- The daughter of Eddie and Vickie Guerrero, now working as Raquel Diaz, won the Florida Divas Title on Thursday night from Audrey Maria. For all the Florida Championship Wrestling title holders, click here. (Thanks to WNW writer Rick Craig for sending this in.) - Former WWE Tough Enough contestant Ivelisse Velez is now working [...]
December 18, 2011
Richard Gray
NXT Wrestling
- WWE has footage on their official website of Dr. Chris Amann discussing the camera man that was “injured” on Smackdown by a Mark Henry chair shot. You can watch it at this link. (Thanks to WNW reader Patrick Peralta for sending us the link.) - Wrestling News World writer Rick Craig sent this in… [...]
December 18, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
The Washington Post has a new article online detailing the wildlife charges that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is facing in Canada. Lesnar and his hunting guide are facing three charges related to leaving meat to rot, improper tagging and illegal possession of wildlife. He wasn’t present at Thursday’s hearing at Medicine Hat provincial [...]
December 18, 2011
Richard Gray
Other News
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -TLC for WWE Title- I look for CM Punk to retain. Punk is the hottest WWE Superstar on the roster at this time and seems to be building much needed momentum for a marquis, PPV selling bout at WM28. The question here is how [...]
December 18, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
Ken Sunday the WWE presents TLC from Baltimore, Maryland. I have to admit that I’m really looking forward to this PPV. Many of the matches on the card are both interesting and well built. Even better, it looks as though Cena might not be at the event. Personally I think it’s about time! Nothing against [...]
December 18, 2011
Kendra Bunyon
Predictions, The Blog Spot
Ring of Honor Results – Saturday, December 17, 2011 Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor! We are greeted by our announcers, Kevin Kelly and Nigel Guinness. The Main Event for tonight is a Proving Ground Match between Davey Richards vs Michael Elgin. But first we start with a [...]
December 17, 2011
Adam Wacker
ROH
Karen Jarrett was “fired” from TNA on this week’s Impact Wrestling to write her off television to undergo foot surgery. Karen mentioned the procedure on Twitter: What was I thinking having surgery on my foot this close to Christmas! — Karen Jarrett (@karenjarrett) December 13, 2011 Jeff Jarrett was “fired” to write him off television [...]
December 17, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
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December 17, 2011
Richard Gray
Premium Newsletters
Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Raw house show from Fort Myers, Florida: * WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom b. Epico & Primo w/Rosa Mendes * Daniel Bryan b. Dean Ambrose. After the match, WWE United States Champion Dolph Ziggler came out and took out Bryan with the Zig Zag. * Alicia [...]
December 17, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE House Shows
WWE continued where they left off with Kane and John Cena at last night’s Raw house show from Fort Meyers, Florida. You can watch video of Kane’s return on the road embedded in the video below: [...]
December 17, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
Maria Kanellis will accompany her real-life boyfriend Mike Bennett to the ring for his 12/23 match against Jay Lethal for the ROH TV Championship at Ring of Honor “Final Battle 2011″ in New York City. Brutal Bob will also be with The Prodigy. Click here for the latest on ROH’s upcoming iPPV. [...]
December 17, 2011
Richard Gray
ROH
John Cena says he will be at tonight’s house show in Long Island, New York and Monday’s Raw Supershow, however, he will not be at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on Sunday. When one of his Twitter followers, who called himself “the serious one,” challenged Cena’s comments, Cena said he’s going to go from [...]
December 17, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
The Daily Star has a new Q&A online with Dave Batista. Never at a loss for words, Batista hammers the current WWE product and targets The Miz. Below is an excerpt: “It’s brutal. I can’t watch it. I can’t connect with it. I no longer know this business. I don’t do PG wrestling. “Love me [...]
December 17, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
- Wrestling News World reader Glenn Guinand sent this in… Daniel Bryan vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes was featured on E!’s “The Soup” this week. The show, which makes fun of stuff airing on television, teased the amount of pin attempts between Cody and Bryan. - There is a brief “Macho Man” Randy Savage [...]
December 17, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
The Baltimore Sun has a new Q&A online with Booker T to promote Sunday’s WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view. Below is an excerpt: You’ve been a color commentator on SmackDown for nearly a year. Was it a tough transition going from being a full-time wrestler to commentating outside of the ropes? It was [...]
December 17, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
- Vickie Guerrero made an appearance at a food drive in El Paso, Texas. You can read an article and watch a video report at this link. - The New York Post has an article online featuring quotes with Mick Foley. In it, he promotes tonight’s airing of WWE Tribute to the Troops and talks [...]
December 17, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
Thursday’s edition of Impact Wrestling did a 1.14 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,440,000 viewers on Spike TV. [...]
December 17, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
Opening Thoughts Does anyone remember when the Slammys meant something? Okay, so technically, they didn’t really mean anything, but damnit, Owen Hart sure made them seem like they meant something. Really, the last superstars to make a Slammy mean something was Chris Jericho when he was the Superstars of the Year (2008?). Since then, the [...]
December 17, 2011
The Choice
Smackdown
- If Chris Jericho plans on returning to WWE, he’s doing everything he can to throw fans off. Below is from Jericho’s Twitter: Yes! In Jan-Mar RT @MichaelMetal87 Hey man, are You and@FozzyRock goin’ to be in the studio anytime soon? #AwesomeMusic — Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) December 16, 2011 I posted the latest on Jericho [...]
