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Video – WWE Stars Encourage Students To Take A Stand Against Bullying

- The following is from the official WWE YouTube channel: WWE Superstars encourage students to take a stand against bullying [...]

March 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 8

WWE Announces Smackdown Taping In Hershey; Supershow In Lowell, Massachusetts

WWE has added the following dates to their schedule: Smackdown taping on May 15, 2012 from the GIANT Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania Supershow live event on June 16, 2012 from the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts [...]

March 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Watch The Latest Episode Of Z! True Long Island Story With Zack Ryder Here

Episode #58 of “Z! True Long Island Story” with Zack Ryder is embedded in the video below: [...]

March 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Mark Henry At SXSW; John Morrison Pops Up On Weird Al Video

- Mark Henry was spotted in Austin for South by Southwest. You can read more at Fuse.tv at this link. For details on SXSW, click here. - John Morrison popped up on a FunnyorDie.com video with Weird Al. You can watch at this link. [...]

March 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Weekend WWE Schedule – Two Supershow Live Events, Next Week’s TV Tapings

There are a pair of WWE Supershow live events this weekend below is this weekend’s schedule: Supershows: Saturday from the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island (more info) Sunday from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York (more info Next Week’s TVs: Raw Supershow on Monday from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, [...]

March 16, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Bret Hart Reveals That He Hated His WWE Hall Of Fame Speech, The Only Time He Seriously Injured Someone, More

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of The Score Television Network had a chance to sit down and interview WWE Hall Of Famer, Bret “The Hitman” Hart in Part 1 of this exclusive and highly revealing interview. Highlights: -His speech he gave when he was inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame in 2006. Why did he dislike his speech  so [...]

March 16, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 3

Edge Reveals Whether He Expected To Be Inducted Into The WWE Hall Of Fame, A Hypothetical Dream Match With Christian, More

The Miami Herald has posted the second portion (first portion here) of their interview with Edge. In this portion, he discusses his upcoming WWE Hall of Fame induction, a possible sequel to his first book, Adam Copeland on Edge, why he hasn’t made a Twitter account yet (and doesn’t plan to), and more. In the [...]

March 16, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 8

Video: Lilian Garcia Has Wardrobe Malfunction, David Otunga Speaks At “Be A Star” Rally

The official WWE YouTube channel has posted the following videos of Lilian Garcia and David Otunga (more on his appearance here), embedded below: [...]

March 16, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 4

Divas Tag Match Officially Set For WrestleMania XXVIII

Following the angle shot on today’s edition of Extra, the official WWE website has officially announced that Kelly Kelly & Extra host Maria Menounos will face Beth Phoenix & Eve at WrestleMania XXVIII. Click here to view the announcement. WrestleMania XXVIII will take place on April 1, 2012 from SunLife Stadium in Miami, Florida. Wrestling [...]

March 15, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 25

WWE Nixes Text Alerts, Jim Neidhart’s Outburst Lands Him Behind Bars, Celebrity Wrestlemania Match Setup Today On “Extra”

- WWE sent a message to subscribers to their premium text-message alerts that the service will end on March 30, 2012. - The reason Jim Neidhart was held in contempt of court yesterday was due to an outburst while he was being sentenced on drug, theft and burglary charges from an arrest in September 2010. [...]

March 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 18

Watch This Week’s WWE Superstars Here

Embedded in the video below is this week’s episode of WWE Superstars courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

March 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

WWE & Lionsgate Teaming Up For Two New Films; Upcoming WWE Studios Film Starring Brodus Clay

Variety is reporting that WWE and Lionsgate are teaming up for two new films. The first is a reboot of “Leprechaun,” the 1993 horror pic that was one of the first starring roles for Jennifer Aniston. While there is currently no writer, director or cast attached to the project, it is set for a 2013 [...]

March 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 15

WWE Promoting “Breaking News” On Today’s “Extra”; Stephanie McMahon Appearing With Big Show & David Otunga Today

- WWE is promoting “breaking news” on today’s “Extra” with Maria Menounos. The WWE Divas were in Los Angeles earlier this week with Road Dogg to film a segment for today’s show. The news is expected to involve Menounos and Wrestlemania XXVIII. Click here to find out when “Extra” airs in your area. - Stephanie [...]

