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New WWE Divas Champion

Nikki Bella beat Beth Phoenix on tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow to win the WWE Divas Championship. [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 17

Santino Marella vs. The Miz Announced For Extreme Rules Pre-Show On YouTube

WWE will hold an Extreme Rules Pre-Show exclusively on YouTube at 7:30 PM EDT on Sunday. The pre-show will feature Santino Marella defending the WWE United States Championship against The Miz. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage of WWE Extreme Rules (including the pre-show) here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Paul Bearer’s “Unusual Day” Results In Surprise Cameo On Raw Supershow Where He’s Locked In A Freezer

Paul Bearer was featured in a backstage segment on tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow where Randy Orton tied him up and locked him in a freezer. Bearer, who is very active on Twitter, didn’t give away his appearance on tonight’s show but said today was going to be an “unusual one.” The following is from his [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

WWE Raw Supershow Notes – Announced Attendance, Edge Returns

- 16,122 was the announced attendance for tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The show is a sellout. - WWE Hall of Famer Edge appeared to tonight’s Raw Supershow in the opening segment with John Cena and John Laurinaitis. Interestingly enough, Edge mentioned he will no longer be under [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 6

Jimmy Hart Says Legends House Was The Greatest Thing He’s Done In Wrestling; Would Welcome A Full-Time Return To WWE

- Arda Ocal sent in the following: Arda Ocal (@Arda_Ocal) of theScore Television Network recently spoke with WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart. In the interview, Jimmy Hart calls filming Legend’s House the greatest thing he’s ever done in wrestling, would welcome a full-time return to WWE and more.  You can watch the interview embedded [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Dana White Says It Was In Brock Lesnar’s UFC Deal He Could Do WWE; Talks Lesnar’s WWE Return

Dana White spoke about Brock Lesnar returning to WWE after UFC 145 on Saturday. Below are highlights of White’s comments courtesy of the folks over at MMAJunkie.com: “It was always upfront and said in his deal that he could do the WWE,” “Everything we did with that guy, nothing ever leaked out of that camp, [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Smackdown Rating

Last week’s Smackdown did a 1.80 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,730,00 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

David Otunga Attends Murder Trial In Support Of Jennifer Hudson

David Otunga was with his fiancee Jennifer Hudson today at the murder trial of William Balfour in Chicago, Illinois. Balfour is accused of killing Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew in October 2008. Jennifer took the stand today and dissolved into tears when the prosecutor hander her a photo of her mom. For more on the [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 7

WWE Money In The Bank Ticket Info & Presale Password; Supershow Live Event In Maine

- Tickets for WWE Money in the Bank 2012 are set to go on sale on May 4, 2012. There will be a presale beginning next Monday, April 30, 2012 and lasting until Thursday. The password to obtain tickets is WWE Past Purchasers at this link. WWE Money in the Bank 2012 will take place [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Andy Leavine Says He’s Just Getting Started; Bill DeMott Believes He Has A Chance To Return To WWE

Following the news of Andy Leavine’s release from WWE, he posted the following on Twitter: On my way to acquire some much needed experience. I’m just gettin’ started in this business. — Andy Leavine (@AndyLeavine301) April 23, 2012 Tough Enough trainer Bill DeMott feels Andy has a chance at returning to WWE: Yes.RT @kaydenchong: @BillDeMott [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 7

Road Dogg Says Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena “Contract Signing” Will Open Raw Supershow

Road Dogg, who works as a producer backstage in WWE, wrote the following on Twitter: Tonight’s #RAW is kicking off with a contract signing between Brock and Cena!! Fireworks coming early! #OUDK — Brian G.James (@WWERoadDogg) April 23, 2012 We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage of tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow at 8 PM EDT here [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 7

WWE Releases Tough Enough Winner Andy Leavine

WWE has released Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine from his developmental contract with the company. His profile as Kevin Hackman has already been removed from the FCW roster page. The self-proclaimed “Silent Rage” had heat right out the gate as he no-sold Steve Austin’s stunner after being announced as the Tough Enough winner on the [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 24

Paul Heyman Says He’s Not Involved With Brock Lesnar’s Work In WWE

Paul Heyman noted on his official Twitter account that he had nothing to do with Brock Lensar’s promo that aired on last week’s WWE Raw Supershow. Heyman said all the credit goes to WWE and Lesnar and that WWE got it right. Heyman also clarified he has “nothing” to do with Lesnar’s promos in WWE. [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Watch The Latest Episode Of “WWE Download” With Dolph Ziggler Here

The latest episode of “WWE Download” with Dolph Ziggler is embedded in the video below: [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

John Cena Joins Miley Cyrus & Justin Bieber, Kevin Nash Ready To Return To WWE, Mr. Belding Speaks

