Dave Batista Focused on Movies Dave Batista recently addressed his status on Twitter. Here’s a cryptic message: I’m focused on movies now. No #MMA anytime soon. No #WWE plans either, but not opposed. Hopefully #MyFansSupportMe — Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) May 1, 2013 This goes along with everything we’ve reported, that Dave was open to a [...]
May 1, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
WWE is altering the way they promote their live events. In addition to now acknowledging WWE NXT (developmental) live events on their official Live Events page, the company is eliminating separate Raw and Smackdown shows in favor of the broader WWE Live Tour label. This is something that has been in the works since a [...]
May 1, 2013
Richard Gray
What's Hot?, WWE News
The latest episode of WWE Inbox is now online. In it, WWE Superstars and Divas answer your questions, including who they would pick as their manager. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: Below is the updated lineup for WWE Extreme Rules 2013: WWE Championship Match - John Cena [...]
May 1, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Paul Bearer to WWE Hall of Fame Paul Bearer is already considered to be a lock for the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame, according to numerous online reports. The inductor seems obvious in The Undertaker although nothing has been confirmed. Paul’s son, Daniel Moody, remembered his father on Facebook: Sitting here thinking….. Sunday will be two [...]
May 1, 2013
Richard Gray
Top Stories, WWE News
WWE filed their 2012 Annual Report ahead of Thursday’s quarterly earnings report and investor conference call. I compiled the bullet points from the beginning of the report and have included them below: While existing television properties maintained their lasting popularity, WWE expanded its broadcast content in 2012 with the launch of two new shows, WWE [...]
May 1, 2013
Richard Gray
Top Stories, WWE News
Perry Saturn at WWE Developmental Perry Saturn was at WWE NXT last week working with developmental talent in Tampa, Florida. Bill DeMott thanked him on Twitter: Big thanks to @perrysaturn1For a great week last week. Always makes for good work and environment !#DEMOTTCRACY #NXTMEANSBUSINESS — Bill DeMott (@BillDeMott) May 1, 2013 CM Punk at Blackhawks [...]
May 1, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
More Stephanie McMahon Ripped Photos TMZ has more photos of Stephanie McMahon looking ripped from RSMuscle.com. You can view them at this link. Monday Night Raw Live in Canada Wrestling News World reader Dustyn sent word that WWE Monday Night Raw will air live in Canada beginning next Monday, May 6, 2013 on The Score. [...]
May 1, 2013
Richard Gray
What's Hot?, WWE News
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. [...]
April 30, 2013
Brooks Oglesby
Top Stories, WWE News, WWE Spoilers
WWE Night Of Champions Presale Password During Tuesday’s Smackdown tapings in Detroit, it was announced that the pre-sale password for this year’s WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view, which will take place on September 15 at Joe Louis Arena, is CHAMPION. What You Won’t See On Smackdown Prior to the tapings, Bo Dallas defeated Curt Hawkins [...]
April 30, 2013
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
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. [...]
April 30, 2013
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News, WWE Spoilers
WWE put together a video package from the company’s announcement at the Yahoo! Digital Content NewFront event in New York City on Monday and posted it on YouTube. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: Under the agreement, Yahoo becomes the new “premiere global video distribution partner” for WWE [...]
April 30, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 4,285,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the by hour breakdown: Hour one – 4,287,000 viewers Hour two – 4,311,000 viewers Hour three – 4,257,000 viewers The show ended up doing a 3.1 cable rating. WWE Raw Ratings & Viewership [...]
April 30, 2013
Richard Gray
Top Stories, WWE News
John Cena Injury Update John Cena’s injury is legitimate despite the company intertwining it with storylines on this week’s WWE Raw. The injury is nothing severe, such as an Achilles tear, and the latest word is that he will defend the WWE Championship against Ryback at Extreme Rules next month. I would expect him to [...]
April 30, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
As noted earlier here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, Rey Mysterio did ambassador work for WWE at Hulu Upfront on Tuesday. The former WWE Champion is currently out with a left knee injury after dealing with undisclosed personal issues. Mysterio has racked up the injuries over the past couple years, suffering a badly torn ACL in 2011 that [...]
