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WWE Smackdown Results – (5/10/13) 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. First, Jack Swagger will face Big E Langston. Also, Dean Ambrose faces Daniel Bryan one-on-one. Chris Jericho is in the ring, for the Highlight Reel. Jericho welcomes [...]
WWE is back on the road this weekend. Below is the full schedule: Raw: Friday from the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, LA (more info) Saturday from the Ford Arena in Beaumont, TX (more info) Sunday from the Fort Worth Conv Ctr Arena in Fort Worth, TX (more info) Smackdown: Saturday from the Ector County [...]
Randy Orton vs. Big Show Added to Extreme Rules WWE has officially announced Randy Orton vs. Big Show for Extreme Rules later this month. The show will take place on Sunday, May 19, 2013 from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Plan on joining us here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com for exclusive live play-by-play coverage. May [...]
Bret Hart Appreciation Night WWE announced on Friday (here on dot com) that the May 27th episode of Monday Night Raw will be Bret Hart Appreciation Night. The only detail announced was that Hart will be attendance for the show from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. Blood Thirsty? If copious amounts of blood do it [...]
Dolph Ziggler Out Indefinitely Dolph Ziggler isn’t expected to work this weekend’s Smackdown live events in Texas due to the concussion he suffered at Tuesday’s Smackdown taping. The World Heavyweight Champion is out indefinitely. The JBL & Cole Show Daniel Bryan won the first ever SUPERStar Search on The JBL & Cole Show. This week’s [...]
Triple H Answers Questions Triple H recently indicated on Twitter the new WWE Performance Center is slated to open in July 2013. The timeline WWE has officially announced is “Summer 2013.” Hunter was also asked about the WWE Network in which he replied, “it’s coming.” You can follow Triple H on Twitter @TripleH. Make sure [...]
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Was Goldberg’s WWE Run Successful? WWE has a new article titled “Was Goldberg’s WWE run successful?” Below is the conclusion of the article: There was a lot more to Goldberg than the three pronged attack of spear, Jackhammer, pin, but there always seemed to be an unwillingness to accept that. Did crowds love Goldberg? Hell [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry on his official website where he writes about the concussion suffered by World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler at this week’s Smackdown taping. Below is an excerpt: WWE World Champion Dolph Ziggler has a serious concussion which may be a redundant statement because what concussion isn’t serious? There’s no timeline [...]
Chris Jericho recently spoke on the Fandango character and Vince McMahon’s affection for it. Below is an excerpt from his comments given to Hooked on Wrestling: “I think probably when I did Dancing with the Stars Vince probably watched it and thought all the dancers looked gay and thought they’d make a great heel. This is [...]
WWE issued the following statement to Wrestling News World today explaining why no new content has been taped for WWE Saturday Morning Slam in the last two weeks: It has always been the plan to air the first season of Saturday Morning Slam on The CW from August 2012 through May 2013, as this is [...]
Ryback’s Heel Turn Flops? This week’s bottomless WWE Raw rating isn’t good news for Ryback (See also - This Week’s WWE Raw Draws Lowest Audience Of The Year). Featured in the main event against Kane, the overrun segment only drew a 2.99 overrun rating. CBS Hires Former Creative Head Former WWE creative head Eric Pankowski [...]
No New SMS Content As you may noticed, no new matches have been taped for WWE Saturday Morning Slam in the past two weeks. This Saturday’s show was taped on April 23 in London (taping results) but there is no content in the can moving forward. I haven’t heard if WWE just wanted to “catchup” [...]
Sheamus vs Mark Henry will be a strap match at Extreme Rules. The stipulation was built by Henry’s belt attack on the former WWE Champion on this week’s WWE Raw: Henry left his Mark. Literally! Me welts have welts. #RAW #ExtremeRules twitter.com/WWESheamus/sta… — Sheamus (@WWESheamus) May 7, 2013 Sheamus commented on the stipulation on Twitter: [...]
The official WWE website is reporting that Dolph Ziggler suffered a concussion at this week’s Smackdown taping in Raleigh, North Carolina. The injury occurred when Ziggler took a blow to the face after interfering in a Big E Langston match. An excerpt from the article elaborates on the injury: “He [was] having some memory difficulties and [...]
WWE announced a new deal with toy manufacturer The Bridge Direct on Wednesday to develop a market construction toys based on WWE events and characters. The toys are expected in stores next spring. Below is the press release: STAMFORD, Conn., May 8, 2013 – WWE (NYSE:WWE) today announced an exclusive, multi-year agreement with toy manufacturer The [...]
Paul Bearer to WWE Hall of Fame The UK Sun is reporting that WWE has confirmed that Paul Bearer will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame next year. We reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com on May 1, 2013 that Bearer was considered a lock but it appears as though The UK Sun got the [...]
Variety is reporting that WWE will not be among the dozens of subscription-video channels launching on YouTube on Thursday. According to their report, citing anonymous sources, the Google-owned service tried to get WWE as one of their “anchor” tenants for the new pay-channel initiative but WWE opted to stick with ad-supported properties instead. Click here [...]
Dot com has a new Q&A online with John Morrison to promote his new “Out of Your Mind Fitness.” In the piece, Morrison comments on a possible WWE return. Below is an excerpt: WWE.COM: What is John Morrison doing now, almost 18 months after leaving WWE? MORRISON: Life is a pretty awesome ride. Since stepping [...]
WWE Stars Answer Your Questions More of your questions are answered by WWE Superstars and Divas in this week’s episode of WWE Inbox. You can watch it now at this link or embedded in the video below: Kane Examines Wealth Gap Kane, under his real name Glenn Jacobs, has a new editorial online on The [...]
