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Because Wrestling – Episode 119

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This week on Because Wrestling, it’s prediction season for WWE Hell in a Cell!

TNA Bound For Glory 2013 Results

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Photos Of The EMPTY ARENA At TNA Bound For Glory


TNA Bound For Glory 2013 Results

Bound For Glory opens with an elaborate video package focusing on the possible exit of AJ Styles from TNA. The video switches to focus on Bully Ray’s recent destruction. From there, we head inside the arena and Mike Tenay and Taz welcome us to the biggest show of the year for TNA.

X-Division Title
Ultimate X Match
-Jeff Hardy vs. Austin Aries vs. Chris Sabin vs. Samoa Joe vs. Manik

As soon as the match begins, Sabin immediately climbs to the top. All the guys notice this and he backs off and heads to the floor. He yanks Aries out of the ring while everyone else fights on the inside. Aries slams Sabin’s head into the steel structure on the outside. Everyone else follows to the outside and brawls while Sabin and Manik head back into the ring. Sabin catches Manik in the tree of woe and stomps on his crotch. Joe pulls Sabin down and hits him with a nasty series of right hands. Joe sends Sabin in the corner and follows with a splash enzugiri combo. Joe hits the snap mare and chops his back before kicking his chest. Joe runs right into a springboard dropkick from Manik. Aries and Hardy climb up the structure while Manik mounts Sabin with punches in the corner. Aries tries to scale the ropes, but Hardy pulls him down and Manik tosses him to the outside. Manik hits a double hurricanrana on Hardy and Sabin before locking in the octopus, then a modified sharpshooter on Sabin. Aries comes in, breaks it up, and hits a kneebreaker belly to back suplex combination. Aries goes back up but Hardy yanks him down and hits a backwards powerbomb style move that results in Aries landing face-first.

Hardy goes out to the floor and pulls out a ladder. Joe runs after him and flies through the ropes, crashing into Hardy on the floor. Joe picks up the ladder, but is caught with a baseball slide from Sabin. Manik hits Sabin with a dropkick out to the apron. Aries heads to the top and dives to the outside to take out Joe and Manik. Aries heads into the ring and props himself up lazily in the corner, posing, before heading back up to the ropes. Manik slides in and pulls Aries down to the mat. Aries and Manik trade uppercuts, and Manik backs Aries into the corner. Manik catches Aries with a boot, then hits Sabin with both boots. Sabin tosses Manik into a hurricanrana on Aries. Manik hits a springboard hurricanrana, taking Sabin and himself over the top rope to the outside. Joe punches away at Aries in the corner, taking him down to the mat. Joe seats Aries on the top turnbuckle and tries for the musclebuster, but Aries counters into a sloppy crucifix bomb. Aries hits Hardy with the corner dropkick, then hits Joe with the same move. Aries hits Hardy with another dropkick, then does the same to Joe. Aries tries for the brainbuster on Joe, but Joe counters into a rear naked choke. Joe swings Aries around before tossing him across the ring. Manik goes for the ropes, but Joe grabs his legs and yanks him down into an atomic drop before hitting a big boot and senton splash.

Sabin tosses Hardy into the corner, and Hardy kicks Sabin away, then hits the whisper in the wind. Hardy rolls to the outside, and goes back for the ladder, bringing it into the ring. Hardy sets the ladder up under the belt, and climbs, but Joe is up on the other side, and he slams Hardy’s face into the ladder to knock him off. Aries knocks Joe off the ladder with a top rope dropkick. Manik springboards and catches the ropes and Aries climbs the ladder. Aries and Manik meet in the middle, but Sabin tips over the ladder and sends both men crashing into the ropes. Sabin picks up Hardy and shoulders him, tossing him out in a front slam. Sabin poses before trying for a superkick. Hardy blocks it and counters into a twist of fate, sending Sabin from the ring. Sabin is telling Velvet to get into the ring and stop Hardy. She doesn’t want to. Sabin simply throws her into the ring himself. Sky stands up and Hardy turns around and sees her. While he’s distracted, Sabin is on the opposite side of the ladder beginning his climb. Hardy finally notices, attempts to climb the ladder himself, but it’s too late. Sabin has the belt. Hardy had a hand on it as well, but Sabin blasted Hardy with belt and Hardy went crashing down to the canvas. Sabin wins.

Winner and NEW TNA X-Division Champion: Chris Sabin

In-Ring Segment: Abyss Returns!