April 30, 2013
Richard Gray
What's Hot?, WWE News
The Miz Scheduled For Raw Next Week The Miz has been off WWE TV filming the new ABC Family movie “Christmas Bounty” in Vancouver, British Columbia, as we reported earlier this month here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com. The former WWE Champion is officially advertised for next week’s WWE Raw in Roanoke, Virginia. Click here for official show [...]
April 30, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Naomi Video Interview Jim Varsallone of The Miami Herald conducted an interview with Naomi at the Miami-Dade County Fair back in March. You can watch the interview embedded in the videos below: Rey Mysterio & Sgt. Slaughter Representing WWE Rey Mysterio and Sgt. Slaughter are representing WWE at Tuesday’s Hulu Upfront event. You can view [...]
April 30, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Stephanie McMahon & Big Show Represent WWE Stephanie McMahon and Big Show represented WWE at the Yahoo! Digital Content NewFront event in New York City on Monday. Stephanie posted the following photo on Twitter: What’s this? @wwethebigshow @perkinsm @yahoo twitter.com/StephMcMahon/s… — Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) April 29, 2013 WWE’s New Deal With Yahoo Speaking of WWE [...]
April 30, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Wrestling News World reader Justin O’Riley was at this week’s WWE Raw from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. He sent in the following live report: The show was indeed sold out, which bodes well for future appearances in Columbus. Speaking of which, to add to my tweet about the presale, it’s only from now [...]
April 30, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
WWE will tape this week’s WWE Main Event, matches for WWE Saturday Morning Slam, and this week’s Smackdown tonight from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. After facing The Undertaker last week, Dean Ambrose will face Kane on Smackdown. In addition, Kofi Kingston will defend his United States Championship against Antonio Cesaro on Main Event. The [...]
April 30, 2013
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
Welcome to our live WWE Raw Watch Party. Here, we’ll be providing live play-by-play coverage of the show as it happens. Below, you can discuss the show amongst each other. Images and memes are welcome – just make them witty! WWE Raw Results – Monday April 29, 2013 From the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio [...]
April 29, 2013
Kendra Bunyon
Top Stories, WWE News, WWE Results
This Week on Smackdown It was announced during this week’s WWE Raw broadcast that Dean Ambrose will face Kane on this week’s episode of Smackdown. WWE will tape this week’s Smackdown on Tuesday night from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. We’ll have full taping results here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. Smackdown in Columbus, Ohio Wrestling [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Dolph Ziggler will defend the World Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat Ladder Match against Alberto Del Rio and Jack Swagger at Extreme Rules in three weeks. Del Rio “picked the stipulation” after Ricardo Rodriguez won a triple threat match on this week’s WWE Raw also involving Big E Langston and Zeb Colter WWE Extreme [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
What's Hot?, WWE News
Ricardo Rodriguez defeated Zeb Colter & Big E Langston in a Triple Threat match on this week’s WWE Raw, allowing Alberto Del Rio to choose the stipulation for the World Heavyweight Championship match at WWE Extreme Rules. Del Rio went on to choose a ladder match as the match’s stipulation. Be sure to join our [...]
April 29, 2013
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
Congratulations Kofi Kingston It was announced on this week’s WWE Raw that Kofi Kingston’s child was recently born. No other details were made available but congratulations are in order. US Title Match on WWE Main Event Speaking of Kofi, he’s scheduled to defend the WWE United States Championship against Antonio Cesaro on this week’s episode [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Announced Raw Attendance The announced attendance for this week’s WWE Raw was 14,282. The show was a legitimate sellout from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Daniel Bryan Celebrates Kane’s Birthday Footage of Daniel Bryan and John Cena celebrating Kane’s birthday at the April 26th WWE Raw live event in Moscow, Russia has surfaced on YouTube at this [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
WWE is teaming up with Yahoo to offer a 30-minute pre-show for Monday Night Raw. According to a report by Variety, Yahoo will have exclusive access to WWE’s archives of historical full matches, shows, highlights and other events. Their Internet portal will air live pre-show content for every pay-per-view event. Additionally, short clips from WWE [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
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. [...]
