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WWE Loses The Trademark For “ECW”; Registered By Another Company For Wrestling Use

WWE Loses The Trademark For “ECW”; Registered By Another Company For Wrestling Use

A Limited Liability Company out of New York called “Mocker” registered the trademark to “ECW” for wrestling use back in March. WWE apparently let the trademark expire and the registration was assigned to an examiner for review last week. [...]

July 15, 2012 WWE News
Gerry Brisco Makes Amends With Kurt Angle; Gets Plaque Back

Gerry Brisco Makes Amends With Kurt Angle; Gets Plaque Back

It didn’t take long for Kurt Angle to get his award back. The following was posted by the Dan Gable Museum on Facebook: It’s true! Kurt Angle’s plaque is at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum with [...]

July 15, 2012 TNA News
Kurt Angle – “Jerry Brisco Made A Mockery Out Of Me”

Kurt Angle – “Jerry Brisco Made A Mockery Out Of Me”

Kurt Angle was scheduled to be inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame at the Dan Gable Museum this weekend but backed out of the appearance due to a prior commitment. Gerald Brisco ended up auctioning [...]

July 15, 2012 TNA News
WWE Supershow House Show Results (7/14/12) – Tucson, Arizona

WWE Supershow House Show Results (7/14/12) – Tucson, Arizona

Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Supershow live event in Tucson, Arizona: * WWE Intercontinental Champion Christian b. Cody Rhodes * Tensai b. Tyson Kidd * Tamina Snuka b. Natalya with Kaitlyn as the special guest referee * [...]

July 15, 2012 WWE House Shows
TNA House Show Results (7/14/12) – Memphis, Tennessee

TNA House Show Results (7/14/12) – Memphis, Tennessee

Below are quick results from last night’s TNA “Basebrawl” live event in Memphis, Tennessee: * Madison Rayne b. Velvet Sky * Mr. Anderson b. “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero in a Bound for Glory series match * James Storm b. Magnus [...]

July 15, 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

The latest episode of “Are You Serious?“, entitled WCW continues to ruin everything, is embedded in the video below: [...]

July 15, 2012 WWE News
New WWE Trademark; Kharma Says She Is Not Taking Bookings

New WWE Trademark; Kharma Says She Is Not Taking Bookings

- Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker sent word WWE has trademarked the term “WWE Spotlight.” - Wrestling News World reader Samantha Reichle sent word that Kharma Tweeted she is not currently taking bookings. Below is the Tweet: Thank you [...]

July 15, 2012 WWE News
Royal Rumble 2013 Location & Ticket Information (Updated With Pre-Sale Password)

Royal Rumble 2013 Location & Ticket Information (Updated With Pre-Sale Password)

WWE Royal Rumble 2013 will take place on Sunday, January 27, 2013 from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Wrestling News World reader Ben sent in the Ticketmaster listing at this link. Tickets go on sale on Friday at [...]

July 15, 2012 WWE News
Hulk Hogan Rebukes Us On Twitter; Correction On Retail Establishment In Florida

Hulk Hogan Rebukes Us On Twitter; Correction On Retail Establishment In Florida

Hulk Hogan has rebuked WrestlingNewsWorld.com on Twitter after we posted details about a Hogan retail establishment opening later this month at the Pelican Walk Plaza in Clearwater, Florida. Hogan informed us that our timeframe was “way off” and clearly implied [...]

July 15, 2012 TNA News
Ring of Honor Results (7/14/12) – Threat of Elimination

Ring of Honor Results (7/14/12) – Threat of Elimination

Ring of Honor Results – (7/14/12) 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 14, 2012 ROH
Smackdown! or Friday the ZACKteenth!

Smackdown! or Friday the ZACKteenth!

Opening Thoughts Well, I already used “Zackdown” for when he became the assistant to the GM, so I had to do something different. Anyways, WWE’s present to me on my birthday was that horrendous screw up of a Raw. I’m [...]

