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John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar Now An Extreme Rules Match

WWE announced here on dot com that John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar at Extreme Rules will be an “extreme rules match,” meaning no count out and no disqualification. WWE Extreme Rules 2012 will take place Sunday, April 29, 2012 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 9

Triple H Comments On WWE’s Live Event Debut In Russia

- The following press release hit the wire today: MOSCOW–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE:WWE – News) successfully held its first-ever live event in Russia on Wednesday, April 11, where more than 6,000 fans were in attendance to see their favorite WWE Superstars and Divas live in the ring at the Luzhniki Small Sports Arena in Moscow. WWE [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

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

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

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Sad Update To The Scott Hall Saga – His Status Following Most Recent Arrest, Back Story Behind His Girlfriend That Was Involved In Domestic Violence Allegations, What Friends Of Hall Are Saying, More

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April 16, 2012 Richard Gray Backstage News 5

Official Impact Wrestling Preview For This Week

- TNA will tape this week’s Impact Wrestling tomorrow night from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Below is the official preview for this week’s show: Preview Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV at 9/8c. If you can’t watch it Thursday, make sure to set your DVR to record it so you don’t miss any of [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 1

WWE Smackdown House Show Results (4/15/12) – Geneva, Switzerland

Below are quick results from yesterday’s WWE Smackdown live event in Geneva, Switzerland: * The Great Khali b. Jinder Mahal * William Regal & Tyson Kidd b. Hunico & Camacho * AJ b. Natalya * Alberto Del Rio w/Ricardo Rodriguez b. Ezekiel Jackson * WWE Intercontinental Champion Big Show b. Cody Rhodes to retain * [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 0

Kurt Angle Provides Update On Injured Knee Following TNA Lockdown

- The following is from the official Twitter account of Kurt Angle: I Got So Many tweets. I’m Confused. But I Love You All. My Knee Held Up. I’m Okay With Pulling Out Of Olympics. My Job Now Is to Enterta … — Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) April 16, 2012 My Job is Now to Entertain [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

Injury Angle With Bobby Roode Following TNA Lockdown

TNA did the following injury angle with TNA Champion Bobby Roode after his victory against James Storm at last night’s TNA Lockdown pay-per-view: (per request of Bobby before being taken to hospital). Hey James… Sorry about your damn luck. twitter.com/REALBobbyRoode… — Bobby Roode (@REALBobbyRoode) April 16, 2012   [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 3

Booking John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar, Wade Barrett’s Future In WWE, RVD & Matt Morgan To WWE?

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 16, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 16

Details On Today’s WWE Raw Supershow Taping From London – Email Updates If You’re Attending

WWE will tape the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and tonight’s Raw Supershow today from the London O2 Arena in London, England. Tonight’s Raw Supershow will be headlined by WWE Champion CM Punk defending against Mark Henry in a no count out, no disqualification match. Bell time is 2:30 PM EDT (7:30 BST). [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

JR Discusses Living With Bell’s Palsy, Dean Ambrose’s Future, Whether The Undertaker Has Retired From The Ring, More

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -I made a comment about Bells palsy that essentially said that I refuse to allow adversity to make me a coward or to cause me to fail. Three attacks Bells palsy that left me with lingering paralysis around my mouth, [...]

April 16, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 7

TNA Lockdown Results (4/15/12) – Team Garett Wins, Crimson Beats Matt Morgan, Bobby Roode Retains

TNA Lockdown Results – Sunday, April 15, 2012 From the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee Report by: Sean Hopkins of WrestlingNewsWorld.com The show opens with footage of James Storm putting his bags in the back of his truck talking about how Bobby Roode made things in this feud personal. Storm says this is the biggest [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray TNA Results 9

Video – Hulk Hogan’s Promo At Today’s Philadelphia Flyers Game

Embedded in the video below is Hulk Hogan’s promo at today’s Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Playoff game: [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 5

Hulk Hogan Appearance At NHL Playoff Game; Backstage Interviews From TNA Lockdown

- Hulk Hogan was shown on the big screen at today’s Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers NHL game in Philadelphia where he ripped off his shirt. You can view a photo at this link. Hogan obviously was unable to be there live as he’s in Nashville for TNA Lockdown. - Speaking of Lockdown, TNA posted [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

Full Details On TNA Sacrifice From Orlando, Florida

- TNA Impact Wrestling sent out the following press release this evening: On Sunday, May 13, TNA presents “Sacrifice” live on Pay-Per-View and online at TNAOnDemand.com from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida! The three-hour event will feature all of your favorite superstars, including Hulk Hogan, Bobby Roode, James Storm, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

