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- The Rock will defend the WWE Championship against CM Punk in the main event of WWE Elimination Chamber next month in New Orleans, Louisiana. WWE Elimination Chamber 2013 will take place Sunday, February 17, 2013. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. - John Cena will face the winner at Wrestlemania 29 [...]
- The Rock posted the following on Twitter after winning the WWE Championship: 100 years of Heavyweight Champions.3 generations in my blood.New @wwe Champion.#MyHonor #TeamBringIt twitter.com/TheRock/status… — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) January 28, 2013 - Jim Ross posted his thoughts on Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view at this link. - WWE has announced a March 22, 2013 [...]
The go-home to Royal Rumble episode of Smackdown did a 2.08 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 3,029,000 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
- Trish Stratus is the latest name to join the rumor mill as a possible inductee into the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame. As of last week there was a still a major push to get Bruno Sammartino. We have the full details here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com Premium. - Alberto Del Rio’s father, Dos Caras, was [...]
Goldust worked under a per shot deal to work for the 30-man Royal Rumble match and is scheduled to work Jay Bradley at GLCW’s show on 2/14. Click here for more information. [...]
- Adam Jones from Tool asked his girlfriend, Korin, to marry him ringside at Royal Rumble. Dot com posted video of the proposal at this link. - John Cena commented on winning the 2013 30-man Royal Rumble match in the video embedded below: - Dot com has several video interviews online from the pay-per-view that [...]
- Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman were backstage at Royal Rumble on Sunday night. Shawn Michaels left before the pay-per-view started. - Darren Young may have been injured in the 30-man Royal Rumble match as he took a bad bump after being eliminated and the “X” signal was thrown up. - Below is footage of [...]
Raw Roulette returns on this week’s show from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Announced for the show so far: Paul Heyman’s live performance evaluation by Vince McMahon New WWE Champion The Rock Royal Rumble fallout Followup to Chris Jericho/Dolph Ziggler We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play of this week’s WWE Raw Monday [...]
- Paul Heyman reacts to CM Punk’s loss here on dot com. In the video, Heyman is told he’ll face Vince McMahon in a performance review live on this week’s WWE Raw. - The word coming out of Royal Rumble is that Chris Jericho has a deal that will keep him around at least until [...]
- Barring a major overhaul in plans or an injury, The Rock will defend the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 29 against John Cena. This is the direction Vince McMahon has been leaning in for months and was all but confirmed here on January 14, 2013. - Ted DiBiase was backstage at Royal Rumble as were [...]
- After Royal Rumble went off the air, The Rock got on the mic. He said referee Mike Chioda told him to position himself in front of the Wrestlemania 29 sign for a camera shot. He said, “excuse me but I’m talking to Phoenix.” The crowd erupted as he thanked everyone. Rock closed by saying it [...]
- Chris Jericho has had open communication with WWE since leaving last year. His name was brought up a couple of times but a deal couldn’t be reached to return. They hid him well in Phoenix so no one would know and got him out quick before it could leak. - Mark Henry was backstage [...]
If you missed the Royal Rumble Pre-Show match between Antonio Cesaro and The Miz for the United States Championship, you can watch it in the video embedded below: [...]
Below are full results from the 2013 30-man Royal Rumble match: Order of Entrants: 1) Dolph Ziggler 2) Chris Jericho 3) Cody Rhodes 4) Kofi Kingston 5) Santino Marella 6) Drew McIntyre 7) Titus O’Neil 8) Goldust 9) David Otunga 10) Heath Slater 11) Sheamus 12) Tensai 13) Brodus Clay 14) Rey Mysterio 15) Darren [...]
- Dustin Rhodes, working as Goldust, was a surprise entrant in the 30-man Royal Rumble match as he entered at number eight. - Santino Marella returned from a neck injury as entrant number five but was quickly eliminated by Cody Rhodes. [...]
Chris Jericho returned to WWE in the 30-man Royal Rumble match on Sunday night. Jericho was announced as entrant number two as a surprise. Dolph Ziggler was entrant number one. [...]
- The announced attendance for Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view was 15,103. The show was a legitimate sellout from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. - Carlito isn’t returning to be a surprise entrance in the 30-man Royal Rumble match. - Bret Hart made a cameo at Royal Rumble in a backstage segment with [...]
Embedded in the video below is the 2013 WWE Royal Rumble Pre-Show featuring Antonio Cesaro vs. The Miz for the WWE United States Championship. Make sure you join us at 8 PM EST here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com fo exclusive live play-by-play coverage of Royal Rumble: [...]
Wrestling News World reader Rainet Lewis was in attendance at Saturday’s WWE Royal Rumble Fan Fest and sent in the following live report: The Royal Rumble Fan Fest was supposed to start at noon; instead there was an hour delay. I did get there about ten minutes after 12. It was raining & it was [...]
Mark Henry recently did an interview with Eurosport Turkey while doing promotional work for WWE. The interview, available here, is in Turkish but below are the highlights: Mark claimed his WWE contract runs through Wrestlemania 29 and he plans on honoring it. He said he “thinks” he’ll be cleared on Sunday (Royal Rumble day) but feels it will [...]
