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Watch This Week’s WWE NXT Here

Watch This Week’s WWE NXT Here

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

October 27, 2011 WWE News
Barry Windham Hospitalized

Barry Windham Hospitalized

Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta sent in the following: Former NWA, WCW and WWE wrestler Barry Windham is currently hospitalized, according to Slam Sports. Bob Windham, known in the wrestling world as Blackjack Mulligan, revealed today that his son [...]

October 27, 2011 Other News
Meet & Greets In The United Kingdom With The Miz, R-Truth, & CM Punk Announced For Next Month

Meet & Greets In The United Kingdom With The Miz, R-Truth, & CM Punk Announced For Next Month

Wrestling News World reader Alison Strong sent in the following: The following autograph signings have been announced for next month in the United Kingdom: * 11/10/2011 at 04:00 pm – WWE Superstars The Miz and R-Truth will sign for the [...]

October 27, 2011 WWE News
WNW Premium Mailbag – The Strengths Of TNA Impact Wrestling & Why The “Ship Isn’t Sinking,” Lack Of Passion From Mr. Anderson?, Alicia Fox & The WWE Divas, Kevin Nash In WWE, Live Events I’ve Attended

WNW Premium Mailbag – The Strengths Of TNA Impact Wrestling & Why The “Ship Isn’t Sinking,” Lack Of Passion From Mr. Anderson?, Alicia Fox & The WWE Divas, Kevin Nash In WWE, Live Events I’ve Attended

The 203rd installment of the WNW Premium Mailbag is complete and is now online for your listening enjoyment! Today’s Premium Mailbag features questions that were sent from Tuesday, October 18th to today. To submit your question for a future installment [...]

October 26, 2011 Premium Mailbags
Spike TV To Begin Airing Bellator Fighting Championships; CEO Invited To Tonight’s Impact Wrestling Taping

Spike TV To Begin Airing Bellator Fighting Championships; CEO Invited To Tonight’s Impact Wrestling Taping

Viacom has purchased a stake in Bellator Fighting Championships and will begin airing bouts on Spike TV in 2013, USA Today reported today. Dixie Carter announced on Twitter that Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney will be at tonight’s Impact Wrestling taping [...]

October 26, 2011 TNA News
Jay Lethal vs. Roderick Strong Added To ROH Glory By Honor X

Jay Lethal vs. Roderick Strong Added To ROH Glory By Honor X

- ROH Wrestling sent out the following today: Jay Lethal claimed the ROH World TV Title on 8/13/11 from El Generico and has successfully defended the title on one occasion against “The Prodigy” Mike Bennett (recently seen on “Ring of [...]

October 26, 2011 ROH
JR To CM Punk On Next Monday’s Raw Supershow – “See You In ATL For The Next Installment Of Lets Make JR Look Like Horse’s A–”

JR To CM Punk On Next Monday’s Raw Supershow – “See You In ATL For The Next Installment Of Lets Make JR Look Like Horse’s A–”

Jim Ross wrote the following on Twitter: @CMPunk … Happy B-day! Enjoy your special day. I’ll likely see you in ATL for the nx installment of ‘Lets make JR look like horse’s a–.’ Richard Reacts: If my employer treated me [...]

October 26, 2011 WWE News
Official Preview For This Week’s Impact Wrestling – Who Is The No. 1 Contender?

Official Preview For This Week’s Impact Wrestling – Who Is The No. 1 Contender?

Below is the official preview for this week’s Impact Wrestling: - NEW World Heavyweight Champion James Storm will appear on the huge broadcast! Just one week after the TNA Original captured one of the biggest prizes in pro wrestling, Storm [...]

October 26, 2011 TNA News
Watch James Storm Speak Out After Winning The TNA Championship

Watch James Storm Speak Out After Winning The TNA Championship

Embedded in the video below is an interview with TNA Champion James Storm and Garrett Bischoff courtesy of the official TNA Impact Wrestling YouTube channel: [...]

