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Yahoo! Games Looks At The PlayStation 2 Bodyslamming Pro Wrestling Several Years Ago

Yahoo! Games has a new article online entitled “5 infamous gaming mishaps” and mentions WWE banning video games in the locker room several years ago. Below is an excerpt: The PlayStation 2 bodyslams pro wrestling Maybe the Red Sox should have taken a cue from the WWE. In 2001, Vince McMahon’s wrestling organization conclusively won [...]

March 27, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Full List Of WWE Hall Of Fame Class Of 2012 Inductors Revealed

The official WWE website has revealed the full list of WWE Hall of Fame inductees & inductors for the Class of 2012, listed below: * Edge will be inducted by Christian * The Four Horsemen will be inducted by Dusty Rhodes * Mil Mascaras will be inducted by Alberto Del Rio * Mike Tyson will [...]

March 27, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 18

RAW Results 3/26/12 – All Talk, Little Action

This last RAW before WrestleMania starts with music and pyro. Tag Team Match – Orton & Sheamus vs D-Bry w/ AJ & Kane Orton’s music and he heads to the ring. The announcers – King, Cole and Booker – talk through Orton facing Kane at WrestleMania. Sheamus out, so they talk about him facing D-Bry [...]

March 26, 2012 Kendra Bunyon WWE Results 30

Updated Wrestlemania XXVIII Lineup – 8 Matches Set

Following tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow, below is the updated Wrestlemania XXVIII lineup: Singles Match - The Rock vs. John Cena Hell in a Cell Match Shawn Michaels as special guest referee. - The Undertaker vs. Triple H WWE Championship Match - CM Punk (c) vs. Chris Jericho World Heavyweight Championship Match - Daniel Bryan (c) [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 40

Booker T Takes Sixth & Final Spot On Team Teddy At Wrestlemania XXVIII

Booker T joined Team Teddy as the sixth and final member for the 12-man tag team at Wrestlemania XXVIII on tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow. The match now looks like this: Team Johnny: David Otunga, The Miz, Mark Henry, Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger Team Teddy: Santino Marella, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Zack Ryder, The Great [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 14

Drew McIntyre Takes Christian’s Place On John Laurinaitis’ Team At WrestleMania XXVIII

-John Laurinaitis posted the following on his Twitter account following Christian‘s injury on Raw: Get well soon, @Christian4Peeps. In your place, I’ve chosen @TheDrewMcIntyre. #WrestleMania #TeamJohnny — John Laurinaitis (@WWERawGM) March 27, 2012 Team Johnny currently consists of David Otunga, The Miz, Mark Henry, Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger. They will face Team [...]

March 26, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 15

WWE Hall Of Fame Inductions Scheduled To Be Featured On USA Network Special

WWE will highlight the Hall of Fame inductions of Edge, The Four Horsemen and Mike Tyson in the USA Network special set to precede next Monday’s Raw Supershow at 8 PM/7 CT. We’ll have full coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Christian Out Of 12-Man Tag Team Match At Wrestlemania XXVIII

WWE is doing an injury angle with Christian, ruling him out for Team Johnny in the 12-man tag team match at Wrestlemania XXVIII. As the storyline goes, Christian suffered a re-aggravation of a neck injury at the hands of CM Punk on tonight’s Raw Supershow and will not be medically-cleared to compete. If I had [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 15

Former WWE Diva Joins Surprising Name As Guest Backstage At Tonight’s Raw Supershow

In addition to the surprising name we reported earlier here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com, Lita is also backstage at tonight’s Raw Supershow from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Lita lives in the area and is backstage visiting with friends. She posted the following tonight on Twitter: It’s awesome to see Dragon over #hashtags twitter.com/AmyDumas/statu… — Amy [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Atlanta, Georgia

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March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE Spoilers 1

*Spoilers* WWE NXT Taping Results From Atlanta, Georgia

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March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE Spoilers 3

*Spoilers* Smackdown Taping Results From Atlanta, Georgia

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. [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE Spoilers 12

The Miz Takes The Sixth & Final Spot On Team Johnny At Wrestlemania XXVIII

Team Johnny for the 12-man tag team match at Wrestlemania XXVIII was officially filled on tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow with The Miz taking the sixth and final spot. Miz joins David Otunga, Mark Henry, Christian, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger. They will face Team Teddy which consists of Santino Marella, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Zack Ryder, [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Surprising Major Name Backstage At Tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow

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March 26, 2012 Richard Gray Backstage News 1