December 16, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
Is Kane scheduled to work as a heel or babyface? Given the fact WWE has started a Kane vs. John Cena program it appears Kane is the heel (despite what I consider a mixed reaction on Monday). The original plan was for Kane to return next month in a program with Mark Henry although Henry [...]
December 16, 2011
Richard Gray
Ask WNW
It’s a busy weekend for WWE as they have two Holiday Tour house shows before Sunday’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Raw: * Tonight from the Germain Arena in Fort Myers , Florida (more info) * Saturday from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York (more info) On [...]
December 16, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
- For those that missed the airing of last night’s Impact Wrestling, both Jeff and Karen Jarrett were “fired” by Sting in a backstage vignette. The angle was actually done to write Jeff off TV as he heads to India to work on the company’s project there. The segment was not taped in front of [...]
December 16, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
- The Miami Herald has a new article online to promote Saturday’s airing of WWE Tribute to the Troops 2011 on NBC. WWE Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes and comedian George Wallace are quoted in the piece. Click here to read it. (Thanks to WNW reader Patrick Peralta for sending the link.) - Embedded in the [...]
December 16, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
The Carroll County Times out of Maryland has a new article online featuring quotes from Zack Ryder. In it, he discusses the success of his online TV show and how he used to get on television. Below is an excerpt: “I had nothing to lose; I was on a path to get released. What were [...]
December 16, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
Brock Lesnar is facing three counts in contravention to the Alberta Fish and Wildlife Act following a recent hunting trip to Alberta, Canada. Charges include improper affixation of tags, spoilage of skin and edible flesh and possession of a controlled animal. Click here for more. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta for sending [...]
December 16, 2011
Richard Gray
Other News
Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from last night’s Impact Wrestling, courtesy of the company’s official YouTube channel. AJ Styles vs. Bobby Roode For The World Championship Sting Fires The Jarretts Samoa Joe & Magnus vs. Robbie E & Douglas Williams Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray Zema Ion vs. Anthony Neese Devon’s Kids [...]
December 16, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
TNA News
Embedded in the video below is the Impact Wrestling Post Show, courtesy of the company’s official YouTube channel: [...]
December 16, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
TNA News
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. [...]
December 16, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
WWE Spoilers
Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of Z! True Long Island Story, featuring Zack Ryder: [...]
December 16, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
I have to say that going into Final Restitution, I mean Final Resolution, I had high hopes, yet I also had some worries. That card looked solid. Even the Knockouts Match looked as though it could have been good. But then we had to worry about Hogan, Bisch, Russo and even Dixie! None of them [...]
December 15, 2011
Kendra Bunyon
IW Blog Zone, The Blog Spot
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -What did I think of Kane’s return to WWE at Raw during the closing moments of the Slammy’s? I thought it was an excellent surprise and it made an impact. Where it goes from here is anyone’s guess but getting [...]
December 15, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
Impact Wrestling Results – 12/15/2011 From Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida Report by: Alex Barie of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Impact Wrestling kicks off with a video promo that highlights some of the events that took place at Final Resolution. It shows the match with Jeff vs. Jeff and then AJ vs. Roode. Hardy is now #1 Contender [...]
December 15, 2011
Alex Barie
TNA Results
- Mick Foley sent us the following: RealMickFoley.com has released a new video featuring Mick Foley and what he hates most about politics. The footage was filmed at one of Foley’s recent comedy shows. Hear Mick talk about his son being heckled at a baseball game and what Mick said to the dad making fun [...]
December 15, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
Kane‘s roster profile on the official WWE website has been moved to Raw. It appears that Kane will now be touring with Raw and appearing on the flagship show. Click here to view the WWE roster page. [...]
December 15, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
I have to say that I enjoy the Tribute To The Troops as much or more than most of the PPVs through the year. All the wrestlers really seem to throw everything of themselves into this show. I will admit that I’m a bit bummed that the show has been stateside for the second year [...]
December 15, 2011
Kendra Bunyon
The Blog Spot
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December 15, 2011
Richard Gray
Premium Mailbags
Embedded in the video below is today’s WrestlingNewsWorld.com YouTube Report. Remember to subscribe to our official YouTube channel at YouTube.com/user/wnwnews: TNA Star Gone, Cena Off PPV, Trish Turns Down WWE [...]
December 15, 2011
Richard Gray
YouTube
It appears there are plans for a John Cena vs. Kane feud on Raw Supershow. The match is officially advertised for the December 30th Raw house show from the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. While house show matches are not firm in terms of their reliability, they show the direction the WWE creative team is [...]
December 15, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
The New York Daily News has a new article online today featuring quotes from WWE Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes. In the piece, Rhodes explained the importance of WWE Tribute to the Troops. Below is an excerpt: “I won’t lie to you; I choked up,” he said, when he saw the WWE performers and other stars [...]
December 15, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
BG James, who is now a producer backstage in WWE wrote the following on Twitter: Mark Henry,on his way to hospital. — Brian G.James (@WWERoadDogg) December 15, 2011 James later wrote to a Twitter follower it was to “check up on his ankle.” [...]
December 15, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News