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December 12, 2011
Richard Gray
Editorials
TNA Impact Wrestling uploaded the following video from this weekend’s Coastal Chaos Cruise on their official YouTube channel: Richard Reacts: My wife and I were on this same ship back in August. Due to Hurricane Irene we were rerouted from the Bahamas to Key West and had to deal with some pretty bad weather. It [...]
December 12, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
A fan Tweeted Chris Jericho last night that James Storm used his “Code Breaker” finisher in his match against Kurt Angle at TNA Final Resolution. Below is Jericho’s response: Whos James Storm? [...]
December 12, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
Embedded in the video below is last week’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 12, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
- Sheamus was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Friday night. He discussed his Mattel action figure, being on the cover of Muscle & Fitness Magazine and more. You can watch the appearance embedded below: - Wrestling News World reader Daniel Hill sent word that WWE Tribute to the Troops 2011 will air at [...]
December 12, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
Jimmy Uso’s court date for charges of Driving Under the Influence has been postponed until January 2012. Uso was arrested in the early morning hours of September 29, 2011 in Tampa, Florida after a police officer observed Uso traveling the wrong way in his silver Ford Mustang. His BAC was reported at .180, more than [...]
December 12, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
TNA Impact Wrestling has announced their latest 2012 Gut Check dates. Gut Check is a 90 minute workshop headed up by D’Lo Brown where they evaluate pro wrestling talent: Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 – Plymouth, MA Time: 2 p.m. to approx. 4 Memorial Hall 83 Court St. Plymouth, MA 02360 DEADLINE: Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 [...]
December 12, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
WWE will tape the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and tonight’s three-hour Raw Supershow featuring the 2011 WWE Slammy Awards tonight from the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. Voting is open on the official WWE website for the 2011 Slammy Award for “Superstar of the Year.” Choices are as follows: 1. Alberto [...]
December 12, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
If a superstar is injured when they are released from WWE, does it count on their 90-day non-compete clause? Yes, a 90-day non-compete clause is an agreement added to many WWE contracts to prevent a worker from leaving WWE and showing up the next week in TNA (or another mainstream promotion). It doesn’t matter if [...]
December 12, 2011
Richard Gray
Ask WNW
- The Fayetteville Observer has a new article online on a military family attending last night’s WWE Tribute to the Troops show at this link. WWE Tribute to the Troops will air tomorrow night from 8-10 PM EST on the USA Network and Saturday from 9-10 PM EST on NBC. Brooks Oglesby has full taping [...]
December 12, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
Neither Hulk Hogan nor Eric Bischoff were at last night’s TNA Final Resolution pay-per-view from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Bischoff spent his evening on Twitter, hurling insults at Hogan’s ex-wife Linda. This is the first pay-per-view since Hogan and Bischoff joined TNA in January 2010 that neither one was at the show. [...]
December 12, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
Part 3 of the interview conducted by Arda Ocal of the Score Television Network with Mick Foley has been released. Some highlights from this segment: His thoughts on the crowd reactions recently on John Cena today, and his thoughts on the notion by some in the WWE Universe that Cena needs to “turn heel”: “There’s [...]
December 12, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
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December 12, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
WWE Spoilers
After the first video was released last week, episode 2 of MidCard Mafia, starring Tyler Reks and Curt Hawkins, has been released, and audio quality has distinctly improved. The video is embedded below: [...]
December 12, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
Final Resolution opens with a video package detailing some of the main feuds heading into tonight’s show. Ample time is given to promote the Roode/Styles Iron Man Match. After the video package, the pyro hits, and Mike Tenay welcomes us to the PPV and immediately begins hyping some of the bigger matches on tonight’s card. [...]
December 11, 2011
Sean Hopkins
TNA Results
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -My most recent trip to FCW in Florida was good. WWE has several, potential main eventers that are being groomed as we speak. No one candidate sticks out head and shoulders above the rest but there are many athletes that I feel [...]
December 11, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
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December 11, 2011
Richard Gray
Live Blogs
TNA Impact Wrestling uploaded the following interviews with SoCal Val prior to tonight’s Final Resolution pay-per-view: Val Interviews Christopher Daniels before Final Resolution Val interviews Matt Morgan & Crimson before Final Resolution Make sure you subscribe to our official YouTube channel located at YouTube.com/user/wnwnews. [...]
December 11, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
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December 11, 2011
Richard Gray
Premium Mailbags
TNA Impact Wrestling is set to begin taping for their new India project later this week. In addition to management names mentioned here, the following workers are connected with the project: * Chris Masters * Chavo Guerrero * Cheerleader Melissa (formerly Raisha Saeed ) * Cliff Compton (formerly Domino) * Nick Dinsmore (formerly Eugene) * [...]
December 11, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
Jerry Lawler is on the booking sheets to wrestle Michel McGillicutty at the 12/27 WWE Raw holiday house show from Madison Square Garden in New York City. From what I understand this will be a one-shot thing where their past feud is re-visited for the holiday show and not something new. Lawler’s inclusion in the [...]
December 11, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
Below are quick results from last night’s WWE Raw house show from the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina: * WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom b. Michael McGillicutty & David Otunga * Justin Gabriel b. Heath Slater * Alex Riley b. WWE United States Champion Dolph Ziggler via disqualification * Alex Riley [...]
