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Backstage Reaction To Dolph Ziggler’s Title Win, Watch Him “Cash In” Here

New World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler was given a round of applause when he got backstage at Monday’s WWE Raw after “cashing in” the Money in the Bank briefcase on Alberto Del Rio. Many in the company feel Ziggler has had some of the best if not the best in-ring work over the past year. [...]

April 9, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 14

John Cena Invites Mark Wahlberg, Ben Affleck, Shane Victorino & Red Sox To Smackdown

John Cena used Twitter to invite actors Mark Wahlberg and Ben Affleck as well as Boston Red Sox Shane Victorino, Jon Lester and Jacoby Ellsbury to Tuesday night’s Smackdown taping from the TD Garden in Boston, MA. Below is Shane Victorino’s reply to the WWE Champion: @johncena would be honored!!!!! Only thing is you took [...]

April 9, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Details On Tonight’s WWE TV Tapings From Boston, Massachusetts – Triple H, John Cena & More Set To Appear

WWE will tape this week’s WWE Main Event, matches for WWE Saturday Morning Slam, and this week’s Smackdown tonight from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Triple H is scheduled to appear, as well as John Cena, Chris Jericho, The Shield, Daniel Bryan & Kane. This will also be the first Smackdown of Dolph Ziggler‘s World Heavyweight [...]

April 9, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 1

What You Didn’t See Raw, Video Of Wade Barrett’s Title Win

What You Didn’t See on WWE Raw After WWE Raw went off the air, John Cena slowly recovered from taking Shellshock. He got up and cut a promo for the live crowd and thanked them for attending. He said his favorite chant was when they chanted “we are awesome” and put over the moment for [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 16

RAW Results – The Night The Fans Took Over

Pre-RAW Commercial Cole talks about post WrestleMania. Cena has redeemed himself, so he will be starting RAW! Also, Taker will be there live! Show Starts Announce Segment Cole is on announce with King and JBL. They show stills from WrestleMania as they talk up the show in a huge way. Cena prevailed and became an [...]

April 8, 2013 Kendra Bunyon WWE News, WWE Results 330

Details On Ryback-John Cena, Turning Ryback Heel

While there was a panic to write The Rock off of this week’s WWE Raw on Monday afternoon, the plan all along was to have Ryback attack John Cena on this week’s show. I haven’t heard if there are plans to program them leading into Extreme Rules but that doesn’t seem far off considering the [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 60

More On The Rock Flying Home To Miami, Injury Diagnosis

The Rock flew home to Miami, Florida on Monday and was examined by Dr. Lee Kaplan at the University of Miami. He was diagnosed with torn abdomen and adductor muscles that he tore off his pelvis as well as a hernia. The injury occurred early on in his WWE title match against John Cena as [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 11

New World Heavyweight Champion

Dolph Ziggler cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase to defeat Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship on tonight’s edition of WWE Raw. Click here to join our Watch Party and discuss the show as it happens. Richard Reacts: FINALLY! Dolph Ziggler has been a literal workhouse for the better part of [...]

April 8, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 29

Triple H Having Trouble Using His Hand & Arm

Triple H’s left hand is badly swollen after suffering a muscle contusion in his match against Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday night. Hunter is having a hard time moving both his hand and arm. You can view a photo Hunter posted on Twitter below: Hand and arm not working, head to toe pain…… [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

New WWE Intercontinental Champion

Wade Barrett defeated The Miz to regain the Intercontinental Champion on tonight’s edition of WWE Raw. Click here to view full results for the show as it happens. [...]

April 8, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 4

WWE Raw Attendance, The Rock’s Injury Explained, Kurt Warner Appears Live

Post-Wrestlemania Raw Attendance The announced attendance for this week’s WWE Raw was 16,173 from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The show was a legitimate sellout. The Rock’s Injury Explained Live Justin Roberts opened this week’s WWE Raw taping by explaining The Rock suffered an abdominal tear at Wrestlemania 29 and wouldn’t be [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From East Rutherford, NJ

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 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News, WWE Spoilers 0

The Rock Suffers Torn Abdomen & Adductor Muscles At Wrestlemania

The Rock tore his abdomen and adductor muscles off the bone in his WWE title match against John Cena at Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday. The former WWE Champion wrote the following on Twitter: In the middle of last nights Wrestlemania match I tore my abdomen & adductor muscles off the bone. Just part of the [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 9

John Cena On GMA, WWE Title Side Plates Replaced, Live Event Notes

John Cena on GMA John Cena appeared on “Good Morning America” on Monday with the new WWE title belt. You can watch video embedded in the video below: Information! Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | Entertainment & Celebrity News WWE Title Belt Plates Replaced Below is a photo of the [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Injury The Reason For The Rock Possibly No-Showing Raw?

