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Go-Home To WWE Over The Limit Smackdown Rating

Last week’s Smackdown did a 1.79 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,800,000 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]

May 21, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

New WWE Trademarks, The Miz At Cable Show Convention Today, 1000th Raw

- WWE has applied for trademarks for the terms Raw Active and Rip Em. - The Miz is scheduled to appear the 2012 Cable Show Convention in Boston, Massachusetts at 4 PM EDT this afternoon. - Dot com is anticipating the 1000th episode of Raw with a new subsection that includes a countdown, videos and [...]

May 21, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Watch The Latest Episode Of “WWE Download” With Dolph Ziggler Here

Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of “WWE Download” with Dolph Ziggler: [...]

May 21, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Legendary Name Currently Working As A Top Star In TNA Wrestling Looking To Head To WWE

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May 21, 2012 Richard Gray Backstage News 8

Details On Tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow Taping From Richmond, Virignia

WWE will tape the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and tonight’s Raw Supershow tonight from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. You can view a list of officially advertised talent at this link. The advertised dark match main events are John Cena vs. Lord Tensai & John Laurinaitis and WWE Champion CM Punk [...]

May 21, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Chris Jericho Admits Feud With CM Punk Is Why He Came Back, Discusses Wrestlemania Match, The Girl In His Cryptic Videos

The UK Sun has a new article online today featuring quotes from Chris Jericho. Below are the highlights: Feud with CM Punk: “It was a blast. It was the reason I came back. I went to meet with Vince in August to discuss working Wrestlemania with Punk. I knew we could do something with the [...]

May 21, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Richard Reacts To WWE Over The Limit

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May 21, 2012 Richard Gray Audio, Richard Reacts 7

Obvious Outcome To Laurinaitis vs. Cena, Why I Feel Hogan Is Most Influential, Interest In John Morrison, GM Position & Johnny’s Authority

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. [...]

May 21, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 23

King Mo Reaches Out To Hulk Hogan & Sting

TMZ is reporting that King Mo has reached out to Hulk Hogan and Sting for advice following his deal to compete with both TNA and Bellator. Mo is expected to join TNA this summer where he will be first start to make crossover appearances between TNA and the MMA organization. Thanks to Wrestling News World [...]

May 21, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

Stephanie McMahon Comments On Raw’s Expansion; Says Audience Will Have Chance To Effect Something Every Week, WWE Blunder

- IGN has a new piece online with quotes from Stephanie McMahon where she discusses the WWE Raw Supershow expansion to three hours. Below is an excerpt: “It’s going to be the first-ever regularly scheduled three-hour program on television and I think we’ve got a pretty good handle on it thus far! You know, we [...]

May 21, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 19

New WWE Videos Following Over The Limit: CM Punk, Christian, & Layla Discuss Their Victories, Standing Ovation For John Laurinaitis, More

The following post-match interviews and segments were posted to the official WWE website after this year’s WWE Over The Limit event: CM Punk Talks About His Win Over Daniel Bryan Non-Supporters Of John Laurinaitis Give Their Thoughts On His Win Big Show Says Nothing, Other WWE Superstars Give John Laurinaitis A Standing Ovation Layla Comments [...]

May 21, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 4

WWE.com Reports That John Laurinaitis Suffered Multiple Injuries At WWE Over The Limit

The official WWE website is reporting that John Laurinaitis suffered a number of “injuries” during his match with John Cena at WWE Over The Limit. The following excerpt details the reported injury: “WWE.com has gotten word that Mr. Laurinaitis was rushed to the emergency room from Raleigh, N.C.’s PNC Arena, showing signs of a possible [...]

May 21, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 15

WWE Over The Limit Results (5/20/12) – Christian Returns & Wins WWE Intercontinental Championship, Sheamus & Punk Retain, Big Show Helps Laurinaitis

*Richard Reacts* to WWE Over The Limit at this LINK [...]

May 20, 2012 Sean Hopkins WWE Results 34

Christian Returns To Pay-Per-View; Wins WWE Intercontinental Championship

Christian returned to pay-per-view tonight at WWE Over the Limit, winning a Number One Contender Battle Royal to open the show which he used to face Cody Rhodes for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. He went over, winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship for the fourth time in his career. Christian, who suffered a high ankle sprain [...]

May 20, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 9

WWE Over The Limit Live Blog – Discuss Tonight’s PPV With Our Staff, Interact With Your Input & Predictions, More

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May 20, 2012 Richard Gray Live Blogs 0

Watch The WWE Over The Limit Pre-Show Here – Kane vs. Zack Ryder

Embedded in the video below is the WWE Over the Limit pre-show featuring Kane vs. Zack Ryder. Be sure and join us here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com at 8 PM EDT for exclusive live play-by-play coverage of WWE Over the Limit with several updates per match so you always know what is going on: [...]

