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All In: What Happened After The Show (Video)

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The main event of Saturday night’s All In pay-per-view saw The Young Bucks and Kota Ibushi defeat Rey Mysterio, Bandido, and Rey Fenix in a six-man tag match. After the  broadcast ended, the wrestlers were joined in the ring by new NWA World Champion Cody, Brandi Rhodes, Kenny Omega, Hangman Page and family members.

In a post-match celebration that lasted around 15 minutes, The Young Bucks, Cody and Kenny Omega addressed the audience about the show that just ended and what the future holds for all of them. SEScoops was ringside for the show and got exclusive video of everything that happened after All In.

The Young Bucks Ready To Deliver More of ‘Their Vision of Pro Wrestling’

Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks revealed to the crowd that due to time constraints, they had to defeat their opponents even faster than they would have otherwise. The main event was in fact cut short and ended with just seconds to spare before the pay-per-view feed cut out. Things got a bit more serious, however, as the conversation turned to reflect on their collective journey towards ‘All In’.

Matt Jackson recalls, “You know guys, about a year ago – or maybe even longer – this man [Cody] came into our lives. And I liked him right away because I thought to myself ‘man, that guy is as crazy and as ambitious as us, Nick.’ So I said, ‘hey, let’s take this guy, let’s ride with him, let’s dine with him, let’s hang out with him.’”

During the course of their burgeoning friendship, Cody would one day come to them with a proposition. Matt remembers, “Cody came to us with this wild idea. He said, ‘Young Bucks, Bullet Club, I think we can put 10,000 asses in 10,000 seats.’”

A lofty goal that they were able to accomplish, with their event selling every single one of those 10,000+ seats in just under thirty minutes. A fact that isn’t lost on the trio.

“[…] it didn’t take just three men,” Matt claims. “It didn’t take just the Young Bucks and Cody. It took each and every one of the people standing in this ring. This was a group collaboration. All the people in the back. And most importantly, as cheesy as it sounds, all 10,000+ of you. You can feel it. You can feel it. There’s a hunger. There’s a thirst. You guys want good. Pro. Wrestling.”

This was met with huge applause as Matt pressed on.

“You guys want good entertainment. And what we presented to you in those 4 hours and 57 minutes – Oh my God – was our vision of what we think we can do with pro wrestling.”

Before handing the mic over to Cody, Matt had one final thing to admit to the crowd in attendance: “[…] if you guys want it, you want more pro wrestling from the cast of Being The Elite, then my family, my great friends, my cast of bandits, we will give you more of this. Because we couldn’t have done this without you,” he admits, before continuing in an emotional moment, “Chicago, this is was one of my favorite – you know what, this was my favorite night of my career.

Cody: “No Man, No Company, No Entity Owns Pro Wrestling. We Own Pro Wrestling!”

For Cody, however, it seemingly became more than just a pro wrestling event. It became about the importance of the relationships he clearly cares most about.

“‘All In’ is a serendipitous tale of things just falling in line one after the other. And one of those things is – not only did I find colleagues right here, not only did I find peers, these people are my best friends in the entire world.”

With people wondering about what could be coming next, Cody tried to allay any sort of worry by proclaiming, “And that big question of what happens next with this group? We are sticking together. Because no money, no man, no company, no entity owns pro wrestling. We own pro wrestling!”

His last words were particularly poignant, as he declared that “[…] the reality is this: this group [behind ‘All In’] went from undesirable to undeniable!”

At this point, Cody introduced his friend and leader of the Bullet Club, Kenny Omega to close the show.

Kenny Omega Addresses His Future

Kenny admitted that he was “merely a piece of the puzzle” and not a part of original three minds that created the show, before giving “all the credit in the world to Cody and the Young Bucks”. Omega said All In was probably the greatest pro wrestling show and addressed rumors that he could be WWE bound next year.

“You guys know where I come from. You guys know where some people want me to go. But guess freaking what? Guess freaking what? What we did today blew everything out of the water.”

He continued, “Believe it or not, that’s not just talking about the match quality. That’s not talking about this incredible cast of characters. Guess what the most important ingredient is…Did you figure it out yet? Oh, yes. It’s each and every single one of you. You guys believed in the change. You believed in the movement. You believed in the alternative. And thus, we shall continue this journey.”

Omega ended his words with his signature sign-off “But for now, we all must bid you adieu. So, please, with me now, if you will…good-bye and good-night. Bang!”

There was something – to borrow a phrase from Cody – undeniably special about the event, with an electricity coursing through the crowd throughout the entire show, from Zero Hour to ‘All In’ actual. It will be with great interest that the wrestling world watches where the Elite, and those who helped them put together ‘All In’, go from here.

Melina Responds To Naomi Wanting To Face Her At Evolution

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A lot of fantasy booking is being done in regards to the upcoming WWE Evolution pay-per-view (PPV).

The WWE is getting ready for its first all-female PPV in history. It all goes down on October 28th from Uniondale, New York. Several match-ups have already been announced for the card. Past WWE stars such as Lita, Trish Stratus and Beth Phoenix are all scheduled to compete.

One name WWE fans have been throwing out for a possible appearance is former WWE Women’s Champion Melina. She departed WWE in 2011 after winning five titles with the company.

Recently, Melina was actually called out by current WWE Superstar Naomi for a match at Evolution. Cathy Kelly interviewed Naomi at the 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards. When she asked Naomi who she’d like to face at Evolution, Melina was the first name that came to mind.

Melina has caught wind of Naomi’s comments and recently replied on Twitter. She said having a match with Naomi would be “insanely magical.” Melina also mentioned she’s very proud of Naomi’s in-ring accomplishments:

“. , I know in my heart having a match with you would be insanely magical. I absolutely adore you! Thank you for always being such an incredible person. Sending you all my love & please know, I’m so proud of you.”

Lana Reveals Desired Partner For WWE Women’s Tag Team Division

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The WWE’s Women’s Revolution has made some tremendous strides in recent years.

We have seen a ton of firsts for the women of WWE, and it looks like things are just getting started. The company is gearing up for its first-ever all-female pay-per-view (PPV) entitled WWE Evolution.

