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WWE Posts Raw GM “Job Listing”

WWE Posts Raw GM “Job Listing”

WWE has posted a “job listing” for the Raw General Manager position. Notable requirements include being a former World Champion and a knowledge for “I Quit” matches. Let the Mick Foley speculation begin as he has re-signed with the company. [...]

October 29, 2011 WWE News
Impact Wrestling Rating Way Down From Last Week

Impact Wrestling Rating Way Down From Last Week

Last night’s Impact Wrestling did a 1.14 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,522,000 viewers on Spike TV. [...]

October 28, 2011 TNA News
WWE Announces New January House Shows In Alabama & New Mexico

WWE Announces New January House Shows In Alabama & New Mexico

WWE announced the following upcoming house shows today: * Saturday, January 7, 2012 from the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama * Sunday, January 22, 2012 from the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE News
Triple H Teased On E’s “The Soup” For Opening Raw Supershow Segment

Triple H Teased On E’s “The Soup” For Opening Raw Supershow Segment

Wrestling News World reader Shannon Sylvia sent in the following: On this week’s addition of The Soup, Joel McHale poked fun of the opening segment from Raw Supershow this past Monday night. McHale makes fun of Triple H for saying [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE News
Lex Luger Visits TNA Impact Wrestling

Lex Luger Visits TNA Impact Wrestling

Wrestling News World reader Rick Craig sent word that Lex Luger was at Wednesday night’s TNA Impact Wrestling taping in Macon, Georgia. [...]

October 28, 2011 TNA News
Watch The Latest Episode Of Z! True Long Island Story; Zack Ryder Says He’s Shocked WWE Blocked It With The Money They’ve Made Off Him

Watch The Latest Episode Of Z! True Long Island Story; Zack Ryder Says He’s Shocked WWE Blocked It With The Money They’ve Made Off Him

The latest episode of Z! True Long Island Story with Zack Ryder is embedded below: There was a copyright issue with the episode and it had to be re-edited before placed online as WWE blocked his first attempt. Ryder commented [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE News
WWE Releases Maryse; Having Release Party Tonight At Trousdale Los Angeles

WWE Releases Maryse; Having Release Party Tonight At Trousdale Los Angeles

WWE has released Maryse. Below is the official statement: WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Raw Diva Maryse as of today, October 28, 2011. WWE wishes Maryse the best in all of her future endeavors. Maryse [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE News
Nintendo Highlights Cody Rhodes As A Zelda Fan

Nintendo Highlights Cody Rhodes As A Zelda Fan

The official Nintendo YouTube channel has posted a short segment featuring Cody Rhodes. Rhodes is a known fan of The Legend of Zelda video game series, even incorporating the iconic Triforce graphic on his ring gear in the past. Rhodes [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE News
WWE Smackdown Results (10/28/2011) – Suddenly, A Supershow

WWE Smackdown Results (10/28/2011) – Suddenly, A Supershow

The show opens with a video package recapping the battle between Mark Henry and Big Show. After the opening video, Smackdown’s General Manager Teddy Long is standing in the ring with a mic in hand. He says that after the [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE Results
Daniel Bryan Says He’s Still Cashing In Money In The Bank Briefcase At Wrestlemania XXVIII

Daniel Bryan Says He’s Still Cashing In Money In The Bank Briefcase At Wrestlemania XXVIII

WWE has a new interview online with Daniel Bryan on their official website. They ask him about the ring breaking during Big Show vs. Mark Henry at WWE Vengeance and why he didn’t “cash in” his Money in the Bank [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE News
Beth Phoenix & Kharma Exchange Words On Twitter

Beth Phoenix & Kharma Exchange Words On Twitter

Kharma might be out due to her pregnancy but that hasn’t stopped the potential dream feud with Beth Phoenix from developing on Twitter. Following the announcement Kharma will be part of the Divas DLC Pack For WWE ’12, the following [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE News
John Cena Says The Jean Shorts Have Been Retired [For The Moment]

John Cena Says The Jean Shorts Have Been Retired [For The Moment]

The official WWE website has a fun article online on the new attire of John Cena. In it, he reveals he’s ditched the jorts for the time being. Below is an excerpt: “The jean shorts, for the moment, have been [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE News
Eric Bischoff Wants Impact Wrestling To Tour More

Eric Bischoff Wants Impact Wrestling To Tour More

Eric Bischoff wrote the following on Facebook & Twitter: Headed back to Cody. Great TV’s last night. Crowd was super hot. Special thanks to the team @ TNA that promoted the market. The crowd were the stars of the shows!. [...]

October 28, 2011 TNA News
Second Report: Impact Wrestling House Show Results (10/27/11) – San Francisco, California

Second Report: Impact Wrestling House Show Results (10/27/11) – San Francisco, California

Wrestling News World reader Alex Flores sent in the following: TNA presented Impact Wrestling from the Kezar Pavillion in San Francisco, California. * Brian Kendrick & Kazarian b. Christopher Daniels & Kid Kash in a great opening bout. This match [...]

