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Jim Ross Weighs In On Brock Lesnar Retiring From UFC/WWE Return Speculation

- The following is from the official Twitter account of Jim Ross: Brock Lesnar to WWE rumors rampant. Always said IF Brock returns it would be 4 a 1 off appearance. BigIF. Now’s NOT the time. — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) December 31, 2011 [...]

December 31, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 24

Chris Jericho Says Brock Lesnar Is The 1/2/12 Mystery Man; Calls Fight A Joke

- Chris Jericho posted the following on his official Twitter account: So obvious the 1/2-02 mystery man is Brock Lesnar. That fight was a joke#ufcisfixed@speewee#memphis — Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) December 31, 2011 On my way to Calgary to go boarding w @speewee in Louise! (Apparently Memphis is in the Rocky Mountains now)#internetfools — Chris Jericho [...]

December 31, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 41

Watch This Week’s Smackdown Here; What Did You Think Of The Final WWE Show Of 2011?

Embedded in the video below is last night's edition of Smackdown courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade: [...]

December 31, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 2

How David Otunga Saved Jennifer Hudson’s Life

MSN’s WonderWall has an excerpt from an interview Jennifer Hudson did with NBC’s Lester Holt for “Dateline.” In it, Hudson reveals she would have been killed with her mother, brother and nephew if it wasn’t for a phone call from David Otunga. Below is the quote: “I remember it like yesterday,” she said. “And I [...]

December 31, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Dana White Discusses The Retirement Of Brock Lesnar

Embedded in the video below is the post-fight press conference from UFC 141 where UFC president Dana White discusses the retirement of Brock Lesnar. In his comments, White clarifies when a fighter retires they retire from their contract. He was asked if Lesnar’s contract would make it possible for him to wrestle again upon which [...]

December 31, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 6

Watch The Latest Z! True Long Island Story With Zack Ryder Here

Embedded in the video below is episode #46 of Z! True Long Island Story with Zack Ryder: [...]

December 31, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Brock Lesnar Loses To Alistair Overeem, Retires From UFC

Brock Lesnar has retired from UFC. After being beaten at 2:26 of the first round against Alistair Overeem at last night’s UFC 141 in Las Vegas, Lesnar said it would be his last fight in the octagon. “I’ve had a really difficult couple of years with my disease, and I’m going to officially say tonight [...]

December 31, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 29

TNA Impact Wrestling House Show Results (12/30/11) – Poughkeepsie, New York

Below are quick results from last night’s TNA Impact Wrestling house show from the Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York: * Vik Dalishus b. Hale Collins in a tryout match. More details are available at this link. * TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries b. Jesse Sorensen & Kid Kash * Crimson b. [...]

December 31, 2011 Richard Gray TNA House Shows 0

WWE Raw House Show Results (12/30/11) – Hartford, Connecticut

Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Raw house show from the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut: * R-Truth b. David Otunga * WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix b. Eve to retain * Jerry Lawler b. Jack Swagger * Alex Riley, Mason Ryan & Leo Kruger b. Curt Hawkins, JTG & Tyler Reks * [...]

December 31, 2011 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 0

WWE Smackdown House Show Results (12/30/11) – East Rutherford, New Jersey

Wrestling News World reader Kevin Eperjesi attended last night’s Smackdown house show from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey and sent in the following live report: Match 1: Justin Gabriel def Hunico. Match 2: Wade Barrett came out and announced that Orton will be out of action for 6 months. However, Sheamus was [...]

December 31, 2011 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 2

Impact Wrestling Rating

Last night’s Impact Wrestling did a 1.15 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,510,000 viewers on Spike TV. [...]

December 30, 2011 Richard Gray TNA News 8

WWE Smackdown Results (12/30): Falls Count Anywhere

World Wrestling Entertainment presents Smackdown Date: 12/30/2011 From: Indianapolis, Indiana Smackdown starts off with a video promoting the feud between Randy Orton and Wade Barrett. Tonight, they will square off in a falls count anywhere match. Josh Matthews and Michael Cole welcome us to the last Smackdown of 2011. Booker T’s music hits and out [...]

December 30, 2011 Richard Gray WWE Results 4

WWE Bragging Rights Returning In 2012; Kharma Updates Fans With A Video

- WWE plans to bring back their Bragging Rights pay-per-view next year. The show, which took place in October 2009 and 2010, was scrapped in 2011. It is scheduled to take the place of WWE Capitol Punishment next year on Sunday, June 17, 2012. - Kharma had her publicist put out the following video on [...]

