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• Don Callis Back As NJPW Commentator For Wrestle Kingdom 13, Chris Jericho Approves Of Move

  26-10-2018 23:45
  While Don Callis’ busy schedule at IMPACT Wrestling had his future with New Japan Pro-Wrestling in the air, it turns out that the former “Cyrus” will be back with the company. The Japanese promotion announced that Callis will be back in the booth with Kevin Kelly for Wrestle Kingdom 13, which is set to take place January 4, 2019 at the Tokyo Dome. They also said that he’ll be on “multiple upcoming events” in addition to their biggest show of the year.
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• IMPACT Wrestling Suffers Significant Viewership Drop After Timeslot Change

  26-10-2018 23:33
  IMPACT Wrestling’s ratings were up after its October 14th Bound For Glory pay-per-view; but, that has all changed in rapid fashion, after IMPACT’s move to the 10 PM EST time slot.
  While last week’s viewership numbers included 189,000 viewers, this week’s numbers suffered a significant drop and are actually well below 100,000 viewers. According to ShowBuzz Daily, this week’s edition of IMPACT drew a mere 98,000 viewers. IMPACT is still holding in the top 150 Thursda
  
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• Renee Young On Flexing Her ‘Improv Muscle’, Paul Heyman Having Her Back, Michael Cole On Her Current Legacy

  26-10-2018 23:27
  Renee Young Interview
  WWE announcer Renee Young recently spoke with BleacherReport on a wide variety of topics, enjoy the highlights seen below.
  This Sunday’s commentary team for Evolution’s all female event will feature Michael Cole, Renee Young and Beth Phoenix.
  Renee Young on Paul Heyman having her back:
  “He’s had my back from the get-go,” Young said. “He did not need to do that. For whatever reason, he and I have always been close when it comes to talking
  
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• Report: Bomb Threat Suspect Cesar Sayoc Was An Aspiring Pro Wrestler

  26-10-2018 23:04
  (Picture Credit: Broward County Sheriff’s Office)
  In a week where reports of mysterious home-made bombs dominated network news programs, now comes word that bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc has a connection to the world of professional wrestling.
  Newsweek reports that Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Aventura, Florida had ‘big dreams’ of becoming a professional wrestler. According to Sayoc’s cousin, Sayoc moonlighted as a male stripper; but that was only after steroids destroyed his professio
  
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• Impact Wrestling Viewership Plummets Under 100K in New Late Night Timeslot

  26-10-2018 23:03
  Welp… It might be time to panic.
  Impact Wrestling debuted in its new late night slot on Pop TV this week, with the hope that a later showing could help ease some of the pain from competing with the juggernaut ratings of NFL Thursday Night Football.
  The show dropped more than 48% this week, watched by an estimated 98,000 viewers. Despite coming off a critically praised Bound for Glory pay-per-view, Impact has been frequently hitting near series lows for the last several weeks, and really h
  
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• NXT Stars Set To Compete At EVOLVE 114, Nikki Bella & Nia Jax Promote Body Positivity (Video), WWE Playback (Video)

  26-10-2018 22:44
  NXT Stars To Compete At EVOLVE 114
  WWE has officially confirmed that NXT stars The Street Profits will challenge EVOLVE Tag Team Champions Jaka and Chris Dickinson at this Sunday’s EVOLVE 114 event.
  As expected, the appearance will help bring both companies closer together, as WWE continues to push for new independent wrestling content for their network. The appearance will also help crowd attendance and outside interest in EVOLVE 114.
  EVOLVE 114 goes down on Sunday, October 28th at The Or
  
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• WZ Daily 10.25.18: Can Evolution Live Up To Historic Expectations? (Podcast & Video)

  26-10-2018 22:38
  WWE KEEPING CROWN JEWEL IN SAUDI ARABIA, WILL EVOLUTION MEET HISTORIC EXPECTATIONS? WZ Daily gets rocked today by Alydar Sky and the DUDE Robert DeFelice, and yeah, Kevin Kellam is here too. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, TuneIn, and JOIN THE CHAT! Wrestlezone.com
  Posted by WrestleZone on Mandatory on Thursday, October 25, 2018WZ DAILY streams LIVE on Facebook right around 5pm CST Monday-Thursday where 101 WKQX’s Kevin Kellam and the WrestleZone team take on the wrestli
  
