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Rapper Wale Discusses Fight With Fan At Raw

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Jim Somers
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– Rapper Wale spoke with MTV News about the fan incident he got into at Monday’s RAW from Washington, DC at this link. Wale noted that he received a threatening tweet from a fan, and noticed it was from inside the arena.

“I was like, ‘Yo, is this you?’ And one thing lead to another, and I just kind of mushed him a little bit,” Wale explained. “Honestly, if there wasn’t kids right there, it would have went a little bit differently, but I just wanted to be conscious of them. It’s not to say it was the right decision. But in the moment, you know.”

The “OH MY GOD!” Review: ECW Invades Delaware 4/27/96

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Heels Inc
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ECW 1996-04-27 from Kahoona Barin Wilmington, DE

Champions
World: Raven
TV: 2 Cold Scorpio
Tag Team: The Eliminators

What we missed…
Websites show that Devon Storm & Damien Kane beat El Puerto Ricano & Hack Myers in the opening match.

Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso) vs. Mikey Whipwreck ref John Finnegan
Lock up to start Taz grabs a hammerlock and they reverse it twice. Taz trips Mikey a grabs a leglock but Whipwreck gets to the ropes. Go behind by Taz and a waistlock takedown, Mikey again to the ropes but Taz stomps him. “Sabu” chants break out. Mikey reverses a whip leapfrogs but Taz stops and grabs a waislock again. Mikey swings an elbow but Taz ducks and hits a northern lights suplex. Irish whip and Mikey leapfrogs Taz turns and goes for a chokeslam lifts Mikey up but Whipwreck hits a dropkick. Taz to the floor Mikey with a plancha outside and a crossbody block off the top rope back in the ring gets a 2 count. Taz reverses an irish whip as Alfonso climbs the apron. Whipwreck ducks through the legs and punches Alfonso but turns into a tbone suplex and gets choked out with the Tazmission at 2.47. Lots of action in that match in a short period of time.

Tommy Dreamer (w/ Kimona Wanalaya & Beulah) vs. Little Guido (w/ JT Smith) ref Jim Molineaux
Guido attacks Dreamer before the bell rings but Dreamer gets the upper hand in the fight. Big hiptoss out of the corner but Guido rakes the eyes and tosses Dreamer out. Whip to the guardrail and a back breaker. Guido stomps Dreamer on the floor as Smith comes over to help. Dreamer sent to the guardrail again. Back in Guido whips Dreamer and goes for a dropkick but Dreamer hangs on to the ropes and then drops a fist low. Dreamer catches a crossbody attempt and slams Guido for two. Guido goes down low hits a back elbow and gets a two count. Guido now on the attack with chokes and elbow drops. After hitting a body slam he goes to the second rope but misses a leg drop. Dreamer now on the offense pulls Guido crotch first to the bottom rope and has the girls come pull on his legs until Smith drags them away. The girls fight back as Dreamer hits a piledriver in the ring and gets the win at 4.19.

“The Walking Riot” Missy Hyatt comes to the ring and gets the microphone.  She says that Fred the Elephant Boy from The Howard Stern Show has been calling and leaving her messages.  She invites him to the ring and tells him to close his eyes and pucker up.  Sandman hits the ring from behind Fred and lays him out with the singapore cane.

The Sandman (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs. Axl Rotten ref John “Pee Wee’ Moore
Axl hits the ring and starts calling for the Sandman to his him with the cane. He pushes Sandman who chugs his beer and turns to swing at Axl put gets nailed with a fist and floored. Axl punches, kicks and stomps the Sandman. They go to the floor and Axl whips Sandman into the guardrail. They fight some more on the floor until Sandman is able to drive Axl back into the rail. Sandman takes over and throws a piece of the rail into the ring and slams it onto Axl. He picks up Axl and suplexes him onto the rail. Axl fights back and irish whips Sandman into the rail. Axl gets the cane and irish whips Sandman. He swings but Sandman ducks and small packages Axl for the 3. The time of the match was announced as 12.07. If this is true the match is JIP which could be possible as it does seem to take a weird jump in the beginning but I thought it was just a small tracking problem.

Stevie Richards & Tag Team Champions The Eliminators vs. The Pitbulls & Francine ref John Finnegan
The Pitbulls and Francine get in the ring and Richards immediately hits Francine with the Stevie kick before the introductions. The Pitbulls chase Richards to the back. The Gangstas hit the ring and attack the Eliminators until the all the refs and a few wrestlers come from the back. The four man are dragged into the locker room and the Eliminators come right back out being dragged by the Pitbulls. Kronus hits Pitbull 1 with a hand spring back elbow. While Saturn leaps of the arena bar with a cross body to Pitbull 2 on the floor. The four men switch as Saturn and #2 are in the ring with Kronus and #1 on the floor. German suplex by Saturn, leaping spin kick by Kronus. #2 catches a springboard moonsault attempt and power slams Saturn. All four men on the outside of the ring. Kronus gets hit with a chair. #2 and Saturn now fighting in the crowd with the Pitbull having the advantage. In the ring Kronus goes for a leap frog but #1 catches and power bombs him for a 2 count. Saturn goes off the top rope into the crowd onto Pitbull 2. Both Eliminators in the ring now with Pitbull #1. They throw some karate kicks. Pitbull 2 gets in the ring and also gets kicked in the face. Simultaneous springboard moonsaults by the champs. The Pitbulls bounce right up and hit powerslams in stereo. Kronus gets dumped to the floor and the Pitbulls set up a superbomb. Saturn reverese it into a frankensteiner on Pitbull 2. All four men back in the ring Pitbull 2 lifts Saturn onto his shoulders and Pitbull one hits a lunging clothesline that sends Saturn to the floor. Superbomb on Kronus gets the 3 count. So even though Francine and Stevie were not actually involved in the match it was originally a six person match so the Eliminators remain the champions. The Eliminators hit the ring and take out the Pitbulls. Saturn hits a sick looking swinging neckbreaker on Francine and after that they give her a double Russian leg sweep. The Pitbulls get back in the ring with a chair to chase of the champions.

