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NXT TakeOver: 25 card, matches, date, location, start time and rumors

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NXT Takeover XXV airs this Saturday, June 1, live on WWE Network. NXT’s 25th live special features matches for the NXT, NXT Women’s, and North American Championships, as well as a ladder match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship. Make sure you’re here this weekend for our full coverage, live thread, and results. Here’s the complete card. NXT TakeOver XXV Card: 1. NXT Championship Match: Johnny Gargano (c) vs. Adam Cole 2. North American Championship Match: Velveteen Dream (c) vs. Tyler Breeze 3. NXT Women’s Championship Match: Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Io Shirai 4. Matt Riddle vs. Roderick Strong 5. Ladder Match for the Vacant NXT Tag Team Championship: Street Profits vs. Undisputed Era vs. Forgotten Sons vs. Oney Lorcn and Danny Burch As always, we’ve got your  complete rundown of the card and analysis  below, featuring predictions for all five matches. Make sure to drop a comment and let us know who you think’s winning, and be here on Saturday night to see if y...

WWE Hall of Fame - Class of 2014 Inductees

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New WWE Tag Team Championship Belts

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Image: � WWE, Inc. All Rights Reserved. On the August 16, 2010 edition of Raw, the Unified titles were retired into a new WWE Tag Team Championship with new belts presented by Bret "Hit Man" Hart to The Hart Dynasty.

ESPN Radio: Shawn Michaels Interview

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Friday, August 13, 2010 Bill Simmons talks with former WWE wrestler Shawn Michaels about his retirement, losing his last match, his faith, how he changed over the years, the upcoming SummerSlam and more. Click here to listen to the interview Source: ESPN: The B.S. Report with Bill Simmons

Former WWE wrestler Lance Cade dies at 29

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  Lance Cade (real name: Lance McNaught) was released from World Wrestling Entertainment in April 2010 . WWE was informed Friday, August 13, 2010 that Cade had passed away of apparent heart failure. Cade left behind two daughters and one step-son. Cade was a three-time WWE World Tag Team Champion, and a former one-time TWA Television Champion in the Texas Wrestling Alliance. Sources: WWE.com and Wrestling Information Archive  Image: � WWE, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Linda McMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, wins Senate Primary

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"The support of the voters of Connecticut isn't bestowed by the establishment or the pundits or the media. It isn't a birthright," she told cheering supporters after her victory was sealed. "It can't be bought, it needs to be earned. And tonight I am humbled to have earned your support." --Linda McMahon "It�s hard to imagine the hatred voters must harbor toward Washington to make McMahon a viable candidate. For the Republican Party, which stokes that hatred, no imagination is needed." -- Margaret Carlson , a Bloomberg News opinion columnist  Photo: http://www.linda2010.com/ Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/

Shawn Michaels Launches his Official Website

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http://www.TheShawnMichaels.com http://www.facebook.com/theShawnMichaels Image: � Copyright 2011, Showstopper Outdoors and Encore Sports

TNA Heavyweight Rankings (UPDATED)

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On April 26, 2010, TNA Wrestling created a monthly Top 10 Contender ranking system. Kurt Angle vowed to attain #1 and ultimately get a title shot at the coveted TNA World Championship. **Due to a vacant TNA World Championship, the Heavyweight Rankings have been set aside.** Kurt Angle had won six ranking matches in a row, however, he will now face off competators in a TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. Winners advance to the Finals at "Bound For Glory" on Sunday, October 10 to crown a new TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Current Heavyweight Rankings 1. �The Monster� Abyss 2. JEFF HARDY 3. MR. ANDERSON 4. Samoa Joe 5. Jay Lethal 6. A.J. Styles 7. Hernandez 8. KURT ANGLE 9. "THE POPE" D�ANGELO DINERO 10. �The Freak" Rob Terry SEMI-FINALS OF THE TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT KURT ANGLE VS. JEFF HARDY MR. ANDERSON VS. THE POPE Source: TNAWrestling.com Photo: � 2010 TNA Entertainment, LLC.

Bret Hart becomes the United States Champion

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On May 17, 2010, WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart, age 52, won the United States Championship for the fifth time (4 times in WCW and 1 time in WWE) in Toronto, Canada. Hart won his first professional wrestling championship in Stampede Wrestling on November 12, 1978. NOTE: On the May 24 edition of Raw , Hart vacated the title. Photos: � WWE, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

TNA iMPACT! returns to Thursday Nights on SPIKE

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After 9 weeks on Monday nights (with 5 live shows and 4 pre-taped shows), TNA iMPACT! will return to Thursday nights on SPIKE. TNA iMPACT! originally aired on Thursdays on SPIKE from April 2006 to March 4, 2010. Source: TNAWrestling.com Photo: � 2010 TNA Entertainment, LLC.

2010 Annual WWE Shareholders Meeting

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The entire 2010 WWE Annual Shareholders Meeting can be seen in its entirety online here . Please Note: The link may not remain active.  

