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• Cody Rhodes’ Look As Guile In Street Fighter Is Getting A Very Mixed Reaction

  12-12-2025 17:02 via wrestlezone.com
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  Fans have a 50-50 reaction to Cody Rhodes’ first look as Guile in Street Fighter.WWE Superstars Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns were cast as Guile and Akuma in the upcoming Street Fighter live-action movie earlier this year. The sneak peek of the film was released at The Game Awards on Thursday, featuring the first look at the characters, including Reigns and Rhodes.Both superstars’ looks were faithful to the original video games, with Cody Rhodes spor
  
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• CM Punk Return And More Announced For 12/15 WWE RAW

  13-12-2025 04:09 via wrestlezone.com
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  Next week’s episode of WWE RAW is going to be a big one and will see CM Punk make his return to television.As confirmed during Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown, Punk is set to make his return to TV. He’d been off of it since Survivor Series, when he competed in the Men’s WarGames match. The reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion will likely address a number of things, including The Vision.
  Elsewhere in the night, Logan Paul will take on Rey Mysterio, a
  
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• WWE Announces SmackDown Officially Returns To 3 Hours In 2026

  13-12-2025 03:36 via wrestlezone.com
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  The rumors were true, and WWE SmackDown will be moving back to a three-hour format beginning next year.
  The news was officially announced during Friday’s episode of the show. At the broadcast table, Michael Cole and Corey Graves confirmed that the show will be moving back to three hours in 2026. The first three-hour episode of the show will be on January 2, 2026, when WWE SmackDown is in Buffalo, New York.Rumors on the move have been circulating for a few weeks now, but n
  
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• Multiple Big Celebrities Pay Tribute To John Cena On WWE SmackDown

  13-12-2025 03:29 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE paid tribute to John Cena tonight on SmackDown with several video messages from some pretty big celebrities.
  With John Cena officially retiring from WWE tomorrow night at Saturday Night’s Main Event, the company chose to pay tribute to the “Never Seen 17” tonight on SmackDown.In addition to your typical video packages, we got several video messages from the likes of Tom Brady, Eli Manning, Snoop Dogg, and more who paid tribute to Cena’s legendary car
  
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• Champion Bloodied On WWE SmackDown

  13-12-2025 02:59 via wrestlezone.com
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  You don’t typically see a lot of blood on WWE programming, but there was quite a bit shown tonight on SmackDown.This evening on WWE SmackDown, Tommaso Ciampa got his long-awaited United States Championship match against Ilja Dragunov.
  At some point in the match, it appeared that Ciampa caught Dragunov with a shot to his nose. This resulted in a lot of blood, taking their title match to another level of intensity.German suplex immediately into a torpedo headbutt with a mou
  
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• NXT Champion Oba Femi Appears On WWE SmackDown

  13-12-2025 02:23 via wrestlezone.com
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  The Ruler of NXT, Oba Femi, made his presence felt tonight on WWE SmackDown.
  During the opening segment of SmackDown night, WWE Champion Cody Rhodes was interrupted by his Saturday Night’s Main Event opponent, NXT Champion Oba Femi.THE RULER IS HERE!!! ?@Obaofwwe pic.twitter.com/dw2PMzgiNI— WWE (@WWE) December 13, 2025
  The American Nightmare was very much focused on Drew McIntyre before Femi interrupted Rhodes’ promo. Femi made it clear that Rhodes does not ne
  
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• WWE Very High On SmackDown Star — Report

  13-12-2025 01:33 via wrestlezone.com
  WWE is reportedly very high on a SmackDown Superstar.According to a new report from Bodyslam.net, WWE officials were happy with Lash Legend‘s performance in the Women’s WarGames match at Survivor Series last month. They are also impressed with her recent promos on SmackDown.The 28-year-old superstar signed with WWE in 2020 and gradually made a name for herself in NXT before getting called up to SmackDown last month. She’s aligned herself with former Women’s Champion Nia
  
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• Nick Aldis Invites Absent WWE Star To SmackDown