One story going around about The Rock is that he suffered an injury in his WWE title match against John Cena at Wrestlemania 29 and was going home to get it examined. There was a chaotic fiasco backstage at WWE Raw on Monday when Rock was nowhere to be found. Vince McMahon reportedly flipped out [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 9

Go-Home To Wrestlemania Smackdown Viewership

Last week’s Smackdown, the go-home episode leading into Wrestlemania 29, did an average viewing audience of 2,520,000 viewers on SyFy.  The show ended up doing a 1.83 cable rating. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

CM Punk Health Update, Photo Of The ‘John Cena’ WWE Title

CM Punk’s Health CM Punk had x-rays done at MetLife Stadium following his match against Undertaker at Wrestlemania 29. In addition to an issue with his elbow, his knee is also bothering him. He’s believed to be in need of an MRI but is scheduled to work this week’s Raw. New WWE Title Belt John [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Jack Swagger Due In Court, Trying To Understand Wrestlemania, The Hart Mansion A Historic Resource

Swagger Due in Court Jack Swagger is scheduled to appear before a judge on Tuesday in Biloxi, Mississippi to respond to a DWI charge stemming from his arrest in February. As of this writing he is not being advertised for this week’s Smackdown taping in Boston, MA. Trying to Understand Wrestlemania Sam Gardner of FOX [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Shawn Michaels Fine After Wrestlemania, Back In Texas

Shawn Michaels is fine following what was originally thought to be a broken nose at Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday night. It turns out Michaels’ nose wasn’t broken and he’s already back home in Texas. Michaels wrote the following on Twitter after the show: All my teeth are intact, my nose isn’t broke, …awesome night!!! #wrestlemania [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

The Bella Twins On Getting Cut From Wrestlemania, Happy For Their Boyfriends

The verified Twitter account of The Bella Twins featured a photo of them “group hugging” with Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes prior to their match at Wrestlemania. You can view it below: Group Hug. Getting ready for our match. @thedamiensandow @codyrhodeswwe #Teamwork #Wrestlemania #WM29 twitter.com/nicoleandbri/s… — The Bella Twins (@nicoleandbri) April 8, 2013 After the [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Update On The Rock MIA At Raw, WWE Studios Success, Kassius Ohno Backstage

Rock Update As we reported earlier here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com, there is a developing situation going on backstage at WWE Raw in regards to The Rock. WWE has been advertising him for the show and were obviously planning on using him on the broadcast. At least one person is under the impression Rock has already left [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Obstructed Views At Wrestlemania 29, WWE Issuing Refunds For Webcast Customers

Obstructed Views We’ve heard from a number of readers that attended Wrestlemania 29 that their view was obstructed by the four “sky rise buildings” that held the canopy up above the ring. Because they were looking directly at the setup around the ring, they were forced to watch the show from the screens in the stadium. [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Maria Menounos Issues Statement About HoF Reaction, Her Full Speech

Maria Menounos issued the following statement along with her Hall of Fame induction speech for Bob Backlund. Menounos wrote she feared the speech might not have been heard due to the reaction from the crowd so she was sending it out in its entirety: Dear fellow WWE fans and members of the wrestling press, As [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

The Rock MIA At WWE Raw?, Dennis Rodman Backstage At Wrestlemania

The Rock MIA? There is a panic going on backstage at WWE Raw at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Apparently they have not located The Rock and at least one person believes he left. As we noted earlier, Rock is officially advertised for the show. Dennis Rodman at Wrestlemania Dennis Rodman was [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Why Del Rio Doesn’t Drive Cars To The Ring Anymore, Swagger’s Entrance Cut, New WWE Videos

Alberto Del Rio & Luxury Vehicles Alberto Del Rio doesn’t drive cars to the ring anymore because he ran over Santa Claus. That was his response when asked in a Wrestlemania Axxess interview that you can watch at this link. Swagger’s Wrestlemania Entrance The entrance of Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter wasn’t highlighted on Wrestlemania 29 due [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Triple H Suffers Arm Injury At Wrestlemania 29

Photo credit – WWE Triple H suffered a legitimate arm injury in his match against Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday. Dot com featured video footage of Michael Sampson looking at an x-ray that was taken at MetLife Stadium where he said it was just a muscle contusion. Hunter is shown walking up to [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Ric Flair Attends Wrestlemania 29, Photo After The Show

