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Ronda Rousey named most dominant athlete 

 The list for this years top 50 most dominate athletes according to  Business insider has been revealed and at the top of that list is the UFC’s Women’s Battwmweight champion Rowdy Ronda Rousey.

With a record of (11-0) a 100% finish rate, a women who has transcended the sport of MMA and a women who has broke down barriers in the sport her being at the top isn’t surprising at all and is well deserved.

Labrone James held down the close #2 spot as where Sarina Williams came in at #3. You can view the full list here 

http://www.businessinsider.com/most-dominant-athletes-alive-2015-4?op=1

in a quote from the business insiders website reads “No athlete is more dominate in their sport by a wider margin then Rousey” and I couldn’t agree more. I mean her last 3 title defenses add up to a running time of JUST 1:15 I mean can we say INCREDIBLE?

What do you guys think of this list? Leave your opinions down below in the comments

As for the most dominate athlete alive, she is scheduled to defend her title for the 6th time against undefeated challenger Bethe Correia in Brazil on August 1st for UFC190

And Rousey promises that this one is going to be longer then 16 secs 

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91

Big names to appear on Tough Enough 

  It is being repotted today on various news sites  that a press release for this years Tough Enough was issued out and according to the news it looks like this years Tough Enough just got a whole lot better.

It is being stated that Chris Jericho will be the host of the show. Trainers of the show include Billy Gun and WWE Hall of Fammers Booker T and Lita.

If that list wasn’t already star studded enough there will be a panel consisting of Hulk Hogan, Daniel Bryan and Paige. The three of them will also have a say in how the show plays out.

Tough enough is set to air live on the WWE NETWORK beginning June 23rd at 5PT/7CT/8ET 

Does this news make you all the more excited? I know it does for me. Leave your thoughts in the comments below 

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91

Live with Chris Jericho recap

One of the many perks of the WWE NETWORK are the exclusives you get. One of those exclusives is Live with Chris Jericho.

Tonight was the 2nd edition of the show and Chris Jericho’s guest was none other than Stephanie McMahon herself. In this in depth one on one conversation many topics were covered. Everything from how Stephanie got started in the business, her relationship with her husband Triple H, her favorite moments in her career, her feud with Jericho, her infamous slap, the segment with Ronda Rousey at mania and so much more.

While watching this interview you can’t help but love Stephanie. She truly is an incredible woman with a big heart and an undying love for this business. Even though Stephanie portrays a heel on television that couldn’t be further from the truth. Stephanie however says playing a heel is important especially when she gets what’s coming to her because it shows the WWE universe to stand up to the bully. She talked about what an impact Be a Star has had and how much she wishes it was around in the early days.

Stephanie admits that she loves being a “Bitch” on television and the boos she receives is the greatest feeling. Boos are like a standing ovation to heels and she absolutely loves it.

On working with Ronda Rousey.

Stephanie said that from the moment she slapped The Rock and heard the crowd chatting for Ronda she knew the moment was going to be good. She said to work with someone as empowering as Ronda was incredible. She says what she loves about Ronda is that she isn’t afraid to be herself and she hopes that her daughters can learn to be like her.

She also went on to say that Ronda proves that women can main event and she hopes to one day do the same with the WWE divas. She continued to say she wants to work with Ronda again but only time will tell and she was proud of that mania moment.

Regarding #GiveDivasAChance

Stephanie spoke on that it was trending on Twitter for 3 days and that’s because the fans wanted to be heard. She went on to say that the moment was so important that Vince McMahon himself had to respond. Stephanie went on to say that she continues to push #GiveDivasAchance everyday and hopes that one day they can get a true chance to prove themselves.

On her favorite match/moment.

Her match with Brie Bella is her favorite thing in her career for two reasons.

  • It had been 11 years since she last competed in the ring prior to that moment
  • Her 3 daughters where in the crowd

When describing this moment Stephanie got emotional because after the match concluded and she went backstage she was met by her daughters chanting “you still got it

In this interview she also talked about

  • Her oldest daughter being a natural-born heel
  • Working with Chris Jericho
  • Sharing Vickie Guerrero’s final moment of her career with her
  • Being scared by George ” the animal steal”
  • Her brother Shane

If you missed this one I highly suggest you watch it on demand on the network if you can or find it on YouTube or something because it was awesome and insightful.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Ronda Rousey and WWE??

