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April 18, 2012 Richard Gray Premium Mailbags 0

WWE Smackdown House Show Results (4/18/12) – Sheffield, England

Wrestling News World reader Phil McManus attended today’s WWE Smackdown live event from the Sheffield Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, England and sent in the following report: Great Khali b Jinder Mahal Typical slow and cumbersome match with Khali. Uso’s & Percy Watson b Drew McIntyre, Tyler Teks & Curt Hawkins. Good match with Drew really playing [...]

April 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 1

Christian Works WWE Live Event In Sheffield, England

Christian worked tonight’s WWE Smackdown live event in Sheffield, England, teaming with Mark Henry against Brodus Clay and Booker T. The babyfaces went over and Christian didn’t do much. Christian is in the process of returning from a severe high ankle sprain that he suffered last November. He was originally in the Wrestlemania XXVIII plans [...]

April 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 6

Watch This Week’s WWE NXT Here

Embedded in the video below is this week’s WWE NXT in its entirety, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

April 18, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 0

WWE Overseas Tour Update – 8 Live Events Remaining, Seeking Reports

Below is the latest WWE overseas tour update: Raw: Tonight from Mediolanum in Milan, Italy (more info) Thursday from Zenith De Toulouse in Toulouse, France (more info) Friday from the Palais Omnisports De Paris Bercy in Paris, France (more info) Saturday from the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium (more info) Smackdown: Tonight from the Sheffield [...]

April 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Austin Aries Says Ring Of Honor Today Is A Shell Of Its Former Self

Austin Aries took a shot at Ring of Honor in a recent Q&A with Sportsvibe.co.uk. When asked about the current state of his former employer, Aries said the following: I’ll be really honest with you, the Ring of Honor today is not anything like the Ring of Honor that the likes of CM Punk, Daniel [...]

April 18, 2012 Richard Gray ROH, TNA News 11

Brodie Lee Signs WWE Contract, WWE Stars On TV In France, Ted DiBiase Update, Lilian Garcia Discusses Tripping Incident

- Brodie Lee announced over the weekend he has signed a WWE developmental contract and will be reporting to Florida Championship Wrestling.  We first reported Lee had signed a WWE deal last month here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com. - WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and Chris Jericho are scheduled to appear on “The Grand Journal” in France [...]

April 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 3

WWE Raw House Show Results (4/17/12) – Rome, Italy

Below are quick results from yesterday’s WWE Raw live event in Rome, Italy: * R-Truth & Kofi Kingston b. WWE Tag Team Champions Epico & Primo w/Rosa Mendes * David Otunga b. Alex Riley * Zack Ryder b. Dolph Ziggler * WWE United States Champion Santino Marella b. Jack Swagger * Lord Tensai b. Tyson [...]

April 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 1

Wrestlemania XXVIII Airing For Free In South Africa; MLB Star Reveals Pro Wrestling Dream

- Wrestling News World reader Brandon van Reenen sent in the following: The first free-to-air television broadcast of Wrestlemania XVIII in Southern Africa is scheduled for this Sunday 22 April at 12.35pm SAST on the e.TV channel. Viewers on the remainder of the continent should check local listings for the TV premiere of WrestleMania in [...]

April 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Bobby Roode Debuts New Look, Kurt Angle Reveals Sacrifice Opponent & Injury Update, TNA Inks TV Deal In Poland

- TNA Champion Bobby Roode cut his hair, debuting a new look at last night’s Impact Wrestling taping. The taping results are now available to all at this link. - Kurt Angle noted on Twitter that he is scheduled to face AJ Styles at next month’s TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view. As for his knee injury, he [...]

April 18, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 2

JJ Dillion Talks About The Four Horsemen Partying, Hall Of Fame, More

- Arda Ocal sent in the following: Arda Ocal (@Arda_Ocal) of The Score Television Network had a chance to chat with WWE Hall of Famer J.J. Dillon while Dillon appeared at Wrestlereunion in Toronto. Highlights: Dillon speaks about his Hall of Fame ring and the process of actually being able to wear it since it [...]

