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• JBL Says Bruce Prichard Planned Out His Recent Appearances In Wrestling

  14-11-2024 15:26 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  JBL revealed that Bruce Prichard was the mastermind behind his recent independent run.The WWE Hall of Famer has been popping up everywhere in recent months. Appearances in TNA, GCW and even Mexico have shocked fans, with JBL joining forces with Nic Nemeth across the world.The former WWE Champion on Something To Wrestle to discuss his recent run (H/T to Fightful for the transcription). JBL revealed that he told Bruce Prichard that he was bored, so Prichard mapped out an entire g
  
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• Bobby Lashley Shares What Inspired ‘The Hurt Business’ Name

  14-11-2024 22:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Bobby Lashley has lifted the lid on how the Hurt Business was created.The group was one of the bright spots in the WWE during the pandemic. The faction was comprised of Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander and MVP, and picked up multiple titles during a short period of time.However, they broke up much too soon and fans clamoured for their return. Three-quarters of the group have since jumped to AEW and reformed as “The Hurt Syndicate”.Bobby Lashley joined the
  
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• Freddie Prinze Jr. Gives Update On His Wrestling Promotion

  14-11-2024 21:48 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Freddie Prinze Jr. is still working on starting up his own promotion and has an extensive update on its status.On the latest episode of the Wrestling With Freddie Podcast, Prinze Jr. discussed where things stand with his wrestling promotion. Prinze Jr. spoke openly on how his meetings with Warner and Vice TV turned out.
  “We went to Warner Discovery, which was like the worst meeting that I had out of all of them. They basically just wanted me to do a reality
  
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• Report: Speedball Mike Bailey Gone From TNA

  14-11-2024 21:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  TNA Wrestling has reportedly suffered a major blow to its roster with the loss of Speedball Mike Bailey.
  Last week on TNA iMPACT, Moose defeated Speedball to capture the X-Division Championship. Following the match, Trent Seven turned on Bailey and left him lying to end the show. But it now sounds like we’ll never get a payoff to the closing angle.
  According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, Speedball Mike Bailey’s contract with TNA Wrestling expired on Nov
  
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• AEW Collision Will Take Place At GalaxyCon Columbus On December 7

  14-11-2024 20:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
  AEW Collision will take place at a unique venue next month.
  On Thursday, Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio announced that the Collision taping scheduled for December 7 had been canceled. No reason for the cancellation was given at the time of publication.
  However, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful provided more details, reporting that AEW was still planning to run a television taping in Columbus that weekend, but in a different venue. It was noted that AEW wanted to announce the new venue before
  
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• Trish Stratus and Lita Reuniting For Team Bestie: The Main Event 20th Anniversary At GalaxyCon Columbus

  14-11-2024 20:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Trish Stratus and Lita are hitting the road for a milestone celebration.
  The duo, collectively known as “Team Bestie,” will appear at GalaxyCon in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, December 6. The date is significant as it is 20 years to the day that Trish and Lita main evented WWE RAW, becoming the first women to compete in the coveted timeslot.
  “Team Bestie: The Main Event” will feature Trish and Lita celebrating their iconic championship match with an exclusive fan Q&A se
  
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• Upcoming AEW Collision Taping Cancelled, Reportedly Set For Venue Change

  14-11-2024 19:43 via wrestlezone.com
  
  An upcoming AEW Collision episode was cancelled and is now set to relocate.The road to AEW Worlds End was set to run through Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio for an episode of AEW Collision on Saturday, December 7. That show, however, has since been called off, with the Nationwide Arena website writing “The AEW (ALL ELITE WRESTLING) event originally scheduled for December 7 at Nationwide Arena has been cancelled.”Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful has since provided more details on t
  
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• Women’s Wrestling Wrap-Up: NXT Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifiers Begin, Mercedes Mone NJPW Title Defense, Katrina Creed Interview

  14-11-2024 19:36 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The countdown to WWE NXT Deadline begins. Mercedes Mone gears up for NJPW Strong Style Evolved. Katrina Creed speaks with WrestleZone, and more! Let’s break it down in this week’s edition of Women’s Wrestling Wrap-Up!NXT Iron Survivor Challenge QualifiersThe countdown to NXT Deadline has begun with the first set of Iron Survivor Challenge qualifiers. On this week’s episode of NXT, Wes Lee and Je’Von Evans secured their spot in the respective Men&rs
  