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• WWE Reportedly Tried To Keep Rey Mysterio Off The Chris Jericho Cruise

  26-10-2018 22:27
  BARCELONA, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 11: Chris Jericho of Fozzy perfoms in concert at Razzmatazz during Route Resurrection on February 11, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Redferns)
  While Chris Jericho’s Rock N’ Wrestling Rager kicks off its 4 day voyage starting tomorrow, the trip won’t get underway without some controversy courtesy of the WWE.
  The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the WWE tried to prevent Rey Mysterio from making the voyage, despite bein
  
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• Exclusive Update On Samoa Joe’s Injury

  26-10-2018 22:25
  (Photo Credit: Bill Pritchard) New details on the Samoa Joe injury.
  Samoa Joe was meant to wrestle AJ Styles at house shows last week, but was nowhere to be seen. In fact, he hasn’t been seen on television since his match against Jeff Hardy on October 9. It turns out there’s a good reason for his absence as the Wrestling Observer is reporting that he’s dealing with an “undisclosed injury.”
  We’ve got a few more details on the Samoa Joe injury. A source tol
  
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• Update On Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager Cruise, Becky Lynch In ‘WWE Evolution Diary’, Goldberg Shares #TBT Halloween Photo

  26-10-2018 21:37
  Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager Sold Out
  Chris Jericho’s upcoming Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea, will be sailing from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas, on October 27th-31st. As noted, WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler will be hosting the cruise.The cruise will feature live band performances, artist-hosted activities, many Ring of Honor wrestlers competing on an outdoor wrestling ring and much more!
  More cruise details can be found at chrisjerichocruise.com, check out
  
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• How A Goldust Return Could ‘Justify’ The End Of Heel Authority Figures

  26-10-2018 21:30
  Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images
  The following editorial was written by Dominic DeAngelo and does not reflect the opinions of WrestleZone as a whole. We encourage you all to discuss Dominic’s thoughts in the comments section at the bottom of this post and follow him on Twitter @DominicDeAngelo.
  The dead horse of criticizing mainstream professional has been well-beaten. Admittedly, I can be one firmly with switch in hand, but so can every faceless Joe schmo with a social
  
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• Bobby Lashley Reportedly Working Through a Separated Shoulder

  26-10-2018 21:26
  WWE Raw superstar Bobby Lashley has been working through a separated shoulder in recent weeks, according to a report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
  While the injury is “causing him a lot of pain”, at this point it doesn’t look like the so-called Destroyer will be taking time off. Lashley competed this past Monday night on WWE Raw, and has continued to work live events as well as Mixed Match Challenge, which is likely an indication that the damage is not too severe
  
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• Renee Young Discusses Shattering Glass Ceilings, Her Relationship With Dean Ambrose & More

  26-10-2018 21:19
   
  Photo Credit: Bill Pritchard
  Renee Young became the first full-time female commentator in WWE history this year and it’s only fitting with the first-ever all women’s pay-per-view coming up that Renee is spotlighted for her incredible work ethic and groundbreaking career. Bleacher Report recently put out a profile on Renee Young where she, along with several other well-known figures close to her, to pull the curtain back on what makes her such a phenomenal presence in such a hu
  
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• Behind The Women’s Revolution (Video), WWE Stars To Appear At Ringsidefest, Final Piece Of #Bellalution (Video)

  26-10-2018 21:00
  The Face Behind ‘The Women’s Revolution’
  – Check out the the following video, featuring WWE PC Assistant Head Coach Sara Amato looking back at the transformation of women’s wrestling before WWE Evolution this Sunday.WWE Stars At Ringside Fest
  Ringside Collectibles will hold their 2018 Ringside Fest this Saturday in New York City at Carolines, click here for more details.
  This big event will includes appearances by:* Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly an
  
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• Tinieblas Jr On Joining The ‘Luchaverse’, Maintaining The Legacy Of Lucha Libre And His Father

  26-10-2018 20:50
  Photo Credit: Oscar Rodriguez @Oscar_Kings_Studio
  Wrestlezone’s Angel Garcia recently spoke with Tinieblas Jr about his involvement in the Luchaverse series of comic books. His one-shot book just launched at New York Comic Con; you can read the transcribed interview below:
  AG: To start, Lets talk about the comic series “Luchaverse” could you tell us a bit on how the relationship with Masked Republic began?TJ: Well, everything started with the image, and the history of the chara
  
