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WWE Raw Live Results (4/24/13) – Liege, Belgium

Below are quick results from Wednesday’s WWE Raw live event results in Liege, Belgium: * WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn b. Tamina Snuka * Daniel Bryan b. World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler via disqualification when Dolph used the World title belt. AJ Lee was ejected from ringside. * Brodus Clay & Tensai w/Cameron & Naomi b. [...]

April 25, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 2

WWE Smackdown Live Results (4/24/13) – Amneville, France

Below are quick results from Wednesday’s WWE Smackdown live event in Amneville, France: * Alex Riley & Santino Marella b. Epico & Primo * Fandango b. Ted DiBiase * Layla b. Aksana with Hornswoggle as special guest referee * Big Show b. The Uso’s in a 2-on-1 handicap match * WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett [...]

April 25, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 2

Official Preview For This Week’s Impact Wrestling; Watch Party

Below is the official preview to this week’s live Impact Wrestling: - Will Hulk Hogan go face-to-face with World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray on Thursday’s IMPACT? As IMPACT ended this past week, Bully Ray called out Hogan – claiming there are no more heroes left to defend TNA after the Aces injured Jeff Hardy, Kurt [...]

April 25, 2013 Alex Barie TNA News 0

Video Of Director Michael Bay’s Comments Regarding The Rock

As previously noted here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, director Michael Bay had some fun at The Rock’s expense by jokingly saying the former WWE Champion needs to “grow up” and stop wrestling while on the red carpet at the premiere for “Pain and Gain” in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.  Rock had to miss the premiere due to emergency [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

TNA Hires Rafael Morffi To Help With Touring & Live Events

TNA Wrestling has hired Rafael Morffi to help with touring and live events. Morffi, was formerly employed by WWE but was released last fall. He’ll help fill the void left by the departures of Craig Jenkins and Michael Krewson. Jenkins was TNA’s Director of Touring while Krewson was the live events coordinator. Bischoff welcomed Morffi [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 0

The Rock Pokes Fun At The Publications That Took Michael Bay’s Quote Out Of Context (Updated With Statement From Bay)

The Rock used Twitter to poke fun at the publications that took director Michael Bay’s quote about him out of context. Rock Tweeted the following on Wednesday: Funny sh*t! Michael Bay joked I should stop wrestling 300lb men. I agree – I’ll switch to women. #ALLPainNOGain twitter.com/TheRock/status… — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April 24, 2013 As [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 9

Dolph Ziggler Promotes Pain and Gain, JR’s Raw Thoughts

Dolph Ziggler Promotes “Pain and Gain” WWE posted a brief clip of Dolph Ziggler promoting “Pain and Gain” starring Mark Walberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at this link. You can also watch in the video below: Jim Ross Gives Thoughts on Raw Jim Ross posted his thoughts about this week’s WWE Raw from London, [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

TNA Tour Launch Party In London, Meet Dixie Carter In Glasgow

TNA Tour Launch Party in London Dixie Carter is scheduled to host a TNA Tour Launch Party in London, England next Tuesday, April 30. The only way fans can attend is to win tickets on the TNA Wrestling UK Facebook page located at this link. You must be 18 or above to attend. Click here [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 1

Did WWE Block TNA From Running In Pittsburgh?, Impact Successful, Kurt Angle’s Health

Kurt Angle was on The Fan Morning Show in-studio on 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh on Wednesday morning to promote this week’s Impact Wrestling tapings in Indiana, Pennsylvania. In the interview, the 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist claimed due to some “issues with the other company,” TNA really couldn’t book any venues in Pittsburgh. He said [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News, WWE News 2

Post-Wrestlemania Releases Coming? Four WWE Names Currently On The Company’s “Endangered Species” List – Who They Are & More

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April 24, 2013 Richard Gray Insider Rumblings 13

Which WWE Superstar Is The Worst At Keeping Secrets? 2014 Hall Of Fame Inductees

Which WWE Superstars are the worst at keeping secrets? Who should be inducted into the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame? Your questions answered in this week’s episode of WWE Inbox at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 7

USF’s Willie Taggart Asked About Hogan Sex Tape At TNA Press Conference

The Tampa Tribune covered TNA Wrestling’s press conference at Hogan’s Beach restaurant on Tuesday (footage here). The publication noted that University of South Florida football coach Willie Taggart (pictured above with Magnus and Hogan) did his best Hulk impression after receiving an honorary championship belt. The day didn’t go without controversy as security had to remove [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 2

