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Power to the wrestlers. At some point, every wrestling fan has had some kind of a debate about which wrestler is better. This is as old as the wrestling business itself and will be around forever. Sometimes you get something interesting out of these arguments but it’s rare to have the wrestling companies actually give their own stance outside of the title picture. It happens every now and then though and WWE has done it again.
On its Instagram page, WWE has released its latest weekly Power Rankings. The company releases these every now and then, normally with their bigger versions coming out after the Big Four pay per views. The rankings include both superstars from Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live with both male and female wrestlers along with a tag team. These are dated through this week’s SmackDown Live.
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Here’s how the #1 choice got their spot:
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Start filling up the calendar dates. One of the most anticipated parts of December and January is the announcements of the upcoming pay per view schedule. It can tell you where the shows are going to be taken place and allows you to start thinking about how things are going to be going in the new year. With this year starting to wrap up, we’re going to find out where some of those new pay per views will be.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the next two pay per view dates after January’s Royal Rumble have been set. February will feature the Elimination Chamber event on February 17 in Houston, Texas while March will see Fastlane take place on March 10 in Cleveland, Ohio. WrestleMania 35 has already been announced for April while Summerslam and Survivor Series have been set for August and November. The rest of the calendar has yet to be announced.
In case you need to be ready for the Elimination Chamber.
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Opinion: I know these a..

He who has the gold has a spot on the list. There are a lot of things that matter in wrestling but championships are always near the top. Almost all wrestling feuds are based around titles in one way or another and they’ll always mean a lot in professional wrestling. In recent years titles have become a lot more common though with all kinds of championships being added to the available options. So who has the most of them?
WWE has released a new episode of List This looking at 5 Superstars with the Most Championships. The list mainly consists of more modern wrestlers, mainly due to the amount of titles being added in recent years. Of the five wrestlers listed, none of them are full time anymore though three of them are still semi-active. The Hardcore Title is specifically not included in this list.
There’s a lot of gold in there.
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Opinion: There’s something to be said about a great title win and the more you think about it, the more impress..

Shinsuke Nakamura was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated, where he discussed a number of topics. Among them were his goals in WWE, comparing WWE to NJPW, learning english and more.
Below are some highlights from the interview:
On his goals for WWE:
“My purpose is to make the United States title like I did the Intercontinental championship in New Japan,” said Nakamura. “I want to make the title different. I want to wrestle a lot of different kinds of wrestlers for the U.S. title.”
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On comparing WWE to NJPW:
“WWE is a different form of wrestling,” explained Nakamura. “It’s different than New Japan. I wrestled a different style with New Japan, but WWE is a live TV show.”
On learning english:
“I’m still learning,” said Nakamura. “My family speaks the language better than me, and they’re trying to fix my English. It’s so different from Japanese. The other stuff—moving, adjusting, and all that, that was a little bit tough.”
On the WW..

Over the last month, Alexa Bliss has been sidelined by a concussion. A lot of people have become impatient with the lack of a return date for her. More recently, there have been rumors of Alexa taking a significant time off from in-ring action to become the General Manager of Raw once Baron Corbin’s run in the role finally comes to an end after TLC.
Despite the rumors and speculation, a report from RingSideNews shared some activity that Little Miss Bliss has had on social media recently. In the report, Bliss mockingly was surprised to learn of her “retirement” and claims that she’ll be returning to action in the near future. Unfortunately, there still isn’t a specific timetable for her in-ring return yet.
Related: Update On Rumored Backstage Heat For Alexa Bliss Before ‘Evolution’ WWE officials take concussions seriously these days. Alexa Bliss missed Evolution and Survivor Series because of her injury, but the powers that be aren’t going to let her back into the ring until her healt..

