Friday, 29 July 2016

Cody Rhodes Hypes Arrow Fight Scene, Fans On The Face Of WWE's New Era, Xavier Woods Plays Pokemon

- WWE has a new poll asking fans
which Superstar will be looked back on
as the face of the New Era in 10 years -
current WWE Champion Dean
Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns,
Finn Balor, Charlotte, AJ Styles, Enzo
Amore, Cesaro, Sami Zayn or WWE
Women's Champion Sasha Banks. As of
this writing, 31% voted for Balor while
23% went with Rollins, 13% with
Ambrose, 8% for Reigns, 7% for Styles,
6% for Banks and 5% for Other.





- As noted, Cody Rhodes confirmed
that he and actor Stephen Amell will
shoot a fight scene for Cody's
upcoming appearance on Arrow.

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UFC 201 fight card: Rose Namajunas vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz full fight preview

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Strawweight contenders Rose
Namajunas and Karolina Kowalkiewicz
will look to earn a 115-pound title shot
this Saturday (July 30, 2016) at UFC 201
inside Philips Arena in Atlanta,
Georgia.
Since losing her initial title bid in her
Octagon debut, Namajunas has been
on fire. She’s won her last three fights
— including a pair of finishes — and
will look to take her final step in
earning a title shot. Meanwhile,
Kowalkiewicz has only been a UFC
fighter for about seven months now,
but she’s quickly made a strong
impression. Undefeated as a
professional, a successful jump in
competition against "Thug Rose" will
slingshot the Polish fighter into the
title picture.
Let’s take a look at the keys to victory
for both women:
Rose Namajunas
Record : 5-2
Key Wins: Tecia Torres (UFC on FOX 19)
, Paige VanZant (UFC Fight Night 80),
Randa Markos (TUF 20*), Angela Hill
(UFC 192)
Key Losses: Carla Esparze (TUF 20
Finale), Tecia Torres (Invicta FC 4)
Keys to Victory: Though she's one of
the youngest fighters in her division,
Namajunas' karate background and
submission acumen make her rather
well-rounded. In five fights, she's
finished all but one of her foes by
submission.
In this bout, Namajunas will have to
continue to blend her skills to earn the
victory. That's a balance that she's
managed well in her last three fights,
which is why she's won each of those
match ups.
While on the feet, Namajunas needs to
keep her composure and work from
the outside while setting up the
takedown. Kowalkiewicz does a very
nice job of countering her opponent's
as they rush in and dive for takedown
attempts, so it's important that "Thug
Rose" stay tight but offensive.
Additionally, Namajunas needs to
match her opponent's volume.
Kowalkiewicz throws at a high pace
and can do so for three rounds, so
Namajunas cannot allow herself to fall
behind on points. If that happens,
getting more desperate with her
combinations and takedowns will only
leave her more vulnerable.
VS.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Record : 9-0
Key Wins: Randa Markos (UFC on FOX
17), Heather Jo Clark (UFC Fight Night
87), Mizuki Inoue (Invicta FC 9)
Key Losses: None
Keys to Victory: Kowalkiewicz is a high-
volume Muay Thai striker with some
solid takedown defense. Though she's
not particularly well-known,
Kowalkiewicz does have the skill set
necessary to trouble Namajunas.
For Kowalkiewicz, the goal should be
maintain her range and out-work
Namajunas. Though "Thug Rose" can
kick and grapple well, her transitions
between those two distances aren't
always the smoothest.
With that in mind, Kowalkiewicz should
look to at least match Namajunas'
distance output. On occasion, she can
look to move into the boxing range —
where she likely holds an advantage
— and score with some crisp punches.
If she's able to accomplish those goals,
the pressure will be on Namajunas to
push forward and land a takedown.
Thus far, Kowalkiewicz has proven to
be very effective at both defending the
shot and punishing her foe for the
attempt.
If Kowalkiewicz is able to play her
game and force Namajunas out of her
comfort zone, we could very well be in
for an upset.
Bottom Line: It’s a scrap between two
members of the Top 5 -- the winner
should receive a title shot.
Namajunas has proven repeatedly that
she’s a serious force despite her
inexperience. In all honesty, it’s hard
to see any current contenders except
"Thug Rose" defeat Jedrzejczyk, even
if it is a major long shot. With a win
here, Namajunas gets her second shot
at UFC gold before her 25th birthday.
On the other hand, a loss here shows
that Namajunas still has more to learn
before she can challenge for the belt
again.
This is a far more vital fight for
Kowalkiewicz. Unlike her opponent,
the Polish striker is already 30 years
old, so she should be in her athletic
prime. If she’s to rise to the top and
hold the belt, her moment is now.
A win gets her that opportunity.
Alternatively, Kowalkiewicz loses quite
a bit of momentum if she comes up
short. That’s not to say she cannot
work her way to a title shot —
Strawweight is lacking in potential
opponents for Joanna "Champion" —
but she’ll need at least two or three
wins.
At UFC 201, Rose Namajunas and
Karolina Kowalkiewicz will look to earn
a title shot. Which fighter will have her
hand raised?