- John Cena will be featured on Thomson Reuters’ electronic billboard in Times Square on Friday along with Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Buddy Valastro, Jon Stewart, Nigel Barker and Tiffani Thiessen in support of the Make-A-Wish foundation. You can read full details at this link. - Kevin Nash continues to make it clear on Twitter [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 8

Justin Gabriel Back To South Africa To Deal With Passport Issues

Justin Gabriel is back home in South Africa where he is sorting out passport issues. Gabriel has been off the road with WWE due to an elbow injury. He is expected back towards the middle of next month. [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Details On Tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow Taping – John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar Contract Signing

WWE will tape the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and tonight’s Raw Supershow tonight from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Tonight’s Raw Supershow is a special three-hour broadcast, set to begin at 8 PM/7 CT on the USA Network. The big selling point for tonight’s Raw Supershow is the “contract signing” [...]

April 23, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

View A Photo Of Brock Lesnar’s New WWE Ring Gear Here; Details On WWE Letting Him Keep His Endorsement Deals

Earlier last week WWE leaked an image of Brock Lesnar’s ring attire on dot com but later removed the image. I finally found the image again and have included a photo you can view below: As you can see, not only will Lesnar be sporting MMA attire, his shorts will also carry the images of [...]

April 22, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 25

Ted DiBiase’s Christian Faith & Charity Work, Smackdown Taping In Colorado Springs, WWE’s Return To Belgium

- TMZ has a new story online today on Ted DiBiase. In it, the publication reports that DiBiase was recently at the Batson Children’s Hospital in Mississippi filming a documentary about his faith and his charity for sick and unprivileged children. It was there he met a 10-month-old boy with an extremely rare disease and [...]

April 22, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 15

Watch The Latest Episode Of “Are You Serious” With Road Dogg & Josh Mathews Here

The latest episode of “Are You Serious” with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews is embedded in the video below: [...]

April 22, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Christian’s Return To WWE TV Set

Christian will return to WWE television at Tuesday’s Smackdown taping from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company has added him to the list of officially advertised talent for the show at this link. After having to pull out of the 12-man tag team match at Wrestlemania XXVIII because his severe high [...]

April 22, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 1

French Commentator With Close WWE Ties Resigns After WWE Live Event In France

French commentator Christophe Agius resigned from his commentator job with “AB Productions,” an audiovisual company that manages French channels that broadcast WWE programming, after the WWE live event in Toulouse, France on Thursday. Agius was well-known by both the WWE office and WWE workers as he arranged interviews with workers in the country and was [...]

April 22, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 2

WWE Studios Co-Financing Film Starring Colin Farrell & Terrence Howard

Deadline is reporting that WWE Studios will be co-financing a romantic thriller called “Dead Man Down” starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard and Dominic Cooper. Principal photography for the film begins Monday in Philadelphia. [...]

April 21, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 6

WWE Vintage Collection Summary For 4/20

Below is a summary of last night’s episode of WWE Vintage Collection courtesy of our old pal Devin Cutting: Curt Hennig vs. The British Bulldog WCW Spring Stampede 1998 Steve Austin vs. The Great Muta WCW Spring Stampede 1994 Ultimo Dragon vs. Chavo Guerrero WCW Spring Stampede 1998 Diamond Dallas Page vs. Randy Savage WCW [...]

April 21, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Antonio Caesaro Debuts; Watch The Latest Episode Of “Backstage Fallout” Here

- Antonio Caesaro made his WWE television debut on last night’s Smackdown in a segment with Aksana, Teddy Long and John Laurinaitis. - The latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

April 21, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Updated WWE Extreme Rules Lineup – Four Matches Announced

Following the airing of last night’s Smackdown, below is the updated Extreme Rules lineup: Extreme Rules Match - Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena Chicago Street Fight for the WWE Championship - CM Punk © vs. Chris Jericho 2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the World Heavyweight Championship - Sheamus © vs. Daniel Bryan Falls Count Anywhere Match [...]

April 21, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Edge’s WWE Contract Coming Up This Month; Details On The Company’s Efforts To Re-Sign Him

Edge’s current WWE contract is expected to expire at the end of this month. While his career ended after his match at Wrestlemania XXVII last year, he has continued to collect his downside guarantee and is booked for appearances through the WWE office. WWE is negotiating a new deal with Edge and want to put [...]

