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Sheamus Wins The Royal Rumble, Kharma & The Great Khali Return, Tyson Into The WWE HoF, Undertaker Wrestlemania Ready, Another Year-Long Wrestlemania Feud Announced Again This Year?, Original Rumble Match Plans Revealed, Why McMahon Nixed CM Punk’s UFC Appearance, Wrestlemania Not Available In Theaters, Sting & Others Injured At Overseas Impact Wrestling Taping, Ask WNW Archive & All The Big News From This Past Week

Sheamus Wins The Royal Rumble, Kharma & The Great Khali Return, Tyson Into The WWE HoF, Undertaker Wrestlemania Ready, Another Year-Long Wrestlemania Feud Announced Again This Year?, Original Rumble Match Plans Revealed, Why McMahon Nixed CM Punk’s UFC Appearance, Wrestlemania Not Available In Theaters, Sting & Others Injured At Overseas Impact Wrestling Taping, Ask WNW Archive & All The Big News From This Past Week

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February 4, 2012 Premium Newsletters
WWE Raw House Show Results (2/03/12) – Topeka, Kansas

WWE Raw House Show Results (2/03/12) – Topeka, Kansas

Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Raw live event from the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kansas: * “Funkasaurus” Brodus Clay b. Michael McGillicutty * Ryback b. Alex Riley. David Otunga was involved before and after, introducing Ryback and [...]

February 4, 2012 WWE House Shows
Updated WWE Elimination Chamber Pay-Per-View Lineup

Updated WWE Elimination Chamber Pay-Per-View Lineup

Following the airing of last night’s Smackdown, below is the updated lineup for WWE Elimination Chamber: Raw Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship - CM Punk (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Chris Jericho vs. The Miz vs. R-Truth vs. [...]

February 4, 2012 WWE News
Layla’s Return, Wrestlemania Pro-Am Golf Tournament, Kofi Kingston Stresses Education

Layla’s Return, Wrestlemania Pro-Am Golf Tournament, Kofi Kingston Stresses Education

- Layla and Sgt. Slaughter were recently on NBC Miami to promote Wrestlemania XXVIII. Layla said she’s been training to return to the ring but wouldn’t disclose if she would be back for the pay-per-view. Click here for coverage by [...]

February 4, 2012 WWE News
Jody Kristofferson Begins Working In WWE Developmental

Jody Kristofferson Begins Working In WWE Developmental

TMZ has a new article online with pictures on Kris Kristofferson’s son “Big Country” Jody Kristofferson working in Florida Championship Wrestling. You can read it at this link. Remember it was Triple H that inked Kristofferson to a WWE developmental [...]

February 4, 2012 NXT Wrestling
WWE Smackdown Results (2/3): Orton vs. Barrett, NO DQ!

WWE Smackdown Results (2/3): Orton vs. Barrett, NO DQ!

World Wrestling Entertainment presents Smackdown Date: 2/3/2012 From: Omaha, NE Teddy Long is in the ring to open the program. He quickly puts over the Royal Rumble and says that Smackdown will be taking part in the Elimination Chamber pay [...]

February 4, 2012 WWE Results
Report: John Cena To Enter To “Invincible” By Machine Gun Kelly At Wrestlemania XXVIII

Report: John Cena To Enter To “Invincible” By Machine Gun Kelly At Wrestlemania XXVIII

HipHopDx.com is reporting that John Cena will enter to Machine Gun Kelly’s “Invincible” at Wrestlemania XXVIII for his match against The Rock. The bout will headline this year’s show which will take place Sunday, April 1, 2012 from the Sun Life [...]

February 3, 2012 WWE News
Impact Wrestling Rating

Impact Wrestling Rating

Last night’s Impact Wrestling did a 1.15 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,613,000 viewers on Spike TV. Impact Wrestling Rating Archive [...]

February 3, 2012 TNA News
The Truth No One Wants To Hear In The Undertaker vs. Triple H III At Wrestlemania XXVIII

The Truth No One Wants To Hear In The Undertaker vs. Triple H III At Wrestlemania XXVIII

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February 3, 2012 Editorials
Watch The Latest Edition Of Z! True Long Island Story With Zack Ryder Here

Watch The Latest Edition Of Z! True Long Island Story With Zack Ryder Here

Episode #51 of Z! True Long Island Story with Zack Ryder is now available embedded in the video below: [...]