Sabu vs. TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio ref Jim Molineaux
Sabu dives at the legs of Scorpio a few times until he gets kicked in the face. Sabu with a waist leg, standing switch by Sabu, into a drop toe hold and leg lock by Scorp. Sabu makes it to the ropes. They trade leg holds for the next two minutes. After a sequence of leap frogs and reversals Sabu hits a leg lariat. Scorpio gets on the apron and Sabu drop kicks him off and hits a baseball slide. Somersault flip over the top rope to the floor. Scorpio gets sent into the guardrail and Sabu sets up the table between the apron and the rail. Sabu puts Scorpio on but he rolls off. Sabu jumps at Scorpio with a double axe handle but misses and hits the guardrail. Scorpio now in control on the floor. Back in Scorpio has a chair and charges with it at Sabu. Corner whip and he charges again but Sabu gets the feet up. Air Sabu followed by the triple jump moonsault but only a 2 count. Scorpio in control now keeping Sabu on the mat as we pass the 10 minute mark in this 20 minute match. Sabu on the apron Scorpio does a backflip and kicks Sabu on his way down. Sabu getting back in the ring and gets leveled with what looked like a low blow. The crowd starts chanting any random black wrestlers name at Scorpio, classy. Sabu reverses a power bomb by landing on his feet and the two trade blows. Scorpio forces Sabu to the buckle and puts him on his shoulder. He throws Sabu’s legs in the air but Sabu grabs on and DDTs Scorpio. Sabu attempts the triple jump frankensteiner buts falls off the top rope. So he just climbs up and does it. Scorpio goes out to the apron by the table. Sabu runs off a chair and jumps over the top rope and frankensteiners Scorpio onto the table. Scropio fights back and lays Sabu on it and slingshot splashes him. Again the table does not break. Scorpio walks on the table and it slips off the guardrail and they crash to the floor. The bell rings and we have a 20-minute draw that I clocked in at 17.33. Back in the ring Scorpio and Sabu continue to wrestle and go for pinfalls on each other. Scorpio gets on the mic and says they are going to continue to wrestle until someone comes and breaks it up.

“The Franchise” Shane Douglas vs. World Champion Raven (w/ Stevie Richards & The Blue Meanie) ref John Finnegan
Shane came down to the ring with 8 women in bikinis. He grabs the mic trash talks WWF, WCW and Raven. Stevie gets the mic and calls out Super Nova. Nova hits the ring him Meanie and Stevie act like idiots and Nova runs away. Stevie makes fun of Shane and calls him a “piece of shit” like Shane likes to call everybody. Stevie tells Douglas that if he were a good person he wouldn’t attack Ravens injured foot. Raven attacks from behind but Shane gets the quick advantage until Raven bails to the floor. Back in the ring and Shane goes right after the foot of Raven. Raven bails after a leg lock and brings a chair in the ring. Douglas gets it and starts hitting Raven in his foot. Shane with spinning toe holds, stomps and a half crab to the injured foot. Raven rolls to the floor and Shane follows with a plancha. Raven gets the ring bell and hits Douglas with it. Each man gets whipped into the guardrail. The fans start giving Douglas weapons. Back in the ring figure four is locked on. Meanie gets in the ring for a meaniesault but Douglas moves as soon as Meanie starts to climb the ropes. Drop sends Meanie back out fo the ring. Douglas with the chair some more. He throws Raven into the corner and charges but Raven pulls the ref in the way and he gets the chair to the back. Douglas takes off Raven’s special boot and locks in the figure four again. Raven breaks out of the figure four and tries to hit Douglas with the boot. Douglas ducks and nails Raven with it. Shane goes for the cover but the ref is still down. Stevie gets in the ring and knocks Douglas out with the boot. Raven covers as the ref gets up to count the three. Raven retains his world title at 6.56. Shane gets on the mic after the match and tells Raven to get back out to the ring

My thoughts on this show,
Decent show, however I am getting tired of watching this loop and hope they switch around some of the match ups soon. Not to say it’s a bad show, I’ve just seen a lot of this before. That’s what happens when you review a “house show” loop, though. Strange ending to the TV title match as they never warned that the time limit was coming close. No one worked lazy here and the crowd was pretty excited as this was a trip outside of PA. Even with me getting a little bored on some of these matches I still give it a thumbs up!

WrestleMania XXX Betting Odds Reveal Potential Winners

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Brian Grey
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The first round of WrestleMania XXX betting odds were released on Tuesday, revealing the favored winners for Sunday’s pay-per-view. At this point things could easily shift dramatically between now and the final odds on Sunday, but this is a first look on who are currently the favorites to win. Here are the betting odds courtesy of Bovada.lv, for all those non-betting readers that might not understand how the odds work, we’ve listed each match starting with the favorite to win and end with the least favorite.

WrestleMania XXX – WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match – Randy Orton vs. Batista vs. TBD
•Daniel Bryan – 2/11
•Batista – 9/4
•Randy Orton – 17/4
•Triple H – 8/1

WrestleMania XXX – Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H
•Daniel Bryan – 1/20
•Triple H – 8/1

WrestleMania XXX – The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar
•The Undertaker – 1/30
•Brock Lesnar – 9/1

WrestleMania XXX – John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt
•Bray Wyatt – 2/7
•John Cena – 9/4

WrestleMania XXX – Four Way Tag Team Match – Usos vs. Rybaxel vs. Los Matadores vs. Real Americans
•Usos – 2/3
•Real Americans – 7/4
•Rybaxel – 5/2
•Los Matadores – 7/1

WrestleMania XXX – The Shield vs. Kane & New Age Outlaws
•The Shield – 1/8
•Kane & New Age Outlaws – 17/4

WrestleMania XXX – Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship Invitational
•AJ Lee – 2/7
•The Field – 9/4

