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WWE DVD's:

Here are the second batch of potential new DVD collections from WWE...

• WWE Women's Revolution.
• WrestleMania III - 30 Years Later.
• Top 25 Celebrity Moments.
• Survival Mode - The Story Of The Early 90's Slump.
• John Cena - Behind The Mic.
• Masters Of The Mic.
• Lex Luger.
• Out Of The Darkness - Two Decades Of Kane.
• Alberto Del Rio.
• The True Story Of SummerSlam.
• Goldberg.
• NXT Greatest Matches 2.
• Stephanie McMahon.
• Rivalries (Vince vs Bischoff, Dreamer vs Raven, Taz vs Sabu).
• CM Punk.
• New Day.
• Unreleased Matches (1986 - 1995).
• The History Of WWE.
• Bruno Sammartino.
• Best Of 1997 - 20 Years Later.

WWE book:

WWE's 100 Greatest Matches will be released on May 10.

WWE man threatened:

A fan has threatened Kevin Owens on Twitter. He has taken offense to a moment from last summer, during Owens debut against John Cena, when he stepped on the US Championship belt. The fan said the belt represented America, and still counted as a flag. He was therefore very angry at the dis-respectful act, and vowed to take revenge on the Canadian star, warning him to watch his back.

Owens replied that he would look forward to his attempt, and blew him a kiss.

KO today helped his son Owen achieve his dream of appearing on Xavier Woods YouTube show.

Nikki Bella:

Nikki Bella has finally been able to have her neck brace removed.

WCW legend turns down WWE deal:

Scott Steiner says he has rejected a WWE legends deal...

"WWE offered me a legends deal. My lawyer looked at it, and it's basically illegal. It's not worth the paper that it's written on. So f--k them. That's why a lot of guys are leaving like Rey Mysterio and CM Punk. It's a monopoly and the product suffers because of it. You have two dumbasses running it in Stephanie and her husband Triple H."

He however said he would consider a return to active WWE competition, if the money was high enough.

Godfather in heat:

The Godfather has revealed he forgot to thank his wife in his HOF induction speech. He said she was responsible for so much of the gimmick, including finding the ladies, and designing his outfits, and therefore felt awful for getting carried away, and missing her mention.

New baby:

Kofi Kingston's new baby was born last night, a boy called Orion Kingsley.

Austin tells WWE HOF is not good enough:

Steve Austin says a posthumous HOF induction for Chyna is not good enough...

"I don't think it will ever be right because she didn't go into the Hall Of Fame while she was alive, living and breathing with us. And I thought she earned the right to be in the Hall Of Fame and to put her in there posthumously, if I'm saying that word correctly, man, it's just not good enough. And so, I don't know how you rectify that, how you deal with that, because things are just screwed up. And, man, her going into the Hall Of Fame is just so small in comparison to the fact that this young lady is no longer with us. I don't know what to make of it."

The Rock:

The Rock has wrapped filming Baywatch, and will now move onto Fast 8.

WWE old boy recalls backstage fight:

2 Cold Scorpio says of the infamous Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon scrap at Montreal in 1997...

''Bret was mad as f-ck, I could tell that some sh-t was about to go down. Vince was actually yelling at Bret and telling him to leave the building and that he's done. Bret told Vince to "shut the f-ck up" and that he'll leave the building when he's ready, but Vince insisted that he leave immediately. Bret told Vince that he was going to take a shower, and if Vince was still there when he got back, he was going to knock him out. Vince had his crew - Shane McMahon, Pat Patterson and Jerry Briscoe - when Bret came out of the shower. Bret, with a towel wrapped around his waist, walked to his locker room, put his jeans and his shoes on and then walked over to Vince and bam bam! Vince hit the floor and Bret was about to put the boots to him when Shane jumped on Bret's back and that was that.''

WWE Alum blasts locker room:

Yoshi Tatsu says the WWE locker room is a ''Bloodthirsty'' miserable place, and that he is thrilled to be back in Japan, because the talent there work together to put on the best show for the fans, and the lack of a competitive edge to everyone makes it a happier place to work.