Women from WWE’s past and present will be competing on the card, including a few Hall Of Famers. SmackDown Live star Lana spoke to Newsweek to promote the October 28th event recently.

During their conversation, a potential WWE Women’s Tag Team Division was discussed. This has been something WWE’s athletes and fans have been speculating on for quite some time.

Lana Reveals Her Desired Partner

In regards to the potential Tag Team Division, Lana is all for it. In fact, “The Ravishing Russian” would like to partner up with former SDL Women’s Champion Naomi:

“Literally, the sky is the limit. We are constantly continuing to shatter glass ceilings and breaking down doors that at one point we were told would never be broken down. It’s really exciting.

“We have less and less firsts now, but I would love to see the women main event WrestleMania. I’ve heard that will never happen, but we will do it.

“I’d love to see a women’s tag team division, and I’d love to be tag champions some day. I think my teammate as of now would be Naomi. We would be Ravishing Glow, we already named ourselves that.

“We would do a little dancing. She’s the best dancer in the world, but don’t tell her that. I tell her I’m better, but that’s our friendship.”

Discussion: What do you think about a potential team of Lana and Naomi? Do you think WWE will implement a Women’s Tag Team Division? Let us know your thoughts on the matter in the comments section below!

Batista Addresses His Decision To Transition From WWE To Acting In 2010

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Although Batista is no longer a member of the WWE’s roster, he will always be part of the WWE family. In a recent interview with talkSport, Batista discussed what led to him making the decision to transition from the land of WWE to the world of acting and how his movie career would not have happened if he didn’t make the decision to depart from WWE in 2010 to pursue his dream.

Batista noted that his transition “came about out of spite” as it first came from when he learned that he was a horrible actor but it made him want to be a better actor and do it all when he was under contract with the WWE.

However, they would not give him the opportunity within the company. He disagreed with their position but WWE stood their ground on the situation.

Thus, he came to the decision of ‘Well, I’m going to let my contract run out and I’m gonna leave.’ He continued by stating that’s “exactly what I did and I set out to be an actor.”

Batista admitted that changing careers was a brave move as he took him three years of barely working in acting and knew that he had a nice thing going in WWE in terms of money. He added that he could have stayed in WWE but wanted to do something else.

“The Animal” is one of the most successful WWE Superstars of all time as he has won six WWE World Titles, a four-time WWE Tag Team Champion, and a two-time Royal Rumble winner (2005 and 2014).

WWE RAW Results & Live Discussion (9.3)

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The September 3rd edition of WWE RAW took place at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH.

– Braun Strowman’s music hits, and Strowman comes down the ramp with Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre behind him to kick off RAW. We see the commentary team, and Renee Young is filling in for Jonathan Coachman again tonight. Braun, Dolph and Drew step into the ring, and they’ve got microphones. Braun shows us a replay of them beating up The Shield last week, and he says that’s justice. Braun talks about his challenge to Reigns, and telling Reigns to take his beating and accept his fate. Braun blames Rollins, Rollins and Reigns for ganging up on Braun in the first place, and without The Shield, Reigns would lose his Universal Title. Braun says he doesn’t give a damn if any of the fans like it or not. Braun tells the Big Dog that he has a pack of his own now, and this is his yard. Drew speaks up next and says they’re the new kings of the jungle here, and Drew says they will be the most dominant force in WWE history. Dolph says they’ll be more dominant than groups like the Nation of Domination, D-X, and The Shield. As Dolph talks about wanting to tear The Shield apart, The Shield comes out in the crowd to interrupt. Several wrestlers run down fro the back to try to intercept the shield, but The Shield fights them off and hits the ring. Baron Corbin calls out more wrestlers from the back to help hold off The Shield. The Shield hits the ring and fights with Braun, Drew and Dolph until more wrestlers pull them apart. They fight spills out to ringside where they get separated again, and the team of Braun, Drew and Dolph get hauled backstge first. The Shield heads backstage next, and none of them look happy.

– After the commercial break, The Shield tries to start the brawl again backstage. Police show up and arrest The Shield members, then drive off with the sirens on.

– The Bella Twins vs. Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan: The Bella Twins start off strong against Sarah Logan. Liv Morgan finally gets the tag and turns things around against Brie. Brie starts to fight back, but Liv ducks a clothesline and drops her. Logan comes back and and continues the beat down on Brie. Brie comes back and hits the Yes Kicks on Logan, and then Morgan tags back in. Brie drops Morgan with a kick, but then Ruby Riott causes a distraction from the apron. Brie looks for a suicide dive on Morgan at ringside, but Brie gets caught up in the ropes by herself, and Morgan pulls her down to the floor to stomp on her. Back in the ring, the Riott Squad continues the beat-down until Nikki gets the tag and cleans house. Brie goes for a suicide dive to the outside, but she again gets caught up on the ropes and appears to land face-first on the mat. Liv rolls up Nikki from behind, but Nikki escapes and hits her Rack Attack for the three count.

Winners: The Bella Twins

– We see Baron Corbin backstage on the phone with Stephanie McMahon, telling her about The Shield being taken into custody. Finn Balor walks in and says he wants a match with Corbin tonight. Corbin seems to decline, but Balor demands his rematch. Corbin says he’s got his rematch, and he’ll shut him up in the main event tonight.

– Still to come: Shawn Michaels is in the building.

– Chad Gable and Bobby Roode do an interview backstage where they talk about teaming up tonight for a tag match. Gable says he’s been keeping an eye on Roode and likes how Roode handles the spotlight, and Gable wants in on that. They head off to the gorilla position for their match.

– The Ascension vs. Bobby Roode & Chad Gable: The Ascension cuts a brief promo before the match, saying Roode and Gable couldn’t make in the singles division. Viktor and Gable start this one off, and Gable hits suplexes until Konnor runs in, and he gives Konnor a German suplex too. Roode tags in and beats on Viktor in the corner before hitting a vertical suplex. Konnor gets the tag and The Ascension double teams Roode. Viktor tags back in and works on keeping Roode grounded. The Ascension continues trading tags and beating on Roode. Gable finally gets the tag and hits a cross body on Viktor. Gable hits a cannonball on Konnor at ringside, and then back in the ring for a missile dropkick off the top on Viktor. Gable follows up with a rolling German suplex on Viktor for the three count.

