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TNA Destination X Tanks; Bound For Glory Tickets On-Sale July 27th

TNA Destination X Tanks; Bound For Glory Tickets On-Sale July 27th

- The word making rounds in many TNA circles this week is that this month’s Destination X pay-per-view failed to do 10,000 buys. - TNA Wrestling issued the following press release: TNA WRESTLING ANNOUNCES PHOENIX TO HOST “BOUND FOR GLORY” [...]

July 19, 2012 TNA News
New WWE Video Looking At The Epic Journey Of The Rock; Shawn Michaels Shows Off New Deuce Brand Watch

New WWE Video Looking At The Epic Journey Of The Rock; Shawn Michaels Shows Off New Deuce Brand Watch

- WWE posted the following video on YouTube: The Rock: The Epic Journey of Dwayne Johnson Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker for sending this in. - Shawn Michaels posted the following commercial for his new Deuce Brand [...]

July 19, 2012 WWE News
WWE Launches Investor Relations Twitter Account; Evan Bourne Health Update

WWE Launches Investor Relations Twitter Account; Evan Bourne Health Update

- WWE has launched an official Twitter account for their Investor Relations Department. You can follow the account at Twitter.com/WWEInvestor. - Evan Bourne posted the following injury update on Twitter: Another follow up appt with my surgeon today. The foot [...]

July 19, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Says He Will Be At 1000th Raw; David Otunga Calls Halle Berry A Trooper

Jim Ross Says He Will Be At 1000th Raw; David Otunga Calls Halle Berry A Trooper

- Jim Ross wrote the following on Twitter: Planning on being at RAW 1000 this Monday in St. Louis as a fan. Wouldn’t miss it! If called upon, I’m happy to do a little work. #RAW1000 — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) [...]

July 19, 2012 WWE News
Mr. Anderson Discusses How Promos Are Scripted In TNA, When He Decided To Join TNA After His WWE Departure, More

Mr. Anderson Discusses How Promos Are Scripted In TNA, When He Decided To Join TNA After His WWE Departure, More

Arda Ocal sent in the following: TNA star Ken Anderson spoke with Arda Ocal for the Baltimore Sun publication. In the interview, Anderson speaks in depth about his creative growth in TNA, when he decided to make the jump to [...]

July 19, 2012 TNA News
Jerry Lawler Explains Why He Replaced “Macho Man” Randy Savage On Commentary During The Monday Night Wars

Jerry Lawler Explains Why He Replaced “Macho Man” Randy Savage On Commentary During The Monday Night Wars

The Miami Herald has a new article up with quotes from WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler. In the article, he talks about his favorite Raw moments, the origin of his “Puppies” catchphrase, why Raw has remained so [...]

July 19, 2012 WWE News
Full WWE Superstars Taping Results For Today

Full WWE Superstars Taping Results For Today

The following article contains spoiler information. Due to the fact the material in this post will spoil upcoming programming, we have removed the excerpt so you must click the link to view the story contents. [...]

July 19, 2012 WWE Spoilers
TNA Show Canceled (Updated)

TNA Show Canceled (Updated)

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July 18, 2012 Backstage News
Watch The Latest Episode Of TNA Today With Dixie Carter Here

Watch The Latest Episode Of TNA Today With Dixie Carter Here

- Dixie Carter is featured in the latest episode of TNA Today that is embedded in the video below: [...]

July 18, 2012 TNA News
John Cena Privately Settles Divorce

John Cena Privately Settles Divorce

TMZ is reporting that John Cena and his now ex-wife Elizabeth Huberdeau have privately settled their divorce. Liz’s attorney, Raymond Rafool, told TMZ the following: “All matters [in the divorce] have been settled and resolved amicably.” Things were expected to [...]

July 18, 2012 WWE News
WWE Streaming Live Pre-Show Prior To Next Week’s 1000th Raw On YouTube; Official Press Release

WWE Streaming Live Pre-Show Prior To Next Week’s 1000th Raw On YouTube; Official Press Release

WWE will broadcast a live pre-show prior to next week’s 1000th episode of Raw on their official YouTube channel. The stream will begin Monday at 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PT. We’ll stream the show live here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com but you can [...]

