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WWE Announces Partnership With Special Olympics Bharat

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WWE® Supports Special Olympics Bharat at The World Games
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced its partnership with Special Olympics Bharat for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, a global sporting event to be held in Los Angeles from July 25 – August 2, 2015. The announcement was made today in Mumbai by Victor R. Vaz, National Sports Director, Special Olympics Bharat and Rukn Kizilbash, General Manager, WWE India. Ashish Shelar, MLA & President of BJP Mumbai, was the Guest of Honor and was joined by Special Olympics Bharat athletes, who will be representing India at the World Games later this month. The athletes wore their new Team India uniforms, which were also unveiled at the event.

“I have always looked forward to such initiatives where the message of goodwill can be spread through sport,” said Ashish Shelar, MLA & President of BJP Mumbai. “I thank WWE for supporting these wonderful athletes. I know for a fact that all of India will be backing them and wish them the very best.”

Special Olympics Bharat’s delegation consists of more than 320 athletes, coaches and officials. The athletes are participating in Athletics, Aquatics, Bocce, Basketball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Softball, Football, Powerlifting, Roller Skating, Handball, Cycling and Golf.

“The time has come once again for our athletes to prove their mettle at a grand international event. We have celebrated victories in the past and are very sure that our champions will once again earn laurels for our country,” said Air Marshal Denzil Keelor, CEO, Special Olympics Bharat. “It is especially pleasing to see an increase in our participation with each subsequent World Games, and it is very heartening to see WWE coming forward and supporting our program so strongly. I’m really thankful to them, and I wish Team India my best!”
WWE will utilize all its platforms including TV, digital and social media to generate awareness and support for the World Games. WWE Superstars and Divas will participate in various events in conjunction with the promotion of LA2015. WWE Superstar Big Show will serve as a Global Ambassador for LA2015, appearing at the Opening Ceremony, awarding medals to athletes and providing support through social media.

“WWE will use the power of our global brand to highlight these courageous and inspirational athletes and promote the message of acceptance and inclusion,” said Rukn Kizilbash, General Manager, WWE India. “We look forward to cheering them on later this month in Los Angeles.”

The 2015 World Games will celebrate Special Olympics’ global movement that unleashes the human spirit through sports. LA2015 will be the largest event held in Los Angeles since the 1984 Olympic Games. More than 7,000 athletes representing 177 countries will compete in 25 Olympic-style sporting events with the support of 3,000 coaches, 30,000 volunteers and as many as 500,000 spectators.

“WWE’s Superstars and Divas encourage and inspire our athletes around the world,” said Victor R. Vaz, National Sports Director, Special Olympics Bharat. “We are proud to partner with WWE to support our team in India, and help spread the message that every individual deserves a platform to showcase their talent.”

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results For This Week

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The following matches were taped prior to WWE RAW on Monday night in Kansas City for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars.

– R-Truth defeated Heath Slater in the opening contest. This was a pretty good match with some comedy spots. The crowd seemed to enjoy it for what it was. Truth ended up picking up the “W” in a match that lasted a few minutes.

– Neville defeated Bo Dallas in the second of two matches taped for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars. This was said to be an excellent match that the crowd in Kansas City was super into. In the end, Neville managed to pick up the victory after hitting his “Red Arrow” finisher off the top-rope for the 1-2-3.

The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar Official For SummerSlam

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On Monday’s RAW, WWE confirmed that The Undertaker will square off against Brock Lesnar in a rematch from their infamous encounter at WrestleMania XXX.

The hot angle of RAW saw the Dead Man and the Beast Incarnate brawling throughout the arena, with most of the roster attempting to keep the two forces of nature apart. Lesnar wound up taken into police custody.

SummerSlam takes place on Sunday, August 23rd from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

WWE RAW Results – July 20, 2015

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The Undertaker Kicks Off RAW

This week’s post-Battleground edition of WWE RAW kicks off with a gong. And another. The lights go out, the smoke starts pouring out of the stage and finally, he emerges.

The Undertaker slowly makes his way out to the stage to a huge pop from the fans. Michael Cole points out that this is a rare appearance on RAW for The Undertaker.

The announcers put over The Dead Man as he slowly makes his way to the ring. The fans break out into “Under-Taker! Under-Taker!” chants as his music cuts off. We see he has a mic in his hand.

Taker growls and then begins speaking. He says he stands here tonight a relentless, remorseless, cold-blooded, vengeful, grim-reaper. The fans cheer. He says streaks are made to be broken.

