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After 15 days off the Southwest Minnesota State University wrestling team (11-5, 5-2 NSIC) will wrap-up the 2013-14 regular season this Saturday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m., when the Mustangs play host to the University of Mary. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference dual will be the last for six SMSU seniors — William Dean, Ethan Hildebrandt, Codie Lane, Micah Larson, Justin Reinsma and Andrew Rodas.

SCOUTING U-MARY
U-Mary enters the final weekend of the 2013-14 regular season with an overall record of 2-9 and 1-6 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Marauders snapped their season-high four dual losing skid with a 25-19 win over Northern State on Feb. 13. U-Mary is coming off a 42-3 loss to MSU Moorhead this past Saturday. The Marauders are 0-2 on the road this season and are 2-5 in duals versus SMSU in the series history. U-mary defeated SMSU last season in the McDowell Activity Center 24-12. Trevor Johnson leads U-Mary with his 14-4 record at 141 pounds.

SENIOR NIGHT
Saturday’s dual with U-Mary will be the final home dual for six Southwest Minnesota State senior wrestlers — William Dean (165), Ethan Hildebrandt (141) , Codie Lane (157), Micah Larson (197), Justin Reinsma (133) and Andrew Rodas (184).

WINNING STREAKS
Andrew Rodas has put together a team-high six bout winning streak over the course of the last month. The senior 184-pounder is 15-8 this season with two pins and five major decision wins. Kyle Begin had a season-high 13-bout winning streak earlier this season, while Justin Reinsma won nine straight.​

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WWE NXT Live Results 2/16 Jacksonville

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WWE held an NXT live event on Friday in Jacksonville, FL at the Maxwell Snyder Armory and here are the results:
Jeet Rama and Tian Bing defeated Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel by DQ
Shayna Baszler defeated Zeda
Babatunde Aiyegbusi defeated Cheng Yuxiang
Kassius Ohno and Roderick Strong defeated Adrian Jaoude and Cezar Bononi
Aleister Black defeated Raul Mendoza
NXT Tag Team #1 Contender Match – Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake defeated Heavy Machinery, Street Profits and Authors of Pain
Nikki Cross defeated Dakota Kai
Andrade Almas defeated No Way Jose

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RAW General Manager Kurt Angle recently had another fan Q&A via his Facebook and discussed working with previous opponents, what his dream PPV would look like, and his prediction for the Men’s Elimination Chamber Match. Below are the highlights from his Q&A:
On who was the most natural to work with between Brock Lesnar, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and Triple H: “All three were different but they were all exceptional. Brock was the best chemistry. Austin was the most intense. HHH had impeccable psychology. I enjoyed all of our matches. But Brock was easier to work with because of our backgrounds.”
On who is his pick to win the Men’s Elimination Chamber Match: “They’re all good enough for a title run. That’s tough. Cena needs it the least. I think Roman has proven to be the new face of WWE so I’m not sure he needs it. Braun is unbeatable so he seems to be in a good spot and doesn’t need title. Miz is the top heel and very established, so he doesn’t need title. Finn would be a good surprise. Elias is off to a great start, but most likely not ready for main event at WM…probably will be by next year. Seth could very well be the best on the roster. I’m a big fan of Seth. Another long title run is coming soon for him. So I’d say Finn Balor could very well rise out if this with a much NEEDED shot at the Universal Championship. My opinion only!”

On what his dream PPV would look like: “All Iron Man matches. 5 of them. Women’s. 205. Tag Team Championship. Intercontinental Championship. Universal Championship. All wrestling. No gimmicks. It would be long/boring after 2 or 3 matches, but if you really love wrestling, it would be incredible!”
You can read the entire Kurt Angle Q&A by visiting this link.

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As Asuka sets her sights on her Women’s Championship opportunity at WrestleMania, she’ll first need to battle Nia Jax again tonight on RAW. Will The Empress of Tomorrow’s undefeated streak remain intact heading into The Show of Shows?
Asuka’s Undefeated Streak On The Line Against Nia Jax:
Asuka was able to defeat Nia Jax this past Sunday night at WWE Elimination Chamber, but The Irresistible Force has some unfinished business with The Empress of Tomorrow.

The 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble Match winner is focused on her Women’s Championship Match at WrestleMania, but whether Asuka will be undefeated that night in New Orleans depends greatly on what happens tonight in Milwaukee. Can Asuka withstand another encounter with Nia en route to The Showcase of the Immortals?
How Will Ronda Rousey Repay Triple H and Stephanie McMahon?
After Ronda Rousey forced RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon to apologize for slapping her at WWE Elimination Chamber, Triple H laid out RAW General Manager Kurt Angle with a cheap shot that left The Olympic Hero laid out on the mat.
Following the altercation, Rousey took to social media to remind Stephanie and The Game that “This is far from over,” hinting that retribution for their actions was forthcoming.

Whatever Rousey does next, you won’t want to miss it.
Why Didn’t Lesnar Confront Reigns?
Although Roman Reigns was set to meet Universal Champion Brock Lesnar in the middle of the ring this past Monday night on RAW, six weeks before their WrestleMania match, The Beast Incarnate was nowhere to be seen.

