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Kurt Angle is looking to make history next summer as he will be trying out for the United States Olympic team. Angle recently spoke with ZooToday.com about the possibility:

"I definitely think I will be an underdog. I am not going to be one of the guys picked to make the team and definitely not one of the guys picked to win a medal. When I was in the Atlanta Olympics I was already a world champion so there were high expectations when it came for me to perform. A lot of people didn’t ...

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Recap of Goldy Locks' appearance on World Wrestling Insanity, available at WorldWrestlingInsanity.com.

Few fans can forget Goldy Locks. Early on TNA's days, she was all over the show doing both interviews and managing. Her face was recognizable each and every show. Today, TNA fans may be more familiar with her voice. She currently sings the theme song for a number of TNA stars including Winter and Dixie Carter. She tells James Guttman how honored she is to be able to do that and how supp...

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Recap of Jay Lethal's appearance on Online World of Wrestling Radio.

On the possibility of joining WWE: "I would say yes, Only because I can honestly say that anyone that is a pro wrestler in my generation you became a pro wrestler because of one reason and one reason only and thats because of WWE. ECW was big WCW was big but I think for my generation it was WWE that made you want to become a professional wrestler and why would you not want to get a chance to work for the company that m...

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The Rock responds to CM Punk's Promo:

"CM Punk: it's simple business - The Rock is the main event at Wrestlemania cause it draws more money in one night, then u will in lifetime."

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Matt Hardy On Twitter:

"It's amazing how healthy your body gets when u actually have a chance to rest it, not take bumps everynight, & don't travel on an ungodly schedule.. I'm getting.. BETTER :) "

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The Miami Herald have an interview up with Alberto Del Rio at MiamiHerald.com. Alberto Del Rio discussing FCW:

"A lot of people helped me adjust to the style, including Steve Keirn, Dusty Rhodes, Norman Smiley. Those guys helped me in FCW because in Mexico we wrestle on the right side, and here we wrestle on the left side. That was the main issue because, essentially, wrestling is the same everywhere. That particular area and transition were kind of hard, but in the end everything worke...

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All Wheels Wrestling will be taped today at the Impact Zone in Orlando, FL. They are taping a pilot in the hopes that the series will be picked up by the Speed Network for 2012. The show will feature a team concept with the men competing as teams to win the All Wheels Wrestling Cup; here are the teams and their captains…

* Team Defiance: Dubai (Former WWE, TNA and ROH star Shawn Daivari)
* Team 720: Schwagg Dutt (Former TNA and CZW star Sonjay Dutt)
* Team Dyno: "The Human Cyclone" Awesom...

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Batista responds to Ken "Dykstra" Doane's MMA challenge:

"I am represented by Cesar Gracie in everything MMA related. for anyone who wants to set something up instead of posturing up on Twitter."

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When he appeared on Bubba the Love Sponge's radio show yesterday, Hulk Hogan stated he got in trouble when he tweeted that Impact would be going on the road for every other taping in August. Since there is no deal in place, only discussions, TNA management was not happy when they found out Hogan let that slip. Hogan then said an announcement would be made next week and they would be testing the proposed schedule out.

Bubba The Love Sponge and Hogan put over Jeff Jarrett, describing him ...
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More Superstars Comment On CM Punk:

Seth Rollins: "Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. @cmpunk holy f***. One more shout out to @cmpunk. I've always drawn comparisons to him, which is very flattering, but we are our own men. I'll have my time, but right now is his. Very excited for the future."

Kurt Angle: "CM Punk had classic promo last night. Good for Him. But if U ever say another word about Me again, Ur toast! If U don't believe Me, try Me!"

Tommy Dreamer: "Just watched @cmpunk promo. FN GREAT. WWE h...
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Hulk Hogan says that he never hurt his ex-wife Linda. Hogan called in to Bubba the Love Sponge, telling his buddy that Linda's claims of being abused that she made on the Today Show this morning are a "cold, blatant lie."

Hogan said he "never laid a hand on her" and that Linda is "delusional." He called Linda a "non-issue still riding on the Hulk Hogan name."

"Just take her and put her in the same category with the Iron Sheik and the Ultimate Warrior," he said. "They all belong together."

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Mason Ryan suffered an injury outside the ring and is expected to be out anywhere from six weeks to six months.....

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Official Statement Regarding Bruno Sammartino From “The Big Cheese” Sal Corrente - We want to address any rumors regarding Bruno Sammartino and his current health situation. If you have read Bruno’s Autobiography you are aware that he had Rheumatic Fever as a child that caused damage to the valves in his heart. He was very sick for three plus years and came very close to dying as a child. It clearly didn’t affect him for many years he grew strong and had great stamina in the r...

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Congratulations to the "Queen Of Extreme" Francine and her husband Joe, who have announced that they are expecting their second child.

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Steve Austin: @CMPunk just melted my 52 inch TV with a scorching hot promo...delivery, content, and attitude...one of the best promos I've ever seen.

