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• Report: MVP Signs With All Elite Wrestling

  26-09-2024 06:19 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  A new report provides an update on MVP‘s contract status after he appeared at AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam.Former WWE star MVP made a surprise appearance on Wednesday and said that he wanted to talk business with Swerve Strickland. MVP had reportedly been in talks with the company in recent weeks.Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful (via Fightful Select) reports that MVP has officially signed with AEW. The report also notes that Strickland was at least planned for an appearance at AEW
  
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• MVP Says His Knee Has Been Fine, His Cane Was Just A Nice Addition To His Character

  15-01-2025 19:25 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  MVP clears the air about his knee injury.MVP signed with AEW after he left WWE, and he debuted at AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam in September. He has reunited with Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley, and he will make his in-ring AEW debut at AEW Dynamite: Maximum Carnage. Before his return at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XII in November, MVP had not wrestled since July 2022.In a post on Twitter, MVP said that the story about a knee injury keeping him out of the ring was never true
  
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• Chelsea Green: Triple H Makes Women Feel Equal In WWE

  15-01-2025 19:01 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Chelsea Green has high praise for what Triple H has done with the WWE Women’s Division.WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green was a recent guest on The Sports Agents podcast. When asked how the company has changed for women with the departure of Vince McMahon and Triple H’s rise to power, Green said that Hunter makes women feel equal to men.“If we’re talking about Vince versus Triple H, we’re also talking about Attitude Era versus n
  
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• Chad Gable Advances In WWE Speed Tournament, Corey Graves Not On Commentary

  15-01-2025 18:46 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Chad Gable advanced to the next round on WWE Speed, while Corey Graves was not on commentary for the show.Chad Gable defeated NXT’s Charlie Dempsey in the opening match of a new Number One Contender’s Tournament on the January 15th episode of WWE Speed. Gable scored the win in the closing seconds as he hit Dempsey with the Chaos Theory.Corey Graves, who typically calls the action on WWE Speed, was absent. Instead, Blake Howard was on commentary. This com
  
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• David Penzer: Jimmy Hart’s Value In Pro Wrestling Is Underestimated, He Pitched Filming WCW At Disney

  15-01-2025 18:39 via wrestlezone.com
  
  David Penzer is thankful that Jimmy Hart always saw his value in the wrestling business.
  Penzer spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard to promote his new book, Sitting Ringside Volume 2. The book details Penzer’s time working for the XWF and TNA, along with some stories from his days in WCW. Penzer said the idea for a second book came from co-author Guy Evans, who believed Penzer’s stories were too big for just one book.
  The project was initially conceived as a scrapb
  
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• Booker T: Roxanne Perez Is Ready For The Main Roster, The Right Time Is When She Gets There

  15-01-2025 18:27 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Booker T thinks Roxanne Perez is ready to be called up to the main roster but does not want to put pressure on the former NXT Women’s Champion.The WWE Hall of Famer trained the NXT star at his wrestling school. He is thrilled to see her flourish into a top women’s champion in WWE. Roxanne Perez has proven how good she is so far in NXT. However, Booker T doesn’t want to say either definitively if it’s her time to get called up to Raw or Smackdown.Speaking
  
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• Renee Paquette Admits She’s Thought About Doing Commentary In AEW

  15-01-2025 17:50 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Renee Paquette admits she’s had the itch to get back behind the commentators’ table for AEW.All Elite Wrestling‘s Renee Paquette recently spoke with Tony Pike on Cincy 360. When asked about the possibility of her doing commentary with the company in the future, Paquette admits it’s something that she’s thought about.“Sometimes, I think about it. There are aspects that I miss, and obviously, this is a far different circu
  
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• Jon Moxley: AEW Is Building Something Sustainable For The Future

  15-01-2025 16:41 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Jon Moxley discusses his current run in AEW and says the company is building something sustainable for the future.AEW continues to grow, and the company started a new era on January 1st, as Dynamite and Collision started simulcasting on Max. This came as part of their new media rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery. Jon Moxley is leading the company into this new chapter as the world champion.Speaking with Anthony Sulla-Heffinger for Uncrowned, Jon Moxley discusses his curren
  
