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PHOTO: Rusev Looking Jacked Showing Off New Clean-Shaven Look

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 03:55 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/photo-rusev-looking-jacked-showing-off-new-clean-shaven-look/


Rusev hasnt been seen on WWE television since WrestleMania, outside of a
short appearance in Saudi Arabia for the biggest battle royal ever, but it would appear that hes been spending a whole lot of his time off at the gym.

The former U.S. Champion posted a new photo on Instagram on Tuesday showing
off his many bulging muscles, in addition to a brand new, clean-shaven
look. Check out the new and improved Bulgarian Brute in the photo below.












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Don’t tell @wwesheamus I’m naked in his gym !!!! #bravechangegym
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Impact Wrestling Star Zachary Wentz & Kimber Lee Announce Engagement

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 03:43 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/impact-wrestling-star-zachary-wentz-kimber-lee-announce-engagement/


Zachary Wentz and Kimber Lee announced their engagement via Twitter. The
Impact Wrestling star and Rascalz member wrote the following:

The moment I laid eyes on you I knew you were something special and that I wanted to be yours forever. Today I took a huge step towards that. Kimber
Lee I love you with all my heart and I cant wait to be your husband! Thank
you for being my Dwayne Johnson.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

The moment I laid eyes on you I knew you were something special and that I wanted to be yours forever. Today I took a huge step towards that. @kimber_lee90 I love you with all my heart and I can’t wait to be your husband! Thank you for being my Dwayne Johnson.
pic.twitter.com/fsjS2NdVgc

- Zachary Wentz (@zachary_wentz) August 20, 2019



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AEW Announces Date of World Tag Team Championship Tournament

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 03:37 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/aew-announces-date-of-world-tag-team-championship-tournament/


All Elite Wrestling has made it very clear that their vision for
professional wrestling includes a heavy emphasis on a strong tag team
division, and theyve already put their money where their collective mouths
are with some stellar tag team performances this summer.

A tournament to crown the inaugural AEW World Tag Team Championships will
begin on October 9 at the second ever live television broadcast on TNT, but
now the promotion has confirmed that the October 23 episode two weeks later will host the semifinal round.

That gives us some semblance of a look at the timetable for the tournament,
but not exactly how it will play out. A standard 8-team tournament would
work perfectly with the first two matches on 10/9 and the second two on
10/16, but we know that either the Dark Order or Best Friends will have a
bye into the second round, which completely throws that off.

The Semi-Finals of the #AEW World Tag Team Title Tournament will take
place, when @AEWonTNT comes to the @Petersen_Events Center on Wednesday, October 23rd Tix on sale this Friday, Aug, 23rd at Noon Et https://t.co/UN1cNj1kQq pic.twitter.com/VUW5BKYvm1

- All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) August 20, 2019



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Challenge Issued for Smackdown Title Match at WWE Clash of Champions

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 03:15 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/challenge-issued-for-smackdown-title-match-at-wwe-clash-of-champions/


It looks like The Revival is next in line for a shot at the Smackdown Tag
Team Championships. The old school duo have were on-hand this Tuesday night just 24 hours after brutally attacking The New Day and sending Xavier Woods
to the hospital.

The Revival issued a challenge for the titles at the September 15 WWE Clash
of Champions pay-per-view, assuming that Woods is able to get medically
cleared in time for the match. While the bout has yet to be confirmed its expected that they will announce it in the next week or so. The two have
been working with Randy Orton of late, as The Viper has been heavily
involved with WWE Champion Kofi Kingston.



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Sami Zayn Reveals Interesting New Partnership on Smackdown Live

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 03:00 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/sami-zayn-reveals-interesting-new-partnership-on-smackdown-live/


A peculiar new partnership has developed on Smackdown Live.

This Tuesday nights show saw Sami Zayn as the special guest on an all-new edition of MizTV, and as usual he had a microphone in his hand and very
little respect for anyone but himself. He proceeded to tell The Miz that he
has realized his true calling in life to give back to those in WWE who
need his help.

