• WWE Network Hidden Gems Adds AWA Team Challenge Series

    The WWE Network has updated their Hidden Gems section with an event that probably should’ve been lost to the sands of time. The AWA Team Challenge Series was produced for home video in 1989, though its release was swiftly canceled. The Team Challenge Series seemingly teamed people up at random and also features what can only be described as a Foxy Boxing Match.How's this for "cutting edge entrance technology"? Yes, that is a green screen and fake video "walls" of a non-existent crowd&helli
  • Ashley Massaro ‘Reminisces’ About Old Times With Matt Hardy, Reby Hardy Calls Her Out For Instigating & Bringing Up ‘The Fam’

    Former WWE Superstar Ashley Massaro took to Twitter in seemingly innocuous fashion.
    Massaro describes finding an old CD Matt Hardy burned for her way back in 2005:Omgoodness so I’m going through my garage looking for old tax stuff (yea good times lol) n I find a box including one cd burned for me by @MATTHARDYBRAND from 2005 currently listening to it n had some really good music on it-only up to song 8 rn-hope he n his fam r doin amazing!
    — ☆ Ashley Massaro ☆ (@ashleymas
  • Johnny Impact: Talent “Are Supposed To Say Very Little” About Austin Aries

    IMPACT Wrestling Champion Johnny Impact & Number One Contender “Killer” Kross recently sat down with Wrestling Inc.’s WINCLY podcast. Both men addressed the situation regarding Austin Aries. Aries no-sold the finish to his title loss to Impact at Bound For Glory and walked out on the company. The following transcriptions are via Daniel Yanofsky at Wrestling Inc.
    Kross had some stiff words for Aries:
    “Whatever Austin did in that match clearly wasn’t enough,&
  • Jordynne Grace vs Kiera Hogan On Free Match THURSDAY Presented By Powerslam

    Photo Credit: TSN / Steve Argintaru via Powerslam Wrestling Network
    Jordynne Grace squares off with Kiera Hogan in this week’s new installment of Free Match Monday on Wrestlezone! 
    This match between IMPACT Wrestling’s newest addition Grace and fellow Knockout Hogan was recorded at Women Superstars Uncensored’s “Breaking Barriers 5” on June 16th 2018 in Voorhees, New Jersey. (Full results from the event can be viewed here). 
    Each Monday we w
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  • Seth Rollins vs Shinsuke Nakamura: Who Should Win At Survivor Series?

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    The following editorial was written by Tyler Treese and does not reflect the views of WrestleZone as a whole. Feel free to chime in on the Seth Rollins vs Shinsuke Nakamura match in the comments below.
    The big theme at Survivor Series this year will be a familiar one as it will be comprised of the two WWE brands competing for bragging rights. They will clash in a series of matches that include traditional elimination contests, and non-title affairs that will hav
  • Jim Ross On How He Would Book Ronda vs. Becky At Survivor Series, IMPACT’s New Time & More

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    On Jim Ross‘ latest Ross Report, JR gives his take on some of wrestling’s biggest topics of the moment including how he’d go about booking the Ronda Rousey & Becky Lynch match at Survivor Series and his thoughts on IMPACT’s new timeslot. Quotes are below (transcription credit should go to @DominicDeAngelo at WrestleZone):
    Jim Ross on how he’d book Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch at Survivor Series:
    “I had a good id
  • Asuka Set For Signing At Wintercon

    Former NXT Women’s Champion Asuka has been announced for a rare signing. The current SmackDown Live Superstar will be signing autographs at Wintercon on Dec. 1st. The annual pop culture convention is scheduled for Dec. 1st-2nd at Resorts World Casino in Jamaica Queens, NY.
    The full schedule and tickets are available here.
    The post Asuka Set For Signing At Wintercon appeared first on ProWrestling.com.
  • Matt Riddle On The Road To NXT

