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Ring of Honor TV Results – May 16, 2018

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Ring of Honor Date: May 16, 2018 Location: Stage AE, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, BJ Whitmer This week should be a big deal with the Young Bucks getting a Tag Team Title shot against the Briscoes, which is about as high profile of a tag match as you’re going to see around here. It might be the biggest tag team match you can have and with a bigger stage, would be one of the featured matches on any major pay per view. Let’s get to it. Here are last week’s results if you need a recap. Opening sequence. Kelly Klein vs. Madison Rayne Madison tries to speed things up to start but can’t get a sunset flip. Instead it’s some clotheslines to put Madison in trouble and we take an early break. Back with Klein choking in the corner and yelling at the crowd a lot. Madison comes back with some forearms and a cutter for two but the Rayne Drop is broken up. A second attempt works just fine for two but Klein is right back with a Samoan drop. With that n..

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Former Wrestling Star Brutally Beaten By Six Men

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According to CBS Los Angeles, former WWF wrestler Tom Magee was viciously attacked in front of his home over a parking spot. Magee, now 59 and a neighborhood watchman, was attacked by as many as six men. Magee suffered a broken jaw, a broken eye socket and a concussion. A unnamed witness and local resident described the brutal scene, stating, “They were literally kicking him, punching him in the face and in the head.” Warning, the following video contains graphic content: [This post contains video, click to play] She said six men attacked Magee and ran off when other neighbors came outside in response to hearing the chaotic scene unfolding outside. The neighbors rushed to Magee and found him incoherent. “To me, it was attempted murder. If we wouldn’t have come out here I don’t know if he would be alive. To look at his face if you saw his face right now and saw what they were doing to him, he’s really lucky to be alive,” the neighbor said. Update: Two of the six attackers have been..

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Impact Wrestling Ratings And Viewership – May 17, 2018

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It gets a little better. Impact Wrestling is in a weird place as they have several stories coming together at the same time. The problem is the fans might not be all that interested in a lot of those stories. The ratings and audience numbers have supported this over the last few weeks as well, with both sets of numbers being down on a fairly consistent basis. So how did things do this week? Miss this week’s show? Here are some quick highlights. [This post contains video, click to play] According to 411mania.com, this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling drew a .07 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 329,000 viewers. These numbers are up 16% and 12% respectively from last week’s .06 demographic rating and 295,000 viewers. The audience is the best since the April 19 episode drew 373,000 viewers. This week’s show was headlined by a tag match between Austin Aries and Matt Sydal vs. El Hijo Del Fantasma and Pentagon Jr. It should also be noted that it was the first t..

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Randy Orton Recovering From Knee Surgery

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Those voices in your head might be the nurses and doctor. You may have noticed the lack of Randy Orton in recent weeks. While he was in a United States Title match at Backlash against Jeff Hardy, Orton hasn’t been around since the European tour started. It was originally reported that it was due to his lighter house show schedule and while that still seems to be the case, there’s another big reason on top of that. Maybe he could do this when he comes back. [This post contains video, click to play] According to WWE.com, Orton recently underwent surgery on his left knee to repair a medial meniscus tear. The surgery was a success and Orton said that he needed it done since last year. At the moment there is no word on when he will be back in action. Orton hasn’t wrestled since the title match against Hardy and isn’t currently scheduled for any matches in the future. Opinion: To be fair, it’s not like Orton is really going to be missed week to week. He rarely has a..

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The Miz Believes Daniel Bryan Never Fought For His Dreams

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The Miz was a guest on CBS Sports’ In This Corner podcast, where he spoke about believing Daniel Bryan never fought for his dreams and remembered defeating John Cena at WrestleMania 27. The Miz first remembered main eventing WrestleMania 27 against Cena, where Miz entered and left as WWE Champion: “I have pinned John Cena at WrestleMania, and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my WWE career. To go into WrestleMania as WWE Champion and to walk out of WrestleMania as WWE Champion as the bad guy that people boo, that doesn’t really happen ever and it did with me because I make people believe.” The former WWE Intercontinental Champion joked about annoying people with pictures of his new daughter, Monroe Sky: “I have annoyed my friends. Anyone on the footage. I have annoyed interviews, and anyone and everyone. I am just so proud. It is one of those—it’s exactly what everyone has told me about having a child. It is indescribable. I can’t describe how proud I am of this little gir..

