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• Chris Jericho: Name One Person That Got Dragged Down From Working With Me

  06-02-2025 18:19 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Chris Jericho addresses the perception of the Jericho Vortex.Throughout his time in AEW, critics have argued that talent who work with Chris Jericho get dragged down. This is often referred to as the Jericho Vortex, as the veteran’s opponents often wind up working with him for months.Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Chris Jericho was asked about the perceived “Jericho Vortex”.
  “It’s funny how I’ve become kind of public enemy number o
  
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• John Cena’s Doctor Of Thuganomics Makes A Brief Return

  19-12-2025 20:55 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena brought back a little of his Thuganomics side during a recent interview.In his first interview after his retirement match, WWE legend John Cena appeared on Cody Rhodes’ What Do You Wanna Talk About podcast. Freestyle rapping about tuna fish on a random bus journey was what saved Cena’s WWE career and gave birth to the Doctor of Thuganomics. He proved that the character still lives inside him when Rhodes gave him a task during their conversation.Cody Rhodes
  
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• Trish Stratus Stuns On New Calendar Cover

  19-12-2025 20:51 via wrestlezone.com
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  Trish Stratus looks stunning on her new 2026 calendar.WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus celebrated her 50th birthday on December 18. She took to social media to thank everyone for their wishes. She then decided to give her fans a present by releasing her 2026 calendar, featuring her wearing a red bikini. Stratus asked fans to pre-order the calendar, which is sold for $75, before they sell out fast.“Thank you for all the birthday love today. It’s my birthday today, but
  
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• TNA Star’s Hidden Talent Revealed

  19-12-2025 20:48 via wrestlezone.com
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  This TNA star has a cool talent that fans might not be aware of.TNA Wrestling recently posted the second part of its Immersed episode profiling Mike Santana on YouTube. At the 1:53 mark, Rich Swann can be seen playing an acoustic guitar as Santana enters the room. Mike jokes that it was not the perfect scenario to walk in on.Rich Swann is actually a skilled guitarist, though this talent may not be widely known. He plays 12-string guitars, including models from Ibanez
  
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• Update on Raquel Rodriguez After WWE RAW on Netflix Injury

  19-12-2025 19:59 via wrestlezone.com
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  There is a new update on Raquel Rodriguez following her injury scare on WWE RAW earlier this week.The Judgment Day star challenged Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World Championship on the December 15 episode of WWE RAW on Netflix. The match was cut short due to Nikki Bella’s interference, as she attacked both the champion and the challenger.Raquel Rodriguez, in particular, took a nasty bump when she landed head-first on the ringside steel steps. She appeared visib
  
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• WWE Legend Says John Cena’s Last Match Felt Like A Reunion

  19-12-2025 19:34 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE legend Rob Van Dam has shared his reaction after being invited to attend John Cena’s final match, calling the experience a huge honor.Cena competed in his final match against Gunther at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, and the historic night brought together several WWE legends and current stars at ringside. Familiar faces such as Michelle McCool, Mark Henry, Eve Torres, Sami Zayn, Trish Stratus, Kurt Angle and Rob Van Dam were all in attendance to witness Cena&
  
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• WWE Set For Crossover With Major Netflix Show — Report

  19-12-2025 19:30 via wrestlezone.com
  WWE is reportedly planning a crossover with a major Netflix franchise.According to the latest episode of WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select, WWE is set for a crossover promotion with Stranger Things.Stranger Things is one of the most popular shows in Netflix history, and with WWE RAW also being a major part of the streaming giant, the Upside Down could be feeling WWE’s high-octane action in the upcoming crossover.The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is being released in three
  
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• John Cena Shares His Honest Thoughts on Gunther After Retirement

  19-12-2025 18:54 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena has opened up about facing Gunther in his final WWE match, sharing honest and respectful words for The Ring General following his retirement.Gunther earned the right to face John Cena by winning the Last Time Is Now tournament, setting up one of the most talked-about matches of Cena’s career. At WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, Gunther shocked the world by doing the unthinkable forcing Cena to tap out for the first time in decades.The result sparked massiv
  