July 18, 2012 WWE News
Watch The Latest Episode Of WWE Inbox Here

Watch The Latest Episode Of WWE Inbox Here

The latest episode of WWE Inbox is embedded in the video below: [...]

July 18, 2012 WWE News
Scott Hall’s Son Works First Wrestling Match Last Weekend; Watch It Here

Scott Hall’s Son Works First Wrestling Match Last Weekend; Watch It Here

Scott Hall’s son Cody worked his first wrestling match last Saturday. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]

July 18, 2012 Other News
WWE Retiring The Cruiserweight Title, How We Break The News First, Sheamus’ Run As World Heavyweight Champion, The Future Of Ryback, Zack Ryder’s Spot In WWE, Dean Ambrose Being Called Up, The Time Is Now For Dolph Ziggler

WWE Retiring The Cruiserweight Title, How We Break The News First, Sheamus’ Run As World Heavyweight Champion, The Future Of Ryback, Zack Ryder’s Spot In WWE, Dean Ambrose Being Called Up, The Time Is Now For Dolph Ziggler

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July 18, 2012 Premium Mailbags
WWE Sued By Songwriter, CM Punk Headling Comic Con, Rey Mysterio Comments On His Return

WWE Sued By Songwriter, CM Punk Headling Comic Con, Rey Mysterio Comments On His Return

- Songwriter Jimmy Papa is suing WWE over royalty fees regarding songs that were used on the album “WCW Slam Jam 1.” You can read full details by The Dallas Morning News at this link. - WWE Champion CM Punk [...]

July 18, 2012 WWE News
John Cone On Bumping For Lesnar, How WWE Found Him, Calls Bryan vs. Punk Most Memorable Match Ever, Typical Work Day, How Referees Are Determined

John Cone On Bumping For Lesnar, How WWE Found Him, Calls Bryan vs. Punk Most Memorable Match Ever, Typical Work Day, How Referees Are Determined

ThePitch.com has a new article online featuring quotes from WWE referee John Cone. Below are the highlights: Bumping for Brock Lesnar: “It was kind of exciting to get clotheslined by Brock Lesnar,” Cone says, “I gotta admit.” How WWE found [...]

July 18, 2012 WWE News
WWE Universe Touts It Out

WWE Universe Touts It Out

- WWE sent out the following press release to tout the success of Tout: WWE(R) Universe Touts It Out STAMFORD, Conn., Jul 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — WWE today announced that immediately after WWE featured fan Touts – 15-second self-recorded [...]

July 18, 2012 WWE News
Huge WWE Network Update With All The Details You’ve Wanted To Know – Two Dates For The Launch, Future Pay-Per-View Plans Including Shows That Will Remain On Pay-Per-View, First Pricing Details Revealed, Finally A Plan For Clearance & The Model Of The Service

Huge WWE Network Update With All The Details You’ve Wanted To Know – Two Dates For The Launch, Future Pay-Per-View Plans Including Shows That Will Remain On Pay-Per-View, First Pricing Details Revealed, Finally A Plan For Clearance & The Model Of The Service

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July 18, 2012 Backstage News
Ken Anderson Discusses Decision To Go To TNA, Working As A Pro Wrestler, Current State Of The Product

Ken Anderson Discusses Decision To Go To TNA, Working As A Pro Wrestler, Current State Of The Product

Arda Ocal of The Baltimore Sun has a new article online featuring quotes from Mr. Anderson to promote Friday’s live event in Aberdeen, Maryland. Below are the highlights: Decision to go to TNA, working as a pro wrestler: “It took [...]

