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The Rock Won’t Have Surgery To Repair Injury, Prepping To Shoot Hercules

The Rock confirmed on Twitter Saturday morning that he will not have surgery to reattach the torn tendons to his pelvis following the injury suffered in his WWE title match against John Cena at Wrestlemania 29 last Sunday. Rock has already resumed training and is preparing to shoot his next movie “Hercules.” Rock Tweeted: Injury [...]

April 13, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 7

Video Of Bruno Sammartino At Wrestlemania After Party, PETA Fandangoing

Bruno Meets X-Pac Bruno Sammartino met Sean “X-Pac” Waltman at the Wrestlemania 29 After Party. You can check out a video at this link or embedded in the video below: PETA Joins Fandangoing Craze PETA is Fandangoing for animals. Check out their video at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]

April 13, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

This Week’s “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown, Stephanie McMahon’s New Entrance Video

Kofi Gets a Win Kofi Kingston hyped his first Smackdown win of 2013 in this week’s episode of “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: Stephanie McMahon’s New Entrance Video Stephanie McMahon’s new entrance video with the theme music “Queendom” is now online at this link [...]

April 13, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Brodus Clay Talks WWE Gimmick, Working For Snoop

Brian Soscia has a new video interview online with Brodus Clay where he discusses working as Snoop’s bodyguard and why he didn’t come into WWE as a “killer monster.” You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]

April 13, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

What The New WWE Title Could Have Looked Like – A Look At Proposed Designs

Dot com has a fascinating photo gallery now online on the new WWE title belt. The photos show proposed designs before the company settled on the new design now around John Cena’s waist. You can view the gallery at this link. [...]

April 13, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 16

This Week’s Impact Wrestling Does Lowest Viewership Of The Year

This week’s Impact Wrestling only did a 0.93 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,170,000 viewers on Spike TV. This was the lowest viewership of the year and the lowest since October 11, 2012. TNA Ratings Archive [...]

April 12, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 11

WWE Smackdown Watch Party – Live Results & Discussion

WWE Smackdown Results – (4/12/13) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Welcome to this week’s Smackdown! The show begins with a teaser of things to come tonight. Triple H is set to appear tonight. Also, Dolph Ziggler is now the currently holder of the World Heavyweight Championship. Tonight, he will be set to appear to [...]

April 12, 2013 Adam Wacker WWE News, WWE Results 2

Entertaining Fan Sign At Wrestlemania, JR On Obnoxious Fans At Hall Of Fame Ceremony

Entertaining Wrestlemania Sign New Jersey 101.5 features a snippet on a funny/sad sign in the crowd at Wrestlemania 29 last Sunday. A woman is shown with a sign that reads “My Cheatin Husband’s in 129 Row 31 Seat 7-8 (With the home wrecker).”   You can check it out at this link. Jim Ross Targets [...]

April 12, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 33

Shawn Michaels To Drive Pace Car At NASCAR’s NRA 500

Shawn Michaels will lead the field to the green flag for this weekend’s NRA-sponsored NASCAR race. Below is the official press release: SHAWN MICHAELS AT NRA 500 FORT WORTH, Texas (April 10, 2012) – After a career of driving opponents to the mat in professional wrestling rings with his signature “Sweet Chin Music” finishing move, [...]

April 12, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

WWE Live Event In Taiwan, No One Lives Trailer (WWE Studios Film With Brodus Clay)

WWE Running in Taiwan WWE is running a show from the Linco Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan on July 6th, 2013 at 6 PM. Tickets go on sale April 16th. No One Lives Trailer The “red band” trailer for the upcoming WWE Studios film “No One Lives” is available at this link. You can also watch [...]

April 12, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

This Week’s “Milestone” Episode Of The JBL & Cole Show

This week’s episode of The JBL & Cole Show is now online at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]

April 12, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

The Houston Texans Cheerleaders Caught Fandangoing

The Houston Texas Cheerleaders were “Fandangoing” after practice on Thursday night. Check it out in the video embedded below: The most EPIC fit of #Fandangoing broke out at Practice last night! @wwe @wweuniverse @wwefandango youtube.com/watch?v=HGgvBf… #BabesOnParade — Texans Cheerleaders (@TexansCheer) April 12, 2013   [...]

April 12, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 17

TNA Blog Zone – Hammering Out The Details

I have to say that it seems WNW and our sister sites have been taking a bashing lately from those connected with TNA. While part of me wants to get my ire up that these people have thought they could bully us with bad words, or by blocking us on Twitter, another part of me [...]

