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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 [...]
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 [...]
- 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 [...]
- 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, [...]
The following video is courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: “WWE Download” with Dolph Ziggler – Episode 9 [...]
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- 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
- 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 [...]
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. [...]
The Colors Network has uploaded the March 25, 2012 episode of Ring Ka King in the video embedded below: [...]
- 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
- 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 [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
-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 [...]
-The official WWE website has an article up about the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro, with quotes from Booker T and video of his match with Scott Steiner on the final episode. Booker talks about his time in WCW in the excerpt below: “My time in WCW was like the summer of my life, [...]
Wrestling News World reader Andrew Darwin reporting: I’ve just watched The Rock-John Cena Once In A Lifetime special here in the UK it aired Sunday 12pm on Sky Sports. The opening segment followed both of their lives with a soundtrack to the mania theme tunes and other tracks. The impression I got from both of [...]
Mike Mooneyham of The Post and Courier has a new article online featuring quotes from Arn Anderson. Below are the highlights: With the original Four Horsemen: “I feel like I had — and am still having — a successful career. But the highlight of that career would have to be the three years I spent [...]
Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Raw live event in San Juan, Puerto Rico: * R-Truth b. Leo Kruger * Ryback b. Alex Riley * Eve b. Kelly Kelly * WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico b. Zack Ryder & Mason Ryan and Alberto Del Rio & Ricardo Rodriguez in a triple-threat [...]
LFPress.com has a new article online featuring quotes from John Cena. Below is an excerpt: “But I’m not a bad guy. I generate so much hatred just because of the way I act. I look at Tim Tebow as a good example. People couldn’t stop saying his name. He’s such a standup guy. People don’t [...]
As noted in the report from last night’s WWE Smackdown live event, Sheamus was busted open hardway, causing him to bleed heavily. The spot occurred when Daniel Bryan delivered a belt shot to Sheamus’ face during his match against Mark Henry. [...]
Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Smackdown live event from Bowling Green, Kentucky: * The Great Khali b. Jinder Mahal * Tyson Kidd b. Hunico. After Kidd made Hunico tap, WWE Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes came out and attacked him. * Drew McIntyre b. Ezekiel Jackson then Jackson was attacked by WWE Intercontinental [...]
Episode #8 of “Are You Serious?” with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
Our old pal Devin Cutting recapped this week’s WWE Vintage Collection in the report below: Billy Graham vs. Curt Hennig WWF Championship Wrestling – January 8th, 1983 Paul Orndorff vs. Pedro Morales WWF Prime Time Wrestling – March 2nd, 1987 Kerry Von Erich vs. The Million Dollar Man WWF TV Taping – February 18th, 1991 [...]
Alberto Del Rio claimed during a promotional appearance in Puerto Rico that he will not be performing at Wrestlemania XXVIII. He said there was originally plans for him to face Randy Orton then there were plans for him to be a member of Team Johnny in the 12-man tag team match. However, he said he [...]
Below are quick results from last night’s TNA Impact Wrestling live event in Indiana, Pennsylvania: * Mr. Anderson b. Robbie E * Garett Bischoff b. Gunner * TNA Knockout Women’s Champion Gail Kim b. Mickie James * Rob Van Dam b. Magnus * Austin Aries b. Zema Ion * James Storm b. Kurt Angle & [...]
- Hornswoggle wrote the following on Twitter: As the official mascot for #TeamTeddy, I’m happy to be waving the flag against #TeamClownShoes! #WrestleMania — Hornswoggle (@wwehornswoggle) March 24, 2012 The 12-man tag team match for control of the brands now looks like this: Team Teddy (Santino Marella (captain), R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Zack Ryder, The Great Khali [...]
- The following is from the official Twitter account of David Otunga: If imitation is the highest form of flattery, I’m flatter than Impact’s ratings right now.#OtungaLaw — David Otunga (@DavidOtunga) March 23, 2012 - Austin Aries shot back with the following Tweet: Shocked @DavidOtunga took time to comment on @ImpactWrestling. I’d think he’d want [...]
- Greg Cote has a new editorial online over on The Miami Herald’s website that is titled “Fans take Miami Dolphins about as seriously as the WWE lately.” He also calls WWE talent “the biggest clowns in sports.” You can read it at this link. - If you’re wondering what The Undertaker looked like when [...]
The Wausau Daily Herald has a new article featuring quotes from The Rock where he talks about returning to WWE for Wrestlemania XXVIII. “They know that I’m back, not for money, not because I like being on the road, but because I love the business,” Rock told the publication. “The energy level is different this [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -WWE friends who have seen the Cena/Rock TV special in its entirety that airs on many the NBC Universal platforms next week have raved about the one hour broadcast. I’ve been privileged to see several snippets of the show and [...]
Ring of Honor Results – (3/24/12) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com The show starts off with highlights of Jay Lethal and Roderick Strong’s match from last week, to hype this week’s Main Event. Their qualifying match ends with Jay Lethal winning the match, and becoming the first contestant of the $24,000 Fatal 4-Way match. [...]
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