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WWE May Have Spoiled A World Title Match At Summerslam

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I guess they don’t want us to be surprised. Every once in awhile, WWE knows how to set up something to make us want to watch next week. That’s the case for this coming Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown Live, where we’ll be finding out a major match for next month’s Summerslam pay per view. However, it seems that WWE has gotten ahead of itself and has let us know the match in advance. According to Ringsidenews.com, WWE has spoiled Tuesday’s announcement of AJ Styles’ Summerslam challenger for the WWE Title. While the announcement is set to be officially made this coming Tuesday, WWE has posted a large ad campaign for Summerslam, which includes a shot showing Styles vs. Samoa Joe. This isn’t a major surprise as Samoa Joe has been rumored as Styles’ opponent for the pay per view. Samoa Joe has certainly seemed ready as of late. [This post contains video, click to play] #WWE has this advertisement in rotation on websites for #SummerSlam A post shared by Ringside News (@ringsidenewscom) ..

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Video: A Top UFC Star Is Training At The WWE Performance Center

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Well now, that’s interesting. Mixed martial arts and wrestling seem to go hand in hand at times. Some wrestlers have gone on to UFC for a successful career and now it’s starting to come back the other way, with names like Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler moving towards a four sided ring instead of the eight sided version. While nothing is confirmed, it seems that we may be seeing another big name sticking his toe into the WWE waters. You can hear Brock Lesnar squirming. [This post contains video, click to play] Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez recently trained at the WWE Performance Center. Velasquez, who turns 36 later this month, hasn’t been mentioned as possibly coming to WWE full time, but he hasn’t had a fight in the UFC in two years and has only fought twice since 2013 due to a variety of injuries, nor does he have a fight scheduled at any point in the near future. Opinion: I don’t know if Velasquez is coming to WWE or not but the idea is rather appealing. He’s ..

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Ronda Rousey Has A Run In With NBA Star At San Diego Comic Con

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When worlds collide. In case you somehow didn’t know, Ronda Rousey is a former UFC champion and was one of the most dominant fighters of all time. That kind of crossover star power doesn’t happen in wrestling very often but WWE knows how to capitalize on it when they’re given the chance. With the San Diego Comic Con taking place during this week, there was a good chance of having Rousey get some more attention. Rousey was at the Comic Con this year and interacted with various mainstream athletes. One such athlete was Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, who Rousey stared down with for a photo. The issue with this is the fact that Rousey stands about 5’7 and Embiid is nearly a foot and a half taller at 7’0. Therefore, Rousey needed a little help. Here’s a picture of the staredown from Embiid’s Instagram: WrestleMania 35 @rondarousey A post shared by Joel "The Process" Embiid (@joelembiid) on Jul 18, 2018 at 6:30pm PDT This is a little more on Rousey’s standard size. [This post cont..

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Impact Wrestling Live Coverage And Results – July 19, 2018

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Impact Wrestling Date: July 19, 2018 Location: St. Clair College, Windsor, Ontario, Canada Commentators: Josh Matthews, Don Callis It’s the go home show for Slammiversary and for once I’m actually interested in where we’re going. The build for the show has been rather good so far and that could make for a solid pay per view. They can still hammer in a few more things tonight but really, Sunday is all that matters at this point. Let’s get to it. We open with a rapid fire recap of the big stories. Petey Williams vs. Killer Kross The Canadian fans are behind Petey, who gets driven into the corner early on. Petey tries to strike away but gets tossed with a t-bone suplex as Kross laughs. Another t-bone drops Williams but he avoids a charge to send Kross shoulder first into the post. A Codebreaker and a tornado DDT have Kross rocked so he comes right back with a hard Saito suplex. The Krossjacket (a choke) has Petey in trouble but Kross lets him go. Kross bends over and puts Petey in pos..

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Eric Bischoff Discusses Hulk Hogan’s Return To WWE

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Eric Bischoff was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated, where he discussed Hulk Hogan’s return to WWE, and any potential backlash that may come from it. Below are some highlights from the interview: On Hulk Hogan’s return to WWE: “I was really happy when I got the news because I know how much it means to him,” said Bischoff, who spoke in-person with Sports Illustrated after his appearance at the XWA “Wrestlution ‘18” show on Sunday in West Warwick, Rhode Island. “We’ve discussed the potential of this scenario for a long time.” “Professional wrestling, the WWE, and being in the Hall of Fame represent such a large part of Hulk’s life, as does his connection to the audience,” said Bischoff. “For that to not be there for him, it hurt. So I think the news is great for Hulk as a person and for wrestling fans. To many generations of fans, Hulk Hogan really represents the beginning of what became this amazing industry that we have.” On potential backlash for his return: “You’re goi..

