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TNA House Show Results (1/24/12) – Brussels, Belgium

Wrestling News World reader Ghaghamashibaba sent in the following report from yesterday’s TNA house show in Brussels, Belgium: * X Division Championship: Austin Aries b. Alex Shelley & Mark Haskins * Gunner b. Doug Williams * Crimson b. Samoa Joe * Tara & Mickie James b. Gail Kim & Madison Rayne * AJ Styles b. [...]

January 25, 2012 Brooks Oglesby TNA House Shows 7

*Spoilers* Smackdown Taping Results From Tucson, Arizona

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January 24, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 46

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Tucson, Arizona (Part 2)

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January 24, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 5

*Spoilers* WWE NXT Taping Results From Tucson, Arizona

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. [...]

January 24, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 6

State Of The Union Address Bumps Mick Foley’s Appearance On Celebrity Wife Swap

The following is from the Twitter account of Mick Foley: RT – State of the Union is preempting my Wife Swap episode, so look for it NEXT Tuesday, Jan 31, 9pm EST, on ABC. It will be worth the wait. — Mick Foley (@realMickFoley) January 24, 2012   [...]

January 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

WWE Raw Supershow Rating

Last night’s WWE Raw Supershow did a 3.18 cable rating off hours of 3.19 and 3.16 with an average viewing audience of 4,617,000 viewers on the USA Network. [...]

January 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

RAW Is Blogged – A Crash Test Dummy?

There’s so much back and forth about Cena’s character – should he turn heel or should his character be tweaked? I know that Cena’s character now, well, up until much of the Kane stuff, was just downright horrid! Something had to be done and hopefully the changes we’ve been seeing in Cena will continue. Honestly, [...]

January 24, 2012 Kendra Bunyon Raw is Blogged 20

Kayfabe Zack Ryder Injury Update

As the storyline goes, WWE claims Zack Ryder suffered “a herniated disc” after being chokeslammed by Kane on last night’s Raw Supershow. The official WWE website notes that Jerry Lawler’s claim that Ryder sustained a “broken back” was a result of working off “unconfirmed reports.” WWE.com goes on to note Ryder “remains hospitalized.” In reality, [...]

January 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 18

R-Truth Teases Getting New Entrance Music

R-Truth is the latest WWE Superstar to tease getting new entrance music on his Twitter account. In addition to replying to a fan with “It’s Time To Get Buck!”, a nod to his short-lived Right Time theme, Truth posted the following: Lil Jimmy told me to wear his new T-shirt,,now he’s telling me to do [...]

January 24, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 5

Ted DiBiase Injury Update

Ted DiBiase suffered a wrist injury at Friday night’s WWE live event in Winnipeg. The injury caused him to be pulled from action for the rest of the weekend although he appeared at Sunday’s WWE live event in Las Cruces, New Mexico to introduce a returning Randy Orton. DiBiase is at tonight’s Smackdown taping from [...]

January 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Top WWE Star & Former World Heavyweight Champion Furious Over Their Current Position In The Company, Details On Why They Oppose Their Upcoming Creative Plans & How They Have Threatened To Leave The Company Over It

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January 24, 2012 Richard Gray Backstage News 9

TNA Kicks Off International Tour Today; Seeking Reports From Live Event In Belgium

TNA Impact Wrestling kicks off their overseas tour today with a live event from the Forest National in Brussels, Belgium. Click here for show information. If you attend, please submit a live report. Our form has been fixed. [...]

January 24, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

How TNA Workers Get Paid By WWE, Undertaker Wrestlemania Ready?, Forgotten Raw GM Angle, Main Eventers & WWE Wellness Policy

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. [...]

January 24, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 19

Video Highlights From Last Night’s WWE Raw Supershow; What Did You Think Of The Broadcast?

Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from last night’s edition of Raw Supershow courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade: R-Truth vs. The Miz – Loser enters Royal Rumble Match at No. 1 Brodus Clay vs. [...]

January 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 6

TNA Lockdown Presale Information & Password

A presale is scheduled to begin at 11 AM EST this morning to obtain tickets to TNA Lockdown from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. To obtain tickets, head on over to this link and use the password CAGE. The presale ends on Thursday and tickets go on sale to the General Public on [...]

