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Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against Laser Spine Institute

The Tampa Bay Times is reporting that Hulk Hogan has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute, saying the clinic performed unnecessary surgeries that damaged his career. The lawsuit claims the Laser Spine Institute performed multiple [...]

January 14, 2013 TNA News
Alberto Del Rio

Del Rio’s Title Win, The Shield Wrestling, Planning Matches, Bill DeMott, Edge Update

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 [...]

January 14, 2013 Ask WNW
Bill DeMott

WWE Not Acknowledging Releases, Bill DeMott Responds To Rumor, The First Raw

- WWE didn’t acknowledge the release of Trent Barreta on dot com. This is something they’ve shied away from with their last several releases (the release of Kharma comes to mind) as one observer commented about how it makes the [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
Smackdown

WWE Smackdown Live Event Results (1/13/13) – Tyler, Texas

Below are quick results from Sunday’s WWE Smackdown live event in Tyler, Texas: * The Great Khali b. David Otunga * Bo Dallas, Justin Gabriel & Yoshi Tatsu b. 3MB * WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett b. Kofi Kingston * [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE House Shows
Impact Wrestling

Official Impact Wrestling Preview Following TNA Genesis

Below is the official preview for this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling following Sunday’s TNA Genesis pay-per-view: This Thursday night is a very special IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV at 8/7c, as the entire world is invited to the wedding [...]

January 14, 2013 TNA News
Daniel Bryan

WWE Raw Live Event Results (1/13/13) – Corpus Christi, Texas

Below are quick results from Saturday’s WWE Raw live event in Corpus Christi, Texas: * WWE Champion CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler opened the show with a promo similar to what they did on Saturday night, claiming they were unable [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE House Shows
Santino Marella

Santino Marella Injured

We noted here on Sunday that Santino Marella was replaced by Jamie Noble at Saturday’s WWE Raw live event in Laredo, Texas. The same situation took place Sunday night in Corpus Christi. Santino was injured Friday night in a match [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
WWE Raw 20th Anniversary

Early WWE Raw Preview – The Rock, Title Match, Hall Of Famers Appearing

WWE will hold the 20th Anniversary of Raw this Monday night from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The following is announced for the show: The Rock will appear live and host a “Rock Concert” segment (more info) Eve Torres [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
Edge

Raw 20th Anniversary Status Of Edge, Ric Flair & Jim Ross

- Edge wrote the following on Twitter regarding his status for the 20th Anniversary of WWE Raw: For those asking I won’t be at Raw. Loss in the family. — Adam (Edge) Copeland (@EdgeRatedR) January 14, 2013 - We reported [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
Dolph Ziggler

More Epic Fails In This Week’s “WWE Download” With Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler, black eye and all, hosts this week’s installment of “WWE Download,” serving up another show full of epic fails. You can watch embedded in the video below: [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
King Kong Bundyl

King Kong Bundy Starts WWE Hall Of Fame Rumor

King Kong Bundy (real name Chris Pallies) is suggesting that he’ll join Mick Foley as an inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2013. The following is from his Twitter account: Sounds like someone [...]

January 13, 2013 WWE News
Samoa Joe

Mr. Anderson vs. Samoa Joe Added To TNA Genesis

TNA Wrestling just announced that Mr. Anderson vs. Samoa Joe has been added to Sunday night’s Genesis lineup. Make sure you join us for exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. We are also hosting an “open thread” of discussion [...]

January 13, 2013 TNA News
TNA Wrestling Live

Slammiversary & Bound For Glory Taking Place Outside Orlando

While it was assumed but not official, TNA Wrestling notified VIP ticket holders of Genesis on Sunday night that it will be the only live pay-per-view held at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida this year. Lockdown, Slammiversary and Bound for [...]

January 13, 2013 TNA News
James Storm

Winner Of Storm vs. Daniels At Genesis Gets TNA Title Shot

The winner of James Storm vs. Christopher Daniels at Sunday night’s TNA Genesis pay-per-view gets a shot at the TNA Championship on the January 24th episode of Impact Wrestling. Dixie Carter announced the stipulation with the following Twitter post: Just [...]

January 13, 2013 TNA News
Richard's Backstage Blog

Daniel Bryan’s Future In WWE Revealed; Details On A Former TNA Talent That Has No Intentions Of Re-Signing Like Velvet Sky & Others Despite The WWE Hiring Freeze

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January 13, 2013 Insider Rumblings
TNA Genesis

New TNA Live Events, Details On Tonight’s Genesis Live Chat

- TNA Wrestling has announced the following live events: Friday, March 1, 2013 from the United Wireless Arena in Dodge City, KS Saturday, March 2, 2013 from the Salina Bicentennial Center in Salina, KS - Join us here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com [...]