Sami Callihan talks NXT:

"My time in NXT is something I hold very dear to me. I have no hard feelings towards NXT. I got to hone my craft and learn from some of the best minds in the business. Getting a chance to be in Dusty Rhodes' promo class every Wednesday is time I can never get back."

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NXT:

Eric Young made his WWE debut last night. He main evented one of the NXT TV episodes against the promotions champion Samoa Joe.

Tessa, daughter of Tully, Blanchard, and Rachel, daughter of Paul, Ellering debuted.

Samoa Joe vs Finn Balor was announced for June's NXT special.

Bobby Roode was backstage, but did not compete.

WWE DVD's:

WWE are asking their fan council to vote on potential new DVD collections, the list they are choosing from includes...

• Sid - The Ruler Of The World.
• Mark Henry - 20 Years With WWE Collection.
• Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase.
• Black History in WWE.
• From The Isles Of Samoa - The Anoa'i Family Legacy.
• Sheamus - The Experience.
• Goldust - 30 Year Career Retrospective.
• Rhodes Brothers - The Sons Of The Son A Plumber.
• 30 Years Of The Survivor Series.
• The Undertaker Story - Told By The Man Himself.
• WWE Health & Fitness.
• Epic Undercard Performers.
• Hart Foundation's Greatest Matches.
• Rick Rude's Most Ravishing Hits.
• Rising Superstars.
• Ultimate Warrior - Unreleased Matches.
• Shawn Michaels - Unreleased Matches.
• WWE Live City Collection. (Chicago, Atlanta. Boston, Los Angeles).
• History Of The Tag Team Championship.
• Kurt Angle - Real Athlete.
• Best Iron Man Matches.

Faction split:

League Of Nations broke up on SmackDown last night.

New books:

Lady Blossom, former wife of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Chris Adams and Billy Jack Haynes biography is to be released on May 4.

Chris Jericho has started writing his fourth book.

Cody Rhodes is writing a book about his father.

Injury:

Bayley was reportedly injured at last nights NXT taping. Her knee blew out from under her, as she wrestled Nia Jax. She had to be helped to the back, but did complete her match before leaving. The injury is said to be kayfabe to start a feud between the two ladies.

Ric Flair:

Ric Flair's podcast is no more. He ''Terminated'' his contract the day after his erratic incident in a Boston airport this week.

Chyna on WWE TV:

WWE have announced the Chyna collection will be available on their Network. Her biggest matches and career highlights will be included.

Paul Heyman:

Paul Heyman is in talks to star in his own reality show.

Will Ospreay:

Will Ospreay has finally decided where he wants to compete. He had been receiving feelers from TNA, LU and Japan, and will be staying in Japan, after enjoying a run with NJPW. He signed for the promotion today.

ROH show delayed:

ROH put their last show on their site later than planned after a strange incident at their production offices. A man in an animal onesie, with chocolate bars and tin foil wrapped around his waist, made to look like a suicide belt, entered the Fox building and threatened to blow it up if they did not allow him to go on air and discuss some conspiracy theories he has about black holes. He was shot by police after refusing to surrender to them, and is now in hospital recovering from his injuries.

WWE release:

Arda ''Kyle Edwards'' Ocal has left WWE today.

TNA:

TNA have re-signed Robbie E.

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RIP:

Fox News have ran a feature on the high death rate in the world of wrestling. You can read their article here.

Chyna:

Chyna's manager says she had been dead for days before he found her, and that it will take eight months to determine the toxicological results of her post mortem. He however says he believes a combination of legal drugs will be found to be the cause of her death.

TNA have been criticised for making a mistake in their tribute to her, they had her dates as 1970 - 2016, which differs from WWE's 1969 - 2016 graphic. In their defense there has been some confusion over her correct age since her death.

Bray Wyatt:

Bray Wyatt will be out for 4-8 weeks with his calf injury.

WWE name only man to have kicked out of every tombstone:

Brock Lesnar has never been pinned after taking the Undertaker's finisher, he is the only man to be able to say that, only 8 superstars have ever kicked out following the move.

WWE Alum kicked out:

Marty Jannetty was extremely badly behaved during WrestleMania weekend, he was kicked out of a number of bars, and was photographed climbing about on a water fountain.

