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WWE unveiled a new WWE Championship title belt on this week’s episode of Raw. The Rock revealed the new title in the closing segment of the show. John Cena came out but was taken out by CM Punk with the old “spinner” belt that Rock had told a staffer to take to the back. Below [...]
R-Truth returned to WWE on this week’s Raw, making the save on Kofi Kingston who was beaten up by Damien Sandow prior to their match. Truth has been off television since suffering a lacerated knee at WWE TLC in December. [...]
WWE taped matches for an upcoming episode of Saturday Morning Slam Monday night from the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. Below are full results: * Natalya b. AJ Lee * Daniel Bryan b. Wade Barrett with Kane on commentary [...]
- Paul Heyman wrote the following on Twitter: I hear @therock has committed to@wwe #WrestleManiaXXX, and boy do I have an opponent forhim! — Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) February 18, 2013 - John Cena will face CM Punk on next week’s WWE Raw. The winner will challenge The Rock for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 29. [...]
The entire Wrestlemania XXX press conference, officially announcing that the show will take place from the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 6, 2014 is embedded in the video below: [...]
- Embedded in the video below is footage from Monday’s press conference to announce Wrestlemania XXX from the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana next year: - Jim Ross checks in with his thoughts on WWE Elimination Chamber at this link. - The Rock and CM Punk enjoyed an exchange on Twitter: @cmpunk Laughing. Your misery [...]
For those that missed Monday’s WWE press conference to announce that Wrestlemania XXX will take place from the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 6, 2014, below are the highlights: Superdome general manager Alan Freeman revealed they originally bid on Wrestlemania in 2009 but were able to secure Wrestlemania XXX during a presentation 15 [...]
Monday’s press conference to announce New Orleans as the host city for Wrestlemania 30 is embedded in the video below: We posted the breaking news earlier here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com with a prepared statement from Mayor Mitch Landrieu. [...]
- Josh Mathews interviewed D.J. Cotrona and Adrianne Palicki of “GI Joe: Retaliation” live at WWE Elimination Chamber Sunday night. Adrianne shouted out her cousin Benjamin Boone. Boone is actually an independent wrestler based out of Ohio. - Former WWE wrestler Kizarny resurfaced on truTV’s “Guinness World Records Gone Wild.” You can watch footage embedded [...]
The Times-Picayune has confirmed that Wrestlemania 30 will take place from the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 6, 2014. WWE will make an official announcement at a press conference with city officials at noon on Monday. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu issued the following prepared statement: “We are proud to have played host [...]
WWE will broadcast this week’s episode of Raw Monday night from the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. The company is hyping the official program kickoffs for both The Rock vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship and Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger for the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 29. What’s next for CM Punk [...]
Dot com has a new backstage interview with WWE Champion The Rock following the title match at Elimination Chamber. “You’re fired up after a night like this. We live to entertain audiences. Audiences like here tonight in New Orleans… give everything they have emotionally. “At the end of the night to close the show out [...]
- If you missed the WWE Elimination Chamber Pre-Show you can watch it embedded in the video below: - John Cena wrote the following on Twitter: Congrats @therock …… I’ll see you at #thedance @wwe get ready for #WM29 4/7/13 — John Cena (@JohnCena) February 18, 2013 - Wrestlemania 29 is upon us, get your [...]
- The Rock will defend the WWE Championship against John Cena at Wrestlemania 29. The match was officially announced after Rock beat CM Punk at Elimination Chamber. - Speaking of Rock, his mother was in attendance at the pay-per-view on Sunday night. - Jack Swagger won the Elimination Chamber Match and will challenge for the [...]
- 15,669 was the announced attendance for WWE Elimination Chamber from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The show was a legitimate sellout. - WWE changed the start time for the Monday Night Raw the week before Wrestlemania 29 (on 4/1) from the Verizon Center in Washington, DC from 7:30 PM EST to 6:30 [...]
WWE Elimination Chamber Results Sunday, February 17, 2013 From the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana Report by Sean Hopkins of WrestlingNewsWorld.com The show opens with a video package highlighting the Chamber match, the Shield vs. Sheamus/Ryback/Cena match, and the Rock/Punk match. The pyro hits and Michael Cole welcomes us to the PPV, hyping [...]
The WWE Elimination Chamber Pre-Show is embedded in the live stream below: [...]
Below is the final advertised lineup for WWE Elimination Chamber. Please join us Sunday night at 8 PM EST for exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com: WWE Championship Match There is no champion’s advantage as the title can change on disqualification or count out. - The Rock (c) vs. CM Punk World Heavyweight Championship [...]
- Jim Ross checks in with his WWE Elimination Chamber predictions here on JRsBarBQ.com. - John “Bradshaw” Layfield has a new blog entry online, revealing the behind the scenes story between the Acolytes and Public Enemy. It’s a great read and is available at this link. - The Times-Picayune previews WWE Elimination Chamber at this [...]
We reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, citing a report from Bloomberg, that Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. has acquired WWE Games from THQ. GMA News is reporting that Japanese developer Yukes Co. as well as former THQ employees will be retained by the new deal, entering into new agreements with Take-Two Interactive to develop new WWE games [...]
WWE is teaming with We Give Books to encourage children to read books, offering a chance to win a trip to Wrestlemania 29. Below is the release emailed out on Saturday: WWE has joined with We Give Books to encourage children to read books online by offering a chance to win a trip to WrestleMania [...]
