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World Wrestling Entertainment will induct its 26th Hall of Fame class on April 18. The first induction into the new Immortal Moment wing will honor Austin and Bret Hart for their No DQ Submission Match at WrestleMania 13. Ken Shamrock was the special guest referee for Bret's bloody victory in Chicago.
Stone Cold and The Hitman were well aware of how good their 22-minute showdown was, according to Austin himself. During a recent signing with American Icon Autographs, he was asked if the upcoming honor means anything to him. The Texas Rattlesnake gave credit to the fans, his opponent, and The Windy City.
 After a disappointing end to his AEW run, Ricky Saints shocked the world when he showed up at NXT earlier this year. Since then, he competed in a couple of matches for the black and silver brand and emerged victorious. Saints also caught the attention of two of his former All Elite colleagues, Ethan Page and Shawn Spears. Last week on NXT, Saints was on commentary for Ethan Page's match. After Page won the bout, Saints confronted him but was blindsided by Shawn Spears. Hence, tonight, on the black and silver brand, the latter defended his NXT North American Championship against Saints. It was an uphill battle for Ricky Saints as members of The Culling tried to interfere. Spears even attacked the Saints with his title. However, Saints persevered and hit him with the Roshambo to win his first title in WWE. Following the match, Ethan Page laid out Ricky Saints in the ring and then held up the NXT North American Championship, making his intentions pretty clear. |  After a successful run in TNA, Robert Roode joined WWE in 2016 and quickly established himself as a top star in NXT. He won the NXT Title before moving onto the main roster. He found some success on the main roster as well by winning the United States Championship. However, a serious injury brought his run to a screeching halt. He underwent C5-C6 neck fusion surgery in 2022 and C4-C5 cervical fusion surgery in 2023. During this time, he transitioned into a backstage role in WWE as a producer. He also effectively announced his in-ring retirement last year. Now, the WWE star has taken to social media to share that his son, Nick Roode, underwent surgery. |
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The Ring General dominated Jimmy Uso on RAW, defeating him via the referee's decision in just over eight minutes. Gunther's fifth WWE TV match of the year ended with a Sleeper hold, then re-applied post-match until Main Event Jey made the save. Jey tended to his brother as RAW went to break, but then the Imperium leader attacked from behind as Jey and an official helped Jimmy to the back. The champion proceeded to decimate Jimmy while forcing Jey to watch the carnage.
Fans were shocked at the RAW bloodbath on Monday, with heavy speculation on whether Big Jim really had blood and whether there had been some sort of mishap. Fightful Select dismissed the rumors today, as sources reported that the blood in the angle was intentional and planned.
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