April 29, 2013
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News, WWE Spoilers
Last week’s episode of WWE Smackdown did an average viewership of 2,751,000 viewers on SyFy. The show ended up with a 1.96 cable rating. Smackdown, which was taped from London, England, featured Undertaker vs. Dean Ambrose. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
The official WWE website has announced that, despite his injury, John Cena will still compete tonight, teaming with Ryback against The Shield. TONIGHT: @theshieldwwe faces @johncena & @ryback22 in a 3-on-2 #HandicapMatch on #RAW LIVE at 8/7 CT @usa_network! twitter.com/WWE/status/328… — WWE (@WWE) April 29, 2013 Join us Monday night at 7:30 PM EDT for [...]
April 29, 2013
Brooks Oglesby
Top Stories, WWE News
Total Divas Teaser WWE has a new teaser video for the upcoming “Total Divas” reality series set to air on E! this summer. You can watch the video here on dot com. WWE Live in Maryland WWE has announced an upcoming live event from the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Maryland on [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
There are inaccurate reports making rounds online in regards to the upcoming schedule of CM Punk. As of this writing, Punk, as we reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com last week, is advertised by WWE for the following upcoming episodes of Monday Night Raw: Monday, May 27, 2013 Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary, AB Official event information Monday, June [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Jim Ross has a new blog now online on his official website. In it, JR believes the three-man both of Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and John Layfield is now a permanent staple on WWE Raw. Below is an excerpt from JR’s latest: Looks as if the trio of @MichaelCole @JerryLawler @JCLayfield will be the permanent, [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Why Mick Foley Dropped the Elbow Mick Foley delivered an elbow drop on Chris Jericho at the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony this year in New York City because he promised his family he would the year prior. According to Foley at one of his comedy shows in Manchester, England, he told his family [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
The Rock Encourages Jason Collins Monday’s top story in sports is Washington Wizards center Jason Collins telling Sports Illustrated that he’s gay. The Rock weighed in on Collins’ decision to come out on Twitter: Being real & authentic is very powerful. Well done Jason Collins for having the courage to take a monumental step forward. [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
John Cena A True Hero John Cena was in New York City Monday morning (See also - The Rock Comments On Box Office Success, John Cena Busy As Ever) to appear on Today’s Kathie Lee & Hoda to grant eight-year-old Nick Santillo, who was born with just half a heart, his wish of meeting the [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
Stephanie McMahon is Ripped Stephanie McMahon confirmed on her verified Twitter account that she’s featured in an upcoming interview with RXMuscle.com. Check out the following photo with Steph’s reply: “@lee_whits: @stephmcmahon Is this you? twitter.com/Lee_Whits/stat…” yes!More pics and article soon to be posted on rxmuscle.com — Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) April 29, 2013 Prime Time Players [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
The top story coming out of the weekend is WWE announcing that WWE Champion John Cena suffered a right Achilles injury while working against Ryback on the most recent overseas tour. While the initial report didn’t give specifics, Cena’s status for next month’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view was put into question. Cena is currently scheduled to [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
Top Stories, WWE News
The Rock on “Pain & Gain” Success The Rock thanked fans for making Pain & Gain #1 in America on Twitter. See also - “Pain & Gain” Starring The Rock Gains Big As No. 1 At Box Office You can view his comments below: Twisted, dark & original – PAIN & GAIN is the #1 [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News
WWE will broadcast this week’s Monday Night Raw tonight from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. One of the top things advertised for this week’s show is an update on WWE Champion John Cena’s right Achilles injury. Cena acknowledged on Sunday he’s banged up but confirmed he won’t miss this week’s Raw. According to WWE, [...]
April 29, 2013
Richard Gray
What's Hot?, WWE News
Jim Ross updated his blog on Sunday and gave his thoughts on John Cena’s right Achilles injury. Below is an excerpt: WWE.com reporting that WWE Champion John Cena has sustained an injury while on the European Tour. The report states that Cena has issues with his right, Achilles tendon which can be a dicey matter. [...]
April 28, 2013
Richard Gray
WWE News