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Antonio Cesaro, formerly known as Claudio Castagnoli in Ring of Honor, is on the road with the Raw crew this weekend. Cesaro made his main WWE roster debut at Friday night’s Raw house show in Jackson, Mississippi, teaming with Michael McGillicutty against Alex Riley & Mason Ryan. Cesaro has been in Florida Championship Wrestling under [...]
Tickets for the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will go on sale Saturday, January 14, 2012. The ceremony will take place the night before Wrestlemania XXVIII from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. There will be a presale on Thursday to obtain tickets although the password is not yet available. Tickets will [...]
Maria Kanellis worked last night’s Ring of Honor television taping in Baltimore, Maryland. She wrote on Twitter she is now the “First Lady” of Ring of Honor. For more on Maria, including photos from last night’s taping, check out her Twitter account. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta for his help with this [...]
There are several former WWE names booked on the World Wrestling Fan Xperience’s tour of Manila on February 2, 2012. In addition to the already reported John Morrison (who will be working as John Hennigan), the following names are advertised: Carlito, working as Carlitos Chris Masters, working as Chris Master Luke Gallows, working a Luke [...]
Chris Jericho worked last night’s WWE Raw house show from the Oil Palace in Tyler, Texas. He came out for a promo but David Otunga came out and requested that Jericho remove his lighted jacket for risk legal action from fans that may suffer from seizures. Jericho obliged and ended up getting physical with Otunga, [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are highlights: What do I expect from Chris Jericho live on Raw this Monday night? I have no way of knowing but w/o saying a word he made an impact and created ample discussion last week in Memphis. What if Jericho decided to [...]
Writing about the 1990 Royal Rumble was rather interesting as I hadn’t quite remembered how Hogan’s career went down back then. I was in high school at the time and wasn’t watching as regularly as I should have. I admit it, I was not as dedicated as I later became, but I still loved watching [...]
Ring of Honor Results – (1/7/12) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor! We are greeted by Kevin Kelly and Jim Cornette in the ring. They say ROH is known for taped shows, but this week we will see exclusive matches only available elsewhere. We will have a double [...]
Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Raw house show from the Mississippi St. Fair Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi: * The Miz opens the show with a promo on R-Truth. R-Truth comes out which brings out David Otunga. This builds to the opening match of the evening. * R-Truth b. David Otunga * Alex [...]
Velvet Sky posted the following on Twitter: Due to a recent storyline change, I’mno longer on the UK tour. So sorry to all the fans that were wanting to see me, I will miss u guys — Velvet Sky (@VelVelHoller) January 7, 2012 It’s interesting I was recently asked about a rumor that WWE was [...]
In an update to the back and forth between WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and comedian Chelsea Handler, Beth wrote the following on Twitter after being featured on E!’s “Chelsea Lately”: I appreciate @chelseahandler being honest about being too scared to accept my invitation.Who wouldnt be? And now, on to perform for my fans! — [...]
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Chelsea Handler responded to Beth Phoenix calling her out on Twitter on her “Chelsea Lately” show on E! You can watch the segment embedded in the video below: [...]
TNA has canceled their Impact Wrestling taping scheduled for next Wednesday from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Below is the updated schedule: Monday from Orlando, Florida Tuesday from Orlando, Florida January 16th from Orlando, Florida January 17th from Orlando, Florida January 28th from London, England We’ll have full taping results from the Orlando tapings. If [...]
This week’s edition of Impact Wrestling did a 1.11 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,590,000 viewers on Spike TV. [...]
Embedded in the video below is last night’s edition of Smackdown courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade. [...]
Wrestling News World reader William Bassler attended last night’s TNA Impact Wrestling house show from the NYCB Theatre in Westbury, New York. He sent in the following report: 1) TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries retained the TNA X Division Championship against challenger Jesse Sorensen. This was an exciting opener that saw the crowd mostly [...]
TNA will tape Impact Wrestling overseas later this month. Dixie Carter wrote the following on her official Twitter account: BIG NEWS FOR TNA. We will film Impact from Wembley Arena in London on 1/28! Cannot tell you how excited I am! Details to follow. PLS RT — Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) January 6, 2012 Thanks to [...]
WWE has posted their full pay-per-view schedule for 2012. Rather than naming the return of WWE Bragging Rights on June 17, the event is listed as “TBD.” As I reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, the current plan is for WWE Capitol Punishment to be scrapped in favor of Bragging Rights. Below is the schedule: Royal Rumble: [...]
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Last night’s WWE Vintage Collection featured the following matches according to our old friend Devin Cutting: Tug Of War Competition Mark Henry vs. Crush, Goldust & Triple H WWF Superstars – November 17th, 1996 Mark Henry & Ken Shamrock vs. D-Lo Brown & The Rock WWF Raw – January 12th, 1998 Brian Adams vs. Marty [...]
