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WWE Raw Live Results (4/23/13) – Nottingham, England

Below are quick results from Tuesday’s WWE Raw live event in Nottingham, England: * R-Truth b. Heath Slater * Michael McGillicutty b. Brad Maddox * WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn b. Tamina Snuka * WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No b. Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston w/AJ Lee. There was a Twitter vote prior [...]

April 24, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows, WWE News 4

*Spoilers* Complete WWE Smackdown Taping Results From London, England

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 23, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News, WWE Spoilers 33

WWE Raw Viewership Increases Across The Pond (Updated With Rating)

This week’s episode of WWE Raw did an average viewing audience of 4,400,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the by hour breakdown: Hour one – 4,190,000 viewers Hour two – 4,650,000 viewers Hour three – 4,360,000 viewers The show ended up with a 3.14 cable rating. WWE Raw Ratings Archive [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Next Week’s Raw Main Event, The Rock’s Mom Speaks, Foley Pays Tribute To Paul Bearer

Next Week on WWE Raw John Cena will team with Ryback on next week’s episode of WWE Raw to face The Shield. The show will take place from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. The Rock’s Mom Says The Rock’s mother, Ata Johnson, told Arda Ocal [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Steve Austin Doing DDP Yoga, HBK’s Role At Upcoming WWE Live Events

Steve Austin Doing DDP Yoga When one thinks of Steve Austin the word yoga probably doesn’t come to mind but Diamond Dallas Page told The Temple News that his good friend Stone Cold has agreed to give it a try for a month while filming “Redneck Island.” “One of my very good buddies, Stone Cold [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

The Rock Undergoes Successful Surgery

The Rock underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to repair three hernial tears. Rock Tweeted: Surgery a success! Dr repaired 3 hernial tears (fun pain). Superman is on the mend.. #WeFallWeRise twitter.com/TheRock/status… — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April 23, 2013 See also - The Rock Says Wrestlemania 29 Was Possibly His Last Match, Clarifies Who Knew About His [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

*Spoilers* WWE Main Event Taping Results From London, England

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April 23, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News, WWE Spoilers 2

Chris Jericho’s Next WWE Date, Summer Rae Makes Raw Debut

Chris Jericho’s Next WWE Date Following his appearance on this week’s episode of WWE Raw, Chris Jericho will re-join his band Fozzy on their European tour. Jericho is set to return to WWE at a Raw live event on May 11th from the Ford Arena in Beaumont, Texas. Jericho wrote the following on Twitter: Great [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

*Spoilers* WWE Saturday Morning Slam Taping Results From London, England

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April 23, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News, WWE Spoilers 0

Updated Lineup For WWE Extreme Rules

Following this week’s episode of WWE Raw, below is the updated lineup for Extreme Rules: WWE Championship Match - John Cena © vs. Ryback Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship - Dolph Ziggler © vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger Steel Cage Match - Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar WWE Extreme Rules [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

New WWE Photos, This Week’s Backstage Fallout Raw, Triple H Interview

Three Generations, WWE Divas Below are some notable photos posted on Twitter: 3 generations strong twitter.com/StephMcMahon/s… — Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) April 23, 2013 Wow!!! What can I say?! I’m beyond excited and everyone is in for a crazy ride… #wwe #divas #E! twitter.com/NatbyNature/st… — Natalya (@NatbyNature) April 23, 2013 “Backstage Fallout” Raw This week’s episode [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Undertaker At Today’s Tapings, JR Feels He’s Surpassed Andre The Giant

Undertaker Advertised for Today’s Tapings Undertaker is advertised for Tuesday’s Smackdown taping from the London O2 Arena in London, England. It’s unknown if he’ll appear on-camera as he’s advertised in what will likely be a dark match main event, teaming with Randy Orton & Sheamus to take on The Shield. JR Feels Undertaker Has Surpassed [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 8

The Shield, Fandango & Summer Rae Pull Double Duty, Travel By Helicopter

The Shield, Fandango and Summer Rae pulled double duty on Monday as they worked the Smackdown live event in Cardiff, Wales (results here) before flying via helicopter to WWE Raw in London, England. As was seen on this week’s Raw, WWE filmed the arrival of The Shield for inclusion on the broadcast. While The Shield [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Why The Bella Twins Weren’t On Raw, Daniel Bryan To Appear On Total Divas

Brie and Nikki Bella were in New York City Monday for the E! Upfront party. This is why they weren’t featured on this week’s episode of WWE Raw. They Tweeted the following photo with Ryan Lochte along with a “message” for AJ Lee: What would @ryanlochte and The Bella’s do?! #EUpFront twitter.com/nicoleandbri/s… — The Bella [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 6

Live Notes From WWE Raw Taping In London, England

Elto Alexandrov from WWENews.net sent in the following live notes from Monday’s WWE Raw taping in London: Monday Night Raw started with the introductions of Michael Cole, JBL and Jerry Lawler. The crowd reaction to JBL surpassed that of most performers, as his name was chanted on several occasions. Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler got [...]

