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WWE Continues International Expansion, Launches Russian Language Website

WWE Continues International Expansion, Launches Russian Language Website

- WWE issued the following press release today: MOSCOW, Jan 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — WWE today announced the launch of its new Russian language website ( www.ru.wwe.com ). The site, which was developed by Russian-based Tvigle Media, will replicate [...]

January 23, 2012 WWE News
William Regal Wants A Shot At Daniel Bryan’s World Heavyweight Championship

William Regal Wants A Shot At Daniel Bryan’s World Heavyweight Championship

William Regal, who trained Daniel Bryan, is now lobbying for a chance to be the first English World Champion in WWE. Some tweets he posted from his Twitter account are compiled below: I still want to be the first English [...]

January 23, 2012 WWE News
Skip Sheffield Gets A Gimmick Change; Harley Race Update

Skip Sheffield Gets A Gimmick Change; Harley Race Update

-Former Nexus member Skip Sheffield has changed his Twitter handle to Ryback22, and has been performing under the name Ryback in dark matches. He has previously used the name Ryback in WWE’s developmental system, which had him adopting a Terminator-esque [...]

January 23, 2012 WWE News
Randy Orton Returns At WWE Live Event

Randy Orton Returns At WWE Live Event

Randy Orton returned at tonight’s WWE live event in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Orton took out Wade Barrett which resulted in WWE Tag Team Champions Epico & Primo, JTG, Santino Marella and Kofi Kingston coming out. A brawl ensued with [...]

January 22, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Gives More Details On Car Accident Yesterday That Left His Car Totaled

Jim Ross Gives More Details On Car Accident Yesterday That Left His Car Totaled

Jim Ross has posted more details from the car accident he was involved in yesterday on his official Twitter account. You can view his Tweet below: Thx 2 seat belt/airbag I’m sore n places I didn’t know I had but [...]

January 22, 2012 WWE News
MVP Defends John Cena; Admits WWE Has Shoved Him Down People’s Throats

MVP Defends John Cena; Admits WWE Has Shoved Him Down People’s Throats

Scott Fishman of The Miami Herald has a new article online featuring quotes from MVP. In it, he talks about his friendship with John Cena and how it “irks” him when he hears people talk about Cena in a negative [...]

January 22, 2012 WWE News
25 Years of Rumble Winners – 1998 Stone Cold Steve Austin

25 Years of Rumble Winners – 1998 Stone Cold Steve Austin

This is the third time I start a Royal Rumble winners article with a two time winner. It seems as though the WWE finds something that’s working well and runs with it rather than giving someone new coming up through [...]

January 22, 2012 WWE
Kid Kash Injured

Kid Kash Injured

Kid Kash suffered what is believed to be a broken nose in a triple-threat X Division match also involving Jesse Sorenson and  Shannon Moore  at last night’s TNA live event in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Kash bled heavily throughout the bout after [...]

January 22, 2012 TNA News
Ted DiBiase Injury Update; Dave Batista On Cinemax

Ted DiBiase Injury Update; Dave Batista On Cinemax

- Ted DiBiase was pulled from last night’s WWE live event in Fargo, North Dakota. DiBiase was injured on Friday night and while his condition is unknown, Cody Rhodes claimed in a promo last night he broke DiBiase’s hand. While [...]

January 22, 2012 WWE News
Jeff Hardy Fine After Possible Injury On Friday Night

Jeff Hardy Fine After Possible Injury On Friday Night

Whatever was bothering Jeff Hardy after his TNA live event match against Christopher Daniels on Friday night does not appear to be serious. Hardy competed last night Plymouth, Massachusetts in a main event match against Daniels. [...]

January 22, 2012 TNA News
TNA House Show Results (1/21/12) – Plymouth, Massachusetts

TNA House Show Results (1/21/12) – Plymouth, Massachusetts

Below are quick results from last night’s TNA live event from Memorial Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts: * Brooke Tessmacher & ODB b. Rosita & Sarita * Garrett Bischoff b. Robbie E * Shannon Moore b. Jesse Sorenson & Kid Kash [...]

