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• Dustin Rhodes Explains Why AEW Is 100% Different From WWE In A Good Way

  07-05-2025 16:24 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Dustin Rhodes is having the most fun of his career right now in AEW and Ring of Honor.All Elite Wrestling‘s Dustin Rhodes recently spoke with Bill Apter of Sportskeeda. When asked about what it’s like backstage as a member of the AEW roster, Rhodes said it’s unlike anything he’s ever experienced in the business, but that’s a good thing.“For AEW, it’s a place that I’ve never experienced in my career, and it’s
  
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• John Cena Shares A Really Honest Opinion About Oatmeal

  18-12-2025 00:23 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena shares his thoughts on oatmeal’s place on the American breakfast menu.Cena has been trending worldwide ever since his WWE retirement match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. The GOAT tapped out to Gunther before receiving appreciation from CM Punk and Cody Rhodes inside the ring.Back in the summer, John Cena was busy promoting his movie Heads of State with co-star Idris Elba. The two previously starred together in 2021’s Suicide Squad. Cena and Elba pro
  
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• WWE’s Seth Rollins Offended Over Controversial Take About Pro Wrestling

  18-12-2025 00:15 via wrestlezone.com
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  Seth Rollins took a showrunner to school over arguing about stakes in pro wrestling.WWE Superstar Seth Rollins was a guest on Games With Names, where he discussed his critically acclaimed Hell in a Cell match against Cody Rhodes in 2022.The hosts brought up the segment where the guest and interviewer rate a match based on the stakes involved. Showrunner and co-host Kyler Schelling gave the lowest score, a 4.1, citing the predetermined nature of the business as his reason.Explai
  
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• John Cena’s Last Match Cost A Content Creator An Insane Amount Of Money

  17-12-2025 23:56 via wrestlezone.com
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  John Cena’s WWE retirement match cost a digital creator a staggering amount of money.John Cena retired at Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13 in Washington, D.C. The GOAT lost his final match via submission, a finish so controversial that it reportedly led to his opponent, Gunther, being harassed by rowdy fans outside the venue.In a recent interview with TMZ’s Inside The Ring, Gunther spoke about the swarm of fans he encountered after his match against
  
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• Braun Strowman Believes This Wild Reason Is Why He Was Hated Backstage In WWE

  17-12-2025 23:13 via wrestlezone.com
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  Braun Strowman is reflecting upon his WWE career and the unnecessary hate that accompanied him backstage during his time there.
  Former WWE Superstar Braun Strowman was a recent guest on Something’s Burning with Bert Kreischer. While discussing his early days with the company, Strowman believes being able to bypass NXT and coming straight to the main roster caused a lot of hate for him backstage by people in the company.
  “I did one dark match in NXT, and then I did t
  
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• AEW Star Confirms They Were Dealing With Concussion Issues

  17-12-2025 23:09 via wrestlezone.com
  This AEW star confirms concussion issues were the reason for his extended in-ring absence.During a recent appearance on Casual Conversations with The Classic, former ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta revealed that concussion issues forced him to take a break from wrestling in 2024.“One (standout moment) that kind of sticks in my head a little bit coming back from — so I had some issues with concussions and then coming back from that, I wrestled Lee Moriarty for the Ring of Honor Pure C
  
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• John Cena’s Last Match Praised By Star Of Iconic Video Game Franchise

  17-12-2025 23:06 via wrestlezone.com
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  The star of iconic video game franchise speaks on John Cena’s WWE retirement match.John Cena’s WWE sendoff has been the talk of the town ever since he announced his retirement at Money in the Bank 2024. The former 17-time World Champion competed in his final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event.Cena did not go over, and the finish ultimately divided the internet. Some fans justified Cena tapping out to Gunther in his final match, while others were more critica
  
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• Vince McMahon Prank Made WWE Star Feel ‘The Worst I Ever Felt’

  17-12-2025 23:05 via wrestlezone.com
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  Mark Henry says Vince McMahon’s idea of a prank made him feel the lowest he’d ever felt during his career in pro wrestling.
  Henry was a guest on The Undertaker’s Six Feet Under podcast and discussed some backstage ribs and pranks. Henry revealed that he went to the ring for a dark match on the June 3, 2011, episode of WWE SmackDown. He was scheduled to wrestle Sin Cara, who was delayed because of an apparent knee brace issue.
  WWE played Sin Cara’s music,
  