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• WWE Star Admits To Drunk Dialing Her Boss

  19-12-2025 18:53 via wrestlezone.com
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  A former WWE Women’s Champion has admitted to drunk dialing former Chairwoman Stephanie McMahon.During her recent appearance on Stephanie McMahon’s What’s Your Story podcast, veteran WWE wrestler Natalya admitted to drunk dialing McMahon at 2 AM after having a strong margarita. However, she recalled McMahon being a cool boss for still talking to her at that time.“I did drunk dial you. I was on
  
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• Cody Rhodes Misses One Big Thing About WWE

  19-12-2025 18:02 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE Champion Cody Rhodes has shared his thoughts on live events, admitting they may feel outdated, but explaining why he still values them.On recent episode of What Do You Wanna Talk About? With Cody Rhodes, Rhodes discussed the importance of WWE live events with John Cena. During the conversation, Cena mentioned that WWE no longer needs to run close to 200 live events a year.Rhodes said, “I got a slight disagree with you. And as someone who considers himself under your t
  
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• WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham Was Asked To Be Part Of WWE

  19-12-2025 17:56 via wrestlezone.com
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  Sophie Cunningham is considering a WWE run after her WNBA career is over.Speaking on a recent episode of the Show Me Something podcast, Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham shared that she grew up watching WWE and revealed that she was once asked to be a part of the company. She also noted that she may do it during the off-season or after she retires from the WNBA.“I grew up on that sh*t. WWE, baby!” Cunningham exclaimed. “Me and [my
  
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• Triple H Called Out For Playing Favorites With WWE Roster

  19-12-2025 17:52 via wrestlezone.com
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  A former WWE writer says Triple H runs WWE with an agenda.During his recent appearance on Juggalo Championship Wrestling’s Lunacy event, former WWE and WCW writer Vince Russo used Triple H as an example for removing Insane Clown Posse’s Violent J as the promotion’s Commissioner.Russo, who writes for JCW and is an on-air “investor,” noted that Violent J had no business running a promotion while being a wrestler. He used The Game as an example, sayin
  
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• AEW Teams With White Castle For New Promotion

  19-12-2025 17:46 via wrestlezone.com
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  AEW has partnered with White Castle to promote a new kind of “Brawl.”Earlier this year, All Elite Wrestling applied to trademark “Bacon Brawl.”You’ve heard of the AEW Tailgate Brawl. Now get ready for a… Bacon Brawl? The application explained that AEW planned to use the phrase on kitchenware and apparel, as well as “prepared meals consisting primarily of meat, fish, poultry or vegetables.”A new promotional campaign has now reveal
  
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• The Rock Surprises Families With Special Christmas Shopping Spree

  19-12-2025 17:15 via wrestlezone.com
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  The Rock channeled his inner Santa Claus for some families in need with a surprise Christmas Walmart shopping spree.Actor and WWE legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson surprised some YMCA families with a Walmart shopping spree for Christmas through his men’s care brand PapaTui.The Rock, who has also referred to himself as Dwanta Claus, took to X/Twitter to share a video from the interaction. The Great One said he surprised some beautif
  
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• Rey Mysterio And Santino Marella Have A Sad Connection With Each Other

  19-12-2025 17:08 via wrestlezone.com
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  Rey Mysterio and Santino Marella both worked for WWE, but they have something else in common now.
  WWE fans are quite used to Dominik Mysterio saying that his father is a deadbeat dad. (Well, one of them, at least.) Dirty Dom has made his feelings about Rey perfectly clear on WWE TV and in interviews. He’s even gone as far as saying that he’s accomplished more in five years than Rey Mysterio did in 20.
  Santino Marella had a good relations
  
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• John Cena Shares Wild Drink Recipe For An ‘Okerlund’

