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Not only was John Layfield not offended by the CM Punk/Paul Heyman angle on this week’s Raw, he wishes his character could have done it. In a blog posted to remember the late Eddie Guerrero, JBL posted the following: This angle with CM Punk and Heyman faking a heart attack last night, I loved it-this [...]
Brandon Baxter from 101.7 Kiss FM out of Jonesboro, Arkansas interviewed Jerry Lawler prior to his return on this week’s WWE Raw. You can listen in the video embedded below: [...]
WWEDVDNews.com released the content listing for the upcoming WWE set called “The Attitude Era.” You can view the content below: Disc 1 Documentary: The Birth of Attitude Entrance Music D-Generation X Austin vs. McMahon Long-Arching Stories Innovations New Demographic Critics Expansion Comedy Wealth of Talent The World Was Watching Watershed Period Jim Ross interviews Goldust [...]
The latest episode of “Superstar Toyz” features Hornswoggle and is embedded in the video below: [...]
The latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” Raw is embedded in the video below: [...]
- Mick Foley made reference to Dolph Ziggler’s ex-girlfriend, comedian Amy Schumer, on this week’s WWE Raw. The comments spilled over to Twitter: @realmickfoley @amyschumer @heelziggler what do you mean better than I do???? — Vickie Guerrero (@ExcuseMeWWE) November 13, 2012 - WWE will return to the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio for Raw on [...]
The emotional return of Jerry Lawler to WWE Raw and the subsequent angle with WWE Champion CM Punk and Paul Heyman that followed is embedded in the video below: Below is a commercial for WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012: [...]
WWE will tape the Smackdown portion of this week’s WWE Superstars, future matches for WWE Saturday Morning Slam, and this week’s Smackdown tonight from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Raw Superstar Kane is advertised to appear, as well as Cleveland native Dolph Ziggler. Click here for local event information. The advertised dark match main event is The [...]
Below is the updated WWE Survivor Series lineup: Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship - CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena vs. Ryback World Heavyweight Championship Match - Big Show (c) vs. Sheamus Five-on-Five Survivor Series Elimination Match - Team Ziggler (Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Alberto Del Rio & Wade Barrett) vs. [...]
The Miz was announced as the fifth and final member of Team Foley for Survivor Series. The match is now as follows: Five-on-Five Survivor Series Elimination Match - Team Ziggler (Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Alberto Del Rio & Wade Barrett) vs. Team Foley (Kofi Kingston, Kane, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton and The Miz) [...]
- Antonio Cesaro will defend the WWE United States Championship against R-Truth at Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view. - WWE is doing a RawActive poll to fill the final spot on Team Foley left by Ryback. The voting includes The Miz, Zack Ryder and Santino Marella. [...]
After defeating Layla on tonight’s WWE Raw, Kaitlyn became the #1 contender for the Divas Championship. She will face Eve for the title this Sunday at WWE Survivor Series. WWE Survivor Series 2012 will take place Sunday, November 18, 2012 from the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. [...]
-Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker sent word that TMZ has picked up the story of Jerry Lawler‘s return to Raw tonight. Along with the article, an image of Lawler with John Cena and Michael Cole is featured. Click here to view the article. -Wrestling News World reader Matt M. sent in a video interview [...]
- The season two premiere of “Redneck Island” featuring Steve Austin on CMT scored the network’s highest-rated series launch in history. You can read a press release at this link. - The first episode of WWE Raw in 2013 will take place from the Tampa Bay Times Forum on January 7, 2013. A presale to [...]
WWE sold 52,029 tickets for Wrestlemania 29 on the first day of sales. This beat the company record set with Wrestlemania 18, which sold 51,620 tickets the first day. As noted earlier, the paid gate exceeded $10 million, which was higher than last year’s $6.3 million on the first day of sales. [...]
The replay of last week’s SuperSmackdown in it normal Friday night timeslot did a 1.42 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,160,000 viewers on SyFy. The first run airing of the show only averaged 2,200,000 viewers on Election Day. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
WWE issued a press release on Monday and announced that Kid Rock, The Muppets and Flo Rida will be a part of their 10th Anniversary Tribute to the Troops show. WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012 will be taped next month and will air on Wednesday, December 19th 9/8c on the USA Network and as [...]
Vickie Guerrero wrote the following on Twitter: I have been feeling “off” with many emotions.Tomorrow will be 7 years since Eddie’s passing.I wish I was home withmy girls — Vickie Guerrero (@ExcuseMeWWE) November 12, 2012 [...]
WWE just announced that this week’s Raw will be headlined by WWE Champion CM Punk vs. John Cena. WWE Raw will take place from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]
The latest episode of “WWE Download” with Dolph Ziggler is embedded in the video below: [...]