December 11, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE House Shows
Batista appeared on The Chad Dukes Wrestling Show on 106.7 The Fan on Friday night and had some interesting comments regarding John Cena. The end of his WWE run: I think, you know, they did the whole PG direction thing, I think that works for Cena; the little kids love him, cause he’s a great [...]
December 11, 2011
Richard Gray
Other News
James Storm has been medically cleared to compete against Kurt Angle at tonight’s TNA Final Resolution pay-per-view. Storm spoke with The Miami Herald about the concussion he suffered and of course promoted Final Resolution. Below are some quotes from the piece: “TNA is taking a stand on this, which they should,” Storm said. “They’re not [...]
December 11, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
John Cena took to Twitter this weekend to express how thankful he is for his fans, including the ones that “hate” him. Cena said it’s been a very difficult month for him personally and during times like these it helps him see how much he loves wrestling. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta [...]
December 11, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
Two workers that trained in Taka Michinoku’s “Kaientai Dojo” in Japan are now working in Florida Championship Wrestling. The workers are Jiro (real name Taishi Takizawa) and Sakamoto (formerly known as KAZMA). Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Fernando for sending this in. [...]
December 11, 2011
Richard Gray
NXT Wrestling
Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Joanie “Chyna” Laurer is listed as a “Los Angeles Porn Star Escort” on an adult website that books porn star escorts. Word began to circulate about Chyna’s latest occupation throughout circles in WWE and TNA this weekend as she had recently expressed interest in returning to either company on a full-time [...]
December 11, 2011
Richard Gray
Other News
Wrestling News World reader Carl Dantes sent in the following: A new e-book based on Shawn Michaels will be available on December 27 through iTunes and Amazon. The 70-page book, titled Diary of a Heartbreak Kid, will be released through WWE and is co-authored by Shawn Michaels and WWE writer Craig Tello. The official synopsis [...]
December 11, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
In an effort to get fans ready for tomorrow night’s Final Resolution pay-per-view, TNA Impact Wrestling has posted the following videos on their official YouTube channel. Be sure and join us here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com tomorrow night at 8 PM EST for exclusive live play-by-play coverage of TNA Final Resolution: Final Resolution: Sunday, December 11 Preview [...]
December 10, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
Dixie Carter posted the following news bits for tomorrow night’s TNA Final Resolution pay-per-view on her social networking accounts: * If Jeff Jarrett loses his match against Jeff Hardy in which Karen Jarrett will be handcuffed to Sting at ringside, either he or Karen will be fired. * The show will open with Rob Van [...]
December 10, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
Embedded in the video below is today’s Wrestling News World YouTube Report. Make sure you subscribe to our all new YouTube channel at YouTube.com/user/wnwnews: [...]
December 10, 2011
Richard Gray
YouTube
Diva-Dirt.com has a new interview online with Karen Jarrett. Below are some teaser excerpts the publication sent us: Growing up a wrestling fan: “My entire life I’ve been a wrestling fan. From the age of 10 years old, I started watching wrestling with my grandfather and have just been a huge fan. I was a [...]
December 10, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
Former WWE Diva Amy “Lita” Dumas was arrested Friday in Columbia County, Georgia. Dumas was cited for speeding and driving with a suspended license. Bond has been set at $2,200. I have obtained a snippet of the arrest report that is listed at 12:40 AM on Friday. It appears she has made bail and is [...]
December 10, 2011
Richard Gray
Other News
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December 10, 2011
Richard Gray
Premium Newsletters
Embedded in the video below is the newest WWE Network commercial that was seen on WWE TV this week: Make sure to check out our official YouTube channel located at YouTube.com/user/wnwnews. [...]
December 10, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
Brian Knobbs says he was just “kidding around” when he made comments about the late Randy Savage at an independent show in California the night the news broke that Savage had died. In an interview with the Bright House Sports Network, Knobbs tried to explain the comments. Click here to watch the interview. The incident [...]
December 10, 2011
Richard Gray
Other News
Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Beth Phoenix, John Cena and Alicia Fox were all visiting with troops in Fort Bragg yesterday. The Fort Bragg Patch has a new article online on stars visiting the Tolson Youth Center to talk to students. You can read the article at this link. [...]
December 10, 2011
Richard Gray
WWE News
John Morrison has posted the following video on his YouTube channel, in which he discusses his future plans in the professional wrestling business. He mentions the possibility of going to TNA, Japan, or back to WWE to wrestle, but reveals that his current plans are to take a break and heal in order to give [...]
December 10, 2011
Brooks Oglesby
Other News
Last night’s Impact Wrestling did a 1.07 cable rating with an average viewership of 1,440,000 viewers on Spike TV. [...]
December 9, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News
Brooke Tessmacher was in a car accident on Sunday afternoon. She is fine and dispelled any speculation that it was due to drinking and driving on her Twitter page. Speaking of Brooke, she is working on her reality show pilot in Dallas this weekend and is booked for the Impact Wrestling television tapings on Monday [...]
December 9, 2011
Richard Gray
TNA News