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Who Else Is Confirmed For The Mae Young Classic?

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The brackets keep filling up. Earlier this summer, the WWE announced the second annual Mae Young Classic Tournament, which will be taking place next month. The announcement immediately brought up the discussion of who would be participating in this year’s tournament. Several names have already been announced but with thirty two names in total, the tournament has several spots left. As of today though, four more of them are filled up. In a new article on WWE.com, four more names have been confirmed for the tournament. Added to the field today are Tegan Nox, Deonna Purrazzo, Jessica Elaban and Reina Gonzalez. Nox signed with WWE last year after wrestling in Europe under the name Nixon Newell. Purrazzo has wrestled around the world, including in Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor and NXT. Elaban has been in NXT since last October but hasn’t appeared on television. Gonzalez participated in last year’s tournament, losing to Nicole Savoy in the first round. Who else might you be seeing this y..

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Live Fan Report From Smackdown Live, July 17, 2018

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One of our readers, William Moore (aka “the man with two words for a name”) attended the July 17, 2018 Smackdown Live show from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Below is his review from the event and some of things you didn’t see on TV: TO confirm a previous post from Wrestling Rumors the show did start off with a pre live dark match of the USOS vs The BAR. This match was about 10 minutes in length. It was a typical back and forth match with the USOS winning the match with about 5 minutes to spare before going live. The arena was only about 75% full with a good majority of the 2nd level covered. Which is a shame that the arena could not sell out with it only being about a 8.500 seat arena. After the match the ring crew hurried and put a fresh cover on the ring. They played a replay of the drop the mic episode that featured the Bellas, Alicia Fox, and Carmella. As you saw Hardy opened the show to a nice ovation. First match AJ Styles vs Cien Almas. AJ did his usual..

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Spoiler: Major Title Change Takes Place At Recent NXT Tapings

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If you don’t like spoilers, you need to stop reading now. At the most recent set of NXT tapings, a major angle took place, as Tommaso Ciampa defeated Aleister Black to win the NXT Championship. This is Ciampa’s first run as NXT Champion. According to reports from the show, the finish came after the referee took a bump and Johnny Gargano ran out. Gargano attacked both Ciampa and Black, but Ciampa recovered first and pinned Black to capture the championship. [This post contains video, click to play] The match is scheduled to air next week, on the July 25, 2018 episode of NXT. Editor’s Opinion: This is awesome. What Tommaso Ciampa has done recently in NXT has been incredible, and his feud with Johnny Gargano has been nothing but amazing. I don’t know if this means that Aleister Black is coming up to the main roster after Summerslam or not, but either way, this title run is long overdue, and I believe that he will be terrific champion. What do you think of the spoiler from tonight’..

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KB’s Review: Just Wait For April

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I’m a big baseball fan. I’ve watched and followed the game pretty closely for most of my life and we’re coming up on one of my favorite times of the season: the trade deadline. This is one of the last chances to change your team and gear up for the postseason by adding players and fixing some of the big holes in your roster. Some teams go big and some teams like to stick with what they have, but almost every contender likes to make some kind of a move. Looking at the WWE, how many people on the Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live rosters could use a change of scenery? How many new and fresh stories could be told with just the simplest of a roster move? Someone isn’t working out on Monday? Send them to Tuesday and get a team that can bolster your roster a bit. Need a new challenger to the Women’s Title? Well we’ve got the former #1 contender to the Intercontinental Title right here to even things out a bit. These things can happen. [This post contains video, click to play] But, ala..

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Here’s The Most Likely Candidate To Challenge AJ Styles At Summerslam

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That would be cool. AJ Styles is rapidly climbing the charts as WWE Champion. Assuming he holds the title all the way until Summerslam next month, Styles will have the thirteenth longest reign in the title’s history and will be only a few months away from surpassing CM Punk’s 434 day reign as champion. In order to get that far though he has to get by Summerslam and that means he needs an opponent. We now have an idea of who it might be. According to Bryan Alvarez on Wednesday’s Wrestling Observer Live, Styles’ challenger for Summerslam may very well be Samoa Joe. This week on SmackDown Live, it was announced that Paige will name the challenger on next week’s show. Samoa Joe has been talking about wanting the title as of late and hasn’t faced Styles in the WWE, though they feuded extensively in Impact Wrestling. He certainly looks like he’s ready. [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: Really, I don’t think there is any other viable option at this point. Other than a su..

