TMZ caught up with WWE Champion CM Punk and asked him about WWE’s decision to fire Abraham Washington. Punk said he doesn’t like to see anyone lose their job, but that AW made a rape joke and there isn’t anything [...]
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Brian Jossie, formerly known as Abraham Washington in WWE, told the Greenwich Time in a phone interview on Monday he wasn’t terminated for his Kobe Bryant rape joke on live WWE television but rather his Tweet that was in support [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. In it, he gives his thoughts on the releases of Abraham Washington and Ivelisse Vélez. Below is an excerpt: AW’s release was unfortunate. He’s a talented guy who [...]
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 [...]
- The Twitter account of Abraham Washington, located at Twitter.com/AWPromotions has been suspended. AW has opened up an account under his real name at Twitter.com/BJRatedR. - Ashley Fliehr, the real-life daughter of Ric Flair currently working in Florida Championship Wrestling [...]
Chris Jericho did a Q&A session with his Twitter followers on Sunday. In it, he commented on the WWE release of Abraham Washington and gave four guys he would like to face that currently work for TNA Wrestling: It’s a [...]
Abraham Washington literally spent hours on Twitter, berating everything involving WWE over his release announced on Friday. Washington blamed his release on Linda McMahon’s campaign for United States Senate. The following Tweet is from his Twitter account: @linda_mcmahon : Creates [...]
TMZ has coverage of Abraham Washington’s release from WWE, recapping his Tweets and providing an interesting statement from a WWE spokesperson. Below are the highlights: Washington’s Tweets: “It was the #WWE that made me bold and now it has turned [...]
Abraham Washington has been released from WWE. Below is the official statement posted on dot com: WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar A.W. as of today, August 10, 2012. WWE wishes A.W. the best in [...]
- WWE Champion CM Punk and Eve Torres filmed a cooking special with celebrity chef Graham Elliot. Elliot posted a photo with the WWE stars on Twitter calling it a “culinary/wrestling smackdown.” You can view it embedded below: Today = [...]
- Abraham Washington’s bad joke regarding the sexual assault allegations against Kobe Bryant from this week’s WWE Raw was brought up on ESPN’s “Around the Horn” on Wednesday. - It was announced at Wednesday night’s Florida Championship Wrestling show in [...]
- iN DEMAND has updated their pay-per-view listing for WWE Night of Champions and have revealed the official pay-per-view promotional poster. The poster, pictured on your left, features John Cena. WWE Night of Champions 2012 will take place Sunday, September [...]
-Tickets for WWE Hell in a Cell will go on sale Saturday, August 4 at 10 AM. The pay-per-view will be held at the Philips Arena in Atlanta Georgia, and WrestlingNewsWorld.com will have full coverage. Click here for more information. [...]
- Wade Barrett, who has been off WWE television since February due to a dislocated elbow, now has a beard. - For those that missed the storyline WWE is doing with Alberto Del Rio, he says he’s not wrestling until [...]
TMZ has picked up on the situation involving the sexual assault joke made by A. W. during last night’s Raw. In the excerpt below, the article explains that, along with the apology from Michael Cole, further action has been taken: [...]
Abraham Washington made a very dated joke regarding Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during Kofi Kingston vs. Titus O’Neil on this week’s Raw. Washington, who is mic’d while at ringside with his “clients,” told the crowd that Titus was [...]
In a video from the official WWE YouTube channel, A.W. officially signed Primo & Epico to his agency. The video is embedded below: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker for sending in the video. [...]
- WWE has added Abraham Washington to their official talent roster. He is listed as A.W. (Thanks to WNW reader Fernando for sending this in.) - The corporate WWE website has highlights of Vince McMahon at WWE’s Global Business Partners [...]
Abraham Washington made his return to WWE on tonight’s edition of Raw Supershow during a backstage segment with Mark Henry. Washington “offered his services” to Henry by giving him a business card. Washington has been in WWE’s developmental system since [...]