October 26, 2011 TNA News
No Confidence In Alberto Del Rio, HHH’s “Injury,” Mysterio’s Future In WWE, Going Twitter Crazy

No Confidence In Alberto Del Rio, HHH’s “Injury,” Mysterio’s Future In WWE, Going Twitter Crazy

With WWE giving the WWE Championship to Alberto Del Rio at SummerSlam, taking it off at Night of Champions and then giving it back again at Hell In A Cell, do you feel the company has some concern towards him [...]

October 26, 2011 Ask WNW
One Former WWE Star Has Had Enough Of The Company Embarrassing Jim Ross

One Former WWE Star Has Had Enough Of The Company Embarrassing Jim Ross

Lance Storm wrote the following on Twitter: If RAW next week is another “Lets embarass @JRsBBQ ” episode I’m going to stop watching for a while. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Corey for sending this in. [...]

October 26, 2011 WWE News
Update On Booker T Returning To The Ring

Update On Booker T Returning To The Ring

I can now confirm there are plans for Booker T to return to the ring and the preliminary plan is to program him with Cody Rhodes. Advance advertising information for the December 30th Smackdown house show in East Rutherford, New [...]

October 26, 2011 WWE News
*Spoilers* Smackdown Taping Results From Houston, Texas

*Spoilers* Smackdown Taping Results From Houston, Texas

WWE taped this week’s Smackdown tonight from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Below are full results: Smackdown Results (Airing Friday on SyFy): -Teddy Long opens the show with a short promo about the World Heavyweight Championship after the no [...]

October 26, 2011 WWE Spoilers
*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Houston, Texas (Part 2)

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Houston, Texas (Part 2)

WWE taped the Smackdown portion of this week’s WWE Superstars tonight from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Below are full results: WWE Superstars (Airing Thursday on WWE.com): -Cody Rhodes b. Ted DiBiase -Ezekiel Jackson b. Jinder Mahal Click here [...]

October 26, 2011 WWE Spoilers
RAW Is Blogged – Where’s Your Skateboard?

RAW Is Blogged – Where’s Your Skateboard?

I know a lot of people are all up in arms about how the ring was broken at Vengeance. Some people thought it was lame and cheap because Big Show and Brock previously did the same. I can see where [...]

October 26, 2011 Raw is Blogged
Watch Linda McMahon Discussing Her Political Career On Fox News Here

Watch Linda McMahon Discussing Her Political Career On Fox News Here

Linda McMahon was on Fox News yesterday talking about her political career. You can watch the appearance embedded in the video below: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta for sending us the video. [...]

October 25, 2011 WWE News
Watch Saturday’s Ring Of Honor Here

Watch Saturday’s Ring Of Honor Here

Embedded in the video below is this past Saturday’s edition of Ring of Honor: ROH 22 nd OCtober 2011 Watch Online by desirulezuplaoder5050 Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta for sending it in. [...]

October 25, 2011 ROH
Where Are They Now? – Roddy Piper

Where Are They Now? – Roddy Piper

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper is advertised for the K&S WrestleFest “Winter Wipeout” show on December 3rd. You can read more details at this link. Piper is currently recovering from a broken neck. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta for [...]

October 25, 2011 Other News
Torrie Wilson Asked About Stacy Keibler/George Clooney, Jennifer Hudson Splits With David Otunga Because Of Career Obsession?

Torrie Wilson Asked About Stacy Keibler/George Clooney, Jennifer Hudson Splits With David Otunga Because Of Career Obsession?

- TMZ posted the following video of former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson. She’s asked about former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler dating George Clooney: video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player - Also on the relationship front, Perez Hilton covered the rumored split [...]

