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• WWE Possibly Reviving ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ as New Monthly Network Special in 2019

  25-10-2018 23:58
  Based on a recent survey sent out by WWE, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that there are talks of bringing back Saturday Night’s Main Event as a new premium feature of the WWE Network.
  Originally, Saturday Night’s Main Event started as an infrequent special for the NBC network back in 1985, and was considered a major ratings success.
  This time around, the idea would be to stream a monthly house show featuring both the Raw and Smackdown rosters, much like this
  
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• Nia Jax On Women’s Wrestling In WWE, Alexa Bliss Storyline, Proving People Wrong & More

  25-10-2018 23:53
  Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage
  During a recent interview with Al Jazeera, WWE superstar and former Raw Women’s Champion Nia Jax opened up about a series of different topics as she prepares to try and begin her climb back up towards the top of the women’s division.
  RELATED: WWE RAW Results (10/22): Roman Reigns Relinquishes The Title, DX Returns, New Champions Crowned, Ambrose Makes A Statement, MoreOn proving people wrong:
  “This is who I am, I am never going to be a size
  
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• John Cena Still Reportedly Off Crown Jewel Despite Continuing To Be Advertised

  25-10-2018 23:26
  (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Will there be a John Cena Crown Jewel appearance?
  Despite WWE continuing to advertise John Cena for the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view in Saudi Arabia, the 16-time WWE Champion is off the show. According to a report by John Pollock over at POST Wrestling, Cena is not willing to budge on doing the event (where he was scheduled to compete in the World Cup tournament). He recently came under scrutiny by the media on John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight 
  
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• Pre-Sale Begins For American Rebel Cigars

  25-10-2018 23:19
  Photo Credit: Flickr.com / Mike Kalasnik
  The pre-sale has begun for American Rebel Cigars, which is the brand created by Frankie Kazarian and Cody Rhodes. The two ROH stars have been working hard on this venture for a long time now, as they continue to expand their horizons outside the world of professional wrestling. You can purchase the products for yourself here.
  RELATED: Cody Rhodes Says He’s No Longer In Bullet Club15 minute count down…
  Pre-Sales at 5et ⏱https://t.co
  
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• SHE-1 Series Brackets Revealed

  25-10-2018 23:00
  Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for WWE
  The line-up for EVE Women’s Wrestling’s SHE-1 Series has been revealed, featuring some of the biggest and best female names in professional wrestling today. The tournament will take place over two days on November 10th and November 11th in London, England and you can get tickets here.
  RELATED: Mae Young Classic Recap (10/24/18): The Semifinals Wrap-Up
  The SHE-1 Series is the most grueling wrestling tournaments in the world! It comprises
  
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• ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan Stands With WWE Over Saudi Arabia Controversy (Video), Roman Reigns Receives Heartfelt Wishes (Video)

  25-10-2018 23:00
  Jim Duggan Stands With WWE
  – WWE Hall of Famer ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan recently caught up with TMZ and discussed the on-going controversy surrounding WWE and Saudi Arabia.
  As noted, Vince McMahon revealed earlier today that the controversial ‘Crown Jewel’ event in Riyadh will go on as planned November 2nd.
  “You just can’t hold the rest of the world to our values … and what happens over there happens over there,” Hacksaw said. I don’t thin
  
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• Bobby Lashley Injured, Dealing With Separated Shoulder

  25-10-2018 22:58
  Photo Credit: Bill Pritchard
  According to the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscription required), WWE star Bobby Lashley isn’t operating at 100%. The “Dominator” is currently dealing with a separated shoulder. It’s said that the injury is currently causing him “a lot of pain,” but he’s been able to work through it.
  While it’s possible to grit these type of injuries out for a certain amount of time, they also make it diff
  
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• Backstage News on Roman Reigns’ Cancer Announcement; What WWE Talent Knew & When The Shield Found Out

  25-10-2018 22:52
  The latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has a major story covering Reigns’ condition and the atmosphere behind-the-scenes at WWE Raw before, during and after the announcement that his Leukemia had returned.
  According to the Observer’s report, Vince McMahon was made aware of the situation on Oct. 18th, four days before the announcement was made on Raw.
  A very small selection of key officials were made aware the following day, in order to start preparing for t
  