January 24, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

What You Didn’t See On Last Night’s WWE Raw Supershow

CM Punk beat Dolph Ziggler to retain the WWE Championship in a dark match main event after last night’s WWE Raw Supershow went off the air. After the match, Kane came out but on his way to the ring John Cena attacked him. Kane countered but Cena ended up hitting the Attitude Adjustment. [...]

January 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 7

Fellow Republican Accuses WWE Of Peddling Soft-Core Porn In Attempt To Attack Linda McMahon

Linda McMahon’s opponent Christopher Shays, who is challenging her for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination to replace retiring Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman, accused WWE of peddling “soft-core porn” and said the organization in which McMahon worked for promoted bullying. WWE spokesman Robert Zimmerman refuted Shays’ claims, pointing towards WWE’s PG programming, their Be-A-Star anti-bullying campaign [...]

January 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 10

The Rock Advertised For March 12th Edition Of WWE Raw Supershow

The Rock is advertised for the March 12, 2012 edition of WWE Raw Supershow from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The appearance will be Rock’s first time in Cleveland in over nine years. Click here for local event information. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Drew Acklin for sending this in. [...]

January 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 7

Matt Hardy Booked Against Sid Vicious On March 9th

Matt Hardy is booked for Pro Wrestling Syndicate’s show on Friday, March 9th in Rahway, New Jersey. He’s advertised to face Sid Vicious. For more information on the show and obtaining tickets go to www.ProWrestlingSyndicate.com. [...]

January 24, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 17

Details On Tonight’s WWE TV Tapings – Randy Orton Return Advertised, 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 Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, Arizona. This will be the final group of tapings before the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, and the return of Randy Orton is being advertised. A continuation of his storyline with Wade Barrett is [...]

January 24, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 0

RAW Results – 1/23/12 Will Laurinaitis Be Fired?

This go home to Royal Rumble RAW starts with music and pyro. In Ring Segment CM Punk out to the ring with a glowing smile on his face. He poses and smiles all around. Chants for Punk, so he sits and enjoys. He talks about Royal Rumble and a huge WWE Championship Match for us. [...]

January 23, 2012 Kendra Bunyon WWE Results 55

Mick Foley & Chris Jericho Announced For 30-Man Royal Rumble Match

Mick Foley will be in the 30-man Royal Rumble match as well as Chris Jericho. Every wrestler, despite whether or not they are on the Royal Rumble card, are eligible for the 30-man Rumble match. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage of WWE Royal Rumble on Sunday night at 8 PM EST here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Number One Entrant For The 30-Man Royal Rumble Match

The Miz will be the number one entrant to the 30-man Royal Rumble match at Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view from St. Louis, Missouri. The Miz got the slot by losing a match on tonight’s Raw Supershow to R-Truth. [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 9

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Phoenix, Arizona

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. [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE Spoilers 7

Jim Ross Discusses Royal Rumble Favorites, Current Raw Storylines, Zack Ryder, More

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: Chris Jericho has been acting somewhat annoying lately on RAW and has become a compelling TV persona again without saying a word. I have no idea if Jericho will speak tonight or not but if he doesn’t and Chris were to win the [...]

January 23, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 2

Andre Davis Gets 32 Years In Prison For Having Sex With Women Without Disclosing HIV-Positive Status

Andre Davis (formerly known as Andre Heart on the independent circuit) was sentenced to 32 years in prison today for having sex with women without telling them he was HIV-positive. Davis was found guilty on 14 counts of felonious assault in November. You can read coverage by The Associated Press via the New York Daily [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 11

Smackdown Rating

Last week’s Smackdown did a 2.18 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 3,324,000 viewers. [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Rey Mysterio Provides His Fans With A Video Update

Rey Mysterio has posted a new health update on his YouTube channel. As we’ve reported numerous times, he’s still projecting Wrestlemania XXVIII as his return date. You can watch Mysterio’s latest embedded in the video below: [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Details On Raw Supershow From Portland; Bret Hart To Florida Championship Wrestling

- Wrestling News World reader Ben Randall sent word the February 27th edition of WWE Raw Supershow will take place from the Rose Quarter in Portland, Oregon. Click here for local event information. - The following is from the official Twitter account of Bret Hart: Excited 2 fly down 2 Tampa tomorrow. Checking out the [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray NXT Wrestling, WWE News 2

Rey Mysterio Provides An Update On His Injury & His Return

Rey Mysterio has posted a video onto YouTube to provide an update on his injury and his return timetable. He is now able to run against currents in water and expects to be able to jog on a treadmill in the next week. In addition, if all goes well, he plans to make it back [...]