The Dead Man says Lesnar had to continuously, week-after-week, month-after-month, remind everyone of his greatest accomplishment, and now, he says — enough! He says Lesnar has turned him into a raging inferno.

He continues by saying last night was his true resurrection. He tells Lesnar he can’t kill what won’t die. He says unleashed forces will now set their careers towards new destiny’s and he will challenge his mortality. He will conquer what has yet to be conquered.

Taker says in the end, just like all living things, be it man or beast, you will rest …in …peace. He rolls his eyes back in his head, the gong hits and his music plays as the lights dim and turn blue again.

Backstage: Triple H & Stephanie McMahon

Backstage, HHH and Steph are happy with what’s going on between Undertaker and Lesnar, talking about how they’ve already got their SummerSlam main event and it’s going to be even bigger than their first match. Steph says she’s gonna get the promotional ball rolling. HHH says he’s gonna call Heyman and tell him that Heyman and Lesnar aren’t needed here tonight, because Lesnar and Taker under the same roof could ruin their plans for SummerSlam.

The announcers break down some of what happened at Battleground and then announce some matches for tonight, including Charlotte vs. Brie Bella — which is up next! We head to our first commercial break of the evening.

Charlotte vs. Brie Bella

When we return from the break, we see Tamina, Naomi and Sasha Banks at ringside. They will be joining the gang on commentary for this one.

Out first comes the trio of Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Paige. As they make their way to the ring we see a backstage clip from last night that features Ric Flair hugging and kissing Charlotte.

Finally, Team Bella — Nikki, Brie and Alicia Fox make their way to the ring. Charlotte and Brie Bella are set to go one-on-one in our first match of the evening here tonight on RAW.

The bell sounds and here we go. Early on, the fans are super into Charlotte, who is doing a lot of cool athletic moves. Naomi has her feet up on the table during commentary, as we keep shooting back to the announce table to check in with that Diva trio.

Meanwhile, back in the ring, Brie hits a missile dropkick off the top rope for a near fall. Charlotte hits some chops and is now going for the Figure-8. Nikki hops on the apron for the distraction. Charlotte knocks her off. Charlotte spears Brie in the ring. Now she applies the Figure-8 and Brie taps out.

Winner: Charlotte

Backstage: Triple H & The Miz

Backstage, we see Triple H on his cell phone. HHH is talking for a while when The Miz walks in. HHH ignores him for a while and keeps talking. Finally, HHH acknowledges Miz and within seconds, makes a match between Miz and Big Show for tonight. We head to another commercial break.

Segments Planned For RAW, Update On Undertaker vs. Lesnar At SummerSlam

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Tonight’s WWE RAW is just a few hours away and we’ve got details about what we can expect on the show.

Following last night’s Battleground pay-per-view, RAW is slated to feature three long ‘promo’ segments. No word yet on what those segments will be, but they will most likely involve an explanation of sorts regarding the no-contest finish of the main event.

Additionally, we should get some clarification regarding the characters of Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker. With Brock Lesnar being portrayed as a babyface in recent weeks, it’s highly unlikely their match at SummerSlam will feature two fan favorites squaring off.

As always, join us here tonight for Live Coverage of WWE RAW.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Radio, visit F4WOnline.com for subscription information)

GFW Announces First-Ever U.K. Tour With Former TNA Wrestlers

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Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Wrestling issued a press release on Monday to announce the first details on GFW’s first U.K. tour.

Below is the press release with all of the information.

Global Force Wrestling announces first UK dates, matches will include Nick Aldis, Doug Williams

For Immediate Release
July 20, 2015

NASHVILLE – Global Force Wrestling is following up its #GFWGrandSlamTour and its TV tapings at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas with its first events outside of the United States, in October in the United Kingdom.

GFW invades the Grimsby Auditorium in Grimbsy, Lincolnshire, on Oct. 28 and the Lynnsport and Leisure Park in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, on Oct. 30. Promotion co-founders Jeff and Karen Jarrett will appear, as will former heavyweight champion Nick Aldis, legendary women’s champion Mickie James, British wrestling star Doug Williams and host of WrestleTalk TV Marty Scurll.

“I’m thrilled to be heading to the UK to share the GFW brand with the incredible fans across the pond,” Jeff Jarrett said. “Since day one no fan base has inundated us with more requests to bring a show to them than those in the United Kingdom.

“What’s unique about this is we wanted to bring high-caliber shows to towns that haven’t previously had access to them, with most touring companies staying exclusively in major cities like London, Manchester and Glasgow. We decided to give new towns an opportunity to experience a great live wrestling event.”

Aldis, who recently made a successful debut in GFW, is from King’s Lynn.

