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Fight Size Update: WWE Tweets At The Rock For SmackDown 1000, Jonathan Coachman-WWE, JBL And John Cena's Exchange, More

Wrestling
Andrew Thompson Oct 7, 2018 8:00AM

Here's your Fight Size wrestling Update for the morning of October 7th, 2018.

- With SmackDown 1000 coming up on October 16th in Washington D.C., more names are being announced for the show and WWE recently teased the idea of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson showing up at the super-show when they tweeted at him.

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- Zack Sabre Jr. will be challeneging WALTER for the PROGRESS World Championship at Chapter 77 on October 28th.

- John Morrison and Taya Valkyrie were the most recent guests on A.M.B.Y. with Alicia Atout.

- WWE Hall Of Famer Edge, former WCW World Heavyweight Champion David Arquette and former WWE star Big Cass are all set to appear at House Of Hardcore 52 on December 8th.

- Jonathan Coachman who has transitioned from the RAW commentary desk to WWE PPV kickoff shows provided an update on his status with WWE and the plans he has in store for himself come 2019.

- John Cena made his return to WWE programming at Super Show-Down and he was the butt of many jokes on social media as Cena found himself being compared to John Bradshaw Layfield looks-wise. Both former WWE Champions joked about the comparisons on Twitter:

- Former WWE United States Champion Zack Ryder spent over $1000 on collectibles.

- Charly Caruso who recently began working for ESPN put together a follow up post on Instagram thanking those who helped her get this far and detailing the journey she's had to get to this point.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Feeling so incredibly blessed this morning! It’s tough to put my emotions into words. Not only do I get to work for one amazing company, I get to work for two...and live out a career I once only dreamed about. - For those who don’t know, I worked in local news for about 5 years before coming to @WWE. It’s been a serious grind. I was a one man band news reporter in Huntington/Charleston, WV...meaning I carried around a camera, tripod and microphone and covered all my stories by myself (oh, the stories I have) then I was a morning live news reporter in Kansas City, MO...then I went back to my hometown of Indianapolis, IN to work as a sports anchor/reporter. I was always a sports fan, but it was in Indy that I realized how much I belonged working in sports. - After deciding I wanted to leave Indy, I was unemployed for about 4 months. I then co-hosted the Bob and Tom Show in Indianapolis for about 6 weeks (which was a blast) and in the meantime started shooting a YouTube show in my spare bedroom called “BackTalk Ball” (the episodes are still online!) A little while later...WWE saw my work, brought me in for an audition, and then thankfully brought me on board—where I entered into the world of sports entertainment! What a wild ride that has been. I’ve learned so much, traveled all over the world, and have met so many wonderful people with WWE. Most importantly, they’ve allowed me to be me and have provided great leadership for me to prosper and grow as a broadcaster. - Now here I am...with the ability to work at both WWE and ESPN. I can’t think of a better fit for me. I’ve got the best of both worlds. A huge thank you to @ESPN for adding me to the team and a huge thank you to WWE for allowing me to do both. I know there’s a lot of overlap between the two worlds and I’m so excited for this new adventure of pulling #doubleduty! . . . . #wwe #espn #sportscenter #sports #entertainment #reporter #host #anchor #television #hardwork #tv #career #dream #hardworkpaysoff #dreambig #adventure #thankful

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