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John Cena vs. Sandow, The Shield Speaks, Rosa Aligning With Alberto Del Rio

- As previously reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, John Cena will headline this week’s WWE Main Event against Damien Sandow. This week’s show will be taped Tuesday night from the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City, LA. - For those that missed Michael Cole’s interview on WWE Raw with Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, you [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

TNA Wrestling To Debut In New City With Lockdown 2013

Dixie Carter noted on her Twitter account that an announcement regarding the location of TNA Lockdown 2013 will be made on this week’s Impact Wrestling. Below is the Tweet: Big announcement for the Lockdown location will be made this Thursday on #ImpactLive. First time we have ever been to this great city. — Dixie Carter [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 2

Intercontinental Championship Match Announced For WWE TLC

Kofi Kingston will defend the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Wade Barrett at WWE TLC next month. A TLC Match for the WWE Championship was also announced on this week’s Raw as CM Punk will defend against Ryback. WWE TLC 2012 will take place from the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Sunday, December 16, [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

CM Punk vs. Ryback In A TLC Match Set For PPV, Dates & Locations For WWE’s Australian Tour

- WWE Champion CM Punk will defend the belt against Ryback in a TLC Match at WWE TLC next month. The bout was officially announced on this week’s WWE Raw. WWE TLC 2012 will take place from the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Sunday, December 16, 2012. - Devin Cutting is circulating the [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 7

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Lafayette, Louisiana

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November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE Spoilers 1

Watch Extended Footage Of CM Punk On “Talking Dead” Here

AMC has posted an extended Internet-exclusive segment of CM Punk on Talking Dead, following Sunday’s episode. The segment, which also features Chris Hardwick and Community‘s Yvette Nicole Brown, is embedded below: Information! [...]

November 26, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 2

Watch New Episodes Of TNA Today & The List Here

The latest episodes of TNA Today (featuring Wes Brisco) and The List (featuring Robbie E) are embedded in the videos below: [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

Big Name Not Backstage At WWE Raw

As noted multiple times, Vince McMahon is currently on a tour overseas visiting with members of the United States military. He, along with The Miz, R-Truth, Layla and Eve Torres aren’t at this week’s WWE Raw. While I haven’t heard for sure, McMahon is usually replaced by Triple H in terms of who “calls the [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 3

TNA Releases Before The Bell: AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels At Final Resolution

TNA Wrestling has released Before The Bell: AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels at TNA Final Resolution. You can watch it in the video embedded below: The company already released the match preview to Jeff Hardy vs. Bobby Roode on video as you can watch it at this link. [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

JR Compares Ambrose, Rollins & Reigns To Piper, Punk & The Rock

Jim Ross has a new blog entry on his official website. In it, he compares Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns to Roddy Piper, CM Punk and The Rock respectively. You can read an excerpt below: Apparently the three men in black, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns will be interviewed by @MichaelCole [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 3

More On Tribute To The Troops Tickets, WWE In Toronto, Upcoming Taping Dates, Videos

- We noted here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com those that were eligible to obtain tickets to WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012. NavyTimes.com has more details you can read at this link. - WWE will return to the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Friday, March 1, 2013 for a live event. There is an online [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Cast Of British Boot Camp Meets The Cast Of Rock Of Ages

TNA Wrestling issued the following on Monday: Two of Britain’s biggest shows have combined, as the stars of TNA Wrestling: British Boot Camp met the cast of Rock Of Ages in London’s West End. As part of their UK promo and media tour, Rockstar Spud, Marty Scurll and The Blossom Twins were special guests at [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 0

The Wildly Popular & Multifaceted Chris Jericho To Host New SyFy Series

Chris Jericho premieres as the host of SyFy’s new reality series called Robot Combat League on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 10 pm ET/PT on SyFy. The show reinvents gladiatorial combat for the 21st century. In the official press release for the show, Jericho is referred to as “the widely popular WWE wrestler and multifaceted [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

New Updates On The Rock & CM Punk

- The Rock announced on his Twitter that he just finished shooting Fast and Furious 6 in the United Kingdom. - Speaking of Rock, his tentative Royal Rumble opponent, CM Punk, has eclipsed the 371-day WWE title reign of “Macho Man” Randy Savage. Monday marks day 372 as champion and given the fact WWE mentioned [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Backstage News On Titus O’Neil’s Commentary

