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Spoilers: WWE SmackDown Results Airing 10/15

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WWE taped this week’s SmackDown on Tuesday night from Cincinnati, Ohio. Here are the results, courtesy of Thomas M.:

– Roman Reigns kicks off SmackDown with an in-ring promo but is interrupted by Bo Dallas. Reigns defeated Dallas in a quick match with a spear. Afterwards, Reigns cut a promo about his match with Bray Wyatt at Hell In a Cell. Bray interrupted on the big screen.

– Sheamus and King Barrett defeated Cesaro and Neville. Stardust and The Ascension were ringside for the match and Stardust had a “Stardust Section” sign to mock Cesaro.

– Summer Rae cut a promo on Rusev and Dolph Ziggler announcing she will be the referee for their match later in the show.

– Dean Ambrose was interviewed by Byron Saxton and got a great reaction from his hometown crowd.

– Kevin Owens defeated Zack Ryder in a non-title squash match. Ryback watched from ringside and stopped Owens from destroying Ryder afterwards.

– Paige and Natalya argued backstage.

– Dolph Ziggler defeated Rusev when guest referee Summer Rae did a fast count. Summer Rae attempted to celebrate with Ziggler afterwards but got shot down.

– Backstage promo with Dean Ambrose and The Dudley Boyz.

– Luke Harper and Braun Strowman defeated The Prime Time Players. Harper took out Titus O’Neil wile Braun choked out Darren Young for the win.

– Divas Champion Charlotte defeated Alicia Fox in a non-title match with the Figure Eight. Team Bella beat Becky and Charlotte down after the match. Paige made the save.

– Natalya was shown laid out backstage.

– The Dudley Boyz and Dean Ambrose defeated The New Day by DQ when Xavier Woods hit Bubba Ray Dudley with the trombone. Ambrose got a huge reaction from his hometown. Lots of heat during this match. New Day got some cheap shots in after the match and stood tall to end the show.

WWE Working On U.S. Title DVD Set, Update On New Horror Film, Dudleyz/Jericho

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– WWE may be releasing a two-disc DVD and three-disc Blu-ray set on the United States Title in 2016. WrestlingDVDNetwork.com reports that WWE is currently in the early stages of working on a title and match list for the set. We’ll keep you posted.

– Chris Jericho revealed on Twitter that The Dudley Boyz will be appearing on Wednesday’s episode of Talk is Jericho:

– To update on WWE Studios’ upcoming horror movie The Temple, Gene Simmons of Kiss fame will be an executive producer on the project. Filming will begin in February. Here’s the synopsis for the film:

“Temple” is written by Matt Savelloni (“Exile To Babylon”) and will follow a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound after its artificial intelligence is suddenly shut down. While investigating the source of the malfunction, the crew begins to experience strange and horrific phenomena as they attempt to uncover who or what killed the team previously stationed at the compound.

Jim Ross Criticizes WWE’s Use Of Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler

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WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross took to his blog at jrsbarbq.com to express his frustration over how WWE is handling Seth Rollins’ character on TV. He’s also scratching his head over why Dolph Ziggler isn’t used in a better position on WWE television. Here are some highlights:

On WWE’s booking of Seth Rollins:

“The booking of WWE Champion Seth Rollins to rarely win on TV and to be an enhanced chickensh!t heel is a head scratcher. I thoroughly understand the concept of the vulnerable antagonist but for one’s champion to rarely win on TV is questionable. The booking of Rollins needs addressing IMO.”

On John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler:

“Thought Cena and Ziggler stole the show but unfortunately the show stealer came early. Great opportunity for WWE to advance Ziggler to the US Title with Cena preparing to leave WWE for a short sabbatical. No idea why Ziggler isn’t used more prominently. He’s a helluva talent.”

On the booking of WWE diva Charlotte:

“Seemed as if WWE anointed Charlotte as their top female when she won the title but since then she’s not been featured. What am I missing here? I do like the way that the females have more people talking positively about them than in quite some time.”

