UFC’s Jason “Mayhem” Miller posted the following on Twitter regarding Brock Lesnar returning to WWE: I think Lesnar going back to @WWE is bad ass. Good for him. Bad for us @UFC fans, but I doubt we’ve seen the last [...]
Jeff Hardy and James Storm were at the ACM Awards this weekend. You can view video of them embedded below: [...]
- Matt Hardy was back in court on Monday to address some of his myriad of charges. His case was continued to May 14, 2012 in the Superior Court of Moore County, North Carolina. - Kamala Jr. posted on Facebook [...]
Bret Hart weighed in on Daniel Bryan’s 18-second loss at Wrestlemania XXVIII on his Twitter account. You can view his thoughts below: Very glad the fans were vocal in their displeasure of one of the best wrestlers on the roster [...]
- The following matches are being advertised for WWE Over the Limit on the PNC Arena’s official website (the venue in which the PPV is scheduled for in May): * CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho for the WWE Championship * [...]
- Former WWE Women’s Champion Madusa wrote the following clarification on Twitter regarding her royalty check from WWE: Just to clear up the the royalty posting From WWE to me…. 1)i am not a liar it did come to me… [...]
- Wrestling News World reader Brandon van Reenen sent in the following: GameGuru, as well as various other video game websites, are reporting that THQ has announced WWE ’12 WrestleMania Edition for release in Europe this May. This new version [...]
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- Epico wrote the following on Twitter: Can you believe this @LaRosaMendes ? Every single WWE title was on The Wrestlemania PPV. But the WWE tag champs get the Pre-show — Epico (@WWEEpico) April 3, 2012 I thought this was [...]
Last night’s post-Wrestlemania XXVIII edition of WWE Raw Supershow did a 3.43 cable rating off hours of 3.39 and 3.44 with an average viewing audience of 5,070,000 viewers on the USA Network. The WWE Hall of Fame TV special the [...]
Local advertisements for WWE Extreme Rules are promoting WWE Champion CM Punk vs. John Cena and Kane vs. Randy Orton in a steel cage match. As always, this is subject to change but WWE Extreme Rules 2012 is set for [...]
- The following is from the official Twitter account of AJ Styles: @Martin_Harte yeah, I think I had about 18 seconds total for the past 2 weeks of impact. Just saying — AJStyles.Org (@AJStylesOrg) April 2, 2012 [...]
A video has emerged of Mick Foley and WWE developmental star Dean Ambrose facing off at a hotel in Miami over Wrestlemania 28 weekend. You can watch the video embedded in the video below: Ambrose worked a dark match prior [...]
- Jim Ross posted the following today on Twitter: Sad to hear of the passing this morning of WWE HOF’er Chief Jay Strongbow, a beloved member of WWE family. RIP Chief. — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) April 3, 2012 Strongbow’s real [...]
- Rey Mysterio is featured in episode 4 of WWE Toyz embedded in the video below: - Embedded in the video below is an official commercial for WWE Extreme Rules: [...]
Arda Ocal sent in the following photo of Ric Flair’s two WWE Hall of Fame rings: Make sure you visit Arda’s blog so he doesn’t get mad about his embedding the photo. [...]
Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
The following is from the official Twitter account of Jim Ross; HHH, Taker & HBK all wanted me to call HIAC @ WM28. WWE upper mgmt made it happen. It was confirmed late Friday night. — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) April [...]
Former Miss USA and WWE Tough Enough contestant Rima Fakih is believed to have signed a WWE contract. There was an article in German that apparently had a quote from Rima confirming the signing over Wrestlemania 28 weekend. Rima was [...]
- Yoshi Tatsu posted the following on Twitter: Open challenge to Lord Tensai from @YoshiTatsuWWE . — Yoshi Tatsu (@YoshiTatsuWWE) April 3, 2012 Open challenge to Lord Tensai from @YoshiTatsuWWE . — Yoshi Tatsu (@YoshiTatsuWWE) April 3, 2012 [...]
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 [...]
Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from last night’s Raw Supershow courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade: Santino Marella vs. [...]
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April 3, 2012
Backstage News
Scott Steiner claims he was offered a contract extension from TNA but refused to sign it. His comments last night were just the beginning of a rant that continued, where he said he’s going to be the voice for the [...]
Former WWE Women’s Champion Madusa has the IWC buzzing this morning regarding royalty earnings from WWE that she posted on her Facebook page. The image below is what she posted , which appears to be a check stub: From Madusa: This [...]
Brock Lesnar’s WWE contract is for a duration of one year that will run through next year’s Wrestlemania 29 pay-per-view. Under the agreement, it’s believed Lesnar will make a minimum of two appearances each month with more on the build [...]
Daniel Bryan cut a promo after last night’s WWE Raw Supershow went off the air where he said, “I think you people have finally convinced them to make me a new t-shirt.” You can view the promo sent to use [...]
TMZ is reporting that Randy Orton has been pulled from his proposed role in the upcoming WWE Studios production “Marine: Homefront.” WWE faced intense backlash because of Orton’s troubled military past. Orton was dishonorably discharged from the United States Marines [...]
Former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar returned to WWE at tonight’s Raw Supershow, confronting John Cena in the show’s closing segment. As I broke exclusively here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com Premium earlier today, Cena’s name emerged as a possible opponent for Lesnar at [...]
Randy Orton vs. Kane is set for this week’s Smackdown. As noted earlier here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, Alberto Del Rio will face World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus for a shot at the title. WWE will tape this week’s Smackdown tomorrow night from [...]
Abraham Washington made his return to WWE on tonight’s edition of Raw Supershow during a backstage segment with Mark Henry. Washington “offered his services” to Henry by giving him a business card. Washington has been in WWE’s developmental system since [...]
Alberto Del Rio is scheduled to face World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus on this week’s Smackdown. If he wins, he’ll win a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. WWE will tape this week’s Smackdown tomorrow night from Amway Center in Orlando, [...]
Matt Bloom returned to WWE on tonight’s Raw Supershow as Lord Tensai. He was accompanied to the ring by Sakamoto. Michael Cole acknowledged Tensai as a former WWE star that went to Japan and found success and has returned. Sakamoto, [...]
- Less than a month ago World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus explained why he wasn’t on Twitter, citing too much access to superstars. Today, he has opened a Twitter account at Twitter.com/wwesheamus. To be fair, he did say there may be [...]
Evan Bourne’s foot injury is not just a nasty looking severe injury but it’s career threatening. Bourne suffered a midfoot fracture, also known as a LisFranc fracture dislocation, which is an injury that has been known to be career-threatening to [...]
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April 2, 2012
WWE Spoilers
- The following is from the WWE Insider Twitter account: We haven’t heard from @JohnCena since his loss to @TheRock at #WrestleMania, and he’s nowhere to be found at #Raw. — The WWE Insider (@WWEInsider) April 2, 2012 [...]
There was a press conference prior to yesterday’s Wrestlemania 28 pay-per-view from Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida. Brian Fritz was there and uploaded videos of John Cena, The Rock and Chris Jericho answering questions: John Cena The Rock Chris [...]
Last week’s go-home to Wrestlemania XXVIII edition of Smackdown did a 1.76 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,480,000 viewers. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
Scott Steiner has been released from his TNA contract, WrestlingNewsWorld.com can now confirm. Steiner wasted no time to take aim at Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and company on Twitter as he buried them earlier this evening. [...]