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He’s Back! Brock Lesnar’s Monday Night Raw Return Date Announced

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Why yes, he does still work here. To say that Brock Lesnar hasn’t been around very frequently on Monday Night Raw would be an understatement. Lesnar hasn’t appeared on the show in nearly three months and hasn’t defended his title since April 27th’s Greatest Royal Rumble. The latter seems ready to be changed for Summerslam but the former might be even sooner than that. What’s been going on in Lesnar’s absence? Check out our full Monday Night Raw results to find out. The American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida is currently advertising Brock Lesnar for the upcoming Monday Night Raw on July 30. It should be noted however that some of the names in the advertisement are either misspelled (Rhonda Rousey instead of Ronda), injured and not on television (Sami Zayn) or no longer champions (Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt). Therefore, there is a chance that Lesnar’s appearance may have changed. What’s waiting on Lesnar when he gets back? [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: Well i..

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Full NXT Taping Results With Takeover: Brooklyn IV Main Event Set *SPOILERS*

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And Brooklyn waits for NXT. With about a month to go before Takeover: Brooklyn IV, it’s time to really get things ready for the show. You can probably guess some of the matches from here but that being said, there’s a lot to still be set up in the future. That’s where NXT is at the moment and if you know the product, you know what that means and so we’re off to Full Sail. Before we get into the future, check out the past and the present most recent with this week’s NXT results right here. NXT was back at Full Sail University Wednesday night for the latest batch of TV tapings. These shows will take place over the next four weeks, from July 25 thru August 15 though some of them may have been filmed out of order. The NXT Title match between champion Aleister Black and Tommaso Ciampa was scheduled for the July 25 show but seems to be taped the week after. Here are the results, courtesy of Wrestlinginc.com: July 25th Episode: * NXT North American Champion Adam Cole defeated Sean Maluta. ..

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Daniel Bryan and The Miz: Destined to Meet at SummerSlam

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Daniel Bryan attacked The Miz on the July 17 edition of WWE SmackDown Live. Miz was in the middle of a mock funeral for Team Hell No when the Yes man decided to crash the party. The Miz did escape but it’s clear that the time has finally come for a massive showdown and that showdown will likely happen at SummerSlam. It was only a matter of time until this happened. The Miz took issue with Bryan since Daniel became the SmackDown General Manager and the heat between them only escalated from there. The Miz has always believed he’s the best in the WWE locker room. But he also believed that Daniel was an overrated Superstar that did not deserve the amount of spotlight he received. From a character perspective, it was only logical that Miz went after Bryan. As the GM, Daniel held The Miz’s fate in his hands. A heel like The Miz could not deal with that, anymore than he could deal with a talent of Daniel’s caliber telling him what to do. Miz’s ego is matched only by his insecurity and that w..

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NXT Live Coverage And Results – July 18, 2018

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NXT Date: July 18, 2018 Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Mauro Ranallo, Percy Watson Tonight we get to see one of NXT’s best features in action. The main event of this week’s show is a triple threat match for the #1 contendership to the Women’s Title. Around here, that’s something that can headline a show without blinking an eye. On any other show, such a thing would be insane. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Dakota Kai vs. Lacey Evans Evans mocks Kai’s kicking to start so Kai rolls her up and rides her on the mat, freaking the heck out of Evans in the process. A shot to the ribs cuts Kai off though and Evans puts her in the Tree of Woe. That means more shots to the ribs, even after Evans uses the strings from Kai’s boot to tie her in the corner. Kai falls out of the corner so Evans kicks and stomps away, with Kai selling the heck out of it. We hit a double arm crank with a knee in Kai’s back until Evans misses a moonsault. Rap..

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CM Punk And AJ Lee Team Up For A Horror Movie

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They work well together in various ways. Last month, CM Punk fought and lost his second UFC fight in his home town of Chicago. After the fight was rather underwhelming, it was heavily suggested that Punk needed to either fight somewhere else or move on from fighting altogether. It just wasn’t working for him any longer and that meant he needed to find something else. While wrestling again didn’t seem likely, there was another avenue to take and he seems to be doing just that. According to Wrestlinginc.com, Punk and his wife AJ Lee will be co-starring in the upcoming remake of the 1977 horror film Rabid. The film will star Laura Vandervoort and Ben Hollingsworth with Punk and Lee playing supporting characters. There is currently no word on when the film will be released. Neither Punk nor Lee have any major acting experience outside of a few voiceover roles. Some happier times for the two. [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: Sure why not. Punk and Lee are a real life ..

