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- Ric Flair will appear on truTV’s Lizard Lick Towing next Monday night at 10 PM. - WWE Hall of Famer Dory Funk Jr. was backstage at Tuesday’s Smackdown taping in Jacksonville, Florida. - Readers often email asking for updates on Sara Del Rey. Bill DeMott wrote on Twitter this week that Del Rey is [...]
A deal seems to be getting closer for Wrestlemania 30 to be held at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. I heard the Superdome became a favorable venue due to a tax credit WWE would get for bringing the show to the city. Nothing is official although if a deal gets finalized, WWE will hold [...]
Raw and Smackdown are Jericho for the next two months as Chris Jericho is advertised for tapings leading up to Wrestlemania 29 this year. He is also officially advertised for both Raw and Smackdown following the pay-per-view. There will be a break, however, as Jericho will join Fozzy for a tour of Australia beginning on [...]
WWE is officially advertising John Cena and Triple H for the April 9th Smackdown taping in Boston, MA. This is the first episode of Smackdown following Wrestlemania 29. The Rock is advertised for WWE Raw the night prior in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [...]
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- WWE has confirmed The Shield vs. John Cena, Sheamus & Ryback in a six-man tag team match for Elimination Chamber. The match was announced after Raw went off the air and we snuck it into our updated lineup. - Many have asked why Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee and Big E Langston were not on [...]
Bret Hart underwent knee surgery on Monday. He posted a photo of his scar that you can view below: Finally got a matching set …. twitter.com/BretHart/statu… — Bret Hart (@BretHart) February 5, 2013 [...]
WWE Champion The Rock wrote the following on Twitter regarding not being at this week’s WWE Raw: @bryant15594 I feel you bro. I was on tour. No rest for the warriors. I’ll be back this Monday! #JustBringIt — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 5, 2013 As he mentioned, he’s scheduled for next week’s Raw in Nashville. [...]
WWE is running an angle in which Booker T has suspended World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio from this week’s Smackdown in response to his attacks on The Big Show over the past week. This week’s Smackdown tapings will take place in Jacksonville, Florida, and we will have full results later this evening. Click here [...]
This week’s WWE Raw did a 3.56 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 4,810,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the by hour breakdown: Hour 1 – 4,863,000 viewers Hour 2 – 4,857,000 viewers Hour 3 – 4,711,000 viewers Not the 5,000,000 plus the show did last week but another strong effort. [...]
WWE announced on Tuesday that Stephanie McMahon and John Cena will take part in a panel discussion at SXSW 2013 in San Francisco to discuss how WWE uses social media to connect with fans. Below is the official press release: Stamford, Conn., and San Francisco, Calif., February 5, 2013 – WWE, (NYSE: WWE) a sports [...]
- Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee and Big E Langston appeared after this week’s WWE Raw went off the air as Ziggler teamed with CM Punk for the dark match main event. You can read more here and view photos here. - Vince McMahon was one of only a few backstage in WWE that felt The [...]
The run sheet for this week’s WWE Raw featured Wade Barrett vs. Chris Jericho and Randy Orton vs. CM Punk, with the assumption that Orton would win the WWE Active voting. When Jericho won the fan voting, which was legitimate, the script was flipped and it actually resulted in Jericho going under to Punk when he [...]
- Chili from TLC, Lil’ Scrappy, Bobby V and Armond Smith and Byron Bell from the Carolina Panthers were in attendance at this week’s WWE Raw in Atlanta. - Below is the latest Fandango vignette that aired on this week’s Raw: The videos come and go due to creative plans changing on when they want [...]
WWE Tweeted the following photo of Vince McMahon prior to having hip surgery: The Chairman, pre-surgery. (“Mr. McMahon, watch out for that bedpan!”) #Raw @wwe twitter.com/WWE/status/298… — WWE (@WWE) February 5, 2013 The storyline is McMahon underwent a total left hip replacement on Monday due to Brock Lesnar’s F5 from last week. In reality, he [...]
If you missed the trailer for “Fast & Furious 6″ starring The Rock that aired during the Super Bowl, you can watch it embedded in the video below: Information! Speaking of The Rock, if you missed his Tweet to us on Monday you can view it embedded below: @wnwnews Well said. Great to see so [...]
KDKA, the CBS affiliate out of Pittsburgh, covered Bruno Sammartino’s upcoming induction into the WWE Hall of Fame on Monday’s newscast. Sammartino was interviewed in the piece and talked about his disdain for steroids and performance enhancing drugs in the wrestling business. Bruno says WWE did what he wanted them to do in cleaning the [...]
-Zack Ryder‘s single, “Hoeski,” has cracked the Top 100 on the iTunes Pop Charts. Click here for more information. -Mick Foley was recently interviewed by Richard Fidler of ABC Online out of Australia. In the interview, he discusses the parallels between wrestling and comedy, the origin of the Mankind character, Tori Amos, his work with [...]
After Raw went off the air, John Cena announced that he, Ryback, & Sheamus are challenging The Shield to a 6-man tag match at this year’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. The video has been posted to the official WWE website, as well as a backstage interview with Mark Henry and more. Click here to watch [...]
After this week’s WWE Raw went off the air CM Punk said that he and Dolph Ziggler are friends and fans paid to see them. Punk challenges John Cena and Ryback to a tag team match, as Big E Langston and AJ Lee come out with Ziggler. The match went on until 11:30 PM EST [...]
