Following the DX segment on tonight’s 25th Anniversary show at The Manhattan Center, Ric Flair came out as a surprise.

Flair said that he was here for the first three RAW shows before making the mistake of going back to WCW. Flair said he was lucky to come back and to be here with his friends. He said he got the best sendoff of any athlete ever thanks to Shawn Michaels. Flair said he was lucky to be here and said all that matters is being with people who love and respect you. Flair put over Michaels, Road Dogg, Scott Hall and Triple H.

This segment went over well with the fans in attendance.

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While speaking to USA Today, Shawn Michaels discussed the angle where DX invaded WCW Nitro and his reaction to the segment.

“I was a guy, at that time, watching that as a fan. That was after I had hurt my back and left, and so I was home watching that as a fan. I have to tell you, as a guy sitting there at home watching it, not calling anybody and finding out what’s going on, it was huge. I can remember sitting there thinking ‘Oh my goodness, that is genius.’ And that they were doing that … for me it was absolutely one of the greatest moments, I think, in wrestling history, period. And ooh, it almost stings a little bit to say that because I wasn’t a part of it.

“That was just something you didn’t see. You could talk about it all day, you could reference somebody on TV. Think of it [like], it’s no different at the Oscars if somebody says something mean about the president. It’s a whole other thing to, during the State of the Union, you walk up on stage while he’s talking and say something do him. Nobody does that. That’s what these guys were doing. They were going to the back door of the competition and knocking on the door, and they weren’t answering. It was absolutely huge.”

You can check out the full interview here.

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Below are the betting odds for surprise Royal Rumble entrants in the 2018 Royal Rumble match. The list includes the likes of Triple H, Ronda Rouey and more.

Men’s Match:
Dolph Ziggler 1/9
Kane 1/9
Chris Jericho 3/10
Pete Dunne 1/2
Triple H 1/2
Andrade Cien Almas 4/6
Kilian Dain 5/6
Ricochet 5/6
Kassius Ohno evens
Mark Henry 6/5
Roderick Strong 5/4
Tyler Bate 6/4
Bubba Ray Dudley 3/1
Kenny Omega 7/2
MVP 10/3
Mick Foley 10/3
Austin Aries 7/2
Undertaker 4/1
Wade Barrett 4/1
Shawn Michaels 4/1
Booker T 4/1
Christian 5/1
Carlito 6/1
The Great Khali 6/1
X-Pac 7/1
Shaquille ONeal 8/1
Ryback 10/1
Edge 10/1
Hulk Hogan 16/1
Kevin Nash 16/1
CM Punk 20/1

Women’s Match:
Ember Moon 1/10
Billie Kay 1/8
Peyton Royce 1/8
Nikki Cross 1/7
Beth Phoenix 4/9
Nikki Bella 4/9
Ronda Rousey 4/7
Lita 4/6
Brie Bella 11/10
Eve Torres 15/8
Alundra Blayze 2/1
Melina 13/5
Layla 3/1
JoJo 10/3
Cameron 10/3
Renee Young 4/1
Kelly Kelly 2/1
Michelle McCool 4/1
Torrie Wilson 5/1
AJ Lee 8/1
Gail Kim 10/1
Sunny 20/1

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Early betting odds are out for the upcoming Royal Rumble match that takes place at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view next month. Here are the odds for the women’s match:

Ronda Rousey -111
Asuka +200
Nia Jax +500
Becky Lynch +750
Paige +750
Nikki Bella +1000
Bayley +1200
Charlotte Flair +1200
Ruby Riott +1200
Sasha Banks +1200
Alexa Bliss +1500
Carmella +1500
Shayna Baszler +2000
Stephanie McMahon +2000
Other interesting picks are Marina Shafir at +5000, AJ Lee at +6600 and James Ellsworth at +10000.

