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Mr. Anderson is scheduled to return to TNA Impact Wrestling at Friday’s live event from The DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. Anderson is booked in a tag team match with Rob Van Dam against Hernandez & Anarquia. As I reported exclusively on WrestlingNewsWorld.com Premium on January 12th, Anderson has been held off television since November [...]
WWE Champion CM Punk was spotted with MLB All-Star pitcher CJ Wilson of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim after Monday’s Raw Supershow in Anaheim. Wilson also practices a “straight edge” lifestyle. You can view a photo of them below: Pictured left to right – CJ Wilson, Toby Morse (from the punk band H20), CM Punk [...]
Wrestling News World reader Fernando sent word that Ted DiBiase noted on his Twitter account that he suffered food poisoning yesterday, however, he was able to work through it. For those wondering DiBiase believes a lobster sandwich was the culprit. [...]
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Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. In it, he discusses numerous topics but also touches on the second WWE Wellness suspension of Evan Bourne. Below is an excerpt: Thoughts on Evan Bourne’s 2nd Wellness Suspension from WWE?” Obviously unfortunate for the talent. Two strikes are never good but I [...]
Last week’s Smackdown did a 2.18 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 3,130,000 viewers on SyFy. [...]
- Shad Gaspard is advertised to make an appearance on BET’s “The Game” tonight at 10 PM EST. - Blackjack Mulligan, Dusty Rhodes and Triple H are the candidates to induct the Four Horsemen into the WWE Hall of Fame according to former manager and fellow inductee J.J. Dillon. The Four Horsemen will be inducted [...]
Evan Bourne wrote the following on Twitter: Sorry y’all.Sometimes we become our own worst enemy. — airbourne(@findevan) January 17, 2012 WWE announced earlier this morning that Bourne had been suspended effective immediately for 60 days for his second violation of their company Wellness Policy. [...]
Former WWE and current ESPN personality Todd Grisham wrote the following on Twitter: Shocked about Evan Bourne. Once could be chalked up to a bad decision…twice and there’s a real problem. Hope he gets well. Great guy. — Todd Grisham (@GrishamESPN) January 17, 2012 WWE announced earlier this morning that Bourne had been suspended effective [...]
- TNA Impact Wrestling has removed the profiles of the following workers on their official Roster page: Jackie Moore Jesse Neal Toxxin - Ring Ka King will premiere on the Colors Network in Indian on Saturday, January 28th and Sunday, January 29th. Two new episodes will air each week over a 13-week run. TNA will [...]
- Zack Ryder wrote the following on Twitter after dropping the WWE United States Championship on last night’s Raw Supershow: I will make no excuses for tonight…I will be United States champion again! — Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) January 17, 2012 - WWE has postponed Sunday’s Smackdown live event from the Reed Arena in College Station, [...]
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Actor Liam Neeson was asked during the press junket for “The Grey” about a rumor that he’s in talks to play Vince McMahon in the upcoming Chris Benoit biopic entitled “Crossface.” Neeson commented: “No, I never heard of [the movie].” He went on to say he has no interest in the role because he knows [...]
- The late Yokozuna is expected to be announced as a 2012 WWE Hall of Fame inductee. Mil Mascaras has already been announced in Mexico but yet to be confirmed on WWE TV broadcasts in the United States. - There are going to be reports about Christian possibly returning to the ring at Royal Rumble. [...]
Evan Bourne’s backstage heat just got hotter. WWE just released the following statement: STAMFORD, Conn., January 17, 2012 – In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE (NYSE:WWE) has suspended Matthew Korklan (Evan Bourne®) for 60 days effective Tuesday, January 17 for his second violation of the company’s policy. Bourne was suspended on November 1, [...]
Do you see Jack Swagger ever getting back to the main event? I’m happy to see they’re pushing him again after a run when he was jobbing to people like Santino Marella. I was told that Jack Swagger was humbled after his reign as World Heavyweight Champion due to problems with his behavior backstage/ego. The [...]
- All three WWE live events this weekend will be Supershows. The company will run in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Fargo, North Dakota and Las Cruces, New Mexico. - The Raw Supershow rating will be delayed because of yesterday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. The Smackdown rating from last week should be available today. - [...]
John Cena beat Kane via disqualification when Kane used a chair in a dark match main event after last night’s WWE Raw Supershow went off the air. Kane followed up with a chokeslam. He went for a tombstone piledriver but Cena countered and hit the Attitude Adjustment to end the show. Thanks to Wrestling News [...]