October 25, 2011 WWE News
Full Details On The Latest Shake-Up To The Creative Department Of TNA Impact Wrestling – Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff Not Consulted, Who Lobbied For The New Hire, Paul Heyman & Kevin Sullivan Contacted, & What The New Hire Will Be Doing In The Company

Full Details On The Latest Shake-Up To The Creative Department Of TNA Impact Wrestling – Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff Not Consulted, Who Lobbied For The New Hire, Paul Heyman & Kevin Sullivan Contacted, & What The New Hire Will Be Doing In The Company

As we reported last week, Dave Lagana is headed to TNA Impact Wrestling as the company’s Director of Creative Writing. While the title may sound catchy, I’m told he is not part of the weekly Impact Wrestling TV show and [...]

October 25, 2011 Backstage News
Raw Supershow Rating

Raw Supershow Rating

Last night’s Raw Supershow did a 3.3 cable rating off hours of 3.53 and 3.11 with an average viewing audience of 4,714,00 viewers on the USA Network. [...]

October 25, 2011 WWE News
Upcoming List Of WWE Appearances In The United Kingdom For Next Month

Upcoming List Of WWE Appearances In The United Kingdom For Next Month

Wrestling News World reader Keelan Early sent in the following list of WWE appearances in the United Kingdom next month: 11/02/2011 04:00 pm Smyths Toys l, Dublin, Ireland Come meet WWE Superstar Alex Riley and WWE Diva Eve as they [...]

October 25, 2011 WWE News
Andy Leavine Update; Possible WWE Developmental Release

Andy Leavine Update; Possible WWE Developmental Release

WWE Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine has been re-added to the Florida Championship Wrestling website as Kevin Hackman. This is a name he used prior to Tough Enough and he is wearing the Tough Enough championship belt. You can view [...]

October 25, 2011 NXT Wrestling
Death Before Dishonor Now Available On DVD

Death Before Dishonor Now Available On DVD

- ROH Wrestling sent out the following today: Ring of Honor’s 9th annual “Death Before Dishonor” aired live on iPPV on September 17, 2011 and featured all of the top-shelf wrestling action you have come to expect from Ring Of [...]

October 25, 2011 ROH
The End Of Michael Cole As A Raw Announcer?

The End Of Michael Cole As A Raw Announcer?

A match between Michael Cole and Jim Ross was teased on last night’s Raw Supershow for next week’s show in Atlanta, Georgia. As the stipulation goes, if JR wins, Cole would “quit” the company. Next week’s Raw Supershow will take [...]

October 25, 2011 WWE News
One Match Confirmed For WWE Survivor Series; WWE Championship Match Likely Set

One Match Confirmed For WWE Survivor Series; WWE Championship Match Likely Set

- John Cena & The Rock vs. The Miz & R-Truth was officially announced for WWE Survivor Series on last night’s Raw Supershow. As I noted today in Ask WNW, the original plan was for Cena & Rock to team [...]

October 25, 2011 WWE News
What You Didn’t See On Last Night’s Raw Supershow

What You Didn’t See On Last Night’s Raw Supershow

After last night’s Raw Supershow went off the air, WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio beat John Cena in a dark steel cage match main event. The finish came when Awesome Truth closed the cage door on Cena, allowing Del Rio [...]

October 25, 2011 WWE News
Booker T Possibly Returning To The Ring

Booker T Possibly Returning To The Ring

I heard an interesting rumor regarding Booker T. There’s talk about having him return to the ring to coincide with WWE’s upcoming The Best of the King of the Ring DVD which he hosts. The DVD is due out December [...]

October 25, 2011 WWE News
WWE Files Trademarks For Original WWE Network Programming

WWE Files Trademarks For Original WWE Network Programming

WWE has applied to register the following trademarks: * WWE Wrestlemania Rewind * WWE House of Fame The company already officially announced Wrestlemania Rewind. For more on WWE House of Fame, click here for a description of the show. [...]

October 25, 2011 WWE News
Smackdown Rating

Smackdown Rating

Last week’s Smackdown did a 2.21 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 3,112,000 viewers on SyFy. [...]