    Matt Riddle recently sat down with WWE.com to talk about his NXT debut. Riddle discussed meeting William Regal, how he found his character, and the impression he wants to leave with the audience. Riddle debuted for NXT on the Oct. 31st edition.
    Riddle, on meeting William Regal:
    “I was on a show for EVOLVE. Regal was talking to one of the guys about a possible opportunity to work with WWE when I stepped into the ring and said, “Yo, Bro, why aren’t you talking to me?” Some
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  • New WWE Action Figures, DDP Halloween Special, Mattel WWE Q&A (Videos)

    Since Ringside Fest ended a ton of new WWE action figure news has been releasing over the past week or so!WWE NXT Elite Series 4
    Images recently surfaced of the new Target Exclusive WWE NXT Elite series now featuring five figures instead of just four. This includes: Hideo Itami, Aleister black, Killian Dain, Ruby Riot and Drew McIntyre. Unfortunately there’s no new prototype images of Ruby’s figure but those will surface soon most likely. A lot of these people have been in high deman
  • UFC Wants Brock Lesnar For Possible Daniel Cormier Fight

    According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, UFC officials are interested in the possibility of Brock Lesnar fighting Daniel Cormier on March 2nd in Las Vegas. Cormier has been calling out the WWE Universal Champion on a couple occasions, including after his UFC 230 victory over Derrick Lewis. Lesnar is currently contracted with WWE through WrestleMania, which is five weeks after the proposed fight. This schedule would lead to Lesnar being in training on the road to WrestleMania.
    The post UFC
  • Upcoming John Cena Film Gets Director

    Variety announced that the upcoming John Cena vehicle “Playing With Fire” has gained a director. Andy Fickman is set to direct the family comedy. Variety announced on Oct. 15th that John Cena would star in the Paramount Players film that centers around “a group of rugged wildfire fighters who meet their match when they rescue a trio of rambunctious children.”
    Fickman is currently directing a staging of “Heathers: The Musical” that was moved to London’s W
  • ROH’s COO Joe Koff Responds To Sinclair CEO’s Recent Praise

    During a recent conference call Sinclair Broadcast Group President and CEO Chris Ripley characterized ROH as an ‘unpolished gem,’ noted that ROH sold out Madison Square Garden in 11 minutes, and pointed to ROH’s overall potential:
    So, look I think saying that we’ve invested a lot of money is maybe a slight mis-characterization. Beyond Tennis, we really haven’t spent significant dollars on content and Ring of Honor, I think, we bought for a couple hundred thous
  • ROH’s Joe Koff Praises Sinclair Broadcasting For Their Support

    Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s President & CEO Chris Ripley recently sang the praises of Ring Of Honor during their Q3 Conference Call. Ripley feels that Ring Of Honor is an “unpolished gem” and feels SBG helped groom ROH to the point where they sold out Madison Square Garden. Ring Of Honor’s COO Joe Koff responded to Ripley’s comments, saying the following to PWInsider.
     “Sinclair has been nothing short of incredible in their support and enthusiasm fo
  • IMPACT Wrestling Preview For 11/8: Final Hour Approaches, Cage Goes To Ohio, Jordynne Grace Debuts

    The latest episode of IMPACT Wrestling airs tonight at 10/9 pm CST on PopTV.
    Check back in to WrestleZone tonight for our live coverage of the action, provided by Lovell Porter, as it airs on TV.
    WrestleZone encourages you to begin your discussion about tonight’s episode of IMPACT in the comments section at the bottom of this post, via the WrestleZone Facebook Discussion Group or by using the hashtag #WZChat on Twitter (some of your tweets will appear in our live cover
  • Braun Strowman Is “His Own Worst Enemy”

    Braun Strowman is apparently dealing with backstage heat. The 35-year old WWE Superstar is developing a reputation for leaving early, and breaking backstage etiquette. According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, Strowman is currently being described as “his own worst enemy and his own worst advocate.” Transcription of PWInsider Audio comes via WrestlingNews:
    “One of the things that I heard from multiple people – we’re talking 4 different people. There are times where St
  • Backstage News on How Management Sees Braun Strowman; Described as “His Own Worst Enemy”

