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- The Rock is now being advertised for the January 22, 2013 Smackdown taping from the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California. This is the go-home to Royal Rumble show. - Ryback, Daniel Bryan & Kane vs. The Shield took place at both holiday live events Wednesday. The bout opened the Raw show in Detroit [...]
Tickets for the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are scheduled to go on sale Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 10 AM. There will be a presale beginning on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 10:30 PM and ending on Friday, January 11, 2013 at 11:59 PM. We haven’t received any passwords as of this [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. In it, he gives the highlight of his WWE year. Below is an excerpt: Been asked the highlight of my WWE year and without question it was being afforded the opportunity by WWE upper management to broadcast the HIAC bout at WM28 featuring [...]
- Dot com has a “Where Are They Now?” feature on Scotty 2 Hotty. You can read it at this link. - The latest installment of “When Stars & Divas Mark Out” features Shawn Michaels, SoCal Val & Elijah Burke, CM Punk & Lita and Undertaker & Michelle McCool. You can check it out at [...]
Part two of dot com’s interview with Steve Austin to promote WWE ’13 is now online. Below is an excerpt: WWE.COM: Moving from the past to the present, how do you think John Cena would have fit in the heyday of The Attitude Era? AUSTIN: John Cena in The Attitude Era. Man, that’s a good [...]
The break is over for the WWE roster as they hit the road beginning Wednesday for the holiday tour live events. Below is a look at Wednesday’s shows: Smackdown from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL (more info) Raw from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI (more info) We are seeking live reports from [...]
WWE stars pick their “Match of the Year” in the latest episode of “WWE Inbox” that you can watch embedded in the video below: [...]
Scheduled WWE programming on The Score in Canada on Friday will be pre-empted due to college football. WWE NXT, Smackdown and Vintage Collection will not air in their normal timeslots on Friday but will air as follows: WWE NXT will air on Thursday, December 27 at Midnight and at 4 PM EST Vintage Collection will [...]
A new teaser trailer for “The Marine 3: Homefront” starring The Miz is embedded in the video below. The WWE Studios production is due out on March 12, 2013: [...]
How does Santa Claus break up an argument between Kane and Daniel Bryan? Watch the Christmas Eve episode of “Backstage Fallout” Raw embedded in the video below: [...]
Last week’s replay of Super Smackdown Live in its normal Friday night timeslot did an average viewing audience of 1,850,000 viewers on SyFy. Adding the audience from the live show on the USA Network (3,330,000) and it did a total viewership of 5,180,000 viewers. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
Many readers have questioned the future of WWE ’14 amid THQ filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. We’re now able to confirm, with the help of the folks at WWEGaming.com, the game is included in THQ’s product development budget for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. Regardless of who assumes the assets [...]
We don’t make it a habit of covering Twitter updates as “news” but given Monday is Christmas Eve and it’s bound to be a slow week with WWE programming taped, Edge recently answered numerous questions from followers on Twitter. Below are some of the better questions and responses edited for clarity: Are you still in [...]
Dolph Ziggler runs down Santa impersonators in this week’s episode of “WWE Download” that you can watch embedded in the video below: [...]
Saturday night’s one hour version of WWE Tribute to the Troops on NBC only drew a viewing audience of 1,310,000 viewers. The number was the lowest amongst the networks for the night. The two hour version of the show that aired on the USA Network Wednesday night did an average viewing audience of 2,340,000 viewers. You [...]
The story coming out of last week’s WWE television tapings was to announce Ryback vs. CM Punk in a TLC match for the WWE Championship for the January 7, 2013 episode of Raw but for the match to actually not occur. Apparently the talk was to do an angle with The Rock to come out and [...]
We noted in early November that Antonio Cesaro was working with a broken bone in his hand. It turns out he’s been working with broken fingers and a dislocated finger but continues to gut it out. Speaking of Cesaro, he remains high on WWE’s radar and it was seen as a big deal they didn’t [...]
Why is Goldust dressed like a Christmas tree? It’s time for some holiday garbage juice in this week’s episode of WWE “Are You Serious” with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews. You can watch in the video embedded below: [...]
The Carroll County Times has a new article online featuring quotes from The Miz to promote next Saturday’s WWE TV tapings from the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. Below are the highlights: Hectic schedule as a WWE star: “That’s what I’ve asked for,” The Miz said in a phone interview while driving to Philadelphia. “I’ve [...]
In Tommy Dreamer’s latest editorial on SLAM! Wrestling, he details getting the call from WWE to appear on last week’s Raw featuring the 2012 Slammy Awards. Below is an excerpt: Later, as I was preparing to go to my wrestling school to train my students, my phone rang. I didn’t recognize the number, so I [...]
- We noted earlier in the week that WWE has signed Davina Rose to a developmental contract. Vendetta Pro Wrestling wished her well at this link with a photo. (Thanks to WNW reader Fernando for sending this in.) - The Express Tribune is reporting that New Japan Pro Wrestling founder and WWE Hall of Famer [...]