April 23, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Details On Today’s WWE TV Tapings – Undertaker Set To Appear, Seeking Correspondents

WWE will tape this week’s WWE Main Event, matches for WWE Saturday Morning Slam, and this week’s Smackdown today from the O2 Arena in London, England. The Undertaker is scheduled to appear, as well as Raw Superstars Fandango & Santino Marella. The advertised dark match main event is The Undertaker, Sheamus, & Randy Orton vs. The Shield. [...]

April 23, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 0

WWE Raw Results 4/22/13 -And Whatever You Do, Do NOT Try to Give Undertaker A Hug!

Pre-RAW Commercial Ryback let The Shield have Cena, even though he’s had problems with The Shield. Tonight Taker will be getting in the ring with Kane and Bryan against The Shield. Show Starts Video Taker was getting surrounded by The Shield in the ring, but Kane and Bryan. Taker will tag with Kane and Bryan [...]

April 22, 2013 Kendra Bunyon WWE News, WWE Results 156

WWE Smackdown Live Results (4/22/13) – Cardiff, Wales

Below are quick results from Monday’s WWE Smackdown live event in Cardiff, Wales: * Sheamus & The New Age Outlaws b. The Shield via disqualification when Roman Reigns used a chair on Sheamus. * Fandango w/Summer Rae b. Ted DiBiase * Natalya b. Alicia Fox * Mark Henry b. The Great Khali * Alberto Del [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows, WWE News 5

Smackdown Viewership Down From Last Week (Updated With Rating)

Last week’s Smackdown did an average viewing audience of 2,590,000 viewers on SyFy. The show ended up doing a 1.92 cable rating. Smackdown was up against the intense media coverage of the manhunt for the Boston bombing suspect. I’m actually surprised we didn’t see a bigger drop off than this. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

*Spoilers* WWE Raw Taping Results From London, England

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April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News, WWE Spoilers 11

This Week’s Smackdown Main Event

WWE is advertising Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger in a no disqualification for this week’s Smackdown. The company will tape this week’s Smackdown Tuesday from the London O2 Arena in London, England.  We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Rosa Mendes Says She’s OK, Had To Take Care Of Personal Matters

Rosa Mendes provided the following explanation for leaving WWE’s current international tour on Twitter: Just wanted to let all my #Mendesluverz that I’m ok.I had to take care of some personal matters. Thank you for all your support. Love you — Rosa Mendes (@LaRosaMendes) April 22, 2013 I also encourage everyone to continue #MuscleMania.It has [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

WWE Diva Sent Home From European Tour (Updated With WWE Statement)

In a story we’ve been trying to gather more details on, Rosa Mendes has been sent home from WWE’s European tour. Messages left with WWE in attempt for comment were not immediately returned. The gist of the story is that Rosa had displayed outlandish behavior throughout the trip and it was time for her to [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

The Rock Featured In NBA Playoffs Video, Latest From Jim Ross

The Rock’s NBA Playoffs Video The Rock is featured in a new video for TNT’s coverage of the 2013 NBA Playoffs. Rock is hosting an upcoming reality series on TNT this summer called “The Hero.” You can watch the video at this link or embedded in the video below: Jim Ross Reacts Jim Ross has [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

The Miz On Rowdy Crowds, WWE Raw In Brooklyn, PPV In Pittsburgh

The Miz on Rowdy Crowds The Miz spoke with The UK Sun about how the European crowds are always the rowdiest. You can read his comments at this link. Raw in Brooklyn WWE Raw will take place from the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York on July 15, 2013. This is the first episode of [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From London, England

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April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE Spoilers 2

Introducing New WWE Divas Jo-Jo Offerman & Eva Marie (Photos)

WWE introduced two new Divas in their press release for the upcoming E! reality series called “Total Divas.” The Divas are as follows: Eva Maria – Real name Natalia Eva Marie, who is described on Twitter as a 2012 Powertec Fashion Model Winner, Entrepreneur, Actress, Model all american athlete (soccer), Mexican/Italian and SF GIANTS FANATIC. [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Michael Pine New WWE Head Of Global Sales, WWE In Birmingham

WWE announced the appointment of Michael Pine as Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Partnership Marketing on Monday. Below is the official press release: STAMFORD, Conn., April 22, 2013 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced the appointment of Michael Pine as Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Partnership Marketing. Pine, who previously held [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

