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Triple H Discusses The Negotiations Regarding Brock Lesnar’s Return To WWE; Rey Mysterio Gives His Thoughts On Lesnar, More

Triple H Discusses The Negotiations Regarding Brock Lesnar’s Return To WWE; Rey Mysterio Gives His Thoughts On Lesnar, More

Yahoo! Sports has a new article up regarding Brock Lesnar‘s return to WWE. The article goes into detail about Lesnar’s initial departure from WWE in 2004, as well as his return negotiations. In the following excerpt, Paul Levesque (aka Triple [...]

August 21, 2012 WWE News
Chris Jericho – “I Promise You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Y2J”

Chris Jericho – “I Promise You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Y2J”

Chris Jericho, who was written off of TV on this week’s Raw, posted the following on his Twitter account: Thanks to all of my Jerichoholics for an amazing 9 months! I have the BEST fans and I promise u haven’t [...]

August 21, 2012 WWE News
RAW Results 8/20/12 – Do The Divas Want To Work The Ring?

RAW Results 8/20/12 – Do The Divas Want To Work The Ring?

Pre-show Announce Segment King and Cole talk up Brock and Trip, their fierce and physical battle, that they both left the ring last night, at SummerSlam, under their own power. Brock will be in the ring in less than 15b [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE Results
Chris Jericho Finished With WWE; Details On How They Wrote Him Off TV

Chris Jericho Finished With WWE; Details On How They Wrote Him Off TV

Dolph Ziggler beat Chris Jericho on this week’s episode of WWE Raw, “terminating” Jericho’s WWE contract. As the storyline goes, AJ Lee made the SummerSlam rematch in that if Ziggler won, Jericho’s WWE contract was terminated. If Jericho won, he [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
Brock Lesnar Says He’s Leaving WWE & Never Coming Back

Brock Lesnar Says He’s Leaving WWE & Never Coming Back

WWE is writing Brock Lesnar off television by using the Tout account of Paul Heyman. You can view it embedded below: Obviously this is being used to explain his absence from WWE television as he’s under a part-time contract and [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Fresno, California

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Fresno, California

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 20, 2012 WWE Spoilers
Watch The Latest Episode Of TNA Today With Al Snow Here

Watch The Latest Episode Of TNA Today With Al Snow Here

The latest episode of TNA Today features Al Snow talking about his role in talent development. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]

August 20, 2012 TNA News
Original Plans For Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H & Who Made The Call To Switch To Finish To What Was Seen On SummerSlam; Future Creative Plans For Brock Lesnar Including The First Talked About Survivor Series Opponent

Original Plans For Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H & Who Made The Call To Switch To Finish To What Was Seen On SummerSlam; Future Creative Plans For Brock Lesnar Including The First Talked About Survivor Series Opponent

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August 20, 2012 Backstage News
Smackdown Rating

Smackdown Rating

The go-home to SummerSlam episode of Smackdown did a 1.92 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,610,000 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
Watch Antonio Cesaro Win The WWE United States Championship Here; WWE’s Return To Madison Square Garden

Watch Antonio Cesaro Win The WWE United States Championship Here; WWE’s Return To Madison Square Garden

- For those that missed Antonio Cesaro beating Santino Marella for the WWE United States Championship on the SummerSlam Pre-Show, you can watch the match in the video below: - WWE will run a live event from Madison Square Garden [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
Shawn Michaels Officially Advertised For WWE Raw

Shawn Michaels Officially Advertised For WWE Raw

WWE is officially advertising Shawn Michaels for this week’s Raw. Michaels teased an appearance via satellite after Triple H’s loss to Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com at 8 PM EDT. [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
JBL Reviews SummerSlam & Says He Isn’t Sold On The Tag Team Division; Watch The WWE ’13 Roster Reveal Here

JBL Reviews SummerSlam & Says He Isn’t Sold On The Tag Team Division; Watch The WWE ’13 Roster Reveal Here

-John “Bradshaw” Layfield posted the following review of WWE SummerSlam, courtesy of his official YouTube channel: -Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker sent in the following video of the official WWE ’13 Roster Reveal: [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
WWE/Scooby-Doo Film Update, Amy Dumas At SummerSlam, Evan Bourne Provides New Injury Update

WWE/Scooby-Doo Film Update, Amy Dumas At SummerSlam, Evan Bourne Provides New Injury Update

- The WWE personalities slated for voice-over work in the new Scooby-Doo animated film began the work last week. - Former WWE Diva Amy “Lita” Dumas was one of the many visitors at SummerSlam. - Evan Bourne posted the following [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
Fred Durst Not Thrown Out For Middle Finger But Apologizes To WWE Producers

Fred Durst Not Thrown Out For Middle Finger But Apologizes To WWE Producers

TMZ has apparently solved the Fred Durst/SummerSlam mystery, reporting he was not thrown out for flipping off the camera. The publication reports Durst actually left the crowd to go apologize to the producers. A WWE representative told TMZ that reports indicating [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
Richard Reacts To WWE SummerSlam – Brock Lesnar Goes Over But What Were They Thinking With The Rest Of The Show?