April 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

WWE Holds Tryouts For European Divas On Overseas Tour; Rumored Signing

WWE has held several tryouts for European Diva talent on their current overseas tour, Diva-Dirt.com reported today. Out of all the names looked at, Rachelle St. Clair (real name Rachel Walker), is believed to have been offered a contract. St. Clair is an Irish talent known for her work in American Wrestling Rampage. Thanks to [...]

April 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Watch The Latest Episode Of WWE Inbox Here

The latest episode of WWE Inbox is embedded in the video below, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

April 18, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 1

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Daniel Bryan, & Sheamus On Whether “YES!” Is Replacing “WHAT?”

The official WWE website has an article with quotes from Daniel Bryan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, & Sheamus over the “YES!” phenomenon, and whether it is becoming the new “WHAT?” When asked via Twitter if Austin believes that “WHAT?” is being replaced, Austin replied “YES! YES! YES!” Daniel Bryan weighed in with the excerpt below: [...]

April 18, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 19

The Futures Of Undertaker, HHH & HBK, Lesnar’s Big Payday, Wrestlemania Buys & The WWE Network, Lesnar Working, John Cena

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 18, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 26

AJ Styles Calls Ric Flair A D-Bag; Crimson Comments On TNA’s Youth Movement

Wrestling News World reader Brady Hicks sent in the following: This week … a VERY special episode of IN THE ROOM on WEXP 1600 AM Philly and www.thebradyhicks.com, as Brady Hicks welcomes TNA stars AJ Styles (for the second time) and Crimson IN THE ROOM to talk all about the progress TNA has been making, as well as to hype up their appearances at [...]

April 18, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 4

RAW Is Blogged – Yes! Yes! Yes! No!

I cannot get over how quickly things have changed in the WWE. We have been caterwauling for the past couple years about how corny Cena has become and how much this PG Era has taken from us as long time and hard hitting wrestling fans. Personally, the last straw for me was the white towels [...]

April 17, 2012 Kendra Bunyon Raw is Blogged 26

Raw Supershow Rating

Last night’s WWE Raw Supershow did a 3.1 cable rating off hours of 3.05 and 3.11 with an average viewing audience of 4,336,000 viewers on the USA Network. [...]

April 17, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 6

*Spoilers* Impact Wrestling Taping Results For This Thursday

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April 17, 2012 Richard Gray TNA Spoilers 2

Lilian Garcia Trips & Falls Down Ramp At Smackdown Taping; WWE Posts Footage

Lilian Garcia, who tripped out of her own shoe a month ago, tripped and fell onto the entrance ramp before singing at tonight’s Smackdown taping in London, England. WWE recorded the fall and has posted it to their official YouTube channel. The footage is embedded below: [...]

April 17, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 27

Roddy Piper Praises Daniel Bryan’s Performance In Piper’s Pit, Says AJ Was Nervous, More

Arda Ocal sent in the following: Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of The Score Television Network spoke with WWE Hall Of Famer, Rowdy Roddy Piper (@R_Roddy_Piper). Part 1 Highlights: -On his Piper’s Pit segment at Wrestlemania V with Morton Downey Jr, tells a story about using the fire exstingusher on him during the closing part of that segment: [...]

April 17, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 6

What You Won’t See On This Week’s Smackdown – Double Dark Match Main Event

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April 17, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 2

Match Added To WWE Extreme Rules Card (Smackdown Spoiler)

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April 17, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 1

Konnan Says Alberto Del Rio Nearly Quit WWE Before Being Called Up To The Main Roster

- Mister Saint Laurent reporting: AAA matchmaker Konnan and MLW President/former WWE Creative Executive Court Bauer joined Mister Saint Laurent for a special bonus MLW.com podcast presented by AdamEve.com. Konnan spoke of Alberto Del Rio’s desire to quit WWE before being called up to the main roster. “The trainers over at FCW told me that [...]