October 25, 2011 WWE News
HHH vs. Kevin Nash, WWE Making A Mistake With The Rock, Breaking The Ring, Daniel Bryan

HHH vs. Kevin Nash, WWE Making A Mistake With The Rock, Breaking The Ring, Daniel Bryan

If Triple H feels he will wrestle when needed, is that what he feels he is needed for? A feud with Kevin Nash? Wouldn’t it make more sense to have Hunter help put over some of the younger talent? Triple [...]

October 25, 2011 Ask WNW
The Rock’s Match At Survivor Series Revealed

The Rock’s Match At Survivor Series Revealed

The Rock & John Cena will team up at Survivor Series to face The Miz & R-Truth. WWE Survivor Series 2011 will take place Sunday, November 20, 2011 from Madison Square Garden in New York City. [...]

October 25, 2011 WWE News
*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Austin, Texas

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Austin, Texas

WWE taped the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars tonight from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Dustin Mobley for providing us with text-message updates. Below are full results: Dark Match: * [...]

October 25, 2011 WWE Spoilers
Backstage News On Mick Foley Returning To WWE – Why It Took So Long To Get The Deal Done, Problems With Triple H, How One WWE Legend Went Directly To Vince McMahon Over It & More

Backstage News On Mick Foley Returning To WWE – Why It Took So Long To Get The Deal Done, Problems With Triple H, How One WWE Legend Went Directly To Vince McMahon Over It & More

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 24, 2011 Backstage News
Harry Smith Discusses Move To Mixed Martial Arts; Says Batista Suffered A Back Injury In WWE

Harry Smith Discusses Move To Mixed Martial Arts; Says Batista Suffered A Back Injury In WWE

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of theScore Television Network spoke with former WWE Superstar Harry Smith, son of late WWE Legend The British Bulldog. Highlights: Harry recalls being at Wembley Stadium for SummerSlam 1992 and in the ring after the main event [...]

October 24, 2011 Other News
Study – Wrestlemania XXVII Generated $62.1 Million In Economic Impact For The City Of Atlanta

Study – Wrestlemania XXVII Generated $62.1 Million In Economic Impact For The City Of Atlanta

- WWE issued the following press release today: STAMFORD, Conn., October 24, 2011 – WWE announced today that WrestleMania XXVII generated $62.1 million in economic impact for the city of Atlanta, according to a study conducted by the Enigma Research [...]

October 24, 2011 WWE News
Future Shock vs. The Young Bucks Announced For 11/5 In Louisville

Future Shock vs. The Young Bucks Announced For 11/5 In Louisville

- ROH Wrestling sent out the following today: It began at “Best In The World 2011″ when, during the free preview show, Nick & Matt Jackson made their return to Ring of Honor in a bout against Adam Cole & [...]

October 24, 2011 ROH
Video Footage Of The Ring Collapsing At Last Night’s WWE Vengeance PPV

Video Footage Of The Ring Collapsing At Last Night’s WWE Vengeance PPV

Embedded in the video below is footage of the ring collapsing at last night’s WWE Vengeance pay-per-view. This footage was shot from a cell phone in the arena: [...]

October 24, 2011 WWE News
JR’s Status For Tonight’s Raw Supershow Revealed

JR’s Status For Tonight’s Raw Supershow Revealed

Jim Ross wrote on Twitter today he will not be at tonight’s Raw Supershow from Austin, Texas but he will take part in a WWE.com live chat at 8:30 PM EDT. He also noted he has finalized a deal to [...]

October 24, 2011 WWE News
Mick Foley Officially Added To 11/14 Raw Supershow

Mick Foley Officially Added To 11/14 Raw Supershow

WWE has officially added Mick Foley to the talent listing for the November 14th edition of Raw Supershow. We currently have backstage news on Foley returning to WWE including how problems with Triple H slowed his return and how another [...]

October 24, 2011 WWE News