In Lesnar’s absence, The Big Dog saw fit to rant about The Conqueror, calling him “an entitled piece of crap who hides behind his contract,” claiming that Lesnar doesn’t respect the WWE Universe or any of his fellow Superstars.
Paul Heyman has been uncharacteristically silent on the issue, merely stating in a tweet on Thursday that Lesnar will honor his contractual obligations at WWE Live Events. However, Heyman has yet to respond to Reigns’ harsh words. What does this all mean for the Universal Championship Match at WrestleMania?
Who Will Face The Miz at WrestleMania?
After defeating Intercontinental Champion The Miz in back-to-back matches this past Monday night on RAW, both Seth Rollins and Finn Bálor have seemingly put themselves in contention for a title opportunity against The A-Lister at WrestleMania in New Orleans, much to Miz’s dismay.
How will RAW General Manager Kurt Angle address the WrestleMania future of these three Superstars on RAW?
Will Elias “Get These Hands”?
This past Monday night on RAW, Elias evaded Braun Strowman’s onslaught in their one-on-one battle when he temporarily blinded The Monster Among Men with a fire extinguisher, helping the troubadour escape through the backstage area.
Elias was lucky that night, but something tells us he’ll be far less fortunate if he encounters Strowman in Milwaukee.
Don’t miss RAW, tonight!
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It was recently reported that Impact Wrestling World Champion Austin Aries appeared at last Friday night’s ROH 16th Anniversary Show. Austin Aries has been all around the world and has won multiple championships in several different promotions and he was even a former ROH World Champion. After Kenny King successfully defended his ROH World TV Title, Austin Aries came out to the stage with all of his current titles, including the Impact World Championship. Austin Aries was not even advertised for the show, but he came out and challenged Kenny King for his ROH World TV Title, a title Aries has yet to win.
According to PWInsider, Impact Wrestling and ROH are not currently working together in any capacity and Aries is not signed to any contract with Impact Wrestling, thus the reason why he would be able to appear anywhere under his own discretion.
The two companies have a bit of a rough past from when ROH had a PPV cancelled from DirectTV, thanks to a cease and desist from Impact Wrestling. This was due to ROH booking The Hardys when Impact Wrestling was still claiming ownership over their trademarks and not wanting their characters on ROH’s PPV.

PWInsider also reports that Aries did make Impact Wrestling aware of last Friday night’s appearance and the company was said to be supportive of the decision. Impact Wrestling’s new management is looking at more of an open door policy to work with any promotions they can and saw it as a positive appearance. Impact Wrestling also gave Aries the go ahead to show the title on ROH’s PPV.
Source: PWInsider.com

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Viewership for this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling rises up. This week’s show was able to generate an average of 350,000 viewers. This is up 7.7% from last week’s 325,000 viewers. This week’s show featured the Feast or Fired match as the main event.
Impact Wrestling ranked #119 on the Cable Top 150 this week, while last week’s show ranked #128. College basketball topped the night with more than 17 million viewers across more than 10 airings.
Below are Impact Wrestling’s viewership numbers for the rest of 2018:

– January 4th Episode: 309,000 viewers
– January 11th Episode: 276,000 viewers
– January 18th Episode: 309,000 viewers
– January 25th Episode: 310,000 viewers (Genesis Episode)

– February 1st Episode: 319,000 viewers (Reboot Episode)
– February 8th Episode: 294,000 viewers
– February 15th Episode: 300,000 viewers

– February 22nd Episode: 262,000 viewers
– March 1st Episode: 365,000 viewers
– March 8th Episode: 325,000 (Crossroads Episode)
– March 15th Episode: 350,000 viewers

1949

Kansas City, Kansas:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Bobby Bruns by third fall DQ

1966 

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Dick the Bruiser & The Mongolian Stomper defeated Bob Geigel & Bob Brown via DQ in three falls
– Jerry Kozak defeated Jim Wehba (Skandar Akbar)
– Bobby Hart defeated Tor Kamata via DQ
– Ron Reed defeated Oki Shikina
– Pat O’Connor defeated The Butcher via CO

1967 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Mad Dog Vachon by DQ
– NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge defeated Bob Boyer
– Larry Hennig beat Doug Gilbert
– Johnny Valentine beat The Alaskan 

1973 

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch in 2 out of 3 falls 
– Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bill Watts
– Horst Hoffman beat Larry Hennig 
– Billy Robinson beat Tosh Togo 
– Geoff Portz beat Rene Goulet 
– Reggie Parks beat Vic Rossitani 

1978

St. Louis, Missouri:
– Dick the Bruiser defeated Ox Baker
– Terry Funk defeated Bobby Duncum
– Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Heenan 
– Pat O’Connor defeated Alexi Smirnoff (sub for Buddy Wolfe) via DQ
– Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Terry Gibbs
– Kevin Sullivan and Sailor Art Thomas defeated Alexi Smirnoff and Joe Palard

1979

Chicago, Illinois:
– Andre The Giant beat Bobby Duncum
– Billy Robinson beat Angelo Mosca
– Wilbur Snyder beat Buddy Wolff
– Baron Von Raschke beat Sailor Art Thomas
– Doug Gilbert drew Paul Ellering
– Mighty Igor beat Doug Somers
– Jesse Ventura beat Frank Hill