“I’m excited and proud to be part of GFW’s first UK shows,” said Aldis. “It will be great to finally appear on a major show in my hometown. I hope the fans feel as excited as I do.”

For Tickets and Information:
Global Force Wrestling: www.globalforcewrestling.com
Grimsby Auditorium: http://grimsbyauditorium.org.uk TEL: +44 (0) 844 871 3016
LynnSport: http://www.aliveleisure.co.uk/alive-lynnsport TEL: +44 (0) 1553 818001.

Chris Sabin Out, Kushida In For GFW’s NEX*GEN Match

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Global Force Wrestling issued a “Breaking News” video on Sunday to announce a change to their upcoming event.

Check out the video above for details on Chris Sabin being pulled from the show, as he will be replaced by Kushida who will go one-on-one in a NEX*GEN match.

Storyline Plans For The Wyatt Family, Sting’s Return & SummerSlam

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Last night at WWE Battleground, we saw Luke Harper interfere in Bray Wyatt’s match with Roman Reigns, attacking Reigns and helping Bray emerge victorious. This reunion of the former Wyatt Family members is being done to set up a program involving Sting at SummerSlam.

The original plan for the match at SummerSlam was going to be all 3 members of the Wyatt Family against Sting, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose. With Erick Rowan out of action due to injury, it now looks like we’ll be seeing Wyatt & Harper vs. Sting and Reigns.

There is already some internal concern that the rowdy Brooklyn crowd could cheer Sting and boo Reigns.

WWE SummerSlam takes place on Sunday, August 23rd from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

(Source: F4wonline.com)

Magnus Talks Plans In GFW, The Talent Roster & More

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GFW’s Nick “Magnus” Aldis recently took part in a Q&A with the folks at F4WOnline.com. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On what fans can expect from the GFW TV tapings: “From what I understand – and the conversations I’ve had with Jeff, Sonjay, Karen and others – I think there’ll be very good production values. The Orleans Arena has been a huge partner for Jeff. He’s got this lighting company on board who do really incredible lighting for concerts and events and stuff. He understands that first and foremost it’s got to look the part.

One of the criticisms that have been levied against Global a little bit is the roster. It’s like “Is it really your roster or is it just guys who are available now?” That’s the truth – he’s developing a roster based on who he has available to him, but I think some of it is that he’s seen guys who perhaps he saw more potential in and wants to bring out the rest of it. I think that you’ll see some talent who are showcased and you’ll see them in a while new light.

I think honestly the thing that’s going to differentiate it more than anything is the way that we present the product. It’s going to be much closer to what you might see from a New Japan or someone like that. It’s more about the competitiveness and the rivalries and the sort of sporting element that exists – with the production value – which, for me, was always what was best about pro wrestling, rather than so, so heavily story orientated.”

On the GFW roster: “You’re right…….Look here’s the thing. Jeff could have put together a roster of guys who already have a name from somewhere, and he would have been bashed for not giving any new talent a chance. He could have put a roster together of all new guys and been bashed for having a roster of nobodies. At the end of the day, those critics, that voice is small but it’s always going to be there. You don’t ignore it, but you have to understand what its value is in the big picture, which is perhaps as significant sometimes as we, in wrestling, make it out to be. By that I mean social media, the immediate online community and that feedback. I’m certainly not going to bash it and say it’s insignificant, because it’s not, but I don’t think it’s as significant as sometimes we make it out to be.

I think one of the reasons TNA went wrong was that they started treating that minority as the voice of everybody. They forgot the fact that there was this casual audience, and what happened is that TNA had the biggest remaining slice of market share after WWE – which obviously has the huge majority – and then they ended up dividing it up between Ring of Honor and Lucha Underground, because they focussed too much on this minority that weren’t necessarily theirs. They started to go after what I think was Ring of Honor’s audience and in the process they lost the ones that they were retaining – who then decided to look for alternatives in Lucha Underground, which I think is a magnificent product, and in Ring of Honor.

Jeff is one of those guys who has enough of an idea of that audience but doesn’t get too wrapped up in their opinion that he forgets about going after the big fish.”

On his final comments on GFW: “Right now I’m just focused on the book and getting as much awareness as possible. But I would say this as far as Global is concerned; there are some pretty cool announcements and news coming up in the next week or two, which I’m privy to. Obviously I can’t share it – and I’m not trying to be a worker and be all “Hey” There’s a big, huge announcement!” – but it is a pretty cool one. There is some pretty cool stuff coming up that people will be interested to hear from Global.