For the 2nd Rundown I bring you a revolution! He is coming. The end begins tonight. Here he is, making his Rundown debut: He is…. No. You know what, before I introduce him, watch his theme & tron to get you excited at this link: Debutee Theme + Titantron Ok, you’ve probably guessed by now [...]
World Wrestling Entertainment presents Smackdown Date: 1/6/2012 From: Little Rock, Arkansas A video hyping up what happened last week between Randy Orton and Wade Barrett is aired. For those of you who don’t watch Smackdown, Orton was tossed down stairs last week and is out of action for a few weeks. Tonight, we will see [...]
I will admit that this undertaking is a bit bigger than I thought it was going to be, but I’m loving every minute of it! I learned so much about more about Duggan, someone I adore, and learned a lot about Studd who I know almost nothing about, but today’s and tomorrow’s should be shorter [...]
Kurt Angle was on Fox & Friends on the Fox News Channel this morning to discuss his quest to once again qualify for the Olympics. You can watch the appearance embedded in the video below: Watch the latest video at video.insider.foxnews.com Click here for coverage by FoxNewsInsider.com. [...]
Jim Ross wrote on Twitter that Bill Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 29 would be “miraculous” but “highly unlikely.” Goldberg responded to the Tweet by saying, “……I’d do it” It didn’t take long to get speculation going crazy before Goldberg wrote the following: Guess I should think before I speak next time……. — Bill [...]
Embedded in the video below is this week’s edition of WWE Superstars courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
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Why do you think Kofi Kingston cannot seem to get a main event push? Kofi Kingston was close a couple years ago to getting elevated and Randy Orton felt he wasn’t ready (and from what I heard, vocalized his opinion to company officials). Since then, Kofi has had respectable runs including his current run as [...]
Following irregular touring schedules throughout the holidays, WWE is back on their normal track this weekend. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Raw: * Tonight from the Mississippi St. FairColiseum in Jackson, Mississippi (more info) * Saturday from the Oil Palace in Tyler, Texas (more info) * Sunday from the Foster Communications Coliseum in San Angelo, [...]
Below is the final lineup for Sunday’s TNA Genesis pay-per-view. Be sure and join us here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com Sunday night at 8 PM EST for exclusive live play-by-play coverage: TNA Championship Match - Bobby Roode (c) vs. Jeff Hardy Singles Match - Kurt Angle vs. James Storm TNA Women’s Knockout Championship Match - Gail Kim [...]
TNA Impact Wrestling will run a house show tonight prior to Sunday’s Genesis pay-per-view from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Below is this weekend’s schedule: * TNA Live tonight from the The NYCB Theatre in Westbury, New York (more info) * TNA Genesis Sunday from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida Next Week’s TV Tapings: * [...]
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: Eric Young Searches for His Mrs…..Right? Garrett Bischoff Makes His Return to IMPACT WRESTLING X Division [...]
The New York Post has a new article online featuring quotes from Kurt Angle. In it, he reveals he’ll be working with a “Bulgarian guy” on TNA’s upcoming tour of England to keep him sharp. However, that was not by any means Angle’s most interesting comment. In the piece, he guarantees he will earn a [...]
Scott Fishman of The Miami Herald has a new article online featuring quotes from Abyss. The piece promotes Sunday’s TNA Genesis pay-per-view and features Abyss talking about his character and Jeff Hardy getting a second chance. Below is an excerpt: “The character has been around for 10 years since the beginning of TNA, so it [...]
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- Embedded in the video below is this week’s Impact Wrestling Post Show featuring Zema Ion: - TNA has also posted the following videos previewing Sunday’s Genesis pay-per-view: The Complete Lineup for Sunday’s Genesis Pay-Per-View Genesis PPV Preview: Abyss vs. Bully Ray Genesis PPV Preview: Kurt Angle vs. James Storm Genesis PPV Preview: Mickie James [...]
The Essex-Middle River Patch has a new article online featuring quotes from Adam Cole to promote Saturday’s Ring of Honor television tapings in Baltimore, Maryland. Below is an excerpt: “We are a true alternative to the other promotions out there,” Cole said. “You may not see the biggest guys in ROH, but you will see [...]
Caller.com has a new article online featuring quotes from Jack Swagger where he promotes Monday’s WWE Raw Supershow in Corpus Christi, Texas. Below is an excerpt: “You’re definitely going to see an evolution of the All-American American,” Swagger said. “I’m not going to be satisfied until Jack Swagger is back at the top of the [...]
I have to say that TNA/IW was quite interesting to watch in 2011. First off I have to push Dan ‘The Frontman’ Haase’s The DDT: A Year In Review For TNA/Impact Wrestling. http://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com/the-ddt-a-year-in-review-for-tnaimpact-wrestling/ While Haase and I don’t agree on everything wrestling, I do agree with 99% of what he wrote there about TNA/IW. I [...]
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