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Eric Young Talks About New Animal Planet Series In Latest TNA Today

Eric Young Talks About New Animal Planet Series In Latest TNA Today

Eric Young talks about his “Off The Hook: Extreme Catches” TV series on Animal Planet in the latest episode of TNA Today. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]

July 23, 2012 TNA News
“Tonight Is The Night” The Official Theme Song Of 1000th Raw; WWE Live Event In Reading

“Tonight Is The Night” The Official Theme Song Of 1000th Raw; WWE Live Event In Reading

- WWE issued the following press release today: STAMFORD, Conn., July 23, 2012 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced Outasight’s chart-topping single “Tonight Is The Night” as the official theme song of its 1000th episode of Monday Night Raw. The [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE News
Chris Shays On Linda McMahon – “I Have Never Run Against An Opponent That I Have Respected Less”

Chris Shays On Linda McMahon – “I Have Never Run Against An Opponent That I Have Respected Less”

Chris Shays, who is challenging Linda McMahon for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate Seat out of Connecticut, says he wouldn’t support Linda McMahon is she won the primary. “I have never run against an opponent that I [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE News
Backstage Update From 1000th WWE Raw – Major, Major Name At The Scottrade Center In St. Louis, Missouri; Another Former Top Name Spotted Having Lunch With A Current WWE Star Earlier This Afternoon

Backstage Update From 1000th WWE Raw – Major, Major Name At The Scottrade Center In St. Louis, Missouri; Another Former Top Name Spotted Having Lunch With A Current WWE Star Earlier This Afternoon

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July 23, 2012 Insider Rumblings
WWE To Unveil New Raw Logo Tonight; View It Here

WWE To Unveil New Raw Logo Tonight; View It Here

WWE will unveil a new logo for Raw on this week’s 1000th episode. The logo is pictured below: News of the logo was first reported by TVLine.com and confirmed by WWE on Twitter. [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE News
Sonjay Dutt Returning To The Ring Next Month Against John Morrison

Sonjay Dutt Returning To The Ring Next Month Against John Morrison

Sonjay Dutt is doing much better following the shoulder injury he suffered at TNA Destination earlier this month. Dutt is scheduled to face John Morrison at CWF SuperClash from the Recreation Complex in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, August 4, 2012. [...]

July 23, 2012 Other News
Complete List Of Confirmed & Rumored Talent For Tonight’s 1000th Raw

Complete List Of Confirmed & Rumored Talent For Tonight’s 1000th Raw

There are a lot of lists of talent making rounds as to who will appear and who won’t appear on tonight’s 1000th episode of WWE Raw. With Jerry Lawler claiming that up to 30 former WWE stars could appear, I [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE News
CM Punk Involved In Airport Incident In St. Louis; Ricardo Rodriguez Reacts

CM Punk Involved In Airport Incident In St. Louis; Ricardo Rodriguez Reacts

There was an incident involving WWE Champion CM Punk Sunday night at the airport in St. Louis, Missouri. Apparently a fan rudely requested an autograph from Punk and resulted in Punk rejecting him. This reportedly caused another fan to react [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE News
WWE Smackdown House Show Results (7/22/12) – Omaha, Nebraska

WWE Smackdown House Show Results (7/22/12) – Omaha, Nebraska

Below are quick results from Sunday’s WWE Smackdown live event in Omaha, Nebraska: * Justin Gabriel & Sin Cara b. Camacho & Hunico * Damien Sandow b. Xavier Woods * Natalya b. Kaitlyn * Ryback b. Drew McIntyre * World [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE House Shows
WWE Extreme Rules 2013 To Take Place In St. Louis; Pre-Sale Begins Tonight

WWE Extreme Rules 2013 To Take Place In St. Louis; Pre-Sale Begins Tonight

WWE has announced that Extreme Rules 2013 will take place from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri on Sunday, May 19, 2013. A pre-sale to obtain tickets will begin during the 1000th episode of Raw. [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE News
WWE Raw House Show Results (7/22/12) – Springfield, Missouri

WWE Raw House Show Results (7/22/12) – Springfield, Missouri

Below are quick results from Sunday’s WWE Raw live event in Springfield, Missouri: * Brodus Clay b. Jack Swagger * Tensai b. Tyson Kidd * Leakee (more info) b. Curt Hawkins. * WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R-Truth [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE House Shows
Stephanie McMahon Reveals The Plan To Keep Viewers Tuned In For Three Hours On A Weekly Basis

Stephanie McMahon Reveals The Plan To Keep Viewers Tuned In For Three Hours On A Weekly Basis

