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Updated Spoiler Lineup For WWE Royal Rumble

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January 20, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 13

Watch This Week’s WWE Superstars Here

Embedded in the video below is this week’s edition of WWE Superstars courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

January 20, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Weekend WWE Schedule – Three Supershow Live Events; Next Week’s TV Tapings

There are three WWE Supershow live events this weekend. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Supershow Live Events: Tonight from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (more info) Saturday from the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota (more info) Sunday from the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico (more info) Next Week’s TVs: Raw [...]

January 20, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Weekend TNA Schedule – Three House Shows In Massachusetts, Spoilers For Next Week

TNA Impact Wrestling has three house shows this weekend before their United Kingdom tour. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Live Events: Tonight from The DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts (more info) Saturday from Memorial Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts (more info) Sunday from The Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts (more info) Next Week’s Impact Wrestling: Impact [...]

January 20, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

Sting Joins YouTube & Facebook; Watch A New Video From The Icon Here

In addition to launching a Twitter account, Sting is now on YouTube and Facebook. You can watch his first YouTube video embedded below: Thanks to Wrestling News World readers Patrick Peralta for sending this in. [...]

January 20, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 1

Video Highlights From Last Night’s Impact Wrestling; What Did You Think Of The Show?

Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from last night’s edition of Impact Wrestling courtesy of the official TNA YouTube channel. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade. Gunner vs AJ Styles Crimson vs Magnus Garett Bischoff Trains Alex Shelley Returns to IMPACT WRESTLING [...]

January 20, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

Full Sin City Smackdown Taping Results For Tonight

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January 20, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 7

Watch This Week’s Impact Wrestling Post Show Here

Embedded in the video below is the Impact Wrestling Post Show from last night courtesy of the official TNAYouTube channel: [...]

January 20, 2012 Brooks Oglesby TNA News 0

TNA/IW Blog Zone – A Storm’s Brewing

There’s two things I want to address before we get to this week’s show. First off, I was called on ripping up TNA/IW for their formulaic openings and tedious opening videos. Rick, otherwise known as ‘The Professor’ sent me an email with a rant, partially about my abuse of TNA/IW’s opening segments. Professor I wanted [...]

January 20, 2012 Kendra Bunyon IW Blog Zone 11

Impact Wrestling Results (1/19/12) – Bullies Are Roode

Impact Wrestling Results – 1/19/2012 From Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida Report by: Alex Barie of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Impact Wrestling kicks off with a video package showcasing the Jeff Hardy and Bobby Roode match that happened at Genesis. It showed Roode cheating to keep the title. It then shows Sting making the match again for last [...]

January 19, 2012 Alex Barie TNA Results 2

Chris Jericho Says He’s In The Best Shape Of His Life; Has No Intentions Of Leaving Anytime Soon

The Winnipeg Free Press has a new article on Chris Jericho talking about returning home for tomorrow night’s WWE live event. Below is an excerpt: “I have no intentions of leaving anytime soon, I’m in the best shape of my life I feel great. The thing for me is I always have lots of other [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 28

WWE Live Event Notes, Shawn Michaels Nominated For Golden Moose Awards

- Below are some upcoming WWE event notes: The April 9th edition of Raw Supershow will take place from the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. There will be a live event from the US Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina on May 5, 2012 The May 29th Smackdown taping will take place from the Cajun [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

More On The TNA Departure Of Toxxin

To clarify, Toxxin was working on a per-shot basis in TNA Impact Wrestling. While she was removed from the company’s roster earlier this week, she was technically not released because she didn’t have a contract to begin with. Her real-life boyfriend Jesse Neal was concerned about how his departure would affect her status, thus was [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 7

Daniel Bryan Beats Out Stiff Competition To Win “Most Animal-Friendly Athlete” Of 2011

World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan won the 2011 Most Animal-Friendly Athlete award in this year’s 6th annual peta2 Libby Awards. The award, which was determined by online fan voting, saw Bryan beat out stiff competition that included Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies, UFC’s Jake Shields and Willis McGahee of the Denver Broncos. Click here [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 11

More On Evan Bourne’s Second WWE Wellness Violation & 60-Day Suspension

Evan Bourne has been pulled from a scheduled January 28, 2012 signing at Best Buy in St. Louis, Missouri to promote Royal Rumble because of his second WWE Wellness Policy violation and 60-day suspension from WWE. Bourne will be replaced by his tag team partner Kofi Kingston. Bourne’s Wellness violation was discovered some time last [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 31

