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Watch Several Video Highlights From Last Night’s Raw; What Did You Think Of The Show?

Watch Several Video Highlights From Last Night’s Raw; What Did You Think Of The Show?

Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from this week’s Raw. After watching, head over to our Facebook page and tell us what you thought of the show: CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio Randy [...]

August 7, 2012 WWE News
Details On Tonight’s WWE TV Tapings From Houston, Texas – Chris Jericho Brings Back The Highlight Reel, Cody Rhodes vs. Sin Cara, More

Details On Tonight’s WWE TV Tapings From Houston, Texas – Chris Jericho Brings Back The Highlight Reel, Cody Rhodes vs. Sin Cara, More

WWE will tape the Smackdown portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and this week’s Smackdown tonight from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Chris Jericho will host an edition of The Highlight Reel, with Dolph Ziggler as his guest. In addition, Rey Mysterio [...]

August 7, 2012 WWE News
What You Didn’t See On This Week’s WWE Raw – Shawn Michaels, CM Punk, Triple H, Vince McMahon, The Undertaker, & John Laurinaitis Appear

What You Didn’t See On This Week’s WWE Raw – Shawn Michaels, CM Punk, Triple H, Vince McMahon, The Undertaker, & John Laurinaitis Appear

Wrestling News World reader Catarino sent in the following report from Raw: After Raw went off the air, Shawn Michaels comes out and thanks everyone. Triple H comes outs and they embrace. CM Punk interrupts and says that Shawn is [...]

August 7, 2012 WWE News
DJ Pauly D To Act As Social Media Ambassador On Raw Next Week

DJ Pauly D To Act As Social Media Ambassador On Raw Next Week

The official WWE website has announced that DJ Pauly D of Jersey Shore fame will be the Social Media Ambassador for next week’s Raw. Pauly D is promoting his new brand of cocktails, and will also act as the headlining [...]

August 7, 2012 WWE News
Chris Jericho’s “Highlight Reel” To Return On This Week’s Smackdown

Chris Jericho’s “Highlight Reel” To Return On This Week’s Smackdown

Chris Jericho’s “Highlight Reel” segment will return to WWE television on this week’s Smackdown with Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero as his “guests.” WWE will tape this week’s Smackdown on Tuesday night from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. If [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Watch The New WWE Raw TV Open & Wade Barrett Return Vignette Here

Watch The New WWE Raw TV Open & Wade Barrett Return Vignette Here

WWE posted the following new videos on their YouTube channel: Raw’s newest theme song Wade Barrett says the Barrett Barrage has only yet begun [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Shawn Michaels To Appear At SummerSlam

Shawn Michaels To Appear At SummerSlam

Shawn Michaels announced on WWE Raw he will be in the corner of Triple H for his match against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam, in a segment involving Lesnar and Paul Heyman. SummerSlam 2012 will take place Sunday, August 19, 2012 [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Kelly Kelly Returns To WWE

Kelly Kelly Returns To WWE

Kelly Kelly returned to WWE on this week’s Raw in a match against Eve Torres.  She went over in the bout. Kelly Kelly has been off for the past couple months on approved time off where the company allowed her [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Daniel Bryan vs. Kane Set For SummerSlam

Daniel Bryan vs. Kane Set For SummerSlam

AJ Lee officially announced on this week’s WWE Raw that Daniel Bryan will face Kane at SummerSlam. SummerSlam 2012 will take place Sunday, August 19, 2012 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Impact Wrestling To Remain Live On Spike TV Through September

Impact Wrestling To Remain Live On Spike TV Through September

Dixie Carter posted the following on Twitter: Excited to say Impact will remain live thru September. Stay tuned for more! — Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) August 7, 2012 TNA announced that beginning May 31, 2012 that Impact Wrestling would begin airing [...]

