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Jillian Hall Arrested On Charges Of Domestic Violence

Former WWE Diva Jillian Hall was arrested last month on charges of battery (domestic violence). You can view her mug shot below: Click here for more information. [...]

May 29, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 17

Ring of Honor Results (5/26/12) – ROH’s Worst Nightmare Realized

Ring of Honor Results – (5/26/12) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Check if Ring of Honor TV is in your area with the listings here, and be sure to follow along with the live coverage! Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor: Road Rage Edition! We are greeted by Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness. [...]

May 26, 2012 Adam Wacker ROH 3

Full Details On John Morrison’s Upcoming Performance At The 10th Annual iO West Improv Comedy Festival

- Representatives of John Morrison asked that we post the following about his upcoming performance in the 10th Annual iO West Improv Comedy Festival: ‘Professional Wrestling’s Voice of Choice’ Christian Rosenberg will conduct a live, uncensored interview with former WWE Superstar John Morrison, while the two of them take a look at Hollywood’s best improvisors [...]

May 26, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 0

Full Details On “Redneck Island” Hosted By “Stone Cold” Steve Austin

- CMT issued the following press release on “Redneck Island” featuring “Stone Cold” Steve Austin as host: THE ULTIMATE REDNECK-STYLE COMPETITION SERIES “REDNECK ISLAND,” HOSTED BY WWE SUPERSTAR STEVE AUSTIN, SET TO PREMIERE JUNE 9 ON CMT NASHVILLE – May 24, 2012 – Hosted by WWE superstar Steve Austin, REDNECK ISLAND will take 12 red, white [...]

May 24, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 3

New Video Interviews With Tony Atlas, Johnny Rodz & Mae Young

- Arda Ocal sent in the following interviews he conducted with Tony Atlas, Johnny Rodz and Mae Young: TONY ATLAS Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of The Score Television Network had a chance to speak to WWE Hall Of Famer, “Mr.USA” Tony Atlas in this exclusive interview. Highlights: His thoughts on Hulk Hogan using the trademark “cup [...]

May 23, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 0

Steve Austin’s New Reality Show Finished Filming; Premiere Set For Next Month On CMT

Filming has wrapped in Mexico for “Redneck Island” featuring Steve Austin as host. The show is scheduled to premiere on CMT on Saturday, June 9th at 10 PM EDT. Stone Cold wrote the following on Twitter: And thats a wrap from Redneck Island,folks. Catch the season premiere on June 9, 10/9 pm Central only on [...]

May 22, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 1

Chyna Passes Out Again; Hospitalized This Time, Third Episode In As Many Days

Chyna passed out again today at the Exxxotica Expo in Miami, Florida and this time she was taken to the hospital. According to TMZ, she passed out in the lobby at the convention. Not only did Chyna have a scare yesterday when she was found passed out at the same event, TMZ reports she was [...]

May 19, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 11

Ring of Honor Results (5/19/12) – The Prodigy Dies Hard

Ring of Honor Results – (5/19/12) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Check if Ring of Honor TV is in your area with the listings here, and be sure to follow along with the live coverage! Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor! The show starts off with Eddie Edwards’ and Mike Bennett’s previous match. [...]

May 19, 2012 Adam Wacker ROH 1

Chyna Says She Passed Out But Wasn’t Rushed To The Hospital

Chyna told E! News she did pass out at yesterday’s Exxxotica Expo in Miami, Florida but was not rushed to the hospital as reported by RadarOnline.com. The former WWF Intercontinental Champion says she was taken to her hotel room after the incident. “I wasn’t taken to the hospital, but to my hotel room where I [...]

May 19, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 5

Report: Chyna Rushed To Hospital After Being Found Unconscious At Porn Expo

RadarOnline.com is reporting that Chyna has been rushed to the hospital after she was found unconscious backstage at an adult film expo. The former WWF Intercontinental Champion was scheduled to appear at the 2012 Exxxotica Expo at the Miami Beach Convention Center today but was found passed out backstage at around 4 PM EDT. She [...]

