Last Week’s WWE Smackdown Viewership & Cable Rating
Last week’s episode of WWE Smackdown did an average viewing audience of 2,435,000 viewers on SyFy. The show ended up doing a 1.78 cable rating. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
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- More On JR’s Meeting With NFLPA About Working With WWE
- Former WWE Diva Discusses Release, TNA Gut Check Tryout
- Match Dropped From Main Event, WWE Updates On HHH & John Cena
- WWE Signing NFL Snubs?, Update On Randy Orton Using Head Punt
- Roman Reigns Possibly Injured, Evan Bourne Update
- Mick McManus Dead At 93
- *Spoilers* Complete Smackdown Spoilers For This Week
- CM Punk Breaks Down UFC Fight; Mick Foley Releasing Kid’s Book Based On Team Hell No
- *Spoilers* WWE Main Event Taping Results From Omaha, Nebraska
- Tammy Sytch Released From Prison – Underwent Hysterectomy, Wrote Autobiography, More
- Head WWE Creative Writer Reportedly Leaves Company After 6 Weeks
- Viewership For Monday’s Post-Extreme Rules Raw Sees Increase
- James Storm Out 6-8 Weeks, Jesse Sorensen Back In October? (Updated)
- Georgia Lottery Introduces New Impact Wrestling Game
- Original Plans For Curtis Axel Revealed
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Rey Mysterio To Undergo Minor Knee Procedure, Aiming For Late August Return
Rey Mysterio had an appointment on Monday with Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Florida. He chronicled the visit on his verified Twitter account. In with #1Dr.Andrews, lets c what he says! instagram.com/p/Zihfg-pM1R/ — Rey Mysterio (@reymysterio) May 20, 2013 One of the many walls of fame @ the #AndrewsInstitute in Pensacola Fl. instagram.com/p/ZirBKRpMxn/ — Rey [...]
Paul Heyman To Reveal Third Client Tonight?
Paul Heyman is teasing a reveal of a third “Paul Heyman Guy” (along with Brock Lesnar & CM Punk) tonight on Raw. WWE is promoting the angle and many WWE personnel are tweeting about the “rumors” of a third client. The following excerpt is from HeymanHustle.com: WWE is about to get a little more EXTREME! [...]
WWE Using Charles Robinson To Try & Sell Horrible Finish To John Cena vs. Ryback
WWE even has referee Charles Robinson trying to convince fans of the horrible finish to John Cena vs. Ryback. The following is from Robinson’s Twitter account, which was Re-Tweeted by WWE: To those complaining about me not counting i was in shock of what happened and was more concerned about their safety. I did what [...]
Submit Questions For Exclusive Nigel McGuinness Interview
Staff writer Eltimir Alexandrov will be conducting an exclusive in-person interview with Nigel McGuinness (a/k/a Desmond Wolfe) in the United Kingdom on Wednesday. As part of the feature, he’s giving you, the reader, an opportunity to have your question(s) answered! I f you have a question for Nigel McGuinness that you would like for him [...]
Twitter Highlights From WWE Extreme Rules – Richard’s Immediate Reactions
Below are some highlights from our Twitter account during WWE Extreme Rules. Make sure you follow us on Twitter @wnwnews: Had big problems with @mikethemiz vs. @codyrhodeswwe due to #ExtremeRules Pre-Show @youtube stream freezing.Miz going over was expected. — Wrestling News World (@wnwnews) May 20, 2013 .@iamjericho beats @wwefandango at #ExtremeRules wrestlingnewsworld.com/wwe-extreme-ru… twitter.com/wnwnews/status… — Wrestling [...]
Kane Against Internet Sales Tax, New AJ Lee “Love Bites” T-Shirt
Kane Against Internet Sales Tax Kane is ready to do battle outside of the ring… over Internet sales tax legislation. The former WWE Tag Team Champion has challenged Tennessee Lt. Gov Ramsey to a debate. You can read coverage at this link by JohnsonCityPress.com. New AJ Lee T-Shirt WWE and AJ Lee are promoting her [...]
Friend Richard Gray On Facebook – More Reactions, Questions Answered
Do you enjoy reading WrestlingNewsWorld.com each day? How about popular sections such as Richard Reacts or Ask WNW? If the answer is yes then get more out of your experience by interacting with me on Facebook. I post reactions to stories throughout the day, answer questions and do my very best to connect with everyone. [...]
WWE Will Work With TNA When JR Wears Burnt Orange To Rivalry Game
As much as I try to assure some of you that WWE and TNA Wrestling will never run a cross-promoted show, Dixie Carter had to come out and say that she “absolutely” would do it. I’m going to let Jim Ross throw some cold water. The following is from a new blog entry on his [...]