October 28, 2011 TNA House Shows
Report: Linda McMahon Early Favorite To Win The Republican Convention

Report: Linda McMahon Early Favorite To Win The Republican Convention

CTNewsJunkie has an article online looking at Linda McMahon’s run for a United States Senate Seat out of the state of Connecticut. While the article focuses on the financials of her campaign, it reports early polls show McMahon as the [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE News
Hardcore Championship, Cena/Rock Alliance, Who Calls The Shots In TNA, Christian Better Off Leaving WWE?

Hardcore Championship, Cena/Rock Alliance, Who Calls The Shots In TNA, Christian Better Off Leaving WWE?

The official WWE website has teased the company should bring back the Hardcore Championship. With the company being PG do you think it would be silly to bring back a title for a match that’s almost impossible to have under [...]

October 28, 2011 Ask WNW
Weekend Impact Wrestling Schedule – One House Show; Seeking Reports

Weekend Impact Wrestling Schedule – One House Show; Seeking Reports

TNA Impact Wrestling will run a house show tonight from the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California. For more information on the show, click here. If you attend the show please submit a live report by using this form. Have a [...]

October 28, 2011 TNA News
Weekend WWE Schedule – No House Shows, Next Week’s TV Tapings, Correspondents Needed

Weekend WWE Schedule – No House Shows, Next Week’s TV Tapings, Correspondents Needed

The WWE roster has the weekend off before the start of their upcoming overseas tour that kicks off after next week’s TVs. Below are details on next week’s TV’s: * Raw Supershow on Monday from the Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE News
Barry Windham Health Update

Barry Windham Health Update

Blackjack Mulligan has noted that there has been much improvement to his son Barry Windham however, cautioned he has a long road ahead of him. Windham, 51, recently suffered a stroke. We continue to wish him the best in his [...]

October 28, 2011 Other News
Impact Wrestling House Show Results (10/27/11) – San Fransisco, California

Impact Wrestling House Show Results (10/27/11) – San Fransisco, California

TNA Impact Wrestling ran a house show last night from the Kezar Pavillion in San Fransisco, California. Below are full results: * Kazarian & Brian Kendrick b. Christopher Daniels & Kid Kash * Crimson b. Samoa Joe * Mickie James [...]

October 28, 2011 TNA House Shows
Full Smackdown Taping Results For Tonight

Full Smackdown Taping Results For Tonight

Below are full taping results for tonight’s Smackdown: Smackdown Results (Airing Friday on SyFy): -Teddy Long opens the show with a short promo about the World Heavyweight Championship after the no contest finish at Vengeance. Christian interrupts him, as does [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE Spoilers
Watch This Week’s WWE Superstars Here

Watch This Week’s WWE Superstars Here

Embedded in the video below is yesterday’s WWE Superstars in its entirety courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE News
THQ Announces Divas DLC Pack For WWE ’12

THQ Announces Divas DLC Pack For WWE ’12

Wrestling News World reader Brian Duffy sent word that THQ has announced the Divas DLC pack for WWE ’12. The following names will be included: * Trish Stratus * Kharma * The Bella Twins * Vickie Guerrero * Alicia Fox [...]

October 28, 2011 WWE News
Watch Several Video Highlights From Impact Wrestling Here

Watch Several Video Highlights From Impact Wrestling Here

Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from last night’s Impact Wrestling courtesy of the company’s official YouTube channel. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade: Samoa Joe Challenges [...]

October 28, 2011 TNA News
Non-Spoiler Lineup For TNA Turning Point

Non-Spoiler Lineup For TNA Turning Point

Below is the non-spoiler lineup for TNA Turning Point Jeff Jarrett vs. Jeff Hardy Velvet Sky vs. Gail Kim for the TNA Knockout Women’s Championship Mexican America & Sarita vs. Ink Inc & Toxxin TNA Turning Point will take place [...]

October 28, 2011 TNA News
Watch This Week’s Impact Wrestling Post Show Here

Watch This Week’s Impact Wrestling Post Show Here

Embedded in the video below is this week’s Impact Wrestling Post Show courtesy of the company’s official YouTube channel: [...]

October 28, 2011 TNA News
Impact Wrestling Results – 10/27/2011

Impact Wrestling Results – 10/27/2011

Impact Wrestling Results – 10/27/2011 Report by: Kyle Policastro of WrestlingNewsWorld.com TNA opens with a video package on Storm winning the title last week. James Storm enters the Impact Zone with the TNA World Championship in hand. Storm gives a [...]