WrestleMania XXX – Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
•Alexander Rusev – 11/4
•Big Show – 11/4
•Sheamus – 5/1
•Dolph Ziggler – 5/1
•Alberto Del Rio – 12/1
•Big E – 16/1
•Fandango – 16/1
•Christian – 16/1
•Mark Henry – 16/1
•The Miz – 16/1
•Rey Mysterio – 16/1
•Damien Sandow – 25/1
•Cody Rhodes – 25/1
•Goldust – 25/1
•Heath Slater – 50/1
•Titus O’Neil – 50/1
•Jinder Mahal – 50/1
•Drew McIntyre – 50/1
•Kofi Kingston – 50/1
•Brodus Clay – 50/1
•Darren Young – 50/1
•Justin Gabriel – 50/1
•R-Truth – 50/1
•Santino Marella – 50/1
•The Great Khali – 50/1
•Zack Ryder – 50/1
•Sin Cara – 50/1
•Brad Maddox – 50/1
•Field – 15/2

Chris Jericho Talks Turning Down WrestleMania, Who He Wants to Work, And More

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Jim Somers
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Source: The Boston Herald

Chris Jericho recently spoke with The Boston Herald. Jericho says WWE did reach out to him to work the show but he turned it down. Below are some highlights:

What it will take for him to return:
“If I’m going to be at WrestleMania, it’s going to be in a position that I can sink my teeth into, a position that I think is significant enough for somebody of Y2J’s experience level and notoriety. Looking at the card this year and you see everybody who came back — Brock Lesnar and Undertaker are back, Triple H is back, Batista is back, and it’s the ascension of Daniel Bryan — how many spots are there available for Jericho at this point in time? Even though the shadow of WrestleMania was looming, just to be there is not a reason enough for me to go back. On the last four WrestleManias before last year, I had one of the main events or one of the most prominent matches on the show. Unless I’m going to get that position again, and I’m not saying I’m entitled to it, but if it’s not going to go that way, then it’s just better for me to stay away.”

Criticism over his most recent return:
“It’s not a choice that I make. I do what my boss tells me to do. So people who said, ‘Well, Jericho just came back to lose to all the young guys,’ well, I really didn’t. I lost a couple prominent matches on pay per view, and suddenly everyone is saying, ‘Well, Jericho is just putting over the young guys.’ That’s not the case. That was never the case. I beat Daniel Bryan last year, no one talks about that. To me, whatever the boss wants, I’ll do it. I know I’m going to make it good, I’m going to make it great, people are still going to like it. But when I felt when I’m getting too much in a rut, when they say, ‘Jericho is here, so he can just put over this guy, this guy, and this guy,’ I was not going to do that. So I went away for a while and we’ll see what happens. Last year, working with Fandango wasn’t my first choice. I wasn’t happy about it at all at first. But either I do it, or I don’t go to WrestleMania. Once Vince makes up his mind, you’re doing it. So I have two choices — go home, or I can make this the best I possibly can and try to get this kid over that no one’s ever seen before.”

Who he would have liked to face this year:
“As a heel Chris Jericho, I’d love to work with Daniel Bryan. We could tear the damn house. That could still happen. A lot of times I’ll hear I could never be a heel again because people like me too much, but put me in the ring with a babyface that is as over as Daniel Bryan and I’ll show you some heel stuff that nobody there is doing right now because no one knows to do it. I requested to work with Cesaro, and we had a 30-minute match in Tokyo last year and killed it. And last year I did one show with NXT and requested to work with Bray Wyatt, and we had a great match. So those are the three guys that I’d like to work with.”

Fighting Spirit Review: Ice Ribbon “New Year Ribbon” 2014

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Kevin Wilson
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Date: January 4th, 2014
Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Announced Attendance: 239

Another new promotion for 2014 reviews! Ice Ribbon got a reputation many years ago for having children wrestling in matches, because over the years they have had some underage wrestlers. But they also of course have veterans and quality wrestlers that sometimes get overlooked. Ice Ribbon is hardly the only promotion that uses underage wrestlers (Mexico has been using teenagers for many many years as do other Joshi promotions), but after a few of their videos of kids wrestling went online years ago it is a stigma it has kept in some circles. So hopefully over the year as I review their events, you will see there is a lot more to Ice Ribbon than just the age of a few of their wrestlers. Here is the full card:

– Mio Shirai and Miyako Matsumoto vs. 235 and Kaho Kobayashi
– Neko Nitta vs. Shuu Shibutani
– Cherry and Meari Naito vs. Maki Narumiya and Risa Sera
– Hamuko Hoshi vs. Tsukushi
– International Ribbon Tag Team Championship: Hikaru Shida and Fujimoto vs. Kurumi and Kyoko Inoue

This was a commercial DVD as this event was not aired on TV, currently Ice Ribbon does not have a TV show dedicated just to their promotion (occasionally their matches do show up on clip shows). Let’s get to it.

Mio Shirai and Miyako Matsumoto vs. 235 and Kaho Kobayashi

Kobayashi and Shirai start things off. Tie-up, but they break cleanly. Tie-up again, knees by Shirai but Kobayashi elbows her in the chest. Irish whip by Kobayashi, reversed, kicks by Shirai and Shirai kicks Kobayashi in the chest. Matsumoto comes in the ring, they pick up Kobayashi, double Irish whip by Kobayashi gets free. 235 comes in the ring, double Irish whip to Shirai and they kick her in the stomach. Matsumoto runs in the ring and jumps on Shirai’s back, and they pose for the crowd. Side headlock by Kobayashi onto Shirai and she tags in 235. Kick by 235 but Shirai punches her in the stomach and she slaps Matsumoto. Back to 235, elbow by Shirai to 235 and she drags her around the ring by her hair before throwing her to the mat. Kick to the back of the head by Shirai and she kicks 235 in the corner. Choke by Shirai and she tags in Matsumoto. Matsumoto kicks 235 in the corner and throws her to the mat before applying a neck crank. Side headlock by Matsumoto and he kicks 235 in the ribs. Matsumoto tags in Shirai, Shirai runs over and kicks Kobayashi off the apron and then kicks 235.