WWE release:

Rich Brennan has been dropped by WWE. He was lead announcer on NXT before being promoted to SmackDown, but then WWE signed Mauro Ranallo. He has since been doing backstage interviews, but has been deemed surplus to requirements by the office.

WWE invited to White House:

John Cena and Nikki Bella will attend Barack Obama's correspondents dinner on April 30.

Bret Hart sees nothing special in HHH:

"I'm always happy to be proven wrong, but I've never seen any real genius come from Triple H yet. I sound like I'm always knocking him, but it seems like he's quick to push the great wrestling to the side and push the bodies, guys who have physiques, all the time. They wonder why CM Punk quit and they wonder why Daniel Bryan got hurt. It's because they squeeze so much out of those guys. I'm just calling it the way it is. Triple H is a former bodybuilder. He's all about bodies. He thought that Hulk Hogan was the greatest wrestler in the world. They think Ultimate Warrior was the greatest wrestler in the world because that's what they're attracted to, but he's not really a wrestling fan like I grew up. I was a wrestling fan. I had wrestling in my blood. All the way through, I was a wrestling fan. I loved great wrestling. Like this year's WrestleMania, there was no great wrestling on the card. All the great wrestling was two days before in the NXT show with Nakamura and Sami Zayn and, whatever her name is (Asuka), the Japanese girl, that wrestled Bayley. That's what WrestleMania is all about. This year at WrestleMania, I thought it was absent on the bill. There was no wrestling on the card."

WWE Network:

WWE have blocked users of their Network from sharing accounts, as of today.

Ric Flair:

Police have said Ric Flair was not intoxicated during his erratic incident at an airport yesterday, and had suffered a bad cut to his head, not his hand, but did not say how the damage had happened.

ROH to takeover TNA?:

Sinclair Broadcasters, owners of ROH, have expressed an interest in buying TNA. They are looking at repackaging the Tennis Channel, by making it the American Sports Network, which they feel could be a good home for wrestling, and for TNA.

ROH would not be forgotten though, they could be offered a two hour weekly show on the new channel.

Rousey signs:

Ronda Rousey has signed a three film deal to tell true life stories, on the Lifetime Channel.

WWE star rocked by murder:

Dolph Ziggler's brother is wanted, and on the run from police. He is accused of the aggravated murder of a 34 year old US marine, in January. The marine was shot to death in a Cleveland, Ohio hotel.

TNA to NXT:

Eric Young is reportedly at tonight's NXT taping in Florida.

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New show:

Camp WWE, an animated Network show, will debut after Payback on Sunday.

Titus returns:

Titus O'Neil beat Tyler Breeze at a live last night, his first appearance since being banned for an incident with Vince McMahon on Raw.

SmackDown SPOILERS!!!:

• Cesaro, Kalisto & Sami Zayn vs League Of Nations.
• Baron Corbin vs Damien Sandow.
• Big Cass & Enzo Amore vs Social Outcasts.
• Apollo Crews vs Stardust.
• The Miz vs Roman Reigns.

In an incident that will likely be cut from the show, Ric Flair told Natalya to ''Kill herself'' during a heated in ring promo.

WCW team to shoot fight:

2 Cold Scorpio has had enough of his old team mate Buff Bagwell, and made a challenge. He wants Buff to agree to shoot fight him, and would do it for free, but would rather get paid for kicking his butt.

He recently discussed his partnership with Buff...

''I've had a few great partners, back in the day, that I thought might have worked out. One of my biggest ones that one that I thought we could have went someplace, which turned out to be just be a big p---y, was Bagwell. Buff the Stuff…still stuffin' his stuff, huh?"

Former World champ wants ring return:

David Arquette... yes... David Arquette, has revealed he approached Lucha Underground with a gimmick idea he wanted to portray for them. He wanted to be a masked manager, who was always drunk at ringside.

Flair airport incident:

His gaffe on SmackDown was not Flair's only mistake last night. He was behaving erratically at an airport, shambling about, slurring his words, and acting strangely. He also cut his hand, which needed treatment.

New podcast:

Cody Rhodes and Zack Ryder are contemplating a non-wrestling themed podcast. The two are theme park fans, and would visit parks as they travel around, and discuss their experiences on the show.