WWE RAW Rating & Viewership Down Again

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Monday’s 10/12 edition of WWE RAW drew a 2.33 rating with 3.285 million viewers, both down from last week.

The hourly breakdown paints another bleak picture for WWE’s flagship show. Once again, viewership declined each consecutive hour and the final hour featuring Seth Rollins vs. Kane in a Lumberjack match came dangerously close to dipping below 3 million viewers.

  • Hour 1: 3.518 million viewers
  • Hour 2: 3.254 million viewers
  • Hour 3: 3.082 million viewers

RAW ranked #4 for the night in cable viewership behind the NFL on ESPN, MLB playoffs on TBS and ESPN SportsCenter.

Videos: Preview For The First Season Of GFW Amped

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Global Force Wrestling has posted the following videos from season one of GFW “Amped.”

https://youtu.be/g1NKxw7hV_4

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Alberto El Patron Responds To wXw’s Statement About Him Pulling Out Of Upcoming Show

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Alberto El Patron has issued a response to the statement released by wXw promotion claiming that he pulled out of an upcoming show after a disagreement regarding his travel arrangements.

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Backstage Talk On TNA’s Future, Dreamer & Helms’ Role In TNA

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– India looks to be a very big market for the TNA brand in the next few upcoming years. TNA employees remain very optimistic that the company will land a new cable TV deal in the United States in 2016. They also hold out hope that next year will be a new launching point for a better overall position in the TNA company.

– Shane Helms continues to be praised for his recent work as an agent in TNA. Helms was responsible for the Bound For Glory main event with Matt Hardy vs. Drew Galloway vs. Ethan Carter III for the TNA World Heavyweight title. Additionally, Tommy Dreamer has been getting more agent work in TNA, as he most recently served as the agent for the “Bound For Gold” match at this year’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view.

Brian Kendrick’s School Of Pro Wrestling ‘Beginners Boot Camp’ Starts 11/2, Live Event This Friday (SoCal)

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Are you an aspiring pro wrestler located in the Los Angeles area? If so, then you’re going to want to check out Brian Kendrick’s School of Pro Wrestling at the Santino Bros. Wrestling Academy in Bell Gardens, California.

The next Beginners Boot Camp starts November 2nd and there’s still time to sign up.

12 Week Boot Camp Course

  • In ring Trainer: WWE Alumni Brian Kendrick
  • Boot Camp Course Starts November 2nd 2015!
  • Class will be Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
  • Class start time: 10:00am to 1:00pm
  • 36 – 3 hour Sessions
  • Limited Spots Available
  • Tuition Cost: $1700 if paid in full – $2000 if paid in 4 installments
  • Tag Team Special! Sign up w/ a friend and each get $200 off Tuition
  • For more info call 323.896.3017 or email [email protected]

SIGN UP NOW at SantinoBrothers.net to make your dreams of becoming a professional wrestler a reality.

Brian Kendrick’s Wrestling Pro Wrestling is also running a show this Friday night called, “Creepy Crawlers and Beefy Brawlers” show this Friday night at 9PM at the Santino Bros Wrestling Academy (5640 Shull St Unit S, Bell Gardens, CA 90201).

There will FREE CANDY + if you attend in costume, you receive 50% off admission. Click here for more information. Here’s the full card:

Main Event
– Eli Everfly vs Rocky Romero

– Pretty Peter Avalon vs Ryan Kidd

– BBoy vs Ray Rosas

Whats In The Box Match
– Cedric the Postman vs Lou P.S. vs Frederick Ex

– Sexy & Flexy Chino vs Duke and King Desi

– Monster Mash battle royale

Plus, Grizzle The Vet’s “Back In My Day”

Dolph Ziggler Defends Heel Antics During Cena Match At RAW, Flair/Steamboat Special

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– A fan received a response via Twitter from Dolph Ziggler after he questioned the WWE Superstar on his reasoning for using a weapon during his title match with WWE United States Champion John Cena. Ziggler used a rake to the eye of Cena during the match, trying to win the match at any cost:

https://twitter.com/HEELZiggler/status/653960705989853184

– Tonight’s new episode of WWE Rivalries, which premieres on the WWE Network live stream at 5pm EST., features a detailed look at the legendary Flair-Steamboat rivalry, one that is widely considered among the best of all-time. Below is a preview of the show.

