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Tonight's episode of NXT is the 400th edition of the show. It will have Bobby Roode vs. Roderick Strong for the NXT Championship and Hideo Itami & Kassius Ohno vs. Killian Dain & Alexander Wolfe. Our JJ Williams called Roode vs. Strong "worthy of a TakeOver main event" in his report from the tapings.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Kazuchika Okada was again backstage at a WWE show for last night's episode of SmackDown. Rapper Mega Ran wrote that Okada was at gorilla position all show and talked to people before and after their matches. Okada has been to WWE shows to visit friends in the past and he was relatively close to the shows in Phoenix, Arizona with NJPW having been in Long Beach over the weekend.
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Link to the Instagram posting:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWK-3khDTq6/?hl=en
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Originally Posted by Observer
WWE unveiled a new logo for the upcoming Mae Young Classic.
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Link to the new logo:
http://www.wwe.com/shows/maeyoungclassic
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Kurt Angle tweeted that the fireworks that The Hardys got for their WrestleMania return were originally intended for when he was introduced as a member of the Hall of Fame class at the show.
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Link to the tweet:
https://twitter.com/realkurtangle/st...67641389850625
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Originally Posted by Observer
Bret Hart thanked everyone for the messages they've sent about the passing of Smith Hart. Bret also reflected on Smith's life and his passing.
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Link to the Facebook posting:
https://www.facebook.com/hitmanbreth...552438604443:0
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Originally Posted by Observer
As they've done before to promote the service, the first night of the G1 Climax will air for free on New Japan World on July 17th. That show will be headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Starting at 4:20 p.m. ET on Friday, AXS TV will be replaying the first night of NJPW's G1 Special in Long Beach. That will be the lead-in to them showing the second night for the first time. AXS TV Fights CEO Andrew Simon called the events a "huge success across the board."
Katsuyori Shibata wrote that he may be able to make a positive announcement on his blog next week. He's been posting updates about his health on the blog since his injury at Sakura Genesis.
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Link to Shibata's statement:
https://twitter.com/STRIGGA/status/882650671484370944
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DeAngelo Williams told ESPN's Adam Schefter that his match at Slammiversary was a one-time deal and said that he definitely wants to continue playing in the NFL.
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PROGRESS Wrestling confirmed that the main event of their big show at Alexandra Palace on September 10th will be Pete Dunne defending his PROGRESS Championship against Travis Banks.
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Originally Posted by PWI
As previously reported on PWInsider.com, a Piper's Pit Collection will be added to the WWE Network this Monday 7/10. WWE Network News is reporting a Razor Ramon Collection will be added Monday as well.
The WWE Network has added 10/24/77 Madison Square Garden "Old School" event. The event features:
*Larry Zbyzsko vs. Johnny Rodz.
*Tony Garea vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna.
*Larry Sharpe vs. Johnny Rivera.
*Butcher Vachon vs. Lenny Hurst.
*Kitty Adams & Leilani Kai vs. Wenona Little Heart & Vivian St. John in Leilani Kai's MSG match.
*WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Dusty Rhodes in a Texas Death Match.
*Mil Mascaras vs. Jack Evans.
*WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji (with Freddie Blassie) vs. Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best of Three Falls match.
*Ivan Putski vs. Stan Stasiak.
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Originally Posted by WrestleInc
As noted, SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos referenced the recent private Paige video that was leaked during the Rap Battle with The New Day on this week's SmackDown. They said the following line: "Let's just keep it PG, you know what's good... don't get all Rated R like ya boy Xavier Woods."
It appears the jab was not approved ahead of time as it has been edited from the YouTube video of the segment.
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Originally Posted by WrestleInc
Regarding the status of American Alpha, Gable says they thrive on competition and they want competition. He says they had their run with the titles, other tag teams are in the hunt for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles right now and they were kind of pushed to the back of the line but that's fine because all they want is competition in the meantime. Gable says Jordan supports his singles outings 100% and when Jordan gets his chance, he will show what Gable did - that they can hang with any single guy on the roster, not just the tag teams.
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Came from last night's Smackdown Fallout video with Chad Gable and seems American Alphas are done as a team at least for the near future.
http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...youtube-video/
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