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JBL & Cole Go “Back to School” JBL and Michael Cole go “back to school” in the latest episode of The JBL & Cole show now online at this link. You can also watch in the video embedded below: WWE Sponsorship Deal Safe WWE’s sponsorship deal with the National Guard is safe following a vote [...]
Below are quick results from Friday night’s WWE live event in Terre Haute, Indiana: * Brodus Clay & Tensai b. The Rhodes Scholars * WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn b. AJ Lee * The Miz b. Antonio Cesaro in a no disqualification match * Daniel Bryan, Kane & R-TruthThe Shield via disqualification when Roman Reigns hit [...]
Below are quick results from Friday’s TNA “Basebrawl” live event from the Appalachian Power Park in Charleston, West Virginia: * TNA X Division Champion Chris Sabin b. Garett Bischoff * TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James b. Velvet Sky * AJ Styles b. Mr. Anderson * TNA Tag Team Champions Gunner & James Storm b. Austin [...]
The cause of death in the untimely and tragic passing of Reid Flair has been revealed as an accidental drug overdose, according to the official autopsy report. Heroin as well as traces of the muscle relaxant clonazepam and Xanax were found in his system. TMZ has the story online at this link. Reid Flair, the [...]
WWE Smackdown Results – (6/14/13) Results by: Adam Wacker of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Welcome to this week’s Smackdown! The show begins with a teaser of what is to come tonight. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston will face Alberto Del Rio and Chris Jericho. Also, The Shield will face the team of Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan and [...]
This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling did an average viewing audience of 1,203,000 viewers on Spike TV. The show ended up with a 1.03 cable rating. TNA Ratings Archive [...]
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TNA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Kurt Angle will be honored at the 2013 TNA Hall of Fame Ceremony the day before Bound for Glory from the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley on Saturday, October 19, 2013. Bound for Glory Series Participants We ran this after this week’s Impact Wrestling was taped but now that [...]
Steve Austin Puts Over Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles Steve Austin Tweeted the following about Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles for this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling: Helluva match between @RealKurtAngle and AJ Styles. Like the way they took their time. Little caddywampus on the finish, though. — Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) June 14, 2013 Steve Austin [...]
While Hulk Hogan Tweeted earlier this week that he was training for one “last time around the block,” he wrote on Thursday evening his body is too beat up for one more match. The following is from Hogan’s Twitter: @mrpowerhoward yo Brandon my body is too beat up my brother HH — Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) [...]
Triple H & Vince McMahon Added to Raw Triple H and Vince McMahon are both being advertised to appear on the July 8th episode of WWE Monday Night Raw from the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD. We noted earlier they were added to upcoming shows this month. Bo Dallas on Title Win Bo Dallas [...]
CM Punk in Vegan Cookbook CM Punk penned the forward for a new book titled “Bake And Destroy – Good Food for Bad Vegans” by Natalie Slater. You can check out details of the vegan cookbook at this link. Trish Stratus Pregnancy Update WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus wrote the following on Twitter: I officially [...]
Al Green, whose real name was Alfred Dobalo, has died at age 57. Details surrounding his death are known but he had been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and passed away on Friday. Kevin Nash posted his condolences on Twitter: R.I.P Al Green thanks for saying yes in Hammon Indiana to be my partner. [...]
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TNA Wrestling has two “Basebrawl” live events this weekend, one of which that will feature Sting. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Friday from Appalachian Power Park in Charleston, WV (more info) Saturday from Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington, KY (more info) If you attend either show, please submit a live report. TNA will tape another [...]
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. [...]
WWE has a couple of live events prior to Sunday’s WWE Payback pay-per-view. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Live Events: Friday from the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN (more info) Saturday from the US Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, IL (more info) WWE NXT Saturday from the Orlando Armory in Orlando, FL (more info) If [...]
Embedded in the videos below are several Inside Impact clips that were posted on TNA Wrestling’s YouTube channel. Inside IMPACT: Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) Inside IMPACT: Crimson reacts backstage to his loss against Joseph Park Inside IMPACT: Rampage Jackson on the war vs. The Aces and Eights Inside IMPACT: Who Is Sting’s new [...]
The Rock Appreciates Randy Orton On the heels of Randy Orton saying that he would love to take the route The Rock did, the former WWE Champion Tweeted him the following: @RandyOrton Appreciate you coming over to kiss & hug my mom at the live event. Made her night. Keep kickin ass brother and see [...]
TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James did a Q&A with The Charleston Gazette to promote Friday’s “Basebrawl” TNA live event in Charleston, West Virginia. Below is an excerpt: Q: How is your music career? A:”We just had CMA Fest last week and went to the CMA Awards and to the Spike TV Guy’s Choice Awards. I [...]
WWE has an interesting article over on dot com looking at Hulk Hogan’s jump from the World Wrestling Federation to World Championship Wrestling. Ric Flair, Jimmy Hart and Kevin Sullivan were quoted in the piece. “I think Eric [Bischoff] and [WCW] were looking for a change,” Hart said. “The story I got was that Ted [...]
