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It seems like there's not much Bad Bunny can't do. The musician came out on top at the end of a dramatic WWE match in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 6, taking down opponent Damian Priest by the end of the 20-minute skirmish. The match seemed like it was swinging in Priest's favor at first, until WWE local legends Savio Vega and Carlito made appearances alongside Rey Mysterio and helped Bad Bunny win amid the chaos. Though he came out triumphant at the event, called Backlash, the match definitely left the artist with a few bruises, which he showed off in a since-deleted Instagram Story.

It's been a major couple of weeks for the star, who headlined Coachella in late April, becoming the first Latin or Spanish-language artist to do so. He also made a glamorous appearance at the Met Gala on May 1, and his rumored girlfriend, Kendall Jenner was also in attendance.

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It’s hard to pinpoint what the standout feature of WWE 2K16 is, but there’s a good chance that it’s the game’s bumper roster.

My word how spectacular it is.

When news broke about 2K16 housing the biggest roster ever in the months before the game’s release, we weren’t quite sure what to expect. I’m sure you’ll agree that we got far more than we ever could have hoped for.

Although, there was one major issue with the roster and that was the exclusion of the Four Horsewomen. WWE’s gaming universe was left with a bitter taste in their mouths after Samoa Joe – a man who debuted in Nxt last May – somehow made his way into a Dlc, even though Sasha, Becky, Bayley and Charlotte had made their mark on the company a long time before.

Nevertheless, the biggest roster ever...

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Standing there adorned in his cape and crown, the 1995 King Of The Ring winner soaked up boos from the World Wrestling Federation’s fans. ‘King’ Mabel had been crowned, defeating the likes of The Undertaker and Savio Vega on his way to becoming only the third ‘King’ in the history of the event on pay-per-view. There was only one major problem, fans weren’t booing because they detested Mabel as a top heel, they were jeering because they hated the idea of him being in main events.

People recoiled instantly at the mere thought of seeing Mabel vs. Diesel at that year’s SummerSlam. Previous King Of The Ring winners like Bret Hart and Owen Hart had seemed deserved, due to their incredible skill inside the ring. Mabel was simply an extremely large man, a physical attribute Vince McMahon seemed to think would be enough to explain why he was headlining.

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The February 9th, 1998 episode of Raw was the go-home show for the upcoming No Way Out (of Texas) pay-per-view, due to be headlined by an unsanctioned 8-man tag featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Cactus Jack, and Chainsaw Charlie taking on D-Generation X.

As it turned out, Hbk’s nagging back injuries prevented him from wrestling on the show, and he was replaced by…Savio Vega. Yeah. Even so, Raw slid the chess pieces firmly in place ahead of WrestleMania, further heightening the feud between Austin and Dx, while the show’s remainder was comprised of the usual mix of hilarious, weird and lame that defines just about any Attitude Era episode of Raw.

And with the release of Sunny’s porno, Sunny Side Up, this week, what better time to consider all the sad difference that 18 years can make?

Here are 29 Wtf moments from the February 9th,...

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For 20 years, sandwiched between the two biggest Pay Per Views of the year, Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania, stands the February Pay Per View. From 2000 until 2009 (plus 1998), it was called No Way Out. From 2010 until 2014, it was called the Elimination Chamber. Last year and this year, it’s now called Fastlane.

The February Pay Per View is a lot more interesting than the September Pay Per View because the writing team is still in its creative peak as they build the Road to Wrestlemania. Stakes are pretty high for a non-big four Pay Per View. A major theme involves the Royal Rumble winner putting his Wrestlemania title shot on the line, which happened at the 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, and 2015 editions of the February Pay Per View (the Rumble winner was actually going for the championship at the 1997 and 2008 editions). Interestingly enough, only Shawn Michaels in 1996 and Roman Reigns in 2015 successfully defended their title shots,...

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1995 was not a good year for the World Wrestling Federation. Across the board, business was down, and creative ideas were at an all-time low. Still reeling from the effects of a steroid-related trial which nearly put him in jail in the early-1990’s, Vince McMahon had no idea how to successfully transition his business away from names like Hulk Hogan and the musclebound beasts of before.