Shirai kicks Kobayashi off the apron again, she ties up 235 in the ropes but Matsumoto slides in the ring and poses in front of them. Shirai bops Matsumoto in the head before rubbing her arm into 235’s face. Shirai goes off the ropes and kicks 235 in the back of the head, cover by Shirai but 235 gets a shoulder up. Shirai tags in Matsumoto, scoop slam by Matsumoto and a cover, but she gets two. Irish whip by Matsumoto but 235 hits a crossbody for a two count. 235 tags in Kobayashi, and Kobayashi shoulderblocks Matsumoto twice. Matsumoto kicks Kobayashi from behind, Irish whip by Matsumoto, reversed, and Kobayashi delivers a dropkick. Cover, but it gets a two count. Kobayashi goes off the ropes and goes for a senton but Matsumoto moves out of the way and hits a running doublestomp. Cover by Matsumoto, but it gets two. Matsumoto picks up Kobayashi and they trade elbows, Kobayashi goes off the ropes but Matsumoto ducks her attack and applies an abdominal stretch. Roll-up by Matsumoto but it gets a two count.

Matsumoto goes off the ropes and hits a double chop, cover, but Kobayashi kicks out. Matsumoto tags in Shirai, and Shirai kicks Kobayashi in the back. Kicks to the chest by Shirai, Kobayashi crawls to the corner and she moves when Shirai goes for a kick. Shirai goes up to the top turnbuckle but Kobayashi throws her off and delivers a dropkick. Senton by Kobayashi, cover, but it only gets a two. Kobayashi tags in 235, elbows by 235 to Shirai into the corner, and 235 hits a jumping elbow. Irish whip by 235, reversed, and Shirai elbows 235 in the face. Kobayashi runs in the ring but Matsumoto does as well, Irish whips by Matsumoto and Shirai and they both kick their opponents down. Matsumoto and Shirai pose for the crowd with Matsumoto leading the way, but they get rolled up from behind for a two count.

Shirai throws Matsumoto out of the ring, Irish whip by 235 to Shirai to the corner and 235 hits an elbow. Jumping knee by 235 and she goes for a suplex, but Shirai blocks it. Sleeperhold by Shirai but 235 slams Shirai to the mat. 235 goes off the ropes and hits a crossbody, she goes off the ropes again and hits a second one. A third crossbody by 235, cover, but it gets two. 235 goes off the ropes but Shirai punches her in the face. Kick by Shirai and she applies a side headlock, but 235 reverses it into a sleeper. Matsumoto runs in the ring but Shirai kicks her back, Irish whip by 235 to Shirai but Shirai shoulderblocks her down. Waistlock by 235 to Shirai, and Kobayashi goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick to Shirai. Roll-up by 235 to Shirai, but it gets a two count. Small package by 235, but it gets two as well. Backslide by 235, but Matsumoto breaks it up. 235 goes off the ropes but Shirai catches her with a knee to the stomach. High kick by Shirai and she nails the scissors kick. Cover, but Kobayashi breaks it up. Matsumoto throws Kobayashi out of the ring while Shirai applies a figure four necklock to Shirai, and 235 has no choice but to submit. Your winners: Mio Shirai and Miyako Matsumoto

Match Thoughts: Even though this was a short opening match, I still was able to pick up each wrestler’s gimmicks and style without any issues. Matsumoto clearly likes to pose and mess around during matches, and Shirai is the type that doesn’t really like doing that. 235 and Kobayashi more played it straight but 235 was the weaker link (even though Kobayashi is a newer and younger wrestler). For the most part I enjoyed the range of styles that we saw here, but I am so glad that Shirai was in the match as she was the main one holding it together. 235’s offense looks weak and while Kobayashi looked fine she didn’t do anything to stand out. Matsumoto is cute but I don’t think a long match would work with her shtick… having Shirai there as her foil made it work. The match did drag when Shirai was not involved and aside from her the action tended to stall, but overall it was an entertaining opener. Score: 6.0

Neko Nitta vs. Shuu Shibutani

Shibutani distracts Nitta with a bag of… something to start the match, playfully keeping it out of her reach. Maybe cat food. Small package by Shibutani, but it gets a two count. Another roll-up by Shibutani, but it gets another two. Kick by Shibutani, Irish whip, and she hits an armdrag. Another one by Shibutani and she hits a third. She goes for a dropkick but Nitta gets out of the way and she hits a springboard armdrag. Shibutani charges Nitta but Nitta moves and slides out of the ring. Shibutani tracks down the bag and teases Nitta with it again, but she throws it out of the ring to someone else and they play keep-away. Kick by Shibutani to the stomach and she clubs Nitta in the back. Elbows by Shibutani into the corner, Irish whip, and Shibutani hits a jumping elbow in the corner. Bodyslam by Shibutani, cover, but it gets a two count. Shibutani applies the Camel Clutch and stomps Nitta in the back. Shibutani picks up Nitta and hits a scoop slam, and she applies a crab hold. Nitta gets to the ropes to force the break, Shibutani throws Nitta into the corner, Irish whip, but Nitta moves when Shibutani charges in.

Elbow by Nitta, she goes up to the second turnbuckle and hits a diving crossbody for a two count. Eye rake by Nitta but she gets distracted by the food bag at ringside and Shibutani kicks her in the back. DDT by Shibutani and she gets the bag of food, taunting Nitta with it. Shibutani picks up Nitta, Irish whip, but Nitta gets the bag from her. Shibutani gets it back but Nitta goes off the ropes and hits a rebound elbow strike. Cover, but it gets a two count. Nitta applies a leg submission hold but Shibutani gets her hand on the ropes. Nitta goes up to the second turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick. Nitta goes after the bag at ringside and gets it, bringing it back into the ring. Nitta goes up to the top turnbuckle with the bag but Shibutani pulls her off the top turnbuckle by her tail. Shibutani goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits missile dropkick, cover, but it gets a two count. Northern Lights Suplex by Shibutani, but that gets a two count as well. Shibutani hits a snap DDT, she goes off the ropes but Nitta delivers a spinning slap to the face. Nitta goes for a suplex but Shibutani elbows her off. Irish whip by Shibutani but Nitta hits a backstabber. Cover, but it gets a two count. Nitta charges Shibutani in the corner but Shibutani moves out of the way. Roll-up by Nitta but Shibutani gets out of it and rolls up Nitta for the three count! Your winner: Shuu Shibutani

Match Thoughts: This was a bit odd to say the least. Nitta didn’t show much here but it may be a case that she is so engrossed in her gimmick that she… overdoes it a bit to the point it negatively impacts the match. When they got down to actual action it wasn’t bad, it was just disjointed by the odd comedy stuff. Japanese comedy is a bit hit and miss with me, but this one counts as a ‘miss’. Score: 4.0