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• NXT Tag Team To Challenge For EVOLVE Tag Titles This Sunday Night

  26-10-2018 20:47
  Design / Layout Credit: Bill Pritchard
  WWE and  NXT will continue their partnership with the independent wrestling promotion EVOLVE this Sunday as NXT Tag Team The Street Profits challenge Chris Dickinson and Jaka for the EVOLVE Tag Team Championships. The following is from wwe.com:
  An open challenge issued by EVOLVE Tag Team Champions Chris Dickinson & Jaka has been answered by one of NXT’s hottest duos, The Street Profits, setting the stage for an historic title match this
  
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• NXT’s Street Profits to Answer Tag Team Championship Open Challenge at This Weekend’s EVOLVE 114 Event

  26-10-2018 20:36
  Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford will be heading back to the indie scene for one night only, as WWE has officially announced that The Street Profits will compete at this Sunday’s EVOLVE 114 event in Ybor City, Florida.
  The NXT superstars will be answering an open challenge issued by EVOLVE Tag Team Champions Chris Dickinson and Jake (aka Doom Patrol), marking the first time a WWE team competes for an EVOLVE title in an EVOLVE ring.
  This weekend’s big event will also see the crowning of
  
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• WWE & Girl Up Create ‘Sports For A Purpose’, Kalisto’s GQ Mexico Photoshoot (Video), Enzo Amore On Roman Reigns

  26-10-2018 20:09
  Sports For A Purpose
  WWE and Girl Up have officially announced a multi-year partnership to support the creation of Sports For a Purpose, check out the press release below:
  NEW YORK and STAMFORD, Conn., Friday, October 26, 2018 – Girl Up and WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced a multi-year partnership to support the creation of Sports For a Purpose, which will launch in the fall of 2019 and create a culture of sports participation for girls around the world. The program will equip Girl Up&rsquo
  
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• The Evolution Of Nikki Bella Mini-Documentary Released, The First 30 Minutes Of WWE Evolution To Be Streamed On Twitter

  26-10-2018 19:55
  Photo Credit: Bill Pritchard
  The Evolution Of Nikki Bella Mini-Documentary Released
  The WWE Evolution pay-per-view is this Sunday and the first ever all women’s event will be capped off by Nikki Bella challenging Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s Championship. This is a feud that has gotten so personal and has really lit up social media with both women taking digs at the other and each defending their position and their credentials with all of their heart and soul. Nikki Bella made so
  
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• Triple H On Surprise Tournament Standouts, Segregating WWE Pay-Per-Views, Working With Ronda Rousey

  26-10-2018 19:41
  Triple On Surprise Standouts
  WWE Executive Vice President Triple H recently spoke with ESPN to help promote the upcoming WWE Evolution Pay-Per-View and Mae Young Classic finals this Sunday.
  On any surprise standouts to show up in the tournament?
  “Kacy Catanzaro and Xia Li.
  “Kacy, I don’t think she’s even been with us a year all in, and she goes and does what she did last night and tonight and you’re going, “Oh my god.”
  “Two years ago in China when
  
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• Backstage Notes on Shane McMahon as Smackdown Commissioner, Ronda Rousey & Nikki Bella’s WWE Evolution Main Event

  26-10-2018 19:36
  Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  Shane McMahon’s Smackdown Status
  Shane McMahon made his return to WWE television last week for Smackdown 1000 after taking most of the summer off. The blue brand “commissioner” also made an appearance this Tuesday night to hype up the upcoming Evolution and Crown Jewel events as well.
  Reports are stating that Shane O’Mac will be appearing on Smackdown Live, alongside General Manager Paige, with more frequency going forward. A big
  
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• Chris Jericho On Fighting Mexican Airport Authorities Alongside Haku, His Legendary Fight With Goldberg And The Jericho Cruise