 The moment involving The Rock, HHH, Stephanie McMahon and Ronda Rousey was easily one of the best moments of this years WrestleMania. It was all over every sports media outlet and left the fans wanting more. Ever since then people have been asking will we see Ronda Rousey again??

Just a few days ago Dana White was asked if Rousey would be back in WWE to which he quickly replied “No it was one and done.

Now according to WrestlingInc.com it is being said that white’s response shocked creative since they were hoping for a match between Stephanie and Rousey at WrestleMania 32. They had even hoped for a small angle during this years Hell in a Cell PPV since it’s taking place in Rousey’s back yard of LA.

One source at Wrestling News Obsever says that the feeling within WWE is that it’s still not a dead deal even if White hasn’t signed off on anything. It is also being said that WWE has videos set up of Rousey and Stephanie and that Stephanie may be talking about the situation on the Live with Chris Jericho special tonight on the WWE NETWORK 

It should also be noted that when Rousey was a guest on the Pipers Pit podcast she said from the moment the segment at WrestleMania was over she knew that she couldn’t not come back and she’d do what ever she could to get back in there again.

I personally think Dana White saying it was one and done is damage control and we will be seeing her again. WWE has always been open to it, Rousey has friends within the company and quite frankly it would be a dumb business move on White’s part not to work out some sort of deal since it would be a huge crossover and could potentially bring new eyes to the UFC.

What do you guys think? Will we see Rousey in the squared circle again? Let us know in the comments.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Reebok terminates deal with Jon Jones 

  In light of recent events Reebok has decided to terminate the deal they once had with former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. The announcement was first made this morning by ESPN’s Darren Rovell.

Reebok released the following statement 

“In light of recent events, we have made the decision to terminate our contract with Jon Jones, effective immediately,”

To add to the punishment Jon Jones has also been taken off the pound for pound rankings. Jose Aldo now holds the #1 spot.

Jones is the first champion in the history of the UFC to be stripped of a title do to disciplinary actions.

It should also be noted that the word going around is that Jones could be at least serving s minimum of a 1 year sentence.

We here at WNB will continue to update you on the story if any more news comes to surface.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91 

Jon Jones suspended indefinitely 

  
After being involved in a hit and run Sunday morning in Albuquerque New Mexico UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been stripped of his title and has been suspended indefinitely from the UFC. Jones was arrested on Monday in Albuquerque on allegations of leaving the scene of an accident, which is a felony charge in New Mexico due to one of the drivers suffering a fractured wrist and arm. The injured driver, later identified as Vanessa Sonnenberg, was taken to the hospital because she is pregnant and felt like she might pass out at the scene.

UFC president Dana White made the announcement regarding Jones  via FOX Sports Live on Tuesday night. White Dana white said he had a chance to speak with Jones early on Tuesday before the promotion took any action against him. White had this to say.
“He didn’t say a lot. Obviously, he’s got to handle his legal proceedings,

“His lawyer didn’t have him say much. What we wanted to find out is what the facts were. There’s a lot of things that are being said out there about what happened that day, a lot of them are untrue, a lot of them are speculation, and we wanted to hear Jon’s side of the story and we wanted to hear what his lawyer had to say about it.”

Now with Jon Jones being out of UFC187 the new main event will now be Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson for the light heavyweight title.

Dana white Also said that “Jones is obviously very disappointed about what happened. He wanted to go down as the greatest of all time but it is what it is and we had to make the right call.”

At this moment Jon Jone’s future with the UFC is up in the air. Jones has yet to speak out publicly on the situation but he did send out this tweet.

https://twitter.com/jonnybones/status/593235515274432512

What are your thoughts on the situation? And further more who do you want as the new Light Heavyweight champion?

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Michelle Waterson signs with UFC

 The UFC strawweight Division just keeps getting better and better. A little less then an hour ago the UFC announced the signing of Michelle “the karate hottie” Waterson.

Waterson who is (12-4) was one of InvictaFC’s biggest standouts. Waterson is a former atomweight champion under the invictaFC banner. She dropped her title back in December to Herica Tiburcio.

Waterson is expected to make her UFC debut sometime this summer against an unnamed opponent (Ariel Hawani of MMA fighting confirms)

What do you guys think about this announcement? I’m personally ecstatic and think the Karate hottie will do the UFC proud. Sound off in the comments and let us know

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Jon Jones UFC 187 bout in jeopardy 

  It was reported earlier today on various news sites that UFC light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones was involved in a hit and run accident involving a middle age women in Albuquerque New Mexico. The women was sent to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. It was also reported that drugs were found at the scene but that rumor was not confirmed.

