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• 7/3 Friday Night SmackDown Preview: Styles vs. Gulak, Riddle Talks Up His Future

  03-07-2020 21:42 via mandatory.com
  
  Can AJ escape the Gulock and get the victory?
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• WWE SmackDown Preview (4/19/2024)

  19-04-2024 21:22 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE SmackDown came packed with several surprises last week. We heard from new champions Bayley and Cody Rhodes. The Role Model introduced the fans to her next opponent for the WWE Women’s Champion. The American Nightmare, on the other hand, prepared fans for his first title defense at Backlash 2024.The biggest surprise of the night, however, came with the arrival of Tama Tonga. The Bullet Club OG seemingly joined forces with Solo Sikoa to take out Jimmy Uso. Paul Heyman,
  
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• Jordynne Grace On Natalya: I Want To Wrestle Her In TNA

  19-04-2024 21:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Jordynne Grace wants her dream match with WWE Superstar Natalya to take place inside a TNA Wrestling ring.TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace recently sat down with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. When asked about her shocking Royal Rumble appearance earlier this year, Grace was quick to point out that the WWE talent was just as shocked as the fans were.“Everyone was completely shocked,” Jordynne Grace said. “I know probably 80 percent of the girls, a
  
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• Trios Match Added To 4/20 AEW Rampage

  19-04-2024 20:38 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  A new match has been announced for the April 20 episode of AEW Rampage.
  The special Saturday episode will now feature a trios match. AEW confirmed that Kyle O’Reilly will team up with Rocky Romero and Matt Menard to face Roderick Strong, Mike Bennett, and Matt Taven of the Undisputed Kingdom. This will be a preview of O’Reilly’s match against Strong at AEW Dynasty on Sunday.
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• The Rock: WWE WrestleMania 40 Was Only Chapter One Of Final Boss Cinema

  19-04-2024 20:23 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The Rock is a long gamer.The Rock returned to WWE in February, and he was featured throughout the road to WrestleMania 40. He aligned with Roman Reigns and feuded with Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins. Rock and Reigns beat Rhodes and Rollins at WrestleMania 40 Night One. The next night, Rhodes defeated Reigns to win the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. On the following episode of WWE RAW, The Rock told Rhodes he would be coming back for him.In a post on Instagram, The Rock sa
  
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• Report: Marigold Expecting To Work With WWE, Update On Giulia

  19-04-2024 20:03 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  According to a new report, Marigold is set to work with WWE, and Giulia is likely to be involved.STARDOM founder Rossy Ogawa recently launched a new promotion in Marigold and said he would want to invite WWE stars to be a part of it. This came after Ogawa was backstage at the SmackDown ahead of WWE WrestleMania 40, and he was said to have met with WWE officials.In an update, Dave Meltzer reported about the working agreement between the two promotions in the
  
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• Report: Vince McMahon Still Regularly Keeps In Touch With John Cena And The Rock

  19-04-2024 19:45 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Despite having no say in WWE‘s ongoing business, Vince McMahon has reportedly kept in touch with a handful of its superstars.NBC News recently reported that McMahon has regularly kept in touch with John Cena and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Both of whom recently appeared at WrestleMania 40. Neither Cena’s nor Johnson’s representatives responded to NBC on the report. So it’s unclear in what capacity the sides talked.McMahon resigned from his pos
  
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• These Superstars SHOULDN’T Switch Brands During 2024 WWE Draft

  19-04-2024 19:32 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The 2024 WWE Draft is almost upon us. This year’s edition of the draft will kickoff on the April 26th episode of SmackDown. The event will continue the very next Monday on WWE RAW. Just like last year, superstars from NXT will be part of draft pick as well to determine their fate on the main roster.Following the massive success of WrestleMania 40, fans are looking forward to WWE’s new era under Triple H. The Game brought back the annual draft event last year, which
  
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• Lars Frederiksen To Accompany Spitfire At TNA Rebellion, Updated Card