Winners: Chad Gable & Bobby Roode

– Roode looks impressed with Gable’s performance and they celebrate their win.

– Elias is shown in the back discussing his new album with an unknown WWE staffer.

– Elias is in the ring now under the spotlight for a performance. Elias leads the crowd in a “Walk with Elias” chant, and then trashes Columbus, Ohio and the Buckeyes. He says he wrote a song about the rotten people of this city, and he asks everyone to shut up for his performance. Before Elias can sing, he is interruped by Alexa Bliss, Mickie James and Alicie Fox. They hit the ring and Alexa talks about being from Alexa and gets a hometown pop. She then trashes her hometown and calls them sheep. She says everything Elias said about her hometown is 100% true. Alexa comes out and trashes Trish Stratus for her action last week, and Elias couldn’t agree more. Alexa says she wants to walk with Elias, and Elias starts a song. Ronda Rousey comes out to the stage to interrupt next, and then Natalya comes out, and we have a match.

– Natalya vs. Alexa Bliss: Natalya starts off strong and controls Alexa on the mat. Alexa starts to fire back, but Natalya shuts her down with a back suplex and a running dropkick for a two count. Alexa comes back with a DDT and then looks for an arm bar on Natalya. Alexa locks in the arm bar and Natalya taps out.

Winner: Alexa Bliss

– After the match, Ronda hits the ring and chases off Alexa. Alexa comes to attack from behind, but Ronda drops her. Alicia hits the ring and Ronda rag-dolls Fox out of the ring. Alexa attacks Ronda from behind now and takes out her knee. Alexa continues to beat down Ronda until Ronda fights back with punches and Alexa falls out to ringside. Alexa retreats up the ramp with Mickie James and Alicia Fox, while Ronda checks on Natalya in the ring.

– Baron Corbin is backstage berating a production assistant when Braun, Drew and Dolph walk in. Dolph and Drew want a match for the Tag Titles tonight, but Corbin says he can’t tonight because The Revival has already got the Title shot. Drew says he heard The Revival isn’t able to compete tonight, and asks what if they aren’t able to compete tonight. Corbin says if they aren’t, then he’d have to make other arranements. Drew and Dolph smile and walk off. Braun gets in Corbin’s face and tells him to find him some competition for tonight.

– The Revival is backstage for an interview, when Drew and Dolph attack from behind. They beat down The Revival around the backstage area and throw them into some production equipment.

– The B Team (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre: The Revival’s music hits, but they don’t come out. It looks like Drew and Dolph will get this Tag Title shot instead. The opening bell sounds and Drew starts off strong, knocking Dallas off the apron and then hitting a belly to belly suplex on Axel. Ziggler gets the tag and goes at it with Axel, until Dallas gets the tag. Ziggler misses a splash in the corner and Dallas hits a lariat then knocks Dolph to the outside. The B Team clotheslines Drew to the outside next. Back in the ring, Drew turns things around against Dallas and beats on him in the corner. Dallas fights back with some kicks and then a DDT. Axel and Ziggler get the tags, and Axel cleans house. Axel hits a Perfect-plex and pins, but Drew breaks it up. Drew splexes Axel down, and then Dallas runs in but Drew drops him too. Ziggler and Axel get to their feet, and Ziggler hits a superkick. Drew tags in and they follow up with the double team Zig Zag for the three count.

Winners & new Tag Team Champions: Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler

– Drew and Dolph celebrate with their new Tag Title belts after the match.

– The Authors of Pain are backstage walking, and Drake Maverick is walking with them in a matching outfit.

– Michael Cole introduces a video package looking at WWE’s work with Connor’s Cure.

– Drake Maverick and the AOP come out to the ring, and Drake has a mic. Drake says he’s now the new manager of the AOP, and he’s going to make them the new RAW Tag Champs.

– The Authors of Pain vs. Enhancement talent: The Authors are against two unnamed jobbers in this one. They authors completetly dominate this one from the start. They slam one jobber into the corner, and clothesline the other from the top. The Authors do the Super Collider for the win after a very short squash match.

Winners: The Authors of Pain

– We see a promotional package looking at Triple H vs. The Undertaker at the Super Show-Down in Australia.

– Ronda Rousey and Natalya are backstage then The Bella Twins walk in. Natalya says she doesn’t feel like herself and she walks off. The Bella says Ronda is the greatest women’s Champion they’ve ever had. They thank Ronda for inspiring them to come back to WWE, and offer to train with them. Ronda says Natalya has been a great training partner. The Bellas say they’ll help any way they can, and walk off.

– Shawn Michaels comes out to the ring next. Michaels gets on the mic as the crowd chants his name. He plugs his new t-shirt and the WWE Network, and then says he will personally be in attendance at the Super Show-Down in Australia. Michaels says while most WWE legnds seem to pick The Undertaker to win, Michaels and his friend Stone Cold Steve Austin both think Triple H will win. Michaels says Triple H has more gas in the tank left than Undertaker, and Triple H will assasinate Undertaker at the Super Show-Down. The Undertaker’s music hits and the Dead Man comes out to interrupt. Taker gets on the mic and says this just became personal. Taker says he’s taken Shawn Michaels and Triple H’s best shots, and he put them down. Taker says he took part of their souls, and their egos can’t accept it. He adds that Shawn Michaels is just mad because Taker took his career. Shawn Michaels says he’s a man of his word, and he doesn’t go back on what he says, staying true to his retirement. The crowd chants “one more match” and Shawn acknolwedges it, then talks about turning down the countless offers to stay in the ring. Shawn also says he has stayed retired out of respect for The Undertaker due to their retirement match. Taker questions if Shawn’s motive is respect or fear, because if he came back Taker would put him down again. Taker says Shawn knows that in Australia, Taker is going to put Triple H down again. Taker walks off as his music hits, and he poses on the stage as he heads to the back.

– Finn Balor is backstage getting ready when Baron Corbin walks in. Corbin says with everything on his plate as acting GM tonight, he can’t face Balor tonight. He says Balor will still get a match tonight, but it will be against Braun Strowman.

– Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Dana Brooke & Ember Moon: Sasha starts off strong and knocks Dana outside with a dropkick. Bayley and Ember come in and trade strikes. Sasha and Bayley tag back in and Dana looks for a springboard elbow, but Sasha dodges it. Sasha follows up with a roll-up pin for the three count out of nowhere.

Winners: Sasha Banks & Bayley

– Titus, Apollo and Dana appear to argue after the match and not be getting along. It looks like Dana may have quit Titus Worldwide.

– We go backstage to Baron Corbin’s office. Bobby Lashley is outside with a performance review Corbin gave him. The review says Lashley is dangerous and malicious, and Corbin orders Lashley to attend a special in-ring meditation intervention with Jinder Mahal tonight. Lashley says he appreciate’s Corbin’s concern, so he’ll meet Jinder in the ring tonight.

– Jinder Mahal and Sunil Singh are in the ring, and Bobby Lashley comes out to join. Jinder invites Bobby to sit with him for some meditation. Jinder asks Bobby to repeat after him but Lashley doesn’t seem to follow his intructions properly. Kevin Owens interrupts the meditation to attack Lashley from behind. Lashley and Owens brawl back and forth until Jinder gets involved. Lashley drops Jinder, but then Owens hits a big boot on Lashley. Owens takes Lashley to ringside and powerbombs him on the corner of the ring apron. Referees check on Lashley as Owens walks to the back.

– Finn Balor is shown backstage getting ready for his match tonight against Braun Strowman.

– We see a reply of Shawn Michaels coming out and The Undertaker confronting him.

– Triple H and Mick Foley are both scheduled to be on RAW next week.

– At the broadcast table, Corey Graves says he got a text saying The Shield has left the police station and are on their way back to the arena.

– Finn Balor vs. Braun Strowman: Strowman is accompanied by Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler. The opening bell sounds and Braun starts off strong, dropping Balor with a shoulder tackle. Balor tries to come back with a sleeper, but Braun backs him into the corenr hard. Strowman follows up with headbutts and a side walk slam. Balor comes back with a kick and looks for a splash, but Strowman blocks it. Balor goes for the sleeper hold again, but Strowman throws him off his shoulders. Strowman misses a shot and falls out to ringside, where Balor hits a baseball slide kick and a dive on him to the outside. Back in the ring, Strowman turns it around and keeps Balor grounded. The fight spills outside again where Balor hits a sling blade on the floor. Back in the ring, Balor lays into Strowman with strikes, but Strowman comes back with a splash in the corner to shut him down. Strowman looks for another splash, but Balor blocks it with a dropkick and then applies a sleeper. Strowman backs Balor into the corner agian to break it up. Strowman looks for a spear in the corner and misses, falling out to ringside. Drew and Dolph check on Braun on the floor, and Balo hits a suicide dive on all of them. Back in the ring, Balor kicks Strowman in the head and then looks for the Coup De Grace, but Strowman dodges it. Balor applies a choke to Braun, but Braun powerbombs him down to break the hold. Strowman picks up Balor and hits the running poweslam for a three count.

Winner: Braun Strowman

– After the match, Ziggler and McIntyre hit the ring to continue beating on Balor. They tag Balor outside and dis-assemble the ring steps. They go to slam Balor in to he ring steps, but police sirens interrupt. A police van backs up near the stage, and The Shield members get out of it. Reigns, Ambrose and Rollins step up on to the stage and then head down to the ring. As they walk dow nthe ramp, Kevin Owens, Jinder Mahal and The Ascension, among others, come down and attack The Shield from behind. They beat down the Shield members o nthe ramp and all over the ringside area. Strowman nails Reigns in the face with the ring steps, as the other wrestlers beat down Rollins and Ambrose all over the stage. They throw Rollins off the stage and into the ambulance behind the stage. Strowman picks up the steps and hits Reigns with them once again. Drew hits the big boot on Ambrose on the stage while the other wrestlers beat down Rollins and Ambroe whether they like to or not. Strowman then hits a running powerslam on Reigns on the ringside floor. They drag the three Shield members’ motionless bodies next to each other on the ringisde floor. Strowman poses in the ring with Drew and Dolph, as The Shield lays motionless at ringside and goes off the air.

Spoiler: Big Name Backstage At WWE RAW

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One huge name is backstage for tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW. PWinsider.com is reporting that The Undertaker is in town for the show and will likely appear on the show although that has yet to be confirmed.

The reason that he could appear on the show is due to WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels working the show to do a promo in the ring about the upcoming match between Taker and Triple H at the Super Show-Down event.

The pay-per-view event takes place on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia and will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks.

The Undertaker was last seen on WWE programming once he beat Rusev in a Casket Match in late April at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia. His last competed inside of a WWE ring once he teamed up with Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman to defeat Elias, Baron Corbin, and Kevin Owens.

WWE holds tonight’s show in Columbus, OH at the Schottenstein Center. As noted, WWE has already announced that The Bella Twins return to clash with The Riott Squad and The Revival challenge The B-Team for the RAW Tag Team Titles.

The Rock Congratulates Cody On NWA Championship Win

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Hollywood megastar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has congratulated Cody on winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Of course, Cody’s big victory came at Saturday night’s big All In pay-per-view from Chicago. Rhodes defeated Nick Aldis in a thrilling contest that delivered one of the most memorable moments of an emotionally charged weekend.

Although we haven’t seen The Rock on WWE television in some time, People’s Champ still follows pro wrestling, as evidenced by his social media activity. The Rock addressed the “real legacy” of the NWA World Championship that Cody is now a part of and told Cody that Dusty is looking down and smiling “BIG!”

Cody thanked The Rock for paving the road for him and his peers. Cody and The Rock have more in common than meets the eye. In addition to having fathers who were wrestling superstars, both men have ventured into acting and both have expressed an interest in political careers.

Check out this video of The Rock and Cody Rhodes having a fun interaction on WWE SmackDown back in January 2013. The Rock gets payback on Team Rhodes Scholars for interrupting The Great One’s homecoming.

Kurt Angle Q&A: His WWE Accomplishments, Favorite Women’s Wrestler

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WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle recently did a Q&A on Facebook and commented on a number of interesting topics.