Great Khali TV Commercial Going Viral In India (Video)

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Former WWE Superstar The Great Khali is the star of a bizarre commercial for Amuja Cement that is going viral in India.

Khali, real name Dalip Singh Rana, returned to India last year to start up a wrestling academy in his home state of Punjab after living in the United States for over 15 years.

 

AJ Lee Launches Charity Clothing Company, Talks About Adopting A Dog With CM Punk

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Former WWE Divas Champion and wife of WWE mega-star turned UFC hopeful CM Punk, AJ Lee, has officially launched “AJ’s Animal Avenger” collection, which in conjunction with the “Beautiful Disaster” clothing company, features four t-shirts and one shirt for dogs.

Proceeds of “AJ’s Animal Avenger” collection will go to the “PAWS” charity based out of Chicago. You can check out AJ’s new collection at BDRocks.

The aforementioned Beautiful Disaster Clothing company made the following announcement:

AJ reached out to Beautiful Disaster Clothing, a long-time favorite brand of hers, to collaborate on creating an exciting clothing line to benefit PAWS Chicago.

“Beautiful Disaster represents society’s misunderstood rebels – strong, brave women and men who have overcome adversity and shout their individuality from the rooftops.

Together, PAWS Chicago and Beautiful Disaster are the perfect match!” she said. PAWS Chicago is grateful for the partnership, which will directly help save the lives of homeless pets.

“This past February, I was home healing from a surgery and was struggling to keep a positive attitude. I needed a purpose greater than throwing a daily pity party for myself,” said Brooks. “I’ve been a rescue dog mom several times and occasionally found comfort in scrolling through pictures of animals on various adoption center websites, just to fantasize about adding to the family. Then I found my guy on pawschicago.org.”

She continues, “The second I saw his face, pointy bat-like ears, soulful eyes, pronounced under bite, hilariously messy hair, with a bit of an attitude problem to boot – I knew I had found the one. I excitedly showed my husband [UFC Fighter, CM Punk] and he immediately fell in love. We both had a deep connection to this mutty misfit. A few days later the little Wolfman, we named Larry Talbot, was a member of the family and helped nurse me back to health. Our little guy has endured such a hard past but is nothing but gracious and loving. He has brought so much happiness into our home that I wanted to find a way to give back to the amazing people who took care of our furry baby before we could.”

Steve Austin Claims He Was Never Booked For Raw Next Week

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Although he will be in the house to interview Brock Lesnar after the show, Stone Cold Steve Austin claims that he is not appearing on-camera at next week’s Raw. Next week’s Raw broadcast (Oct. 19) is the go-home show before Hell In A Cell and takes place in Dallas, TX.

Here’s what the Texas Rattlesnake had to say about the confusion:

On the other hand, WWE’s live events page is promoting that Austin will appear on the show:

Austin’s podcast with Lesnar is scheduled to be on the WWE Network directly following Raw.

Update: Sami Zayn To Appear At EVOLVE iPPVs, But Won’t Be Wrestling

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As noted on Monday evening, former NXT Champion Sami Zaym has been officially announced for this weekend’s EVOLVE internet pay-per-views in New York.

It was made clear today that while Zayn won’t be wrestling at the shows, however he will appear before the live crowds during the events, and will air during the beginning of the internet pay-per-view broadcast.

EVOLVE issued the following today:

“I love what EVOLVE does….I support them.” – Triple H in last week’s NXT conference call

The man backs up what he says. Sami Zayn is coming from NXT to EVOLVE in New York this weekend. We have all the details in this WWN Alerts. Let’s get to it….