Variety is running a piece to promote the milestone 1000th episode of WWE Raw with quotes from Stephanie McMahon in it.  Below is an excerpt: “We’re going to use social media in a more enhanced fashion,” besides just promotion, Stephanie [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE News
Almost 30 Former Stars Expected To Appear On 1000th Raw

Almost 30 Former Stars Expected To Appear On 1000th Raw

According to an interview Jerry Lawler did with The Baltimore Sun (recapped here), there are almost 30 former stars expected to appear on the 1000th episode of Raw. I have more details on major names at this link. I can [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE News
WWE Treating Raw 1000 Like Wrestlemania, Dean Ambrose’s Debut, Batista Appearance, How Sin Cara Is Perceived

WWE Treating Raw 1000 Like Wrestlemania, Dean Ambrose’s Debut, Batista Appearance, How Sin Cara Is Perceived

The following is today's edition of Ask WNW. Ask WNW is the most popular feature on the website where Richard Gray answers four questions daily, Monday through Friday. To submit your question for the next installment of Ask [...]

July 23, 2012 Ask WNW
Jerry Lawler On Calling Matches With Vince McMahon; Says Cole’s Coments About His Mom Were “Tough To Swallow”

Jerry Lawler On Calling Matches With Vince McMahon; Says Cole’s Coments About His Mom Were “Tough To Swallow”

The Baltimore Sun has a new Q&A online with Jerry Lawler to promote the 1000th episode of WWE Raw. Below is an excerpt: Through the years, you’ve worked with a number of different commentary partners. What has it been like [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE News
Watch The Latest Episode Of “WWE Download” With Dolph Ziggler Here

Watch The Latest Episode Of “WWE Download” With Dolph Ziggler Here

The latest episode of “WWE Download” with Dolph Ziggler is embedded in the video below: Luckiest losers – “WWE Download” with Dolph Ziggler – Episode 26 Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker for sending us the link. [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE News
Why Kelly Kelly Was Given Time Off From WWE & Why She’s Coming Back Now, Exclusive News On The 1000th Raw Including The Show’s Script, WWE Title Match Outcome, Major Names Rumored To Appear

Why Kelly Kelly Was Given Time Off From WWE & Why She’s Coming Back Now, Exclusive News On The 1000th Raw Including The Show’s Script, WWE Title Match Outcome, Major Names Rumored To Appear

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July 23, 2012 Backstage News
Kelly Kelly Says She’s On The Road Again & Will Be At Raw 1000; WWE Releases Official App For Windows 8

Kelly Kelly Says She’s On The Road Again & Will Be At Raw 1000; WWE Releases Official App For Windows 8

Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker sent in the following: - WWE has released an official Metro app for Microsoft Windows 8. The free app features news, roster information, and more. Click here for more information. - Kelly Kelly posted [...]

July 22, 2012 WWE News
Vince McMahon On Competing With UFC: “We’re In Show Business, They Are A Sport. Their Ratings Are Abysmal.”

Vince McMahon On Competing With UFC: “We’re In Show Business, They Are A Sport. Their Ratings Are Abysmal.”

Vince McMahon recently took part in a Q&A session with The Hollywood Reporter, and discussed topics such as the Monday Night Wars, WWE’s recent social media kick, competing with UFC, and more. McMahon gives his thoughts on UFC in the [...]

July 22, 2012 WWE News
Dolph Ziggler Discusses How He Feels About Legends Taking Airtime From Current Superstars, Working With Vickie Guerrero, More

Dolph Ziggler Discusses How He Feels About Legends Taking Airtime From Current Superstars, Working With Vickie Guerrero, More

In a recent interview with Chad Dukes Wrestling, Dolph Ziggler discussed his lack of mic time, his social media presence, Vickie Guerrero, Jack Swagger, and more. In the following excerpt, Ziggler explains how he feels about legends that have returned [...]

July 22, 2012 WWE News
UFC Fighter Praises Bret Hart After Using His Entrance Music At UFC 149

UFC Fighter Praises Bret Hart After Using His Entrance Music At UFC 149

Ariel Helwani conducted a post-match interview with MMA fighter Antonio Carvalho, in which he put over Bret Hart and discussed using his entrance music as he entered the arena for his fight at UFC 149. The video is embedded below: Thanks [...]

July 22, 2012 WWE News
WWE Predicts – 1,000th episode of RAW

WWE Predicts – 1,000th episode of RAW

Ken - The other night I was talking to Gesus about the upcoming 1,000th episode of RAW. Shocker, we’re always talking wrestling, but he thought it might be a good idea to write up our predictions for 1,000th episode of [...]