Right off the bat, one fan asked him what he thought was the best thing he accomplished in WWE. This is when is noted that it was proving that a shooter or real wrestler could be the best entertainer of his era. He added, “I was very proud of what I was able to accomplish, whether I was loved or hated.”

In recent years, the company has pushed women’s wrestling heavily and treated them the same as the male superstars. To the point where they will hold their first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view event, Evolution, on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and will air on the WWE Network.

Angle was asked about his favorite all-time women’s wrestler. He responded by stating, “Chyna. She broke the barrier for women to not only show their wrestling skills, but she competed with men. She’s the true pioneer.”

There has been a lot of speculation has to why WWE decided to remove Angle from television as Raw General Manager for the time being and have Baron Corbin take over that role.

It’s been reported that there is no heat on Angle and he’s not being written out for any reason beyond the storyline itself. He was backstage at RAW in Toronto last week. Angle has been training very hard a return to in-ring action that is being planned.

What are your Angle’s comments? Sound off in the comment section.

Big Cass Breaks Silence On WWE Firing

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In a recent interview on Booker T’s podcast, Heated Conversations, William Morrissey, or better known as Big Cass, finally broke his silence on why he was released from the WWE.

Life After WWE

“I’m doing good, just living my life right now,” Cass said. “Hitting the gym, waiting for my 90-day [no compete clause] to end. Anticipating what’s next on my schedule, trying to get myself in the best shape possible. Just living life, I don’t know how else to say it.” 

Cass On Being Released

“If I’m going to be honest with you, I made a lot of mistakes. I made a lot of mistakes in a very short period of time,” Cass admitted. “I did some things that I shouldn’t have done. I guess the company couldn’t rely on me and couldn’t trust me. Look, I’ll just be honest with you, in my opinion, they made the right decision for them.”

“It was the right decision to get rid of me at that point in time – not to say I won’t be back – but at that point in time, they definitely made the right decision for them. To be honest with you, looking at it they made the right decision for me. Everyone makes mistakes, but when you make that many mistakes in that short of a period of time then you lose people’s trust and you’re not reliable anymore.”

“Yeah, I would have, [fired myself]. I definitely would have fired myself. If I was in Vince McMahon’s position, I would have fired myself for sure, one-hundred percent.”

Back From Injury

A little after Wrestlemania 34 Big Cass made his return back from injury now on the Smackdown brand. He was immediately placed into a feud with Daniel Bryan in where Bryan would be victorious through the feud. It wouldn’t be until June of this year that Cass would get released. Numerous sources are stating that Cass’s backstage attitude and not following orders from WWE personnel was the reason for his release. More on Big Cass release can be read here.

 

Pro Wrestling: EVE Announce Huge London Show

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London based company Pro Wrestling: EVE has announced a huge show taking place Saturday September 29th. EVE will be joining the Time Out 50 event. Time Out is one of the World’s biggest travel magazines with a circulation of over 6.5 million. Time Out 50 will mark the magazine’s 50th birthday and EVE will be joining several art/culture companies on the day.

Pro Wrestling: EVE is becoming one of the biggest underground prospects in pro wrestling. The company has amassed a diverse fan-base outside of the ‘wrestling crowd’ by becoming one of the hottest attractions in London. Several of the company’s stars have appeared on mainstream UK television on WoS, ITV’s morning programming and BBC Documentaries. News outlets across the globe have featured EVE in the past year including New York Times, The Mirror, The Independent and The Metro.

Check out EVE’s on demand library here. You can sign up now for a free 7 day trial and check out their recent events such as Slayers in Spandex, Nasty Women and RIOT GRRRLS.

You can find more information on the Time Out event here.

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British Strong Style Announced for ICW Fear & Loathing

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Insane Championship Wrestling has announced that British Strong Style will be heading to ‘Fear & Loathing XII.’ This will be first time that the BSS stable has appeared as a unit in ICW. Trent Seven is a former ICW World Champion. More interesting is that Pete Dunne actually defended his WWE United Kingdom Championship in the company previously.

British Strong Style are arguably the most popular stars from the thriving UK scene. All three are featured heavily on the WWE UK brands and NXT television.

Fear & Loathing XII will be taking place on December 2nd at the SSE Hydro. If you’re an ICW fan you know that the ‘Loathing event is ICW’s biggest in the calendar year and last year’s iteration featured Rey Mysterio, Kevin Nash and Rob Van Dam amongst the homegrown talent.

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Tickets are available to purchase via Ticketmaster now.

You can check out Pete Dunne’s WWE UK Championship 4-Way match from 2017 below. The ‘Bruiserweight’ defends against Trent Seven, B.T. Gunn? and Wolfgang?. Gunn was not actually contracted to WWE and was the first challenger to the title without being signed to WWE.

Japanese Legend Open To Joining WWE

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Japanese wrestling legend Naomichi Marufuji recently spoke to Tokyo Sports on his bout with the returning Hideo Itami/KENTA in Pro Wrestling NOAH. The bout took place this past Saturday for Marufuji’s 20th Anniversary show.

During the interview Marufuji expressed his pleasure at being able to face his longtime foe once again. The former GHC Heavyweight Champion claimed that is “grateful” to Triple H for allowing Hideo Itami to return to Japan. Marufuji also stated that if he “hears a voice” he would “definitely go to WWE for one match.”

Marufuji defeated Itami at Saturday’s event after hitting the Pole Shift Emerald Flowsion for the three-count at around the 34 minute mark. This came after Marufuji kicked out of the Go 2 Sleep.

After the bout Marufuji was greeted in-ring by the entire NOAH roster, this was lead by Go Shiozaki. The former GHC Champion thanked Itami personally for returning and also thanked the fans in attendance.

The idea of a Japanese star heading to WWE for a special one-off appearance is not unprecedented. Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger appeared at NXT Brooklyn in 2015 and faced Tyler Breeze in a special attraction match.

Who would you like to see Naomichi Marufuji face in WWE/NXT? Let us know in the comments

DEFIANT Announce The Return of ‘Loaded’ on YouTube

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DEFIANT Wrestling has announced the return of ‘Loaded’ on YouTube. The show is a free-to-air programme that features many of the top talent from the UK independent scene.