February 3, 2012 WWE News
Why You Probably Won’t Be Seeing Wrestlemania XXVIII Available In 3D In Movie Theaters This Year & How It Involves WWE’s Number One Priority As A Company

Why You Probably Won’t Be Seeing Wrestlemania XXVIII Available In 3D In Movie Theaters This Year & How It Involves WWE’s Number One Priority As A Company

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February 3, 2012 Backstage News
New TNA Videos – Before The Bell, Bobby Roode On The Radio, Jeff Hardy At Last Night’s Live Event

New TNA Videos – Before The Bell, Bobby Roode On The Radio, Jeff Hardy At Last Night’s Live Event

- The following videos were uploaded by the official TNA Impact Wrestling YouTube channel: Before The Bell: World Heavyweight Title Match Bobby Roode on morning radio in Florence, SC Jeff Hardy’s Entrance From Columbia, SC Live Event [...]

February 3, 2012 TNA News
Weekend TNA Schedule – Two Live Events, Taping Results For Next Week’s Impact Wrestling

Weekend TNA Schedule – Two Live Events, Taping Results For Next Week’s Impact Wrestling

TNA Impact Wrestling continues their live tour loop of The Carolinas. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Live Events: Tonight from the Florence Civic Center in Florence, South Carolina (more info) Saturday from the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina (more [...]

February 3, 2012 TNA News
Weekend WWE Schedule – 5 Live Events, Next Week’s TV Tapings, Seeking Reports & Correspondents

Weekend WWE Schedule – 5 Live Events, Next Week’s TV Tapings, Seeking Reports & Correspondents

WWE has a full slate of weekend live events. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Raw: Tonight from the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kansas (more info) Saturday from the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas (more info) Sunday from the Kay [...]

February 3, 2012 WWE News
Mick Foley Puts Over TNA Workers; Updated Against All Odds Pay-Per-View Lineup

Mick Foley Puts Over TNA Workers; Updated Against All Odds Pay-Per-View Lineup

- Mick Foley is under WWE contract but he doesn’t mind giving credit where credit is due. The following is from his Twitter account: Well done – @Cowboy_J_Storm , @REALBobbyRoode and Bully Ray all worked their butts off! — Mick [...]

February 3, 2012 TNA News
CM Punk & Daniel Bryan As Long-Term Champions, The Risk With The WWE Network, Knockouts vs. Divas, Ric Flair’s Induction

CM Punk & Daniel Bryan As Long-Term Champions, The Risk With The WWE Network, Knockouts vs. Divas, Ric Flair’s Induction

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 [...]

February 3, 2012 Ask WNW
ESPN Anchor Discusses Working With Former WWE Personalities

ESPN Anchor Discusses Working With Former WWE Personalities

- Arda Ocal sent in the following: In the latest edition of “Part of the Universe” with theScore’s Arda Ocal, ESPN SportsCenter anchor Robert Flores describes the relationship between WWE and ESPN in terms of former talent working there (Jonathan [...]

February 3, 2012 WWE News
The Rock – “The Only Film I’ve Enjoyed Starring A Wrestler Was Mickey Rourke In The Wrestler.  That’s It.”

The Rock – “The Only Film I’ve Enjoyed Starring A Wrestler Was Mickey Rourke In The Wrestler. That’s It.”

The Guardian out of the United Kingdom has a new interview online with The Rock. While he discusses his new movie, he has an interesting comment regarding wrestlers in movies. This could also be construed as a dig at John [...]

February 3, 2012 WWE News
Match Cut From Smackdown, Jim Ross At Monday’s Raw Supershow, Two FCW Title Changes

Match Cut From Smackdown, Jim Ross At Monday’s Raw Supershow, Two FCW Title Changes

- Brodus Clay vs. Heath Slater was cut from the international airing of Smackdown and will likely be cut from the United States broadcast tonight on SyFy. - Jim Ross will be at Monday’s Raw Supershow from the Chesapeake Energy [...]