Richard Reacts To WWE SummerSlam – Brock Lesnar Goes Over But What Were They Thinking With The Rest Of The Show?

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August 20, 2012 Audio, Richard Reacts
WWE Says Triple H Has A “Broken Arm”

WWE Says Triple H Has A “Broken Arm”

Dot com has posted an “injury update” on Triple H claiming he suffered a broken arm as a result of Brock Lesnar’s Kimura Lock in their match at SummerSlam. You can read the storyline update at this link. [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
Backstage News From WWE SummerSlam

Backstage News From WWE SummerSlam

- The go-home sequence of John Cena hitting the Attitude Adjustment on Big Show only for CM Punk to throw Cena out of the ring and steal the pin was included on a script that I received information from late [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
John Cena Won’t Admit CM Punk Is The “Best In The World”; More SummerSlam Axxess Results

John Cena Won’t Admit CM Punk Is The “Best In The World”; More SummerSlam Axxess Results

- Dot com has one of their TMZ-style video interviews online with John Cena after SummerSlam. In it, Cena refuses to label WWE Champion CM Punk the “best in the world.” Click here to watch the interview in its entirety. [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
Fred Durst Denies Rumor He Was Tossed From SummerSlam

Fred Durst Denies Rumor He Was Tossed From SummerSlam

There is a story going around that Fred Durst was tossed from SummerSlam for giving the camera the middle finger when he was shown on the pay-per-view broadcast. Durst has emphatically denied the rumor on Twitter. Below are his Tweets: [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
CM Punk’s Future As WWE Champion, Daniel Bryan’s Training Influencing Skills, Would I Accept A WWE Job?, What’s Next For Brock Lesnar

CM Punk’s Future As WWE Champion, Daniel Bryan’s Training Influencing Skills, Would I Accept A WWE Job?, What’s Next For Brock Lesnar

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 20, 2012 Ask WNW
Shawn Michaels Possibly Appearing On This Week’s WWE Raw

Shawn Michaels Possibly Appearing On This Week’s WWE Raw

Shawn Michaels, playing up the Triple H “retirement” tease, indicated he may appear on this week’s WWE Raw via satellite. Below are his Tweets: What can be said…what a match, what brutality. Neither guy is gonna be the same after [...]

August 20, 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: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker for sending us the link. [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
Social Media Incorporated In International Airings Of WWE Raw, Stephanie McMahon On The Board Of Tout, Axxess Highlights

Social Media Incorporated In International Airings Of WWE Raw, Stephanie McMahon On The Board Of Tout, Axxess Highlights

- Wrestling News World reader Brandon van Reenen sent in the following: Starting with today’s South African edition of WWE Raw, all Twitter references have been recognised on-screen as well as in commentary. This was previously excluded from the international [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
Details On Tonight’s WWE Raw Taping From Fresno, California – Brock Lesnar To Address The WWE Universe, Triple H & Chris Jericho Advertised, More

Details On Tonight’s WWE Raw Taping From Fresno, California – Brock Lesnar To Address The WWE Universe, Triple H & Chris Jericho Advertised, More

WWE will tape the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and will broadcast this week’s WWE Raw Monday night from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Following their match at WWE SummerSlam, both Triple H & Brock Lesnar [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
Dolph Ziggler Demands A Rematch With Chris Jericho; Alberto Del Rio Files A “Formal Complaint” With Booker T

Dolph Ziggler Demands A Rematch With Chris Jericho; Alberto Del Rio Files A “Formal Complaint” With Booker T

-Despite Chris Jericho saying he is “done with WWE” as of August 14th, Dolph Ziggler sent out a Tout following his loss at WWE Summerslam against Jericho in which he demands a rematch: -The official WWE website is promoting an [...]

August 20, 2012 WWE News
WWE SummerSlam Results (8/19/12) – Sheamus & CM Punk Retain; Brock Lesnar Makes Triple H Tap Out

WWE SummerSlam Results (8/19/12) – Sheamus & CM Punk Retain; Brock Lesnar Makes Triple H Tap Out

CLICK HERE for Richard Reacts to WWE SummerSlam [...]

August 19, 2012 WWE Results
Announced Attendance For WWE SummerSlam

Announced Attendance For WWE SummerSlam

The announced attendance of SummerSlam 2012 was 17,482. The show was a legitimate sellout from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.   [...]

August 19, 2012 WWE News
New WWE United States Champion

New WWE United States Champion

Antonio Cesaro beat Santino Marella in the SummerSlam Pre-Show match to win the WWE United States Championship. As we reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com Premium last Tuesday, this was done to put more emphasis on the YouTube show. [...]

August 19, 2012 WWE News
WWE SummerSlam Live Blog – Discuss Tonight’s PPV With Our Staff, Interact With Your Input & Predictions, More

WWE SummerSlam Live Blog – Discuss Tonight’s PPV With Our Staff, Interact With Your Input & Predictions, More

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August 19, 2012 Live Blogs
Mike Tyson At SummerSlam; Says He Supports Triple H No Matter What

Mike Tyson At SummerSlam; Says He Supports Triple H No Matter What

Mike Tyson is at SummerSlam and Tweeted he supports Triple H “no matter what.” You can view his Tweet below: I’ll be supporting my man Triple H no matter what at #summerslam tomorrow — Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) August 18, 2012 [...]

August 19, 2012 WWE News
Watch The SummerSlam Pre-Show Here

Watch The SummerSlam Pre-Show Here

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August 19, 2012 WWE News
Latest Update On Big TNA Name Rumored To Be Headed To WWE (Updated)

Latest Update On Big TNA Name Rumored To Be Headed To WWE (Updated)

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August 19, 2012 Backstage News
Weekly Rundown: 0-2 in getting this up on time

Weekly Rundown: 0-2 in getting this up on time

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 [...]

August 19, 2012 Landau Rundown
JR Update; WWE’s Return To The Staples Center

JR Update; WWE’s Return To The Staples Center

Jim Ross is in Los Angeles and will be watching SummerSlam from the THQ suite at the Staples Center. He has a new blog entry available at this link. Speaking of the Staples Center, WWE will return to the venue [...]

August 19, 2012 WWE News
TNA House Show Results (8/18/12) – Ottumwa, Iowa

TNA House Show Results (8/18/12) – Ottumwa, Iowa

Below are quick results from yesterday’s TNA live event in Ottumwa, Iowa: * Kurt Angle won a show-opening battle royal to earn a TNA Championship shot later in the night. * TNA Knockout Women’s Champion Miss Tessmacher b. Gail Kim [...]

August 19, 2012 TNA House Shows
Kurt Angle – “If TNA Uses Me As The Top Guy, I Will Stay”

Kurt Angle – “If TNA Uses Me As The Top Guy, I Will Stay”

Kurt Angle posted the following on Twitter: If Tna Uses Me as the top Guy I Will Stay. I Love Tna.If Not, I Will Make A Business Decision. — Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) August 19, 2012 Last week, Angle spoke exclusively [...]

August 19, 2012 TNA News
Kurt Angle Puts Over Vince McMahon, Says He Was Confused About Benoit Tragedy, Feels Leadership Is Lacking In WWE, Magnus Will Be A Huge Star

Kurt Angle Puts Over Vince McMahon, Says He Was Confused About Benoit Tragedy, Feels Leadership Is Lacking In WWE, Magnus Will Be A Huge Star

WrestlingNewsWorld.com’s Alex Barie sat down with Kurt Angle in Pittsburgh last week for a hard-hitting interview that has the entire Internet buzzing. Below are the highlights: Admiration for Vince McMahon: Kurt Angle: “I am very grateful what Vince [McMahon] did [...]

August 19, 2012 TNA News
Smackdown! or Oh, THAT Other Job…

Smackdown! or Oh, THAT Other Job…

Opening Thoughts Has it already been a week? Yikes, this past week has been a flurry of activity for me, and this upcoming one looks like it will be, too. MPX was last night and I REALLY have to know [...]

August 19, 2012 Smackdown
TNA Looking To Bring Back Old WCW Concept But How Their Lawsuit Against WWE Stands In The Way

TNA Looking To Bring Back Old WCW Concept But How Their Lawsuit Against WWE Stands In The Way

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August 19, 2012 Backstage News
Randy Orton, David Otunga & The Miz Take Part In Screening Of “The Day” In Los Angeles

Randy Orton, David Otunga & The Miz Take Part In Screening Of “The Day” In Los Angeles

While Randy Orton is not on the SummerSlam card, he was in Los Angeles Saturday night alongside David Otunga and The Miz for a screening of the new WWE Studios film “The Day.” Cast members Ashley Bell, Dominic Monaghan and [...]

August 19, 2012 WWE News