April 12, 2013 Kendra Bunyon IW Blog Zone 7

RVD Returning, More On The Lack Of Interest In The Rock vs. John Cena For A Third Time, When Will The WWE Network Launch?, Injury Updates From Wrestlemania 29, Was Raw Better Than Wrestlemania?, Thoughts On The Lack Of Surprises

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April 12, 2013 Richard Gray Premium Mailbags 6

RVD Returning To WWE?, Big E, Cena vs. Rock III, HHH Entrance Malfunction

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 12, 2013 Richard Gray Ask WNW 33

Complete Smackdown Taping Results For This Week (Spoilers)

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 12, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News, WWE Spoilers 2

Maria Was Contacted About WWE Return; Wants To Do Playboy Again, The Rock Movie Premiere

Maria Wants to Return to WWE Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis did an interview with Playboy.com. In it, she reiterated her desire to return to WWE. She said she was contacted in January about a return but was told a month later the storyline fell through. Maria also said she wants to pose for Playboy [...]

April 12, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 6

*Spoilers* Impact Wrestling Taping Results For 4/18 From Corpus Christi, TX

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 12, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News, TNA Spoilers 0

New TNA Tag Team Champions, Injury Angle With Jeff Hardy

New TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez won the TNA Tag Team Championship on this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling in a two out of three falls match against Austin Aries and Bobby Roode. Aries & Roode won the first fall in 0:30, Chavo & Hernandez won the second in 1:30 and the [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 0

Impact Wrestling Results (4/11/13) – Full Metal Mayhem!!!

Impact Wrestling Results – 4/11/2013 From Corpus Christi, Texas Report by: Alex Barie of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Impact Wrestling kicks off with a video package. It starts with the AJ Styles story and how he isn’t the same anymore. Aces & 8s are trying to get him in the group but Hulk says TNA needs the dangerous [...]

April 11, 2013 Alex Barie TNA News, TNA Results 96

WWE Time Keeper Mark Yeaton Reflects On Wrestlemania

WWE Time Keeper Mark Yeaton has only missed two editions of Wrestlemania in his career. Dot com posted an awesome video of him reflecting on the show over the years. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

More On Larry Zbyszko’s WWE Contract & Showing Up At Wrestlemania Axxess

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April 11, 2013 Richard Gray Insider Rumblings 0

Watch The 2013 WWE Hall Of Fame On Friday, HBK Was Ready To Move On

Watch The 2013 WWE Hall of Fame WWE will broadcast the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in its entirety Friday morning at 10 AM EDT at ppv.wwe.com. The cost is $7.99 and it will be available on the WWE Mobile App, Xbox Live and Samsung SMART TVs through April 19. Shawn Michaels Was [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

JR’s Post Wrestlemania Update, Matt Hardy/WWE, New Live Event Dates

JR’s Post Wrestlemania Update Jim Ross has a new blog entry online with his Wrestlemania 29 reaction, thoughts on the Hall of Fame and Dolph Ziggler “cashing in” at this link. Matt Hardy WWE Alum Matt Hardy has been added to the Alumni section here on dot com. WWE In Hartford & Mobile WWE has [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Bret Hart’s Thoughts On Wrestlemania 29, Who Should End The Streak

Bret Hart did a Q&A with ans on his Facebook page on Thursday. Below is an excerpt: Thoughts on Wrestlemania 29: I thought undertaker and punk stole the show … I thought the two main events were more than predictable. Step by step. Overall I thought the show was good. The highlight of Wrestlemania weekend [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 14

Randy Orton Comments On Crowd At Raw, WWE First Quarter Earnings

Randy Orton Comments on Raw Crowd Randy Orton checked in with his thoughts on the wild crowd at this week’s WWE Raw from East Rutherford, New Jersey. Orton Tweeted: Just watched back some of Raw from last Monday night. That crowd was insane! Never experienced anything like it before. Glad I was there. — Randy [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 26

WWE & Big Show Sued Over Alleged Backstage Incident At Royal Rumble

Andrew Green is suing WWE and Big Show (real name Paul Wight) over an alleged backstage incident that occurred at Royal Rumble from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona in January. According to court documents, Green claims another WWE producer told him to get an interview with Show after his match against Alberto Del [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 11

WWE’s First Aussie?, Chris Jericho Rejoins Fozzy, HBK Joins Steve Austin

Silva Thinks He’s WWE’s First Aussie The Herald Sun has a new article online on WWE developmental talent Matt Silva signing with the company. The article calls Silva “the first Australian to join WWE” and Silva talks about being the first Aussie to compete in the company. While Silva should be proud of making it [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 12