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• Wale Teams Up With WWE 2K19

  25-10-2018 22:43
  (Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images)
  Wale is a big professional wrestling fan, and now, his ties to the business are even stronger with his song “Ungrateful & Thankful” being featured on the official soundtrack for WWE 2K19. In addition to his popular WaleMania event that runs annually during WrestleMania weekend, Wale has also done some commentary work on 205 Live and even hosted a rap battle between The New Day & The Usos last year on SmackDown Live.
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• WWE Rep Issues Statement On John Cena And Daniel Bryan’s Reported Refusal To Work ‘Crown Jewel’

  25-10-2018 22:25
  The controversy surrounding WWE Crown Jewel continues. Earlier today WWE confirmed it that the show would indeed go on as scheduled in Saudi Arabia which brings to light some of the questions regarding the reports of discomfort that certain talent is feeling about working the show. Two of the major names who have reportedly voiced discomfort are John Cena and Daniel Bryan. Pro Wrestling Sheet reached out to WWE for a comment and they indeed got a reply with WWE saying the following:
  “As a
  
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• A Tale of Two Promotions: WWE Double Downs On Saudi Arabia Deal While UFC Owners Exit Theirs

  25-10-2018 22:19
  Photo Credit: Getty Images
  The UFC is not known for being a morally righteous company. From President Dana White using gay slurs while verbally attacking reporters to the company unabashedly using criminal activities to promote their fights, there’s no shortage of instances to choose from where the Ultimate Fighting Championship doesn’t look good. However, compared to the WWE, the company looks like respectable businessman when it comes to how they chose to deal with the current Saud
  
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• WWE To Stream Roundtables & Interviews Before Evolution, Carmella In ‘My Daughter Is A WWE Superstar’ (Video)

  25-10-2018 22:01
  Roundtables & Interviews Before Evolution
  – WWE announced Cathy Kelley will soon host several live WWE roundtable panels leading into Sunday’s WWE Evolution pay-per-view.
  * First panel on Saturday at 12:00 PM, featuring Sasha Banks, Trish Stratus and Toni Storm* Second panel on Saturday at 2:00 PM, featuring Nikki Bella, Charlotte Flair and Shayna Baszler* Also, Sunday at 3:00 PM will feature Stephanie McMahon chatting with Cathy Kelley about Evolution.
  All roundtables and interv
  
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• Sasha Banks Finally Reveals Injury That Had Her Out Of Action, Go Inside Curt Hawkins’ WWE Toy Room (Video)

  25-10-2018 21:13
  Sasha Banks Reveals Injury
  As noted, WWE Superstar Sasha Banks was pulled from the ring in September due to a “health-related issue”, WWE didn’t release further details at the time.As noted, Banks recently returned to action at Raw’s October 15th show, and is set be in a six-woman tag team match at Evolution this Sunday.
  Sasha Banks recently joined the “Catch Conversations” podcast with Maria Menounos and revealed she had been suffering from post concussion-li
  
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• New NXT Star Mia Yim Discusses Choosing Wrestling Over Volleyball & Wrestling Keith Lee

  25-10-2018 21:10
  Design / Layout Credit: Bill Pritchard
  Marc Madison of Pro Wrestling Post sent the following to WrestleZone:
  Mae Young Classic competitor Mia Yim had an opportunity to speak with ProWrestlingPost.com prior to her signing with the WWE. In this interview, she discusses how she has learned to adjust to her environment regardless of where she is in the world, her passion for wrestling and the lasting relationships she has built along the way. A world traveled competitor, she has learned from those e
  
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• WWE Announces Seven Hour Livestream Today Building Up To Evolution, DDP & Batista Battle Undertaker & Kane In OVW

  25-10-2018 20:49
  WWE Evolution
  WWE Announces Seven Hour Livestream Today Building Up To Evolution
  WWE is all set to make history this Sunday at the first-ever all women’s pay-per-view, Evolution. WWE has just announced that leading up to this there will be a 7-hour stream coming up later today on many different platforms showcasing all of the highlights leading up to this major event for the women of WWE. Here’s the following release from wwe.com:
  Get primed for WWE Evolution with an extensive livest
  
