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- WWE issued the following press release, calling Wrestlemania the “Social Media Event of the Year”: STAMFORD, Conn., March 27, 2012 – WWE® (NYSE:WWE) today announced the first ever “WrestleMania Pre-Show,” simulcast live on YouTube, Facebook and WWE.com this Sunday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET, as the centerpiece of its record-level digital and social [...]
- Zack Ryder Tweeted the following photo of the Wrestlemania XXVIII program featuring Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy. #WrestleMania 28 program… t.co/fnwgDny3 — Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) March 28, 2012 - There is a United Kingdom betting company called Paddy Power that is offering the opportunity for people to place bets on Wrestlemania XXVIII. While I’ll be [...]
Marvel has a new interview online with WWE Champion CM Punk. Below is an excerpt: Marvel.com: With WrestleMania almost here, how are you feeling about the event? CM Punk: You know, it’s the biggest show of the year for us, and with that, it’s packaged with all the hype [and] publicity that one would come [...]
WWE will be holding a WrestleMania XXVIII press conference today at 2:30 PM ET, and a livestream will be available on YouTube, and will be available for viewing in the video below: [...]
The John Cena vs. The Rock “Once in a Lifetime” special that preceded last night’s WWE Raw Supershow did a 1.6 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,134,000 viewers on the USA Network. [...]
Ric Flair’s Public Relations firm, Legacy Talent and Entertainment, issued the following press release about their client attending this weekend’s WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony. TNA President Dixie Carter issues a comment. The release is available in its entirety below: CHARLOTTE, NC – (March 27, 2012) International celebrity the Nature Boy® Ric Flair is [...]
The go-home to Wrestlemania XXVIII edition of WWE Raw Supershow did a 3.04 cable rating off hours of 2.96 and 3.12 with an average viewing audience of 4,443,000 viewers on the USA Network. Raw Ratings Archive [...]
WWE announced this afternoon on dot com that Ric Flair will be in attendance at the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Flair will join Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Barry Windham and JJ Dillon as they are inducted by Dusty Rhodes into the [...]
- JBL wrote the following on his Facebook page in regards to inducting Rob Simmons into the WWE Hall of Fame this weekend: There’s only two problems with me inducting Ron into HOF this weekend in Miami. Do you really think Miami is read for an APA reunion and I better have an hour to [...]
- Randy Orton is slated to star in the upcoming WWE Studios production Marine: Homefront, the third installment of the series. Production will begin on June 11, 2012 in Vancouver and will be distributed by FOX straight-to-DVD. The film is expected to also eventually find air time on the forthcoming WWE Network. WWE is expected [...]
- Wrestling News World reader Robi reporting: As Richard noted earlier, the Japanese man who was in Lord Tensai’s teaser promo was Kazma a wrestler & student of Taka Michinoku’s Kaientai Dojo. He was signed by WWE earlier this year and was wrestling under the name of Sakamoto in Florida Championship Wrestling. The meaning of [...]
The newest WWE Studios film, Bending The Rules, starring Edge and Jamie Kennedy, is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray. The latest preview of the movie is embedded below: [...]
John Morrison has recorded a battle rap in which he impersonates Triple H & The Undertaker before their upcoming match at WrestleMania XXVIII. The video is embedded below: [...]
The Japanese worker that was featured in last night’s Lord Tensai vignette was WWE developmental worker Sakamoto. Sakamoto was trained by former WWE star TAKA Michinoku. You can read more about Sakamoto on his bio page at the official Florida Championship Wrestling website at this link. The Lord Tensai gimmick is being portrayed by Matt [...]
- Embedded in the video below is the latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: - WWE has announced the June 25th edition of Raw Supershow will take place from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. [...]
WWE posted an article over on dot com today, translating the messages that aired in the new Lord Tensai vignette on last night’s Raw Supershow. The phrases are as follows: “It was said he would find himself in a faraway land.” “Lord Tensai will strike.” “Lord Tensai draws near.” “Lord Tensai approaches. Beware!” Click here [...]
Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from last night’s Raw Supershow courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade: Santino Marella vs. David Otunga: Captain vs. Captain Match Randy Orton & Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan & Kane [...]
The Chicago Tribune has a new article online featuring quotes from WWE Champion CM Punk. Below is an excerpt: Triple H calling him a “skinny fat” kid: “I think that’s (Triple H’s) perception of me,” says Punk, who will defend his title against Chris Jericho on Sunday at Wrestlemania XXVIII in Sun Life Stadium in [...]
After last night’s WWE Raw Supershow went off the air, The Miz demanded an apology from The Rock for the People’s Elbow he gave him at Wrestlemania XXVII last year. Rock came out and shook his hand before hitting the Rock Bottom on him to end the taping. [...]
WWE announced at last night’s Raw Supershow taping that their Hell in a Cell pay-per-view will take place from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, October 28, 2012. Tickets will be available in an Internet presale beginning today at Noon EDT at this link with a password of ATLANTA. [...]
Yahoo! Games has a new article online entitled “5 infamous gaming mishaps” and mentions WWE banning video games in the locker room several years ago. Below is an excerpt: The PlayStation 2 bodyslams pro wrestling Maybe the Red Sox should have taken a cue from the WWE. In 2001, Vince McMahon’s wrestling organization conclusively won [...]
