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WWE Hall of Famer, Jim Ross, announced on his official Twitter page tonight that he will be on Monday Night Raw tomorrow accompanying Michael Cole at the announcing table. J.R. will be at Cole’s side as Jerry Lawler continues to recover from his heart attack a couple weeks ago. The tweet from Jim Ross is [...]
Ezekiel Jackson is back in Guyana, where he was born, for the first time since achieving fame in WWE. You can read more about Jackson’s visit home at this link. [...]
- While not exactly top story news, Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker sent word that the Twitter accounts of John Cena, The Uso’s and John Morrison were hacked over the weekend. - The latest regarding Beth Phoenix is her contract runs through October. She is booked at shows through the month but as of [...]
The latest episode of “Are You Serious?” with Road Dogg & Josh Mathews is embedded in the video below: [...]
Last week’s WWE Superstars is embedded in the video below: [...]
WWE announced today at the Social Good Summit in New York City that they are partnering up with Nothing But Nets to prevent malaria. Below is a small excerpt from dot com. The full article can be seen here. WWE and the Divas have announced their partnership with Nothing But Nets at the Social Good [...]
- Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker sent word that WWE posted an article here on dot com about two new features in WWE ’13. - Politico has more on the McMahon family paying off creditors from their bankruptcy back in the 70s. You can read their coverage at this link. - Jim Ross has [...]
WWE issued the following press release: STAMFORD, Conn., September 20, 2012 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today awarded a $10,000 scholarship to Geraldo Gutierrez, a Full Sail student, as part of their ongoing partnership. The partnership provides students at the University with the opportunity to gain real-world experience producing WWE NXT® series which showcases WWE’s brightest [...]
Wrestling News World reader Tim attended Friday’s WWE Raw live event in State College, PA and sent in the following notes: In questionable creative calls, Dean Ambrose went under to Michael McGillicutty and Justin Gabriel pinned Damien Sandow. Big Show returned against WWE Champion CM Punk in the main event as a babyface. He got a [...]
We’re still working on the details but as of this writing Beth Phoenix intends to leave WWE when her contract expires next month. As always, nothing is 100% until it actually happens but word coming out of this week’s TVs is she has given her notice she won’t be seeking a new contract. [...]
The latest episode of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” with Santino Marella is embedded in the video below: [...]
The latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown is embedded in the video below: [...]
-A clip from the upcoming CM Punk: Best in the World DVD has surfaced online, and features Paul Heyman, The Miz, and clips of CM Punk in OVW. The clip is embedded below: -CM Punk recently discussed Batista and his transition to acting on the red carpet. The video is embedded below: [...]
A recent article on the official WWE website speculated on whether Wade Barrett would reform The Nexus or Corre. An excerpt from the article is below: Barrett has always been a natural leader, and many of his greatest successes corresponded with his role at the head of a likeminded group. If not Nexus, perhaps he [...]
Dolph Ziggler recently took part in an audio interview with Brian Soscia. During the interview, Ziggler discussed his career in depth, from his time as Chavo Guerrero‘s caddy to Nicky in the Spirit Squad. In the following excerpt, Ziggler explains the origin of the name “Dolph Ziggler”: “It was a little bit of a combination of [...]
WWE has a new video here on dot com with John Cena vowing he will be ready for next week’s Raw despite undergoing surgery on Tuesday. Cena says the surgery was a bit more intricate than they thought and encouraged fans to follow him on Twitter. He said his rehab is currently remedial. Regarding Raw, [...]
WWE has a full schedule this week, let’s take a look: Raw: Tonight from the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA (more info) Saturday from the West Chester Country Center in White Plains, NY (more info) Sunday from the DCU Center in Worcester, MA (more info) Smackdown: Saturday from the RBC Centre in Sarnia, [...]
The latest episode of Z! True Long Island Story with Zack Ryder is embedded in the video below: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker for sending us the link. [...]
Wrestling News World reader Kevin Eperjesi contacted MetLife Stadium via their Facebook page and they told him tickets for Wrestlemania XXIX are scheduled to go on sale Saturday, November 10, 2012. You can view a screenshot of his conversation on Facebook at this link. Wrestlemania XXIX will take place Sunday, April 7, 2013 from MetLife [...]
- Big Show was in Pittsburgh this week, taping an appearance for the Nickelodeon series “Supah Ninjas” that will return to the network in 2013. You can read more information on dot com at this link. - Damien Sandow spoke to GoLocalWorcester.com to promote Sunday’s WWE Raw live event this Sunday. You can read the [...]
- WWE has hired Tony Luftman as an announcer as he’ll begin with the company at this week’s WWE NXT tapings from Full Sail University. Luftman has worked as a TV sportscaster for St. John’s University. - WWE will tape Raw from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on December 10, 2012. - Wrestling [...]
