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Diamond Dallas Page, who faced Goldberg in a WCW pay-per-view main event, and actually knew Goldberg years before he began training to become a wrestler, was so impressed with Goldberg on Monday Night Raw this […]

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Misc. News – Chikara releasing U.K. Tour VOD, AIW releases J.T. Lightning Cup, Pro Wrestling Tees hits royalty milestone, Fox Sports launches wrestling podcast, Philly wrestling radio show launching Wednesday

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– Pro Wrestling Tees announced a milestone of over $2.0 million in royalties paid out to wrestlers and other individuals whose products are available on ProWrestlingTees.com. “We have officially paid out over $2,000,000 in royalties […]

DDP & Jake & late Roddy Piper announced for new comedy movie

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A new adult comedy movie featuring Diamond Dallas Page and Jake Roberts is due out this summer. “The Bet” also features Roddy Piper in a role filmed prior to his 2015 death. Tommy Dreamer also […]

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