In this month of Zack Ryder’s Iced 3, the theme is “Before They Were Stars.” Ryder, who started the show with a cameo as Brett Majors, selected two matches from WWE and one from Deep South Wrestling. The segments are embedded below: John Cena vs. Chris Jericho Faarooq & Bradshaw vs. The Dudley Boyz The [...]
Following this week’s WWE Raw below is the updated lineup for Elimination Chamber: WWE Championship Match - The Rock (c) vs. CM Punk World Heavyweight Championship Match - Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Big Show Elimination Chamber Match Winner gets a World Heavyweight Championship shot at Wrestlemania 29 - Daniel Bryan vs. Rey Mysterio vs. [...]
Mark Henry returned to WWE on this week’s Raw following Daniel Bryan’s victory over Rey Mysterio. Henry took out Bryan on his way to the ring and worked on Mysterio when he got there. Sin Cara came out to make the save but was given the World’s Strongest Slam. Mysterio got up but also took [...]
- Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio are two of the six participants that will be in the six-man Elimination Chamber match at the pay-per-view to determine the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 29. Elimination Chamber 2013 will take place Sunday, February 17, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Update: Daniel Bryan [...]
Last week’s Smackdown did a 2.03 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,973,000 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
WWE issued a press release Monday on Bruno Sammartino being inducted into their Hall of Fame over Wrestlemania 29 weekend. The release features comments from Vince McMahon. “Having sold out more than 200 shows at Madison Square Garden and being the longest reigning WWE champion in history, Bruno Sammartino is truly ‘The Living Legend,’” said [...]
- Arda Ocal wrote on his Twitter that Bret Hart was scheduled to undergo another knee surgery on Monday. - Dot com has coverage of Bruno Sammartino going into the WWE Hall of Fame this year at this link. I would expect a televised announcement on this week’s WWE Raw. - We have photos of [...]
- Vince McMahon underwent hip surgery on Friday and is on crutches backstage at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia at Monday’s WWE Raw taping. The guy doesn’t take time off as the company capitalized on his real-life health with the F5 angle on last week’s show. - WWE has announced a live event from [...]
Bruno Sammartino will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013 from Madison Square Garden in New York City, ESPN has confirmed. “Being inducted into the Hall of Fame at Madison Square Gardens is the biggest thing in my life,” Sammartino said in an exclusive interview for ESPN Playbook. “Any time [...]
- Mick Foley’s proposed program with Dean Ambrose was nixed last year after he received information from a neurologist he shouldn’t wrestle again. Foley stated at a comedy show in Adelaide, Australia on Monday there was a plan for him to work Ambrose at SummerSlam 2012 as Mankind with a fake Dude Love coming out [...]
CM Punk continues to taunt Twitter followers about returning to the ring three weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. Check out this Tweet: “@switchblade1984: @cmpunk Your knee sucks.”Well that’s what happens when you return to a full schedule three weeks after knee surgery,Ken. — CM Punk (@CMPunk) February 3, 2013 While no one but Punk [...]
Pro Wrestling Syndicate announced via Facebook that WWE pulled Terry Funk from their April 4th and 5th in New Jersey. It’s believed Funk will partake in Wrestlemania Fan Axxess and induct Mick Foley into the WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday night in New York City. The promotion, who is featuring Bret Hart and “Superstar” [...]
My latest editorial for LayfieldReport.com is now online. This time, I look at Mick Foley’s induction into the WWE Hall of Fame and discuss why I feel Foley is what the WWE Hall of Fame should look like. Below is the link: Mick Foley Is What the WWE Hall of Fame Should Look Like [...]
Roman Reigns, a fan of the San Francisco 49ers, had some fun with the power outage at the Super Bowl Sunday night in New Orleans. When the lights went out in the Superdome, Reigns Tweeted the following: 49ers are losing! Vest on..Cut the lights..Time to Fight!! #49ers Losing=Injustice — Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) February 4, 2013 [...]
- The only segment announced for this week’s WWE Raw as of this morning is Paul Heyman on MizTV with The Miz. Join us here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com Monday night at 8 PM EST for live Raw coverage. - If you missed The Rock’s Super Bowl XLVII TV commercial you can watch it embedded in the [...]
Alex Riley went under to Tensai on weekend live events where he was pinned twice and lost a “dance off” in the same segment on each show. Riley mentioned what was scripted on Twitter: I just got beat 9 times in 3 days by Lord @wwetensai I can finally say I have accomplished something that [...]
The Rock wrote the following on Twitter over the weekend: Thank U @wwe Superstars for the awesome welcoming me back & getting the “big picture” plan. You’re true locker room leaders! #RoadToMania — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 3, 2013 This is certainly a play on The Rock’s detractors as he was criticized by some for [...]
This week’s WWE Raw takes place Monday night from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA. The Rock isn’t advertised to appear but Brock Lesnar is advertised along with Chris Jericho and Rey Mysterio. Click here for all names officially advertised. This week’s show will feature the follow: Fallout to Brock Lesnar’s “attack” on Vince McMahon [...]
Chris Jericho recently answered questions from followers on Twitter. Below is an excerpt: Ziggler, Kofi, Big Show, Swagger @athion_bel: @iamjericho who do you feel is underrated in WWE?” — Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) February 3, 2013 November. @ddhizzie: @iamjericho when did you know you’d be back for this stint in WWE?” — Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) February [...]
-David Otunga accompanied his fiancée Jennifer Hudson to Super Bowl XLVII yesterday, as Hudson performed “America the Beautiful” prior to the game. Otunga took pictures from the field and uploaded them to his Instagram account. Click here to view them. -Zack Ryder‘s single “Hoeski” is now available on iTunes. Click here for more information. [...]
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