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• Brie Bella Predicts Evolution Will Be The Best Performance Of Her Career, Matt Hardy Visits Mexico City (Video), Natalya & Ronda To Appear On Rachel Ray Show

  25-10-2018 20:15
  Brie Bella On Evolution
  WWE Superstar Brie Bella recently spoke with Metro.us on a wide variety of topics to help promote WWE Evolution this Sunday, check out a couple highlights below:
  Brie on this Sunday being the best performance of her career:
  “A fan recently tallied it up. I think I’ve competed in well over 600 matches,” Bella said. “I think she’s had like 24 matches in WWE. So that speaks for itself. This Sunday it’s going to be the best performance of m
  
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• Tommaso Ciampa Posts ‘Official Statement’ On Johnny Gargano’s Heel Turn

  25-10-2018 19:48
  Photo Credit: WrestleZone, Tommaso Ciampa at NXT ‘Takeover: Chicago’ 2018
  The biggest angle in NXT over the last year-and-a-half has been the breakup and rivalry of #DIY, the tag team that consisted of Johnny Gargano and current NXT champion Tommaso Ciampa. The two men were the best of friends who chased their dreams all the way to the NXT Tag Team Championship. In May of last year, Tommaso suffered a severe injury that would put him on the shelf for several months. Knowing this, Tom
  
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• Edge Talks Meeting Christian, Origins Of His Name & Advice He’s Received From Scott Hall & Steve Austin

  25-10-2018 19:46
  Edge was the latest guest on Prime Time with Sean Mooney and talked about his 20-year professional wrestling journey. He and Mooney tackled several topics including being raised by single mothers, Edge meeting a ninja-star wielding Christian back in sixth grade, his career highlights, advice given to him by wrestling stars throughout his career and his transition into acting. Below are some quotes from the very in-depth interview (transcription credit should go to Dominic DeAngelo at WrestleZon
  
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• Alexa Bliss And Natalya On WWE Crown Jewel, Women’s Evolution Photo Shoot (Video), Raw Before WMania 35 Pre-Sale

  25-10-2018 19:43
  Alexa Bliss & Natalya On Crown Jewel
  WWE Superstars Alexa Bliss and Natalya spoke with TampaBay.com on a wide variety of topics to help promote Evolution and Crown Jewel, check out the highlights below:
  Natalya hopes changes happen sooner then later.
  “You’re not going to change a culture overnight. I think WWE is taking such positive steps in doing positive things over in Saudi Arabia,” she said. “One day, I believe that we will be over there.”
  Bliss noted she b
  
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• MLW Wrestling Announces Tom Lawlor vs. Sami Callihan In A Chicago Street Fight For ‘FIGHTLAND’

  25-10-2018 19:10
  MLW sent the following to WrestleZone for immediate release:
  “FILTHY” TOM LAWLOR LOOKS FOR RETRIBUTION IN CHICAGO STREET FIGHT WITH SAMI CALLIHAN NOVEMBER 8 AT MLW FIGHTLAND
  CHICAGO – After yesterday’s chaotic Chicago media day involving Sami Callihan attacking Tom Lawlor in a scheme seemingly hatched by Low Ki and Salina de la Renta, league officials have moved swiftly.  In addition to heavy fines, MLW has acquiesced to Team Filthy’s request for a match Novem
  
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• Tommy Dreamer Says Fans Who Were Too Sensitive About Ambrose Turn “Don’t Get It”

  25-10-2018 18:38
  Photo Credit: Bill Pritchard
  There were a lot of fans who were incensed by the decision to turn Dean Ambrose heel on Seth Rollins at the end of RAW. There is an argument that can be made as to that turn being unnecessary on what was such a truly emotional night for The Shield with the very real and scary announcement from Roman Reigns that he has leukemia and he must step away from the ring. However, for a lot of long-time fans, this was par for the course because professional wrestling has
  
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• Highlights From Today’s WWE 3rd Quarter Earnings Call, Swerve City Podcast Now On Pivotshare

