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Linda McMahon Accused Of Exchanging Wrestlemania Ticket For Political Endorsement

There’s an interesting story making rounds today in the Linda McMahon for Senate campaign. Campaign rival Christopher Shays is making bribing accusations against Linda McMahon as Republican Town Committee chairman John Slater was ringside at Wrestlemania XXVIII in Miami and publicly endorsed McMahon a month later. “I find it interesting that John Slater went to [...]

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Mick Foley Discusses Return To WWE, Wrestlemania 28, Says Lesnar vs. Cena Should Have Been Stopped, More

Mick Foley was interviewed by WOIO in Cleveland yesterday on his comedy tour. In it, he discussed his return to WWE, his comedy tour, Wrestlemania XXVIII, Brock Lesnar and more. You can watch the interview embedded in the video below:

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Steve Austin – HHH vs. The Undertaker Saved Wrestlemania, Feels Bad For Daniel Bryan, Optimistic About Return But Not Sure About CM Punk As An Opponent

- The UK Sun has a new article online featuring quotes from Steve Austin. In it, he says that The Undertaker vs. Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match with Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania XXVIII saved the show early. Below is an excerpt: “‘I don’t watch all the WWE PPV events these days, [...]

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WWE Featured On “The Soup”; Premiere Date For Wrestlemania XXVIII In Ghana

- Wrestling News World reader Glenn Guinand sent word that WWE made the “clip of the week” on E!’s “The Soup.” The clip featured was the backstage segment on Raw Supershow with Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston. – Wrestling News World reader Brandon van Reenen sent in the following: e.tv Ghana’s official website lists the [...]

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WNW Premium Mailbag – Animosity Between Shane McMahon & Triple H, The Rock As WWE Champ, Ryback Gimmick, Cena vs. Lesnar Stip, Hade Vansen, WWE’s Reaction To Wrestlemania 28 Buyrate, Bringing Steve Austin Back To TV, Backstage Problems With John Laurinaitis, Changing Cena, The Best Undertaker Wrestlemania Match, How WWE Is Still Building Future Stars

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Wrestlemania XXVIII Airing For Free In South Africa; MLB Star Reveals Pro Wrestling Dream

- Wrestling News World reader Brandon van Reenen sent in the following: The first free-to-air television broadcast of Wrestlemania XVIII in Southern Africa is scheduled for this Sunday 22 April at 12.35pm SAST on the e.TV channel. Viewers on the remainder of the continent should check local listings for the TV premiere of WrestleMania in [...]

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The Futures Of Undertaker, HHH & HBK, Lesnar’s Big Payday, Wrestlemania Buys & The WWE Network, Lesnar Working, John Cena

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WWE Says Wrestlemania XXVIII Did 1.3 Million Pay-Per-View Buys With Gross Sales In Excess Of $67 Million

- WWE finally put out a buyrate number for Wrestlemania XXVIII, touting the show did 1,300,000 buys. While this is above the initial estimates I heard in the 1,100,000 buy range, it is below rumors that the show did 1,900,000 buys. Below is the official press release: STAMFORD, Conn., April 16, 2012 – WWE (NYSE:WWE) [...]

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The Rock Says Wrestlemania XXVIII Set All Time PPV Buy Record; View A Photo Of Him On His New Movie Set

TMZ has a snippet on The Rock where he is featured on the set of his new bodybuilding film “Pain and Gain” with his body double, You can check it out at this link. (Thanks to WNW reader Logan Walker for sending this in.) – Speaking of The Rock, he Tweeted today that Wrestlemania XXVIII [...]

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Preliminary WrestleMania XXVIII Buyrate Estimated At 1.3 Million Pay-Per-View Buys

The official WWE website announced today that preliminary buyrates and global gross sales for WrestleMania XXVIII were record-breaking. Details are in the following excerpt: Preliminary estimates show that WrestleMania, featuring the historic “Once in a Lifetime” Match between The Rock and John Cena, garnered 1.3 million pay-per-view buys with global gross sales in excess of [...]