April 21, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 21

Watch The Latest Smackdown Here

Embedded in the video below is the latest edition of Smackdown, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]

April 21, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 2

Diamond Dallas Pages Says Scott Hall Is A Lost Soul Right Now; Says He Feels He Will Eventually Be Inducted Into The WWE Hall Of Fame

Wrestling News World reader Mike Buda sent in the following: My name is Mike Buda and I have a weekly pro wrestling show, The Top Rope, on SportstownChicago.com. We’re on every Wednesday 5-7pm ct. We recently had an interview with Diamond Dallas Page and he talked about his yoga program, helping out Chris Jericho make [...]

April 21, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 6

Natalya Posts Pictures Of Her Face After AJ’s Assault On Smackdown; Clip Of Daniel Bryan On The Soup Now Available Online

Natalya posted the following on her Twitter account: After being brutally attacked on SmackDown by @WWEAJLEE, here is a good shot of my face. twitter.com/NatbyNature/st… — Natalya (@NatbyNature) April 21, 2012 I get it. @WWEAJLEE treated me the way she “wanted” to treat Daniel Bryan. I just never expected it from her. twitter.com/NatbyNature/st… — Natalya [...]

April 21, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 18

Star Of Three Stooges Makes Fun Of His Experience On Raw, CM Punk Responds

Sean Hayes, who appears as Larry in the new Three Stooges movie and on last week’s Raw SuperShow, talked about his experience getting booed, as well as his opinions on the performers in an interview Conan earlier this week. The WWE-related portion of the interview is embedded below: CM Punk took to Twitter to respond [...]

April 21, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 25

Watch The Latest Z! True Long Island Story Here, Zack Ryder Says WWE Removed Part Of The Show & “This Episode Sucks”

Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of Z! True Long Island Story featuring Zack Ryder: After the video was posted, Ryder took to Twitter and had the following to say about the episode: Episode 63 of Z! True Long Island Story youtube.com/watch?v=oz6G2W… The best 2 minutes of the show were removed by [...]

April 21, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 5

Watch The Latest WWE Backstage Fallout Here

The latest episode of Backstage Fallout from this week’s Smackdown is embedded in the video below: [...]

April 21, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 0

Steve Austin – HHH vs. The Undertaker Saved Wrestlemania, Feels Bad For Daniel Bryan, Optimistic About Return But Not Sure About CM Punk As An Opponent

- The UK Sun has a new article online featuring quotes from Steve Austin. In it, he says that The Undertaker vs. Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match with Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania XXVIII saved the show early. Below is an excerpt: “‘I don’t watch all the WWE PPV events these days, [...]

April 20, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 22

Roddy Piper Feels Like He’s Healthy Enough For One More Match; Says His Son Will Try Pro Wrestling

- Arda Ocal sent in the following: Arda Ocal (@Arda_Ocal) of The Score Television Network had a chance to chat with “Rowdy” Roddy Piper on the set of Piper’s Pit. Highlights of Part 2: Piper brings in his son, Colt Toombs, to talk about his amateur MMA career and why he originally chose MMA over [...]

April 20, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 8

Top WWE Star Switches Brands

Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez are now officially members of the Smackdown roster. Del Rio won a future World Heavyweight Championship against Sheamus on the show two weeks ago and has been touring overseas with the Smackdown crew. [...]

April 20, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 8

Weekend WWE Schedule – Overseas Tour Concludes, Next Week’s TVs, Seeking Reports & Correspondents

WWE’s overseas tour will conclude the weekend and the company will be back in the United States for next week’s TVs. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Raw: Tonight from the Palais Omnisports De Paris Bercy in Paris, France (more info) Saturday from the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium (more info) Smackdown: Tonight from the Newcastle [...]

April 20, 2012 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Diamond Dallas Page Discusses Winning The WCW Title At 43 Years Old, His Thoughts On Randy Orton Using The RKO, More

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of The Score Television Network sat down with former WWE and WCW Superstar Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP). In the interview, DDP discusses his WWE debut and his own idea, his thoughts on WrestleMania XXVIII, winning the WCW Heavyweight Championship at 43 years old, Randy Orton using the RKO, a variant of his [...]

April 20, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 5

Booker T, Goldust, William Regal & Matt Striker Weigh In On Brock Lesnar’s Return To WWE

The official WWE website has a new feature up about Brock Lesnar‘s controversial interview and statements about John Cena, with quotes from Booker T, Goldust, William Regal, & Matt Striker. In the following excerpt, Regal weighs in on how the WWE would be different if Lesnar stayed with the company: “There’s no way that things [...]

April 20, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 7

Home Video Of Baby Learning To Walk Uploaded To WWE’s YouTube Channel

On a strange note, a home video of a couple helping a baby stand and try to walk has been uploaded to the official WWE YouTube channel, under the name “IMG_2773.MOV”. The description of the video simply reads “walk”. The video is embedded below: UPDATE, 12:00 AM ET: The video has been removed, but several [...]

April 19, 2012 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 10