It doesn’t look like Chris Jericho will be appearing at SummerSlam, Night of Champions or Over the Limit as he’s booked to be touring with Fozzy on those dates. Below is a look at the dates: Sunday, August 18, 2013 SummerSlam from Los Angeles, CA Fozzy from Reading, United Kingdom Sunday, September 15, 2013 WWE [...]
Vince McMahon Comments on CM Punk’s Return Vince McMahon wrote the following on Twitter on Thursday about CM Punk’s return at WWE Payback: Expecting a big welcome for @CMPunk in Chicago on Sunday. I’m first in line. #Payback — Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) June 13, 2013 New Fozzy Tour Dates We noted earlier this week that [...]
Jeff Jarrett joined Jeremy Borash, James Storm, Eric Young and Mickie James at the annual Nashville country music (CMA) fanfest last week. You can watch video footage of the appearance at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]
There has been a lot of questions regarding Destination X since Hulk Hogan brought it up at Slammiversary. We weren’t sure if TNA Wrestling was going to add a PPV this year or if they were going to make it a television special. I weighed the options when I tried to pinpoint Destination X. Dixie [...]
Impact Wrestling Results – 6/13/2013 From Atlanta, Georgia Report by: Alex Barie of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Impact Wrestling starts out with a video of Rampage Jackson’s first appearance in the company. That was last week. Kurt Angle met up with him face to face. What will happen when these two lock-up? It moves to the Bound for [...]
Dixie Carter told Digital Spy last month she “absolutely” would do a crossover show with WWE (See also - Dixie Carter Says She “Absolutely” Would Do Crossover Show With WWE). The publication interviewed Paul Heyman about the comments ahead of Sunday’s WWE Payback pay-per-view. Below is an excerpt: “…it would make no sense for WWE [...]
More from The Undertaker The piece we quoted from Wednesday night on The Undertaker is available for free in its entirety at this link. In it, Undertaker explains why he continues to wrestle at Wrestlemania. WWE Superstars Honor Their Dads In the latest episode of WWE Inbox WWE Superstars honor their dad with Father’s Day [...]
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I wrote earlier on Thursday that Big Show was out well into next month with a torn labrum. I just received word back from a WWE spokesman that issued the following statement on behalf of the company: Big Show’s return is slated for mid July. Obviously this is subject to change but is the official [...]
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. [...]
Randy Orton told Shockya.com that he would love for what happened to The Rock to happen to him, with acting becoming his moneymaker. Below is an excerpt from an exclusive interview they did: Yeah, kind of like Dwayne Johnson, and the route he’s gone? He’s still around the wrestling world and that’s his first love [...]
Christian’s WWE Return Day in and day out we continue to receive questions about Christian’s WWE status. There isn’t really much of an update other than “he’s expected to be back soon.” This is the same update that’s been available for months. Other than that, it’s a situation we’ll have to wait and see. Big [...]
WWE Hiring Russian Broadcast Announcer WWE is now hiring a Russian Broadcast Announcer. You can check out the official job listing at this link. WWE Main Event Highlights Below are some video highlights from this week’s episode of WWE Main Event: Sin Cara vs. Damien Sandow Tons of Funk vs The Usos: The Miz vs. [...]
Yoshi Tatsu/Backstage Incident Yoshi Tatsu wrote the following on Twitter: I was involved a strange incident in the locker room tonight! I’ll beat the criminal when I find out! — Yoshi Tatsu (@YoshiTatsuWWE) June 12, 2013 Ric Flair at NXT Ric Flair is scheduled for the June 20, 2013 NXT tapings from the campus of [...]
Tamina Snuka is in fact out with a concussion. She suffered the injury in a match taped for WWE Superstars against Natalya on June 3, 2013. We first reported the news in Issue #12 of the Powerslam Newsletter. Concussions are a hot topic in WWE right now with Tamina’s concussion being the third in just [...]
New Lucha-Libre Talent WWE is in the process of trademarking the names Torito and Torlito, presumably for use for a Lucha-Libre talent. Tyson Kidd & Natalya Tying the Knot Tyson Kidd and Natalya, who have dated for years, are engaged to be married. The cast of “Total Divas” joined Natalya for her Bachelorette Party in [...]
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Shawn Michaels’ Macmillan River Adventures returns to Outdoor Channel next month. The following press release was sent to us by Wrestling News World reader Carl Dantes: Shawn Michaels’ Macmillan River Adventures returns to Outdoor Channel on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013 – Tuesdays 11:30PM ET, Wednesdays 8AM ET, Saturdays 7PM ET. Award winning, Shawn Michaels “MacMillan [...]
Below is the official preview for this week’s Impact Wrestling: - After making his TNA debut this past week, Rampage Jackson returns to IMPACT this Thursday! After his confrontation with Kurt Angle, what’s next for Rampage as his TNA career begins? Don’t miss it! - After losing his chance at the World Heavyweight Championship at [...]
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