    Braun Strowman is apparently dealing with backstage heat. The 35-year old WWE Superstar is developing a reputation for leaving early, and breaking backstage etiquette. According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, Strowman is currently being described as “his own worst enemy and his own worst advocate.” Transcription of PWInsider Audio comes via WrestlingNews:
    “One of the things that I heard from multiple people – we’re talking 4 different people. There are times where St
  • Matt Hardy To Drive Pace Car For Can-Am 500

    WWE Superstar Matt Hardy will be serving as the honorary pace car driver for the Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway on Nov. 11th. The Can-Am 500 has been held in Avondale, AZ since 1988. Here is the full press-release via WWE:
    PHOENIX – This Sunday, November 11, WWE Superstar Matt Hardy will lead the field to the green flag in the Toyota Camry Official Pace Car as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the start of the Can-Am 500. The race will take place on the final day of ISM Raceway&rs
  • Memphis Grizzlies Unveil ‘Main Event’ Wrestling Inspired Uniforms

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    The NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies unveiled their City Edition ‘Main Event’ uniforms that are inspired by the city’s ties to professional wrestling.
    The Grizzlies posted the following description after the reveal:
    MEMPHIANS GET IT.
    The sweet spot where sports & entertainment meet. Whether on a mat, in a studio or up & down the hardwood, we go against the grain and celebrate our culturally unique style, flair, and an appreciation for a comeb
  • Ric Flair To Be On ESPN’s First Take, Full Match Of Asuka v. Mickie James Available

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    Ric Flair To Be On ESPN’s First Take
    “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair is en route to Phoenix, AZ to be a special guest on ESPN’s First Take with Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman. The WWE Hall Of Famer and Four Horsemen Forefather went to Twitter to give fans an update:Heading To Phoenix For @FirstTake! The Best Sports Show Going Today! WOOOOO! pic.twitter.com/kD0veKdqBT
    — Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) November 8, 2018RELATED: Ric
  • Stephanie McMahon Says WWE Can Be “As Big As Disney”

    Stephanie McMahon attended the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal on Tuesday. In an interview with CNBC’s Elizabeth Schulze, McMahon discussed WWE’s decision to run their controversial Crown Jewel event, as well as where she hopes the company will be in a decade. Transcriptions come via Christopher McManus at WrestleZone.
    Stephanie, on WWE’s decision to go through with Crown Jewel:
    “It was an incredibly difficult decision for our company,” McMahon said. “ We were
  • WWE Announces WrestleMania On Sale Party

    WWE has announced they will be throwing an on sale party on the day before WrestleMania tickets become available to the public. On Nov. 15th, WWE Superstars will be involved in The WrestleMania On Sale Party. The party will feature matches, signings, and football related activities from 6-9pm. WrestleMania tickets will be available, starting at 5 pm.
    Three matches have been announced for the party. Matt Riddle will face off against Kassius Ohno in a battle of NXT Superstars. Former Edgeheads, Cu
  • Matt Hardy To Serve As Honorary Pace Car Driver For Can-Am 500 At ISM Raceway

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    Matt Hardy will be on hand this Sunday as the honorary pace car driver for the Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway; WWE issued the following release:
    PHOENIX – This Sunday, November 11, WWE Superstar Matt Hardy will lead the field to the green flag in the Toyota Camry Official Pace Car as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the start of the Can-Am 500. The race will take place on the final day of ISM Raceway’s Opening Weekend celebration.
    “Be
  • CM Punk To Join MMA Promotion In Commentary Role

