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The WWE crew has a rare Wednesday night live event in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Neal S Blaisdell Arena as they are en route to Japan this weekend. Scheduled for the show:
*WWE World Heavyweight champion Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho vs. Seth Rollins.
*WWE Tag Team champions The New Day vs. The Vaudevillains.
*WWE Women's champion Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch.
*NXT Women's champion Asuka vs. Natalya.
*Also set for the show are Titus O’Neill, Curtis Axel, Dolph Ziggler, The Usos, Shinsuke Nakamura and more.
Honolulu Magazine featured a preview of WWE's live event there today, which you can check out by clicking here.
John Cena was interviewed by ABC's "Good Morning America" about hosting the ESPYs next month and the usually cavalier Cena noted that he was extremely nervous about the job, claiming he's already sweat through two suits over the job. You can check out the interview by clicking here.
Cena was interviewed by The Boston Globe about the gig as well at this link. It's a major mainstream crossover appearance for him.
Speaking of Cena, he was spotted filming a PSA in Ybor City, Florida a few days ago for the National Ad Council promoting diversity and inclusion.
Brock Lesnar's UFC competition at UFC 200, Mark Hunt, was interviewed by the UFC website about their fight. On being booked against Brock, he commented, "I was trying to get to a title shot, I’m trying to get a top five guy now and make my run for this title. I’m only doing what I’m told, the boss is saying you’ve gotta fight Lesnar I said, “Okay cool, that’s fine.’ It’s not my call then. It’s a fight and his comeback so I’ll send him back to pro wrestling.” He noted one of his nephews is split over who he wants to win because he's a fan of Brock in WWE, to which Hunt told him that it he wants to go to Disneyland, he had better hope Hunt wins.
Metro in the UK featured a story about some people upset about Disney's depiction of the Polynesian God Maui in their forthcoming animated film "Moana" claiming the character is a bad stereotype of the culture. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is playing the role. For more, click here. Disney has not commented on the issue.
NFL star Ron Gronkowski talked about professional wrestling being a possibility when he is done with football with Access Hollywood. He is friends with Mojo Rawley from NXT and has been at NXT events in the past. You can watch the clip below:
The enhancement talents who were wrestling Enzo and Cass on Raw were apparently named after Philadelphia Phillies prospects.
Cesaro was interviewed by The Herald-Dispatch to locally promote an upcoming WWE event in West Virginia this Sunday. On the live event experience, he said, "To see a music group you like on TV is one thing, but to go to a concert and see them live is something special. House shows are the same way. We give a little extra, interact more with fans. We make it a fun time." You can read the entire interview by clicking here.
WWE posted the following weigh-in video from the Cruiserweight Classic online:
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