1980 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Ricky & Robert Gibson beat Sonny King & Ali Hassan
– Ricky Morton, Terry Sawyer, & Buddy Fuller beat Larry Latham, Wayne Ferris, & Danny Davis 
– Bill Dundee pinned Ken Lucas
– Southern Champ Paul Ellering beat Rocky Johnson
– Southern Tag Champs David Schultz & Dennis Condrey beat Steve Regal & Jimmy Valiant.
– Billy Robinson pinned The International Superstar (Bill Eadie) to win the vacant CWA Title

1984

San Francisco, California:
– AWA Champion Jumbo Tsuruta no contest Nick Bockwinkel
– Cage match: The Crusher & Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke beat Jesse Ventura & Mr. Saito & Bobby Heenan
– Fabulous Ones beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
– Blackjack Mulligan beat Ken Patera
– Curt Hennig drew Larry Zbyszko
– Jerry Monti beat Bob Adonis

1985 

Chicago, Illinois:
– Sgt. Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell & Verne Gagne beat Masked Superstar & King Tonga & Sheik Adnan in a steel cage match 
– Larry Hennig & Curt Hennig went to a time limit draw with AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors
– Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts beat Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne & Tonga Kid
– Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Butch Reed & Larry Zbyszko
– Nick Bockwinkel & Mr. Saito beat Brad Rheingans & Tom Zenk
– Baron Von Raschke & Buck Zumhofe beat Jim Garvin & Steve Regal

1986 

Pro Wrestling USA: Rage in the Cage: East Rutherford, New Jersey:
– Road Warriors beat Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match
– Dusty Rhodes beat Arn Anderson in a steel cage match
– Texas Death match: Nick Bockwinkel beat Larry Zbyszko
– AWA Champion Stan Hansen defeated Leon White 
– AWA Tag Team Champions Curt Hennig & Scott Hall beat Nord The Barbarian & Boris Zhukov
– Tully Blanchard beat Ronnie Garvin by DQ
– Magnum TA beat Baron Von Raschke
– King Kong Brody beat Steve O
– Mike Rotundo beat Doug Somers
– Colonel DeBeers beat Davey Gee

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jeff Jarrett beat Tony Falk
– Paul Diamond beat Rip Rogers
– Dutch Mantel & Pat Tanaka beat Pat Rose & Abdul Gaddafi
– The MOD Squad & JD Costello beat Phil Hickerson, Billy Joe Travis, & Frank Morrell
– Jerry Lawler & Jos LeDuc beat Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel via DQ

1990

WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event: Austin, Texas:
– Hulk Hogan defeated Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig 
– Earthquake defeated Hillbilly Jim 
– The Hart Foundation vs. The Rockers ended in a double DQ 
– WWF World Champion The Ultimate Warrior defeated Haku
– The Big Boss Man defeated Akeem via DQ 

1991

Columbia, South Carolina:
– The One Man Gang pinned Sam Houston
– The Angel of Death pinned Joey Maggs
– Sam Houston defeated Lt. James Earl Wright
– Ranger Ross pinned Moondog Rex
– Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin via disqualification
– WCW 6-man Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton, the Junkyard Dog, & Tommy Rich defeated Black Bart, Jack Victory & Rip Morgan

Chicago, Illinois:
– Larry Zbyszko defeated Big Van Vader via forfeit
– Brad Armstrong pinned Jonnie Stewart
– Big Josh pinned Dutch Mantel
– Dustin Rhodes pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
– Bobby Eaton pinned Terrance Taylor 
– Ron Simmons pinned Butch Reed
– WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Stan Hansen & Mr. X (Kevin Nash) (sub. for Sid Vicious)
– WCW US Champion Lex Luger fought Nikita Koloff to a double count-out
– Sting & El Gigante defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair & WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (sub. for Barry Windham) in a steel cage match

1994

Charlotte, North Carolina:
– Erik Watts defeated Brian Anderson
– WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated Johnny B. Badd
– Bunkhouse Buck defeated Dustin Rhodes via disqualification
– Kevin Sullivan & Cactus Jack defeated WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys in a non-title match
– Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Steve Austin in a non-title match 
– WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeated Vader via disqualification 

1995

Pyongyang, North Korea:
– Yuji Nagata defeated Tokimitsu Ishizawa 
– Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto defeated Manami Toyota & Mariko Yoshida 
– Hiroshi Hase defeated Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) 
– Masahiro Chono & Hiro Saito defeated El Samurai & Tadao Yasuda 
– 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Shinjiro Ohtani 
– Kensuke Sasai defeated Masa Saito
– IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shinya Hashimoto vs. Scott Norton ended in a twenty minute draw

LaFollette, Tennessee:
– D-Lo Brown defeated Larry Santo
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Buddy Landel defeated Bobby Blaze
– SMW Tag Team Champions Al Snow & Unabom defeated Steve & Scott Armstrong
– The Dirty White Boy & Tracy Smothers defeated New Jack & Mustafa

1996 

WWF In Your House VII: Omaha, Nebraska: 
– Marc Mero defeated The 1-2-3 Kid via DQ 
– Davey Boy Smith & Owen Hart defeated Jake Roberts & Ahmed Johnson 
– The Ultimate Warrior defeated Intercontinental Champion Goldust via countout 
– Vader defeated Razor Ramon 
– WWF World Tag Team Champions The Bodydonnas 
– WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Diesel in a no-disqualification match 
– Savio Vega defeated Steve Austin
– Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Marc Mero
– The Undertaker defeated Mankind