Lethal Lockdown Match To Open Tonight’s Pay-Per-View; Live Coverage At 8 PM EDT

Tonight’s TNA Lockdown pay-per-view will open with the Lethal Lockdown match. The match is as follows: Lethal Lockdown Match If Team Eric wins, Garett will leave TNA forever, and if Team Garett wins, Eric would leave TNA, and Eric would have to change his name - Team Eric (Gunner (Captain), Bully Ray, Chris Daniels, Eric [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 2

Dana Hall Says Scott’s Relationship With His Girlfriend Is Not Peaceful But “Sick, Unhealthy, Disturbing, Disgusting, Unstable, Violent & Enabling”

Mike Mooneyham of The Post and Courier has a new article online on Scott Hall’s most recent arrest on charges of domestic violence. The piece features a quote from Scott’s ex-wife, Dana Hall, where she throughly dismisses Scott’s lawyer’s claim that the relationship between his client and girlfriend is actually  “peaceful and amicable”: “I know [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 9

WWE Raw House Show Results (4/15/12) – Nottingham, England

Wrestling News World reader Phil McManus attended today’s WWE Raw live event in Nottingham, England and sent in the following report: Raw House Show Results 15/4/2012 Nottingham Captial FM Arena, England. Kofi & R-Truth b WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico. The match was originally a title match but this was changed my John John [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 1

WWE Taping Raw Supershow & Smackdown In The UK In November – Dates & Venue Revealed Here

WWE has announced Raw Supershow and Smackdown will return to the United Kingdom in November. Wrestling News World reader Daniel Hill sent in the following: Raw Supershow will be taped on Monday, November 5, 2012 Smackdown will be taped on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Both shows will take place from the LG Arena in Birmingham. [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 13

Rima Fakih Provides An Update On Her WWE Status

Despite rumors over Wrestlemania XXVIII weekend indicating otherwise, Rima Fakih Tweeted today that she has not signed a contract with WWE. The former Miss USA and WWE Tough Enough contestant made headlines last week when she entered a “no contest” plea on charges of Driving Under the Influence. [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Watch Episode #23 Of Ring Ka King Here

Episode #23 of Ring Ka King is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official YouTube channel of the Colors Network: [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray Ring Ka King 2

WWE Announces Return Shows In Germany & Switzerland

WWE has announced the following overseas shows for November: November 2, 2012 from the O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany November 8, 2012 from the Indoor Stadium in Zurich, Switzerland [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Watch The Latest Episode Of “Are You Serious?” With Road Dogg & Josh Mathews Here

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

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

WWE Raw House Show Results (4/14/12) – Berlin, Germany

Below are quick results from yesterday’s WWE Raw live event in Berlin, Germany: * Kofi Kingston & R-Truth b. WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico in a non-title match * WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix b. Kelly Kelly with Eve as special guest referee * Brodus Clay b. JTG * WWE United Sates Champion [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 3

AJ Styles Discusses Being Held Down, TNA Creative Changes, Being Offered A WWE Deal

Wrestling News World reader Dan The Cannon interviewed AJ Styles. You can listen to the full interview at this link. Below are the highlights: On being held down “I think if you ever give me the ball, I’ll score. But you have to give it to me. I have to play my part as well, [...]

April 15, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 10

TNA/IW Predicts – Lockdown

I have to say that I’m thrilled that TNA/IW is presenting Lockdown from Nashville, Tennessee this Sunday, April 15th. Not only is it great for the main event, but being outside of the Impact Zone can only help the crowd reaction and make a better PPV for all who watch. While there’s quite a few [...]

April 15, 2012 Kendra Bunyon Predictions 5

Ring of Honor Results (4/14/12) – ¡La Revancha!

Ring of Honor Results – (4/14/12) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor: Road Rage Edition! We are greeted by Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness. Tonight we will see two matches from Showdown in the Sun: Day 1. Mike Bennett will take on Lance Storm, and Kevin Steen will [...]