May 18, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 12

ROH Wrestling Planning To Sue Gabe Sapolsky Over Comments Made On Facebook Regarding iPPV Debacle

I’m told ROH Wrestling served Gabe Sapolsky with a cease and desist letter over comments he made on Facebook, burying the company for the technical difficulties with their “Border Wars” iPPV last weekend. Sapolsky reportedly signed a deal when he departed ROH in October 2008 that he wouldn’t disparage the company. While I do not [...]

May 16, 2012 Richard Gray ROH 7

Tommaso Ciampa Says He Has Diverticulitis; Down 12 Pounds

- Ring of Honor’s Tommaso Ciampa wrote the following on Twitter: Apparently even beasts can be slowed down. Had the flu and a stomach virus last week. Found out today I have diverticulitis. Down 12 pounds. — Tommaso Ciampa (@projectciampa) May 16, 2012 [...]

May 16, 2012 Richard Gray ROH 1

Jim Duggan Shoots On Mickey Rourke, Promotes New Autobiography

- Arda Ocal reporting: Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of theScore Television Network caught up with WWE Hall of Famer “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan. Highlights: The other book titles discussed for his new autobiographical release “Hacksaw” and the tone of the book “(The book) is actually a more positive look at pro wrestling, a lot of guys are [...]

May 15, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 8

Steve Austin Working As Chael Sonnen’s Strength & Conditioning Coach

UFC’s Chael Sonnen admitted that Steve Austin is working with him as his strength and conditioning coach and has been for his last three fights. Sonnen said he travels to Austin’s ranch in Texas and goes through 30 days of “hell.” You can watch Chael talking about it in the video embedded below: [...]

May 14, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 1

Ring Of Honor Issues An Apology To People That Purchased “Border Wars” Offering Refunds Or Next iPPV Free

ROH Wrestling sent out the following email to people that ordered their “Border Wars” iPPV last night. As we noted last night, there were widespread problems with people being unable to view the show after paying for it: Dear Ring of Honor Fans, We can’t apologize enough for the issues with the PPV again last [...]

May 13, 2012 Richard Gray ROH 3

Live Report From Ring Of Honor “Border Wars” With Full Results

Wrestling News World reader A-Rob attended last night’s Ring of Honor “Border Wars” iPPV in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and sent in the following live report: Before the show they had a pre-show meet and greet with Fit Finlay, Michael Elgin, Lance Storm, Jay Lethal and Jay Briscoe (both brothers were advertised to do the signing [...]

May 13, 2012 Richard Gray ROH 2

New ROH Champion; Given The Current State Of Ring Of Honor, Should We Discontinue Our Coverage? (Vote Here)

Kevin Steen beat Davey Richards at last night’s Ring of Honor “Border Wars” iPPV to win the ROH Championship. Due to widespread technical difficulties, the show was unavailable to the masses and we were unable to provide readers with live coverage and/or show results. This leads into the more important portion of the article as [...]

May 13, 2012 Richard Gray ROH 16

Ring of Honor Results (5/5/12) – The Rhino’s Bloodshed

Ring of Honor Results – (5/5/12) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Check if Ring of Honor TV is in your area with the listings here, and be sure to follow along with the live coverage! Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor! The show starts with a highlight of Kevin Steen and Kyle O’Reilly’s [...]

May 12, 2012 Adam Wacker ROH 0

Ring Of Honor’s “Border Wars” iPPV Not Available After Purchasing

There are major problems with Ring of Honor’s “Border Wars” iPPV as ROHWrestling.com is currently offline. Sean Hopkins, who was scheduled to cover the show for WrestlingNewsWorld.com, was never able to access the feed after purchasing. ROH posted the following on their official Facebook page: Dear ROH fans, We deeply apologize again for issues with [...]

May 12, 2012 Richard Gray ROH 4

Bret Hart Appearing With Lanny Poffo, Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake In Niagara Falls; Goldberg Attends Junior Seau Memorial Service

- Wrestling News World reader Daniel Robertson sent this in… WWE Hall Of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart , “Leaping” Lanny Poffo, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, and Brutus “The Barber” Beecake will be at The Niagara Falls Comic Con on Saturday June 9 2012, at the ScotiaBank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada, For [...]