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Fans Cry Foul:  WWE Reinstates Hulk Hogan While Chyna’s Legacy Ignored

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Earlier this week, WWE officially reinstated Hulk Hogan to the WWE Hall of Fame. This comes just three years after severing ties due to a racist rant that was captured as part of a sex tape involving Hogan and Heather Cole. Their trysts were arranged and secretly videotaped by Cole’s husband, radio host Bubba “the Love Sponge” Clem. For many fans, this decision reignites frustration that Chyna’s career in porn is cited as the reason she has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Shortly after WWE’s announcement of Hulk Hogan’s reinstatement, fans weighed in on Twitter: Chyna (real name Joan “Joanie” Marie Lauer) was a groundbreaking wrestler and entertainer who competed in intergender matches and twice held the Intercontinental Championship. She was the first woman to participate in both the Royal Rumble and King of the Ring tournament. Chyna also won the Women’s Championship in 2001, eventually vacating the title and leaving the promotion. Her in-ring success with the WWE led to ..

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WWE Announces July 2018 Performance Center Recruiting Class, Io Shirai Among Them

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Out with the old and in with the new. WWE has announced the latest group of recruits that will begin their training at the Performance Center this week. Among them is Io Shirai, who signed with the company earlier this year. Below are the bios of all of the new recruits: Keith Lee Leading the way is Keith Lee, a 6-foot-2, 320-pound former champion from the independent wrestling scene. A native of Texas, Lee made waves last month when he appeared in the crowd during Aleister Black and Lars Sullivan’s NXT Title Match at TakeOver: Chicago II. Going by the nickname of “Limitless” on the indies, Lee has captured many titles during his 13-year career, including the World Wrestling Network Championship and the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Championship. A former member of the Texas A&M football squad, Lee was courted by sports agents to pursue a career on the gridiron before he decided to follow his dream of becoming a WWE Superstar. As renowned for his remarkable agility as he is his incredibl..

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Charlotte Flair To Present At 2018 ESPY Awards

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The Queen will have the opportunity to share her throne with the rest of the sporting world. WWE has posted an article on their website, in which they share that Charlotte Flair will be one of the presenters at the 2018 ESPY Awards, which airs tonight. The ESPYs, which stands for “Excellence in Sports Yearly,” honors the best of the sporting world from the previous year, with the majority of its awards voted on by fans online. It is unknown at this time who she will be with, or what award she will be presenting. However, she took to Twitter to share her thoughts with the world: WOOOOO! @MsCharlotteWWE will be presenting an award at the @ESPYS tomorrow night! Make sure to tune in! #ESPYS pic.twitter.com/q72gTcnjWA — WWE (@WWE) July 18, 2018 [This post contains video, click to play] Flair has been no stranger to ESPN as of late; she was recently featured in this year’s “body issue” of their magazine. WWE has had a major presence at the ESPYs in the recent years; John Cena was the..

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Official Monday Night Raw Preview – June 11, 2018

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And so, it ends. With one week left to go before Money in the Bank, there isn’t much left to do in the area of setting the show up. We know who will be in the ladder matches on the Monday Night Raw side (SmackDown Live has one spot left and we know the three possible options) and other than that, it’s Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal. That’s not the strongest card in the world but maybe one more week of television can make things a little bit more interesting. WWE.com has released its official preview for this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw. This week’s show is going to focus on the final build towards this Sunday’s Money in the Bank pay per view and will feature fatal four way matches with the Monday Night Raw participants in the Money in the Bank ladder matches. Other than that, Baron Corbin is the new Constable of Monday Night Raw and more of what that entails will be explained. Here are the stories featured in this week’s preview. Strowman, Balor, Roode and Owens collide [This p..

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Major League Wrestling Fusion Results – June 8, 2018

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Fusion #8 Date: June 8, 2018 Location: Gilt Nightclub, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Rich Bocchini, Tony Schiavone Things are starting to change a bit as evil manager Salina de la Renta is coming after World Champion Shane Strickland. At the same time, Tom Lawlor is still a jerk and tonight he gets to face the rather talented Fred Yehi. We’re still at the point of having people debut here fairly regularly around here so we might be seeing some new faces again. Let’s get to it. Video on Shane Strickland. Opening sequence. Tom Lawlor vs. Fred Yehi Lawlor has Team Filthy, including Simon Gotch and the still unnamed third man (though his jacket says Sanders), with him. Yehi takes him down to the mat and grabs a front facelock but Lawlor spins back up for a standoff. Now it’s Lawlor’s turn to wrestle him down but Yehi spins out and grabs him again, sending Lawlor to the ropes. This time Yehi stomps on Lawlor’s hand but Lawlor pulls him down by the leg. That goes n..