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- Triple H will face The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match at Wrestlemania XXVIII on April 1, 2012. - In other, much smaller news, WWE Champion CM Punk will face World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan on this week’s live Smackdown. [...]
As reported earlier here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, Ron Simmons was officially announced as a WWE Hall of Fame inductee of the class of 2012 on tonight’s edition of Raw Supershow. The 2012 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Saturday, March 31, 2012 from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. [...]
WWE, in storyline, has made it known Chris Jericho is “cleared to compete” for tonight’s edition of Raw Supershow from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company did an injury angle where he was pushed out of the Elimination Chamber into a cameraman but never formally eliminated. As the storyline goes, Jericho will claim he’s still the “best [...]
- Kofi Kingston had to have staples put into his head to close a laceration suffered in last night’s Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship. He posted a photo on Twitter at this link. - TMZ is covering the war of words on Twitter between WWE Champion CM Punk and R&B singer Chris Brown. [...]
Ron Simmons, formerly known as Farooq, is scheduled to have his forthcoming induction into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2012 officially announced on tonight’s Raw Supershow. While not confirmed, the feeling is he’ll be inducted by John “Bradshaw” Layfield. The 2012 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Saturday, March 31, [...]
WWE has uploaded new videos on dot com. They were sent in by Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta and are as follows: AJ talks about Valentine’s Day with Daniel Bryan CM Punk on his Chamber win & Wrestlemania Sheamus explains his attack on Daniel Bryan [...]
The Miami Herald has an article online with John Cena talking about serving as Honorary Starter of the 54th Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, February 26 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Below is an excerpt: “I’m telling you. I’m so excited,” Cena said. “I’ve been using a weighted [...]
HollywoodLife.com is reporting that Shaquille O’Neal confirmed his upcoming involvement at Wrestlemania XXVIII this April at the Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards over the weekend. O’Neal recently revealed he’s in negotiations with WWE to do an angle with Big Show. We’ve been able to confirm O’Neal is negotiating with WWE for a celebrity tie-in. [...]
CM Punk had the following to say on Twitter today to R&B singer Chris Brown, who made headlines in 2009 after being charged with felony assault of then-girlfriend and fellow artist Rihanna: I would like @chrisbrown fight somebody that can defend themselves. Me curb stomping that turd would be a #wrestlemaniamoment. — CM Punk (@CMPunk) February 20, 2012 [...]
The road to Wrestlemania XXVIII continues tonight with a loaded Raw Supershow from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company will tape the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars before going live on the USA Network on the east coast. The Undertaker is advertised to appear live and has been promoted in this [...]
- If you missed the video package highlighting John Cena’s gym on last night’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, you can watch it embedded in the video below: - WWE setup a landing pad at the top of the ramp prior to last night’s Ambulance Match between John Cena and Kane for the spot where Cena delivered [...]
The UK Sun has a new piece online today featuring quotes from Dave Batista. In it, he echos his disdain for WWE PG, giving it as the primary reason for his departure. Below is an excerpt: “The reason I left was the PG direction the company took, it got too corny for me. I was [...]
The official WWE YouTube channel has posted the following post-match interview with Chris Jericho after he was unable to continue competing in the Raw Elimination Chamber match (full results here): [...]
Following tonight’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, the Wrestlemania XXVIII is beginning to take shape. The following matches are confirmed for the show: Main Event - The Rock vs. John Cena World Heavyweight Championship Match - Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Sheamus WWE Championship Match - CM Punk (c) vs. ??? Obviously Chris Jericho is slated to [...]
- 15,306 was the announced attendance for tonight’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay- per-view from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. - WWE posted the following videos on their YouTube channel prior to tonight’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view: The Undertaker’s latest message to Triple H and the WWE Universe: He will not be denied Beth Phoenix boasts [...]
- Hunico beat Alex Riley in a dark match prior to tonight’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Gesus for providing us with text-message updates tonight. - Speaking of the Bradley Center, WWE will return to the venue on Monday, August 27, 2012 for [...]
WWE has a new article online on the injury status of Randy Orton. While dot com can never be taken too seriously, they are reporting Orton’s condition will be re-evaluated on February 27, 2012. Orton suffered a concussion during his singles match with Big Show on last week’s Raw Supershow. Due to the injury, Orton [...]
The third episode of “Are You Serious?” with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews is now online. You can watch it embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis recently said she feels the gimmick featuring the flatulence of Natalya is disrespectful to her and her family. Below is her quote: “I think that it’s a complete disrespect to a girl (Neidhart) with talent to give her a gimmick that’s a farting gimmick. How disrespectful can you be? She’s [...]
More interviews from last Thursday’s Wrestlemania XXIX press conference in New Jersey have surfaced online. In the video embedded below, Triple H, John Cena and Sheamus are interviewed. The only somewhat newsworthy note is Cena teases a possible rematch with The Rock: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker for sending this in. [...]
