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Countdown to WWE Extreme Rules
Extreme Rules is up tonight, and with it comes a series of matches that have had a good long build to them. This has meant some intrigue, save for in our big title matches.
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Back and forth repartee keeps Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame induction hopping
By GREG OLIVER - Producer, SLAM! Wrestling
JOHNSTOWN, NY - Part of the magic of attending the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame induction ceremony is the interaction between the wrestlers, especially once they get on the microphone. In essence, everyone seems to have a story on everyone else, and that was evident Saturday night at the PWHF's 12th ceremony.
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Smackdown!: Six Man tag match previews Extreme Rules
By DALE PLUMMER -- SLAM! Wrestling
Some real bad news came down this week if you were looking forward to the Triple Threat Ladder match at Extreme Rules. World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler has been sidelined with a concussion after getting kicked in the head by Jack Swagger (for real), so now the match if for number one contender status in an "I Quit" match between Swagger and Alberto Del Rio. If you all ready ordered the show, you just learned and important lesson in patience.
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TNA Impact: Sting, Bully Ray set for Slammiversary main event
By NOLAN HOWELL - SLAM Wrestling
At Slammiversary, Sting and TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray will battle it out for the belt. Tonight on TNA Impact, the two will make it official with a contract signing. What could be in store for Sting and Bully Ray at Slammiversary will be determined at the end of the night. All of that and more on this week's edition of TNA Impact.
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Guest column: A 'crazy and improbable' WrestleMania moment
By ELI DAITCHMAN, with footnotes by Avi Stern - For SLAM! Wrestling
Growing up in my neighborhood in Queens, New York, being a professional wrestling fan was not something you publicized. People considered it low class and trashy. But as a child, every Sunday I would visit my grandparent's house and I remember watching Sunday morning wrestling along with promos for their pay-Per-views, featuring Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Lex Luger, and Yokozuna to name a few stars of that era. That was my first exposure to the wrestling world, and I was immediately drawn into both the violence -- we lived in a (thankfully) safe neighborhood where there was rarely any fighting -- and the colorful characters -- we had colorful characters, but not THAT colorful. I didn't tell my parents, because I knew they'd freak out, and my grandparents either didn't know or didn't care what I was watching.
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Fantasy Match: Hulk Hogan vs. The Miz
By CANADIAN BULLDOG - For SLAM! Wrestling
Fantasy booking has always existed for wrestling fans. But with our Great 1,024 Wrestler Tournament, it is a unique chance to end up with some fascinating random matches, pitting a current star against a major name from the past. Today, guest writer The Canadian Bulldog imagines the unique match-up of The Miz and Hulk Hogan ...
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Fantasy Match: Randy Savage vs Raven
Fantasy Match: Gorgeous George vs. Brock Lesnar
Fantasy Match: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bob Backlund
Fantasy Match: AJ Styles vs The Iron Sheik
Fantasy Match: Trish Stratus vs. Ravishing Rick Rude
Fantasy Match: Wahoo McDaniel vs Undertaker

WWE Main Event: Kane battles Rollins before Extreme Rules
By NOLAN HOWELL - SLAM Wrestling
WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No will take on Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns of The Shield on Sunday at Extreme Rules with their belts on the line. Tonight on WWE Main Event, Kane will take on Seth Rollins in a preview bout to gain momentum. All that and more on this week's edition of WWE Main Event!
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Eddie Osbourne's journey home to B.C.
By MATTHEW BYER - SLAM! Wrestling
For wrestling fans in Ontario, the name Eddie Osbourne is a very familiar one as it immediately brings to mind the image of the 30 year old, 288lbs, blue eyed, red beard, red Mohawk fierce competitor who has distinguished himself with numerous single and tag-team championships with various promotions within the province. Yet, Osbourne is about to embark on his grandest adventure to date when he moves back to British Columbia after being gone for 12 years.
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Raw: Nothing too extreme with Extreme Rules on the horizon
By MATT BISHOP and NICK TYLWALK - SLAM! Wrestling
Tonight on Monday Night Raw: Matt Bishop and Nick Tylwalk do the report tag team style. Because… why not? Should be a good one!
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Jay Briscoe as ROH champ does not mean end of tag team
By BLAINE VAN DER GRIEND - SLAM! Wrestling
Being a top star in any wrestling promotion is not easy, as it comes with an awful lot of responsibility. But Jay Briscoe has already been a major star in Ring of Honor for several years; only now, he has a World Championship to dot the exclamation point.
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May 12 ... The rocky road to publication -- twice -- for 'Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs'

May 10 ... Smackdown!: Ryback rules Jericho

May 10 ... TNA Impact: Sting, Angle get surprising partner

May 10 ... Mat Matters: When will it be enough for Jerry Lawler?

May 9 ... WWE Main Event: Cesaro looks to continue run against Orton

May 8 ... Mat Matters: Briscoe's comments sickening, unacceptable

May 8 ... Going back to wrestling's debut at Maple Leaf Gardens

May 7 ... Revisiting Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and the death of Nancy Argentino

May 7 ... Raw: Lesnar and Heyman pay Triple H an office visit

May 6 ... London vs Richards: Working through a concussion


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Who will win in the Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship at Extreme Rules?
  John Cena (c)
  Ryback


Results

Guest column: A 'crazy and improbable' WrestleMania moment

Mat Matters: When will it be enough for Jerry Lawler?

Mat Matters: Briscoe's comments sickening, unacceptable


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