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Tetsuya Naito Explains Why He Does Not Wear The IWGP Intercontinental Title, And Talks His Issues With Chris Jericho

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Naito minces no words about his dislike for Chris Jericho. The tranquilo Tetsuya Naito keeps his cool throughout the toughest of situations but what took place during night two of NJPW's 'Wrestling Dontaku' event was the straw that broke that camels back. As Naito exited the ring after receiving admiration from the Fukuoka faithful in attendance he was attacked by a "fan" who was wearing a 'Bushi' mask. That "fan" turned out to be former nine-time WWE Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho who was last seen in NJPW when he attacked Naito from behind at 'New Years Dash' the day after Wrestle Kingdom 12. Prior to their first encounter Naito voiced his opinion on Chris Jericho coming into the company and stealing spotlight away from his main event match against Kazuchika Okada at Wrestle Kingdom. The bad blood between the two men will peak on June 9th at NJPW's 'Dominion' event as Chris Jericho will make his in-ring return to the compan..

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Tyler Breeze Returns To NXT For A House Show Match; Says He Will See The Fans Next Week

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Bring all of them back. Last night during during an NXT Live event in Oklahoma City The Revival returned to their old stomping grounds of NXT to challenge the current NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era. The returns did not stop there as "Prince Pretty" Tyler Breeze made a surprise return to NXT as well at a house show in Jacksonville, FL earlier tonight. Meanwhile in #NXTJacksonville, @MmmGorgeous shocked the Florida crowd! pic.twitter.com/QC808rueqq — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 19, 2018 Breeze competed against NXT talent Marcel Barthel and emerged victorious in his return to the black-and-yellow brand. In his post-match promo Tyler Breeze stated that although some of the fans' favorites eventually end up going to RAW or SmackDown the majority of them started off in NXT. He closed with saying that he will see the fans next week. Main Event - @MmmGorgeous pinned @Marcel_B_WWE. Nice to see Marcel be allowed to work more than seven minutes. He’s a stud who went toe-to-toe with..

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NJPW Best Of the Super Juniors 25 Day 2 Results: Block B Action Begins, Plus Chaos In Tag Action

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Welcome to Fightful.com's live coverage & discussion for NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors 25 Day 2. We'll be bringing you full, match by match coverage of every bout on the card. You can also send in your feedback on our Disqus boards below! NJPW BOTSJ 25 Block B Match Hiromu Takahashi def. Marty Scurll NJPW BOTSJ 25 Block B Match Chris Sabin def. Kushida NJPW BOTSJ 25 Block B Match El Desparado def. Ryusuke Taguchi NJPW BOTSJ 25 Block B Match Dragon Lee def. Sho Los Ingobernables (Sanada & Bushi) def. Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Taiji Ishimori) Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) def. Flip Gordon & Toa Henare Chaos (Will Ospreay, Yoshi-Hashi & Yoh) def. ACH, Tiger Mash IV & Tomoyuki Oka Shota Umino def. Yota Tsuji Shota Umino vs. Yota Tsuji The match begins with some chain wrestling between the competitors, Tsuji and Umino take turns wrenching away on each others arms. Tsuji gets Umino to the ropes before nailing him with a chop, Umino goes for a headloc..

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Fight Size Update: Update On The Health Of Ric Flair, RVD's Divorce Settlement, 'Ava Storie' Makes Her NXT Debut, More

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Here's your Fight Size wrestling Update for the morning Of May 19th, 2018. - Two-time WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair announced over his official Instagram page that he had to cancel the appearances he was scheduled to make this weekend due to a sudden illness. Flair had a serious health scare last summer that sent the wrestling world into a frenzy. Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that Flair has come down with the flu. A post shared by Ric Flair® Nature Boy® (@ricflairnatureboy) on May 18, 2018 at 8:16am PDT - Former IMPACT Wrestling talent 'Ava Storie' made her NXT TV debut this past Wednesday as she competed in singles action against Lacey Evans. In January of this year Storie was moved to the "alumni" section of the IMPACT Wrestling website which confirmed her departure from the company after only eleven months with the company. #WWENXT @Storie_Time on NXT pic.twitter.com/X4M0sXcS5z — JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) May 16, 2018 - After seventeen years of ma..

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Exclusive: Adam "Hangman" Page Talks His Initial Thoughts About 'All In', Shares His Expectations For The Show, And More

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"Hangman" goes over the journey to 'All In'. "The Problem Solver Of Bullet Club" Adam "Hangman" Page has established himself as the enforcer of the group. Two years ago during the month of May Page earned his black-and-white stripes by joining forces with 'Bullet Club' during a Ring Of Honor 'War Of The Worlds' show. Now, "Hangman" is four months away from being involved in an event that his good friends and stable-mates Cody and The Young Bucks put together as they have sold out a 10,000 seat arena in Chicago, IL. Ahead of the actual 'All In' show and 'All In' weekend 'The Elite' hosted a press conference inside of the Pro Wrestling Tees store in the same city that their sold out event will be held in. Following the press conference Fightful's correspondent Steven Muehlhausen had the opportunity to interview both Adam "Hangman" Page and Tessa Blanchard and during his conversation with both stars he asked Page to share..