It was reasoned that smaller, more realistic workers like Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels were the future. Even so, McMahon still wanted to maintain the cartoon-like carnival atmosphere of the WWF he had fostered, which is precisely why he wheeled out countless hokey gimmicks like Mantaur and Kwang. Post-Hogan, Vince dubbed his product the ‘New Generation’, something which would last right up until the advent of the more successful ‘Attitude’ Era.

The then-wwf was a struggling entity, one which had lost a lot of shine.

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With so much praise constantly heaped onto the relatively short-lived period of the WWE known affectionately as the Attitude Era, it’s difficult to consider anything about it “underrated.” And yet, despite the legions of fans (yours truly included) that won’t shut up about how wonderful this time period was, there are still a few elements that remain under-appreciated by the masses.

For instances, the matches. For some weird reason, the actual wrestling that happened in the Attitude Era has been largely forgotten, save for a few key, epic in-ring duels. The focus tends to shift to the outrageous characters, entertaining promos, and ridiculous(ly delightful) storylines.

And that’s a real shame, because although it may not have been the peak of technical wrestling in the WWE, the Attitude Era served up what should have been some truly career-defining matches. For whatever reason, though, they were...

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The Undertaker is the single most enduring star World Wrestling Entertainment have under contract. At Survivor Series, the iconic character celebrates 25 years in the spotlight. It’s a real testament to the man behind the gimmick, Mark Calaway, that ‘Taker has been around for as long as he has. The gimmick was a product of the cartoon era in the company, so was never guaranteed to be around for such a lengthy period.

This week’s article features a few special facts related to ‘The Deadman’, including both Shawn Michaels and even Savio Vega. Michaels remains one of the best performers The Undertaker has ever worked against, stretching right back to the 1990’s.

On this list, 10 different wrestling-related facts are brought to light. They’re all ones that even the most hardcore of pro wrestling enthusiasts may not have known about last week, which makes them even more magical.

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The big news going into Night Of Champions is the fact that Seth Rollins will be forced to defend both his titles in separate matches, but there’s also a far more traditional subplot to the event – the good old mystery partner angle.

Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose have been charmingly coy about the identity of their third man, hinting that it could be anybody from The Great Khali to Savio Vega (spoiler: it’s neither of these). The options are pleasingly varied, meaning that we could be in for a legitimate surprise on Sunday night.

All manner of upcoming Nxt superstars, returning legends, and members of the current roster have been touted as the babyfaces’ partner – ranging from the incredibly popular (The Rock) to the…not so popular (Eric Rowan).

Here are the ten likeliest candidates to walk down the aisle at Night Of Champions.

10. Cesaro WWE.

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The roster for WWE 2K16 is complete. Well, WWE and 2K have us all believe that it is at least.

While there have been a whole host of new surprises, there are still a few glaring absentees from the now seemingly complete roster that simply must be in the new game. We can’t be having another episode like last year when someone as prestigious as Paige was made part of the season pass at an additional cost.

Do these absentees mean that these weekly reveals aren’t over? Only time will tell. You can see the confirmed roster in full here.

Nevertheless, here are the newest names in full: Bray Wyatt, Mikey Whipwreck, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods & Big E), Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady, Stunning Steve Austin, Superstar Steve Austin, Rusev, American Bad Ass Undertaker, Baron Corbin, Brian Pillman, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Konnor, Viktor,...

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The full content listing for the upcoming WWE DVD and Blu-ray set on the life and death of Owen Hart has been revealed, courtesy of the Wrestling DVD Network. The list includes all chapter titles for the documentary feature on disc one, as well as all extras, including the full list of matches selected for the package.

Bret Hart recently commented on the documentary portion of the set, sounding very pessimistic about the chances that the documentary will do a good job telling the full story of his brother’s life. Bret believes that WWE is having to walk on egg shells to cater to Owen’s widow, Martha, who is not supporting the DVD release.

Bret told the Fight Network:

“I’m looking forward to it but I’m not really optimistic that it’s going to be a great job. Martha handcuffed them so much. I...

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What has been billed as the final batch of Superstars for WWE 2K16 has been confirmed this afternoon.

Here are the names in full: Bray Wyatt, Mikey Whipwreck, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods & Big E), Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady, Stunning Steve Austin, Superstar Steve Austin, Rusev, American Bad Ass Undertaker, Baron Corbin, Brian Pillman, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Konnor, Viktor, Mark Henry, Ministry Undertaker, Ricky Steamboat, Savio Vega, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, Sting ’99, Sting Blonde and finally the two Terminator renders.