Christopher Daniels and Kazarian, who lost during the pre-show Gauntlet Match, are coming out to the ring. Kaz has a mic and he says not since the premiere of Brokeback Mountain have two men been screwed more than Bad Influence. The fact that they aren’t wrestling for the titles is an embarrassment, not only to TNA, but to them, the best tag team in the business, and to each and every one of the turds in attendance. Daniels says this is Bound for Glory, the PPV that is supposed to celebrate that which is TNA, and despite the fact that TNA has treated them like the step-children of the company, they are TNA. They are the best tag team this company has ever seen, and Daniels knows a way that TNA can make it up to them. Fact: tonight, Bad Influence beat Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez. Fact: Eric Young and Joe Pancake aren’t a tag team, but a fisherman and a lawyer, so their win shouldn’t count. And third, the company like to throw curveballs and throw people into the match at the last minute, and based on their pristine record, Bad Influence should be added to the card tonight. They are interrupted by Eric Young who makes his way to the ring wearing trunks and a backwards baseball cap. Young tells BI that he’s not a trouble maker. He doesn’t feel bad, he doesn’t want a match, he’s already beaten them once tonight. Young says he’s here on official, scientific business. He’s a scientist. BI did something earlier, they created a monster. Everyone here and EY know, and BI are the only two that don’t realize that they should run. Young tells them to run. Daniels shake Young’s hand. As Kaz goes to shake his hand, they attack him instead. This leads to Abyss returning and coming out to the ring. Abyss cleans house, hitting the Blackhole Slam on both Daniels and Kazarian. Young, who is still in the ring, looks worried. Abyss extends his hand and helps Young up. Young smiles as Abyss poses for the fans.

Backstage: James Storm & Gunner

Backstage, we see Jeremy Borash. Borash plugs the Twitter and Facebook stuff and then introduces his guests, the TNA Tag-Team Champions Gunner and James Storm. Gunner says BroMans, who won the pre-show Gauntlet Match, earned their shot tonight. He tells them not to worry about their tan, their gym, their girls or their dancing. He says they aren’t ready for the champs. James Storm then says BroMans were lucky. He tells them he’s sorry about their damn luck.

TNA World Tag-Team Titles
-James Storm & Gunner (c) vs. BroMans

All the guys immediately start brawling to start this match off. Storm and Gunner team up on Robbie before picking up Jesse and throwing him into Robbie. Robbie and Jesse bail, and Gunner backdrops Storm over the top and to the outside, wiping out both men. Storm catches Jesse with a big right hand, then follows up with a giant hip toss. Storm works over the arm before tagging out to Gunner. Gunner hits Kesse with a couple of big clubbing blows and a back elbow for two. Jesse gets caught in the corner with a running knee to the gut that Gunner follows up with a slingshot suplex for two. Gunner takes the fight to Jesse in the corner, chopping away at his chest. Gunner ends up tossed in the corner, but connects with another back elbow and catches Robbie with a right. Jesse pulls Gunner off the ropes and makes the tag to Robbie. BroMans throw Gunner into the corner hard before Robbie mounts Gunner with a series of punches. Robbie and Jesse use quick tags to distract the ref and score quick strikes and cheap shot opportunities. Jesse pulls Gunner to the mat by his hair, tags out to Robbie, and Robbie goes right for the rear chin lock. Gunner tries to connect with the backslide, but Jesse comes in with a dropkick and takes out Gunner.

Robbie E. is taunting Gunner, slapping him around a bit. Gunner fights his way out of their corner and hits a running knee on Robbie. Jesse sends Storm from the corner, and prevents a tag. Robbie drops a knee over Gunner’s throat, and tags back out to Jesse. Jesse comes in with a series of stomps to Gunner’s face, sending him into the corner and following up with a sidewalk slam. Jesse heads up to the middle rope, but he’s stopped by Gunner. Gunner goes up after Jesse and hits a huge fall away slam off the second rope.

Storm sends Robbie into the corner and is backdropped to the apron, but he catches Robbie with a kick to the back of the head. Storm hits a running neckbreaker on Robbie for two. Jesse attacks Storm from behind, and Gunner attacks Jesse. Gunner is double teamed and sent from the ring, and Jesse and Robbie seat Storm on the top turnbuckle. BroMans try for a double superplex, but Gunner takes Robbie away with an electric chair drop, and Storm hits a super-front-plex, launching Jesse on Robbie. The finish comes when the heels throw one of the belts in the ring. Storm gets distracted for a moment, and turns around right into the double-team finisher by BroMans. That’s all she wrote. We have new TNA Tag-Team Champions.