January 22, 2012 TNA House Shows
WWE Supershow House Show Results (1/21/12) – Fargo, North Dakota

WWE Supershow House Show Results (1/21/12) – Fargo, North Dakota

Below are quick results from last night’s WWE live event from the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota: * Alex Riley b. Ryback * Kelly Kelly & Eve b. WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix & Natalya * R-Truth b. WWE United [...]

January 22, 2012 WWE House Shows
Hulk Hogan At Micro Championship Wrestling Show On Thursday Night

Hulk Hogan At Micro Championship Wrestling Show On Thursday Night

Hulk Hogan was at Speaking Rock Casino and Entertainment Center in El Paso, Texas on Thursday night at the Micro Championship Wrestling show held at the venue. The El Paso Times has an article on Hogan’s attendance at this link. [...]

January 22, 2012 TNA News
WWE Legend’s House To Begin Filming Next Month In California

WWE Legend’s House To Begin Filming Next Month In California

MyDesert.com has new details on the upcoming WWE Network original series, WWE Legend’s House. The show will be shot in Rancho Mirage, California at Tamarisk Country Club. Rumored cast members include Gene Okerlund, Dusty Rhodes, Roddy Piper and The Iron [...]

January 22, 2012 WWE News
Chris Jericho Joins Professional Athletes To Launch D1 Sports Training And Therapy Center

Chris Jericho Joins Professional Athletes To Launch D1 Sports Training And Therapy Center

Chris Jericho is joining Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones and retired Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Derrick Brooks to launch D1 Sports Training and Therapy Center in Tampa, Florida. Jericho is quoted on the facility’s [...]

January 22, 2012 WWE News
Ring Of Honor House Show Results (1/21/12) – Norfolk, Virginia

Ring Of Honor House Show Results (1/21/12) – Norfolk, Virginia

Below are results from Ring of Honor’s house show in Norfolk, Virginia last night.  Credit goes to Mr Bobo at Loonybinforum.com No Bobby Cruise tonight. -Eddie Edwards is out with Jim Cornette. Cornette says he cannot wrestle. Eddie cuts a [...]

January 22, 2012 ROH
Ring of Honor Results (1/21/12) – Jackson Overthrows The King

Ring of Honor Results (1/21/12) – Jackson Overthrows The King

Ring of Honor Results – (1/21/12) Results by: Adam W of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor! We see a video package of Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards match. The two both show athleticism, but Davey overcomes Eddie. [...]

January 21, 2012 ROH
25 Years of Rumble Winners – 1997 Stone Cole Steve Austin

25 Years of Rumble Winners – 1997 Stone Cole Steve Austin

I have to admit I was shocked to see Angle being shown on WWETV. I know that they were showing how Triple H won the Royal Rumble Match in 2002, but so much Angle. Same with Edge’s Hall of Fame [...]

January 21, 2012 WWE
Jim Ross Involved In A Bad Car Accident

Jim Ross Involved In A Bad Car Accident

The following is from the official Twitter account of Jim Ross: Bad day..got hit by a pickup..totaled my Escalade or so body shop thinks. Seat belt & airbag saved me. — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) January 21, 2012 We’re certainly glad [...]

January 21, 2012 WWE News
McMahon Won’t Allow Punk To Appear At UFC Event, Flair To Appear At WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremony, Why Fans Hate John Cena, Former Wrestlemania Headliner Wants To Return To WWE But WWE Gives Him The Cold Shoulder, Two WWE Title Changes, Evan Bourne Suspended For 60 Days, Angle Says WWE Is Knocking On His Door, Lesnar To Appear On TNA TV?, Ask WNW Archive & All The Big News From The Past Week

McMahon Won’t Allow Punk To Appear At UFC Event, Flair To Appear At WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremony, Why Fans Hate John Cena, Former Wrestlemania Headliner Wants To Return To WWE But WWE Gives Him The Cold Shoulder, Two WWE Title Changes, Evan Bourne Suspended For 60 Days, Angle Says WWE Is Knocking On His Door, Lesnar To Appear On TNA TV?, Ask WNW Archive & All The Big News From The Past Week

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January 21, 2012 Premium Newsletters
Smackdown! Or: When Matt is Gone and I Do My Best to Imitate His Blog.