ROH to WWE:

ROH COO Joe Koff says he is interested in a potential working agreement with WWE, including using their footage on the WWE Network. He however said WWE would need to instigate discussions.

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Chyna:

WWE did pay tribute to Chyna last night, with this graphic, and tribute video package...

WrestleMania re-match:

Kalisto will put the US title up vs Ryback at Payback, in the pre show match.

Payback:

Vince McMahon will decide who will run Raw in the future, once and for all, at Payback. Dolph Ziggler vs Baron Corbin has also been confirmed.

NXT title change to air:

WWE will air the Samoa Joe NXT title victory over Finn Balor on Wednesday, on the WWE Network.

Disney Rocks:

The Rock has announced he will appear in 'Jungle Cruise' a Disney movie.

Paige:

Paige has posed for Playboy, some teases of her photo shoot have been posted to their Instagram feed.

WrestleMania 33 venue re-named:

Citrus Bowl in Orlando is now called ''Camping World Stadium.''

Longest victory lap ever:

Jushin Thunder Liger says he is entering his final chapter, and will retire in five years.

Banned stars:

Adam Rose speaking out about his WWE ban shocked the officials, as he is a hard worker, who has always done as he was told, but has earned respect from the roster for defending himself so strongly.

Konnor's ban was not for use of anything illegal.

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Team to make history:

When they debut on Raw tonight Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson will achieve the never before done accomplishment of appearing on NJPW, ROH and WWE TV in the same week.

Cruiserweight tournament:

Six more names have earned spots into the WWE Network summer tourney...

• Rich Swann.
• Tomasso Ciampa.
• Johnny Gargano.
• Akira Tozawa.
• Lince Dorado.
• Ho Ho Lun.

Lilian in heat:

Lilian Garcia got into a shouting match with a WWE employee at ringside during Raw in London. She had introduced Colin Cassady by his full name, rather his nickname 'Big Cass' and did not take kindly to being admonished by her colleague for her mistake.

Titus honoured:

Titus O'Neil has been named on the list of honourees by Fathers Incorporated. He will win a 'Spirit' award on April 28 in Atlanta.

Chyna:

Chyna's manager has confessed he was worried about her in the days before she died...

"She had been a little emotionally strained. She was really confronting some demons and she may have been taking a little bit more than normal. Every couple of days she'd be a little bit off of her game, a little loopy, like maybe she had taken too much but she was still coherent."

He claims he had struck a deal to have her take part in TV show 'Intervention' and she was due to go to a facility for 90 days.

The documentary filmmaker telling her story has confessed the film has taken it's toll on her emotionally...

"She was having a tough time the past couple of weeks and we all knew that and she was using more of her prescriptions than she should have been or mixing them up - I can't say for sure exactly what she was doing. But I know we wanted to help her and we were trying to - but I guess we just weren't able to help her in time. I knew she was struggling and had lots of things troubling her but I wouldn't describe her as suicidal and we talked on the phone almost every day. She left me a voicemail on Sunday night actually - it was a five-minute-long voicemail and she was saying she actually felt good and she wanted to see a doctor next week and get her prescriptions. She seemed upbeat - certainly not suicidal - she was making a lot of plans for the future. She was sending out all these videos - that she thought were funny videos but in retrospect they are quite sad. One was her trying to do the scene from Psycho and stuff like that. We did our final interview then - she was really upset about a few things and wasn't in a good place emotionally so I went over there and we filmed her for hours," he said. "She just had a lot to say and was very upset. It was a combination of things from her past and current troubles. I know she had been drinking and I think she was upset with things that were going on."

He also discussed the black eye she had in her final YouTube video...

"I remember when that happened, she sent me a photo, and honestly I just think she fell. From the picture you can see a kind of friction rash on her face. It doesn't look like somebody hit her because your skin wouldn't drag that way. Later on it looked like a black eye but the first day it just looked like she fell and knowing the substance she was on I wouldn't be surprised if she would fall and not remember it."

The Coroner has decided to delay releasing his findings on the cause of her death, as investigations into the circumstances of her demise continue.

