SpotlightWelcome to Wrestling News World! We are the Internet's premier destination for WWE and TNA Wrestling news. Make sure you install our free App called Dirt Sheet for iPhone, Android and iPad.
Jack Swagger, whose real name is Jake Hager, is set for trial in Gulport, Mississippi on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 on the misdemeanor charge of Driving Under the Influence. Swagger was arrested after the February 19th WWE Smackdown taping from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi when he was stopped by police for speeding. The officer determined Swagger was [...]
The following article is only available to WrestlingNewsWorld.com Premium Members. Sign-up here to view this article and unlock all our exclusive features. By signing up not only will you unlock all exclusive features but the website is also 100% advertisement free! [...]
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. [...]
Bruno Sammartino Gives WWE His Blessing Bruno Sammartino posted a backstage photo with CM Punk and Jim Ross putting over WWE’s drug free and anti-bullying message. Dirt Sheet users can view it by clicking the “view original post” link at the bottom: @cmpunk @wwe @wweuniverse @stephmcmahon @tripleh If you preach a drug free message and [...]
What You Won’t See on Smackdown After the cameras stopped filming at this week’s Smackdown taping, WWE Champion John Cena and Team Hell No beat The Shield via disqualification in a dark match main event. The match was thrown out when Roman Reigns hit Cena with a chair. After the match, the babyfaces hit their [...]
The Rock noted on his Instagram account he will begin rehab for his abdominal/adductor injury suffered at Wrestlemania 29. As previously noted, Rock tore his tendons completely off his pelvis midway through his WWE title match against John Cena. Rock had some fun with Instagram/Twitter followers by posting his “Hmm.. I think I just tore [...]
Fandango is Trending Fandango’s theme music “ChaChaLaLa” is surging in popularity and upon last check was #25 on the UK iTunes singles chart. (Thanks to WNW reader Dan Williams for his help.) If you want to dance to the theme or practice humming for an upcoming WWE live event, you can watch his entrance video [...]
WWE’s official live events schedule ceases to list shows under the Raw and Smackdown brands starting with the May 31st show in Glens Falls, New York. Rather than differentiating live events as a “Raw” or “Smackdown” show, they are simply listed as “WWE Live.” This is something WWE has explored since January and will eliminate [...]
Scott Hall remains hospitalized at WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia after having hip surgery under the care of Dr. Stephen Kim on Tuesday. Hall is recovering ahead of schedule and has already walked with the assistance of a walker. There is a chance he will be released from the hospital on Wednesday evening. [...]
Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was at this week’s WWE Smackdown taping from Boston, MA. Jones was hosted by WWE creative team member and former Baltimore Sun writer Kevin Eck. Below is a photo of Jones and Chris Jericho: Great meeting u too dude! Good luck this yr @simplyaj10: Awesome meeting u tonight @iamjericho [...]
New Irish WWE Diva The Irish Sun is reporting that WWE has signed Rebecca Quin to a two-year developmental contract. Quinn is known on the independent scene as Rebecca Knox. Her photo is above. If you’re reading from Dirt Sheet, check the original post. (Thanks to WNW reader Dave L for sending us the link.) Jimmy [...]
The following article contains spoiler information. Due to the fact the material in this post will spoil upcoming programming, we have removed the excerpt so you must click the link to view the story contents. [...]
Several readers sent in questions for Ask WNW regarding the white substance that was on Triple H during his entrance at Wrestlemania 29. As it turns out there was some type of malfunction where Hunter was hit with dry ice. He ended up suffering second degree burns. Triple H Tweeted the following update: For those [...]
My friend and Wrestling News World iPhone App developer “Awesome” Alan Taylor attended many of the shows over Wrestlemania 29 weekend and was nice enough to send in a complete recap. Please check out his new fantasy wrestling App called Main Event 2. EVOLVE – The show started late which had many of the crowd [...]
WWE taped material for future editions of WWE Saturday Morning Slam Tuesday night from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Below are full results: WWE Saturday Morning Slam (Airing on Vortexx): * The Great Khali, Hornswoggle & Natalya b. Primo, Epico & Rosa Mendes * The Usos b. Team Rhodes Scholars [...]
The following article contains spoiler information. Due to the fact the material in this post will spoil upcoming programming, we have removed the excerpt so you must click the link to view the story contents. [...]
Following up on Velvet Sky’s reported knee injury, she underwent an MRI that revealed no structural damage. She posted the following on Twitter: Dr.’s diagnosis: my kneecap popped out & popped back in. Significant swelling & fluid in the joint. MRI shows no tears or serious damage. — Velvet Sky (@VelVelHoller) April 9, 2013 Thanks [...]
This week’s episode of WWE Raw, the show following Wrestlemania 29, di an average viewership of 4,610,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the breakdown by hour: Hour one – 4,490,000 viewers Hour two – 4,780,000 viewers Hour three- 4,560,000 viewers The show ended up doing a 3.45 cable rating. WWE Raw Ratings Archive [...]
John Cena wouldn’t mind going toe-to-toe with R&B singer Ray J over his latest track called “I Hit It First.” The song, which many listeners believe references the singer’s former girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, rubs Cena the wrong way: The WWE Champion told CNN, “If he’s ridiculous enough to make a song as stupid as that, he certainly [...]
Big Show in Boston Big Show has been doing media all day on Tuesday in Boston to prompte this week’s Smackdown taping. You can listen to an interview he did with Toucher & Rich at this link. (Thanks to WNW reader Steven Shackleton for sending us the link.) WWE Stars Meet Phil Jackson Speaking of [...]
WWE Shareholders Meeting WWE’s annual shareholders meeting at Titan Towers in Stamford, Connecticut is scheduled for Friday, April 26, 2013. All shareholders are invited as there will be a vote on the election of the company’s Board of Directors. Shareholders will also be able to ask questions to executive officers. Sheamus Reacts to Raw Crowd [...]