Smackdown! Or: When Matt is Gone and I Do My Best to Imitate His Blog.

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A BLOG, NOT A NEWS ARTICLE. THE FOLLOWING WRITINGS ARE THE OPINIONS OF A STAFF WRITER OF WRESTLING NEWS WORLD. THEY DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE OWNER OR THE OTHER MEMBERS OF STAFF. ALSO: [...]

January 21, 2012 Smackdown
Weekly Rundown: A downward trend

Weekly Rundown: A downward trend

For all new readers of this feature: This is a relatively new feature on the site, where I run down the week that was in WWE (RAW and Smackdown specifically, and PPVs when applicable), and note events I perceived as [...]

January 21, 2012 Landau Rundown
Sydney Eick Gone From ROH Wrestling

Sydney Eick Gone From ROH Wrestling

Sydney Eick finished up with Ring of Honor at last night’s show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as he was let go by Sinclair Broadcasting. Eick has worked for ROH since its inception, working the door at shows and having a direct [...]

January 21, 2012 ROH
TNA Impact Wrestling House Show Results (1/20/12) – Worcester, Massachusetts

TNA Impact Wrestling House Show Results (1/20/12) – Worcester, Massachusetts

Below are quick results from last night’s TNA Impact Wrestling live event from The DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts: * Eric Young b. “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero * Brooke Tessmacher & ODB b. Rosita & Sarita * Robbie E w/Robbie [...]

January 21, 2012 TNA House Shows
Mr. Anderson Debuts New Look At Last Night’s TNA Live Event

Mr. Anderson Debuts New Look At Last Night’s TNA Live Event

Mr. Anderson returned to TNA Impact Wrestling after a two month hiatus at last night’s live event in Worcester, Massachusetts. Anderson’s hair was darker as he tagged with Rob Van Dam. You can watch fan footage of his return embedded [...]

January 21, 2012 TNA News
Ted DiBiase’s Week Gets Worse; Possibly Injured Last Night In Winnipeg

Ted DiBiase’s Week Gets Worse; Possibly Injured Last Night In Winnipeg

Ted DiBiase may have been injured at last night’s WWE live event in Winnipeg. Various live reports indicate the referee threw up the “X” signal after his match against WWE Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes. The “X” signal is the universal [...]

January 21, 2012 WWE News
Jeff Hardy Injured At Last Night’s TNA Live Event

Jeff Hardy Injured At Last Night’s TNA Live Event

Jeff Hardy was injured at last night’s TNA live event from Worcester, Massachusetts. The injury appeared to be to his backside and caused his match against Christopher Daniels to go to a quick finish. As of this writing Hardy hasn’t [...]

January 21, 2012 TNA News
Watch Last Night’s Smackdown Here

Watch Last Night’s Smackdown Here

Embedded in the video below is last night’s edition of Smackdown courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade: [...]

January 21, 2012 WWE News
Steel Cage Match For The World Heavyweight Championship Announced For Royal Rumble

Steel Cage Match For The World Heavyweight Championship Announced For Royal Rumble

Daniel Bryan will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Show and Mark Henry in a steel cage match at Royal Rumble. Royal Rumble 2012 will take place a week from tomorrow from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Misouri. [...]

January 21, 2012 WWE News
WWE Supershow House Show Results (1/20/12) – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

WWE Supershow House Show Results (1/20/12) – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Wrestling News World reader Alyssa D sent in the following report from last night’s WWE live event from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Ryback beat Alex Riley. Otunga attacked Alex Riley after the match. Diva’s of Doom vs [...]

