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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

Smackdown Replay Rating

Last week’s “blast from the past” Smackdown did a 1.52 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,307,000 viewers in its normal timeslot on SyFy on Friday night. The show averaged a slightly higher average viewing audience than the live show on Tuesday night (which average 2,248,000 viewers). Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar “Contract Signing” Set For Next Week’s Three-Hour Raw Supershow

It was announced on tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow that John Cena and Brock Lesnar will have their “contract signing” for their Extreme Rules Match at Extreme Rules on next week’s show. Next week’s Raw Supershow will be a three-hour episode and will take place from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. We’ll have full [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 8

Mick Foley Continues Program With Dean Ambrose – Says He Can’t Trust Him, Provides An Update On New WWE Kids Book

Mick Foley continued his program in a new blog entry written on his Typepad account. Below is an excerpt: 2) About Dean Ambrose – Look, sports-entertainment has to involve a certain amount of respect and trust. It’s pretty obvious Dean Ambrose doesn’t have the slightest ammount of respect for me, and therefore I can’t place [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Dark Match Main Event Result From This Week’s Raw Supershow In London, England

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 16, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 2

Former WWE Name At TNA Lockdown, Bruce Prichard Returns, Slammiversary Tickets, Sacrifice Commercial

- “Wildcat” Chris Harris, infamously known as Braden Walker in WWE, was at last night’s TNA Lockdown pay-per-view in Nashville, Tennessee. - Bruce Prichard was backstage working at  TNA Lockdown.  Prichard has been gone from TNA since suffering two heart attacks back in the middle of March where he had two new stents put in. [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 5

Dragon Gate USA Names Invade Tonight’s Raw Supershow Taping, Dean Ambrose Works Dark Match, New WWE Shows In Kentucky

- Pac, who is known for his stellar Dragon Gate USA matches, was at today’s Raw Supershow taping from the London O2 Arena in London, England. - Another well-known Dragon Gate USA name that is now under WWE developmental contract, Dean Ambrose, worked a dark match prior to today’s taping in London. He went over [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

WWE Raw Storyline – CM Punk Spotted At London Pub

WWE is doing an angle where WWE Champion CM Punk was “spotted in a London pub” just hours before tonight’s Raw Supershow. You can view WWE’s storyline announcement over on dot com at this link. [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 14

WWE Says Wrestlemania XXVIII Did 1.3 Million Pay-Per-View Buys With Gross Sales In Excess Of $67 Million

- WWE finally put out a buyrate number for Wrestlemania XXVIII, touting the show did 1,300,000 buys. While this is above the initial estimates I heard in the 1,100,000 buy range, it is below rumors that the show did 1,900,000 buys. Below is the official press release: STAMFORD, Conn., April 16, 2012 – WWE (NYSE:WWE) [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 6

The Rock Says Wrestlemania XXVIII Set All Time PPV Buy Record; View A Photo Of Him On His New Movie Set

TMZ has a snippet on The Rock where he is featured on the set of his new bodybuilding film “Pain and Gain” with his body double, You can check it out at this link. (Thanks to WNW reader Logan Walker for sending this in.) - Speaking of The Rock, he Tweeted today that Wrestlemania XXVIII [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

WWE Championship Match Announced For Extreme Rules

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 16, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 9

*Spoilers* Raw Supershow Taping Results From London, England

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 16, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 30

Preliminary WrestleMania XXVIII Buyrate Estimated At 1.3 Million Pay-Per-View Buys

The official WWE website announced today that preliminary buyrates and global gross sales for WrestleMania XXVIII were record-breaking. Details are in the following excerpt: Preliminary estimates show that WrestleMania, featuring the historic “Once in a Lifetime” Match between The Rock and John Cena, garnered 1.3 million pay-per-view buys with global gross sales in excess of [...]

April 16, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 5

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From London, England

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 16, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 0

WWE’s Return To Kansas City, Brock Lesnar’s New Ring Attire, Video Of Edge At Comic Con

- WWE has announced they will tape Smackdown on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. - Brock Lesnar’s new in-ring gear was revealed in this image posted by WWE. - Edge was at WizardWorld Comic Con in Toronto over the weekend. You can watch video embedded in the video below: [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 15

Watch Episode #24 Of Ring Ka King Here

Episode #24 of Ring Ka King is embedded in the video below: [...]

April 16, 2012 Richard Gray Ring Ka King 0

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

The following article is only available to WrestlingNewsWorld.com Premium Members. Sign-up here to view this article and unlock all our exclusive features. By signing up not only will you unlock all exclusive features but the website is also 100% advertisement free! [...]

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

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