WWE Confirms Several Wrestlemania XXVIII Axxess Sessions

- WWE has confirmed the following Wrestlemania XXVIII Axxess sessions: Thursday, March 29 Session – 6-10pm VIP 1 – 6-8pm – WWE Superstar CM Punk Thursday, March 29 Session – 6-10pm VIP 2 – 8-10pm – WWE Superstar Edge Friday, March 30 Session – 6-10pm VIP 3 – 6-8pm – WWE Superstar John Cena Friday, [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Daniel Bryan Enjoys Pressure Of World Heavyweight Championship, Orton vs. Wade Barrett, WWE In North Dakota

- There are a couple of notes out of a Silvery City Sun-News article promoting Sunday’s WWE live event from La Cruces, New Mexico. Daniel Bryan was quoted in the piece, where he discussed the pressure as World Heavyweight Champion. “I enjoy the pressure,” he said. “This is what I worked so hard for the [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Randy Orton’s Return To WWE TV Delayed Again; What He’s Been Doing, Alberto Del Rio Injury Update, Former WWE Diva Accused Of Ripping Fans Off, TNA Opens Wrestling School Overseas, The Latest On Declining TNA PPV Buyrates

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January 19, 2012 Richard Gray Insider Rumblings 3

Official Press Release For Ring Ka King In India – Jeff Jarrett Comments

- TNA Impact Wrestling issued the following press release today: TNA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC PARTNERS WITH ENDEMOL INDIA TO LAUNCH PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING SERIES “RING KA KING” Show to air Saturday and Sunday nights on the Colors Network NASHVILLE, Tennessee (January 19, 2012) – TNA Entertainment, LLC announced today a partnership with Endemol India Pvt. Limited to [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray Ring Ka King 0

Watch This Week’s WWE NXT Here

Embedded in the video below is this week’s edition of WWE NXT courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

R-Truth’s Transition, Scott Steiner In TNA, WWE Stars Forced To Remain In-Character?, Zack Ryder’s Title Loss

Is R-Truth a face or a heel? R-Truth is in another transition from heel back to babyface. How about his “I don’t even know if that’s PG!” line on Monday’s Raw Supershow? The character of R-Truth interests me because of how split WWE officials are regarding it. Vince McMahon sees Truth as a heel while [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 24

Steve Austin Runs Into Shawn Michaels, More WWE PPV Changes, Steamboat & Wendi Richter Honored

- Steve Austin was also at the Shot Show in Las Vegas this week and ran into Shawn Michaels. (Thanks to WNW reader Patrick Peralta for sending this in.) - WWE has made more changes to this year’s pay-per-view calendar. Fatal 4-Way will take place in June rather than Bragging Rights. Bragging Rights is still [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 20

Chris Jericho Breaks His Silence To Promote Return To Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Sun has a new feature online with Chris Jericho. In addition to an audio interview, there is a written transcript. “I’m going to melt the snow with my lighted jacket,” Jericho said from Los Angeles on Wednesday [when talking about WWE's show in Winnipeg on Friday.] Click here to check out the feature [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

CM Punk On Down Time In WWE, The Biggest Misconception About Sports Entertainers, Social Media

The Republic has a new Q&A online with WWE Champion CM Punk. Below are the highlights: Question: What is it like being a WWE star? Answer: You know, I really can’t compare it to anything else. It’s probably the busiest job in the world. Q: Do you get much down time? A: I was home [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Full Impact Wrestling Taping Results For Tonight

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January 19, 2012 Brooks Oglesby TNA Spoilers 2

Full Taping Results For Today’s WWE Superstars

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January 19, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 1

WWE Donated $5 Million To Trump Charity, Shawn Michaels Gets New Twitter Handle, NFL Player Posts Photo With John Cena

- The Smoking Gun has a new article online reporting that Donald Trump didn’t donate anything to his personal charity group in 2010. The article reports that WWE donated $5 million to the charity for Trump’s involvement in WWE storylines. Click here to read the article in its entirety. - Wrestling News World reader Carl [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

WWE Raw Supershow Rating

Monday’s WWE Raw Supershow did a 3.0 cable rating off hours of 3.0 and 3.03 with an average viewing audience of 4,279,000 viewers on the USA Network. [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Rima Fakih In Court Today Over DUI Arrest; Judge Gets Angry