I would urge wrestling fans to keep an open mind and remember how long it takes to forge a process like this. It’s been around for a year. We live in a world where people expect things to materialise on cue, but it doesn’t work like that. Stick with it and watch it, because there’s some pretty cool stuff coming up. I think it’s going to be a new player in the business, otherwise I wouldn’t have gone forward with it.”

Check out the complete interview at F4WOnline.com.

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Sonjay Dutt Interview: Global Force, The NEXT&GEN Title, Jarrett-TNA & More

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Global Force Wrestling star Sonjay Dutt appeared on The Rack Radio Show last Thursday, hosted by Lindsey Ward & Sir Rockin. The full show is available for streaming at WildTalkRadio.com.  Here are some highlights of what he said about:

If he’s excited to take part in the launch of Global Force Wrestling and being a part of the NEX*GEN Championship Tournament: “Yeah, absolutely. I’m just really excited to be a part of something new, on the ground floor and in the first stages of this brand new company. It’s very similar to back in 2003 when I started with TNA and it was about a year old, or barely a year old and Jeff Jarrett had just started a new company and I climbed on board and here we are in 2015 and we’re doing it all over again.”

If GFW Grand Slam events are different than traditional indoors events and how so: “You know, being outside and outdoors is a completely different monster; you’ve got a lot of the elements to deal with and you’re just not sure of the weather and constraints so it’s just hard being outside. Noise travels all over the place but it’s a really cool atmosphere and a really fun time. We’re trying to be the most fan interactive group that you can possible go to a show for; we’ve got the fan meet-and-greets at 5:30, before bell time for about an hour, talent is very easily accessible; no one is hiding out and everyone is mingling with the fans. It’s just very cool to get up with the fans that I might not normally be able to at other shows.”

If he took anything from his early days with TNA to use as examples here or is he just taking it as it comes: “I think the presentation of the product is a little different, I guess very different, so you can’t really predict how things are going to go but I do know that we’ve got an awesome roster and I think the one thing that separates us for every other wrestling promotion is talent and we’ve got a loaded line-up next Friday at our first TV tapings; our Grand Slam events had loaded line-ups as well. We’re not just looking for the world-wide international stars but we’re looking for the regional stars and the diamonds in the rough, the ones the fans might not know about that need that stage to shine.”

What would it be like to be the first NEX*GEN Championship for GFW: “It would be amazing. It would be awesome; being a part of something brand new and being crowned the first ever. The first ever anything is kinda cool but especially in this environment where it’s the kind of wrestling I excel at and honed over the years and perfected, that kind of adds to it.

I think all that stuff is going to come to life not just next Friday, but as the days and weeks go by. The NEX*GEN division is going to be very similar to the X-Division but we’re going to be focusing on the next generation of high-flyers, the next generation of hybrid wrestlers out there, basically taking every style here is out there in pro wrestling and meshing it together and there’s a lot of guys out there that have traveled the world, much like I have, and perfected your Lucha style, your Japanese style, your American style and bring them all together and get this one big, hybrid style of wrestling and we truly think that is the next generation of wrestling. Gone are the days of the slow, and I don’t want to say boring, but action-based pro wrestling is the future and action-based pro wrestling is the next generation.”

His reaction on seeing Jeff and Karen Jarrett appear on TNA TV to publicize GFW: “I think it was crazy and was about the same reaction everyone else had in ‘What is going on here?!’ I’m sure that’s what was going on Jeff’s mind as he was walking to the ring and as he was ring the ring speaking his mind. But, it’s a crazy business; the wrestling business is a crazy business. You cannot predict anything and you cannot rule anything out. Time will only tell what this brings not only to TNA but to GFW as well.”

Who would he like to see in GFW and who would he like to compete against: “Let’s so, oh many this is a tough on; there’s so much good talent out there. Right now, I think the connection Jeff (Jarrett) has and GFW has with New Japan Pro Wrestling in producing the Tokyo Dome pay-per-view this past January, I think North American fans were exposed to so much talent and they just didn’t know it. Being an aficionado of the Japanese wrestling scene and having spent a year to year and a half of my life out there wrestling and was up close and personal with it; some of those guys I would love to see over here. (Kazuchika) Okada, (Shinsuke) Nakamura, (Tomohiro) Ishii, (Hirooki) Goto, (Katsuyori) Shibata and we’ve gotten a taste of the Bullet Club and the Young Bucks during the Grand Slam tour. So, I think those guys coming in here creates so many fresh new match-ups. We’ve got IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Kushida, he’s going to be in Las Vegas next Friday and getting that type of flavor in GFW is priceless. There’s a lot of guys out in Mexico as well and they’re getting exposure out in California and in AAA. So there’s a lot of high-flyers out there that I would love to get in the ring with.

