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No more 'Rusev Day'?
This past Tuesday on SmackDown Live a day after officially announcing her retirement from in-ring competition, former two-time WWE Divas Champion Paige was revealed as the new GM of the blue-brand. The former GM Daniel Bryan has returned to his role as a full-time competitor now that he is cleared. Paige's first move as GM came in the form of putting together a fantasy match between AJ Styles & Daniel Bryan for that edition of SmackDown Live.
Before making the announcement Paige asked the fans inside of the Smoothie King Center who would they like to see Daniel Bryan go one-on-one with in his first match back on SmackDown and the arena erupted in 'Rusev Day' chants. In the midst of Rusev being involved in many of headlines as of late, the chant was edited out from WWE's YouTube clip above.
“The Bulgarian Brute” was recently interviewed by TMZ Sports where he stated that he would “crush The Undertaker” at the 'Greatest Royal Ru..

Jason Hehir responds to the complaints.
The announcement of the 'Andre The Giant' documentary was one that drew up quite the anticipation and wrestling fans past and present were eager to see the film. It aired for the first time on television this past Tuesday on HBO. In the film WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan was heavily featured which is expected due to Hogan and Andre's careers being intertwined. But, there were a number of complaints from viewers about Hulk Hogan's career in the WWF being covered in detail when the film is based around Andre The Giant.
The director of the film Jason Hehir stated while on Bill Simmons' podcast that there were scenes that did not make the cut that would have shifted the attention of the film from Andre's career to Hogan's. He then went on to explain why a portion of the documentary focused in on Hulk Hogan.
“Vince Sr. banished Hogan from WWF for filming Rocky. He came back and went to the Minnesota territory, and ..

Swoggle opens up about his tenure in the business.
The 4'5 Swoggle has tallied up a total of fourteen years in the pro wrestling business. In his tenured career he has traveled many of roads and captured a number of championships in different promotions/companies. In 2006 Swoggle was introduced to WWE fans as Finlay's “Little Bastard” and as his career went on he would soon become a WWE Cruiserweight Champion. Prior to the TJP who was the inaugural winner of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic tournament and the inaugural champion of the reinstated Cruiserweight Title, Swoggle was the last competitor to hold the championship.
While speaking with UPROXX Swoggle gave his take on wanting the WWE Cruiserweight Title [belt] back.
“Yeah, and they never did anything with it, ever. And I just want that real title [belt] they never gave me, 'cause they always said, 'We’re gonna bring it back.' I said, 'No, you’re not, you’re not gonna do that.' I just want the re..

“The Beast From The East” could possibly be going into the WWE Hall Of Fame.
Bam Bam Bigelow although he did not make much of a splash in the WWE world made his name in a number of other companies which has earned him the respect that comes with his name today. Having held championships in ECW, WCW, NJPW and other promotions/companies, Bigelow put together quite the resume' for himself prior to his passing in mid-January of 2007.
Next year's WrestleMania festivities will be held in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Bam Bam Bigelow hails from Asbury Park, NJ and according to Dave Meltzer in his latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the New Jersey native is being considered to be an entrant into the WWE Hall Of Fame next year. A report came by way of the Observer in early February which noted that Bigelow was being considered for this year's Hall Of Fame class as well, but WrestleMania returning to the home-state of Bigelow..

Impact Wrestling's Moose was interviewed by Wrestling Epicenter's Interactive Wrestling Radio. You can see the full interview above, and see highlights below.
Thhe future of the Grand Championship he held twice in Impact:
“I think it is a great concept with the 3 rounds thing. I think we got away from that a little bit. It is not my call what they do with it. Whatever Scott D'Amore, Don, and Sonjay decide to do with it, I trust their decision.”
The possibility of Impact Wrestling working with his former promotion Ring of Honor:
“It is 2018! Don't be surprised is all I have to say about that. (laughs)”
If it is WWE versus everyone else:
“I don't know if I'd say it is WWE versus the world. I think we're at a stage where, why would other companies not want to work with each other? Look at this weekend with Impact Wrestling versus Lucha Underground. A lot of people never thought that would happen and it is happening. So, you never know! Wrestling is ev..

Fightful.com's Sean Ross Sapp and Alex Pawlowski react to No Way Jose's WWE Raw debut
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Tenille Dashwood still has her sights set on that Women Of Honor Championship.
Despite falling short in the semi-finals of the Women Of Honor Championship tournament at ROH Supercard Of Honor XII, Tenille Dashwood's sights remain on the title. Just six months ago Dashwood was released from the WWE and while speaking with Chuck Carroll of CBS Sports Local she stated that she did not expect to be in the position that she is currently in and to be as highly requested by promoters as she is.
“No, I actually didn’t.” She stated. “I was kind of surprised by it, but I also saw a lot of positives, and opportunity that came from that. I was excited to take a look at everything that was coming my way and to jump on the opportunities.”
Tenille made her Ring Of Honor debut at the company's 'Honor Reigns Supreme' show in February. She shared that her fellow former WWE comrades' Cody & Brandi Rhodes along with other factors played a role in her coming to Ring Of Honor.
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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..