UFC174 results

As many people were in Vegas yesterday attending UFC174 or watching around the world, I however was with family celebrating my grandma’s 80th birthday.
Never fear though as promised here’s your full results of the event courtesy of “MMAjunkie” http://mmajunkie.com/2014/06/ufc-174-results-photos-demetrious-johnson-defends-again-tops-ali-bagautinov

The co main featured Rory McDonald taking on Tyron Woodley in which McDonald won in a dominating fashion.

Then in the main event Demetrious Johnson successfully defended his flyweight title against #6 ranked in USA today/flyweight rankings Ali Bagautinov. Johnson is now 20-2

For those who watched the event where you happy with the results? Did you enjoy the fights? Lets us know.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

A Friday the 13th wedding for CM Punk and AJ Lee?

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The rumors are flying around twitter that Phil Brooks (better know as CM Punk and April Mendez (better known as AJ Lee) tied the knot this afternoon. There is no real confirmation. (Not even a single photo) the one used above is an edit I found online. All of this is here say. We will try to shed more light on the situation if new evidence of this claim comes to surface. If this is indeed true then I GUESS congrats are in order for the newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Brooks

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Will we ever see Shayna Baszler in the WWE?

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When you hear the name “Shayna Baszler” typically two things come to mind. 1. Pioneer of WMMA or 2. Pro wrestling fan. Some other things might be “metal lover” or “2nd amendment supporter” anyway you get my point.

If you follow Baszler on social media(and if your not shame on you, drop whatever your doing and go do it NOW @QoSBaszler) you’ll know that she’s a huge fan of the WWE and the WWE loves her back. So the question is will she ever make the jump to the world of professional wrestling?

I mean after all she does specialize in “catch wrestling”and was one of the only females trained under the late great Billy Robinson. For those who don’t know catch wrestling is very similar to pro wrestling. In fact the beloved Daniel Bryan uses a lot of catch wrestling techniques in the WWE.

If the 33 year old Baszler would ever consider a career in pro wrestling she would fist have to “take care of a Brazilian first”. Baszler said quote “even if they (WWE) called me tomorrow I would have to tell them I have to have this fight first for the movie, the movie version of my life”
You can read more of the interview she did with fox sports 1 here http://msn.foxsports.com/ufc/story/shayna-baszler-needs-first-ufc-fight-before-considering-wwe-career-060914

The fight Baszler is referring to is of corse her UFC debut against Bethe Corriea at UFC176 Aug 2nd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. A fight that she’s been shedding blood, sweat and tears to get for 10+ years.

There you have it ladies and Gents its possible that we COULD see “the queen of spades” in WWE in the future but first she has to become the 1 in 8-1

Oh and how about that Shayna Baszler movie? Would you watch? I know I would.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

WWE Releases Diva Aksana, Teddy Long And Others

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It’s that time again where WWE starts making cuts due to what one would assume is money. It was announced today that numerous superstars have been cut from the flagship that is wwe. Those names include Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, (guess that means no more 3MB) Brodus Clay, Curt Hawkins, Yoshi Tatsu, Teddy Long, Camacho referee Marc Haris and Evan Bourne.

However the stand out cut for me and the one that’s bothering me most is diva Aksana. With her being gone means that there’s only 2 girls left from NXT season 3 and that’s Naomi and AJ (but then again no one really knows what’s going on with AJ)

see it’s a sad moment for me because NXT season 3 is what got the flame going again for my love of divas. (It was how I discovered Kaitlyn (and we all know how much I love her)

Aksana was hilarious playing the ditzy foreign blonde who later became her pro’s (Goldust) wife to only betray him. Then when she got to the main roster she became Cesaro’s manager only to be betrayed by him. (What goes around comes around right)

To me Aksana was someone that was always underused. Sure she may have injured Naomi but accidents happen and she still had potential in my eyes so truly I’m sad to see her go. In fact I’m sad to see them all go, because in truth they are were great talents that were poorly used. One has to wonder if we’ll see any of them in TNA anytime soon?

The other question that has to be answered now is who will take Aksana’s place in being Alicia Fox’s side kick?

