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“A Double” continues to rack 'em up.
Since his release from WWE in the summer of 2017 Austin Aries has made the rounds on the pro wrestling scene appearing for numerous companies and promotions. Aries' travels have not been one of any other independent wrestler as he is carrying around a number of championships representing various promotions and companies as their top champion.
Austin Aries has even been dubbed the “Belt Collector” and continued to live up to the nickname as of last night when he added another championship to his collection defeating Shane Strickland to become the new DEFY Champion.
@defynw #6 #TheBeltCollector #Sexchampion #TGMTEL #TheTruth #ProWrestling #ProWrestler
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New @defyNW Champion @AustinAries #TheBeltCollector #DEFYVibes pic.twitter.com/7wIxgkvpQZ
— Streamer Club Myron (@MyronEyre) April 14, 2018
“The Greatest Man That Ever Lived” is now the holder of the DEFY, I..

The “Big Hog” is coming to your audio worlds.
James Ellsworth continues to capitalize off of his post-WWE stardom; expanding his brand and has even created a World Inter-Gender Championship that he is currently in possession of. Now, Ellsworth will be bringing his ideas and creative thoughts to the podcast world.
Former two-time X Division Champion Petey Williams and Dennis Farrell currently host The Wrestling Perspective Podcast where the two bring on guests, Petey Williams provides some “inside” perspective into the business and of course, they talk wrestling.
Dennis Farrell announced today that a new podcast will be launching soon and he will host it with none other than the innovator of “No Chin Music” James Ellsworth. Farrell stated that he and Petey Williams' podcast will be recorded later in the week and the podcast with Ellsworth will be an “early-week” show and both will have a new episode uploaded weekly.

Sean Ross Sapp, Anna Bauert, Alex Pawlowski and Jeff Hawkins of Fightful.com discuss the Carmella title win!
Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKzQBjLCPP8

The Miz's focus is on his newborn baby girl.
Since the birth of his daughter Monroe Sky Mizanin the happiness of The Miz on WWE TV has been seeping through despite him attempting to keep up with his “heel” persona. “The Most Must-See WWE Superstar Of All Time” has not held back in mentioning that the birth of his daughter has given him a new meaning in life and is driving him to be the best in his profession. While speaking with TV Insider to promote the new season of 'The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars' which he will be hosting, The Miz explained how becoming a father has changed his perspective on life.
“You literally have to pry her from my arms,” he said. “Every time I leave it’s just so heartbreaking. It’s funny; all my friends were like, ‘When you have a kid, it changes you.’ I was always the guy who said, ‘No it won’t. Now I understand and get it. This little girl from when I first met her stole my heart. She opened up a whole new area of my heart that I didn’t eve..

Here's your Fight Size wrestling Update for the evening of April 14th, 2018.
– Following her debut that made fans inside of the Mercedes Benz-Superdome in New Orleans go crazy, Ronda Rousey soaked it all in once she walked behind the curtain. She was met with praise and complements from former WWE Divas Champions The Bella Twins and Natalya. In the embedded video above you can see the WWE superstars embracing “Rowdy” Ronda.
– WWE uploaded a lengthy video onto their YouTube channel which features unseen and backstage footage from the spectacle that was WrestleMania 34.
– Ring Of Honor recently tweeted out a link to purchase a DVD about their former ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson.
– NXT lead commentator Mauro Ranallo shared on Twitter last summer that a documentary about his life and work was on the way and a few days ago he revealed that the documentary will be done by the end of May.
– WrestlingDVDNetwork is reporting that the WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony will be left off of..

The “Woken” bond soon to be “Broken”?
Dating back to late 2017 Bray Wyatt & Matt Hardy have been feuding with one another and Bray Wyatt is the man responsible for bringing the unforsaken vessel of Matt Hardy out to the WWE Universe. When the two unusual characters went to war in the 'Ultimate Deletion' match on the March 19th edition of RAW, they tried to take one another out but ultimately “The Eater Of Worlds” was “deleted” and tossed into the 'Lake Of Reincarnation' by one Matthew Hardy.
Aside from live events Bray Wyatt would not be seen on WWE programming until WrestleMania 34 where he played a major role in Matt Hardy becoming the winner of the 'Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal'.
A DELIGHTFUL assist from @WWEBrayWyatt makes #WOKEN @MATTHARDYBRAND the 2018 #AndreTheGiant Memorial Battle Royal winner! pic.twitter.com/lFqCzGvBKw
— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) April 8, 2018
On post-WrestleMania edition of RAW it was clear that Bray Wyatt&#..

Some interesting favorites two weeks away from the super-show.
On Friday April 27th WWE will present its 'Greatest Royal Rumble' event from King Abdullah Sports City's King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The special will air on the WWE Network and currently has ten matches slated for the show including two singles matches, several championship bouts and a 50-man Royal Rumble match.
BetWrestling.com has released early betting odds for the matches that have been made official for the event in the following press release:
“Early Odds have emerged via SkyBet for the Greatest Royal Rumble, being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on April 27 and will be broadcast on the WWE Network. In addition to the 50 Man Rumble, The Universal and Intercontinental title matches both have odds set. The current top favorability in the Rumble is with Braun Strowman. The least most favored is Strowman’s former tag team partner Nicholas, where $100 would win $10000. Nicho..

