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The official WWE website announced today that preliminary buyrates and global gross sales for WrestleMania XXVIII were record-breaking. Details are in the following excerpt: Preliminary estimates show that WrestleMania, featuring the historic “Once in a Lifetime” Match between The Rock and John Cena, garnered 1.3 million pay-per-view buys with global gross sales in excess of [...]
- WWE has announced they will tape Smackdown on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. - Brock Lesnar’s new in-ring gear was revealed in this image posted by WWE. - Edge was at WizardWorld Comic Con in Toronto over the weekend. You can watch video embedded in the video below: [...]
WWE announced here on dot com that John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar at Extreme Rules will be an “extreme rules match,” meaning no count out and no disqualification. WWE Extreme Rules 2012 will take place Sunday, April 29, 2012 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]
- The following press release hit the wire today: MOSCOW–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE:WWE – News) successfully held its first-ever live event in Russia on Wednesday, April 11, where more than 6,000 fans were in attendance to see their favorite WWE Superstars and Divas live in the ring at the Luzhniki Small Sports Arena in Moscow. WWE [...]
The latest episode of “WWE Download” with Dolph Ziggler is embedded in the video below: [...]
WWE will tape the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and tonight’s Raw Supershow today from the London O2 Arena in London, England. Tonight’s Raw Supershow will be headlined by WWE Champion CM Punk defending against Mark Henry in a no count out, no disqualification match. Bell time is 2:30 PM EDT (7:30 BST). [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -I made a comment about Bells palsy that essentially said that I refuse to allow adversity to make me a coward or to cause me to fail. Three attacks Bells palsy that left me with lingering paralysis around my mouth, [...]
WWE has announced Raw Supershow and Smackdown will return to the United Kingdom in November. Wrestling News World reader Daniel Hill sent in the following: Raw Supershow will be taped on Monday, November 5, 2012 Smackdown will be taped on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Both shows will take place from the LG Arena in Birmingham. [...]
Despite rumors over Wrestlemania XXVIII weekend indicating otherwise, Rima Fakih Tweeted today that she has not signed a contract with WWE. The former Miss USA and WWE Tough Enough contestant made headlines last week when she entered a “no contest” plea on charges of Driving Under the Influence. [...]
WWE has announced the following overseas shows for November: November 2, 2012 from the O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany November 8, 2012 from the Indoor Stadium in Zurich, Switzerland [...]
The latest episode of “Are You Serious?” with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews is embedded in the video below: [...]
Edge threw out the first pitch at yesterday’s Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball game. The Blue Jays Tweeted a photo from their official Twitter account that you can view at this link. The 2012 WWE Hall of Fame inductee appeared at the Wizard World Toronto Comic Con today in the city. [...]
Brie and Nikki Bella are both advertised for next week’s WWE Raw Supershow in London but have not been on overseas live events. It was noted today on their official Twitter account they are currently en route to London. As we noted earlier here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com, the Bella twins will be letting their WWE contracts [...]
- Sheamus discusses being “fined $500,000″ after “attacking” a referee in a video on dot com at this link. (Thanks to WNW reader Adam for sending the link.) - The Wrestlemania XXVIII DVD set is now available for pre-order here on Amazon.com. The set will be released on both regular and Blu-ray formats on Tuesday, [...]
The latest episode of “Foreign Exchange” with Santino Marella is embedded in the video below: [...]
Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of Z! True Long Island Story featuring Zack Ryder: [...]
WWE No Way Out is set to return to pay-per-view on Sunday, June 17, 2012 from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The show’s main events will be in steel cage matches but they will also include stipulations to prevent participants from escaping the structure. Proposed stips include lumberjack, handcuff, strap and chain [...]
WWE’s extended Wrestlemania Revenge tour kicks into full gear this weekend. Below is this weekend’s schedule: Raw: Tonight from the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany (more info) Saturday from the O2 World Berlin in Berlin, Germany (more info) Sunday from the Nottingham Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England (more info) Monday from the London O2 [...]
- WWE has announced the June 26th Smackdown taping will take place from the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. - As noted in yesterday’s house show results, WWE will return to Dublin, Ireland on November 8, 2012. - The Rock is set to star in the sci-fi action film “Lore” which has just been picked [...]
Embedded in the video below is this week’s WWE Superstars, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
Flo Rida responds to Heath Slater’s attack at Wrestlemania XXVIII embedded in the video below: [...]
