dontaku, IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada challenged Kenny Omega to a No Time Limit Match at June’s Dominion event. Kenny Omega accepted the challenge and escalated the stipulation to Best Two Out Of Three Falls. Okada accepted and the match will take place on June 9th from Osaka-Jo Hall.
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• Cesaro Posts Photo Of Himself Playing Soccer Ahead Of The GRR, Mike Kanellis Reveals The Lessons He’s Learned In Wrestling

  04-05-2018 11:58 via mandatory.com
  (Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)
  Cesaro Posts Photo Of Himself Playing Soccer Ahead Of The GRR
  Cesaro posted a photo of himself playing soccer ahead of the Greatest Royal Rumble with Sunil Singh. Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton were also present but are not in the photo:#BTS #WWEGRR ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/kjxCPWXL7a
  — Cesaro (@WWECesaro) May 3, 2018You can check out a video of the incident below:Brock Lesnar, Cesaro, Orton and Sunil Singh playing football. Amazing. pic.twitter.c
  
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