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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.