WWE are said to have a tribute planned for her on Raw, I am hearing a tribute video package has been made, and will air, depending on time. There will also likely be a graphic dedicating the episode to her as the show begins.

Raw tease:

• Styles' longtime friends Gallows & Anderson to make Raw debut
• How will Dean Ambrose retaliate against Chris Jericho?
• Has Baron Corbin stolen Dolph Ziggler's spotlight?
• Will old-school fisticuffs trump new-school smacktalk with The Vaudevillains and Enzo & Cass?
• Is Shane McMahon's tenure as Raw showrunner coming to an end?

Bret talks WWE appearance:

Bret Hart says he has no desire to appear at Payback, but will out of respect to a request for him to do so by Natalya. He says his wrist is not sufficiently recovered for him to get involved as he would like, but added he is fit enough to slap the Sharpshooter on Ric Flair.

LU injuries:

Angelico injured his elbow, and Matanza Cueto was rushed to hospital after punching through a glass window and slicing a vein in his arm, causing profuse bleeding. The injury is though not as bad as first feared.

Faction finished:

Alberto Del Rio says League Of Nations has run it's course, and was only done as a stop gap for it's members, as they feared they would be overlooked for Mania 32.

He also said he has two or three years left, before he retires from the ring, and wants one more run with the WWE title before he goes home.

WWE sign actor:

WWE have signed a deal with Wesley Snipes' film company to make a number of films in partnership with their movie arm, WWE Studios.

John Cena:

John Cena has revealed his return date. He will be back on May 30, four months earlier than expected.

Photo:

Xavier Woods responds to internet troll, using the ''F'' word...

R-Truth:

R-Truth has revealed he has a clothing line coming out soon.

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Samoa Joe:

Samoa Joe has retained the NXT title in his first defense, at a live in New York. After the match one of his two victims, Finn Balor, cut a promo denying he will be on Raw next week, and said he is staying in NXT.

TNA:

Slammiversary will be at Universal Studios on June 12, TNA have announced. The main event will be Drew Galloway vs Bobby Lashley for the TNA Championship.

Title change SPOILER!!!:

Eli Drake has beaten Bram to win the TNA King Of The Mountain title.

Wedding off?:

Thea Trinidad says the ring Austin Aries gave her yesterday is not an engagement ring, but a promise ring.

Accident at live:

Tom Phillips took a bad spill at a live in New York last night, but the announcer is said to be alright.

WWE man on TV:

Chris Jericho will be on 'Talking Dead' tonight.

Paige staying home:

Paige is going home to Norwich for a few days of R&R, as the rest of her colleagues start making their returns to the States, following the Euro tour coming to it's conclusion.

Brits make the cut:

Zack Sabre Jr and Jack Gallagher have taken the first two of thirty two spots in the summer WWE global cruiserweights tournament.

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WWE star in trouble with mum and wife:

Linda McMahon has revealed she was watching her son Shane's WrestleMania match with his wife, and neither were happy when he started climbing the cage...

"If I had to sign off on that, he wouldn't have gotten permission to have done it. I was standing next to Marissa, his wife, as he's climbing up the cage and I know he's going to jump off and I'm just telling you, my nerves were just wrapped so tight. And as he jumps, we both grab each other. And when he hits and I know he has to hit the mark just right. That was an incredible, incredible stunt."

Bret talks now vs then:

"I think that the wrestlers today are very skilled and a lot of them are really great, gifted wrestlers, like Daniel Bryan, CM Punk and even Kevin Owens. I tip my hat to them. I enjoy watching them, they're special talents and they carry that torch to the next generation. There's a lot of those wrestlers who've had a big impact since I left. I'd like to have worked with CM Punk or Brock Lesnar, but I find that there's something missing in wrestling that was more prevalent in my era. I think the actual storytelling was better. I could allow a story to unfold or not be rushed.?'There's no drama any more, it's just like bing, bing, bing, bing. They're too busy setting up the next moves and it seems very rehearsed like the whole match is rehearsed. I miss the natural flow in my matches. I watched a lot of my old matches from the '90s and I like the storytelling better, but that's just my preference. Fans now like that it's more fast-paced and there's not really any pause to tell a story."

