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Alberto Del Rio “Suspended” From Smackdown

WWE is running an angle in which Booker T has suspended World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio from this week’s Smackdown in response to his attacks on The Big Show over the past week. This week’s Smackdown tapings will take place in Jacksonville, Florida, and we will have full results later this evening. Click here [...]

February 5, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 4

WWE Raw Rating & Viewership Holds Strong

This week’s WWE Raw did a 3.56 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 4,810,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the by hour breakdown: Hour 1 – 4,863,000 viewers Hour 2 – 4,857,000 viewers Hour 3 – 4,711,000 viewers Not the 5,000,000 plus the show did last week but another strong effort. [...]

February 5, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

TNA Launching New Show In The UK, Latest Spin Cycle, Jessie vs. Bischoff

- TNA Wrestling sent out the following on Tuesday: UK FANS: February is ‘TNA in the UK’ month on Challenge TV and sees the launch of a brand new two-part show – TNA Backstage Pass. Taking you behind the scenes on The Road To Lockdown Tour, the program will be broadcast on Challenge at 11pm [...]

February 5, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 0

John Cena & Stephanie McMahon On Panel At SXSW 2013

WWE announced on Tuesday that Stephanie McMahon and John Cena will take part in a panel discussion at SXSW 2013 in San Francisco to discuss how WWE uses social media to connect with fans. Below is the official press release: Stamford, Conn., and San Francisco, Calif., February 5, 2013 – WWE, (NYSE: WWE) a sports [...]

February 5, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Backstage News From Raw – Ryback’s Breakdown, Opinion Of Jack Swagger, Mark Henry Accused Of Being Reckless; Daniel Bryan Injured?, Orton Disappointments McMahon, Why The Miz Was Teased About Working With Brock Lesnar, Update On PPV Bout

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February 5, 2013 Richard Gray Backstage News 24

Gimmick PPVs, Goldust vs. Cody Rhodes, Trent Barreta & Kofi Kingston, Lesnar At Wrestlemania

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Dolph Ziggler/AJ Lee Update, McMahon High Up On Damien Sandow, Identity Of Raw “Fans”

- Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee and Big E Langston appeared after this week’s WWE Raw went off the air as Ziggler teamed with CM Punk for the dark match main event. You can read more here and view photos here. - Vince McMahon was one of only a few backstage in WWE that felt The [...]

February 5, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

How Chris Jericho Was Victimized By WWE Active Voting

The run sheet for this week’s WWE Raw featured Wade Barrett vs. Chris Jericho and Randy Orton vs. CM Punk, with the assumption that Orton would win the WWE Active voting. When Jericho won the fan voting, which was legitimate, the script was flipped and it actually resulted in Jericho going under to Punk when he [...]

February 5, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 17

Celebrities At Raw, Latest Fandango Vignette, Backstage Fallout Raw

- Chili from TLC, Lil’ Scrappy, Bobby V and Armond Smith and Byron Bell from the Carolina Panthers were in attendance at this week’s WWE Raw in Atlanta. - Below is the latest Fandango vignette that aired on this week’s Raw: The videos come and go due to creative plans changing on when they want [...]

February 5, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Hip Surgery Not Enough To Slow Down Vince McMahon

WWE Tweeted the following photo of Vince McMahon prior to having hip surgery: The Chairman, pre-surgery. (“Mr. McMahon, watch out for that bedpan!”) #Raw @wwe twitter.com/WWE/status/298… — WWE (@WWE) February 5, 2013 The storyline is McMahon underwent a total left hip replacement on Monday due to Brock Lesnar’s F5 from last week. In reality, he [...]

February 5, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Trailer For Fast & Furious 6, The Rock Reads Wrestling News World

If you missed the trailer for “Fast & Furious 6″ starring The Rock that aired during the Super Bowl, you can watch it embedded in the video below: Information! Speaking of The Rock, if you missed his Tweet to us on Monday you can view it embedded below: @wnwnews Well said. Great to see so [...]

February 5, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Bruno Sammartino On Accepting WWE’s Offer – They Did What I Wanted Them To Do

KDKA, the CBS affiliate out of Pittsburgh, covered Bruno Sammartino’s upcoming induction into the WWE Hall of Fame on Monday’s newscast. Sammartino was interviewed in the piece and talked about his disdain for steroids and performance enhancing drugs in the wrestling business. Bruno says WWE did what he wanted them to do in cleaning the [...]