WWE will tape the Smackdown portion of this week’s WWE Superstars, this week’s WWE NXT, and this week’s Smackdown tonight from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show is being advertised as “Sin City”-themed, due to its location, and the main event will be Daniel Bryan vs. Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship. Click here for local event information. [...]
Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from last night’s Raw Supershow courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade: CM Punk Confronts John Laurinaitis CM Punk, Daniel Bryan & Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry & David Otunga Zack Ryder vs. Jack Swagger [...]
-The (possibly final) edition of The Tommy Dreamer TV is embedded below: -Tyler Reks has deleted all episodes of his animated “MidCard Mafia” video series, starring Curt Hawkins and himself, from his YouTube channel. [...]
RAW this week starts with a Martin Luther King Jr. tribute. Music and pyro. In Ring Segment Justin announces Foley to the ring. His hair is trimmed to his shorter mullet haircut. He’s there to spend a day at Disney Land and gives a cheap pop. A few months ago when he returned and was [...]
Dennis Haskins (formerly known as Mr. Belding on “Saved by the Bell”) was backstage at catering at tonight’s Raw Supershow from Anaheim, California. Pictures surfaced on Twitter of Haskins with referees Charles Robinson, Chad Patton and John Cone. Haskins is currently seated at ringside behind the announcers. The following is from the official Twitter of [...]
Kane vs. John Cena was announced for Royal Rumble on tonight’s edition of WWE Raw Supershow. Royal Rumble 2012 will take place Sunday, January 29, 2012 from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]
- Perez Hilton wrote the following on Twitter prior to acting as the guest ring announcer for Kelly Kelly & Alicia Fox vs. The Bella Twins: I am so nervous!!!! Heavy breathing!!! Up next!!! @wwe #Raw — Perez Hilton (@PerezHilton) January 17, 2012 He wrote the following after the appearance: Wow. That was fast and [...]
Jack Swagger beat Zack Ryder to win the WWE United States Championship on tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow from Anaheim, California. [...]
- Hulk Hogan was recently in California doing promotional work for a line of heath products known as ViSalus Sciences. (Thanks to WNW reader Junior for sending this in.) - In addition to the March 2nd TNA house show in Kansas City, Kansas, the company has added the following dates: Friday, March 3, 2012 from [...]
As noted earlier via press release, WWE has signed Kris Kristofferson’s son, Jody Kristofferson, to a developmental contract with the company. Jody reportedly impressed Triple H in a tryout and once Hunter learned who his father was, his signing was imminent. The news was not made public until his All Pro Wrestling was over. Thanks [...]
- Arda Ocal sent in the following: Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) and Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas) of #AftermathRadio on thescore.com and iTunes chat with WWE Hall Of Famer “Mean” Gene Okerlund. Highlights: Was it always the case to get the information out of the WWE Superstars as a interviewer for the professional wrestling, was that always what [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below is an excerpt: Raw in Anaheim tonight which means an early start live in California, 6 pm west coast time, which I always enjoyed. An early start means an early off air time which allowed for easier travel or something as simple [...]
- Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis wrote the following today on Twitter: Backstage seeing some old friends at Monday Night Raw!! — MariaKanellis (@MariaLKanellis) January 17, 2012 - The following press release hit the wire today: COUNTRY LEGENDS SON SIGNS WWE DEVELOPMENTAL DEAL Hayward, CA – At last night’s All Pro Wrestling TV Tapings, “Big [...]
- Dixie Carter wrote the following on Twitter: Happy to announce the Lockdown PPV will be held in NASHVILLE at Municipal on Sunday, 4/15! I’ll announce a pre-sale code for you guys 1st! — Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) January 16, 2012 [...]
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Evan Bourne just posted the following via his Twitter account: @TrueAirBoom vs Epico and Primo for the Tag Team Championships tonight on RAW! Buhbam! #airboom [...]
- TNA has released the following new video preview for this week’s edition of Impact Wrestling: - The following is from the official Twitter account of Sting: “Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated” MT @aryanrisner1811: @Sting what’s up sting, I heard you will soon be retiring. — Sting (@Sting) January 16, 2012 - [...]
- Shawn Michaels will be in Las Vegas this week for a gun show. He noted on his Twitter account that he’ll most likely visit with the Smackdown crew at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday. - Dennis Haskins (formerly known as Mr. Belding on “Saved by the Bell”) will be in attendance at [...]
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- The official theme song of Wrestlemania XXVIII is “Invincible” by Machine Gun Kelly. For more on the song and the band, click here. - Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes and The Iron Sheik are all confirmed for WWE Legend’s House, a WWE Network exclusive. - Speaking of the WWE Network, the launch has been pushed [...]
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