    Former WWE Champion Phil “CM Punk” Brooks was announced as a commentator for Cage Fury Fighting Championships. CFFC is set to have their first event on Dec. 14th at the Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The event will be broadcast through UFC Fight Pass.
    From the CFFC press release:
    “CM Punk’s knowledge and passion for MMA is incredible, and his charisma and personality make him a perfect fit for this role,” Rob Haydak, CFFC President, said. “By
  • Roderick Strong & Marina Shafir Wed, NWA Profiles Brandon Scott Before Challenging For 10 Pounds Of Gold

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    Roderick Strong & Marina Shafir Wed
    Roderick Strong and Marina Shafir just got hitched. Strong shared a photo of him and his newly-wedded wife the day of the ceremony and WWE followed up with their own article on the two Superstars tying the knot.View this post on Instagram❤️ #wegothitched #TheStrongs #love #greatestdayever
    A post shared byroderickstrong (@roderickstrong) on Nov 8, 2018 at 11:12am PSTFrom WWE.com:
    One of NXT’s
  • Steve Austin’s Hilarious Story Trying Medical Marijuana for the First Time

    On a recent episode of The Steve Austin Show, WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin talked about his experience trying medical marijuana for the first time. Austin tried the drug during a camping trip.
    Transcription via WrestlingInc.com.
    “Man, one time we [were]driving through [the Sierra Blanca check station]and I had a person, this was back before they were selling [cannabis]to anybody in California, but you could get it for medicinal reasons and I figured, I said, &lsq
  • Aleister Black Sees Through Johnny Gargano

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    Aleister Black Sees Through Johnny Gargano
    Aleister Black‘s feud with Johnny Gargano continues to intensify as each week passes as NXT‘s road to TakeOver: WarGames II gets shorter and shorter. The former NXT Champion just shared a plain blank canvas on Instagram to release the following statement about his opponent over Survivor Series weekend.
    The truth? Feeding people something comfortable that he knows you will get behind? Johnny does the exact same
  • IMPACT Wrestling’s ‘Cold Open’ For Tonight (Video), Bayley Runs Into Rey Mysterio

    IMPACT Wrestling’s ‘Cold Open’ For Tonight (Video)
    IMPACT Wrestling posted the following video online:
    On tonight’s special episode of IMPACT, the maniacal Killer Kross challenges Johnny IMPACT for the World Championship! It’s “Final Hour” TONIGHT at 10pm ET!RELATED: Johnny Impact Takes Pride In IMPACT World Title Win, Rusev & Jimmy Uso Take To Tekken (Video)
    Bayley Runs Into Rey Mysterio
    The two may both be on different brands, but Bayley was about
  • Becky Lynch Channels Eminem In Her Feud w/ Ronda Rousey

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    Becky Lynch Channels Eminem In Her Feud w/ Ronda Rousey
    Becky Lynch is all about getting her just due from the wrestling world and Ronda Rousey has been playing that up as the two build a feud towards their headline match at WWE Survivor Series. The RAW Women’s Champion continues to needle at Lynch’s potential insecurities with not getting the proper credit, but Lynch looks at it from Slim Shady’s perspective:“Siri, who is my biggest Stan?&rdq
  • Zelina Vega Returns For ‘Battle Of The Brands,’ Fatal 4 Way In WCW Takes Place 19 Years Ago Today

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    Zelina Vega Returns For ‘Battle Of The Brands’
    UpUpDownDown posted the following video on-line featuring Zelina Vega:
    The General Managers are joined yet again by ZELINA VEGA a.k.a. MIGHTY MINX this week! Can SmackDown GM Austin Creed continue his string of recent good luck and bring home another W with a huge main event or will Raw GM Tyler Breeze flex his muscles in this week’s battle? And how will our special guest host create some chao
  • Becky Lynch’s ‘#11’ Spot Gets Defended By PWI & Lynch Responds