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Video: Batista And Avengers Cast Read Mean Tweets

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You’ve been living under a rock if you’ve never heard of the Mean Tweets series commonly shown on Jimmy Kimmel. In the latest edition of the series, former WWE Superstar Batista and the rest of the cast of Avengers: Infinity War read a mean tweet each. Before you check the video below, it might be of interest to you to check out a recent article we recently posted. This is based on the speculation that Batista is returning to WWE to feud with Triple H heading into WrestleMania 35 next year. You can find that here. Check out the video 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..

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Video: Braun Strowman Remembers Coming Up With “Get These Hands” Catchphrase

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Raw Superstars Alexa Bliss and Braun Strowman were traveling together on the latest episode of Ride Along on the WWE Network. There, Strowman remembered coming up with the “Get these hands” catchphrase that is now loved by the WWE Universe. Watch the video below to hear Strowman and Bliss discussing the catchphrase, also showing the difference in their hand sizes: [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 to get updates faster than they release on our various pages. It is available for Android and iOS devices. The post Video: Braun Strowman Remembers Coming Up With “Get These Hands” Catchphrase ap..

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How Did Kane Do In The Knox County Republican Primary?

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The big red political machine. In one of the more interesting wrestling stories of the last year or so, Kane has been running for Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, which would basically make him Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. While this may seem like a ridiculous idea, Kane is known as one of the smartest people in the wrestling business and may have had a shot to pull it off. The primaries were held on Tuesday and Kane’s name was on the ballot. How did things come out? He certainly has a lighter side. [This post contains video, click to play] According to WATE (from Knoxville), Kane won the Republican primary by a final tally of 14,633 to 14,616 over opponent Brad Anders. While all of the precincts have been counted, the race isn’t quite over yet. The seventeen vote margin could be changed by a total of ninety three provisional ballots have to be dealt with. These ballots could or could not be counted as they have been flagged for a variety of reasons, includi..

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Video: Daniel Bryan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura Takes Place After SmackDown

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Would this be considered a kick off match? When Daniel Bryan was announced as being medically cleared to return to the ring earlier this year, the first thing that a lot of fans wanted to do was put together a list of potential opponents for him to face (I was one of them). The possibilities were looking more and more interesting time after time and that’s what we’re actually getting now. Three weeks ago we saw Bryan vs. AJ Styles and tonight after SmackDown Live, the fans in attendance got to see something special. We’ll see this one again. http://wrestlingrumors.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Daniel-Bryan-Shinsuke-Nakamura.mp4 According to 411mania.com, the dark match after this week’s SmackDown Live and 205 Live tapings saw Bryan facing Shinsuke Nakamura. The match, the ending of which you can see above, ended with Bryan firing off the YES Kicks but missing the big one, allowing Nakamura to hit Bryan low for the DQ finish. This is their first match in WWE and..

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Monday Night Raw Ratings And Audience – April 30, 2018

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Up and down, just like Titus O’Neil. To say it’s been a busy month in the WWE would be a huge understatement. I can’t think of a month before with so much stuff going on at once. While this is certainly going to mess with the wrestlers themselves, it can also cause issues for the fans trying to keep track of everything. Even if they’re confused, all that matters is whether or not those fans are still watching the shows. So did this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw do well? Miss the show? Here are some quick highlights. [This post contains video, click to play] According to 411mania.com, this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw drew a 1.08 rating in the 18-49 demographic rating and 3.066 million viewers. These numbers are up 3% and down 1% over last week’s 1.05 demographic rating and 3.104 million viewers. This week’s show was headlined by an Intercontinental Title match between champion Seth Rollins and challenger Finn Balor while also dealing with the fallou..