Video Of John Cena’s Birthday Bash, Charleston Raw Presale Password

John Cena’s Birthday Bash Footage of John Cena’s birthday celebration following Tuesday’s WWE Raw live event in Nottingham, England has popped up here on YouTube. You can also watch embedded in the video below: Charleston Presale Password We had some readers asking for the pre-sale code to obtain tickets to the June 24th episode of [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Jeff Hardy’s Contract, CM Punk’s Return, Ric Flair/WWE, Dark Match Main Events

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 WNW, click here. [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray Ask WNW 9

CM Punk’s WWE Return Pushed Back – New Date Revealed

There has been a development in CM Punk’s return to WWE following the “walk out” angle on Raw a couple of weeks ago. Originally scheduled for next week’s Raw in Columbus, Ohio, dot com has pulled Punk from all upcoming shows. His new return date is the May 27th episode of WWE Raw from the [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 22

Surgery Causes The Rock To Miss Premiere, Michael Bay Comments

E! Online covered the news of The Rock’s successful hernia operation. Their piece notes the surgery caused Rock to miss the Pain & Gain premiere in Los Angeles where director Michael Bay issued his well-wishes and joked from the red carpet. “Dwayne’s hurt tonight,” Bay told E! News on the red carpet. “He was pushing [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 8

WWE Raw Live Results (4/23/13) – Nottingham, England

Below are quick results from Tuesday’s WWE Raw live event in Nottingham, England: * R-Truth b. Heath Slater * Michael McGillicutty b. Brad Maddox * WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn b. Tamina Snuka * WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No b. Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston w/AJ Lee. There was a Twitter vote prior [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows, WWE News 4

RAW Is Blogged – Zigglypuff, I Choose You!

Welcome to this week’s Raw is Blogged! This is a weekly published review of Monday night’s Raw broadcast. As it is a review, this article expresses my opinion on the broadcast and it does not reflect the opinion of WNW as a whole or that of the site owner Richard Gray. I know that everyone [...]

April 24, 2013 Kendra Bunyon Raw is Blogged 16

Presale Password For Impact In Tampa, Footage Of Press Conference With Hulk Hogan

TNA Wrestling held a press conference with Hulk Hogan in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday to promote the May 23rd Impact tapings in the city. A presale begins on Wednesday to obtain tickets with the password HULKIMPACT. The presale will last from 10 AM on Wednesday to 10 PM on Thursday. Tickets go on sale to [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 0

*Spoilers* Complete WWE Smackdown Taping Results From London, England

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. [...]

April 23, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News, WWE Spoilers 33

WWE Raw Viewership Increases Across The Pond (Updated With Rating)

This week’s episode of WWE Raw did an average viewing audience of 4,400,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the by hour breakdown: Hour one – 4,190,000 viewers Hour two – 4,650,000 viewers Hour three – 4,360,000 viewers The show ended up with a 3.14 cable rating. WWE Raw Ratings Archive [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Next Week’s Raw Main Event, The Rock’s Mom Speaks, Foley Pays Tribute To Paul Bearer

Next Week on WWE Raw John Cena will team with Ryback on next week’s episode of WWE Raw to face The Shield. The show will take place from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. The Rock’s Mom Says The Rock’s mother, Ata Johnson, told Arda Ocal [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Steve Austin Doing DDP Yoga, HBK’s Role At Upcoming WWE Live Events

Steve Austin Doing DDP Yoga When one thinks of Steve Austin the word yoga probably doesn’t come to mind but Diamond Dallas Page told The Temple News that his good friend Stone Cold has agreed to give it a try for a month while filming “Redneck Island.” “One of my very good buddies, Stone Cold [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

WrestlingNewsWorld.com Exclusive Live Interview With Christopher Daniels

Welcome everyone to The Point of Impact! I usually do this for TNANews.com, but this show has TNA Wrestling star Christopher Daniels as a special guest! Listen to internet radio with TNANewsDOTcom on Blog Talk Radio To listen on your mobile device, click here. To subscribe and listen to The Point of Impact on iTunes, [...]

April 23, 2013 Alex Barie Site News, TNA News 11

TNA Talent Given A Template To Protest Spike TV Move

Rogers Cable in Canada plans to move Spike TV to their classic tier, meaning customers that want to keep the channel will have to pay an additional $6.05 per month plus tax. This has caused TNA to issue a template to talent to protest on Twitter. Spike TV of course is the home of  Impact [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 3

The Rock Undergoes Successful Surgery

The Rock underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to repair three hernial tears. Rock Tweeted: Surgery a success! Dr repaired 3 hernial tears (fun pain). Superman is on the mend.. #WeFallWeRise twitter.com/TheRock/status… — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April 23, 2013 See also - The Rock Says Wrestlemania 29 Was Possibly His Last Match, Clarifies Who Knew About His [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Jeff Hardy Says In TNA He Can Express His Spirit, Gut Check Coming To Baton Rouge