  25-10-2018 18:04
  Photo by Desiree Navarro/WireImage
  Highlights From Today’s WWE 3rd Quarter Earnings Call
  Following today’s earnings report, WWE hosted a conference call for the media. A few highlights are below:Vince McMahon was asked about #WWECrownJewel on today's 3Q Conference call; he said they won't talk about that much, noting the statement in the published report earlier this morning (https://t.co/MF7Z79yANd), and called it a sensitive subject.
  — Bill Pritchard (@bpritchard152) October
  
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• Johnny Impact Talks Candidly About His Heated Rivalry w/ Austin Aries; Says the Impact Roster Won’t Miss Him

  25-10-2018 17:36
  Impact World Champion Johnny Impact was the special guest on this week’s Behind the Lights with Anthony Carelli (former WWE Superstar Santino Marella) and Alicia Atout.
  During the interview, Johnny spoke candidly about the recent drama between him and Austin Aries, building up to their main event championship match at this month’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view.
  While the in-ring action of their high-stakes title bout was certainly widely acclaimed, things got very real, and
  
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• Neville To Do First Non-WWE European Show Soon, Meet The Animals On Ronda Rousey’s Farm

  25-10-2018 17:17
  (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Bongarts/Getty Images)
  Neville To Do First Non-WWE European Show Soon
  Dublin’s Over The Top Wrestling announced that Neville will be performing for the promotion soon. This would mark Neville’s first non-WWE European show since leaving the company. Neville (now going by his original moniker PAC) made his return to wrestling at a Dragon Gate show on October 2 and OTT clarified Neville’s appearance will not be in the month of November.# #OTT pic.twitter.co
  
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• Sasha Banks On ‘Scary’ Injury That Sidelined Her, Says She’s Good To Go For WWE Evolution

  25-10-2018 16:54
  Photo Credit: Bill Pritchard
  Sasha Banks was a guest on Conversations with Maria Menounos and disclosed a head injury as a reason for being sidelined recently.
  Banks said she was dealing with some post-concussion related issues, but said she’s ready to go this Sunday at WWE Evolution:I was having head pain, and I couldn’t function. I couldn’t even drive, I couldn’t sleep, and I [thought] ‘I need to go get checked out’. I went to several neurologists,
  
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• Nikki Bella Talks Evolution Being The Best Performance Of Her Career

  25-10-2018 16:48
  Photo Credit: Getty Images
  Nikki Bella talked with Matt Burke of Metro about her upcoming match with Ronda Rousey at this Sunday’s Evolution. Bella touched upon how she considers this the biggest match of her career and how being true to yourself helps in becoming a star. Below are a few quotes:
  Nikki Bella on her match with Ronda Rousey:
  “A fan recently tallied it up. I think I’ve competed in well over 600 matches,” Bella said. “I think she’s had like 24 matc
  
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• Watch The Streaming Premiere Of ‘Carmella: My Daughter Is A WWE Superstar’ (Video)

  25-10-2018 16:26
  (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Getty Images)
  WWE is currently streaming the following premiere video on-line:
  Carmella‘s parents look back at her father’s WWE career, raising a fabulous champion and more in the WWE digital series My Daughter is a WWE Superstar.RELATED: Carmella Celebrates Her BirthdayAJ Styles & CarmellaMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 24: Smackdown women's champion Carmella and WWE'S world champion AJ Styles pose for photos at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on June 24, 2018
  
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• BREAKING: WWE Confirms Crown Jewel to Remain in Saudi Arabia Despite Extraordinary Controversy

  25-10-2018 16:17
  In the midst of global controversy surrounding the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the alleged assassination of U.S. resident journalist Jamal Khasoggi, WWE will continue full steam ahead into the nation next week for its Crown Jewel pay-per-view event.
  Despite widespread criticism from mainstream media and disapproval from U.S. government officials, Vince McMahon is reportedly steadfast in his commitment to make the show happen as planned.
  WWE released the following statement in their third quarter
  
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• UpUpDownDown Does An All-Women’s Gauntlet, Mae Young Classic Finalist Poses With Kairi Sane (Photo)

  25-10-2018 16:07
  Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images
  UpUpDownDown Does An All-Women’s Gauntlet (Video)
  UpUpDownDown posted the following video on-line:
  In the opening round of UpUpDownDown’s WWE 2K19 All-Women’s Gauntlet, the reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion BECKY LYNCH a.k.a. SOULLESS SENPAI challenges ZELINA VEGA a.k.a. MIGHTY MINX!RELATED: Batista’s Five Greatest Rivals, Xavier Woods Meets ‘HBK’ On UpUpDownDown (Video)
  Mae Young Classic Finalist Poses With Kairi Sane
  