  19-04-2024 19:17 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Spitfire will have some backup on Saturday night at TNA Rebellion from the lead singer of Rancid, Lars Frederiksen.
  TNA Wrestling took to social media on Thursday evening to announce that Lars Frederiksen will accompany Knockouts World Tag Team Champions Spitfire at TNA Rebellion, tweeting out:“BREAKING: @RootsRadicals01 joins @DaniLuna_pro and @JodyThreat ringside on The #CountdownToRebellion! #TNAiMPACT,” TNA Wrestling said in a post.The updated card for
  
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• Willow Nightingale Hopes The Third Time Is The Charm At AEW Dynasty

  19-04-2024 19:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Willow Nightingale hopes luck is on her side at AEW Dynasty.
  WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard spoke with Willow Nightingale ahead of her TBS Championship match against Julia Hart at AEW Dynasty. Not only will the winner leave Dynasty as champion, but she also has Mercedes Moné waiting in the wings at AEW Double Or Nothing.
  Willow spoke about her mindset going into the match with Hart, noting how it would be foolish of her to overlook her opponent at all.
  “I just have to p
  
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• Eddie Kingston Praises Terry Funk’s ECW Run; Says He Transcended Languages, Cultures

  19-04-2024 19:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Eddie Kingston has a great amount of respect for WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk.New Japan STRONG Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston recently sat down with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard. When asked about one of his idols, Terry Funk, Kingston spoke highly about what The Funker did for ECW in the 1990s.“The ECW run was great because he helped that company,” Eddie Kingston said. “I’m not talking about when they went and did the pay-per-view. When they did the Des
  
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• Report: Jack Perry Wrapped Up With NJPW, AEW Return Imminent

  19-04-2024 18:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Jack Perry is reportedly set to return to AEW in the near future.Former FTW Champion Jack Perry has been absent from AEW since All In 2023, where he was involved in a backstage incident with CM Punk. Perry was subsequently suspended from the company. Perry appeared at NJPW Battle in the Valley in January. He then regularly worked with the company over the next few months. Most recently, he lost to Shota Umino at NJPW Battle in the Valley.In the latest Wrestl
  
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• Mark Briscoe: I Love Watching Matches With High Spots, But I Feel Like We’ve Got A Bit Lost When It Comes To Aggression

  19-04-2024 18:12 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Mark Briscoe is ready to embrace his role as a locker room leader now that he’s the new Ring of Honor World Champion.All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor’s Mark Briscoe was a recent guest on Busted Open Radio. When asked what impression he wants to leave on younger talents now as the leader of the locker room, Briscoe said he hopes to teach the next generation to embrace the aggression of a fight when they’re inside the squared circle.“I
  
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• Cody Rhodes On Potential Match Against The Rock: I Want To Say Yes

  19-04-2024 18:01 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Cody Rhodes wants to say a match between him and The Rock could happen in 2025, but it depends on whether they can “lure” him back.Cody Rhodes feuded with The Rock on the road to WWE WrestleMania 40. They clashed in a tag team match at WrestleMania 40 Night One. After Rhodes won the Undisputed WWE Championship the next night, The Rock told Cody that he would be coming back for him.Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Hollywood came up in the conversation, and Cody Rhod
  
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• Matt Cardona’s Road To Recovery Begins As He Successfully Undergoes Surgery

  19-04-2024 17:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Matt Cardona is “Alwayz Ready” to make a big comeback in the world of professional wrestling.The self-proclaimed Indy God, Matt Cardona, recently revealed that he suffered a torn pectoral muscle that would require surgery.
  The Death Match King stated on social media that while he can’t wrestle for the time being, he would still be available for autograph signings and appearances.“I tore my pec in a match on Saturday. I’ll be getting surgery. There
  
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• Becky Lynch Understood Why Ronda Rousey Nixed Original WrestleMania 35 Plans, And Moved On Quickly