March 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 3

R-Truth Officially Announced For 12-Man Tag Team Match At Wrestlemania XXVIII; Updated List Of Announced Talent

WWE has officially announced R-Truth as a member of Team Teddy Long in the 12-man tag team match at Wrestlemania XXVIII. So far, the match looks like this: Team Teddy Long - Santino Marella, R-Truth, TBA, TBA, TBA & TBA Team John Laurinaitis - David Otunga, Mark Henry, TBA, TBA, TBA & TBA In storyline, [...]

March 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 19

New WWE Videos – Outside The Ring & Humble Pie Day For WWE Superstars & Divas

- The following videos are from WWE’s official YouTube channel: Hit the mat and grab a vegan cupcake with Daniel Bryan – “Outside The Ring” Happy Pi(e) Day from the WWE Superstars and Divas [...]

March 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Edge Discusses Hall Of Fame Induction, Steve Austin Speaks, David Otunga’s Son Puts Cameraman In His Place

- The Miami Herald has a new article online featuring quotes from Edge talking about his WWE Hall of Fame induction. Click here to read it. - Triple M in Sydney, Australia recently interviewed Steve Austin. You can listen to it at this link. - TMZ posted the following video of Jennifer Hudson with her [...]

March 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 6

Chase Stevens Gets WWE Tryout

To follow-up on Chase Stevens who was backstage at Monday’s Raw Supershow in Cleveland, he had a private tryout at the Quicken Loans Arena in front of producers prior to the taping. Stevens is best known for his work with Andy Douglas as the tag team The Naturals in TNA. [...]

March 15, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 6

Torrie Wilson & A-Rod To Attend Wrestlemania; John Cena Meets Boy Battling Cancer

- WWE ran a story on dot com today that former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson and her boyfriend Alex Rodriguez will be in attendance at Wrestlemania XXVIII in Miami on April 1, 2012. You can read their coverage at this link. - FOX 8 Cleveland has a story online with a video on John Cena [...]

March 14, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Watch This Week’s WWE NXT Here

Embedded in the video below is this week’s WWE NXT in its entirety, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

March 14, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 0

Tough Enough’s Martin Reveals WWE First Contacted Him Through Facebook, Says Andy Wasn’t The Right Choice, Doesn’t Know How He Broke His Ankle

CityWeekly has a very long Q&A online with former WWE Tough Enough contestant Martin Casaus to promote the upcoming tenth anniversary show of Ultra Championship Wrestling ZERO in which Martin is a co-owner. In the piece, Martin reveals WWE first contacted him for Tough Enough through Facebook, says he doesn’t know how he broke his [...]

March 14, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Watch Episode 7 Of WWE Inbox Here

- Episode 7 of WWE Inbox is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

March 14, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 3

WWE Exec Says Company Is In Negotiations For The WWE Network; Admits WWE Studios Was A Failure In 2011

WWE Chief Financial Officer Georg Barrios presented WWE’s business model at the 24th Annual ROTH Conference today in California. You can listen to his presentation at this link. Unless you just want to listen, I only found a couple of tidbits newsworthy: * Barrios said WWE is currently in negotiations regarding the WWE Network but he [...]

March 14, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

WWE Returning To Mexico In May

WWE is returning to Mexico in May. Below are the advertised dates: May 24th – Multipurpose Centre in Hermosillo May 25th – Monumental Bullring in Aguascalientes May 26th – Vicente Fernandez Gomez Arena in Guadalajara [...]

March 14, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Meet Jack Swagger At Kmart, Mike Tyson Added To Wrestlemania Fan Axxess, Raw In Columbus Presale Password

- Jack Swagger will be at Kmart tomorrow in Miami to promote Wrestlemania XXVIII. The store is located at 3825 7th St. NW in the Central Shopping Center as Swagger will be signing autographs for the first 300 attendees, beginning at 6 PM EDT. The Miami Herald has more information available at this link. - [...]

March 14, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Watch The Trailer For “Bending The Rules” Starring Edge Here, Presale Information For Ohio Raw Supershow

-WNW reader Wes Branscum sent word that Raw Supershow will be coming to Columbus, Ohio on November 12th. The presale password is WWERAW, effective at noon today. -The official WWE YouTube channel has posted the trailer to Bending the Rules, starring Edge and Jamie Kennedy. The video is embedded below: [...]

March 14, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 2

Dolph Ziggler Discusses How He Got Over With The Internet Audience

The Wrestling Press recently posted a new interview with Dolph Ziggler, in which he discusses his brief reign as World Heavyweight Champion, winning over the crowd, comparisons to Mr. Perfect, working with Vickie Guerrero, and more. In the following excerpt, Ziggler responds to crowds beginning to cheer for him more: “Honestly, I always wondered why [...]