- Wrestlemania 29 tickets sold very well over the weekend with word going around the gate is already approaching the $10 million range. The number going around was 50,000 sold although we haven’t independently been able to confirm that. - Steve Austin told ESPN in an article to promote “Redneck Island” on CMT that he’s [...]
WWE returns to the United States after a two week overseas tour for this week’s Raw from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The following is set for this week’s show: Jerry Lawler will return to commentary just to months after having a near fatal heart attack on live television. Lawler will join Michael Cole [...]
- The second edition of WWE Encyclopedia is now for sale here on Amazon. (Thanks to WNW reader Logan Walker.) - WNW reader Hal McKutchen sent word Barbie Blank has released a new 2013 calendar on her official website. - The Tampa Tribune has an article on Kris Pavone (formerly known as Chris Cage and [...]
Episode #91 of Z! True Long Island Story with Zack Ryder is embedded in the video below: [...]
It’s that time again… Episode 41 of “Are You Serious?” with Road Dogg & Josh Mathews is embedded in the video below: [...]
- Roddy Piper wrote the following on Twitter in regards to the August 13th “Piper’s Pit” segment with Chris Jericho on WWE Raw: I read that Vince was angry at the last Piper’s Pit. Not a word was said to me. For the record, I DIDN’T WRITE THAT CRAP! #bemadatwriters — Rowdy Roddy Piper (@R_Roddy_Piper) [...]
In the wake of Ryback‘s departure from Team Foley, Mick Foley posted the following on his Facebook page: Heading back to #RAW on Monday to pick the final member of #TeamFoley. Feel free to give me your suggestions. WWE Survivor Series 2012 will take place Sunday, November 18, 2012 from the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in [...]
The latest episode of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” with Santino Marella is embedded in the video below: [...]
Jim Ross announced on Twitter that he will be at Raw next week in Columbus, Ohio to welcome Jerry Lawler back to color commentary. Speaking of JR, he is a new article on OUInsider with 7 Points to Ponder for the Oklahoma Sooners as they go into Saturday’s game against Baylor. You can read it [...]
WWE has announced they will return to Alaska in January. Two shows have been announced, one in Anchorage on January 17, 2013 and on in Fairbanks on January 18, 2013. Below is a press release for the show in Fairbanks: WWE presents the Smackdown World Tour live at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska on [...]
- WWE has announced a WWE Raw live event from Ahoy Sports Palace in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on April 17, 2013. Wrestling News World reader Sander Bollee notes the show sold about 1500 tickets in seven hours as tickets went on sale Firday. - Devin Cutting typed out the following summary of this week’s WWE [...]
John Layfield posted the following vlog on YouTube: [...]
Tickets for Wrestlemania 29 go on sale Saturday morning at 10 PM EST. While no matches have been announced, WWE is promoting The Rock, Brock Lesnar and John Cena as the focal point of the show. Click here to buy tickets now or call 800-745-3000. As previously noted, below is the full price list for [...]
Bloomberg Businessweek has a new Q&A online with Linda McMahon. Below is an excerpt: When did you realize you’d lost the race? I was sitting by myself, actually. I had just taken a moment to go upstairs and get my thoughts together on what I was still hoping would be a victory speech. I was [...]
As we reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, Edge underwent successful neck fusion surgery of his C4 vertebrae on Thursday. The surgery was performed by Dr. Joseph Maroon with Jeffrey Bost assisting at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The procedure was completed by an incision made on Edge’s neck that he showed off in the photo [...]
WWE has announced they will tape Tribute to the Troops 2012 from the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia on Sunday, December 9, 2012. As previously reported, the special will air in a two-hour format on the USA Network on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 9 PM and in a one-hour format on Saturday, December 22, [...]
While overseas on their current international tour, WWE officials have met with representatives of three different venues about holding a pay-per-view in the United Kingdom. The venues include Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, Wembley Stadium in London, England and Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. Other than the fact the meetings took place, we’re unable to confirm [...]
Tickets for Wrestlemania 29 officially go on sale Saturday morning at 10 AM EST here on Ticketmaster.com. If you haven’t a chance to take advantage of the presale, below are ticket prices as released by Ticketmaster: Floor Seating US $300.00 – US $2,000.00 US $300.00 Ticket + US $34.70 Fees = US $334.70 US $2,000.00 [...]
Mick Foley was on Imus in the Morning Thursday to promote his new children’s book “A Most Mizerable Christmas.” Foley discusses how CM Punk is the good guy in the book but is now the most hated heel on television. I also found it interesting they showed footage from TNA Wrestling. You can watch the [...]
- Drew McIntyre wrote in a long post on Twitter that his mother passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2012. You can read his post at this link. McIntyre has been off the road to deal with the tragedy. (Thanks to WNW reader Patrick Peralta for sending this in.) - Jerry Lynn is scheduled to [...]
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