January 13, 2013 TNA News
John Cena

Bo Dallas Works Smackdown Live, Jamie Noble Replaces Santino, John Cena Working Out

- WWE developmental worker Bo Dallas replaced the injured Tyson Kidd (torn meniscus) at Saturday’s Smackdown live event in Alexandria, LA and tagged with Justin Gabriel. They went over 3MB. - WWE producer Jamie Noble replaced Santino Marella at Saturday’s [...]

January 13, 2013 WWE News
Randy Orton & Sheamus

WWE Smackdown Live Event Results (1/12/13) – Alexandria, Louisiana

Below are quick results from Saturday night’s WWE Smackdown live event in Alexandria, Louisiana: * The Great Khali b. David Otunga * Alicia Fox b. Aksana * Justin Gabriel & Bo Dallas b. 3 Man Band * WWE Intercontinental Champion [...]

January 13, 2013 WWE House Shows
Sara Del Rey & Antonio Cesaro

WWE Raw Live Event Results (1/12/13) – Laredo, Texas

Below are quick results from Saturday night’s WWE Raw live event in Laredo, Texas: * WWE Champion CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler both claimed in an opening promo they couldn’t work. Punk, due to his knee, Ziggler, due to the [...]

January 13, 2013 WWE House Shows
Road Dogg & Josh Mathews Inflict More Pain With This Week’s “Are You Serious?”

Road Dogg & Josh Mathews Inflict More Pain With This Week’s “Are You Serious?”

Road Dogg and Josh Mathews are back to inflict more pain in the weekly “Are You Serious?” Web series. For those that missed it in the Premium Mailbag, I called it my favorite WWE YouTube show: *Sound Off* What did [...]

January 13, 2013 WWE News
WWE Raw

WNW Reader Shares Their Experience At WWE Raw Live In Austin, TX

Wrestling News World reader Aaron Mobley attended Friday’s WWE Raw live event in Austin, Texas and sent in the following report: Justin Roberts makes his way to the ring and welcomes the live crowd to the Raw world tour in [...]

January 13, 2013 WWE House Shows
TNA One Night Only

*Spoilers* TNA X-Travaganza (1/12/13) – Orlando, Florida

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. [...]

January 12, 2013 TNA Spoilers
Introducing WNW Disqussion – Chat Live About Stories & Add Instant Reactions

Introducing WNW Disqussion – Chat Live About Stories & Add Instant Reactions

We are proud to announce our all new commenting system here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. The new system was installed last Saturday and is now out of beta testing and ready to go. The big change is your comments now appear instantly [...]

January 12, 2013 Site News
TNA One Night Only

*Spoilers* TNA Jokers Wild Tag Team Tournament (1/12/13) – Orlando, Florida

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. [...]

January 12, 2013 TNA Spoilers
HHH Encourages Injured WWE Star To Return Early; Tells Them They Have A Rep For Being “Soft,” What Part Of CM Punk’s Promo Wasn’t Scripted, New World Heavyweight Champion, Ryback Still Labeled Unsafe?, ’13 WWE HoF Inductee Announced, 2 WWE Departures, 3 TNA Departures, Title Change On Raw’s 20th?, TNA Drastically Alters PPV Model

HHH Encourages Injured WWE Star To Return Early; Tells Them They Have A Rep For Being “Soft,” What Part Of CM Punk’s Promo Wasn’t Scripted, New World Heavyweight Champion, Ryback Still Labeled Unsafe?, ’13 WWE HoF Inductee Announced, 2 WWE Departures, 3 TNA Departures, Title Change On Raw’s 20th?, TNA Drastically Alters PPV Model

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January 12, 2013 Premium Newsletters
Zack Ryder

Zack Ryder Ends YouTube Show, Jinder Mahal Talks To A Horse, JR At Raw, Shaul Guerrero Update

- Zack Ryder’s “Long Island Story” YouTube show is apparently ending with this week’s 100th episode. - Jinder Mahal talks to a horse in New York City in the video embedded below: - Jim Ross has been invited by WWE [...]

January 12, 2013 WWE News
Alberto Del Rio

Video Footage Of Alberto Del Rio Winning The World Heavyweight Championship

For those that missed Alberto Del Rio winning the World Heavyweight Championship from Big Show on this week’s Smackdown, you can watch footage of the “Last Man Standing” match in the video embedded below: [...]