  19-04-2024 17:25 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The Man Becky Lynch is the first female Superstar to win the main event of WrestleMania. She did so by pinning Ronda Rousey. Lynch also became the first star to hold with the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Titles at the same time.
  Recently, while speaking to Chris Van Vliet on his Insight podcast, Becky Lynch opened up about the original finish to the match. The original plan was supposed to see Lynch make Rousey tap out in the main event.
  Lynch explained how Rousey didn&rsquo
  
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• The Rock Reacts To Clip Of Him Inviting Child And His Brother On Stage

  19-04-2024 17:13 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The Rock isn’t all bad, despite being the Final Boss.During a Q&A at WWE World before WrestleMania, The Rock spoke to a child in the crowd. The boy said that he had tickets to WrestleMania 40 to see The Rock beat Cody Rhodes.He invited the boy on stage for a photo. He called The Rock his idol, and that he looks up to the People’s Champion. However, before he could have a photo with his idol, the child asked if his brother Julian could come on stage with him, in
  
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• Ring Of Honor Spoilers For 4/25 (Taped On 4/17)

  19-04-2024 17:03 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Ring of Honor taped several matches for next week’s episode of ROH on HonorClub alongside AEW Dynamite on April 17.The spoilers, courtesy of Cagematch, are as follows:
  Top Flight and Action Andretti defeated Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, and John Silver of Dark OrderAnna Jay defeated Allysin Kay
  Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona of The Mogul Embassy defeated Calvin Tankman, 1 Called Manders, and BEEFYuka Sakazaki defeated Leila GreyRing of Honor World Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kin
  
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• Zayda Steel Seeks Redemption Against DREAMWAVE Women’s Champion Brittnie Brooks

  19-04-2024 17:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Zayda Steel is ready for an Uprising.Following the success of its first-ever all-women’s show, DREAMWAVE Wrestling announced the launch of a new sister promotion called Uprising: Women Athletes. Much like DREAMWAVE’s inaugural Uprising event, Uprising: Women Athletes aims to exclusively spotlight women in wrestling. As such, the new promotion is now set to host Uprising 2 on Friday, April 19.
  WrestleZone’s Ella Jay spoke with “The Real Deal” Zayda Steel ahead of th
  
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• Trey Miguel Highlights The Importance Of Pre-Show Matches

  19-04-2024 16:49 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Trey Miguel does not share some fan’s opinions about pre-shows.TNA has announced three pre-show matches for their upcoming Rebellion 2024 pay-per-view. The event takes place on April 20th in Paradise, Nevada, with a main event that sees Nic Nemeth take on Moose for the TNA World Championship.One of the pre-show matches sees Leon Slater and ABC take on Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz and Myron Reed in a huge six-man tag team match. While this is a good showcase for
  
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• Ring Of Honor Results (4/18/24): Mark Briscoe Takes On Griff Garrison

  19-04-2024 16:32 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Ring of Honor Results – April 18, 2024Last night’s episode of Ring of Honor on HonorClub featured Mark Briscoe in the main event taking on Griff Garrison.
  Here are the complete Ring of Honor results from last night’s episode on April 18:
  “The Bounty Hunter” Bryan Keith defeated Aaron SoloLance Archer and The Righteous defeated Damian Chambers, Jon Cruz, and Savion TruittLee Johnson defeated JD DrakeAbadon defeated Allysin KayThe Infa
  
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• Adam Copeland: AEW Is In Its Toddler Phase, Has A Murderer’s Row Of A Roster

  19-04-2024 16:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Adam Copeland is having a lot of fun in All Elite Wrestling, and he hopes the fans watching are having fun as well.All Elite Wrestling‘s Adam Copeland was a recent guest on Mostly Sports with Mark Titus and Brandon Walker. When asked why fans who currently don’t watch weekly AEW programming should give it a chance, Copeland talked about the fact that it’s a young company and the talented roster the company has.
  “To me, it’s a young
  
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• Matt Hardy Is ‘Doing What I Should Be Doing’ With Recent Teasers, Has Spoken With WWE