February 5, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 11

“Hoeski” Cracks iTunes Top 100; New Mick Foley Interview; Watch Bruno Sammartino’s Hall Of Fame Video

-Zack Ryder‘s single, “Hoeski,” has cracked the Top 100 on the iTunes Pop Charts. Click here for more information. -Mick Foley was recently interviewed by Richard Fidler of ABC Online out of Australia. In the interview, he discusses the parallels between wrestling and comedy, the origin of the Mankind character, Tori Amos, his work with [...]

February 5, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 3

John Cena Challenges The Shield To 6-Man Tag Match At WWE Elimination Chamber

After Raw went off the air, John Cena announced that he, Ryback, & Sheamus are challenging The Shield to a 6-man tag match at this year’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. The video has been posted to the official WWE website, as well as a backstage interview with Mark Henry and more. Click here to watch [...]

February 5, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 8

What You Didn’t See On WWE Raw – Dolph Ziggler Helps CM Punk

After this week’s WWE Raw went off the air CM Punk said that he and Dolph Ziggler are friends and fans paid to see them. Punk challenges John Cena and Ryback to a tag team match, as Big E Langston and AJ Lee come out with Ziggler. The match went on until 11:30 PM EST [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Watch This Month’s Episode Of “Zack Ryder’s Iced 3″ Here

In this month of Zack Ryder’s Iced 3, the theme is “Before They Were Stars.” Ryder, who started the show with a cameo as Brett Majors, selected two matches from WWE and one from Deep South Wrestling. The segments are embedded below: John Cena vs. Chris Jericho Faarooq & Bradshaw vs. The Dudley Boyz The [...]

February 4, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 0

RAW Results 2/4/13 – Jericho & Punk Prove They Really Are The Best At What They Do

Pre-RAW Commercial Cole talks about Brock’s attack on VKM and his surgery. And on Miz TV will be Heyman to talk about the Brock assault because he’s been Brock’s long time confidant. Show Starts Video Cena declared the Title he would be going after at WrestleMania, but then The Shield came out and attacked. Ryback [...]

February 4, 2013 Kendra Bunyon WWE Results 57

Updated WWE Elimination Chamber Lineup

Following this week’s WWE Raw below is the updated lineup for Elimination Chamber: WWE Championship Match - The Rock (c) vs. CM Punk World Heavyweight Championship Match - Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Big Show Elimination Chamber Match Winner gets a World Heavyweight Championship shot at Wrestlemania 29 - Daniel Bryan vs. Rey Mysterio vs. [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Mark Henry Returns To WWE On This Week’s Raw

Mark Henry returned to WWE on this week’s Raw following Daniel Bryan’s victory over Rey Mysterio. Henry took out Bryan on his way to the ring and worked on Mysterio when he got there. Sin Cara came out to make the save but was given the World’s Strongest Slam. Mysterio got up but also took [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Orton & Mysterio In Elimination Chamber Match, Swagger’s New Finisher, Raw Photos

- Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio are two of the six participants that will be in the six-man Elimination Chamber match at the pay-per-view to determine the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 29. Elimination Chamber 2013 will take place Sunday, February 17, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Update: Daniel Bryan [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 5

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Atlanta, Georgia

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February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE Spoilers 0

Last Week’s Smackdown Rating

Last week’s Smackdown did a 2.03 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,973,000 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Backstage News On How Triple H Pulled Off The Impossible By Getting Bruno Sammartino To Accept WWE’s Hall Of Fame Induction, When A Deal Was Finalized, What Vince McMahon Did That Hunter Used As Motivation

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February 4, 2013 Richard Gray Backstage News 22

Vince McMahon – Bruno Sammartino Is Truly “The Living Legend”

WWE issued a press release Monday on Bruno Sammartino being inducted into their Hall of Fame over Wrestlemania 29 weekend. The release features comments from Vince McMahon. “Having sold out more than 200 shows at Madison Square Garden and being the longest reigning WWE champion in history, Bruno Sammartino is truly ‘The Living Legend,’” said [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Bret Hart Having Surgery, Bruno’s Hall Of Fame Induction, Orton & Mysterio At Raw

- Arda Ocal wrote on his Twitter that Bret Hart was scheduled to undergo another knee surgery on Monday. - Dot com has coverage of Bruno Sammartino going into the WWE Hall of Fame this year at this link. I would expect a televised announcement on this week’s WWE Raw. - We have photos of [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

The Blossom Twins Give Robbie E Double Vision On Latest Episode Of “The List”

The Blossom Twins are featured on the latest episode of “The List” with Robbie E and Robbie T from the United Kingdom. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray TNA News 0