1997

Omaha, Nebraska:
– Owen Hart defeated Rocky Maivia for the WWF Intercontinental Title 

1999

– Rob Conway defeated Nick Dinsmore for the Ohio Valley Heavyweight Title

2019

Impact Rebellion: Toronto, Ontario:
– Ace Austin won a six-way over Petey Williams, Aiden Prince, Jake Crist, Cousin Jake and Eddie Edwards 
– Scarlett Bordeaux pinned Rohit Raju
– Josh Alexander & Ethan Page & Moose beat Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel
– Taya Valkyrie beat Jordynne Grace to retain the Knockouts title
– Rich Swann beat Sami Callihan in an OVE rules match to retain the X-Division title
– Tessa Blanchard beat Gail Kim
– Brian Cage beat Johnny Impact to win the Impact World title 
– LAX regained the Impact tag titles from Pentagon Jr. & Fenix in a Full Metal Mayhem match

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The SmackDown Women’s Championship will be on the line at Money in the Bank next month.

WWE has announced that Bayley will defend her SmackDown Women’s title against Tamina at the pay-per-view. Tamina getting the title shot was a stipulation of her defeating Sasha Banks on SmackDown tonight.

In storyline, Bayley volunteered Banks for the match against Tamina and Banks didn’t appear to be happy about it last week. Bayley distracted Tamina during the match and went to attack her with a shoe, but Lacey Evans ran down and laid Bayley out. Tamina pinned Banks after hitting a superkick.

Banks and Evans will face off on SmackDown next Friday, with the winner qualifying for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match. The men’s and women’s ladder matches are both taking place at WWE headquarters.

Money in the Bank is set for Sunday, May 10. Here’s the updated card for the PPV:

Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Shayna Baszler, Asuka, Nia Jax, and Dana Brooke have qualified thus far)
Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Daniel Bryan is the first wrestler to qualify)
Universal Champion Braun Strowman defending against Bray Wyatt
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defending against Tamina

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1943

St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Orville Brown beat Lee Wyckoff 
– Sailor Fred Blassie beat Wild Red Berry by DQ
– Al Getz and Mike Ryan drew Carlos Rodriquez and Jack Nasworthy

1959

Kansas City, Kansas:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor beat Dick Hutton in 2 out of 3 falls by DQ
– Hans Herman and Otto Von Krupp beat Dino Bravo and Bobby Bruns 2 out of 3 falls
– Farmer Don Marlin beat Lee Henning by DQ
– Lorraine Johnson and Laura Martinez 

1972

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– The Sheik beat Pampero Firpo by countout
– Tony Parisi beat Hells Angel
– Johnny Valentine beat Mighty Ursus 
– Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello/Don Kent) beat Ivan Kalmikoff/Tex McKenzie
– Love Brothers (Reginald Love/Hartford Love) beat Sweet Daddy Siki/Lou Klein 
– Lee Henning/Chris Colt drew Tony Marino/Bob Harmon 
– Mighty Igor/Ben Justice drew Mike Loren/Man Mountain Cannon 
– Bill Miller/Dan Miller drew Gino Brito/Tony Baillargeon 
– Jacques Rougeau beat Masked Marvel 1

1979 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Koko Ware drew Danny Davis
– Ron Slinker pinned Hans Schroeder
– Tony Charles beat Tuffy Taylor
– Jimmy Golden beat Tommy Gilbert
– Bill Dundee & Tony Charles beat The Assassins via DQ
– Southern Champ Buzz Sawyer vs. The Mongolian Stomper (The Southern Title was held-up after this match)
– Jerry Lawler & Robert Fuller beat Austin Idol & Toru Tanaka in a Texas tornado match

1984 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Scott Shannon drew Jesse Ortega
– Ox Baker beat Art Crews
– Randy Savage pinned Dutch Mantel in a $5,000 on a pole match
– Austin Idol beat Rick Rude via DQ in a strap on a pole match
– Southern Tag Champs Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Rich went to a no contest with Koko Ware & Norvell Austin
– Jimmy Valiant beat Assassin #1 in a hair vs. mask
– Jerry Lawler & JJ Dillon beat Jimmy Hart & Randy Savage in a no DQ match

1989 

Clash of the Champions VI: New Orleans, Lousiana:
– Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams defeated The Road Warriors to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship 
– NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair in a 2 out of three falls match to retain the title
– The Samoan Swat Team defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)
– The Junkyard Dog defeated Butch Reed
– The Great Muta defeated Steve Casey 

WrestleMania V: Atlantic City, New Jersey:
– Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage to win the WWF World Title
– Hercules defeated King Haku 
– Big Bossman & Akeem defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty 
– Brutus Beefcake vs. Ted DiBiase ended in a double countout
– The Bushwackers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau 
– Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig defeated The Blue Blazer 
– WWF World Tag Team Champions defeated The Powers Of Pain & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match 
– Dino Bravo defeated Ronnie Garvin 
– Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Tito Santana & Rick Martel 
– Jake Roberts defeated Andre The Giant via DQ 
– Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine 
– Rick Rude defeated The Ultimate Warrior to win the WWF Intercontinental Title 
– Hacksaw Duggan vs. Bad News Brown ended in a double DQ 
– The Red Rooster defeated Bobby Heenan 

1992:

