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WWE announced Monday that Kurt Angle will join the 2017 Hall of Fame class. "[Angle's] accomplishments both in the Olympics and WWE were extraordinary," Triple H said in a statement, per WWE.com's Bobby Melok. "He was one of the most gifted athletes to ever enter the ring, and we are honored to welcome him into the WWE Hall of Fame." Angle tweeted about the news: A number of decorated amateur wrestlers have gone on to wrestle in WWE, but few have tasted the success Angle has. A gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Angle made his televised debut at the ...

WWE legend Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka died Sunday. Snuka's daughter, Sarona, who wrestles in WWE as Tamina, shared a photo on Instagram announcing his death: TMZ Sports reported in December a doctor had diagnosed Snuka with terminal stomach cancer. The Rock and former WWE announcer Jim Ross reacted to Snuka's death on social media: Snuka died shortly after a judge in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, ruled him unfit to stand trial, citing health reasons, in connection with the 1983 death of Nancy Argentino. According to CNN.com's Kevin Conlon, Snuka had been charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter after the Lehigh County district attorney's office re-examined his case. In July, Snuka joined a ...

Aliyah debuted in WWE in a losing effort Tuesday night on SmackDown Live.  Using a distraction by James Ellsworth, Carmella capitalized, locking Aliyah in the Code of Silence to pick up the victory: Aliyah caught the attention of NXT alumnus Apollo Crews: At this stage of her career, it's doubtful her appearance on SmackDown on Tuesday night indicates Aliyah is making the transition to full-time wrestler for one of WWE's main programs. Billie Kay lost to Dana Brooke on the June 30 edition of SmackDown: That is Billie Kay's only match in WWE to date. She moved back down to NXT, where she has continued her in-ring ...

Roman Reigns successfully defended the United States Championship against Chris Jericho on Raw on Monday night. WWE shared a GIF showing how the match ended: Bleacher Report's Mike Chiari was not a fan of the way WWE booked the match: Jericho received his shot against Reigns after Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon announced the match earlier in the night. McMahon also stipulated that Reigns would lose the U.S. title if he were to be disqualified or counted out, per WWE: It was a rematch from Jericho and Reigns' bout on the Dec. 5 edition of Raw. Reigns prevailed after indirectly receiving a helping hand from ...

James Ellsworth's Cinderella story won't have a happy ending after he lost a WWE world title match to AJ Styles on SmackDown Live Tuesday night.  WWE shared an image of how the quick match finished:  Once the match was over, Styles continued his assault on Ellsworth, via WWE: Eventually, Ellsworth had to be taken off on a stretcher:  Ellsworth first earned a championship opportunity after he beat Styles—with a helping hand from Dean Ambrose—on the Nov. 22 edition of SmackDown: Ellsworth's ego may have grown too large as a result of securing his WWE contract as well as a shot against Styles. He interfered in Ambrose and ...

Rusev earned his second win over Big Cass in 24 hours after prevailing on Raw this Monday night. During the match, Big Cass defied the referee's five-count and continued beating on Rusev in the corner. With no other option, the referee called for the bell. WWE provided a look at Big Cass stomping a mudhole in his opponent, in the words of former WWE announcer Jim Ross: WWE Creative Humor didn't think the result painted Big Cass in a flattering light: The two had a match on the Roadblock: End of the Line pre-show. Rusev won by count-out after luring Big Cass outside the ...

Raw general manager Mick Foley announced Roman Reigns will get a rematch with Kevin Owens for the WWE Universal Championship at January's Royal Rumble. Foley also announced that Chris Jericho will be suspended in a shark cage above the ring, courtesy of WWE Universe: In a preview of what's to come, Jericho got locked in the cage Monday night. Foley had to find a way to prevent Jericho from interfering in the Royal Rumble match. Y2J had a helping hand in Owens retaining his title at Roadblock: End of the Line. Having teased an end of his friendship with the universal champion, Jericho instead ...

Former WWE star Booker T. Huffman formally announced Tuesday he intends to run for mayor of Houston in 2019. The Hall of Famer posted a statement on Twitter: Booker T isn't the first wrestler to express an interest in running for an elected office. Terrance "Rhyno" Gerin won the Republican primary for the 15th district in the Michigan House of Representatives but lost the general election to the Democratic candidate, Abdullah Hammoud.  Most famously, Jesse Ventura served as Minnesota's governor from 1999 to 2003. Booker T made his political ambitions known when speaking with Rhyno during an episode of his radio show Heated Conversations on Saturday (via CBS Houston's Joshua ...

The New Day were victorious for the second time Monday, prevailing in a Triple Threat match that included the teams of Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns and Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens. Rollins delivered a Pedigree to Jericho. Before he could make the pin, though, Big E yanked him out of the ring. That allowed Xavier Woods to put an arm on Jericho for the pinfall. The result ensures The New Day will beat Demolition's record for the longest WWE tag team championship reign ever in WWE. WWE provided a look at The New Day's celebration on the entrance ramp: Kofi Kingston seemingly secured history ...

Bill Goldberg announced Monday his intention to compete in the Royal Rumble match on Jan. 29, 2017. WWE's official Twitter account shared Goldberg's comments about desiring one more crack at a world title: The news comes one night after Goldberg's shocking win over Brock Lesnar. In the span of 86 seconds, he dispatched the Beast Incarnate with two Spears and a Jackhammer. It was one of the most decisive beatdowns at a major pay-per-view since Lesnar defeated John Cena at SummerSlam 2014. WhatCulture's Adam Pacitti joked that some fans may be collecting a nice payday in the coming months: The Royal Rumble is a ...