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Ric Flair is scheduled to undergo surgery next week to repair a torn left triceps. Flair was originally told that he had a broken bursa sac in his left elbow, but the injury turned out to be more severe. "I thought it was getting better, but the swelling just wouldn't go away," Flair told Mike Mooneyham of PostAndCourier.com.

Flair noted that the injury became worse when he threw out the first pitch at the Boston Red Sox game. "When I threw Tuesday, the arm blew up to about twice the ...

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From TMZ.com

Matt Hardy's girlfriend is adamant ... she didn't drop the dime on her BF last week -- telling TMZ, the only reason she blabbed to cops was because they intimidated and threatened her.

25-year-old Reby Sky tells us, after Matt was rushed to the hospital for an adverse drug reaction, cops took her to the police station and questioned her about the incident.

Apparently Reby gave cops enough info for a search warrant, because when she returned home, the cops were there in force, having...
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Monday Night Mayhem with The All Night Express - Rhett Titus and Kenny King
Hosts: The Big Mosh and "The Chairman of the Board" Todd Vincent
Airs every Monday at 6:00 P.M. (CT)
Show available at MondayNightMayhem.com.

The buildup to Ladder War 3 vs. The Briscoes and what it meant to headline Ring of Honor's "Death Before Dishonor IX" (Rhett Titus): "The buildup toward Ladder War 3 has been coming pretty long for me. From the original Ladder War, you'll find a young Rhett Titus doing ring...

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The following is a recap of a new Reby Sky interview from the Busted Open radio show, which airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday on SIRIUS 94 and XM 208

Reby on Matt Hardy's online videos: "Before he posts every video I give him a talk, and I don't want to feel like his mother or babysitter or council, but I say Matt maybe this isn't a good idea. I tell him what I think about it, why I think that way, and he will either take it and say okay, maybe not or he will put it up anyway. He's g...

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Punk's shirt screams for ice cream!
By: James Wortman September 21, 2011
Tags: CM Punk, CM Punk

CLEVELAND – CM Punk might be finding himself embroiled in some of the most brutal battles in recent WWE history – including the first-ever Triple Threat Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship in two weeks – but that doesn’t mean The Voice of the Voiceless has lost his appreciation for the simpler things in life. On the same night he clashed with WWE Chief Operating Officer Triple H in a...
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WWE.com profiles Billy Kidman....

Billy Kidman has never forgotten the response he received 15 years ago when he had his first tryout match with WWE.

“Funny story,” Kidman said with a smirk. “[Former WWE producer] Tony Garea pulled aside one of the guys I was with and told him not to bring me anymore, because I was too small.”

Sitting in the cafeteria of Toledo, Ohio’s Huntington Center before a recent SmackDown event, Kidman could smile thinking about what he heard that night. After ...
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Former pro wrestler Mick Foley is a big fan of yours and a supporter of your anti-sexual assault organization, RAINN. How did you guys get to meet and have you developed a friendship?

He's great. My nephew is a wrestling aficionado, and somehow I had heard through RAINN that he was doing some really great things for the charity. I met him, and he had heard that my nephew was a wrestling fan, and it kind of went on from there. He's been really beyond stellar to the charity. He's really gi...
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John Cena has now won 12 World titles; the WWE Championship a record 10 times and the World Heavyweight Championship twice.

Cena’s latest World Title victory has Chavo Guerrero angry and he has vowed to stop watching professional wrestling if he breaks Ric's legendary record.

Chavo on Twitter:

“If Cena brakes the great Ric Flair’s 16 time champ record, I will never watch wrestling again. I call a boycott of Cena matches if he does!”

Guerrero also asked his Twitter followers...

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After not having posted an update on Twitter since July 31st, Batista posted the following updates recently:

After undergoing back surgery, Batista says he he has started lifting weights again and has increased his weight to 270 pounds.

"No plans of going back to wrestling or wrestling for any other promotion."

"If Bellator is serious then I would love to get that fight in!!"

"I'm tired of getting asked about Mason Ryan."

On what appears to be the topic of WWE Diva Melina's recent releas...

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Mick Foley on Twitter:

"Maybe I'll show Jackman how it's done when I show up as the secret guest ref in the Hell in a Cell , RIGHT there in New Orleans, Louisiana!"

"Ooops, pulled a Weiner there - that was supposed to be a DM to @michaelcole ! Just completely ignore my last message! Thanks for a fun Raw everyone - started 5 new rumors."

