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D-Von Dudley mightâ€ve walked away from the ring after his final match at Bound for Glory 2025, but heâ€s not shutting the door completely. In fact, thereâ€s one thing that could make him lace up the boots again—and thatâ€s money.

While speaking on Dukes Loves Rasslin, D-Von was asked whether heâ€d ever consider stepping back into the ring, particularly if WWE came calling with an offer. Dudley didnâ€t beat around the bush—if the number is right, heâ€s listening.

“Look, six figures—or even close to seven figures—can make a man do anything. It can make him go back on his word real quick. But I just donâ€t see it. I donâ€t see WWE doing that. So, Iâ€m going to leave it at that.â€

Although he admits the final match was the perfect send-off, D-Von isnâ€t completely ruling out a return. The former WWE Tag Team Champion is aware that wrestling retirements are rarely permanent, and the right dollar amount could change everything.

“I also feel that we did so well in this match that doing it again, or keeping on doing it, would just be redundant. I donâ€t think we should. I think we should leave on this high note and thatâ€s it.â€

But then came the key line that left fans hopeful:

“But again, if they want to pay that kind of money to make it happen, absolutely—okay, letâ€s do it.â€

For now, D-Von remains content with how his in-ring career ended, but heâ€s also realistic—big money talks. Whether WWE or another promotion comes knocking with the kind of deal that makes him reconsider remains to be seen.

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October 20, 2025 10:40 am

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AEW veteran Billy Gunn might be over 60, but heâ€s not hanging up the boots just yet.

During an appearance on Fuel & Flex, the WWE Hall of Famer opened up about what drives him to stay in the ring—and what keeps him away from certain opponents. Gunn admitted that the physical toll of wrestling for over three decades is catching up with him, particularly his hips.

“Wrestling move-wise, thatâ€s all they wanna see (the Fame-Asser). But my hips started hurting. And I was like, ‘What is that from? Oh yeah, 35 years of landing on the same spot night after night.â€â€

His biggest concern isnâ€t about staying relevant—itâ€s about avoiding injury that could keep him away from the gym.

“My biggest fear is that when I wrestle now, what I have to get past is, ‘God I hope I donâ€t get hurt, I wonâ€t be able to train.†Thatâ€s like the number one thing that gets in my head, is like, ‘Okay, I donâ€t wanna do a bunch of this because if I get hurt or something tweaks, then I wonâ€t be able to go to the gym and lift, and if I canâ€t do that, I will lose my mind.â€â€

Though he admits his in-ring style is more nostalgia-based now, Gunn insists heâ€s still particular about who he wrestles—and isnâ€t shy about turning down bad ideas from inexperienced talent.

“I donâ€t not work, but Iâ€m very particular of who I work with, because nowadays people just go to wrestling school and think that theyâ€re John Cena for some reason.â€

“They think theyâ€re that good. And all of a sudden they say, ‘Hey Iâ€m gonna do this,†and I go, ‘You ainâ€t doing that to me. Iâ€m not trusting you to turn me upside down and hope that you can hold me when youâ€re 100 pounds soaking wet. Thatâ€s insane. I donâ€t even know why you thought thatâ€s a thing.â€â€

For Gunn, itâ€s about being smart and not doing “crazy things†just to prove something. Heâ€s more focused on delivering for fans who grew up with him than trying to keep up with the current generationâ€s risks.

“I still pretty much do everything that I do. I never really did a lot. Now, when I get in the ring, itâ€s more for nostalgia purposes, for people to see – itâ€s more for parents that have kids that go, ‘Hey, this is the guy I grew up on, and I can still see him live.â€â€

Billy Gunn isnâ€t trying to be the flashiest guy in the ring anymore—heâ€s just trying to be the smartest. And at this stage in his career, heâ€s earned the right to call his own shots.

Do you think veterans like Billy Gunn should be more protected in the ring—or is it time for them to step aside? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

October 20, 2025 10:17 am

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AEW star and WWE Hall of Famer Billy Gunn continues to wrestle at the age of 61. Although he hasn’t competed in an AEW ring since May 2024, he remains active on the independent circuit and as a backstage coach for AEW. In a recent interview, Gunn addressed his current in-ring philosophy, his main fear about competing, and his pickiness regarding his opponents.

Speaking on the “Fuel & Flex” podcast, Gunn revealed that his primary concern when he steps in the ring isn’t the match itself, but the risk of an injury preventing him from his true passion: training at the gym.