February 3, 2012 NXT Wrestling, WWE News
Injury Update On Sting

Injury Update On Sting

Sting has a torn plantar fascia in his foot and is expected to be out four to six weeks. He feels like he’ll be able to work after next Sunday’s Against All Odds pay-per-view.  The injury comes has a huge [...]

February 3, 2012 TNA News
Matt Hardy Update

Matt Hardy Update

No progress was made in Matt Hardy’s court hearing yesterday as a continuance was granted. Hardy was scheduled to answer three felony drug charges, violation of a court order, driving while impaired and exceeding safe speed. The new court date [...]

February 3, 2012 Other News
TNA Impact Wrestling House Show Results (2/02/12) – Columbia, South Carolina

TNA Impact Wrestling House Show Results (2/02/12) – Columbia, South Carolina

Below are quick results from last night’s TNA Impact Wrestling live event in Columbia, South Carolina: * Eric Young & ODB b. TNA TV Champion Robbie E & Robbie T * TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries b. Jesse Sorensen [...]

February 3, 2012 TNA House Shows
Watch This Week’s WWE Superstars Here

Watch This Week’s WWE Superstars Here

Embedded in the video below is this week’s WWE Superstars courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

February 3, 2012 WWE News
WWE Signs OVW Regular Marcus Anthony; New 3-Disc DVD Set On CM Punk In The Works

WWE Signs OVW Regular Marcus Anthony; New 3-Disc DVD Set On CM Punk In The Works

- WWE has signed Marcus Anthony to a developmental contract. Anthony was a regular in Ohio Valley Wrestling, which ironically enough, is the official developmental territory of TNA. (Thanks to WNW reader Fernando for his help with this information.) - [...]

February 2, 2012 WWE News
Federal Agent Poses As WWE Rep To Seize Websites That Linked To Pirated Telecasts

Federal Agent Poses As WWE Rep To Seize Websites That Linked To Pirated Telecasts

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security enforcement agent posed as a WWE representative last week and offered to buy various domain names from a Michigan man named Yonjo Quiroa. In reality, the agent was part of an operation to take [...]

February 2, 2012 WWE News
Sting Pushing TNA For A Live Show, Says The Company Is More Popular In The UK Than US, His Status, More

Sting Pushing TNA For A Live Show, Says The Company Is More Popular In The UK Than US, His Status, More

Brian Fritz has a new interview online with Sting to promote tonight’s edition of Impact Wrestling. You can listen in the video embedded below: [...]

February 2, 2012 TNA News
The Rock To Star In New Michael Bay Film

The Rock To Star In New Michael Bay Film

Vulture is reporting that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is slated for the lead role in a new Michael Bay film called Pain and Gain. According to their report, Ed Harris is in talks to co-star. Below is a synopsis of [...]

February 2, 2012 WWE News
Cast & Crew Members Moving Into WWE Legend’s House This Week; More Details On Filming

Cast & Crew Members Moving Into WWE Legend’s House This Week; More Details On Filming

The Desert Sun has more details regarding the production of “WWE Legend’s House,” a WWE Network original program. Cast and crew members are moving into the home in Rancho Mirage, California this week and are expected to be there through [...]

February 2, 2012 WWE News
Matt Hardy Back In Court Today

Matt Hardy Back In Court Today

Matt Hardy was scheduled to be back in a Moore County, North Carolina court room today to respond to three felony drug charges, violation of a court order, driving while impaired and exceeding safe speed. Hardy is also scheduled for [...]

February 2, 2012 Other News
Why Vince McMahon Wouldn’t Allow CM Punk To Escort Chael Sonnen To The Octagon Last Weekend & How UFC’s Handling Of Brock Lesnar Played A Direct Role

Why Vince McMahon Wouldn’t Allow CM Punk To Escort Chael Sonnen To The Octagon Last Weekend & How UFC’s Handling Of Brock Lesnar Played A Direct Role

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February 2, 2012 Backstage News
Pillow Talk Featuring Sarita; Official TNA Impact Wrestling Preview For Tonight

Pillow Talk Featuring Sarita; Official TNA Impact Wrestling Preview For Tonight

- The latest edition of Pillow Talk with SoCal Val features Sarita. You can watch it in the video embedded below: - Below is the official preview for tonight’s edition of Impact Wrestling: - For the first time ever, IMPACT [...]

