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Watch Tommy Dreamer TV Featuring “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan Here

This week’s edition of Tommy Dreamer TV features “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]

November 28, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Sean O’Haire Arrested & Charged With Simple Battery

Former WWE wrestler Sean O’Haire (real name Sean Haire) was arrested on Wednesday in Savannah, Georgia and charged with a misdemeanor charge of simple battery. Bond was set at $1,850. You can view his arrest record with mug shot at this link (search & find his name). [...]

November 25, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 9

DGUSA & EVOLVE Announce Union Between Two Promotions

The Black Friday Specials are in full effect for DGUSA and EVOLVE right now in the www.DGUSA.tv Store or by calling 267-519-9744. All in stock DGUSA DVDs are 50% off and only $10 including several 2011 titles. All Dragon Gate Infinity DVDs are 50% off and only $25. All EVOLVE DVDs are 33% off and just $10 including the [...]

November 25, 2011 Richard Gray Dragon Gate USA, EVOLVE Wrestling 0

Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Starts A Wrestling Promotion

Wrestling News World writer Rick Craig sent in the following: Billy Corgan, leader of the band, The Smashing Pumpkins, has decided to become more than just a fan of pro wrestling. Along with a pair of wrestling promoters, Corgan has launched Resistance Pro, which is based out of Chicago. The fledgling promotion will makes its [...]

November 24, 2011 Brooks Oglesby Other News 6

Andre Davis Found Guilty

Andre Davis, known as Andre Heart on the independent circuit, was convicted on Wednesday on 14 felonious assault counts for having sex with women without telling them he was HIV positive. FOX Sports has the link to the AP article at this link. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader David Snay for sending us the [...]

November 24, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 1

Bison Smith Dead At 38

Mark “Bison” Smith, an independent wrestler who worked for Ring of Honor and Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan has died. The apparent cause of death is a heart attack. He was 38. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Fernando for his help with this information. [...]

November 23, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 4

Dragon Gate USA News & Notes

Dragon Gate USA, EVOLVE and WWNLive.com have started things early. There are several Black Friday Sales now in effect. Here’s the latest: -EVOLVE DVDs & shirts are now available in the www.DGUSA.tv Store. This means they can now be purchased with DGUSA merchandise so you can save shipping. -Dragon Gate USA is teasing a huge [...]

November 23, 2011 Richard Gray Dragon Gate USA 1

Maryse Launching A Clothing Line Next Year

Maryse plans on launching a clothing line next summer. The line, called House of Maryse, will feature jewelery, bikinis, lingerie, sunglasses, handbags and more. The idea behind the line is to distribute merchandise at retailers as well as online. You can view the official website for the project at http://www.houseofmaryse.com/. Maryse left WWE last month [...]

November 23, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 5

Watch The Latest Edition Of The Tommy Dreamer TV Here

The latest edition of The Tommy Dreamer TV is embedded in the video below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aibVk7bKSBI [...]

November 22, 2011 Brooks Oglesby Other News 0

Rehab Facility Refuses To Take Scott Hall; Update On The Troubled Wrestler

I reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com that Scott Hall had re-entered WWE-sponsored rehabilitation once again, even getting ride via limousine. As it turns out, the facility Scott wanted to go to refused to take him. I’m told it’s believed that Scott is in a hospital right now in the Tampa, Florida area while WWE waits for [...]

November 21, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

EVOLVE Wrestling News Update

EVOLVE released this statement today at the revamped www.EVOLVEwrestling.com about its future: “EVOLVE officials recently had extensive meetings about the future of EVOLVE. Several decisions were made that will improve EVOLVE. We will announce these decisions on Black Friday at EVOLVEwrestling.com. We will say now that the decisions regard EVOLVE’s rules & regulations, talent roster, [...]

November 21, 2011 Richard Gray EVOLVE Wrestling 0

Shawn Michaels Chatting With Fans Online Tonight

Shawn Michaels made note of the following on Twitter: Tomorrow night Sunday November 20, 2011, Shawn Michaels and co-host Keith Mark of “Shawn Michaels MacMillan River Adventures” will be having there first LIVE TV CHAT/Q&A interactive discussion w/ their fans. Shawn & Keith will be on the air on www.mrahunting.com tomorrow night Sunday November 20 [...]

November 20, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Former WWE Diva At Last Night’s ROH Show

Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis was at last night’s Ring of Honor show in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. [...]

November 20, 2011 Richard Gray ROH 0

ROH House Show Results (11/19/11) – Chicago Ridge, Illinois

Here are the results for last night’s Ring of Honor show. Credit goes to Hawkeye at Loonybinforum.com: Glory By Honor X Results PreShow: Andy “Right Leg” Ridge def. “Rock n Roll” Mike Sydal – “match is boring, and no one cares”. Ridge with the win -Kevin Steen entered the Feildhouse through the front door and [...]