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• Ethan Page Believes NXT Sees More In Him Than AEW Did

  15-01-2025 16:33 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Ethan Page reflects on his time in All Elite Wrestling compared to his current run now in NXT.WWE NXT Superstar Ethan Page was a recent guest on Busted Open After Dark. When asked why he believes WWE sees more in him than they did in AEW, Page placed the blame on the company being run by wrestlers not knowing what they had.
  “This company is run by wrestlers,” Ehtan Page said. “[AEW] didn’t know what they had, and now they do. I’m gone. These guys h
  
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• Charlotte Flair Was Backstage At NXT

  15-01-2025 16:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Charlotte Flair was seen backstage at NXT last night as rumors of her WWE return swirl.Flair has been sidelined with a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus since December 2023. While she is expected to return “sooner rather than later, ” no date was announced for her comeback.Previous reports indicated that they did not expect her to return at all in 2024. It looks like 2025 could be the year Charlotte Flair returns to the ring, given her recent Twitter posts. The former Wom
  
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• AEW Dynamite: Maximum Carnage Preview

  15-01-2025 16:25 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  AEW Dynamite: Maximum Carnage comes to you live from Cincinnati. Tonight’s show features a world title match as Jon Moxley defends his title against Powerhouse Hobbs. Here’s what’s in store for the January 15 episode of Dynamite. View this post on InstagramA post shared by All Elite Wrestling (@aew)
  AEW Women’s Casino GauntletTonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite will feature a Women’s Casino Gauntlet match with the winner getting a shot Dynamite
  
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• Jeff Hardy Wants To Revisit CM Punk Feud, Believes It’s Completely Possible

  15-01-2025 16:21 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Jeff Hardy doesn’t think about how long he has left in his wrestling career.The former WWE Champion has been wrestling at the top level since his WWE debut in 1994. He was just 16 years old when he lost to Razor Ramon and has gone on to wrestle countless matches in the next thirty years.Jeff Hardy appeared on Insight with Chris Van Vliet where he was asked if he think about how long his career will last.The TNA Tag Team Champion said that he d
  
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• Paul Heyman: Being Called ‘One Of’ The Greatest Isn’t Flattering At All

  15-01-2025 16:13 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Paul Heyman was insulted to be called “one of” the best managers of all time.The former ECW boss has an incredible career in wrestling. His four-decade run in companies like WWE, WCW and ECW has taken him to the top of the business, This is something he continues to do alongside Roman Reigns today.Heyman was also the creative mind behind ECW and their meteoric rise in the 1990s.The WWE Hall of Famer is widely regarded as one of the best managers and crea
  
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• Kevin Nash Reacts To Hulk Hogan Getting Booed On WWE RAW

  15-01-2025 16:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Kevin Nash didn’t expect Hulk Hogan to be booed out of the building at the WWE RAW premiere on Netflix.
  On the latest episode of Kliq This: The Kevin Nash Podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer spoke about the reaction Hulk Hogan received from fans on RAW’s premiere on Netflix earlier this month.“Look at the play. The play was come out, tear that All American shirt off and have a Netflix shirt on,” Kevin Nash said. “He thought that what h
  
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• Richard Holliday Had Some ‘Good Conversations’ With Tony Khan During Recent AEW Appearance

  15-01-2025 16:10 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Richard Holliday had some good conversations with Tony Khan during his recent appearance in AEW.The MLW star made his first appearance in AEW in 2024. Richard Holliday teamed with Alec Price in a defeat to La Faccion Ingobernable on Rampage in December. He also wrestled Serpentico in a dark match in December, in what was the wrestler’s last AEW appearance.He was a former teammate of MJF in The Dynasty in MLW, which could help him get a move to AEW in th
  
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• Booker T Thinks Oba Femi Will Have A Hall of Fame Career: He’s Supernatural

