Jerry Lawler is not on announce at this week’s “Old School” episode of Monday Night Raw in Baltimore, however, he is backstage at the Baltimore Arena. As we reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, Lawler was taken to a local hospital in Baltimore on Monday afternoon after throwing up. The announcing duties for this week’s Raw are […]
Jerry Lawler Hospitalized In Baltimore
WWE sent Jerry Lawler to a local Baltimore hospital on Monday after he began throwing up at the site of this week’s episode of Raw – the Baltimore Arena in Maryland. The hospital ran some tests and he’s believed to be OK. There’s no word as of press time if Lawler will still appear on […]
Busy Week For HBK, Groundbreaking Announcement, Best Matches From Rollins, Lawler Sketches, Ezekiel Update
- Shawn Michaels is in Nashville, TN for the Archery Trade Association convention. I wouldn’t expect him on this week’s “Old School” Raw as a result. – Speaking of Michaels, he’ll be in Las Vegas on Wednesday for WWE’s groundbreaking announcement. The announcement, believed to have something to do with the proposed WWE Network, will […]
Batista/Wrestlemania XXX Update, Hogan A Pats Fan, Lawler On NYE
- “Guardians of the Galaxy,” featuring Batista under the role of Drax the Destroyer, opens in theaters on August 1, 2014. The original edit of this post contained a typo on the date as Batista’s April schedule will be filled by WWE commitments as he’s in the plans for Wrestlemania XXX. – Hulk Hogan is […]
News & Notes From Tuesday’s Raw Taping, Commentary Change, Ryback Is Ryan Reeves, Jericho’s Edge Interview
- Cody Rhodes noted on Twitter that he was busted open at Tuesday night’s WWE Raw taping in Austin, Texas. Rhodes jokingly Tweeted his wife, Brandi, and asked if she knew how to stitch up a wound. – Triple H and Stephanie McMahon opened Tuesday’s Raw Christmas taping by passing out Santa hats to the […]
Jimmy Hart Talks WWE Network, Tough Enough Reunion, Guests At Raw, ‘Selfies’ Planned, Roman Reigns Speaks Out
- Newsday has a new article online featuring quotes from Jimmy Hart. in it, he said that he hopes all of WWE’s historical DVD releases are a kickoff to the WWE Network. Click here to read now. – Steve Austin will feature former Tough Enough contestants Martin Casaus, Jeremiah Riggs and AJ Kirsch on his […]
WWE Slammy Award News – Show Hosts, When Nominees Will Be Announced
WWE has announced that Jerry Lawler and Booker T will be hosting the 2013 Slammy Awards on next week’s episode of Monday Night Raw. The show will emanate from the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. Speaking of the 2013 Slammy Awards, The Brooklyn Brawler, who works for WWE as a producer, Tweeted the following: Just […]
Big Show “Fired,” HIAC Main Event, Bruno Sammartino On Raw, Total Divas Cast Members Wrestle
Early news & notes from this week’s WWE Monday Night Raw… – This week’s show opened with Stephanie McMahon “firing” Big Show for “refusing to apologize” for his actions at WWE Battleground. – WWE Hell in a Cell will be headlined by Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan for the vacant WWE Championship. A Hall of […]
Sheamus Update, PTP Appearance, Daniel Bryan Promotes Battleground, Jerry Lawler With Jim Brown
- Sheamus continues to make appearances for WWE as he rehabs his torn labrum that required surgery in August. As noted in Ask WNW, he’s out of his sling and hoping to return to television late this year or early next year. The Celtic Warrior was in Las Vegas for the company this week. – […]
Jim Ross Zeros In On Raw Announce Team
Jim Ross has a new blog entry online with new random thoughts heading into Sunday’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view. In it, he had high praise for the Raw announce team of Michael Cole, John Layfield and Jerry Lawler. Below is an excerpt: I have great admiration for the RAW announce team, they are all men that […]
Big Johnny Is Back, Camacho & Hunico Return, Jerry Lawler Wrestles Striker, Punk Coming Home
WWE news and notes… – John Laurinaitis, who works as a producer backstage, appeared at Saturday night’s WWE live event in Hidalgo, Texas. – We mentioned this weekend that WWE has re-hired Nick Dinsmore as a developmental trainer. His first day at the WWE Performance Center is Monday. – Camacho & Hunico were back on […]
WWE Honoring Tom Izzo, Lawler vs. Jarrett, Edge & Christian Reunited On JBL & Cole Show
WWE news and notes… – WWE is honoring the legendary Michigan State University men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo at Friday night’s WWE live event in East Lansing. Izzo will be presented with an honorary WWE championship belt. You can read more at this link. – Remember it’s Jerry Lawler vs. Jeff Jarrett Friday night in […]
An Inside Look At The Success Of Total Divas, Jerry Lawler Reflects 1 Year Later
Total Divas Story Producer on Show’s Success The Temple News has an interesting article online featuring quotes from Total Divas story producer Mike Wehr. In it, he talks about the show’s success. “You can usually get a sense of how good a show is going to be from your first day of work,” Wehr said. […]
Changes At The USA Network, Jerry Lawler vs. Jeff Jarrett This Weekend
Changes at the USA Network NBC Universal announced on Monday that USA Network co-president Jeff Wachtel has been promoted to the newly created position of president and chief content officer at NBC Universal Cable Entertainment. Chris McCumber, who worked alongside Wachtel, will operate as the sole president of USA Network. The Hollywood Reporter has the […]
Big WWE 2K14 News Coming, Cena Takes Chances Getting Waxed
Big WWE 2K14 News Coming Jim Ross promised that he would deliver “big news” on Saturday afternoon at SummerSlam Axxess regarding WWE 2K14. Below is an excerpt from JR’s latest blog: “Speaking of 2K Sports, we have big news coming from them next Saturday afternoon at AXXESS that I will partner with The King to […]