Chyna:

So much for rest in peace. The documentary team that have been telling Chyna's story have revealed that they were filming when they went to her house, and found her dead body. They have also said that the footage may find it's way into the film, although are promising not to show her body. They say they will play the actual audio of them finding her corpse over a still image. He went on to say only prescription drugs were in the room, and he did not believe her death was intentional, or a result of foul play, and that they planned to scatter some of her ashes in the ocean, and have some kept on show for fans to pay their respects, in her home town.

They are not the only ones trying to get column inches from her death. The lawyer filing concussion suits against WWE says he was hoping to get Chyna to join their campaign, her people say she refused, but was interested in the science of the concussion suits. He is also asking for Chyna's brain, to use in their case against the WWE.

As well as that the owner of Vivid says he was talking to the former IC champ just days before she died, claiming Chyna wanted to get back into porn.

E! are the only ones showing some respect, they are planning to remove an episode of reality show 'Botched' from the next series. Chyna was set to be the featured star of the opening episode of the next season.

Finn Balor:

Finn is not injured. He is still working the NXT live tour.

Sky flies:

Velvet Sky has left TNA. The promotion says they mutually agreed not to renew her contract with them.

Jumanji Rocks:

The Rock has confirmed he will be involved in the remake of the classic 90's family movie.

NXT - TNA wedding:

Austin Aries and Thea Trinidad are engaged to be married.

Mr. PG wants swearing and bleeding back:

John Cena says he misses profanity and blood in the modern world of WWE...

"For one thing, profanity brought fire out of people with personalities that backed the language. It's very difficult to say, 'Oh, you're being poopy,' especially when they're meant to be fighting words. And now, if someone starts to bleed, the referee intervenes to stop the bleeding. But before, you'd just let it fly. Blood is one of the things that made fights cool. Like, you knew it had gotten serious. I understand why we don't do it anymore. Vince has been a coach to me, a father figure, a boss, and a friend, and his goal and my goal are the same: to make the company be as big as it can be. But yeah, the blood is one thing I miss."

NBAWWE:

Two mascots of a basketball team performed a WWE spot during a game last night. One monkey climbed a ladder and jumped off a balcony onto another monkey, who was laying on a table, delivering a pretty good Superfly Splash through the table.

WWE star leaving?:

Speculation that Jack Swagger was about to end his WWE career was running wild yesterday. He had posted a tweet that his current job was the best he had ever had, followed by the words ''Last day.'' His wife later explained that he meant it was the last day of the European tour.

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Injury:

Dana Brooke worked her first match since October last night.

Chyna:

NXT star Bayley paid tribute to Chyna last night. She wrote ''Ninth Wonder Of The World'' on her wrist tape.

Her collaborator on her documentary has confirmed she will complete the film, and will do everything she can to get it released.

TNA debut:

TNA debuted a new knockout called Sienna last night. She is Florida indy star Alyssin Kim.

Why Taker wouldn't tour:

Reports coming out of WWE suggest Undertaker refused to go on the European tour because of the terror attacks on the continent in recent months. This is not confirmed by the man himself.

New champion:

Samoa Joe shocked everyone at an NXT live last night by ending the record title reign of Finn Balor, to become the new NXT champion. There is strong speculation that the change was not planned, and only happened because Finn Balor suffered an injury, which caused the ref to throw up the ''X.'' The decision was taken to do the title switch, rather than have the main event stopped without a result.

Of course this could be dotting I's and crossing T's on his NXT days, so they can promote him to join the other Bullet Club boys on the main roster.

TNA lose another veteran:

Velvet Sky is reportedly finishing up her dates with TNA this week, and will then leave the promotion.

Hall Of Famer backs underdogs to win:

Ric Flair says he is supporting Leicester City to win the Premiership title...

"Boys, I heard it's one in 500 million, that's the odds of you guys winning. You've come this close, you've walked that aisle, you've played and beaten the best. Just bring it. Don't look back, just look forward. Manchester United, you're up next. You've got no game. Leicester City all the way. Whooo!."

Sheamus remembers:

Sheamus has remembered he is a Liverpool FC supporter. He sang our anthemic song 'You'll Never Walk Alone' to a crowd in Manchester (Most hated rivals) last night.

