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Layla Appearing At Tonight’s Florida Championship Wrestling Show

Layla is advertised for an autograph signing at tonight’s Florida Championship Wrestling show in Brooksville. Click here for more information. “I always have fun at FCW events. For me, Friday night is going to be a great opportunity to meet and chat with the people who really matter — the fans,” Layla told Hernando Today. [...]

January 13, 2012 Richard Gray NXT Wrestling 1

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. [...]

January 13, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 13

Ric Flair Contacted About Second WWE Hall Of Fame Induction

Ric Flair was called Monday night and notified the Four Horsemen would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame before the announcement aired on Raw Supershow. Ironically enough, Flair was in Orlando for the TNA Impact Wrestling tapings. It’s unknown at this point if Flair’s TNA contract will allow him to make a televised [...]

January 12, 2012 Richard Gray TNA News, WWE News 30

30-Man Rumble Match Open To Other Wrestlers On The Royal Rumble PPV Lineup

It was announced on the airing of today’s WWE Superstars on the official WWE website that wrestlers who have matches at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view are still eligible for the 30-man Rumble match. [...]

January 12, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 20

25 Years of Rumble Winners – 1995 HBK

This is one of the Royal Rumbles that I’ve been excitedly waiting for. Anyone who’re read my Blogs know that HBK is high on my list of wrestlers I love. I’ve never seen him live and that tugs at my heart. Pretty much the only way I’d see him in the flesh at this point [...]

January 12, 2012 Kendra Bunyon WWE 5

Wrestlemania Returning To New Jersey?

The word out of Triple H visiting New York Giants practice yesterday is that he was in town to meet with city officials about holding either Wrestlemania 29 or Wrestlemania 30 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The news was first reported by PopTheCrowd.com. [...]

January 12, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 23

Details On The Go-Home To Wrestlemania XXVIII Edition Of WWE Raw Supershow

The go-home to Wrestlemania XXVIII edition of WWE Raw Supershow will take place on Monday, March 26, 2012 from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. [...]

January 12, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Percy Watson Goes From The Gridiron To The Ring; Watch This Week’s WWE NXT Here

- Star News Online has a new article online on the career of Percy Watson. The piece looks at Watson ending his dream of playing professional football to pursue a career in professional wrestling. Click here to read it. (Thanks to WNW reader Fernando for sending us the link.) - Embedded in the video below [...]

January 12, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Fellow Republican Criticizes Linda McMahon Over Tragic Wrestler Deaths

Former Congressman Christopher Shays, who is challenging Linda McMahon for the Republican nomination for the US Senate Seat out of the state of Connecticut to replace the outgoing Joe Lieberman, hammered McMahon for the tragic deaths of past wrestlers. “Let’s think about it: She’s [Linda McMahon] got over 41 people 50 years and younger who’ve [...]

January 12, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 27

Diamond Dallas Page Says He Dropped The Ball With WWE

The UK Sun has a new article online featuring quotes from Diamond Dallas Page. In it, DDP discusses his disappointing run in WWE and who he blames for his lack of success that ultimately ended with his in-ring retirement. Below is an excerpt: “I thought, coming in, that the stalker angle was going to be [...]

January 12, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 12

2012 WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony Presale Password

A presale will begin this morning at 10 AM EST to obtain tickets to the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony.  The password to obtain tickets is WWEHOF and is available at this link. The 2012 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony will take place the night before Wrestlemania XXVIII on Saturday, March 31, 2012 from [...]

January 12, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Full Taping Results For Today’s WWE Superstars

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. [...]

January 12, 2012 Richard Gray WWE Spoilers 3

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

Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of Z! True Long Island Story, featuring Zack Ryder: [...]

January 12, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 2

25 Years of Rumble Winners – 1994 Bret Hart & Lex Luger

This is one Royal Rumble I’ve been looking forward to writing about. Both winners of this Royal Rumble Match are wrestlers I enjoyed, and sometimes loathed early on. In my mind, this is when the Royal Rumble really started getting good and the winners were seriously pushed due to their wins. Yes, both of these [...]

January 11, 2012 Kendra Bunyon WWE 21

View The Cover For The Rock’s Upcoming DVD Here

The Rock has posted the cover for his upcoming DVD, The Rock: The Epic Journey of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, on his Twitter account. He also mentioned that the DVD is scheduled for a February 21 release. The cover is posted below: [...]

