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Booker T Talks Differences Between Pro Wrestling & MMA, Ronda Rousey

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WWE Hall Of Famer Booker T recently spoke with Singapore Media about a number of topics, one of which being the difference between pro wrestling and mixed-martial-arts (MMA).

Booker said, “It’s as real as it possibly can be,” he said regarding mixed-martial-arts. “But I wouldn’t want my kids to do it. I don’t think the lifespan [of MMA fighters] is very long, and you could get hurt really, really bad doing it.”

Booker continued, “Plus, when it’s over with, where do you go from there? MMA is not going to overtake wrestling. But it’s going to be around for many, many years to come.”

Booker T also spoke about UFC Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey, noting “she couldn’t find her way in life and found it through going out and beating other girls up.”

You can check out the complete interview online at Yahoo! Sports.

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Jerry Lawler Reflects On Near-Fatal Medical Emergency Last Year On RAW

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One year ago today (September 10th), WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler experienced a near-fatal cardiac arrest live on Monday Night RAW.

It was widely reported that Lawler had suffered a heart attack, but he clarified in an interview last spring that he went through Sudden Cardiac Arrest, which according to the Mayo Clinic, “usually results from an electrical disturbance in your heart that disrupts its pumping action, stopping blood flow to the rest of your body.”

Lawler remarked on the one year anniversary of the occasion this morning via Twitter. He wrote,

“Thanks for all the thoughts & prayers from everyone about cardiac arrest 1 year ago today…thank God & Doc Sampson everything is fine now!”

Santino Marella Talks Return In This Week’s Backstage Fallout For Raw, JoJo Targeting The Divas Championship

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– This week on “Backstage Fallout” for Raw, Santino Marella addresses his much-anticipated return to the squared circle. Plus, Natalya celebrates her big win before heading into a title match at Night of Champions, and Fandango comments on interrupting The Miz.

– The mother of Total Divas star JoJo, Alexie Offerman, spoke to Divas-365.com about her daughter, Justin Gabriel, the E! reality show and WWE. During the interview, she reveals that her daughter has her sights set on capturing the Divas Championship.

“From the very first day of training, she came home and said to me, “Oh my God mom, I found home away from home, I love the feeling of wrestling and its challenges!” said Offerman. “For 6 weeks this little girl couldn’t get roughed up enough!! Let me let you in on something – after filming the first 8 episodes of Total Divas, her and Eva Marie went back to training at NXT from 9 to 5 on a daily basis. She was ecstatic about all the moves she was learning from Sara Del Rey, then the news came that Total Divas was picked up for 6 more episodes and while she was happy for the extension of the show, she was also disappointed for the interruption of her daily training!! Yes she has expressed to us how much she loves the Ring and how she would love to someday/some year earn the Championship Belt!! She just turned 19… Stay tuned!”

– WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk and Manny Fernandez participated in a wrestling seminar on Saturday that was filmed for an upcoming RF Video release.

Preview For Tonight’s SmackDown & Main Event Tapings, Today’s Birthdays

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– Today’s wrestling birthdays include Matt Morgan (37), WWE Hall of Famer Don Muraco (64) and WWE Hall of Famer “Superstar” Billy Graham (70).

-WWE developmental staffer Steve Keirn is 62 today. He was born on September 10, 1951. Keirn ran Florida Champions

– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown & Main Event tapings will take place from the Canadian Tire Center in Ottowa, Ontario Canada. After making a return to WWE television last night on RAW from Toronto, WWE Hall of Famer Edge is also advertised for tonight’s tapings.

No matches have been announced for Main Event or SmackDown, but Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Alberto Del Rio, Rob Van Dam, Dolph Ziggler, Wade Barrett, Damien Sandow, Mark Henry, Big Show, The Shield, AJ Lee, Kaitlyn, and The Wyatt Family will all be in attendance.

The dark match main events scheduled for after the tapings will see WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan.

Devon Talks About What’s Next For Him After Leaving TNA

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Former TNA star Devon recently spoke with Florida Today about what’s next for him after leaving the company and becoming a free agent. He joked, “I’m going to Disney World!”

“Actually, I am going to spend more time with the family. I am not done with wrestling. I still have the Team 3D Academy in Kissimmee training wrestlers. There is still a lot for me to do, but I am going to relax a while and enjoy some time off. I will be able totrain more and get in the best shape of my life, and then focus on what is next. Only God knows what he has planned for me and where I am heading; I am just his co-pilot.”

