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Dixie Carter

Dixie Carter On Bellator Tonight Following Impact

Dixie Carter wrote the following on Twitter Headed to Atlanta to be on #Bellator tonight on @spiketv 10 PM ET! I’ve got some cool Impact, Talent, & King Mo news to share! — Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) February 7, 2013 Last [...]

February 7, 2013 TNA News
WWE Raw

Another Pre-Sale Code For Raw After Wrestlemania 29

WWE sent out a new pre-sale offer for Monday Night Raw on April 8, 2013 – the day after Wretlemania 29 from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Use the code WIRED to obtain tickets now at Ticketmaster.com. [...]

February 7, 2013 WWE News
Bruno Sammartino

The Rock Thanks Bruno Sammartino

WWE Champion The Rock posted the following on Twitter: Congratulations Bruno Sammartino: 2013 #WWEHallOfFame You’re the greatest @wwe Champion of all time. Thank you for paving the way. #Hero — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 7, 2013 The Rock will headline [...]

February 7, 2013 WWE News
WWE Logo

WWE To Report 2012 Fourth Quarter Earnings February 28th

WWE announced on Thursday they’ll report their 2012 fourth quarter earnings on February 28, 2013 before market open. Vince McMahon will host a conference call with investors to discuss the earnings at 11 AM EST. We’ll have full coverage here [...]

February 7, 2013 WWE News
Ryback

WWE Exec Leaves, Why The IC Cup Was Canceled, Cena’s Elimination Chamber Bout

- Andrew Judelson, hired in January 2012 by WWE as Executive Vice President of Sales & Partnership Marketing, has left the company to take a job in sales for IMG College. Judelson is a former employee of Sports Illustrated and [...]

February 7, 2013 WWE News
Jeff Hardy

WWE Fuels Jeff Hardy Speculation

WWE has added TNA Champion Jeff Hardy to their Alumni section here on dot com. This will create some speculation with Hardy’s contract with TNA Wrestling expiring and WWE being interested. We reported in January here on Richard’s Backstage Blog [...]

February 7, 2013 WWE News
Tyson Kidd

Tyson Kidd Injury Update, Chris Jericho Shoots on Nicki Minaj

Tyson Kidd wrote the following on Twitter: The Dr told me my recovery is 15% surgery, 85% therapy.So here I am.This is what I do.Road to recovery tout.com/m/waa191?ref=t… — Tyson Kidd (@KiddWWE) February 6, 2013 Chris Jericho wrote the following [...]

February 7, 2013 WWE News
Steve Austin

Full Details On WWE’s Tour Of South Africa, New Clip Of Steve Austin In “The Package”

- Wrestling News World reader Brandon van Reenen sent in the following: WWE will be holding five events in South Africa later this year. The details are as follows: Tuesday 30 July and Wednesday 31 July in Cape Town, Western [...]

February 7, 2013 WWE News
CM Punk

WWE Reaches Out To Gunshot Victim

TMZ has picked up on the 77-year-old gunshot victim, Thomas Dotterer, that was shot in the face when the Syracuse liquor store he was working at was robbed. Dotterer told the media he was more upset that his favorite wrestler [...]

February 7, 2013 WWE News
Impact Wrestling

*Spoilers* Full Impact Wrestling Taping Results For Tonight

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. [...]

February 7, 2013 TNA Spoilers
Zack Ryder

Hypocritical Ryder Song, Lesnar’s Wrestlemania Program, Raw Presale Pass, Head Of ’13 HoF

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 7, 2013 Ask WNW
TNA Gut Check

TNA Suspends Gut Check Challenge

TNA Wrestling announced on Wednesday they have suspended the Gut Check Challenge due to voting issues. Below is the official release: A MESSAGE TO OUR LOYAL FANS REGARDING THE GUT CHECK CHALLENGE In January, we launched the Gut Check Challenge [...]

February 6, 2013 TNA News
Bruno Sammartino

Triple H Says Bruno Sammartino’s Gripes About WWE Were Justified

Dot com has a new article online feature quotes from Bruno Sammartino and Triple H regarding Sammartino’s upcoming induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. Below is an excerpt: WWECLASSICS.COM: What are your thoughts on Bruno’s previous reluctance to be [...]

February 6, 2013 WWE News
Cody Rhodes

What Submission Moves Hurt The Most? WWE Stars Answer In New WWE Inbox

Cody Rhodes and other WWE Superstars discuss what submission moves hurt the worst in the latest episode of WWE Inbox. Plus, who has the worst fashion sense in WWE? You can watch this week’s episode embedded in the video below: [...]