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    Becky Lynch at the 11 spot on PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) “Women’s 100” list f0r 2018 has gotten the publication a bit of flack and Stu Saks went on to defend their decision at not making the “Lasskicker” in their top ten. The WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion did not lay off at taking the opportunity to make a dig.To @JRsBBQ (who I thank for the mention on his new podcast https://t.co/mgmmQJldwf), granted, @BeckyLynchWWE is
  • Wrestlemania 35 Ticket Party Details Announced; Matt Riddle vs Kassius Ohno, More

    WWE WrestleMania is without a doubt the biggest time of the year for professional wrestling fans and professional wrestlers alike. Between all of the happenings with WWE and the independent wrestling events surrounding it, it’s definitely the one time of year where it seems like whatever the host city is just revolves around professional wrestling for those 4-5 days. MetLife Stadium has announced that on November 15th there will be a WrestleMania ticket On-SaleParty featuring interviews a
  • Ring Of Honor Global Wars Night One Results, Alexa Bliss Talks Snack (Video)

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    Ring Of Honor Global Wars Night One Results
    Ring Of Honor held their first event of the Global Wars tour last night and here are the results, as reported by PWTorch:
    Flip Gordon over Eli Isom after Flip 5 (8:00)
    SoCal Uncensored over The Bouncers in a non-title bout (8:45)
    Jeff Cobb over Cheeseburger in a non-title bout (6:22)
    Rhett Titus covered in babyoil joins commentary
    The Kingdom over Dalton Castle & The Boys To Retain The OH Six-Man Tag Team Titles (9:1
  • Dean Ambrose Breaks His Silence On His Recent Actions

    Intense Dean Ambrose In Action
    Dean Ambrose shocked the world when he turned heel on his ‘brother’ Seth Rollins after their other Shield-brother, Roman Reigns revealed that he would be dropping the Universal Championship and leaving the squared-circle for awhile to combat leukemia.
    Seth Rollins has been looking for an explanation from The Lunatic Fringe as to why he did what he did but as of late Dean Ambrose has only had silence as a response. This changed at a live event during the
  • CM Punk To Call MMA Event On UFC Fight Pass For Caged Fury Fighting Championships

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    CM Punk is heading to the broadcast booth for MMA. The former WWE Champion has proven his chops behind the mic for both WWE and Ultimate Beastmaster on Netflix and now these skills will be put to the test for MMA when he calls Caged Fury Fighting Championships’ debut on UFC Fight Pass, as the promotion told MMAJunkie.com:
    “I can’t wait for this opportunity to call the CFFC fights on UFC Fight Pass,” Punk
  • Next Week’s NXT Main Event Has WarGames Implications, Bianca Belair and Mia Yim To Clash

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    Next Week’s NXT Main Event Has WarGames Implications
    As announced by NXT general manager William Regal, next week’s NXT main event will featured a member of The Undisputed ERA against a member of Team War Raiders ahead of NXT Takeover: WarGames. The winner of that respective singles match will have the advantage of going last in the War Games match.
    The beef has been brewing leading up to #NXTTakeOver: War Games II…#WWENXT pic.twitter.com
  • WWE Management Reportedly High On Drew McIntyre; News On Planned Push

    According to the Twitter account, Wrestle Votes, WWE management is reportedly very high on former NXT and Raw Tag Team Champion, Drew McIntyre.
    According to reports WWE has been high on the Scotsman for months now, hence why he has been positioned so strongly since returning to the main roster. The report adds that Vince McMahon personally is impressed with him and that Triple H has been very involved in the creative side of things with McIntyre.The plan is for him to be given a major push in 20
  • Johnny Gargano Reveals Why He Attacked Aleister Black, Lars Sullivan On This Week’s NXT Post-Show

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    Johnny Gargano Reveals Why He Attacked Aleister Black
    Johnny Gargano had a vignette on NXT this week, explaining his actions against Aleister Black outside of Full Sail. Gargano claims that his reasoning for attacking Black were ‘in the right’ and Black was just an obstacle in the way of getting to Tomasso Ciampa:“Johnny Gargano revisits the site of his infamous ambush of Aleister Black to explain why he took out The Dutch Destroyer months ago&rd
  • Stephanie McMahon: ‘There’s No Reason That We Can’t Be As Big As Disney’