Who Was Originally Scheduled To Win Titles At Extreme Rules, Alternative Endings To John Cena/Ryback, Major WWE Name Against Instant Replay, Brock Lesnar’s Next Feud
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Last Man Standing Ripoff, Site Layout, Future Of Lesnar/HHH, CM Punk’s Return, Cleanest Wrestler
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. [...]
Richard Reacts To WWE Extreme Rules – Do I Believe In The Shield?, WWE Title Ripoff, Hunter Dismissed
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WWE Raw Preview – Extreme Rules Fallout, Dot Com’s Five-Points
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw emanates from the Sprint Cent in Kansas City, Missouri. The big promotional point for this week’s show is injury updates from Extreme Rules including John Cena “refusing” to go to the hospital after the pay-per-view. Dot com takes a look at the following in their Raw Five-Point [...]
WWE Videos – Extreme Rules Pre & Post Shows
WWE has posted the Extreme Rules Pre and Post Shows. You can watch them at the following links or in the videos embedded below: Extreme Rules Pre-Show Extreme Rules Post-Show [...]
Extreme Rules Post-Match Interviews; Kevin Jonas To Be Social Media Ambassador
Post-Extreme Rules Interviews WWE has several exclusive interviews online with Extreme Rules participants. Below are the links: Randy Orton talks about defeating Big Show in his hometown at Extreme Rules Kane tries to calm Daniel Bryan down after their loss to The Shield Sheamus discusses his underdog victory against Mark Henry Zeb Colter claims there [...]
John Cena “Injury” Update
To update on the kayfabe “injury” to John Cena, footage was shown during the WWE Extreme Rules Post-Show of him getting up and walking off of the stretcher as they were loading him into the ambulance. Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler teased an update on Raw. For those that didn’t order Extreme Rules, they did [...]
Harley Race Backstage, More On Instant Replay, No. 1 Contender, Matt Hughes, New Steel Cage
Extreme Rules News & Notes… - Harley Race was backstage at WWE Extreme Rules visiting. - The “instant replay” bit that WWE did to restart Jack Swagger vs. Alberto Del Rio is something that’s come up numerous times over the past six months. - Alberto Del Rio is the new number one contender for the [...]
Watch The Extreme Rules Post-Show Here
The Extreme Rules Post-Show is now streaming live at this link. You can also watch in the video embedded below: [...]
WWE Extreme Rules Results (5/19/13) – Believe In The Shield, Brock Lesnar Wins
WWE Extreme Rules Results Sunday, May 19, 2013 From Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri Report by Sean Hopkins of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Quick Results The Miz b. Cody Rhodes Chris Jericho b. Fandango w/Summer Rae Dean Ambrose b. Kofi Kingston to win the WWE US Championship Sheamus b. Mark Henry in a Strap Match Alberto Del [...]
New WWE Tag Team Champions, Watch Cody Rhodes vs. The Miz
New WWE Tag Team Champions Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins beat Team Hell No at WWE Extreme Rules to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. Cody Rhodes vs. The Miz If you missed Cody Rhodes vs. The Miz on the Extreme Rules Pre-Show, you can watch video at this link or embedded in the video [...]
New WWE United States Champion
Dean Ambrose beat Kofi Kingston at WWE Extreme Rules 2013 to win the WWE United States Championship. Obviously, this is Amrbose’s first title reign on the main WWE roster. FULL RESULTS – Dean Ambrose b. Kofi Kingston to win the WWE US Championship [...]
Extreme Rules News – Attendance, New Steel Cage, Sabu In St. Louis
Extreme Rules Attendance The announced attendance for WWE Extreme Rules was 17,529. The show was a legitimate sellout from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. New WWE Steel Cage WWE is using a different cage for Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar with a thinner top and small platforms on each corner. There are now [...]
Problems With Extreme Rules Pre-Show, New Rey Mysterio Injury Update
Extreme Rules Pre-Show Freezes The YouTube feed to the WWE Extreme Rules Pre-Show froze just minutes in when they plugged a Facebook poll, asking viewers “What will be the Most Extreme Match of the Night?” As soon as the feed comes back, we’ll resume our live coverage of the Pre-Show at this link. New Rey [...]
