WWE taped this week’s Smackdown from Palacio De Los Deportesin Mexico City, Mexico. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Orlando for providing us with text-message updates. Below are full results: Smackdown (Airing tonight on SyFy): * The show opens with [...]
October 21, 2011
WWE Spoilers
TNA Impact Results – 10/20/2011 From Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida Report by: Alex Barie of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Impact Wrestling starts off with a video package. It goes back to 10/10/10 where they Hogan and Eric took TNA away from Dixie. [...]
October 21, 2011
TNA Results
I’m told Mick Foley, Terry Funk, Shane Douglas and Raven are scheduled to be part of an upcoming zombie movie. The only details about the film I’ve heard so far is the budget is around $5 million and it will [...]
October 20, 2011
Backstage News
Bret Hart joined the comedy troupe the Sketchersons on stage at Comedy Bar for their weekly “Sunday Night Live” sketch comedy performance. You can view Arda Ocal’s video report embedded below: [...]
October 20, 2011
Other News
WWE officials notified longtime Spanish announcer Hugo Savinovich his services would no longer be needed a few weeks ago. Sanvinovich did not want to comment until WWE made the move official. Sanvinovich posted a video on YouTube where he talked [...]
October 20, 2011
WWE News
Do you like seeing Vince McMahon as an on-screen character or do you feel he should just stay behind-the-scenes? The Mr. McMahon character is entertaining in moderation. I find it compelling when McMahon involves himself in storylines, however, his character [...]
- ROH Wrestling sent out the following today: “The Proving Ground” This concept was first introduced in Louisville, KY when ROH World Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin took on Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander in a bout [...]
Big Show is currently in Japan doing promotional work for WWE. Show is popping up on television shows across the country and will be there until October 21st. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Hiroaki Kawafuji for sending this in. [...]
October 20, 2011
WWE News
Jim Ross noted on Twitter that Gerald Brisco suffered a minor stroke Wednesday. Brisco is currently a talent scout for WWE and previously worked as a road agent before three strokes in June 2009 caused him to step down from [...]
October 20, 2011
WWE News
TNA Impact Wrestling has announced Ronnie Ortiz-Magro from MTV’s “Jersey Shore” will debut with the company on the November 3rd edition of Impact Wrestling. The show will be taped on 10/26 from The Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia. He’s scheduled [...]
October 20, 2011
TNA News
WWE has revealed plans for another television series on their upcoming WWE Network. This show will take a “controversial” look at the Monday Night War between WWE and WCW. As the company has done with other shows, they are letting [...]
October 20, 2011
WWE News
TNA taped next week’s edition of Impact Wrestling tonight from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Below are full taping results: Impact Wrestling (Airing 10/27 on Spike TV): * The show opens with new World Heavyweight Champion James Storm coming out. [...]
October 20, 2011
TNA Spoilers
This week’s TNA Impact Wrestling was taped at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, and will air tonight. Below are full taping results: TNA Impact Wrestling (Airing tonight on Spike TV): * Sting comes out to the ring sans face paint. [...]
October 20, 2011
TNA Spoilers
ESPN has posted the complete E:60 documentary special on Scott Hall on their official website. The synopsis reads: In his prime, Scott Hall was a mountain of a man – 6-foot-7, 290 pounds of solidly sculptured muscle, appearing as close [...]
October 20, 2011
Other News
Embedded in the video below is last night’s WWE NXT in its entirety, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
October 20, 2011
WWE News
To follow-up on our earlier report, this week’s edition of NXT Redemption is now online over on the official WWE website. You can watch now at this link. When the company posts the footage on YouTube we will embed it [...]
October 19, 2011
WWE News
As the storyline goes, James Storm is still TNA Champion and a main event match between Bobby Roode vs. Samoa Joe was done to determine the number one contender. Roode went over Joe, so it appears they are going to [...]
October 19, 2011
TNA News
ESPN’s E:60 report on Scott Hall was a well-done piece on a very sad situation. I was glad to see the report highlighted Hall’s problems as his own problems and not a pro wrestling problem. For those that missed it [...]
October 19, 2011
Other News
Remember when WWE redirected the WWELiveTour.com website at the beginning of this month? Apparently fans had been uploading explicit photos to the website (although I am 100% unaware of that functionality) and Stephanie McMahon held an emergency meeting with the [...]
October 19, 2011
Backstage News
Problems continue with the official WWE website as this week’s edition of NXT Redemption has yet to be posted on the website. The company recently moved the show from Tuesday nights at 10 PM ET to Wednesday evenings at 4 [...]