  13-12-2025 01:22 via wrestlezone.com
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  SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis is trying to extend an olive branch to this WWE Superstar ahead of tonight’s show.
  On the November 7 episode of SmackDown, Nick Aldis suspended Drew McIntyre. This was a result of McIntyre getting involved in the main event between Cody Rhodes and Aleister Black.
  Drew McIntyre‘s WWE absence didn’t last long as Paul Heyman selected him as a member of his WarGames team at Survivor Series. Despite that, McIntyre’s suspen
  
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• WWE SmackDown Results: Review, Grades, Card For Dec 12

  13-12-2025 01:02 via wrestlezone.com
  Our WWE SmackDown results for tonight include Alexa Bliss battling Lash Legend, Tomasso Ciampa challenging Ilja Dragunov for the United States Championship, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes addressing his upcoming match with NXT Champion Oba Femi, Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley clashing with Aleister Black and Zelina Vega, and a celebration of the career of John Cena! Here’s our review and grades for tonight’s show, live from the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilke
  
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• WWE NXT Viewership & Demo Revealed For 12/9 Episode

  13-12-2025 00:52 via wrestlezone.com
  WWE NXT saw an increase in viewership on December 9.According to Programming Insider, NXT averaged 647,000 viewers on Tuesday. The show drew a 0.09 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. The viewership is up from last week’s episode, when an average of 532,000 viewers tuned in. The demo also rose slightly from last week’s show (0.08 rating in the same demographic).What happened on WWE NXT this week?This week’s show kicked off with a promo from NXT Champio
  
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• John Cena Has One More ‘Lottery Ticket’ Before Saturday Night’s Main Event

  13-12-2025 00:47 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena is ready to give it everything he has one more time tomorrow night at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event.
  Ahead of his final match against Gunther tomorrow night at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, John Cena has been on a full-blown media blitz over the past couple of weeks, including an appearance earlier this afternoon on The Pat McAfee Show.
  During today’s appearance, Cena compared his life to being handed a lottery ticket, noting every ticket is an
  
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• WWE To Celebrate John Cena’s Career Tonight On SmackDown

  13-12-2025 00:21 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena‘s final match will take place tomorrow on Saturday Night’s Main Event, but WWE will celebrate his career tonight on SmackDown.While John Cena is not scheduled to be present at tonight’s episode of SmackDown, when the show comes to us live from the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the company will be celebrating his career tonight ahead of his final match tomorrow.
  WWE took to social media earlier today to announce this, twe
  
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• Update On Injury Scare During AEW Dynamite — Report

  13-12-2025 00:00 via wrestlezone.com
  There was an injury scare with a top AEW star earlier this week on Dynamite, and we now have an update on their condition following the match.
  Wednesday night at AEW Dynamite: Winter is Coming, Jungle Jack Perry went one-on-one with Kazuchika Okada in the Gold League of the Continental Classic. Early on in the match, Perry took a scary bump to the outside, which seemingly derailed the match for the time being. Many fans immediately thought Jack might have been seriously hurt before he was able
  
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• WWE Star Gets Merchandise Based on Viral Meme

  12-12-2025 22:58 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE has dropped new merchandise based on a viral internet meme for an NXT Superstar.WWE Shop has released two new t-shirts and a tank top for NXT Superstar Je’Von Evans, based on the viral 6-7 meme, ranging from $29.99 to $39.99.The 6-7 meme is an inside joke among Gen Alpha kids (ages 8-13), which began with the 2024 song “Doot Doot (6 7)” by rapper Skrilla. People shout 6-7 in high-pitched voices w
  
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• WWE Star Believes John Cena Owed It To His Fans To Fix His Retirement Storyline

  12-12-2025 22:51 via wrestlezone.com
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  It’s likely the WWE Universe will forever debate how the company handled John Cena‘s retirement year. Although one star believes Cena owed it to his fans to fix what was broken.
  WWE Superstar Wade Barrett recently sat down with Alistair McGeorge of METRO. While discussing John Cena’s heel turn earlier this year at Elimination Chamber, Barrett admits he wasn’t a fan of the moment and credits Cena for course correcting by SummerSlam, calling it the right t
  