January 11, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 5

Triple H Visits New York Giants Practice Today

Triple H was at the practice facility of the New York Giants today. A photo was taken of Hunter with FB Tyler Sash and CB Prince Amukamara. You can view the photo at this link. The New York Giants are preparing for their NFC Divisional Playoff game this Sunday against the Green Bay Packers in [...]

January 11, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 3

What People In WWE Including Curt Hawkins Think Of WWE’s Funkasaurus

While Brodus Clay’s “Funkasaurus” gimmick surprised many, it got high marks from several people within WWE. Goldust, who works as a producer backstage, said the gimmick was over with him and had “big potential.” Even Curt Hawkins, who had the daunting task of putting Clay over, playfully Tweeted, “What the FUNK just happened? Ouch.” Hawkins [...]

January 11, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 22

The Rock Shooting Promo For Sunday’s NFC Divisional Playoff Game On Fox

- The following is from the official Twitter account of The Rock: Shooting the #ElectrifyingIntro for @NFLonFOX Packers/Giants this Sunday. #RoadToTheLombardi twitter.com/TheRock/status… — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) January 11, 2012   [...]

January 11, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Brodus Clay Comments On His Shocking Gimmick, Raw Supershow In Cleveland, Official WWE Hall Of Fame Announcements

- WWE has an exclusive video on their official website with Brodus Clay talking about his debut on Monday’s Raw Supershow and how he shocked everyone with his gimmick.  Clay assures the interviewer you can take him serious and points to his squash against Curt Hawkins. You can watch it at this link. - WWE [...]

January 11, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 17

How Much John Cena Is Worth To WWE

- The following is from the Twitter account of ESPN’s Michele Steele: WWE says Cena was a $106 million retail brand in 2010 — Michele Steele (@MicheleSteele) January 10, 2012 Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Dave for sending this in. [...]

January 11, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 27

Mick Foley On Celebrity Wife Swap, Bret Hart Congratulates Edge, Goldust vs. Cody Rhodes At Wrestlemania?

- The episode of “Celebrity Wife Swap” featuring Mick Foley will air Tuesday, January 24th at 9 PM EST. - The following is from of the official Twitter account of Bret Hart: Congrats to the inductees so far to the WWE HOF, esp. Edge. He’ll always be one of my crew & I hope 2 [...]

January 11, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Vince McMahon Featured On Mitt Romney Attack Ad

The Democratic National Committee has released an advertisement directed at United States politician Mitt Romney, using clips of various famous people saying “You’re fired!” Among them is Vince McMahon. On an interesting note, Linda McMahon has endorsed Romney for President. McMahon can be seen near the end of the advertisement, embedded below: [...]

January 11, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 5

WWE Claims Zack Ryder Is “Seriously Injured”; Next Week’s US Title Match Possibly Canceled

The official WWE website has posted an article claiming that Kane‘s attack on Zack Ryder on this week’s Raw left Ryder “seriously injured.” Ryder reportedly suffered no structural damage, but is undergoing further evaluation in the next week. Although it was previously announced that Ryder would defend his United States Championship on next week’s Raw, [...]

January 11, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 13

*Spoilers* Smackdown Taping Results From Laredo, Texas

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. [...]

January 10, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 23

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Laredo, Texas (Part 2)

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. [...]

January 10, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 1

*Spoilers* WWE NXT Taping Results From Laredo, Texas

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. [...]

January 10, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE Spoilers 9

WWE Raw Supershow Rating

Last night’s WWE Raw Supershow did a 2.9 cable rating off hours of 2.96 and 2.77 with an average viewership of 4,008,000 viewers. The number is down with the disturbing down from hour one to hour two. However, the show was up against stiff competition with the BCS National Championship Game on ESPN. [...]

January 10, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 13

Details On Tonight’s Smackdown Taping – World Heavyweight Title Match, Official Commercial, Seeking Correspondents

WWE will tape this week’s WWE NXT, the Smackdown portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and this week’s Smackdown tonight from the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas. As reported last night, Daniel Bryan will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Show on this week’s Smackdown in a no disqualification, no count out match.  Click [...]

January 10, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Video Highlights From Last Night’s Raw Supershow; What Did You Think Of The Broadcast?

Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from Monday’s Raw Supershow courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel. After watching, tell us what you thought of the show by giving it a school letter grade here on our Facebook page: John Cena feels responsible for Zack Ryder’s jeopardy R-Truth vs. Ricardo Rodriguez Sheamus & [...]

January 10, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Official Press Release On John Cena’s New Partnership With Post Fruity Pebbles

- The following press release hit the wire today: PARSIPANNY, N.J., Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Post Fruity Pebbles and WWE Superstar John Cena are teaming up for a new partnership, which includes a collectable cereal box and an instant-win promotion awarding a VIP meet-and-greet with the talent. To view the multimedia assets [...]

January 10, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 9

Linda McMahon Accused Of Plagiarizing Op-ed That Ran On A Connecticut News Site Last Week

There is controversy today out of the Linda McMahon for Senate campaign. McMahon is accused of plagiarizing an op-ed (definition here) that ran last week on a Connecticut news site. In the piece, online here, McMahon writes the following about of TransCanada’s pipeline: “Keystone XL stands ready to put some 13,000 Americans to work to [...]

January 10, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Randy Orton Off To The Bahamas, WWE March House Shows In Michigan, What You Didn’t See On Raw Supershow

- Randy Orton told his Twitter followers that he and his family are off to vacation in the Bahamas tomorrow. - WWE has announced a March 10 house show from the Jack Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing, Michigan and a March 11th house show from Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. - After last [...]

January 10, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 7

Bret Hart Not Appearing At WWE Show In Prince George

Bret Hart has clarified his brother’s Tweet about being in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada on Sunday. Bret says while he will be there, it’s not WWE related and he won’t appear on their show. Below is Bret’s Tweet: Just to let everyone know, my being in Prince George this weekend is NOT WWE related. [...]

January 10, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Edge Gives His Immediate Reaction To Being Inducted Into The WWE Hall Of Fame

- Arda Ocal sent in the following: Edge appeared on #AftermathRadio with Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) and Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas) to talk about his induction into the 2012 Hall of Fame. In the live interview that transpired immediately after RAW went off the air, Edge talked about:  His feelings on being the youngest living inductee in [...]

January 10, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 9

Steve Austin Puts Over Tim Tebow; Willing To Surrender The Numbers 316

TMZ has a nice article online on “Stone Cold” Steve Austin surrendering the numbers 316 to Denver Broncos Quarterback Tim Tebow. Below is an excerpt: Austin continues, “A guy named John was using it before me … so if Tebow can do it again, more power to him!” “I wish him all the luck in [...]

January 10, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 8

25 Years of Rumble Winners – 1993 Yokozuna

I have gone into most of these not knowing who I would be talking about the next day. Of course I know a lot about Hogan and Flair, thought most of what I wrote was new to me, but I know little about Yokozuna. Unlike Studd, I could easily pick Yokozuna out of a lineup [...]

January 10, 2012 Kendra Bunyon WWE 12

RAW Results – 1/9/12 – Ryder’s Tire

RAW this week starts with video recap of last week’s main event, then Kane’s attack on Cena and Ryder. Kane’s fire erupts, then lights out. Red lights come up on stage and Kane is standing there surrounded in smoke. He comes to the ring wearing his over mask. Into the ring he raises fire from [...]

January 9, 2012 Kendra Bunyon WWE Results 56

WWE United States Championship Match Announced For Next Week’s Raw Supershow

Zack Ryder will defend the WWE United States Championship against Jack Swagger on next week’s edition of Raw Supershow. Next week’s Raw Supershow will take place from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. [...]

January 9, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

The Four Horseman Announced As WWE Hall Of Fame Inductees

The Four Horseman were announced as inductees of the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame on tonight’s Raw Supershow. They will join Edge and Mil Mascaras as part of the class of 2012. The 2012 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony will take place on Saturday, March 31, 2012 from the American Airlines Center in Miami, Florida. [...]

January 9, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 41

Brodus Clay Debuts On WWE Raw Supershow

Brodus Clay made his long-awaited debut on tonight’s edition of WWE Raw Supershow. Clay debuted a gimmick makeover as the Funk-a-sorus from the planet Funk. He went over Curt Hawkins in a squash match. Update: The dancers with Clay were Naomi Knight from WWE NXT and Cameron Lynn from Tough Enough. [...]

January 9, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 87