E! Announces New Reality Series Highlighting WWE Divas

E! is teaming up with WWE for a new reality series called Total Divas. The show, set for the network’s summer lineup, explores life beyond the ring for seven WWE Divas who “must wrestle with the challenges of life in the spotlight, a grueling work and travel schedule, and the intense competition for prominence in [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Steve Austin Would Entertain “Right Offer” For One More Match

According to Steve Austin’s friend Paul Lazenby, Austin would entertain the “right offer” for one more match and he’s in better shape then most might think. We’ll explore this a little more in detail later. Speaking of Austin, he has a new blog entry available at this link. [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 10

Loaded WWE Raw In London – Live Spoilers, Undertaker, Triple H, John Cena

WWE will tape this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw this afternoon from the London O2 Arena in London, England. The show will be headlined by Undertaker’s first match on Raw in over three years as he’ll team with Team Hell No to take on The Shield. Triple H will respond to Brock Lesnar’s challenge [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

John Cena vs. Ryback For WWE Title Set For Extreme Rules

WWE officially announced that John Cena will defend the WWE Championship against Ryback at Extreme Rules next month. Already announced for the show is Dolph Ziggler defending the World Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat match against Jack Swagger and Alberto Del Rio. WWE Extreme Rules 2013 will take place Sunday, May 19, 2013 from [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 12

WWE Smackdown Live Results (4/21/13) – Sheffield, England

Below are quick results from Sunday’s WWE Smackdown live event from the Sheffield Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, England: * Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, Santino Marella & Ted DiBiase b. The Prime Time Players and Epico & Primo. After the match, The Shield brought the babyfaces to justice. Dean Ambrose got on the mic and hyped [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows, WWE News 2

The Rock Says Wrestlemania 29 Was Possibly His Last Match, Clarifies Who Knew About His Injury

Peter Rosenberg interviewed The Rock to promote his upcoming reality series called “The Hero” on TNT. In it, he talked exclusively about the injury he suffered at Wrestlemania 29 and whether or not this was his last match. Rock said when he sat down with Vince McMahon to negotiate his return [to WWE], the plan [...]

April 22, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 28

WWE Smackdown Live Results (4/20/13) – Birmingham, England

Below are quick results from Saturday’s WWE Smackdown live event from the Birmingham LG Arena in Birmingham, England: * Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, Santino Marella & Ted DiBiase b. The Prime Time Players and Epico & Primo w/Rosa Mendes * Fandango b. Alex Riley * Natalya b. Alicia Fox * Mark Henry b. The Great [...]

April 21, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows, WWE News 3

More On The Rock Filming “Hercules,” CM Punk & Lita At UFC On Fox 7

The Rock Filming Hercules As previously reported here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com, The Rock is scheduled to begin filming his role in the upcoming motion picture “Hercules” later next month in Budapest, Hungry.  He has the starring role in Brett Ratner’s film as he’ll play Hercules. Filming is expected to take four and a half months, which will [...]

April 21, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Mick Foley Would Have Wanted CM Punk For One Last Match

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley (wow, that has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?) played the “what if” game with Twitter followers this weekend. Foley Tweeted: If I could have done ONE last match @jack_fats – it would have been with @cmpunk following those 2012 promos. But…I’m done, brother! — Mick Foley (@realmickfoley) [...]

April 21, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Sheamus Apologizes For Missing Show In Dublin, On The Next One

Sheamus didn’t work Friday’s WWE Raw live event in Dublin as he was touring with Smackdown in Newcastle. The former WWE Champion Tweeted his apologies for not making it home: Hey #WWEDublin! Sorry i didn’t get home this trip but it looks like i will be on the next one… twitter.com/WWESheamus/sta… — Sheamus (@WWESheamus) April [...]

April 21, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Zack Ryder Gets People Talking With New YouTube Video

Zack Ryder posted a new video on his YouTube channel at this link on Saturday that has his fans clamoring for a heel turn. You can also watch it embedded in the video below: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Braxton Worley for sending us the link. [...]

April 21, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 13

WWE Raw Live Event Results (4/20/13) – Paris, France

Wrestling News World readers Antoine Baronnet and Anthony Brouste attended Saturday’s WWE Raw live event in Paris, France and sent in the following live report: WWE RAW World Tour à Paris le 20.04.2013 The WWE is in France for the RAW Wrestlemania Revenge in Palais Omnisports of Paris-Bercy. Around 8-10 000 fans, 80-85% empty. Single [...]

April 21, 2013 Richard Gray WWE House Shows, WWE News 1