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Matt Hardy was arrested back on September 14th after police conducted a search of his home and seized 20 vials of anabolic steroids, one dosage unit of ecstasy, drug paraphernalia and $1,900 cash, according to the release.

Hardy was release on a written note to appear. His first court appearance is set for Sept. 29.

Hardy was charged with possession with intent to sell/deliver schedule III controlled substance (anabolic steroids), possession of schedule I controlled substance (Ecstas...

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The following was issued on Lindaforsenate2012.com.

Friends,

I have seen enough of America to know what our people are capable of achieving – the enterprises we can build, the jobs and opportunities we can create. Yet here we are, in the fourth year of a lifeless economy that last month didn't add a single new job for the millions who need one. Not a single job!

Washington tells us that 9% unemployment is the best this country can do for months or even years to come. Our own governmen...
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CM Punk appeared on Ariel Helwani's "The MMA Hour" online show today, and discussed a number of MMA and pro wrestling topics.

Helwani asked Punk about Triple H's recent comments claiming UFC needs to evolve more than WWE. Punk said he felt that it was an absolute insane statement. Punk said pro wrestling, in fact, has a lot of work to do. He mentioned talking about MMA with Triple H many times, and noted that HHH "just doesn't get it."

Punk was asked whether or not MMA has hurt the pro ...

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From WWE.com  (Kevin Eck is one of the WWE creative team members)

"Eck’s Factor": Raw SuperShow 9/12 analysis
By: Kevin Eck September 13, 2011
Tags: Eck's Factor, WWE Raw SuperShow: September 12, 2011

Welcome to the debut of "Eck’s Factor," a WWE.com exclusive column that will be posted every Tuesday and Saturday. The purpose of this column is simple: analyze Raw SuperShow and SmackDown in accordance with what you, the WWE Universe, have been talking about on Facebook, Twitter, and WWE.com. T...
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From WWE.com:

Bret Hart predicts upset at Night of Champions
By: Joey Styles & James Wortman September 15, 2011

Moments after proving that his Sharpshooter is still one of the most punishing submission holds in the history of sports-entertainment on WWE Raw SuperShow, WWE.com caught up with Hall of Famer, Bret “Hit Man” Hart to get his predictions for Night of Champions this Sunday.

Based on his verbal exchange with WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio in Canada’s capital (PHOTOS), it ...

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Former NWA President Announces Formation of New Wrestling Company

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Former National Wrestling Alliance President Howard T. Brody, former NWA World Tag Team Champion Larry Brannon (a.k.a. Vito DeNucci) and longtime pro wrestling supporter and Fortune 500 business executive Paul Jones, today announced the formation of a new wrestling company – Ring Warriors, LLC.

Based in South Florida, the plan for the new organization is to run shows across the Sunshine Stat...

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WWE has taken out $200 million line of credit with JP Morgan Chase Bank. WWE said they would be doing this because interest rates are low right now and it would be used to help finance the new television network which is set to launch sometime in 2012. Vince McMahon stated earlier this year that the company would be willing to go into debt spending, which is something they have avoided doing in past years for any project.WWE is pushing hard for its new "Network" to debut by the end of...

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Lance Storm published a new blog on his website StormWrestling.com to set the record straight on rumors of him working with WWE on a developmental territory. Here is what he wrote:

"It's come to my attention that there are some erroneous online reports out there that I am currently in negotiations with WWE to open up a Developmental territory in Calgary. This is absolutely not the case so I want to set the record straight. I don't know specifically where these reports are coming from but I've ...
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3 Way With Fire and Ice” on PW 24/7
Hosts: Angel Orsini and Amber O’Neal
Full show available at http://www.pw247radio.com

Of all the success that you’ve had with WWE, ECW, and TNA, what do you find most fulfilling?

Being creative in ECW was great. Paul Heyman gave me the opportunity to be as creative as I was. In this business, a lot of people, you know, I don’t want to say “hold people back”, but you know. But I was a young kid and was brought to the studio and taught how to edit a s...
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WWE star Triple H told Eric Larnick of Moviefone that Ric Flair doesn't know when to walk away. "Ric is one of my best friends," Triple H said. "Ric doesn't know when to walk away. Ric doesn't want to be told to walk away. And Ric can't afford to walk away. Ric has lived every day of his life like it's the last for almost the fifty years he's been in the business.