Apparently, one of those people happens to be the Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura. According to Zayn, the King of Strong-Style is unable to properly articulate himself as an artist due to being a Japanese star
forced to speak English. I guess that gels with Sami, who also thinks of himself as an artist unable to fully express himself. Or something

Whatever their real motivation may be, it looks like the new partnership between Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura is a real thing, as the champion delivered a series of Kinshasas to The Miz while his new friend/mentor
directed traffic.



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WWE 205 Live Results (8/20): Captains Challenge 10-Man Elimination Match

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 02:30 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/wwe-205-live-results-8-20-captains-challenge-10-man-elimination-match/


WWE 205 Live Results

August 20, 2019

A video package opens the show previewing the Captains Challenge. Drew
Gulak says every pick hes made for his team represents one thing: change.
Its a great promo where he talks about Mike Kanellis getting a chance to
show what he can do when he has nothing left, Angel Garza breaking out of
the shadow of his cousin, and Tony Nese proving to him that he really will
do whatever it takes to earn another shot at the Cruiserweight title.

We hear from Oney Lorcan as well, who says he wont give some sort of big, motivation speech before tonights match. His picks are all about what he
doesnt have. He doesnt have the athletic ability of Humberto Carrillo,
the .manners of Gentleman Jack, the stamina of Akira Tozawa or the
confidence of Swerve. The one thing they all know how to do is fight.

It looks like the Captains Challenge will be our entire show!

Captains Challenge 10-Man Elimination Tag Team Match

Drew Gulak, Tony Nese, Mike Kanellis, Ariya Daivari & Angel Garza vs. Oney Lorcan, Gentleman Jack Gallagher, Humberto Carrillo, Isaiah Swerve Scott & Akira Tozawa

Things starts with an all-out brawl between all 10 guys that saw Team
Lorcan get the upper hand and chase the others from the ring, before the
bell had even officially rung. Gentleman Jack gives everyone umbrellas and leads the charge as his teammates all jump off different turnbuckles,
taking down the opposition on the floor like a fleet of strange, oiled-up
Marry Poppins.

Once the bell run Swerve started out with the champion, and actually caught Gulak with several amazing sequences. The cousins tag in and trade counter-for-counter, throwing each other around with snap armdrags and headscissors. Garza brings the match to a halt to rip off his break-away
pants, revealing his true source of power. Meanwhile, the champions side
took advantage of the distraction to beat the holy hell out of Carrillo in their corner.

Once Carrillo gets sick of everyone taking turns beating him up, he finally makes the hot tag to Akira Tozawa, who clears the apron and dives to the outside, driving Gulak over the announce table. He throws Kanellis back
into the ring and applies an Octopus Stretch, as we see Maria looking on
from the back, shaking her head in disapproval. Mike uses it as motivation
and turns the tides, delivering his finisher to pin Tozawa.

Akira Tozawa has been eliminated. 

Mike celebrated his victory for about three seconds before Gallagher
destroys him with a headbutt, hooks the leg and pins him. Maria is not impressed.

Mike Kanellis has been eliminated. 

Tony Nese and Gallagher lock up and trade holds for a beat, slowing things
down momentarily. The Gentleman gets whipped to the corner but stops his opponent from charging by doing his weird air kick thing Daivari runs
across the apron and kicked him in the head, but Nese got in his face and starts screaming about how he doesnt need anyones help. Gallagher caught
Nese with a headbutt as well, but before he could put him away Daivari once again got involved and sent him crashing to the floor. Nese hit the
Dudebuster and thats all for Jack.

Gentleman Jack Gallagher has been eliminated. 

Swerve tags back in and locks up with the champion yet again. They keep
hitting each other with big moves, but both guys continue to kip up and
refuse to be outdone. Swerve eventually takes him down and hits a beautiful diving corkscrew uppercut from the top rope for a nearfall. He cuts off the
tag but Gulak catches him with a lariat to the back of the head, before
tagging in Garza.

Garza hits a split-leg legdrop and starts applying various submission holds while screaming at his opponent, slapping him and taunting him. We
interrupt this in-ring action to bring you a video of Gallagher, Tozawa and Brian Kendrick yelling at each other backstage over whose fault was
something or other. Great.

