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Michaels snubs Rumble match:

Ric Flair has claimed that Vince McMahon personally contacted Shawn Michaels to ask him to work this Sunday's Royal Rumble match, but Shawn refused.

Alum bares all:

Kaitlyn has posed nude for a magazine today (Photo).

Royal Rumble:

Alberto Del Rio and Kalisto have traded the US title back and forth in the past couple of weeks. Their feud will culminate with the US gold on the line at the Rumble PPV.

Roman Reigns has been given the number 1 spot in the Royal Rumble match, as he defends his WWE title.

Charlotte vs Becky Lynch has been confirmed for the Diva's title.

The New Day will put the Tag straps up against The Uso's on Sunday at the event.

AJ snubs TNA:

It has been confirmed that AJ Styles was one of the free agents that turned TNA down, for their debut episode of Impact on Pop.

Chris Jericho reveals he had to save WWE job:

Chris Jericho says he would have been fired by WWE during his first feud, if not for making an apology to Chyna for a ring injury she suffered against him...

"At the time, Chyna was Hunter's girlfriend and when I went to talk to Vince, he said, 'do you have any problems working with a woman?'. I said, 'well, no' and he said, 'I don't want you to go easy on her. I don't want you to think of her as a woman. I want you to go in there and work'. The next day in Tampa, I show up and I'm called into Vince's office. And I'm thinking, 'I'm going to get, like, a pat on the back for having this great match with Chyna' and when I went in there, man, he went ballistic on me about how dare I give Chyna a black eye because she's a woman. I think it all came down from Hunter's crew. I think they didn't like me. They didn't like the way I was conducting myself. And they had Vince's ear and a lot of stroke and a lot of influence. McMahon made me go apologize to Chyna, which was brutal because I don't like to apologize to anybody, especially for that. But actually, I told Benoit this and he talked to Bret Hart about it and Bret said that Vince did something similar to him when he first started. He said McMahon likes to break people down and build you back up like a soldier. Maybe at the time, that's what he was doing. I don't know."

Tough Enough winner in massive heat:

Josh, male winner of the most recent series, has earned the ire of some of the WWE roster. He tweeted a dig at the new faction the Social Outcasts, calling them ''Jobbers''. This led to Kevin Owens slamming him on Twitter. He mocked his lack of experience, and said he had no business demeaning the people that went before him.

Bull Dempsey, one of Josh's biggest supporters at the PC, then chimed in to agree with Owens, and chastised the new boy repeatedly during a back and forth between himself and Owens.

Finally Stardust said he would not be welcome in the WWE locker room, and would need to change in the corridor, should he ever make the step up to the WWE main roster.

The Outcasts themselves took to Twitter to rib the TE man, and call for NXT coaches to teach him some respect.

Stars to align at Mania?:

WWE are preparing for a one on one rematch between Stardust and Stephen Amell, and will start the feud at an upcoming comic con, both men will be there, and WWE are sending cameras to tape an altercation, as part of what will likely become a WrestleMania feud.

Injury costs Dreamer Rumble spot:

Tommy Dreamer has reportedly been penciled in for a Rumble spot, but finished up his WWE dates this weekend with an injury to his elbow that will keep him out. He was double chokeslammed through a table, and landed hard, suffering some nasty cuts, and swelling.

Hall Of Famer returns to wrestling:

Jim Ross has signed for NJPW, and will call their shows on AXS.

Make or break for Bryan:

Daniel Bryan will meet with WWE surgeon Joseph Maroon this week, seeking to be cleared to return to WWE, if he says no, it will probably be the death nail in his WWE career, as WWE see him as their top medical expert.

Rock wins:

The Rock has been named as #1 international movie star by Deadline.

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Angle's last match:

TNA have named Bobby Lashley as the final opponent in Kurt Angle's TNA career. The match will happen in Birmingham, England on January 31.

Bryan's branch out:

Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella have opened a business in Arizona. The premise is to promote local products and companies.

Reigns misses live:

Roman Reigns missed a live last night, he was travelling back from the India tour.