Apparently the list keeps growing you can stay updated here http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-releases-superstars

On behalf of everyone here at DTRTwrestling I would like to wish these talents well. Thanks for entertaining us

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91

Shayna Baszler “The Queen of Hearts”???

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Never fear ladies and gents Shayna Baszler is still very much “the queen of spades” I mean after all we know there can only be one true “Queen of hearts” and that is none other then Natalya Neidhart. However that doesn’t mean that Baszler can’t be an honorary member of the legendary Hart Family. By the looks of it after tonight that has been made official.
Check out Natalya’s tweet https://twitter.com/natbynature/status/476919935361613825

Pictured above (and in the tweet) is Baszler with Davey boy smith Jr. The son of late great professional wrestler “The British Bulldog” (who became a member of the hart family by marrying Diana Hart).

Like they always say a picture is worth 1000 words. Can this be more proof that Baszler is getting ready for an appearance at WWE Summerslam?
Only time will tell.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Chael Sonnen announces retirement

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In the sports word things can change on a dime. I was literally JUST writing some stuff up on Chael Sonnen for this weeks episode of DTRTwrestling weekly and then I get a txt from fellow crew member Trevor Decker and I learn that Chael Sonnen says he’s retiring from MMA…. I mean just like that. You can read more on the story here http://msn.foxsports.com/ufc/story/chael-sonnen-announces-he-s-retiring-from-mma-after-17-years-of-fighting-061114?cmpid=traffic:partner:bleacherreport

The dude has had a hell of a career. One of his stand out rivalries of corse was against the legendary Anderson Silva. Sonnen is definitely a legend in his own right and in some ways my heart is breaking for the dude because its like he had to do what he did to stay healthy.

With Sonnen announcing retirement want does this mean for the light heavyweight title? You can expect me to discuss the Sonnen situation in its entirety this Friday on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/DTRTwrestling at 12pmPST/3pmEST

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Chael Sonnen out of UFC 175

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It is being reported on various sites including ESPN (http://m.espn.go.com/extra/mma/story?storyId=11062115&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F%22%7D)
That UFC’s light heavyweight champion Chael Sonnen has tested positive for two illegal substances under the NSAC and will be forced out of competing at UFC 175 against the returning vitor Belfort.

According to Sonnen both these substances are for TRT (Testosterone replacement therapy)
He then went on to say that rules or rules and that if you can’t follow them you shouldn’t be fighting. He also added that fighting without these drugs in his case is unhealthy and if he can’t find another way to manage the problem he may not be able to fight anymore.

What do all of you think about the situation? Many mma stars have had this problem including Vitor Belfort himself. Should ufc change their regulations on these types of drugs? Sound off let me know.

I will be discussing this manner in greater detail this Friday on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/DTRTwrestling 12pmPST/3pmEST
stay tuned until then catch you next time.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91

Jessamyn Duke’s next fight announced.

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It was just announced via @Armbatnation that Jessamyn Duke’s next fight will take place 7/16/14 on UFC fight night. https://twitter.com/armbarnation/status/476449617542778880

Her opponent? Leslie smith. Both these ladies are coming off losses they suffered in April. Duke against Corriea and Smith against Kaufman, so one can assume both these ladies are looking to bounce back. It should be a great fight. Get ready to load up fellow “Gun Club members. We mean business.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Exciting news for members of “the Gun Club”

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You know those nights when you’re too excited so sleep is non exist? Well tonight is one of those nights for me. Not only me but all members of “the Gun Club” it was JUST ANNOUNCED via twitter by “the gun” herself that there’s going to be a fight announcement coming soon

That’s right ladies and gents Jessamyn Duke is once again stepping foot in the octagon sometime in the near future. We last saw Duke in the octagon on April 26th at UFC172 in which Duke came up short(if you even want to call it that) against Bethe corriea who will later take on Duke’s training partner Shayna Baszler Aug 2nd at UFC176 in Los Angeles CA.

Now you may recall shortly after that fight I posted a piece stating that this was only the beginning, she will one day be a threat to Rousey’s title(I still firmly believe that by the way) and that the #JessMovement lives!
Well this announcement proves my point. So who do you guys think her opponent will be? One things forsure whoever it is will have their hands full because all of us should already know “Don’t play with Guns”

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

PHOTO CREDIT: Hans Ganknecht