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March 20, 2012
Backstage News
I contacted Florida Championship Wrestling President Steve Keirn via email this morning to ask about rumors regarding WWE shutting down the Tampa-based promotion. Keirn replied with the following quote: There is no truth to the rumor we are at school [...]
March 20, 2012
NXT Wrestling
- Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: - After last night’s Raw Supershow went off the air The Miz came out and cut a promo. This drew [...]
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 [...]
- The Miami Herald has a couple new articles online as they increase coverage as we get closer to Wrestlemania XXVIII. One of the articles covers a Jack Swagger appearance last week while another ironically covers a Florida Championship Wrestling [...]
The following is from the official Twitter account of Flo Rida: Tune in to watch me perform #WildOnes & #GoodFeeling live on 4/1 at @WrestleMania during @therock‘s entrance! info @ wrestlemania.com — FLO RIDA (@official_flo) March 20, 2012 Thanks to [...]
Bruce and Sean are back with WrestleGeek Weekly – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly episode #3. The show is a joint project between WrestlingNewsWorld.com and GeekTacular.tv: [...]
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WWE is shutting down Florida Championship Wrestling, their official developmental territory. The company has already contacted their local television provider, the Bright House Network, and informed them of their decision. The programming will cease to air in three weeks. Everyone involved [...]
WWE announced on tonight’s Raw Supershow that this week’s Smackdown will be headlined by WWE Champion CM Punk & Sheamus vs. World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan & The Miz. WWE will tape this week’s Smackdown tomorrow night from the Prudential [...]
Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger were added to “Team Johnny” for the 12-man tag team match at Wrestlemania XXVIII to determine control of the brands. Already announced for “Team Johnny” are team captain David Otunga, Christian and Mark Henry. So [...]
Shane Douglas had some fun at tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow. During Big Show vs. Kane, Douglas was shown on-camera wearing a Lucha Libre mask and a white button up shirt. He removed his shirt, exposing his black and yellow “Franchise” [...]
WWE announced on tonight’s Raw Supershow that Flo Rida will perform live as The Rock comes to ringside for his match against John Cena at Wrestlemania XXVIII. Cena confirmed last week he’ll enter to “Invincible” by Machine Gun Kelly. Wrestlemania [...]
WWE began airing vignettes on tonight’s Raw Supershow for a new character with a Japanese-like gimmick named Lord Tensai. Tensai is actually Matthew Bloom and his signing was a topic of conversation backstage at this weekend’s live events. Bloom has [...]
Triple H returned to the ring at yesterday’s WWE Supershow live event from Madison Square Garden in New York City. For those that missed the results, Hunter teamed with WWE Champion CM Punk & Randy Orton to face Chris Jericho, [...]
- The announced attendance for tonight’s Raw Supershow from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia was 18,088. The show was a legitimate sellout. - A one-hour documentary, highlighting John Cena vs. The Rock at Wrestlemania XXVIII, will precede next week’s [...]
- The following is from the Twitter account of Jim Ross: Okla Athletic Comm rescinding issues affecting WWE in Oklahoma. More to come. — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) March 20, 2012 WWE will now be able to continue promoting events in [...]
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March 19, 2012
WWE Spoilers
The UK Sun has a new article online featuring quotes from Kevin Nash. Below are the highlights: The Undertaker vs. Triple H at Wrestlemania XXVIII: “It’s going to be hard for them to follow last year, because the match they [...]
- Zack Ryder held a pre-Raw Supershow rally prior to tonight’s show, lobbying for a Wrestlemania XXVIII match. You can view cell phone footage from it embedded below: - Embedded in the video below is footage of David Otunga on The [...]
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March 19, 2012
TNA Spoilers
- The following videos are from the official WWE YouTube channel: WWE and the Ryan Seacrest Foundation bring a smile to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Bending the Rules starring Edge and Jamie Kennedy on DVD and Blu-Ray Next Tuesday [...]
Friday’s edition of Smackdown did a 1.92 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,840,000 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
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March 19, 2012
Backstage News
- David Otunga will appear today on the The Wendy Williams Show. He previously appeared on the show last year to talk about his engagement to Jennifer Hudson. Otunga will appear today with Kristin Johnson and Tia Carrere from “The Celebrity [...]
I answered a question in today’s Ask WNW regarding WWE stars finding gyms in cities where the company holds shows. While not everyone has the status of The Rock, he worked out today at the Philadelphia Eagles complex. The team [...]
Wrestling News World reader Brett Buchanan reporting: 4 new chapters from former Barbaric Wrestling Radio host Brett Buchanan’s The Genesis of TNA free e-book have been released onBarbaricWrestling.com and TNAbook.net. The new chapters are about Randy Savage’s infamous brief TNA run, Dusty Rhodes, Monty Brown, [...]
TNA Impact Wrestling has finalized a deal to make TNA Lockdown available in theaters. You can view a full listing of theaters across the United States carrying the pay-per-view at this link. TNA Lockdown will take place on Sunday, April [...]
WWE has provided an update on John Cena after he was involved in a car crash this morning in Philadelphia. The official website reports he will face Mark Henry as scheduled on tonight’s Raw Supershow and features quotes from Cena. [...]
- The latest episode of “WWE Download” with Dolph Ziggler is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
John Cena’s car accident today in Philadelphia was legitimate… TMZ has the pictures to prove it. According to the celebrity-gossip publication, Cena was leaving a media appearance when his SUV was rear-ended by a Honda Civic which was also hit [...]
- John Cena, Triple H, CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler are all advertised for tomorrow night’s Smackdown taping from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Click here for official event information. - WWE has announced a live event from [...]
The New York Post is reporting that Stacy Keibler is in talks to join “The X Factor.” Due to her lack of experience in the music business, Keibler could be used as a host rather than a judge. Keibler, a [...]
WWE posted this afternoon on dot com that John Cena was involved in a car accident today in Philadelphia. According to their report, Cena was traveling in an SUV and was rear ended by a tractor trailer. Police responded and [...]
NewsChannel 4 KFOR out of Oklahoma has a video report online about the state banning combat sports after the end of this month. The report mentions the October 1st edition of Raw Supershow, scheduled to take place at the Chesapeake [...]
WWE will tape the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and tonight’s Raw Supershow tonight from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show is just as loaded as last week with The Rock, Shawn Michaels and The [...]
Mick Foley was at yesterday’s WWE supershow live event from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Foley lives in Long Island so he and his family were at the show visiting. He did not appear before the live crowd. [...]
Evan Bourne is officially off the suspended list and is eligible to return to WWE after failing his second Wellness test. More importantly for Evan, he will once again collect the downside portion of his WWE paycheck after going two [...]
Alberto Del Rio worked last night’s WWE supershow live event from Madison Square Garden in New York City. He was booked in a very quick bout against Mason Ryan, as he is still recovering from his torn groin injury that [...]
- TNA issued the following press release in regards to the location of Slammiversary being unveiled on last night’s Victory Road pay-per-view: TNA WRESTLING CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF ACTION WITH “SLAMMIVERSAY 2012” LIVE PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS ON JUNE [...]