July 22, 2012 Predictions
Former TNA Star That WWE Is Interested In Decides To Take A Break From The Wrestling Business – Who It Is & What Made Them Decide To Step Away After Positive Talks With WWE Officials

Former TNA Star That WWE Is Interested In Decides To Take A Break From The Wrestling Business – Who It Is & What Made Them Decide To Step Away After Positive Talks With WWE Officials

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July 22, 2012 Insider Rumblings
AJ Seeking Advice From Punk & Cena, Brett DiBiase Correction; Ted Returns, Leakee On The Road With Raw, WWE YouTube

AJ Seeking Advice From Punk & Cena, Brett DiBiase Correction; Ted Returns, Leakee On The Road With Raw, WWE YouTube

- AJ Lee has been seeking advice from CM Punk and John Cena during her latest run in a main event storyline. - As it turns out Brett DiBiase didn’t appear on Friday’s Raw live event in Jackson, Mississippi. It [...]

July 22, 2012 WWE News
WWE Smackdown House Show Results (7/21/12) – WWE & World Heavyweight Titles Defended, Ted DiBiase Works

WWE Smackdown House Show Results (7/21/12) – WWE & World Heavyweight Titles Defended, Ted DiBiase Works

Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Smackdown live event in Sioux City, Iowa: * Justin Gabriel & Sin Cara b. Camacho & Hunico * Damien Sandow b. Xavier Woods * Natalya b. Kaitlyn * Ryback b. Drew McIntyre [...]

July 22, 2012 WWE House Shows
WWE Raw House Show Results (7/21/12) – Little Rock, Arkansas

WWE Raw House Show Results (7/21/12) – Little Rock, Arkansas

Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Raw live event in Little Rock, Arkansas: * Brodus Clay b. Jack Swagger * Leakee b. Curt Hawkins. Leakee, a WWE developmental talent, is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Sika [...]

July 22, 2012 WWE House Shows
Magnus & Samoa Joe Win GHC Tag Team Championship Today In Japan

Magnus & Samoa Joe Win GHC Tag Team Championship Today In Japan

Magnus & Samoa Joe won the GHC Tag Team Championship at today’s Pro Wrestling NOAH show in Tokyo, Japan. The TNA duo beat Akitoshi Saito & Jun Akiyama after Joe hit the Muscle Buster on Saito followed by the pin. [...]

July 22, 2012 TNA News
Eric Young’s New Show On Animal Planet Debuts Monday, July 30th

Eric Young’s New Show On Animal Planet Debuts Monday, July 30th

- TNA Wrestling issued the following press release to promote the premiere of Eric Young’s new show on Animal Planet: ANIMAL PLANET GOES F!#S*ING CRAZY IN NEW ANGLING ADVENTURE SERIES “OFF THE HOOK: EXTREME CATCHES” Showtime Eric Young is about [...]

July 22, 2012 TNA News
TNA “Basebrawl” House Show Results (7/21/12) – Brooklyn, New York; Sting Faces Bully Ray In Stadium Brawl

TNA “Basebrawl” House Show Results (7/21/12) – Brooklyn, New York; Sting Faces Bully Ray In Stadium Brawl

Below are quick results from last night’s TNA “Basebrawl” live event from MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York: * Mr. Anderson b. Robbie E * Rosita b. Gail Kim * Rob Van Dam b. Kazarian * AJ Styles b. Jeff [...]

July 22, 2012 TNA House Shows
Watch The Latest Episode Of “Are You Serious?” With Road Dogg & Josh Mathews Here

Watch The Latest Episode Of “Are You Serious?” With Road Dogg & Josh Mathews Here

This week’s episode of “Are You Serious?” with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews is embedded in the video below: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker for sending the link. [...]

July 22, 2012 WWE News
Rey Mysterio Comments On In-Ring Return; Matches Featured On WWE Vintage Collection

Rey Mysterio Comments On In-Ring Return; Matches Featured On WWE Vintage Collection

- Rey Mysterio posted the following on Twitter regarding his in-ring return: It’s been almost a year since I’ve been in the ring & want to take the time now to thank every single one of U that has been [...]

July 22, 2012 WWE News
Trish Stratus Hosting “Stratusphere Yoga” At Boots And Hearts Music Festival Next Month

Trish Stratus Hosting “Stratusphere Yoga” At Boots And Hearts Music Festival Next Month

Trish Stratus will be hosting “Stratusphere Yoga” at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival later this summer. Below is the official press release from her official website: Former WWE Women’s Champion announces mega yoga session at festival Jul 20, 2012 [...]