October 19, 2011
WWE News
- ROH Wrestling sent out the following today: It was in Chicago Ridge, IL on 8/13/11 where Jay Lethal captured the ROH World TV Title from El Generico in an overtime period after he and Generico went to a draw. [...]
- Lucha Libre USA sent out the following: This Week on Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors Don’t miss this week’s episode of Masked Warriors as Rudisimo, Rellik and Sydistiko, and The PR Powers go head-to-head to see who will become [...]
October 19, 2011
Lucha Libre USA
Adding to what Eric Bischoff wrote regarding James Storm winning the TNA Championship from Kurt Angle in two minutes at last night’s Impact Wrestling taping, Hulk Hogan sent out the following today on Twitter & Facebook: Goodmorning HULKAMANIACS,can’t wait for [...]
October 19, 2011
TNA News
Eric Bischoff posted the following last night on Facebook: Having a blast watching Internet marks react. Candy from a baby! Richard Reacts: No one knows how the title plans in TNA are going to shake out although what happened last [...]
October 19, 2011
TNA News
Below are quick taping results for today’s edition of WWE NXT: WWE NXT (Airing Wednesday on WWE.com): * Derrick Bateman & Titus O’Neil were disqualified in an opening challenge * Yoshi Tatsu b. Tyler Reks * Kaitlyn b. Maxine * [...]
October 19, 2011
WWE Spoilers
- Impact Wrestling posted the following video on their official YouTube channel: *Spoilers* Impact Wrestling Taping Results From Orlando, Florida (This Week’s Show) [...]
October 19, 2011
TNA News
WWE has sent out a new email survey asking fans if they would be willing to change cable providers in order to obtain access to the WWE Network set for launch next year. The survey floated the idea that all [...]
October 19, 2011
WWE News
Gail Kim quit WWE, something WWE never acknowledged with a “future endeavored” send-off, but doesn’t she have a 90-day non compete clause? Given the fact Gail Kim has already done a public interview and has now deflected back to TNA [...]
The 202nd 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 Wednesday, October 5th to today. To submit your question for a future installment [...]
October 18, 2011
Premium Mailbags
- FCW Wrestling sent out the following this evening: ** Kissimmee Welcomes 3-time World Champion CM Punk** This Friday wrestling fans from all over Florida will flock to Kissimmee for a chance to meet WWE Superstar CM Punk. Punk, whose [...]
October 18, 2011
NXT Wrestling
James Storm beat Kurt Angle to win the TNA Championship at tonight’s Impact Wrestling taping from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. I’m told the match lasted a total of two minutes. It will air on this Thursday’s show on Spike [...]
October 18, 2011
TNA News
Last night’s WWE Raw Supershow did a 3.1 cable rating off hours of 3.05 and 3.2 with an average viewing audience of 4,475,000 viewers on the USA Network. I expected the rating to be down given it was taped over [...]
October 18, 2011
WWE News
Tomorrow night ESPN will highlight the depressing fall of Scott Hall on their E:60 show at 8 PM ET. While I have only seen ESPN’s preview of the show, I will be watching closely to see how the mainstream media [...]
October 18, 2011
Editorials
Kevin Nash recently did a radio interview with Chad Dukes of 106.7 The Fan DC’s Lavar Arrington Show. In it, he teased a possible match with CM Punk. As I mentioned in today’s Ask WNW, Nash is still with WWE [...]
October 18, 2011
WWE News
TNA Impact Wrestling sent out a press release today to formally announce Bruce Prichard as the company’s new Senior Vice President of Programming and Talent Relations. In the release, Dixie Carter put Prichard over. While Prichard did get the book [...]
October 18, 2011
TNA News
The E:60 special on Scott Hall will air tomorrow night at 8 PM ET on ESPN. ESPN.com has a piece online previewing the show with a video. In the piece, Stephanie McMahon is quoted. “It’s the most amount of money [...]
October 18, 2011
Other News
The latest edition of Tommy Dreamer TV is embedded in the video below: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta for sending this in. [...]
October 18, 2011
Other News
- Bret Hart was on Sun News is Canada talking about his role as a spokesperson for March of Dimes Canada. You can watch video of the interview at this link. - CM Punk is scheduled for the 10/21 Florida [...]
October 18, 2011
WWE News
- ROH Wrestling sent out the following today: Ring of Honor officials are excited to announce that we are in the process of finalizing our return to the great state of Virginia, and for the first time, we will be [...]
Video of Sin Cara (blue; Mistico) unmasking Sin Cara (black; Hunico) has surfaced online. The match, which was taped Sunday night in Mexico City, will air Friday on this week’s Smackdown. You can view the footage embedded below: Thanks to [...]
October 18, 2011
WWE News