March 14, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 2

Michael Tarver Challenges John Cena To A Rap Battle

Tyrone Evans, known as Michael Tarver during his time in WWE, posted the following video to his YouTube account, calling out John Cena. Evans has made some disparaging remarks about Cena since his release, including accusing Cena of intentionally injuring him. The video is embedded below: [...]

March 14, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 29

Dark Match Result From This Week’s Smackdown Taping

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. [...]

March 13, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 3

New Match Added To The WrestleMania XXVIII Card (Smackdown Spoiler)

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. [...]

March 13, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 7

Ty Bailey Gone From WWE

WWE executive Ty Bailey has been released from his contract. Bailey worked in Talent Relations under John Laurinaitis. Bailey joined WWE in 2005 and had worked in the National Football League. His duties in WWE included overseeing the developmental system and booking extras for television tapings. [...]

March 13, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 8

Zack Ryder Petitions To Be On Team Teddy At Wrestlemania In Special Episode Of Z! True Long Island Story

Zack Ryder wants to be a member of Team Teddy Long at Wrestlemania XXVIII. Below is his petition in a special episode of “Z! True Long Island Story”: [...]

March 13, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 11

WWE Live Event In Rochester, Presale Password For Smackdown In Roanoke, Paul Orndorff Is Cancer Free

- WWE has announced a live event from the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York On May 13, 2012. Tickets go on sale on Saturday. - There is a presale to obtain tickets beginning tomorrow morning at 10 AM EDT to the May 8th Smackdown taping from the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The [...]

March 13, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

The Rock Talks About How Personal His Program Is With John Cena, Admits He’s Come Close To “Slapping The Lips Off His Face”

The Rock spoke to Cleveland.com to promote last night’s Raw Supershow in the city. He talks about his Wrestlemania XXVIII program against John Cena and discusses how it is more personable than his Wrestlemania X8 program with Hulk Hogan a decade ago. Below is an excerpt: “Coming back into this world, I felt like I [...]

March 13, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 13

WWE Raw Supershow Rating

Last night’s WWE Raw Supershow did a 3.3 (rounded up from 3.27) cable rating off hours of 3.20 and 3.35 with average viewing audience of 4,820,000 viewers on the USA Network. Raw Ratings Archive [...]

March 13, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 9

Ted DiBiase Undergoes Successful Shoulder Surgery

Ted DiBiase underwent successful shoulder surgery today. DiBiase is currently out with an ankle injury but since he is out, he had surgery performed on a nagging problem with his shoulder. DiBiase posted the following on Twitter: It’s almost time! twitter.com/TedDiBiase/sta… — Ted DiBiase Jr. (@TedDiBiase) March 13, 2012   [...]

March 13, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

New WWE Videos – Backstage Fallout Raw & Latest Episode Of Superstar Toyz With Alex Riley

The following videos are courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: Exclusive backstage interviews from Raw – “Backstage Fallout” Raw – March 12, 2012 Check Out Alex Riley’s Prized Possessions – “Superstar Toyz” Episode 3 [...]

March 13, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

The Rock Scheduled To Appear On “Live With Kelly”

Interbridge.com is reporting that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be a guest on “Live with Kelly” on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. [...]

March 13, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

WWE Divas Shooting An Angle With Maria Menounos Today In Los Angeles

The WWE Divas are shooting an angle with Maria Menounos from “Extra” today in Los Angeles. Road Dogg, who works a producer backstage in WWE, Tweeted the following this morning: On a flight to LA with some of the Divas to do a shoot on the set of “Extra” w/ Maria Menunous! (sp) Wish me [...]

March 13, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Booker T Provides Good Advice To Younger Talent; WWE Announces New May Live Events

- The Miami Herald has a new article online featuring quotes from Booker T. In it, he provides good advice to younger talent. Below is an excerpt: “Of course, we’re friends, but this is a business, and you’ve got to go out there and treat it like a business. You’ve got to think about being [...]

March 13, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

John Cena Confirms Entering To Machine Gun Kelly Song At Wrestlemania; CM Punk Comments On DVD Filming

- John Cena confirmed after Raw Supershow went off the air last night that Machine Gun Kelly will perform him theme song at Wrestlemania XXVIII. We first reported Cena would enter to “Invincible” by Machine Gun Kelly on February 3, 2012 here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com. - The Chicago Tribune has a new quote from WWE Champion [...]

March 13, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5