August 6, 2012 TNA News
Rosa Mendes Update

Rosa Mendes Update

Rosa Mendes did not accompany Primo & Epico to the ring for their match against The Prime Time Players on this week’s WWE Raw. For those that missed our coverage, Mendes was involved in an incident at the San Antonio [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
JTG Goes Ballistic On Twitter – Says No One Wants To Speak Up In Fear Of Losing Their Job Or Getting Taken Off TV

JTG Goes Ballistic On Twitter – Says No One Wants To Speak Up In Fear Of Losing Their Job Or Getting Taken Off TV

JTG is currently on a Twitter rampage about the atmosphere backstage in WWE. Below are his Tweets: There are some who live in a fantasy, there are those who live in reality.Then there are some who turn one into the [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Rosa Mendes Heavily Intoxicated Prior To Filing Police Report

Rosa Mendes Heavily Intoxicated Prior To Filing Police Report

Despite the reports from the NEWZ sites, Rosa Mendes wasn’t arrested Sunday night at the San Antonio International airport, however, she was said to be very intoxicated. According to eyewitness accounts, Mendes was stumbling and had a hard time walking. [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
WWE Begins Airing Return Vignettes For Wade Barrett

WWE Begins Airing Return Vignettes For Wade Barrett

WWE began airing return vignettes for Wade Barrett on this week’s Raw. Barrett, who hasn’t worked since February with a dislocated elbow injury, is advertised for this week’s Smackdown tour overseas. [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Smackdown Rating

Smackdown Rating

Last week’s Smackdown did a 1.91 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,780,000 viewers on SyFy. [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From San Antonio, Texas

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From San Antonio, Texas

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. [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE Spoilers
Report: Rosa Mendes Tells Police Her Fiancé, Former WWE Star Andy Slocum, Is A Habitual Woman Beater

Report: Rosa Mendes Tells Police Her Fiancé, Former WWE Star Andy Slocum, Is A Habitual Woman Beater

TMZ is reporting that Rosa Mendes – real name Milena Roucka – told police her fiancé, former WWE talent, Jackson Andrews (real name Stephen Andrew Slocum), is a habitual woman beater and “hit her several times at their shared residence in [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
RAW Results – HBK Appreciation Night? Not So Much

RAW Results – HBK Appreciation Night? Not So Much

RAW this week starts with video recap of last week’s happenings between AJ, Cena, Big Show and Punk. AJ set a #1 contenders match, Punk caused the DQ, and called them both losers. AJ made it a Triple Threat Match [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE Results
Shawn Michaels Appearing Live On Raw Tonight

Shawn Michaels Appearing Live On Raw Tonight

WWE Mobile Alerts just send out the following regarding tonight’s Raw: BREAKING NEWS: Shawn Michaels LIVE on Raw TONIGHT. Lesnar and Triple H in building as well. The action begins at 8/7 CT. Sponsored by 7-Eleven The event has been [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Watch The Latest TNA Today With Robbie E & Robbie T Here

Watch The Latest TNA Today With Robbie E & Robbie T Here

The latest episode of TNA Today features Robbie T & Robbie E and is embedded in the video below: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker for sending this in. [...]

August 6, 2012 TNA News
Report: Rosa Mendes Assaulted Prior To Flight To San Antonio

Report: Rosa Mendes Assaulted Prior To Flight To San Antonio

Diva-Dirt.com is reporting that Rosa Mendes was involved in an incident at the San Antonio International Airport in the last 24 hours. According to their report, citing a police officer, Rosa was assaulted in Las Vegas prior to flying into [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Wrestlemania XXIX Travel Packages On Sale On August 13th; Full Details Here

Wrestlemania XXIX Travel Packages On Sale On August 13th; Full Details Here

WWE has announced that travel packages for Wrestlemania XXIX will be available for purchase starting on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 12:00 PM EDT. Below is the official press release: WWE’s most highly anticipated annual celebration is coming to New [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Sean Waltman In San Antonio, WWE Show In Montgomery, Wade Barrett & Kelly Kelly Return Updates