The Detroit News has a new article online featuring quotes from AJ Lee. Below is an excerpt: “It’s definitely been a Cinderella year for me,” says Lee, born April Mendez, who will be a part of the action when the WWE’s Holiday Tour hits Joe Louis Arena Wednesday. “It’s been my dream come true. I [...]
Former WWE Diva Michelle McCool says Kelly Kelly will go down as one of the most over babyfaces of all time. She went on to discuss Kelly breaking into the business, mentoring her along the way and discussed several Kelly Kelly moments in detail. Michelle’s comments can be listened to in the video embedded below: [...]
With Christmas just days away, Santino Marella enlists Yoshi Tatsu to play Santa Claus and grant holiday wishes in this week’s episode of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” embedded below: [...]
- Jim Ross posted a new blog entry on his official website on Friday at this link. Did you know you can keep up with all of JR’s updates as well as all our updates and news from several other credible sources over at WrestlingNews.net? - The New Age Outlaws, who are now both employed [...]
Sin Cara underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Thursday and is now home in Mexico. Cara had been trying to work through the injury but was written off TV earlier in the week to give him time off. He wrote the following on Twitter: Surgery went great, now I’m back in Mexico. Let’s get something to [...]
The preliminary buyrate for WWE Survivor Series 2012 was revealed in the company’s latest key performance indicators. The show did an estimated 212,000 buys, down from the 281,000 the show did last year and the 244,000 the show did in 2010. Survivor Series 2012 featured a public blowing up of the main event plans which [...]
WWE touted the fact their new App was downloaded over 151,000 times during this week’s WWE Raw featuring the 2012 Slammy Awards, giving them over 3 million total downloads. The Slammy’s recorded more than 583,000 votes with the following categories getting the most votes: Kiss of the Year – 95,581 votes Superstar of the Year [...]
Mick Foley made a brief appearance on The Today Show on NBC Saturday morning to promote WWE Tribute to the Troops and his new “A Most Mizerable Christmas” children’s book. Clips of Foley dressed as Santa were shown and he had a brief opportunity to discuss how his children’s book tied in with the “be-a-STAR” [...]
The latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown with Santino Marella, Kaitlyn, and Antonio Cesaro is embedded in the video below: [...]
Alex Levine is featured in the latest episode of “The JBL & Cole Show” taped outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]
- WWE sent out the following on Friday: Royal Rumble FAN FEST coming to Phoenix Jan. 26 – 27 For the first time ever, Phoenix’s US Airways Center will host the WWE ROYAL RUMBLE FAN FEST, Saturday, Jan 26 and Sunday, Jan 27. This ultimate WWE fan experience will kick off the 26th edition of [...]
WWE issued the following press release regarding THQ filing for bankruptcy: STAMFORD, Conn., December 20, 2012 – WWE (NYSE:WWE) is listed in THQ, Inc.’s recent bankruptcy filing as an unsecured creditor holding a claim of approximately $45 million reflecting the entirety of the existing multi-year agreement. Any impairment of a current THQ account receivable would [...]
The Christmas episode of “Z! True Long Island Story” with Zack Ryder is embedded in the video below: [...]
After running consecutive shows Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the WWE roster has the weekend off. There will also be no television tapings next Monday and Tuesday as all TVs for next week have been taped. There are four WWE live events scheduled for next week and are as follows: Raw: Wednesday from the [...]
- No new material for WWE Superstars was taped this week and WWE is set to air “Best of” Raw and Smackdown episodes hosted by Scott Stanford in its place airing on Hulu. - Who is Big E Langston? Joey Styles answers the question in a new article here on dot com. [...]
- WNW reader Dave L sent in the following photo of The Rock showing off his legs: Sometimes the most important victories are just for yourself.LEGS.#5KneeSurgeries#RupturedDiscs#StillFindAWay twitter.com/TheRock/status… — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 17, 2012 - Speaking of Rock, WWE Week will wrap up Friday night with WWE Champion CM Punk hosting “The Game Plan” starring [...]
This Wednesday’s WWE Tribute to the Troops special did an average viewing audience of 2,340,000 viewers on the USA Network. This was down fro the 2,770,000 viewers the show did last year and the 3,010,000 viewers the show did in 2010. [...]
- The Miami Herald reports The Rock will return to WWE Raw on Monday January 7, 2013 in Tampa and to Smackdown on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Miami. Click here for their coverage. - The Shield and Big E Langston have been added to upcoming WWE Raw holiday live events. - Randy Orton, on [...]
R-Truth is dealing with soreness and stiffness from the gruesome knee injury he suffered at WWE TLC on Sunday. Despite the gory nature of the injury, the latest word is he is expected to be able to return to the ring some time next month. If you missed it (and have a strong stomach), you [...]
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