- WWE Champion CM Punk and Eve Torres filmed a cooking special with celebrity chef Graham Elliot. Elliot posted a photo with the WWE stars on Twitter calling it a “culinary/wrestling smackdown.” You can view it embedded below: Today = culinary/wrestling smackdown with WWE Superstars @evemarietorres and @cmpunk!#KitchenCageMatch twitter.com/grahamelliot/s… — GRAHAMELLIOT (@grahamelliot) August 9, 2012 [...]
August 10, 2012
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. [...]
August 10, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE Spoilers
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August 9, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE Spoilers
WWE Champion CM Punk is scheduled to appear and compete at the next set of WWE NXT tapings from the campus of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida on August 23, 2012. We’ll have full results from this week’s taping online shortly exclusively here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]
August 9, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
- Justin Credible noted on his Twitter account that he’s been contacted by WWE for work on the WWE Network. - Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker sent in the embed code for this week’s WWE Superstars: [...]
August 9, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
WWE issued the following press release on their new weekly half-hour show called WWE Saturday Morning Slam that will debut on Saturday, August 25th at 10 AM on The CW Network. Below is the release in its entirety: STAMFORD, Conn., August 9, 2012 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Saban Brands today announced a new, weekly [...]
August 9, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
- KABB Fox out of San Antonio covered the latest fiasco involving the “double life” of former WWE star Jackson Andrews. You can watch their report embedded in the video below: - WWE has announced that Sabu’s profile has been added to the Alumni section of dot com. - WWE issued the following press release [...]
August 9, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
CM Punk recently took part in an interview with the Southtown Star, promoting his appearance at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con this weekend. In the following excerpt, he names the highlight of his career: QUESTION: What was going through your head when you won the WWE champion belt last November? CM PUNK: It was the [...]
August 9, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
Wrestling News World reader Hiroaki Kawafukji attended today’s WWE Smackdown live event from Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. Below are full results: - Triple Threat Match for United States Title: Santino Marella (c) vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Kofi Kingston.The crowd was booing to Cody. Santino hit Cobra to Cody for the win and retain US [...]
August 9, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE House Shows
POLITICO has an intriguing article online on Linda McMahon and her second attempt at a run for United States Senate. The piece, which highlights McMahon’s failed attempt in 2010, is titled “Linda McMahon 2.0: Ready to Rumble” and looks are her “toned down” campaign. A quote from Linda on the campaign trail is included: “I [...]
August 9, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
- Full Sail University will host another set of WWE NXT tapings Thursday night. As we noted earlier here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com, both Ryback and Sin Cara are scheduled to appear. We’ll have full taping results later tonight. - WWE has announced an October 21st live event from the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. - Remember [...]
August 9, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
The Smackdown crew is in Japan for a two-show loop before heading to China for the weekend. The brand will run Thursday night from Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. Click here for more information and remember if you attend the show to please, submit a live report. Orton noted he watched “Avengers,” “Hunger Games,” and [...]
August 9, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Randy Orton was asked on Twitter why he was not featured in the promo for SummerSlam. Below is his reply: “@rkoviperchick: @randyorton Why are you not on the promo for #Summerslam?”because unfortunately I’m not working — Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) August 9, 2012 [...]
August 9, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
WWE Champion CM Punk is not a fan of UFC’s reigning light-heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones getting a global endorsement deal from Nike as he Tweeted the following: Let’s reward more drunk drivers with endorsement deals! #responsibility — CM Punk (@CMPunk) August 9, 2012 Click here for more on the deal. [...]
August 9, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that WWE will begin airing a new show, titled WWE Saturday Morning Slam, August 25th on The CW. The weekly half-hour show will feature one pre-taped match per week, as well as behind-the-scenes segments. The show will be targeted at the young boy demographic, explained in the excerpt below: Saban [...]
August 9, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
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August 9, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE Spoilers
- WWE has settled all of their legal proceedings with the World Wildlife Fund which is why they no longer have to blur out the old WWF logos. This includes the old Attitude Era “scratch logo.” - Lucas Di Leo, another independent worker out of France, has signed a developmental contract with WWE. Di Leo [...]
August 8, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website, in which he discusses Kevin Nash‘s recent controversial remarks. Below are some highlights: -I’m an old school guy who thinks that wrestlers come in all shapes and sizes and that the final, final decree on how well said talents produce is ultimately left up [...]
August 8, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
In the latest edition of WWE Countdown, the top 10 fantasy matches that never happened are ranked as follows: 10. CM Punk vs. Randy Savage 9. Cactus Jack vs. Dude Love vs. Mankind 8. The Fabulous Moolah vs. Trish Stratus 7. The Four Horsemen vs. Evolution 6. Andre The Giant vs. The Big Show 5. [...]
August 8, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
NBC has sent out more clips for the upcoming “Stars Earn Stripes” reality series featuring WWE Diva Eve Torres. The show premieres next Monday night, August 13 at 8/7c: First Look: Inside Stars Earn Stripes The producers, hosts and celebrity contestants reveal what it’s like to face the challenges of real American heroes. Looking Back: [...]