Former WWE Tough Enough contestant and former Miss USA Rima Fakih was in court today for a hearing to respond to charges filed against her last month for Driving Under the Influence. The judge hoped a plea deal was worked out with prosecutors but when she discovered there was no deal in place, she got angry. [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 6

Rikishi At Last Night’s Smackdown Taping; Release Date For The Second Edition Of WWE Encyclopedia

- Rikishi was in attendance at last night’s Smackdown taping from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was not sitting in the crowd but in a private box not available to the general public. - The second edition of WWE Encyclopedia will be released on September 3, 2012. Click here for [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 16

WNW Premium Mailbag – Obtaining Front Row Tickets, Mark Henry & Batista And Why Batista Will Be Back In WWE One Day, Artificial Crowd Noise Inserted?, Zack Ryder’s Title Loss, What People Backstage Think Of Cena, Me & Colt Cabana, Beth Phoenix

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January 18, 2012 Richard Gray Premium Mailbags 5

Tara Admits She Lost Interest While Working For WWE

The UK Sun has a new article online featuring quotes from Tara to promote TNA Impact Wrestling’s upcoming tour of the United Kingdom. In it, she discusses leaving WWE and ending up in TNA. Below is an excerpt: “When I left the WWE I really did think that was it, I was through with wrestling. [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 11

WNW YouTube – Orton’s Return Delayed, Evan Bourne Suspended Again, New US Champion

Embedded in the video below is today’s YouTube Report. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel at YouTube.com/user/wnwnews: Richard Gray of http://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com reveals the new date for Randy Orton’s return to WWE TV, talks about Evan Bourne being suspended for a second time, Mr. Anderson returning to TNA, Ted DiBiase gets food poisoning, Jack Swagger is [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray YouTube 7

WWE Network Presents “Countdown”; Raw Supershow In New Orleans On Memorial Day

- The following was uploaded on WWE’s official YouTube channel today: WWE Network presents “Countdown” and more in 2012 - WWE has announced the Memorial Day edition of Raw Supershow on Monday, May 28, 2012 will take place from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Chris Jericho’s Band Fozzy Signs Record Deal With Century Media

Chris Jericho announced today that Fozzy has signed a record deal with Century Media. The following press release accompanied the announcement: Century Media Records are proud to announce the signing of internationally-renowned metal band Fozzy. The brainchild of Chris Jericho and Rich Ward, Fozzy was formed a decade ago out of a passion for hard [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 5

URGENT - Tell US Congress To Vote NO On PIPA & SOPA!

Attention all US Wrestling News World readers: There is an urgent issue that demands your immediate and full attention. Our Constitutional Rights are under attack by two bills before Congress. The Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House. Both of these bills would censor the [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray Site News 26

More On Randy Orton’s Return To WWE Television

For those that missed it in today’s Ask WNW, Randy Orton is officially advertised for Sunday’s WWE supershow live event from the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He’s also advertised for next Monday’s Raw Supershow from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona and Tuesday’s Smackdown taping from the Tucson Arena in [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Rey Mysterio At Royal Rumble, Evan Bourne’s Career De-Railed, Randy Orton Return Update, Luke Gallows

Could you see Rey Mysterio returning to WWE at Royal Rumble later this month? Rey Mysterio has been pretty consistent that his goal is to return for Wrestlemania XXVIII in April. Obviously a return at Royal Rumble would mean he is ahead of his rehab schedule and would be kept a surprise. I’ve heard very [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 24

Watch Chris Jericho Play “Twitter Twister” On G4′s “Attack Of The Show” Here

Chris Jericho was on G4′s “Attack of the Show” playing “Twitter Twister” on Tuesday.  Jericho’s comments are the first public comments he has made since returning to WWE on the January 2nd edition of Raw Supershow.  You can watch the appearance embedded in the video below: Game Trailers – E3 2012 – Comedy [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Shad Gaspard’s Scheduled BET Appearance Cut… And He’s Not Happy About It

Former WWE star Shad Gaspard didn’t appear on BET’s “The Game” as advertised last night. According to Shad, his scene was cut out. The following is from his official Twitter account: My Scene from @thegamebet was cut out and i’m pissed off. — Shad Gaspard (@Shadbeast) January 18, 2012 Well my scene got cut, but [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 0