The show has seen many iterations over the past few years. DEFIANT sent out the following press release for the return:

“Loaded previously ran for 33 episodes between July 2016 and October 2017, amassing over 25 MILLION views on YouTube. Loaded, at that time, ran under the WCPW (What Culture Pro Wrestling) banner, with WCPW since rebranded as Defiant Wrestling in late 2017 following a diversification from the What Culture brand.”

Defiant Wrestling promoter, Peter Willis, said this of the return:

“Over the past 9 months we have worked hard behind the scenes to build a solid foundation with Defiant Wrestling. We are now looking forward to being able to bring back free weekly episodes of Loaded to YouTube. A lot of lessons have been learned over the past two years, and we’re confident we are now in a position to deliver a truly exciting weekly show that fans around the world will really enjoy.”

Fight Forever (UK) Announce Debut Show with ALL IN/NJPW Stars

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UK based promotion Fight Forever has announced a huge debut show that will be taking place this December. The new promotion will be bringing the co-creator of ALL IN Cody Rhodes and New Japan’s Will Ospreay to Birmingham’s Pryzm Nightclub on December 6th.

‘Phenomena’ will be the first of Fight Forever’s huge tour. With dates also lined up for London (7th), Bristol (8th) and Liverpool (9th). Other names confirmed for the upcoming tour are:

  • NXT UK Star Zack Gibson
  • Brandi Rhodes
  • Flip Gordon
  • MLW Star Jimmy Havoc
  • NXT UK Star James Drake
  • 205 Live Star ‘Flash’ Morgan Webster
  • NXT UK Star El Ligero
  • IMPACT/WoS star Joe Hendry
  • WoS Star Rampage Brown
  • NXT UK/PROGRESS Star Travis Banks

The company has also confirmed that there will be a ‘Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard’ live podcast and The Godfather’s ‘Pimp Party.’ Here’s some info from the company’s press release:

“Brand New UK Professional Wrestling Promotion ‘Fight Forever Wrestling’ Announce Debut Tour featuring ‘Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard Live’, ‘The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes’, WWE UK Tournament Winner Zack Gibson. WWE Hall of Famer, Charles Wright, will also be appearing on the tour as a special guest and the host of after show party events, ‘Papa Shango’s Voodoo Party’ and ‘The Godfather’s Pimp Party’.”

Report: WoS Ratings for Episode 6, Did The Time Change Affect The Number?

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WoS/World of Sport held their sixth episode this weekend on ITV. The ratings for the show appear to have now been released.

Here’s the reported number:

  • 400k (4.8% share)

Compared to last week’s number:

  • 700k (6.7% share)

There’s no way of sugar coating of it, that’s a huge drop.

We reported over the weekend that WoS would be going on a UK tour in 2019. This skews the idea that WoS would be prematurely meeting its demise with such forward planning.

The Time Change

It’s clear that the change from 5pm to 4:30pm played a huge role in the ratings drop. With the ITV Evening News changing by 30 minutes the rest of the schedule had to follow suit and this appears to have hurt WoS by around 300 thousand viewers. Again the number isn’t pretty to look at but a time change affects most programmes across many genres. This isn’t uncommon for WWE either, when special time changes occur for RAW and Smackdown this affects their numbers. TV audiences are creatures of habit, if you have prepared for a specific timeslot and this gets changed then this affects your routine.

The numbers for WoS WERE steadily increasing, last week saw a height of 900 thousand viewers and an overall rating of 700k. Again The live tour for 2019 is an excellent sign of ITV investment in the show, both monetarily and in figurative terms.

Is This The End?

This isn’t the death knell for WoS as other sites are reporting. The upcoming tour and options for ITV to move the show across their wealth of channels are numerous and extremely likely. Will pro wrestling be featured on Saturday evenings going forward? Likely not, but a more realistic slot on an ITV 2 with a good lead in like previous weeks (the Scorpion King broadcast helped the show massively) could make a huge difference.

Main Event for PROGRESS ‘Hello Wembley’ Confirmed

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PROGRESS has now made the Wembley Arena main event official. Inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate will challenge PROGRESS World Champion WALTER for the coveted title.

Bate contested as part of the ‘3 And In’ series over the past month to determine who the Number 1 contender would be. Super Strong Style 16 winner Zack Sabre Jr was originally scheduled to participate in the Wembley bout but could not due to his pre-existing NJPW contractual obligations. ZSJ will be taking part in a New Japan show in Los Angeles on September 30th, this is also the reason that the planned Will Ospreay vs Jimmy Havoc match was pushed to this past week.

Tickets are still available to purchase via AXS. This will be the biggest English Independent show in years and the following bouts are already signed:

  • Eddie Dennis vs Mark Andrews
  • Jimmy Havoc vs Paul Robinson
  • Thunderb*stard Tag Team Title Match
  • Ilja Dragunov vs Pete Dunne
  • PROGRESS Women’s Title Match – Jinny (c) vs Millie McKenzie

PROGRESS has also announced a ‘warm up’ show on Saturday 29th featuring the following live shows:

NEVER MIND THE WRISTLOCKS
Doors 12.30pm; show 1-2.30pm

TUESDAY NIGHT JAW LIVE
Doors 3pm; show 3.30-5pm

JIM SMALLMAN – I’M SORRY, I LOVE YOU
Doors 5.30pm; show 6-7.30pm

Tickets are available now, and the event itself will take place out of The Phoenix, London.

Lanna Poffo Launches The Genius Cast Podcast

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Lanny Poffo is the latest wrestling legend to launch his own podcast, The Genius Cast. Episode 1 is now live and looks at his brother Macho Man Randy Savage’s posthumous induction to the WWE Hall of Fame.

Poffo announced on Twitter, “Behold, it is Lanny Poffo, brother of Macho Man Randy Savage, and I am proud to proclaim: The Genius Cast is here! Listen to the inaugural episode where I open up about my brother in the WWE Hall of Fame against his wishes, those rumors (you know the ones), and so much more! Let me know your thoughts.”

In addition to Randy Savage’s 2015 Hall of Fame Induction, Lanny also speaks about his resentment towards Jerry “The King” Lawler and Pat Patterson, the urban legend about Randy and Stephanie McMahon and much more.

