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Michael Cole Suffers A Black Eye (Photo), A Video Message From Sunny, Cryme Tyme Reunites

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– While shooting footage for The JBL & Cole Show, Michael Cole suffered a black eye. The injury occurred while the WWE announcer played rugby at Huddersfield Stadium in West Yorkshire, England with professional player Eorl Crabtree. John “Bradshaw” Layfield posted this image on Twitter of Cole’s accident.

– WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch recorded this message today promoting her upcoming appearance at the Classic Grand Rock Club in Glasgow, Scotland taking place this Thursday. The event will feature a Q&A session and meet and greet. Event details are available here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCNRQax5PzE

– WWE Superstar JTG reunited with his former partner in crime, Shad Gaspard, this weekend in Venice Beach, California.

Watch Jeff Hardy’s New Music Video, Austin Aries Talks Vegan Lifestyle

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– TNA wrestler Austin Aries (@AustinAries) was recently interviewed by “Go Vegan Radio,” where he discussed, among other topics, his vegan lifestyle. You can listen to the audio from that interview online at GoVeganRadio.com. (Thanks to Mark Kruskol for sending along the link.)

– The official TNA YouTube channel has added a music video for the new Jeff Hardy single, “Every Other Day” off of his new album, “Plurality Of World’s.” You can watch the new music video directly below:

  • Huge Update On The TNA Sale + Backstage News On Hulk Hogan/WWE Negotiations
  • Hulk Hogan Interested In Appearing At WrestleMania XXX, Says He Quit TNA Wrestling (Video)

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    Hulk Hogan, who is currently a free agent following the expiration of his contract with TNA Wrestling last month, is interested in returning to WWE for WrestleMania XXX in New Orleans, Louisiana.

    “I would love to be at WrestleMania XXX. I would love to have a ringside seat. But, the truth is I need a job. I quit TNA. I’ve just been hanging out on the beach,” Hogan told Philadelphia’s ABC affiliate at an autograph signing last week. “Never say never.”

    In response to whether he can still wrestle, Hogan said “right guy, right venue, and right payday.” The legendary grappler also noted that he may “Hulk up.”

    “I don’t think I can wrestle too much anymore, but just being around the business and helping and being part of it is pretty cool,” Hogan said.

    PWInsider.com reported last month that the 60-year-old has been “training like a mad man” in hopes of wrestling again for WWE.

    Hogan returning to the promotion could hinge on Triple H, who is leaving the door open for his return to the sports-entertainment organization. The six-time WWE Champion told the Associated Press in October that he was warmly received by Vince McMahon’s son-in-law at a recent charity function.

    Former WWE Champion Batista Appears On TV, The Heenan Family Reunites, Bob Orton & Bill DeMott

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    – Former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion Batista accompanied Filipino boxer Nonito Donaire Saturday night in Corpus Christi, Texas for his match against Mikey Garcia. The bout aired on HBO, which Rey Mysterio acknowledged via Instagram.

    “My big #homey #Batista just popped up on HBO boxing with NONITO DONAIRE! It’s been a minute since I’ve seen him! Miss u my homey! #Philippinopride,” wrote the inactive WWE Superstar.

    Batista with Nonito Donaire

    – Members of The Heenan Family reunited Saturday at the Big Event convention in Flushing, New York. Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, King Kong Bundy, Haku, The Barbarian and Paul Orndorff (sporting a curly moustache) took photo-ops together with fans.

    – WWE Hall of Famer “Cowboy” Bob Orton turns 63-years-old on Sunday. Also celebrating a birthday is WWE developmental trainer Bill DeMott, who turns 47.

    Video: John Cena Tells Antonio Cesaro He’ll Be A Huge Star, Presents Him With The World Heavyweight Title

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    Last night in Munich, Germany, John Cena cut a promo to end the show putting over Antonio Cesaro – saying that he is destined to become a huge star and even handed him the World Heavyweight title. (Video by Youtube user TehRealSuu)

    Antonio Cesaro Talks About His Giant Swing & The Keys To Success In WWE

    WWE Reaction To TNA Sale Rumors, Former WWE Talent Works TNA Dark Match, Kurt Angle At Home (Video)

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    – In response to online reports that the Carter family is looking to sell TNA Wrestling, Janice Carter, mother of president Dixie Carter, issued a memo to employees on Nov. 1 squashing rumors of sale talks and that her family was fully committed to the organization.

    Read Here: Janice Carter’s Memo To TNA Employees Saying The Company Is Not For Sale

    However, according to insider sources, Carter is lying as multiple sources within the organization have stated that negotiations are currently being held for potential buyers. Furthermore, nearly everyone who has been speculated online, including musician and Resistance Pro Wrestling owner Billy Corgan, is not involved in the negotiations.

