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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 [...]
- According to a report by Bloomberg, THQ owes WWE $45 million as one of their largest unsecured creditors. We first mentioned this in Thursday’s Premium Mailbag. WWE announced Wednesday they will be “actively participating” in THQ’s bankruptcy proceedings. - Former WWE personality Todd Grisham will host Friday Night Fights on ESPN2 beginning January 4, [...]
Sin Cara Tweeted on Thursday he’s set to undergo a “mini surgery.” The Tweet is below: Thanks for all your support. On my road to the hospital for a mini surgery. See you later guys. — Sin Cara WWEOfficial (@TheSinCaraWWE) December 20, 2012 I can’t confirm what type of surgical procedure he is having but [...]
- Hulu grew revenue 65% to reach approximately $695 million, the company announced on Monday. The increase is credited to deals with CBS Corporation, WWE and Viacom to include Nickelodeon content. Click here for more. - Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was at Monday’s WWE Raw in the city. - Pat Patterson, who recently booked [...]
- WWE Champion CM Punk squared off against WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres in an eating contest. They went toe-to-toe with the Habanero-Wasabi Combos snack. ESPN has the coverage at this link with a video embedded below: - “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase had a double knee replacement on Tuesday by Dr. Jeffrey Dugas [...]
- President Barack Obama addresses the WWE Universe in the video embedded below: - The first trailer for The Rock’s upcoming movie “Pain & Gain” is embedded in the video below: [...]
WWE issued the following statement regarding their video game partner, THQ, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection: STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYS: WWE) is following the developments of THQ’s bankruptcy filing today and proposed sale under Bankruptcy Code Section 363. The Company anticipates actively participating within this proceeding. [...]
The following article contains spoiler information. Due to the fact the material in this post will spoil upcoming programming, we have removed the excerpt so you must click the link to view the story contents. [...]
- Jim Ross was called to appear on this week’s WWE Raw on Sunday night. He has a new blog entry with his thoughts on appearing and several other opinions that can be read at this link. - WWE canceled their January 6, 2013 live event in Ponce, Puerto Rico. - Dot com is running part [...]
This week’s commercial free Super Smackdown Live did a a 2.29 cable rating with an average viewership of 3,330,000 viewers on the USA Network. This is a very strong number for the show set to repeat Friday in its normal timeslot on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
WWE’s video game partner, THQ, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will seek a buyer (in Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.) to help recover from years of business and creative missteps. All studios are scheduled to remain open with all developmental teams continuing to work during the sale period, subject to Court approval of [...]
- WWE sent out the following press release on Wednesday: MUMBAI, India, December 19, 2012 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced the appointment of Mayuri Pitale as Consumer & Promotions Licensing (CPL) Manager and Carl Sequeira as Marketing Manager in its India office. The appointment of these two key positions is a testament to WWE’s [...]
Tommy Dreamer suffered a puncture wound on his forehead that resulted in an enormous knot that he claims was a result of the storyline attack by The Shield on Monday’s episode of WWE Raw. Dreamer wrote on Twitter he was forced to make a visit to the local Emergency Room and the doctor asked if he wanted [...]
- WWE is advertising Santa Claus as the guest host of next week’s Christmas Eve episode of Raw. The company taped the show Tuesday night after SuperSmackdown Live as you can read full taping results at this link. - For those unaware, WWE Raw returns to the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA on Monday, [...]
The Prime Time Players take over “WWE Inbox” and confront several of their co-workers. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]
Earlier this week, Daniel Bryan got the opportunity to meet Connor, a boy battling brain and spinal cancer. In October, Connor’s family uploaded a video to YouTube of Connor, a huge Bryan fan, asking to meet him, which started a campaign on radio and social media to make the meeting happen. Bryan met up with [...]
- Richard posted an article earlier to announce that the January 7, 2013 edition of WWE Raw will have Ryback vs. CM Punk for the WWE Title. WWE‘s official website wrote that they will face in a TLC Match that night. - WWE had their live Smackdown and taped Raw for next week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [...]
As announced on SuperSmackdown Live, Ryback will face CM Punk for the WWE Championship on the January 7th episode of Raw from the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. [...]
Sin Cara has been working through a legitimate left knee injury and was expected to need time off. This is the reason for The Shield attacking him on this week’s SuperSmackdown. The kayfabe update, just announced on the broadcast, is Cara has “severe knee” damage. [...]
Alex Riley beat Michael McGillicutty in a dark match prior to Tuesday’s Smackdown/Raw taping from the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’s also worth noting the show isn’t exactly airing live as it began about 45 minutes prior to the show going on the USA Network. This was done to conserve time as WWE [...]
This week’s WWE Raw did a 2.89 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 4,230,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the by hour breakdown of viewership: Hour one – 4,290,000 Hour two – 4,410,000 Hour three – 3,990,000 Raw Ratings Archive [...]
ESPN has a new Q&A online with Mike Tyson to promote WWE ’13. Below are the highlights: Would he wrestle for WWE: “If I’m healthy, and I am, I think, I would do it,” he said. “You have to be in shape. You can’t just come off the street and do this stuff. I did [...]
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