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WWE has updated their list of official Royal Rumblehere on dot com. The list now includes The Miz and Ryback and is shown below: John Cena Sheamus Randy Orton Dolph Ziggler (has to choose between No. 1 or No. 2) 3MB (Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre) United States Champion Antonio Cesaro Intercontinental Champion [...]
Last week’s Smackdown did a 2.03 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,884,000 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
WWE has produced its yearly Royal Rumble: By The Numbers video package. Among other statistics, the video claims that 58% of Rumble winners have gone on to win at WrestleMania. This year’s video is embedded below, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
- The original plan was for Ric Flair to be featured on this week’s WWE Raw but whatever reason, it didn’t happen. It’s unknown if Flair will work Tuesday night’s Smackdown taping, as was also planned, before heading overseas to work for All Japan Pro Wrestling. - Dave Dutra, JR Kratos and Juli Pedrosa from [...]
- David Otunga appeared as a legal analyst on TruTV Tuesday where it was mentioned he had a law degree from Harvard. No reference to WWE was made. - Shawn Michaels reflected on his in-ring career in a Pittsburgh media appearance on Tuesday to promote a meet-and-greet he’ll be doing at the 52nd Annual World [...]
The Phoenix News Times has a new Q&A online with WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro. Below is an excerpt: A few years back, you were on the independent circuit with Daniel Bryan and other current WWE Superstars. How does it feel now that y’all have taken over WWE? I think it’s great and it [...]
The latest episode of WWE “Superstar Toyz features Titus O’Neil and Darren Young, known collectively as The Prime Time Players, shopping. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]
There are problems with the presale to obtain Wrestlemania Fan Axxess tickets. The following is from the Twitter account of the IZOD Center: *VIP Ticket Update* Ticketmaster is working on the VIP box – having some technical difficulties. We will post as soon as it’s been corrected — IZOD Center (@IZODCenter) January 22, 2013 #WrestleMania [...]
The closing segment of this week’s WWE Raw caused confusion regarding participants in the 30-man Royal Rumble match. While it was implied on commentary those that came out in the closing segment would be in the match, it wasn’t long before we had the list of participants right at 30 or even over 30. Checking back [...]
- This week’s episode of “Backstage Fallout” Raw features Dr. Shelby, Kaitlyn and more. Watch it embedded in the video below: - Dolph Ziggler has held the Money in the Bank briefcase for 190 days. Edge actually held it once for 280 days before “cashing in.” Speaking of Ziggler, he’s on his way to Sydney, [...]
WWE announced Bob Backlund as the second inductee into the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame on this week’s WWE Raw. Below is his official Hall of Fame video: Bob Backlund Announced As 2013 WWE Hall Of Fame Inductee [...]
- It was announced on this week’s WWE Raw that if The Shield “interferes” during CM Punk’s WWE title match against The Rock at Royal Rumble, Punk will be stripped of the title. - After this week’s WWE Raw went off the air, the mini-Royal Rumble resulted in Sheamus and John Cena left in the [...]
After The Rock was attacked by The Shield on this week’s WWE Raw, he was seen bleeding from the mouth. He addressed the injury on his Twitter account, claiming a serious injury: Diagnosis: Internal bleeding – lungs. Torn blood vessels. Thank U @wwe Universe. Just part of the job – I’ll be good. #JustBringIt — [...]
WWE will tape this Friday’s WWE Main Event and Smackdown tonight from the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California. This will serve as the go-home show to this year’s WWE Royal Rumble. No match was announced ahead of time during last week’s WWE Main Event taping. The Rock is scheduled to appear, as well as Raw Superstars [...]
The final segment of this week’s WWE Raw featured participants in Sunday’s 30-man Royal Rumble match. Prior to the segment, only nine participants had been announced. Below is an updated list: John Cena Sheamus Darren Young Titus O’Neil Randy Orton Dolph Ziggler (entering 1 or 2) The Miz Antonio Cesaro Heath Slater Jinder Mahal Drew [...]
Bob Backlund was announced as the second inductee to the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame on this week’s WWE Raw. Backlund joins Mick Foley as members of the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2013. They will both be inducted Saturday, April 6, 2013 from Madison Square Garden in New York City. [...]
- Next week’s episode of WWE Raw will feature Raw Roulette as they return to Las Vegas, Nevada. The show will take place next Monday from the Thomas & Mack Center. - Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship at Royal Rumble will be a “Last Man Standing” Match. The stipulation [...]
Zack Ryder announced via his social media platforms that he will be performing his new single “Hoeski” live for fans prior to the Royal Rumble. The announcement is below: BREAKING NEWS! I will perform #Hoeski LIVE before @wwe #RoyalRumble outside the US Airways Arena youtu.be/fUkG7R9F8HY — Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) January 21, 2013 [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog available on his official website. Below are the highlights: Tonight’s Monday Night Raw from San Jose is a must win broadcast for all involved in @WWE. It’s the last RAW before this Sunday’s Royal Rumble from Phoenix headlined by @TheRock challenging @CMPunk for the WWE Title. Some fence straddlers [...]
- WWE posted the following on their Facebook page: WWE WrestleMania 29 Axxess tickets go on sale Saturday, Jan. 26, at 10 a.m. ET! But, for our Facebook followers, you get first crack at tickets in tomorrow’s online-only pre-sale, starting at 10 AM ET! Use code FBAXXESS to get your seats first. GET TICKETS | [...]
Former WWE developmental Diva Skyler Moon, who was released this month, has nothing but good to say about her former employer. The following is from her Twitter account: ©WWE did nothing but good for me. They gave me another chance at life by sending me to rehab. For that i am forever grateful <3 — [...]
