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Juan Diazs injury has opened the door for up-and-comer Mason Menard.Diaz, a 33-year-old former unified lightweight titleholder, was scheduled to face former lightweight title challenger Raymundo Beltran on the undercard of unified junior welterweight champion Terence Crawfords title defense against John Molina on Dec. 10 (HBO, 9:35 p.m. ET/PT) at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.However, Diaz has withdrawn from the bout and been replaced by Menard in the scheduled 10-round bout, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN on Monday.Diaz has been hampered by a herniated disc in his neck as well as either herniated discs in his back or a rib injury. Brian Caldwell, Diazs manager, told ESPN that Diaz was awaiting results of an MRI he had Friday to determine the specific nature of his back problem.He was sparring last Tuesday getting ready for the fight, and he missed a hook and fell to his knees, Caldwell said. He was in pain. He said, Oh, my back! Hopefully, well know more in the next couple of days, but he is disappointed to have to pull out of this fight. I think he would have torn Beltran up. He was excited about being back on HBO.Diaz (42-4, 21 KOs), of Houston, unified three lightweight world titles during his 2004 to 2008 reign but retired in 2010 before launching a comeback. He was scheduled to fight for a lightweight world title but suffered a shoulder injury that required surgery, costing him 18 months, including all of 2015.He returned to action and won both of his fights this year before this latest setback, which could send him into retirement again.He doesnt have to do this for the money, he just loves to fight, so hes taking this a little hard, Caldwell said. But if he never fights again, he still won those world titles, made a lot of good fights and made some good money.With Diaz out, Moretti said he has made a deal with promoter Greg Cohen for Menard to take his place.Everything is agreed to, Moretti said. Were putting everything to paper.Menard (32-1, 24 KOs), 28, of Rayne, Louisiana, will take on his most formidable opponent in Beltran (31-7-1, 19 KOs), 35.Beltran, a Mexico native based in Phoenix, earned a mandatory shot at then-lightweight world champion Crawford in November 2014 but lost by near-shutout decision.Crawford later relinquished the title to move up in weight, and Beltran was due to face Japans Takahiro Ao for the vacant belt in May 2015. However, Beltran did not make weight, so the belt was on the line only for Ao. Beltran won by second-round knockout and the title remained vacant, but after he failed the postfight drug test for a banned substance, the result was changed to a no-decision and Beltran was fined and suspended. After a year of being idle, Beltran returned in May and has won both fights since his suspension ended.In addition to televising the live Crawford-Molina and Beltran-Menard bouts, Top Rank has also made a deal with HBO to add same-day recorded coverage of the vacant heavyweight world title bout between Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz Jr., whom Top Rank promotes, as the opener of an expanded telecast.Parker (21-0, 18 KOs), 24, and the 27-year-old Ruiz (29-0, 19 KOs), who are squaring off for one of the title belts vacated by Tyson Fury, will meet at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, Parkers home country. Nike Air Max Osta . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Nike Air Max Myydään . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. 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We, however, like much of the WWE Universe, were undeniably shocked by the result of the Survivor Series main event in which Goldberg absolutely demolished Brock Lesnar in one minute, 26 seconds on Sunday and announced himself as a major destructive force.His emphatic return to the ring after 12 years out of the WWE, followed by a proclamation on Monday Night Raw that hed be a part of the 2017 Royal Rumble match in January, makes it clear that the final chapter of the story of Goldberg and Lesnar hasnt yet been written. While he may be away for a little while, Goldberg made enough of an impact that he assured himself of his first-ever appearance in the ESPN WWE Power Rankings as well.Our voting panel, which includes writers Brian Campbell, Peter Rosenberg, Tim Fiorvanti, Arash Markazi, Nic Atkin and Sean Coyle, broke down the fallout from the Survivor Series to compile the latest WWE on ESPN rankings. In addition to Goldbergs debut, theres a second new name on this list, along with another high-water mark for another seemingly ageless (and, coincidentally, another former Goldberg rival) superstar in Chris Jericho. Heres how the rest of the top 10 shook out:The top 10 is shown by rank (with first-place votes received in parentheses) and how much theyve moved up or down from the previous edition of the ESPN WWE Power Rankings.The face that runs the place also runs this list yet again. Styles is the most well-rounded superstar on either roster, and he continues to prove it with every week that passes. The excitement, energy and innovation he brings into his matches, combined with the consistent entertaining nature of his promos, has him at the top of his game. Somehow, the freshness of the James Ellsworth trial run has not yet expired and even turned into a full-time job for Ellsworth -- and thats a testament to the work of Styles. He can bring the best out of anyone. (Coyle)Owens can work with the best of them on an elite level in WWE, but his strength on the microphone just might be his best attribute. He can certainly play the vicious, unrepentant heel with the best of them, but hes even better, somehow, in a comedic role. Hes been able to showcase that versatility in recent months while paired perfectly with best friend