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Ring of Honor announcer Bobby Cruise was recently interviewed by Wrestling Epicenter's Interactive Wrestling Radio. You can see highlights below, and the full interview above.
Daniel Bryan coaxing him to say wacky things in ROH:
“Yeah, Bryan Danielson used to get in my ear. (laughs) The thing with Danielson was I really never knew what was coming. If he hit me with three lines of things I had to say, it was on the spot. There was no preparation. That was a little scary! But, he was funny. It went from something like, “You tell them that I'm the best wrestler in the world” to something wacky or funny.”
If Daniel Bryan should return to the ring or not:
“Absolutely, if he's cleared. I was thinking about this earlier today, actually. When I first read it online, a pal of mine, Adam Pearce who I love to death, he basically congratulated Bryan. He said, “You can teach wrist locks and head locks but you can't teach passion.” He (Daniel Bryan) has it. Pro wrestling and wr..

This is the Fight Size Update for the evening of April 18th.
– AJ Styles will take on Shinsuke Nakamura at the Greatest Royal Rumble event. Pro Wrestling Unlimited discusses that in the video at the top of this page.
– On the WWE Network website, an image advertising the Greatest Royal Rumble features Great Khali, Rey Mysterio Jr, Big Show, and Mark Henry. None of these wrestlers have been officially announced but Big Show has been featured in some video packages.
The Image from @WWENetwork with Great Khali and Rey Mysterio Jr. pic.twitter.com/7We0llFXUM
— Handsome Pat Fannin (@Patrick_Fannin) April 18, 2018
– WWE released two videos with AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura talking about their match in Saudi Arabia.
– WWE wrestlers spoke about Bruno Sammartino on YouTube in the wake of the legend's passing. Some of the interviews were recorded before his passing.
– Fightful's flagship podcast The List And Ya Boy covered the legacy of Bruno Sammartino today.
– WWE di..

This is the Fightful.com live coverage for tonight's episode of WWE NXT. Tonight we have a great show as in our main event Killian Dain and Lars Sullivan go head to head in a No Disqualification Match, Ricochet makes his NXT television debut, Candice LeRae finally gets her hands on Zelina Vega and much more so be sure to come back here at 8 PM EST for an hour showcasing the WWE NXT brand!
-Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae come out to the ring and Johnny talks about his unsanctioned match against Tommaso Ciampa at NXT TakeOver New Orleans and that he's happy to be reinstated as a member of the NXT roster before leaving as we go to commercial after a tease for the television debut of Ricochet.
Ricochet vs Fabian Aichner
Ricochet is in control early, knocking Fabian down repeatedly before Aichner catches him and hits a gutbuster. Aichner hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and a series of European uppercuts before Ricochet hits a move off of the top and hits a standing shooting s..

While WWE's main roster had the weekend off following WrestleMania, NXT was still in action, holding two events in the Sunshine State.
The April 13 event in Venice was marked by the in-ring return of Nixon Newell, who had not wrestled since an event last April for the DDT promotion in Japan. Newell tore her ACL last year, shortly after reporting to the WWE Performance Center. Several of the recent main roster call-ups were in action on the second night, April 14 in Cocoa, including the Authors of Pain and No Way Jose.
Here are all the results.
April 13, Venice, FL
Ricochet def. Chad Lail.
Reina Gonzalez & Vanessa Borne def. Dakota Kai & Steffanie Newell.
Christopher Dijak def. Mars Wang.
Kassius Ohno def. Brennan Williams.
Street Profits def. TM-61.
Buddy Murphy defeats Lio Rush.
Fabian Aichner def. Jeet Rama.
War Raiders def. Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan.
Shayna Baszler def. Candice LeRae to retain the NXT Women's Title.
April 14, Cocoa, FL
Raul Mendoza def. Lio Rush.
Ca..

A battle of winless professional MMA fighters are set to collide at UFC 225 as Mike Jackson faces former WWE Champion CM Punk.
Punk is competing for the second time in the UFC and Jackson predicts their fight is going to be the last for the former wrestler.
”They paid him a half-a-million the last time. They’ll probably pay him another half-a-million this time and that will be it,” Jackson told Flo Combat. “This will be his last fight. I can guarantee that. Cause after I touch him, he ain’t going to want this no more.”
Jackson had one other opportunity to fight Punk before, but came up short in ta qualifying fight against Mickey Gall at UFC Fight Night 82.
Even though both competitors have yet to win a fight, a confident Jackson still believes he has a huge advantage over Punk.
”I do feel it’s still a mismatch,” Jackson said. “At one point in time, I had no idea who Anderson Silva was. I thought he looked like a good fighter and had an interesting look, but after he smashed on Chr..

Road Warrior Animal gives his take on why today's group of wrestlers have such a hard time getting over.
WWE Hall Of Famer and former three-time WWE Tag Team Champion Road Warrior Animal recently joined “The Ride With JMV” podcast to discuss his run in WWE alongside Road Warrior Hawk as 'The Road Warriors'. Throughout their years Animal and Hawk had the opportunity to work with some of the most well-known names in the sport of professional wrestling. One of the names who has been in many of headlines recently because of the documentary that is based on him is “The Eighth Wonder Of The World” Andre The Giant.
Animal recalled the time when he, Hawk, and their then-manger Paul Ellering were in Japan and they got their first glance at the mythical-like man that was Andre The Giant.
“No, I haven’t got a chance to watch it [The ‘Andre The Giant’ documentary]. You know its funny the first time I met Andre; we were in Tokyo, Japan and we go by that little club that…. There’s ..

