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Ever since the upcoming ‘All In’ show was confirmed for Chicago, the wrestling world has been questioning if the event will see the long-awaited return of CM Punk to the squared circle. Even with the show three months away, speculation is at a fever pitch.
The night before ‘All In,’ Punk will sign autographs in accordance with the show at the Pro Wrestling Tees store. By all appearances, the “Best in the World” is preparing for his return to wrestling and it’s easier to speculate when he’s literally being seen backstage.
Related: Why CM Punk May Be Involved In The ‘All In’ Show In September
Jenn Decker recently appeared on the Collider Bodyslam podcast and confirmed Punk was backstage during the press conference she hosted for ‘All In.’ Of course, there are several reasons why he could have been behind the scenes. However, that is not going to stop wrestling fans from speculating for the next few months about his involvement.
The fact is that wrestling fans would be ecstatic if the..

Aside from a very brief match with Erick Rowan in Dallas, The Rock has not wrestled a full match since WrestleMania 29. He hasn’t even appeared on WWE television in over two years, but the WWE Universe continues to hope he will wrestle again eventually.
Unfortunately, The Great One’s commitments to Hollywood and insurance policies make it very difficult for him to make an appearance unless he clears time in his schedule. On paper, there’s no reason for him to wrestle again, but here’s what could bring him back.
Related: Vince McMahon Has Reportedly Canceled a ‘WrestleMania’ Concert With the Rock and Elias
According to PWInsider Radio, Mike Johnson was speculating about The Rock’s future in wrestling and it’s clear the only thing that would bring him back to the squared circle would be The People’s Champion himself. If he wanted to wrestle another match, WWE officials would be over the moon because the company can always use his star power.
The truth is The Great One can’t and won’t..

It was confirmed during SmackDown Live this week that Shinsuke Nakamura will be facing AJ Styles at Money In The Bank in a Last Man Standing Match. With this news coming out, Ringside News is reporting that the decision to have the Last Man Standing match directly conflicted and subsequently changed the booking Triple H had done for NXT.
According to Ringside News, by way of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this decision changed the intended match NXT TakeOver: Chicago between Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano.
The match, which was originally supposed to be a Last Man Standing bout, has been forcibly changed to a Street Fight. Had WWE not went this route for the WWE Championship feud, the NXT rivalry between the former #DIY Tag Team Champions would play out significantly different.
Check out the latest from the feud on NXT TV: [This post contains video, click to play]

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When you can’t beat All In. One of the biggest stories of the wrestling year (and probably far higher than that) is the fact that Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks sold out the Sears Center in Chicago for their upcoming All In event. It’s a big city and that’s a big arena, but it’s not the only wrestling coming there this year. Next month, WWE will be in town for Money in the Bank and of course an NXT Takeover special. However, one of these things is not like All In. According to ringsidenews.com, while the Money in the Bank show is selling quite well, Takeover: Chicago II is currently sitting at about 7,000 tickets sold. The site of the show, the Allstate Arena, holds about 18,000 people for wrestling events and has hosted a WrestleMania before. It should be noted that as of this morning, no matches have been announced for Takeover: Chicago II.
I bet this would sell some tickets.
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Opinion: I’m really not sure why this is surprising. As mentio..

Wrestling to surviving on an island is a natural progression, right? It was announced last night on the Season 36 Finale of Survivor, that current Impact superstar Johnny Impact will be one of the castaways on the upcoming 37th season of the show. Filmed in Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands, the show will air this fall on CBS.
This had been rumored a couple of weeks ago, but was confirmed last night.
This is not the first time that a professional wrestler has appeared on the show; former WWE Diva Search winner Ashley Massaro competed on Survivor: China in 2007. However, she didn’t last very long, as she was the second person voted out of the game.
You can see a preview of the upcoming season, which features a clip of Impact, below:
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Editor’s Opinion:
This is fantastic! I am a HUGE Survivor fan, and cannot wait to see how he fares on the island. It’s always interesting to see professional athletes and regular people interact on the show, and with th..