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• Kurt Angle Says His Brother Eric Angle Is Training His Daughter To Wrestle

  14-11-2024 19:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Kurt Angle‘s daughter looks set to follow in her father’s footsteps in amateur wrestling.The WWE Hall of Famer was an accomplished amateur wrestler before becoming a pro wrestling superstar. He won the Olympic Gold medal, with a broken freaking neck, at the 1996 Olympics which earned him interest from both WWE and ECW in the Attitude Era.During a recent interview with WrestleZone, Angle was answering a question about the collegiate NIL program. In his response, he s
  
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• Rhea Ripley: I Probably Can’t Have Kids For Several Years, I Don’t Want To Bring Them On The Road

  14-11-2024 19:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Rhea Ripley doesn’t think she’s ready to have kids for some time due to the lifestyle she has as a WWE superstar.Speaking to Jazzy’s World, Ripley was asked about the sacrifices that female wrestlers have to make in order to succeed. She noted that she probably could not have kids for a few years.“If you think about it this way as well, a lot of us, we get motherhood taken away for a long time,” Rhea Ripley said. “I’m still young, yes.
  
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• The Rock Says Oppenheimer Inspired Him To Film Red One For IMAX: ‘It Can Be Game Over’

  14-11-2024 18:09 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  As with The Rock‘s in-ring persona, an IMAX screen is seemingly larger than life.This week marks the release of the Christmas action-adventure Red One, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The film itself will be available for viewing on standard movie screens, as well as 4DX and IMAX. In a new video posted to the Twitter account, Johnson spoke about his previous experience with the IMAX screen, specifically when watching the 2023 hit movie Oppenheimer.“W
  
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• Eric Bischoff Donating Entire MLW Paycheck To Charity, Not Looking For Full-Time Return

  14-11-2024 17:19 via wrestlezone.com
  
  Eric Bischoff is using his upcoming MLW appearance for a good cause.
  Bischoff recently spoke with Ryan Gaydos for FOX News about his upcoming appearance at MLW One-Shot on December 5. He will be in charge of the show, which came about after actor-turned-wrestler Paul Walter Hauser pitched it during a recent podcast appearance.
  Bischoff says MLW owner Court Bauer tried to negotiate an appearance fee, but Bischoff didn’t want to do that. Instead, he elected to donate his pay to the Tunnel t
  
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• Grayson Waller: Emma Doesn’t Get Enough Credit, Rhea Ripley Cemented Australia’s Place In Pro Wrestling

  14-11-2024 17:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Grayson Waller has named the Australian wrestlers who made it possible for him to become a WWE Superstar.A number of stars from Down Under have made names for themselves in the WWE in recent years, namely in the women’s division. Stars like Peyton Royce, Rhea Ripley, Toni Storm, Emma and Rhea Ripley all came from Australia to become wrestling stars in the past decade.Grayson Waller appeared on Insight with Chris Van Vliet and spoke about the inspirational wrestlers from A
  
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• Liv Morgan: I’m Not Entering The Royal Rumble Because I’ll Walk In The WWE Women’s World Champion

  14-11-2024 16:55 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Liv Morgan looks ahead to the 2025 WWE Royal Rumble.With WWE Royal Rumble tickets currently on pre-sale, WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan joined The Pat McAfee Show to promote the 2025 premium live event. In theory, this could mark Morgan’s record-breaking eighth Women’s Royal Rumble match appearance, but according to Morgan, she will not be entering it this go-around.“The Royal Rumble is one of our big four [shows]. It’s the most unpredi
  
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• AEW Dynamite Review: Hits And Misses For November 13

  14-11-2024 16:53 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly AEW Dynamite hits and misses series.All Elite Wrestling presented this week’s Dynamite from Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Hurt Syndicate, Death Riders, Mercedes Mone, and Will Ospreay worked the show.Here’s what went down on the November 13 episode of Wednesday Night Dynamite.Video Credit: YouTubeHit – Jay White & Juice Robinson vs. Hangman Page & Christian CageThis was a solid match to kick of
  