Norfolk, Virginia:
– Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
– The Junkyard Dog defeated Cactus Jack
– WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
– Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
– Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
– WCW World Champion Sting pinned Big Van Vader

SMW Bluegrass Brawl: Pikeville, Kentucky:
– Robbie Eagle pinned Rip Rogers
– The Mongolian Stomper defeated Rob Morgan via submission with a sleeper
– Tim Horner defeated the Nightstalker via disqualification
– Brian Lee pinned Kevin Sullivan in a Singapore spike match
– Tracy Smothers defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy at w/ Ron Wright in a wheelchair) in a chain match to win the title 
– Bobby Eaton, SMW Tag Team Champions Stan Lane & Tom Prichard defeated Arn Anderson, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson and Dutch Mantell, Jimmy Golden, & Robert Fuller in an elimination match

1993

Winston-Salem, North Carolina:
– 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Helmut Hesler 
– Maxx Payne defeated Johnny Gunn 
– Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas 
– Cactus Jack & the Barbarian defeated the Wrecking Crew 
– Tom Zenk (sub. for WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes) defeated WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff via disqualification 
– WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas in a No DQ match 
– WCW World Champion Big Van Vader pinned Sting 

1994

Barbourville, Kentucky:
– Tracy Smothers defeated the Hornet
– Lance Storm defeated Timothy Well
– SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy defeated Killer Kyle
– Bruiser Bedlam defeated Bob Armstrong
– SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Brian Lee & Chris Candido via disqualification

1995

WrestleMania XI: Hartford, Connecticut:
– Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated The Smoking Gunns to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles
– Bret Hart defeated Bob Backlund in an I Quit match 
– WWF World Champion Diesel defeated Shawn Michaels
– Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith defeated Jacob & Eli Blu 
– Razor Ramon defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett via DQ 
– The Undertaker defeated King Kong Bundy
– Lawrence Taylor defeated Bam Bam Bigelow

2000

WrestleMania 2000: Anaheim, California:
– Edge & Christian defeated The Hardys and The Dudleys in a ladder match to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship
– Chris Benoit won the Intercontinental Title and Chris Jericho won the European Title in a two fall match with Kurt Angle (Angle 
  entered the match holding both titles)
– Triple H defeated The Rock, Mick Foley and The Big Show in a Four Way Elimination Match to retain the WWF World Title
– Big Bossman & Bull Buchanan defeated The Godfather & D’Lo Brown 
– Hardcore Holly won a 15-minute Hardcore Battle Royal to win the WWF Hardcore Title 
– Chyna & Too Cool defeated Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko 
– Kane & Riskihi defeated X-Pac & Road Dogg 

2006

WrestleMania 22: Chicago, Illinois:
– WWE Champion John Cena defeated Triple H
– Rob Van Dam won the Money In The Bank Match
– JBL defeated Chris Benoit to win the United States Title
– WWE Tag Team Champions Kane & Big Show defeated Carlito & Chris Masters 
– Mickie James defeated Trish Stratus to win the Women’s Title
– The Undertaker defeated Mark Henry 
– Shawn Michaels defeated Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred match 

2011

ROH Takes Center Stage 2: Atlanta, Georgia:
– Kings Of Wrestling defeated Adam Cole & Kyle O’Reilly
– Tommaso Ciampa defeated Homicide
– SHIMMER Tag Team Title Match: Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto & Ayumi Kurihara to retain titles
– Christopher Daniels defeated Michael Elgin
– Jay & Mark Briscoe defeated All Night Express
– El Generico defeated Roderick Strong
– ROH World Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin beat American Wolves to retain titles

2015

New Japan Road To Invasion Attack: Tokyo, Japan:
– Alex Shelley, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Jay White, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV
– Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Cody Hall, Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (Bullet Club)
– Tama Tonga & Kenny Omega (Bullet Club) defeated Captain New Japan & Mascara Dorada
– Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma, Katsuyori Shibata, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe defeated YOSHI-HASHI, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro 
  Ishii, Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba
– The Young Bucks & Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club) defeated Beretta, Rocky Romero & Kazuchika Okada (CHAOS)
– AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi (Bullet Club) defeated Tetsuya Naito & Kota Ibushi

2017

WWE WrestleMania 33: Orlando, Florida:
– Neville pinned Austin Aries to retain the cruiserweight title
– Mojo Rawley won the Andre the Giant Battle Royal 
– Dean Ambrose pinned Baron Corbin to retain the IC title
– A.J. Styles pinned Shane McMahon
– Kevin Owens pinned Chris Jericho to win the U.S. title
– Bayley won a four-way to keep the Raw women’s title in an elimination match over Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Nia Jax
– Matt & Jeff Hardy won the Raw tag titles in a four-way ladder match over Enzo Amore & Big Cass, Sheamus & Cesaro and champions Luke 
  Gallows & Karl Anderson
– John Cena & Nikki Bella beat The Miz & Maryse
– Seth Rollins pinned HHH in an unsanctioned match
– Randy Orton beat Bray Wyatt to win the WWE title
– Brock Lesnar pinned Bill Goldberg to win the Universal title
– Naomi won a six-way to win the Smackdown women’s title over champion Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Natalya, Becky Lynch and Mickie James
– Roman Reigns pinned The Undertaker

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TV tonight:

NXT on WWE Network at 8 p.m. ET is built around the live event at the Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio, including the Kevin Steen vs. Alex Riley match.