October 13th: In an unprecedented move, Sami Zayn will be at EVOLVE 49 this Saturday in Queens, NY and EVOLVE 50 this Sunday in Long Island, NY. Here are the details:

-VIP ticket holders can take part in a meet and greet with Sami Zayn. This includes an autograph opportunity.

-If you have already purchased tickets, you can upgrade it to a VIP ticket at the events.

-Sami Zayn will make an in ring appearance on both events, but this will not be broadcast on live iPPV. It will be a special moment for fans in Queens and Deer Park. What will Zayn do? Who will he end up in the ring with? Be there and find out!

Sting DVD Released Today, Titus O’Neil Giving Keynote Speech For Navy UDT-SEAL Museum

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– The Sting: Into the Light film was officially released on DVD and Blu-Ray was today. It’s available on WWE Shop for $24.99. Here’s the official synopsis:

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the man behind the black and white face paint with Sting: Into the Light. Go into the mind of “The Vigilante” himself as he reflects on his historic career in sports entertainment and prepares to compete in a WWE ring for the first time ever on The Grandest Stage of Them All at WrestleMania. Hear from his greatest allies and rivals, relive his greatest matches as “The Franchise of WCW” and see “The Man Called Sting” finally emerge from the shadows and into the light.

Related: Sting Provides An Update On His Neck Injury

– WWE wrestler Titus O’Neil has been selected as the keynote speaker for the 30th annual Muster and Music Festival Weekend hosted by the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum. Here’s the official announcement:

The Navy UDT-SEAL Museum Announces Muster Keynote Speaker

Fort Pierce, Fla. – October 13, 2015­–The Navy UDT-SEAL Museum has announced their primary speaker for the 30th Annual Muster and Music Festival Weekend. Thaddeus Bullard, also known as WWE® Superstar Titus O’Neil, will deliver the keynote address for the festive and commemorative event.

“We are grateful to welcome Mr. Bullard as our keynote speaker,” said Rick Kaiser, Executive Director of the Navy SEAL Museum. “His unwavering patriotic commitment to our military and positive influence in the community makes him a compelling advocate for the cause.”

“My content of character is a constant reminder of what is truly important to inspire others,” said Thaddeus Bullard, also known as WWE Superstar, Titus O’Neil. “Nobody’s character is higher than that of the individuals who make up our Navy SEAL teams, and I am truly honored they have entrusted me with this humbling opportunity.”

The Museum will host the Muster and Music Festival November 6-8, Veterans Day Weekend. The celebration begins Friday evening with a cash bar happy hour and live music. Saturday commences with an early morning 5K beach run, followed by an afternoon of special guest speakers, including Bullard, and several SEAL capabilities demonstrations on Museum property. Entry into the facility is included. This family friendly venue will showcase the SEAL parachute team, the Leapfrogs; the K-9 tactical team; and additional enemy apprehension displays. More than 10,000 spectators are anticipated to attend.

For more information about the Navy SEAL Museum and the 30th Annual Muster and Music Festival Weekend, please visit: www.navysealmuseum.org.

Tonight’s WWE TV Tapings, Coachman Confirms Rollins Report, WWE Network

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– WWE will tape this week’s editions of Smackdown and Main Event tonight at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. Already announced for Smackdown this week is Dean Ambrose and The Dudley Boyz vs The New Day. Other Superstars advertised for tonight include Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Bray Wyatt and Rusev.

– Jonathan Coachman Tweeted the following, confirming reports that Seth Rollins will be appearing on tonight’s 9pm EST live edition of ESPN’s SportsCenter:

Rolling will reportedly be joining for an announcement about WrestleMania 32 travel packages.

– Yesterday’s additions to the WWE Network include episodes of Raw from June-August 2002 and Smackdown from November and December 2002.

Update On Hornswoggle Falling Down The Stairs At Curt Hawkins’ Wedding

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Shortly after being suspended by WWE for violating the company’s Wellness Policy, Hornswoggle was seen in a video falling down some stairs at the wedding of former WWE Superstar Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers). The video was uploaded by former WWE champ CM Punk.