TNA Allows Jeff Hardy to Express His Spirit Newsday has a new piece where Jeff Hardy is interviewed by kids. In it, Jeff admits to being limited in WWE and says in TNA he can express his spirit more. You can watch the video at this link. Gut Check in Baton Rouge Prior to the [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 0

*Spoilers* WWE Main Event Taping Results From London, England

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April 23, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News, WWE Spoilers 2

Chris Jericho’s Next WWE Date, Summer Rae Makes Raw Debut

Chris Jericho’s Next WWE Date Following his appearance on this week’s episode of WWE Raw, Chris Jericho will re-join his band Fozzy on their European tour. Jericho is set to return to WWE at a Raw live event on May 11th from the Ford Arena in Beaumont, Texas. Jericho wrote the following on Twitter: Great [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

*Spoilers* WWE Saturday Morning Slam Taping Results From London, England

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. [...]

April 23, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News, WWE Spoilers 0

Updated Lineup For WWE Extreme Rules

Following this week’s episode of WWE Raw, below is the updated lineup for Extreme Rules: WWE Championship Match - John Cena © vs. Ryback Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship - Dolph Ziggler © vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger Steel Cage Match - Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar WWE Extreme Rules [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Title Change Planned For Extreme Rules?, What Undertaker Thought Of His Match At WWE Raw, Booking Fandango, Using The Helicopter In Storyline

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April 23, 2013 Richard Gray Backstage News 5

Christian’s Return, WWE’s Latest Game Changer, Antonio Cesaro Buried, Lesnar Damaged?

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 WNW, click here. [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray Ask WNW 22

New WWE Photos, This Week’s Backstage Fallout Raw, Triple H Interview

Three Generations, WWE Divas Below are some notable photos posted on Twitter: 3 generations strong twitter.com/StephMcMahon/s… — Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) April 23, 2013 Wow!!! What can I say?! I’m beyond excited and everyone is in for a crazy ride… #wwe #divas #E! twitter.com/NatbyNature/st… — Natalya (@NatbyNature) April 23, 2013 “Backstage Fallout” Raw This week’s episode [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Undertaker At Today’s Tapings, JR Feels He’s Surpassed Andre The Giant

Undertaker Advertised for Today’s Tapings Undertaker is advertised for Tuesday’s Smackdown taping from the London O2 Arena in London, England. It’s unknown if he’ll appear on-camera as he’s advertised in what will likely be a dark match main event, teaming with Randy Orton & Sheamus to take on The Shield. JR Feels Undertaker Has Surpassed [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 8

The Shield, Fandango & Summer Rae Pull Double Duty, Travel By Helicopter

The Shield, Fandango and Summer Rae pulled double duty on Monday as they worked the Smackdown live event in Cardiff, Wales (results here) before flying via helicopter to WWE Raw in London, England. As was seen on this week’s Raw, WWE filmed the arrival of The Shield for inclusion on the broadcast. While The Shield [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Why The Bella Twins Weren’t On Raw, Daniel Bryan To Appear On Total Divas

Brie and Nikki Bella were in New York City Monday for the E! Upfront party. This is why they weren’t featured on this week’s episode of WWE Raw. They Tweeted the following photo with Ryan Lochte along with a “message” for AJ Lee: What would @ryanlochte and The Bella’s do?! #EUpFront twitter.com/nicoleandbri/s… — The Bella [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 6

Live Notes From WWE Raw Taping In London, England

Elto Alexandrov from WWENews.net sent in the following live notes from Monday’s WWE Raw taping in London: Monday Night Raw started with the introductions of Michael Cole, JBL and Jerry Lawler. The crowd reaction to JBL surpassed that of most performers, as his name was chanted on several occasions. Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler got [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Details On Today’s WWE TV Tapings – Undertaker Set To Appear, Seeking Correspondents

WWE will tape this week’s WWE Main Event, matches for WWE Saturday Morning Slam, and this week’s Smackdown today from the O2 Arena in London, England. The Undertaker is scheduled to appear, as well as Raw Superstars Fandango & Santino Marella. The advertised dark match main event is The Undertaker, Sheamus, & Randy Orton vs. The Shield. [...]

April 23, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 0

WWE Raw Results 4/22/13 -And Whatever You Do, Do NOT Try to Give Undertaker A Hug!

Pre-RAW Commercial Ryback let The Shield have Cena, even though he’s had problems with The Shield. Tonight Taker will be getting in the ring with Kane and Bryan against The Shield. Show Starts Video Taker was getting surrounded by The Shield in the ring, but Kane and Bryan. Taker will tag with Kane and Bryan [...]

April 22, 2013 Kendra Bunyon WWE News, WWE Results 156