Lucha Underground at 8 p.m. ET on El Rey (watch the preview video here) has Mil Muertes vs. Fenix in a coffin match, Aero Star vs. Drago in match three of their best of five series, and Big Ryck vs. The Crew in a handicap elimination match. Full blurb from El Rey: Every opponent realizes that the key to winning an intense match is to fight for your life. There are grave consequences tonight, as the MASSIVE main event finally happens between Mil Muertes and his opponent Fenix. Aero Star and Drago perform a gut-wrenching performance, while Cortez Castro, Mr. Cisco and Big Ryck battle it out to an extreme. This time, the only way to win is to put your opponent in a coffin! Each attack you make counts in this can’t miss event, and it all takes place on Wednesday, March 18th at 8:00PM ET/PT on El Rey Network.
 
As far as UFC on Fox Sports 1 goes, they start with a new UFC Tonight at 8 p.m. ET followed by a block of flyweight division-themed programming: The only new show is Fighter’s Cut: Demetrious Johnson at 10 p.m. ET, which is bookended by UFC Main Event: Johnson vs. Moraga at 9 p.m. ET and UFC Fight Flashback: Johnson vs. Benavidez I at 10:30 p.m. ET.
 
AAA Rey de Reyes should finally take place tonight after being postponed twice, and it airs live as an internet pay-per-view event for $15 at InterneTVLuchaLibreAAA.com (that’s the actual URL) with the announced card being as follows:

Bengala, Drago, & Súper Nova vs. Daga, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, & Súper Fly
Hijo del Fantasma (c) vs. Fénix for the AAA Cruiserweight Championship
Angélico, Blue Demon Jr., & Jack Evans vs. Averno, Chessman, & Cibernético
Aerostar vs. Psycho Clown vs. El Mesías vs. Texano for the Rey de Reyes championship
Myzteziz & Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. El Hijo del Perro Aguayo & Pentagón Jr
 
There should also be some kind of additional match to replace Alberto El Patron vs. Brian Cage, as well as two bonus matches.

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The newest issue of Figure Four Weekly is up on the site for subscribers (subscribe here) with a look at whatever is going on with NXT, plus notes on the upcoming WWE Jerry Lawler DVD as well as all of the usual reviews and international news.

The Kindle edition for non-subscribers isn’t up yet, but you can still get the February 6th issue, featuring a a eulogy for the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac and Book of Facts (which Kappa Publishing announced it is no longer producing) as well as all of the usual reviews and international news. It’s available on the American, UK/Ireland, Canadian, and Australian Amazon Kindle stores, as well as various other regional Kindle stores that I’m probably forgetting. 

Also, now available for the first time on Kindle (meaning Kindle devices and anything with the Kindle app) is Fall Guys, the seminal 1937 book that has been described as being like the 1930s version of the Wrestling Observer. It was surprisingly not on Kindle already, so we put together a nice version with a full table of contents w/ chapter marks, proper formatting on everything, etc. Right now it’s available from the American, Canadian, and Australian Amazon/Kindle stores OR you can also buy it from anywhere in the world on PayHip, who will provide you with both Kindle and ePub (every other e-reader) format files, and you can either sideload them to your device or have them email it to your Kindle. 

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Bill DeMott’s resignation, what led to it happening, incidents that are claimed to have taken place and a rundown of developmental, is the headline story in the March 16 double issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.  We also have an update on what is going on with Brock Lesnar and Vince McMahon, the WrestleMania card, more on Rampage Jackson’s Bellator contract and what was in it, Al Haymon’s attempt to bring boxing back to the mainstream and how this relates to wrestling and MMA, Coverage of the New Japan Cup and a look at PWG.

The latest issue of the observer Mar. 16, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Bill DeMott resigns from WWE, Brock Lesnar-WWE impasse continues, PWG live report

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The lead story looks at Bill DeMott’s tenure as head trainer for WWE developmental.  We look at how he got started as a trainer, We look at the history of the WWE developmental program, why it was a surprise at first that DeMott was made head trainer, more on the complaints regarding DeMott, the claimed language used and how this relates to what pro wrestling was.  We look at injury issues in developmental, why cameras were put on all practices, if there was a feeling DeMott was a time bomb, and why WWE handled this the way it did.

We look at other firings in WWE caused by outside pressure, including the departure of Hulk Hogan in 1992.  We look at different things said  by different former WWE performers regarding DeMott and this situation.  We also look at talent development itself.

We up date Brock Lesnar’s contract situation and negotiations, his timing, how things that have taken place work in his favor.   We also update WrestleMania.

We look at the unique Rampage Jackson Bellator contract, where he said they breached, notes on the Bellator PPV, his guaranteed fight money and bonuses.

We also look at Connor Michalek and the WWE Hall of Fame, WWE signs book deal, Notes on this year’s SummerSlam as well as the 2016 version, Daniel Bryan talks his return, the Rumble and his Mania match, current WWE value, Pat Patterson talks career to Chris Jericho, Patterson talks the first WrestleMania and Royal Rumble creation, John Cena honored, rundown of NXT shows and activities in Ohio, as well as a look at the WWE house shows and business notes from the past week.