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Samoa Joe Explains How He Is Able To Come Off As "Intimidating" On WWE TV

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Joe tells us all how to look scary. Whenever he is featured on WWE TV in any form or fashion Samoa Joe speaks with an intensity and passion in his voice that results in many fans calling him "intimidating" and describing him as a tough individual. Next week Samoa Joe will have an opportunity to earn his spot into the 2018 men's Money In The Bank Ladder match in a qualifier against Big Cass. But before that WWE is currently wrapping up their tour of the U.K. and Sky Sports was able to catch up with "The Destroyer" and asked him to explain the art of intimidation. "Intimidation is an unusual animal." Joe said. "Its a lot about body language and understanding the human psyche and knowing that usually a direct stare will crush most human souls, *Joe stares into the camera*, and you know that's kinda’ just the basic gist of it." He continued, "I heard that’s like an contributing factor [Being a larger athlete making him more intimidating], but I’d like to say its the soul crushi..

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NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors 25 Standings (Updated: 5/19/2018)

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Here are the standings for the NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors 25, they will be updated each day that a Best Of The Super Juniors 25 event takes place. Here is how the point system breaks down: Win = 2 points Draw = 1 point for each competitor Loss = 0 points A Block Taiji Ishimori: 2 Points (1-0-0) Tiger Mask IV: 2 Points (1-0-0) ACH: 2 Points (1-0-0) Yoh: 2 Points (1-0-0) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay: 0 Points (0-1-0) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 0 Points (0-1-0) Bushi: 0 Points (0-1-0) Flip Gordon: 0 Points (0-1-0) B Block IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion El Desperado: 2 Points (1-0-0) Chris Sabin: 2 Points (1-0-0) Hiromu Takahashi: 2 Points (1-0-0) Dragon Lee: 2 Points (1-0-0) NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Marty Scurll: 0 Points (0-1-0) Kushida: 0 Points (0-1-0) Ryusuke Taguchi: 0 Points (0-1-0) Sho: 0 Points (0-1-0)

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Rose Mendes' Fiance Talks His Wrestling Promotion

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Wrestling promoter and fiance of WWE veteran Rosa Mendes, Bobby Schubenski spoke about Black Craft Cult Wrestling, and much more with WPW Weekly. You can see highlights below, and the full podcast at this link. Bobby Schubenski on engagement to Rosa Mendes: We’re working through some things, Milena is the best mom in the world and I am just so busy. She’s getting back into wrestling, she’s just working her ass off and it’s been awesome. So yeah we are working through some things, but we will get it all sorted out. Bobby Schubenski on upcoming Blackcraft Wrestling Promotion: First of all it’s in my hometown and I have some really special people involved in it on August 24th. I can’t really give away who all is going to be there, but we have a really special band that will be performing live there...I can give away two of the wrestlers that are going to be there, I am really excited about. We have Brit Baker and Paige’s mom Saraya Knight, so I’m really excited about that. The band t..

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CM Punk Says His Bout At UFC 225 Should Be On Fight Pass

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Former professional wrestler turned pro MMA fighter CM Punk returns to the Octagon next month at UFC 225, facing Mike Jackson. Punk and Jackson will kick off the main card of the event, which is set to air live on pay-per-view. UFC Hall Of Fame member Mark Coleman voiced his opinion about the placement of the Punk/Jackson fight on Twitter: Sometimes u have to make exceptions.$ I'm excited for this fight . I wish @CMPunk the best! But I understand. — Mark Coleman (@HammerHouseMMA) May 14, 2018 That would lead to Punk issuing a response of his own through Twitter, where the former wrestler admits his bout should be kicking off the event on UFC Fight Pass: I understand too. If it was up to me, I'd be first fight on fight pass. Don't matter to me. Fans like to be outraged by stuff that doesn't matter. (Appreciate the support Mr. Coleman!!!!! You're truly the man) — Coach (@CMPunk) May 14, 2018 Such luminaries as former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holl..