"In Ric's mind, it's still 1982, he's on top of the world, he's young, he's got a lot of money. Ric has never questioned ...

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In Your Head Radio with Jacques and Gabriel Baron
Hosts: Jack and Oneinchbiceps, Show available at IYHWrestling.com.

Jacques and Gabriel Baron of Resistance Pro Wrestling start off the show and Jack starts right in with the questions. Jack brings up Billy Corgan and asks what is his role in this new promotion. The Baron's say they met Billy in Chicago, where they used to promote another federation, and they hit it off with him very well.

They came up with an idea to start a promotion with Billy....
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Sirius XM's Busted Open Interview: Beth Phoenix
Hosts: Doug Mortman and Mike Riker
Busted Open can be heard Monday, Wednesday and Friday on Sirius 94, XM 208

Beth on working with Goldust: I have nothing but great things to say about Goldust, and really what he brings to us is the time that he spends working with us. He has such a wide variety of opinions and experience on the business, things that like, you know he’ll come to me with advice that I never really would have seen it that w...
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Troubled wrestling star Matt Hardy is facing a tag team of legal troubles this week after being charged in Wake County with driving while impaired - his second arrest in less than a month.

Police at Raleigh-Durham International Airport stopped Hardy's car after receiving reports of a 2011 red Chevrolet Camaro swerving through traffic.

A caller said the car nearly hit two vehicles three times, according to a police report.

When officers pulled over the Camaro, they found 36-year-old Matthe...

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By WorldWrestlingInsanity.com on 2011-09-14 08:02:41

He's the man who redefined the color of Machismo and energized a division. Now, Ring of Honor's reigning Television Champion Jay Lethal joins James Guttman for a 46 minute shoot interview on ClubWWI.com about his past, present, and future that any fan will freak out, freak out over - dig it!

Having begun wrestling at the age of 16, Lethal has experience that far exceeds others his age. From his six X-Division title wins to his Ri...

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Matt Hardy was arrested on Monday by airport police at the Raleigh-Durhan International Airport. Airport Authority Officer Smith-Wynter pulled Hardy over after a concern was made about the way he was driving his vehicle.

Hardy passed a breathalyzer test on the scene and had no alcohol in his system at the time of his arrest. He blew a 0.00. North Carolina State Trooper Hans Ellefson, who is a Drug Recognition Expert, was then called to the scene to further examine Hardy.

Trooper Ell...

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TNA World Champion, Kurt Angle was recently interviewed by Sam Strayer on Fight Week, here are some highlights....

Angle speaks on a number of topics, including what it was like to work on the film "Warrior," how true to MMA the fight scenes were, how lead actors like Tom Hardy held up during the fight scenes, his own future in movies, and training for the 2012 Olympics. Below are some highlights, and you can watch the entire interview if you click on the above link.

Angle on training f...

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Shotgun Wrestling Radio Interview with Zach Gowen

When did you decide you want to become a pro wrestler? "When I was 16, I wanted to become a pro wrestler. I lost my leg when I was eight years old and when I was 16, I grew up a huge wrestling fan. I used it as a form of escape as a kid. Coming from a broken home, when I would watch wrestling that would all go away. That's why I'm so grateful for wrestling, because it touches people in different ways."

Who were some of your influences gr...
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"Let me make this very clear. I have not once said that I'm going to retire. I've said I don't know how long I have left. Big difference.

"Having had a decent break from the ring I am feeling ready to go for a while, but the fact is that's down to two things. One is how long my body holds out and two is if people want me to wrestle."

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Mick Foley Q&A: TNA, “Beyond the Mat,” and his little “Hardcore Legend”

Mick Foley says that Islip MacArthur Airport in Long Island has been a home away from home the last year, as his family attempted a move to Florida while maintaining New York roots. Now they’re moving back to Long Island as Foley attempts another move, a successful career transition into stand-up comedy.

I checked out his show on Aug. 24 in Long Island for an ESPN.com piece that ran last week. But Mick had plenty ...
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Wrestling Voice interview with Road Dogg Brian James

Being included in the WWE's recent OMG Shocking Moment DVD for the New Age Outlaws dumpster spot with Terry Funk and Mick Foley:

"I think it is memorable, I was told a couple of times that we made that OMG Moment DVD for that and the WCW Invasion and that feels good and it's kind of the match that put us on the map and it's what people remember about The New Age Outlaws, we had worked with the Road Warriors already and beat them for...

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