Who does he see walking out as the first ever GFW Global Heavyweight Champion: “That’s a tough one. I really like Nick Aldis, formerly known as Magnus, I’ve always enjoyed everything about his work and the way he carries himself as a professional wrestler both inside and outside of the ring; I think he’s a real special performer. He’s got a real shot, starting fresh and showing the world what he can do and showing that maybe he didn’t get that opportunity previously and this is it. Also, a guy like Brian Myers (formerly Curt Hawkins in the WWE) maybe he wasn’t given that ball that he deserved over the years and maybe this is the time for him to grab that ball and show wheat he can do.”

You can follow Sonjay through his Twitter (@sonjaydutterson) or visit his website (https://prowrestlingtees.com/sonjaydutt) for his latest news and notes. You can follow Sonjay and the other stars of Global Force Wrestling through the company Twitter account (@GFWWrestling) and website (http://globalforcewrestling.com) for the latest news and updates on the promotion including their upcoming television tapings starting this Friday, July 24th in Las Vegas, NV. at the Orleans Arena, as well as information on tickets and the latest card information.

WWE SummerSlam Poster Featuring The Undertaker & Brock Lesnar

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WWE SummerSlam 2015 Poster

Click here to view the full, expanded version

WWE has released the official promotional artwork for SummerSlam on August 23rd featuring The Undertaker, Brock Lesnar and several other top performers.

It’s worth noting that Sting is not on this version of the poster. Sting is rumored to be appearing at SummerSlam, with Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer noting that Sting is featured on other SummerSlam advertising that has yet to be released.

Following The Undertaker’s return at Battleground last night, Taker and Lesnar are expected to headline the card in a rematch from their infamous clash at WrestleMania 30.

Ric Flair Backstage At Battleground (Photo), Lesnar/Rollins Update, Jim Ross

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– The official result of the Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WWE Battleground last night is a “No Contest,” according to WWE.com. As seen during the show last night, the Lesnar-Rollins match ended when The Undertaker returned and attacked Lesnar.

– WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross will review WWE Battleground on his “Ross Report” podcast this week with The Fight Network’s John Pollock. The show will be available tomorrow night at PodcastOne.com.

– WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair took the following photo backstage at WWE Battleground last night with his daughter Charlotte, as well as Paige and Becky Lynch.

New SummerSlam Promo Video, Heyman On RAW Kickoff Show, Team BAD

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– Paul Heyman will be the special guest on tonight’s WWE RAW Kickoff Show live on the WWE Network.

– Last week it was noted that Sasha Banks, Naomi and Tamina Snuka’s Team “BAD” name stood for “Best at Dominating,” but it was noted at Battleground that BAD stands for “Beautiful and Dangerous.”

– WWE has released the following new promo video for SummerSlam on August 23rd:

WWE RAW Preview: Battleground Fallout, Brock Lesnar

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Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW takes place from Kansas City, Missouri at the Sprint Center.

The show will feature fallout from last night’s Battleground pay-per-view, including The Undertaker’s return to resume his feud with Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins retaining the WWE World Heavyweight championship as a result and John Cena getting another win over Kevin Owens.

Top talent schedule to appear includes Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, John Cena, Kevin Owens, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Big Show, Bray Wyatt, and the Prime Time Players.

The advertised dark match main event will see John Cena teaming with Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose against Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Bray Wyatt.

As always, join us here tonight for live coverage of WWE RAW.

Videos Of The Undertaker’s Return At WWE Battleground

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WWE legend The Undertaker made a surprise return at Sunday’s Battleground pay-per-view, costing Brock Lesnar a chance to capture the WWE Championship in the main event.

WWE has posted the following video clips of the Dead Man’s return:

Video: John Cena Praises Kevin Owens After Their Match At Battleground

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WWE United States Champion John Cena spoke to Tom Phillips last night after his win over Kevin Owens at Battleground.

Cena had strong praise for the former NXT Champion, noting that Owens belongs in the ‘most elite class’ of WWE Superstars:

“Unbelievable match. After the first two with Kevin Owens, I knew I was gonna be in for something special. Being here for a while you truly become a target and I think this [US Title] makes me an extra big target. We’ve never had an influx of talent, especially with an NXT chip on their shoulder, and I mean that in the best way. These guys have proven themselves down there and feel, appropriately so, as if they belong here.