The new names show how in-depth the Stone Cold mode will be. It looks like we’re going to be travelling right through his days as a Hollywood Blonde with Brian Pillman and that feud with Ricky Steamboat, stopping off for a cup of coffee in Ecw to feud with Mikey Whipwreck (and maybe Sandman?), and then going through his main run in WWE, including the 2001 Royal Rumble.

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As with Hulk Hogan, as with The Rock and as with John Cena, when Vince McMahon points his finger at a man and says “that’s the guy” he rarely loses. When he does lose, it’s as a result of any type of creative (or not so creative) chicanery.

Stone Cold Steve Austin debuted in the WWE in late 1995 as The Ringmaster, a gimmick as uninspired and dull as its name. He was paired with Ted Dibiase shortly before he left for WCW and if you’ve never seen one of The Ringmaster’s matches, you’ve missed nothing.

The first time that “Stone Cold” Steve Austin performed on PPV as Stone Cold Steve Austin was at Wrestlemania Xii from Anaheim. He won that night and hence begun a trend. One year later he would have arguably the greatest match in Wrestlemania history. Two years later, “the Austin era” began in earnest.

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Sometimes the biggest stories in WWF/E happen off screen rather than on screen. In 1994, we learned that Jacques Rougeau had a retirement storyline in Montreal, Gangrel appeared as “The Vampire,” and Vince McMahon had a really bad year in court.

Moving on to the next installment of this series, we take a look at 1995. On screen, this was one of the least exciting years in WWF/E history. The year was dominated by Diesel as WWF Champion, and saw rise to King Mabel as the top heel in the company. The best on-screen story was the rise of Shawn Michaels as one of the top babyfaces in the company, a role he would hold for the next two years.

But even as 1995 came across as rather boring, there were still some interesting trivia nuggets that came out of this year. Let’s take a look at the...

On October 19, 1999, World Wrestling Entertainment became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. Their initial public offering sold enough shares to ultimately make Mr. McMahon, at that point, the chairman of a billion-dollar company. However, as WWE’s stock price plummeted, so did his billionaire status.

But, with recent launches of the WWE Network, as well as capital investments in online promotion, mobile apps and talent development yielding dividends, Forbes Magazine – for the first time ever – recently listed Vince McMahon as being worth $1.2 billion. In examining the moves that took McMahon to taking his company to billion dollar status, and now himself into the billionaire’s club, there are valuable lessons that any 21st century entrepreneur can use in order to match Mr. McMahon’s ultra-rich status.

We’ve listed them for you…

10. Embrace Globalism

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Evolving from Nikolai Volkoff and Outback Jack to Aldo Montoya...

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A lot of people have been talking about Benjamin Morris’ 538 piece, “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?”

Like Morris, I am neither an actuarial scientist nor a demographer. So, our interpretations of the data should be taken with a grain of salt. My results were somewhat different from Morris’ due to a difference data set and changes in how we calculated actuarial predictions.

Differences in methodology from Morris

I also used Social Security Actuarial Life Tables, but my “expected mortality rates” for the age groups were not the same as Morris’. For each wrestler, I calculated what their age would have been as of today. Then, based on gender, I looked up the number of lives (out of 100,000) that were expected to still be alive and converted that to a percentage. His analysis looked at wrestlers who were on 20+ WWF PPVs through 2002. I went with a...

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With WrestleMania set as unquestionably the biggest wrestling event of the year, many of the fan’s fondest memories of the sport happened there. Who could forget Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat, Shawn Michaels’ retirement match against The Undertaker or Steve Austin winning his first Heavyweight Title? There have been plenty of big stars in big matches throughout the event’s history that will continue to live on through generations to come. But what about the times that those same big stars competed in worthless matches?

It’s pretty unlikely for the top names to have a big spot on the card every year. There’s only so many opponents one man or woman can feud with before the excitement is gone, and they have to move onto lesser names just to make the show. Other times, a storyline just never comes together and leaves fans disinterested. This...

