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Iconic singer Whitney Houston was found dead on Saturday, February 11, and several personalities in the wrestling world gave their thoughts via Twitter. Some tweets are compiled below: “God gave me a voice to sing with.” – Whitney Houston 8/9/63 – 2/11/12 #StrengthToYourFamily — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 12, 2012 I only met Whitney Houston [...]
Two matches have been announced for the upcoming live Super Smackdown on February 21 from Rockford, Illinois: Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett in a street fight, and Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship. In addition, the official BMO Harris Bank Center website is advertising CM Punk as a special guest. At [...]
Wrestling News World reader Shannon sent in the following: An advertised autograph session in Queensbury, New York with Edge has been revealed to be illegitimate. Edge’s friend Christian wrote the following announcement on his Twitter account: If ur planning on going 2 meet Edge @ autograph session @ Omega Sports, Queensbury, NY Apr 21 he [...]
Embedded in the video below is this week’s WWE NXT in its entirety, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
The Bermuda Sun recently conducted an interview with John Layfield, in which he discussed many aspects of his wrestling career, including how he got his start, his gimmicks, and his favorite opponent. Layfield explained the genesis of his JBL persona in the excerpt below: JBL was my favourite. I enjoyed the Bradshaw character — the [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -“Thoughts on the late, Curt Hennig?” Obviously, he died too soon. I loved being around him. He was the life of the party and made everyone laugh. Loved his approach to life as in making every day fun and, granted, some days [...]
WWE has posted last night’s Smackdown on their official YouTube channel. You can watch in the video embedded below. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade: [...]
The Rock was a guest on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” last night. You can watch the appearance embedded in the video below: [...]
The latest episodes of “Foreign Exchange” and “Backstage Fallout” are embedded in the videos below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: “Foreign Exchange with Santino Marella” – Episode 2 Exclusive backstage interviews from SmackDown – “Backstage Fallout” [...]
Alberto Del Rio made an appearance on 95.7 The Game in San Fransisco yesterday to promote tonight’s Smackdown live event in San Francisco and was very candid in his comments. He said early in the interview he didn’t like most of the boys in the locker room when asked if they hung-out outside of work. [...]
- Rey Mysterio will be signing autographs today at the World of Wheels at the Indiana State Fairgrounds today from 1-3 PM. (Thanks to WNW reader Matt Hartzell for sending this in.) - The latest edition of “WWE Presents” – The Bellas tour West Point is online embedded in the video below: Thanks to Wrestling [...]
Bakersfield.com has a new article online promoting Sunday’s WWE Smackdown live event in the city. The piece features a quote from 2012 Royal Rumble winner Sheamus where he talks about staying up late at night as a child to watch Royal Rumble in his native Ireland. “We were five hours ahead of the United States, [...]
WWE’s latest WCW-themed DVD will be centered around “Clash of the Champions.” The set will cover 1988 through 1997. The release date is set for May 22, 2012. You can view the listing on Amazon at this link. [...]
- SyFy issued the following press release on the upcoming SuperSmackdown Live: SYFY PRESENTS “SUPERSMACKDOWN LIVE” TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 AT 8PM NEW YORK – February 10, 2012 – Following the strong ratings of Syfy’s first two SuperSmackDown Live specials, Syfy and WWE today announced the next WWE SuperSmackDown Live special will air Tuesday, February 21 [...]
Congratulations are in order for Heath Slater as he and his wife are expecting their first child. Slater and his high school sweetheart were married late last year in his home state of West Virginia. [...]
- The Daily Star has a new article online featuring quotes from Mick Foley. In it, he speaks on his inclusion in the 30-man Royal Rumble match: “I had to sit back afterwards and think about all the things that had transpired in the five or six minutes I was out there. I realized just [...]
Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of Z! True Long Island Story, featuring Zack Ryder: [...]
“Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig, died on February 10, 2003, nine years ago today. His son Michael McGillicutty took to Twitter today to reflect: February 10th. A day I just can’t forget… My dad, my best friend… He past away 9 years ago… I miss u dad. I miss u so much! I love you — [...]
Below is this weekend’s WWE schedule: Raw: Tonight from the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Complex in Abu Dhabi, UAE (more info) Saturday from the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Complex in Abu Dhabi, UAE (more info) Smackdown: Saturday from Cow Palace in San Francisco, California (more info) Sunday from the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, [...]
Former WWE Tough Enough contestant Jeremiah Riggs will be returning to his Mixed Martial Arts roots. Wrestling News World reader Bradley Webber sent word that Riggs will face the undefeated Trey Houston at Bellator 61 on March 16, 2012. Jeremiah discusses his return at this link. [...]
The Rock recently took part in an interactive chat on ESPN Sportsnation to talk about his upcoming match at WrestleMania XXVIII against John Cena, as well as to promote his movie, Journey 2. When asked which he finds more demanding, being in the ring or in front of the camera, he responded: “Being in front of [...]