- The latest episode of “Foreign Exchange” with Santino Marella is embedded in the video below: [...]
- The USA Network will be airing their special of the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Monday, April 2, 2012 at 8 PM EST. - WWE will hold another three-hour Raw Supershow on Monday, April 23, 2012 on the USA Network. [...]
- There have been unconfirmed reports that Rey Mysterio is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I haven’t heard if there are plans for him to make a surprise return as he’s been targeting Wrestlemania XXVIII as his return from his latest knee injury. - WWE returns to my home state of West Virginia on May 6, 2012 [...]
- The following is from the official Twitter account of Christian: lockerz.com/s/185156609 — Christian (@Christian4Peeps) February 19, 2012 At this time I cannot confirm Christian will be returning at tonight’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view from The Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, however, he certainly wants to fans to believe he is. Christian suffered a severe [...]
-John Laurinaitis posted the following tweet earlier today: FYI: I plan to make a HUGE announcement at Elimination #Chamber tomorrow. It might stop the show, and will certainly be a Game changer. — John Laurinaitis (@WWERawGM) February 18, 2012 -The official WWE website has posted a list of attractions at this year’s WrestleMania XXVIII Axxess. [...]
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: [...]
- Wrestling News World reader Carl Dantes sent in the following: Here is your chance to win an expense paid trip to Miami, as Shawn Michaels’ guest, to attend Wrestlemania XXVIII. This raffle is raising funds for Operation Homefront San Antonio, the Children’s Hunger Fund and Ronald McDonald House and the deadline to enter is [...]
- Fox 6 out of Milwaukee has a nice story on WWE Champion CM Punk surprising a fan suffering from brain cancer. You can check out the feature at this link. - WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix discusses the Pin-Up Strong movement in this article by Scott Fishman of The Miami Herald. - Wrestling News [...]
- The following article was written by The Associated Press: EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Before the Super Bowl comes to MetLife Stadium, WrestleMania slams into the home of the NFL champions. The biggest show in professional wrestling will be held at MetLife in 2013 and it’s expected to generate a financial windfall for the [...]
- Chris Hero has changed his Twitter handle to Kassius Ohno. He worked Thursday’s Florida Championship Wrestling show in Tampa, losing to Xavier Woods. (Thanks to WNW reader Patrick Peralta for sending this in.) - WWE issued the following: STAMFORD, Conn., Feb 17, 2012 — WWE will hold its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at [...]
Peter Rosenberg from Hot 97 has a new interview online with Triple H from Thursday’s Wrestlemania XXIX press conference. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]
- Our old pal Devin Cutting wrote the following summary for last night’s edition of WWE Vintage Collection: Trish Stratus vs. Lita WWE Raw – December 6th, 2004 Dusty Rhodes & Dustin Rhodes vs. The Million Dollar Man & Virgil WWF Live Event – November 24th, 1990 – New York City The Midnight Express vs. [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below is an excerpt: Will Goldust wrestle his brother Cody Rhodes any time soon? Beats me but I’d say unlikely. Not saying that it wouldn’t be an interesting bout but I don’t see it occurring any time soon. Next Wednesday night I will [...]
- The latest edition of Backstage Fallout is in the video embedded below: - Previews for the upcoming DVD, The Epic Journey of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, are embedded below: [...]
Peter Rosenberg from Hot 97 in New York interviewed The Rock, John Cena and Sheamus at Thursday’s Wrestlemania XXIX press conference. You can watch the interviews embedded in the videos below: The Rock John Cena Sheamus [...]
Amid reports surfacing about his whereabouts, Brodus Clay posted the following on Twitter: Don’t believe the hater hype plant funk still in orbit ya dig! — Brodus Clay (@BrodusClay) February 17, 2012 Obviously Clay meant “planet” funk, however, we’ll let him slide on the typo. [...]
Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of Z! True Long Island Story, featuring Zack Ryder: [...]
WWE doesn’t have any live events this weekend prior to Sunday’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. Be sure and join us Sunday here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com at 8 PM EST for exclusive live play-by-play coverage of WWE Elimination Chamber. You can view the latest advertised lineup at this link. Next Week’s TVs: Raw Supershow on Monday from the [...]
- WWE is playing up the kiss between John Cena and Eve Torres with a Zack Ryder interview on dot com. You can read it and watch a video at this link. - Kelly Kelly was nominated in the “Favorite Buttkicker” category for a Nickelodeon Kids Choice award. Click here to view here profile. (Thanks [...]
- Wrestling News world reader Logan Walker sent word WWE has posted footage of yesterday’s Wrestlemania XXIX announcement in New Jersey on their official YouTube channel. You can watch it embedded in the video below: - Wrestling News World reader Fernando sent this in… Besides Kassius Ohno (Chris Hero), Florida Championship Wrestling features some new [...]
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