  19-12-2025 16:47 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena reveals how to make the ‘Okerlund,’ a vodka-cranberry drink. (Hold the cranberry.)Following his retirement from in-ring competition, 17-time world champion John Cena appeared on Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes’ What Do You Wanna Talk About podcast. Rhodes and Cena started things off with some early morning drinks.
  Explaining his drink, ‘The You Can’t Sip Me,’ which is basically “a couple of hits of Wheatley (vodka), a litt
  
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• Ric Flair Mentioned Bleeding Virgins In Promo In Front Of WWE Sponsors

  19-12-2025 16:32 via wrestlezone.com
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  Ric Flair showed some WWE sponsors why he’s The Dirtiest Player in the Game.Speaking to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe on her What’s Your Story podcast, former WWE Chairwoman Stephanie McMahon recalled the time when Ric Flair cut a controversial promo, mentioning bleeding virgins in front of WWE sponsors.“There was this one promo Ric cut, and at the time, my dad was very frustrated with Ric because he was just doing what he wanted to do. But the very first thing he
  
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• Mercedes Moné Gave Her Partner A Mid-Match Massage

  19-12-2025 16:28 via wrestlezone.com
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  Mercedes Moné addresses giving her tag team partner a mid-match massage.Athena, Mercedes Moné, and The MegaProblems (Marina Shafir and Megan Bayne) faced Babes of Wrath (Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale) and the Timeless Love Bombs (Mina Shirakawa and Toni Storm) this past Wednesday on AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash.During the match, a fan recorded Moné giving Bayne a massage while the action continued between Storm and Shafir inside the ring. Footage of t
  
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• Chris Jericho Announces Return Of Long-Running Series

  19-12-2025 16:24 via wrestlezone.com
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  Chris Jericho is returning to the airwaves just in time for the holidays.
  Jericho has been absent from the pro wrestling world for almost a year, and fans continue to wonder what his next move will be. Jericho has not appeared in AEW since April 2025. During that time, there has been heavy speculation that he is headed back to WWE.
  The nine-time world champion continues to keep people guessing about his next move in the ring, but he has stayed busy outside of the squared circle
  
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• Rob Van Dam Thanks Donald Trump For Cannabis Themed Birthday Present

  19-12-2025 15:43 via wrestlezone.com
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  Rob Van Dam is thrilled with the “birthday present” that Donald Trump just gave him.RVD’s birthday is December 18. That also happens to be the same day that United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order that reclassified cannabis as a Schedule 3 controlled substance. Marijuana/cannabis had previously been a Schedule 1 drug. This meant it was classified on the same level as drugs like heroin, LSD, and Ecstasy. Sched
  
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• WWE NXT Star Kicks Father In The Balls And Calls Him A Deadbeat Dad

  19-12-2025 15:24 via wrestlezone.com
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  It appears that family ties are not stronger than work relationships.
  WWE NXT star Arianna Grace is the daughter of Santino Marella, who is currently TNA’s Director of Authority. The pair have enjoyed a whimsical and fun relationship during the ongoing NXT/TNA crossover partnership, but that fun mood came to an end on Thursday night.
  This week’s episode of TNA Impact featured a steel cage match with Marella, Steve Maclin, The Hardys and Mike Santana squaring off wit
  
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• Macaulay Culkin Shares Funny Story About Meeting WWE Star CM Punk on a Plane

  19-12-2025 15:06 via wrestlezone.com
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  Macaulay Culkin, a lifelong wrestling fan, has shared a funny story about running into CM Punk on a plane while talking about his love for WWE.Macaulay Culkin has never hidden his love for professional wrestling. The Home Alone actor appeared at the WWE RAW Netflix premiere episode on January 6 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, where he received one of the loudest crowd reactions of the night. WWE cameras showed Culkin on screen and fans immediately erupted, giving him a huge
  
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• John Cena Says His WWE Farewell Still Worked Without Major Stars

  19-12-2025 15:05 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena explains why he believes his WWE retirement tour still worked even without The Rock and Travis Scott being part of the story.Cena shocked the wrestling world by turning heel at WWE Elimination Chamber, he did so alongside The Rock and music star Travis Scott. The moment felt huge and unexpected, but when both Rock and Scott later exited the storyline without any explanation, fans criticized that Cena’s retirement tour lost its impact.Speaking on What Do You Wann
  