May 20, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

#1 Contender Battle Royal To Take Place At WWE Over The Limit

WWE just announced via Mobile Alerts that there will be a “People Power” Battle Royal at WWE Over The Limit tonight in order to challenge either the United States or Intercontinental Champion later in the evening. WWE Over the Limit takes place tonight from the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ll have exclusive live [...]

May 20, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 6

WNW YouTube – Big WWE Return, TNA Re-Signings, Chris Jericho’s Future

Embedded in the video below is today’s YouTube Report. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel at YouTube.com/user/wnwnews: Richard Gray of http://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com reports on Rosa Mendes‘ car accident over the weekend, Sin Cara’s return to WWE, several TNA re-signings, the future of Chris Jericho in WWE, Chyna’s rough weekend, the Raw expansion plans and more. http://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com [...]

May 20, 2012 Richard Gray YouTube 0

Watch Triple H On Criss Angel’s “CA Uncensored” Here

Triple H was recently a guest on Criss Angel’s “CA Uncensored” Web show. He sold his “broken arm” from Brock Lesnar by wearing a brace throughout the interview. You can watch the show embedded in the videos below: Earlier this week I was reading Chris Jericho’s “Undisputed” and he told a story about Angel first [...]

May 20, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Where Did Cactus Jack Go? Watch The Latest Episode Of “Are You Serious?” Here

- The latest episode of “Are You Serious” with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews is embedded in the video below: [...]

May 20, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Backstage News On The WWE Creative Team & Producers Being Against Raw Supershow’s Expansion Plans & How Things Got So Heated That Two Writers Nearly Quit The Company; Who Made The Call & One Of The Reasons For The Show Going Three Hours

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May 20, 2012 Richard Gray Backstage News 8

Smackdown! or Going Over the Limit

Opening Thoughts Well, I finally saw from last week…and this week! This week’s show, like apparently many fans thought, had an odd flow to it. The segment that I found really weird, and of course, the segment making headlines because of divorces, was John Cena’s promo on Johnny. Under any other circumstances, John Cena would [...]

May 20, 2012 The Choice Smackdown, Uncategorized 0

The Bella Twins Discuss Deciding To Leave WWE, When They Knew It Was Time To Leave, How Nikki Thought She Was Getting Ribbed At Extreme Rules

- The folks at Diva-Dirt.com sent in the following interview with The Bella Twins: In their first exclusive post-WWE interview, the Bella Twins, Brie and Nikki (real names Nicole and Brianna Garcia), talk to Diva Dirt about their decision to leave WWE, how they reached the decision to leave, their time in WWE, winning the [...]

May 20, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Brodus Clay Reveals That His WrestleMania Dance Segment Was Almost Cut At The Last Minute, But John Cena Made The Save

Brodus Clay was recently interviewed by Chad Dukes and discussed a number of topics, including the origins of the Funkasaurus, having his debut repeatedly delayed, and more. In the following excerpt, Brodus discusses how his dance segment before The Rock vs. John Cena at WrestleMania XXVIII was almost cut from the show at the last [...]

May 20, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 15

Daniel Bryan Discusses His 2010 Firing After Debuting With The Nexus, His WrestleMania Matches With Sheamus, More

Daniel Bryan recently did an interview on Mix Philadelphia 106.1 to promote tonight’s WWE Over The Limit pay-per-view. Bryan discusses his WrestleMania matches with Sheamus, walks us through the day he was fired from WWE in 2010, and more. The interview is embedded below: [...]

May 20, 2012 Brooks Oglesby Uncategorized 1

Sin Cara Returns To WWE

Sin Cara made his return to the WWE ring yesterday, defeating Hunico at a Supershow live event in Florence, South Carolina. As previously reported on Wrestling News World, he was expected to return this month. He is officially advertised for Smackdown’s tour of Mexico from May 24-26. Click here for more results from the live [...]

May 20, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 5

WWE Supershow House Show Results (5/19/12) – Florence, South Carolina

Below are quick results from yesterday’s WWE Supershow live event from the Florence Civic Center in Florence, South Carolina: * Sin Cara b. Hunico * Sheamus b. Daniel Bryan to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. * David Otunga b. Zack Ryder * Layla b. Beth Phoenix to retain the Divas Championship. * Santino Marella b. [...]

May 20, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE House Shows 4

WWE Predicts – Over The Limit

This Sunday, May 20th, WWE presents Over The Limit from Raleigh, North Carolina. Personally I think it will be a very interesting PPV with a mix of wonderful matches and possible screwy messes. Hopefully the screwy won’t be total messes, but that the WWE will throw something totally unexpected at us during the John vs [...]