And proof positive, Kevin Owens belongs here and he belongs in the most elite class of WWE Superstars. He gave me a run for my money but the term “never give up” isn’t always when you’re down and out. When you think you got it in the bag and your opponent somehow acts like he’s made of steel, you just gotta keep going, sometimes you gotta bring it to a level you’re not used to. Man, he… that’s everything I got, that’s everything I got. I’m just glad I came out with the championship.”

Video: WWE Superstars Pulled Over By Police After Battleground

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Mark Henry and WWE Tag Team Champions Darren Young and Titus O’Neil were pulled over by police after leaving last night’s Battleground PPV St. Louis.

Titus posted this video on Instagram of the group in good spirits after the stop:

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The Undertaker Returns At Battleground, Takes Out Brock Lesnar

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As expected, The Undertaker made his WWE return at the WWE Battleground pay-per-view in St. Louis on Sunday night.

“The Dead Man” made his surprise return during the main event, just as challenger Brock Lesnar was attempting to pin champion Seth Rollins following an F-5.

Below is a recap of what transpired, courtesy of our WWE Battleground play-by-play:

Lesnar hits an F-5 on Rollins and covers him, however The Undertaker’s gong hits. The lights go out. When they come back on, Undertaker is standing in the ring staring at Lesnar.

Undertaker and Lesnar go at it until Undertaker finally hits a Tombstone piledriver. We see Heyman watching on in horror. Taker drops down to one knee and does his famous pose as his music plays and the lights go out again. Taker leaves and heads to the back, stopping to raise his fist as the crowd pops. WWE Battleground goes off the air on that note.

It’s been rumored for quite some time, but now it looks like the Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar rematch is set for SummerSlam.

WWE Battleground Results – July 19, 2015

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WWE Battleground Kickoff Show

The WWE Battleground Kickoff Show begins with Renee Young, Byron Saxton, Booker T and Corey Graves on the panel. We are live inside the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, the site of tonight’s show.

The panel shoots to Tom Phillips in the social media lounge. Phillips will be joined by Paul Heyman later in the Kickoff Show to answer Twitter questions from the WWE Universe.

We go back to the panel. The four members of the panel begin breaking down the matches on tonight’s pay-per-view, starting by talking about the cancellation of the I-C title match.

Crown On The Line
– R-Truth vs. King Barrett

The Kickoff Show panel kicks things down to ringside, where Michael Cole and the gang join us on commentary. Our Kickoff Show match is up next.

R-Truth’s music hits and out he comes. Out next after him is his opponent for tonight, King Barrett. One-on-one action kicks off tonight’s event in St. Louis..

The two exchange offense back-and-forth until finally Barrett settles in with control of the contest. Near the end of the match, Truth hits his Scissors Kick for a close near fall. Seconds later, however, Barrett hits a Winds of Change for a close nearfall. He then blasts Truth with the Bull Hammer Elbow for the 1-2-3.

Winner: King Barrett

More Kickoff Show

After the Barrett-Truth match, we head back to the panel and Renee Young, Byron Saxton, Booker T and Corey Graves break down some more of tonight’s matches and air some more video packages hyping up the matches.

WWE Battleground 2015

The 2015 WWE Battleground pay-per-view kicks off with the usual bad-ass video package highlighting tonight’s top few matches.

From there we shoot live into the Scottrade Center in St. Louis where fireworks explode, we see a shot of a packed house, and the announcers welcome us to the 2015 edition of WWE Battleground.

John Cena Asked To Change The Way He Posts On Instagram

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Fans who follow John Cena on Instagram know that the WWE Superstar rarely posts content that goes hand-in-hand with his sometimes vanilla character on television. Although Cena has well over a million followers, he rarely, if ever, posts photos of himself.

Instead, Cena posts photos that range from the Trailer Park Boys, to boxes of Life cereal, to Bo Jackson breaking a baseball bat over his knee.

Cena revealed on Twitter that he has been encouraged to change the abstract nature of his Instagram account.

Hulk Hogan Talks Sex Tape, His Honesty, Celebrity Life & More

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BuzzFeed News posted an article on what led up to Gawker posting the sex tape of WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan. During the discussion, Hogan gave some candid answers on questions relating to his pro wrestling career, his celebrity life and more. Below are some of the highlights.

On how the geopolitical landscape of the early ’80s influenced his career:

Well, when the Hulkamania phenom first exploded, politically—we were at odds with Iran politically, and the character of Hulk Hogan is an all-American character. And I was wrestling for the WWE world heavyweight title against the Iron Sheik, who was the legitimate bodyguard of the Shah of Iran and a silver medalist amateur AAU wrestler. So the political environment was perfect at the time for an all-American hero to go against the real bodyguard of the Shah of Iran.