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• Matt Hardy Reacts To Being Called A Top Grifter

  12-12-2025 22:51 via wrestlezone.com
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  Matt Hardy claps back at a fan who claimed he’s promoting tribalism in pro wrestling.
  Hardy is normally very fair in his opinions about pro wrestling, regularly praising AEW as being good for the overall health of the business. However, he has been under fire as of late due to his recent remarks about five-star matches.
  Hardy, one-half of the TNA World Tag Team Champions with his brother, Jeff, said that he wants TNA to focus more on storytelling
  
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• Becky Lynch Shares John Cena’s Uplifting Advice After Disappointing WWE Match

  12-12-2025 22:23 via wrestlezone.com
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  Becky Lynch says John Cena helped her turn things around after a disappointing SummerSlam match.
  WWE shared a new video of talent looking back on the advice they’ve gotten from John Cena, who will compete in his final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Becky Lynch shared that she was disheartened with her SummerSlam 2025 match against Lyra Valkyria. However, Cena’s words helped put things in perspective for her.
  “So just this past SummerSlam,
  
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• Wrestling Personality Goes Off On Becky Lynch: Shut The F*ck Up And Get In The Ring

  12-12-2025 22:16 via wrestlezone.com
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  Becky Lynch has been dishing out a lot of trash talk on social media as of late, but how well will be be able to take it in return?
  The former WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion hasn’t been making any friends lately online, going out of her way to attack and belittle those who don’t agree with the way she’s currently handling her title loss to Maxxine Dupri.
  Becky Lynch took to social media yesterday to attack the host of Busted Open Radio, Dave LaGre
  
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• CM Punk Shares The Best Advice John Cena Gave Him

  12-12-2025 22:13 via wrestlezone.com
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  CM Punk says John Cena has probably given him advice, including one thing that seems like he’s followed through on.
  WWE shared a new video of various WWE Superstars reflecting on the advice they’ve received from John Cena, who will retire from in-ring competition on Saturday night. The video featured names like Cody Rhodes, Becky Lynch and Natalya, as well as CM Punk, with whom Cena has a storied relationship.
  Cena has referred to Punk as o
  
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• Two Major WWE Superstars Cast As Mentors On WWE LFG Season 3 — Report

  12-12-2025 21:44 via wrestlezone.com
  Two major wrestling veterans are stepping into WWE LFG Season 3 as mentors.According to PWInsider (via PWInsider Elite), Kevin Owens and Natalya have officially been cast as mentors in WWE LFG Season 3. Fightful (via Fightful Select) is also reporting the same.
  The show is currently filming and is also undergoing some format changes. The Undertaker, who served as a mentor in the first two seasons, and his wife, WWE Hall of Famer Michelle McCool, who joined in season two, will not be part of the
  
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• John Cena Added ‘Selfish’ Easter Eggs To His Retirement Match Uniform

  12-12-2025 21:41 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena has some interesting easter eggs in his retirement match uniform.Ahead of his retirement match tomorrow at Saturday Night’s Main Event, 17-time WWE Champion John Cena appeared on the Pat McAfee Show. During the conversation, Cena revealed that he has some ‘selfish’ easter eggs printed on his retirement match uniform.‘Never Give Up’ and ‘Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect’ have been John Cena’s core principles t
  
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• John Cena Confirms All Of The Pivots During His Retirement Tour

  12-12-2025 21:33 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena admits that his WWE retirement tour didn’t exactly go according to plan.The last year of John Cena’s career has been a rollercoaster ride of emotions for the WWE Universe. With his last match taking place this weekend at Saturday Night’s Main Event, we are now hearing from Cena just how many pivots took place during his retirement tour.
  WWE Superstar John Cena was a recent guest on The Pat McAfee Show. When asked about apologizing for writing up AJ S
  
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• Liv Morgan Celebrates Riyadh Season In Saudi Arabia With Controversial Post

