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John Cena hasn’t taken any time away from the ring since suffering a right Achilles injury on WWE’s post-Wrestlemania European tour. The WWE Champion has worked live events this weekend in Youngstown, Ohio and Wheeling, West Virginia and says he feels great. In fact, he’s worked both of them without his injured ankle tapped. The [...]
Below are quick results from Saturday’s WWE Smackdown live events in Reading, Pennsylvania: * The Usos b. The Prime Time Players. This match had quite the prequel with this week’s episode of WWE Saturday Morning Slam. * Ted DiBiase b. Corey Graves * WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett b. The Great Khali * World Heavyweight [...]
Chael Sonnen Wants to Buy WWE TMZ has a pretty ridiculous story online on UFC fighter Chael Sonnen wanting to buy WWE when he retires from the octagon. A WWE representative is quoted in the piece, saying Chael is more than welcome to purchase shares of WWE stock and become one of their valued shareholders. [...]
CM Punk has been removed from the list of advertised talent on all upcoming WWE shows. We noted here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com last Monday that he was advertised for the 5/27 episode of Monday Night Raw in Calgary and the 6/3 show in Hartford. Further, he was listed as an “advertised talent” for upcoming Raw tours [...]
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are supporting Floyd “Money” Mayweather Saturday night in Las Vegas. The following photo is from the verified Twitter account of Triple H: Just landed in Vegas @floydmayweather#themoneyteam twitter.com/TripleH/status… — Triple H (@TripleH) May 4, 2013 Here’s a photo from Hunter’s seats: Big night in Vegas. Waiting on the main event. [...]
Below are quick results from Friday’s WWE Raw live event in Youngstown, Ohio: * Fandango b. R-Truth * Adrian Neville (formerly known as PAC) b. Heath Slater after hitting a corkscrew Shooting Star Press * WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn & Emma b. Tamina Snuka & Paige. Vickie Guerrero attempted to interfere on behalf of Tamina’s [...]
Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels are scheduled to appear at the 142nd NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday. Michaels will be signing autographs at booth 3621 from 2-3 PM and Austin will be signing at booth 5025 from 2-4 PM. Attendee information and the [...]
Dusty Rhodes announced at this week’s WWE NXT tapings from Winter Park, Florida at the next set of tapings, on May 23rd, they’ll hold a tournament to crown a new NXT Divas Champion. The new NXT Divas title was actually on display at Wrestlemania Fan Axxess. You can view a photo below: *Spoilers* WWE NXT [...]
You can check out highlights from Kane vs. Dean Ambrose from this week’s Smackdown now online at this link or embedded in the video below: WWE is clearly moving forward with plans for The Shield to pursue the WWE Tag Team Championship. This is a plan that’s been in the works for over two months [...]
The Miz on the Set of Christmas Bounty Peter Chao and The Miz go head-to-head over a cookie. Check out the comedy segment on the set of the new ABC Family film “Christmas Bounty” at this link or embedded in the video below: Ryback vs. Daniel Bryan Highlights from Ryback vs. Daniel Bryan on this [...]
WWE Smackdown Results – (5/3/13) Results by: Adam Wacker of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Welcome to this week’s Smackdown! The show begins with a highlight from Raw. The Shield is shown defeating Daniel Bryan, Kane and an injured John Cena. Afterwards, Ryback stands on the ramp as Cena’s right ankle is checked out. Ryback makes his way to [...]
Dolph Ziggler Talks Title Win Brian Soscia interviewed World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler to promote Saturday’s WWE Smackdown live event in Reading, PA. Ziggler put over Big E Langston and AJ Lee and they talked about Balls Mahoney being banned from amateur wrestling. Ziggler talked about the reaction backstage after he won the World Heavyweight [...]
WWE Awards $10,000 Scholarship Triple H presented Full Sail University student Allison Iliev with a $10,000 scholarship from WWE prior to this week’s NXT tapings. WWE posted a video of the ceremony at this link and there is a photo on Full Sail’s Instagram page. You can also watch the video embedded below: The JBL [...]
WWE returns to the road Friday night after the extended Wrestlemania Revenge Tour overseas. Since WWE now lists NXT live events on their schedule, we are going to do the same. Below is this weekend’s show information: Raw: Friday from the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, OH (more info) Saturday from the WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, [...]
Alicia Fox on WWE Hangout Alicia Fox was featured on a new episode of WWE Hangout on Thursday. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: John Cena & Damien Sandow at NXT John Cena and Damien Sandow capped Thursday night’s WWE NXT tapings in Winter Park, Florida with “The [...]
As reported earlier here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, MVP is now featured in the Alumni section of the official WWE website. This has once again sparked rumors that the former WWE United States Champion is heading back to the company. MVP Tweeted: I have said before & maintain that I remain on good terms with WWE & a [...]
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HBO ordered the pilot for a new half-hour dramedy starring The Rock. Rock is also executive producing the project with Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson. Peter Berg will be directing and will executive produce with Rock’s manager, Dany Garcia. The project chronicles the lives of athletes living in Miami – some retired and some still [...]
John Cena Advertised For This Weekend WWE is running a Raw live event this Sunday from the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia. Since the show is in my home state, I just received a local promotional email for it. The company is advertising WWE Champion John Cena & Sheamus vs. Mark Henry & [...]