“You’ll feel moved and be left with goosebumps by the end of this uniquely quirky and nostalgic show. Don’t miss out!”

The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo and JP Zarka is presented by ProWrestlingStories.com and drops each Monday.

Listen to Episode 1 of The Genius Cast below or at this link of the embed does not display.

RAW Preview: Bella Twins In Action, Shawn Michaels Returns

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Tonight’s Memorial Day edition of WWE RAW takes place from Columbus, Ohio at the Schottenstein Center.

The Raw crew is coming off a grueling tour schedule last week. Following last week’s Raw broadcast from Toronto, the Raw brand had live events from London, England (Wednesday) Osaka, Japan (Friday) and Shanghai (Saturday).

WWE.com is advertising the following items for tonight:

– The Bella Twins return to action against The Riott Squad.

– The B-Team defends the Raw Tag Team titles against The Revival.

– WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels returns. HBK will be at Raw to hype the upcoming match featuring Triple H vs. The Undertaker at WWE Super Show-Down.

– Braun Strowman aligned himself with Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre at the conclusion of last week’s show. How will this new trio deal with The Shield, the group WWE calls the Greatest Faction in History?

– Alexa Bliss has a date with destiny at Hell in a Cell. Bliss will get her rematch against Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey. How is she preparing for this battle? Is she ready?

Joins us here later tonight for our weekly WWE RAW Results & Live Coverage.

Batista: I Don’t Know If I Want To Work For Disney

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Dave Bautista is one person who is very vocal about his feelings and recently on the Johnathan Ross Show, the Animal didn’t hold back when the question arose about his current situation with Marvel/Disney.

“It’s a bitter-sweet conversation — um, no it’s a bitter-bitter conversation because I’m not really happy with what they’ve done with James Gunn.”

“They’re putting the movie off,” he added. “It’s on hold indefinitely. To be honest with you I don’t know if I want to work for Disney.”

You can watch the entire segment below:

The Animal Doesn’t Fear Poverty

In a recent interview for promoting his recent film, Final Score, Bautista was once again on the hot seat when asked about Guardians and his feelings towards Gunn’s firing. To put it simply, Bautista answered with full conviction as he has great loyalty for Gunn and is not one to hold his tongue when expressing his feelings. While he has not received any backlash for expressing his opinion, he does know that his job may be on the line.

“It is what it is and if it cost me my job then— you know— you can’t threaten a poor man with poverty and I grew up poor and know what its like to be poor and losing money and it means nothing to me. I will wrestle in backyards in front of ten people to make a living if I have to.”

That interview can be viewed below:

GOTG V3 On Hold

Currently, Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3 is on hold due to there not being a director and Gunn’s replacement has not been chosen yet. Many reports have stated that Gunn’s script for the film will be used for shooting but Gunn himself will have no involvement with the third film. With GOTG V3 on hold indefinitely the actors on the film were told to pursue other projects as there is no telling when production will pick up again.

Alberto El Patron Discusses CM Punk, Paige No Longer Wrestling In WWE

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Alberto El Patron, better known as Alberto Del Rio from his time in the WWE, recently spoke with Chair Shots to the Cranium to talk about various topics.

CM Punk

El Patron worked with CM Punk during his time with the company while battling for the WWE Title on numerous occasions. He recalled one match with Punk in Japan where he thought that they had a masterpiece of a match despite being jet lagged. He brought up how he is good friends with Punk and have nothing but respect for everything he’s done in his career and his MMA career. The reason for that respect is due to Punk needing “to be a real man to take that challenge to go inside the cage and fight.”

Paige

El Patron dated former WWE Divas Champion and current SmackDown General Manager Paige. Although they no longer date, he did keep an eye on her career and the fact that she is no longer medically cleared to wrestle in the WWE. He stated that he closed that book a long time ago and wishes nothing but the best to Paige.

“It’s too bad she cannot wrestle anymore,” El Patron stated as he noted that she has a lot of talent and believes she could have been the most successful Diva of all-time.

Early Betting Odds For Top WWE Hell In A Cell Matches

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The early betting odds for some of the matches that take place at the upcoming the WWE Hell in a Cell PPV have been released.

According to 5 Dimes, Roman Reigns is favored at -210 to retain the Universal Title over Braun Strowman at +160 meanwhile AJ Styles is favored at -160 over Samoa Joe +120 to retain the WWE Title.

The Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets.

The company has yet to reveal which match will serve as the main event but it will most likely be Reigns vs. Strowman with the Universal Title being on the line. WWE will be officially announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks.

The Odds

WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns -210 vs Braun Strowman +160

WWE Champion AJ Styles -160 vs Samoa Joe +120

WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey -650 vs Alexa Bliss +420

Jeff Hardy +140 vs Randy Orton -180 – Hell In A Cell Match

Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella -350 vs The Miz and Maryse +250 – Mixed Tag Match

What are your thoughts on these early betting odds being released? Sound off in the comment section.

NJPW Upload Post-Dominion Chris Jericho Interview

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New Japan Pro Wrestling has uploaded a video to their YouTube account today featuring an interview with their current IWGP Intercontinental champion, Chris Jericho.

The sit-down interview with Jericho took place the day after his victory over Naito at Dominion on June 9th.

During the course of the interview, he discusses a range of topics, including his thoughts on Naito, a potential rematch with the ex-champ, Naito’s Los Ingobernables stablemate, EVIL, his feelings on winning the IWGP Intercontinental championship, as well as what he enjoys about wrestling in Japan and NJPW.

Reflecting on his performance from the previous night where he became the 19th IWGP Intercontinental champion, Jericho said, “it’s very exciting and very important to the legacy of Chris Jericho.”

On accepting a rematch with Naito, Jericho states, “Absolutely. I think Naito is an excellent opponent for me.” He goes on to emphatically declare, “I’m better, and that’s okay. It’s okay for Naito to lose to me.”

He does admit, however, that his thoughts already go past Naito somewhat.

“I would wrestle with Naito again in a second. But I also want to wrestle with Okada, Tanahashi; I want to challenge Kenny Omega for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. EVIL needs to mind his own f*****g business, I don’t know why he came down last night. So there’s a lot of opponents in New Japan that I would like to wrestle with.”