Swerve is battling back as we head back to the ring. He takes out Gulak on
the apron and then goes after Daivari, but Garza takes out his feet and he falls hard on the apron. Things get wonderfully technical as the champion
goes back to work manipulating a simple wrist lock like its a torture
device. Garza wants in and thinks he can do the same, but Swerve escapes
and the two trade superkicks. Swerve levels him with a lariat and makes the
hot tag to Oney Lorcan.

Nese doesnt realize that Lorcan is the legal man and connects with a
running knee strike to Swerve in the corner. He realizes his mistake and counters with a series of kicks and strikes. The two trade uppercuts and forearm shots until Lorcan hits a half-and-half suplex to pin him.

Tony Nese has been eliminated. 

THE MATCH CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE >>

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13 Wrestlers Who Became Double Champions

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 02:00 AM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/13-pro-wrestlers-who-became-double-champions/



Kurt Angle

In the build-up to WrestleMania 2000, the Olympic gold medalist won both
the WWF European and Intercontinental Championships, and began referring to himself as the Eurocontinental champion. He would actually lose both titles
on the Grandest Stage of Them All in a unique triple threat,
two-out-of-three falls match. Chris Benoit would take the first fall over
Chris Jericho to win the Intercontinental title, before Jericho got his win back over Benoit a few minutes later to win the European title.

This was actually not the last time, nor the last company in which Kurt
Angle would become a double champion. At the peak of his long run on top of
TNA Wrestling, he faced Samoa Joe in the main event of the 2007 Hard
Justice pay-per-view, with all of the promotions titles on the line. Given
that he was also the IGFs controversial IWGP Heavyweight Champion at the
time its a long story we dont have time to get into right now the end
result of Angle beating Joe effectively made him a quadruple champion.

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STF Underground Episode 29 - NXT vs. AEW Official Reactions, KOTR Bracket Analysis, Special Guest: Tony Schiavone Talks Starrcast III

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 10:11 PM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/stf-underground-episode-29-nxt-vs-aew-official-reactions-special-guest-tony-schiavone-talks-starrcast-iii/




Welcome back to another episode of STF Underground. In this episode the
guys discuss:

Wednesday Night Wars!

What would you rather watch?


Has Hangman Page been built enough to be champ?
King of the Ring Tournament
& More!


Plus, we talk to former voice of WCW, Tony Schiavone, who talks to us about Starrcast, the fans experience, & much much more!



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WATCH: Bayley Is Ready To Elevate The Womens Division The Right Way

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 07:52 PM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/watch-bayley-is-ready-to-elevate-the-womens-division-the-right-way/


After her segment with Charlotte Flair on WWE SmackDown Live, Bayley spoke
with WWEs YouTube channel on her plans to elevate the division.

Flair challenged Bayley to a WWE SmackDown Live Womens Championship match
at the upcoming WWE Clash Of Champions PPV, which Bayley would go on to
accept, making the match official for the upcoming PPV.

However, Bayley when speaking with Cathy Kelley made it clear that Flair
doesnt know anything about her title reign or the responsibilities she has
as champion, claiming she will is ready to elevate the womens division the right way.



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Daniel Bryan Finally Reveals Who Attacked Roman Reigns

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 07:37 PM PDT https://www.prowrestling.com/daniel-bryan-finally-reveals-who-attacked-roman-reigns/


After promising that he had worked out who Roman Reigns real attacker has
been, Daniel Bryan finally revealed who was behind the incidents.

Bryan and Rowan had a man under a cloth throughout the entire show
backstage, and just before SmackDown went off the air, they revealed who
was behind it to Roman.

With many top names being rumored, in the end, it was simply a Rowan
lookalike, with the mystery man not being a known WWE Superstar and instead
was just a man with a bald head and a huge red beard, like Rowan.

Are we seeing DOUBLE?!

The man on left, and NOT @ERICKROWAN, is the one who attacked
@WWERomanReigns. #SDLive @WWEDanielBryan pic.twitter.com/MzL1fBE8aP

- WWE (@WWE) August 21, 2019



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