Universal Championship Wrestling posted the following update on Buff Bagwell: Buff Bagwell improving slowly! Now off the breathing tube. Surgery is coming for Face, Jaw and Neck — UCW (@ucwtv) April 27, 2012 UCW doing benefit show,4 Buff! Wife Judy will get proceeds. Looking for wrestlersto help their friend &the event in any capacity — [...]
April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
Other News
Paul Bearer has a new blog entry online regarding his came on this week’s Raw Supershow. Below is an excerpt: I certainly enjoyed being part of a live WWE RAW television event this week, after a long period. If you have been following the show you know that the week before my “son” Kane attacked [...]
April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Nikki Bella will defend the WWE Divas Championship against Beth Phoenix at WWE Extreme Rules on Sunday. Below is the updated pay-per-view lineup: Extreme Rules Match - Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena Chicago Street Fight for the WWE Championship - CM Punk © vs. Chris Jericho 2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the World Heavyweight Championship - [...]
April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Jim Varsallone of The Miami Herald has a new article online featuring quotes from TNA President Dixie Carter. Below is an excerpt: Spike TV and TNA Entertainment recently agreed on a multi-year extension on their strategic partnership, maintaining Spike TV as the exclusive U.S. television home of the emerging property. The previous deal with Spike [...]
April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
Ring Ka King, TNA News
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April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
Premium Mailbags
WWE just sent out the following: STAMFORD, Conn. – In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Oscar Gutierrez (Rey Mysterio) for 60 days effective Thursday, April 26 for his second violation of the company’s policy. Rey Mysterio’s first violation of the WWE Wellness Policy was announced on Thursday, August 27, 2009 but [...]
April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
- TMZ has a new article online where Hulk Hogan is threatening legal action over recent black-and-white photos from his unauthorized sex tape surfacing on TheDirt.com. For those interested, click here for more. (Thanks to WNW reader Logan Walker for sending in the link.) - The estimated buyrate for this month’s TNA Lockdown pay-per-view is [...]
April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
TNA News
- Mister Saint Laurent reporting: The first MLW World Champion “The Franchise” Shane Douglas joined Mister Saint Laurent on MLW Radio presented by www.AdamEve.com, the official podcast of Major League Wrestling. Douglas spoke about deciding to hold his own ECW reunion event after seeing how former ECW stars were treated by TNA during their ECW [...]
April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
TNA News
- Sin Cara will be doing promotional work for WWE in Mexico City this weekend. Cara will be doing media appearances to promote the Smackdown tour from May 24-May 28th. Cara is currently out with an injury and isn’t expected back until next month at the earliest. - WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico are scheduled [...]
April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
TMZ is reporting that Buff Bagwell’s wife dialed 911 on Monday – right around the time of his near-fatal car accident. Bagwell’s wife informed the dispatcher that her husband had said he was about to have a seizure. TMZ, who obtained the 911 call, posted the following quote from Bagwell’s wife to the 911 dispatcher: [...]
April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
Other News
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 WNW, click here. [...]
April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
Ask WNW
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April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
TNA Spoilers
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April 26, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE Spoilers
The official website of the Nutter Center (the venue of next week’s Raw Supershow) is advertising Brock Lesnar for next week’s show. WWE has not confirmed him on the official list of advertised talent as of this writing. [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that Buff Bagwell briefly opened his eyes today and moved his hands and feet. The full extent of his injuries is still not known. He could undergo surgery by the end of the week Investigators believe Bagwell made a sharp left turn, causing his Jeep to spin across the raised [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
Other News
This week’s episode of WWE NXT is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Shawn Michaels is now endorsing a new line of eye-black products. You can get HBK-inspired eye-black that says “Mr. Hall of Fame,” “MRA Hunting” and of course “ShowStopper.” Click here to order yours now. [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Wrestling News World reader Steven Muehlhausen sent in the following: My name is Steven Muehlhausen and I host a Pro Wrestling Show in Chicago called The Fight Club Chicago and I recently conducted an interview with Independent Wrestler Steven Walters as he has had a tryout match with WWE and has appeared as an extra [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
- Arda Ocal sent in the following: Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of The Score Television Network spoke with former WWE superstar and AWA champion Rick Martel. Highlights: How much is professional wrestling apart of his life today ? : “I had a 25 year career. Ive put in my time. I like to do these independents [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
Other News