    It is said that some WWE officials are following the story very closely, with one source quoted as saying “more so than people would ever imagine.” It is not because the sports-entertainment organization is interested in purchasing TNA, but rather because they are curious to know who desires to and what the status will be of some talents (specifically Hulk Hogan and Sting).

    – In unreported news, Ohio Valley Wrestling talent Marcus Anthony, a former developmental wrestler for WWE, competed in a dark match prior to Thursday’s Impact Wrestling taping in Cincinnati, Ohio (Anthony posted a message on Twitter congratulating him). It is not known who his opponent was.

    – In this “#IMPACT365” video, Kurt Angle shows how his family trains in the Angle home.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lswjUP9ie-M

    Predictions For Future WWE Champion, Goldberg Featured In “30 Second Fury”, Harvey Wippleman

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    – In a newly published article on WWE.com, the editorial staff provides their predictions for the next WWE Champion, with Goldust, Cody Rhodes, Ryback, Bray Wyatt, Antonio Cesaro, Big E Langston and Roman Reigns—who is depicted holding the WWE Championship—listed. A poll is also taking place, which Reigns currently leads.

    – Former World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg is highlighted in the latest “30 Second Fury” video, as thirty of his memorable spears are highlighted.

    – Former WWF manager Harvey Wippleman, who has been involved with the wrestling industry for thirty-five years, shares his times and struggles with Colt Cabana on Art of Wrestling. The podcast is available at TSMRadio.com/coltcabana>. Scott Hall, George South and Michael Elgin were also recently interviewed.

    TNA’s “Major Breaking News” Revealed

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    The official TNA website posted the following on Saturday night:

    BREAKING NEWS: Bully Ray invades “House of Hardcore”; #OldSchool One Night Only set for Dec 30

    On Saturday night in Poughkeepsie, New York, Tommy Dreamer’s “House of Hardcore” promotion held a live event – and all hell broke loose when BULLY RAY made a surprise appearance! After the main event match featuring Dreamer teaming with the legendary Terry Funk, Dreamer was thanking the fans for attending when Bully Ray hit the ring and attacked both Dreamer and Funk with a steel chain! Bully Ray was irate that Dreamer didn’t invite him to the event, and challenged Dreamer to face him in a “Falls Counting Anywhere Street Fight” at TNA’s “One Night Only: #OldSchool” in Poughkeepsie on Monday, December 30! Bully Ray’s attack also featured a reunion with Devon as the longtime Tag Team fought off everyone trying to help Dreamer and Funk!

    Monday, December 30: Poughkeepsie, NY (One Night Only)

    TNA Wrestling will present a special “One Night Only: #OldSchool” event on Monday, December 30 in Poughkeepsie, New York at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center! This exclusive TNA Live Event will be taped to later air exclusively on Pay-Per-View! Tickets go on sale on November 15 at Ticketmaster.com. A limited number of 1st & 2nd row tickets will be available starting this Monday as part of a special VIP Package available through ShopTNA! Fans in the Tri-States area – don’t miss your chance to experience this special “One Night Only” event coming to New York!

  • Huge Update On The TNA Sale + Backstage News On Hulk Hogan/WWE Negotiations …
  • VIDEO: Bully Ray Crashes House Of Hardcore 3, Challenges Tommy Dreamer

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    The official TNA Twitter account recently posted a tweet with a link to the above video of Bully Ray’s appearance at Tommy Dreamer’s House Of Hardcore 3 event from Saturday night:

    TNA Promises “Major Breaking News” & Bully Ray At House Of Hardcore 3

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    – The official Twitter account for Impact Wrestling recently posted the following tweet:

    – TNA star Bully Ray appeared at the House Of Hardcore 3 event in Poughkeepsie, New York on Saturday night. Ray showed up during the tag-team main event match featuring Tommy Dreamer & Terry Funk vs. Sean Waltman & Lance Storm. Ray came to the ring after Dreamer and Funk won the match and beat both guys up with his chain. We will have a complete House Of Hardcore 3 report up on Sunday morning.

  • What Is TNA’s “Major Breaking News” — Find Out Here!
  • Batista At HBO Boxing Event On Saturday, Cena Promotes Return Of Total Divas

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    – Former WWE Superstar Batista was in attendance at the Vic Darchinyan vs. Nonito Donaire boxing fight on HBO on Saturday evening. Batista stood in the corner of Donaire, holding the Philippine flag during the official introductions prior to the bout. Donaire would go on to win the rematch against Darchinyan via TKO in the ninth round. Batista appeared again during Donaire’s post-fight interview with HBO boxing analyst Max Kellerman.