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    Stephanie McMahon sat down with CNBC’s Elizabeth Schuzle during the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal Tuesday. During the disccusion, Schulze would bring up WWE’s decision to run with the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia and Stephanie ensured that while it was a hard decision to do, she stressed that WWE are looking to connect their brand with international relations:“It was an incredibly difficult decision for our company,” McMahon said. &ldq
  • Cruiserweight Title Match Announced For Survivor Series, Two Big Matches Set For 205 Live Next Week

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    Cruiserweight Title Match Announced For Survivor Series
    Announced on 205 Live earlier, Buddy Murphy will defend the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Mustafa Ali at Survivor Series.Ali won the opportunity to face the champion after defeating Tony Nese in a Number One Contender’s match last week. Ali and Murphy have feuded with one another over the summer, culminating in a No Disqualifications match where Ali won. This will also be Ali’s firs
  • The Undisputed Era, Matt Hardy and Kurt Angle Take Part In RingsideFest 2018 (Videos)

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    Coming out of Ringside Fest, brought to you by RingsideCollectibles.com, we have some fun interviews as Sam Roberts talks to The Undisputed Era, Matt Hardy and Kurt Angle whom appeared at the event!
    They talk about such things as their latest action figures from Mattel, especially The Undisputed Era’s very first figures (minus Roderick Strong, although that is on the way to Target in Spring 2019), Matt Hardy’s action figure collection, Kurt Angle’s
  • NWA 70 Match To Be Shown On Ring Warriors TV This Saturday, PAC Returning Home In January

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    NWA 70 Match To Be Shown On Ring Warriors TV This Saturday
    The Following was sent to WrestleZone for immediate release:
    This week on Ring Warriors: Jeff Cobb to defend the Grand Championship against Luke Hawx; Austin Aries introduces his “friend” and handpicked challenger for the title; plus a special attraction match from NWA70
    On this Saturday’s episode of Ring Warriors (8 a.m. Eastern and Pacific, 7 a.m. Central on WGN America), “The Southern Stomper&
  • PAC Confirmed For Defiant Wrestling Event In Newcastle; Former Cruiserweight Champion Breaks His Twitter Silence

    PAC is back! That’s right, the former WWE Cruiserweight and NXT Champion Neville will be making a return to his home city of Newcastle, England.
    It was announced last night by Defiant Wrestling at its Refuse To Lose event that PAC will be competing for the UK company at its upcoming run of Loaded tapings in January and February.
    The live crowd exploded at the news of PAC’s return, which will be his first performance in Newcastle since leaving the WWE and he will be appearing on both
  • Report: Braun Strowman Is His ‘Own Worst Enemy’

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    Braun Strowman could be in some hot water with WWE management due to some alleged backstage etiquette problems. 
    During a clip on his audio show (subscription required), Mike Johnson of PWInsider provided some insight into why Strowman possibly lost in such a dominant fashion at WWE Crown Jewel against Brock Lesnar. Reportedly Strowman has been seen as ‘his own worst enemy’ and the company has a problem with trusting a push in his hands.
    He
  • Details Behind RAW’s Main Event & Drew McIntyre Making Kurt Angle Tap To His Own Hold

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    Drew McIntyre picked up somewhat of a surprise victory on Monday Night Raw when he made Kurt Angle tap to his own hold, The Ankle Lock.  This isn’t the first time that they have fought each other or that McIntyre has picked up a victory over Kurt Angle as Kurt Angle help Drew become a top star in TNA Wrestling before Kurt finally left the promotion.
    According to Sports Illustrated, the decision to have Drew McIntyre tap Kurt Angle out with his own move cam

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