November 20, 2011 Richard Gray ROH 0

Matt Hardy Immediately Arrested After Returning Home

Matt Hardy was arrested and booked as soon as he got off an airplane in Moore County, North Carolina last night after returning home from a rehabilitation facility. He was arrested for violated a court order. Hardy was kicked out of rehab for failing a breathalyzer test. [...]

November 19, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Report: Matt Hardy Kicked Out Of Rehab Following A Failed Breathalyzer Test

Celebrity-gossip website TMZ is reporting that Matt Hardy has been kicked out of rehab for failing a breathalyzer test. Apparently the test was conducted on the spot as result of out of control behavior sometime Friday. Back in September The Moore County district attorney ordered that Hardy enter rehab or face time in jail with [...]

November 19, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

ROH House Show Results (11/18/11) – Dayton, Ohio

Here are the results from last night’s Ring of Honor “Survival of the Fittest 2011″ show. These results are courtesy of Mr Bobo at loonybinforum.com. ROH SoTF ’11 Results 1. SOTF Qualifier #1: Jay & Mark Briscoe def. The Bravados; Post-match Briscoes went crazy on each other headbutting one another. 2. SOTF Qualifier #2: Kyle [...]

November 19, 2011 Richard Gray ROH 0

Nigel McGuinness Working Retirement Tour; Details On Every Show Remaining

Nigel McGuinness is working a retirement tour that kicked off last Friday with 2CW in Watertown, New York. McGuinness worked against ROH Champion Eddie Edwards and received a standing ovation after the match. On Saturday, he worked for HWA against Chad Collyer. After already working two dates this week in Ohio, below are the remaining [...]

November 18, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 1

Dragon Gate USA News & Notes

Here’s the latest updates from Dragon Gate USA following a successful tripleshot last weekend. -Dragon Gate USA will have a huge announcement about the promotion’s future on Black Friday at DGUSA.tv. This will change the face of DGUSA. -DGUSA’s next event will be January 27th in Los Angeles as part of the WrestleReunion convention. Announced [...]

November 18, 2011 Richard Gray Dragon Gate USA 0

Vote For Shawn Michaels & His New TV Show

Wrestling News World reader Carl Dantes sent in the following: Shawn Michaels and his TV show the “Shawn Michaels’ MacMillan River Adventures” are both nominees for the “Fan Favorite” award categories in the Outdoor Channel’s 12th Annual Golden Moose Awards’ Fan Favorite Voting; FAN FAVORITE Host/Personality, FAN FAVORITE Hunting Series, FAN FAVORITE Best Overall, & [...]

November 17, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

More Mainstream Attention For Stacy Keibler

Stacy Keibler‘s relationship with George Clooney continues to keep her in the spotlight. -Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta sent in the following article from Yahoo in which Clooney quips that Keibler could beat him up. Click here to read the article. -TMZ posted a video of Keibler meeting Clooney’s parents. Click here to view [...]

November 17, 2011 Brooks Oglesby Other News 0

Maria Returning To The Ring

Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis is returning to the ring on February 25, 2012 with Family Wrestling Entertainment. For more information go to http://www.fwewrestling.com/. Speaking of Maria, RF Video released the following trailer for an upcoming DVD called “Sharing My Knowledge with Maria Kanellis”: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta for sending this [...]

November 17, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

ROH Newswire For November 15th

ROH Wrestling sent out the following: - Anticipation is high for Ring of Honor’s return to Dayton, OH and Chicago Ridge, IL THIS Friday and Saturday! Everyone is talking about “Survival of the Fittest 2011″ and The Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, OH will see an event for the ages. This year’s field contains 14 [...]

November 16, 2011 Brooks Oglesby ROH 0

Bobby Lashley Back In The Ring Next Month

Bobby Lashley is scheduled to get back in the ring. The former WWE and TNA wrestler is booked for the 12/17 Family Wrestling Entertainment show in a match against TNA’s Rob Terry. TNA’s Eric Young and Winter as well as Ring of Honor’s Charlie Haas and former WWE Diva Jackie Gayda-Haas are also on the [...]

November 16, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Andre Davis On Trial For Felonious Assault

Andre Davis (known on the independent circuit as Andre Heart) is currently on trial for 15 counts of felonious assault for being accused of having sex with 12 women and not telling them he is HIV positive. Below is a video report by Fox 19: Click here for their coverage. Thanks to Wrestling News World [...]

November 15, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Remembering “Macho Man” Randy Savage

“Macho Man” Randy Savage would have been 59-years-old today. To celebrate his birthday, Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta sent in the following videos, looking back at the career of Savage: [...]