Raw tease:

• Will chaos erupt on "The Highlight Reel"?
• Expect The Social Outcasts to be a trending topic
• Will Charlotte accept Becky Lynch's Royal Rumble challenge?
• Can Kalisto reclaim the U.S. Title?
• Who will be left standing - Ambrose or Owens?

Paige and Nikki Bella are at the show, despite being injured. They will be promoting Total Diva's.

WWE apology:

WWE had to apologise before one of the stops on their India tour. An incident from 1998, when a young Kurt Angle blew his nose on the Indian flag on WWE TV, still causes offense to this day. The premier of a Hindu area of India said he would ban the WWE show unless they made an apology beforehand. International President Gerrit Meier did so, but said it was not a planned move, and was done as a spare of the moment act by Angle.

ROH say goodbye:

ROH are holding a farewell show for AJ Styles on Saturday.

Death:

Iconic enhancement talent of the 80's Iron Mike Sharpe has died. His body was found at the weekend. He had been dealing with a number of health problems, and was 64 years old.

WCW great at PC:

Dave Taylor was a guest trainer at the PC this past weekend.

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Too cold to go:

Last nights NXT live was delayed by an hour, as the arena was too cold for the fans to enter the building. The management of the venue decided it would be a better idea to leave the fans outside in the cold, rather than bring them in, but when they were allowed inside, the venue was described as ''Freezing.''

Finn Balor decided to make an effort to improve the boredom for the fans standing in line, and went out to do an impromptu meet and greet.

AJ Styles lays claim to Rumble spot:

"I don't know what the future holds for me. I'll tell you what... if I'm not recovering from some weird armbar submission and there's a spot in the Royal Rumble... I don't deserve a thing, I don't deserve you but I'll tell you, if you put me in that Royal Rumble I'll kick some ass for you guys."

Rusev:

Rusev worked for the first time since reportedly injuring his knee, during the India tour, but was wearing some strapping to the damaged leg. Rusev denies he has the injury.

Mania main eventer returning to WWE:

Ric Flair is bringing WrestleMania 11 main eventer Lawrence Taylor to the post Royal Rumble Raw in Miami.

Fans pick:

WWE fans have voted that Roman Reigns will have the biggest impact in 2016.

Vince blocking movie:

Barry Blaustein has discussed Vince McMahon trying to get his ''Beyond The Mat'' movie banned from being released...

"We were done shooting and the cameras had gone away, we were shooting in Sacramento and it was at a RAW taping and Vince came back and it was after he started his feud with Steve Austin and had been beaten up. He was battered and they were taking down the ring and he had a beer and was wearing a sweatshirt and he said 'I LOVE this business'. That's the Vince that I wanted to capture on camera because he does love this business. He has an incredible passion for it and I think Vince is great. When the movie came out Vince had called me a couple months before and said this is nothing personal, I like you but I am going to do everything to stop this movie from being seen. It was simply because he wanted a piece of the movie and Universal didn't want to give him a piece of the movie. He hated that a film company was profiting off his characters he created and I understood that and he kept saying he didn't care and I could make as much money as I want and I said Vince you can say whatever you want and I'll come back at you and none of it is personal."

Hogan in denial mode:

Hulk Hogan has repeatedly denied having any talks with WWE, reports are they hope to have him back for Mania. He does however say he is training for a big man.

Talks open:

JBL and Vince Russo are talking on Twitter, and are trying to agree terms for a Network interview.

JR ready to return:

Jim Ross is finalising a deal to return to commentary with AXS. When the deal is complete, he will take the seat vacated by SmackDown's new announcer Mauro Ranallo.

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Diva returns to the ring:

Summer Rae wrestled her first match since July last night, on the Delhi stop of the India tour.

TNA issues:

TNA talent are not happy about working 5 nights of TV tapings, the wrestling was said to be poor, as many talent had ring rust, and fatigue took it's toll as the week just past, wore on.

TNA were further frustrated that some big name free agents refused to come in for their early shows on the new channel.

He's not ready:

Jimmy Snuka's attorney's have successfully argued that he is not mentally capable of standing trial for 3rd degree murder. His trial, set for March 22, has been postponed, as he undergoes a mental health evaluation.