July 14, 2012 Smackdown
WWE Predicts – Money In The Bank

WWE Predicts – Money In The Bank

This Sunday, July 15th, WWE presents Money In The Bank from Phoenix, Arizona. As per usual, this MITB has an interesting lineup and is almost guaranteed to be a really solid show. I’m looking forward to any swerves they might [...]

July 14, 2012 Predictions
Weekly Rundown: Turns Out Hornswoggle COULD Talk Before the Christmas Battle Royal

Weekly Rundown: Turns Out Hornswoggle COULD Talk Before the Christmas Battle Royal

This blog reflects my subjective views and nothing more. If you disagree – which is encouraged – feel free to voice your opinion (in a civil manner) in the comments section. Also, I am always open to constructive criticism of [...]

July 14, 2012 Landau Rundown
Update On Car Accident Involving Zack Ryder, Dolph Ziggler & Justin Roberts

Update On Car Accident Involving Zack Ryder, Dolph Ziggler & Justin Roberts

WWE has updated their accident report on Zack Ryder, Dolph Ziggler and Justin Roberts over on dot com. The piece features a picture of their rear-ended limousine and features quotes from Ryder and Roberts. In it, Ryder says he landed [...]

July 14, 2012 WWE News
Huge Names Confirmed For 1000th Raw, WWE Signs Well-Known Indy Talent, Proof Randy Orton’s Stock Has Plummeted & What Vince McMahon Did To Send A Message On WWE TV, The Rock’s WWE Return Revealed, Identity Of The Anonymous Raw GM, Mysterio’s Return Set, Kharma Gone From WWE, Batista Says He’s Not Returning This Year, WWE Gets Sheen’d, CM Punk Puts Over Top TNA Talent, New TNA Champion; Backstage News On How Aries Flourished In The Eyes Of Management, Ask WNW Archive & All The Big News From This Past Week

Huge Names Confirmed For 1000th Raw, WWE Signs Well-Known Indy Talent, Proof Randy Orton’s Stock Has Plummeted & What Vince McMahon Did To Send A Message On WWE TV, The Rock’s WWE Return Revealed, Identity Of The Anonymous Raw GM, Mysterio’s Return Set, Kharma Gone From WWE, Batista Says He’s Not Returning This Year, WWE Gets Sheen’d, CM Punk Puts Over Top TNA Talent, New TNA Champion; Backstage News On How Aries Flourished In The Eyes Of Management, Ask WNW Archive & All The Big News From This Past Week

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July 14, 2012 Premium Newsletters
Matches Featured This Week On WWE Vintage Collection

Matches Featured This Week On WWE Vintage Collection

This week’s episode of WWE Vintage Collection featured the following matches as typed out by Devin Cutting: Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty vs. The Basham Brothers WWE Smackdown – February 5th, 2004 Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka vs. “Cowboy” Bob Orton WWE [...]

July 14, 2012 WWE News
The Briscoes Shoot On Kenny King In New Ring Of Honor Video

The Briscoes Shoot On Kenny King In New Ring Of Honor Video

- ROH Wrestling posted a video of The Briscoes shooting on Kenny King for defecting from Ring of Honor to TNA Wrestling: [...]

July 14, 2012 ROH
New Shawn Michaels Video Update

New Shawn Michaels Video Update

- Shawn Michaels posted a new video on YouTube that you can watch embedded in the video below: [...]

July 14, 2012 WWE News
Charlie Sheen Gone From Twitter

Charlie Sheen Gone From Twitter

Charlie Sheen’s Twitter account, located at Twitter.com/CharlieSheen, has been deleted. WWE  issued a press release that Sheen would Tweet during the 1000th episode of Raw to his 7.5 million Twitter followers on July 23, 2012 as the show’s “social media ambassador.” [...]

July 14, 2012 WWE News
Impact Wrestling Rating Hurt By DirecTV Losing Spike TV

Impact Wrestling Rating Hurt By DirecTV Losing Spike TV

This week’s Impact Wrestling did a 0.85 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,108,000 viewers on Spike TV. Impact Rewind, which preceded Impact, did a 0.21 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 231,000 viewers. The numbers [...]