Woods provides some insight into what is known as 'wrestlers court'.
'Wrestlers Court' is a phrase that has been mentioned in countless interviews by those who are a part or have been a part of the WWE locker room. From what has been spoken about it 'wrestlers court' is when the locker room and a “judge” help wrestlers who have an issue with one another come to an agreement or settle a dispute. The Undertaker at one point was even said to have been a “judge” of wrestlers court due to the locker room having a genuine respect for him.
In the latest video of former two-time SmackDown Live Tag Team Champion Xavier Woods' 'UpUpDownDown' YouTube gaming channel, he gave a brief explanation as to what 'wrestlers court' is before playing a few rounds of 'Wheel Of Fortune' with Tyler Breeze and the cast of the 'Super Troopers 2' film which is set to release on April 20th of this year.
“Wrestler's Court' is l..

Sami continues the cause.
In the summer of 2017 WWE superstar Sami Zayn was able to launch his mobile clinic to help those affected by the Syrian War. Zayn set an exact goal of $96,000 and has appreciated what has been donated to the cause. So far, he has raised a total of $91,000; just a thousand short of his goal.
Tears of joy on the proudest day of my life.
Our mobile clinic in Syria is up & running!
WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCEhttps://t.co/gvJde51MvN pic.twitter.com/e4SYtiKosZ
— Sami Zayn (@SamiZayn) August 31, 2017
The former NXT Champion tweeted out a donation link today on Twitter due to the recent events that occurred in Syria involving the United States military launching a missile strike on the country. Sami Zayn, whose real name is Rami Sebei was born in Laval, Quebec, Canada to his two Syrian parents. In the tweet below Sami did not demand help but instead sent out a remainder that if anyone would like to contribute to helping those affected by the recent events, anything..

He could not stay away from the ring.
Rich Swann had quite the whirlwind of a 2017 in a short span of time as he was once a WWE superstar, then he and the company mutually agreed to part ways, and following that Swann decided that he no longer wanted to be a pro wrestler and announced his retirement from the sport.
In December of 2017 Swann was suspended indefinitely by WWE for violating their zero tolerance policy for domestic violence. Rich Swann and his wife Vannarah Riggs, also known as 'Su Yung' were involved in an altercation with one another that resulted in Swann being arrested. Rich Swann was arrested on charges of battery and false imprisonment, and in January of this year the charges that were placed against him were dismissed due to lack of evidence to find him guilty. The following month after being cleared of the charges Swann and WWE agreed to mutually part ways. After his departure from company Swann had dates lined up with the 'CRASH Lucha Libre' ..

Who walked out of Orlando with the MLW World Title?
On Thursday night, Major League Wrestling hosted tapings for the finals of their World Championship tournament which culminated after a three month grind. The tapings where held at GILT nightclub in Orlando and there were ten matches on tap including the MLW World Heavyweight Championship finals.
Results by way of: F4WOnline
* Mike Parrow def. Vandal Ortagun
* ACH def. Simon Grimm (w/ “Filthy” Tom Lawlor)
* Trey Miguel def. Kotto Brazil
* Elimination Tag Team Match – The Dirty Blondes (w/ Colonel Rob Parker) def. Team TBD (Jason Cade & Jimmy Yuta)
* MJF def. Fred Yehi
* #1 Contenders Match – Pentagon Jr. def. Fenix
* Santana Garrett def. Aerial Monroe
* Sami Callihan def. MVP
* Jimmy Havoc def. Joey Janela (w/ Aria Blake)
* Filthy Tom Lawlor def. ACH
* MLW World Heavyweight Championship Finals: Shane Strickland def. Matt Riddle to become the new MLW World Heavyweight Champion.

Your UFC Glendale post-fight updates!
– Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira scored a big win on short notice against a former UFC champion in Carlos Condit. See his Octagon interview below and highlights of the fight above. Oliveira gained a “Performance of the Night” award.
– Check out our full live coverage of UFC Glendale at this link.
– UFC Glendale drew a live gate of $1.09 million with 11,382 in attendance.
– Muslim Salikhov's big KO of Ricky Rainey can be seen below.
– You can see our UFC Glendale post-show podcast at this link.
– Adam Wieczorek managed only the second omoplata win in UFC history over Arjhan Bhullar for a “Performance of the Night” award.
– Isreal Adesanya picked up a victory over Marvin Vettori on the show. See his Octagon interview below.
– Don't forget to check out our new premium service, FightfulSelect.com!
– WWE Superstars Becky Lynch and Dolph Ziggler were in the crowd to support Lynch's boyfriend Luke Sanders, who was victorious over Patrick ..