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Week ending April 9th, 2017

Pro Wrestling Tees

Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in.

* Beth Phoenix launches her new line of Pro Wrestling Tees. (Pro Wrestling Tees)

* GLOW and Awesome Kong share a new mini trailer and photos ahead of their Netflix debut. (Twitter, Instagram)

* The WWE Superstar Shake-Up will be a two night event, taking place on Monday Night Raw and SmackDwon Live! on Tuesday. (No DQ)

* Natalya becomes the first woman in WWE history to compete in 40 PPV matches. (Twitter)

* Diamanté signs with Impact Wrestling. (PWInsider)

* John Cena tells ESPN that he’s wanted to propose to Nikki Bella for a long time but made sure to pick “the right moment” in the ring at Wrestlemania. (ESPN)

* Taeler Hendrix announces her departure from Ring of Honor. (Twitter)

* Jessicka Havok makes her STARDOM debut. (Instagram)

* Maria Menounos talks wanting to wrestle in a WWE ring again. (Wrestling INC)

* Summer Rae tweets on being left out of WWE’s ‘Superstar Shake-Up’ graphic. (Twitter)

* Alpha Female discusses some of her wrestling highlights. (In-Que)

* WWE.com examines what the Superstar Shake-Up could mean to their Women’s Division. (WWE.com)

* Hannah Blossom and Holly Blossom share their Top 5 matches they’ve been involved in. (YouTube)

* Alberto El Patron claims that he and Paige are being harassed by the WWE. (Cageside Seats)

* Lucha Underground is likely going away soon, or at the very least morphing into something other than what it’s been. (CageSide Seats)

* Sunny tells TMZ Sports that the WWE is paying to help keep her sober. (Wrestling News)

* Natalya blogs on her fitness routine during her busy WrestleMania 33 weekend. (Calgary Sun)