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HISCOE: Soaring TV rights fees and Saudi blood money may see the tables turn in WWE’s favor in talent battle

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez’s recent signing with WWE may signal a turning of the tables in a battle for talent that UFC has been winning for the past decade-plus.  In the late 90s […]

MOORE: The Top 10 pro-wrestlers that could succeed in MMA

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With Jake Hager’s (formerly WWE’s Jack Swagger) success in the Bellator cage, I thought we would take a look at 10 pro wrestlers that could succeed in MMA. This is a list that includes wrestlers […]

ROUNDTABLE: What other pro-wrestlers would you like to see move to MMA?

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Name a professional wrestler you would like to see make a transition to MMA Frank Hyden, Columnist – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The only guy that really springs to mind would have […]

10 YRS AGO: The prospects of Kurt Angle in MMA – Can he compete? Whom might he face?

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Ten years ago this week, MMATorch published a column by Jesse Hauser about the prospects of Olympic Gold Medalist and pro wrestler Kurt Angle becoming an MMA fighter.  Kurt Angle to compete in MMA. In 1998 […]

WWE’s Roman Reigns fires back at Conor McGregor, but messes up and apologizes

August 7, 2016

Conor McGregor made news when he called WWE wrestlers “f—in’ p—-s” in his UFC 202 conference call.  Some pro wrestlers have responded. Former NFL player and recent WrestleMania main eventer Roman Reigns replied… Your the size of […]

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