November 15, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Kamala Updates Fans After Having Leg Amputated

The son of Kamala posted a video on his Facebook page of his father giving an update on his status from the hospital. Kamala ended up having his leg amputated due to complications with diabetes. You can watch the video here. [...]

November 14, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Todd Grisham Now Hosting ESPN’s “MMA Live”

Todd Grisham is now hosting ESPN’s “MMA Live.” You can check out his new gig at this link. Grisham followed his real-life best friend Jonathan Coachman from WWE to ESPN. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta for sending us the link. [...]

November 13, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Bobby Lashley Wins Latest MMA Fight

Bobby Lashley won his fight on Friday against Karn Knothe at Shark Fights 21. Lashley is the promotion’s heavyweight champion. For more information, go to SharkFights.com. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta for his help with this story. [...]

November 13, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

New Match Added To Tonight’s Dragon Gate USA iPPV

Dragon Gate USA has had an incredible weekend with rave reviews about Friday’s Boston and last night’s Philly events. It all comes to a head TONIGHT at “Freedom Fight 2011″ in New York City for the final DGUSA event of 2011. “Freedom Fight 2011″ tonight will be available on worldwide live iPPV at www.WWNLive.com starting [...]

November 13, 2011 Richard Gray Dragon Gate USA 0

Scott Hall Back In WWE Sponsored Rehab; Limousine Picks Him Up Today

Scott Hall entered WWE sponsored rehabilitation once again earlier today, I can now confirm. Hall, who WWE has spent more on than any other past or current performer for rehab, was highlighted in an ESPN documentary last month. There was one thing unusual about Hall’s latest stint as I’m told a limousine picked Scott up [...]

November 12, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Killer Karl Kox Dead At 80

Killer Karl Kox (real name Herb Gerwig) has died. Kox suffered a heart attack and a stroke nearly three weeks prior that he could not recover from. He was 80-years-old. SLAM! Wrestling has a nice piece on Kox at this link. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta for sending us the link. [...]

November 11, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Bobby Lashley’s Opponent For Friday’s Fight Changed

Bobby Lashley’s upcoming opponent for Friday’s Shark Fights 21 has changed. Lashley’s original opponent, Mark Martinez, was pulled due to expired blood work. Lashley will instead fight Karl Knothe. The show will air via tape delay on Fuel TV on December 23, 2011. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Dave L for his help with [...]

November 10, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Dragon Gate USA Returns This Weekend

Dragon Gate USA returns to action this weekend in Boston, Philadelphia and New York City. These will be the last DGUSA events in the Northeast until after the winter so don’t miss out!!! Here are some coupons and complete lineups: THIS IS A TICKET COUPON: Get $5 off any Golden Circle, ringside or stage ticket [...]

November 10, 2011 Richard Gray Dragon Gate USA 0

Henry O. Godwinn In Serious Car Accident

Mark Canterbury, also known as Henry O. Godwinn from his days in WWE, was involved in a serious automobile accident earlier today, I can now confirm. From what I was told, Canterbury was in an accident in West Virginia that has left him “fighting for his life.” Significant injuries include both lungs punctured, a broken [...]

November 9, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Where Are They Now? – Haku

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) and Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas) of #AftermathRadio on thescore.com spoke with former WWE Superstar Tonga Fifita, best known as Haku (WWE) and Meng (WCW): Highlights: Working these days at a Toyota dealership and how he got connected with them. Why he decided to retire from professional wrestling Being “King” of the WWE in [...]

November 9, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Where Are They Now? – Tatanka

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of theScore Television Network spoke with former WWE Superstar “The Native American” Tatanka while he was in Toronto to promote his upcoming appearances for CWI Wrestling (www.cwiwrestling.com). Highlights: Whether or not there was ever any other consideration for a character for Chris Chavis before Tatanka was chosen. Looking back on the two-year [...]

November 8, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Where Are They Now? – Ultimate Warrior

Wrestling News World reader Jordan sent in the following: Ultimate Warrior is starting some sort of project with heavy metal bands on Sumerian Records. Here is a teaser trailer. As you can see, Warrior is still in rare form: Tweet from @SumerianRecords – Yes, this is REAL.. and yes there have already been two episode [...]

November 8, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 0

Watch The Latest Edition Of The Tommy Dreamer TV Here

The latest edition of The Tommy Dreamer TV is embedded in the video below: [...]

November 8, 2011 Brooks Oglesby Other News 0

CHIKARA Giving Opportunity For Free Tickets For Life

Indy promotion CHIKARA Pro is giving one fan a chance to attend every show by the promotion for life by entering an online contest. The details for the contest are as follows: Winner will receive a complimentary pair of tickets to every live CHIKARA event of their choosing. Winner will have to notify CHIKARA at [...]

November 8, 2011 Brooks Oglesby Other News 0