It all used to be so simple. What worked for the territories would work for the WWF: crown your biggest draw the champ and feed him a succession of supporting players from further down the card. Don’t worry if the challenger isn’t particularly over; the rub from the champ will make him look like a star for the couple of months he spends above his regular place further down the card. It’s a model that made Hulk Hogan the biggest thing the sport had ever seen. But that was back in the day of television squash matches and only a handful of Pay-Per-Views a year.

Come the turn of the millennium, an increased production schedule necessitated the building of an extension on the VIP lounge, and it became standard practice to maintain a top-tier line-up of multiple workers, all potential custodians of the big gold belt. The Rock,...

Back in 1995, the WWF was offering five PPVs – Rumble, WrestleMania, Kotr, Summerslam and Survivor Series – at $30 apiece. The idea behind the concept was that a shorter (2 hours compared to 3) and cheaper ($15 to start with) PPVs in months without a major event would give them an edge over the increasing WCW threat.

You may notice that the earliest PPV included was in February ’97, despite the first event being held almost two years prior. The problem was that, although some of the main events were exceptional, the overall cards were poor because the WWF didn’t have a brilliant roster. The fact that the WWF seemed obsessed with stipulations at the time didn’t help – Razor Ramon vs. 1-2-3 Kid in a Cry-baby Match comes to mind.

Iyh: Mind Games is a perfect example. Shawn Michaels defended the WWF Championship against Mankind, in a brilliant thirty minute bout. While the main event was excellent,...

There was always going to be a little concern when independent wrestler El Generico signed with WWE that they would tamper with his gimmick a little and those concerns have proved to be founded after he made his WWE Nxt debut last night without his trademark mask and under a new name.

Generico, who was trained by Savio Vega, gained a cult following on the indies working as a masked Luchador despite being a red headed Canadian. His hilarious antics and insistence that he is from Tijuana, Mexico coupled with his ‘use’ of a translation device on Twitter because he “doesn’t speak English” have made him an overnight sensation and he could easily have been slotted into WWE’s mid card comedy crowd alongside Santino as is. However despite making an initial appearance alongside Brodus Clay under the mask he last night competed under his real name of Rami Sebei...

With WWE’s No Way Out pay-per-view happening later tonight, we take a look back at some of the stand out moments of past No Way Out pay per views over the years.

Before No Way Out became one of the fixed pay per views in WWE’s calendar it was originally produced under the In Your House series, called: No Way Out of Texas. The event took place back in 1998, not coincidentally in Texas.

The top match was headlined by a non sanctioned 8 man tag which pitted Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie (Terry Funk) against a team of Triple H, Savio Vega and the New Age Outlaws. Then WWE Champion Shawn Michaels was supposed to take part but was unable to compete due to his back injury and he was being nursed through to defend his title against Austin at WrestleMania a month later, so Savio Vega took his place.

Cm Punk proves that he is the best in the world when it comes to selling, Sheamus and Dolph Ziggler have a cracking non title match on Smackdown and the Raw Rating suffers without the presence of John Cena. Here is a look at the best and some of the worse stuff from the past week of WWE programming.

Wrestler of the week: Cm Punk

The long standing wwe champion was announced on Raw as the cover boy for the WWE 13 videogame on Raw and justified the decision with two solid in ring performances over the past week. The match with Daniel Bryan on Raw was not a patch on their classic from Over the Limit and used more as an angle to escalate tension with Kane and develop the relationship between Punk and Aj. It still however featured some excellent exchanges from two men who have superb chemistry and...

The Hart Foundation, Harley Race, Terry Funk, .Rowdy. Roddy Piper, Shane Douglas, Savio Vega, Tracii Brooks, Mr. Saito, Ken Patera, .Superstar. Billy Graham, Torrie Wilson, Bret Hart, Mil Mascaras, Chavo Guerrero and Jake .The Snake. Roberts are only some of the legendary superstars of professional wrestling who will be in attendance at the fifth annual Wrestle Reunion January 28-30 at the Lax Hilton. Fans will get to enjoy such events as a .Breakfast With Champions,. photo/autograph opportunities and two full cards of action: the internationally acclaimed Ring of Honor (Friday) and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (Saturday) which will include the final bout of Jake The Snake.s 35-year career. Christopher Daniels - Photo credit - George Tahinos. .We can.t...