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Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan On Dixie Carter – Is She Really In The Wrestling Business Or Is This Just A Hobby?

Hulk Hogan questions why Dixie Carter is in the wrestling business and gives his thoughts on TNA cutting their pay-per-views in a new interview with the Daily Star.  Below are the highlights: “It’s either hold ’em or fold ’em. You’re [...]

February 8, 2013 TNA News
Brock Lesnar

Major WWE Star Off Next Week’s Raw

Brock Lesnar is not advertised for WWE Raw for the next two weeks after appearing the past two weeks. He is advertised for the February 25th episode in which The Rock is not being advertised. It certainly looks like WWE [...]

February 8, 2013 WWE News
TNA Wrestling Live

TNA Live Events In Louisiana & Mississippi, Impact Spoilers

TNA Wrestling will run two live events this weekend, below is the schedule: Friday from the Centurylink Center in Bossier City, LA Saturday from the Vicksburg Convention Center in Vicksburg, MS If you attend either show, please submit a live [...]

February 8, 2013 TNA News
WWE

The Road To Wrestlemania Continues This Weekend

Below is this weekend’s WWE schedule: Raw Friday from the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff, MO Saturday from the JQH Arena in Springfield, MO Sunday from the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, MO Smackdown Saturday from U of [...]

February 8, 2013 WWE News
Randy Orton

WWE Scooby Doo, Aces & 8s Members, Orton’s Big Disconnect, Heat On Part-Time Talent

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 8, 2013 Ask WNW
Vince McMahon

More On Vince McMahon’s Hip Surgery, Graphic Photos

All for the love of the business… Vince McMahon had dot com post photos of his hip surgery from last week to further the injury angle with Brock Lesnar. You can view them at this link. While the storyline is [...]

February 8, 2013 WWE News
Kassius Ohno

Kassius Ohno Proves Pro Wrestling Isn’t For Everyone

WWE developmental talent Kassius Ohno (formerly known as Chris Hero) lost some teeth in a match with Xavier Woods at a WWE NXT live event on Thursday, February 7, 2013. Ohno posted the following on Twitter: Win some. Ya lose [...]

February 8, 2013 NXT Wrestling
Jeff Hardy & fan

More On Jeff Hardy’s New TNA Contract

The big news coming out of Thursday was that Jeff Hardy has agreed to a contract extension with TNA Wrestling. The signing is actually a victory for Hardy as he inked a deal for two years. We reported in December [...]

February 8, 2013 TNA News
CM Punk

Another Elimination Chamber Match At The PPV?, Concern Over Who Will Defend The World Heavyweight Championship At Wrestlemania, CM Punk Left Without An Opponent For The Biggest Show Of The Year

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February 7, 2013 Backstage News
R-Truth & Vince McMahon

R-Truth Checks In From Qatar, New Injury Update

As noted earlier this week, R-Truth has been in Qatar doing promotional work for WWE. He posted the following on Twitter on Thursday: #RTruth and #LilJimmy in Qatar twitter.com/RonKillings/st… — WWE R-Truth (@RonKillings) February 6, 2013   Truth has been [...]

February 7, 2013 WWE News
TNA Wrestling Live

More On TNA Leaving Universal Studios

TNA Wrestling’s lease with Universal Studios expires on March 31, 2013. This is believed to be the reason the company is taping six “One Night Only” pay-per-views there in March. As we reported on Wednesday, TNA will tape two PPVs [...]

February 7, 2013 TNA News
Jim Ross

JR Comments On Undertaker/Wrestlemania, Format For The WWE Hall Of Fame, JBL Underrated

Jim Ross has a new blog on his official website at this link. Below is an excerpt: Will the Undertaker wrestle at WM29? I honestly and truly have no idea. However, I don’t believe all that I read online from [...]

February 7, 2013 WWE News
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

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February 5, 2013 Backstage News