December 30, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 11

WNW Premium Mailbag – Does Christian Get Along With Vince McMahon?; What About Jim Ross?, Goldust Feuding With Cody Rhodes, Why I Believe The Cryptic Videos On Raw Supershow Are 50/50 Between Two Top Names, Undertaker vs. Kane, Declining Raw Supershow Viewership

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December 30, 2011 Richard Gray Premium Mailbags 4

Details On Tonight’s TNA Impact Wrestling House Show In Poughkeepsie, New York

TNA Impact Wrestling will hold a house show tonight from the Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. Below is the advertised lineup: * Bobby Roodes vs. Jeff Hardy for the TNA Championship * James Storm vs. Kurt Angle * AJ Styles vs. Bully Ray * Austin Aries vs. Kid Kash vs. Jesse Sorensen [...]

December 30, 2011 Richard Gray TNA News 0

Weekend WWE Schedule – Two House Shows, Next Week’s TV Tapings

WWE will conclude their week of house shows tonight. Below is this weekend’s house show schedule: Holiday House Show Schedule: * Raw tonight from the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut (more info) * Smackdown tonight from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey (more info) Next week’s TVs: * Raw Supershow from the FedExForum [...]

December 30, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Hulk Hogan’s Relationship With Vince McMahon, Lashley Returning To WWE?, WWE Network Overseas, Mick Foley’s Current Role

What is Hulk Hogan’s relationship with Vince McMahon like? Is there a chance Hogan could ever end up back in WWE? Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon have a very unique relationship to say the least. Both have huge egos, however, the success they’ve endured can be traced back to one another. I personally believe there [...]

December 30, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 10

TNA Impact Wrestling House Show Results (12/29/11) – Albany, New York

Below are quick results from last night’s TNA Impact Wrestling house show from the Times Union Center in Albany, New York: * TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries b. Jesse Sorensen to retain * Crimson b. Matt Morgan * TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Gail Kim b. Mickie James to retain * AJ Styles b. Bully [...]

December 30, 2011 Richard Gray TNA House Shows 0

Updated TNA Genesis Lineup; Watch The Latest TNA Spin Cycle Here

- Following the airing of last night’s edition of Impact Wrestling, below is the updated TNA Genesis lineup: TNA Championship Match - Bobby Roode © vs. Jeff Hardy Singles Match - Kurt Angle vs. James Storm TNA Women’s Knockout Championship Match - Gail Kim © vs. Mickie James Four Corners Match for the TNA X [...]

December 30, 2011 Richard Gray TNA News 1

WWE Smackdown House Show Results (12/29/11) – Buffalo, New York

Below are quick results from last night’s Smackdown house show from the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York: * Justin Gabriel b. Hunico * Sheamus b. Wade Barrett in a street fight * Cody Rhodes took out Booker T when Booker was entering for a scheduled WWE Intercontinental Championship match * Jinder Mahal b. [...]

December 30, 2011 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 5

WWE Raw House Show Results (12/29/11) – Washington, D.C.

Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Raw house show from the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.: * The Miz opened the show with a promo followed by R-Truth interrupting. * Dolph Ziggler won a 10-man battle royal to earn a WWE United States Championship shot later in the night. * WWE Divas Champion [...]

December 30, 2011 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 3

Watch This Week’s WWE Superstars Here

Embedded in the video below is this week’s edition of WWE Superstars courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

December 30, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Watch Several Video Highlights From This Week’s Impact Wrestling Here

Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from tonight’s edition of Impact Wrestling courtesy of the official TNA YouTube channel. Rob Van Dam vs. Kurt Angle Gail Kim vs. Mickie James Gunner Takes Out Douglas Williams Samoa Joe & Magnus vs. Eric Young & ODB Bobby Roode’s Best Friend Calls Bobby Out Madison Rayne Gets Demoted Abyss & Scott [...]

December 30, 2011 Brooks Oglesby TNA News 0

Watch The Impact Wrestling Post Show Here

Embedded in the video below is the Impact Wrestling Post Show courtesy of the official TNA YouTube channel: [...]

December 30, 2011 Brooks Oglesby TNA News 0

Full Smackdown Taping Results For Tonight

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. [...]

December 30, 2011 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 1

Impact Wrestling Results (12/29/11) – These Knockouts Aren’t Like The Divas

Impact Wrestling Results – 12/29/2011 From Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida Report by: Alex Barie of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Impact Wrestling kicks off with a video package of the story of the Jarrett firing. It shows Sting firing both Jeff and Karen. It then goes onto show Madison Rayne as she becomes the new VP of the [...]