April 14, 2012 Adam Wacker ROH 2

Rey Mysterio’s WWE Status Revealed, Another Big Former WWE Star Joins Batista & Bobby Lashley As Former Stars Interested In Returning, Two WWE Divas Leaving, Lesnar’s Return To The Ring Official, New Focus In WWE With Roster Cuts Looming, Tito Ortiz To WWE?, Incident Over Wrestlemania Weekend Draws Attention From The Office, Kurt Angle Ends Olympic Comeback Attempt, Ask WNW Archive & All The Big News From This Past Week

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April 14, 2012 Richard Gray Premium Newsletters 0

Several Video Interviews From Today’s TNA Lockdown Fanfest In Nashville

TNA has uploaded several vides from today’s fanfest in Nashville on their official YouTube channel that you can watch embedded below: [...]

April 14, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

Edge Throws Out First Pitch At Blue Jays Game; Appears At Comic-Con In Toronto

Edge threw out the first pitch at yesterday’s Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball game. The Blue Jays Tweeted a photo from their official Twitter account that you can view at this link. The 2012 WWE Hall of Fame inductee appeared at the Wizard World Toronto Comic Con today in the city. [...]

April 14, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

WWE Smackdown House Show Results (4/14/12) – Belfast, Northern Ireland

Below are quick results from today’s WWE Smackdown live event in Belfast, Northern Ireland: * The Great Khali b. Jinder Mahal * William Regal & Tyson Kidd b. Camacho & Hunico * Alberto Del Rio b. Ezekiel Jackson * AJ b. Natlaya with Hornswoggle as special guest referee * WWE Intercontinental Champion Big Show b. [...]

April 14, 2012 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 2

Kurt Angle Says Lockdown Match Is Biggest Test Since Brock Lesnar At Wrestlemania With His Neck

Kurt Angle plans to work against Jeff Hardy at tomorrow night’s TNA Lockdown pay-per-view in Nashville. Angle is already in Nashville and is participating in the company’s fanfest to promote the show. Angle recently revealed he has a torn hamstring and partial MCL tear, ending his comeback attempt for the 2012 Olympics in London. He [...]

April 14, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 5

Matt Morgan Reveals His TNA Contract Is Coming Up & He Won’t Rule Out Return To WWE

Matt Morgan told the Pro Wrestling Torch in an interview to promote Sunday’s TNA Lockdown pay-per-view that his contract with the company is up in October. Morgan said he would not rule out a return to WWE because he’s a businessman first. [...]

April 14, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 25

WWE Raw House Show Results (4/13/12) – Stuttgart, Germany

Below are quick results from yesterday’s WWE Raw live event in Stuttgart, Germany: * Kofi Kingston & R-Truth b. WWE Tag Team Champions Epico & Primo in a non-title match * Lord Tensai b. Alex Riley * Brodus Clay b. JTG * WWE United States Champion Santino Marella b. David Otunga & The Miz to [...]

April 14, 2012 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 3

More On The Bella Twins Leaving WWE At The End Of The Month

Brie and Nikki Bella are both advertised for next week’s WWE Raw Supershow in London but have not been on overseas live events. It was noted today on their official Twitter account they are currently en route to London. As we noted earlier here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com, the Bella twins will be letting their WWE contracts [...]

April 14, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 17

Sheamus Discusses “$500K Fine”; Details On The Wrestlemania XXVIII DVD Set With Release Date

- Sheamus discusses being “fined $500,000″ after “attacking” a referee in a video on dot com at this link. (Thanks to WNW reader Adam for sending the link.) - The Wrestlemania XXVIII DVD set is now available for pre-order here on Amazon.com. The set will be released on both regular and Blu-ray formats on Tuesday, [...]

April 14, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Watch The Latest “Foreign Exchange” With Santino Marella Here

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

April 14, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 0

Watch The Latest Z! True Long Island Story With Zack Ryder Here

Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of Z! True Long Island Story featuring Zack Ryder: [...]

April 14, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 1

WWE Smackdown House Show Results (4/13/12) – Belfast, Ireland

Wrestling News World reader Dan Kelly was in attendance at tonight’s WWE Smackdown live event in Belfast, Ireland and sent in the following report: Stadium was completely full, which is the first time I’ve seen WWE do so for a while. 1. The Great Khali vs Jinder Mahal. Pretty standard Khali match. Kids were surprisingly into [...]

April 13, 2012 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 7

Dixie Carter Says She’s Heartbroken For Kurt Angle

Dixie Carter wrote the following on Twitter about Kurt Angle ending his Olympic comeback attempt due to injury: I am heartbroken for Kurt. His commitment to making the Olympic team was unreal. But that’s the kind of athlete he is. yhoo.it/HMEgiR — Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) April 13, 2012 [...]

April 13, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 5