July 14, 2012 TNA News
Watch The Latest Episode Of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” With Santino Marella Here

Watch The Latest Episode Of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” With Santino Marella Here

The latest episode of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” with Santino Marella is embedded in the video below: [...]

July 14, 2012 WWE News
Zack Ryder Update; Watch Daniel Bryan Try To Find A Gift For AJ At Comic Con Here

Zack Ryder Update; Watch Daniel Bryan Try To Find A Gift For AJ At Comic Con Here

-Following the car accident he was involved in last evening, Zack Ryder posted the following update on his Twitter account: My neck is bothering me but there is no stopping the Ryder Revolution… — Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) July 14, 2012 [...]

July 14, 2012 WWE News
Booker T Hosts An Extended Q&A Session: Discusses His Upcoming Book, His Dream Opponents, The Origin Of “Shucky Ducky Quack Quack,” More

Booker T Hosts An Extended Q&A Session: Discusses His Upcoming Book, His Dream Opponents, The Origin Of “Shucky Ducky Quack Quack,” More

Booker T has posted an extended Q&A session on his official YouTube channel. In the videos, he talks about a number of subjects, including his dream opponents, favorite opponents, favorite current WWE Superstars, his career throughout WCW and WWE, and [...]

July 14, 2012 WWE News
Zack Ryder, Dolph Ziggler, & Justin Roberts Involved In Car Accident

Zack Ryder, Dolph Ziggler, & Justin Roberts Involved In Car Accident

The official WWE website is reporting that Zack Ryder, Dolph Ziggler, & Justin Roberts were involved in a car accident after leaving San Diego Comic Con. The car they were traveling was rear-ended around 5 PM PT. The website also [...]

July 13, 2012 WWE News
Watch The Latest Episode Of “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown Here

Watch The Latest Episode Of “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown Here

The latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown is embedded in the video below: [...]

July 13, 2012 WWE News
Andy Leavine Update; New Video Interview With World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus

Andy Leavine Update; New Video Interview With World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus

- WWE Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine, who was released from WWE earlier this year, is booked this weekend on WWC shows in Puerto Rico. Click here for more information. - Embedded in the video below is a new interview [...]

July 13, 2012 WWE News
Buff Bagwell Arrested On Charges Of Reckless Driving

Buff Bagwell Arrested On Charges Of Reckless Driving

Marcus “Buff” Bagwell was arrested on Monday and charged with reckless driving in Cherokee County, Georgia. He was later released on bond. Bagwell nearly lost his life after a single-car accident in April. Story developing… [...]

July 13, 2012 Other News
Weekend WWE Schedule – Supershow Live Event, Money In The Bank, Next Week’s TVs

Weekend WWE Schedule – Supershow Live Event, Money In The Bank, Next Week’s TVs

WWE has one live event this weekend prior to Sunday’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Supershow: Saturday from the Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona (more info) Next Week’s TVs: Raw Supershow from Mandalay Bay Events [...]

July 13, 2012 WWE News
Weekend TNA Schedule – “Basebrawl” Live Event In Memphis; Seeking Reports

Weekend TNA Schedule – “Basebrawl” Live Event In Memphis; Seeking Reports

TNA Wrestling will run a “Basebrawl” live event Saturday night from AutoZone Park in Memphis, Tennessee. TNA is advertising the following matches: TNA WORLD TITLE MATCH Jeff Hardy vs. Austin Aries TNA TAG TITLE MATCH Daniels/Kazarian vs Devon/Garett Bischoff Bobby [...]

July 13, 2012 TNA News
“Girls Gone Dead” Starring Jerry Lawler Available Tuesday On DVD

“Girls Gone Dead” Starring Jerry Lawler Available Tuesday On DVD

“Girls Gone Dead: Unrated and Exposed” starring Jerry Lawler will be released on DVD next Tuesday. Full details on the flick are available at this link as you can pre-order the DVD here. The movie, which has received positive reviews, [...]

