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This week’s “Old School” episode of WWE Raw did a 3.54 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 5,018,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the by hour breakdown: Hour one – 4,968,000 viewers Hour two – 5,239,000 viewers Hour three – 4,847,000 viewers I’ve got to think WWE is happy with these [...]
- The Miz, who has been all over media outlets promoting the release of The Marine 3, told ESPN Playbook he’s hoping for a match against Antonio Cesaro at Wrestlemania 29. You can read the interview at this link. - Daniel Bryan and Josh Reddick are doing a “Beard-Off” challenge. The fans will vote and [...]
- If you missed it in this week’s episode of “Backstage Fallout” Raw, The New Age Outlaws are set to face The Rhodes Scholars on next week’s show from Indianapolis, IN. - Crave Online has a new interview online with The Miz to promote the release of The Marine 3. You can read it at [...]
Oh, you didn’t know? This week’s episode of “Backstage Fallout” Raw is now online at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]
- Vince McMahon and Triple H presented Mae Young with her own WWE Divas Championship belt backstage at this week’s “Old School” Raw. You can watch a candid video of Vince and Hunter presenting Young with the belt and talking with her out-of-character at this link. - Stephanie McMahon wasn’t backstage at this week’s WWE [...]
- WWE will tape this week’s Smackdown Tuesday night from the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. The show will be headlined by World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Dolph Ziggler as voted by fans last week. - Zeb Colter is now on Twitter @WWEZeb. Make sure you follow us @WNWNews. - Triple [...]
Below is a recap of the Twittersphere following this week’s “Old School” episode of WWE Raw: Well, @realbillygunn and I feel really good about what went down tonight at #OldSchoolRawThank you Buffalo and the WWE Universe! #DX #NAO — Brian G.James (@WWERoadDogg) March 5, 2013 On #OldSchoolRAW that sneak-thief Punk pinned The Viper & now [...]
- Amy “Lita” Dumas is featured in the “From the Shadows” music video by JD & the FDCs. You can watch it at this link or embedded below. Click here for more information. - Mick Foley’s appearance on the Celebrity Apprentice aired last Sunday night. He donated $10,000 to charity. The appearance was taped back [...]
After this week’s “Old School” episode of WWE Raw went off the air, The Shield came out and attacked Big Show. WWE posted footage at this link or you can watch embedded in the video below: When the cameras stopped filming, John Cena, Ryback and Sheamus came out for a dark match main event. They went [...]
CM Punk won a Fatal 4-Way match on this week’s “Old School” episode of WWE Raw to earn the right to officially challenge The Undertaker for “the streak” at Wrestlemania 29. Randy Orton, Sheamus and Big Show were also involved in the match. Below is a look at the updated Wrestlemania 29 card: WWE Championship [...]
WWE Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine is going to give football another try. Big Andy, also known as Silent Rage, is scheduled to workout in front of NFL scouts at Florida International University’s NFL Pro Day on Thursday at 3:30 PM at FIU Stadium. “I’ve never stopped training since my football playing days,” Leavine said. “I’m a [...]
- The announced attendance for this week’s “Old School” episode of WWE Raw was 16,597. The show was a legitimate sellout. - Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee read to students at a local Buffalo school on Monday. You can check out local news coverage at this link. - Click here for footage from last week’s [...]
Last week’s Social Media Smackdown did a 1.96 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,818,000 on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
- While an official announcement hasn’t been made, Vince McMahon is now on Twitter. His account is located @VinceMcMahon. - A vignette promoting the return of Wade Barrett as a bare-knuckle fighter that aired on Saturday morning last November in the United Kingdom was deemed unsuitable for children by Ofcom. Sky1, the network which aired [...]
In addition to The Undertaker‘s logo appearing on the WWE Active app, WWE just sent out the following mobile alert: I have risen. We can confirm that Undertaker is backstage at the First Niagara Center, but cannot confirm whether he will be used tonight. We will have full coverage of tonight’s “Old School” WWE Raw [...]
The Undertaker is backstage at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York – the site of this week’s “Old School” episode of WWE Raw. My source is still unable to confirm he’ll be on the show but if I were betting, the chances are very good. In what could end up being an in-house [...]
“Sycho” Sid Eudy is back in the hospital according to a post made on his son Gunnar’s Facebook account. Gunnar noted that Sid just got out of the hospital a few days ago with heart problems. The reason he was re-admitted was not disclosed. Thanks to WNW reader Philip Thompson for his help with this. [...]
- Add Howard Finkel to the list of Legends set for this week’s “Old School” episode of WWE Raw. - Speaking of Raw, below is the official press release: WWE® GOES OLD SCHOOL ON MONDAY NIGHT RAW® STAMFORD, Conn., March 4, 2013 – WWE Superstars from the past and present will reunite live tonight at [...]
- Tammy “Sunny” Sytch is still behind bars following arraignment for her arrest at the end of January. Sytch was unable to make bail so remains held on $100,000 cash bond in a State Prison in Uncasville, CT. - Mick Foley is in the process of finishing up a new children’s book in connection with [...]
The Undertaker is believed to be in Buffalo, New York, the location of this week’s “Old School” WWE Raw. This should hardly come as a surprise as WWE has basically advertised him without actually advertising him. We can’t confirm Undertaker will return to setup a Wrestlemania 29 program with CM Punk on this week’s show, [...]