Former TMZ producer Ryan Satin of ProWrestlingSheet.com reports that the whole video was a work and planned ahead of time. Hornswoggle was being introduced at the wedding by legendary WWE announcer Howard Finkel before he falls down the stairs on purpose in order to get a rise from the guests.

Related: Hornswoggle Suspended For Wellness Policy Violation

WWE Studios’ New Horror Film, Austin Appearing At Jake Roberts Movie Screening, The Rock

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– There will be a special screening of “The Resurrection of Jake Roberts” tomorrow night at the Arclight Theater in Culver City, California. Roberts, Steve Austin and movie director Steve Yu will all be in attendance for the screening, and you can get tickets at jakethesnakemovie.com.

– PWInsider.com reports that a horror film called “The Temple” will be WWE Studios’ next project. Filmnig will begin in February 2016. No casting details have been announced yet.

– Former WWE champ The Rock begins filming season 2 of his HBO show Balers in three weeks time.
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WWE Moving Forward With “NXT Kids” Show

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Over the summer, a pilot video surfaced online for a new show titled, “WWE NXT Kids” featuring children interviewing NXT wrestlers and doing commentary over NXT matches with Corey Graves. Now it appears that WWE is moving ahead with the project, as a casting call has been posted at Backstage.com with the following description:

PRODUCTION DESCRIPTION: WWE NXT is casting a pilot for a new wrestling show aimed at kids.REHEARSAL AND PRODUCTION DATES & LOCATIONS: Production will be taking place monthly on Thursday nights at Full Sail University in Orlando, FL.

SEEKING TALENT: Males & Females, ages 7-14, All Ethnicities

ROLE DESCRIPTION: Announcers & Interviewers: (Supporting) with high energy. Must be personable, lively, quick on their feet and a good talker. Kids should have an understanding/familiarity with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment programming. Kids will be acting as announcers/backstage interviewers/presenters.

Lana Comments On Her Engagement To Rusev

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WWE.com caught up with Lana on Monday afternoon after TMZ broke the news that she is engaged to Rusev. The revelation of Lana’s engagement to Rusev in real life as they are feuding on television has lead to WWE acknowledging the relationship and wrapping up the angle with Ziggler and Summer Rae.

Lana told WWE.com:

“It’s very obvious Rusev proposed to me. If you watched Rusev and Summer, Rusev has always loved me. He was just so devastated about me picking Dolph that he went with Summer to make me jealous. But at the end of the day, we know we’re good for each other.”

“I am from the former Soviet Union; Rusev grew up in Bulgaria, and one common thread they teach you there is to survive. The winters get very cold and they get very dark. We do what we need to do to survive. This is what is happening. We will be leaving the greatest legacy this company and the WWE Universe has ever seen.”

“Ziggler is very funny and he’s charming, but he is not The Super Athlete. With me, Rusev was the undefeated Super Athlete. He listened to what I said, he was very focused. We made each other better. He challenged me and I challenged him. Summer has made him so soft that he hasn’t won. You tell me, who is the better pick?”

Alberto El Patron Pulls Out Of Wrestling Show In Germany

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Alberto El Patron will no longer be appearing at Saturday’s wXw show in Mannheim, Germany due to a dispute over travel arrangements. According to wXm, El Patron is refusing to appear because he wants to be flown there via Business Class, not Economy Plus as per their agreement.

Report: WWE Interested in Bringing Back Alberto El Patron

The promotion posted the following statement on their website (translated):

“With great regret that we must by Westside Xtreme Wrestling and Swiss Wrestling Entertainment you announce that Alberto El Patron will not perceive its bookings in Europe.

We have fixed these dates already December 2014 after its cancellation for Superstars of Wrestling and then have flights from a particular city with a certain airline in the category Economy Plus agreed. Corresponding screenshotsof its management are.