Here are the odds for the men:

John Cena 5/2
Roman Reigns 3/1
Shinsuke Nakamura 7/2
AJ Styles 4/1
Bobby Roode 8/1
Seth Rollins 8/1
Braun Strowman 10/1
Samoa Joe 12/1
Finn Balor 14/1
Brock Lesnar 16/1
Kevin Owens 16/1
Randy Orton 16/1
Sami Zayn 16/1
Bray Wyatt 20/1
Dean Ambrose 25/1
Baron Corbin 28/1
Jeff Hardy 28/1
Kenny Omega 28/1
Matt Hardy 28/1
Rusev 28/1
The Miz 28/1
Chris Jericho, Goldberg and HHH at 33/1
Undertaker at 40/1
CM Punk, Kurt Angle and Daniel Bryan at 50/1
Batista, Shawn Michaels and The Rock at 80/1
Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather, Shaq & Vin Diesel at 100/1

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The Miz is being advertised for next week’s episode of RAW from the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI. The Miz has been off WWE television filming the next installment of The Marine alongside Becky Lynch and Shawn Michaels. Michaels mentioned back on December 2nd that there would be three weeks of filming, which would put his return at next week.

As previously reported, WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will also be returning on next week’s show. Check back here on Monday for our live play-by-play coverage of the event.

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Shawn Michaels served as the guest referee for the main event of Friday’s NXT Live Event in San Antonio, Texas.

During the match, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly tried to interfere and help Adam Cole but Shawn hit one of them with Sweet Chin Music. After the match, Michaels got on the microphone and commented on fans asking for “one more match”. Michaels said, “I can assure you that I’m too old for this s***.”

You can check out footage of his remarks below:

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Bret Hart recently spoke with Calgary Herald. Here are some highlights from the interview:

Punching Vince McMahon backstage after the Montreal Screwjob: “It was only one punch but it was such a beautiful punch. Of all the things I’ve ever done in my life, it was the sweetest, most beautiful punch anyone could ever throw. It was just amazing. The whole memory of it brings a smile to my face. I just maybe wish that I’d mopped the floor with Triple H and Shawn Michaels both at the same time right after. That would have been ideal. … I think what it really amounted to was a case of Vince — and he’s a very macho kind of guy — he wanted to back me down in front of everybody in the dressing room and show that he was the boss and save face. So he took it upon himself to put himself in a physical situation, which was laughable. But he put himself in that situation and I knocked him out.”

Being lied to by people he worked with: “To be lied to and screwed over legitimately by people that I had worked so hard for, I think it’s always been a black eye on them, not me. Everything I said was true, everything that I said happened, it happened the way it did.”

Goals when he got into wrestling: “I got into wrestling to make some money, see the world, and meet girls. I accomplished that. Those were my initial goals. When I look back on everything, I’m really amazed by my career. I had so many wonderful guys that I worked with and great matches, that’s what was most important to me — and the fans. I had a great fan base across the country and around the world.”

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Here is the updated card for the upcoming WWE NXT Takeover: War Games event coming out of Wednesday’s episode of NXT:

WarGames
Three teams yet to be announced

NXT World Championship
Drew McIntyre (C) vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas

NXT Women’s World Championship
Kairi Sane vs. Ember Moon vs. Nikki Cross vs. Peyton Royce

Ab Contest
Shawn Michaels vs. Johnny Gargano

Check back here on December 18th for our live play-by-play coverage of the NXT TakeOver: WarGames event.

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Hell in a Cell has been around for 20 years now. Between 1997 and today, nearly 40 matches have been contested inside Satan’s Structure. While the stipulation has produced many classics (who can forget Undertaker v. the Big Boss Man?), there have been a fair share of stinkers as well.

Obviously the older Cell matches are better (blood and brutality really add to the match), but there have also been some real classics in recent history. Since 2010, nearly 20 matches took place inside the Devil’s Playground. Which of these newer matches is the best? I’ll try my best to rank them.

4. Daniel Bryan v. Randy Orton (Hell in a Cell, 2013)

This was the sort-of culmination of the feud between Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton. After Bryan won the title at Summerslam, Orton cashed in his Money in the Bank contract, and the rest is history. Bryan won the title back at Night of Champions, but then he was stripped of it after a supposed fast count. After a draw at Battleground, the duo were set to settle their differences inside Hell in a Cell.

They went to war inside the structure. There were chairs involved. Lots of chairs. Also Shawn Michaels was there, for some reason. While Orton and Bryan failed to truly set the world on fire in previous bouts, they delivered here. There was lots of violence and barbarism on display here.

Shawn Michaels eventually kicked Bryan’s head off, which allowed Orton to pick up the win. Many believed this was the end of Bryan’s story, but he would get his win back at Wrestlemania the following year.

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