- The latest on Jerry Lawler’s in-ring return is that he has received clearance from his personal doctor to wrestle. The holdup has been WWE’s reluctance to issue the same clearance. - In addition to the names confirmed here by WWE and here by Brooks Oglesby, Mae Young, Sgt. Slaughter and The Honky Tonk Man [...]
Rey Mysterio announced that he met with Dr. James Andrews today due to a possible ACL tear. Mysterio has torn his ACL in the past, most recently in 2011. His tweets are below: Good morning!About to C the man, Doc. James Andrews… Things haven’t been good since I stepped back in the ring, possibly Acl [...]
WWE has announced their June pay-per-view will be called WWE Payback. The show is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 16, 2013 from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. Below is the remaining pay-per-view schedule for the rest of the year: Wrestlemania 29 on April 7, 2013 in East Rutherford, NJ Extreme Rules on [...]
R-Truth posted the following photos on Twitter which appear to be his new ring gear: twitter.com/RonKillings/st… — WWE R-Truth (@RonKillings) March 3, 2013 twitter.com/RonKillings/st… — WWE R-Truth (@RonKillings) March 3, 2013 If you are unable to view the photos here, check out Truth on Twitter @RonKillings. You can follow us at @wnwnews. [...]
Triple H and Bruno Sammartino both posted photos from the International Sports Hall of Fame at the Arnold Class from over the weekend. Bruno included shots with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mark Henry and Dr. Joseph Maroon. Check them out below: Congratulations@sammartinobruno International Sports HOF twitter.com/TripleH/status… — Triple H (@TripleH) March 2, 2013 Tight WWE security on [...]
- Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. You can read it at this link. - The movie Snitch, starring WWE Champion The Rock, finished 5th at the box office over the weekend. The movie brought in an estimated $7.7 million in its second week out. So far the movie [...]
The Rock, Triple H, Billy Gunn & Road Dogg are scheduled to appear on tonight’s “Old School” WWE Raw, in addition to “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes and “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan. Billy Gunn revealed the following information about what he would be doing on the show on his Twitter page: [...]
-Wrestling News World reader Jeff sent word that Trish Stratus weighed in on her fellow WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013 inductees on her official website. Excerpts for each inductee are below: Mick Foley: No other Superstar has given more blood, sweat and tears to this industry and for his fans than Mick Foley [...]
WWE continues to “question” the status of The Undertaker going into this week’s “Old School” Raw. The company posted the following on their Facebook page: Will he or won’t he? The WWE Universe is still talking about The Undertaker’s recent return to the ring at a WWE Live Event in Texas. Will The Phenom defend [...]
WWE has officially confirmed “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes and “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan for Monday’s “Old School” WWE Raw. As noted this morning, we ran this list last Tuesday. Dot com wonders what these Hall of Famers have in store and asks who will will drop in. You can read [...]
WWE posted Part 2 of their awesome out-of-character interview with Chris Jericho. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: Click here for Part 1. [...]
The following cities have received letters from WWE requesting proposals to host Wrestlemania 31 in 2015 and/or Wrestlemania 32 in 2016: Orlando, Florida Tampa, Florida Miami, Florida Atlanta, Georgia Detroit, Michigan Proposals are due by March 15 and the list of finalists will be decided by mid-June with the awarded city receiving notification by fall. [...]
The New York Post has a new Q&A online with Zack Ryder to promote WWE Saturday Morning Slam and the new General Manager competition. Below is an excerpt: Being from Long Island, what are you feeling with Wrestlemania coming back to the area and it being just weeks away? Ryder: This year there are a [...]
- There is a presale taking place from March 6-8 to obtain tickets to the 5/24 WWE Raw live event in Salt Lake City, Utah. The password is RAWFAN and tickets can be purchased at this link. (Thanks to WNW reader Richard Johnson) - Tyson Kidd has been cleared to do leg workouts and cardiovascular [...]
- Tickets are hard to come by for the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Take it from Jim Ross: Can’t tell you how many friends want to fly to NYC to attend #WWEHOFceremony. Wish I could help them w/ Tkts but there none left. I have 2 — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) March 2, [...]
- We’ve received a lot of email regarding Chris Jericho and when he’ll be back on WWE television. Jericho is in Australia with Fozzy and will miss next week’s TV tapings as well. His first advertised date back is a March 9th Raw live event in Broomfield, CO. This was first reported in February here at [...]
Bruno Sammartino will be inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame at the 2013 Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday night. Triple H is at the Arnold Classic and was photographed with Bruno. You can view it at this link. [...]
- For those that missed Fandango’s first interview on WWE television from this week’s Smackdown, you can watch it at this link or embedded below: - The Score’s Arda Ocal reported the attendance at Friday’s WWE Raw live event in Toronto was 10,279 A new record for the Ricoh Coliseum. [...]
- Lance Storm is scheduled to work as a guest trainer next week at NXT Wrestling in Tampa, Florida. - JBL talked to Michael Cole about climbing Mt. Death in a video that you can watch at this link or embedded below: [...]
- Next week’s Smackdown will be headlined by Dolph Ziggler vs. World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio. The bout was determined on this week’s Social Media Smackdown where Ziggler beat out WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro and WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett as possible opponents in fan voting. Ziggler received 51% of votes. - [...]
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