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United States Title Match Set For Backlash

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The pile just keeps getting bigger. We’re less than five days away from Backlash 2018 and that means we need to start cranking up the card. There’s only so much you can do with so much of the recent focus being put on the Greatest Royal Rumble but now it’s time to really start hammering things home. One of the best ways to do this is to set up some extra matches and if we can make it a title match, that might be even better. The people involved were in action this week on SmackDown Live. [This post contains video, click to play] As confirmed this week on SmackDown Live, United States Champion Jeff Hardy will be defending his title against Randy Orton at Backlash. Hardy won the title in April on Monday Night Raw by defeating Jinder Mahal. Orton had won a title shot the week before by winning a triple threat match. The title match was to be against Jinder Mahal, who defeated Orton for the title at WrestleMania 34 but Mahal lost the title to Hardy the next week. ..

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Stipulation Added To Backlash WWE Championship Match

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We’re not quite done yet. One of the biggest feuds in WWE at the moment is Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship. The two faced off for the title at WrestleMania 34 with Styles pinning Nakamura clean with the Styles Clash. After the match, Nakamura turned on Styles by hitting him low to turn full heel. Their rematch at Greatest Royal Rumble went to a double countout but now we have a third match scheduled. However, there’s a little twist. They were at it again on Tuesday. [This post contains video, click to play] As announced by SmackDown Live General Manager Paige, the third match between the two will be a No Disqualification match. The match, announced the same day as their Greatest Royal Rumble match went to a double countout, will take place at Backlash this coming Sunday. The stipulation stems from Nakamura’s frequent low blows on Styles, another one of which took place tonight in a sneak attack. You can read the full results of this we..

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Several Notable Superstars Call Out Sketchy Wrestling Promoters

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Several notable Superstars from the wrestling world have come forward to call out two very sketchy wrestling promoters, according to Ringside News. This includes Jack Swagger, Chelsea Green, Zack Ryder and James Ellsworth. Multiple personalities from the wrestling world have begun to target the promoters behind BlackCat Events. This promotion reportedly booked several talents for a meet and greet over WrestleMania weekend in New Orleans but are now accused of not paying talents for the event as it was canceled. So what has BlackCat Events said? BlackCat Events have now made their Twitter account private, but they spent a good period of time tweeting in regards to this matter. To begin with, they tweeted that “the truth will come out soon.” This led to former Impact Wrestling star Chelsea Green to comment on the matter: LOL BRO! The truth came out. You’re a fraud and we’ve made sure the wrestling community knows that! Goodluck surviving in this industry. https://t.co/5YVZP9opEW — C..

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Davey Boy Smith Jr. Is Wanted By Police Over WWE Hall Of Famer Altercation

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Davey Boy Smith Jr. is in hot water following an incident between himself and WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts during WrestleCon, according to Ringside News. Smith and Roberts reportedly had a confrontation in relation to Smith’s legendary father. Roberts reportedly insulted Smith’s father and refused to apologize for it. This led to Smith throwing coffee at Roberts. There were battery charges out there on Smith, but F4WOnline has reported that Roberts will now be dropping the charges so Smith won’t face any criminal prosecution from the ordeal. To continue this Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that police have been unable to make contact with Smith. They cannot drop the charges until they get in contact. The New Orleans Police department issued the following statement: “Since this is a municipal charge, the victim can withdraw all charges by going through the city attorney’s office once the perpetrator has been located and either arrested or issued a summons. As far as we are aware, ..

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An Injured Superstar Returned To Action Before Raw Last Night

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Before Raw last night in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion returned to action, partaking in a tag team match. The Brian Kendrick has been out of action for the past few months since receiving an injury from Hideo Itami via a botched GTS. This led to Jack Gallager being forced to go it alone. Gallagher would obviously go on to be part of the Cruiserweight Championship tournament and have mild success before being eliminated. Kendrick has appeared on 205 Live in recent weeks backstage but did not come out to compete. This changed on Raw. He predictably teamed with Gallager in a losing effort against Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik. Check out Kendrick coming out below: Brian Kendrick Is Back! #RAW #RAWMontreal pic.twitter.com/Yrp5EtjRO6 — Brian The Guppie (@briantheguppie) April 30, 2018 You can also see the finish of the match below: Great Finish! #wwemainevent #RAW #RAWMontreal pic.twitter.com/gWsgwSWaIk — Brian The Guppie (@briantheguppie) April 30, 2018 ..

