The show opens with a video package that highlights feud between Aces & 8′s and TNA. They also focus in on the World Title match as well, with only a bit of focus on the all-cage match theme of the show. Hello everyone and welcome to Wrestling News World’s live coverage of TNA Lockdown. I’m [...]
March 10, 2013
Sean Hopkins
TNA News, TNA Results
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March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
Premium Mailbags
I am currently seeking TNA fan interaction and Lockdown pictures and reports for TNANews.com! If anyone attended their fan interaction for the pay-per-view during the week, I would be thrilled to hear from you! I would love to get pictures and/or written reports on how the whole event went. I am also seeking pictures and [...]
March 10, 2013
Alex Barie
Site News
- As noted earlier, TNA Slammiversary will take place in Boston, MA on Sunday, June 2, 2013. The company will run in the Agganis Arena, which is on the campus of Boston University. The venue sits 7200. - Entertainment Weekly talks to Christopher Daniels about the comics and wrestling connection at this link. [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Christopher Daniels was interviewed by RedEye Chicago to promote this coming week’s Impact Wrestling. During the interview, Daniels was asked what it is like being in the locker room with the legends of the business. Daniels’ answer is below: It’s great, man. I respect the guys immensely. All the roster does. And when you’re standing [...]
March 10, 2013
Alex Barie
TNA News
- TNA Wrestling uploaded pre-Lockdown videos of SoCal Val interviewing Kenny King, Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez. You can watch here and here or embedded below: - Kharma, formerly known as Awesome Kong in TNA, said she declined an offer to work next weekend’s Knockout Knockdown pay-per-view. The following is from her Twitter account: Nope! Declined offer RT: [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
John “Bradshaw” Layfield and his team made it to 20,000 feet of Mount Aconcagua (a/k/a Mt. Death) in Argentina. They were unable to make it to the summit due to weather. Michael Cole has been posting updates from his Twitter account @MichaelCole. Make sure you follow us @WNWNews. [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
- The Voice out of the United Kingdom has a new interview with Kenny King at this link. - Bobby Roode was not at the Lockdown Fanfest in San Antonio on Saturday. His contract issues were a big discussion but have since been rectified. - TNA taped several episodes of Spin Cycle at the Lockdown [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
- The Miz is featured in an interview here on JustPressPlay.net. - Dr. Joseph Maroon talks about the WWE Wellness Policy with Triple H and Bruno Sammartino at this link or embedded in the video below: - One of the things WWE is now doing backstage at Raw and pay-per-veiws is providing a “social zone” where [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Bobby Roode is scheduled to work TNA Lockdown with Austin Aries to defend the TNA Tag Team Championship against Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) and Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez as advertised. I’m sure we’ll be hearing more but apparently there was an issue with the final year on his contract originally signed in 2009. [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
- The current plan is for the Wrestlemania 29 pre-show to be an hour long and include interactive features where fans will be able to vote on stipulations or a match that will have an affect on the pay-per-view itself. The plan was disclosed by Stephanie McMahon at the SXSW event on Saturday. - Sarah [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Shannon “Daffney” Spruill settled her lawsuit against TNA Wrestling in a mediation session last Friday. The lawsuit was based on injuries she sustained at Bound for Glory 2009 (with medical bills over $26,000) and the challenging of her “independent contractor” status. Spruill wrote the following on Twitter: I’d like to take this opportunity to sincerely [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Below are quick results from Saturday’s WWE Smackdown live event in LaCrosse, Wisconsin: * The Great Khali & R-Truth b. Epico & Primo * Layla b. Alicia Fox * Fandango b. Ted DiBiase * Jack Swagger w/Zeb Colter b. Justin Gabriel * Randy Orton b. Mark Henry via disqualification when Henry used a chair. * [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE House Shows
Below are quick results from Saturday’s WWE Raw live event in Broomfield, Colorado: * Brodus Clay & Sweet T w/Cameron & Naomi b. 3MB * Alex Riley b. Titus O’Neil. After the match, The Shield brought Riley to justice by attacking him. * Bray Wyatt b. JTG * WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn b. Tamina Snuka [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE House Shows
- WWE paid tribute to Paul Bearer at the beginning of all three live events so far this weekend by playing their awesome tribute video. I would expect the same for the shows Sunday night as well as Monday’s WWE Raw. If you want to know how I think Bearer should be honored, read my [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
We’ve received some questions regarding Bobby Roode’s contract status with TNA Wrestling. Roode’s latest contract was for five years and commenced on March 1, 2009, meaning the deal wouldn’t expire until March 1, 2014. However, here is the kicker. The majority of TNA contracts feature options in their latter years. The options vary depending on [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Chris Jericho returned as scheduled at Saturday night’s WWE Raw live event in Broomfield, Colorado. Jericho wrote the following on Twitter about his match with Dolph Ziggler: Great time last night vs @heelziggler! Awesome match and killer crowd…the reasons why I still love doing Live Events!@wwe#WWEBroomfield — Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) March 10, 2013 Jericho has [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
- Things aren’t looking good for the new WWE Studios release Dead Man Down. The film opened in third place with an estimated $1.83 million from 2,188 locations. Box Office Mojo reports the movie will finish the weekend with around $5.5 million, making it the latest 2013 release to “completely whiff” at the box office. [...]
March 10, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Sunday, March 10th, TNA presents Lockdown from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. This could be a great PPV for TNA as they’re outside of the Impact Zone and starting on the road next week. They’re taking some big steps forward, and this could really set the tone for the future of the company. We’re [...]
