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Top WWE Star Helps Matt Bloom (Formerly Giant Bernard & A-Train) Get Rehired By WWE – Details On Who It Was That Got Him The Job, First Plans For The Lord Tensai Gimmick, Why Bloom Denied His Signing On Twitter, Relationship With The WWE Office, How Word Quickly Spread To The Internet, More

Top WWE Star Helps Matt Bloom (Formerly Giant Bernard & A-Train) Get Rehired By WWE – Details On Who It Was That Got Him The Job, First Plans For The Lord Tensai Gimmick, Why Bloom Denied His Signing On Twitter, Relationship With The WWE Office, How Word Quickly Spread To The Internet, More

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March 20, 2012 Backstage News
Breaking News – Steve Keirn Says There Is “No Truth” To FCW Shutting Down Rumor

Breaking News – Steve Keirn Says There Is “No Truth” To FCW Shutting Down Rumor

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
Latest Episode Of Backstage Fallout; What You  Didn’t See On Last Night’s Raw Supershow

Latest Episode Of Backstage Fallout; What You Didn’t See On Last Night’s Raw Supershow

- 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 [...]

March 20, 2012 WWE News
Brodus Clay At Wrestlemania, Dark Live Events, Cena & Rock Taking A Backseat To Triple H & Undertaker, Free Time In WWE

Brodus Clay At Wrestlemania, Dark Live Events, Cena & Rock Taking A Backseat To Triple H & Undertaker, Free Time In WWE

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 [...]

March 20, 2012 Ask WNW
WWE News & Notes

WWE News & Notes

- 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 [...]

March 20, 2012 WWE News
Flo Rida Reveals The Songs He Will Be Performing At Wrestlemania XXVIII

Flo Rida Reveals The Songs He Will Be Performing At Wrestlemania XXVIII

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 [...]

March 20, 2012 WWE News
Watch Episode #3 Of WrestleGeek Weekly – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Here

Watch Episode #3 Of WrestleGeek Weekly – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Here

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: [...]

March 20, 2012 YouTube
Backstage Word On WWE Shutting Down Florida Championship Wrestling – Developmental Workers Thinking Of Quitting, Releases Coming?, What I’ve Heard For Years

Backstage Word On WWE Shutting Down Florida Championship Wrestling – Developmental Workers Thinking Of Quitting, Releases Coming?, What I’ve Heard For Years

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March 20, 2012 Insider Rumblings
WWE Shutting Down Florida Championship Wrestling

WWE Shutting Down Florida Championship Wrestling

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 [...]

March 20, 2012 NXT Wrestling, WWE News
This Week’s Smackdown Main Event; Seeking Correspondents

This Week’s Smackdown Main Event; Seeking Correspondents

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Two More Members Announced For “Team Johnny” At Wrestlemania XXVIII

Two More Members Announced For “Team Johnny” At Wrestlemania XXVIII

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Shane Douglas Pops Up On Raw Supershow

Shane Douglas Pops Up On Raw Supershow

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” [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
WWE Announces Flo Rida For Wrestlemania XXVIII

WWE Announces Flo Rida For Wrestlemania XXVIII

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Details On The Identity Of Lord Tensai

Details On The Identity Of Lord Tensai

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Triple H Imitates The Undertaker In Return To The Ring

Triple H Imitates The Undertaker In Return To The Ring

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, [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Announced Raw Supershow Attendance, John Cena vs. The Rock Documentary Airing Next Week, Brodus Clay Works Raw Dark Match

Announced Raw Supershow Attendance, John Cena vs. The Rock Documentary Airing Next Week, Brodus Clay Works Raw Dark Match

- 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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Says WWE Will Be Able To Continue Promoting Events In Oklahoma

Jim Ross Says WWE Will Be Able To Continue Promoting Events In Oklahoma

- 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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE Spoilers
Kevin Nash Says We Haven’t Seen The Last Of HHH Or Undertaker, Says CM Punk Had More Leeway Than Him, Won’t Rule Out Return To TNA

Kevin Nash Says We Haven’t Seen The Last Of HHH Or Undertaker, Says CM Punk Had More Leeway Than Him, Won’t Rule Out Return To TNA

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Videos – Zack Ryder Holds A Pre-Raw Supershow Rally; David Otunga On The Wendy Williams Show

Videos – Zack Ryder Holds A Pre-Raw Supershow Rally; David Otunga On The Wendy Williams Show

- 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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Impact Wrestling Taping Results From Orlando, Florida (3/22) *Spoilers*

Impact Wrestling Taping Results From Orlando, Florida (3/22) *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. [...]