December 29, 2011 Alex Barie TNA Results 8

Major Changes Coming To The WWE Title Picture? – Backstage Opinion On The New Championship Lineup & Why Top WWE Officials & Other Top WWE Stars Aren’t Celebrating Daniel Bryan & Zack Ryder As Title Holders, McMahon’s Attempt To Evaluate Fan Interest, Why John Cena’s Character Isn’t Touched & A Break Down Of Recent Viewership Numbers

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December 29, 2011 Richard Gray Backstage News 13

Bobby Lashley On WWE – “I’m Completely Open To Going Back”

SLAM! Wrestling has a new article featuring quotes from Bobby Lashley. In it, Lashley talks about WWE and while he criticizes them for letting John Morrison walk, he has many positive things to say. Lashley also didn’t rule out a return to his former employer, almost as going as far as suggesting he’s interested: Below [...]

December 29, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 13

Randy Orton Injury Update – Expected Out A Few Weeks Due To A Herniated Disc

WWE has provided an injury update on Randy Orton on their official website. According to their report, Orton is expected to be out a few weeks and will be unable to make scheduled house shows. “Randy suffered a herniated disc on the L4-L5 level on the left side, and that’s resulting in pain and weakness [...]

December 29, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 29

CM Punk Writing A Comic?; Developmental Stars Being Evaluated At WWE Shows This Week

- It looks like CM Punk may soon write his own comic book in collaboration with Jill Thompson. ComicBookResources.com has the details on how the talk got started and how Punk himself expressed interest. You can read their piece at this link. - Seth Rollins is on the road with the Smackdown crew this week. [...]

December 29, 2011 Richard Gray NXT Wrestling, WWE News 5

Brock Lesnar Drops A Money Quote On Whether Or Not Pro Wrestling Is Real

In preparation for his fight tomorrow night at UFC 141 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Brock Lesnar gave us a money quote when talking about his WWE past. “If you lived in a cave for the last 50 years, you probably think it’s [pro wrestling] real… but it’s not… I go as Brock Lesnar, the UFC [...]

December 29, 2011 Richard Gray Other News 19

Randy Orton Injury A Cover-Up?, Michael Cole’s Announce Work, Raw’s Viewership, Titles Defended At House Shows

Is Randy Orton legitimately injured or did he fail another WWE Wellness Test? Randy Orton is suffering from a legitimate back injury. I’m still unclear if it’s something that happened on Tuesday night or if he realized it was going to be something that he could no longer work through so the stuff done Tuesday [...]

December 29, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 43

WWE Raw Supershow Rating

Monday’s edition of WWE Raw Supershow did a 2.9 cable rating off hours of 2.88 and 2.98 with an average viewing audience of 4,462,000 viewers. [...]

December 29, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 8

WWE Raw House Show Results (12/28/11) – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Raw house show from the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: * The show opened with a promo with The Miz followed by an R-Truth run-in. * Dolph Ziggler won a battle royal to earn a shot at the WWE United States Championship. * WWE Divas Champion [...]

December 29, 2011 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 8

Randy Orton Injury Update, Raw Supershow In Detroit, Upcoming House Show

- Wade Barrett claimed at last night’s Smackdown house show that he had injured Randy Orton so bad he would be out for six months.  Barrett’s comments were kayfabe as there is still no timetable for how long Orton will be out as of this writing. Refunds were offered because Orton was unable to work [...]

December 29, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 13

Watch This Week’s WWE NXT Here

Embedded in the video below is this week’s edition of WWE NXT courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

December 29, 2011 Richard Gray WWE News 0

WWE Smackdown House Show Results (12/28/11) – Detroit, Michigan

Below are quick results from last night’s Smackdown house show from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan: * Ted DiBiase b. Jinder Mahal * Refunds were offered because Randy Orton was not able to appear as advertised. As previously reported, Orton was replaced on the card by Sheamus to face Wade Barrett in a [...]

December 29, 2011 Richard Gray WWE House Shows 6

Full Impact Wrestling Taping Results For Tonight

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. [...]

December 29, 2011 Brooks Oglesby TNA Spoilers 1

Full WWE Superstars Taping Results For Today

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. [...]

December 29, 2011 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 1

Kurt Angle Discusses Return Attempt To The Olympics

TimesUnion.com has a new article online promoting tonight’s TNA Impact Wrestling house show from the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. The piece features quotes from Kurt Angle. Below is an excerpt: “TNA has given me their blessing” to pursue the Olympic dream, he says. “I’m more of a part-time (pro) wrestler now.” “I [...]

December 29, 2011 Richard Gray TNA News 3