WWE Tops 100 Million Facebook Likes During Wrestlemania 29

The following press release was issued on Thursday: WWE® TOPS 100 MILLION FACEBOOK FANS AT WRESTLEMANIA STAMFORD, Conn., April 10, 2013 – WWE® (NYSE:WWE) today announced it eclipsed 100 million Facebook fans across its network of pages during WrestleMania 29, further cementing itself as one of the most followed brands in the world. WWE’s Facebook [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

WWE Studios & ABC Family Begin Production On “Christmas Bounty”

The following press release was issued on Thursday: WWE(R) STUDIOS AND ABC FAMILY BEGIN PRODUCTION ON “CHRISTMAS BOUNTY” The Original Movie Will Air as Part of the Network’s Annual 25 Days of Christmas Programming Event Francia Raisa Joins WWE Superstar The Miz Burbank, CA (April 11, 2013) – WWE Studios (NYSE:WWE) and ABC Family began [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Who Hulk Hogan Feels Is One Of The Future Cornerstones Of TNA Wrestling Despite Their Erratic Behavior & Uncontrollable Temper That is Considered “Concerning”

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April 11, 2013 Richard Gray Backstage News 0

Ryback Losing, PG Here To Stay, Did The Raw Crowd Send A Message?, Booking Lesnar

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 11, 2013 Richard Gray Ask WNW 44

Stephanie McMahon’s New Theme Music, Ryback Will Run Right Through You

Stephanie McMahon’s New Theme Music Stephanie McMahon’s new theme song she used at the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is called “Welcome to the Queendom.” The track is now available for download on iTunes. Heel Ryback Comments If you doubt Ryback’s drive and ability, he’ll run right through you. Check out his first [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

The Rock Training Injured, Walking The Red Carpet Tonight

The Rock Back Training The Rock isn’t allowing torn abdominals slow him down as he was back in the gym Thursday morning. 5:48am. That “special time” is now.. AM cardio starts in 3..2..#WakeYourAssUpSleepingBeauty — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April 11, 2013 My dr’s said that starting back training w/ torn abdominals would be a bitch. Just [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 7

List Of Sponsors WWE Has Attracted Since Going PG, WWE Cash Concept

Variety has a new article online with several WWE business notes including the social media push and the shift to PG programming. The publication WWE has attracted several huge sponsors since going PG five years ago. Below is an excerpt from the piece: The “Attitude Era” may have launched the careers of “Stone Cold” Steve [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 8

New WWE Dark Match Main Event, Fandango’s Theme Song Craze

Cena & Del Rio vs. Ziggler & Ryback The Bi-Lo Center, the venue hosting next week’s WWE Raw from Greenville, SC, is advertising WWE Champion John Cena & Alberto Del Rio vs. World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler & Ryback as the dark match main event. Click here for local event information. Fandango Craze WWE looks [...]

April 11, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Official Preview For This Week’s Impact Wrestling, Watch Party, Seeking Reports

Below if the official preview for this week’s liveImpact Wrestling from Corpus Christi, Texas: - The huge main event on Thursday’s broadcast will feature World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray of The Aces and Eights defending the gold against “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy in a Full Metal Mayhem match! Hardy finally gets his rematch from [...]

April 11, 2013 Alex Barie TNA News 0

WWE Hall Of Fame Rating & Viewership

The 2013 WWE Hall of Fame special that aired on the USA Network Tuesday night did a 1.23 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,630,000 viewers. [...]

April 10, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Hulk Hogan Promotes Then “Hulks Out” On TNANews.com

Hulk Hogan is at it again and honestly I’m quite confused. Several hours ago Hogan Retweeted the following Tweet by TNANews.com webmaster Alex Barie. An absolute fantastic article up discussing the highs and low of @hulkhogan and @ebischoff since they have been in… fb.me/RfBJlSQN — Alex Barie™ (@AlexAssumptions) April 10, 2013 A few hours later [...]

April 10, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 18

Video Highlights Of 2013 WWE Hall Of Fame, Larry Zbyszko Under WWE Contract

WWE Hall of Fame Highlights WWE posted the following Hall of Fame highlight videos: Larry Zbyszko Under WWE Legend’s Contract Larry Zbyszko, who was part of Wrestlemania Axxess last weekend, now has a WWE Legend’s contract. [...]

April 10, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 9