“My biggest fear is that when I wrestle now, what I have to get past is, ‘God I hope I donâ€t get hurt, I wonâ€t be able to train.†Thatâ€s like the number one thing that gets in my head, is like, ‘Okay, I donâ€t wanna do a bunch of this because if I get hurt or something tweaks, then I wonâ€t be able to go to the gym and lift, and if I canâ€t do that, I will lose my mind.â€â€

Gunn acknowledged that after a 35-year career, he is feeling the effects of his famous “Fame-Asser” finishing move on his hips. He now views his role in the ring as serving a “nostalgia purpose” for fans who grew up watching him and now want to share that experience with their own children.

“I still pretty much do everything that I do. I never really did a lot. Now, when I get in the ring, itâ€s more for nostalgia purposes, for people to see – itâ€s more for parents that have kids that go, ‘Hey, this is the guy I grew up on, and I can still see him live.â€â€

Because of his age and his desire to stay healthy for the gym, Gunn admitted he has become very selective about his opponents, expressing a lack of trust in younger, inexperienced talent who want to try dangerous moves.

“I donâ€t do a bunch of stuff. I donâ€t not work, but Iâ€m very particular of who I work with, because nowadays people just go to wrestling school and think that theyâ€re John Cena for some reason. They think theyâ€re that good. And all of a sudden they say, ‘Hey Iâ€m gonna do this,†and I go, ‘You ainâ€t doing that to me. Iâ€m not trusting you to turn me upside down and hope that you can hold me when youâ€re 100 pounds soaking wet. Thatâ€s insane. I donâ€t even know why you thought thatâ€s a thing.†I stay away from just doing crazy things that I donâ€t need to do.â€

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Shawn Michaels’ former tag team partner has reignited debate over WWE Hall of Fame criteria, pointing squarely at contractual disputes and legal action rather than in-ring accomplishments.

According to WWE legend Marty Jannetty, the pivotal moment wasnâ€t a lack of championship gold or classic bouts, but a medical funding request followed by his participation in a wrestler concussion lawsuit. Jannetty is one half of The Rockers, alongside Shawn Michaels, the high-flying tandem that never officially held WWF Tag Team gold despite memorable victories and spotlights at WrestleMania and the Royal Rumble.

During a recent appearance on Hannibal TV, Jannetty said,

You know, a lot of fans keep asking why Iâ€m not in the Hall of Fame. They say I should be, especially as part of The Rockers. Honestly, I donâ€t know the exact reason, but I think it might have something to do with when I joined a lawsuit against WWE about CTE. I really didnâ€t want to be part of it, but I felt like they treated me wrong over my ankle issues.”

The former WWE star added:

I asked them to cover surgery for my ankles. My doctor, whoâ€s a friend, wasnâ€t even charging me — the only cost wouldâ€ve been the hospital fee. I told them it would cost way less than sending people to rehab. At that time, guys like Scott Hall, Sunny, and Jake Roberts had all been to rehab many times, and each stay cost about $30,000 a month. I said, instead of sending me to rehab, just help me fix my ankles, because thatâ€s why I was taking so many pain pills.â€

Jannetty then joined a class-action suit alleging Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) claims against the company, a case that included dozens of former wrestlers and was appealed to the US Supreme Court.

Medical and Law Issues Faced by Shawn Michaels’ Former WWE Tag Team Partner

Jannetty detailed his discussion with WWE executive Anne Russo, recalling her concession that his request was reasonable, yet her concern that it would set a precedent. He said,

I told Anne Russo, who was in charge then, that the amount they made last quarter was enough to cover my surgery. It wouldnâ€t even hurt them financially because it was money they earned from my past work. She told me I had a good point, but if they did that for me, theyâ€d have to do it for everyone else, and it would ‘open the floodgates.’” (H/T: Ringside News)

Jannettyâ€s brother, he added, was outraged that merchandise and archived footage bearing his likeness continued to generate revenue, yet the company balked at addressing injuries sustained under its banner. Fans and peers have since rallied behind Jannetty, arguing that performer welfare and contributions, tag team classics on pay-per-views, and innovative top-rope maneuvers warrant Hall of Fame recognition.

While WWE has not officially commented on these specific allegations, the conversation has rekindled scrutiny of induction standards and corporate responsibility for long-term athlete health.