On the ways in which he’s a talented professional wrestler:

In-ring instinct, cadence, physicality, reading a crowd, just a general overall understanding of the wrestling business inside and outside the ring, which it takes a lot of talent just to understand how things are done and execute them.

Discussing his honesty with Gawker attorney Seth Berlin:

Berlin: Do you believe you have a reputation for honesty?

Hogan: Yes.

Berlin: For being a straight shooter?

Hogan: Yes.

Berlin: For telling it like it is?

Hogan: I don’t know about that one.

How does Hogan define if someone’s a celebrity?

Celebrity? My definition is probably different than—than most people, I’m sure. But my definition of a celebrity is someone who’s been around long enough or mad enough f an impact doing radio or TV for whatever length of time it takes them to make a huge impact where they are recognizable by name, look, or vehicle that they—you know, they’re on, which is a movie or whatever it is. A celebrity—you know, there are so many people on TV now and the universe is so big with everybody being part of the media that I can’t y everybody that’s on TV or radio is a celebrity. To me a celebrity is someone that’s very, very well established nd is—is—you know. I don’t now how to explain it, just someone that’s very established in the celebrity world, if you—or whatever the word celebrity means.

Using that definition, does he consider himself a celebrity?

At this point, yes.

How long has he been a celebrity?

I would say from the mid ’80s on, I probably crossed the media barriers. And it started—I’m not sure if I—but in my opinion, my definition of what a celebrity is, I don’t know if I became a celebrity until the mid ’90s, but I started crossing some barriers in the ’80s, cover of Sports Illustrated and started doing talk shows. But I think it took a while before I came a household word or whatever the real word of celebrity means.

On his memory after he dated Hogan Knows Best as having taken place in the mid ’90s and was then asked if mid 2000s sounded more accurate relative to his kids’ ages:

Yeah. If we backed up from their ages, yeah, ‘m just not real good with dates or years or names, brother.

Details On Sting’s First Q&A Tour Of The United Kingdom

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The following press release was issued today with details on Sting’s first U.K. Q&A tour.

INSIDE THE ROPES & SQUAREDCIRCLE.COM PRESENT… Inside The Ropes LIVE! with STING

Pro Wrestling Icon’s First ever UK Q&A tour

Website: www.InsideTheRopes.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ITRLive
Twitter: @Inside_TheRopes

In a career spanning 30 years, Steve Borden, the man best known to his millions of fans worldwide as Sting, became a pivotal part of WCW during the late 1980’s before reinvigorating his character during wrestling’s boom period of the mid-90s as the ‘crow’ Sting persona that helped make the Monday Night Wars so exciting. He connected to generations of wrestling fans like few could with his exciting style and captivating character. Now, for the first time in his career, he is coming to the UK to travel through the country telling stories and answering your questions.

The Franchise of WCW was hugely successful in the UK when he would tour here as part of one of the world’s largest pro wrestling companies and later when he would return and headline shows with TNA. In the US, he became a pop culture icon as he fronted a national commercial for Sprite and even had his own credit card during the late 1990’s.

This will be the first and probably only time that fans will be able to get their photo taken with him in his iconic black and white FACEPAINT. Sting wants to give his UK fans the full experience so they can get a picture with The Icon looking like he’s on his way to the ring to do battle with villains like the nWo.

Earlier this year, Sting was one of the headline acts of WrestleMania in front of over 70,000 fans in San Jose, CA. Just 6 months after his epic bout with Triple H, he’ll be answering questions, telling stories and breaking his silence on what led to him finally signing and stepping into a WWE ring.

Tickets for this can’t miss, historic, once in a lifetime tour go on sale at 9am on Friday July 24 at www.InsideTheRopes.co.uk

For up to the minute updates, please refer to our Facebook page (Facebook.com/ITRLive) There will be plenty of tickets to come and see the exciting two hour Q & A show and a limited amount of exclusive VIP tickets that will include:

-An ‘In Facepaint’ Photo Op with Sting -An Autograph from Sting -Priority Seating & Ticket to the Q&A

Tour Dates:

Monday 5th October – The Lyric Theatre, LONDON

Tuesday 6th October – The Comedy Store, MANCHESTER

Wednesday 7th October – The Garage, GLASGOW

Inside The Ropes started out as a weekly wrestling podcast in January 2012 and is still released every week at www.InsideTheRopes.co.uk With news, guests and spirited banter and discussion, it’s always worth a listen. In July 2013, ITR expanded to the live event market and in the past two years has run highly successful Q&A events with Diamond Dallas Page, Colt Cabana, Sunny and in his first ever Q&A outside of the US, Jim Cornette. With a proven track record of customer satisfaction and a great fan experience, Inside The Ropes LIVE! looks forward to bringing Sting to the UK in October and running future events throughout the UK in the future.