  15-01-2025 16:07 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Booker T sees a Hall of Fame career as he heaps praise on Oba Femi.The Nigerian star has had a meteoric rise in NXT since debuting for the WWE. He is the longest-reigning NXT North American Champion of all time, looking dominant throughout his reign.He one-upped that by beating Trick Williams to win the NXT Championship at New Year’s Evil. Oba Femi has looked like a true star in his short career so far and looks to have a huge future in the WWE going forward.Booker T spok
  
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• WWE NXT Review: Hits And Misses For January 14

  15-01-2025 16:02 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Welcome or welcome back to our weekly WWE NXT hits and misses series. This week’s show featured a tag team title match plus appearances from some main roster stars as well as the reigning TNA Knockouts Champion. Here’s what went down on 1/14 NXT.Miss – Shotzi pins Stephanie Vaquer on WWE NXTIf this writer is correct, last night marked Stephanie’s first pinfall loss in singles action. They could’ve set up a different finish to protect her undefeated
  
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• Thunder Rosa Wants To Face Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, And Bayley

  15-01-2025 15:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Thunder Rosa wants to wrestle three of the WWE’s top superstars.Since joining AEW in 2019, the former NWA Women’s Champion has had some of the best women’s matches in the US. Her bout with Britt Baker was one of AEW’s finest matches, and Thunder Rosa is looking to add more classics to her already impressive canon.Thunder Rosa sat down with TimHannRivera and spoke about the wrestlers she would love to face in the future. After talking about Mercedes Mone,
  
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• NWA Powerrr Results (1/14): ‘Thrillbilly’ Silas Mason, Pretty Empowered, More

  15-01-2025 05:30 via wrestlezone.com
  
  The National Wrestling Alliance presented an action-packed show with the January 14th episode of NWA Powerrr.Among other matches, Thrillbilly Silas Mason faced Mr. Grim, and Pretty Empowered faced Caribbean Flow.
  The results are as follows:
  Thrillbilly Silas Mason def. Mr. Grim In an interview, Lili “La Pescadita” Ruiz hypes up her upcoming match against Haley J.Pretty Empowered (Kenzie Paige & Kylie Paige) def. Caribbean Flow (La Rosa Negra & Ruthie Jay) Ruthie Ja
  
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• Two Title Matches Set For 1/21 WWE NXT

  15-01-2025 04:33 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Two title matches have been confirmed for the January 21st episode of WWE NXT.At NXT New Year’s Evil, Oba Femi won the NXT Championship by defeating Trick Williams and Eddy Thorpe. Femi discussed his win on the January 14th episode of NXT. Tony D’Angelo interrupted him, and D’Angelo got into a brawl with Ridge Holland. Thorpe then attacked Femi from behind.Backstage, Femi demanded a match with Thorpe. The broadcast team confirmed that Femi would defend the NXT
  
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• Bayley Makes Surprise Appearance On WWE NXT

  15-01-2025 04:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Bayley made a surprise appearance on WWE NXT.On the January 14th episode of WWE NXT, Roxanne Perez came to the ring and addressed her future after she lost the NXT Women’s Championship to Giulia. She reflected on her reign as the NXT Women’s Champion. Perez highlighted the growth of the women’s division.
  She commented on losing her title and stated that the state of the women’s division was sad without her. She said that NXT had the best women’s wr
  
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• Bayley Makes Surprise Appearance On WWE NXT Roxanne

  15-01-2025 04:07 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Bayley made a surprise appearance on WWE NXT.On the January 14th episode of WWE NXT, Roxanne Perez came to the ring and addressed her future after she lost the NXT Women’s Championship to Giulia. She reflected on her reign as the NXT Women’s Champion. Perez highlighted the growth of the women’s division.
  She commented on losing her title and stated that the state of the women’s division was sad without her. She said that NXT had the best women’s wr
  
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• TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich Appears In The Crowd On WWE NXT

