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April 29, 2012
Backstage News
Edge will be letting his WWE contract expire and will decline to sign an extension. As we have been reporting, the company had been working to re-sign him but an agreement couldn’t be reached. While there is definitely a feeling [...]
Sabu was released today from a local Philadelphia area hospital. The ECW original was admitted yesterday after he was found unresponsive in his hotel room and transported via ambulance. Tommy Dreamer posted the following on Twitter today regarding Sabu’s health: [...]
April 29, 2012
Other News
WWE Extreme Rules 2012 will take place tonight from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. Below is the final lineup: Extreme Rules Match - Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena Chicago Street [...]
Last night’s “Extreme Reunion” show from the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can probably be summed up by the following picture Tweeted by Justin Credible: twitter.com/PJPOLACO/statu… — Justin Credible (@PJPOLACO) April 28, 2012 In addition to Sabu (pictured [...]
April 29, 2012
Other News
Rey Mysterio took a Wellness test backstage at the February 13, 2012 edition of Raw Supershow in his hometown of San Diego, California. The test came back positive for amphetamines and WWE notified Mysterio just a couple days ago he [...]
- Prior to his 60-day suspension, Rey Mysterio was scheduled to head to Japan next month on a promotional tour for WWE. Mysterio was suspended on Thursday for his second violation of the WWE Wellness Policy. - Add Sheamus and Daniel [...]
TMZ is reporting more problems for Scott Hall as he has defaulted on a mortgage and now owes his financier $75,000. Hall borrowed the money in June 2011 to purchase a house in Seminole County, Florida. Hall missed his final [...]
April 29, 2012
Other News
The latest episode of “Are You Serious” with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews is embedded in the video below: [...]
Kurt Angle was given the weekend off TNA live events this weekend to shoot a role in the new Michael Bay film called “Pain and Gain” starring The Rock. Below is a synopsis of the film courtesy of Vulture: A [...]
Sabu was rushed to the hospital today in Pennsylvania after being found unresponsive in his hotel room. The ECW original was scheduled for the “Extreme Reunion” independent show in Pennsylvania but when event staff went to pick him up, he [...]
April 28, 2012
Other News
Sunday, April 29th, WWE will present Extreme Rules from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. I have a feeling that this will be a stronger B level PPV coming off a WrestleMania than we’ve seen in many years. I hate [...]
April 28, 2012
Predictions
Ring of Honor Results – (4/28/12) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Check if Ring of Honor TV is in your area with the listings here, and be sure to follow along with the live coverage! Welcome to this week’s [...]
Edge is scheduled to appear at Resistance Pro’s May 11th show in Chicago, Illinois and will sign autographs for reserved ticket holders only (rows 1-3). The show will be headlined by Harry Smith vs. Rhino. Resistance Pro is the promotion [...]
- WWE declared their quarterly dividend yesterday. Below is the official release: STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE:WWE – News) announced that its Board of Directors today declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share for all Class A [...]
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WWE held their annual shareholders meeting yesterday in Stamford, Connecticut. While meetings such as this can produce several newsworthy tidbits, they can also be very boring. I have recapped the points that are of interest and saved you from the [...]
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April 28, 2012
Landau Rundown
Below are quick results from last night’s TNA live event in Kent, Washington: * TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries b. Zema Ion * TNA Knockout Women’s Champion Gail Kim b. Velvet Sky * The Motorcity Machineguns b.Kazarian & Christopher [...]
April 28, 2012
TNA House Shows
- WWE has added Abraham Washington to their official talent roster. He is listed as A.W. (Thanks to WNW reader Fernando for sending this in.) - The corporate WWE website has highlights of Vince McMahon at WWE’s Global Business Partners [...]
The latest episode of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” is embedded in the video below: [...]
Last night’s Smackdown is embedded in the video below is courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade: [...]
TMZ spoke to Judy Bagwell, the wife of Buff Bagwell, and she updated them on her husband’s condition after the serious car accident on Monday that nearly killed him. According to their report, Bagwell is now breathing and eating on [...]
April 28, 2012
Other News
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ChicagoNow.com has a new interview up with Daniel Bryan. In the interview, he discusses his mixed martial arts training, whether he would want to pursue MMA professionally, why wrestling has waned in popularity, the popularity of “Yes” chants, his infamous [...]
The latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” following tonight’s episode of Smackdown is embedded in the video below: [...]
Last night’s episode of Impact Wrestling did a 0.99 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,453,000 viewers on Spike TV. The repeat of last week’s show that preceded the new episode did a 0.39 cable rating with an [...]
With the NBA Playoffs starting tomorrow, The Masked Man over on Grantland has a new article online looking at NBA figures and their pro wrestling counterparts. Below is look at who the piece compares: LeBron James Is John Cena Dwyane [...]
April 27, 2012
Other News
For those that haven’t seen it, you can view James Storm in Montgomery Gentry’s new “Longnecks and Rednecks” music video embedded below: [...]
Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from last night’s Impact Wrestling courtesy of the official TNA YouTube channel. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade: Anarquia Faces Kurt [...]
There are no WWE live events before Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view from the Allstate Arena in Rosement, Illinois. Be sure and join us here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com at 7 PM EDT for exclusive live play-by-play coverage. Below is a look at [...]
TNA has two more live events this weekend. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Tonight from the Showare Center in Kent, Washington (more info) Saturday from the Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee, Washington (more info) The company will tape next week’s [...]
Arda Ocal has a new article online over on The Baltimore Sun featuring quotes from Daniel Bryan. Below are the highlights: 18-second loss at Wrestlemania XXVIII: “I actually thought the people might enjoy [the quick match],” Bryan said in an [...]
Episode #64 of Z! True Long Island Story with Zack Ryder is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
TNA announced today that Impact Wrestling was moving into the 8 PM ET/PT – 10 PM ET/PT on Spike TV on Thursday nights beginning on Thursday, May 31, 2012. Below is the official press release: SPIKE TV’S “IMPACT WRESTLING” MOVING [...]
Arda Ocal sent in the following: Arda Ocal (@Arda_Ocal) of The Score Television Network had a chance to chat with former WWE Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man. Highlights of interview: Honky talks about the decision for him to win [...]
April 27, 2012
Other News
WWE announced today on dot com that the stipulation to Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Extreme Rules on Sunday will be determined in a pre-show wheel spin. The Extreme Rules pre-show will be broadcast [...]
Below is the WWE No Way Out 2012 pay-per-view promotional poster: No Way Out 2012 will take place Sunday, June 17, 2012 from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]
Kevin Nash had some fun on Twitter late last night/early this morning. In a series of Tweets, Nash expressed disinterest in the WWE Hall of Fame and said one of his dearest friends was “let go” from WWE. The following [...]
- A pre-sale began this morning for the June 25th WWE Raw Supershow taping from the Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana began this morning. The password to obtain tickets is RAWTV at this link. - Changes to WWE’s developmental system [...]