The tour’s sponsor is Squared Circle Ringwear. A clothing brand focused on wearable Wrestling themed apparel using high quality garments & printing techniques. Started in 2012 in the UK it has grown to become one of the UK’s leading wrestling brands, and has expanded internationally with operations in the US, working with wrestlers such as Grado and Jack Jester along the way. The webstore can be found at www.SquaredCircle.com and you can find them on Facebook at Facebook.com/SquaredCircleRingwear or follow them on Twitter @SquaredCircleTs

King Barrett Returning To “Bad News” Gimmick?, Lana’s In-Ring Status, NXT Brooklyn

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– Lana is being advertised to team with Dolph Ziggler against the team of Rusev and Summer Rae in mixed-tag-team action at the WWE live event in Hampton, Virginia on September 4th. Also scheduled for the event is Sheamus defending his Money In The Bank briefcase in one-on-one action against Neville, as well as John Cena vs. Kevin Owens in a “Street Fight.”

– The NXT Takeover: Brooklyn event on August 22nd from the Bayclays Center is close to being sold out, as more tickets for the event were released on Saturday afternoon. The event will likely end up drawing 10,000 or more fans, making it the biggest NXT event to date.

– WWE banned the name “Wade” in reference to King Barrett a while back, which is why Barrett no longer uses it. There’s been speculation that Barrett will go back to the “Bad News” gimmick after Battleground tonight, as his “Crown” is on the line in his Kickoff Show match against R-Truth.

Suplex City Predictions, RAW Pre-Show News, Prime Time Players, More

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– WWE Tag-Team Champions The Prime Time Players, Titus O’Neil and Darren Young, are working out at the NFL’s St. Louis Rams facility before tonight’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view event.

– The official WWE website has a Suplex City-themed poll today asking fans how many times they think Brock Lesnar will suplex Seth Rollins tonight at Battleground. The options are 5, 10, 17, more than anyone will be able to count or none at all. Leading the pack with 58 percent of the vote is “more than anyone will be able to count.”

– Scott Stanford noted via social media that a top player at tonight’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view will be calling into Monday’s RAW Pre-Show on the WWE Network.

House Of Hardcore 9 Results (7/18/2015): Toronto, Ontario Canada

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House of Hardcore
Toronto, Ontario at Ted Reeve Arena
Report by Jerome Slamsville (@JSlamsville) and ProWrestling.net

Former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts worked as this show’s ring announcer.

1. Chris Hero beat Tommy Dreamer. Hero won in seven minutes with the roaring elbow.

2. Bobby Roode defeated Pepper Parks (w/Cherry Bomb). Parks got major heat by doing lots of heel/valet antics. Roode came back with a wicked blockbuster. Parks hit a Codebreaker soon after.

3. Matt Striker, Hacker Scotty O’Shea, Bill Carr, and Dan Berry beat RJ City, Ethan Page, Vic Delicious, and Ben Ortiz.

4. Johnny Mundo beat Tony Nese. Good near falls. Nese kicked out of the Moonlight Drive. There were a few Matrix spots from both. Nese missed a 450, then Mundo hit the Moonlight Drive for the win. The shook hands and received standing applause.

5. Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian beat Matt Taven and Michael Bennett (w/Maria). There were lots of cheers for Maria. With the heat (no air conditioning in the building) and the fast paced match before this one, the live crowd seemed a little tired. The match was fun and fast paced with a lot of double team moves. The ref stopped caring about the tag rules. There was four-man action for 15 minutes with lots of awesome double team moves. After a ref bump, Maria brought Bennett a title belt to cheat. Traci Brooks ran in to intervene. The Addiction hit their finisher for the win.

After the match, Kazarian put his wife Traci over and then cut to a Traci Brooks appreciation video that was lovely. Scott D’Amore came out and gave Traci flowers heading into intermission.

After some stalling while one of the ropes was fixed, Rhino came out. Austin Aries answered his challenge.

6. Austin Aries defeated Rhino. Thea Trinidad interfered on behalf of Aries and ate a Gore for her trouble. Aries hit a few big strikes and followed with a 450 splash for the win in eight minutes.

7. Team 3D defeated The Young Bucks. after the show, Team 3D put over the Bucks and HOH on the mic to send everyone home happy.

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