Jake Roberts Talks Possible WWE Return, Wrestling Needing Some Help, Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes

Mike Jones of DC 101 recently
interviewed WWE Hall of Famer Jake
"The Snake" Roberts, who was
promoting his new film The Bet, which
also stars DDP and "Rowdy" Roddy
Piper, in his last film role. You can
listen to the full interview in the video
above, they sent us these highlights:
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Playing his role in The Bet:
"As soon as I found out I was going to
be the owner of a gourmet condom
company, I said 'Hell yeah, that's
something I've always wanted to do!' I
was all in because the story was just
ridiculous and we wanted to have
some fun and it shows in the film."
Missing Roddy Piper and Dusty Rhodes:
"He and Dusty Rhodes, man, they're
irreplaceable. Forget about it, there
will never be anybody like Roddy Piper
and there will never be anybody like
Dusty Rhodes. It just blows my mind
that I'm still here and they're not."
Reservations about doing The
Resurrection Of Jake The Snake
Roberts:
"I struggled with doing it at the
beginning, because I've been burned
by some people before. But to do it
with Dallas and know that I had total
control of the movie. If I didn't want it
to come out, it wouldn't come out.
Trust was a big part of it and once I
saw the final product, I thought, 'you
know what, this is going to help so
many people.'"
SEE ALSO
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts Talks To
Wrestling Inc. About Working With
Randy Savage, The Undertaker,
Ultimate Warrior Costing Him Money,
More
Would he want to return to WWE in
some capacity:
"I have so many things I want to do, so
many things. When I'm sober and clean
and my mind's working, I'm happy and
energetic and I know I can fix this and
do that. What do you choose? I don't
know. But, if the WWE did call me,
yeah, I'd be right back in there man
because I love wrestling and the Lord
knows wrestling needs some help right
now."

TNA Impact Wrestling Results (7/28): BFG Playoffs, Lashley Vs. DJ Z, Moose In Ring Debut And More

Season 14- Episode 30
Taped at The "Impact Zone" in
Orlando, Florida

Tonight's show features the 2
semifinal matches in The Bound for
Glory Playoffs to determine a #1
contender for the TNA world
championship currently held by The
"Destroyer" Bobby Lashley. Also on
the show is a TNA tag title match
between The Decay and The Bro-
Mans. They will be facing off in a
"Monsters Ball" match. The TNA in-
ring debut of Moose as well as a
singles match between Gail Kim and
Madison Rayne, who is faced with the
challenge of having to defeat every
TNA knockout in order to get another
TNA Knockouts title match.
The show starts with highlights from
last week's Impact Wrestling and hype
for tonight's semifinal matches.
In the arena, "Broken" Matt Hardy
makes his way to the ring and grabs
the mic. Matt says he only cares about
his wife, son, Senor Benjamin and his
devotees. He calls out to the ring his
obsolete mule for whom he no longer
cares for. "Brother Nero". Reby Sky
accompanies Jeff Hardy to the ring and
chants "Obsolete" at him. Matt
declares "Nero" his slave who has to
work for him and make him money.
Matt gives instructions to "Nero" to
insure that he beats EC3 to advance to
the finals of the BFG playoffs. Jeff says
Matt doesn't need his help. Matt is
upset that Nero has said no to him. Out
comes EC3 and heads to the ring. EC3
mocks Matt with his "you knew i'd
come" phrase and imitates Matt's
facial mannerisms. EC3 comes to Jeff's
defense and chants relevant creature
at Jeff. Matt says he will eat EC3 and
his cats. EC3 calls for the ref to start
their upcoming match.