Chris Jericho. (Campbell)The best heels in the world of wrestling, since its earliest days, are simultaneously able to make their opponents look like solid gold while getting the crowd to absolutely hate their guts. Flair is displaying many of the tendencies that made her father the most iconic heel in the history of the wrestling business, but shes doing it in her own way. Shes done so for months (years, really) with Sasha Banks, and the launching point for a feud with Bayley was instantly successful; by taking away the spotlight from Bayley, who scored the first major highlight of her main roster career by pinning?Becky Lynch?and securing the victory for her Survivor Series team by immediately taking her out, Flair?established that shes unwilling to share the spotlight and earned major sympathy for the presumptive next contender for her WWE Raw womens championship. (Fiorvanti)Every time we seem to start running out of great things to say about Jericho, he steps it up to yet another level. He has been consistently praised throughout the year, and rightfully so -- and now he reaches his highest point ever in these rankings at No. 4. He is so valuable to the current product in that he elevates anyone who comes in contact with him, and the go-home RAW show before Survivor Series illustrated the perfect example. Jericho hadnt interacted with Ellsworth on TV (though he did have him on his podcast), and after making a single comment about SmackDowns mascot and adding him to The List of Jericho, the crowd instantly exploded and started chanting Ellsworths name. Thats what Jericho does. He finds ways to get talent over, and he does it better than anyone. (Coyle)Ambrose is the perfect example of how quickly a reclamation project can come together. His woork with Styles and Ellsworth has completely rejuvenated his appeal as the top face on SmackDown Live, and his mid-match conflict with his teammate Styles at the Survivor Series helped illustrate how deep-seated the hatred between the two men is.dddddddddddd Look no further than this past week on SmackDown, when Ambrose was kicked out of the arena half a dozen times and kept returning under more and more ridiculous circumstances (including a spell dressed up as 90s WWE superstar The Mountie). While his buddy comedy with Ellsworth has real legs, Ambrose also has been able to sell serious tension with Shane McMahon, and the longer that goes on, the more likely it seems that Ambrose is being positioned as a Stone Cold Steve Austin-esque anti-authority figure. (Fiorvanti)Something is still not right about babyface Rollins. Mainly, its because he still hasnt got any comeuppance against?Triple H?for costing him the WWE Universal championship,?despite having been betrayed by his former mentor some three months ago. The longer that inexplicable wait goes on, the more Rollins credibility as Raws supposed top face suffers. Still, he is a phenom in the ring and is as good as almost anyone in the business -- and the second he gets his hands on Triple H, look for him to return to his formerly lofty position. (Atkin)Its time for a main event run for The Miz, who continues to shine within this career renaissance year. Whether that opportunity comes on the Raw roster following a trade, or back at home on SmackDown, where he recently reacquired the Intercontinental championship for the sixth time, The Mizs work has proved he deserves it. He could always talk with the best of them, but The Mizs ring work has gotten a lot better over the past 12 months. (Campbell)So, Vince McMahon and WWE finally figured out how to use Goldberg, 12 years after they messed it up the first time. Sundays finish at Survivor Series, an 86-second squash of Lesnar, was unprecedented and unexpectedly perfect. In less than two minutes, Goldberg immediately returned to the heights of his WCW heyday and joined the level of Lesnar,?The Undertaker?and?The Rock?in terms of WWE part-timers who are positioned on a wholly different plane to the main roster. Hes in ridiculous shape for a?near-50-year-old, and whats more, he has showcased a skill set on the mic -- honed during his time away working acting gigs -- that simply wasnt there before. It likely will be a brief stay on this list, given his impending inactivity, but Goldberg deserves his moment of recognition for so successfully bringing back a character many thought was finished. (Atkin)Our panel, much like the WWE Universe, is very hot and cold with Reigns. He had some great moments at Survivor Series, including a triple powerbomb as part of a brief Shield reunion, and his work with Rusev in previous weeks offered some hope that he was rebuilding his reputation among those who never really forgave him for being positioned as The Guy a little too early. But in a somewhat sloppy spot that should have been a Survivor Series highlight -- a spear on a flying Shane McMahon -- he injured his opponent and seemingly lost any trace of goodwill he had built up with the smarky portion of the audience. Hopefully a Reigns versus Owens feud will do the United States champion some good. (Rosenberg)The WWE has a history of building up some big men well and others very poorly. When it comes to Strowman, it pulled the trigger in going from jobbers as opponents to main-level talent without skipping a beat on his level of dominance. He didnt feel out of place in the highest-profile traditional Survivor Series match and, in fact, Strowman was the most physically dominant presence in a ring full of stars. He has been built perfectly, but now the biggest test lies ahead -- whether Strowman can consistently prove himself worthy of a prominent position on Raw. So far, so good. (Rosenberg)Dropped from rankings: Sasha Banks (ninth), Dolph Ziggler (10th)Honorable mention: Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, James Ellsworth, Brock Lesnar, Bayley ' ' '