Titus O’Neil was put on commentary during Ryback vs. Darren Young on last week’s Smackdown because of his work on WWE Raw. For those that missed it, O’Neil’s work on commentary during Sin Cara & Rey Mysterio vs. Team Hell No was raved about with Paul Heyman even calling it a rare breakthrough moment. O’Neil [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Top WWE Star Cleared To Return; Pitched For World Title Feud, Another Royal Rumble Main Event Revealed, Two Names In The Running To Carry Smackdown As The Face Of The Brand

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November 26, 2012 Richard Gray Backstage News 13

Dolph Ziggler Has Another Round Of Zingers For Randy Orton

Dolph Ziggler has another round of zingers for Randy Orton in the latest episode of “WWE Download” that’s embedded in the video below: [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Downside Guarantees, Legacy Faction, Backstage Fallout Interviews, Ending Undertaker’s Streak

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November 26, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 32

Early Raw Preview – What Will Ambrose, Rollins & Reigns Say?

WWE Raw will take place Monday night from the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. The advertised dark match main event is WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Ryback. Below is the early preview for this week’s show: * Michael Cole will “interview” Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns * Dolph Ziggler will “look to retaliate” against [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Kaitlyn Interviews Stars Of “The Day”

WWE Studios will release “The Day” on DVD and Blu-Ray on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. The company uploaded a video of Kaitlyn interviewing the stars of the film that you can watch embedded below: [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

The Beautiful People Reunited For Hot Magazine Cover

The Beautiful People of Velvet Sky and Angelina Love have reunited for the cover of Models Mania Magazine. You can view the cover above. Click on the image to see it in its entirety or click here to pre-order the magazine. [...]

November 26, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 4

CM Punk On “Talking Dead,” Vince McMahon & Others Visit Aircraft Carrier, Tribute To The Troops Tickets

- WWE Champion CM Punk will join Chris Hardwick and fellow guest Yvette Nicole Brown on “Talking Dead” Sunday night at 11 PM EST on AMC. The show will repeat at 1 AM. For more on the show that proceeds “The Walking Dead,” click here. - Vince McMahon, The Miz, R-Truth, Layla and Eve Torres [...]

November 25, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Release Date & Synopsis For The Very Best Of WCW Monday Nitro Volume 2

WWE will release volume two of “The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro” on DVD. The set is slated for a release date of February 12, 2013. The synopsis is included below: For six years WCW Monday Nitro went head-to-head with WWE Raw pulling out all the stops to gain the upper hand in the [...]

November 25, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Hulk Hogan Helps Hurricane Sandy Victims, Official Impact Wrestling Preview

- The Staten Island Advance has a nice story online on Hulk Hogan helping out victims of Hurricane Sandy. The family lost all their wrestling memorabilia, which included autographed Hogan merchandise. By way of Hogan’s new beach store, the family was able to contact Hogan and he sent them new memorabilia. You can read the [...]

November 25, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 1

Steve Austin Congratulates WWE Games, Vintage Collection Summary

- Steve Austin congratulates the WWE Games Facebook page on two million likes. Check it out in the video below: This week’s WWE Vintage Collection featured the following matches as typed out by Devin Cutting: Ric Flair vs. Arn Anderson WCW Fall Brawl 1995 Sting & The Great Muta vs. The Steiners WCW Japan Supershow [...]

November 25, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

WWE “Are You Serious” Features Mike Saxon?! With Road Dogg & Josh Mathews

The latest episode of WWE “Are You Serious?” is embedded in the video below and features Mike Saxon?! [...]

November 25, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Two Matches Announced For Impact

This Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling will feature “Championship Thursday.” The following matches have been announced: TNA X Division Champion Rob Van Dam vs. An opponent to be named by Hulk Hogan AJ Styles & James Storm vs. Christopher Daniels & Kazarian Impact will be taped Thursday from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. We’ll have [...]

November 25, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News 1

Michael Hayes’ New Role In WWE; Who Is Running Talent Relations?

Michael Hayes is now in charge of booking WWE live events. John Laurinaitis used to do it as one of his responsibilities as the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations. Talent Relations is now run by Triple H and former LPGA golfer Jane Geddes. [...]