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• Kyle Fletcher Explains Why The Undertaker Character Wouldn’t Work As Well Today

  14-11-2024 16:33 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Kyle Fletcher doesn’t see The Undertaker working as a character in wrestling today.The Undertaker is arguably the most iconic character in wrestling. The undead wrestler terrified children for over thirty years in the WWE as he used all his brutality and supernatural powers to force his way to the top of the business.He remained a huge star until his retirement in 2020 and even had a starring role in the main ev
  
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• Darby Allin Doesn’t Own A Couch, Thinks It Creates Laziness

  14-11-2024 16:06 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Darby Allin doesn’t own a couch.The AEW star is one of the more unique wrestlers around today, with some interesting hobbies, views and fashion choices. He has a love for jumping off tall things and hurting himself in the ring and seems to have zero disregard for his own health when in the ring or outside it.That extends to his comfort in his own home.Darby Allin recently appeared with RJ City and Renee Paquette on Meal & A Match (H/T to WrestlingInc for the transcrip
  
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• Kurt Angle Believes His TNA Career Is Underrated And Doesn’t Get Enough Respect

  14-11-2024 16:01 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Kurt Angle thinks his run in TNA is underappreciated by fans.The WWE Hall of Famer is widely known for his work in the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression Eras in the WWE. His matches against the likes of The Rock, Steve Austin and Brock Lesnar have gone down in history, but he had a whole other career after leaving the company in 2006. After that, Kurt Angle joined TNA. He enjoyed a decade of success in the promotion, winning multiple titles and wrestling icons like
  
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• Matt Riddle Talked Out His Differences With Goldberg On A Flight Back From Saudi Arabia

  14-11-2024 16:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Matt Riddle has buried the hatchet with Goldberg.
  Major League Wrestling‘s Matt Riddle was a recent guest on Rasslin’. When asked if he would be interested in being Goldberg’s last match in 2025, Riddle said he doesn’t believe that’s something Goldberg would be interested in.“Well, maybe,” Matt Riddle said. “I don’t think he wants to step up to the plate if we’re keeping it real.”When asked if the two men ever se
  
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• Joe Hendry Is Still Focused On The TNA Title; If He Has To Start From The Bottom, So Be It

  14-11-2024 16:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Joe Hendry needs to work his way back from the bottom if he is to become TNA World Champion.The Scottish star has come ever so close to holding the gold over the past few months. It took Josh Alexander cheating to eliminate him from the title match at Slammiversary, while he lost to Nic Nemeth at Bound for Glory in his second shot at the belt.Not one to give up, Joe Hendry is prepared to start again and work his way back up to title contention to finally get his hands of the Wo
  
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• AJ Francis: Now That TNA Has Given Me An Opportunity, I’ve Shown I’m One Of The Best In The Business

  14-11-2024 15:47 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  AJ Francis explained the difference in how WWE and TNA present their wrestlers.The former TNA Digital Media Champion was fired by the WWE (twice, as Joe Hendry kindly pointed out) before joining TNA. He found new life in the company and has gone on the most impressive run of his career so far.AJ Francis spoke with Drop The Heat about the difference in how WWE and TNA treat their talent. He explained how TNA give talent more time to impress in front of the camera. He explained t
  
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• AJ Francis: Now That TNA Has Given Me An Opportunity, I’ve Show I’m One Of The Best In The Business

  14-11-2024 15:47 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  AJ Francis explained the difference in how WWE and TNA present their wrestlers.The former TNA Digital Media Champion was fired by the WWE (twice, as Joe Hendry kindly pointed out) before joining TNA. He found new life in the company and has gone on the most impressive run of his career so far.AJ Francis spoke with Drop The Heat about the difference in how WWE and TNA treat their talent. He explained how TNA give talent more time to impress in front of the camera. He explained t
  
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• Liv Morgan Explains How Her Love Of TLC Matches Helped Shape Her As A Performer