On Saturday we have now written and six days before the event in Switzerland requires a flight from a small Mexican State in the category Business Class Albertos manager – cost point for this flight are at present around 7000 US dollars.

We have of course made and offered to cancel the flight, Alberto pay the cancellation fee and to allow him or his management book itself through its existing frequent flyer miles a flight on our existing agreement. This has rejected his manager and decided that Alberto El Patron and El Hijo de Dos Caras their bookings at 16.10. in Bern and at 17.10. will not perceive in Mannheim, despite the existence of the agreed flight.

Although this is outside our control, we would like to apologize wrestling fans with you – a collaboration with this wrestler and this management is excluded for us in the future”

Summer Rae & Rosa Mendes Take Shots At Lana After RAW, Jericho Recording With Wale

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– Summer Rae reportedly took a shot at Lana on Twitter after the angle she did with Rusev on Monday night’s edition oRAW in Chicago, Illinois. She wrote that after what she did on RAW, Lana is finally “relevant again,” a comment Rosa Mendes was more than willing to agree with publicly. You can check out Summer and Rosa’s comments below.

– Chris Jericho mentioned on social media that he has been working on new music with hip-hop star and noted WWE super fan Wale. Jericho posted the following photo of the two together recently on his official Instagram page.

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Seth Rollins Appearing On SportsCenter, Heath Slater Raw Fallout, Next Week’s Raw

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– Heath Slater fans took part in a “Hit Slater’s Music” campaign on social networks this week to try and get Slater a United States Title shot on Raw. Slater did’t get the match, but he is featured in the above Raw Fallout video to discuss Cena’s U.S. title.

– Seth Rollins will be appearing live on the 9pm EST edition of SportsCenter Tuesday night alongside Jonathan Coachman. Coachman had previously teased that an announcement from WWE & ESPN would be coming within 48 hours. Rollins’ appearance will likely be to help make the announcement with Coachman. WrestleMania 32 travel packages go on sale tomorrow, and the announcement reportedly has to do with that.

– Next week’s Raw is the last show before Hell In A Cell, and WWE is promoting some big names for it on Twitter. Stone Cold Steve Austin will be in the house to interview Brock Lesnar after the show, but WWE is not promoting him for the Raw broadcast as of yet. WWE is advertising both Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels for Raw, as they are likely to take part in a panel discussing the Hell In A Cell main event.

Related: Current Card For WWE Hell In A Cell 2015 (10/25)

What You Didn’t See On Raw, Lesnar/Austin Podcast Preview

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– Above is the official preview for next week’s Stone Cold Podcast, with Brock Lesnar joining him backstage Monday night. This will air on the WWE Network following Raw.

– Before Raw in Rosemont, Illinois on Monday, Jack Swagger beat Adam Rose, and Stardust beat Fandango in matches for Superstars.

Former WWE Women’s champion Victoria was sitting ringside for most of the show.

Sami Zayn Announced For Two EVOLVE Shows, Gabe Sapolsky Thanks Triple H

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NXT star Sami Zayn is confirmed to appear at both the EVOLVE 49 and EVOLVE 50 iPPV shows in New York this coming weekend.

The announcement came courtesy of EVOLVE booker Gabe Sapolsky, who broke the news on social media and then proceeded to publicly credit Triple H for being a man of his word and helping support the independent wrestling scene. Sapolsky and Zayn also shared a brief back-and-forth.

This is said to be part of W#WE’s new working relationship with WWN Live.

Below is the reaction from Sapolsky and Zayn on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/BookItGabe/status/653696764239872001

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Randy Orton & Dean Ambrose vs. The Wyatts Announced For Hell In A Cell

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Randy Orton announced on Monday’s RAW that he and Dean Ambrose will be squaring off against Luke Harper and Bruan Stroman of the Wyatt Family at Hell in a Cell.

WWE Hell in a Cell takes place on Sunday, October 25th from Los Angeles, CA. Join us here on 10/25 for Live Coverage & Discussion of the event.

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