February 6, 2013 WWE News
TNA One Night Only

TNA Taping More One Night Only PPVs At Universal Studios

TNA Wrestling isn’t completely finished with Universal Studios. Devin Cutting sent out an alert on Wednesday that the company will tape One Night Only pay-per-views from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida on the following dates: March 17, 2013 March [...]

February 6, 2013 TNA News
Sara Del Rey & Antonio Cesaro

Ric Flair Appearance, Dory Funk At Smackdown, Sara Del Rey Update

- Ric Flair will appear on truTV’s Lizard Lick Towing next Monday night at 10 PM. - WWE Hall of Famer Dory Funk Jr. was backstage at Tuesday’s Smackdown taping in Jacksonville, Florida. - Readers often email asking for updates [...]

February 6, 2013 WWE News
Wrestlemania

Wrestlemania 30 Taking Place From The Superdome?

A deal seems to be getting closer for Wrestlemania 30 to be held at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. I heard the Superdome became a favorable venue due to a tax credit WWE would get for bringing the show [...]

February 6, 2013 WWE News
Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho To Re-Join Fozzy For Tour Down Under, Update On His Schedule

Raw and Smackdown are Jericho for the next two months as Chris Jericho is advertised for tapings leading up to Wrestlemania 29 this year. He is also officially advertised for both Raw and Smackdown following the pay-per-view. There will be [...]

February 6, 2013 WWE News
Triple H & Stephanie McMahon

The Rock & Triple H Advertised For Post-Wrestlemania Tapings

WWE is officially advertising John Cena and Triple H for the April 9th Smackdown taping in Boston, MA. This is the first episode of Smackdown following Wrestlemania 29. The Rock is advertised for WWE Raw the night prior in East [...]

February 6, 2013 WWE News
Velvet Sky

Velvet Sky On Who Brought Her Back To TNA, Wants To Reunite The Beautiful People

Velvet Sky was interviewed by the Big WrestleShark Show. In the interview she credited Madison Rayne for talking her into returning to TNA Wrestling and claimed she never “considered the competition.” She said she’s going to push TNA to bring [...]

February 6, 2013 TNA News
CM Punk

Someone That Could End The Streak, Ziggler A Raw Snub, Appearing Outside WWE, Tour Of South Africa

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 6, 2013 Ask WNW
Dolph Ziggler

WWE Confirms PPV Bout, Why Dolph Ziggler Wasn’t Used, JR’s Raw Thoughts

- WWE has confirmed The Shield vs. John Cena, Sheamus & Ryback in a six-man tag team match for Elimination Chamber. The match was announced after Raw went off the air and we snuck it into our updated lineup. - [...]

February 5, 2013 WWE News
Bret Hart

Post-Surgery Photo Of Bret Hart’s Knee

Bret Hart underwent knee surgery on Monday. He posted a photo of his scar that you can view below: Finally got a matching set …. twitter.com/BretHart/statu… — Bret Hart (@BretHart) February 5, 2013   [...]

February 5, 2013 WWE News
The Rock

The Rock Addresses Absence From Raw

WWE Champion The Rock wrote the following on Twitter regarding not being at this week’s WWE Raw: @bryant15594 I feel you bro. I was on tour. No rest for the warriors. I’ll be back this Monday! #JustBringIt — Dwayne Johnson [...]

February 5, 2013 WWE News
WWE Logo

WWE Raw Rating & Viewership Holds Strong

This week’s WWE Raw did a 3.56 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 4,810,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the by hour breakdown: Hour 1 – 4,863,000 viewers Hour 2 – 4,857,000 viewers Hour 3 – [...]

February 5, 2013 WWE News
TNA Wrestling Live

TNA Launching New Show In The UK, Latest Spin Cycle, Jessie vs. Bischoff

- TNA Wrestling sent out the following on Tuesday: UK FANS: February is ‘TNA in the UK’ month on Challenge TV and sees the launch of a brand new two-part show – TNA Backstage Pass. Taking you behind the scenes [...]

February 5, 2013 TNA News
Triple H & Stephanie McMahon

John Cena & Stephanie McMahon On Panel At SXSW 2013

WWE announced on Tuesday that Stephanie McMahon and John Cena will take part in a panel discussion at SXSW 2013 in San Francisco to discuss how WWE uses social media to connect with fans. Below is the official press release: [...]