It had been previously reported that Jason Jordan underwent neck surgery back in February, and has been out of action since then. According to a report from PWInsider, Jordan is scheduled to be at this week’s Raw from Richmond, Virginia. It is unknown at this time if he will be used on camera, or is just going to be backstage.
Jordan has been off of WWE Programming since the February 5 episode of Raw, when General Manager, and father, Kurt Angle, sent him home. You can see that clip below:
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He was one half of the tag team champions, along with his partner Seth Rollins, to begin the year. However, the injury forced them to drop the titles to The Bar at the 2018 Royal Rumble event.
Editor’s Opinion:
I hope that he is back sooner rather than later. Now that Chad Gable is on Raw, there are plenty of storylines available to Jordan. He could either reform American Alpha, or perhaps feud with his former tag team partner, or continue to feel like ..

Save the date. Tournaments have always held a special place in wrestling fans’ hearts but now they’ve turned into a much bigger deal in WWE. It’s rare to not see at least one big tournament a year at this point, often at Full Sail University. Whether it’s the Cruiserweight Classic or the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, there’s almost always something big going on. Now, we might know the taping dates for another major WWE tournament later this year. According to Wrestling Observer Live, the Mae Young Classic II will be taped on August 7 and August 8 at Full Sail University. If the same pattern as last year is used, the two days of tapings will be put together into four episodes each and released on the WWE Network at the same time. Last year’s tournament, won by Kairi Sane, saw several future NXT names make their debuts, such as Sane, Shayna Baszler, Dakota Kai and several others. There are no names announced at this point.
If nothing else, we might get another awesome opener like this…

Raw Superstar The Big Show was recently a guest on The Steve Austin Show, where he discussed his recovery after hip surgery and why Vince McMahon was upset with him at WrestleMania 21. Show first explained how he is feeling, given that he has been out for a hip replacement: “Right now, [my] quality of life is really good. There’s no stiffness. My range of motion is ridiculous. I’m not done in the ring yet. Hell, I’m 380 lbs. I feel now, especially in my hip, has more range of motion now, and I’m faster than I moved in 17 [or] 18 years. I wrestled with Fit Finlay a little bit at WrestleMania. Yeah, I got in there and rolled around the ring with Fit and the doctor. And Fit was laughing. He was like, ‘you’re fast again’, which made me feel good because my mobility is back and I had lost so much mobility before. Fit laughed at me and he goes, ‘yeah, you used to lean to the left and go that way or lean to the right and go that way’ because I couldn’t. I didn’t have the ability to plant my f..

SmackDown Live Superstar Daniel Bryan was recently interviewed by SPORTbible in the U.K. where he revealed who he believes the best wrestler in the world is right now. Bryan first confirmed whether he felt any ring rust getting back in the squared circle: “I honestly didn’t feel any ring rust. It was strange because the day I was cleared, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens attacked me and I did the running dropkicks – just dropkick, dropkick, dropkick. You have to understand, I wasn’t prepared for this to happen. I’m wearing the shoes which I’m wearing now – which are from a thrift store and they’re a half size too big! I was wearing a sportscoat and I haven’t done the dropkick in the corner for three years – it’s a very exhausting thing to do because you’re sprinting, running, jumping and then kick.
“I was a little bit concerned but that night I didn’t feel tired or anything, I was excited, it was fun. Same thing at Wrestlemania, I felt like nothing felt weird or awkward – everything felt lik..

On the latest episode of The Question, Mark on Impact Wrestling’s official YouTube channel, Superstars were asked what they like most about their hometown. As you would expect, the Superstars have a number of different, interesting answers. Check it the Impact video out below: [This post contains video, click to play]

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The latest episode of Being The Elite is out! Episode 103 is titled “Water Under The Bridge,” and follows a number of ongoing storylines. The first of which is the preparation heading towards All In. Another features Scurll admitting he was fired from his record label. The death of Joey Ryan seems to be closing in on Hangman Page, too. Check out the hilarious Being The Elite video below: [This post contains video, click to play]

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