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JR Feels Rock Will Go Out On His Own Terms, Swagger Stepping Up

Jim Ross posted a new blog entry on his official website. Below are the highlights: @TheRock says that he ‘might’ have wrestled his last match. I say its not the season for ‘mights’ and that a performer/athlete like Dwayne Johnson goes out on his terms and not because of a fixable injury. I see @RealJackSwagger [...]

April 28, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Justin Credible Returning, Wants To Help Young Talent

ECW original and former WWE superstar Justin Credible says he’s returning to pro wrestling on a full-time basis after “on and off” stints for the past six years. Credible, 39, has been sober for six months and he has a desire to return to the ring. He feels he can help younger guys due to [...]

April 28, 2013 Richard Gray Other News 3

John Cena Injured Overseas, Possibly Off Extreme Rules

WWE Champion John Cena suffered a right Achilles tendon injury on the current WWE European tour while working against Ryback. According to dot com, his status for next month’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view is in question. Dot com teased an update  [on Cena's status] for this week’s Raw and said there are no details on his expected [...]

April 28, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 32

WWE Smackdown Live Results (4/27/13) – Mannheim, Germany

Below are quick results from Saturday’s WWE Smackdown live event in Mannheim, Germany: * Fandango w/Summer Rae b. Ted DiBiase * Alex Riley & Santino Marella b. Epico & Primo * Layla b. Aksana with Hornswoggle as the guest ring announcer * Mark Henry b. Jimmy & Jey Uso in a 2-on-1 handicap match * [...]

April 27, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows, WWE News 0

Watch A New Commercial Featuring Undertaker As MARK Here

Undertaker as “MARK” is featured in a commercial for the SPUR Ride & Rally Raffle. Sales end on Jun 13, 2013. You can watch the commercial on YouTube at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]

April 27, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 5

The Smackdown Breakdown – Justice Is Served

The Smackdown Breakdown is a weekly opinion based review of Smackdown posted for the enjoyment of everyone here on WNW.  As such, I don’t expect everyone to agree with me.  If you do disagree, I encourage you to comment.  But I ask that you please do so civilly, as WNW has a fantastic community that [...]

April 27, 2013 Jesse Sherwood Smackdown 6

TNANews.com – Bobby Roode Should Be TNA Champion

The following article is available exclusively on TNANews.com where writer Ric Santos makes a strong case for Bobby Roode as TNA Champion. You can read the article at the link below: The Ric Says – Bobby Roode Should Be World Champion [...]

April 27, 2013 Richard Gray Uncategorized 0

The Rock Set To Return To WWE But Has He Wrestled His Last Match?, E! Announces New WWE Divas Series, Top ROH Star To WWE?, Rosa Mendes Sent Home, Title Change At Extreme Rules?, Jericho’s Next WWE Date, Punk’s Return Pushed Back, WM29 Buys

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April 27, 2013 Richard Gray Premium Newsletter 0

WWE Smackdown Live Results (4/26/13) – Trieste, Italy

Below are quick results from Friday’s WWE Smackdown live event from Pala Trieste in Trieste, Italy: * Fandango b. Ted DiBiase * Alex Riley & Justin Gabriel b. Primo & Epico * Layla w/Hornswoggle b. Aksana * Big Show b. Jimmy & Jey Uso in a 2-on-1 handicap match * WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett [...]

April 27, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows, WWE News 0

TNA Live Event Results (4/26/13) – Erie, PA: Bully Ray vs. Kurt Angle

Below are quick results from Friday’s TNA Wrestling live event in Erie, Pennsylvania: * TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez b. Bad Influence * TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky b. Gail Kim * AJ Styles b. Austin Aries w/Bobby RoodeJoseph Park made the save and a tag match was on. * AJ Styles [...]

April 27, 2013 Richard Gray TNA House Shows, TNA News 0

Official Impact Preview For Next Week, Hail Sabin, Video & Spoiler Link

Below is the official preview for next week’s episode of Impact Wrestling: Preview Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV at 8/7c – if you can’t watch the action on Thursday, make sure to set your DVR! - Just when The Aces and Eights thought they eliminated all of TNA’s heroes, “The Icon” Sting is BACK! [...]

April 27, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 0

WWE Shareholders Meeting Recap, Video Of Undertaker vs. Dean Ambrose

WWE Shareholders Meeting WWE held their annual shareholders meeting at Titan Towers in Stamford, Connecticut on Friday. There weren’t any major developments coming out of it as Vince McMahon answered questions as did WWE CFO George Barrios. McMahon laughed off a question when asked if The Rock was finished wrestling and everyone was confident about [...]

April 27, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Kassius Ohno At FIP Show, Official Trailer For 12 Rounds Reloaded Starring Randy Orton

Kassius Ohno at FIP WWE developmental worker Kassius Ohno, formerly known as Chris Hero, was in attendance at Friday night’s Full Impact Pro “Ascension” show in Ybor City, Florida. We’re told the undercard of the show was weak. 12 Rounds Reloaded Trailer The official trailer for “12 Rounds 2: Reloaded” starring Randy Orton is now [...]