Sean Waltman In San Antonio, WWE Show In Montgomery, Wade Barrett & Kelly Kelly Return Updates

- For those that missed it in the local media interview Shawn Michaels did on Monday morning, he confirmed Sean “X-Pac” Waltman was in San Antonio, Texas. He posted a photo of the two of them on Twitter at this [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Shawn Michaels Discusses “Shawn Michaels Appreciation Night”

Shawn Michaels Discusses “Shawn Michaels Appreciation Night”

Shawn Michaels was on local television in San Antonio on Monday to promote this week’s WWE Raw which is subtitled “Shawn Michaels Appreciate Night.” Michaels was asked if there would be another D-Generation X reunion and he said he didn’t [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
More On Cody Rhodes Denying His Positive WWE Wellness Test – What I’m Told He Was Taking & The Banned Substance It Contained, How He Was Cleared & Not Suspended But Still Buried In Storyline

More On Cody Rhodes Denying His Positive WWE Wellness Test – What I’m Told He Was Taking & The Banned Substance It Contained, How He Was Cleared & Not Suspended But Still Buried In Storyline

On May 31, 2012, we reported exclusively here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com Premium that Cody Rhodes had a positive WWE Wellness Test due to a dietary supplement he had been taking. The positive test was cleared by a doctor thus there was [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Who WWE Should Push, Kevin Nash Not Featured In Raw 1000 Build, Santino & Why I Dislike Secondary Titles In WWE, How Much Information I Know, Thoughts On The First Couple 3-Hour Episodes Of Raw, CM Punk’s Heel Turn, Why WWE Is Shoving Tout Down Our Throats, Is Brock Lesnar Worth The Money?, Managers In WWE, DiBiase’s Return & How To Beat Backstage Politics

Who WWE Should Push, Kevin Nash Not Featured In Raw 1000 Build, Santino & Why I Dislike Secondary Titles In WWE, How Much Information I Know, Thoughts On The First Couple 3-Hour Episodes Of Raw, CM Punk’s Heel Turn, Why WWE Is Shoving Tout Down Our Throats, Is Brock Lesnar Worth The Money?, Managers In WWE, DiBiase’s Return & How To Beat Backstage Politics

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August 6, 2012 Premium Mailbags
New Preview Released For CM Punk’s Upcoming DVD Featuring Clips From IWA & Ring Of Honor – Watch Here

New Preview Released For CM Punk’s Upcoming DVD Featuring Clips From IWA & Ring Of Honor – Watch Here

Silvervision has released a new preview for the upcoming CM Punk: Best in the World DVD on their official YouTube channel. The preview features clips from IWA and Ring of Honor, as well as interviews from Paul Heyman, Kofi Kingston, [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Shawn Michaels Gives His Thoughts On Comparisons Between CM Punk/Daniel Bryan & Himself/Bret Hart

Shawn Michaels Gives His Thoughts On Comparisons Between CM Punk/Daniel Bryan & Himself/Bret Hart

Arda Ocal sent in the following: In a new interview with Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of theScore Television Network and the Baltimore Sun, WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels addresses multiples topics, including: - His new sponsorship with Deuce Watches and [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Tensai’s Push Scaled Back, Vince McMahon Buying TNA, Jack Swagger Released?, Ted DiBiase’s Return To WWE TV

Tensai’s Push Scaled Back, Vince McMahon Buying TNA, Jack Swagger Released?, Ted DiBiase’s Return To WWE TV

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 [...]

August 6, 2012 Ask WNW
Cody Rhodes Denies Wellness Failure

Cody Rhodes Denies Wellness Failure

Cody Rhodes posted the following on Twitter: So apparently some luchas site was curious in my physical growth…working harder than my gen is not cheating. Never failed, never will. — Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodesWWE) August 6, 2012 We originally reported here [...]

