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Full Great Balls of Fire betting odds for tonight

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Colin Vassallo
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If bookies are correct, all those who are currently champions will walk out of the American Airlines Center at Great Balls of Fire still champions tonight as odds all favor the reigning champions. Odds could, and are most likely to change by the time the pay-per-view starts at 8PM EST.

If you are going to place any bets, be careful when and where to place bets and make sure you read bookmakers reviews first.

As reported yesterday, Brock Lesnar remains the clear favorite to win his match against Samoa Joe and retain the WWE Universal title. Lesnar is at 1/12 while the odds for Joe are at 6/1. Some websites are even offering method of win, as in pinfall or submission, how many F5s or suplexes Lesnar will deliver, and match duration.

In other title matches, Alexa Bliss is at 1/9 to retain the title and Sasha Banks is at 5/1 for the upset. Sheamus and Cesaro are also favorites to retain the Raw Tag Team titles with odds at 1/12 while The Hardy Boyz are at 6/1. These are the same odds like the Lesnar/Joe match. The Miz is at 1/10 to retain the Intercontinental title while Dean Ambrose is at 11/2.

In the ambulance match, Braun Strowman is 1/8 favorite and Roman Reigns seems like he’s going to take a ride with odds at 9/2 against him. Perhaps a surprise, Enzo Amore is a favorite at 7/1 to win and Big Cass is at a far 1/14. And lastly, former WWE champion Bray Wyatt is at 1/6 for the win while Seth Rollins is at 7/2. Interestingly enough, there are no odds offered for the Cruiserweight title match between Neville and Akira Tozawa which is part of the Kickoff show.

Great Balls of Fire is free for first-time subscribers to the Network. Subscribing now to the Network will get you tonight’s pay-per-view, the next Smackdown pay-per-view Battleground, and the premiere of WWE 24’s Kurt Angle: Homecoming which airs tomorrow. If you have not subscribed before, you can start your free 30-day trial by going to WWENetwork.com.

Live WWE event results from 07/07 in New York, New York

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Colin Vassallo
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W-O reader Ryan Ashby attended the live WWE event at Madison Square Garden in New York from Friday night and sent in these results:

Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Dolph Ziggler; R-Truth defeated Goldust; Neville defeated Cedric Alexander to retain the WWE Cruiserweight title; Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose defeated The Miz and Samoa Joe; AJ Styles defeated Kevin Owens to win the United States title; Bayley, Sasha Banks and Mickie James defeated Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax and Emma; Finn Balor defeated Karl Anderson; Cesaro and Sheamus defeated The Hardy Boyz to retain the WWE Raw Tag Team titles; Roman Reigns defeated Bray Wyatt.

Braun Strowman attacked Reigns after the main event but Seth Rollins made the save. The fans chanted for Dean Ambrose to get a Shield reunion but Ambrose did not come out. Rollins told the fans that they “hear them” suggesting something might be in the works for the future.

Madusa to be involved with the Mae Young Classic tournament

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE Hall of Famer Alundra Blayze, who is better known as Madusa, announced on her Instagram that she will be part of the Mae Young Classic…although she won’t be one of the 32 women who will be participating in the tournament!

Madusa said that she was very excited and honored for the opportunity to be helping and just being involved with the tournament. She did not reveal the details of her involvement though but promised to update everyone at a later time.

The Mae Young Classic tournament will start on the WWE Network on Monday, August 28 with the first four episodes available on-demand. Episodes five through eight will be available on-demand starting Monday, September 4. The final tournament match will stream live from Las Vegas on Tuesday, September 12 at 10PM ET.

Tapings will start next week at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

Great Balls of Fire 2017 live on PPV and WWE Network tonight

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Colin Vassallo
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Live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, WWE presents Great Balls of Fire on pay-per-view and the WWE Network. The full card is as follows:

Brock Lesnar vs Samoa Joe for the WWE Universal title; Alexa Bliss vs Sasha Banks for the WWE Raw Women’s title; The Miz vs Dean Ambrose for the WWE Intercontinental title; Cesaro and Sheamus vs The Hardy Boyz in a 30-minute iron man match for the WWE Raw Tag Team titles; Roman Reigns vs Braun Strowman in an ambulance match; Seth Rollins vs Bray Wyatt; Enzo Amore vs Big Cass; and Neville vs Akira Tozawa for the WWE Cruiserweight title in the Kickoff match.