Jimmy Hart:

Jimmy Hart is opening a Hall Of Fame restaurant in Florida.

Wedding:

Rusev and Lana will be married in September.

Natalya reveals injury:

''Two months ago I couldn't dream of squatting like this because of my ankle. I pushed through and was relentless in my recovery. Obsessed. Training twice a day, healing a broken bone. Vitamins, great nutrition, a strong support system around me and working my a$$ off to come back made such a huge difference. Plus I'm really stubborn ... Hence wrestling right after I broke it. I didn't even know it - because I wanted it that much. AND I wasn't going to give up...no matter what brick walls were in front of me. People talk about passion all the time. It's an easy word to throw around. When you have everything taken from you, and you get it all back- you never take anything for granted ever again.''

NXT heel turn:

Finn Balor worked heel this weekend, trying out a turn that may become permanent when the Bullet Club boys make it to NXT in the coming weeks. Sara Lee of Tough Enough also debuted, as a heel.

Styles to Rumble?:

AJ Styles says he is free on the night of the Royal Rumble, and would ''Sure'' consider an offer to work the event.

Blow for Henry?:

Mark Henry has been removed from the Royal Rumble match listing, no reason was provided.

CM Punk:

CM Punk is not happy about Dana White's decision to put him on UFC 199. He says it would be a smarter business move to have him debut on the landmark UFC 200. He also said whatever the result of his first fight, he will not be a one trick pony, and will fight again, and again.

Jeri-Show:

Chris Jericho is staying with WWE through until May, meaning he could be working the biggest show of 2016... WrestleMania.

Major Mania return:

Multiple sources claim WWE are in talks to bring back Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan. They hope to have him back in time for Mania 32, but worry about a media backlash if they rush his return, so will likely play the long game.

Sami Zayn ready to step up:

Sami Zayn says he wants to be a full time member of the Raw roster this year.

WWE bullying:

WWE old boy Daniel Puder has revealed the repeated incidents of bullying he suffered in the WWE locker room...

Big Show...

"He slammed me into a locker plenty of times. I didn't know it was coming. It was the first time when we walked into the guy's locker room. They set it up for the guys to be in there. Big Show looked at me and he says, 'You bowing up? You bowing up, boy?' And I was like, you know, I stand with good posture. He comes over and just launches me over to a locker, and takes my head and tosses me out the room."

Bill Demott...

"One day I did a move wrong and stood up. He came over and grabbed my pinky and bent it backwards. I go, 'Well. Are you gonna break it, or are you gonna actually let me do this move right and teach me right?'. He once said, if you don't come out to drink with us, I'm gonna kick your a--."

Bob Holly...

"I would show up, and he would bump me all over the place; and I would continue taking it. And he has the audacity to write negatively in his book. I really looked up to the guy, and I looked at what we wrote about me. At the end of the day, he's gonna go out of this world, when he dies, for being a loser and an idiot. You try to write a book to put people down for the money, it's pretty sad; pretty low."

Kurt Angle...

"After I kicked his butt, he could have done at lot with it. He could have said "you caught me", he could have made a feud out of it. He could have taken me under his wing and said, "Hey kid. I'm gonna make you the best wrestler in the world. But, instead, they got nervous and didn't want to play. I remember him saying that you can't use submissions, 'You can't do that! You can't do submissions in here!' I was thinking to myself, when I walked in, the ref said anything goes, but no striking."

TNA star gives back:

Elijah Burke AKA The Pope spent today feeding and clothing homeless people in his hometown.

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Henry to retire:

Mark Henry says he hopes to be a part of this years WrestleMania, where he will take off his boots in the middle of the ring, and retire from wrestling.

Austin calls for HOF induction:

He says it is time for WWE to give Goldberg his last match, and HOF induction...

