Bruce Prichard, TNA’s Senior VP of Programming and Talent Relations, suffered two heart attacks this past week. Apparently he’s doing fine as John “Bradshaw” Layfield posted the following update on his Facebook page: Very happy one of my best friends [...]
Last night’s Impact Wrestling did a 1.09 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,489,000 viewers on Spike TV. Impact Wrestling Ratings Archive [...]
Florida Championship Wrestling has canceled tonight’s show from the Deland Armory in Deland, Florida. I haven’t heard why the show was canceled but it’s likely due to the fact WWE is running in Lakeland, Florida tonight. The two towns are [...]
March 23, 2012
NXT Wrestling
Dimo’s Pizza (formerly Ian’s Pizza, when they released the GTS Pizza), a pizzeria in Wrigleyville, will be serving another CM Punk-inspired pizza for a limited time, the Anaconda Vice Pizza, starting the week of March 26. The pizza reflects Punk’s [...]
The Miami Herald has a new article up in which Jerry Lawler, Booker T, & Jeff Hardy discuss the annual WrestleMania Charity Art Auction and more. In the following excerpt, Lawler discusses working with Booker T for the art auction: [...]
-John Cena posted the following video, embedded below, on his Twitter account of himself bench pressing 435 pounds during training for his match with The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII: -The Miami Herald has a new interview up with The Big [...]
- The following press release hit the wire today, announcing the deal between WWE Studios and Anchor Bay Films to co-distribute “The Day.”: STAMFORD, Conn., Mar 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – WWE® Studios and Anchor Bay Films today announced a [...]
The official WWE website has uploaded a preview of the upcoming one-hour special, Once in a Lifetime: The Rock vs. John Cena, and has posted two clips on their official YouTube channel, embedded below: [...]
The official WWE website has announced that SummerSlam tickets will go on sale tomorrow, March 24, at 1 PM ET. Tickets for the returning No Way Out pay-per-view will also go on sale on March 24, at 10 AM ET. [...]
Episode #58 of “Z! True Long Island Story” with Zack Ryder is embedded in the video below: [...]
Spoilers: An IWC Podcast sent in the following: Luke Robinson, the runner up of the latest season of Tough Enough, recently participated in an interview in which he says that he outperformed Andy Leavine, the winner, and the other contestants. [...]
The PR firm of Ted DiBiase sent in the following video: Ted DiBiase, Jr. gave a health update on his official YouTube channel as he recovers from shoulder surgery and a broken ankle. Ted discusses such things as where he [...]
Arda Ocal sent in the following: In part 3 of of the sit down interview with Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) and Bret Hart (@BretHart), The Hitman talks about why he never faced Hulk Hogan in WWE in 1993. The short answer [...]
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March 23, 2012
Backstage News
It’s a busy weekend for WWE as it’s also the final live event loop before Wrestlemania XXVIII. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Raw: Tonight from the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida (more info) Saturday from the Coliseo De Puerto Rico [...]
Embedded in the video below is this week’s Impact Wrestling Post Show: [...]
- WWE has created a new official Twitter list with developmental talent at this link. (Thanks to WNW reader Patrick Peralta for sending this in.) - Wrestling News World reader Daniel Hill reporting: On March 26th, WWE will be releasing ‘WWE [...]
Below is this weekend’s schedule for TNA Impact Wrestling: Tonight from the First Arena in Elmira, New York (more info) Saturday from the Kovalchick Convention Center and Athletic Complex in Indiana, Pennsylvania (more info) Sunday from the Erie Civic Center [...]
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March 23, 2012
WWE Spoilers
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -Q..Why aren’t there more 20 something’s in WM28 main events? Maybe because the 20 something’s have yet to distinguish themselves. Likely some of same [...]
-WNW reader Arda Ocal sent in the following: In a classic #Aftermath Radio interview with Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) and Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas), WWE Hall of Famer Edge recalls a funny moment in a tag team match between Edge and Christian [...]
The WrestleMania XXVIII Online Charity Auction is officially underway. Proceeds from the event benefit children’s oncology care at the Sylvester Comprehensive Care Center at the University of Miami and the bidding period will last until April 2 at 11 PM [...]
The official WWE YouTube channel has posted footage of Mick Foley, Kofi Kingston, & The Bella Twins participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, and video is embedded below: [...]
The biggest thing people are talking about, other than Bisch calling out Borash for owning the company, is Bobby Roode. I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked if I think Roode went too far after the main event [...]
March 23, 2012
IW Blog Zone
- Wrestling News World reader Jeff sent this in… I came across this lengthy John Cena interview the other day talking about The Rock and the wrestling business in general. I’ve listened to a lot of Cena interviews in the [...]
Today’s edition of WWE Superstars is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
Phil Strum of the Poughkeepsie Journal has a new article online featuring quotes from Matt Hardy to promote Wrestlefest 16 at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center tomorrow night in Poughkeepsie, New York. Below is an excerpt: “I’m at a really good [...]
March 22, 2012
Other News
Impact Wrestling Results – 3/22/2012 From Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida Report by: Alex Barie of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Impact Wrestling kicks off with footage from Victory Road, which was this past Sunday. It shows the main conflict between Sting and Bobby [...]
March 22, 2012
TNA Results
- John Cena posted the following video on Twitter: - The Score in Canada will air a 3-hour block of WWE programming leading up to Wrestlemania XXVIII on April 1, 2012. Below is the schedule courtesy of our old pal [...]
Phil Strum of the Poughkeepsie Journal has a new article online featuring quotes from John Morrison to promote a Northeast Wrestling show he’s on in the city on Friday. In the piece, Morrison speaks on his relationship with WWE: “The [...]
Embedded in the video below is today’s YouTube Report. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel at YouTube.com/user/wnwnews: Richard Gray of http://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com discusses the WWE developmental mess, Kurt Angle’s latest Twitter outburst, reveals the musical acts scheduled for Wrestlemania XXVIII, talks [...]
Former wrestler and promoter Joe Blanchard, the father of Tully Blanchard, died this morning. He was 84. Tully wrote the following today on Facebook: “3-22-2012 marks the end of my Fathers life in the natural. He passed at 8:00 AM, [...]
March 22, 2012
Other News
- TheDay.com is reporting that Sacred Heart University will name its new student commons in honor of Board of Trustees member Linda McMahon. McMahon, who is in the midst of a second run for US Senate, provided a $5 million [...]
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The official WWE YouTube channel has uploaded the fourth episode of the Outside The Ring series. In this episode,The Miz gives an inside look of his Sirius XM show, First And Awesome. The video is embedded below: [...]
Chris Jericho was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night on NBC to promote Wrestlemania XXVIII. The interview is now online and available in the video embedded below: If you are unable to watch the video in the player [...]
- Paul Bearer has confirmed he will be at WWE Fan Axxess in “The Undertaker’s Graveyard” on March 30th, March 31st and April 1st. The following is from his official Twitter account: I will be appearing at WRESTLEMANIA XXVIII AXXESS [...]
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John Cena recently participated in an interview on Mix106.1 in Philadelphia and discussed the current WWE Title design, his influences, future stars in the company, which Superstar he’d like a match with in any era (besides The Rock), and more. [...]