When asked about if he has any regrets about the gimmicks he’s had throughout his career, he said:

“No,” he said. “Some might think I regret the Reverend D-Von character in the WWE, but I actually liked it. I think that was just a case where Paul Heyman and I just saw the character very differently. He is a genius and he would write these scripts for me that I didn’t feel were right for the character. If you don’t feel “it,” it is not going to work. It worked for awhile, but we were on two different pages. Paul created the Dudley Boyz and gave us our start, and I love that guy dearly, we just didn’t agree on the Reverend D-Von character. We bounced back after that character and went on to win championships, so it is all good.”

You can read the full interview at FloridaToday.com.

More Off-Air RAW Notes: Goldust, Santino, Christian Injury Update

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Here are some off-air live notes from Monday’s WWE RAW, as reported by the WWE website:

– Santino Marella spoke to WWE.com following his surprise return on RAW from Toronto, where he defeated Antonio Cesaro. During the match, Santino used a Judo throw on Cesaro, which he credited to Yuki Ishikawa – the co-founder of his new BattleArts academy.

– After getting beat down by The Shield on RAW, Christian was checked out by a trainer backstage. Christian’s neck and shoulder were in pain.

– After Goldust was defeated by WWE Champion Randy Orton, he was escorted to the back by WWE referees and was cheered by the live crowd.

Update On WWE Canceling Spain Tour, New Edge Shirt, Heyman Hustle

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– Australian swimsuit super model Sophie Turner is featured on the latest installment of Paul Heyman’s “Heyman Hustle” video show at HeymanHustle.com.

– To commemorate Edge’s return to WWE on last night’s RAW, WWEShop.comimage 5810028 11480481 has released a new Edge “Rated RAW” t-shirt.

– As noted earlier, the upcoming WWE Live Events tour of Spain has been cancelled. While John Cena’s injury was cited as one of the reasons for the cancellation, another factor is that the TV network that had been broadcasting WWE television in spain recently shut down.

Detailed Post-RAW Notes: Another Fan Incident, Punk/Heyman/Axel Battle

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SESCOOPS.COM reader Derek Gash sent along the following post-show notes from Monday’s WWE RAW in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

The crowd was chanting “Thank You Savage” during matches as there was a fan dressed as Savage and looked just like him. The crowd kept getting live whenever he stood up.

Edge got the pop of the night being here in his hometown, followed by Santino Marella and Goldust,

During the commercial break after the RVD match, “The Macho Man” fan was spoken to by WWE staff. I’m not sure what they said to him but he toned it down from that point on. This seems like the fan incident last week on RAW where WWE staff came out and told fans dressed as Hogan, Piper, etc. to tone it down. The crowd had been distracted since the match between ADR and R-Truth due to the fan.

Damien Sandow had repeated a part of his promo that he did during the commercial break when the cameras returned live. It was the same stuff that he had already while during the break

After RAW went off the air, Curtis Axl and Paul Heyman came out. As they hit the ring, Punk’s music hit he came out with the kendo stick and hit Heyman a couple times. Heyman took off back up the stage and a match started between Axel and Punk. Punk landed a GTS on Axl and won via pinfall. Punk then proceeded to hit him with the chair and then celebrated with the Toronto crowd sending everyone happy.

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Zach Gowen Talks WWE Run, Using Wrestling To Escape From Life & More

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SESCOOPS.COM reader Phil Johnson sent along the following:

Former WWE Superstar Zach Gowen is now writing at PWMania.com. Gowen posted his debut column talking about his unique story on how he broke into pro wrestling and WWE. He also writes on how pro wrestling helped him escape from life when he couldn’t cope. Here is an excerpt from his first entry:

“Pro wrestling helped me escape from life when I couldn’t cope. Pro wrestling provided me with common ground from which I could build foundations for lifelong relationships. Pro wrestling gave me a career and sense of direction when I needed it. My involvement with pro wrestling (more specifically WWE) saved my life when I was at a turning point. My subsequent recovery gave me my career back as well as the courage to pursue new career opportunities. To say I’m grateful for what this industry has done for me would be an understatement.”

You can read Zach Gowen’s debut column in its entirety at PWMania.com.

HUGE SmackDown *SPOILER* For This Week Involving EDGE — CLICK HERE!

Goldust Loses To Randy Orton On RAW, Details On Cody’s WWE Future

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WWE Attitude Era star Dustin “Goldust” Rhodes lost his match against current WWE Champion Randy Orton on Monday’s edition of WWE RAW. As noted this past weekend when the match was announced, the stipulation was that if Goldust defeated Orton, and Cody Rhodes was willing to apologize, Cody Rhodes would get his job back with WWE.