  12-12-2025 20:21 via wrestlezone.com
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  Liv Morgan celebrated Riyadh Season by engaging in one of Saudi Arabia’s most popular social activities.WWE Royal Rumble is heading to Saudi Arabia for the first time on January 31, 2026, as part of the ongoing sixth edition of Riyadh Season. Ahead of the event, former Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan celebrated the season by taking to X/Twitter to post a picture of her smoking shisha.Shisha is basically flavored tobacco mixed with molasses and glycerin, smoked thr
  
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• Former Champion Ruled Out As WWE RAW Mystery Attacker

  12-12-2025 19:57 via wrestlezone.com
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  A former Tag Team Champion has been ruled out as the WWE RAW mystery attacker.The ending to the men’s WarGames match at Survivor Series featured a masked man entering the ring and taking out CM Punk with Seth Rollins’ signature Stomp. The mystery attacker resurfaced on the December 8, 2025, episode of WWE RAW and took out Rey Mysterio in the same fashion.Speculations are running wild about the identity of the masked attacker, with former United States Champion Austi
  
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• John Cena Compares Rumor About His Retirement Match To ‘Pizzagate’

  12-12-2025 19:18 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena says he’s putting the ‘last’ in The Last Time Is Now.
  During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Cena talked about his retirement match and said that he “wanted to have my final match, which I’ll get my chunk of time, and then dedicate the rest of the show to the future.” Cena also said that fans would see his final in-ring performance and then they would see “major WWE Superstars facing
  
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• WWE Has Retirement Tour Plans For Brock Lesnar And Two Major Names — Report

  12-12-2025 18:43 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE reportedly has retirement tours planned for Brock Lesnar and two other legends.Ahead of his retirement match, John Cena recently appeared on the INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet podcast, where he hinted that Brock Lesnar could be retiring at a future show in Minnesota.With SummerSlam 2026 set to take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Brock Lesnar could end his pro wrestling career in the same place where he made his mark as a legendary amateur wrestler.According to F4WOn
  
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• Update On Donald Trump and Vince McMahon Attending John Cena Retirement Match — Report

  12-12-2025 18:27 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE expects John Cena’s retirement match to be a star-studded affair. However, it remains to be seen if Donald Trump and Vince McMahon will be there.
  PWInsider.com is reporting that WWE expects several Hall of Famers at the event. One name that is confirmed to be in the area is Trish Stratus. In regard to the rumors about Donald Trump and Vince McMahon showing up, WWE sources claim that neither one has been confirmed as attending. Trump will be
  
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• WWE Teases Shocking Scenario For John Cena Retirement Match

  12-12-2025 18:01 via wrestlezone.com
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  WWE has presented a shocking what-if scenario for John Cena’s final match.17-time WWE Champion John Cena will compete in his final match against Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event tomorrow. The event will emanate live from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., and will also feature top main roster stars taking on NXT wrestlers in exhibition matches.Ahead of the event, WWE has been bombarding social media with tributes to John Cena an
  
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• TNA Star Is A Bloody Mess After Brutal Dog Collar Match

  12-12-2025 17:58 via wrestlezone.com
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  A TNA star has proclaimed herself the Queen of the Dog Collar after a brutal match on the latest episode of iMPACT.The main event of the December 11, 2025, episode of TNA iMPACT featured a brutal Dog Collar Match between Dani Luna and Indi Hartwell. The two wrestlers were chained together, and with no disqualifications and no count-outs, they took each other to their limits.The match had a spot that saw Indi Hartwell send Dani Luna into the steel ring post, busting he
  
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• The Rock Made A Cameo In TV Show Based On Hit Sandra Bullock Movie

  12-12-2025 16:56 via wrestlezone.com
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  Before becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, The Rock made a cameo in The Net a TV series based on the 1995 Sandra Bullock thriller of the same name.The TV adaptation starred Brooke Langton as Angela Bennett, the role Sandra Bullock played in the film. The series aired for one season on USA Network from July 1998 to March 1999 before it was cancelled. The Rock appeared in one episode of the TV show, playing a fighter named Brody. His scene centers on a tense negotiat
  
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