It is now being said via mma fighting that the Albuquerque PD is looking to question Jones about the incident, however Jones’ whereabouts are unknown. At this moment he is not being looked at as a suspect. This is what the Albuquerque PD had to say about the matter 

We can not confirm that Jon Jones was involved in a H&R traffic accident from this morning. The investigation is ongoing.

Jones is scheduled to defend his title next month at UFC 187 against Anthony Rumble Johnson but it is now believed that the fight is in jeopardy.

This wouldn’t be the first time Jones has be in a troublesome situustion. Earlier this year be tested postive for cocaine following his bout with Daniel Cormier. This sent the champion to rehab but he shortly checked himself out after just 24 hours.

It should also be noted that Jones was not penalized for testing “dirty” and many fans feel that he should be stripped of the title especially if he was directly involved in this hit and run. I may not be found of Jones but to me it seems like he needs help and I sincerely hope he gets it.

Only time will tell what will happen with this situation. We here at WNB will keep you all updated on the matter so keep checking back for updates.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Stephanie Skinner out of Invicta 12 

 

In the sport of MMA and any sport in general injuries are a part of the game. When they happen though they leave athletes and fans alike feeling down but as fans it’s our job to keep the support strong.

This morning the announcement was made by Stephanie Skinner’s opponent Cassie Rodish that Stephanie injured herself Sunday pulling her out of the InvictaFC 12 card that was set to take place this Saturday April 24th. You can read what Cassie said here

 https://www.facebook.com/crodish1/posts/10206528680561927

As said in the status no replacement was found for Cassie to take on so the bout has been scrapped all together.

Stephanie had this to say about her injury as well https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.skinner.180/posts/933844126646116

We here at WrestlingNewsBlog wish Stephanie a speedy recovery and can’t wait till she has the opportunity to get back in the invicta cage. We would also like to inform our followers that the contest to win Stephanie’s signed fight banner will still take place on April 24th the night of invicta. It will be announced on our Twitter feed so if you’re not already following @WrestlingNewsBlog you’re going to want to.

Again here’s to hoping for a speedy recovery for the scrapper 

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

DThe new Naomi

 

 On this past Monday’s Raw that took place from the U.K we saw a shift happen in the divas division and its a good one in my opinion. A battle royal took place to determine the new #1 contender for Nikki Bella’s  divas title. The final two in the match were the hometown girl Paige and the fun loving athletic Naomi.

Paige eventually eliminated Naomi earning her a massive pop from her hometown crowd along with a future title shot. After the match Byron Saxton was interviewing Paige. In the interview Paige got emotional in expressing how much it meant to get a victory in her hometown.

However that celebration was cut short since Naomi decided to attack Paige. Naomi wasn’t letting up at all. She even threw Paige into the barricade a few times. It was a vicious attack and what made it that much more good was the boos of the crowd.

I applaud the WWE for this move. Naomi is arguby the most athleticly gifted diva on the Roster. Some people  know her from her early days in FCW while others know her from season 3 of the completion show NXT.A show where she was runner up to that seasons winner Kaitlyn and not to mention Naomi is the only active diva left that competed in that season.

Over the years Naomi has always been billed as a face, from the silly things she did on NXT like dressing like the hambergur helper  to bring one of Brodus Clays’ funkadactyls, to fueding with Cameron and most recently her association with the Usos and feuding with Natalya.

 A new leaf has turned and you can just tell a fire has been lit inside her. In her backstage interview following the attack on Paige she said she was no longer waiting for opportunity, she was taking it. You couldn’t help but hear real life fustration in that interview and rightfully so.

Now the question remains, what is next for Naomi? Well with the news of Jay Uso recently being injured it’s safe to say the Usos may be taking a back seat which leaves the chance for Naomi to florish as a solo competitor and become a top heel in the company.

It’s obvious that Paige was never the true #1 contender. She’s going to be away filming the WWE film along side the Miz Santa’s little helper. Not to mention WWE has reported that she’s injured.

Wether we’ll see Paige written out of the title picture completely or a triple threat for the title, one thing is certain  Naomi is indeed in the title picture and I couldn’t be any happier about it. It’s been a long time coming and was hinted at happening sooner before she suffered an eye injury earlier last year.

I personally think Naomi would make a great champion. She has the athletisum and personality to win the universe over, but first I think she needs new entrance music and a new finisher.

What do you guys think? Do you like this new side of Naomi? Let us know in the comments.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)