May 12, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 3

ROH Posts Classic CM Punk vs. Bryan Danielson Match On YouTube; Watch It Here

After fans experienced technical difficulties while watching the first CM Punk vs. Bryan Danielson match in Ring of Honor, the official ROH YouTube channel has posted the match in its entirety, as well as a Kevin Steen promo and a bonus match, The Briscoes & Papa Briscoe vs. The House of Truth and Truth Martini. [...]

May 10, 2012 Brooks Oglesby ROH 1

Ring Of Honor Apologizes For Problems With Free CM Punk vs. Bryan Danielson Match, Plans To Offer The Match On YouTube

Ring of Honor Wrestling posted the following message on their official Facebook account after fans experienced problems viewing the free CM Punk vs. Bryan Danielson match on their website yesterday: ROH Fans – We apologize for the difficulties in watching the Free Punk Vs Bryan Video as we did not anticipate the exorbitant amount of [...]

May 10, 2012 Brooks Oglesby ROH 5

Ring Of Honor Website Showing Classic CM Punk vs. Bryan Danielson Match Free Of Charge Tonight

Ring of Honor announced the following on their official website today: Today right here at ROHWrestling.com we offering, absolutely free to everybody, a showing of the CM Punk/Bryan Danielson bout from “Reborn: Stage 1” that took place on April 23, 2004 as well as clash between The Briscoe Family & The House of Truth taped in Baltimore [...]

May 9, 2012 Brooks Oglesby ROH 7

Rima Fakih Sentenced On DUI Charges; Says She Doesn’t Have A Drinking Problem

Former Miss USA and WWE Tough Enough contestant Rima Fakih was sentenced to six months probation, 20 hours community service and more than $600 in fines and court costs today after pleading “no contest” to DUI charges in Michigan. The Detroit Free Press covered the sentencing and quoted Fakih from her appearance in court. Below [...]

May 9, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 7

Bobby Lashley Loses MMA Fight Over The Weekend

Bobby Lashley lost his fight against James Thompson at Super Fight League 3 over the weekend. Lashley, who was heavily favored to win the fight, has now dropped two of his last four fights. It’s worth noting that Lashley has expressed interest in returning to WWE recently, however, the company has not been as interested. [...]

May 7, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 1

Ring of Honor Results (5/5/12) – The Unwakeable Nightmare

Ring of Honor Results – (5/5/12) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Check if Ring of Honor TV is in your area with the listings here, and be sure to follow along with the live coverage! Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor! We start of the show with a highlight of last week’s Proving [...]

May 5, 2012 Adam Wacker ROH 2

Buff Bagwell Undergoes Surgery On Jaw; Now Walking

Buff Bagwell underwent surgery yesterday on his jaw and is now walking. Universal Championship Wrestling posted the following update on Bagwell on Twitter that you can read below: Buff Bagwell released after surgery. Buff is recovering after having surgery on his jaw , which is wired — UCW (@ucwtv) May 4, 2012 Buff also spoke [...]

May 4, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 0

Domestic Violence Charges Against Scott Hall Dropped

TMZ is reporting that domestic violence charges against Scott Hall have been dropped. The publication features the following quote from Hall’s lawyer: “Any charges that were filed against Scott were dismissed and/or rejected by the prosecutor due to insufficient evidence.” Hall was arrested last month after a drunken blowout with girlfriend Lisa Howell. You can [...]

May 4, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 1

Ring Of Honor Announces Their Future On iPPV; Why They Were Left Without A Provider After Wrestlemania Weekend Shows

Ring of Honor announced today their iPPVs will now air on their official website beginning with “Border Wars” a week from this Saturday. ROH will be offering the shows for a pre-order price of $14.95 with ROH ringside members getting a 15% discount.  Click here  for ordering information. While we have significantly scaled back our [...]