  15-01-2025 03:40 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich was shown in the crowd on the January 14th episode of WWE NXT.The working relationship between TNA and NXT has somewhat quieted down, compared to the frequent exchange of talent that sparked buzz throughout several months of 2024. However, TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamobich was shown in the front row during the January 14th episode of WWE NXT. Cora Jade then looked over at Slamovich after she defeated Kelani Jordan.Slamovic
  
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• Number One Contenders To WWE Women’s Tag Titles Determined On WWE NXT

  15-01-2025 03:28 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Naomi learned who they will defend the gold against on WWE NXT.On the January 14th episode of WWE NXT, Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson faced Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) in a Number One Contender’s Match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship. The two teams battled back and forth, and Legend and Jackson ultimately emerged victorious. In doing so, they earned a shot at the WWE Women’s Tag Team C
  
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• DIY Make Surprise Appearance On WWE NXT

  15-01-2025 03:08 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  WWE Tag Team Champions DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) appeared on the January 14th episode of WWE NXT.Gargano and Ciampa were interviewed backstage on Tuesday’s show. When asked about their appearance, Ciampa said that NXT Tag Team Champions Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) had brought them to the show. He noted that he had heard a lot about the duo and people said that they were the best tag team in NXT history. Gargano then said they were at the top of the mou
  
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• Ethan Page Attacks Dante Chen, Bloodies Je’Von Evans On WWE NXT

  15-01-2025 02:51 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Ethan Page continued to show his mean streak on WWE NXT.Page previously attacked Je’Von Evans and bloodied him on the December 17th episode of WWE NXT. Evans was later shown with his jaw wired shut.
  On the January 14th episode of WWE NXT, Ethan Page bragged about his conversation with The Rock at NXT New Year’s Evil. Page got into a confrontation with Dante Chen, and they clashed in a singles bout. Page went on to score the win against Chen.
  After the match, Page at
  
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• Women’s NXT North American Title Match Set For 1/28 WWE NXT

  15-01-2025 02:35 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Fallon Henley will defend the gold on the January 28th episode of WWE NXT.On the January 7th episode of WWE NXT, Stephanie Vaquer beat Kelani Jordan, Cora Jade, and Lola Vice in a Number One Contender’s Match for the NXT Women’s North American Championship. Elsewhere on the show, Shotzi pinned reigning champion Fallon Henley in a six-woman tag team match. Ava then booked a singles match between Shotzi and Vaquer to determine who would challenge for the gold.Stephani
  
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• Rey Fenix’s Merchandise Pulled From AEW’s Official Shop

  15-01-2025 02:11 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Rey Fenix‘s merchandise has been pulled from AEW‘s official website.Fenix has been absent from AEW programming since July, and he has not wrestled since the CMLL event on July 26th. He then sparked some buzz in some deleted tweets, as he claimed that he needed a doctor, but he was ignored for months. Fenix also wrote that no one would stay in a place where they received “inhumane treatment.”
  AEW reportedly added injury time to Fenix&rsquo
  
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• Report: More Details On Penta’s WWE RAW Debut, Original Plan

  15-01-2025 01:28 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  A new report provides more information on Penta‘s arrival in WWE.Former AEW star Penta debuted on the January 13th episode of WWE RAW and defeated Chad Gable. His debut had been teased for weeks, and WWE all but confirmed that he would be Gable’s opponent ahead of the show by promoting his merchandise.
  Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful (via Fightful Select) reported an update about Penta’s arrival. Sapp wrote that Penta’s WWE deal had been finalized for weeks,
  
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• WWE NXT Results: Review, Grades, Card For January 14

  15-01-2025 01:00 via wrestlezone.com
  
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  Our WWE NXT results for tonight include Fraxiom defending the NXT Tag Team Championships against OTM, Stephanie Vaquer battling Shotzi for a shot at the Women’s North American Championship, Former NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez addressing her future in NXT, new NXT Champion Oba Femi speaks and more. Here’s our review and grades for tonight’s show, live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.WWE NXT Card:
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