"Oh, absolutely bring Bill Goldberg back. I've heard some chatter off his Twitter account that he's looking for a match and maybe that's just rumor, but man, if there is a guy that deserves a send off, that is Bill Goldberg. He had a hell of a damn run in WCW. He's a Hall of Fame guy in my opinion, for his impact on the business. He wasn't around real long, but his impact was felt big time. His run in WWE wasn't all that it could have been, but he came in at a weird time. But bring him back and put him in there with somebody that he can do his thing with, whoever that is, whether they go 2, 3, 10, 15 [minutes], I don't know, but it would be fun to see Bill back in the ring. It really would for me."

Royal Rumble:

Becky Lynch has challenged Charlotte to a Diva's title match at the Royal Rumble, Charlotte is yet to respond, she is in India on tour.

Tommy Dreamer will be involved in the Rumble weekend festivities.

Big Show:

Big Show appeared on last nights episode of Lip Sync Battle.

WWE:

WWE have announced that they are re-designing their website.

PWI:

PWI have named their award winners for 2015...

• Wrestler of the year... Seth Rollins.
• Match of the year... Bayley vs Sasha Banks (NXT Respect).
• Tag Team of the year... The New Day.
• Most popular wrestler of the year... Dean Ambrose.
• Inspirational wrestler of the year... Bayley.
• Rookie of the year... Moose.
• Comeback of the year... The Undertaker.
• Feud of the year... Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar.
• Woman of the year... Sasha Banks.
• Most improved wrestler of the year... Roman Reigns.

Hurricane recalls backstage brawl:

With Buff Bagwell....

"Booker T versus Bagwell on Raw wasn't good at all and Booker is the last guy who should take the blame for that. It wasn't anything to do with Booker T. It had nothing to do with him. Everybody knows pretty much what happened. Booker T did everything he could do, but you can't get blood from a turnip. I was going to eventually drop the title to Billy Kidman in Atlanta, which is where Billy's from. It was kind of the WCW home base, Atlanta, anyway. And then Billy was going to go on and unify the title with X-Pac, which is what they ended up doing. But that angle got hotshotted because Booker T and Bagwell had such a bad match. (In the back after) He said something and I burned him really bad and he got like all offended by it, and he came and hit me in the damn ear. He's like standing on the floor and he outweighs me by 50 pounds anyway. Everybody in there knows I banged my shoulder up, so then he comes and hits me from behind and I kind of just threw [a water bottle] at him like this and then I jumped out of the ring. And this was just kind of to distract him because now I'm going to go punch him in the face, but he f--king cracked his head open, and he was bleeding all over the place, and I'm like, 'oh, f--k'. I really didn't intend for it to do that and I didn't think it would. I don't know. I guess the water in it made it harder. When I got to WWE TV the next week, The Acolytes, APA, Ron and Bradshaw, took my bags and put them on the WWE side. The locker room was really segregated in those days, WWE on one side and WCW on the other, Steve Austin went and pat me on the back."

CM Punk:

Dana White says he wants CM Punk to debut for UFC in June at UFC 199.

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Curry Man:

Christopher Daniels will reprise his Curry man gimmick this weekend, for an ROH title shot vs Roddy Strong.

WrestleMania 33:

WWE are working out the logistics to take WrestleMania 2017 back to Orlando, Florida, before officially confirming the location of the biggest event of next year.

Dana White confirms CM Punk's first fight:

"I'm bringing Mickey Gall in and he's going to fight a kid named Michael Jackson. They're going to fight on the prelims on February 6th on Fight Pass and if he wins that fight, Mickey Gall will fight CM Punk and CM Punk will be there at the fight to watch."

NXT:

Carmella has earned a shot at the NXT Women's title, by winning a battle royal.

The winners of the first NXT awards have also been announced...

• Tag Team of the year - Enzo & Cass.
• Female competitor of the year - Bayley.
• Male competitor of the year - Finn Balor.
• TakeOver of the year - Brooklyn.
• Match of the year - Bayley vs. Sasha (NXT TakeOver: Brookyln).
• Overall competitor of the year - Finn Balor.

WrestleMania 32:

The Rock will not wrestle at Mania 32, as WWE are still unable to sort out insurance for him. The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar's statuses are in limbo, as both of their planned opponents are out of the event, and no back up plans are yet in place, and the main event has been leaked, and apparently will be Roman Reigns vs Triple H.

