Pat Fannin
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Wrestling
Sami Callihan Thinks Independent Wrestling Promotions Should Work Together
Sami Callihan says independent wresting can provide a "true alternative" In 2015, Sami Callihan left the WWE developmental program to return to the independent wrestling circuit. In an interview with TV Insider, Callihan said his leaving WWE communicated to fans what he wanted…
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Wrestling
Terry Funk Speaks Highly Of Bruno Sammartino After His Passing
Terry Funk says Bruno Sammartino was the "Joe DiMaggio of professional wrestling." Terry Funk worked with Bruno Sammartino in the 1970s at WWE (called WWWF at the time) and wrestled against him a couple times in his career. The match in…
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Wrestling
Sumie Sakai Didn’t Know America Had Professional Wrestling
Sumie Sakai was first exposed to American professional wrestling by a ladder match. The current Women of Honor Champion Sumie Sakai has been wrestling since the late nineties and in an interview with Ring of Honor she revealed when she…
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Wrestling
Allie Doesn’t Like Long Tapings But Isn’t Against Pre-taped Wrestling
Allie says lots of promotions pre-tape their episodes. Impact Wrestling has not been aired live outside of pay-per-views for a while. In an interview with Real Sport 101, Knockouts Champion Allie said sometimes it's daunting to tape more than one episode…
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Wrestling
The Miz Admits His Anger On Talking Smack Was Misplaced
The Miz was taking frustrations out on Daniel Bryan. During a interview with Complex, The Miz discussed the WWE Intercontinental Championship and how he wishes to promote it to beyond a "mid-card" championship. He mentioned that as a child he…
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Wrestling
Billy Graham Rants About Ronda Rousey; Couldn’t Be More Wrong
Billy Graham is out of pocket on this one. On Monday, former World Champion "Superstar" Billy Graham took to his Facebook profile to go on a diatribe about WWE wrestler and former UFC Champion Ronda Rousey. Since he last wrestled…
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Wrestling
Fight Size Update: Unannounced Wrestlers Advertised For Greatest Royal Rumble, Bruce Prichard’s WWE Network Show, And More
This is the Fight Size Update for the evening of April 18th. – AJ Styles will take on Shinsuke Nakamura at the Greatest Royal Rumble event. Pro Wrestling Unlimited discusses that in the video at the top of this page. – On…
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Wrestling
Smackdown 4/17 Viewership Slightly Down
The Superstar Shakeup dropped ratings compared to the week after WrestleMania. According to ShowBuzz Daily, Smackdown had an average of 2,796,000 viewers this week which was the second night of the Superstar Shakeup. The ratings have been up and down…
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Wrestling
The Young Bucks Discuss The End Of Being The Elite And Why They Do The Show
The Young Bucks say they are considering the options regarding Being the Elite. Last week, episode 100 of Being the Elite was uploaded to YouTube with the title "Finale." In an interview with Sporting News, both Matt and Nick Jackson…
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Wrestling
Wrestlers React To The Passing Of Bruno Sammartino
The world of wrestling is saying goodbye to a legend. On Wednesday, the tragic news of Bruno Sammartino's passing was broke. He was a wrestler that had very few peers in the wrestling business because of his historic accomplishments. The man…