Shawn Michaels retires...

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Photo by Rich Freeda : � WWE, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Video : � 2010 World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

TNA iMPACT's Second Live Monday Night...ever

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March 8, 2010 Matches of the Night: Hulk Hogan & Abyss vs. Ric Flair & A.J. Styles (Main Event-rematch) and Doug William vs. Kazarian vs. Daniels (X Division Championship) Notable TNA Wrestling talent on Impact!: Hulk Hogan , Ric Flair, Rob Van Dam Kurt Angle, Sting, Mr. Anderson Mick Foley, Eric Bischoff A.J. Styles, Jeff Hardy Jeff Jarrett, D'Angelo Dinero, Daniels Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman, Eric Young Abyss, Doug Williams, Kazarian Desmond Wolfe, Tara, Angelina Love, James Strom, Robert Roode Source: TNAWrestling.com Photo: � 2010 TNA Entertainment, LLC.

Bret Hart: Survival of the Hitman *[VIDEO]*

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This Documentary was produced by John Pollock, Jorge Barbosa and Wai Ting for The Fight Network. Source: The Fight Network Image: � www.johnwmacdonald.com  

World Wrestling Entertainment's new program NXT will begin February 23, 2010

NXT will air on SyFy at 10/9 CT. WWE released the names of the young NXT rookies and their veteran WWE mentors: Heath Slater with Christian Justin Gabriel with Matt Hardy Skip Sheffield with MVP Wade Barrett with Chris Jericho Daniel Bryan with The Miz Michael Tarver with Carlito Darren Young with C.M. Punk David Otunga with R-Truth Source: WWE.com

TNA iMPACT! to move to Monday Nights starting March 8, 2010

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March 8, 2010 will be the first time since March 26, 2001 that two professional wrestling programs will go head-to-head on a regular basis. TNA iMPACT : Mondays 9:00-11:00pm ET/PT on SPIKE WWE Raw : Mondays 9/8 PM Central on the USA Network Source: TNAWrestling.com , WWE.com

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Offers Online "iMPACT!" Pre/Post Shows

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Every Thursday, visit TNA's webpage a half hour before "iMPACT!" begins at 7:30pm ET for the live online preshow - featuring tons of news and updates on TNA Wrestling before the big broadcast on SpikeTV! Then, immediately after TNA Wrestling "iMPACT!" goes off the air, check back to the TNA webpage for the hour-long live online post show! CLICK HERE FOR Online "iMPACT!" Pre/Post Shows Photo: � 2010 TNA Entertainment, LLC.

A Historic Night in Professional Wrestling

January 4, 2010 Match of the Night: Kurt Angle vs. A.J. Styles (TNA) Moment of the Night: Bret Hart & Shawn Micheals make peace (WWE) Notable TNA Wrestling talent on Impact!: Hulk Hogan , Ric Flair Kurt Angle, Sting, Mick Foley, Eric Bischoff A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe, Jeff Hardy Jeff Jarrett, D'Angelo Dinero, Daniels Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman Sean Morley, Abyss, Matt Morgan Desmond Wolfe, Jay Lethal, Amazing Red, Suicide, Tara The Nasty Boys, Orlando Jordan. Notable WWE talent on Raw: Bret Hart Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Vince McMahon Chris Jericho (leaving for SmackDown) Randy Orton, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, The Big Show Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, Jerry Lawler

Bret 'Hitman' Hart will debut on WWE RAW on Monday, January 4, 2010

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BY BLACKJACK BROWN Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com/sports/wrestling/1947639,CST-SPT-bjack20.article# In an unlikely turn of events -- even by wrestling standards -- Bret ''The Hitman'' Hart has signed a short-term deal with WWE and could make his return after Jan. 1. Hart will be a regular on WWE TV until two weeks after WrestleMania, which sets up numerous possibilities. Word is Vince McMahon was going to start a feud with the Undertaker for WrestleMania, but that has been scrapped. The Undertaker- Shawn Michaels rematch will begin to gain momentum. Hart immediately will begin to feud with McMahon, which could culminate in some type of match at Mania. Hart is 52 and has suffered a stoke, so expecting him to regain the form of the past is a long shot. The Hitman did not want WWE to reveal his return so soon, but as soon as the ink was dry, WWE got the ball rolling by polling the audience to see if it wanted Hart to com...

Hulk Hogan will debut on TNA Wrestling on Monday, January 4, 2010

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Hulk Hogan's Wrestling Debut: 1977 NWA South Eastern Heavyweight Championship (1 time) AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) World Wrestling Federation Championship (5 times) WWE Undisputed Heavyweight Championship (1 time) WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2005) OnlineWorldofWrestling.com Hall of Fame (2005) ** Hogan's victory was overturned by Stanley Blackburn immediately following the bout. Photo: � 2010 TNA Entertainment, LLC.