Steve Austin has also confirmed his involvement in the show, but says he is sworn to secrecy as to what he will be doing, and Stephanie McMahon has all but confirmed she will be wrestling at the event, saying she has started her ring training.

NXT debuts:

Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson are set to start work with NXT in early March.

She's coming:

WWE are currently working on bringing Sister Abigail into the storylines, as a physical member of the Wyatt Family. She has been a spiritual member of the group since they started.

Hall Of Fame:

The WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony has sold out.

The Brood:

Gangrel has revealed the original line up of The Brood was not the one that made it to TV. He says Edge pulled strings to replace the original third man with Christian, who took the spot of TNA legend Christopher Daniels.

Backstage tussle over Tyler Breeze:

Triple H personally signed off on the promotion of Tyler Breeze to the main roster, and had big plans for him, however Vince McMahon did not see in him what Hunter sees, and killed his push, and US title run.

Flair denies heat with WWE:

Ric Flair says he was not upset or angry with WWE using his son's death as an angle on Raw...

"It was said that I was upset, but I wasn't. Those kind of things are going to happen periodically. The emotion is real. She and Reid were very, very close. I certainly wasn't offended by what happened. I just don't like to see her cry. That was somebody's thought, and she ok'd it. They said, do you mind if we do this?' And she said, 'No. I don't mind at all.' It's the business, and sometimes things that are real come across in a way that the people are mad about it, but if I'm not mad, and Charlotte's not mad, and we're the key players."

Matt Taven:

Matt Taven has finally had knee surgery on an injury he suffered before Christmas.

John Cena:

John Cena is earning $10M per annum from his WWE career, it has been revealed today (By Meltzer).

Hulk Hogan:

Hulk Hogan's court case against Gawker will go ahead, and will start on March 7.

Jake top of the pops:

Jake The Snake's film is top of the I-Tunes sports chart.

Royal Rumble:

WWE have teamed up with an events company in the UK to host four Royal Rumble viewing parties around the country. London, Leeds, Brighton and Manchester have been selected as the venues for the get togethers.

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WWE defend Jericho:

Members of the WWE roster have defended Chris Jericho for a comment he made on Raw. He called The Uso's ''Back of the bus boys'' leading to strong online heat, with accusations of racism getting thrown his way. Other rostered talent have come out in his defense today. Mark Henry explained what the term means...

''OK guys.The back of the bus bros comment by @IAmJericho means the guys that drink, play cards an stay up. Up front guys go to bed.''

While JBL took the opportunity to mock the fans lack of knowledge...

''I was ALWAYS 'back of bus' crew, I thought u 'hardcore' guys knew everything-guess you are just out of touch trolls.''

Smackdown SPOILERS!!!:

• Dudley Boyz vs Wyatt Family.
• Social Outcasts vs Damien Sandow, Goldust, Jack Swagger and Zack Ryder.
• Kalisto vs Alberto Del Rio (US title).
• Becky Lynch vs Brie Bella.
• Dean Ambrose & Neville vs Kevin Owens & Sheamus.

Notes...

Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens (IC title) was confirmed for Royal Rumble.

HOF'er turns back on wrestling:

Sunny has placed her HOF ring on Ebay for $3,000, and says she is done with WWE, is not desperate for money, and feels it is time for her to move her life away from her past career.

Daniel Bryan released:

WWE have come out to deny that Daniel Bryan asked for, and was granted, his WWE release yesterday. They say the story has ''No truth'' to it.

This comes after an E-Mail was leaked, purportedly from WWE HQ, of a senior official processing the paperwork to complete the termination of his deal.

Nakamura to WWE:

Shinsuke Nakamura will start working at the PC in the first week of February.

Photo:

CM Punk's avatar for UFC 2016.

Steph honoured:

Stephanie McMahon has been named as one of America's most promising executives, as one of the 30 to watch in 2016.

TE to TNA:

TNA have signed Chelsea and Gabi of Tough Enough.