TNA Impact Wrestling Having A Financial Crisis?, Details On Reports Over Multimillion Dollar Losses & Delay In Wrestler Pay, Plus More On WWE’s Twitter Meeting

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March 26, 2012 Richard Gray Audio 2

Which Bella Twin Is More Boy Crazy?, Catfights Amongst WWE Divas, More

The New York Post has a new feature article online on The Bella Twins. Below is an excerpt from the piece as well a video included: Do you dress alike? Nikki: We do and we don’t. We both appreciate all fashion. Brie will dress more towards a hippie, free-spirit style, whereas I like to dress [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 7

Smackdown Rating

Last week’s Smackdown did a 1.8 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,760,000 viewers. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Shawn Michaels Kills Wrestlemania Rumor; Post-Wrestlemania Feuds On Smackdown

- For those that read websites out outside of WrestlingNewsWorld.com and have asked about a rumor going around, here’s Shawn Michaels’ response: “@kingbowser418:any comment to the WM 29 hype match? You vs HHH?”– Bogus!! False!! Lie!! Completely made up!! Too much?:-) — Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) March 26, 2012 We do have details on a match [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 10

Report: Wrestlemania Celebrity Injured

The New York Post is reporting that “Extra” host Maria Menounos broke a rib during a “Dancing with the Stars” rehearsal with dance partner Derek Hough. Menounos has reportedly been working through “excuriating” pain the past few weeks. According to their report, Maria has being wearing a rib brace under her dancing attire and refuses [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 6

CM Punk & Chris Jericho Comment On Twitter Meeting At Tonight’s Raw Supershow Taping

WWE held a meeting today at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia (the site of tonight’s Raw Supershow) about superstars using proper Twitter technique. Both WWE Champion CM Punk and Chris Jericho shared their thoughts about it on Twitter. Punk wrote the following: Having a #meeting about #tweeting and proper use #of #hashtags. Oh how the [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 16

WWE Developmental Standout On The Road With Raw; Arn Anderson Appears At Live Event

- WWE developmental standout Leo Kruger was on the road with the Raw brand this weekend. Kruger is from South Africa and is a former two-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion. He’s 6’1, 205 pounds. - Arn Anderson appeared before the live crowd at the conclusion of yesterday’s WWE Raw live event from the Time Warner [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Update On Kevin Nash’s Wrestlemania Party

- Kevin Nash asked us to post the following: Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman’s second annual WrestleMania party is heating up with a lot of extra guests signing up to attend! In addition to Nash, Waltman, and Billy Gunn, fans will get the opportunity to meet and party with Diamond Dallas Page, Rikishi, The Headbangers, Sunny, [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Watch Episode 9 For WWE Download With Dolph Ziggler Here

The following video is courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: “WWE Download” with Dolph Ziggler – Episode 9 [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Exclusive Details On The Dream Match Main Event For Wrestlemania XXIX Next Year – Who It Involves, Why WWE Wants To Move As Quickly As Possible, Update On WWE Announcing It One Year In Advance, Two Major Factors To Overcome, More

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March 26, 2012 Richard Gray Backstage News 11

WWE Hires New Senior Vice President Of Marketing With An NBA Background

- WWE issued the following press release today: WWE Names Brian Flinn SVP Of Marketing March 26, 2012 STAMFORD, Conn., March 26, 2012 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced the appointment of Brian Flinn as Senior Vice President, Marketing. Flinn, previously a senior executive at the National Basketball Association, will report to WWE Chief Marketing [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Trish Stratus On Keeping Up With TE Cast, WWE Divas Today, Natalya’s Flatulence, Will She Be At Wrestlemania?

The Miami Herald has a new article online featuring quotes from Trish Stratus to promote her feature film debut in “Bounty Hunters.” The piece is long and detailed but below are some of the wrestling-related highlights: Still keeping up with Tough Enough cast: “I know when I went back to ‘Tough Enough’ that I was [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Mike Tyson Explains How He Got Into The WWE Hall Of Fame

The Los Angeles Times has a new article online featuring quotes from 2012 WWE Hall of Fame inductee Mike Tyson. Below is an excerpt: How’d you get into the WWE Hall of Fame? “They think I belong in there and want me to fly out and get inducted into their hall. I’m not going to [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 12

John Cena’s Drug Test Results Prior To Wrestlemania XXVIII

- The following is from the official Twitter account of John Cena: Hey @espn @SportsCenter drug test 7days from the dance. Looks like Aegis also wants to see a clean fight. #WM28via.me/-h6hmm0 — John Cena (@JohnCena) March 25, 2012 Drug testing is @wwe policy since 05/06. Im happy because im proud that @wwe is committed [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 12