BOUND FOR GLORY PLAYOFFS
SEMIFINAL MATCH
ETHAN CARTER III VS "BROKEN" MATT
HARDY
Back and forth action to start. Matt
resorts to biting early on to try and
counter EC3's power. Which actually
leads to EC3 bleeding on the bridge of
his nose. EC3 hits a beautiful dropkick
and then when he lands, He clutches
his left leg in pain. Matt sees this and
pounces on EC3 and starts targeting
his left leg. EC3 is able to eventually
counter Matt's attack and sends him
outside the ring. Carter then dives over
the top rope onto Matt. As they get
back in the ring. Matt hits a hanging
DDT on EC3 for a 2 count. Hardy tries
to hit the twist of hate on EC3 but he
rallies with a flurry of moves. Matt
stops the rally using more biting and
then targeting EC3's leg again. Matt
takes off EC3's boot and pulls him near
the ring post but than rather than use
the ring post. He proceeds to attempt
to bite his foot instead. EC3 counters,
Seeing her man in trouble. Reby Sky
gets on the apron and tries to give
Matt the hammer she used to help him
win last week. It backfires when she is
knocked off of the apron. The ref is
knocked down as well. Jeff Hardy
throws a hammer into the middle ofGAIL KIM VS MADISON RAYNE
Good match between these two, who
have a long history with each other.
Evenly contested match. The story of
the match was how well they know
each other and have each other's
moves scouted. So there were a lot of
counters and reversals early on. The
final sequence saw Gail Kim come off
the top rope and miss. Madison hits the
Rayne check for a near fall but Gail
reaches the ropes. Gail Kim counters a
frustrated Madison with her finisher
out of nowhere for the victory.
GAIL KIM DEFEATED MADISON RAYNEBFG final.
EC3 DEFEATED MATT HARDY

TNA Impact Wrestling Results (7/28): BFG Playoffs, Lashley Vs. DJ Z, Moose In Ring Debut And More

Season 14- Episode 30
Taped at The "Impact Zone" in
Orlando, Florida

Tonight's show features the 2
semifinal matches in The Bound for
Glory Playoffs to determine a #1
contender for the TNA world
championship currently held by The
"Destroyer" Bobby Lashley. Also on
the show is a TNA tag title match
between The Decay and The Bro-
Mans. They will be facing off in a
"Monsters Ball" match. The TNA in-
ring debut of Moose as well as a
singles match between Gail Kim and
Madison Rayne, who is faced with the
challenge of having to defeat every
TNA knockout in order to get another
TNA Knockouts title match.
The show starts with highlights from
last week's Impact Wrestling and hype
for tonight's semifinal matches.
In the arena, "Broken" Matt Hardy
makes his way to the ring and grabs
the mic. Matt says he only cares about
his wife, son, Senor Benjamin and his
devotees. He calls out to the ring his
obsolete mule for whom he no longer
cares for. "Brother Nero". Reby Sky
accompanies Jeff Hardy to the ring and
chants "Obsolete" at him. Matt
declares "Nero" his slave who has to
work for him and make him money.
Matt gives instructions to "Nero" to
insure that he beats EC3 to advance to
the finals of the BFG playoffs. Jeff says
Matt doesn't need his help. Matt is
upset that Nero has said no to him. Out
comes EC3 and heads to the ring. EC3
mocks Matt with his "you knew i'd
come" phrase and imitates Matt's
facial mannerisms. EC3 comes to Jeff's
defense and chants relevant creature
at Jeff. Matt says he will eat EC3 and
his cats. EC3 calls for the ref to start
their upcoming match.

BOUND FOR GLORY PLAYOFFS
SEMIFINAL MATCH
ETHAN CARTER III VS "BROKEN" MATT
HARDY
Back and forth action to start. Matt
resorts to biting early on to try and
counter EC3's power. Which actually
leads to EC3 bleeding on the bridge of
his nose. EC3 hits a beautiful dropkick
and then when he lands, He clutches
his left leg in pain. Matt sees this and
pounces on EC3 and starts targeting
his left leg. EC3 is able to eventually
counter Matt's attack and sends him
outside the ring. Carter then dives over
the top rope onto Matt. As they get
back in the ring. Matt hits a hanging
DDT on EC3 for a 2 count. Hardy tries
to hit the twist of hate on EC3 but he
rallies with a flurry of moves. Matt
stops the rally using more biting and
then targeting EC3's leg again. Matt
takes off EC3's boot and pulls him near
the ring post but than rather than use
the ring post. He proceeds to attempt
to bite his foot instead. EC3 counters,
Seeing her man in trouble. Reby Sky
gets on the apron and tries to give
Matt the hammer she used to help him
win last week. It backfires when she is
knocked off of the apron. The ref is
knocked down as well. Jeff Hardy
throws a hammer into the middle ofGAIL KIM VS MADISON RAYNE
Good match between these two, who
have a long history with each other.
Evenly contested match. The story of
the match was how well they know
each other and have each other's
moves scouted. So there were a lot of
counters and reversals early on. The
final sequence saw Gail Kim come off
the top rope and miss. Madison hits the
Rayne check for a near fall but Gail
reaches the ropes. Gail Kim counters a
frustrated Madison with her finisher
out of nowhere for the victory.
GAIL KIM DEFEATED MADISON RAYNEBFG final.
EC3 DEFEATED MATT HARDY