Photo credit – WWE Ric Flair was not at the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony last Saturday night, however, Flair was at Wrestlemania 29 Sunday night in New Jersey. Flair had a late dinner with Samantha Badger of Legacy Talent and Entertainment and drinks with Jim Ross. Click here to view a photo of [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Kurt Warner Expected For WWE Raw Tonight

The USA Network announced via press release last week that legendary NFL quarterback Kurt Warner is scheduled to make a special guest appearance on this week’s WWE Raw to promote the new reality series “The Moment.” As of this writing WWE hasn’t promoted the appearance but we can confirm Warner is in New York City [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Post-Wrestlemania Interviews With Participants, Tensai On Getting Cut

Post-Wrestlemania Interviews WWE has several exclusive interviews online with Wrestlemania 29 participants. Below are the links and their descriptions: John Cena Proud & Relieved Newly crowned WWE Champion John Cena feels relieved, tired and very proud following his victorious encounter with The Rock in the main event of WrestleMania 29. Triple H’s Arm Examined After [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Watch The Wrestlemania 29 Post-Show In Its Entirety Here

If you missed the Wrestlemania 29 Post-Show you can watch it in its entirety at this link or embedded in the video below: See also - Wrestlemania 29 Post-Show Recap – Big Show-Jericho Interviews, Raving About Punk vs. Undertaker [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Brodus Clay Reacts To Match Getting Cut From Wrestlemania

Brodus Clay was excited for his bout at Wrestlemania 29 but posted some somber Tweets in light of his 8-Person Tag Team match getting cut from the pay-per-view due to time constraints. A passionate Clay Tweeted, In life we have set backs and disappointments sometimes you need your heartbroken to know how much you love [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Early WWE Raw Preview – Anything Can Happen The Day After Wrestlemania

This week’s episode of WWE Raw will broadcast live from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Rock and Chris Jericho are officially advertised in addition to John Cena, CM Punk and all top full-time names. Brock Lesnar, Undertaker  and Triple H are advertised. Dot com looks at the following five points: 1. Anything [...]

April 8, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Wrestlemania Shatters Records, WWE Founding Partner For ’14 Special Olympics

WWE issed the following press releases after Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday night: WrestleMania Shatters Records WWE® (NYSE: WWE) announced tonight that WrestleMania 29 became the highest grossing live event in its history and broke the record for MetLife Stadium’s highest grossing entertainment event. WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza grossed $12.3 million, as 80,676 fans from all [...]

April 7, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Wrestlemania 29 Post-Show Recap – Big Show-Jericho Interviews, Raving About Punk vs. Undertaker

The Wrestlemania 29 post show featured Scott Stanford hosting Jim Ross, Kofi Kingston and Dusty Rhodes where they gave their thoughts on the pay-per-view. The setup was something I’ve felt they should have been doing for years now and was just like something you’d see after a major sporting event. Renee Young interviewed Big Show [...]

April 7, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 11

Video Of The Miz Winning The WWE Intercontinental Championship

WWE posted video of The Miz winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship on their YouTube channel at this link. You can also watch it embedded in the video below: [...]

April 7, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

New WWE Champion

John Cena beat The Rock at Wrestlemania 29 to win the WWE Championship. We have full results with how it went down at this link with early Richard Reacts. See also - Wrestlemania 29 Results – The Streak Lives, John Cena Wins The WWE Championship [...]

April 7, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 7

Watch The Wrestlemania 29 Post-Show Here – Live PPV Fallout

The Wrestlemania 29 Post-Show is online at this link or embedded in the video below: See also - Wrestlemania 29 Live Coverage – Real-Time Results & Richard Reacts [...]

April 7, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 7

Wrestlemania 29 News – Attendance, Match Bumped, Stream Problems

Announced Attendance 80,676 was the announced attendance for Wrestlemania 29 from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.  This was good enough for a new stadium record. Match Bumped The 8-Person Tag Team Match was bumped from the card. We heard they were running 17-minute late when Diddy was performing and were obviously not able [...]

April 7, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 12

New WWE Intercontinental Champion

The Miz beat Wade Barrett in the Wrestlemania 29 Pre-Show to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship after making him tap out in the figure-four leglock. Read how it happened with Richard Reacts at this link. [...]

April 7, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Watch The Wrestlemania 29 Pre-Show Here – Live Streaming Video

The Wrestlemania 29 Pre-Show featuring Wade Barrett vs. The Miz for the WWE Intercontinental Championship is online at this link or embedded in the video below: See also - Wrestlemania 29 Live Coverage – Real-Time Results & Richard Reacts [...]

April 7, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0