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Rusev says the Undertaker is in the past.
At the Greatest Royal Rumble event, WWE has announced a 50-man Royal Rumble, a Steel Cage match, and a Casket Match between Rusev and the Undertaker. In an interview with TMZ, Rusev said he has what it takes to defeat the Undertaker.
“He is a legend in WWE but so am I. It's Rusev Day you know. Undertaker is a little bit in the past. I haven't even peaked in my prime yet,” said Rusev. “I'm obviously going to crush him. It's a Casket Match, I've never had a Casket Match before,” he added.
The Undertaker has been wrestling since the mid-1980s and Rusev says the Undertaker's career might end after their match in Saudi Arabia.
“I'll beat him so bad that maybe it's his last fight,” said Rusev.
In the rest of the interview, Lana talked about how she will not be in Saudi Arabia at the Greatest Royal Rumble event but she hopes women will be able to wrestle there soon.
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WWE has switched Rusev out for Chris Jericho.
Earlier this week, WWE advertised a Casket Match between the Undertaker and Rusev at the Greatest Royal Rumble event. But now, Chris Jericho who had been announced for the event has been put in the place of Rusev. The match will still be a Casket Match.
BREAKING: The #Undertaker will now battle @IAmJericho in a #CasketMatch at @WWE Greatest Royal Rumble on Friday, April 27! #WWEGRR https://t.co/Qk4B4jxovh
— WWE (@WWE) April 12, 2018
The WWE said the match was changed after Lana refused to let her husband compete in a match with that stipulation which she expressed in the following tweet.
All over the world, little boys and girls are celebrating #RusevDay, they smile for the greatest Superstar ever ! I’ve already spoke with @WWE officials to change that match because I REFUSE to let my husband @RusevBUL compete in a Casket Match at #WWEGRR! Happy #RusevDay
— CJ (Lana) Perry (@LanaWWE) April 12, 2018
This will be Chris Jericho'..

Fightful.com's Sean Ross Sapp and Alex Pawlowski react to the WWE Raw debut of the Authors of Pain!
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A welterweight division attraction is coming to this June’s UFC 225 card. As first reported by MMA Fighting as CM Punk takes on Mike Jackson.
Punk (0-1-0) made his professional MMA debut well over a year ago at UFC 203, suffering a first round TKO loss to Mickey Gall. Punk has no amateur MMA experience to speak of and he does train with Roufusport out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Punk is a longtime professional wrestler who has held a plethora of championships in both the WWE and Ring Of Honor.
Jackson (0-1-0) is also winless as a professional MMA fighter, dropping his debut bout to Mickey Gall at UFC Fight Night 82 in February of 2016. Jackson did compete once as an amateur MMA fighter, losing via unanimous decision to Nick Felder at Lonestar Beatdown 12 in September 2009. Jackson hasn’t competed since that loss at UFC Fight Night 82 and he would be returning to action after a two-plus year absence.
Since the report of the fight came out a few weeks back, a tweet would then be publishe..

This is the Fight Size Update for the evening of April 12th.
– Pro Wrestling Unlimited discusses the report of Rey Mysterio Jr's next WWE match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event.
– Over at Fightful Select, there is premium content such as a Q & A session with Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp.
– WWE released this video as a advertisement for WrestleMania 35 with a song by The Lordz.
– WWE announced they received five awards from the Cynopsis Sports Media Awards. The following is an excerpt from the press release.
WWE won five awards at the annual Cynopsis Sports Media Awards: Brand Activation at Live Events – WWE/Special Olympics: Celebrating Champions; Awareness Campaign for a Social Good Initiative – Connor’s Cure; Best Over the Top Content Service – WWE Network; Shining Stars – WWE Community Relations; and WWE EVP of Digital & Social Content Jayar Donlan earned Digital Media Executive of the Year honors.
– The New Day competed against each other in this WWE Network based..

A women’s strawweight division encounter is set for UFC On Fox 30 according to MMA Today as #11 Randa Markos faces #14 Nina Ansaroff.
Markos (8-5-0) has rotated wins and losses throughout her UFC run, with her last fight being a unanimous decision win over Juliana Lima at UFC On Fox 27 earlier this year. Markos also competed on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 20, making it to the semi-finals before losing to finalist Rose Namajunas. Markos also competed once in the Resurrection Fighting Alliance, losing to fellow UFC fighter Justine Kish at RFA 12.
Ansaroff (8-5-0) enters the contest riding a two bout winning streak, defeating the duo of Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger and Angela Hill. Ansaroff has seen all four of her bouts in the UFC make it into the third round, with three of those fights going the distance. Ansaroff also competed once under the Invicta FC banner, defeating Munah Holland by second round knockout at Invicta FC 7.
UFC On Fox 30 takes place on Saturday, July 28 from a location to b..