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Natalya Talks Greatest Royal Rumble And The Future Of The Women's Divsion

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Natalya credits fans for helping the women's division. Natalya has ten years in her WWE career and experience the growth of the women's division. Earlier this year, when the male wrestlers went to Saudi Arabia for the Greatest Royal Rumble event but the female wrestlers did not go as a concession to the Saudi Arabian government. In an interview with Joe, Natalya spoke about the event. "Rome wasn't built in a day, as they say, but I think definitely we'll get there, I'm excited about it. I was talking with several of the male talents that were over in Saudi Arabia, and Roman Reigns said it was just so incredible, and that he can't wait to go back. So it's exciting for us to think about going there," said Natalya. WWE has been putting women in more main events and featured matches but Natalya says she hopes to see women in the WrestleMania main event and attributes the divisions success to the vocal fans. "I think the women in the WWE would love ..

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Hulk Hogan Reveals His Three Biggest Moments While In WWE

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Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan was a guest on CBS Philly’s Howard Eskin Show, where he discussed what the three biggest moments of his career have been. Hogan first explained how he developed the character he made famous in WWE: “I had no idea [Hulkamania] was going to happen. When I got into the [pro] wrestling business, I loved the business. I was a fan, number one. But I just wanted to get into the business and be good enough, earn a good living, and be very supportive of the artform of [pro] wrestling. Now, I’d guess you’d call it sports entertainment. But the thing that was really crazy was I’ve always had a good heart, I’ve always been a good person, and I just was trying to find a character that would be that ultimate American, positive character. And, actually, Vince McMahon, Sr. helped me with the name, ‘Hulk Hogan’. I already had the name ‘Hulk’, but he gave me the ‘Hogan’ part to represent the Irish community. Yeah, I was looking for this All-American character that would be su..

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Video: WWE Superstars Debate Yanny vs. Laurel

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The internet has been up in arms as they argue whether they can hear “Yanny” or “Laurel” in a clip that has surfaced online. For reference, if this is the first you’re hearing of the clip, it is considered by many to be an audio version of the infamous dress that shocked the internet community recently. Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, The Miz, Zack Ryder and Aiden English all react to the clip, explaining and having a debate on which sound they hear. Check it out: [This post contains video, click to play] Which do you hear? Follow @SOSNH1995 Let us know in the comments below or over on our Facebook page or Twitter account. Additionally, you can find me on Twitter at @SOSNH1995. We also want to remind you that we have a Newsletter you can sign up to. This will allow us to send you the best news in one place via an email. We also have the Wrestling Rumors app that we encourage you all to download. Get updates faster than they release on our various pages. It is available for Android. We are ..

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Video: WWE Release Trailer For Dallas & Robo YouTube Series

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As YouTube prepares to change up their subscription service from ‘YouTube Red’ to ‘YouTube Premium,’ WWE has revealed the trailer for their upcoming premium series. The series, titled Dallas & Robo features 16-time World Champion John Cena and has a focus on the adventures of the two protagonists, as we believe. Check out the trailer below: [This post contains video, click to play] Follow @SOSNH1995 Let us know in the comments below or over on our Facebook page or Twitter account. Additionally, you can find me on Twitter at @SOSNH1995. We also want to remind you that we have a Newsletter you can sign up to. This will allow us to send you the best news in one place via an email. We also have the Wrestling Rumors app that we encourage you all to download. Get updates faster than they release on our various pages. It is available for Android. We are working on an update to the Apple version of the app, but that is taking longer than expected. The post Video: WWE Release ..

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Video: Top Ten Wildest Wedding Moments

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These things are never a good idea. With Royal Wedding fever sweeping America, you knew WWE was going to get in on the deal. Weddings have been a plot device in wrestling for years and normally not in a good way. Be it everything falling apart to someone going into a cake, bad things are bound to happen one or another. There’s a long history of it too and you should know what that means. If you don’t, I do. [This post contains video, click to play] WWE has released a Top Ten video looking at the Wildest Wedding Moments. The video covers a long history of moments, dating all the way back to 1985 and covering several weddings that might not have been the most remembered. A lot of them had a wrestling name officiating the wedding and almost all of them had someone interfering. There was however more than one wedding that actually went off without a hitch. Opinion: There’s a reason these things work so well. Weddings are the kind of things that people universally ..

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Reeves: “The Common People Are Fine Working Nine-To-Five Jobs”

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NXT Superstar Kona Reeves was interviewed by Byron Saxton on WWE.com, where he discussed his time with NXT and his future with the company. What is the motivation behind the nickname “NXT’s Finest”: I insist that I’m “NXT’s Finest” because I know I am the finest in every aspect. People call themselves the “greatest” or “the best” all the time. That’s okay because they are all alike. I am different than all those basic people. I have the finest hair, finest skin complexion, finest taste in music and finest ethnic background! My life is the finest it has ever been, and it’s only the beginning! How does Reeves maintain the “Finest” status: I go to the finest hair salon in Orlando, Fla., thanks to Mandy Rose. I have my coats and boots custom-made, and I only eat the finest organic foods. It’s not easy to live the finest lifestyle, but if you work hard, you get to play hard. He discusses his heritage: My mother is Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino and Spanish. My father is Dutch and Indonesian,..

