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Raw: Triple H says no, Jericho calls everyone a copycat
By NICK TYLWALK - SLAM! Wrestling
This week's show opens with a voice-over hyping last week's confrontation between The Undertaker and Triple H. What is going through the mind of the Cerebral Assassin, the voice asks rhetorically? We just may find out tonight from Oklahoma City as Raw goes live on USA. FULL STORY
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Matt Morgan wins Ring ka King Championship
By BOB KAPUR - SLAM! Wrestling
Week 2 of Ring ka King, TNA Wrestling's Indian company saw Matt Morgan win the tournament to crown the promotion's first Heavyweight Championship, the debut of the Knockouts in India, and a number of faces - both new and familiar - make in-ring appearances. Aao mere yaro (Come, my friends), let's check out what happened. FULL STORY
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Smackdown: Teddy Long’s Chamber of Horrors
By DAVE HILLHOUSE -- SLAM! Wrestling
Teddy Long makes what is probably supposed to be a big announcement: Smackdown will be joining in the Elimination Chamber match festivities in two weeks’ time. Plus, which Hall of Famer has Santino roped in as his new partner, and how short can a Divas match be? FULL STORY
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Impact: Hogan returns, Storm wrestles twice
By MATT BISHOP - SLAM! Wrestling
Tonight on Impact Wrestling: For the first time, Impact comes to us from overseas as London sees Hulk Hogan's return to the company after a several month absence, as he is revealed as Garett Bischoff's trainer. Elsewhere, James Storm's request to face both Bobby Roode and Bully Ray is granted, so he faces both men in singles action. FULL STORY
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WWE NXT: Riley, Watson add excitement in main event
By MATT BISHOP - SLAM! Wrestling
Tonight on WWE NXT: As the show rolls on forever and ever and ever, at least the fans are getting some good action. That was the case tonight as the show featured two excellent matches as Trent Barreta battled Tyson Kidd and, in the main event, Alex Riley teamed with Percy Watson to battle former blood rivals Titus O'Neil and Darren Young. Should be a good one! FULL STORY
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The French Angel was more man than monster
By GREG OLIVER - Producer, SLAM! Wrestling

Maurice Tillet -- The French Angel -- was one of wrestling's biggest stars in the late 1930s and the 1940s, and provided some wonderful copy by the newspapermen of the day. The St. Louis Post Dispatch, reporting on Tillet's win over Leo Lefebvre on March 19, 1940, provides one such example: "The 'Angel,' stripped, proved to be a misshapen specimen of manhood. True, his big hideous head scared the women around the ringside, and probably would alarm even Boris Karloff. He has a barrel-like chest, a long torso, but his arms did not seem possessed of unusual strength and his legs were the legs of a 36-year-old man." FULL STORY
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PWG and breakfast with wrestlers wrap up WrestleReunion 6
By JASON CLEVETT - SLAM! Wrestling

Home in Calgary after my third consecutive year of WrestleReunion in Los Angeles, let me give the readers of SLAM! Wrestling some advice. If you are going to be in Miami for Wrestlemania weekend, or are able to be in Toronto April 13–15th, go immediately to the WrestleReunion website and get yourself tickets to the conventions in those cities. It was very clear early in the weekend that the fans were having the time of their lives. The experience is worth every penny. FULL STORY
Nostalgia reigns at WrestleReunion
Foley's faces, Cabana's comedy, LA's legends and DGUSA's Golden Gate kick off WrestleReunion 6
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Raw: Laurinaitis gets a new lease on life thanks to the Deadman
By NICK TYLWALK - SLAM! Wrestling
Last night's Royal Rumble may not have been the greatest ever, but it had its share of entertainment and a somewhat surprising winner. We'll see if the WWE can take any momentum out of it tonight in Kansas City, where John Laurinaitis awaits his fate as interim GM. Let's go there live on USA. FULL STORY
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Greg Gagne shares AWA stories at screening of The Wrestler
By BILL FERNOW - SLAM! Wrestling

MINNEAPOLIS -- To Minnesotans of a certain age, Verne Gagne is known as "The Champ," a former gridiron and mat great at the University of Minnesota who parlayed his status as hometown hero, along with a keen mind for both the in-ring and business sides of wrestling, to helm the American Wrestling Association for 30 years. As the AWA World Heavyweight Champion, Gagne faced all of the top challengers and remained a household name in Minnesota for decades. FULL STORY
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Tag teams featured on Ring ka King's second show
By BOB KAPUR - SLAM! Wrestling
Watching Ring ka King, TNA Wrestling's new Indian wrestling show, it's hard not to draw comparisons to its north American counterpart. While King is only two episodes in - Sunday night's broadcast followed Saturday's debut - the major difference seems to be in its simple booking where the matches are relatively simple stories, and wins and losses are meaningful - particularly where they're part of the heavyweight championship tournament. FULL STORY
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Jan 26 ... Inter Species Wrestling brings pandas, lobsters and more to i-PPV
Jan 26 ... Mat Matters: In praise of Scott Teal
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When a giant came for dinner
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SLAM! Wrestling Editorial Cartoon February 7

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