Cherry and Meari Naito vs. Maki Narumiya and Risa Sera

Narumiya and Naito start things off. They circle each other to start, tie-up, Naito gets Narumiya into the rope and goes off the far ropes, but Narumiya avoids the lariat. Narumiya elbows Cherry off the apron as Sera comes in, double Irish whip to Naito and Sera hits a dropkick. Narumiya follows with a double chop, they pick up Naito and stomp on her. Cherry comes in to bribe Narumiya and Sera, but she then kicks both of them. Cherry and Naito grabs Narumiya, double Irish whip and they hit a double chop. Double elbow drop by Naito and Cherry, Naito picks up Narumiya but Narumiya applies a side headlock. Narumiya slams Naito into the corner and tags in Sera. Sera grabs Naito by the hair and flings her to the mat. Sera picks up Naito and tries to fling her down again, but Naito blocks it and returns the favor. Stomps by Naito in the corner, she picks up Sera and clubs her in the back. Naito sides down onto Sera’s back before picking her back up and tagging in Cherry. Side headlock by Cherry and she yanks out her hair. Front facelock by Cherry and she scratches Sera in the back. Cherry tags Naito back in, Naito grabs Sera and hits a scoop slam.

Naito picks her back up and hits a second scoop slam before tagging in Cherry. Cherry rams Sera’s head into the corner repeatedly and pulls her by the hair. Wristlock by Cherry but Sera rolls out of it and reverses the hold. Cherry reverses it back and tags in Naito, Naito applies a side headlock to Sera, Irish whip, reversed, but Naito avoids Sera’s dropkick attempt. Naito picks up Sera but Sera hits a back bodydrop and tags in Narumiya. Narumiya chops Naito and Cherry in the chest, she picks up Naito, Irish whip to the corner, reversed, but Narumiya moves when Cherry rolls in and rolls her up for a two count. Narumiya picks up Naito but Naito elbows her off. They trade elbows but Naito chops Narumiya to the mat for a two count cover. Naito applies a crab hold to Narumiya but Narumiya gets to the ropes to force a break. Naito stomps on Narumiya, she picks her up in the corner, Irish whip, but Narumiya kicks Naito when she charges in and kicks her in the head. Narumiya goes out to the apron and snaps Naito’s neck over the top rope. Running double chop by Narumiya, cover, but it gets a two count. Narumiya picks up Naito and tries to put her on her shoulders, but Naito fights out of it and chops Narumiya in the chest.

Naito tags in Cherry, doublestomp by Cherry to Narumiya and she ties her up so that her and Naito can stomp on her. Sera comes in the ring but she gets knotted up as well and gets stomped on. Cherry keeps stomping on Narumiya, she goes off the ropes but Narumiya chops her in the chest. Narumiya picks up Cherry and applies a waistlock, but Cherry reverses the hold. Narumiya drops down to get out of the hold and puts Cherry in the Rocking Horse. Narumiya picks up Cherry and goes for a scoop slam, but Cherry blocks it and applies a side headlock. She then rips out Narumiya’s hair and throws it out of the ring but Narumiya pusher her off. Double chop by Narumiya and she tags in Sera. Sera picks up Cherry and hits a backbreaker. She then goes off the ropes and hits running double knee to the back. She goes this two more times, cover, but it gets two. Sera backs Cherry into the corner but Cherry rakes her in the eyes. Cherry chokes Sera in the corner, Irish whip, reversed, Cherry stomps on Sera’s foot repeatedly and hits an STO. Cover, but Sera kicks out.

Cherry goes off the ropes but Sera catches her with a dropkick, but Cherry tags in Naito. Naito charges Sera in the corner and hits a running elbow strike followed by a swinging neckbreaker. Cover, but it gets a two count. Naito applies a camel clutch to Sera but Narumiya breaks it up. Narumiya picks up Naito and puts her in an Argentine Backbreaker before throwing her into the top rope. Sera then hits a swinging side slam, cover, but it gets a two count. Sera picks up Naito but Naito elbows her off and they trade strikes. Sera goes off the ropes but Narumiya grabs her feet from the floor. Naito grabs Sera and chops her, Naito charges up but Sera dropkicks her. Cover, but it gets a two count. Narumiya comes into the ring and puts Naito in the Argentine Backbreaker, hitting a cutter. Sera then grabs Naito and hits a modified Schwein, cover, but Cherry breaks it up. Narumiya pushes Cherry out of the ring, Sera grabs Naito and hits a scoop slam. Sera then goes up to the top turnbuckle and nails the diving double knee drop, cover, and she picks up the three count. Your winners: Maki Narumiya and Risa Sera

Match Thoughts: This felt like the longest match ever, I don’t even know where to begin. Pretty much from start to finish it was very poorly done, I mean wrestlers were running off the wrong ropes, doing moves obviously just done to kill time (stomping, scoop slam, stomping, knee to the back, stomping, etc.) and in this particular match none of them looked good. Sera and Naito in particular looked really off at times, Narumiya was the only one of the foursome that didn’t leave a bad impression. This is definitely one of those matches that if it was say six minutes long I probably wouldn’t have noticed but the longer the match got the uglier it got. They have all been wrestling for years so I dunno what was going on here, but just not a good match in any way. Score: 2.5

Hamuko Hoshi vs. Tsukushi

Hoshi and Tsukushi circle each other to start, Tsukushi asks for a test of strength and Hoshi obliges, Hoshi pushes Tsukushi to the mat but Tsukushi bridges up and both return to their feet. Tsukushi goes for a lariat, Hoshi rolls out of the way but Tsukushi stomps her in the back. Tsukushi picks up Hoshi, Hoshi goes for another lariat but Tsukushi rolls under. They trade trip and pin attempts but neither can get the advantage. Kick to the stomach by Hoshi and they trade waistlocks and Hoshi bites Tsukushi in the arm. Hoshi puts Tsukushi in the corner and squishes her. Hoshi picks up Tsukushi and thumps her to the mat. Another stomach thump by Hoshi, she picks up Tsukushi and hits a third. Body press by Hoshi, cover, but it gets a two count. Hoshi picks up Tsukushi, Irish whip, but Tsukushi hits a spinning headscissors. Dropkick by Tsukushi in the corner and she goes for a scoop slam, but Hoshi blocks it and hits a scoop slam of her own.

