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CM Punk Backs WWE In The Firing Of Abraham Washington

CM Punk Backs WWE In The Firing Of Abraham Washington

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 [...]

August 16, 2012 WWE News
Backstage News On Who Saved Abraham Washington’s Job In WWE After The Kobe Bryant Joke But What Ultimately Resulted In Vince McMahon Terminating His Contract; Full Details On Why No One Tried To Talk Him Out Of Firing AW The Second Time Around

Backstage News On Who Saved Abraham Washington’s Job In WWE After The Kobe Bryant Joke But What Ultimately Resulted In Vince McMahon Terminating His Contract; Full Details On Why No One Tried To Talk Him Out Of Firing AW The Second Time Around

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August 16, 2012 Backstage News
Booking Christian With Uncertainty, Tensai Scaled Back, Roddy Piper Angers Vince McMahon, WWE Ignoring AW Firing, Mysterio Is Back, Manipulating Crowd Reactions, WWE TV Set, TNA Contracts, Booker T As Smackdown’s GM, Revealing Match Outcomes

Booking Christian With Uncertainty, Tensai Scaled Back, Roddy Piper Angers Vince McMahon, WWE Ignoring AW Firing, Mysterio Is Back, Manipulating Crowd Reactions, WWE TV Set, TNA Contracts, Booker T As Smackdown’s GM, Revealing Match Outcomes

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August 15, 2012 Premium Mailbags
AW Says He Was Released From WWE For Linda McMahon Tweet; Further Details On His Release

AW Says He Was Released From WWE For Linda McMahon Tweet; Further Details On His Release

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 [...]

August 14, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Comments On The Releases Of Abraham Washington & Ivelisse Vélez

Jim Ross Comments On The Releases Of Abraham Washington & Ivelisse Vélez

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 [...]

August 13, 2012 WWE News
HBK’s Role In Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar, AW’s Outrageous Behavior, Timing Of WWE Releases, Orton’s Stock

HBK’s Role In Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar, AW’s Outrageous Behavior, Timing Of WWE Releases, Orton’s Stock

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 [...]

August 13, 2012 Ask WNW
AW’s Twitter Account Suspended; Ashley Fliehr Working As Charlotte?

AW’s Twitter Account Suspended; Ashley Fliehr Working As Charlotte?

- 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 [...]

August 12, 2012 WWE News
Chris Jericho Comments On The Release Of Abraham Washington; Gives Four Guys He’d Like To Face That Currently Work For TNA

Chris Jericho Comments On The Release Of Abraham Washington; Gives Four Guys He’d Like To Face That Currently Work For TNA

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 [...]

August 12, 2012 WWE News
Abraham Washington Blames WWE Release On Linda McMahon Senate Campaign

Abraham Washington Blames WWE Release On Linda McMahon Senate Campaign

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 [...]

August 11, 2012 WWE News
Abraham Washington Furious Over Release; WWE Spokesperson Says He Was Fired For Exhibiting Poor Judgment On Live TV & Social Media

Abraham Washington Furious Over Release; WWE Spokesperson Says He Was Fired For Exhibiting Poor Judgment On Live TV & Social Media

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 [...]

August 10, 2012 WWE News
Abraham Washington Released From WWE

Abraham Washington Released From WWE

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 [...]

August 10, 2012 WWE News
CM Punk & Eve Film Cooking Show, AW Endorses Linda McMahon For Senate, NJPW Parent Company Co-Sponsors WWE Tour Of Japan

CM Punk & Eve Film Cooking Show, AW Endorses Linda McMahon For Senate, NJPW Parent Company Co-Sponsors WWE Tour Of Japan

- 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 = [...]

August 10, 2012 WWE News
AW’s Bad Joke Discussed On Popular ESPN Show; The Undertaker & Michelle McCool Expecting First Child

AW’s Bad Joke Discussed On Popular ESPN Show; The Undertaker & Michelle McCool Expecting First Child

- 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 [...]

August 1, 2012 WWE News
WWE Night Of Champions PPV Promotional Poster; The Future Of AW’s Live Mic Revealed

WWE Night Of Champions PPV Promotional Poster; The Future Of AW’s Live Mic Revealed

- 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 [...]

August 1, 2012 WWE News
Ticket Information For WWE Hell In A Cell; More Coverage On Abraham Washington’s Controversial Joke

Ticket Information For WWE Hell In A Cell; More Coverage On Abraham Washington’s Controversial Joke

-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. [...]

August 1, 2012 WWE News
Wade Barrett’s New Look, Del Rio Not Working, Vince McMahon Livid Over AW Comment, Supershow Dropped

Wade Barrett’s New Look, Del Rio Not Working, Vince McMahon Livid Over AW Comment, Supershow Dropped

- 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 [...]

July 31, 2012 WWE News
A. W. Apologizes For His Remarks On This Week’s Raw; WWE Claims That “Appropriate Action” Has Been Taken

A. W. Apologizes For His Remarks On This Week’s Raw; WWE Claims That “Appropriate Action” Has Been Taken

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: [...]

July 31, 2012 WWE News
Details On The Comments Made By AW That Resulted In An Apology From Michael Cole

Details On The Comments Made By AW That Resulted In An Apology From Michael Cole

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 [...]

July 30, 2012 WWE News
Watch A.W.’s Official Signing Of Primo & Epico Here

Watch A.W.’s Official Signing Of Primo & Epico Here

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. [...]

May 3, 2012 WWE News
A.W. Joins The WWE Roster, WWE Business Notes, Beth Phoenix “Injured” Or Injured?

A.W. Joins The WWE Roster, WWE Business Notes, Beth Phoenix “Injured” Or Injured?

- 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 [...]

April 28, 2012 WWE News
Abraham Washington Returns To WWE On Tonight’s Raw Supershow

Abraham Washington Returns To WWE On Tonight’s Raw Supershow

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 [...]

April 2, 2012 WWE News