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• WWE Star Placed In Concussion Protocol Following Scary Incident — Report

  17-12-2025 22:49 via wrestlezone.com
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  A scary incident earlier this week on WWE RAW reportedly has one of the company’s stars in concussion protocol.In the closing moments of the Women’s World Championship match between Stephanie Vaquer and Raquel Rodriguez, WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella made her presence felt and attacked both women, resulting in the match ending in a no-contest.
  Bella’s attack on Rodriguez was especially vicious as Nikki tossed Raquel face-first into the ringsid
  
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• AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash Results: Review, Grades, Card For Dec 17

  17-12-2025 22:17 via wrestlezone.com
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  Our AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash results for tonight include The Elite taking on the Don Callis Family in a $1 Million Winner Takes All Trios match, FTR defends the AEW World Tag Team Titles against the Bang Bang Gang, Samoa Joe, Hangman Page, and Swerve Strickland will sign the contract for their three-way match at Worlds End, Mercedes Moné teams with Athena, Megan Bayne, and Marina Shafir against The Babes of Wrath and Timeless Love Bombs, the return
  
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• SPOILER: AEW Dynamite Will Feature A Major Return Tonight

  17-12-2025 22:02 via wrestlezone.com
  A major return will take place later tonight on AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash. If you don’t want to know now, don’t scroll any further.MJF IS BACK IN ALL ELITE WRESTLING #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/hY0LaKDAw0— Ace Humphreys ???????? (@Ace109610) December 17, 2025
  This afternoon, during the AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash tapings in Manchester, England, MJF made his long-awaited return to the company and immediately had a big impact on the build to the Worlds End pay-per-view later th
  
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• Seth Rollins Admits He Stole His Finishing Move From Current WWE Star

  17-12-2025 22:00 via wrestlezone.com
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  Seth Rollins spills the tea about his finishing move, the curb stomp.Like many others, Seth Rollins’ signature Stomp is a move passed down from wrestlers in previous generations. In Rollins’ case, he found inspiration to use the stomp from Alex Shelley, a 23-year veteran of the business. Before that, Shelley saw Naomichi Marufuji hit the move.“The Stomp, I stole it. Straight up yoinked it,” Rollins told Games With Names, recalling th
  
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• Gunther Embraced Hostile Fans’ Anger After John Cena’s Last Match

  17-12-2025 21:43 via wrestlezone.com
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  Gunther opens up about being confronted by angry fans after John Cena’s final match.Gunther etched his name into WWE history by retiring both Goldberg and John Cena. The Ring General put a full stop to The Never Seen Seventeen at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Following the match, Gunther required security to safely make his way past rowdy fans.During a recent appearance on TMZ’s Inside The Ring, Gunther spoke about the swarm of fans he encountered after his mat
  
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• WWE Royal Rumble 2026 Start Time Confirmed — Report

  17-12-2025 21:21 via wrestlezone.com
  With next year’s WWE Royal Rumble premium live event taking place in Saudi Arabia, it won’t start at its typical time.
  The 2026 WWE Royal Rumble premium live event will take place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, January 31. So you can forget about that typical 7 PM ET start time.
  According to WrestleVotes (via Fightful Select), the 2026 Royal Rumble will kick off at 2 PM ET. This will likely mean the event will end around 6 PM ET.WrestleZone will have live
  
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• Randy Orton Has NSFW Advice For Riding Saudi Arabia Rollercoaster

  17-12-2025 21:07 via wrestlezone.com
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  Randy Orton knows what to do while riding a rollercoaster.After not attending John Cena’s retirement match at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, 14-time world champion Randy Orton revealed that he was in Saudi Arabia, promoting Riyadh Season and Royal Rumble 2026.During his tour, Randy Orton and other WWE Superstars, including Liv Morgan, Tiffany Stratton, Omos, and Grayson Waller, checked out the Six Flags Qiddiya City amusement park, which is set to open on December
  
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• The Undertaker Recalls Chaotic Fight Between Two WWE Monsters