January 12, 2013 WWE News
TNA One Night Only

Names In Orlando For “TNA One Night Only,” Exclusive Spoilers

The following non-TNA regulars are in Orlando, Florida for Saturday’s One Night Only pay-per-view tapings: Scorpio Sky Lince Dorado TJ Perkins Jigsaw Sonjay Dutt (not confirmed but likely) For those that missed it in the weekend schedule, below is what [...]

January 12, 2013 TNA News
WWE Hall of Fame

WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremony Tickets Officially On Sale

Tickets for the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are officially on sale here at Ticketmaster. This is your opportunity to get tickets for the “cheap” seats as the majority of tickets were sold in an extended presale. This [...]

January 12, 2013 WWE News
John Cena

WWE Raw Live Event Results (1/11/13) – Austin, Texas

Below are quick results from Friday night’s WWE Raw live event in Austin, Texas: * Vickie Guerrero announced CM Punk will team with Dolph Ziggler to face John Cena & Ryback in the show’s main event. * Brodus Clay w/Cameron [...]

January 12, 2013 WWE House Shows
WWE Vintage Collection

Another WWE Release, Live Event In White Plains, Vintage Collection Summary

- WWE developmental Diva Skyler Moon has been released from the company. Moon, who had been away from the company due to a health issue, resurfaced backstage at this week’s WWE Raw. - WWE has announced a March 31, 2013 [...]

January 12, 2013 WWE News
The Rock

Rock Concert Segment With The Rock Announced For WWE Raw

The Rock will host a “Rock Concert” segment on next week’s 20th Anniversary of WWE Raw as announced on this week’s Smackdown. Remember the last time there was a “Rock Concert” segment with Rock on March 12, 2012, Rocky took [...]

January 12, 2013 WWE News
WWE

Mick Foley Comments On Hall Of Fame Induction, WWE Live Event

- Mick Foley wrote the following on Twitter: Being inducted into the @wwe HOF, especially in The Garden, a place that has meant so much to me, will be an amazing honor and experience. — Mick Foley (@realMickFoley) January 11, [...]

January 11, 2013 WWE News
WWE Raw

Title Match Set For 20th Anniversary Raw

WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres will defend the title against Kaitlyn on next Monday’s 20th Anniversary of WWE Raw. Next week’s Raw will take place from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at [...]

January 11, 2013 WWE News
TNA Genesis

This Week’s Impact Wrestling Viewership (Updated w/Rating), Video Preview Of TNA Genesis Main Event

- This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling, the go-home to TNA Genesis did an average viewing audience of 1,290,000 viewers on Spike TV according to TV By The Numbers. The show ended up doing a 1.02 cable rating. - Speaking [...]

January 11, 2013 TNA News
Mick Foley

WWE Makes Mick Foley Hall Of Fame Induction Official, Foley On Who He Would Like To Induct Him

Dot com has confirmed Mick Foley as the first inductee of the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame class. You can read their article at this link. The New York Post was first to confirm Foley’s induction but Foley gave pause to [...]

January 11, 2013 WWE News
John Layfield

Titus O’Neil Strips & Darren Young The Worst Thing Since Marc Mero – This Week’s JBL & Cole Show

This week’s episode of The JBL & Cole Show features Titus O’Neil stripping and Darren Young’s fail that JBL called the “worst thing since Marc Mero.” You can watch the show hosted by John Layfield and Michael Cole embedded in [...]

January 11, 2013 WWE News
Ric Flair

Ric Flair Responds To CM Punk’s Promo From WWE Raw

Dot com has a new article online featuring quotes from Ric Flair responding to WWE Champion CM Punk’s promo from this week’s WWE Raw. Flair, who is rumored but not confirmed for next week’s Raw, concludes the article with this [...]

January 11, 2013 WWE News
Triple H

Full List Of WWE PPVs & Locations For 2013, Why We Respect Triple H

WWE sent their media partners a list of all of their scheduled pay-per-view dates for 2013 with locations. The only show with a name “to be announced” is the June 16, 2013 show in Chicago, Illinois. Below is the list: [...]

January 11, 2013 WWE News
Richard's Backstage Blog

Why Andy Leavine & Angelina Love Are Being Pursued, More On TNA Losing A Big Sponsorship Deal, Why WWE Isn’t The Only Company After Ring Of Honor/Dragon Gate USA Talent; Details On Who Could Pop Up On Impact Wrestling

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January 11, 2013 Insider Rumblings