The official WWE website has revealed the full list of WWE Hall of Fame inductees & inductors for the Class of 2012, listed below: * Edge will be inducted by Christian * The Four Horsemen will be inducted by Dusty Rhodes * Mil Mascaras will be inducted by Alberto Del Rio * Mike Tyson will [...]
Following tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow, below is the updated Wrestlemania XXVIII lineup: Singles Match - The Rock vs. John Cena Hell in a Cell Match Shawn Michaels as special guest referee. - The Undertaker vs. Triple H WWE Championship Match - CM Punk (c) vs. Chris Jericho World Heavyweight Championship Match - Daniel Bryan (c) [...]
Booker T joined Team Teddy as the sixth and final member for the 12-man tag team at Wrestlemania XXVIII on tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow. The match now looks like this: Team Johnny: David Otunga, The Miz, Mark Henry, Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger Team Teddy: Santino Marella, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Zack Ryder, The Great [...]
-John Laurinaitis posted the following on his Twitter account following Christian‘s injury on Raw: Get well soon, @Christian4Peeps. In your place, I’ve chosen @TheDrewMcIntyre. #WrestleMania #TeamJohnny — John Laurinaitis (@WWERawGM) March 27, 2012 Team Johnny currently consists of David Otunga, The Miz, Mark Henry, Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger. They will face Team [...]
WWE will highlight the Hall of Fame inductions of Edge, The Four Horsemen and Mike Tyson in the USA Network special set to precede next Monday’s Raw Supershow at 8 PM/7 CT. We’ll have full coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]
WWE is doing an injury angle with Christian, ruling him out for Team Johnny in the 12-man tag team match at Wrestlemania XXVIII. As the storyline goes, Christian suffered a re-aggravation of a neck injury at the hands of CM Punk on tonight’s Raw Supershow and will not be medically-cleared to compete. If I had [...]
In addition to the surprising name we reported earlier here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com, Lita is also backstage at tonight’s Raw Supershow from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Lita lives in the area and is backstage visiting with friends. She posted the following tonight on Twitter: It’s awesome to see Dragon over #hashtags twitter.com/AmyDumas/statu… — Amy [...]
Team Johnny for the 12-man tag team match at Wrestlemania XXVIII was officially filled on tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow with The Miz taking the sixth and final spot. Miz joins David Otunga, Mark Henry, Christian, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger. They will face Team Teddy which consists of Santino Marella, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Zack Ryder, [...]
The New York Post has a new feature article online on The Bella Twins. Below is an excerpt from the piece as well a video included: Do you dress alike? Nikki: We do and we don’t. We both appreciate all fashion. Brie will dress more towards a hippie, free-spirit style, whereas I like to dress [...]
Last week’s Smackdown did a 1.8 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,760,000 viewers. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
- For those that read websites out outside of WrestlingNewsWorld.com and have asked about a rumor going around, here’s Shawn Michaels’ response: “@kingbowser418:any comment to the WM 29 hype match? You vs HHH?”– Bogus!! False!! Lie!! Completely made up!! Too much?:-) — Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) March 26, 2012 We do have details on a match [...]
The New York Post is reporting that “Extra” host Maria Menounos broke a rib during a “Dancing with the Stars” rehearsal with dance partner Derek Hough. Menounos has reportedly been working through “excuriating” pain the past few weeks. According to their report, Maria has being wearing a rib brace under her dancing attire and refuses [...]
WWE held a meeting today at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia (the site of tonight’s Raw Supershow) about superstars using proper Twitter technique. Both WWE Champion CM Punk and Chris Jericho shared their thoughts about it on Twitter. Punk wrote the following: Having a #meeting about #tweeting and proper use #of #hashtags. Oh how the [...]
- WWE developmental standout Leo Kruger was on the road with the Raw brand this weekend. Kruger is from South Africa and is a former two-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion. He’s 6’1, 205 pounds. - Arn Anderson appeared before the live crowd at the conclusion of yesterday’s WWE Raw live event from the Time Warner [...]
- Kevin Nash asked us to post the following: Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman’s second annual WrestleMania party is heating up with a lot of extra guests signing up to attend! In addition to Nash, Waltman, and Billy Gunn, fans will get the opportunity to meet and party with Diamond Dallas Page, Rikishi, The Headbangers, Sunny, [...]
The following video is courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: “WWE Download” with Dolph Ziggler – Episode 9 [...]
- WWE issued the following press release today: WWE Names Brian Flinn SVP Of Marketing March 26, 2012 STAMFORD, Conn., March 26, 2012 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced the appointment of Brian Flinn as Senior Vice President, Marketing. Flinn, previously a senior executive at the National Basketball Association, will report to WWE Chief Marketing [...]
The Miami Herald has a new article online featuring quotes from Trish Stratus to promote her feature film debut in “Bounty Hunters.” The piece is long and detailed but below are some of the wrestling-related highlights: Still keeping up with Tough Enough cast: “I know when I went back to ‘Tough Enough’ that I was [...]
The Los Angeles Times has a new article online featuring quotes from 2012 WWE Hall of Fame inductee Mike Tyson. Below is an excerpt: How’d you get into the WWE Hall of Fame? “They think I belong in there and want me to fly out and get inducted into their hall. I’m not going to [...]
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