Winners and NEW TNA Tag-Team Champions: BroMans

Hulk Hogan Addresses His Future In Interesting New Tweet

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Legendary pro wrestler Hulk Hogan posted the following tweet on his official Twitter account addressing his future in the business:

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AJ Styles On Stars He’d Like TNA To Sign, Hulk Hogan, Bound For Glory & More

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The following are highlights from a new TSN interview with TNA Impact Wrestling star AJ Styles

On people he would like to see signed by TNA: “They’re overlooking the guys who deserve a shot at the world title, who have the talent to be a world champion. They don’t have to come from that other place [WWE], they can come from the independents. But we have to leave the door open for young guys to come in and get a chance. Let them be their own guy instead of a cookie cutter like they get at that other place. From the independents, Delirious has been one of my favorites for a long time. I’d like to see him signed. I also miss Alex Shelley. He and [Chris] Sabin, as the Motor City Machine Guns were a great tag team. I would love to see him back.”

On the change in his personality over the past year: “I think it’s a personality that everyone has. You reach a breaking point, you push the right buttons, and you see this guy come out that you never knew you had in you. I got pushed over the ledge and it turned me on, turned me into this new guy. A little more aggressive and a lot more drive.”

On his thoughts on working with Hulk Hogan: “[Hulk] Hogan can open up doors that we normally wouldn’t be able to open without that. He adds experience and it’s been an experience working for him.”

On his match with Bully Ray at Bound For Glory: “I’m going to leave it all out in the ring. These people paid their hard earned money to see two people beat the crap out of each other in the ring. Be ready to be entertained and maybe even have your breath taken away. Hard-hitting and a match that you’re going to remember. I have to be more focused than ever. Bully Ray will have to kill me if he wants to beat me. And I just don’t think that’s going to happen.”

Check out the complete interview online at TSN.ca.

TNA BOUND FOR GLORY RESULTS

Final Lineup For Tonight’s TNA Bound For Glory 2013 Pay-Per-View

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The following is the final lineup for tonight’s TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view event:

TNA Bound For Glory 2013

TNA World Heavyweight Title
No Disqualification Match
-Bully Ray (c) vs. AJ Styles

TNA World Tag-Team Titles
-Gunner & James Storm (c) vs. Winner of the pre-show Gauntlet Match

TNA X-Division Title
Ultimate X Match
-Manik (c) vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Sabin vs. Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe*

TNA Knockouts Title
-ODB (c) vs. Gail Kim vs. Brooke Tessmacher

Main Event Mafia Battle
-Sting vs. Magnus

-Kurt Angle vs. Bobby Roode

-An appearance by Ethan Carter III

TNA Bound For Glory Pre-Show
Gauntlet Match
-Christopher Daniels & Kazarian vs. Joseph Park & Eric Young vs. Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez vs. Bro-Mans (Bro-Mans have the benefit of the final entry into the Gauntlet.)

* – TNA president Dixie Carter announced on Twitter that the Ultimate X match will be the opening bout on the pay-per-view.

Make sure to visit SESCOOPS.COM later tonight for the absolute best TNA Bound For Glory live pay-per-view results coverage on the internet.

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Opening Match For Tonight’s TNA Bound For Glory PPV Revealed

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TNA president Dixie Carter posted a new tweet on her official Twitter account on Sunday afternoon to reveal the opening match for tonight’s “Bound For Glory” pay-per-view event. Dixie wrote:

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Bound For Glory Notes: Will Hulk Hogan Appear?, EC3, Countdown Spoiler

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-There has been no discussion about whether or not Hulk Hogan will be appearing at the “Bound For Glory” pay-per-view on Sunday evening. Based on talk within TNA, Hogan has yet to sign a new contract with the company and is not scheduled to take part in the big pay-per-view event.

-As noted previously, Ethan Carter III (EC3) is scheduled to make his official debut in some form or fashion at the “Bound For Glory” show.

-Current Mr. Olympia Phil Heath is scheduled to appear on the “Bound For Glory” countdown special that airs on Spike TV. Heath is slated to work some sort of comedy segment with Robbie E. and Jesse Godderz.

LIVE TNA Bound For Glory Play-By-Play Results Coverage TONIGHT At THIS LINK!