April 27, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Jim Ross On Undertaker/Ambrose, Most Underrated In WWE

Jim Ross posted a new blog on his official website Friday afternoon ahead of this week’s Smackdown. Below is an excerpt: Looking forward to watching Friday Night Smackdown tonight as the Undertaker takes on the Shield’s Dean Ambrose. I don’t expect to see Taker on TV that much at all in the future but what [...]

April 27, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Booker T Getting His Elbow Worked On

Booker T is having a procedure done on his elbow. The new WWE Hall of Famer Tweeted the following from the hospital: Going to get my elbow worked on from 20 years of Spinaroonies twitter.com/BookerT5x/stat… — Booker T. Huffman (@BookerT5x) April 27, 2013   [...]

April 27, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Report: Bobby Lashley Signs Multi-Year Exclusive MMA Contract

Bobby Lashley signed a new multi-year exclusive agreement with Pearls Super Fight League in India, according to MMAMatrix.com. Lashley will return to India with the promotion for a fight on Friday, June 7, 2013 in Mumbai. “I’m looking forward to fighting in India for Pearls Super Fight League and continuing my climb in Mixed Martial [...]

April 27, 2013 Richard Gray Other News 0

Watch This Week’s “WWE Backstage Fallout” Smackdown Here

This week’s edition of “WWE Backstage Fallout” Smackdown featuring Wade Barrett, Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter has been posted by the official WWE YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]

April 27, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 0

TNA Blog Zone – YOU!

Rather than talk about something happening with TNA, because I could talk about Hogan’s sex tape and how the lawsuit is going, I’m going to play a little DX and talk about our dear friend Alex Barie and TNA News. Anyone who missed the TNA Live Results last night might not know that Alex was [...]

April 27, 2013 Kendra Bunyon IW Blog Zone 0

WWE Raw Live Results (4/26/13) – Moscow, Russia

Below are quick results from Friday’s WWE Raw live event in Moscow, Russia: * R-Truth b. Heath Slater * WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn b. Tamina Snuka & AJ Lee in a triple threat match * Daniel Bryan b. World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler via disqualification when Ziggler used the title belt. * Brodus Clay & [...]

April 26, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows, WWE News 2

The Rock Continues Rhetoric That He Could Have Worked His Last Match

The Rock did a Q&A on Twitter Friday evening. In it, he continued with the rhetoric that his match at Wrestlemania 29 could have been his last, talked about his future schedule and confirmed he was asked to be in Transformers. The following is from Twitter: Mania may have been my last match. The 3 [...]

April 26, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 15

Impact Wrestling Audience Drops Against The NFL Draft

This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling, up against stiff competition with the 2013 NFL Draft and the NBA Playoffs, did an average viewing audience of 1,226,000 viewers on Spike TV. The show ended up doing a 0.99 cable rating. The NFL Draft on ESPN did an average viewing audience of 6,200,000 viewers and 1,520,000 viewers [...]

April 26, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 0

This Week’s JBL & Cole Show, Hot Photo Of The Bella Twins

The JBL & Cole Show This week’s episode of The JBL & Cole Show is online at this link or embedded in the video below: Hot Photo of The Bella Twins E! Online’s public relations department Tweeted the following photo of The Bella Twins at the E! Upfront party on Monday in New York City: [...]

April 26, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

WWE Smackdown Results (4/26/13) – Taker Won the Battle, Shield Won the War

WWE Smackdown Results – (4/26/13) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Welcome to this week’s Smackdown! The show begins with a highlight of what’s to come tonight. Del Rio is shown defeating Jack Swagger last week. Tonight, they will have a rematch, with a No Disqualification stipulation. Also, Undertaker will face Dean Ambrose of the [...]

April 26, 2013 Adam Wacker WWE News, WWE Results 3

WWE Raw Live Results (4/26/13) – St. Petersburg, Russia

Below are quick results from Thursday’s WWE Raw live event in St. Petersburg, Russia: * R-Truth b. Heath Slater * WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn b. AJ Lee & Tamina Snuka in a triple-threat match to retain. * Michael McGillicutty b. Brad Maddox * Daniel Bryan b. World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler via disqualification when Ziggler [...]

April 26, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 2

Jerry Lawler At Clippers/Grizzlies, Kane’s Birthday Celebration In Russia

Jerry Lawler at NBA Game Jerry Lawler was in attendance at Thursday night’s Los Angles Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies NBA Playoff game. Lawler performed a body slam on a fan that was wearing a Clippers jersey. Video of the spot is now online at this link or embedded in the video below: Remember when Lawler [...]