January 23, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 2

What Caused Evan Bourne’s Second WWE Wellness Policy Violation & 60-Day Suspension – How It Happened So Close To His First Suspension, Bourne’s “Change Of Heart” That Has Him Regretting His Behavior, Will He Be Fired?

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January 23, 2012 Richard Gray Backstage News 5

The Make-A-Wish Foundation Honors John Cena & WWE With WWE-Themed Conference Room

- The following came across the wires today: PHOENIX, Jan 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Today, the Make-A-Wish Foundation honored WWE Superstar John Cena and WWE for their contributions to wish kids by dedicating a WWE-themed conference room in the charity’s global headquarters. John Cena is on pace to grant 300 wishes to kids with [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 11

WWE Supershow House Show Results (1/22/12) – Las Cruces, New Mexico

Below are quick results from last night’s WWE live event in Las Cruces, New Mexico: * Sheamus won a show-opening battle royal to earn a shot at the WWE Intercontinental Championship later in the night. Other participants included Alex Riley, David Otunga, Drew McIntyre, Epico, JTG, Mason Ryan, Primo, R-Truth, Ryback and Satino Marella * [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 3

25 Years of Rumble Winners – 1999 Vincent Kenedy McMahon

I have to admit that this is s Royal Rumble that I haven’t been looking forward to. It’s nothing against Vincent Kennedy McMahon. I love and respect the man for much of what he’s done, in the wrestling industry and outside it, and I know it worked perfectly into the storyline at that point for [...]

January 23, 2012 Kendra Bunyon WWE 10

TNA Releases Official Details On Lockdown In Nashville; Tickets On Sale Friday

TNA Impact Wrestling issued the following press release today for their upcoming Lockdown pay-per-view in Nashville, Tennessee. Tickets are on sale Friday, however, Dixie Carter stated on her social networking accounts she will be releasing a pre-sale code. When she does, we’ll post it. Below is the full release: Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling has [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

Physical WWE Hall Of Fame, Undertaker At Royal Rumble?, Why We Oppose PIPA & SOPA, Financial Backing Of ROH & TNA

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. [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 19

Details On The Go-Home To Royal Rumble Edition Of WWE Raw Supershow

WWE will tape the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and tonight’s Raw Supershow tonight from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Expect a heavy push for Royal Rumble as this is the go-home to pay-per-view broadcast. Click here for local event information. If you’re attending and would be interested in providing us [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Wrestlemania XXVIII Axxess Tickets On Sale Saturday

Tickets for Wrestlemania XXVIII Axxess sessions will go on sale this Saturday, January 28 at 10 AM EST on Ticketmaster.com. The Miami Herald has a new article online promoting tickets going on sale with full details on the tickets available – VIP ($95) and General Admission ($40) – as well as all of the scheduled [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

WWE Continues International Expansion, Launches Russian Language Website

- WWE issued the following press release today: MOSCOW, Jan 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — WWE today announced the launch of its new Russian language website ( www.ru.wwe.com ). The site, which was developed by Russian-based Tvigle Media, will replicate content from the global WWE website (wwe.com) and also include localised content created specifically for [...]

January 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

William Regal Wants A Shot At Daniel Bryan’s World Heavyweight Championship

William Regal, who trained Daniel Bryan, is now lobbying for a chance to be the first English World Champion in WWE. Some tweets he posted from his Twitter account are compiled below: I still want to be the first English World Champion.I would like @WWEDanielBryan to grant me a title shot. @WWE pay attention. It [...]

January 23, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 32