March 19, 2012 TNA Spoilers
WWE Videos – WWE & The Ryan Seacrest Foundation Bring A Smile To Children, Bending The Rules At Walmart Next Week

WWE Videos – WWE & The Ryan Seacrest Foundation Bring A Smile To Children, Bending The Rules At Walmart Next Week

- 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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Last Week’s Smackdown Rating

Last Week’s Smackdown Rating

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Vince McMahon Fuming Over Recent Leaks Regarding The WWE Network; Hires Private Investigators To Find Leaks, Current Employees Threatened With Termination, Why The Network Is Being Described As A “Complete Disaster,” Negotiations Hurt By Recent Media Reports

Vince McMahon Fuming Over Recent Leaks Regarding The WWE Network; Hires Private Investigators To Find Leaks, Current Employees Threatened With Termination, Why The Network Is Being Described As A “Complete Disaster,” Negotiations Hurt By Recent Media Reports

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March 19, 2012 Backstage News
David Otunga On The Wendy Williams Show; CW Anderson Accuses Vince McMahon Of Recommending Steroid Injection

David Otunga On The Wendy Williams Show; CW Anderson Accuses Vince McMahon Of Recommending Steroid Injection

- 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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
The Rock Works Out Today At Philadelphia Eagles Complex

The Rock Works Out Today At Philadelphia Eagles Complex

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Former TNA Co-Workers Say Randy Savage Was Drunk Backstage During His Run With The Company

Former TNA Co-Workers Say Randy Savage Was Drunk Backstage During His Run With The Company

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, [...]

March 19, 2012 TNA News
TNA Lockdown Being Carried In Movie Theaters Across The Country

TNA Lockdown Being Carried In Movie Theaters Across The Country

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 TNA News
John Cena To Face Mark Henry As Scheduled Tonight; Says Things Were Heated At Accident Scene

John Cena To Face Mark Henry As Scheduled Tonight; Says Things Were Heated At Accident Scene

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. [...]

March 19, 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 courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
John Cena Car Crash Legitimate; Scheduled To See WWE Physician

John Cena Car Crash Legitimate; Scheduled To See WWE Physician

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Raw Stars Booked For This Week’s Smackdown; WWE Returning To Lake Charles, Louisiana

Raw Stars Booked For This Week’s Smackdown; WWE Returning To Lake Charles, Louisiana

- 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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Former WWE Diva In Talks To Join “The X Factor”

Former WWE Diva In Talks To Join “The X Factor”

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
WWE Says John Cena Was In A Car Accident

WWE Says John Cena Was In A Car Accident

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
More On Oklahoma Banning Combat Sports; 10/1 WWE Raw Supershow To Be Canceled?

More On Oklahoma Banning Combat Sports; 10/1 WWE Raw Supershow To Be Canceled?

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Details On Tonight’s Loaded Raw Supershow From Philadelphia

Details On Tonight’s Loaded Raw Supershow From Philadelphia

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Mick Foley Visits At Yesterday’s WWE Live Event In New York City

Mick Foley Visits At Yesterday’s WWE Live Event In New York City

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. [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Evan Bourne Available To Return To WWE After Second Wellness Policy Violation

Evan Bourne Available To Return To WWE After Second Wellness Policy Violation

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Alberto Del Rio Health Update

Alberto Del Rio Health Update

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 [...]

March 19, 2012 WWE News
Official Details On The Date & Location Of TNA Slammiversary 2012

Official Details On The Date & Location Of TNA Slammiversary 2012

- 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 [...]

March 19, 2012 TNA News