February 2, 2012 TNA News
Feeding Dolph Ziggler To Orton On Raw, Goldust vs. Cody Rhodes, Chris Jericho A Heel, Brodus Clay’s Gimmick

Feeding Dolph Ziggler To Orton On Raw, Goldust vs. Cody Rhodes, Chris Jericho A Heel, Brodus Clay’s Gimmick

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 [...]

February 2, 2012 Ask WNW
You Haven’t Seen The Last Of The Farting Diva

You Haven’t Seen The Last Of The Farting Diva

For the sickos that enjoyed the comedy segment with Natalya on last week’s Smackdown with Aksana and Teddy Long where Natalya passed gas, there are plans for it to continue. The plan is to book Natalya in a comedy role [...]

February 2, 2012 WWE News
John Morrison On When His Character Was Birthed, Why He Left WWE, Says Vince Needs To Delegate More, Going To TNA?

John Morrison On When His Character Was Birthed, Why He Left WWE, Says Vince Needs To Delegate More, Going To TNA?

Josh Modaberi has a new interview online with John Morrison. Below is an excerpt: Q. In 2007 you were then drafted to ECW, where you became ECW Champion and formed another formidable tag team with The Miz, what was that [...]

February 2, 2012 WWE News
WNW Premium Mailbag – Michael Cole’s Character & WWE’s Announce Philosophy, Ric Flair’s Friendship With Hulk Hogan, How John Laurinaitis Has So Much Stroke Despite Sour Relationships With WWE Higher-Ups, Angle’s Olympic Journey, Cena Booked To Look Weak?, Dolph Ziggler’s Future, Backstage Word On Two Awesome Raw Bouts

WNW Premium Mailbag – Michael Cole’s Character & WWE’s Announce Philosophy, Ric Flair’s Friendship With Hulk Hogan, How John Laurinaitis Has So Much Stroke Despite Sour Relationships With WWE Higher-Ups, Angle’s Olympic Journey, Cena Booked To Look Weak?, Dolph Ziggler’s Future, Backstage Word On Two Awesome Raw Bouts

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February 1, 2012 Premium Mailbags
Original Plans For The 30-Man Royal Rumble Match Revealed – Details On Two Workers, Other Than Sheamus, That Were Slated To Win The Match Earlier Last Week, Why Vince McMahon Changed His Mind, Reaction From The Creative Team

Original Plans For The 30-Man Royal Rumble Match Revealed – Details On Two Workers, Other Than Sheamus, That Were Slated To Win The Match Earlier Last Week, Why Vince McMahon Changed His Mind, Reaction From The Creative Team

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February 1, 2012 Backstage News
What You Won’t See On Smackdown, NHL Players Talk Wrestlemania, Sean Waltman & Marty Jannetty Interviews

What You Won’t See On Smackdown, NHL Players Talk Wrestlemania, Sean Waltman & Marty Jannetty Interviews

- Big Show beat World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan via disqualification in a dark match main event after last night’s Smackdown taping in Omaha, Nebraska. The DQ was caused by interference by Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre. Show took them [...]

February 1, 2012 WWE News
WWE Hires Former Warner Bros. Exec To Head Up Creative & Development

WWE Hires Former Warner Bros. Exec To Head Up Creative & Development

Variety is reporting that WWE has hired former Reveille and Warner Brothers executive Eric Pankowski as Senior Vice President of creative and development. Pankowski will be responsible for WWE’s TV creative development, including reality and kids programming. He will manage [...]

February 1, 2012 WWE News
The Great Khali’s Return, Talent Working Injured, WWE Copying Zack Ryder, Kane’s Program With John Cena

The Great Khali’s Return, Talent Working Injured, WWE Copying Zack Ryder, Kane’s Program With John Cena

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 [...]

February 1, 2012 Ask WNW
The Undertaker Advertised For February 20th Raw Supershow

The Undertaker Advertised For February 20th Raw Supershow

The Undertaker is being officially advertised for the February 20th edition of WWE Raw Supershow from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The promotional blurb from the venue’s website is as follows: “The Phenom” The UNDERTAKER will be live in [...]

February 1, 2012 WWE News