August 6, 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

Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of “WWE Download” with Dolph Ziggler: [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
TNA House Show Results (8/05/12) – Tulsa, Oklahoma

TNA House Show Results (8/05/12) – Tulsa, Oklahoma

Below are quick results from yesterday’s TNA live event in Tulsa, Oklahoma: * Jeff Hardy won a show-opening battle royal to earn a TNA Championship show against Austin Aries later in the night. * TNA Knockout Women’s Champion Miss Tessmacher [...]

August 6, 2012 TNA House Shows
WWE Raw House Show Results (8/05/12) – Dothan, Alabama

WWE Raw House Show Results (8/05/12) – Dothan, Alabama

Below are quick results from yesterday’s WWE Raw live event in Dothan, Alabama: * Brodus Clay b. Heath Slater * WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R-Truth b. The Prime Time Players w/Abraham Washington * WWE Divas Champion Layla [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE House Shows
John “Bradshaw” Layfield & Michael Cole Exchange Words On Twitter When JBL Teases Commentary Return

John “Bradshaw” Layfield & Michael Cole Exchange Words On Twitter When JBL Teases Commentary Return

John “Bradshaw” Layfield posted some friendly Tweets about returning to Smackdown as a commentator and called out Michael Cole. Cole broke his silence on Twitter by responding. The Tweets are embedded below: Just got into Bermuda and watching Smackdown. Let’s [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
Kharma Reportedly Planning To Lose Weight & Document The Process To Acquire A Reality Show

Kharma Reportedly Planning To Lose Weight & Document The Process To Acquire A Reality Show

TMZ is reporting that recently released WWE talent Kharma is planning to to lose weight in order to document the change for a potential reality show. The article continues in the following excerpt: “In the months that followed [her tragic [...]

August 6, 2012 Other News
Details On Tonight’s Raw From San Antonio, Texas – “Shawn Michaels Appreciation Night,” Triple H & Brock Lesnar Advertised, More

Details On Tonight’s Raw From San Antonio, Texas – “Shawn Michaels Appreciation Night,” Triple H & Brock Lesnar Advertised, More

WWE will tape the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and this week’s Raw tonight from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The event is being advertised as “Shawn Michaels Appreciation Night,” with scheduled live appearances from Shawn Michaels, [...]

August 6, 2012 WWE News
TNA House Show Results (8/04/12) – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

TNA House Show Results (8/04/12) – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Below are quick results from last night’s TNA live event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: * Mr. Anderson won a show-opening battle royal to earn a TNA Championship shot against Austin Aries later in the night. Participants included Christopher Daniels, D’Angelo [...]

August 5, 2012 TNA House Shows
Smackdown! or Can You Dig It…SUCKERRRRRRR

Smackdown! or Can You Dig It…SUCKERRRRRRR

Opening Thoughts Let’s talk about hair. More specifically, what’s up with the mullet/mohawk hybrid that seems to be going around? Santino Marella, The Undertaker, and as we’ll see later, Randy Orton are all sporting this…odd look. Maybe it’s not odd [...]

August 5, 2012 Smackdown
Watch This Week’s Episode Of “Are You Serious?” With Road Dogg & Josh Mathews Here

Watch This Week’s Episode Of “Are You Serious?” With Road Dogg & Josh Mathews Here

The latest episode of “Are You Serious?” with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews is embedded in the video below: [...]

August 5, 2012 WWE News
Why Vince McMahon Took A Shot At UFC & What He Thought Of Dana White’s Response – A Guaranteed Way To Get Ribbed & The Only Way To Make It Stop; Detailed Examples How Vince Reacted When Booker T Fought Batista & Others That Failed To Do Anything

Why Vince McMahon Took A Shot At UFC & What He Thought Of Dana White’s Response – A Guaranteed Way To Get Ribbed & The Only Way To Make It Stop; Detailed Examples How Vince Reacted When Booker T Fought Batista & Others That Failed To Do Anything

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August 5, 2012 Insider Rumblings