Fightful.com will keep a running injury report and inactive list, and update each accordingly. You can also see our updated contract expiration list at this link.
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Big Cass: Torn ACL August 21. Expected return: After WrestleMania. Has started rehab and is working out at the WWE Performance Center. Cleared to return.
Big Show: Recovering from complications following hip resurfacing surgery. Expected return: late summer. (Contract has expired). Cleared to return.
Noam Dar: Underwent knee surgery December 14. Expected return: May
Maryse: Maternity leave. Had child in late March, return unknown.
Paige: Suffered stinger on 12/27 house show. Career as a WWE wrestler reportedly over.
Dean Ambrose: Triceps tendon injury sustained December 17, had surgery December 19. WWE claims he's expected to miss nine months.
Alicia Fox: Broken tailbone on 1/27, expected out several months
The Brian Kendrick: Orbital wall fracture, minimally displaced nasal bridge fracture from a Hideo Itam..

It's week two of our Fightful Select service, and we'll be giving you weekly rundowns of the new content you can find across several tiers of the subscription based service!
SRS Q&A Podcast: Our Bi-weekly Q&A show was posted this week, with Sean Ross Sapp answering any and all of your questions! For a full list of questions check out our post!
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Stupid News Extended- In an extra scene from our popular List & Ya Boy segment, Jimmy Van and SRS tackled additional stories, including one of the grossest yet. See a preview below.
The Fightful Weekender Podcast- SRS talks NXT TV from New Orleans, the tapings, ROH TV, Honor Club, Being The Elite “finale,” NJPW, 205 Live, and will break down exclusive info from his Fightful Wrestling weekly!
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Fightful.com's Sean Ross Sapp and Alex Pawlowski react to Ember Moon's WWE Raw debut
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Jerry Lawler had a stroke while at home three weeks ago.
On his podcast Dinner with The King, Jerry Lawler revealed he had a stroke two and and a half weeks before WrestleMania 34. He said the stroke came right before he had a busy week planned.
“It was on March 21st at about 6:30pm. I was here at my house and matter of fact we were scheduled to leave the next day on the 22nd to go to (Los Angeles) for Wondercon,” said Lawler “I had a stroke out of the clear blue. I was basically feeling fine…I said something to (his fiancée) Lauryn and she said 'what did you say?' and I realized then what I said didn't sound right,” he continued.
Lawler implied he was in an intimate moment with his fiancée when his speech became slurred and half of his face became paralyzed. She drove Lawler directly to the hospital and he was attended to immediately. He said the stroke was a brain hemorrhage and his blood pressure was very high. He was in the hospital for three days without bei..

Impact Wrestling's Moose was interviewed by Wrestling Epicenter's Interactive Wrestling Radio. You can see the full interview above, and see highlights below.
Don Callis and Scott D'Amore's stint in charge of Impact Wrestling thus far:
“Great, man! Scott D'Amore and Don (Callis) and Sonjay (Dutt) are doing a great job running the show. I'm happy to be a part of it.”
Impact Wrestling returning to the road with their recent co-shows with Big Time Wrestling and Border City Wrestling:
“I think that is what Impact has been missing – Hitting the road a little bit. The last couple of shows we've done have been sell outs. That shows what the company can do when we leave the Impact Zone. I'm glad that we're starting to tour a little bit more.”
Football players like himself and Rob Gronkowski being drawn into professional wrestling:
“I mean, I think it is an easier transition to get into professional wrestling from football. I think (Rob) Gronkowsk..

Bill Simmons says WWE trusts him with Andre the Giant's story.
Earlier this week, the Andre the Giant documentary premiered on HBO. The film follows the life of Andre the Giant and provides insights to his life. In an interview with ESPN, producer of the film Bill Simmons talked about the creation of the film. He said he had been building relationships within WWE because of his podcast and eventually he got to talk to Vince McMahon.
“At that point I had a good enough relationship with the WWE to at least get them on the phone and get Vince, so we had this teleconference call…and basically tried to convince Vince to do it for an hour. It was really personal to him. I think we swayed them. The WWE is a really good company that is very protective of their (intellectual property) and they should be,” said Simmons.
Even though WWE is protective, Simmons said he feels trusted by the company.
“I just don't think this is something that could have happened sooner than this. T..