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WWE WrestleMania wish list:

WWE have released a list of things they want to see at next years WrestleMania...

• Dean Ambrose leaves with WWE title.
• Shaquille O'Neal wrestles.
• Shinsuke Nakamura enters Andre The Giant battle royal.
• The Undertaker vs John Cena.
• Bayley joins the other diva revolution girls for a fatal four way.
• Goldberg returns to face Roman Reigns.

New outcast:

Viktor losing his tag partner has opened a new door for him. As well as Konnor being suspended, Adam Rose was sent packing too. A now partner-less Viktor has joined with the group Adam Rose was affiliated with before their bans, taking his spot in Social Outcasts.

TNA veteran quits:

Christy Hemme has announced she has severed her ties with TNA. She had worked there since 2006, before taking time out to have a baby. She had returned sporadically since last summer, but will do so no more.

Attitude era icon dies:

Chyna was found lying peacefully, but deceased, in her bed overnight. Friends had been concerned that they had not heard from her for a number of days, and raised the alarm. She was 45. Currently speculation suggests she may have died from a drugs overdose, but that is not yet confirmed.

The world of wrestling and celebrity have come out to pay tribute to her memory, including Triple H, who hinted at giving her the Hall Of Fame induction she so craved in the last months of her life, as he remembered her ground breaking career...

"It is obviously tragic and clearly my well-wishes go out to her friends and family. Brilliance sometimes, and that ability to push barriers and boundaries and be a pioneer, is often connected closely with other things that aren't so positive sometimes, and demons, and unfortunately that is the case. Man, she was just a great person, an amazing talent, a ground breaking pioneer, that was never afraid to go out on a limb and blaze her own trail through life. She never took, and when you're choosing a path you can say 'hey here is a path let's go down that one' or you can blaze your own path and burn it up and create something for others to follow, and that's what she did, and that star shone bright, but unfortunately burned out way too fast.''

On HOF...

"You know it's not my decision, but I definitely think, as I have said before, that what she did in her life certainly warrants it. There was never anybody like her before her, and there will never be anybody like her after. It's certainly warranted and I'm sure at some point when the time is right, hopefully, that could happen."

Redondo Beach, California police have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the death.

Bray Wyatt:

WWE have a tentative injury timetable of 4-6 weeks for Bray Wyatt's pulled calf muscle.

WrestleCon fall outs:

Stacy Carter had a spat with Tessa, daughter of Tully, Blanchard, at WrestleCon, over a perceived lack of respect on the younger ladies part. The row almost led to a fight, but was broken up by Ricochet, Tessa's boyfriend.

Karen Jarrett spat on an LU diva, who wanted a chair to sit in, which for some reason offended Mrs. J., and her husband Jeff shoved Nasty Boy Brian Knobbs to the floor, which caused security to monitor the event from inside, and warnings to all other talent about their behaviour.

New Day star leaves tour:

Kofi Kingston has gone home early. His partner is about to give birth.

Rock Time:

Time magazine have named The Rock as one of the worlds 100 most influential people.

HOF'er vs The Wrestler:

Hacksaw Jim Duggan has revealed he almost got into a physical confrontation with actor Mickey Rourke at WrestleMania 25. The two passed each other in a corridor at the WWE hotel, and brushed shoulders. Rourke and his minders got very angry and pushy with the Hall Of Famer, who reciprocated. Eventually things calmed down, but WWE demanded he apologise to the actor, however before he did so an official told him to nix it, as Rourke was a ''Jerk.''

MMA man retracts retirement:

Conor McGregor is not coming to WWE. He has retracted his retirement and says he does want to fight at UFC 200. UFC boss Dana White pulled him from the card after he tweeted his career was over, earlier in the week.

Balls Mahoney:

Police have determined they will not be investigating the death of Balls Mahoney as suspicious. His cause of death will be decided within the next few months.

Today's News

MMA to WWE:

After shocking the world of MMA with the announcement of his retirement yesterday, Conor McGregor is rumoured to be on his way to WWE. Fans have noticed that, despite his often critical comments on wrestling, he started following a number of top WWE stars on Twitter recently, including Triple H and the McMahon siblings.

