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Wrestling
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Sports Book Director Credits Ronda Rousey For Surge In MMA Gambling
Mike Piranio is the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Race/Sports Book Director and he has been in that position for quite some time now. Piranio says that MMA has seen a huge surge in gambling over the years, comparable to…
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Wrestling
Four Questions That Were Answered on WWE Smackdown Live
The road to WrestleMania continued on Tuesday night as WWE Smackdown Live took place from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The show featured The Usos defeating American Alpha to win the Smackdown Tag Team Titles and the announcement of…
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Wrestling
GGG vs. Daniel Jacobs PPV Gets About 150,000 Buys
Gennady Golovkin’s pay-per-view drawing abilities may not be as great as one would hope, if reports are true. According to Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times, Golovkin’s middleweight title defense against Daniel Jacobs had about 130,000-150,000 pay-per-view buys. Below…
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Wrestling
Hardys/Young Bucks Feud Was Reportedly Supposed To Be A Months Long Cross-Promotional Program
Imagine a scenario where The Young Bucks and The Broken Hardys engaged in a brutal, months-long feud that crossed back and forth from Ring of Honor to TNA Impact Wrestling, culminating in a match at the Hardy Compound. According to a…
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Wrestling
NSAC Reduces Fine For Conor McGregor
The water bottle throwing incident between UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz prior to UFC 202 has gone down in MMA infamy. This incident lead to both fighters receiving big fines from the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), with McGregor…
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Wrestling
Eli Drake On Why He Was Blacklisted By WWE
Most wrestlers when they get into the wrestling business is to get to the WWE. That is where they are likely to make the most money and the best chance to become a worldwide superstar. Make a mistake and it…
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Wrestling
Elias Theodorou Says Wanderlei Needs More Mexican Supplements, Praises Ryan Bader’s New Contract
Elias Theodorou certainly has a theory on why Wanderlei Silva did not choose to fight Mirko Cro Cop, and he wasn't afraid to express it during the latest episode of his podcast. Showdown Joe and Theodorou discussed Silva's scheduled, then canceled,…
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Wrestling
Hacran Dias Considering Move To Lightweight Division
Hacran Dias has fought a total of seven times under the UFC banner, with all of those those fights have come in the featherweight division. The fighter is riding a two fight losing streak and strongly considering a move to the…
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Wrestling
Joanna Jedrzejczyk Wants Rose Namajunas To Get Her Head Checked
UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will be defending her gold against Jessica Andrade at UFC 211 this May. Another contender for the gold is Rose Namajunas and the champion thinks that she needs to get her head checked out.…
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Wrestling
Jim Ross’ Wife, Jan, Passes Away
Jan Ross, the wife of legendary wrestling broadcaster Jim Ross, died on Wednesday night from injuries sustained in an auto accident earlier this week. At 8:30 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, JR tweeted out that last rites had been administered…