Embedded in the video below is this week’s edition of WWE Superstars, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -”Who should be in the WWE HOF?” How do I honestly answer that question other than to provide an opinion which automatically begins debate over someone’s favorite that I didn’t mention? It’s the old damned if you do, damned if you [...]
The National Newspaper has posted footage from today’s WWE press conference in Abu Dhabi. You can watch the footage embedded in the videos below: WWE superstar John Cena performs Attitude Adjustment on Kane at top of Burj Khalifa The WWE RAW World Tour will be held for the first time in Abu Dhabi, UAE, at [...]
WWE didn’t ignore the risky R-Truth spot from Monday’s Raw Supershow that left The Miz with backstage heat. The company website posted an article on their official website, playing up the spot by writing: R-Truth performed a slingshot somersault over the top rope onto The Miz, who was outside the ring. Although the aerial attack [...]
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper wants to do a “Piper’s Pit” segment with John Cena and The Rock leading into Wrestlemania XXVIII. Piper spoke to The Miami Herald about why: “My point with this Piper’s Pit with Cena and The Rock is it would get huge ratings,” Piper said. “It would help WrestleMania 28 itself, but more [...]
- The Rock is doing media rounds today to promote “G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation 2012.” Wrestling News World reader Eric Cyrus sent word he was on SportsCenter this morning on ESPN and talked about his match with John Cena at Wrestlemania XXVIII. - John Cena, Kane, John Laurinaitis, WWE Champion CM Punk and R-Truth were [...]
WWE is officially advertising Alberto Del Rio for Saturday’s Smackdown live event in San Fransisco and Sunday’s Smackdown live event in Bakersfield. Del Rio has been out since December with a torn groin that required surgery to repair. For those wondering, Ricardo Rodriguez is also being advertised. [...]
The Quicken Loans Arena website has updated the promotional information for the March 12th edition of WWE Raw Supershow. In addition to The Rock being advertised, Triple H, Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker are all advertised to appear. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Brian Crescenzo for sending this in. [...]
Wrestling News World reader Rudy Gonzalez sent word that Rey Mysterio is scheduled to be at “Autorama” next week in Dallas, Texas. The appearance will be on Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 1-3 PM at Dallas Market Hall. It’s free for kids under 6, $5 for kids 6-12 and $15 for adults. [...]
WWE Legend’s House won’t be waiting on the WWE Network I have learned. The latest plan is to bring the show to SyFy with a prospective premiere date of April 17, 2012. The show began filming last week in Rancho Mirage, California. [...]
Confirmed inductees for the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2012 are Edge, Mil Mascaras, The Four Horsemen and Mike Tyson. Names rumored to join them include Ron Simmons and the late Yokozuna. As for the inductors, the plan is for Steve Austin to induct Tyson, Shawn Michaels and Triple H to induct the Horsemen, [...]
- The Raw crew begins a 3-show tour of Abu Dhabi tomorrow from the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Complex. No Divas are on the tour due to the strict dress code in the Islamic land. If you attend any of the shows, please submit a live report. - The following is from the official [...]
The Rock is being advertised for WWE Raw Supershow the night after Wrestlemania XXVIII. The advertised dark match main event for the show is John Cena, Randy Orton, CM Punk & Big Show vs. Kane, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan & Mark Henry WWE Raw Supershow the night after Wrestlemania XXVIII will take place from the [...]
Episode two of WWE Inbox is featured in the video embedded below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
The following press release hit the wire today: LONDON, Feb 08, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — WWE and BALTIJOS TV (BTV) today announced a television distribution deal that will bring WWE’s flagship weekly television program, WWE Raw(R), to Lithuania. Under this new agreement, a one-hour international version of WWE Raw will be available immediately in one [...]
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently took part in an interview with MovieFone, in which he discusses topics such as his current acting roles and main eventing this year’s WrestleMania. Below are some highlights: Now with this incredibly busy slate of action movies, how are you finding time to train for a WrestleMania main event? You fit [...]
Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta sent in the following: Kofi Kingston, Sheamus, & Dusty Rhodes will all be appearing with Florida Championship Wrestling to do meet & greet sessions over the course of the next month. -Kofi Kingston will be appearing at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Eustis, Florida on February 17. -Sheamus will be [...]
The newest series on the official WWE YouTube channel, WWE Toyz, debuted its first episode yesterday. The episode chronicles Alberto Del Rio going on a luxury car shopping spree. The video is embedded below: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Fernando for sending this in. [...]
Mick Foley, author of 4 memoirs and 3 children’s books (one of which was previously published by World Wrestling Entertainment), posted the following on his official Facebook account late Tuesday night: I am currently working on a WWE children’s book. Hoping to have it done in two days, and on the shelves in late November. [...]
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