July 13, 2012 WWE News
Kharma Quietly Released From WWE

Kharma Quietly Released From WWE

WWE has quietly released Kharma, moving her profile to the Alumni section of dot com. You can view it at this link. While I have not been specifically told WWE has released her, everything indicates that her brief and limited [...]

July 13, 2012 WWE News
Another WWE Star On “Psych”; Watch The Latest Episode Of “Z! True Long Island Story” With Zack Ryder Here

Another WWE Star On “Psych”; Watch The Latest Episode Of “Z! True Long Island Story” With Zack Ryder Here

- It was revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con that another WWE star will be appearing on the USA Network original series “Psych” next season. While the name was not announced, it was said it will not be John Cena. [...]

July 13, 2012 WWE News
Vince McMahon Discusses Naming Raw, Different Mindset From Ted Turner, Says He’s Never Satisfied, Singles Out Steve Austin

Vince McMahon Discusses Naming Raw, Different Mindset From Ted Turner, Says He’s Never Satisfied, Singles Out Steve Austin

WWE has a new Q&A online with Vince McMahon talking about 1000 episodes of Raw. Below is an excerpt: As we approach Raw’s 1,000th episode we’ve got to ask — who came up with the name Raw? I did. The [...]

July 13, 2012 WWE News
Hulk Hogan To Undergo Yet Another Back Surgery

Hulk Hogan To Undergo Yet Another Back Surgery

The reason TNA did the angle with Aces of Eight “attacking” Hulk Hogan on this week’s Impact Wrestling is because he is set to undergo yet another back surgery. No other details are available as of this writing. [...]

July 13, 2012 TNA News
ROH Wrestling Announces Details On Wrestlemania Weekend Show

ROH Wrestling Announces Details On Wrestlemania Weekend Show

- ROH Wrestling has announced details on their Wrestlemania XXIX weekend show. Below is the official release: Ring of Honor Wrestling is very excited to state that we have finalized all the necessary details and can now officially announce that [...]

July 13, 2012 ROH
Comparing WWE Network To Oprah, Batista Update, Kharma’s WWE Status, WWE Gets Sheen’d

Comparing WWE Network To Oprah, Batista Update, Kharma’s WWE Status, WWE Gets Sheen’d

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 13, 2012 Ask WNW
Batista Says He’s Definitely Not Returning To WWE This Year

Batista Says He’s Definitely Not Returning To WWE This Year

Wrestling News World reader Swanson sent word that Dave Batista was on “Whats Trending” on YouTube Thursday night from Comic Con 2012. In it, Batista said he definitely wouldn’t be returning to WWE this year but was open to returning [...]

July 13, 2012 WWE News
Major Problem For WWE’s Social Media Ambassador For 1000th Raw

Major Problem For WWE’s Social Media Ambassador For 1000th Raw

TMZ is reporting that Charlie Sheen is shutting down his Twitter account within days or possibly “mere hours.” This could be a major problem for WWE as they are promoting Sheen as the Social Media Ambassador for the 1000th episode [...]

July 13, 2012 WWE News
CM Punk Releases Preview Of His Upcoming DVD, Featuring Curt Hawkins, Kofi Kingston, & Colt Cabana

CM Punk Releases Preview Of His Upcoming DVD, Featuring Curt Hawkins, Kofi Kingston, & Colt Cabana

CM Punk provided the first look at his upcoming DVD, CM Punk: Best in the World, via his Twitter account. The DVD, which Punk has a significant amount of control over, is due out in October. The preview features Curt [...]

July 13, 2012 WWE News
Batista Officially Making His MMA Debut With CES In October, Claims That It Will Be “Live On PPV”

Batista Officially Making His MMA Debut With CES In October, Claims That It Will Be “Live On PPV”

Batista will be making his MMA debut with CES on October 6th, 2012 at the Duncan Doughnuts Theater in Providence, Rhode Island. Batista, who was originally planning to fight with Strikeforce before a deal fell apart, confirmed his debut with [...]

July 13, 2012 Other News