In the latest episode of “WWE Download,” Dolph Ziggler exposes a guy deep in the pink, mocks a girl for slip-sliding away and zeroes in on his favorite target, John Cena. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]
Dolph Ziggler noted on his Twitter account that WWE Download, his YouTube series, was ending in connection with the expiration of WWE’s one-year contract with the service. WWE is re-tooling their YouTube programming as they asked fans over the weekend what shows they wanted to see on the company’s official channel. [...]
WWE will broadcast the go-home to Royal Rumble episode of Raw Monday night from the Shark Tank, HP Pavilion, in San Jose, California. Here’s a quick preview of the show: The final build for CM Punk vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship Team Rhodes Scholars prepare for their WWE Tag Team Championship match at [...]
- Justin Roberts Touted videos from the weekend live events at this link. (Thanks to WNW reader Mathew Lisett for sending this in.) - Santino Marella wrote the following on Twitter: Day 1 back at the gym, trained arms, shoulders, cardio and core, neck felt ok, did cervical traction too, felt my nerves waking up [...]
With Zack Ryder (Z! True Long Island Story) and Dolph Ziggler (WWE Download) announcing the end of their respective YouTube shows, WWE wants to know what fans what to see on their official channel. Below is the question and the responses, followed by the link to vote. What kind of programming would you most want [...]
John “Bradshaw” Layfield issued an apology to Bubba Ray and Devon Dudley after a comment he made on commentary on last week’s Smackdown. Below is the apology that was posted on Layfield’s Facebook page: Anytime you do a ton of tv every week you are bound to make mistakes. I made one this past week [...]
It’s Sunday which means it’s time for another dose of “Are You Serious?” with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews. In this week’s episode, Ric Flair’s WCW talk show, “Flair for the Gold,” which featured one of the biggest gaffes in pro wrestling history. Also in this week’s show, a couple of shots at the WWE Studios [...]
It appears as if the 52nd episode of WWE Download with Dolph Ziggler will be the last. Ziggler posted the following tweet regarding the show’s finale: i enjoyed writing/hosting @wwe DOWNLOAD more than anything (not a joke) LAST ONE EVER this monday!finale’ suggestions? Dolph Ziggler (@HEELZiggler) January 20, 2013 [...]
- Antonio Cesaro remained in-character for an article promoting Saturday night’s WWE Raw live event in Ontario, California. Click here to read it. - In promoting the 20th anniversary of WWE Raw, CM Punk explained why the show has remained successful: “It’s successful because it changes with the times… It’s not just a wrestling show, [...]
WWE is polling fans on Facebook to find out their thoughts on the recent internal movement to spoil major events such as title changes done on taped shows. The polls, available here, are posted below: Which of the following statements best describes your thoughts on online “spoilers” for WWE’s TV shows? I frequently seek them [...]
- David Otunga will appear on HLN next Tuesday as a guest legal expert. The following is from Otunga’s Twitter: Tune into Tru TV, @hlntv on Tues from 12-2pm EST. I will be serving as a guest legal expert weighing in on #JodiArias @insession #OtungaLaw — David Otunga (@DavidOtunga) January 19, 2013 - We’re counting [...]
- Travis Barker was backstage at Friday’s WWE Raw live event in Los Angeles, CA. Rey Mysterio Tweeted a photo backstage with him that you can view below: Back stage @ Staples B4 the match with the homie Travis! twitter.com/reymysterio/st… — Rey Mysterio (@reymysterio) January 19, 2013 - WWE announced a live event from Boardwalk [...]
Santino Marella will be taking time off from WWE due to a neck injury he suffered at last Friday’s Raw live event in Austin, Texas. Santino underwent an MRI on Monday to assess to the damage in which he said [via Twitter] the results were “not good.” As a result, Santino will be replaced by [...]
TMZ shot footage of John Cena at LAX in Los Angeles on Friday, where he was signing autographs for fans as he was in town for the WWE Raw show at the Staples Center. Cena complained his “Brawlin Buddy” by Mattel has the wrong color eyes. Watch the footage embedded below: Information! John Cena — [...]
This week’s edition of “WWE Backstage Fallout” Smackdown featuring The Miz, Kaitlyn, The Great Khali, & Natalya has been posted by the official WWE YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]
We reported on Thursday that Rey Mysterio was advertised for Friday’s WWE Raw live event in Los Angeles, California but not advertised for any of the shows after. Mysterio, who is currently away from WWE dealing with a personal issue, confirmed the appearance Friday afternoon. The following from Mysterio’s Twitter account: Heading up to LA [...]
- Curt Hawkins debuted a new look in his return match at Thursday’s Smackdown live event in Anchorage, Alaska. Check it out at this link. - Undertaker and Ric Flair have been announced for separate Wrestlemania Fan Axxess sessions. For the latest VIP Superstar Schedule, click here. - Jim Ross says Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o [...]
Episode 8 of The JBL & Cole Show featuring 3MB & Yoshi Tatsu has been posted by the official WWE YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]
Friday is the typical release day for Z! True Long Island story with Zack Ryder. Ryder’s latest is now available on WWE’s YouTube channel but it’s not the Web series that apparently ended last week at 100 episodes. Below is Zack Ryder performing “Hoeski” in his first music video: [...]
Xavier »
smh...
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You said that ER was booked better then WM before,...
luke »
it was a great work, even knowing it was kayfabe,...
Craig »
Perfect way to right cena off tv for a while...
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