OVW Congratulates Alumni The following was posted on Ohio Valley Wrestling’s official Facebook page: Not only do we need to congratulate the Louisville Cardinals but also a huge congratulations to both Wade Barrett and Dolph Ziggler for their respective title victories last night! We are proud to call both these men OVW Alumni, it just [...]
John Cena worked Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday and this week’s WWE Raw with a broken thumb. He also had food poisoning on Wednesday. Cena talked more about his condition going into WWE’s pay-per-view of the year here at HollywoodLife.com. [...]
It was communication breakdown that caused the panic at WWE Raw in New Jersey regarding the whereabouts of The Rock. The former WWE Champion informed company officials he was going home to Miami, Florida to see Dr. Lee Kaplan at the U. The situation was blown out of proportion when writers and producers were surprised [...]
TNA has announced this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling will open with Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez challenging Austin Aries & Bobby Roode for the TNA Tag Team Championship. The stipulation is if Chavo and Hernandez lose, they will never be allowed to tag in TNA again. This week’s Impact will broadcast from the American Bank [...]
Scott Hall is out of surgery and is in recovery. His hip was in bad shape but the early word is the procedure was a success. [...]
The following article is only available to WrestlingNewsWorld.com Premium Members. Sign-up here to view this article and unlock all our exclusive features. By signing up not only will you unlock all exclusive features but the website is also 100% advertisement free! [...]
Backstage Fallout Raw This week’s episode of “Backstage Fallout” Raw is now online at this link or you can also watch embedded in the video below: What You Didn’t See on WWE Raw If you missed our off-air notes of what you didn’t see on this week’s WWE Raw, new WWE Champion John Cena had [...]
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. [...]
Watch the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony Tonight The 75-minute 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will air Tuesday night on the USA Network at 10PM/9CT. Highlights of every induction speech will be shown and includes Mick Foley, Trish Stratus, Booker T, Donald Trump, Bob Backlund and Bruno Sammartino. You can read our recap [...]
Scott Hall is having hip surgery on Tuesday after over $100,000 was raised in a massive fundraising effort. Hall posted the following on Twitter: Leaving for the hospital. Hope I don’t have a flashback from Sundays WM matches and kick out during the surgery…See you on the other side — SCOTT HALL (@SCOTTHALLNWO) April 9, [...]
Brock Lesnar Injured at Wrestlemania Brock Lesnar was reportedly “knocked out cold” after taking a knee from Triple H early on in their “No Holds Barred” match at Wrestlemania 29. Some wondered if he suffered a concussion but he was obviously able to gut it out and finish the match after regaining consciousness. Triple H [...]
Big E Langston accidentally backhanded AJ Lee on his way out for his in-ring debut on WWE Raw against Daniel Bryan on Monday night. AJ laughed it off on Twitter: If I wasn’t forced to wear a padded bra, that E backhand would’ve hurt pretty bad. #WonderBrasSaveLives #MilesBeneathTheSurface — A.J. (@WWEAJLee) April 9, 2013 If you [...]
New World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler was given a round of applause when he got backstage at Monday’s WWE Raw after “cashing in” the Money in the Bank briefcase on Alberto Del Rio. Many in the company feel Ziggler has had some of the best if not the best in-ring work over the past year. [...]
John Cena used Twitter to invite actors Mark Wahlberg and Ben Affleck as well as Boston Red Sox Shane Victorino, Jon Lester and Jacoby Ellsbury to Tuesday night’s Smackdown taping from the TD Garden in Boston, MA. Below is Shane Victorino’s reply to the WWE Champion: @johncena would be honored!!!!! Only thing is you took [...]
WWE will tape this week’s WWE Main Event, matches for WWE Saturday Morning Slam, and this week’s Smackdown tonight from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Triple H is scheduled to appear, as well as John Cena, Chris Jericho, The Shield, Daniel Bryan & Kane. This will also be the first Smackdown of Dolph Ziggler‘s World Heavyweight [...]
What You Didn’t See on WWE Raw After WWE Raw went off the air, John Cena slowly recovered from taking Shellshock. He got up and cut a promo for the live crowd and thanked them for attending. He said his favorite chant was when they chanted “we are awesome” and put over the moment for [...]
Pre-RAW Commercial Cole talks about post WrestleMania. Cena has redeemed himself, so he will be starting RAW! Also, Taker will be there live! Show Starts Announce Segment Cole is on announce with King and JBL. They show stills from WrestleMania as they talk up the show in a huge way. Cena prevailed and became an [...]
While there was a panic to write The Rock off of this week’s WWE Raw on Monday afternoon, the plan all along was to have Ryback attack John Cena on this week’s show. I haven’t heard if there are plans to program them leading into Extreme Rules but that doesn’t seem far off considering the [...]
The Rock flew home to Miami, Florida on Monday and was examined by Dr. Lee Kaplan at the University of Miami. He was diagnosed with torn abdomen and adductor muscles that he tore off his pelvis as well as a hernia. The injury occurred early on in his WWE title match against John Cena as [...]
Abdulrahman »
It's all part of the act :)...
Brad Drysdale »
When Storm and Sabin were talking Storm said you have...
michael »
D-Bry looked stiff against Swagger. Wonder if McMahon or HHH...
jomo12 »
I hope whatever this is for Ryder, it helps. I...
If you enjoy Wrestling News World as your source for wrestling news and rumors, you're in great company! Did you know The Rock, Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, Roddy Piper, Chris Jericho and more all read? Check out the Stars that Read Wrestling News World.
Copyright © 2013 - Gray Internet Technologies, LLC