  26-10-2018 19:26
  Photo by Simon Hofmann/Bongarts/Getty Images
  Chris Jericho was on the Dan Le Batard Show with Stu Gotz to talk about a plethora of topics including an airport melee involving the legendary hardman of wrestling Haku, his infamous backstage brawl with Goldberg and the upcoming Jericho Cruise.
  (Transcription credit to Aditya Rangarajan for Wrestlezone.com) 
  On fighting alongside Haku in a Mexican airport:
  We [him and Haku] got into a little bit of a kerfuffle with the security in the [Mex
  
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• New Shawn Michaels ‘Unreleased’ Collection Now Available; Full Content Listing

  26-10-2018 19:18
  Shawn Michaels Superkicks Chris Jericho At A Live Event In Chile
  With all of the controversy surrounding the Crown Jewel event, it is perhaps being overlooked that Shawn Michaels is making his return to the ring after an eight-year retirement to reform DX with Triple H and do battle with Kane & Undertaker. WWE could be commemorating this comeback with the release of their new DVD/Digital Release: ‘WWE: Shawn Michaels the Showstopper Unreleased’:.@ShawnMichaels The Showstopper Unr
  
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• WWE Lands Huge Social Media Deal to Broadcast First 30 Minutes of WWE Evolution Live on Twitter

  26-10-2018 18:53
  This Sunday WWE will make history with the company’s first ever all-women’s pay-per-view event, WWE Evolution, but that will not be the only major first happening on that night.
  It has been officially confirmed that the first 30 minutes of the show will be broadcast live and completely free on Twitter, as an attraction to draw in new fans and new subscribers to the WWE Network.
  This is actually a huge opportunity for WWE, as not only will the show air on their company Twitter account
  
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• Triple H And Stephanie McMahon On Roman Reigns’ Courageous Announcement, Girl Up Partnership, The Women’s Evolution

  26-10-2018 18:53
  Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images
  Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were guests on today’s episode of Elvis Duran & The Morning Show; you can read a few excerpts and listen to the full interview below:
  (Triple H and Stephanie join the show right after the 68 minute mark; transcription credit to Wrestlezone.com) 
  Triple H and Stephanie McMahon on Evolution and its idea:
  Stephanie – “Our women went from being secondary, if not more often tertiary type characters. It was ab
  
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• IMPACT: PPV Quality IMPACT Episode Set For November 8, Top 5 Moments From IMPACT Last Night (Video)

  26-10-2018 18:45
  PPV Quality IMPACT Episode Set For November 8; Main Event Set
  IMPACT Wrestling released the following news regarding the November 8th edition of their television show on POP TV:
  When IMPACT went off the air on Thursday night, the news was Johnny IMPACT was laid out by Killer Kross. The calling card of Killer Kross put on the chest of Johnny IMPACT, the battle line was drawn. Killer Kross is after IMPACT and the World Title.
  On November 8th on IMPACT Wrestling, the show will be called Final Hour
  
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• Wyatt Family Reunion Possibly in the Works for Bray Wyatt & Luke Harper?

  26-10-2018 18:33
  It has been 18 months since the Wyatt Family has been torn apart by the 2017 Superstar Shake-Up, but according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter there has been at least some talk of putting the group back together.
  The three founding members of the Wyatt Family – Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan – made their main roster debut together in 2013, leading to a big match against Kane at that year’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.
  They’ve been off-and-on-again ever since
  
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• Ronda Rousey Defends WWE Crown Jewel Decision, Comments On The Event’s Cultural Impact

  26-10-2018 17:51
  Photo Credit: Bill Pritchard
  Ronda Rousey was recently interviewed by TMZ Sports, and the WWE RAW Women’s Champion goes on to defend the decision by WWE to have Crown Jewel still take place in Saudi Arabia.
  The following is a transcript of what Ronda Rousey had to say as she cites her time as an Olympian, emphasizing that sports are a common ground for people to relate on, and that the positives of bring Crown Jewel to KSA is that this could be baby steps to bigger things (transc
  
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• Naomi Comments On The Excitement Of WWE Evolution, Competing In The Women’s Battle Royal

  26-10-2018 17:07
  Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage
  WWE star Naomi was one of this week’s guests on The Apter Chat with Bill Apter and Josh Shernoff; you can read some of the highlights and listen to the show below:
  Naomi’s thoughts on Evolution happening:
  “So, so excited, so happy. 10 years ago when I started my career here, this is something that I couldn’t even imagine and to see how far we’ve come in such a short period of time, it’s very rewarding and it’s very s
  