April 26, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Details On Another Possible WWE Title Change – How It Involves A Current Mid-Card Talent & Hinges On Another Program’s Outcome

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April 26, 2013 Richard Gray Backstage News 8

CM Punk To Sit Front-Row At UFC 159 On Saturday

Ariel Helwani interviewed Chael Sonnen about his fight at UFC 159 on Saturday. Chael said CM Punk will be in the locker room prior to the fight but he doesn’t believe he’ll be part of the walk-out, however, he is welcome to. Sonnen said Dana White gave Punk front-row seats, where he’ll be sitting at [...]

April 26, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 7

TNA Wrestling Running Live Event In Erie, PA Friday Night

TNA Wrestling has one live event this weekend as they’ll run Friday night from the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania. The following is what is advertised for the show: Featured during The Road To Slammiversary World Tour will be IMPACT WRESTLING Superstars Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, Austin Aries, Christopher Daniels, Kazarian, “The Cowboy” [...]

April 26, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 1

Shield Evaluations, Undertaker’s Future, HHH’s Dual Roles, Swagger Perseveres

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. [...]

April 26, 2013 Richard Gray Ask WNW 46

Wrestlemania Revenge Overseas Tour Concludes This Weekend

WWE concludes their Wrestlemania Revenge overseas tour this weekend. Below is a look at the remaining dates. If you attend any of the shows, please submit a live report: Raw: Friday from Luzhniki Small Sports Arena in Moscow, Russia (more info) Saturday from Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland (more info) Smackdown: Friday from Pala Trieste in Trieste, [...]

April 26, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Awesome Chris Sabin Return Vignette Now Available Online

TNA posted their awesome Chris Sabin return vignette on YouTube at this link. You can also watch it embedded in the video below: Sabin made his return to the ring in a match that will air on the May 2nd episode of Impact Wrestling. We have full taping results at the link below: See also [...]

April 26, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 2

Gawker Refuses To Comply With Hogan Sex Tape Ruling

Gawker.com issued a statement in response to Hulk Hogan getting a temporary restraining order against them, causing the website to remove the 1-minute teaser video of the Hogan sex tape from its networks. The website says while they will comply by removing the video, they will not remove the 1,400-word narrative of the video written [...]

April 26, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 1

Full Smackdown Taping Results For Tonight

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. [...]

April 26, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News, WWE Spoilers 3

Undertaker vs. Dean Ambrose On Smackdown, New WWE YouTube Show

Undertaker vs. Dean Ambrose on Smackdown Undertaker vs. Dean Ambrose is the advertised main event for this week’s episode of Smackdown. Below is WWE’s promotional blurb for the match on the Smackdown page here on dot com: This Friday at 8/7 CT, the legendary Undertaker returns to SmackDown on Syfy – competing on the blue [...]

April 25, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

WWE Smackdown Live Results (4/25/13) – Bologna, Italy

Below are quick results from Thursday’s WWE Smackdown live event in Bologna, Italy: * Alex Riley & Justin Gabriel b. Epico & Primo. After the match, The Shield brought Gabriel to justice. Dean Ambrose and Set Rollins cut a promo on their main event match against Randy Orton and The New Age Outlaws. * Fandango [...]

April 25, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows, WWE News 0

*Spoilers* Impact Wrestling Taping Results For Next Week’s Episode

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April 25, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News, TNA Spoilers 2

Impact Results 4/25/13 – Hogan’s In Need Of A Hero

Alex Barie is attending the Impact showing live, so KB will be covering Live Results this week. To follow Alex’s adventure, make sure you follow him on Twitter at @AlexAssumptions. Also, make sure to check out TNANews.com for more information on TNA, and upcoming articles about Alex’s eperience at Impact. Show Starts Video Recap of [...]

April 25, 2013 Kendra Bunyon TNA News, TNA Results 83

WWE Raw Live Results (4/25/13) – Brussels, Belgium

Below are quick results from Thursday’s WWE Raw live event in Brussels, Belgium: * Zack Ryder b. Heath Slater * Michael McGillicutty b. Brad Maddox * WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn b. Tamina Snuka * Daniel Bryan b. World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler w/AJ Lee via disqualification. The match was thrown out when Ziggler used the title [...]

April 25, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 1

Hulk Hogan Granted Temporary Restraining Order Over Sex Tape

Hulk Hogan was granted a temporary restraining order against Gawker relating to his sex tape on Wednesday. As a result, they’ll have to pull the 1-minute teaser video from its networks and deliver all versions of the sex tape to Hogan’s legal representation. Hogan’s initial suit against Gawker failed as Florida federal Judge James Whittemore [...]

April 25, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 3

Chris Sabin Returning To The Ring

Chris Sabin is scheduled to work this week’s Impact Wrestling tapings as his return match will be taped for the May 2nd episode.  He’s advertised to work a X Division contender match. Sabin hasn’t worked since suffering a torn ACL in his left knee on the June 14, 2012 episode of Impact Wrestling. Join us [...]

April 25, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 0