We also look at the attempt with the Premier Boxing Championships to take boxing mainstream, and look at the debut show on NBC.  We compare the ratings and the difference in audience makeup to that of UFC.  We look at the PBC plans for 2015, and how they compare to what Vince McMahon did in 1984 and what the UFC did in 2005.  We look at upcoming events, what the goal is, decisions, talent pay and overall economics related to the show.

We update the New Japan Cup, with the next iPPV lineup, early notes on the Invasion Attack show along with coverage of the first two events.

We also look at PWG, its changes, what has happened regarding some ROH talent, as well as a look at their last show.

We also have complete win-loss records of all TNA talent in 2014.

We also look at WWE business for January in several categories, including live attendance and television ratings.

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We also have our regular features such as the most complete look at ratings, plus results of the major house show events each week in pro wrestling and MMA, and complete inside rundowns of all the TV shows.
 
Also in this week’s issue:

–CMLL lineup for its first major show of the year

–What CMLL is doing for fans who watch Dos Leyendas at the movie theaters

–Tournament final to crown new NWA light heavyweight champion

–Finals of the incredible partners tournament

–Update on Alberto Del Rio injury

–AAA iPPV show this week ad notes on how to order

–A look at AAA’s TV tapings this past week in Mexico City

–A look at the debut of Brian Cage in AAA

–Keiji Muto loses W-1 title belt and a look at the singles and tag titles in the promotion, plus the cruiserweight tournament

–A look at this week’s Dragon Gate iPPV show

–Early notes on the next major Dragon Gate shows

–Notes on the 2015 Champion Carnival tournament

–First real big test of the new NOAH booking

–Notes on future of New Japan World

–New Japan stars headed to U.K.

–Shoot tournament to crown a pro wrestling world champion starts in April

–Special perks for Observer readers over WrestleMania weekend

–Tons of notes on activities and shows over Mania weekend

–Update on the first New Japan PPV, how it did, as well as an update on the future of Global Force Wrestling

–Notes on Northeast Wrestling doing an indie show that did more than 2,000 fans

–A look at Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore show

–Notes on the wXw 16 Carat Gold tournament

–Major Lucha Libre stars headed to he U.K.

–70s star resurfaces after winning battle over cancer and wrestles his first match in 24 years

–Another former UFC fighter now training for pro wrestling

–Notes on the next ROH PPV show

–Notes on the ROH shows with New Japan

–More on the Samoa Joe vs. Jay Briscoe ROH title match

–The biggest threat to ROH right now

–Lineups for this week’s ROH house shows

–Matt Sydal injury notes

–A look at the next month of ROH television

–Changes in TNA television

–TNA tag team title notes

–Wrestler to debut this week with TNA

–New TNA TV contract

–Notes on this week’s UFC show 

–Thoughts on the new Johny Hendricks

–UFC to have a four hour live show on FOX

–New UFC fights

–Pay records for the last Invicta show

–More on PPV potential of Rousey vs. Cyborg

–More on Burt Watson quitting UFC

–Watson talks about his departure

–A look at UFC’s debut in The Philippines

–Next Bellator lineup featuring former star from Japan

–Renzo Gracie pleads guilty to assault charges

–Jason Miller arrested again

–Former UFC fighter tracks down robber

–Next Ben Askren fight

–Chael Sonnen returns to combat

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*August 25, 2003 (2003 Hall of Fame issue with huge profiles on the controversial career of Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit as well as historical features on Earl Caddock and Francisco Flores)
 
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Wednesday Daily Update


WWE Medical Director Dr. Joseph Maroon, in his capacity as Pittsburgh Steelers neurosurgeon and a NFL medical consultant, appeared on the NFL Network yesterday to talk about concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy in light of the retirement of of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland. Borland, 24, retired this week out of concern for his long-term neurological health if he continued to play football. Maroon has gotten a lot of negative attention from the sports media for his comments, which were:

– Saying that his message to concerned parents of youth football players would that he thinks “the problem of CTE, although real, is it’s being overexaggerated and being extrapolated to youth football and to high school football” and that “it’s much more dangerous riding a bike or a skateboard than playing youth football.”

– That Mike Webster was an outlier because he “was one of the hardest players in the history of the sport, and he obviously had many traumatic episodes through his head” on top of having a long career when playing hurt “was a badge of courage.”

As you’d expect, the “riding a bike or a skateboard” comment has gotten the most scrutiny, with plenty of comments about how a kid isn’t falling down and suffering a brain injury almost every time (s)he goes for a ride.