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• Classic WCW Wrestling Game Released This Day In History, Becky Lynch Is ‘Relentlass’ In NYC (Photo)

  26-10-2018 16:43
  Woman, Ric Flair, Miss Elizabeth and Gene Okerlund circa 1998 during a WCW braodcast.
  Classic Wrestling Game Released This Day In History 20 Years Ago
  It was 20 years ago when WCW/nWo Revenge was released for the Nintendo 64. A month after it was released, it became the highest selling console game in North America, topping out video game gargantuan Metal Gear Solid at the time.This Day in WCW History: 'WCW/nWo Revenge' is Released for the Nintendo 64 [October 26th, 1998]
  Bust out your N64s and
  
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• WWE Interviews Scrapped After Recent ‘Megyn Kelly Today’ Controversy, Alexa Bliss’ Coolest Cosplays (Video)

  26-10-2018 16:22
  Rousey & Bella Twins Off ‘Megyn Kelly’
  Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and her WWE Evolution opponent Nikki Bella were supposed to make an appearance on Megyn Kelly Today this Thursday to promote their upcoming title fight.
  However, after controversial remarks took down the entire show, their interviews were cancelled at the last moment and the rest of the week’s episodes replaced with re-runs.
  According to People Magazine, Kelly’s slot on the Today 
  
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• Goldust Sends Well Wishes To The Women Of Evolution, Asuka v. IIconics In WWE 2K19 (Video)

  26-10-2018 16:02
  Photo by Simon Hofmann/Bongarts/Getty Images
  Goldust Sends Well Wishes To The Women Of Evolution
  As we roll into the weekend for what will be a cornerstone event for women’s wrestling in WWE, Goldust took to social media to wish all his female colleagues the best of luck in their lone “Curtain Call” this Sunday at Evolution:To all the talented women of #wweevolution , you have faught hard and changed our industry for the better. As you prepare for your night, breathe, and belie
  
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• Last Week’s Top 10 Most-Watched WWE Network Shows; NXT UK Debut Scores Big

  26-10-2018 15:58
  The NXT UK brand’s debut episode scored big for the WWE Network last week, with on-demand traffic holding steady from U.S. viewers while the primetime slot in the UK has made WWE’s new show the most-watched program the streaming service has to offer.
  The entire Wednesday block has to be seen as a huge success. With Facebook Watch’s Mixed Match Challenge taking up the usual Tuesday night spot, 205 Live leading into NXT and the Mae Young Classic has resulted in all three shows do
  
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• WWE Teams With Girl Up Organization To Create ‘Sports For A Purpose’

  26-10-2018 15:39
  Photo Credit: WWE
  WWE posted the following press release on-line announcing that they have formed a new partnership with Girl Up:
  NEW YORK and STAMFORD, Conn., Friday, October 26, 2018 – Girl Up and WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced a multi-year partnership to support the creation of Sports For a Purpose, which will launch in the fall of 2019 and create a culture of sports participation for girls around the world. The program will equip Girl Up’s girl leaders with t
  
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• Jessie Godderz Talks Working With 98° Singer Jeff Timmons, Acting & Future Plans In Pro Wrestling

  26-10-2018 15:19
  Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso shared an interview with former IMPACT & Lucha Underground star, “Mr. PEC-Tacular” Jessie Godderz and 98° member Jeff Timmons, who both have been getting buzz over their music video titled “The Girl is with Me” Below are some quotes from the interview:
  Jeff Timmons on working with Jessie Godderz:
  “I don’t watch a lot of TV, and my children monopolize all of the media at our house, so I wasn’t familiar w
  
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• “Sports Entertainment is Something We All Have in Common” – Ronda Rousey Speaks Candidly on WWE Crown Jewel Controversy

  26-10-2018 15:17
  TMZ cameras caught up with Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey this week ahead of her highly anticipated title defense at Sunday’s historic WWE Evolution pay-per-view.
  As per usual, the “Rowdy” former UFC icon pulled no punches and spoke candidly on a number of subjects, including Evolution, her rivalry with Nikki Bella, but most interestingly the current controversy surrounding WWE’s upcoming Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia.
  Check out our transcripts of the intervi
  