July 18, 2012 TNA News
Halle Berry Rushed To The Hospital After Filming Scene For New WWE Studios Film; WWE ’13 Roster Notes

Halle Berry Rushed To The Hospital After Filming Scene For New WWE Studios Film; WWE ’13 Roster Notes

- TMZ is reporting that Halle Berry was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday night after taking a nasty fall while filming a scene for the upcoming movie “The Hive.” This is wrestling-related as WWE Studios is co-financing the film. [...]

July 18, 2012 WWE News
Watch The Latest Episode Of Impact Wrestling Rewind Here

Watch The Latest Episode Of Impact Wrestling Rewind Here

The latest episode of Impact Wrestling Rewind, recapping last week’s Impact is embedded in the video below: [...]

July 18, 2012 TNA News
Criticism Of Linda McMahon, Goldberg’s Opinion Of Vince McMahon & Why He Left WWE, Top WWE Talent, Ryback’s Push

Criticism Of Linda McMahon, Goldberg’s Opinion Of Vince McMahon & Why He Left WWE, Top WWE Talent, Ryback’s Push

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 18, 2012 Ask WNW
Hulk Hogan Doing Well After Undergoing Back Surgery

Hulk Hogan Doing Well After Undergoing Back Surgery

Hulk Hogan has successfully underwent another back surgery and is being taken care of by nurse Jimmy Hart. The following is from Hogan’s official Twitter account: Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers,like brand new brother ,nurse Jimmy [...]

July 18, 2012 TNA News
Ultimate Warrior Accused Of Fraud Over Memorabilia Valued At $28,000

Ultimate Warrior Accused Of Fraud Over Memorabilia Valued At $28,000

TMZ is reporting that The Ultimate Warrior has been accused of fraud by Christopher Elias, a sports memorabilia dealer. The two men allegedly agreed to a deal in which Elias would pay $28,000 for select memorabilia from Warrior’s personal collection, [...]

July 18, 2012 Other News
Watch Several WWE Superstars Lip Sync In This Year’s WWE Summerslam Music Video Here

Watch Several WWE Superstars Lip Sync In This Year’s WWE Summerslam Music Video Here

The official WWE website has uploaded a video of various WWE Superstars and Divas lip-syncing to the theme song of WWE Summerslam, “Don’t Give Up” by Kevin Rudolf. The video is embedded below: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan [...]

July 18, 2012 WWE News
Nick Dinsmore Reacts To Allegations That The Eugene Character Was Offensive; JBL Reviews WWE Money In The Bank

Nick Dinsmore Reacts To Allegations That The Eugene Character Was Offensive; JBL Reviews WWE Money In The Bank

-The official WWE website has posted a video in which Nick Dinsmore, who portrayed Eugene on WWE TV, discusses the character. The video was posted in response to an editorial that singled out the Eugene character as “making fun of [...]

July 18, 2012 WWE News
WWE Hall Of Famer Returns To WWE (Smackdown Spoiler)

WWE Hall Of Famer Returns To WWE (Smackdown Spoiler)

The following article contains spoiler information. Due to the fact the material in this post will spoil upcoming programming, we have removed the excerpt so you must click the link to view the story contents. [...]

July 18, 2012 WWE News
*Spoilers* Smackdown Taping Results From San Diego, California

*Spoilers* Smackdown Taping Results From San Diego, California

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July 17, 2012 WWE Spoilers
*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From San Diego, California (Part 2)

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From San Diego, California (Part 2)

The following article contains spoiler information. Due to the fact the material in this post will spoil upcoming programming, we have removed the excerpt so you must click the link to view the story contents. [...]

July 17, 2012 WWE Spoilers
RAW Is Blogged – Jericho Speaks Not A Word

RAW Is Blogged – Jericho Speaks Not A Word

I cannot get over how many people were really pissed about the WWE Championship Match going before the WWE Championship Contract MITBLM. I understand and truly believe that Punk deserves to end a PPV; carry a PPV as the main [...]

July 17, 2012 Raw is Blogged
WWE Raw Supershow Rating – Strong Number Before Next Week’s Milestone

WWE Raw Supershow Rating – Strong Number Before Next Week’s Milestone

This week’s WWE Raw Supershow did a 3.44 cable rating off hours of 3.31 and 3.55 with an average viewing audience of 4,879,000 viewers on the USA Network. WWE Raw Ratings Archive [...]