Elbows by Tsukushi and she hits a drop toehold. Tsukushi stomps Hoshi in the back and runs over her before posing over Hoshi. Tsukushi puts her knees into Hoshi’s back and hits a pair of doublestomps. Tsukushi tries to roll up Hoshi onto her knees and finally gets the move applied. Tsukushi puts Hoshi into the ropes, she goes off the ropes and Tsukushi dropkicks Hoshi in the back. Cover, but it gets a two count. Tsukushi picks up Hoshi, Irish whip to the corner, reversed, and Hoshi hits a running body splash in the corner. Butt thumps by Hoshi and Hoshi hits a bulldog. Cover, but it gets a two count. Hoshi applies a crab hold to Tsukushi but Tsukushi gets out of it and delivers a dropkick. Tsukushi goes up to the second rope and hits a missile dropkick. Cover by Tsukushi, but Hoshi kicks out at two. Tsukushi applies a cross facelock to Hoshi followed by a choke with her legs. Hoshi slowly crawls to the ropes and she gets there to force a break. Tsukushi goes up to the top turnbuckle but Hoshi punches her while she is up there. Hoshi goes up to the top turnbuckle too but Tsukushi gets behind her back and applies a submission hold. The referee gets her to let go, Tsukushi goes for a powerbomb but Hoshi punches her off. Hoshi kicks Tsukushi back, kick by Tsukushi but Hoshi absorbs the blow and pushes Tsukushi to the mat.

Dropkick by Tsukushi, she goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a diving doublestomp. Cover, but it gets a two count. Tsukushi goes off the ropes but Tsukushi rolls her up for a two count. Tsukushi grabs Hoshi and goes off the ropes, but Hoshi thumps Tsukushi to the mat. Running stomach thrust by Hoshi, cover, but it gets a two count. Hoshi picks up Tsukushi and hits a Samoan drop, cover, but it also gets two. Hoshi goes up to the second turnbuckle and hits a diving body press, she then goes up to the top turnbuckle and goes for a second one, but Tsukushi rolls roll out of the way. Bodyscissors rollup by Tsukushi, cover, but it gets a two count. Tsukushi rolls up Hoshi again but it also gets two. Tsukushi grabs Hoshi from behind but Hoshi grabs the ropes and pushes her off. Lariat by Hoshi, she goes off the ropes and hits a second one. Cover, but Tsukushi bridges up. Tsukushi waits for Hoshi to get up and hits a lariat from behind before hitting one final lariat. Cover, and Hoshi picks up the three count. Your winner: Hamuko Hoshi

Match Thoughts: Tsukushi is only 16 years old but from what I have seen just on this card she is one of the better wrestlers in Ice Ribbon. Not that it was perfect, they had some hiccups here and there (Tsukushi shouldn’t try to put stretch submission holds on someone twice her size), but overall the match flowed well and they did a good ‘little young wrestler’ vs. ‘bigger veteran wrestler’ match. Hoshi’s offense is unusual but it worked against the much smaller Tsukushi, and Tsukushi eventually realizing only a roll-up was going to get her a victory at all was the right way for the match to go. A fun little match. Score: 6.0

(c) Hikaru Shida and Fujimoto vs. Kurumi and Kyoko Inoue

This match is for the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship. Fujimoto and Kurumi start things off. Tie-up, wristlock by Fujimoto but Kurumi reverses it, hammerlock by Kurumi but Fujimoto reverses that. Kurumi picks up Fujimoto and slams her to the mat, she goes off the ropes but Fujimoto catches her with a bodyscissors. Fujimoto goes for a kick but Kurumi ducks it and both wrestlers return to their feet. Fujimoto tags in Shida, Kurumi asks for a knuckle lock and they go into a Test of Strength. Shida pushes Kurumi to the mat with ease, Kurumi comes back up and applies a side headlock, Shida Irish whips out of it and they collide with neither woman going down. Shida is eventually able to shoulderblock Kurumi to the mat, she throws her into the corner and invites Inoue to tag in. Inoue does so, now it is Shida that asks for a knuckle lock and Inoue obliges, pushes Shida to her knees. Kick to the stomach by Shida, Irish whip, but Inoue hits a shoulderblock.

Shida is up quickly, Irish whip by Shida, and Fujimoto runs in the ring so that they can hit a double dropkick on Inoue. Inoue doesn’t go down and she isn’t amused, and she throws Fujimoto out of the ring. Inoue then throws Shida into the corner, she tags in Kurumi, double Irish whip and they hit a double shoulderblock. Cover by Kurumi but it gets a two count. Kurumi grabs Shida by the hair and flings her to the mat, but Shida returns the favor and boots Kurumi in the head. Shida picks up Kurumi and tags in Fujimoto. Fujimoto runs over to knock Inoue off the apron before hitting a running elbow onto Kurumi. Irish whip by Fujimoto but Kurumi hits an elbow smash followed by a somersault senton. Cover, but it gets a two count. Kurumi tags in Inoue, and Inoue chips Fujimoto in the corner. Irish whip by Inoue but Fujimoto moves when Inoue charges in and knees Inoue in the corner. Fujimoto grabs Inoue and hits a running cutter, cover, but it gets a two count. Fujimoto kicks Inoue in the back, she goes off the ropes and kicks Inoue in the chest. Inoue returns to her feet, elbows by Fujimoto and she goes off the ropes but Inoue levels her with a lariat. Inoue charges Fujimoto and hits another lariat, she picks her up and goes for a powerbomb but Fujimoto slides down her back and hits a sunset flip for a two count. Fujimoto tags in Shida, Shida goes off the ropes and hits a jumping knee to Inoue.