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Sheamus Discusses “$500K Fine”; Details On The Wrestlemania XXVIII DVD Set With Release Date

- Sheamus discusses being “fined $500,000″ after “attacking” a referee in a video on dot com at this link. (Thanks to WNW reader Adam for sending the link.) – The Wrestlemania XXVIII DVD set is now available for pre-order here on Amazon.com. The set will be released on both regular and Blu-ray formats on Tuesday, [...]

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Details On An Incident That Occurred Over Wrestlemania 28 Weekend That Has WWE Officials Once Again Searching For The Source Of An Internal Leak, Vince McMahon’s Safety A Concern?, Insider News On What Happened That Has Made The Leak Once Again A Top Priority

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Daniel Bryan Admits To Being Angry About 18-Second Wrestlemania Match, Says Monday’s Raw Supershow Was “Hectic”

GQ has a very good Q&A online with Daniel Bryan. In it, he discusses his abbreviated Wrestlemania match and called this past Monday’s Raw Supershow a “hectic show.” Below is an excerpt: GQ: Do you have any ideas as to why it’s happening right now? Daniel Bryan: Especially last week in Miami, I feel like [...]

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WWE Puts Up Impressive Social Media Stats With Wrestlemania 28

Vince McMahon set out to make Wrestlemania XXVIII last weekend the “social media event of the year.” Mashable.com has a new article online looking at the show’s social media statiscs. Below is an excerpt from their article: A partnership with YouTube to deliver Wrestlemania content gained a total of more than 3.9 million views for [...]

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Everything Known About The Wrestlemania 28 Buyrate, Brock Lesnar Feuding With Triple H?, Why I Prefer Raw Supershow Over The Old Format, The Rock Given Too Much Credit For Wrestlemania Bout… Or Not Enough?, Vince McMahon’s Decision Making & Why Some Fans Think He Is Out Of Touch

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Update On Wrestlemania XXVIII Buys

In something I’ve been watching very closely, ESPN’s Gus Ramsey followed-up his claim that Wrestlemania XXVIII did 1.9 million buys with the following Tweet: Re: WM28 buy rate. 1- I work at espn, not a reporter. Not the same thing. 2- I heard the number but have no confirmation. — Gus Ramsey (@GusRamsey) April 4, [...]

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More On Mike Tyson/WWE, Attitude Era Star At Smackdown, Post-Wrestlemania 28 Party Snubs Upset

- Not only was WWE very pleased with Mike Tyson’s involvement in Wrestlemania 28 weekend but Tyson hopes to work with the company again the future. Tyson reportedly had a great time and would welcome an opportunity to do something again on WWE TV. – Billy Gunn was backstage at Tuesday’s Smackdown taping from Amway [...]

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WWE Stars React To “End Of An Era” At Wrestlemania, Big Show Calls Undertaker/HHH Best Ever, Top Stars Say Undertaker Is Finished

WWE has a new video over on dot com where superstars react to the “end of an era” bout between The Undertaker and Triple H. Featured in the video discussing the Hell in a Cell match with Shawn Michaels as guest referee are The Miz, John Cena, Cody Rhodes, Big Show, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, [...]

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WNW Premium Mailbag – WWE Superstars Traveling In Tour Buses, Announcing Wrestlemania Main Events One Year In Advance, Ric Flair’s Second Hall Of Fame Induction Hurting Him In TNA?, Daniel Bryan’s World Title Reign & His Future, Brock Lesnar Wrestling Before WM29, The WWE Draft, The Rock On WWE TV

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ESPN Reporter Says Wrestlemania XXVIII Did 1.9 Million Buys

- Gus Ramsey from ESPN posted the following on Twitter: accidentally deleted my earlier tweet. Rock and Brock each sign 1 year deals. WM28 did 1.9M buys. WWE was targeting 1.5M — Gus Ramsey (@GusRamsey) April 3, 2012 If this is true it’s an incredible number for WWE.

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