[Credit: PWInsider.com]

More TNA HOF Notes: Dixie Carter Wasn’t There, Jarrett/Angle, Attendance

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-The decision was made for TNA president Dixie Carter not to attend Saturday’s Hall Of Fame induction of Kurt Angle. Apparently TNA felt it would be wise to keep Dixie away from the ceremony, considering her new on-air heel persona.

-Approximately 250 fans attended the Hall Of Fame induction of Kurt Angle on Saturday night, along with TNA wrestlers and other TNA staff in attendance.

-Jeff Jarrett and Karen Jarrett were in attendance at the Hall Of Fame, and even sat at the same table with Kurt Angle’s wife and family.

LIVE TNA Bound For Glory PPV Results Coverage TONIGHT At THIS LINK!

[Credit: PWInsider.com]

Tensai Parody Of Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball (Video), Maddox Sells His Concussion

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-The following is episode number 47 of The JBL & Cole Show, which features an appearance by Los Matadores and Tensai attempting to re-create the Miley Cyrus wrecking ball madness. Watch it below:

-WWE RAW General Manager Brad Maddox appears to be selling the affects of his “concussion” from the knockout punch he received from Paul Wight (formerly known as Big Show) on Friday’s SmackDown. Maddox recently tweeted the following incoherent message:

LIVE TNA Bound For Glory PPV Results TONIGHT At THIS LINK!

Debut Of Jake Roberts’ New Radio Show (Video), WWE Recalls Foley’s HIAC Bump

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-WWE has a new featured article up on their official website celebrating the 15-year anniversary of the infamous Mick Foley bump off the top of the cage during his legendary Hell In A Cell match with The Undertaker. Fans interested in reading that piece can do so online at WWE.com.

-The debut edition of Jake “The Snake” Roberts’ “Snake Radio” show is now online. Fans interested in checking that out can do so below:

http://youtu.be/rWK3bglN0kY

Related News: New Matches For WWE Hell In A Cell PPV Revealed

Former WWE Announcer Mike Adamle Returning To The World Of Pro Wrestling

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Former WWE announcer and RAW General Manager Mike Adamle will be making his first pro wrestling appearance since parting ways with WWE in 2008.

Adamle will be appearing at the Legends of the Ring convention in Monroe, New Jersey in June of 2014.

Adamle was booked for the appearance by former WWE and TNA office employee Brian Wittenstein, who was in the middle of the TNA lawsuit against WWE. Wittenstein was accused of providing WWE with TNA contract information. The lawsuit was later dropped.

For more information on Adamle’s appearance at the Legends of the Ring convention, visit LegendsOfTheRing.com.

Huge *SPOILERS* For Monday’s RAW + NEW Hell In A Cell Matches

Details On Kurt Angle’s Induction Into The TNA Hall Of Fame On Saturday

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TNA Impact Wrestling star Kurt Angle was officially inducted into the TNA Hall Of Fame on Saturday night.

According to fans who witnessed the event live in person, fellow TNA stars Samoa Joe, Sting and Magnus all gave what were said to be lengthy, nice speeches about Angle.

Kurt Angle then accepted the honors and gave what was described as a “short, five minute speech.”

Angle returns to in-ring action with TNA at tonight’s “Bound For Glory” event, which airs live on pay-per-view. Make sure to visit SESCOOPS.COM tonight for live results coverage of the show.

Related News: Details On Last-Minute Changes To TNA Bound For Glory

WWE Issues Statement On Cable Network Report, Alberto Del Rio’s Cross Armbreaker Featured

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– WWE issued a statement today in response to a report on Saturday by PWInsider.com indicating that the WWE Network could launch as early as February 24, 2014 (according to a source in the organization).

“As discussed on WWE’s last earnings call, we continue to aggressively pursue the launch of a WWE Network in 2014 via traditional and non-traditional distribution models; however no launch date has been confirmed,” a spokesman stated to the website.

– World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio’s brutal Cross Armbreaker is featured in the latest 30 Second Fury! video.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uiwd-Cv2JQQ[/youtube]

WWE House Show Results (10/19): Louisville, Kentucky

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The following are results from the WWE live event in Louisville, Kentucky. The event was held on Saturday, October 19, 2013.

-Tons Of Funk def. The Real Americans. This was a decent comedy match to open the show. In the end, Clay pinned Swagger to give his team the victory.

-Naomi def. Brie Bella in Divas action. Pretty much what you would expect.