- Believe it or not, Christian is said to be medically cleared to compete. However, no date has been set for his return. - Titus O’Neil was auctioned off Friday night for a date as part of the Tampa Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women’s 1st Annual “Death by Chocolate” event. - [...]
Word going around is The Rock is in the preliminary plans for Wrestlemania 30 next year. If true, it will be his fourth straight Wrestlemania after returning as the host of Wrestlemania XXVII and competing in Wrestlemania XXVIII and Wrestlemania 29. This only adds to speculation that Monday’s “special announcement” will be the revealing of the [...]
In this week’s “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown, we hear from Jack Swagger and his new manager Zeb Colter. The video also features Kaitlyn get fired up after watching the diva match on Smackdown and Tamina giving her thoughts about her upcoming title match. What the video here: [...]
- This week’s episode of “The JBL & Cole Show” is embedded in the video below: - Triple H has been nominated as the Most Metal Athlete at the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Awards. The awards will take place on May 2nd and will be hosted by Chris Jericho. - The Rock has been nominated [...]
WWE Smackdown Results – (2/15/13) Results by: Adam W. of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Welcome to this week’s Smackdown! The show begins with a teaser of what’s to come tonight. A highlight from Raw is shown when CM Punk delivered a GTS on The Rock. Afterwards, Punk took the WWE Championship. Also, the Elimination Chamber Match was hyped [...]
WWE announced Friday afternoon here on dot com that the company would make a “special announcement” on Monday at 12 PM EST. The announcement will be streamed live on dot com. While WWE is keeping the suspense by not revealing what they are announcing, it is stated that Vince McMahon, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, WWE [...]
WWE did a feature on dot com titled “14 Superstars you didn’t know appeared in WWE.” Here’s the list: Crowbar The Public Enemy Baron Von Raschke Great Sasuke Kevin Von Erich Samoa Joe Kevin Sullivan KroniK Tony Schiavone The Fabulous Freebirds Tiger Mask The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express Buff Bagwell Greg Gagne [...]
The Times-Picayune out of New Orleans has a new article online featuring quotes from The Miz to promote Sunday’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. Below are the highlights: Ric Flair passing down to him the figure-four leg lock: Are you kidding me? When I was a kid, I was giving all my friends figure fours all [...]
- Zack Ryder is doing a meet and greet at Friday’s WWE NXT live event from the Ft. Pierce Fenn Center in Ft. Pierce, FL. For more information, including details on tickets click here. - Diamond Dallas Page pulled the video of he and Jake Roberts recruiting Scott Hall from the accountability crib due to [...]
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees wrote the following on Twitter: The word from the French Quarter is that @wwe is bringing @wrestlemania to our house in 2014! #NOLA @mbsuperdome #WM30 — Drew Brees (@drewbrees) February 15, 2013 We reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com that if a deal got done it’s likely an official announcement would [...]
WWE is off the road this weekend as they head into their Elimination Chamber pay-per-view from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. Make sure you join us on Sunday night at 7:30 PM EST for exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. Below is a look at next week’s TV tapings: Monday Night [...]
Justin Gabriel, Hunico and Evan Bourne spent Valentine’s Day at the Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL game. Gabriel Tweeted a photo with ThunderBug, the official mascot of the Lightning: At the game with @findevan and Hunicolockerz.com/s/283400361 — Justin Gabriel (@Justin__Gabriel) February 15, 2013 Hunico is recovering from knee surgery while Bourne is [...]
- Wrestling News World reader Hiroaki Kawafuji sent word that WWE is scheduled to tour Japan on July 4th and July 5th. The shows will take place at Ryougokukokugikan. - Jim Ross has a new blog entry available here at JRsBarBQ.com. - Kevin Nash isn’t convinced Scott Hall will seek the help of Diamond Dallas [...]
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WWE Studios is is teaming with producer Edward R. Pressman and Jason Blum’s Blum-Hanson-Allen Films for an action comedy called “Cruisin’ For A Bruisin,” Deadline.com reported on Thursday. The film will be written by Adam Bhala Lough and focuses on two rule-breaking ex-cops who get back together to take revenge on the crooks and corrupt [...]
Chris Jericho did an interview with Scott Fishman of The Miami Herald to discuss hosting SyFy’s “Robot Combat League.” In the piece, Jericho comments on his return to WWE and other points of interest. Below are the highlights: Returning at Royal Rumble: “Nobody knew, that’s why it was such a surprise,” Jericho said. “It’s something [...]
- A number of developmental talents were excited to see Kris Kristofferson backstage at Wednesday’s WWE NXT live event in Orlando. Kris’ son Jody is under developmental contract as Garrett Dylan. - The Prime Time Players express their thoughts on Black History Month in the video embedded below: - Sports Illustrated has a new article [...]
To follow-up on The Undertaker, he’s still a possibility for Wrestlemania 29. As we reported on Monday, he was in Nashville (the site of this week’s Monday Night Raw) to meet with Vince McMahon and Triple H to work out a deal to get him on the pay-per-view. Undertaker wasn’t seen backstage but that doesn’t [...]
Tammy “Sunny” Sytch did a new shoot interview with Kayfabe Commentaries where she claimed WWE kicked her out of a drug rehabilitation center that cost $1000 a day last year as soon as Linda McMahon lost her election campaign for United States Senate. She claimed the company transferred her to a cheaper ($106 a day) [...]
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