Great Balls of Fire is free for first-time subscribers to the WWE Network. If you have not subscribed before, you can start your free 30-day trial by going to http://w-o.it/wwentwrk.

Alberto El Patron invites Triple H and rap battle “pussies” to his restaurant on Tuesday

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Colin Vassallo
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Alberto El Patron was not happy when his soon-to-be wife was brought in as part of the rap battle that happened last week on Smackdown, and now the current GFW champion is inviting everyone involved to come to his restaurant next week when Smackdown hits San Antonio.

The invite however was not a very cordial one and it looks like El Patron is ready to fight. “Tuesday next week a bunch of pussies will be there in San Antonio. The man with the big nose and no balls but also the pussies from the rap battle will be too.. also with no balls. Like their boss. All yes men,” he wrote in a post on Instagram. “I’ll be in my restaurant. Starting at 10 pm. I’ll be waiting for you there.”

During the rap battle, The Usos told Big E to keep it PG unlike his partner Xavier Woods who was the Rated-R. Woods was in one of the videos leaked having a threesome with Paige during her NXT days. The comment got a big “Ooooooooh” from the crowd.

“And after I beat the sh!t out of you, I’ll buy you a drink. Just because I’m a good man,” he concluded.

El Patron owns a restaurant called La Cantinita in San Antonio at 17776 Blanco Road, around 18 miles away from the AT&T Center where Smackdown will be.

Impact tapings wrap up in Orlando, next ones set for August

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Colin Vassallo
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Impact wrapped up a set of television tapings this week in Orlando, Florida at the Impact Zone in Universal Studios, tapings that will take the company through mid August. Work started on July 2 with Slammiversary and then tapings continued till July 6.

The next set of television tapings will start on Thursday, August 17 and run through Sunday, August 20. The August 17 taping will be the “live” Impact on POP TV.

The month of August will be a bit more busier than usual for those involved with the company as for the first time in years, there will be non-televised live events held on August 4, 5, and 6 at Long Island, Staten Island, and Bridgeport respectively.

Current betting odds for tomorrow’s main event for the WWE Universal title

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Colin Vassallo
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It should not come as a big surprise but current WWE Universal champion Brock Lesnar is the overwhelming favorite to win and retain his title tomorrow night against Samoa Joe at Great Balls of Fire on the WWE Network.

The early odds put Lesnar at 1/12 and his opponent at a distant 6/1. Just to give you an idea, betting $1 on Lesnar to win will get you $1.08 while betting the same on Joe will get you $7. Odds are most likely to change, although unlikely to shift big unless something happens over the next 24 hours.

Several websites are offering slightly different betting numbers, but the odds are pretty much the same and all favor Lesnar. Betting websites also offer different online games such as the Main Event Mega Moolah slot.

The plan for SummerSlam still revolves around Roman Reigns taking on Brock Lesnar but the feud between Samoa Joe and the champion has been well received and it would not be a surprise if Joe finds himself involved as well. The former NXT champion already got the upper hand on Lesnar a couple of times on Raw.

Dixie Carter interviewed for WWE 24: Kurt Angle, airing next week

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Colin Vassallo
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On Monday after Raw, the WWE Network will air the WWE 24: Kurt Angle special that was filmed throughout several weeks when it was announced that Angle, now a Hall of Famer, is coming back to the company.

Perhaps one of the most surprising individuals who will be part of this WWE 24 special is Dixie Carter, the former TNA President who later sold the company to Anthem Sports & Entertainment. WWE cameras went to Dixie Carter’s house to film her portion of the interview and WWE.COM even posted a photo of Carter in front of the camera to push the premiere of the episode.

Dixie Carter gave Kurt Angle a job after he was released from his WWE contract back in 2006 but most importantly, helped saving his life after multiple bouts with alcohol and drug addiction by sending him to rehab. Throughout the years, Carter never spoke bad about Angle and vice versa and the two share a great amount of respect towards each other.

You can catch WWE 24: Kurt Angle on the WWE Network this coming Monday immediately following Monday Night Raw. You can subscribe to the WWE Network for free by going to http://w-o.it/wwentwrk.