Episode #13 of “WWE Inbox” is embedded in the video below: [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Universal Championship Wrestling posted the following update on Buff Bagwell: Buff Bagwell Update: Doctors hope swelling in Marc’s Face and neck subside in next 48 hours to be able to operate — UCW (@ucwtv) April 25, 2012 Marc is heavily medicated, on a breathing & feeding tube, has crushed nose, broken Cheek bone and jaw [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
Other News
- Shawn Daivari and Ken Anderson joined celebrities Morgan Spurlock and Will Arnett on the red carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21st for the documentary “Mansome.” - Embedded in the video below is a preview of tomorrow night’s Impact Wrestling: [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
TNA News
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April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
Backstage News
TMZ is reporting that Buff Bagwell called his wife from his Jeep around 1:30 PM on Monday and “advised her he was getting ready to have a seizure.” Bagwell lost control of his vehicle a short time later and was seriously injured in a car accident. [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
Other News
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 WNW, click here. [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
Ask WNW
Buff Bagwell remained in intensive care Tuesday night after being seriously injured in a car accident in Cherokee County, Georgia on Monday. Bagwell’s Jeep flipped several times, leaving him with broken bones in his neck, face and a broken jaw. Bagwell is currently hospitalized at WellStar Kennestone Hospital. Click here for coverage by The Atlanta [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
Other News
- Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker sent in the following Tweet which is a storyline update on the condition of Paul Bearer: Medical officials have confirmed that Paul Bearer is being treated for hypothermia after Kane locked him in the freezer on #Raw last night. — The WWE Insider (@WWEInsider) April 25, 2012 - [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
- There will be a presale on Friday for the WWE Raw live event from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. The password is SLAM and tickets are available at this link. Tickets do not go on sale to the general public until October 13, 2012. (Thanks to WNW [...]
April 25, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
The Miami Herald has a new article up with quotes from Smackdown and FCW Superstar Antonio Cesaro. In the interview, he discusses his time in FCW, his lengthy tenure on the independent wrestling scene, working dark matches, and more. In the following excerpt, Cesaro speaks on how FCW was beneficial for him: “It definitely helped [...]
April 25, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
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April 24, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE Spoilers
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April 24, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE Spoilers
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April 24, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE Spoilers
Scott Norton wrote the following on Twitter in regards to Buff Bagwell: Update on Marcus. He’s going to be ok but keep him in your prayers for fast recovery — Scott Norton (@scottnorton) April 24, 2012 As we broke exclusively here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com this afternoon, Bagwell was in a serious car accident that left him [...]
April 24, 2012
Richard Gray
Other News
Last night’s three-hour edition of WWE Raw Supershow did a 3.0 cable rating off hours of 2.48, 3.22 and 3.44 with an average viewing audience of 4,388,000 viewers on the USA Network. In the normal two-hour timeslot, the show did a 3.3 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 4,752,000 viewers. Raw Ratings Archive [...]
April 24, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
It turns out Beth Phoenix was working on Raw Supershow last night and did not suffer a legitimate ankle injury. WWE officials were very pleased with how well Beth sold the injury with many people believing she suffered a legitimate injury. The update posted over on dot com and recapped here was all part of [...]
April 24, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
- WWE has signed Austin Draven to a developmental contract. He will be reporting to Florida Championship Wrestling. - The latest episode of “Superstar Toyz” features Rey Mysterio and is embedded in the video below: [...]
April 24, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Details remain limited at this point but I was told earlier this afternoon that Buff Bagwell was involved in a serious car accident. While I do not know his condition, he’s believed to be in the Intensive Care Unit. [...]
April 24, 2012
Richard Gray
Other News
- Arda Ocal sent in the following: Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of The Score Television Network spoke with WWE Hall Of Famer “Mean” Gene Okerlund. Highlights: Being undefeated in his “pro wrestling” career: I’m 5-0 and I am very proud of it. As a matter of fact I asked Vince McMahon, the chairman and CEO of [...]
April 24, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
The latest episode of Backstage Fallout from this week’s Raw SuperShow, featuring Edge, CM Punk, Beth Phoenix, Eve, & Matt Striker, is embedded in the video below: [...]
April 24, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
- The WWE live event from the Civic Center in Amarillo, Texas has been moved from July 20th to July 6th. - Mick Foley is being advertised as the special guest referee for Randy Orton vs. Kane in a no disqualification match on at the May 27th Smackdown live event in Lake Charles, Louisiana. - [...]
April 24, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News