WWE Extreme Rules Live Blog – Instant Thoughts & Analysis
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Watch The WWE Extreme Rules Pre-Show Here
The WWE Extreme Rules Pre-Show featuring The Miz vs. Cody Rhodes is now streaming live and is online at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]
Mick Foley Teases Involvement At Extreme Rules
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley wrote the following on Twitter: Looks like I’ll be making a contribution to #ExtremeRules in a fun, painless type of way. Who knows, could be the start of something bea … — Mick Foley (@realmickfoley) May 19, 2013 [...]
The SmackDown Breakdown – Teddy’s Abuses Of Power
Welcome to this week’s Breakdown! Instead of doing like I normally do and talk about some issue at hand, considering Extreme rules is just about here, I want to promote the Predictions that myself and the other writers wrote up for you. We had a great group this time, and I hope you enjoy them. [...]
Photos Of Chris Jericho At Cardinals Game, Kane Has Support From Eric Bischoff
Chris Jericho at Cardinals Game Chris Jericho threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Sunday’s Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals game. The following is from his verified Twitter account: For all the Jerichoholics out there. twitter.com/MLB/status/336… — MLB (@MLB) May 19, 2013 Threw a perfect pitch right down the middle in Busch Stadium! (It [...]
Backstage News On WWE Releases, Upcoming Call-Ups & Hirings; Triple H’s Approach To Making WWE NXT As Strong As Possible
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New Rare Video Of Undertaker Out Of Character
Last month, we posted a video of Undertaker as Mark. A new video, for the same cause is online at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]
Triple H Ready For A Fight, WWE At Cardinals Game, Austin TV Return Date
Triple H Ready for a Fight Triple H is in St. Louis for WWE Extreme Rules and he’s ready for a fight. The following is from Hunter’s verified Twitter account: In St. Louis,love this town. You ready for a fight???I am!!!!! — Triple H (@TripleH) May 19, 2013 WWE Invades Busch Stadium The Bella Twins [...]
Part 4 Of Before The Bell: Slammiversary
Part four of Before The Bell: Slammiversary is now online at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]
WWE Live Event Results (5/18/13) – Evansville, Indiana
Below are quick results from Saturday night’s WWE live event in Evansville, Indiana: * Fandango b. The Miz * The Uso’s b. The Prime Time Players * Alberto Del Rio b. Jack Swagger in a no disqualification match * Dean Ambrose b. R-Truth * WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No b. The Shield via [...]
WWE Live Event Results (5/17/13) – Bowling Green, Kentucky
Below are quick results from Friday night’s WWE live event in Bowling Green, Kentucky: * WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No & WWE United States Champion Kofi Kingston b. The Shield via disqualification * R-Truth b. Antonio Cesaro * WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn b. Tamina Snuka * Alberto Del Rio b. Jack Swagger in [...]
WWE 2K14 On XBox & PS3 Only?, Shawn Michaels Returning To WWE
WWE 2K14 Update Take 2 Games only listed Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as the platforms that WWE 2K14 will be released on October 29, 2013, however, they noted it will be published “across all major platforms and distribution channels.” Click here for coverage by IGN. Shawn Michaels/WWE We reported last month that Shawn Michaels is [...]
Naomi & Jimmy Uso Dating, Triple H High Up On Ambrose, CM Punk Sighting
Naomi & Jimmy Uso The word is apparently out that Naomi & Jimmy Uso are an item. The two are expected to be highlighted in this summer’s “Total Divas” reality series on E! Below is a photo of the two together: Triple H High Up on Dean Ambrose In what can only be a good [...]
Randy Orton Featured In WWE Payback Commercial – Watch It Here
In further evidence that WWE is restarting on Randy Orton, he’s featured in a new video promo for WWE Payback. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: WWE Payback will take place on Sunday, June 16, 2013 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play [...]
Bully Ray Reacts To Final Segment On Impact Wrestling
TNA Wrestling posted the following “exclusive interview” with TNA Champion Bully Ray after the contract signing segment on last week’s episode of Impact. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: Impact Wrestling Results Archive [...]
More On Last Week’s Dreadful Impact Wrestling Rating & Viewership
Last week’s Impact Wrestling only posted a 0.84 cable rating. As we reported on Friday, the show drew an abysmal viewing audience of 1,050,000 viewers on Spike TV. This was the lowest viewership of the year. TNA Ratings Archive [...]
Michael McGillicutty Says He’ll Knock Sin Cara’s Punk Ass Out
Michael McGillicutty, clearing working as a heel, posted the following on Twitter after his loss to Sin Cara on last week’s episode of WWE Superstars: Embarrassing! I lost to @thesincarawwe?! Goin to the bar. Not to drink but beat the crap outta any SOB that looks like that piece of garbage — Michael McGillicutty (@WWEMcGillicutty) [...]
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