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• Ronda Rousey Defends WWE Decision to Keep Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia

  26-10-2018 15:17
  TMZ cameras caught up with Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey this week ahead of her highly anticipated title defense at Sunday’s historic WWE Evolution pay-per-view.
  As per usual, the “Rowdy” former UFC icon pulled no punches and spoke candidly on a number of subjects, including Evolution, her rivalry with Nikki Bella, but most interestingly the current controversy surrounding WWE’s upcoming Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia.
  Check out our transcripts of the intervi
  
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• Macho Man Randy Savage Gets Fictional Airport Named After Him On ‘The Good Place’, Pawn Stars Selling Autographed ‘Mega Powers’ Ring Gear

  26-10-2018 15:03
  Photo By Russell Turiak/Getty Images
  Macho Man Randy Savage Referenced On NBC’s ‘The Good Place’
  Macho Man Randy Savage was name dropped on the NBC series ‘The Good Place’ last night, where his name was displayed as the name of an airport on the show.
  The “Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage Non-International Airport” is used as the fictional airport in Jacksonville on the show, which stars Kristen Bell and Ted Danson. The comedy is about a woman (Bell)
  
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• Lilian Garcia Talks Reprising Her Ring Announcer Role For Evolution, Women In The Attitude Era & Breaking Down The Term ‘Diva’

  26-10-2018 14:50
  (Photo by Josh Brasted/WireImage)
  The New York Post conducted an interview with famed WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia who will be making a return to fulfill such duties at this Sunday’s Evolution event. Garcia talks about her podcast, her thoughts on Roman Reigns and she breaks down the negative connotation of the term “diva.” Below are some quotes:
  Lilian Garcia on being their for the actual “WWE Evolution” of women’s wrestling:
  I was there when the Divas we
  
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• Becky Lynch to Promote WWE Evolution in First-Time Reddit AMA, WWE 2K19 All-Women’s Gauntlet Begins

  26-10-2018 14:42
  The Champ Comes to Squared Circle
  Smackdown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch will be joining the r/SquaredCircle community on Reddit this Saturday afternoon for an AMA (ask me anything) session. The Q&A starts at 1PM ET.
  This is actually a pretty cool first-time opportunity. Pro wrestlers have been doing AMAs with the r/SC community for years, but this is the first time WWE is actually working directly with the platforming and allowing their superstars to appear. More information at this l
  
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• New Japan Need To Watch (10/26) Road To Power Struggle *No Spoilers*

  26-10-2018 14:21
  Photo Credit: Wikipedia.org / Mike Kalasnik
  Show is available on NJPWWorld.com
  FIRST MATCH: Yota Tsuji, Shota Umino & Toa Henare vs. Ayato Yoshida, Ren Narita & Yuya Uemura
  Solid opening tag match. Umino is the center of the match, and his rivalry with Yoshida. Neither Young Lion wants to share the spotlight.
  Need To Watch Rating: (5.0)
  SECOND MATCH: CHAOS (Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku)
  Yano & Ishii are the perfect foils for
  
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• Goldberg Goes Way Back To His Childhood For TBT Halloween Photo, ‘Battle Of The Brands’ Gets Some Returning Superstars (Video)

  26-10-2018 14:21
  Photo by Bryan Steffy/WireImage
  Goldberg Goes Way Back To His Childhood For TBT Halloween
  Goldberg may be busy forging knives in fire, but “Da Man” dug real deep for his latest TBT photo that shows a younger version of himself prepping for Halloween festivities:View this post on InstagramWith #halloween right around the corner I thought I’d pull out this gem for #tbtDon’t know where to begin with this but if you can’t laugh at yourself….. Batter up and let th
  
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• Rollins vs Ambrose, Rousey vs Mickie James Among Title Matches Announced For MSG

  26-10-2018 14:17
  Photo Credit: Bill Pritchard
  It is being advertised on the Madison Square Garden website that Seth Rollins will defend his Intercontinental Title strap against Dean Ambrose inside of a Steel Cage and Ronda Rousey will defend her RAW Women’s Championship against Mickie James, along with a number of other matches as part of WWE’s Annual Live Holiday tour which takes them to the hallowed arena on December 26.
  A who’s who of the NXT roster will also be present, as they compete in a
  