In a story that is getting some mainstream coverage in the UK, including stories on BBC Newsbeat and The Daily Mail, the Police International Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has raided and arrested a 55 year old English man who, as TorrentFreak.com put it, is “said to be one of the world’s most prolific uploaders of both UFC and WWE content.” The belief is that it was the man who used the name “Sir Paul” for his releases on rorrent sites. While in the past, there had been a focus on individual users who used BitTorrent to download shows, it seems like the content creators have finally started to realize that their efforts are best spent on the “groups” who are putting the shows up in the first place.
More details from Kris Zellner on the AAA crew bus crash that caused several injuries and killed coordinator Irma Osomo: What had started out as an awful week for AAA with the multiple Rey de Reyes cancelations became even worse early Tuesday morning as the bus that carries their technical crew around slammed into a truck at a toll booth near Morelia. The bus driver wasn’t aware that the truck was just sitting still and just plowed into it impaling the bus on impact with there being 1 death in Irma Osorno who was the coordinator for AAA’s edecanes (ring girls) and 14 more people going to local hospitals with 16 others being treated on site. The drivers of both vehicles supposedly fled the scene and haven’t been found yet. This is just a total tragedy and my condolences to the family of Irma Osorno.
Remember the stuff from yesterday about the fans in WWE legend costumes who were forced to change their clothes or else lose their front row seats dead center across from the hard camera? And how it seemed overzealous because they weren’t playing to the crowd and actively distracting from the matches? Well, a Reddit poster who remembered them from a previous Des Moines Raw he had attended decided to look at the last two Des Moines Raws on WWE Network. What did he find? The same fans in the same costumes blatantly playing to the crowd and having issues with arena security. Welcome to the Internet in 2015. Anyway, when you see this, it’s now a lot easier to understand WWE’s point of view for making them change even if they hadn’t acted up yet during Monday’s show.
It’s been fairly well-known for weeks, but MMAFighting.com was able to confirm that Carlos Condit vs. Thiago Alves will headline UFC’s May 30th card in Golania, Brazil, which will air on Fox Sports 1 in the United States. This is Condit’s return from over a year out of action after tearing his ACL and meniscus in his loss to Tyron Woodley. On paper, it’s a fantastic action fight where Condit will have z dangerous enough opponent that you can’t say he’s getting an easy return, but he has enough of a stylistic advantage that he’s still likely to be heavily favored, even coming off a major injury layoff. Alves is coming off a TKO win over Jordan Mein at UFC 183 on January 31st.
While WWE and DraftKings announced a partnership today, it’s not for any kind of fantasy WWE game. Instead, DraftKings will help push WrestleMania and one fan who plays certain basketball games will win a trip to SummerSlam.
Mick Foley’s charity raffle for a trip to WrestleMania ends tonight, March 18th at 10 p.m. ET. The grand prize winner gets a two person trip to WrestleMania and a whole host of WrestleMania weekend events as well as a trip to Disneyland while you’re in California. This includes everything: Flights, hotels, and tickets to all of the events. Raffle tickets are $2 each, you must buy at least five, and all proceeds go to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization.
 The Niagara Falls Sports and Hobby Expo takes place this Saturday, March 21st at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. In attendance will be Bret Hart, Kevin Nash and Dan Severn, as well as various athletes including actor Christopher McDonald in character as golf pro Shooter McGavin from the film Happy Gilmore. Admission includes a full wrestling card put on by Crossfire Wrestling featuring Cody Deaner, plus Greg Oliver will have a booth selling his various wrestling and other sports books.
Lucha Report scribe, historian, and friend to everyone Kris Zellner has jumped into the podcast fray with Exile on Badstreet, and yes, the first episode deals with the legacy of
the Fabulous Freebirds. Go check it out.

WWE Network schedule for tomorrow (thanks to Bert Duckwall)

12:00 AM ET
LEGENDS HOUSE The WWE Legends play a game of ‘How well do you know your roommates?’ Then the group receives a visit from Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.

1:00 AM ET
TOTAL DIVAS Summer Rae takes her relationship with Fandango to the next level; Brie can’t enjoy being a bride, and Trinity betrays Jon behind his back.

2:00 AM ET
WWE BEYOND THE RING Wrestling’s Highest Flyers collects some of the greatest aerial displays in sports entertainment history!

4:00 AM ET
RAW FLASHBACK WWE Champion Shawn Michaels battles Yokozuna in the main event. Plus, an Intercontinental Title Tournament begins and much, much more!

5:00 AM ET
RAW FLASHBACK Goldust challenges Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship in the main event. Plus, Mark Henry receives his first challenge, and much more!

6:00 AM ET
PRIME TIME WRESTLING Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan host another edition of Prime Time Wrestling featuring Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, and many more.

8:00 AM ET
WRESTLEMANIA 10 Yokozuna defends the WWE Championship against Bret Hart; Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels compete in an epic Ladder Match.

11:00 AM ET
RAW FLASHBACK A Battle Royal will determine the two contenders for the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship. Doink clowns around with Bobby Heenan.

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12:00 PM ET
RAW FLASHBACK Razor Ramon and Rick Martel battle for the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship. The Rock n Roll Express are in tag team action.

1:00 PM ET
CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS Clash of the Champions XII: Fall Brawl ’90 Mountain Madness features Sting defending the World Heavyweight Title against The Black Scorpion.

3:00 PM ET
WCW MONDAY NITRO The New World Order attempts to completely take over Nitro while WCW’s top superstars are away competing on a tour in Japan.

5:00 PM ET
WCW STARRCADE 1989 Starrcade 89 features round-robin Iron Man and Iron Team tournaments with top NWA stars including Ric Flair, Sting, Great Muta, and more.

8:00 PM ET
WCW MONDAY NITRO The New World Order attempts to completely take over Nitro while WCW’s top superstars are away competing on a tour in Japan.

10:00 PM ET
WWE HALL OF FAME Join Renee Young and Mean Gene Okerlund for a special Look Back at the 1994 WWE Hall of Fame!

11:00 PM ET
WCW MONDAY NITRO The New World Order attempts to completely take over Nitro while WCW’s top superstars are away competing on a tour in Japan.

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