This is the Fight Size Update for the evening of April 17th.
– In the video above, Pro Wrestling Unlimited examines the report of a Raw wrestler being backstage at Smackdown when most of the Raw roster has flown to South Africa for a tour. Tonight is the second night of the Superstar Shakeup.
– Fightful Select has an image and topic preview for Wednesday's The List and Ya Boy. Check out Fightful Select for all of the premium content from Fightful.
– WWE announced a tryout in Saudi Arabia which was discussed in this video with WWE Performance Center coach Matt Bloom.
– Goldust shared a message on his Twitter account which had some fans worried about him retiring. He sent this tweet to clarify he is not retiring.
Just so none of you are confused,Whenever I decide to hang at the Boots, which is not now, you will be the first to know. There will be no mincing words.
— Dustin Rhodes (@Goldust) April 17, 2018
– Last night on Raw, Corey Graves accidently said “Bullet Club” and..

This is the Fightful.com live coverage for tonight's episode of WWE Smackdown! Live! Tonight the WWE Superstar Shakeup continues after 20 Superstars switched brands last night on RAW which saw the like a of Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin and Natalya coming over to team red and The Miz being sent to the blue brand. Who will join RAW? Who will be taken from RAW and brought over to Smackdown! Live? Be sure to come back here at 8PM EST to find out these questions and more and don't forget to stick with us after the show for the post show podcast!
-We open the show with a recap of Shinsuke Nakamura attacking AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan last week before AJ comes out and talks about what Shinsuke did to him and how he showed his true colors. AJ says that Shinsuke is a con artist and talks about him ruining his match with Daniel Bryan before demanding that Shinsuke come out to the ring. Instead Rusev Day comes out and Aiden says that Shinsuke isn't there tonight. Aiden says that AJ..

Fightful.com's Sean Ross Sapp and Jeff Hawkins talk WWE Monday Night Raw for April 16 2018, and the WWE Superstar Shakeup!
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What stars will be joining the blue-brand after an eventful night one of the 2018 WWE 'Superstar Shake-Up'?
* Jeff Hardy brings the WWE United States Championship back to SmackDown Live.
“The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy became a multi-time Grand Slam champion in WWE last night on RAW as he defeated Jinder Mahal to become the new WWE United States Champion. Tonight, SmackDown Live got a rush of adrenaline as Jeff Hardy returned to SmackDown for the first-time since competing in a “Loser Leaves WWE” World Heavyweight Championship match against CM Punk in 2009.
In a TWIST OF FATE, @JEFFHARDYBRAND has been shaken up to #SDLive, and he’s bringing his #USTitle with him! #SuperstarShakeup pic.twitter.com/vY1tgzQoug
— WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2018
Hardy's first appearance on the blue-brand in nine years kicked off by interrupting the former WWE United States Champion Randy Orton. Jeff breezed past Orton on his way to the ring to compete against and defeat a game Shelton Benj..

Night two of the WWE Superstar Shakeup is upon us, after the Raw brand saw over 20 superstars head to their show.
Fightful.com has learned that WWE United States Champion Jeff Hardy will debut for the Smackdown Live brand in a non-title match with Shelton Benjamin.
Former NXT Women's Champion Asuka will appear via graphic tonight, as will Big Cass as joining Smackdown.
The duo of Absolution's Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville have traded spots with the Riott Squadd, and will now appear on Smackdown Live. The GM of Smackdown Live is Paige, who was the leader of the group before her career-ending injury and subsequent retirement from the ring.
In one of the bigger switches of the Superstar Shakeup, Samoa Joe will debut for Smackdown in a match with Sin Cara. Joe has only appeared on Raw since his promotion to the WWE main roster last year, and is currently embroiled in a feud with Roman Reigns.
The Smackdown Live tag team division is getting a shot in the arm, as NXT's Sa..

This is the Fightful.com live coverage for tonight's episode of WWE 205 Live. Tonight 205 Live general manager Drake Maverick will address Buddy Murphy's attack on Cruiserweight champion Cedric Alexander last week, Lucha House Party take on Hideo Itami and Akira Tozawa in a tornado tag match and much more so be sure to come back here at 10 PM EST after Smackdown! Live for an hour showcasing the WWE Cruiserweight brand!
Mustafa Ali vs Ariya Daivari
Ariya attacks Ali before the bell rings, then Ali hits a huricanrrana for a quick two count. Ariya catches Ali up top and pulls him off of the top and to the mat before starting to focus on his back. Ali comes back with a series of clotheslines, chops and elbows before going for his signature rolling neckbreaker, but Ariya counters it into a superkick. Ali dropkicks Ariya out of the ring before Ariya hits a spinebuster onto the floor when Ali goes out after him and rushes him. They get back in the ring and Ariya gets a quick two c..