Due to the fact that Goldust lost on RAW, how WWE will explain Cody Rhodes’ return in the storyline on television is anyone’s guess at this point. It is known, however, that Cody Rhodes will be returning to WWE television after his wedding and honeymoon.

SPOILER: How Will Cody Rhodes Return On WWE TV? [FIND OUT HERE >>]

Santino Marella’s RAW Return, Matches Taped For This Week’s WWE Superstars

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-WWE Superstar Santino Marella returned to television on Monday’s live RAW show from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Santino won his return match against one-half of The Real Americans tag-team, Antonio Cesaro.

Additionally, on commentary, Michael Cole, JBL and Jerry “The King” Lawler promoted Santino’s new Battle Arts Academy training facility, which is located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

-The matches taped for this week’s WWE Superstars, which was taped prior to RAW in Toronto on Monday night, are The Usos vs. 3MB and Big E. Langston vs. Zack Ryder.

For those interested, spoiler results for this week’s WWE Superstars are available on the main page.

HUGE SmackDown *SPOILER* For This Week Involving EDGE — CLICK HERE!

John Cena Comments On New Eminem Music Video & Posts “Interesting Quote”

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WWE Superstar John Cena recently posted the following tweets on his official Twitter account.

The first tweet is Cena’s take on Eminem’s new music video:

“Saw clip of @Eminem #berserk with @kendricklamar and Rick Rubin unreal use of ‘the stroke’ and true ode to pioneers of rap music.”

View Here: Eminem’s New Music Video: BERZERK

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The second tweet is a photo-quote that reads: “People will love you. People will hate you. And none of it will have anything to do with you.” Cena is likely referring to the mixed-bag reactions he has received from wrestling fans for the past several years. The actual tweet, which linked to the photo-quote, reads as follows:

Interesting quote. Thought it would be served better on @twitter than on #instagram now time to get #evenstronger pic.twitter.com/g1lZPeajIS

Follow Cena on Twitter @JohnCena.

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Night Of Champions: Tag Team Turmoil Match Announced For Pre-Show

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It was announced during Monday’s live edition of WWE RAW in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that at this Sunday’s WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view there will be an official “Kickoff Show” pre-show prior to the pay-per-view, which will feature what was promoted as a “Tag-Team Turmoil” match.

The match will involve the following tag-teams battling in an elimination style match, where the winners will receive a WWE Tag-Team Championship shot at the current title-holders, Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns:

  • Tons Of Funk
  • 3MB
  • The Real Americans
  • The Prime Time Players
  • The Usos

Make sure to visit SESCOOPS.COM this Sunday for the best live results coverage of the WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view.

WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS SPOILERS

WWE’s Dr. Sampson Explains Paul Heyman’s Injury, Edge/SmackDown Update

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-As we reported this past weekend, in addition to his return appearance on Monday’s live edition of WWE RAW in his former hometown of Toronto, Ontario Canada, WWE Hall Of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland will also appear on this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown, which will be taped on Tuesday night in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Edge’s appearance on SmackDown was confrmed during an official commercial that aired during RAW.

-The official Tout website features a video of WWE doctor Michael Sampson explaining what happened in the ring with Paul Heyman on Monday’s live edition of WWE RAW, as well as why he decided to clear him to compete this Sunday in the handicap match alongside his client Curtis Axel against CM Punk.

You can watch that video online at Tout.com.

HUGE SmackDown *SPOILER* For This Week Involving EDGE — CLICK HERE!

Multiple WWE Superstars Lose Their Luggage After Flying To Toronto For RAW

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According to one source, multiple WWE Superstars had their luggage lost during their flight to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for Monday’s live edition of WWE RAW.

This was evident on the actual show this week, as WWE RAW commentator and Hall Of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler was wearing a green WWE t-shirt, instead of his usual “King” gear, as the airlines lost his luggage.

There is no word on who else was a victim of their luggage being lost on the flight, other than it was multiple Superstars within the company.

UPDATE: Who Else Lost Their Luggage On Monday? [FIND OUT HERE >>]

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(Spoilers) WWE Superstars Taping Results For This Week

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The following are results for this week’s WWE Superstars, which was taped prior to RAW on Monday night in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

WWE Superstars (Airing: Thursday, September 12, 2013)

-The Usos defeated 3MB via Pinfall. This was kept relatively short. Also, this amounted to what was pretty much a basic squash match in favor of The Usos.

-Big E. Langston defeated Zack Ryder. The fans in Toronto, Ontario, Canada were going nuts for Ryder. It didn’t matter, however, as Langston won with relative ease in another near-squash match.