October 28, 2011 TNA Results
IW Blog Zone – Joe Shows His Heel

IW Blog Zone – Joe Shows His Heel

I’ve been sitting here trying to get other bits of work done (NaNoWriMo), stewing the whole time. Yes, I read that one huge spoiler, but I also saw last week’s Impact rating. I spent much of this past week confused [...]

October 28, 2011 IW Blog Zone
What Really Went Down Between Scott Hall & His Son Cody, A Sad Update On Scott’s Current Condition & An Update On The Wrestling Career Of Cody Hall

What Really Went Down Between Scott Hall & His Son Cody, A Sad Update On Scott’s Current Condition & An Update On The Wrestling Career Of Cody Hall

The following article is only available to WrestlingNewsWorld.com Premium Members. Sign-up here to view this article and unlock all our exclusive features. By signing up not only will you unlock all exclusive features but the website [...]

October 27, 2011 Backstage News
The Great Khali Involved In Land Dispute In India

The Great Khali Involved In Land Dispute In India

The Times of India is reporting that a land encroachment complaint has been filed against The Great Khali. According to the publication, a local resident claims he owns part of the land purchased by the pro wrestler in Paonta Sahib [...]

October 27, 2011 WWE News
Mike Tenay Reportedly Signs New TNA Contract

Mike Tenay Reportedly Signs New TNA Contract

Multiple sources are now reporting that Mike Tenay has agreed to a new contract with TNA Impact Wrestling, thought to be in the range of two years. Financial terms nor the exact length of the contract have been disclosed. Thanks [...]

October 27, 2011 TNA News
Ric Flair Scheduled For Weekend Raceway Appearance

Ric Flair Scheduled For Weekend Raceway Appearance

Ric Flair is scheduled to make an appearance at the Panama Beach Raceway. Flair will compete in a drag race against Roy HIll and will be the honorary race chairman for the event. General Admission tickets are $20 and more [...]

October 27, 2011 TNA News
Future Of Tough Enough, JR Bullied In WWE, Mason Ryan, The Benoit Question I’ve Avoided

Future Of Tough Enough, JR Bullied In WWE, Mason Ryan, The Benoit Question I’ve Avoided

Do you have any information on Tough Enough? Is there another season planned? As of this writing there are no plans for season two of WWE Tough Enough, at least I haven’t heard of anything concrete. If there is a [...]

October 27, 2011 Ask WNW
TNA Turning Point Main Event (Spoiler)

TNA Turning Point Main Event (Spoiler)

TNA Turning Point will be headlined by Bobby Roode defending the TNA Championship against AJ Styles. Turning Point 2011 will take place Sunday, November 13, 2011 from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. [...]

October 27, 2011 TNA News
TNA Bound For Glory PPV Buys Down

TNA Bound For Glory PPV Buys Down

The word going around TNA Impact Wrestling is that this year’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view did 20,000-25,000 buys. This is reportedly down from last year’s show which did 35,000-40,000 buys. The news was first reported by Dave Meltzer. [...]

October 27, 2011 TNA News
Major Impact Wrestling Spoiler

Major Impact Wrestling Spoiler

Robert Roode beat James Storm at last night’s Impact Wrestling Taping in Macon, Georgia to win the TNA Championship. As part of his victory, Roode was turned heel. The match will air on the November 3rd edition of the show [...]

October 27, 2011 TNA News
Hornswoggle Obsessed With The Muppets

Hornswoggle Obsessed With The Muppets

TMZ is running an article today on Hornswoggle getting three more tattoos featuring the Muppets on Friday to pay tribute the fact they’re guest hosting Raw Supershow on Monday. According to the publication, Hornswoggle is “obsessed” with the Muppets. Click [...]

October 27, 2011 WWE News
The Briscoe Brothers vs. The Young Bucks Added Glory By Honor X

The Briscoe Brothers vs. The Young Bucks Added Glory By Honor X

- ROH Wrestling sent out the following today: It’s been a long time…over two years in fact…since Nick & Matt Jackson stepped inside the ROH ring and looked across to see the boys from Sandy Fork, DE waiting for a [...]

October 27, 2011 ROH
Dragon Gate USA Footage From Milwaukee Events Featuring Sabu

Dragon Gate USA Footage From Milwaukee Events Featuring Sabu

Dragon Gate USA has released the first footage of last month’s Chicago and Milwaukee events. See the action with ECW legend Sabu, AR Fox and D.U.F. of Sami Callihan, Arik Cannon & Pinkie Sanchez including some crazy dives here: This [...]

October 27, 2011 Dragon Gate USA
Thoughts On Latest TNA Creative Decisions…  My Mouth Is Shut!

Thoughts On Latest TNA Creative Decisions… My Mouth Is Shut!

The questionable booking of TNA Impact Wrestling continued at last night’s taping in Macon, Georgia with James Storm dropping the TNA Championship to Bobby Roode. Rather than programming the former tag team in a hot program over the next couple [...]

October 27, 2011 Editorials