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• Ronda Rousey On Motivation Of Continuing To Wrestle, Potential Of Headlining WrestleMania, & Best Advice Received So Far

  25-10-2018 15:47
  Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage
  Ronda Rousey was interviewed over the phone by Refinery29’s Sara Coughlin to talk about the influence WWE talent has had over her, why she continues to wrestle and what one of her goals is that she hopes to achieve while with the company. Some quotes from the interview are below:
  Ronda Rousey on how Roddy Piper influenced her women’s MMA promoting style:
  “I was trying figure out my plan of action for making women’s MMA take the wor
  
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• WWE Releases 3Q Earnings Report

  25-10-2018 15:19
  Photo Credit: WWE, WWE Logo
  In addition to making the major announcement that Crown Jewel is staying in Saudi Araba, WWE released it’s entire 3Q Earnings Report for 2018. WWE’s official overview is below that includes a link to the entire report:Maintains Path to Record Full-Year Performance
  Third Quarter 2018 HighlightsRevenues reached $188.4 million for the third quarter 2018 and a record $657.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, representing 12% growth over the
  
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• WWE Crown Jewel Confirmed To Still Take Place In Saudi Arabia On November 2nd

  25-10-2018 14:56
  WWE Crown Jewel will continue as planned in Saudi Arabia next week, according to a statement in today’s third quarter earnings report.
  WWE published the following:
  WWE has operated in the Middle East for nearly 20 years and has developed a sizable and dedicated fan base. Considering the heinous crime committed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the Company faced a very difficult decision as it relates to its event scheduled for November 2 in Riyadh. Similar to other U.S.-based companies
  
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• WWE Crown Jewel Confirmed To Still Take Place In Saudi Arabia

  25-10-2018 14:56
  WWE Crown Jewel will continue as planned in Saudi Arabia next week, according to a statement in today’s third quarter earnings report.
  WWE published the following:
  WWE has operated in the Middle East for nearly 20 years and has developed a sizable and dedicated fan base. Considering the heinous crime committed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the Company faced a very difficult decision as it relates to its event scheduled for November 2 in Riyadh. Similar to other U.S.-based companies
  
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• Preview ‘Front Row Material’ As The ECW Podcast Gets A Release Date, Mauro Ranallo Ready To Call NXT TakeOver

  25-10-2018 14:39
   
  Preview ‘Front Row Material’ As ECW Podcast Gets A Release Date
  Mikey Whipwreck revealed that the first episode of Front Row Material, his new ECW podcast with his hardcore colleague Jerry Lynn, is going to be released on Halloween.  ECW’s ultimate underdog released a brief clip of episode one below.
  Listen to Mikey Whipwreck’s internal monologue in this teaser clip from the new ECW podcast FRONT ROW MATERIAL with Jerry Lynn and Mikey Whipwreck, hosted by Mike
  
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• Backstage News on ‘Internal Reaction’ to WWE Evolution, Ticket Sales & How the Show is Being Viewed by Officials

  25-10-2018 14:36
  We are just a few days away from the first ever all-women’s WWE pay-per-view event, but one major criticism the company has faced heading into the show been the booking of their television leading into a supposedly historic event.
  While Evolution has been pushed hard in advertising on the Network, the go-home episodes of WWE Raw and Smackdown Live this week both ended with men’s segments, heavily pushing an incredibly controversial Crown Jewel event that may not even happen as planne
  
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• Lilian Garcia On Rousey vs Nikki, Seth Rollins’ Reaction To Evolution And Women Who Can Headline Mania

  25-10-2018 10:35
  Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images
  Lilian Garcia, who is returning to WWE Evolution as a guest ring announcer, spoke to Uproxx recently about everything WWE Evolution, Ronda vs Nikki, the reaction to some of the men on the WWE roster to the pay-per-view, which two women would she choose to headline WrestleMania and more.
  On Ronda Rousey vs Nikki Bella headlining Evolution:
  Absolutely. I love the fact that they are headlining the show, but, in fact, I feel like any of the women could have headlined the
  