July 17, 2012 WWE News
Dixie Carter Discusses The New Contract Of Austin Aries In The Latest Episode Of TNA Today

Dixie Carter Discusses The New Contract Of Austin Aries In The Latest Episode Of TNA Today

Watch the latest episode of TNA Today with Dixie Carter where she discusses the new contract of TNA Champion Austin Aries: [...]

July 17, 2012 TNA News
Writer Accuses WWE Of Making Fun Of The Mentally Challenged, Demeaning Women & Encouraging Steroid Use; WWE Reacts In New Letter

Writer Accuses WWE Of Making Fun Of The Mentally Challenged, Demeaning Women & Encouraging Steroid Use; WWE Reacts In New Letter

WWE’s war with the Darien Times has continued with a new editorial posted last week where writer Joshua Fisher has more strong criticism of Linda McMahon for her WWE past. Mrs. McMahon loves to point out how she’s created jobs. [...]

July 17, 2012 WWE News
Kelly Kelly Resurfaces In New WWE YouTube Show

Kelly Kelly Resurfaces In New WWE YouTube Show

Kelly Kelly, who is currently away from WWE on an approved leave of absence, is featured in episode 9 of “Superstar Toyz” released today on the official WWE YouTube channel. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]

July 17, 2012 WWE News
CM Punk Wants Jim Ross To Call Next Week’s WWE Title Match

CM Punk Wants Jim Ross To Call Next Week’s WWE Title Match

WWE Champion CM Punk wants Jim Ross To call his title match against John Cena on next week’s 1000th Raw. The following is from Punk’s Twitter account: @jrsbbq Should call the title match next week on the #RAW1000 show. @JohnCena [...]

July 17, 2012 WWE News
Eric Young Announces That “Off The Hook: Extreme Catches” Premieres Monday, July 30, 2012 On Animal Planet

Eric Young Announces That “Off The Hook: Extreme Catches” Premieres Monday, July 30, 2012 On Animal Planet

- Eric Young posted the following on Twitter: HUGE HUGE News Discovery will be playing the world premier of my show OFF THE HOOK extreme catches in Monday July 30 check local listings. — Eric Young (@ShowtimeEY) July 17, 2012 [...]

July 17, 2012 TNA News
Austin Aries Signs Long Term Deal With TNA Wrestling

Austin Aries Signs Long Term Deal With TNA Wrestling

Dixie Carter wrote the following on Twitter: Excited to have signed @AustinAries to a long term deal. I share the story on TNA Today TODAY. — Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) July 17, 2012 In May, Aries signed a new one-year agreement [...]

July 17, 2012 TNA News
Randy Orton On 1000th Raw?, Jericho vs. Ziggler, Mysterio’s Return, Fan Polling To Determine Matches & Stipulations

Randy Orton On 1000th Raw?, Jericho vs. Ziggler, Mysterio’s Return, Fan Polling To Determine Matches & Stipulations

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 17, 2012 Ask WNW
Major Name In Talks To Appear On Next Week’s 1000th Episode Of WWE Raw; Why WWE Decided To Have John Cena “Cash In” His Title Shot & What You Can Expect To See In The Title Match Against CM Punk

Major Name In Talks To Appear On Next Week’s 1000th Episode Of WWE Raw; Why WWE Decided To Have John Cena “Cash In” His Title Shot & What You Can Expect To See In The Title Match Against CM Punk

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July 17, 2012 Insider Rumblings
Roddy Piper & Goldberg Comment On 1000th WWE Raw

Roddy Piper & Goldberg Comment On 1000th WWE Raw

Bill Goldberg and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper have Tweeted about the 1000th episode of Raw. Goldberg rules out the possibility of appearing, while Piper wants to roll Vince McMahon. The following is from their respective Twitter accounts: If I go to [...]

July 17, 2012 WWE News