November 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

R-Truth Discusses Background In Dance, Wrestling & Making Music

SoulTrain.com has a Q&A online with R-Truth. Below is an excerpt: Background in dance: My background in dance pretty much sets the pace for me, and I don’t have to explain what it is because it’s real. You can’t make that up. You can try to create it through character, but that’s not the realest [...]

November 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Several WWE Releases, Royal Rumble Plans Revealed, WWE TLC Main Events, Paul Heyman Guy Faction Coming To Raw?, Kaitlyn Arrested At WWE TV Tapings, HIAC Beats Buyrate Expectations, Linda McMahon Accused Of Stiffing Campaign Workers

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November 24, 2012 Richard Gray Premium Newsletters 0

The Top 100 Moments Of Raw On DVD, New UK Distributor, WWE Touring Australia

- WWE will release “The Top 100 Moments of Monday Night Raw” on DVD on December 11, 2012. - Freemantle Media Enterprises will take over the WWE DVD distribution rights from Silvervision in the United Kingdom. - The Raw crew will tour Australia in July 2013 with five stops in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and [...]

November 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Full Content Listing For WWE The Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012 DVD Set

WWE will release The Best Pay-Per-View Matches: 2012 on DVD the day after Christmas, December 26, 2012. Amazon has released the content listing that’s included below: DISC 1 A Remarkable Year WWE Championship Match CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler Special Guest Referee: John Laurinaitis Royal Rumble * January 29, 2012 Elimination Chamber Match for the [...]

November 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Santino Marella “Calls” Shawn Michaels In Latest Episode Of Foreign Exchange

The latest episode of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” with Santino Marella embedded in the video below: [...]

November 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Rosa Mendes “Scouts” Alberto Del Rio In “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown

Rosa Mendes “scouts” Alberto Del Rio in the latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown that you can watch in the video below: [...]

November 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

New Photo Of Mark Henry; Kofi Kingston Crosses Milestone

- We reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com that Mark Henry was at Best Buy in Austin, Texas on Friday. Wrestling News World reader Ranfery Lopez sent us a photo that’s included above (click to view). - Wrestling News World reader John Finnegan sent word that Kofi Kingston’s victory against Damien Sandow on the 11/23 episode of [...]

November 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 8

Band Disputes Earlier Report They’re Working With WWE For Faction’s Theme Song

The band Damn It To Hell says they aren’t doing the theme song for the new NXT faction. Here’s what they wrote on Facebook: Just to clear up any rumors, we are not doing a theme song for WWE. Although that would be cool, it is not true. Happy Thanksgiving! We reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com [...]

November 24, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 3

WWE Smackdown Results (11/23/12) – Star Shining Brighter

WWE Smackdown Results – (11/23/12) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Welcome to this week’s Smackdown! The show begins with a teaser of what is to come tonight. First, an update on the AJ/Cena scandal, CM Punk’s now 369+ day reign, and Big Show retaining his championship at Survivor Series with a controversial finish. The [...]

November 23, 2012 Adam Wacker WWE Results 1

CM Punk All But Confirms WWE Title Match Against The Rock

WWE Champion CM Punk was the Grand Marshal at the McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday. In an interview that aired on WGN America, Punk promoted his upcoming match with The Rock: While WWE hasn’t confirmed Punk as The Rock’s Royal Rumble opponent, barring a last minute shocking change in direction, that’s where they plan [...]

November 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 7

Vince McMahon Headed Overseas To Visit Troops, Cody Rhodes Injury Update, Bret Hart Speaks

- Vince McMahon along with The Miz, R-Truth, Eve Torres and Layla are headed overseas on Friday to visit with the troops. This is being done in preparation for the WWE‘s annual Tribute to the Troops show. - Cody Rhodes wrote on Twitter on Thursday he’s a quick healer and will be back before “most [...]

November 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Weekend WWE Schedule – No Live Events, John Cena Advertised For Smackdown, Seeking Correspondents

There are no WWE live events this weekend as the company returns to the road next Monday. Below is a look at next week’s TVs: Next Week’s TV Tapings: WWE Raw on Monday from the Cajundome in Lafayette, LA (more info) Smackdown on Tuesday from the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City, LA (more info) John [...]

November 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0