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• Nikki Bella ‘Flirts’ With Bartender, Then Clears The Air About Her Personal Life

  25-10-2018 09:13
  Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage
  WWE posted a video clip from the latest Total Divas episode of Nikki Bella ‘flirting’ with a hired model and bartender in Miami, purposely to give the paparazzi that was hounding her something to bite on.
  In the video, Nikki purposely motions the young man to come closer to her and touches his face a couple of times standing on a balcony, just to mislead the paparazzi below clicking pictures.
  You can see the clip posted to the WWE’s Youtube chan
  
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• The Total Divas Compete In A Dance Off (Video); Eddie Guerrero Was ‘1000 Notches Above Great’

  25-10-2018 08:50
  NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 13: Build Series Presents WWE Superstar Nattie at Build Studio on April 13, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Steve Mack/FilmMagic)
  The Total Divas Compete In A Dance Off
  The Total Divas cast competed in a dance off for Natalya’s and Nia’s birthday with Natty and the Bella twins on one team while Paige, Nia Jax and Lana were on the other.
  You can see the video clip of the dance off that the WWE posted to their Youtube channel below:
  Related: WWE Report
  
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• First Talent Announced For wXw More Than Mania Show

  25-10-2018 05:59
  Photo Credit: WWN Live
  German independent promotion wXw will be participating in WWNLive’s More Than Mania extravaganza and today they announced the first crop of wrestlers joining the fray.
  Promotion mainstays Bobby Gunns, Ilja Dragunov, and wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion Absolute Andy are the first wrestlers revealed on wXw’s Twitter to arrive in NYC on April 4th. Inconspicuous by his early absence here is WALTER, who is a trainer at the promotion and one
  
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• Mae Young Classic Finals Confirmed for Sunday’s WWE Evolution PPV; Updated Match Card

  25-10-2018 05:31
  After two months of amazing competition, we can now officials confirm the two women that are headed to this Sunday’s WWE Evolution pay-per-view to battle in the finals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic.
  This Wednesday night, the outstanding Australian Toni Storm scored an incredibly hard-fought battle against perhaps the most veteran women’s wrestler in the world today, the joshi legend Meiko Satomura.
  Storm, who has been under WWE contract for quite some time and competed in the inaugur
  
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• Will Ospreay Injured, Off Of NJPW Power Struggle Card

  25-10-2018 05:28
  Photo Credit: AXS TV
  Will Ospreay will no longer challenge for the NEVER Openweight Championship due to injury. As announced officially by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Ospreay suffered the injury in the United Kingdom during the Revolution Pro Wrestling Global Wars and his recovery process has been slower than expected. As a result, his title opportunity against Taichi on November 3rd has been scrapped. This is a major blow for New Japan and Ospreay, as he has been in the transition from a Jr.
  
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• Kassius Ohno Demands To Be Taken Seriously, What’s Next For Mia Yim? (Videos)

  25-10-2018 05:13
  Design / Layout Credit: Bill Pritchard
  Kassius Ohno Demands To Be Taken Seriously
  WWE posted online the latest NXT post-show, centering around the revelation of Johnny Gargano attacking Aleister Black. Also featured on the post-show was a frustrated Kassisus Ohno demanding NXT general manager William Regal to show him respect and give him his ‘shiny new toy’.
  View the video below:RELATED: WWE NXT Results (10/24): Mia Yim Debuts, EC3 Takes On Adam Cole, Aleister Black&r
  
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• WWE Officially Announces NXT TV Debut of Former UFC Fighter Matt Riddle

  25-10-2018 04:52
  Former UFC fighter turned professional wrestling “indie darling” Matt Riddle will finally make his WWE in-ring debut on next week’s episode of WWE NXT. The announcement was officially made this Wednesday night, and you can check out a brand new vignette hyping the King of Bro’s arrival in the video below.
  Riddle, 32, made his UFC debut in 2008 as a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest, impressing immediately by knocking out Dan Simmler in
  
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• Mae Young Classic Recap (10/24/18): The Semifinals Wrap-Up