Jim Ross: Amazing feedback on @cmpunk end of Raw comments. Too many overanalyzing it. Did you like it? If so, enjoy it. Was it compelling? Yes

Taz: Punk did a great job & I always liked him when we were in wwe together and his work! But I must say... There r many of us who were NEVER pushed to the level Punk was & were NEVER allowed to sho...

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Here is the transcript of CM Punk’s RAW promo.....

(Punk sits down at the top of the ramp)

John Cena, while you lay there, hopefully as uncomfortable as you possibly can be, I want you to listen to me. I want you to digest this, because before I leave in three weeks with your WWE Championship, I have a lot of things I wanna get off my chest.

I don't hate you, John. I don't even dislike you. I like you a hell of a lot more than I like most people in the back. I hate... this idea... that ...

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WWE paid Roddy Piper $5,000 for his appearance on the June 13th RAW. He was involved in a "Piper's Pit" segment with The Miz and Alex Riley.

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ROH sent out the following today…

ROH officials are excited to announce that the ROH World Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin, collectively known as Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team, have signed their names on the dotted line and are officially under contract to Ring of Honor Wrestling!

Haas & Benjamin debuted for ROH at "Glory by Honor IX" when the unsuccessfully battled then-Tag Team Champions The Kings of Wrestling in a non-title bout. It would be several months before ...

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Ken "Dykstra" Doane recently tweeted that he wants to fight Batista in an MMA fight:

"I wanna fight batista in his first mma fight. How do we make this happen??? We just gotta get batista to agree to fight me. Then sell the fight. But im 100% in."

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Jeff Hardy was back in court today in Moore County, North Carolina. Jeff arrived earlier this morning with his lawyer. The hearing was scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. ET. The judge met with Hardy's attorney and the assistant district attorney for Stanley County in North Carolina.

Hardy's attorney (James Van Camp) then waved Hardy out of the room while the judge told him he had one-hour to return to court for his hearing. There has been another continuance until later in the week....

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Batista on Twitter:

"real quick...i don't hate the WWE! i love pro wrestling! just didn't agree with the PG direction. i loved it edgy and hardcore .. and i would definitely like to return...just not right now. im enjoying the hell out of my normal life. hope that makes sense."

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has signed on for Fast and Furious 6, which is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 24th, 2013.

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A fan on Twitter told WWE Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine that runner-up Luke Robinson stated last week that Andy used pity to win the contest by saying he has children to take care of.

Leavine replied to Luke on Twitter:

"All the BS aside its over now. You want to run your mouth? Remember if you make it here-I'm already in the locker room."

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Hulk Hogan:


"Just turned down a cameo for the new American Pie movie, they wanted me to dance, I told them they should get Jericho, not my deal brother. HH"

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Hulk Hogan on Twitter:

"Getting ready for 2days of IMPACT tapings in Oorlando, can't wait till August and we start going on the road every other taping."

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Jillian Hall participated in her first match since leaving WWE on June 18 at an independent show in Orlando, Florida. She reveals in an interview with Diva-Dirt.com that she was not completely ready to return to the squared circle and was nervous as a result.

"My nerves came from me not knowing if I was ready to be in a ring again. When I left WWE, there was a part of me that truly thought that chapter of my life was over. I had turned down many requests to do a match before taking the ...

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Ric Flair has paid up the $35,000 he owed Highspots.com. The site posted the following to their Facebook page:

"Letting our own social media get the scoop, we have FINALLY been paid by Ric Flair for the debt dating back years ago. No jail time for Naitch. Whichever Angel pitched in the $ for him THANK YOU."

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In response to Matt Hardy's Twitter message yesterday that anyone who asked for a refund from the Fort Wayne show would get their story "re-tweeted", Abyss posted:

"Our roster of talent is the best and brings everything they have to the ring everynite and our Impact live events give the fans alot for their money. No refunds required or requested. Thanks for being great fans no matter whos on the show. You guys are the best"

And this was re-Tweeted by Karen Jarrett

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Shelly Martinez (Ariel) and Batista buried the hatchet on Twitter regarding a backstage altercation that took place in May 2007, which led to her sudden departure from WWE.

Martinez wrote "truce" to the former WWE Champion, to which he replied, "That business brings out the worst in people.....truce."

She responded, "Thank u I feel soooo at peace now I had a dream u & I were talking & the peace I felt in the dream is now my reality."

Batista replied "I'm soooooo at peace since I left that hoooo...
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"Sorry to hear of Chavo Guerrero leaving WWE after many years with the company. I don't know the details but from what I read Chavo asked for his release and wanted to explore other options. Chavo is a talented guy who comes from a regal, wrestling family who I respect greatly. Chavo strikes me as the type of wrestler who has given his post wrestling career adequate thought and even though Chavo can and likely will continue to wrestle, one can never over stay their welcome inside the ...
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