    – WWE Superstar and current World Heavyweight Champion John Cena promoted the return of the WWE Total Divas reality show, which airs on E! on Sunday night, in a new tweet posted on his official Twitter account. Cena wrote the following:

  • Batista Returning At WrestleMania XXX? + Spoilers For New Season Of Total Divas …
  • WWE House Show Results (11/9): Birmingham, England

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    The following are results from the WWE live event in Birmingham, England. The event was held on Saturday, November 9, 2013.

    – Diego def. Jack Swagger in the opening match. Diego, of the Los Matadores tag-team, picked up thr win after pulling the twin-switch with Fernando. Prior to the match, Zeb Colter cut a heel promo. Lots of comedy spots with El Torito.

    – Dean Ambrose def. Dolph Ziggler & Big E. Langston in a three-way match to retain the WWE United States Championship.

    – Natalya def. Aksana in Divas action via submission. Natalya got the win using her Sharpshooter submission hold.

    – Kofi Kingston def. The Miz. Both guys worked as babyfaces early on, but later in the match The Miz starting playing heel.

    – Goldust & Cody Rhodes def. The Shield to retain the WWE Tag-Team Championships. This was said to be one of the best matches on the show.

    –Intermission–

    – Santino Marella def. Fandango. This started off as a dance-off. Damien Sandow ended up coming out, beating him up and started his match against Zack Ryder.

    – Damien Sandow def. Zack Ryder. Sandow picked up the win after a thumb in the eye. Sandow also cut a heel promo before the match.

    – Randy Orton def. Big Show to retain the WWE Championship. Kane came out, in a suit and tie once again, to distract Big Show. Daniel Bryan was apparently advertised but wasn’t there, so the crowd jumped all over this match with lots of boo’s and “Daniel Bryan” chants. Orton at one point got on the microphone and said Bryan wasn’t here, to which the crowd boo’d even louder.

    Backstage News On WWE Attempting To Sign Hulk Hogan, Goldberg & Sting

    Reason For CM Punk & Daniel Bryan vs. Wyatt Family, WWE’s Focus On Big Guys

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    – As previously reported, WWE is currently making an effort to push larger-sized Superstars. The feeling is the company has a lot of average-sized talent and that now is the time to sign more head-turning attractions. WWE is putting heavy emphasis on bigger and stronger Superstars instead of guys like CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.

    – Speaking of Punk and Bryan, the reason WWE has the two in a program currently with The Wyatt Family is to attempt to elevate Erick Rowan and Luke Harper. As much as WWE believes in the talents of Bray Wyatt, they also want to give a push to Rowan and Harper.

  • Backstage News On WWE Attempting To Sign Hulk Hogan, Sting & Goldberg

    [Credit: PWInsider.com]

  • Update On Evan Bourne’s WWE Return, Details On WrestleMania XXX On-Sale Party

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    – WWE Superstar Evan Bourne will be making his return to the company in the near future. Bourne, who has been sidelined for several months, is slated to return at some point within the next four-to-six weeks. While Bourne’s television return is still unknown, the company does expect him to return on live events before the end of 2013..

    – The official Twitter account for WrestleMania recently posted the following tweet with details on the WrestleMania XXX on-sale party:

  • Backstage News On WWE Attempting To Sign Hulk Hogan, Sting & Goldberg
  • Reason For The Miz’s Recent Heel Turn, WWE Hall Of Famer Puts Over SmackDown

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    – As previously reported, The Miz turned heel at a recent WWE live event in Belfast. Since then, Miz has continued to work as a heel on the recent WWE European shows, but will apparently return as a babyface on WWE television next week. The reason Miz has been working as a heel during the overseas tour is because the company feels they are short on heel performers.

    – WWE Hall Of Famer Edge put over this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown on his official Twitter account. Edge tweeted the following:

  • Backstage News On WWE Attempting To Sign Hulk Hogan, Sting & Goldberg
  • Photo: Sheamus’ Beard Is Back

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    – WWE Superstar Kane had his “first day on the job” as the “Director of Operations” for WWE during Friday’s live event in Brussels, Belgium. Kane came out in a suit and tie and interfered in the Randy Orton vs. Big Show match. Kane helped Orton get the win over Big Show and then called out The Shield to give Big Show a beatdown. Show ended up clearing house of all the heels and challenged Kane to come in the ring and face him one-on-one. Kane backed down and ended up leaving. After the show, Kane tweeted “First day on the job. #WWEBrussels.”