  14-11-2024 15:45 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Liv Morgan loves to take risks inside the squared circle.WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan recently sat down with Cameron Hawkins of Uncrowned. When asked about adopting a more extreme style as an in-ring performer after defeating Ronda Rousey back in 2022, Morgan said her love of TLC matches growing up is something she gravitated toward.
  “It was just maybe a tipping point in my journey, where it was just like, ‘I’m going to do whatever it takes, eve
  
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• Baron Corbin Shares What He Wants His WWE Legacy To Be

  14-11-2024 15:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Baron Corbin had a lengthy career with WWE, but what will his overall legacy with the company be?Former WWE Superstar Baron Corbin recently sat down* with Adam Barnard of Sports Illustrated. When asked what he wants his legacy in WWE to be, Corbin admitted it’s something he thinks about quite often.“I ask myself the same thing all the time,” Baron Corbin admitted. “I think there’s a bunch of different logos and stuff that people would attribut
  
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• Dutch Mantell On Recent Health Issues: I Was Close To Dying

  14-11-2024 15:33 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Dutch Mantell was close to death after a recent health scare.The wrestling legend was recently in hospital with health issues that looked like could be much worse than expected. A GoFundMe was set up to help pay for his treatment and it seemed like Dutch Mantell was in real trouble.However, he seems to be through the worst of it and spoke Story Time With Dutch Mantell about his time in the hospital (H/T to WrestlingNewsCo for the transcription).“The first time I was in th
  
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• Diamond Dallas Page: I’m Proud To Be Working With WWE Again

  14-11-2024 15:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Diamond Dallas Page is a legend in the wrestling world and after several years away from WWE, he is back in the fold.Page signed a WWE Legends Deal in October. This came after he had a brief stint in AEW, as he made some appearances for the company between 2019 and 2020.In an interview with Bleacher Report, Page said that he’s happy to be back working with WWE again.“I’m proud to be working with them again,” Diamond Dallas Page said. “I ne
  
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• Toni Storm, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, And Red Velvet Announced For 12/13 CMLL Event

  14-11-2024 05:29 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  A handful of AEW stars are set to compete at a CMLL event in December.CMLL announced that All Elite Wrestling’s Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Toni Storm, and Red Velvet will compete at the Arena Mexico show on December 13.At the event, Castagnoli will face Hechicero. Meanwhile, PAC will take on Volador Jr. Plus, ROH Women’s World Television Champion Red Velvet will team up with Toni Storm. They will face Tessa Blanchard and La Catalina.
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• Orange Cassidy vs. Wheeler Yuta, Darby Allin vs. Claudio Castagnoli Set For AEW Dynamite

  14-11-2024 05:02 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Two matches have been announced for the November 20 episode of AEW Dynamite.As confirmed on the November 13 episode, Orange Cassidy will face AEW World Trios Champion Wheeler Yuta. Cassidy will aim to gain more momentum before AEW Full Gear, where he will challenge Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship. Yuta is one of Moxley’s stablemates in the Death Riders.Plus, Darby Allin will take on AEW World Trios Champion Claudio Castagnoli. Allin took the fight to Castagnoli
  
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• Orange Cassidy vs. Darby Allin, Darby Allin vs. Claudio Castagnoli Set For AEW Dynamite

  14-11-2024 04:56 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Two matches have been announced for the November 20 episode of AEW Dynamite.As confirmed on the November 13 episode, Orange Cassidy will face AEW World Trios Champion Wheeler Yuta. Cassidy will aim to gain more momentum before AEW Full Gear, where he will challenge Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship. Yuta is one of Moxley’s stablemates in the Death Riders.Plus, Darby Allin will take on Claudio Castagnoli. Allin took the fight to Castagnoli and the Death Riders on W
  
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• House of Black Defeat FTR, Advance In AEW Full Gear Contenders Series

  14-11-2024 04:27 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  The House of Black have earned a spot in the tag team title match at AEW Full Gear.As previously announced, Private Party will defend the AEW World Tag Team Championship at AEW Full Gear. Their challengers would be determined in a series of qualifying matches. On the November 9 episode of AEW Collision, The Outrunners beat Top Flight to qualify.The main event of the November 13 episode of AEW Dynamite was the second qualifying match. Former AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR face
  
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