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We noted here on Sunday that Santino Marella was replaced by Jamie Noble at Saturday’s WWE Raw live event in Laredo, Texas. The same situation took place Sunday night in Corpus Christi. Santino was injured Friday night in a match against Tensai in Austin, Texas. The early word is some type of head/neck injury although [...]
WWE will hold the 20th Anniversary of Raw this Monday night from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The following is announced for the show: The Rock will appear live and host a “Rock Concert” segment (more info) Eve Torres will defend the WWE Divas Championship against Kaitlyn (more info) Special appearances by WWE Hall [...]
- Edge wrote the following on Twitter regarding his status for the 20th Anniversary of WWE Raw: For those asking I won’t be at Raw. Loss in the family. — Adam (Edge) Copeland (@EdgeRatedR) January 14, 2013 - We reported last week that Ric Flair was expected to appear. - Jim Ross confirmed he will [...]
Dolph Ziggler, black eye and all, hosts this week’s installment of “WWE Download,” serving up another show full of epic fails. You can watch embedded in the video below: [...]
King Kong Bundy (real name Chris Pallies) is suggesting that he’ll join Mick Foley as an inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2013. The following is from his Twitter account: Sounds like someone listened to the #Bundyholics regarding my Hall of Fame. Huge announcement tomorrow night#FIVE — King [...]
- WWE developmental worker Bo Dallas replaced the injured Tyson Kidd (torn meniscus) at Saturday’s Smackdown live event in Alexandria, LA and tagged with Justin Gabriel. They went over 3MB. - WWE producer Jamie Noble replaced Santino Marella at Saturday’s WWE Raw live event in Laredo, TX in a match against Tensai. I have not [...]
Road Dogg and Josh Mathews are back to inflict more pain in the weekly “Are You Serious?” Web series. For those that missed it in the Premium Mailbag, I called it my favorite WWE YouTube show: *Sound Off* What did you think of this week’s WWE “Are You Serious”? Post your comments below as they [...]
- Zack Ryder’s “Long Island Story” YouTube show is apparently ending with this week’s 100th episode. - Jinder Mahal talks to a horse in New York City in the video embedded below: - Jim Ross has been invited by WWE to next week’s 20th Anniversary of Raw in Houston, Texas. - Vickie Guerrero’s daughter and [...]
For those that missed Alberto Del Rio winning the World Heavyweight Championship from Big Show on this week’s Smackdown, you can watch footage of the “Last Man Standing” match in the video embedded below: [...]
Tickets for the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are officially on sale here at Ticketmaster. This is your opportunity to get tickets for the “cheap” seats as the majority of tickets were sold in an extended presale. This year’s Hall of Fame will be headlined by Mick Foley as an official announcement will [...]
- WWE developmental Diva Skyler Moon has been released from the company. Moon, who had been away from the company due to a health issue, resurfaced backstage at this week’s WWE Raw. - WWE has announced a March 31, 2013 live event from the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. - The January [...]
The Rock will host a “Rock Concert” segment on next week’s 20th Anniversary of WWE Raw as announced on this week’s Smackdown. Remember the last time there was a “Rock Concert” segment with Rock on March 12, 2012, Rocky took what many considered to be a low blow towards Cena’s martial situation. We’ll have live [...]
Santino Marella and Derrick Bateman try to solve the mystery of who “killed” Yoshi Tatsu in the latest edition of Santino’s Foreign Exchange. The episode is embeded below: [...]
Alberto Del Rio is interviewed backstage moments after he won the World Heavyweight Championship from Big Show on Smackdown. Also, Eve, the Divas Champion gives a piece of her mind. This can all be seen in the “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown below: Check out the full results of the show here. [...]
- Mick Foley wrote the following on Twitter: Being inducted into the @wwe HOF, especially in The Garden, a place that has meant so much to me, will be an amazing honor and experience. — Mick Foley (@realMickFoley) January 11, 2013 - WWE has announced a March 17th live event from the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena [...]
Trent Barreta has been released from WWE, according to his Twitter account: So fired right now.Just wanna say thanks to everyone. WWE, all the good brothers, and fans. Thanks. — Trent Barreta (@trentylocks) January 11, 2013 Barreta debuted on WWE’s ECW brand in 2009 as part of the Dudebusters tag team along with Caylen Croft. [...]
WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres will defend the title against Kaitlyn on next Monday’s 20th Anniversary of WWE Raw. Next week’s Raw will take place from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]
Dot com has confirmed Mick Foley as the first inductee of the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame class. You can read their article at this link. The New York Post was first to confirm Foley’s induction but Foley gave pause to the report Friday on Twitter. Arda Ocal interviewed Foley, before the announcement was made official, [...]
This week’s episode of The JBL & Cole Show features Titus O’Neil stripping and Darren Young’s fail that JBL called the “worst thing since Marc Mero.” You can watch the show hosted by John Layfield and Michael Cole embedded in the video below: [...]
Dot com has a new article online featuring quotes from Ric Flair responding to WWE Champion CM Punk’s promo from this week’s WWE Raw. Flair, who is rumored but not confirmed for next week’s Raw, concludes the article with this quote: “Like I said, if you like me or don’t like me, learn to love [...]