  17-12-2025 21:04 via wrestlezone.com
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  The Undertaker recalls a monstrous fight within the WWE locker room.With over 30 years spent under the WWE banner, The Undertaker is no stranger to physical action in the ring and behind the scenes. On the latest edition of Six Feet Under, Undertaker detailed a particularly chaotic backstage fight he witnessed between two of WWE’s most towering stars, The Great Khali and The Big Show.According to The Undertaker, Big Show “flushed” The Great Khali in the men&rs
  
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• WWE NXT Botch Causes Surprising Change In Company Policy For Talent — Report

  17-12-2025 20:54 via wrestlezone.com
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  The fallout from last night’s botch on WWE NXT between Blake Monroe and Thea Hail will have lasting effects on the brand for years to come.Last night’s episode of WWE NXT kicked off with Blake Monroe defending the Women’s North American Championship against Thea Hail. This was a match that Monroe was clearly booked to retain. However, things didn’t go according to plan.In the closing moments of the match, Thea Hail hit Blake Monroe with a springboard sen
  
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• WWE Stars Featured In AAA On FOX Promo

  17-12-2025 19:55 via wrestlezone.com
  Top WWE stars are featured on the AAA on FOX promo.WWE and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide signed an international broadcast deal with FOX last month, which will see AAA shows airing across multiple FOX platforms in Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) beginning in January 2026.FOX has released a new promo on X/Twitter to hype up the partnership, which also features WWE Superstars Dominik Mysterio and Chelsea Green, who currently hold the AAA Mega and Mixed Tag Team Champions
  
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• WWE NXT Star ‘Didn’t Really Care’ About John Cena’s Final Match

  17-12-2025 19:48 via wrestlezone.com
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  More WWE NXT stars speak on John Cena’s retirement.John Cena competed in his final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. The Never Seen Seventeen faced Gunther in the main event of the December 13 event. The match ended with Cena tapping out to Gunther’s chokehold submission while smiling.The way John Cena went out prompted a chorus of boos from the live crowd. While WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H defended Cena losing in his final match, many others, inclu
  
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• WWE’s Alexa Bliss Comments On Relationship With Her Husband’s Ex, Ashlee Simpson

  17-12-2025 19:45 via wrestlezone.com
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  Alexa Bliss comments on her relationship with her husband’s ex.
  In April 2022, WWE star Alexa Bliss and musician Ryan Cabrera officially tied the knot with each other. Years before that, Cabrera dated fellow singer Ashlee Simpson, with her even appearing in Cabrera’s music video for “On the Way Down.”Fast forward to 2025, and Cabrera and Simpson are said to still be friendly with one another. According to Cabrera, Simpson has even won over Bliss.“M
  
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• Ric Flair Shares Collaboration With Award-Winning Singer

  17-12-2025 19:42 via wrestlezone.com
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  Montana Tucker has that Ric Flair drip.In the professional wrestling world, Ric Flair is known for his stylin’, profilin’, limousine riding, and jet flying. Outside of it, though, he’s also a fan of dancing, especially to the beat of song inspired by him.
  On X, the WWE Hall of Famer reshared a video of himself and singer Montana Tucker dancing along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with Metro Boomin and Offset’s “Ric Flair Drip” accompanying it.
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• WWE Hall Of Famer Praised For Defending Luchadores Against Racism

  17-12-2025 18:57 via wrestlezone.com
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  A veteran wrestler has praised Arn Anderson for defending luchadores against racism in WCW.L.A. Park, AKA the original La Parka, took to X/Twitter to praise WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson for looking after and defending the luchadores against all the racism that existed in WCW.“I want to send greetings to Mr. Arn Anderson because during my time at WCW he was one of the people who looked after us and defended us against all the racism that existed there. I
  
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• Jessica Troy Calls Match With AEW’s Orange Cassidy ‘The Best of Both Worlds’

  17-12-2025 18:56 via wrestlezone.com
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  Jessica Troy looks back on her unconventional encounter with Orange Cassidy.Known as “The Arm Collector,” Jessica Troy prides herself on taking the arms of her opponents from all divisions. At Pro-Wrestling Australia‘s 2019 Colosseum event, Troy was particularly focused on collecting the arm of AEW‘s Orange Cassidy. With Cassidy’s hands stuffed in his pockets, though, that mission became more challenging than usual for Troy.During an interview with
  