AJ Styles wins the United States title at house show in Madison Square Garden

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Colin Vassallo
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It does not happen very often but last night during WWE’s return to Madison Square Garden, the company pulled the trigger on a title change as AJ Styles defeated Kevin Owens in a non-televised live event.

Styles won a title rematch for the U.S. title by winning the Independence Day battle royal on Smackdown earlier this week, guaranteeing a shot at Kevin Owens’ title at the upcoming Battleground pay-per-view. But for whatever reason, WWE decided to make the title switch early, giving the fans at MSG a nice surprise.

AJ won the title after delivering the Phenomenal Forearm half-way across the ring and then pinning Owens immediately. Earlier in the match, Owens survived the Styles Clash.

The title win is featured on WWE.COM and there’s also a backstage video of Styles talking about his match.

You can watch the title win below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz8agEAYCNQ

Austin Aries released from WWE

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Colin Vassallo
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Austin Aries was released from WWE late yesterday afternoon, a news that caught many, if not everyone, by surprise.

“WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar Austin Aries. WWE wishes Aries the best in all of his future endeavors,” a statement on WWE.COM read.

Dave Meltzer of the Observer reports that it was Aries himself who asked for his release with details surrounding his decision still unknown. It is believed that he was not happy being part of 205 Live only although those are just rumors.

Aries joined NXT in the beginning of 2016 and made his first televised appearance in March. After suffering an orbital socket injury later in the year, Aries joined the commentary booth doing color for 205 Live and Main Event. He eventually moved to 205 Live permanently from NXT when he was cleared to return and spent most of the year chasing the Cruiserweight title, a title he never managed to get his hands on.

His last WWE televised appearance was on the June 20 edition of 205 Live.

The women behind WWE’s women revolution appearing at San Diego Comic Con

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Colin Vassallo
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The world’s largest comic con in San Diego will have a big WWE/Mattel panel featuring the women behind the WWE’s women revolution.

On Thursday, July 20, Renee Young will be moderating a panel featuring Nikki Bella, Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Becky Lynch for an interactive Q&A and new Mattel product reveals. All five women participating are former champions and they all played a big role in the resurgence of the women’s division in the WWE.

WWE and Mattel always have a big presence at the San Diego Comic Con every year and this year will be no different.

Impact rating for 07/06/2017

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Colin Vassallo
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The post-Slammiversary XV Impact episode on POP did 345,000 viewers, an increase of 77,000 viewers from last week’s episode. It’s the most-watched Impact episode of 2017 so far and the most-watched since November 3, 2016. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

Sage Beckett and Rhea Ripley join the Mae Young Classic

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Colin Vassallo
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Two more women were officially added to the Mae Young Classic tournament, bringing the total to 16 out of 32 that will be taking part. The two new additions are Sage Beckett and Rhea Ripley.

Beckett is a 32-year-old from Florida who is already under an NXT deal. She trained under Team 3D and wrestled for TNA under the names of Miss Betsy and Rosey Lottalove. When she was doing independents, she wrestled under the name of Andrea. Beckett has one NXT televised appearance under her belt, losing to Emma in October 2015.

Ripley is still young, a 20-year-old who is from Australia and who was a soccer player before transitioning into professional wrestling. She wrestled in Australia and Japan before joining the tournament. “Just to get the opportunity is awesome, and I’m going to give it everything I’ve got,” she told The Advertiser, a newspaper in her hometown of Adelaide. “Win or lose, either way you’re gonna notice us.”

The Mae Young Classic starts taping next week at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida and will air on the WWE Network in late August.

Smackdown rating for 07/04/2017

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Colin Vassallo
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The Independence Day edition of Smackdown Live pulled in 2,329,000 viewers last night and was easily the most watched show on cable. The holiday knocked off 274,000 viewers from last week’s episode. Smackdown was #1 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic. The last Smackdown that fell on July 4 was in 2014 and on that day the show did 1.88 million viewers. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

Security firm uncovers WWE databases in big leak affecting over 3 million customers

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Colin Vassallo
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Forbes published an article yesterday revealing that over 3 million names, e-mails, addresses, phone numbers, and other information found on a WWE database online were leaked.

The database, hosted on Amazon’s AWS service, was stored in plain text and not password protected, allowing anyone who knows how to access certain URLs full access to the PII data. It was security firm Kromtech who uncovered the database vulnerability and managed to get a copy of the whole thing.