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• Stone Cold Faults Brie Bella For Injuring Liv Morgan, But Denies Malicious Intent

  26-10-2018 13:24
  Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic
  In a recent episode of the Steve Austin Show featuring Lilian Garcia, Stone Cold weighed in on the Brie Bella – Liv Morgan incident, speaking about who was to blame, whether it was wise for Liv Morgan to continue the match and what they would have done back in the day had one of his contemporaries gotten injured during a match.
  On whether Brie was to blame for injuring Liv Morgan:
  When you look at that, watching those kicks, Liv was down on the mat, Bri
  
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• NJPW Road To Power Struggle Results (10/26) Live In Progress

  26-10-2018 11:30
  Photo by New Japan Pro-Wrestling/Getty Images
  Show is available at NJPWWorld.com
  FIRST MATCH: Yota Tsuji, Shota Umino & Toa Henare def. Ayato Yoshida, Ren Narita & Yuya Uemura by submission.
  Shota Umino submitted Yuya Uemura via Boston Crab.
  SECOND MATCH: CHAOS (Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii) def. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku) by pinfall.
  Toru Yano pinned TAKA Michinoku via Rollup.
  THIRD MATCH: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoak
  
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• NJPW Road To Power Struggle Results (10/26) Jr. Tag League Continues

  26-10-2018 11:30
  Photo by New Japan Pro-Wrestling/Getty Images
  Show is available at NJPWWorld.com
  FIRST MATCH: Yota Tsuji, Shota Umino & Toa Henare def. Ayato Yoshida, Ren Narita & Yuya Uemura by submission.
  Shota Umino submitted Yuya Uemura via Boston Crab.
  SECOND MATCH: CHAOS (Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii) def. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku) by pinfall.
  Toru Yano pinned TAKA Michinoku via Rollup.
  THIRD MATCH: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoak
  
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• ‘Total Divas’ Viewership Sees Much-Needed Increase Amid Ronda Rousey Rumors

  26-10-2018 07:49
  This week’s episode of Total Divas on the E! network saw a significant increase; a bit of much-needed good news for the hit reality series following reports that WWE has interest in bringing in Ronda Rousey to save the show from cancellation.
  Wednesday’s episode (Season 8, Episode 6) was watched by an estimated 390,000 viewers. While the number is still dangerously low, it’s still up nearly 15% from last week’s all-time series low. Week six was still down a litt
  
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• Goldberg On When DDP ‘Carried Him’; Hulk Hogan Hypes The NWO Reunion

  26-10-2018 07:33
  Photo Credit: Getty Images
  Goldberg On When DDP ‘Carried Him’
  Bill Goldberg reacted to a tweet that recalled the Halloween Havoc 1998 classic between him and Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW Championship by remarking that it was one of his favorite matches and admitting that DDP carried him through it.Mine also! @RealDDP carried me https://t.co/jYc1btWybf
  — Bill Goldberg (@Goldberg) October 26, 2018For his part, Diamond Dallas Page had revealed last year about how Goldberg concu
  
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• 2 Title Matches & More Set for Next Week’s Impact Wrestling, Scarlett Bordeaux Scouts Talent… In a Bathtub?

  26-10-2018 07:23
  2 Title Matches Set for Impact
  Next week’s episode of Impact Wrestling is shaping up to be a big one, with two championship matches on deck and more. In a huge Bound for Glory rematch, Tessa Blanchard once again puts her title on the line against Taya Valkyrie, while LAX defends the tag belts against the newly formed team of Matt Sydal and “All Ego” Ethan Page.
  In addition, Willie Mack will make his singles debut for Impact and has requested a match against his good friend, Ric
  
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• Matt Hardy On Being Successful And Reinventing The Wheel

  26-10-2018 06:55
  Photo Credit: Reby Hardy
  Matt Hardy was recently interviewed by Olivar Alvar of Cultura Colectiva during a recent WWE promotional tour in Mexico. While he’s currently retired from full-time in-ring work, Hardy still actively works as an agent and will indeed partake in WWE’s Supershow in Mexico City in December. He discusses his upcoming Halloween special on the WWE Network, constantly reinventing himself, and hoping to push the business forward.
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