It should be noted that there was no pre-Superstars dark match, as is typically the case each Monday. After the two Superstars matches, taped to air this Thursday, the WWE RAW announce team of Michael Cole, JBL and Jerry “The King” Lawler came out.

That ended all of the pre-RAW happenings.

HUGE SmackDown *SPOILER* For This Week Involving EDGE — CLICK HERE!

Cody Rhodes’ Wedding Date Revealed, Iron Sheik Explains How To Be A Real Man

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– MTV.com has published an interview with WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik titled, “The Iron Sheik’s Tips On Being A Real Man.” When asked whether “real” men cry, Sheik dropped this gem of wisdom:

“You ask excellent, excellent question. Real man have real balls and the real balls show the real feeling. You cry for the real reason, I love you. But if you cry because of dumb b**ch who treat you like jabroni, or if you watch the bulls**t jabroni movie “The Notebook,” then you can forever go f**k yourself!”

– WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes will be getting married to former WWE Diva Eden Siles (Brandi Reed) on Thursday, September 26th. The couple has created a gift registry at BedBathandBeyond.com. Among the items they are looking for are Batman DC Comic Book Wall Art and X-Men Marvel Comics Wall Art.

NBC Universal Names New President For USA Network

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NBC Universal continues to shake up its’ top-line executive staff, as they have announced a new president for USA Network, which is the current United States television home of WWE RAW.

Chris McCumber, who up until recently has been the co-president of USA Network since 2011, is now the official sole president of the channel. McCumber’s former co-president, Jeff Wachtel, is moving to a newly-created executive role within NBC Universal.

McCumber will continue to report to Bonnie Hammer, who is WWE’s long-time television partner, as well as the head of NBC Universal Cable.

For more information, visit HollywoodReporter.com.

What Does New USA Network President Mean For WWE? [FIND OUT HERE >>]

Article On The Rock vs. Vin Diesel, Total Divas Marathon, Lawler vs. Jarrett

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-The official Variety website has a story up on their website today focusing on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson vs. Vin Diesel in Hollywood. You can check that out online at Movies.Yahoo.com.

-The E! channel will be running a marathon today featuring every past episode, except the series premiere, of WWE Total Divas.

-As reported previously, WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler will continue his in-ring return tour this Friday, as he wrestles current TNA Impact Wrestling star and founder Jeff Jarrett. Lawler posted the following tweet on his official Twitter account regarding the event:

“This Friday night, Resorts Casino, Tunica, MS. Memphis wrestling legends in action!!!”

The Rock vs. ??? “99% Likely” For WrestleMania XXX! [FIND OUT WHO HERE >>]

WWE House Show Results (9/8): Brooklyn, New York

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The following are results from the WWE live event in Brooklyn, New York. The event was held on Sunday, September 8, 2013.

-Dean Ambrose defeated Rob Van Dam to retain the WWE United States Championship. Great way to open the show. Great match. Crowd was explosively hot for Van Dam. In the end, Ambrose picked up the win to retain his title.

-Sami Zayn and Bo Dallas defeated Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro. NXT stars Zayn and Dallas worked this match, and the crowd didn’t really seem to know who either guy was, with the slight exception of a select group of die-hard fans who were aware of Zayn, but not Dallas so much. At one point a loud “Ole!” chant broke out, which was started by the die-hard group of Zayn fans and picked up by the rest of the crowd.

-Brie Bella and Natalya were voted by fans to have a Dance Contest. As usual, the heel attacked the face when she started her dancing, which led to an actual match.

-Natalya defeated Brie Bella. Match was kept relatively short, although the match mixed with the dance-off had both Divas in the ring longer than most fans would have liked. In the end, Natalya picked up the submission victory over Brie with the Sharpshooter.

-CM Punk defeated Curtis Axel in a Non-Title match. Same stuff here that these two, along with Paul Heyman, have been doing at every show. Title match changes to non-title, etc. Punk got the win. Crowd was very into Punk, as you would expect.

-Tyson Kidd defeated Drew McIntyre. This match was actually kept pretty short. Kidd got a decent reaction coming out. He didn’t do too much during the match, compared to Kidd of old, but did enough to pick up the win here.

-Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins defeated The Usos. Decent little match. They actually got a decent amount of time, too. Crowd dug both teams, with a slight edge in favortism to The Shield. In the end, Reigns and Rollins picked up the win to retain their WWE Tag-Team Championships.

-Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton via Disqualification. The DQ came when The Shield interfered, causing Orton to be DQ’d. Big Show, who was forced to sit at ringside during the match, and warned not to interfere by Brad Maddox, came in to help Bryan after the DQ.