March 9, 2013
Kendra Bunyon
Predictions
TNA Wrestling sent out the following on Saturday: The annual Slammiversary event is coming to Boston, Massachusetts on June 2! Slammiversary in Boston VIP Weekend & Travel Packages now available at ShopTNA.com: CLICK HERE TO ORDER Watch the official Slammiversary video trailer: CLICK HERE Slammiversary VIP Weekend & Travel Packages Slammiversary VIP Weekend includes - Fan Interaction [...]
March 9, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
This week, we lost an Icon in the industry, William Moody. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a young age in Memphis, after the merger of CWA and WCCW. Even before he would become Paul Bearer, he had an incredible presence about him, one that brought not only attention to him but to [...]
March 9, 2013
Jesse Sherwood
Smackdown
Dixie Carter announced at the Lockdown Fan Interaction event in San Antonio on Saturday that TNA Slammiversary 2013 will take place from Boston, Massachusetts. TNA Slammiversary is on Sunday, June 2, 2013 and is one of four live TNA pay-per-views. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. TNA posted a video at this [...]
March 9, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
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March 9, 2013
Richard Gray
Premium Newsletters
- If it hasn’t been made obvious enough, the current plan for Wrestlemania 29 is Mark Henry vs. Ryback. - WWE has announced the May 13th episode of Raw will broadcast from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. - This week’s episode of WWE Vintage Collection featured the following matches as transcribed by Devin Cutting: [...]
March 9, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Below are quick results from Friday night’s WWE Raw live event in Colorado Springs, Colorado: * Brodus Clay w/“Sweet T” Tensai b. Heath Slater w/Jinder Mahal * Alex Riley b. Titus O’Neil * Bray Wyatt b. JTG * The Miz b. Dolph Ziggler w/AJ Lee. Big E Langston was banned from ringside as voted by [...]
March 9, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE House Shows
TNA Wrestling has been contacting former Knockouts for their TNA Knockout Knockdown pay-per-view taping on 3/17. In addition to contacting Angelina Love, they also reached out to Traci Brooks. Brooks declined as did Love. The following is from her Twitter: @genuine_risk sorry Linda I won’t be there I had to decline, this time! — Traci [...]
March 9, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are the highlights: Emotionally investing in one’s life, totally, generally equates to positive results. Living in one’s comfort zone isn’t advisable. Got an email from a NFL writer/friend where former Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine is preparing to try his hand at [...]
March 9, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
This week’s edition of “WWE Backstage Fallout” Smackdown featuring Ryback, Kaitlyn & Layla has been posted by the official WWE YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]
March 9, 2013
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
Diamond Dallas Page, who recently launched a wildly successful fundraiser for Jake Roberts‘ shoulder surgery, has now launched an Indiegogo fundraiser for Scott Hall. Any money raised will go toward hip replacement surgery, physical therapy, dental work, and continuing medical expenses for Hall, and donation rewards range from a personal phone call to a stay [...]
March 8, 2013
Brooks Oglesby
Other News
WWE has signed Joe Cabray and Rachelle Walker to developmental contracts. Both are Irish stars that were regulars for No Limit Wrestling overseas. Cabray, who worked as Omen, is set to report to NXT Wrestling in Tampa, Florida in a few weeks. Walker, who worked as Rachelle St. Claire, will report later in the year [...]
March 8, 2013
Richard Gray
NXT Wrestling, WWE News
- TNA Wrestling released the opening video for TNA Lockdown. The pay-per-view is this Sunday at 8 PM EDT. Watch the video below: - Christopher Daniels was interviewed by USA Today about his current status in TNA, his upcoming match at the PPV and talks about being a future World Champion. In response to the [...]
March 8, 2013
Alex Barie
TNA News
WWE Smackdown Results – (3/8/13) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Welcome to this week’s Smackdown! Tonight’s show is in honor of William Moody aka Paul Bearer who passed away this week. A teaser is shown of what is to come tonight, as last week, The Big Show knocked out Roman Reigns. Sheamus and Randy [...]
March 8, 2013
Adam Wacker
WWE Results
This week’s Impact Wrestling scored a 1.13 cable rating as they averaged 1.43 million viewers. It was the last Impact Wrestling in the Impact Zone as well as the last episode before TNA Lockdown. TNA Ratings Archive [...]
March 8, 2013
Alex Barie
TNA News
This blog reflects my subjective views and nothing more. If you disagree with me, feel free to voice your opinion in a civil manner in the comments section. Hello and welcome to The Weekly Rundown hosted by yours truly, Guy Landau. This is a weekly feature on WrestlingNewsWorld.com where I gloss over the important happenings [...]
March 8, 2013
Guy Landau
Landau Rundown
Dixie Carter wrote the following on Twitter: San Antonio’s #Lockdown just officially became the biggest selling US Live Event for TNA. Thanks!! Now how about making it the biggest ever? — Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) March 8, 2013 Get yourself ready with tons of new content over at TNANews.com and remember to join us Sunday at [...]
March 8, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
- Brandon Baxter interviewed Bully Ray to promote Lockdown and his main event match against TNA Champion Jeff Hardy. He talked about the evolution of his character, working as a singes wrestler, wrestlers he idolized as a kid and more. Click here to listen or check it out in the video embedded below: - Christopher [...]
March 8, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Episode 15 of The JBL & Cole Show featuring Titus O’Neil, Yoshi Tatsu, & 3MB has been posted by the official WWE YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]
March 8, 2013
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
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March 8, 2013
Richard Gray
Insider Rumblings
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. [...]
March 8, 2013
Richard Gray
Ask WNW
- The new strategy of WWE Studios officially kicks off this weekend with the release of “Dead Man Down” starring Colin Farrell, Terrance Howard and Noomi Rapace. The film opens on Friday and features Wade Barrett in a small supporting role. - The Rock says he just wrapped The Hero in Panama. The show is [...]
March 8, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News