She’s hardcore. There are very few things in athletics harder than winning an Olympic medal. It takes several years of dedication and training, as the competition is literally the best in the world. A few of them have made the move over to professional wrestling, including Ronda Rousey. That same toughness that helped earn her an Olympic medal in judo has helped her in other areas, as a new story explains.
Mark Henry was recently a guest on Busted Open Radio and told a story about Rousey undergoing treatment for an injury that involved having stem cells injected. Henry had undergone the same procedure and upon waking up, begged to be put back to sleep to avoid the pain. Rousey underwent the procedure while awake without anesthesia, which was enough for Henry to see her as one of the toughest people in the world. Here is Henry’s version of the story, with transcription courtesy of Wrestlinginc.com:
“Maybe it’s not for me to tell this story, but I’ll let the cat out the bag. I heard, b..

It’s not easy being great. The Usos have kind of quietly turned into one of the best tag teams the WWE has ever had. They’ve won five Tag Team Titles and always seem to be right on the brink of getting them again, no matter what they’re doing. Having a good catchphrase and great charisma has helped them as well, but it turns out some people might not be happy with them.
According to Brad Shepard on his Oh. You Didn’t Know podcast, there is a chance that the Usos have backstage heat in WWE. The team is almost always on the Kickoff Show yet continue to have high quality performances against almost anyone. Shepard’s source didn’t confirm that there was heat, but also didn’t deny it when Shepard brought the topic up in the first place.
Here’s their latest effort on a Kickoff Show:
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Opinion: I’m really not sure on this one. For one thing, the Usos were just the captains of the SmackDown Live Survivor Series team and one of the two teams that see..

A different kind of office drama. Earlier this month, Nia Jax made headlines by knocking Becky Lynch into the middle of next week with a right hand that not only broke a bone in Lynch’s face but also gave her a concussion which put her on the shelf for the foreseeable future. This hasn’t been the most well received action in the world (to put it mildly) and one of Jax’s co-workers seems to agree.
According to Ringsidenews.com, a fan recently brought a sign to Monday Night Raw which took a severe shot at Jax, saying that she was being booed because she was horrible, not because of her superior heel work. A photo of the sign appeared on Twitter, which was apparently liked by Sasha Banks. You can see the tweet below and here is what the sign said:
“Nia! I feel compelled to stress that we are not booing because of your effective heel work! We are booing because you are simply awful!”
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— Danny (@dajosc11) November 20, 2018
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The monster among us. On Sunday at Survivor Series, a video aired showing that Lars Sullivan was coming up to the main roster from NXT. It wasn’t clear whether Sullivan would be appearing on either Monday Night Raw or SmackDown Live, though either way it was obvious that he was going to wreck havoc. Now, we might know just how much havoc that might include.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Sullivan is in line for a big push when he reaches the main roster. At the moment, it isn’t known which brand Sullivan will appear on or who he will be feuding with first, but he was pushed as a nearly unstoppable monster in NXT and a similar push should be expected on the main roster. Sullivan is scheduled to face Keith Lee on this week’s NXT in what could be his last match on the brand.
That monster is scary.
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Opinion: Sullivan may not be one of a kind, but he’s a few of a kind at worst. He’s got an incredible look and is crazy strong, bu..

Mixed Match Challenge
Date: November 20, 2018
Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Commentators: Michael Cole, Renee Young, Vic Joseph
We’ve actually arrived at a turning point here with the last night of the regular season. After tonight we move into the playoffs, which should make things a little bit better. Unfortunately we’re getting the four winless teams battling it out for a spot in the final four, because going 1-3 is good enough to get a spot in the playoffs. Let’s get to it.
The announcers talk about the prizes.
Raw Division: Alicia Fox/Jinder Mahal vs. Bobby Roode/Natalya The losers are out and the Singh Brothers are all banged up from Brock Lesnar destroying them last week. The guys start things off and the fans are behind Bobby in what feels like a rare occurrence. Roode shakes off a wristlock and starts chopping away but can’t hit the Glorious DDT. It’s off to the women with Fox getting caught in a slingshot atomic drop, minus Natalya sticking her knee out..