- Wrestling News World reader Fernando sent in the following: NFL.com writer Adam Rank places a competition between John Cena and NFL star Tim Tebow, as they are the most polarizing people on their respective fields. I found it pretty funny, worth a read and a laugh. Click here to read it. - Wrestling News [...]
- WWE did an angle at the Revolver Awards last night in Los Angeles. CM Punk was awarded “Most Metal Athlete” but wasn’t there to accept. Chris Jericho, who hosted the awards, smashed it. - WWE has announced the following dates in Ecuador: May 25th from the Voltaire Paladines Polo Coliseum in Guayaquil May 28th from [...]
One show down, several to go… WWE’s overseas tour continues today. Below is the updated schedule: Raw: Today from the Ergo Arena in Gdansk/Sopot, Poland (more info) Friday from the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany (more info) Saturday from the O2 World Berlin in Berlin, Germany (more info) Sunday from the Nottingham Capital FM Arena [...]
- WWE will be developing a new DVD series entitled “Superstars Collection.” The releases will be single-disc sets and will begin with John Cena and Zack Ryder in July. The retail price is only $10. - Following his Tweet, Tito Ortiz had the following to say about WWE at the 6-minute mark of the video [...]
GQ has a very good Q&A online with Daniel Bryan. In it, he discusses his abbreviated Wrestlemania match and called this past Monday’s Raw Supershow a “hectic show.” Below is an excerpt: GQ: Do you have any ideas as to why it’s happening right now? Daniel Bryan: Especially last week in Miami, I feel like [...]
Tuesday’s “blast from the past” Super Smackdown Live did a 1.52 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,248,000 viewers on SyFy. The show will repeat in its normal timeslot on Friday. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
Embedded in the video below is this week’s WWE NXT in its entirety, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
This next tidbit isn’t the most newsworthy thing I’ve ever posted but Tito Oritz has grabbed a little attention for the following Tweet: You never know. Maybe to see who the real peoples champ is? RT @GSpence83: @titoortiz wud u go to @WWE after u retire ? — Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) April 10, 2012 [...]
- Not only did “Extra” host Maria Menounos work Wrestlemania XXVIII with two broken ribs but she revealed today that she has stress fractures in both of her feet. - WWE Champion CM Punk and Rey Mysterio are scheduled to appear at the 2012 WizardWorld Philadelphia Comic-Con over the weekend of May 31-June 3. Punk [...]
The latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” after last night’s live “blast from the past” Smackdown is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
In an update to Rima Fakih’s DUI case, a plea deal was reached this morning in Michigan, just hours before she was due to stand trial on the charges. Fakih entered a plea of “no contest,” which resulted in prosecutors dropping the charge of operating while intoxicating. Sentencing is scheduled for May 9th where Fakih [...]
The latest episode of WWE Inbox is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
Rima Fakih is due back in court today in Highland Park, Michigan to respond to charges of Driving Under the Influence. The case has been delayed a couple of times as the former Miss USA and WWE Tough Enough contestant was arrested on December 3rd after police pulled her over with an open bottle of [...]
Christian is on the booking sheets in a program against WWE Intercontinental Champion Big Show for upcoming Smackdwon live events in June. I don’t know if there are plans for him to return prior to that but it’s safe to say his severely sprained ankle he suffered last November has been a very nagging injury. [...]
The feud between Mick Foley and Dean Ambrose continues with Ambrose Tweeting about getting “sent home” from last night Smackdown. The following Tweets are from Ambrose’s official account: #wwe Looks like they must have been in a hurry to get me outta Virginia tonight. #senthome #pissed #thanksmick twitter.com/TheDeanAmbrose… — Dean Ambrose (@TheDeanAmbrose) April 10, 2012 [...]
Former WWE star and original Tough Enough winner Maven Huffman will seek professional help for his prescription drug addiction, TMZ confirmed today. While Maven isn’t admitting to any criminal wrongdoing after his arrest, he intends to cooperate with local law enforcement agencies to reach a timely resolution to the matter. Maven’s attorney, James Flynn, released [...]
Mick Foley posted the following on Twitter: I had a slight problem at Smackdown, so I took care of it. I didn’t ask WWE to send him home, but I’m glad they did. Sayanora scumbag — Mick Foley (@realMickFoley) April 11, 2012 This is an in-character Tweet to continue Foley’s feud with Dean Ambrose. [...]
Sheamus will defend the World Heavyweight Championship in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match against Daniel Bryan at WWE Extreme Rules. Already announced for Extreme Rules is John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar. WWE Extreme Rules 2012 will take place Sunday, April 29, 2012 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. We’ll have exclusive live [...]
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