WWE RAW SPOILERS FOR TONIGHT >>

This Day In History: Ric Flair’s WWF Debut Match, Kurt Angle Found Not Guilty, ECW

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It is an interesting “day in history” for pro wrestling today, September 9th. WWE Hall Of Famer “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair had his official WWE (WWF at the time) debut match on this day in 1991. Flair defeated Jim Powers at a television taping in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Also on this day, in 2000, former WWE Superstar Rhino defeated Kid Kash for the ECW Television Title. That is interesting to note because Rhino would end up being the final ECW TV Champion in history, as he would hold onto the belt until the company folded in April of 2001.

On this day in 2008, current TNA Impact Wrestling star Kurt Angle was found not guilty of driving under the influence and careless driving in a Allegheny County, Pennsylvania courtroom. Angle was arrested for one of his earlier DUI’s after a witness filed a complaint. Angle’s lawyer would later challenge the use of the witness, since police could not corroborate her claims.

Huge *SPOILER* On How TNA Plans To Bring Kurt Angle Back To TV! [READ HERE >>]

Details On This Week’s TNA No Surrender Show, How To Get Free Tickets

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TNA Impact Wrestling will be running a local food drive in St. Louis for free tickets to the live No Surrender edition of Impact Wrestling this Thursday on Spike TV. The food drive will benefit the St. Louis Food Bank. If you live in the St. Louis area, and are interested in free tickets to No Surrender, or simply want to help out, bring five non-perishable food items to Slumberland Furniture at 4265 Rusty Road in St. Louis and you will receive a free ticket to the show.

As of right now, the event is set to feature the following matches:

-Bully Ray (c) vs. Mr. Anderson [TNA World Heavyweight Championship]
-AJ Styles vs. Austin Aries [TNA Bound For Glory Series Semi-Final]
-Bobby Roode vs. Magnus [TNA Bound For Glory Series Semi-Final]
-The winners of the previous two matches will compete in the TNA Bound For Glory Series Final. Additionally, the winner will challenge the TNA World Heavyweight Champion, for the title, at the TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view event in San Diego, California on October 20th.

TNA NO SURRENDER SPOILERS

WWE Night Of Champions: Rumored Tag Team Title Match

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With WWE Night of Champions less than a week away, WWE Tag Team champions The Shield are still without opponents for the show.

Originally, the match was scheduled to be Big Show and Mark Henry teaming up against Reigns & Rollins. With Mark Henry currently out of action due to a hamstring injury, there’s been talk that R-Truth will replace him and team with Big Show.

WWE Night Of Champions emanates from Detroit, Michigan this Sunday. Here’s the current card, as of Monday afternoon:

* WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan

* World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Rob Van Dam

* CM Punk vs. Curtis Axel & Paul Heyman (Handicap Match — Elimination Rules)

* Divas Champion AJ Lee vs. Natalya vs. Brie Bella vs. Naomi

* US Champion Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler

SEScoops.com will have LIVE COVERAGE of Night of Champions this Sunday.

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Jim Ross Shoots On Death Of WCW & Paul Heyman; Wrestler Talks Olympics vs. WWE

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-The Sun Herald has a featured article up today about 19-year-old Zarina Yussof-Guy, a seven-time Australian 48 kg (105 lbs.) freestyle wrestling champion talking about the sport of wrestling being reinstated for the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan. In the article, she talks about her decision not to pursue Olympic gold in favor of a pro wrestling career with WWE. You can check that out online at HeraldSun.com.

-WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently appeared on the Wrestle Talk TV Show, where he discussed, among other topics, his thoughts on the death of WCW and the Paul Heyman of today versus the Paul Heyman of the past. You can watch both of those videos below:

JR on the death of WCW:

http://youtu.be/SxZGgJvlRAY

JR on Paul Heyman past and present:

http://youtu.be/cPjL6-ENm68

WWE RAW SPOILERS

Tyson Kidd/Natalya Wedding On Total Divas, ESPN Magazine Covers Darren Young

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-This coming Sunday’s edition of Total Divas will finally feature the wedding of Tyson Kidd and Natalya that has been hyped up all season. Total Divas airs on the E! channel on Sunday night’s at 10:00PM Eastern Time.

-In the latest edition of ESPN Magazine, former WWE broadcaster Jonathan Coachman, who now works for ESPN, is featured in a brief story where he comments on WWE Superstar Darren Young coming out of the closet to TMZ prior to this year’s SummerSlam event. The Coach basically described it as no big deal and talked about how Pat Patterson, who is Vince McMahon’s right-hand-man, has been out for 40 years.

Huge *SPOILERS* For Season 2 Of WWE Total Divas — CLICK HERE!

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