    – For those keeping track of the Sheamus facial hair story, the former World Heavyweight Champion appears to be growing his beard back out.

    Photo Of Sheamus Clean Shaven (No Beard)

    Below is a photo of a recent personal appearance that shows Sheamus’ beard growing back in:

    Hulk Hogan Teases Reunion With Former New World Order Partners – “We Could Rule The World Again”

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    WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, who is currently in New York for an autograph signing, is teasing the possibility of a reunion with his former New World Order cohorts, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman. The legendary grappler tweeted:

    He later added:

    Hogan was especially impressed with Hall, who has made significant improvement with his health and well-being in the past year. He wrote last night:

    On Twitter, Hall posted this photo of himself with Nash, Waltman and Lisa Marie Varon. In a trivia note, Varon made her first wrestling-related appearance in a backstage segment with Hall (a non-speaking eye candy role on a January 2000 episode of WCW Monday Nitro).

    Upcoming “Total Divas” Episodes To Center On Eva Marie and John Cena-Nikki Bella Relationship

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    With Total Divas returning tomorrow night at 10/9 CT on E!, viewers can expect to see Eva Marie’s off-putting behavior and John Cena and Nikki Bella’s relationship take center stage.

    The Nov. 17 episode, titled “Nurse Nikki,” will focus on the three. Courtesy of TVGuide.com, the synopsis reads, “Nikki moves in with John Cena and he shocks her with an unexpected demand; at the same time, Eva Marie considers cheating after she’s asked to announce on live TV.”

    The Nov. 24 episode, as well as tomorrow night’s show, will center around Eva Marie. In a new twist, Natalya suspects that she is attempting to get in touch with Tyson Kidd. The official synopsis for “Seeing Red,” which also features the continuation of the Cena and Bella storyline, is as follows: “Nattie has a feeling that Eva Marie is trying to cozy up to her man; Nikki wonders if she can accept John Cena’s demand; and Brie has issues with Bryan’s increasing fame.”

    As reported earlier, the synopsis for tomorrow night’s “SummerSlam” show reads: “Eva Marie’s rising popularity is seen as a threat by Nikki; Ariane works on anger management; and an accident during a match leaves Nattie worried about returning to the ring for SummerSlam.”

    Brie Bella has her own suspicions of Eva Marie. Speaking to OK! Magazine, she stated the following of her peer’s behavior at SummerSlam for her match against Natalya, “The thing is, you are putting so many different personalities together trying to force friendships and it is like, we are still going for one spot. Especially in the first episode because it is SummerSlam, that is a big night for us and I was lucky enough to have a singles match but how can someone just walk in and try to capitalize off that?! We definitely have our moments where we get along great but you will see a lot more of Eva just kind of being herself and just trying to get ahead without working hard. She has her ways.”

    Eva Marie, who scored her first pinfall victory last Monday on Raw, is currently in Europe promoting Total Divas.

    WWE Reaction To Kassius Ohno’s Release, Curtis Axel Responds To Criticism, Matt Hardy’s Latest Video

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    – As reported last night, WWE has cut ties with developmental wrestler Kassius Ohno, real name Chris Spradlin. Some main roster talent were surprised with the news, since Triple H had praised his recent WWE NXT match against Luke Harper (it airs on this week’s show).

    – WWE Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel, who often responds to fans on Twitter, continues to address criticism over his sports-entertaining abilities. During SmackDown, a fan wrote, “Yeah. CM Punk vs Broomstick would be more interesting than this match. @RealCurtisAxel have less charisma than The Broom.” He responded, “hey!!! Don’t offend broomsticks! They have feelings too.” The fan then remarked on “Mr. Charisma” responding to him, leading Axel to write back, “ur right! I have no charisma. All I do all day is stare at the wall with a blank look on my face… It’s fun!”

    Earlier in the week, a fan cautioned Axel on being branded as uncharismatic again by Konnan, leading the Raw wrestler to snap back, “Who cares what that piece of crap thinks.”

    Meanwhile, Konnan said his critical remarks toward Axel aren’t out of hatred. “Not hatin, just stating…#GetInformed,” he said to a fan on Twitter telling him to “stop hating.”

    – Former WWE Superstar Matt Hardy issued this “Public Service Announcement” promoting two events taking place in New York tonight, “Big Event” and “House Of Hardcore #3.”

    (source: PWInsider.com)

    WWE House Show Results (11/8): Brussels, Belgium

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    The following are results from the WWE live event in Brussels, Belgium. The event was held on Friday, November 8, 2013.

    – Goldust & Cody Rhodes def. The Shield to retain the WWE Tag-Team Championships in the opening match of the evening.