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• Rapper BabyTron Pays Tribute To John Cena With New Single ‘Tron Cena’

  17-12-2025 18:15 via wrestlezone.com
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  A rapper has sampled John Cena’s theme song for his new single “Tron Cena.”Ahead of dropping his new album, rapper and member of the hip-hop group ShittyBoyz, BabyTron, has paid tribute to John Cena with his latest single “Tron Cena,” following the GOAT’s retirement.The new track samples John Cena’s iconic theme song, and BabyTron also mentions late wrestling legends like Sabu and Umaga in the lyrics. The song also has several other pun
  
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• Bill Simmons Compares John Cena’s Last Match To Controversial ‘The Sopranos’ Finale

  17-12-2025 18:11 via wrestlezone.com
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  Bill Simmons says John Cena’s final match felt like WWE’s version of HBO’s The Sopranos finale.Speaking on his podcast, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons shared that he liked the ending of John Cena’s retirement match against Gunther at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event. He noted that it felt like the WWE version of the Sopranos finale and that people will understand its impact ten years from now.The series finale of The Sopranos, “Made In Americ
  
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• Becky Lynch Gets A Court Order To Stop A ‘Crooked’ WWE Referee

  17-12-2025 18:05 via wrestlezone.com
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  Storm Becky Lynch continues, with Jessika Carr as its latest victim.Since losing the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship, Becky Lynch has been on the hunt for what she believes to be justice. Based on a new post, it seems that she’s one step closer to achieving her goal.“You all MOCKED ME when I said I HAD THE BEST LAWYERS, but guess what?! I DO. THANKS to my team (MOSTLY THE BULLDOG) Jessica CROOKED Carr was not allowed to officiate at Saturdays Main Ev
  
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• Gunther Tells WWE Fans To Stop Crying Over John Cena’s Last Match 

  17-12-2025 18:02 via wrestlezone.com
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  Gunther views John Cena’s last match as a “picture-perfect” ending to a career, and doesn’t see why fans are so upset over it.
  TMZ’s Inside The Ring spoke with Gunther after he beat John Cena in his retirement match at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event. Host Branson Quirke asked The Ring General about the controversial reaction to the match, as some fans believe Cena should have won his last match, or at least didn&
  
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• Legendary Comic Book Writer Highlights How Great Mick Foley Is

  17-12-2025 17:38 via wrestlezone.com
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  Mick Foley has left a lasting impression.
  Following his decision to part ways with WWE due to their ties to USA President Donald Trump, Mick Foley has garnered support from a number of his wrestling peers and figures from other industries. This includes comic writer Gail Simone, who is best known for her work onDC’s Birds of Prey and Batgirl.On X, Simone chronicled a first-hand, heartwarming story of Foley extending kindness to others at a C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entert
  
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• Liv Morgan Fan Called Out For Starting Rumor

  17-12-2025 17:12 via wrestlezone.com
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  A wrestling fan is facing some backlash after starting a rumor about Liv Morgan.Morgan was recently in Saudi Arabia, promoting Riyadh Season and Royal Rumble 2026, alongside other WWE Superstars. The group she was with included Randy Orton, Tiffany Stratton, and Grayson Waller.A fan took to X/Twitter to post some pictures of Liv Morgan with the other WWE stars in Saudi Arabia. They also tried to make up a dating rumor about Morgan and Waller. He said, &
  
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• Liv Morgan Fan Called Out For Starting Relationship Rumor

  17-12-2025 17:12 via wrestlezone.com
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  A wrestling fan is facing some backlash after starting a rumor about Liv Morgan.Morgan was recently in Saudi Arabia, promoting Riyadh Season and Royal Rumble 2026, alongside other WWE Superstars. The group she was with included Randy Orton, Tiffany Stratton, and Grayson Waller.A fan took to X/Twitter to post some pictures of Liv Morgan with the other WWE stars in Saudi Arabia. They also tried to make up a dating rumor about Morgan and Waller. He said, &
  
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