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SmackDown Live Coverage And Results – May 1, 2018

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Join the live coverage! Smackdown Date: May 1, 2018 Location: Bell Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Commentators: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton We’re still in Montreal and this time around it’s the go home show for Backlash. The big story tonight is Shinsuke Nakamura demanding an apology from AJ Styles. Other than that we need to build up Backlash quite a bit, but there’s so much fallout from the Greatest Royal Rumble to get through first. Let’s get to it. We open with a look at Shane McMahon being chokeslammed through the announcers’ table by Braun Strowman. Paige says that Shane won’t be here tonight before recapping AJ vs. Nakamura from Friday. As for Backlash, the title match is now No DQ. It’s time for MizTV. Miz cuts the fans chanting for Maryse off by saying he took her to Hollywood. That brings him to his Intercontinental Title match on Sunday with Seth Rollins. Jeff Hardy is the guest tonight so we’re ready to go. Miz won’t shake Jeff’s ha..

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Controversial WWE Superstar Resurfaces 13 Years After Leaving The Company

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A controversial former WWE Superstar has resurfaced for the first time in 13 years since he left the company, according to Steve Carrier of Ringside News. Muhammad Hassan previously worked in WWE where his character was connected with a terrorism-based storyline. This coincided with the July 7, 2005 London bombings. Due to pressure from television network UPN, WWE was forced to fire Hassan, who was receiving massive heat for his character. Hassan was said by many to be a terrific wrestler who was dealt the wrong hand with his character, which had some serious potential but was misused at the wrong time. He has now popped up in The Dynasty promotion, where he competed one-on-one with Padadon at their King of Thrones event. This was his first match since leaving WWE many years ago. He used the same name and gimmick he had made famous in WWE. Check the match out below: [This post contains video, click to play] It is unknown at this time if Hassan is intent on returning full or part-t..

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Here Is Why The Big Show Missed The Greatest Royal Rumble

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Dave Meltzer provided some insight into why Raw Superstar The Big Show was not involved in the 50-man Royal Rumble match at the Greatest Royal Rumble. Show was one of the Superstars advertised to appear in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the Greatest Royal Rumble show late last week. However, he wasn’t there. During the Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer had the following to say on why Show wasn’t available for the match: “Big Show was injured about three weeks ago again he was coming back from his injury and he got reinjured. So that’s why he wasn’t in the match. I don’t know how severe but it was severe enough. They wanted him in this match you could tell because look at all those big guys they brought in and except for [the Great Khali] you know [Big Show] is the biggest guy.” “But Big Show got hurt. Hopefully, it’s nothing serious.” Wrestling Rumors will continue to update you as more information does become available on his status, and when he is expected to return to in-ring competiti..

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Update On A Potential Triple H Vs. Batista Match At WrestleMania 35

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During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer discussed the updates surrounding a potential Triple H vs. Batista match for WrestleMania 35. Despite not being employed by WWE, Batista is a name that continues to surface as somebody who could return at any moment. It has widely been reported that Batista denied a Hall of Fame spot because he feels his career with the company isn’t over. He has said in the past on many occasions that he wants to work a full program with Triple H, culminating in a WrestleMania match. Meltzer had the following to say as an update on a possible match between Batista and Triple H next year: “You know Batista wants to work with Triple H at next year’s WrestleMania as a retirement match. Will they do it? They may. It’s not a bad idea as far as a match goes. Batista retirement, Hall of Fame and all that. They asked him to go into the Hall of Fame this year but he didn’t want to because he still wants a final run.” The idea, as Meltzer mentions, is for Batista..