July 22, 2012 WWE News
Michael Hayes Records Song As Tribute To His Tag Team Partner, Terry Gordy, In Latest Edition Of “WWE Presents”

Michael Hayes Records Song As Tribute To His Tag Team Partner, Terry Gordy, In Latest Edition Of “WWE Presents”

The official WWE YouTube channel has posted the latest edition of “WWE Presents,” in which Michael P.S. Hayes sings a song in tribute to his Fabulous Freebirds partner, Terry Gordy. The video is embedded below: [...]

July 22, 2012 WWE News
Triple H Discusses Randy Orton’s Suspension, Creating Future Stars In The Industry, More

Triple H Discusses Randy Orton’s Suspension, Creating Future Stars In The Industry, More

STLToday.com has a new article up with quotes from Triple H. In the article, Triple H discusses how WWE pioneered reality television, the PG initiative, how he feels about professional wrestling being called “fake,” and more. In the following excerpt, [...]

July 22, 2012 WWE News
Ring of Honor Results (7/21/12) – Nothing to Fear, Except Fear Itself

Ring of Honor Results (7/21/12) – Nothing to Fear, Except Fear Itself

Ring of Honor Results – (7/21/12) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Check if Ring of Honor is in your area with the listings here. Also, be sure to follow along with the live coverage! Welcome to this week’s Ring [...]

July 21, 2012 ROH
WWE Stars In Auto Accident, Royal Rumble Location Revealed (Tickets On-Sale), WWE Loses ECW Trademark, MITB Winners, How The WWE Championship MITB Match Was Supposed To End, Heat Between Dolph Ziggler & Sin Cara Over Spot That Nearly Resulted In Disaster, Rey Mysterio Returns, Details On Loaded 1000th Raw, WWE Network Update With Everything You’ve Wanted To Know, Former WWE Champ Wants To Return, TNA Show Canceled, Chavo To TNA, Ask WNW Archive & All The Big News From This Past Week

WWE Stars In Auto Accident, Royal Rumble Location Revealed (Tickets On-Sale), WWE Loses ECW Trademark, MITB Winners, How The WWE Championship MITB Match Was Supposed To End, Heat Between Dolph Ziggler & Sin Cara Over Spot That Nearly Resulted In Disaster, Rey Mysterio Returns, Details On Loaded 1000th Raw, WWE Network Update With Everything You’ve Wanted To Know, Former WWE Champ Wants To Return, TNA Show Canceled, Chavo To TNA, Ask WNW Archive & All The Big News From This Past Week

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July 21, 2012 Premium Newsletters
Vince McMahon Reveals Managerial Secrets To Success, Hatred For Sleep, Love For Bodybuilding

Vince McMahon Reveals Managerial Secrets To Success, Hatred For Sleep, Love For Bodybuilding

Bloomberg Businessweek has a new feature online on Vince McMahon. In it, Vince reveals the following for his managerial secrets to success. They are as follows: Listen to Your Employees—and Yourself Treat Every Day Like Day One Don’t Cultivate Fear [...]

July 21, 2012 WWE News
WWE Raw House Show Results (7/20/12) – Jackson, Mississippi

WWE Raw House Show Results (7/20/12) – Jackson, Mississippi

Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Raw live event in Jackson, Mississippi: * Brodus Clay b. Jack Swagger * Tensai b. Tyson Kidd * WWE Divas Champion Layla b. Beth Phoenix * WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston [...]

July 21, 2012 WWE House Shows
ODB Signs New TNA Contract, “Basebrawl” Live Event Canceled, Nick Dinsmore Works Tryout Match

ODB Signs New TNA Contract, “Basebrawl” Live Event Canceled, Nick Dinsmore Works Tryout Match

- ODB recently re-upped her deal with TNA Wrestling. - TNA has canceled their “Basebrawl” live event on September 8, 2012 from Power Park in Charleston, West Virginia due to a scheduling conflict. The show was originally scheduled for August, [...]

July 21, 2012 TNA News
TNA “Basebrawl” House Show Results (7/22/12) – Aberdeen, Maryland

TNA “Basebrawl” House Show Results (7/22/12) – Aberdeen, Maryland

Below are quick results from last night’s TNA “Basebrawl” live event in Aberdeen, Maryland: * AJ Styles b. Kazarian * Gail Kim b. Rosita * Rob Van Dam b. Robbie E * Jeff Hardy b. Mr. Anderson * Sting b. [...]

July 21, 2012 TNA House Shows