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Wrestling
SmackDown React-Down, 8/16: Go-Home Sweet Go-Home
Welcome to the weekly SmackDown React-Down. I’ll be taking you through all the happenings on last night’s episode of the B Show.* *The ‘B’ stands for better. If you missed yesterday’s Uncooked Raw Reaction, in which Seth Rollins was Linus…
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Wrestling
Samoa Joe on WWE trusting him, his time in NXT
Coming into WWE, Samoa Joe had “pretty low” expectations. But after nearly a year in the company, Joe has enjoyed his time thus far. The current WWE NXT Champion talked to Scott Fishman of Channel Guide Magazine in advance of NXT Takeover:…
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Wrestling
Chael Sonnen’s Daughter Born Premature, ‘Has A Fight On Her Hands’
Some rough news coming out of Oregon. Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen’s daughter was born early last week after Sonnen’s wife, Brittany, contracted listeria. The illness was unfortunately passed down to the couple’s daughter, who was born over two months…
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Wrestling
Becky Lynch Wants A SmackDown Women’s Title
Since the WWE Draft, there had been talks of creating a women’s title on SmackDown Live. GM Daniel Bryan said that he would bring a women’s title at some point in the future, and former title contender Becky Lynch wants a…
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Wrestling
UFC Flyweight Title Challengers Set To Clash
Demetrious Johnson has a run of the place at 125 pounds in the UFC, and now his fallen challengers will fight among themselves. Kyoji Horiguchi (#3) (17-2) will take on Ali Bagautinov (#8) (14-4) at UFC Fight Night 97 in the…
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Wrestling
Fight-size MMA Update: Several Fights Changed, CM Punk, UFC 202 Trailer, Gabi Garcia, More
Your Fight-size MMA Update for August 17! – UFC released another trailer for this Saturday’s huge UFC 202 show, which you can see above. – Manny Gamburyan has withdrawn from his UFC Fight Night 94 bout for personal reasons, according…
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Wrestling
Exclusive Analysis: Seth Rollins Return to WWE House Shows Increases Attendance Amid Overall Decline
A few days ago we looked specifically at the house show drawing power of Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose so far in 2016. More interesting than the impact of Reigns and Ambrose is that Seth Rollins’ return to house shows,…
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Wrestling
AIBA Talks “Questionable” Scoring In Olympic Boxing
While the Olympics have had it’s fair share of great moments in the sport of boxing, it hasn’t came without controversy as well. Even in the amateur level, there’s talk of bad officiating after many fans and Olympic boxers have cried foul over…
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Wrestling
Alberto Del Rio Suspended For Failed Wellness Test
Former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio has been suspended by the WWE. According to WWE’s own website, the Mexican superstar failed a WWE wellness tests and will be suspended for 30 days, starting tomorrow. This comes hot…
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Wrestling
Triple H Media Call Live Coverage: NXT’s WrestleMania, Cruiserweights, Ibushi, More
Welcome to Fightful.com’s coverage of Triple H’s customary pre-NXT Takeover media call. We’re on the call and will be bringing you live updates here, as well as our Twitter @FightfulOnline. – Triple H says he’s impressed with how the majority of last…
