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Wrestling
Nova Reflects On Being Featured In RetroMania Wrestling Game; Talks Using Beastie Boys Song In ECW
Nova reflects on being featured in RetroMania Wrestling and the creative ways in which ECW used licensed music for its performers. Nova is perhaps best known for his time in ECW as a member of the Blue World Order. A…
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Wrestling
Mike Bucci (Nova) On Life After Wrestling: Skills I Learned In Wrestling, I Took Into The Real World
Mike Bucci, formerly known as Nova in ECW and Simon Dean in WWE, talks about adjusting to life beyond the mat. Nova recently officially ended his wrestling career for good. In the latter years of his career he had only…
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Wrestling
Nova Comments On His Original Plans For The Simon Dean Character And His Love For Maven
Nova loved portraying Simon Dean, and he also has a lot of love for Maven. Simon Dean arrived in WWE in 2005, but long before then, Nova had captivated wrestling audiences in ECW. While he would eventually be able to…
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Wrestling
Ridge Holland Says He Received No Warning Before Being Drafted To WWE SmackDown
Ridge Holland was as shocked by his move to WWE SmackDown as everyone else. In November 2019, Holland made his WWE TV debut on an episode of NXT UK. He would spend the next two years in NXT, having his…
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Wrestling
Ridge Holland Shares That All Of His Lines In ‘WrestleMania Goes Hollywood’ Ad Were Improvised
Ridge Holland had a lot of fun filming his ‘WrestleMania Goes Hollywood’ ad. Speaking with Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp (full interview above), Holland detailed his experience recreating the infamous chest waxing scene from The 40 Year Old Virgin. The…
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Wrestling
Ridge Holland Discusses The Brawling Brutes’ Tag Title Aspirations And Sheamus’ Leadership Skills
Ridge Holland believes The Brawling Brutes have only just scratched the surface of their potential as a group. Speaking with Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp (full interview in the video above), the SmackDown Superstar discussed a number of topics, including how The…
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Wrestling
Flash Morgan Webster Reflects On Subculture Wrestling The Viking Raiders On WWE Raw In 2019
Flash Morgan Webster reflects on wrestling the Viking Raiders on Monday Night Raw. Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews had the opportunity to debut on Monday Night Raw and a match against the Viking Raiders on November 11, 2019. Now,…
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Wrestling
Darby Allin Talks Connecting To The Audience, Says He Wants To Attract Non Wrestling Fans To AEW
Darby Allin discusses connecting with an audience outside of wrestling. In recent years, there have been many people from the world of hip-hop, sports, and social media that have crossed over into the world of wrestling, even it if was…
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Wrestling
The Hex Ranks Hotel Carpets, Bully Adults, And Denounce Online Scammers
The Hex speaks with Fightful. The Hex, Marti Belle, and Allysin Kay, recently spoke with Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful during the Squared Circle Expo. Almost instantly, randomness ensued as the former NWA Women’s Tag Team Champions reviewed Hotel carpets, discussed…
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Wrestling
Braun Strowman: I Enjoyed My Time Away From WWE But I Was Put On This Earth To Be A WWE Superstar
Braun Strowman talks to Sean Ross Sapp about Crocs, returning to WWE, and more. Braun Strowman missed WWE WrestleMania in 2022 as he was released from the company. In 2023, Strowman was back in the fold for WrestleMania. During his…