  25-10-2018 04:28
  Photo Credit: WWE
  The Semifinals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic has finally concluded and now we have out Finals set for WWE Evolution:
  Toni Storm defeats Meiko Satomura 
  Io Shirai defeats Rhea Ripley
  Toni Storm had the biggest challenge to date, facing a mentor and a wrestler she admired in the Joshi legend, Meiko Satomura. The two have worn the wounds of the tournament heading into this match and the physicality did not tone down one bit. Satomura fought hard and gave it her all, but Toni
  
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• Johnny Gargano Walks Out After Attack (Video), Matt Riddle To Debut On NXT Next Week

  25-10-2018 03:28
  Photo Credit: WrestleZone, Johnny Gargano at NXT ‘Takeover: Chicago’ 2018
  Johnny Gargano Walks Out After Attack
  At the end of this week’s NXT, Johnny Gargano was revealed as Aleister Black’s hidden attacker. WWE posted online an exclusive video of Cathy Kelly looking to get an explanation from Gargano, only to no avail:EXCLUSIVE: Want an explanation from @JohnnyGargano? Good luck with that… #WWENXT @catherinekelley pic.twitter.com/ZIH7QNlKrK
  — WWE (
  
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• WWE Mae Young Classic Results (10/24): Io Shirai vs Rhea Ripley, Toni Storm vs Meiko Satomura, Tournament Semifinals

  25-10-2018 03:07
  WWE Mae Young Classic ResultsOctober 24, 2018Week #7
  Semifinal Round MatchToni Storm vs. Meiko Satomura
  A slow start to things as Storm applies a side headlock and really takes her time trying to maintain control. Good luck against Meiko… Satomura wrestled out and grappled her way to the mat, wrenching away on her opponent’s knee with a modified, standing Figure Four. Toni tried to fight her way back but got caught with a spinning wheel kick right to the jaw. She tried for an early
  
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• Mustafa Ali And Hideo Itami Go Falls Count Anywhere, Mia Yim Makes Her NXT Debut

  25-10-2018 03:07
  Mustafa Ali And Hideo Itami Go Falls Count Anywhere
  The main event of 205 Live had Mustafa Ali and Hideo Itami facing off in an immensely physical Falls Count Anywhere Match.
  WWE posted the highlights of the match, which can be viewed below:
  RELATED: 205 Live Recap (10/24/18): Falls Count Anywhere Main Event, Mike Kanellis DebutsMia Yim Makes Her NXT Debut
  After an impressive showing in the 2018 Mae Young Classic, Mia Yim earned a WWE NXT contract and made her debut in a victory
  
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• Number One Contender’s Match Announced for 205 Live Next Week

  25-10-2018 02:34
  PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 19: Cedric Alexander (L) in action vs Mustafa Ali during WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
  Following his victory against Hideo Itami in a Falls Count Anywhere Match, Mustafa Ali will face Tony Nese in a Number One Contender’s match next week. Nese has built a wave of momentum pinning Cedric Alexander in singles and multi-man competition. The winner will face Buddy Murphy for the WW
  
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• Austin Aries Has The World’s Best Twitter Gimmick At The Moment

  25-10-2018 02:29
  Impact Live Road Show Photography by Andrea Kellaway
  Former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Austin Aries was the talk of the professional wrestling industry after he dramatically walked out of the company after Bound for Glory and flipped off the crowd. It then came out that his contract with the company had ended, and that he was a free agent. Since then, he’s been keeping a low profile, but he recently reemerged on Twitter.
  What has he said about his actions? Nothing, but he has been ret
  
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• 205 Live Recap (10/24/18): Falls Count Anywhere Main Event, Mike Kanellis Debuts

  25-10-2018 02:16
  205 Live Recap
  10/24/2018
  Newark, NJ
  The episode opens up highlighting the two-month long feud between Hideo Itami and Mustafa Ali, hyping up their Falls Count Anywhere main event tonight.
  Lince Dorado (w/ Kalisto & Gran Metallik) vs. Mike Kanellis (w/ Maria Kanellis) 
  This was Mike Kanellis’ in-ring debut with 205 Live since appearing on the brand two weeks ago. He attacked Lince Dorado leading to this match. Dorado used his speed to take the advantage early in the mat
  
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