January 21, 2012 WWE House Shows
Tickets For WWE In Puerto Rico On Sale, Shawn Michaels At The Golden Moose Awards, Kofi’s New Partner

Tickets For WWE In Puerto Rico On Sale, Shawn Michaels At The Golden Moose Awards, Kofi’s New Partner

- Tickets for WWE’s March 24th live event in San Juan, Puerto Rico are now on sale. Click here to purchase tickets. (Thanks to WNW reader Robert Garcia for sending this in.) - Shawn Michaels won a Golden Moose Award [...]

January 21, 2012 WWE News
WWE Studios Secures The Rights To BERMUDA

WWE Studios Secures The Rights To BERMUDA

- WWE Studios has secured the rights to BERMUDA a found footage horror spec script by Bobby Lee Darby and Nathan Brookes. Below is the official press release: STAMFORD, Conn., Jan 20, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — WWE Studios announced today [...]

January 21, 2012 WWE News
Former TNA Couple At FCW Taping, Daniel Bryan Speaks After Smackdown, Tyson Kidd Says He Can Outperform A Lot Of People

Former TNA Couple At FCW Taping, Daniel Bryan Speaks After Smackdown, Tyson Kidd Says He Can Outperform A Lot Of People

- Jesse Neal and Christina Von Eerie (formerly known as Toxxin) were at Thursday’s Florida Championship Wrestling tapings in Tampa. - WWE posted a new video with World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan on their official website after last night’s Smackdown. [...]

January 21, 2012 NXT Wrestling, WWE News
ROH “The Homecoming” Results (1/20/12) – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ROH “The Homecoming” Results (1/20/12) – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Below are Results from Ring of Honor’s return to Philadelphia last night.  Credit goes to Mr Bobo at Loonybinforum.com -The entrance way is set up with the same set from Final Battle. -No return date announced yet. -Bobby Cruise is [...]

January 21, 2012 ROH
WWE Smackdown Results (1/20): Sin City Edition!

WWE Smackdown Results (1/20): Sin City Edition!

World Wrestling Entertainment presents Smackdown Date: 1/20/2012 From: Las Vegas, NV Tonight, Sheamus meets Wade Barrett in singles action. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan defends against Mark Henry. All that and much more on the Sin City edition of [...]

January 20, 2012 WWE Results
Impact Wrestling Rating

Impact Wrestling Rating

Last night’s edition of Impact Wrestling did a 1.19 cable rating with an average viewership of 1,675,000 viewers. [...]

January 20, 2012 TNA News
Watch The Latest Z! True Long Island Story With Zack Ryder Here

Watch The Latest Z! True Long Island Story With Zack Ryder Here

Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of Z! True Long Island Story, featuring Zack Ryder: [...]

January 20, 2012 WWE News
WNW Premium Mailbag – Swagger’s Character, Do Inductees Take The WWE Hall Of Fame Seriously?, Taking Risks To Obtain Info, Hogan’s Theme Music, John Cena & Randy Orton Making Millions, What People Like Kurt Angle Make In TNA, WWE Paying Workers Like Goldberg

WNW Premium Mailbag – Swagger’s Character, Do Inductees Take The WWE Hall Of Fame Seriously?, Taking Risks To Obtain Info, Hogan’s Theme Music, John Cena & Randy Orton Making Millions, What People Like Kurt Angle Make In TNA, WWE Paying Workers Like Goldberg

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January 20, 2012 Premium Mailbags
Congratulations To James Storm

Congratulations To James Storm

Below is from the official Twitter account of James Storm; At 4:42 am another cowboy joined the @IMPACTWRESTLING roster. My SON Mason James…lockerz.com/s/176100766 — James Storm (@Cowboy_J_Storm) January 20, 2012 [...]

January 20, 2012 TNA News
Hulk Hogan Appears To Be Intoxicated In Video Response To Sting; Denies He Was Drinking

Hulk Hogan Appears To Be Intoxicated In Video Response To Sting; Denies He Was Drinking

Hulk Hogan posted the following video on Twitter last night where he appears intoxicated, however, Hogan says he is still on antibiotics [because of his dental surgery] and was the only one not drinking. The video is embedded below: Here [...]

January 20, 2012 TNA News