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A WWE developmental wrestler who was at the wrestling company’s training center in Orlando last Tuesday has tested positive for coronavirus. As a result, WWE canceled its Tuesday television tapings and will test all talent and on-site employees for COVID-19. This will, astoundingly, mark the first coronavirus tests WWE has conducted, according to the Wrestling …

Adam Cole, who’s the longest-running champion of the WWE’s NXT division — featuring the “next generation of Superstars” — opened up to The Wrap about his shaky start with the brand. Months before he even graduated high school, then-scrawny neophyte Cole was contacted by the outfit telling him, “‘Hey, we’ve seen some footage of you. …

Watch out, Disney+ — wrestling is coming to take the crown for the lowest-cost streamer. On Monday, WWE announced that a free version of its streaming network is launching, carrying over 15,000 wrestling shows, including “Monday Night Raw” and “Friday Night SmackDown.” It will also have new programs such as “Raw Talk” (out every Monday …

It took some time, but Ric Flair is staying with WWE and doesn’t plan on leaving. The Star had reported that he was done with Vince McMahon’s company after his previous contract expired, but Flair said it isn’t true and blamed the delay on the coronavirus pandemic. The WWE Hall of Famer told WrestlingInc he …

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s daughter is joining the family business. During a virtual conversation with Jimmy Fallon, Johnson revealed that his daughter — Simone, 18 — has signed a contract with WWE, the professional wrestling organization where he worked before transitioning into acting. “She signed her contract with the WWE, it just blows my mind,” …

“The Man” is going to be a mom. A teary-eyed Becky Lynch, who is engaged to fellow WWE star Seth Rollins, opened “Monday Night Raw” by announcing she is pregnant and that she had to “go away for a while.” She relinquished her Raw women’s championship to Money in the Bank winner Asuka. “You are …

Former WWE superstar Michelle McCool, the wife of “The Undertaker” Mark Calaway, talked exclusively with The Post ahead of the debut episode of “Undertaker: The Last Ride.” The five-part docuseries debuts Sunday after the Money in the Bank pay-per-view on WWE Network.(Approximately 10 p.m.). (Edited for clarity and length) Q: Why was this the right …

One of the NXT wrestlers recently released by WWE revealed he was in a car crash that led to him flying through the windshield and with a hole in the back of his head prior to being let go by the company last week. Dan Matha, who wrestled under the name Dorian Mak with NXT, …

Dan Fouts, who was sentenced by CBS to call many Jets telecasts, never failed the 1 p.m. NFL Sunday Wince Test. You know the Wince Test? That’s when you find out who the announcers will be on the CBS and Fox early games. Too often the likes of Daryl “Moose” Johnston, “Hollerin’ ” Kevin Harlan and …

The WWE announced Thursday that legendary ring announcer Howard Finkel died at the age of 69. The cause of death was not disclosed. “The Fink,” a Newark native whose career began with the company (then, the WWWF) in 1975, became its longest-tenured employee, serving as the full-time ring announcer for more than two decades, before …