May 19, 2012 Kendra Bunyon Predictions 19

Jim Ross Blogs On WWE NXT Revamp, Broadcasting The Matches, Reaffirms FCW Will Continue Taping

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website where he blogs about the rebranding of WWE NXT. He also notes that Florida Championship Wrestling will continue to tape television even with the revamp of NXT. Below is an excerpt from JR’s latest: The rebranding of NXT at Full Sail University on [...]

May 19, 2012 Richard Gray NXT Wrestling, WWE News 4

TNA House Show Results (5/18/12) – Jackson, Mississippi

Below are quick results from last night’s TNA live event in Jackson, Mississippi: * Samoa Joe & Magnus b. The Motorcity Machineguns * Velvet Sky b. Angelina Love * Garett Bischoff b. Robbie E * Rob Van Dam b. Mr. Anderson * Kurt Angle b. Christopher Daniels * Jeff Hardy b. Bully Ray [...]

May 19, 2012 Richard Gray TNA House Shows 0

Austin Aries Re-Signs With TNA Wrestling

Austin Aries posted today on Twitter that he has re-signed with TNA. The following is from his official Twitter account: Amidst their recent signings, I’m happy to say I’ve also re-signed with TNA. I’m excited for this next year, and see #GREAT things ahead… — Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) May 19, 2012 I find this [...]

May 19, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 1

Chyna Passes Out Again; Hospitalized This Time, Third Episode In As Many Days

Chyna passed out again today at the Exxxotica Expo in Miami, Florida and this time she was taken to the hospital. According to TMZ, she passed out in the lobby at the convention. Not only did Chyna have a scare yesterday when she was found passed out at the same event, TMZ reports she was [...]

May 19, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 11

Ring of Honor Results (5/19/12) – The Prodigy Dies Hard

Ring of Honor Results – (5/19/12) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Check if Ring of Honor TV is in your area with the listings here, and be sure to follow along with the live coverage! Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor! The show starts off with Eddie Edwards’ and Mike Bennett’s previous match. [...]

May 19, 2012 Adam Wacker ROH 1

TNA Blog Zone – Interesting Clashes

Okay, I’m back from helping out Dad with the family business! While it’s work that my body really isn’t used to, it felt good to be on my feet and helping in any way that I could. These couple days are always hard work, but we bring in absolutely everybody who can help out, so [...]

May 19, 2012 Kendra Bunyon IW Blog Zone 1

Weekly Rundown – An Exceptionally Good Week, or Was I Just in an Exceptionally Good Mood?

This blog reflects my subjective views and nothing more. If you disagree – which is encouraged – feel free to voice your opinion (in a civil manner) in the comments section. Also, I am always open to constructive criticism of the writing format, phrasing, etc. Hello and welcome back to yet another edition of the [...]

May 19, 2012 Guy Landau Landau Rundown 12

WWE Says Rosa Mendes Suffered “Serious Whiplash”; Comments On Car Accident

Dot com has posted an update on Rosa Mendes after she was involved in a car accident in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday night. The official WWE website reports Rosa suffered “serious whiplash” but no other major injuries.  She was released from the hospital late Friday night. At approximately 6:45 PM a Mercedes in a turning [...]

May 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 6

WWE Officials Concerned A Current Main Eventer Is Leaving Soon, Top WWE Star Responsible For The Return Of Paul Heyman & How Brock Lesnar Didn’t Know About It Until Right Before It Happened, Raw Going 3 Hours, Impact Going Live This Summer, X Division Star Gone From TNA, Details On WWE Signing Brock Lesnar Rocking The Boat In TNA, Brooke Hogan New TNA Exec, Ask WNW Archive & All The Big News From This Past Week

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May 19, 2012 Richard Gray Premium Newsletter 0

WWE Films CM Punk At Last Night’s Rancid Concert; Footage Of Chyna Being Escorted From Porn Convention

- WWE cameras were filming for the new DVD on WWE Champion CM Punk at last night’s Rancid concert in Albany, New York. Lars Frederiksen, who was with Punk at the WWE Hall of Fame, dedicated a song to Punk. - TMZ has footage of Chyna being escorted back to her hotel after passing out [...]

May 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Watch The Latest Episode Of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” With Santino Marella Here

The latest episode of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” with Santino Marella is embedded in the video below: [...]

May 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Footage From WWE NXT Taping, Cover Art For New WWE Encyclopedia, Sunday Just The Beginning Of John Laurinaitis’ In-Ring Return

- You can watch footage from Thursday’s WWE NXT taping from the campus of Full Sail University embedded in the video below: (Thanks to WNW reader Harry Gregory for sending this in.) - WWE.com posted the cover of the new “WWE Encyclopedia” set to be released on September 3, 2012. Click here to view it. [...]

May 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 7