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Titus O’Neil To Enter The Marvel Cinematic Universe Alongside Batista

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Raw Superstar Titus O’Neil, according to WWE.com, may be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe alongside former WWE Superstar Batista. O’Neil has worked for WWE for years, but he may have his big break in Hollywood. O’Neil took to his Twitter account to reveal he is dropping from 284 pounds to 270 pounds to make weight for an acting role. He had the following to say in his tweet: “284lbs now 6weeks from today I’ll be ready for a Lifelong Goal 2be reached&I’m excited about the process to go down to a Leaner 41-year-old 270lb @Marvel Character. Has nothing to do with @WWE but everything to do with being a Blessed Man! @DaveBautista I’ll see you soon.” Check out his tweet: 284lbs now 6weeks from today I’ll be ready for a Lifelong Goal 2be reached&I’m excited about the process to go down to a Leaner 41 year old 270lb @Marvel Character ?? Has nothing to do with @WWE but everything to do with being a Blessed Man! @DaveBautista I’ll see you soon ? pic.twitter.com/zdeuhaQ7GK — Titus O'..

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Cody Reveals That All In May Not Air On PPV

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While on Wrestling Observer Radio, Cody [Rhodes] revealed that the All In show may not actually air on PPV television. The All In event is still months away, but the tickets for the independently produced show sold out in just under 30 minutes, surprising everyone. When discussing the show on the Wrestling Observer Radio, Cody explained why the show may not actually be airing to those, not in attendance. Here is what he had to say: “Streaming pay-per-view tv basically it being accessible obviously we have talked about it and we have talked to various people who are capable of doing that for us. It’s a matter of maybe the best potential deal. But it’s also a matter of we have guys like Pentagon who is represented elsewhere we have guys like Okada who is representing New Japan Pro Wrestling and we have me, Matt, and Nick who are Ring Of Honor guys but also New Japan guys.” So from what we understand, contractual issues may be a huge stepping stone for competitors working the show as t..

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Cody: “You’d Be Amazed At Which Talent Are Actually Kinda D*cks”

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ROH Superstar Cody [Rhodes] was a guest on Wrestling Observer Radio where he revealed that a lot of talent can be difficult to deal with at the meet and greets and why that shows who they are as a person. Cody explained that one way he has always found how he can tell what the worth of a talent is comes from the way they treat their fans at meet and greets. He explains that fans can wait hours in line just for the chance at meeting talent they look up to only to have some of them be rude. Here is what he had to say: “I have a rule about meet and greets and I shared this with Matt and Nick. I say you can always judge a talent, because I have done do many meet and greets for years Axxess along just straight WWE-style 500 people in a line machine-style. My rule is you can always judge a person by how they handle meet and greets.” “And you’d be amazed at some of the most good guy and good girl talent who are actually are kinda d*cks at meet and greets compared to those who are just swee..

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Rumor: Vince McMahon Is “Very High” On This Name

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Vince McMahon matters. Last month, WWE had one of its annual traditions with the Monday Night Raw after WrestleMania 34. As usual, the question was who might be showing up for either a debut, a return, a call up or just doing something big. That was the case with Drew McIntyre, who was back on the main roster for the first time in several years. It was clear that WWE had big plans for him, but apparently they might be even bigger than people were thinking. He’s still got it. [This post contains video, click to play] According to the WrestleVotes Twitter account, which has accurately reported various stories in recent months, McIntyre has two major supporters in Vince McMahon and Triple H. Both are said to be very hands on with McIntyre while McMahon is said to be very high on him. At the moment, McIntyre is paired with Dolph Ziggler, which seems to be just a holding spot for him at the moment but could turn into something bigger down the line. Texting With A S..

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Nikki Bella Says John Cena Should Have Called Her

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It could have been a lot simpler. Another day has come and gone and that means more stories about Nikki Bella and John Cena’s breakup. The two split about a month ago with quite a bit of drama included, though they seem to believe that a reconciliation could be possible. Yesterday, Nikki said that the situation could be healed, but now she says there’s something else that might be a solution. I mean, it’s possible. [This post contains video, click to play] According to People.com, Nikki wasn’t happy with Cena appearing on the Today Show and talking about their relationship issues as she was hoping to keep it more private. Brie Bella has spoken to her sister and suggested that it was just Cena’s way of coping with the issue, which Nikki seemed to accept. Nikki also said that she hasn’t seen the entire interview but the two of them are still in communication. She also hasn’t spoken to Cena about his appearance on the show. Here are Nikki’s comments reacting to t..