April 17, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 7

*Spoilers* Smackdown Taping Results From London, England

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April 17, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 32

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From London, England (Part 2)

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April 17, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 0

Watch The Latest Episode Of “Backstage Fallout” Here

- The latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

April 17, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

*Spoilers* WWE NXT Taping Results From London, England

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April 17, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 7

Stone Cold Steve Austin Reveals What It Would Take For Him To Return To The Ring, Daniel Bryan Talks Veganism

- “Stone Cold” Steve Austin had the following to say to ZooToday in an interview about what it would take for him to return to the ring: A lot of zeros… you know, if the right situation, the right opponent and the right circumstances came up for the WWE, then it would certainly be something [...]

April 17, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 9

The Rock Taking Part In New Reality Show

Variety is reporting that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will take part in a new reality show called “The Hero.” Johnson is listed an an executive producer for the show and will be appearing on various episodes to encourage contestants. [...]

April 17, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Updated WWE Extreme Rules Lineup – Three Main Events Announced

Following the airing of last night’s WWE Raw Supershow below is the updated Extreme Rules pay-per-view lineup: Extreme Rules Match - John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar Chicago Street Fight for the WWE Championship - CM Punk © vs. Chris Jericho Best of Three Falls Match for the World Heavyweight Championship - Sheamus © vs. Daniel [...]

April 17, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Traci Brooks Gone From TNA

- Traci Brooks wrote the following today on Twitter: Yes it’s true my time w Tna has come to an end&what;a great time I had. I love the Tna family (cont) tl.gd/h0nn61 — Traci Brooks (@TheTraciBrooks) April 17, 2012 [...]

April 17, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 5

Ring Of Honor Currently Dealing With A “Monumental Disaster” Regarding Their Future On iPPV – Why A Company Employee Leaking That ROH Was Leaving GoFightLive.tv Has Left Next Month’s iPPV With No Providers, Details On Two Competing Providers Refusing To Work With ROH, More

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April 17, 2012 Richard Gray Backstage News 2

Video Highlights From Last Night’s WWE Raw Supershow; What Did You Think Of The Broadcast?

Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from last night’s Raw Supershow courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade. Chris Jericho accuses CM Punk of drinking In an exclusive interview, Brock Lesnar why he came back Kofi [...]

April 17, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Lord Tensai Disappointing Early, Brock Lesnar The New Face Of WWE?, Braden Walker An Epic Fail, Lesnar’s Endorsement Deals

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 17, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 27

Watch Dean Ambrose’s Dark Match From London Yesterday Here

Embedded in the video below is Dean Ambrose’s dark match against Alex Riley prior to yesterday’s WWE Raw Supershow taping in London, England: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Anthony for sending this in. [...]

April 17, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Devon Nicholson Rips Kurt Angle For Olympic Comeback Attempt; Says He Made A Mockery Of Amateur Wrestling

Not everyone is heartbroken about Kurt Angle pulling out of his Olympics comeback attempt. Devon Nicholson is offended and put out the following letter and video about it: I am a former National Freestyle Wrestling Champion, National Team Trial Winner, Canadian Open Winner in Grappling and am currently the alternate for Canada in Greco Roman [...]

April 17, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 10

Diamond Dallas Page Discusses Heat With Musician Dave Grohl Over His WCW Theme, More

Arda Ocal sent in the following: Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of The Score Television Network sat down with former WWE and WCW Superstar Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP). Part 1 Highlights: -Who was the first WWE Superstar to try DDP Yoga and how did the word spread? “Shawn Michaels was the first to do DDP yoga. And [...]

April 17, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 2

Details On Tonight’s WWE TV Tapings From London, England; Seeking Correspondents

WWE will tape the Smackdown portion of this week’s WWE Superstars, this week’s WWE NXT, and this week’s Smackdown tonight from the O2 Arena in London, England. Two dark match main events are advertised, both with erroneous participants. One listed is Daniel Bryan vs. The Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship, and the other is Randy Orton vs. [...]

April 17, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 1

RAW Results 4/16/12 – If Brock Stayed, Cena Would Be Carrying His Bags

RAW, though taped in London, starts with music and pyro. No DQ WWE Championship Match – CM Punk (C) vs Mark Henry Punk out the ring. Henry is already there looking pissed. Video of Punk getting counted out two weeks ago. Henry attacked Punk after that, then Jericho doused Punk in Jack Daniels. Punk was [...]

April 16, 2012 Kendra Bunyon WWE Results 20