Alex Riley spoke out on his official Twitter account earlier today and revealed that he underwent surgery on his knee and elbow. The tweet is embedded below: Thought I would let u guys know that i had to have knee and elbow surgery earlier this week, thank u for all your support. — A-RY (@AlexRileyWWE) [...]
Steve Austin has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are the highlights: As I have talked about on Twitter (@steveaustinBSR), I recently finished signing 35,000 autographs for THQ’s new video game WWE 13. The picture cards I signed will go in select Austin 3:16 Editions of the game. I had originally [...]
John Cena will make his scheduled appearance at the WWE NXT tapings Thursday night in Winter Park, Florida, just two days after undergoing orthoscopic surgery to remove bone spurs in his elbow. Cena noted on Twitter he’ll also be at next week’s WWE Raw from Albany, New York: Rehab, Day 2. Much less grouchy today. [...]
The latest episode of WWE “Outside the Ring” features R-Truth and Little Jimmy. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]
- Sycho Sid’s son Frank Eudy won $25,000 after winning America’s Choice for the “favorite house guest” on CBS’s “Big Brother.” - When Washington Redskins defensive end Adam Carriker tore his right quadriceps tendon against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, who is the first person he thought of? Triple H. “I’m laying there on [...]
- WWE is officially advertising Edge for this week’s Smackdown. Edge, who taped the appearance on Tuesday night at the WWE television tapings, will promote “Haven” while being involved in the Daniel Bryan and Kane storyline. - Big Show will replace John Cena on this weekend’s Raw live events, facing CM Punk for the WWE [...]
John Cena took to Twitter today to refute an earlier report on the official WWE website that claimed he would recover within 2-3 weeks. He claims that the original report was correct, and that he expects to recover in 6 weeks. His tweets are below: Some #jackwagon from @wwe dotcom apparently posted me recovering in [...]
Daniel Bryan recently took part in an interview with ABC Action News 6. In the interview, he discussed Jerry Lawler‘s heart attack, his comedic backstage segments, and more. The interview is embedded below: [...]
Jerry Lawler addressed in the media at a news conference in Memphis, Tennessee Wednesday afternoon to talk about the heart attack he suffered during the September 10th episode of WWE Raw. Below are the highlights: Lawler feels his heart attack was hereditary due to the fact his father died of a heart attack and he’s [...]
TheTVAddict.com interviewed Edge (as Adam Copeland) at this link. In it, Edge explains the decision to cut his hair: I was just tired of having long hair. I just chopped it off before I got inducted in the Hall of Fame for WWE in April. The day before, I just thought, “Why not come out [...]
Jerry Lawler is scheduled to address the media at a press conference on Wednesday in Memphis, Tennessee. This will be Lawler’s first public comments since he suffered a heart attack on the September 10th episode of WWE Raw other than his Tweets and Tout. The press conference will be streamed live here and here. [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog on his official website. Below is an excerpt: I thank WWE for the chance to get back at ringside for a RAW broadcast and especially appreciate Michael Cole for all his help and for directing the traffic for us. Working with JBL was on my bucket list and John [...]
- WWE has reportedly signed Jacob Southwick, a two-time NCAA All American wrestler from Ashland University, to a developmental contract. You can view his college wrestling profile at this link. - There is an interesting rumor making rounds that is at least worth mentioning. According to publications out of Japan and the Keeping the Spirit [...]
The latest episode of WWE Inbox is embedded in the video below: [...]
- Wrestling News World reader Steve Minor sent this link which goes to an article on FoxNews.com on WWE removing Attitude Era content due to its usage against the Linda McMahon for Senate campaign. The article notes that Democrats put together a video package of past WWE content that was later removed by the company. [...]
WWE has updated their coverage on John Cena undergoing surgery on Tuesday to have pieces of bone cartilage removed from his elbow through a scope. Below is an excerpt featuring quotes by Dr. James Andrew: “He had begun to lose motion in his arm, and it had been locking up,” Andrews said. “I performed an [...]
Silvervision announced they will end their WWE DVD distribution deal at the end of the year. They announced the following statement here on their website: After 22 years of dedicating Silver Vision exclusively to WWE, the WWE and Clear Vision Ltd will part company on the 31st December 2012. Silvervision.co.uk (owned by Clear Vision Ltd) [...]
This week’s WWE Monday Night Raw scored a 2.9 cable rating. The first hour averaged 4,111,000 viewers. The second hour rose to 4,119,000 while he third hour dropped to an average of 3,925,000 viewers. Welcome viewer fatigue. Raw Archive [...]
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. [...]
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Congrats Dean. A well deserved win....
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Ambrose vs Kingston= Brilliant ...
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Jericho-1 Fandango-1. Rubber Match at Payback...
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