Hurricanrana by Shida and she hits a running knee while Inoue is lying against the ropes. Shida picks up Inoue and goes for a suplex but Inoue blocks it. Elbow by Shida but Inoue elbows her back. They trade elbows, Shida goes off the ropes and she hits a dropkick. She hits a second dropkick, Fujimoto runs in and hits a dropkick as they take turns dropkicking Inoue. Catapult dropkick by Fujimoto then they hit a double dropkick to finally knock Inoue down. Shida picks up Inoue and hits a vertical suplex, she picks her up again but this time Inoue hits a suplex. Shida grabs Inoue and is able to hit the vertical suplex but Inoue quickly returns the favor. Inoue tags in Kurumi, Kurumi goes off the ropes and hits a shoulderblock to Shida. Two more shoulderblocks by Kurumi but Shida hits a scoop slam. Kick to the stomach by Kurumi, she goes off the ropes but Fujimoto knees her from the apron. Jumping knee by Shida, cover, but it gets a two count. Fujimoto comes in the ring and Shida flips Fujimoto onto Kurumi, Shida then picks up Kurumi and hits a landing piledriver. Cover, but it gets a two count.

Fujimoto is tagged in, she kicks Kurumi in the chest and covers her, but it gets a two count. Fujimoto applies a modified crossface but Inoue breaks it up by shoving Fujimoto into the hold. Double Irish whip to Inoue but she lariats both of her opponents down. Kurumi hits a rolling senton onto Fujimoto in the corner, Inoue then jumps in Kurumi’s back and they hit a body press onto Fujimoto. Cover, but it gets a two count. Kurumi picks up Fujimoto but Fujimoto slides off her back and hits a dropkick. Kurumi avoids Fujimoto’s kicks to the face, Fujimoto picks up Kurumi and goes for an enzigieri but Kurumi avoids it as well. Seated senton by Kurumi, cover, but Shida breaks it up. Fujimoto then hits a sunset flip onto Kurumi but it gets a two count as well. Shida and Fujimoto go up to the top turnbuckles, but Kurumi knocks Shida off of one while Inoue climbs up with Fujimoto and hits a superplex. Kurumi then comes off the top with a diving body press, cover, but Shida breaks it up. Inoue throws Shida out of the ring, Inoue picks up Fujimoto and holds her up for Kurumi, but Shida knocks Kurumi off the top turnbuckle and Fujimoto hits a hurricanrana onto Inoue. Shida dropkicks Inoue out of the ring, Fujimoto goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a plancha down onto Inoue. In the ring, Shida picks up Kurumi and hits a body slam, she then picks her up again and slams her in front of the corner. Fujimoto and Shida then get on different turnbuckles and hit a double missile dropkick onto Kurumi. Cover by Fujimoto, but Kurumi gets a shoulder up. Fujimoto sits up Kurumi and goes for a kick, but Kurumi ducks it and its La Magistral for a two count. Enzigieri by Fujimoto, she goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits the Diving Rolling Neckbreaker. Cover, and Fujimoto picks up the three count. Your winners and still champions:  Hikaru Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto

Match Thoughts: This was a fun match as it was fast paced but very well structured. Inoue is limited a bit these days but this is the perfect role for her as she can do her monster stuff but allow Kurumi to do most of the faster work. Kurumi doesn’t wrestle like she is 13, I wouldn’t have known her age just based on her wrestling ability, she has been wrestling for several years now and appears to be quite polished. Not as long a match as you’d hope for a title match/main event but they packed a lot into it. Good effort by all, Shida in particular was impressive, looking forward to seeing more of her this year. Score: 7.0


Final Thoughts:

Best Match: Hikaru Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Kurumi and Kyoko Inoue. A no brainer as it was really the only match on the card that really elevated itself beyond just being a solid match. All the wrestlers played their roles well and it was one of the only matches on the card that didn’t really have any missteps. I wish it could have been a bit longer, why that other tag match got more time is beyond me, but still a really fun match worth watching.

MVP: Hikaru Shida. All four ladies in the main event were impressive but I thought that Shida stood out the most. She appears to have the full package as she is attractive but also skilled in the ring, and she just ‘carried’ herself different than the other wrestlers in the match. Her offense was very polished and to the point without a lot of extra fluff. I know she wrestles in a lot of different promotions in Japan so I assume that I will be seeing more of her as 2014 continues.

Overall: The main event did wonders to make the show better, but it still didn’t really save it overall. When you have a five match card, all the matches have to deliver on some level, or at least accomplish some type of goal. Two of the five matches didn’t do that, and while the main event was definitely good it was too short/too late to really make the event as a whole worth watching. A diehard Ice Ribbon fan would probably be satisfied, but if you are a casual fan or trying to get into a new promotion I wouldn’t start with this event.

Grade: D+

CM Punk And AJ Lee Engagement Confirmed! Pictures Inside

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UPDATE: The rumors of CM Punk and AJ Lee getting engaged are true. No word yet on when they will be getting married but AJ is reportedly moving to Chicago soon.

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ORIGINAL POST

AJ Lee was sporting a new ring on her left ring finger during her match on tonight’s RAW, as seen below:

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Full Coverage From WWE’s WrestleMania XXX Press Conference In NYC

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[spacer height=”20px”]- The WrestleMania XXX press conference opens up live from the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square in New York City. Josh Mathews welcomes us and we see members of the press and some fans waiting for things to begin. Mathews brings in The Bella Twins to discuss the Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship Invitational at WrestleMania XXX. They both agree that AJ Lee will lose her title. Nikki says she will win the title but Brie says she’s taking home gold. Brie then talks about Daniel Bryan’s surprise return on RAW and Nikki talks about John Cena’s match against Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania.
– Mathews brings Summer Rae in next. Mathews asks about her issues with Brie. Summer acknowledges that she still has a lot to prove to everyone. She says she does want to become Divas Champion at WrestleMania and is excited about the match. Summer leaves and Brie asks Mathews who would make a better champion – Brie or Nikki. Mathews brings up the idea of being co-champions. Mathews brings in Mark Henry next. Henry talks about looking forward to WrestleMania Axxess and the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. The music starts up and Mathews sends us to the main stage where Michael Cole is starting the press conference.

