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- Randy Orton may not have been featured on this week’s WWE television but Alberto Del Rio is now calling himself the New Apex Predator. The following is from Del Rio’s Twitter: @johncena , you come to Smackdown, which is MY House! Now you will have to deal with the NEW Apex Predator of the [...]
- CM Punk vs. Ryback and John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler with The Miz as special guest referee are two matches on the booking sheets for WWE Raw holiday live events. This means there are at least preliminary plans to continue both programs past WWE TLC. - Antonio Cesaro is celebrating 100 days as WWE [...]
- There was a delay at this week’s Smackdown taping in Bossier City, Louisiana where the fire alarm at the CenturyLink Center went off. The taping was delayed 15 minutes which happened after doors already opened late for the show. - WWE has announced they’ll tape Smackdown on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 from the Verizon [...]
Santino Marella beat Luke Hawx in a dark match prior to this week’s Smackdown taping. After the show, Sheamus beat World Heavyweight Champion Big Show when Show got himself disqualified in the dark match main event. [...]
Dot com has a new Q&A online with Cody Rhodes. As is anything with the official website, there is plenty of kayfabe stuff included but below is a relevant excerpt: WWE.COM: Can you talk a little about the injury? You Tweeted that you tore your trap and your deltoid and that you separated your shoulder. [...]
WWE Champion CM Punk has been working through a knee injury. He had some fun on Twitter on Monday when he Tweeted he had a scoop for the dirt sheets in that he was undergoing x-rays. It’s not believed to be anything serious as Punk is booked for WWE TLC and obviously worked this week’s [...]
We noted earlier that last week’s Smackdown did an average viewing audience of 2,572,000 viewers. The rating came in at a 1.81 cable rating on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
- The first downloadable characters for WWE ’13 will be released on December 4th. - The WWE Studios film “Leprechaun: Origins” starring Hornswoggle is due out on Blu-Ray and DVD in March 2013. - The Rock is being advertised for the January 28th WWE Raw taping in Las Vegas and February 18th Raw taping in [...]
- Last week’s Smackdown did an average viewing audience of 2,572,000 viewers on SyFy. - WWE has announced a live event from the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky on February 10, 2013. - WWE will release “The JBL Show” on YouTube on Tuesday. We’ll post the embed code when/if it’s available. - Speaking of [...]
We’ve been tracking the Twittersphere following this week’s WWE Raw and found the following Tweets worth noting: John Cena on kissing AJ Lee: Many mixed opinions of a kiss last night. My apologies, my emotions got the best of me and 1moment overshadowed a gr8 match. Never again. — John Cena (@JohnCena) November 27, 2012 [...]
- Edge is scheduled to be on Wrestle Talk on Challenge TV in the United Kingdom on Sunday at 11 PM after Impact Wrestling. (Thanks to WNW reader Logan Walker for sending this in.) - Wrestling News World reader Aaron Cook sent word the presale password for the February 5, 2013 Smackdown taping in Jacksonville, [...]
WWE has posted the latest episodes of “Backstage Fallout” and “Superstars Toyz” on their official YouTube channel. In the latest episode of “Backstage Fallout,” AJ Lee discusses kissing John Cena. Jerry Lawler shows off his wrestling memorabilia in the latest episode of “Superstar Toyz.” Raw “Backstage Fallout” WWE “Superstars Toyz” [...]
WWE will tape this week’s WWE Main Event, future matches for WWE Saturday Morning Slam, and this week’s Smackdown tonight from the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City, Louisiana. Randy Orton is not advertised to appear. John Cena seems to be filling in for him, as he is advertised to appear. Kane & Dolph Ziggler are advertised to [...]
Michael Cole confirmed on this week’s WWE Raw that Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns are now known collectively as The Shield. If you missed The Shield’s interview with Cole on Raw, you can watch it at this link. Furthermore, Jim Ross offered his analysis of the faction at this link. [...]
- As previously reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, John Cena will headline this week’s WWE Main Event against Damien Sandow. This week’s show will be taped Tuesday night from the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City, LA. - For those that missed Michael Cole’s interview on WWE Raw with Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, you [...]
Kofi Kingston will defend the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Wade Barrett at WWE TLC next month. A TLC Match for the WWE Championship was also announced on this week’s Raw as CM Punk will defend against Ryback. WWE TLC 2012 will take place from the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Sunday, December 16, [...]
- WWE Champion CM Punk will defend the belt against Ryback in a TLC Match at WWE TLC next month. The bout was officially announced on this week’s WWE Raw. WWE TLC 2012 will take place from the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Sunday, December 16, 2012. - Devin Cutting is circulating the [...]
AMC has posted an extended Internet-exclusive segment of CM Punk on Talking Dead, following Sunday’s episode. The segment, which also features Chris Hardwick and Community‘s Yvette Nicole Brown, is embedded below: Information! [...]