Must Ask Cody Some Questions Mike Jones (who?) interviewed Cody Rhodes on DC101 in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to promote Sunday’s WWE Smackdown live event from the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. In the interview, Rhodes discussed his match on Raw against Randy Orton, plans for next year leading up to Wrestlemania XXX [...]
WWE held a conference call with investors to discuss their 2013 First Quarter Earnings on Thursday morning. Michael Weitz opened the call by reading a prepared statement. He handed over the call to Vince McMahon. Vince said they had mixed results this quarter and went over the results. Rather than recapping the numbers, everything is available in [...]
Highlights of Kofi Kingston vs. Antonio Cesaro Kofi Kingston’s defense of the WWE United States Championship against Antonio Cesaro on this week’s episode of WWE Main Event is being raved about. You can watch highlights of the match at this link or embedded in the video below: Stephanie McMahon’s Diet & Workout Routine RXMuscle.com has [...]
John Cena Injury Update on Raw For those that missed the airing of this week’s WWE Main Event, another injury update on John Cena was teased for next week’s Monday Night Raw from the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. Cena is advertised to appear live and is expected to work Extreme Rules later this [...]
WWE issued their 2013 first quarter results on Thursday morning (See also - Full WWE 2013 First Quarter Results – Vince McMahon Comments). In them, the official buyrate numbers for all of the pay-per-views in the quarter were reported. They were as follows: Royal Rumble – 512,000 buys (compared to 443,000 in 2012) Elimination Chamber [...]
WWE issued their 2013 First Quarter Results Thursday morning before market open. The release is available in its entirety below: WWE® Reports 2013 First Quarter Results Company Release – 05/02/2013 08:30 STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE:WWE) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Revenues totaled $124.0 million as compared to $123.1 [...]
Dave Batista Focused on Movies Dave Batista recently addressed his status on Twitter. Here’s a cryptic message: I’m focused on movies now. No #MMA anytime soon. No #WWE plans either, but not opposed. Hopefully #MyFansSupportMe — Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) May 1, 2013 This goes along with everything we’ve reported, that Dave was open to a [...]
WWE is altering the way they promote their live events. In addition to now acknowledging WWE NXT (developmental) live events on their official Live Events page, the company is eliminating separate Raw and Smackdown shows in favor of the broader WWE Live Tour label. This is something that has been in the works since a [...]
The latest episode of WWE Inbox is now online. In it, WWE Superstars and Divas answer your questions, including who they would pick as their manager. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: Below is the updated lineup for WWE Extreme Rules 2013: WWE Championship Match - John Cena [...]
Paul Bearer to WWE Hall of Fame Paul Bearer is already considered to be a lock for the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame, according to numerous online reports. The inductor seems obvious in The Undertaker although nothing has been confirmed. Paul’s son, Daniel Moody, remembered his father on Facebook: Sitting here thinking….. Sunday will be two [...]
WWE filed their 2012 Annual Report ahead of Thursday’s quarterly earnings report and investor conference call. I compiled the bullet points from the beginning of the report and have included them below: While existing television properties maintained their lasting popularity, WWE expanded its broadcast content in 2012 with the launch of two new shows, WWE [...]
Perry Saturn at WWE Developmental Perry Saturn was at WWE NXT last week working with developmental talent in Tampa, Florida. Bill DeMott thanked him on Twitter: Big thanks to @perrysaturn1For a great week last week. Always makes for good work and environment !#DEMOTTCRACY #NXTMEANSBUSINESS — Bill DeMott (@BillDeMott) May 1, 2013 CM Punk at Blackhawks [...]
More Stephanie McMahon Ripped Photos TMZ has more photos of Stephanie McMahon looking ripped from RSMuscle.com. You can view them at this link. Monday Night Raw Live in Canada Wrestling News World reader Dustyn sent word that WWE Monday Night Raw will air live in Canada beginning next Monday, May 6, 2013 on The Score. [...]
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WWE Night Of Champions Presale Password During Tuesday’s Smackdown tapings in Detroit, it was announced that the pre-sale password for this year’s WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view, which will take place on September 15 at Joe Louis Arena, is CHAMPION. What You Won’t See On Smackdown Prior to the tapings, Bo Dallas defeated Curt Hawkins [...]
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WWE put together a video package from the company’s announcement at the Yahoo! Digital Content NewFront event in New York City on Monday and posted it on YouTube. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: Under the agreement, Yahoo becomes the new “premiere global video distribution partner” for WWE [...]
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 4,285,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the by hour breakdown: Hour one – 4,287,000 viewers Hour two – 4,311,000 viewers Hour three – 4,257,000 viewers The show ended up doing a 3.1 cable rating. WWE Raw Ratings & Viewership [...]
John Cena Injury Update John Cena’s injury is legitimate despite the company intertwining it with storylines on this week’s WWE Raw. The injury is nothing severe, such as an Achilles tear, and the latest word is that he will defend the WWE Championship against Ryback at Extreme Rules next month. I would expect him to [...]
As noted earlier here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com, Rey Mysterio did ambassador work for WWE at Hulu Upfront on Tuesday. The former WWE Champion is currently out with a left knee injury after dealing with undisclosed personal issues. Mysterio has racked up the injuries over the past couple years, suffering a badly torn ACL in 2011 that [...]
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