Smackdown Dark Match Adrian Neville (formerly known as PAC) beat Curt Hawkins in a dark match prior to this week’s Smackdown taping. Low Attendance Attendance for this week’s Smackdown was sparse from the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. Below is a photo of the arena that shows a large portion of empty seats: My [...]
What You Won’t See on Smackdown Following this week’s Smackdown taping in Raleigh, North Carolina, Sheamus & Randy Orton b. Big Show & Mark Henry. The finish saw the babyfaces hitting their finishers, sending the crowd him happy. Hurricane at Smackdown Shane “Hurricane” Helms was backstage at this week’s Smackdown taping in Raleigh, visiting with [...]
The Rock Thanks Hernia Surgeon The Rock Tweeted a photo with his hernia surgeon Dr. Alberto Iglesias on Tuesday. You can view it below: Thank U to my hernia surgeon Dr Iglesias – sewed my guts back in w/ mesh. Superman now truly has abs of steel;) twitter.com/TheRock/status… — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) May 8, 2013 [...]
Sin Cara provided the following injury update on his Twitter account: Finally I was given the all-clear to go back to Wrestling. Next week my comeback to the WWE ring. — Sin Cara WWEOfficial (@TheSinCaraWWE) May 8, 2013 [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
Smackdown Taping in Hampton WWE has announced they’ll tape Smackdown on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 from the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia. Tickets go on sale on May 18, 2013. Dolph Ziggler on WWE Active World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler Tweeted the following WWE Active interview from this week’s Monday Night Raw: “@heelziggler Addresses @wwe [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below is an excerpt: Scheduled to go hog hunting with @ShawnMichaels next week on his Texas ranch. This will be taped for a future episode of HBK’s Outdoor Network TV show. I might end up being a cross between Si on @DuckDynastyAE and [...]
WWE Signs Smith James WWE has signed Smith “Big Game” James to a developmental contract. Primarily known for his work on the Northeast independent scene, James was trained by TNA announcer Taz. James wrote the following on Twitter: The next 2 months will be my last indy shows for the foreseeable future (hopefully longer) as [...]
WWE Monday Night Raw lost its audience this week, setting a new yearly low with an alarmingly small viewing audience. The show averaged 3,917,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the breakdown by hour: Hour one – 3,970,000 viewers Hour two – 3,870,000 viewers Hour three – 3,910,000 viewers Raw ended up with a [...]
LocalBozo.com interviewed Brodus Clay to promote the release of “No One Lives” in theaters Friday. The full audio of the interview is online at this link. Below is an excerpt from their transcript: LocalBozo.com: Now you touched on this a little bit. The film is rated R and it’s about a gang of killers that [...]
Mark Henry Leaves His Mark Mark Henry left his mark on Sheamus following the belt attack on this week’s WWE Raw. Sheamus Tweeted the following photo: Henry left his Mark. Literally! Me welts have welts. #RAW #ExtremeRules twitter.com/WWESheamus/sta… — Sheamus (@WWESheamus) May 7, 2013 “Backstage Fallout” Raw This week’s episode of “Backstage Fallout” Raw is [...]
Jerry Lawler Returning to the Ring Jerry Lawler is scheduled to retune to the ring on May 25th with Dory Funk Jr.’s !Bang! promotion. Lawler will team with Funk in Ocala, Florida. This will be Lawler’s first match since suffering a heart attack on September 10, 2012. Make Mom Proud WWE PSA WWE released a [...]
“No One Lives” in Theaters Friday The latest WWE Studios film “No One Lives” featuring Brodus Clay opens in theaters this Friday. You can watch a trailer at this link or embedded in the video below: Dance Off on Raw Chris Jericho is scheduled to appear in a “dance off” segment with Fandango on next [...]
What You Didn’t See on WWE Raw WWE Champion John Cena & WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No b. The Shield via disqualification in a dark match main event following this week’s WWE Raw taping. The Shield was disqualified when Seth Rollins hit Cena with a chair. The babyfaces hit their finishers on The [...]
The Miz didn’t appear as advertised on this week’s WWE Raw because he wasn’t there. Miz was finishing up filming the new ABC Family movie “Christmas Bounty.” The former WWE Champion Tweeted the following with a photo: Just finished my last scene of #ChristmasBountygonna miss my Z28 and leather jacket twitter.com/mikethemiz/sta… — The Miz (@mikethemiz) [...]
WWE will tape this week’s WWE Main Event, matches for WWE Saturday Morning Slam, and this week’s Smackdown tonight from the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. On this week’s Main Event, Randy Orton will face Antonio Cesaro. Chris Jericho is set to host an edition of The Highlight Reel on Smackdown, with Ryback as his guest. [...]
RAW results – Monday May 6, 2013 From the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, VA Reported on by Kendra Bunyon for Wrestling News World Show Starts Video Earlier today a Twitter bombshell from Heyman! Why were Heyman and Brock at WWE Headquarters. Heyman will show us tonight! And last week Ryback ditched Cena. Cena joined [...]
Sheamus vs. Mark Henry at Extreme Rules Sheamus vs. Mark Henry was added to the Extreme Rules on this week’s WWE Monday Night Raw. Extreme Rules 2013 will take place Sunday, May 17, 2013 from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. “Total Divas” on E! [...]
WWE Main Event – Orton vs. Cesaro Randy Orton will face Antonio Cesaro on this week’s episode of WWE Main Event. The show will be taped on Tuesday night from the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ll have full coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. Antonio Cesaro Promo Antonio Cesaro did the promo he cut on [...]
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