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Final Advertised Lineup For WWE TLC: Tables, Ladder & Chairs; Live Coverage Tonight At 8 PM EST

We will have exclusive live play-by-play coverage of WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs tonight at 8 PM EST here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. Below is the final advertised lineup: Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship The WWE Championship belt will be hanging 20-feet above the ring. - CM Punk (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. [...]

December 18, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 5

WWE Cashing In On “Cena Sucks” Without Turning Him Heel; John Cena Responds

WWE is now selling “Cena Sucks” t-shirts as they were spotted at this weekend’s Raw house shows. Wrestling News World reader Nick sent us a photo of the anti-Cena garment: One of Cena’s Twitter followers asked him about the t-shirt and he wrote the following: They have wanted too since 2008. I told them no. [...]

December 18, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 39

WWE Raw House Show Results (12/17/11) – Uniondale, New York

Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Raw house show from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York: * WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom b. Epico & Primo w/Rosa Mendes to retain * Daniel Bryan b. Dean Ambrose * Kelly Kelly & Eve Torres b. WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix & [...]

December 18, 2011 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 2

Ric Flair Ready To Film Los Angeles Clip For Chris Paul

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul wants his “Woooo” sound effect (that’s played when he scored) to follow him to LA. ThePostGame caught up with Ric Flair to see if he would be interested in making a special recording to celebrate Paul’s arrival in Tinseltown. “I would love to come out to Los Angeles [...]

December 18, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Live Report & Videos From Yesterday’s DiBiase Posse Party

Wrestling News World reader Dana R, who runs the website MarkedOut.com, covered yesterday’s DiBiase Posse Party in Long Island, New York. Below is a report followed by videos: Ted spent time meeting and chatting with fans, signing autographs, and taking photos. Ted also did a Q/A session and addressed the crowd in a speech format. [...]

December 18, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Jesse Neal Addresses His Future

Jesse Neal addressed he is finished with TNA Impact Wrestling Thursday on Twitter. Below are his Tweets: And for the rumors, I’m far from done!!!! 2012 is gonna be one hell of a year. — Jesse Neal (@TheJesseNeal) December 15, 2011 Yes my future is up in the air but whatever I do its what’s [...]

December 18, 2011 Richard Gray TNA News 6

Raquel Diaz Wins Florida Divas Title; Former WWE Tough Enough Contestant In FCW

- 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 0

WWE Promotes Camera Man Injury Angle; CM Punk One Of The MVPs Of 2011

- 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 6

More On Brock Lesnar Facing Three Wildlife Charges In Canada

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 2

JR Predicts WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs

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 4

WWE Predicts – Tables, Ladders & Chairs

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 16

Ring of Honor Results (12/17/11) – Richards Defeats Elgin

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 1

Why Karen Jarrett Was Included In “Firing” Angle On Impact Wrestling

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 18

WNW Premium Newsletter – WWE Getting Out Of The PPV Business?, Kane Returns, X-Pac Getting More Stroke In WWE, Trish Turns Down Raw Appearance, Latest Chris Jericho To WWE Update, Another TNA Departure, Ask WNW Archive & All The Big News From This Past Week

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December 17, 2011 Richard Gray Premium Newsletter 0

WWE Raw House Show Results (12/16/11) – Fort Myers, Florida

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 2

Kane Attacks John Cena At Last Night’s WWE Raw House Show

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 19

Maria To Appear Live At ROH Final Battle 2011

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 10

John Cena Not Expected To Be At WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs

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 6

Batista Calls Current WWE Product “Brutal”; Continues To Target The Miz With Criticism

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 34

Raw Supershow On “The Soup,” Randy Savage Tribute, Mick Foley Comedy Review, Shawn Michaels Chat

- 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 0

Booker T Discusses Transition To Commentary, Program With Cody Rhodes, Says This Is His Last Hurrah

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 13

Vickie Guerrero Appears At Food Drive; Mick Foley Discusses Tribute To The Troops

- 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 5

Impact Wrestling Rating

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 3

Smackdown! or Yes, Zack Ryder Main Evented This Show

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 6

Chris Jericho’s Plans For The New Year; Bret Hart On What WWE Is Doing Wrong

- 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 32

Kane A Babyface Or Heel?, No Confidence In Del Rio As Champion, The Rock On WWE TV, Babyface Miz

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 29

Weekend WWE Schedule – Two Raw House Shows, WWE TLC, Next Week’s TV Tapings

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 0

Jeff & Karen Jarrett “Fired,” Melina Says She’s Not In TNA, Former TNA Knockout On The Biggest Loser

- 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 11

Cody Rhodes & George Wallace Promote WWE Tribute To The Troops; Watch This Week’s WWE Superstars Here

- 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 0

Zack Ryder – “I Knew I Was Either Going To Get Fired Or Get Noticed. I Got Noticed.”

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 8

Brock Lesnar Faces Charges In Canada After Recent Hunting Trip

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 9

Watch Several Video Highlights From Last Night’s Impact Wrestling Here

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 0

Watch The Impact Wrestling Post Show Here

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 0

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. [...]

December 16, 2011 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 2

Watch The Latest Z! True Long Island Story With Zack Ryder Here

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 6

TNA/IW Blog Zone – They Broke The Mold…

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 18

JR Discusses Kane, WrestleMania Rematches, His Announcing Philosophy, More

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 3

Impact Wrestling Results (12/15/11) – I Now Pronounce You Mr. and Mrs. Fired

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 4

Mick Foley Reveals What He Hates Most About Politics

- 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 2

Kane Moved To Raw

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 21