MORE: Shawn Michaels Pushed WWE To Sign Wrestling Prodigy

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R Ashwin and MS Dhoni (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently found himself in a humorous situation when a person impersonating Australian cricketer Adam Zampa contacted him on WhatsApp, asking for the phone numbers of several Indian players.Ashwin shared screenshots of the conversation on Instagram, captioning it “Fake Adam Zampa tries to strike.†The post quickly went viral, with fans loving Ashwinâ€s sharp and witty replies to the impersonator.The fake Zampa asked Ashwin for the contact details of players such as Abhishek Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh, and Shivam Dube. Ashwin decided to play along, joking that he would send the list and asking if those names were enough.He then turned the tables by asking the impersonator if he had MS Dhoniâ€s number. When the fake Zampa replied that he did, Ashwin requested the number in return. The chat ended on a hilarious note, with Ashwin quipping that he was “Compiling in Excel†when the impersonator again pressed for the contacts.This wasnâ€t Ashwinâ€s first brush with online impostors. He revealed a similar incident involving someone pretending to be his former Chennai Super Kings teammate Devon Conway.“After the IPL got over, one guy messaged me, claiming to be Devon Conway, ‘Hi buddy, how are you?’ and I also responded, ‘We’ll stay in touch. You’re playing in MLC; I’ll watch the games.’ He then asked, ‘I’ve lost Virat Kohli’s number, can you share it?’ I thought, why is he asking for Virat’s number? I thought I should ask him, but I didn’t want Devon Conway to misunderstand. Then I picked up Virat Kohli’s card and gave him a different number,” Ashwin shared on his YouTube channel.In a separate development, Ashwin recently defended pacer Harshit Rana after earlier questioning his inclusion in Indiaâ€s ODI squad against Australia.”I have always reiterated that no player should be attacked below the belt. When the attack becomes too personal, the genre changes. I would like to talk about Sanjay Manjrekar, who has criticised me throughout my career. But I have never held any grudge against him. What they say might be right or wrong, as long as the criticism doesn’t get personal, I am fine with it,” Ashwin stated on his YouTube channel.Ashwin also voiced his concern over the psychological toll of harsh social media criticism on young players.”Assume Harshit sees the reel in which he is being harshly criticised, and he is about to play a match for India, wouldn’t he be shattered by this? And if his parents and friends see it, what will be their mindset? We can definitely criticise their skill, their style of cricket and the trade that they are plying. But it shouldn’t get personal. It may be funny once or twice, but it shouldn’t be a running theme. The reason they are doing this is that there is an audience for it. Negativity sells these days. They sell whatever is in demand. We should avoid consuming such content,” he added.

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Missing in action, an injured WWE star has dropped a major update.

Earlier this year, the wrestling world witnessed promising wrestler Zoey Stark suffer a serious setback when she suffered a knee injury during her Money In The Bank Qualifying Triple Threat against Rhea Ripley and Kairi Sane on May 19th, 2025.

Absent for nearly 154 days now, Stark recently dropped a major update on her return. Sharing a video on X(Twitter), Stark captioned it with,

This injury tested me in ways I didn’t expect. Progress doesnt always look pretty. It just takes consistently, patience and faith. Counting the days till I’m back.”

She further shared a massive setback which she suffered,

What’s up guys? Just wanted to hop on and give everyone a quick update. From the last video, one of the reasons why I was having a hard time was because I was told that either I would have get a scope done. Which is, where they go in, clean out my knee, any scar tissue, or two, get a manipulation under anaesthesia.

One of the reasons being, because I didn’t have full range of motion, and that would have pushed my recovery back. That’s why, I was so upset and having a hard time with it. But now we are back on track, that did not have to happen, thank god.

Now, I am running, jumping, I have full range of motion. Things are going great, honestly. I am happy, I am blessed.”

One of the most promising stars and on the receiving end of a push, this injury crushed all of her momentum and set her back.

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We at ITR Wrestling wish Zoey Stark a quick and safe recovery.

WWE Star Zoey Stark’s History With Injuries

Zoey Stark, a former tag-team champion, has a documented history of knee injuries. In October 2021, Stark sustained a comparable injury while assigned to the NXT roster. In July of the following year, Stark went back to NXT before joining the main roster in the 2023 draft.

In other news: A WWE Hall of Famer shocked Jon Moxley with his appearance at AEW WrestleDream.

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AEW WrestleDream 2025 is upon us, and with 13 matches between the “Tailgate Brawl” and the main card, there has been a lot of talk as to what match will potentially main event the show in St. Louis, Missouri. That talk has seemingly been put to rest according to a new report from Fightful Select as the match order has reportedly been revealed.