As noted multiple times, Vince McMahon is currently on a tour overseas visiting with members of the United States military. He, along with The Miz, R-Truth, Layla and Eve Torres aren’t at this week’s WWE Raw. While I haven’t heard for sure, McMahon is usually replaced by Triple H in terms of who “calls the [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry on his official website. In it, he compares Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns to Roddy Piper, CM Punk and The Rock respectively. You can read an excerpt below: Apparently the three men in black, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns will be interviewed by @MichaelCole [...]
- We noted here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com those that were eligible to obtain tickets to WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012. NavyTimes.com has more details you can read at this link. - WWE will return to the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Friday, March 1, 2013 for a live event. There is an online [...]
Chris Jericho premieres as the host of SyFy’s new reality series called Robot Combat League on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 10 pm ET/PT on SyFy. The show reinvents gladiatorial combat for the 21st century. In the official press release for the show, Jericho is referred to as “the widely popular WWE wrestler and multifaceted [...]
- The Rock announced on his Twitter that he just finished shooting Fast and Furious 6 in the United Kingdom. - Speaking of Rock, his tentative Royal Rumble opponent, CM Punk, has eclipsed the 371-day WWE title reign of “Macho Man” Randy Savage. Monday marks day 372 as champion and given the fact WWE mentioned [...]
Titus O’Neil was put on commentary during Ryback vs. Darren Young on last week’s Smackdown because of his work on WWE Raw. For those that missed it, O’Neil’s work on commentary during Sin Cara & Rey Mysterio vs. Team Hell No was raved about with Paul Heyman even calling it a rare breakthrough moment. O’Neil [...]
Dolph Ziggler has another round of zingers for Randy Orton in the latest episode of “WWE Download” that’s embedded in the video below: [...]
WWE Raw will take place Monday night from the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. The advertised dark match main event is WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Ryback. Below is the early preview for this week’s show: * Michael Cole will “interview” Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns * Dolph Ziggler will “look to retaliate” against [...]
WWE Studios will release “The Day” on DVD and Blu-Ray on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. The company uploaded a video of Kaitlyn interviewing the stars of the film that you can watch embedded below: [...]
- WWE Champion CM Punk will join Chris Hardwick and fellow guest Yvette Nicole Brown on “Talking Dead” Sunday night at 11 PM EST on AMC. The show will repeat at 1 AM. For more on the show that proceeds “The Walking Dead,” click here. - Vince McMahon, The Miz, R-Truth, Layla and Eve Torres [...]
WWE will release volume two of “The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro” on DVD. The set is slated for a release date of February 12, 2013. The synopsis is included below: For six years WCW Monday Nitro went head-to-head with WWE Raw pulling out all the stops to gain the upper hand in the [...]
- Steve Austin congratulates the WWE Games Facebook page on two million likes. Check it out in the video below: This week’s WWE Vintage Collection featured the following matches as typed out by Devin Cutting: Ric Flair vs. Arn Anderson WCW Fall Brawl 1995 Sting & The Great Muta vs. The Steiners WCW Japan Supershow [...]
The latest episode of WWE “Are You Serious?” is embedded in the video below and features Mike Saxon?! [...]
Michael Hayes is now in charge of booking WWE live events. John Laurinaitis used to do it as one of his responsibilities as the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations. Talent Relations is now run by Triple H and former LPGA golfer Jane Geddes. [...]
SoulTrain.com has a Q&A online with R-Truth. Below is an excerpt: Background in dance: My background in dance pretty much sets the pace for me, and I don’t have to explain what it is because it’s real. You can’t make that up. You can try to create it through character, but that’s not the realest [...]
- WWE will release “The Top 100 Moments of Monday Night Raw” on DVD on December 11, 2012. - Freemantle Media Enterprises will take over the WWE DVD distribution rights from Silvervision in the United Kingdom. - The Raw crew will tour Australia in July 2013 with five stops in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and [...]
WWE will release The Best Pay-Per-View Matches: 2012 on DVD the day after Christmas, December 26, 2012. Amazon has released the content listing that’s included below: DISC 1 A Remarkable Year WWE Championship Match CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler Special Guest Referee: John Laurinaitis Royal Rumble * January 29, 2012 Elimination Chamber Match for the [...]
The latest episode of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” with Santino Marella embedded in the video below: [...]
Rosa Mendes “scouts” Alberto Del Rio in the latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown that you can watch in the video below: [...]
- We reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com that Mark Henry was at Best Buy in Austin, Texas on Friday. Wrestling News World reader Ranfery Lopez sent us a photo that’s included above (click to view). - Wrestling News World reader John Finnegan sent word that Kofi Kingston’s victory against Damien Sandow on the 11/23 episode of [...]
The band Damn It To Hell says they aren’t doing the theme song for the new NXT faction. Here’s what they wrote on Facebook: Just to clear up any rumors, we are not doing a theme song for WWE. Although that would be cool, it is not true. Happy Thanksgiving! We reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com [...]
WWE Champion CM Punk was the Grand Marshal at the McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday. In an interview that aired on WGN America, Punk promoted his upcoming match with The Rock: While WWE hasn’t confirmed Punk as The Rock’s Royal Rumble opponent, barring a last minute shocking change in direction, that’s where they plan [...]
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