— Former WCW World Tag Team Champion “Dirty” Dick Slater celebrates his 60th birthday. Also, WWE Hall of Famer Andre the Giant was born on this date in 1946.
— KENTA of Pro Wrestling NOAH commented on CM Punk utilizing a number of his trademark wrestling maneuvers in WWE.
He told the Daily Star, “Please list him on the wanted list as he stole my move.”
According to a source, Punk was so enamored with the Japanese wrestling star years ago that he adopted a good portion of his moveset, including the GTS and a multiple slaps/roundhouse kick sequence.
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Chris Jericho on His Inspiration for His Recent Name Change to Just “Jericho” in AEW
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