  19-04-2024 15:50 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Matt Hardy is undoubtedly creating a lot of buzz for himself right now.
  Hardy is a free agent now, as his contract with AEW expired this month. Recently, Hardy has been posting teasers about his future, which he coincidentally posted at opportune times. Matt posted the latest one during TNA Impact on Thursday night, leading to fans speculating that he could show up at the company’s Rebellion pay-per-view on Saturday.
  During the latest episode of The Extrem
  
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• Rob Van Dam Match Announced For 4/20 AEW Rampage, Updated Card

  19-04-2024 15:49 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Rob Van Dam returns to All Elite Wrestling tomorrow night for AEW Rampage on a special night.
  Back in February, Tony Khan announced that RVD would return for AEW Collision on April 20. At that time, no one knew that Rampage would end up on the same evening.
  With a live three-hour block of AEW programming on Saturday night on the eve of Dynasty, Rob Van Dam has added some much-needed star power to tomorrow night’s episode of Rampage.
  Tony Khan took to socia
  
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• Freddie Prinze Jr Says Wrestling Promotion Is Close To Finding Home

  19-04-2024 15:38 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Freddie Prinze Jr could be back in the wrestling business very soon.The She’s All That actor previously worked on the WWE creative team, while also running acting classes with some of the talent. This drew the ire of John Cena, although the pair later reconciled their differences.However, he has spoken about starting his own wrestling promotion over the past few years. While this seemed like a pipe dream, it could be coming sooner than you think.Freddi
  
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• WWE NIL Signee Haley Cavinder Re-Joining Her Sister In College Basketball Return

  19-04-2024 15:33 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  It looks like Haley Cavinder won’t be seen in the WWE this year.The Cavinder twins signed with WWE in 2021 as part of the company’s new “Next In Line” (NIL) program. This initiative allowed college athletes to monetize their name and likeness, while also providing a pipeline for future WWE Superstars. Gable Steveson was part of this class, while and Hanna and Haley Cavinder were viewed as the successors to the Bella Tw
  
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• Jason Kelce Didn’t Know WrestleMania Plan Until 2 Hours Before The Show

  19-04-2024 15:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Jason Kelce lifts the lid on the WWE’s backstage plans.The Philadelphia Eagles legend was in attendance at WrestleMania 40 this month. He even got involved in the show, alongside fellow player Lane Johnson.The pair ran in and attacked Dominik Mysterio during a tag team match on the show. They helped Rey Mysterio and Andrade win their match, before posing, à la Hulk Hogan in the ring in celebration with the pair.Jason Kelce spoke on his New Heights podcast about his
  
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• Mace And Mansoor Debut For Soft Ground Wrestling In Uganda

  19-04-2024 15:25 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Mace and Mansoor showed up where nobody ever expected, and it was amazing.The former WWE Superstars made their shocking debuts for Soft Ground Wrestling this week. SGW is a Uganda-based promotion that has gone viral on social media in recent weeks. They wrestle in a ring made of mud, and their humorous, over the top characters have been taken into the internet’s heart.One of their most interesting characters in the heel wrestler Lord White. His gimmic
  
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• Angel Garza Helps Fan Selling Figure To Pay For Cat’s Operation

  19-04-2024 15:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Angel Garza has helped out a fan who was struggling for money.The Mexican wrestler is one-half of Los Lotharios on Smackdown. He wrestled alongside his cousin Humberto Carillo in the tag team. They have spent the last five years in the WWE, and have amassed an army of fans who cheer (or boo) them on a regular basis.
  However, one of these fans recently struggled for money. Cesar Acevedo Carerra on the WWE Monterrey Facebook page posted an ad for their Angel Garza WWE action figu
  
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• TNA iMPACT Results (4/18/24): Motor City Machine Guns Challenge The System

  19-04-2024 01:40 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  TNA iMPACT Results – April 18, 2024WrestleZone’s live coverage of TNA iMPACT kicks off at 8:30 PM ET.Keep refreshing throughout the evening for live coverage of tonight’s episode of TNA iMPACT.The post TNA iMPACT Results (4/18/24): Motor City Machine Guns Challenge The System appeared first on Wrestlezone.
  
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