WWE uploaded video footage of Bo Ballas winning the NXT Tournament at Saturday’s Royal Rumble Fan Fest to earn a spot in Sunday night’s 30-man Royal Rumble match. You can watch it embedded in the video below: Dallas is a top WWE developmental prospect and the brother of Bray Wyatt (f/k/a Husky Harris). We have [...]
UFC president Dana White is making headlines on wrestling websites after claiming that Brock Lesnar nearly returned to fight Fedor Emelianenko at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The MMA world speculates this is what Lesnar’s “meeting” with White was about when Lesnar showed up at UFC 146 in May. I’d love to play along here, [...]
- Saturday’s WWE Royal Rumble Fan Fest was moved indoors at the US Airways Center Pavilion due to inclement weather. We have photos from the fan fest online now on our Instagram account. Shots include AJ Lee with developmental Divas, Triple H and Layla. View them all here. - The leg injury that prevented Ric [...]
Ryback was featured on Fox 10 out of Arizona to promote WWE Royal Rumble. You can watch the appearance embedded in the video below: Information! [...]
TMZ caught up with Jerry Lawler in New York City on Friday as he was doing promotional work for Wrestlemania 29. In the interview, Lawler discussed his heart attack and his current health. He also said he plans on trying to get back in the ring again. You can watch the interview embedded in the [...]
We’ve reached the end of WWE “Are You Serious?”… seriously. It’s over as Puppet H hosts the last episode with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews “locked out” embedded in the video below: [...]
NXT Superstar Bo Dallas won an 8-man tournament to win a spot in this year’s Royal Rumble match. In the final round of the tournament, which took place at the Royal Rumble Fan Fest, Dallas defeated Leo Kruger. Dallas, along with 19 WWE Superstars, have been confirmed for the match, with 10 still unannounced. Click [...]
- Ric Flair didn’t work Saturday’s All Japan Pro Wrestling show at Tokyo’s Ota Ward Gym due to a leg injury. Flair’s son, Reid, worked in his place as the tag team partner of Keji Mutoh (The Great Muta) against Tatsumi Fujinami & Seiya Sanada. Flair and Mutoh went under in the match. - There [...]
WWE will hold their Royal Rumble Fan Fest on Saturday from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Official details are available at this link with full information on the superstar panels at this link. There will also be an 8-man NXT tournament to earn a spot in the 30-man Royal Rumble match. We have [...]
WWE Royal Rumble 2013 takes place Sunday from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Below is the final advertised lineup, be sure you join us here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com on Sunday night at 8 PM EST for exclusive live play-by-play coverage: WWE Championship Match - CM Punk (c) vs. The Rock Last Man Standing Match [...]
- Carilito and Shelton Benjamin are rumored to make surprise appearances in Sunday’s 30-man Royal Rumble match. It’s something Shelton has denied on Twitter, so take it for it’s worth. Shelton Tweeted the following: im in a good mood so for the next ten minutes i’ll take a few questions. n just to get this [...]
Yoshi Tatsu hosts the finale of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” where he attempts to get his colleagues to send their well wishes to Santino Marella. He also goes for Michael McGillicutty’s beard. You can watch embedded in the video below: [...]
College Times has a new Q&A online with Ryback to promote Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Below are the highlights: Are you looking forward to the Royal Rumble in Phoenix? I am definitely looking forward to it. The last time I was there, I was actually in a two-on-one handicap match with Tyler Reks and Curt [...]
In the latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown, Wade Barrett gets furious with the reporters getting in his face while The Miz talks about his momentum going into Royal Rumble. Finally, Titus O’ Neal and Darren Young give their thoughts on the Rumble match. Watch the show below: [...]
- The New York Post has a lengthy Q&A online with Jerry Lawler to promote Wrestlemania 29. You can read it at this link. - WWE has announced that Alberto Del Rio will be a guest at the 1/31 WWE NXT TV tapings and Randy Orton will be a guest at the 2/21 tapings. We’ll [...]
- Rikishi was contacted to work Sunday’s 30-man Royal Rumble match but had to decline due to a prior commitment. - The Miz promotes Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view in a lengthy Q&A with Gordon Holmes at this link. - Will Wrestlemania 29 best the biggest of all-time? Read my argument here on LayFieldReport.com. - We [...]
- The latest episode of “The JBL & Cole Show” features cameos by Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels and is embedded in the video below: Speaking of JBL, check out my editorial here on LayfieldReport.com where I discuss why Wrestlemania 29 has the potential to be the biggest ever. - WWE uploaded a video titled [...]
I recently went on record in writing that Wrestlemania 29 has the potential to be the biggest of all-time. WWE’s John Layfield has given me the opportunity to explain why in a new editorial posted on LayfieldReport.com. Follow the link below to read now: Will Wrestlemania 29 be biggest of all time by Richard Gray [...]
- For those that missed it on this week’s WWE Main Event, the company announced an “Intercontinental Cup” that will be hosted by WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett on next week’s show. Barrett, in-character, Tweeted the following about it: Whilst I encourage competition, I suggest any @wwe Superstar has a long hard think about the [...]
On page 26 of the February 2013 issue of WWE Magazine, Zack Ryder reveals a health scare he had while in high school. The following quote is from Ryder: “When I was in high school, I had cancer. It’s not something I talk about a lot because I don’t want to turn it into a [...]
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