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• Seth Rollins Opens Up on Challenges of Filming WWE’s Unreal

  19-12-2025 15:04 via wrestlezone.com
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  Seth Rollins has shared honest thoughts on the challenges of filming Netflix’s WWE: Unreal, as he prepares to appear in the upcoming second season of the series.The first season of WWE: Unreal premiered on Netflix on July 29, 2025, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the company. Season 1 focused on major moments such as Triple H’s leadership role, CM Punk main eventing his first WrestleMania.
  It also featured Jey Uso winning the Royal Rumble, John Cena’s
  
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• TNA iMPACT Results: Review, Grades, Card for December 18

  19-12-2025 00:30 via wrestlezone.com
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  Our TNA iMPACT results for tonight include a 20-man battle royal to determine the number one contender to the TNA World Championship, Angel Warriors versus Tessa Blanchard and Mila Moore, Elijah in concert, and Team TNA versus Team NXT inside a steel cage.TNA iMPACT Card
  Santino Marella, Steve Maclin, The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy), and Mike Santana vs. Tyson, Tyriek, Brooks Jensen, Lexis King, and Stacks – Steel Cage20-Man Battle Royal – TNA World Title #1 Conten
  
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• John Cena Names CM Punk Promo As His Favorite Pro Wrestling Moment

  18-12-2025 23:22 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena says a CM Punk promo is his favorite pro wrestling moment.In his first interview following his retirement, WWE legend John Cena spoke to Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes on his What Do You Wanna Talk About podcast. During the conversation, he named CM Punk’s 2025 Night of Champions Pre-Show promo in Saudi Arabia as his favorite pro-wrestling moment of all time.John Cena said he admired CM Punk for taking accountability for his previous comments about Saudi Ar
  
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• WWE Star Mark Henry Reveals The Only Time He’s Ever Been High

  18-12-2025 23:19 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry recalls the only time in his life he got high.Speaking to The Undertaker and Michelle McCool on the Six Feet Under podcast, Mark Henry revealed he once got high by simply sitting in the back of a car while WWE legends Teddy Long and Viscera smoked weed.“They smoked weed and got me high. The only time I’ve ever been high in my life was that one tour. We drove from Toledo, Ohio, to Cleveland, and I sat in the car for like ten minutes after
  
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• EC3 Urges Fellow NWA Star To Stop Being Petty Over AEW Criticism

  18-12-2025 23:17 via wrestlezone.com
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  EC3 has some advice for a fellow NWA star.The National Wrestling Alliance and All Elite Wrestling were recently involved in controversy after AEW debuted its version of the National Championship. Ricochet became the inaugural champion by winning the Casino Gauntlet at Full Gear.However, some took offense to AEW introducing the title, with NWA World Television Champion Bryan Idol calling out Tony Khan on social media. Idol also clashed with another user over the legacy of the Na
  
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• Jelly Roll Receives Full Pardon For Past Crimes

  18-12-2025 23:15 via wrestlezone.com
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  Jelly Roll got some more good news.
  The Associated Press is reporting that Jelly Roll, aka Jason DeFord, has been granted a full pardon from Tennessee Governor Bill Lee for his past crimes. The singer-turned-WWE wrestler was among 33 people who received pardons from Lee on Thursday.
  The 41-year-old star was convicted of robbery in 2002 when he was just 17 years old. He served one year in prison and got probation. In 2008, he was also caught by police wit
  
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• John Cena and Cody Rhodes React To The Rock and Travis Scott Ditching WWE Angle

  18-12-2025 23:13 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena says he and Cody Rhodes never wondered what could have been and focused on what needed to happen.
  Cena was the latest guest on Cody Rhodes’ What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast. During the interview, Cena commented on The Rock and Travis Scott’s absence in their WWE storyline during his heel turn. Cena addressed the fans’ reaction and criticism of the storyline falling off, noting how The Rock and Scott never
  
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