It’s not known from which department the database came from but Forbes said it included the same details for customers of the WWE Network. Another WWE database on the same Amazon hosting service contained info primarily on European fans, though the information contained only addresses, telephone numbers and names.

WWE issued a statement replying to Forbes’ story stating, “Although no credit card or password information was included, and therefore not at risk, WWE is investigating a potential vulnerability of a database housed on a third party platform. In today’s data-driven world, large companies store information on third party platforms, and unfortunately have been subject to similar vulnerabilities. WWE utilizes leading cybersecurity firms to proactively protect our customer data.”

You can read the full Forbes story here.

NJPW’s Kazuchika Okada attends Raw and Smackdown

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Colin Vassallo
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New Japan Pro Wrestling megastar Kazuchika Okada attended both Monday Night Raw and Smackdown Live this week and was allowed to stay in the Gorilla Position throughout the shows.

Okada, one of the most gifted professional wrestlers in the world, was shaking hands with everyone before and after they went through the curtain according to rapper Raheem Jarbo, better known as Mega Ran. Mega Ran attended one of the tapings and even posted a photo with Okada. “Watching a legend be that humble and respectful was super inspiring,” he said, adding that he congratulated and wished everyone luck as they made their way in and out.

Finn Balor, who knows Okada from his days in Japan, posted a photo on his Instagram with him after his match on Raw and The Rainmaker sported his Balor Club jacket.

The 29-year-old Japanese star who is the current IWGP Heavyweight Champion and is also known as The Rainmaker was in the country to be part of the NJPW G1 Special in USA shows during the past weekend.

AJ Styles added to Wizard World Comic Con Columbus

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Colin Vassallo
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Former WWE champion AJ Styles has been added to Wizard World Comic Con Columbus, which kicks off on August 4 and ends on August 6.

Styles will be attending the event on Friday, August 4 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and will pose for photo ops, sign autographs and conduct a Q&A panel between 5PM and 8PM.

Prices for an autograph are $50 each while a photo op will cost $55. VIP packages will be announced by Wizard World soon. An entry ticket is also required. A one-day ticket is $39.95 for the day Styles will be there. For more information go to http://wizardworld.com/comiccon/columbus.

Raw rating for 07/03/2017

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Colin Vassallo
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Monday Night Raw drew 2,839,000 viewers this week for the Great Balls of Fire go-home episode. That is down 137,000 viewers from last week’s show.

Hour one drew 2,825,000 viewers, then went up to 2,912,000 viewers before going down to 2,780,000 viewers for the third and final hour.

Raw’s numbers were good enough for #2, #3, and #4 on the top 50 cable chart in the 18-49 demographic. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

Bret Hart remembers his brother Smith following his death

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Colin Vassallo
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In a message on Facebook, Bret “Hit Man” Hart thanked the fans for the love and support that they showed over the past couple of days due to his brother’s death. His brother, Smith, passed away from prostate and bone cancer a month after going into hospice.

“It is with a heavy heart that I write my final goodbye to my eldest brother Smith. I know that the gates of heaven will open up and welcome one of the most unique and original characters ever,” Bret wrote.

Describing Smith as sensitive, mischievous, and hilariously coarse with a whip-smart sense of humour, Bret said that his brother was a boy that grew up in a crazy world filled with colourful characters and he ended up being one of the most interesting and colorful characters himself.

“It could never have been very easy being the oldest of twelve kids. The enormous task of trying to fill my stern father’s shoes may have been too challenging, or perhaps he simply didn’t want or need it,” Bret added. “In Smith’s final days, I clearly recognized the strength and determination of my father who he spoke so lovingly about and, without question, was his hero and guardian. I believe they’re together again. He finally found his peace.”

Smith passed away on July 2 which also happened to be Bret’s birthday.

New logo unveiled for the Mae Young Classic tournament

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE introduced a new logo for the upcoming Mae Young Classic tournament, moving away from the gold, red, and black logo for a more classic look.

The new logo has a white font with aqua color as the outline of the words Mae Young and Classic written in black over aqua background. On the side there is a figure of woman consisting of six different shapes which could also be the tournament winning statue.

The Mae Young Classic tournament will feature 32 of the best women wrestlers in the world and will start taping next week at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Lita will be calling the action. The tournament will air in late August exclusively on the WWE Network.

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