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Wrestling
Ian McCall Loses Another Opponent; Ray Borg Out Of UFC 203
Ian McCall will have to wait longer to return to The Octagon. FloCombat revealed Ray Borg was pulled from his fight with McCall on Saturday. Borg cited Illness as his reason for dropping from the fight. With a little less than 3…
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Wrestling
Rumors Are Flying: WWE Stars Mad About Promo, Paige, Ronda Rousey, Luke Harper, More
Note that the following are rumors, and should be treated as such. Fightful can’t verify the authenticity of the rumors, unless we’ve otherwise debunked them. – Wrestling Observer says that some talents are upset about Monday’s Sasha Banks promo, as…
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Wrestling
WWE Smackdown Viewership Down
Smackdown’s viewership didn’t fare so well in a post-Labor Day edition. Tuesday’s episode of Smackdown drew an average of 2.454 million viewers, which is down 377,000 viewers from last week’s 2.834 million. The show was #3 in the night among cable…
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Wrestling
Kevin Owens Responds To Vince Russo and Jim Cornette’s Criticisms
Vince Russo has been vocal in his criticism of Kevin Owens, but Owens isn’t buying it. The former WCW, WWE and TNA writer, and Fightful’s own Russo has often declared that Owens doesn’t “look like a star” citing the WWE…
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Wrestling
SmackDown React-Down, 9/6: Participation Trophy
Welcome to the weekly SmackDown React-Down Belated Edition Previously on The React-Down: SmackDown took all of the limitless potential unleashed by the glorious Miz (probably not an actual) shoot promo, crumpled it up in a little ball and set it…
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Wrestling
Mick Foley On RAW Opening Segment
The opening segment of the September 5 episode of Monday Night RAW saw GM Mick Foley and Commissioner Stephanie McMahon celebrate Kevin Owens being the new WWE Universal Champion, until Seth Rollins crashed the party. What followed was an impassioned promo segment…
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Wrestling
Fight-size Wrestling Update: Asuka Interview, ROH Relationship Ends, Ricochet, Hart Doc
Your Fight-size Wrestling update for September 8. – Asuka participated in a video interview on NXT, which you can see above. – Bobby Roode will appear on next week’s NXT. – Ricochet has been added to Evolve 68, taking on…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: UFC 203’s CM Punk Talks Brock Lesnar’s Failed Drug Tests
MILWAUKEE- Many tried, but few were able to succeed in a transition between WWE the way Brock Lesnar did, and CM Punk took note. Lesnar made his professional debut in 2007 and in only his second professional fight, made his…
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Wrestling
Showdown Joe: UFC’s Title Pictures Not All In Focus
It’s been an interesting week in the world of MMA, what with a recent event in Germany, what to do with the winners / losers as well as a few potential match-ups already being rumored. During Tuesday’s Fightful Podcast, host…
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Wrestling
CM Punk Says WWE Needs More People Like Bob Holly In The Locker Room
CM Punk may be completely out of pro wrestling, but he’s not completely out of opinions on sports entertainment. During his annual interview with Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting, CM Punk recalled his early days of WWE, in particular an…