Vince McMahon Had Surgery On Friday, Backstage At Raw On Crutches

- Vince McMahon underwent hip surgery on Friday and is on crutches backstage at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia at Monday’s WWE Raw taping. The guy doesn’t take time off as the company capitalized on his real-life health with the F5 angle on last week’s show. - WWE has announced a live event from [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 8

Bruno Sammartino To Be Inducted Into The WWE Hall Of Fame

Bruno Sammartino will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013 from Madison Square Garden in New York City, ESPN has confirmed. “Being inducted into the Hall of Fame at Madison Square Gardens is the biggest thing in my life,” Sammartino said in an exclusive interview for ESPN Playbook. “Any time [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 11

TNA “ReACTION” Returning

Dixie Carter, TNA President, just wrote on her official Twitter page that the company will be bringing their ReACTION show back for everyone to watch, but it will be strictly an online Youtube series. It will start mid-February. TNA ReACTION was a series that was developed by Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey as they have [...]

February 4, 2013 Alex Barie TNA News 4

Mick Foley Reveals Why Program With Dean Ambrose Was Nixed, Vince McMahon Health Update

- Mick Foley’s proposed program with Dean Ambrose was nixed last year after he received information from a neurologist he shouldn’t wrestle again. Foley stated at a comedy show in Adelaide, Australia on Monday there was a plan for him to work Ambrose at SummerSlam 2012 as Mankind with a fake Dude Love coming out [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Titles In WWE, Backstage Promos Taped Or Live?, Did WWE Lose Momentum With Royal Rumble?, Cena Fatigue, Why Wrestlemania 29 Doesn’t Need Undertaker And/Or Steve Austin To Be The Biggest Ever, WWE Removing Chris Benoit From Their History, Bringing Lesnar Back On Raw Rather Than PPV

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CM Punk Not Shy About Being A Workhorse

CM Punk continues to taunt Twitter followers about returning to the ring three weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. Check out this Tweet: “@switchblade1984: @cmpunk Your knee sucks.”Well that’s what happens when you return to a full schedule three weeks after knee surgery,Ken. — CM Punk (@CMPunk) February 3, 2013 While no one but Punk [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Terry Funk Working For WWE Over Wrestlemania Weekend

Pro Wrestling Syndicate announced via Facebook that WWE pulled Terry Funk from their April 4th and 5th in New Jersey. It’s believed Funk will partake in Wrestlemania Fan Axxess and induct Mick Foley into the WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday night in New York City. The promotion, who is featuring Bret Hart and “Superstar” [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Mick Foley Is What The WWE Hall Of Fame Should Look Like

My latest editorial for LayfieldReport.com is now online. This time, I look at Mick Foley’s induction into the WWE Hall of Fame and discuss why I feel Foley is what the WWE Hall of Fame should look like. Below is the link: Mick Foley Is What the WWE Hall of Fame Should Look Like   [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Roman Reigns’ Epic Tweet During Super Bowl Blackout

Roman Reigns, a fan of the San Francisco 49ers, had some fun with the power outage at the Super Bowl Sunday night in New Orleans. When the lights went out in the Superdome, Reigns Tweeted the following: 49ers are losing! Vest on..Cut the lights..Time to Fight!! #49ers Losing=Injustice — Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) February 4, 2013 [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 9

TNA Wrestling Cuts Ties With Masked Aces & Eights Member After They Call The Police Over A Spot In One Of Their Matches

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February 4, 2013 Richard Gray Backstage News 4

Segment Announced For Raw, The Rock’s Super Bowl Commercial, R-Truth To Qatar

- The only segment announced for this week’s WWE Raw as of this morning is Paul Heyman on MizTV with The Miz.  Join us here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com Monday night at 8 PM EST for live Raw coverage. - If you missed The Rock’s Super Bowl XLVII TV commercial you can watch it embedded in the [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Alex Riley Accomplishes Something No One Else Has

Alex Riley went under to Tensai on weekend live events where he was pinned twice and lost a “dance off” in the same segment on each show. Riley mentioned what was scripted on Twitter: I just got beat 9 times in 3 days by Lord @wwetensai I can finally say I have accomplished something that [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

The Rock Still Has Backstage Critics In WWE

The Rock wrote the following on Twitter over the weekend: Thank U @wwe Superstars for the awesome welcoming me back & getting the “big picture” plan. You’re true locker room leaders! #RoadToMania — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 3, 2013 This is certainly a play on The Rock’s detractors as he was criticized by some for [...]

February 4, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 7

Brock Lesnar As WWE Champ, How To Get Signed, TNA Leaving Orlando, Jack Swagger’s Return

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February 4, 2013 Richard Gray Ask WNW 16