EVIL Thoughts

Elaborating his thoughts on EVIL, Jericho says, “ EVIL is – when I look at the New Japan roster and see who are the next superstars of the company – the next Okada, the next Naito, the next Tanahashi – I think EVIL is one of those candidates.” He continues, “But he made a big mistake coming down to save Naito. I know Naito is his friend, I know Naito is his senpai, but he needs to mind his own f*****g business. That really made me mad. But he’s going to pay price. I don’t know when, but I hold grudges very deeply. I don’t forget. And I don’t live and let die.”

He promises, “I will get my revenge on EVIL at some point. And only I know when. So congratulations EVIL, you made a name for yourself. I didn’t know your name before, now I do. And now I can’t think of anything else other than getting my revenge on EVIL. So watch out for that.”

It’s a NJPW World, We Just Live In It

On New Japan as a company, and its place within the wrestling industry at this point in time, Jericho had this observation: “New Japan is not a Japanese company anymore. It’s a world-wide company.”

It’ll be interesting to watch Jericho’s New Japan experience continue to evolve, especially as he continues to reinvent himself, embroiling himself with major storylines across multiple promotions.
Whether it’s against Naito/EVIL in NJPW or his recent appearance at All In setting up a deeper feud with Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho continues to be wrestling’s renaissance man.

NJPW Break 1997 Sales Record; All In Available Now On NJPW World

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According to an interview with PIA, New Japan Pro Wrestling allegedly did 4.9 billion Yen (44.1 million USD/34.2 GBP) in sales this year. This reported number easily outstrips their last previous record, which has stood for over 21 years since 1997.

This swell in interest in NJPW, and the subsequent spike in revenue can be linked to the promotions recent business savvy in diversifying their content, embracing and catering to an international audience that was more than ready to accept their product.

Mr. Kizutani, who is the founder and current director of the Bushiroad Group, the parent company of New Japan, had this to say (please note the interview, originally in Japanese, has been translated via Google Translate):

“It is the best sales ever. It is the second largest scale in the world’s professional wrestling organisation. The best is America’s WWE, as you know.”

He goes on to reflect that “[the spike in sales] is about 20 times the sales ratio.”

The cross-promotion work we see via the beneficial New Japan Pro Wrestling/Ring Of Honor/Revolution Pro Wrestling relationship is another key step in getting new eyes onto NJPW’s product. This, coupled with the power of social media and outlets like Reddit, has brought about a perfectly timed resurgence in interest for something different from WWE, not only in production value and presentation but in terms of in-ring style and storytelling, something that NJPW provides.

All In On NJPW World

With that in mind, the dust has barely settled from All In and the weekend of action it provided, but for those who weren’t able to enjoy the event live on September 1st, they are now able to catch up with the history-making event via New Japan’s subscription service, NJPW World.

The turn around to uploading the show was surprisingly quick, so those of you who have an NJPW World subscription and haven’t caught up with All In yet (whether that was via the FITE app, ROH HonorClub, or via PPV) should log in as soon as possible in order to catch up with the event.

The card for the event was as follows:

NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Nick Aldis (c) vs. Cody Rhodes

ROH World Championship
Jay Lethal (c) vs. Winner of The Over Budget Battle Royale

Kazuchika Okada vs. Marty Scurll

Kenny Omega vs Pentagon Jr.

Adam Page vs. Joey Janela (with Penelope Ford)

Rey Mysterio, Bandido, and Fenix vs. The Young Bucks and Kota Ibushi

Stephen Amell vs. Christopher Daniels

Madison Rayne vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Britt Baker vs. Chelsea Green

The Over Budget Battle Royale (Winner will get a future ROH Title shot) – All In: Zero Hour

The Briscoes vs. Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky

WWE Ranks The Shield As The Greatest Faction Of All Time

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WWE has ranked The Shield as the Greatest Faction of All Time, which is sure to get fans debating the topic. A graphic posted on the company’s Instagram account lists Seth Rolins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns in the top spot of the Top 10 Greatest Factions of All Time.

The account doesn’t detail what went into the WWE Instagram accounts’ voting process in order to determine the order of these factions, nor does it highlight the number of stables that were in contention before being eliminated or the range of promotions they could stem from.

WWE’s Top 10 Factions Of All Time

WWE ranks the following groups as the ‘greatest’ of all time:

10. Undisputed Era
9. Freebirds
8. Nexus
7. Hart Foundation
6. The New Day
5. Evolution
4. nWo
3. DX
2. Four Horsemen
1. Shield

A post like this, based so much on subjective taste and opinion, was always going to be divisive amongst fans – and has been, given the Instagram comments section for the photo. Still, what’s controversial for some aligns with others.

With that in mind, who would be your top factions of all time?

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Nick Aldis Reveals Why Jeff Jarrett Was Part Of His Entourage At All In

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Both Nick Aldis and Cody were accompanied to the ring by “fight teams” at All In. In Cody’s corner was Diamond Dallas Page, Brandi, Pharoah and a few others. There was one face which jumped off the screen in the corner for Nick Aldis, however. Jeff Jarrett, who had a public falling out with Aldis not long ago, helped walk Aldis to the ring for the match. Today, Aldis released a statement on his decision to have Jarrett in his corner.

In the statement, Aldis admitted he and Jarrett have had a falling out. Aldis also said he believes in second chances, however, and decided to give one to the man who gave him his first chance to be a World Champion.

Aldis has won both the Impact World Championship and the Global Force Wrestling World Championship as well.

Nick Aldis and Jeff Jarrett

Jarrett and Aldis had a falling out as it concerns Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling. Aldis opted not to sign a new contract with the promotion in 2017 as Jarrett was asking for 10% of all money GFW talent earned on the independent scene. Jarrett was looking for similar deals from Impact Wrestling talents when he was briefly in charge of the company again last year.

Aldis agreed to lose the GFW World Championship to Alberto El Patron last summer. He wrestled in one other match for the promotion and then left. Jarrett would eventually lose his position with Impact Wrestling and has since filed a lawsuit against the company. Jarrett is primarily wrestling for AAA in Mexico these days where he recently lost the AAA Mega Championship to Fenix.

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