-Justin Gabriel def. Tyler Breeze. Breeze is an NXT star who got bumped up to help fill a show where the talent depth was lacking.

-Big Show, The Miz & Dolph Ziggler def. The Shield. The match ended via Disqualification, with the babyfaces going over.

–Intermission–

-Santino Marella def. Fandango. The two started off dancing competitively. Santino “won” that, and then won the match that followed as well.

-Ryback def. Kofi Kingston. Kingston got in some offense in spots, but Ryback was made to look strong in this one.

-Daniel Bryan def. Randy Orton in a solid match to close out what was a pretty lackluster event overall.

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: Several Segments For Monday’s RAW Revealed

Dolph Ziggler Talks WrestleMania, His Dream Opponent, Favorite Match Of All-Time

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The following are highlights from a recent interview with WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler:

On his first memory of watching WrestleMania: “WrestleMania IV when they had the tournament for the title (won by Randy Savage). I was cheering for Ricky Steamboat. I was a big fan of Steamboat as a kid.”

On his dream opponent for WrestleMania: “Shawn Michaels.”

On his favorite match in WrestleMania history: “Shawn Michaels vs. the Undertaker at WrestleMania XXV (won by the Undertaker). They could have just had a good match, and we would all still be talking about it. But they went out and had one of the best storytelling matches of all-time. I went into the crowd and just watched it.”

Check out the complete interview online at NOLA.com.

Related News: Update On The Undertaker’s Opponent For WrestleMania XXX

New John Cena T-Shirt Released, Goldust Heading To Orlando, The Cesaro Swing On Tensai

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– Promoting John Cena’s forthcoming return to the squared circle, WWEShop.com has released a new T-Shirt reading “Even Stronger.”

– Goldust revealed on Twitter that he will be working with WWE’s developmental talent next week at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

– Antonio Cesaro’s swinging of Tensai on Raw is featured in this week’s “WWE Raw Slam of the Week.”

WWE 2K14 Entrances & Finisher Videos Released For Cody Rhodes, David Otunga & Yokozuna

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The official YouTube account of WWE 2K14 has released clips previewing the entrances and finishing maneuvers of Cody Rhodes, David Otunga and Yokozuna.

Cody Rhodes

David Otunga

Yokozuna

The video game will be released on Oct. 29 in North America and Nov. 1 in Europe.

WWE Network To Be Launched Early Next Year?, Goldberg DVD Review, Antonio Cesaro’s Swing

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– WWE’s long planned cable could debut as early as early next year, according to sources within the sports-entertainment organization. One source specifically states that a target date is set for February 24, 2014, which is the day after the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event. While the date has yet to be confirmed by a second source, people in WWE are working under the assumption that the WWE Network will be launched within the first quarter of next year.

SLAM! Wrestling has published a review of WWE’s Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection DVD and Blu-ray, which the columnist labels “all action, no words.”

“The great question heading into this review was whether or not the Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection would at least contain some interview clips with Bill Goldberg that would provide some insight on his career,” states Matthew Byer. “Unfortunately, there are absolutely none and that is really a shame because Goldberg in the late 1990s was at times rivaling Steve Austin in terms of popularity.”

– Antonio Cesaro’s swinging of Tensai on Raw is featured in this week’s “WWE Raw Slam of the Week.”

(source: PWInsider.com)

Several Major Segments Revealed For Monday’s Edition Of WWE RAW

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Following Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown, some new items have been revealed for this coming Monday’s edition of WWE RAW.

RAW on Monday is scheduled to feature, among other things, an official contract signing between Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan for their Hell In A Cell match for the vacant WWE Championship at the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view.

WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels, who will serve as the special guest referee for the aforementioned Orton-Bryan title match, will also be appearing on Monday’s RAW.

Also announced for RAW on Monday, as we reported previously, is Triple H “dealing with the Rhodes Brothers” for winning the WWE Tag-Team Championships from The Shield’s Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns on last week’s show, as well as more information on “The Game” stripping Big Show of his name.

Finally, WWE will follow-up on the storyline concussion that RAW General Manager Brad Maddox suffered after being on the receiving end of a Big Show knockout punch on Friday’s SmackDown.

Related News: Spoilers For Multiple Segments On Monday’s WWE RAW [GO >>]

Brutal Feedback To Dixie Carter T-Shirt On ShopTNA Website, TNA Stars Headed To Japan

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-The Great Muta’s (Keiji Mutoh) Wrestle-1 promotion in Japan will feature two wrestlers currently under contract to TNA Impact Wrestling on their new event in Tokyo on November 16th, according to a recent announcement. Muta presented a roster for the show at a recent press conference in Japan which included slots for two “recommended” TNA Impact Wrestling wrestlers.