February 5, 2013 WWE News
Jack Swagger

Backstage News From Raw – Ryback’s Breakdown, Opinion Of Jack Swagger, Mark Henry Accused Of Being Reckless; Daniel Bryan Injured?, Orton Disappointments McMahon, Why The Miz Was Teased About Working With Brock Lesnar, Update On PPV Bout

The following article is only available to WrestlingNewsWorld.com Premium Members. Sign-up here to view this article and unlock all our exclusive features. By signing up not only will you unlock all exclusive features but the website [...]

February 5, 2013 Backstage News
Goldust

Gimmick PPVs, Goldust vs. Cody Rhodes, Trent Barreta & Kofi Kingston, Lesnar At Wrestlemania

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 5, 2013 Ask WNW
Damien Sandow

Dolph Ziggler/AJ Lee Update, McMahon High Up On Damien Sandow, Identity Of Raw “Fans”

- Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee and Big E Langston appeared after this week’s WWE Raw went off the air as Ziggler teamed with CM Punk for the dark match main event. You can read more here and view photos here. [...]

February 5, 2013 WWE News
Chris Jericho

How Chris Jericho Was Victimized By WWE Active Voting

The run sheet for this week’s WWE Raw featured Wade Barrett vs. Chris Jericho and Randy Orton vs. CM Punk, with the assumption that Orton would win the WWE Active voting. When Jericho won the fan voting, which was legitimate, the [...]

February 5, 2013 WWE News
WWE Raw

Celebrities At Raw, Latest Fandango Vignette, Backstage Fallout Raw

- Chili from TLC, Lil’ Scrappy, Bobby V and Armond Smith and Byron Bell from the Carolina Panthers were in attendance at this week’s WWE Raw in Atlanta. - Below is the latest Fandango vignette that aired on this week’s [...]

February 5, 2013 WWE News
R-Truth & Vince McMahon

Hip Surgery Not Enough To Slow Down Vince McMahon

WWE Tweeted the following photo of Vince McMahon prior to having hip surgery: The Chairman, pre-surgery. (“Mr. McMahon, watch out for that bedpan!”) #Raw @wwe twitter.com/WWE/status/298… — WWE (@WWE) February 5, 2013 The storyline is McMahon underwent a total left [...]

February 5, 2013 WWE News
The Rock

Trailer For Fast & Furious 6, The Rock Reads Wrestling News World

If you missed the trailer for “Fast & Furious 6″ starring The Rock that aired during the Super Bowl, you can watch it embedded in the video below: Information! Speaking of The Rock, if you missed his Tweet to us [...]

February 5, 2013 WWE News
Bruno Sammartino

Bruno Sammartino On Accepting WWE’s Offer – They Did What I Wanted Them To Do

KDKA, the CBS affiliate out of Pittsburgh, covered Bruno Sammartino’s upcoming induction into the WWE Hall of Fame on Monday’s newscast. Sammartino was interviewed in the piece and talked about his disdain for steroids and performance enhancing drugs in the [...]

February 5, 2013 WWE News
CM Punk

What You Didn’t See On WWE Raw – Dolph Ziggler Helps CM Punk

After this week’s WWE Raw went off the air CM Punk said that he and Dolph Ziggler are friends and fans paid to see them. Punk challenges John Cena and Ryback to a tag team match, as Big E Langston [...]

February 4, 2013 WWE News
WWE Elimination Chamber

Updated WWE Elimination Chamber Lineup

Following this week’s WWE Raw below is the updated lineup for Elimination Chamber: WWE Championship Match - The Rock (c) vs. CM Punk World Heavyweight Championship Match - Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Big Show Elimination Chamber Match Winner gets [...]

February 4, 2013 WWE News
Mark Henry

Mark Henry Returns To WWE On This Week’s Raw

Mark Henry returned to WWE on this week’s Raw following Daniel Bryan’s victory over Rey Mysterio. Henry took out Bryan on his way to the ring and worked on Mysterio when he got there. Sin Cara came out to make [...]

February 4, 2013 WWE News
Rey Mysterio

Orton & Mysterio In Elimination Chamber Match, Swagger’s New Finisher, Raw Photos

- Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio are two of the six participants that will be in the six-man Elimination Chamber match at the pay-per-view to determine the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 29. Elimination Chamber [...]

February 4, 2013 WWE News
WWE Superstars

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Atlanta, Georgia

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. [...]

February 4, 2013 WWE Spoilers