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Shawn Michaels & Steve Austin

Steve Austin & Shawn Michaels Together This Week, Austin Makes Reference To Not Appearing On Raw

Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels are at the Sands Expos & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Shot Show this week. Austin made reference to missing Raw’s 20th Anniversary on Twitter. Below is his Tweet: Hitting the hay [...]

January 15, 2013 WWE News
WWE Raw 20th Anniversary

“Backstage Fallout” Raw, What You Didn’t See On The 20th Anniversary, Return To Houston

- This week’s “Backstage Fallout” Raw is embedded in the video below: - When the 20th Anniversary episode of WWE Raw went off the air The Rock started towards the back when CM Punk got on the mic. He told [...]

January 15, 2013 WWE News
NXT Wrestling

Another WWE Developmental Release

WWE has released Brandon Carter, also known as TAC, from his developmental contract. Carter is a former offensive lineman in the National Football League. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Fernando for sending this in. [...]

January 15, 2013 NXT Wrestling
Royal Rumble

Two Title Matches Added To Royal Rumble

The following title matches were added to Royal Rumble on the 20th Anniversary of WWE Raw: Kane & Daniel Bryan will defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow Alberto Del Rio will defend the World [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
Ric Flair

This Week’s Guests On “The JBL & Cole Show,” King Kong Bundy Not Entering WWE HoF, Flair On Raw

- 3MB and ZZ Top are scheduled guests for this week’s episode of “The JBL & Cole Show”. We’ll post the show here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com on Friday. - King Kong Bundy will not enter the WWE Hall of Fame despite [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
WWE Raw 20th Anniversary

Announced WWE Raw Attendance, Final Smackdown Rating

- 14,426 was the announced attendance for the 20th’s Anniversary of WWE Raw. The show was a legitimate sellout from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. - Last week’s Smackdown ended up doing a 2.2 cable rating to accompany the [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Houston, Texas

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Houston, Texas

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January 14, 2013 WWE Spoilers
Kaitlyn

New WWE Divas Champion

Kaitlyn beat Eve Torres to win the WWE Divas Championship on the 20th Anniversary episode of WWE Raw. We broke the news of the title change last Thursday here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com Premium. While new rumors have surfaced Eve is finishing [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
The Rock

John Cena vs. The Rock For The WWE Title Set To Headline Wrestlemania 29?

WWE sent out early promotional material for their Royal Rumble 2013 DVD and it may have spoiled a major creative plan. Under the “Key Selling Points” for the DVD, the following bullet points are made: The Road to Wrestlemania begins here! [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
WWE Saturday Morning Slam

WWE Series Moving Timeslots

WWE Saturday Morning Slam is moving to 10:30 AM as part of The CW’s “Vortexx” lineup. WWE confirmed the move with the following Tweet: WWE Saturday Morning Slam has moved to an ALL NEW time on @myvortexx! Catch the high-flying [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
Steve Austin & Vince McMahon

The Possibility Of Vince McMahon Buying TNA Wrestling & The One Key Element That Keeps Them In Business, How WWE Picks PPV Locations, SummerSlam In Los Angeles, Steve Austin On Raw’s 20th?; Update On Wrestlemania 29 Match Against CM Punk, Creative Direction For The Shield

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January 14, 2013 Premium Mailbags
Santino Marella

Santino Marella Confirms Neck Injury, Undergoing MRI

We reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com that Santino Marella suffered a head/neck injury at Friday’s WWE Raw live event in Austin, Texas. Santino, has confirmed he suffered a neck injury in his match with Tensai, and wrote the following on Twitter: [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
Sin Cara

Sin Cara Says He’s In Houston, Texas

Sin Cara confirmed on his Twitter account on Monday that he is Houston, Texas, the site of this week’s 20th Anniversary of WWE Raw. It’s unknown if Cara, who is currently recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery, will work the show [...]

January 14, 2013 Uncategorized
WWE Studios

Official Trailer For “The Marine 3: Homefront” Starring The Miz

The official trailer for “The Marine 3: Homefront” starring The Miz is embedded in the video below: The film is due out on DVD and Blu-Ray on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. [...]

January 14, 2013 WWE News
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 Backstage News
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

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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

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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 Newsletter
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