WWE sent their media partners a list of all of their scheduled pay-per-view dates for 2013 with locations. The only show with a name “to be announced” is the June 16, 2013 show in Chicago, Illinois. Below is the list: Royal Rumble on January 27, 2013 in Phoenix, AZ Elimination Chamber on February 17, 2013 [...]
Mick Foley wrote the following on Twitter after the New York Post reported him as the first inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame for the class of 2013: As far as the HOF: I’ll believe it when I see it on @wwe TV…or when I get a phone-call from Vince. Better check my VM [...]
Jim Ross, who knows a thing or two about talent, posted a new blog on his official website with thoughts on this week’s WWE NXT television tapings. Below is an excerpt: Bray Wyatt Family had a stellar night. Good presentation. Sasha Banks beginning to impress. Jake Cater back from injury. Good taping for Cory Graves. [...]
The New York Post is reporting that Mick Foley will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 6, 2013 from Madison Square Garden in New York City. An official announcement is expected to take place on next week’s episode of WWE Raw, the 20th Anniversary special, from the Toyota Center in [...]
The final episode of Z! True Long Island Story with Zack Ryder has been released, and is embedded below: [...]
WWE is back on the road this weekend with the following live events: WWE Raw: Friday from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX (more info) Saturday from the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, TX (more info) Sunday from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, TX (more info) Smackdown: Saturday from the Rapides Coliseum [...]
WWE has announced the following live event notes as circulated by Devin Cutting: March 23 from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA. Tickets go on sale 1/26 July 5 from the Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood, NJ [...]
Tyson Kidd suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee that will require surgery to repair. WWE is expecting him out for approximately six months. A report from PWInsider surfaced Thursday evening, reporting a much more severe injury. I can confirm the torn meniscus, surgery and approximate six month timetable via a WWE spokesman. [...]
- I can confirm via Ticketmaster.com that tickets for Royal Rumble 2013 are completely sold out. The show will take place Sunday, January 27, 2013 from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ. - Speaking of the Royal Rumble, the Phoenix New Times has a blog article on the Fan Fest that precedes the pay-per-view [...]
- Arda Ocal sent in the following recap of a Q&A he conducted with Kofi Kingston. You can watch it embedded in the video below: - Talking about RAW’s 20 anniversary episode, how special it will be being a part and how special it was being a part of RAW 1000, and being a fan [...]
United States Champion Antonio Cesaro provides a guide to the U.S. in the latest edition of WWE Outside The Ring. The video is embedded below: [...]
- Brian Jack, who previously worked in WWE developmental as Buck Wild, has filed another lawsuit against the company in Florida. NXT President Steve Keirn is named in the new suit as well as other John and Jane Does to be named later. The original suit was filed in the state of Wisconsin and included [...]
WWEDVDNews.com continues to release great information regarding the upcoming WWE DVDs that will be released this year. The upcoming Mick Foley DVD will be titled: For All Mankind: The Life & Career of Mick Foley and it will be released on April 16, 2013. The DVD will be jam-packed with matches from Mick’s multiple personas [...]
Joey Styles, who works as Vice President of Digital Media Content for WWE.com, replied “Bingo!” to a Twitter follower that explained the reason WWE is now spoiling their own programming is because they would rather fans find out from them rather than a “wrestling news site.” Below is the Tweet: “… @wwe and @joeystyles spoil [...]
- This week’s WWE Raw ended up doing a 3.14 cable rating. We have a breakdown of the viewership available at this link. - Former WWF Women’s Champion Madusa wrote the following on Twitter: I AM NOT APPEARING ON RAW!Tho I do still have the belt, I am still WWE champ and I own a [...]
- WWE NXT will run a live event Wednesday night in Kissimmee, Florida. AJ Lee, Big E Langston and Dolph Ziggler are advertised WWE main roster stars scheduled to appear. Langston is the current NXT Champion. - The official developmental territory will hold their next set of television tapings Thursday night from the campus of [...]
- Variety has a new article on “WWE Active” being the main part of their new WWE App launched tow month ago. You can read it at this link. - We can confirm that Ric Flair has been contacted to appear at next week’s 20th Anniversary episode of WWE Raw to appear on-camera. This plan, [...]
Pitch.com has a new Q&A online promoting Mick Foley bringing his standup comedy routine to the Stanford Comedy Club in Kansas City, KS. In it, he’s asked about rumors of being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. Below is Foley’s response: It would mean that the rumors that I started spreading about [...]
WWE Hall of Famer Billy Graham had a lot to say about CM Punk‘s promo last Monday on WWE Raw, in which he verbally attacked Bruno Sammartino and his record title reign. The release, posted to his Facebook page, is below: IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR CM PUNK I watch the last hour of WWE Raw last [...]
Finally the audience has come back… excuse the usage of Rocky’s catchphrase as this week’s WWE Raw did an average viewing audience of 4,420,000 viewers on the USA Network. Not only is the number up significantly from weeks past but it was up against the BCS National Championship game on ESPN that did a massive [...]
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