May 3, 2012 Richard Gray ROH 9

Bill Goldberg Says He Played In Charity Golf Tournament With Junior Seau Yesterday

Bill Goldberg wrote on Twitter that he played in a charity golf tournament yesterday with former NFL linebacker Junior Seau who was found dead today. The following is from Goldberg’s official Twitter: Sad day….Played in a Charity Golf tournament yesterday with Junior and now he’s gone. RIP my friend. Please say a prayer for him. [...]

May 2, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 6

Davey Richards In A Car Accident

Davey Richards was involved in a car accident that was significant enough to prevent him from traveling to Japan to compete at a scheduled date with New Japan Pro Wrestling. Puroresu Spirit posted the following on Facebook: [NJPW News] It has been announced that Davey Richards will be unable to compete at tomorrows (5/3) Wrestling [...]

May 2, 2012 Richard Gray ROH 4

Jim Neidhart Update

Jim Neidhartis scheduled to be released from jail and sent to an in-house substance abuse program in Tampa, Florida. The only thing delaying the process after an April 12th court hearing is availability as they are waiting for a bed in the facility to become available. [...]

May 2, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 1

Konnan Responds To Kurt Angle’s Twitter Rant Regarding Vince McMahon Sending Him Flowers

- Mister Saint Laurent reporting: AAA matchmaker Konnan has launched his new weekly podcast, MLW’s Konnan Show presented by Masked Republic’s LuchaShop.com. A variety of topics were discussed this week and Konnan even had some surprise callers, including AAA star Teddy Hart. Konnan had previously appeared on MLW Radio and told a story about how [...]

May 1, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 11

ROH Newswire For May 1st

ROH Wrestling sent out the following: - We want to thank all of the great fans who attended our live events over the weekend in Chicago Ridge, IL and Dayton, Ohio. Both events were highly praised by those in attendance and everyone will want to see these DVD’s when they are released! To view the [...]

May 1, 2012 Brooks Oglesby ROH 0

Candice Michelle Announces Her Pregnancy

Former WWE Women’s Champion Candice Michelle announced on her official website that she is pregnant with her second child, a daughter. Below is an excerpt from her latest blog entry: There’s only one thing I can think of that would be better than having the amazing daughter I have been blessed with already. And that’s [...]

May 1, 2012 Brooks Oglesby Other News 10

Axl Rotten Injured In Car Accident

Extreme Reunion has announced that Axl Rotten was injured in a car accident. Below is their official statement: “Axl Rotten fell asleep at the wheel driving home to Baltimore, MD and broke 8 ribs and sternum. He is currently in the hospital in PA. We hope the best for Axl and his recovery.” [...]

May 1, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 4

Edge’s First Post-WWE Appearance With Resistance Pro Canceled

- Resistance Pro sent out the following today: UPDATE: RESISTANCE Pro received an email from Edge just now regarding his upcoming appearance on May 11th at A SMALL DEADLY SPACE. Due to a change in his filming schedule on SyFy’s hit show “Haven”, he will NOT be able to be in attendance on May 11th [...]

April 30, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 1

Buff Bagwell Has Surgery; Out Of ICU

Buff Bagwell underwent successful surgery on Saturday and has been downgraded from ICU to a regular unit. He continues to recover from the near-fatal car accident that happened last Monday. [...]

April 30, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 0

Sabu Released From The Hospital

Sabu was released today from a local Philadelphia area hospital. The ECW original was admitted yesterday after he was found unresponsive in his hotel room and transported via ambulance. Tommy Dreamer posted the following on Twitter today regarding Sabu’s health: Sabu condition has been upgraded.Prayers & positivty work thanks for all ur concerns & it [...]

April 29, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 2

Justin Credible Also Pulled From “Extreme Reunion” Show, Photo Of An Unconscious Sabu, Why We Do Not Cover Independent Shows

Last night’s “Extreme Reunion” show from the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can probably be summed up by the following picture Tweeted by Justin Credible: twitter.com/PJPOLACO/statu… — Justin Credible (@PJPOLACO) April 28, 2012   In addition to Sabu (pictured above) being pulled from the show due to what was reported as an “allergic reaction” [...]

April 29, 2012 Richard Gray Other News 4