Owens worries for NXT:

Kevin Owens says he worries who will fill the void that will open when Finn Balor steps up to the main roster, which he acknowledges could be very soon. He says there is no-one ready to ''Pick up the slack.''

Cena awarded:

John Cena was presented with an award in recognition of his dedication to US service personnel, by the USO last night.

WWE UK:

WWE have released the dates for their next trip across the pond to visit our fair isles...

• November 4th: London (Wembley Arena)
• November 5th: Manchester
• November 6th: Newcastle
• November 6th: Leeds
• November 7th: Glasgow (RAW)
• November 8th: Glasgow (SmackDown)
• November 9th: Birmingham
• November 10th: Cardiff

Hall Of Famer says UFC is better than WWE:

Bret Hart, who will be working for WWE at Payback, says UFC is doing WWE better than WWE are doing WWE...

"I'll say it now, UFC does better pro wrestling than pro wrestling. The promos, the whole, 'Bones' Jones and Cormier sitting in a chair. That's the gripping television that pro wrestling used to deliver."

TNA star finished:

Matt Hardy says he suffered an injury to his back last night, that has finished his career. It should be noted that the match that did the apparent damage happened a month ago, and he has worked other matches since.

Rose responds:

Adam Rose says he feels he needs to address his WWE suspension, and wrote this open letter to fans today...

''I was not going to respond to my suspension but I feel I have to. I have two sons that will one day read that news about there daddy and a sister that died from complications related to a life long battle with heroin. So I feel the absolute need and right to respond and let the truth be known. I am pretty sure this response will meet nowhere near the publicity that my suspension did and that this response is tantamount to career suicide. But I feel for my sons my sister and rest of my family... you the Wwe universe have the right to the know the truth over my suspension and what it was for. I will also quote my Dr in my response as he was as shocked and appalled by this suspension. I can say right now I did not do anything knowingly wrong and was taking prescribed medication that my Dr and I followed all the correct protocol on. My actual response and Doctors response will be coming soon. So before you judge, know the facts. My family and I are still collecting ourselves from this blow. I have zero anger or animosity against the WWE. But feel the administrators over the WWE Welnness policy were just simply not right in taking this action. But I feel facts are the facts and my family and I will will be the ones putting our lives back together after this mess. My response will be up soon along with my Doctors.''

WWE star appearing in UK ad campaign:

Kevin Owens has taped an ad for Smyths Toys.

Today's News

Payback:

"We Don't Have to Dance" by Andy Black is the official theme song of Payback.

Austin Aries talks TNA takeover:

"It always goes back to the ownership group. At the end of the day, you can change coaches and managers and players, but if there's something intrinsic, something wrong, then you have to look at what the common denominator is, and, usually, you've got to look at the ownership because everything runs from there. All I can say is I hope they continue to remain a viable company where guys and girls can make a living and make money. The wrestling industry needs healthy, successful products and the more the better because that's just more opportunities and jobs for the men and women who enjoy doing professional wrestling for a living."

WWE support campaign:

Natalya and Titus O'Neil have appeared in an ad for a stop smoking campaign in the States.

WWE visit football team:

Rusev, Sasha Banks and Sheamus visited the home stadium of Manchester City today. Sheamus and his colleagues paraded around the stadium with Manchester City shirts on, maybe he has forgotten he is a Liverpool supporter.... been in America too long, Fella???.

NJPW cancel show:

NJPW have been forced to cancel this weeks event due to the catastrophic earthquakes in the country. The booked matches will take place at next weeks event instead.

SmackDown SPOILERS!!!:

• Kalisto vs Ryback.
• Baron Corbin vs Dolph Ziggler.
• AJ Styles vs The Miz.
• Natalya & Paige vs Naomi & Tamina Snuka.
• Fandango vs R-Truth.
• Chris Jericho & Kevin Owens vs Dean Ambrose & Sami Zayn.

Hall Of Famer needs surgery:

Jim Ross has suggested that Stone Cold Steve Austin may need surgical treatment on a long standing injury to his shoulder, which he aggravated at WrestleMania.

Raw debut:

WWE have announced that Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson will debut on Raw next week.