According to the Fightful report, the main event of WrestleDream is going to be the “I Quit” match between Darby Allin and Jon Moxley. Their feud has been closing several episodes of “AEW Dynamite” in the lead up to WrestleDream, and given that a number of fans are genuinely terrified of what the two men will do to each other, it was only natural that WrestleDream goes off the air in the most brutal way imaginable.

As for the full match other, the “Tailgate Brawl” portion of the show that will air on TNT will kick off with The Conglomeration taking on the Death Riders in an eight man tag team match. That will be followed by Eddie Kingston and Hook teaming up for a tag team match of their own, with Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford taking on Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale immediately after. “Tailgate Brawl” is set to be headlined by the match between FTR and JetSpeed.

The main card will reportedly open with a major grudge match as Jamie Hayter will take on Thekla, which will then be followed by The Young Bucks and the Jurassic Express fighting over $500,000, and the Tornado Trios match between The Demand and The Hurt Syndicate will go on third. The five title matches of the night will then take place one after another, with Kyle Fletcher defending the AEW TNT Championship against Mark Briscoe, which will be followed by Kris Statlander defending the AEW Women’s World Championship against “Timeless” Toni Storm.

Immediately after the first women’s title match of the night will be the second women’s title match of the night as Mercedes Mone will issue an open challenge to any champion in the world for a “Champion vs. Champion” match. Brodido will then take on Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW Tag Team Championships, and the AEW Men’s World Championship match between Hangman Page and Samoa Joe will be the penultimate match of the night. All of that will be followed by the aforementioned “I Quit” match between Allin and Moxley.

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Fulham manager Marco Silva has revealed his concern for defender Joachim Andersen following the Dane picking up an injury against Arsenal.

Andersen limped out of the 1-0 defeat alongside captain Tom Cairney, who went down a couple of times for the Whites – with injuries starting to pile up for Silva.

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Football Manager 26 launches next month, with women’s football available on the game.

The integration was announced four whole years ago – in part because it would have been impossible to keep such a huge project quiet – but now, we’re on the cusp of seeing women’s players in the game for the very first time.

Football Manager 26 is out on November 4, 2025.

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Ronda Rousey has opened up about one of the scariest parts of her MMA career and why she thought her fighting days were over.

For years, the former UFC superstar believed she was suffering from long-term concussion damage after repeated blows left her temporarily blind in the cage. Rousey revealed during her interview on The Breakfast Club that every impact felt like a career-ending moment.

“I had so many concussions since I was a kid and they were getting progressively worse… it got to the point where like any kind of impact at all, I was basically losing my vision.â€

According to Rousey, Dana White encouraged her to take part in a long-term fighter study, which led to a game-changing trip to the Cleveland Clinic. Thatâ€s where she finally got answers she wasnâ€t expecting.

“Dana had me be part of this long-term fighter study… so he sent me to the Cleveland Clinic. The doctor there was the first person to actually give me good news. He said that I used to get migraines as a kid, and people who get migraines are more susceptible to concussions—but he thinks whatâ€s happening is that Iâ€m not actually getting concussions all the time. He said my brain looks better than it should.â€

The doctor explained that Rouseyâ€s frightening in-fight symptoms may not have been concussions at all but something different entirely.

“He thinks that when Iâ€m getting hit, Iâ€m not experiencing concussion symptoms—itâ€s migraine symptoms. Because you can have a migraine without a headache. So I get hit, I lose a big chunk of my vision, I lose depth perception, my ability to track moving objects, or think quickly—and I think, ‘Oh, Iâ€m knocked out. Iâ€m out on my feet.†But heâ€s like, ‘Youâ€re not stumbling around. I donâ€t think itâ€s a concussion. I think itâ€s a migraine.â€â€

For Rousey, this revelation changes everything. What she once believed was permanent neurological decline may actually be treatable.

“So it got to the point where I felt like I couldnâ€t fight safely because if I got hit, I could basically go blind. But now… there are things I can do about it—like address it nutritionally. Itâ€s not the nail in the coffin I thought it was. That was actually really great news. I just donâ€t know what Iâ€m going to do with that yet.â€

Rouseyâ€s admission sheds new light on the end of her UFC career and proves that fans never knew the full story behind her struggles. While a return to fighting remains uncertain, the revelation about her health offers her hope she never expected.

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