-The new Dixie Carter t-shirt, which we previously reported about here on the website, has created quite the negative buzz on the TNAShop.com website. The comments section featured below the shirt on the merchandise website features several vicious comments from fans. Here are some of the top featured comments:

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Related News: Details On The Future Of The Dixie Carter Heel Character

John Cena Continues To Hype Hell In A Cell Return, Bret Hart Appearing In London

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-On Saturday, October 19th, WWE Hall Of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart will be making an appearance at the Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) event in London, England. Also scheduled for the show is Colt Cabana, Davey Richards, Doug Williams and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) star Tanahashi. For more information, visit RevolutionProWrestling.com.

-WWE Superstar John Cena continues to hype his upcoming WWE in-ring return at the “Hell In A Cell” pay-per-view next Sunday, October 27th, in Miami, Florida. Cena’s latest tweet reads as follows:

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: Will Cena Be On RAW Or SD! Following Hell In A Cell?

UFC President Recalls Trying To Make Anticipated Fight Between Lesnar & Fedor

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UFC president Dana White again answered questions about the highly anticipated fight between Brock Lesnar and Fedor Emelianenko that never happened, despite a strong push by everyone involved in 2009.

“Brock wanted that fight. Brock wanted that fight bad,” said White at the UFC 166 pre-fight media scrum on Thursday. “We made every big fight with every fighter since we bought this company. You don’t think we wanted to do Fedor vs. Brock Lesnar? I f’n wanted to make that fight so bad.”

When asked if he regrets never making that fight happen, White noted “It’s not even that I regret it. Dude, when I tell you that we did everything – someday I’ll tell you the story of how much we offered. People will f’n sh*t. It made no sense. It’s one of those type of deals.”

If interested, you can read much more on this story online at MMAFighting.com.

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WWE SmackDown Social Media Score & “Backstage Fallout” Video For This Week

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The Friday, October 18th edition of WWE SmackDown drew another below-average social media score of 58,220, according to Trendrr.tv.

The SmackDown “Backstage Fallout” video for this week has been added to the official WWE YouTube channel, and features a storyline interview with SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero. Guerrero talks about how she was under heavy pressure with her bosses watching her performance this week. Also on this week’s “Backstage Fallout” is footage of Josh Mathews going home after being taken out by World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio.

You can watch the SmackDown “Backstage Fallout” video below:

Spoiler For Monday’s RAW JUST Revealed Involving HBK, Orton & Bryan [GO >>]

Detailed Breakdown Of This Week’s TNA Impact Wrestling Rating & Viewership

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The Thursday, October 17th edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike TV drew a final cable rating of 0.84, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 0.84 final draw marks an increase from the previous week’s final number, which came in at an 0.82.

Impact Wrestling this week averaged 1.10 million viewers, which was also an increase from the previous week’s 1.084 million average.

For those curious, the NFL game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks that went head-to-head with Impact Wrestling this week drew 6.047 million viewers for the NFL Network. Additionally, the mega-hit “Pawn Stars” drew 3.222 million and 3.315 million viewers for two back-to-back first-run episodes on The History Channel.

Huge TNA Bound For Glory *SPOILERS* For Sunday — CLICK HERE!

WWE Counts Down The Greatest Raw Endings (Video), AJ Lee and Rey Mysterio Appear In Mexico, More

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– Coming off the heels of Cody Rhodes and Goldust winning the WWE Tag Team Championship from The Shield at the conclusion of Raw on Monday, WWE counts down the grandest Raw finales in the history of the program.

– Prior to Friday’s WWE live event in Mexico City, Mexico, Rey Mysterio and AJ Lee appeared at an autograph signing together, drawing a large crowd. Lee remarked of the event on Twitter, “I may or may not have asked Rey for an autograph… for a friend…also named AJ.”

AJ Lee and Rey Mysterio

– The official WWE website has issued a poll asking fans which of the following WrestleMania matches they you like to see simulated in WWE 2K14: The Undertaker vs. CM Punk – WrestleMania 29 (42%), “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. The Rock – WrestleMania XV (35%), Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon – WrestleMania X (18%), Randy “Macho Man” Savage vs. “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase – WrestleMania IV (6%).