– Cole welcomes us and plugs WrestleMania. He talks about the significant economic impact that the event brings to communities. Cole introduces Stephanie McMahon next. Stephanie talks about some of her early WrestleMania memories and talks about WrestleMania XXX airing on the WWE Network. She says WWE’s legacy will be immortalized with the Network, which represents forever. Stephanie plugs some of the community events that are planned for New Orleans this week. She talks about how much heart the WWE Superstars have. Stephanie tells everyone to join them and enjoy the ride.

– Cole comes back out and introduces Hulk Hogan, saying he has main evented 1/3 of all WrestleMania events. Hogan tries to get the audience hype. Hogan also talks about WrestleMania coming full circle. Hogan says he’s really happy to be home and asks “whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you?” Hogan says he’s been saying that for 30 years and tries to get some of the people in the crowd to say it but they barely play along. Hogan ends it with some poses. Cole comes back out and introduces Triple H.

– Triple H jokes about having to follow Hogan. He hypes WrestleMania and says he’s a fan. He talks about WWE stars wanting to make history at WrestleMania and brings up NXT. He says NXT is where the dream starts. He mentions The Wyatt Family, The Shield and Big E, calling him Big E Langston. Triple H says they will be living their dream at WrestleMania on Sunday. This year, a new crop of NXT talents will participate in WrestleMania Week, then watch WrestleMania XXX with hopes and dreams of making it to that stage. Triple H plugs some of the WrestleMania Week content that will air on the WWE Network. Triple H says unfortunately for Daniel Bryan, his dream intersects with Triple H’s and that won’t work out well for him. Triple H says only The Game is forever. He thanks everyone and Cole comes back out.

– Cole talks about how the Yes Movement has spread and introduces Daniel Bryan. Bryan has to unbutton his suit jacket to do the “yes!” gesture but the media doesn’t play along. Bryan did get the biggest pop so far from the few fans in the back. Bryan talks about his dream and says he’s here because of the Yes Movement. Bryan says it’s so cool being a part of this. He says people have way more power than we think. Bryan says he has an opportunity to truly go out and live what he dreamed of as a kid on Sunday. Bryan asks if he can do that and has one word for us… yes! Bryan thanks everyone and says WrestleMania is going to be awesome. Cole comes back out and introduces Batista.

– Batista makes a joke about how quiet it is. He finally gets the crowd to make a little bit of noise. He says this is awkward and he really doesn’t want to be here. He points out the script they gave him and says it’s stuff he never would say and whoever wrote it shouldn’t have a job. He says they should be fired, unless it was Stephanie who wrote it. He says Bryan looked funny in his suit and picks on him for chanting “yes!” with nobody doing it along with him. Batista points out the awkward silence. Batista says he had time in between movies and decided to come back and be champion. Batista mocks fans that boo him and says he will wear skinny jeans every week to piss them off. This gets a laugh from the crowd. Batista says at the end of the day he’s a pro wrestler and that’s what he loves. He says being a part of WrestleMania XXX in the main event is special to him. Batista says to take a good look at him because it’s the last time we’ll see him not as champion. He leaves and actually got a better rise from the crowd than anyone so far.

– Cole comes back out and says Batista’s speech was interesting. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton is out next with his titles. Orton says Cole forgot to point out that he’s the face of WWE also. Orton says nobody can stop him. Orton hypes the match again and Cole brings out Batista, Daniel Bryan and Triple H to stand with Orton for an awkward, uncoordinated photo-op. Orton and Batista leave so Bryan and Triple H can have a photo-op of their own. A “yes!” chant starts up in the back and Triple H gestures that it will be a “no!” for Bryan at WrestleMania. Cole comes back out and introduces John Cena.

– Cena also jokes on the media being quiet and calls Batista’s speech a wonderful display of spoken word. Cena talks about spending the morning with Hogan on Good Morning America. He also talks about how WrestleMania has evolved and will be available everywhere with the WWE Network. Cena says he hopes Bryan kicks Triple H’s teeth out at WrestleMania. Cena says WrestleMania is 30 years old but this Sunday’s event is revolutionary. Cena does a Hogan impersonation and asks us where are we gonna be, brother, this Sunday. Cena made no mention of his match against Bray Wyatt. Cole brings out Triple H, Stephanie, Bryan, Batista, Orton, Hogan and Cena to the stage for a big photo-op. They pose for a few minutes before The Great Khali, Mark Henry, the Divas, Big Show and others come out for one more photo-op.

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MMA News: Who Does Jon Jones Want To Fight?, Daniel Cormier – Hendo Rumored, More

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– UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman may not be able to compete for a while, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have some fun. Weidman and Serra-Longo teammate Al Iaquinta recently filmed a television commercial for The Jewelry Gallery of Oyster Bay.
The commercial, which you can view in the video above, features Weidman and Iaquinta both working out. However, things quickly shift to both men in suits inside of the jewelry store.

Weidman was expected to meet Lyoto Machida at UFC 173, but knee surgery – which is planned for today – postponed the bout to July and UFC 175. Iaquinta remains scheduled for the May pay-per-view, meeting Mitch Clarke.

– Jon Jones continued his social media interactions by holding another impromptu Q&A session. The UFC light heavyweight champion was asked by a fan if he could fight any light heavyweight in UFC history, who would it be.

“Tito (Ortiz), Chuck (Liddell) or Randy (Couture),” Jones posted. “One of those three.”

Ortiz, Liddell and Couture are known as three of the all-time legends in MMA, not just at 205 pounds. Jones recently surpassed the record for successful title defenses, which was held by Ortiz. Jones will return to action later this month when he defends his title against Glover Teixeira at UFC 172. Teixeira is a close friend and training partner of Liddell’s.

– We previously reported that Daniel Cormier was expected to face Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante at UFC 175 later this year. However, MMAFighting.com is reporting that Cormier will meet Dan Henderson instead.

Henderson (30-11) and Cormier (14-0) are both former U.S. Olympic wrestlers. “Hendo” competed in 1992 and ’96, while “DC” was part of the squad in 2004 and ’08. Recently, Henderson snapped a three-fight losing skid by finishing Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in Brazil. Cormier, meanwhile, made his light heavyweight debut with a TKO win over Patrick Cummins earlier this year.

UFC president Dana White responded to the report by stating the fight is “not done” and that Ryan Bader might still be inserted into the fight.

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