    – Santino Marella def. Fandango in what was mostly a typical comedy match.

    – Kofi Kingston def. The Miz in a pretty decent one-on-one contest. The Miz again teased a heel turn throughout the match.

    – Damien Sandow def. Zack Ryder. Sandow cut a heel promo before the match, again putting himself over as the “uncrowned champion” of WWE.

    – Natalya def. Aksana in what was a pretty basic Divas match. Natalya got the win via submission with her Sharpshooter finishing hold.

    – Dean Ambrose def. Big E. Langston and Dolph Ziggler in a three-way match to retain his WWE United States Championship.

    –Intermission–

    – Los Matador vs. Jack Swagger of The Real Americans. This was a one-on-one match with only one of the Los Matadores tag-team against Swagger of The Real Americans tag-team.

    – Randy Orton def. Big Show to retain the WWE Championship in the semi-main event of the evening. The crowd was very into this match.

    – John Cena def. Alberto Del Rio to retain the World Heavyweight Championship in the official main event of the evening. Cena got his usual mixed-bag reaction, while Del Rio had a ton of heat with the Brussels fans.

  • WWE Announces The Release Of More Wrestlers In The Company
  • WWE SmackDown Social Media Score & Backstage Fallout Video For This Week

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    – The Friday, November 8th edition of WWE SmackDown drew a final social media score of 65,508, according to Trendrr.tv. The 65k final number marks the highest score the show has delivered in over a month.

    – Speaking of this SmackDown, WWE has added the official “Backstage Fallout” video for this week’s show to their YouTube channel. This week’s SmackDown “Backstage Fallout” features CM Punk talking about his beef with The Wyatt Family, as well as Vickie Guerrero talking about her decision-making taking charge of the show.

    You can watch the “Backstage Fallout” for this week’s SmackDown below:

  • WWE Announces The Releases Of More Wrestlers
  • Final Rating & Viewership For This Week’s Edition Of TNA Impact Wrestling

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    The Thursday, November 7th edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike TV scored a final cable rating of 0.87, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 0.87 final draw marks a decrease from the 0.9 rating the show drew last week.

    Impact Wrestling on Thursday averaged 1.019 million viewers, which was also down from the 1.104 million viewers that the show averaged the previous week.

    Jim Ross Blog: TNA Issues, Women In The Royal Rumble, His One-Man Show

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    The following are highlights from the latest online blog by WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross:

    On TNA issues: “The creative process at most wrestling companies has become much too over thought in my view and I feel that what many of fans often see on TV bear out that opinion. While back on the topic of TNA, their issues allegedly are many. I don’t know their internal status so when people ask me what I would do to ‘fix their problems’ any answer that I would provide would be less than thought out or based on a through study of the company. It’s irrelevant any way… Wrestling TV shows all need to be unique. They all need to have exclusive features and benefits that best fits their talent roster and corporate philosophy of entertaining their viewers. However, for any one company to blatantly copy another is just downright silly.”

    On plans for his one-man show: “We’re a little closer to getting my one man show concept being launched in North America and it looks as if NYC may well be the kickoff event for one night only in the Big Apple sometime in the early part of 2014. Details are still being discussed. Follow me on Twitter @JRsBBQ for the most up to date info. 2014 is going to be a fun year and I hope that you will support our effort and join me when I come to a city near you.”

    On women in the Royal Rumble match: No…not a fan of women being in the Royal Rumble. Not even remotely interested and feels it lessens the suspension of disbelief of the entertainment performance. Intergender wrestling is of no interest to me. You asked and I answered. Is that being sexist? Don’t think so.”

    Check out the complete blog online at JRsBarBQ.com.

  • WWE Announces More Wrestlers Released From The Company
  • WWE’s Top Bad Guys Gone Good, Another Surprising WWE Departure

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    – Russ Bacon, who worked in WWE’s production department for nearly twenty years as a director and producer, has left the company. WWE employees were shocked at his departure – it’s not clear at this point if he quit or was let go by management.

    – WWE.com  is running a poll asking fans to pick The Undertaker’s greatest WrestleMania opponent. Shawn Michaels is currently in the lead (58%), followed  by Kane (39%), Triple H (2%) and Batista (1%).

    – WWE has published the following video of the “Top 10 Bad Guys Gone Good” – including Andre The Giant, The Undertaker, The Rock, Randy Orton and Steve Austin:

    Photos Of John Cena & Nikki Bella Making Out

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    Video: John Cena & Nikki Bella Talk About Getting Married

    Check out this gallery of WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena and his girlfriend Nikki Bella making out: