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Big E Langston, AJ Lee & Dolph Ziggler

Big E & AJ, Taker/Punk Without Bearer, Fandango’s Opportunity, Undertaker In London

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 [...]

April 15, 2013 Ask WNW
Jim Ross

JR On Fandango Prediction, Ryback Heel Turn, Wants JBL On Raw Announce

Jim Ross has a new blog entry on his official website. Below are the highlights: @steveaustinBSR predicts that @WWEFandango will be IC Champion within a few months. It might not take that long but I could also see Fandango winning [...]

April 15, 2013 WWE News
Scott Hall, Sean Waltman, Kevin Nash

Kevin Nash Says Top Rope Not At Fault, Marvin Ward Lied & Withheld Payment

In a follow-up to our Sunday report about Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman blasting Top Rope Pro Wrestling over compensation for last weekend, the issue has apparently been resolved. In a new Tweet, Nash says the promotion was not at [...]

April 15, 2013 Other News
New Jack

New Jack Retires

Wrestling News World reader Andrew Clement sent word that New Jack had his retirement match on April 5th at Pro Wrestling Syndicate’s Super Card 2013 Night 2, beating Necro Butcher. Explicit video is now on YouTube at this link. Please [...]

April 15, 2013 Other News
CM Punk

Early WWE Raw Preview – Fandango Craze, Ryback’s Bold Move, CM Punk’s Return

This week’s WWE Raw will take place Monday night from the Bi Lo Center in Greenville, South Carolina. Dot com looks at the following in their “Five-Point Preview” Dance like no one’s watching – The Fandango craze is among us [...]

April 14, 2013 WWE News
Richard's Backstage Blog

More Details On Ryback Turning Heel, CM Punk Health Update

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April 14, 2013 Insider Rumblings
Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Jake Roberts Discusses The Rules Of The “Accountability Crib”

In a story that I can’t get enough of, Jake “The Snake” Roberts spoke with John Pollock at WrestleCon last weekend. In the interview, Jake talked about the “Accountability Crib” and the program that has seen him get back to [...]

April 14, 2013 Other News
AJ Styles

Impact Wrestling Preview – AJ Styles vs. James Storm

Below is the official preview for this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling courtesy of the official TNA website: Preview Thursday’s huge IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV at 8/7c from Corpus Christi, Texas! If you can’t watch the action on Thursday, [...]

April 14, 2013 TNA News
Fandango

Steve Austin Makes Bold Fandango Prediction, Ryback Training With Boxer

Austin Makes Fandango Prediction WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin made a bold prediction regarding Fandango over the weekend. The following is from Austin’s verified Twitter account: BOLD PREDICTION-FANDANGO WILL BE IC CHAMP WITHIN 6-8 MONTHS.#WWE You heard it here [...]

April 14, 2013 WWE News
Sean "X-Pac" Waltman

Sean Waltman Gives More Details On What Happened With Top Rope Pro Wrestling

We reported earlier here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com that Kevin Nash plans to file a complaint against Top Rope Pro Wrestling with the Virginia wrestling commission on Monday. Sean Waltman, who was also on the show in addition to Mick Foley, revealed [...]

April 14, 2013 Other News
Shawn Michaels

Kevin Nash Upset With Top Rope Pro Wrestling, Filing A Complaint

Kevin Nash and Sean “X-Pac” Waltman were booked in addition to Mick Foley for a show promoted by Top Rope Pro Wrestling Saturday night in Waynesboro, Virginia. Something happened and Nash isn’t happy. Nash wrote on Twitter that he and [...]

April 14, 2013 Other News
CM Punk and Chael Sonnen

The Marine 3 Makes Rental Charts, CM Punk At UFC Show, Fandango Misses Top 40

The Marine 3 Update Wrestling News World reader Sharon sent word that The Marine 3: Homefront starring The Miz made Home Media Magazine’s “Top 20 Rentals” chart at #11. You can view the chart at this link. CM Punk at [...]

April 14, 2013 WWE News
Wrestlemania 29

WWE Not Refunding All Wrestlemania 29 Webcast Customers

Wrestling News World reader Daniel purchased the Wrestlemania 29 Webcast from dot com but was unable to watch due to technical difficulties. His request for a refund was denied. The following was sent to him via email: Hello, Thank you [...]

April 14, 2013 WWE News
Undertaker

Undertaker Teases Wrestlemania XXX Opponent, Big Names Interested In Returning To WWE, Injury Updates On Top WWE Stars, Why WWE Is Threatening Former Writers & Talent, Cena Worked With A Broken Bone, Final Element Of Brand Extension Ending, Brock Lesnar Sent Home, WWE & Big Show Sued Over Backstage Incident

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April 13, 2013 Premium Newsletters
WWE Vintage Collection

New Video Interviews With Paul Heyman & Hornswoggle, WWE Vintage Collection

Interviews With Paul Heyman & Hornswoggle Brian Soscia has new interviews with Paul Heyman and Hornswoggle embedded in the videos below: WWE Vintage Collection Devin Cutting transcribed this week’s episode of WWE Vintage Collection: Sgt. Slaughter & Andre The Giant [...]

April 13, 2013 WWE News
The Rock

The Rock Won’t Have Surgery To Repair Injury, Prepping To Shoot Hercules

The Rock confirmed on Twitter Saturday morning that he will not have surgery to reattach the torn tendons to his pelvis following the injury suffered in his WWE title match against John Cena at Wrestlemania 29 last Sunday. Rock has [...]

April 13, 2013 WWE News
2013 WWE Hall of Fame

Video Of Bruno Sammartino At Wrestlemania After Party, PETA Fandangoing

Bruno Meets X-Pac Bruno Sammartino met Sean “X-Pac” Waltman at the Wrestlemania 29 After Party. You can check out a video at this link or embedded in the video below: PETA Joins Fandangoing Craze PETA is Fandangoing for animals. Check [...]

April 13, 2013 WWE News
Stephanie McMahon

This Week’s “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown, Stephanie McMahon’s New Entrance Video

Kofi Gets a Win Kofi Kingston hyped his first Smackdown win of 2013 in this week’s episode of “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: Stephanie McMahon’s New Entrance Video Stephanie [...]

April 13, 2013 WWE News
Brodus Clay

Brodus Clay Talks WWE Gimmick, Working For Snoop

Brian Soscia has a new video interview online with Brodus Clay where he discusses working as Snoop’s bodyguard and why he didn’t come into WWE as a “killer monster.” You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video [...]

April 13, 2013 WWE News
WWE Championship Title Belt

What The New WWE Title Could Have Looked Like – A Look At Proposed Designs

Dot com has a fascinating photo gallery now online on the new WWE title belt. The photos show proposed designs before the company settled on the new design now around John Cena’s waist. You can view the gallery at this [...]

April 13, 2013 WWE News
Hammer

This Week’s Impact Wrestling Does Lowest Viewership Of The Year

This week’s Impact Wrestling only did a 0.93 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,170,000 viewers on Spike TV. This was the lowest viewership of the year and the lowest since October 11, 2012. TNA Ratings Archive [...]

April 12, 2013 TNA News
Ric Flair & Jim Ross

Entertaining Fan Sign At Wrestlemania, JR On Obnoxious Fans At Hall Of Fame Ceremony

Entertaining Wrestlemania Sign New Jersey 101.5 features a snippet on a funny/sad sign in the crowd at Wrestlemania 29 last Sunday. A woman is shown with a sign that reads “My Cheatin Husband’s in 129 Row 31 Seat 7-8 (With [...]

April 12, 2013 WWE News
Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels To Drive Pace Car At NASCAR’s NRA 500

Shawn Michaels will lead the field to the green flag for this weekend’s NRA-sponsored NASCAR race. Below is the official press release: SHAWN MICHAELS AT NRA 500 FORT WORTH, Texas (April 10, 2012) – After a career of driving opponents [...]

April 12, 2013 WWE News
Brodus Clay

WWE Live Event In Taiwan, No One Lives Trailer (WWE Studios Film With Brodus Clay)

WWE Running in Taiwan WWE is running a show from the Linco Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan on July 6th, 2013 at 6 PM. Tickets go on sale April 16th. No One Lives Trailer The “red band” trailer for the upcoming [...]

April 12, 2013 WWE News
JBL & Michael Cole

This Week’s “Milestone” Episode Of The JBL & Cole Show

This week’s episode of The JBL & Cole Show is now online at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]

April 12, 2013 WWE News
Fandango

The Houston Texans Cheerleaders Caught Fandangoing

The Houston Texas Cheerleaders were “Fandangoing” after practice on Thursday night. Check it out in the video embedded below: The most EPIC fit of #Fandangoing broke out at Practice last night! @wwe @wweuniverse @wwefandango youtube.com/watch?v=HGgvBf… #BabesOnParade — Texans Cheerleaders (@TexansCheer) [...]

April 12, 2013 WWE News
John Cena vs. The Rock

RVD Returning, More On The Lack Of Interest In The Rock vs. John Cena For A Third Time, When Will The WWE Network Launch?, Injury Updates From Wrestlemania 29, Was Raw Better Than Wrestlemania?, Thoughts On The Lack Of Surprises

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April 12, 2013 Premium Mailbags
Extreme Reunion

RVD Returning To WWE?, Big E, Cena vs. Rock III, HHH Entrance Malfunction

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 [...]

April 12, 2013 Ask WNW
Smackdown

Complete Smackdown Taping Results For This Week (Spoilers)

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. [...]

April 12, 2013 WWE News, WWE Spoilers
Mike Bennett

Maria Was Contacted About WWE Return; Wants To Do Playboy Again, The Rock Movie Premiere

Maria Wants to Return to WWE Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis did an interview with Playboy.com. In it, she reiterated her desire to return to WWE. She said she was contacted in January about a return but was told a [...]

April 12, 2013 WWE News
Impact Wrestling

*Spoilers* Impact Wrestling Taping Results For 4/18 From Corpus Christi, TX

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 [...]

April 12, 2013 TNA News, TNA Spoilers
Jeff Hardy

New TNA Tag Team Champions, Injury Angle With Jeff Hardy

New TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez won the TNA Tag Team Championship on this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling in a two out of three falls match against Austin Aries and Bobby Roode. Aries & Roode won [...]

April 11, 2013 TNA News
Wrestlemania 29

WWE Time Keeper Mark Yeaton Reflects On Wrestlemania

WWE Time Keeper Mark Yeaton has only missed two editions of Wrestlemania in his career. Dot com posted an awesome video of him reflecting on the show over the years. You can watch it at this link or embedded in [...]

April 11, 2013 WWE News
Richard's Backstage Blog

More On Larry Zbyszko’s WWE Contract & Showing Up At Wrestlemania Axxess

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April 11, 2013 Insider Rumblings
Triple H & Shawn Michaels

Watch The 2013 WWE Hall Of Fame On Friday, HBK Was Ready To Move On

Watch The 2013 WWE Hall of Fame WWE will broadcast the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in its entirety Friday morning at 10 AM EDT at ppv.wwe.com. The cost is $7.99 and it will be available on the [...]

April 11, 2013 WWE News
Jim Ross

JR’s Post Wrestlemania Update, Matt Hardy/WWE, New Live Event Dates

JR’s Post Wrestlemania Update Jim Ross has a new blog entry online with his Wrestlemania 29 reaction, thoughts on the Hall of Fame and Dolph Ziggler “cashing in” at this link. Matt Hardy WWE Alum Matt Hardy has been added [...]

April 11, 2013 WWE News
Bret Hart

Bret Hart’s Thoughts On Wrestlemania 29, Who Should End The Streak

Bret Hart did a Q&A with ans on his Facebook page on Thursday. Below is an excerpt: Thoughts on Wrestlemania 29: I thought undertaker and punk stole the show … I thought the two main events were more than predictable. [...]

April 11, 2013 WWE News
Randy Orton

Randy Orton Comments On Crowd At Raw, WWE First Quarter Earnings

Randy Orton Comments on Raw Crowd Randy Orton checked in with his thoughts on the wild crowd at this week’s WWE Raw from East Rutherford, New Jersey. Orton Tweeted: Just watched back some of Raw from last Monday night. That [...]

April 11, 2013 WWE News
The Big Show

WWE & Big Show Sued Over Alleged Backstage Incident At Royal Rumble

Andrew Green is suing WWE and Big Show (real name Paul Wight) over an alleged backstage incident that occurred at Royal Rumble from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona in January. According to court documents, Green claims another WWE [...]

April 11, 2013 WWE News
Chris Jericho

WWE’s First Aussie?, Chris Jericho Rejoins Fozzy, HBK Joins Steve Austin

Silva Thinks He’s WWE’s First Aussie The Herald Sun has a new article online on WWE developmental talent Matt Silva signing with the company. The article calls Silva “the first Australian to join WWE” and Silva talks about being the [...]

April 11, 2013 WWE News