August 8, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
- Mister Saint Laurent reporting: KONNAN GETS CANDID ABOUT THE WWE UNDERCARD NOT GETTING OPPORTUNITIES TO BREAK OUT On this week’s episode of MLW Radio presented by WWNLive.com, fresh off of TripleMania, AAA matchmaker Konnan spoke about the lack of new stars in WWE: “They need to make more stars, dude. We talk about this [...]
August 8, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker sent in the following: -David Otunga announced on his Twitter account that The Hive, an upcoming WWE Studios film in which he has a supporting role, has wrapped filming: It’s a wrap! #TheHive @troikapictures @wwe @wwestudios @officialhalle @abbienormal16 @michaeleklund @bradleygallo @morris_chestnut — David Otunga (@DavidOtunga) August 8, 2012 -Cory [...]
August 8, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
The latest episode of WWE Inbox is embedded in the video below: [...]
August 8, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
- WWE and THQ will be giving away free CM Punk Ice Cream bar t-shirts to people that pre-order WWE ’13 through select retailers. In the United States, the attire will be available by pre-ordering at GameStop and in Canada, the shirt will come with all pre-orders placed at EB Games. Click here for more. (Thanks [...]
August 8, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
TMZ has a weird twist to the Rosa Mendes story now online. According to the publication, Andy Slocum, who is formerly known as Jackson Andrews in WWE and is engaged to Mendes, had another fiancee in Texas. The girl in question, named Amber Stovall, says she was blindsided by the news of Slocum’s alleged abuse and [...]
August 8, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
In this week’s episode of AfterBuzzTV.com, former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis launched into the personal life of Kelly Kelly. Maria criticized Kelly for photos of her that ended up on the Internet, not naked photos but those that featured Kelly “with someone else’s someone else.” Kelly Kelly seemed to have responded to the criticism on [...]
August 8, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Kevin Nash‘s recent controversial comments have drawn criticism not only from fans, but WWE talent such as Chris Jericho: Funny how @realkevinnash says wrestling “died” when Benoit and Guerrero were champs-Yet the worst year for WWE biz was 95 when he was on top — Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) August 8, 2012 Once again the puppet [...]
August 8, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
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August 7, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE Spoilers
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August 7, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE Spoilers
Prior to tonight’s Smackdown tapings in Houston, Texas, Wade Barrett returned to the ring and defeated Zack Ryder. A vignette aired on this week’s Raw promoting Barrett’s return, and he is advertised for this week’s Smackdown international tour. [...]
August 7, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
Grantland.com has a new article online featuring quotes from Kevin Nash that is certain to ruffle some feathers. Below are the highlights (or lowlights depending on how you look at them): What he considers the end of the wrestling business: “When Benoit and Guerrero hugged [at the end of WrestleMania XX], that was the end [...]
August 7, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Tom La Ruffa announced on his official Facebook page that he has signed a WWE developmental contract. La Ruffa has already reported to Florida Championship Wrestling in Tampa. La Ruffa is from Nice, France and is a graduate of the Storm Wrestling Academy. [...]
August 7, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
The latest episode of “WWE Superstar Toyz” starring Brodus Clay is embedded in the video below: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker for sending this in. [...]
August 7, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
This week’s WWE Raw did a 3.08 cable rating off hours of 2.8, 3.36 and 3.19 with an average viewing audience of 4,370,000 viewers on the USA Network. For comparability purposes, the show did a 3.23 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 4,560,000 viewers in its normal 9-11 PM timeslot. Raw Ratings Archive [...]
August 7, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Jim Ross has a new blog entry with his thoughts on this week’s WWE Raw. Below is an excerpt: I enjoyed Monday Night Raw from San Antonio as the live crowd helped make it a better show. The crowd was hot, or so they sounded, and WWE had them mic’ed well. (This is a common [...]
August 7, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
- Zack Ryder posted the following on Twitter: I’m pretty sure I’m the 2nd most followed person on @tout. In other news, I was in the 2nd match taped for @wwe Superstars this week. #huh? — Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) August 7, 2012 We get questions all the time about Ryder’s lack of television time and [...]
August 7, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
LocalBozo.com has a new article online featuring a Q&A with Chris Jericho. While the majority of the album discusses Fozzy’s upcoming album “Sin and Bones,” Jericho talks about his latest run in WWE. Below is an excerpt: LocalBozo.com: Switching gears Chris, you’ve had some incredible opportunities in and out of the ring over the past [...]
August 7, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
The latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” Raw is embedded in the video below: [...]
August 7, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Wrestling News World reader Stephen McCluskey sent in the following footage of Shawn Michaels Appreciation Night after this week’s WWE Raw went off the air: [...]
August 7, 2012
Richard Gray
WWE News
Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from this week’s Raw. After watching, head over to our Facebook page and tell us what you thought of the show: CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio Randy Orton vs. Big Show Ryback vs. Curt Hawkins & Tyler Reks: August 6, 2012 Primo [...]
August 7, 2012
Brooks Oglesby
WWE News
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