Preliminary WWE Elimination Chamber PPV Buyrate Down Hard

WWE Elimination Chamber 2012 did an estimated 180,000 pay-per-view buys, according to the updated WWE key performance indicators on the corporate version of their official website. If this number holds up, it would be down from last year’s Elimination Chamber which did 199,000 buys and the 285,000 buys the show did in 2010. [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 17

Watch Yesterday’s Episode Of Ring Ka King Here

The Colors Network has uploaded the March 25, 2012 episode of Ring Ka King in the video embedded below: [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray Ring Ka King 0

WWE Launches Russian Website, Full Details On New Edge DVD, Presale Details To Raw In Charlotte

- Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker sent word that WWE has launched a Russian version of dot com at this link. - The folks over at Silver Vision have posted full details on the upcoming WWE DVD entitled “You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge.” You can view full information at this [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

WWE Raw House Show Results (3/25/12) – Charlotte, North Carolina

Below are quick results from yesterday’s WWE Raw live event from the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina: * WWE United States Champion Santino Marella b. Jack Swagger * Eve b. Kelly Kelly * R-Truth b. Leo Kruger * Ryback b. Alex Riley * WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico b. Mason Ryan [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 4

Ex-TNA Names Discuss Why Christian Left The Company To Return To WWE

Wrestling News World reader Brett Buchanan sent in the following: 4 new chapters from former Barbaric Wrestling Radio host Brett Buchanan’s The Genesis of TNA free e-book have been released on BarbaricWrestling.com and TNAbook.net. The new chapters are about Christian Cage’s TNA run, Samoa Joe, Scott D’amore booking committee (which includes a story about a TNA employee leaking news), and TNA’s [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News, WWE News 11

WWE Travel, Plans For Lord Tensai, Hall Of Fame Ceremony Dress Code, Wrestlemania Weather

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. [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 28

TNA Announces New Gut Check Workshop In Washington For Next Month

- TNA Impact Wrestling announced a new Gut Check workshop scheduled to take place in Washington. Below are full details from the official TNA website: Think you’ve got what it takes to become the next IMPACT WRESTLING superstar? Then it’s time for a “Gut Check” – your first step in proving yourself to become a [...]

March 26, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

More Previews Of “Once In A Lifetime: The Rock vs. John Cena”; Footage Of Zack Ryder In MSG

The official WWE YouTube channel has posted the following clips of The Rock & John Cena in Once In A Lifetime: The Rock vs. John Cena,” premiering tonight before Raw: In addition, footage of Zack Ryder defeating The Miz at a live event in Madison Square Garden is embedded below: [...]

March 26, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 1

Trish Stratus Discusses The Lack Of Focus Given To Divas, How The Division Could Be Utilized More Effectively, More

The Miami Herald has a new interview up with Trish Stratus, in which she discusses her acting career, the state of the Diva’s division, a possible second season of Tough Enough, the inclusion of yoga into her life, and more. In the following excerpt, Trish discusses the lack of time and focus the Divas are [...]

March 26, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 7

TNA Impact Wrestling House Show Results (3/25/12) – Erie, Pennsylvania

WNW reader Troy Louk sent in the following detailed report from yesterday’s TNA Impact Wrestling house show in Erie, Pennsylvania: Whats up, wrestlingnewsworld.com readers? I just got back from the TNA House Show tonight in Erie, Pennsylvania and wanted to share the results with all the great wrestlingnewsworld.com readers. With the early 6pm belltime the [...]

March 26, 2012 Brooks Oglesby TNA House Shows 3

WWE Smackdown House Show Results (3/25/12) – Nashville, Tennessee

WNW reader Chase sent in the following results from tonight’s WWE Smackdown live event from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee: * The Great Khali b. Jinder Mahal * Hunico b. Tyson Kidd * Jerry Lawler b. Michael Cole in a Nashville Street Fight * Sheamus b. Mark Henry * Natalya & Beth Phoenix b. [...]

March 25, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE House Shows 6

Mick Foley Gives A Sneak Peek Of His Newest Children’s Book

-Mick Foley posted the following about his upcoming children’s book via his Twitter account: Yes, @MikeTheMiz you ARE awesome…as a character in my new children’s book, in which The Miz learns a valuable holiday lesson from @CMPunk — Mick Foley (@realMickFoley) March 26, 2012 Tentative title is “A Most Miz-erable Christmas”. Here’s a sneak peek [...]

March 25, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 2