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Randy Orton suffered a concussion during his singles match against Big Show (in which Daniel Bryan interfered) at last night’s WWE Raw Supershow from San Diego, California. Orton will not be medically cleared to compete by Sunday and as a result will be unable to participate in the Smackdown Elimination Chamber match for the World [...]
Embedded in the videos below are several video highlights from last night’s edition of 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: Shawn Michaels makes a case for Triple H Eve tells Zack Ryder that she just [...]
Last night’s go-home to Elimination Chamber edition of WWE Raw Supershow did a 3.0 cable rating off hours of 2.91 and 3.09 with an average viewing audience of 4,118,000 viewers on the USA Network. Raw Ratings Archive [...]
Both Alberto Del Rio and Rey Mysterio were at last night’s Raw Supershow in San Diego, California. Del Rio returned to WWE over the weekend but didn’t wrestle as he’s not cleared from his torn groin injury. Mysterio, who is targeting a return at Wrestlemania XXVIII, lives in the city and was visiting. [...]
Mark Henry will soon be a Hall of Famer as it was announced today the International Sports Hall of Fame will induct the former World Heavyweight Champion and 2002 Arnold Classic World’s Strongest Man into their Hall of Fame on March 3rd in Columbus, Ohio. Henry will join Randy Courture, Chuck Wepner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack [...]
- The following is from the official Twitter account of Mick Foley: Wow, sincerely hope @ZackRyder is going to be ok. – that looked like a nasty landing. Ankles, knees, spine all looked to be in jeopardy. — Mick Foley (@realMickFoley) February 14, 2012 Yeah, @JoeystylesI’m legit concerned for @zackryder. There’s just way too much [...]
To answer many of you that have wondered, The Undertaker did indeed cut his hair last year (as shown in the vignette last night on Raw Supershow) and was wearing a wig when he appeared last week. I haven’t heard if he plans on working Wrestlemania XXVIII in the wig but we should find out [...]
- The post-Smackdown footage that WWE showed last night on Raw Supershow is online at this link. - The official WWE website has a backstage interview with Shawn Michaels that you can watch at this link. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta for sending this in. - The latest edition of Backstage Fallout [...]
WWE has announced that the Smackdown brand will be going to Japan for the first time in three years on August 9th and August 10th. An announcement by Smackdown General Manager Theodore Long is embedded below: Thanks to WNW reader Hiroaki Kawafuji for sending this in. [...]
WWE will tape the Smackdown portion of this week’s WWE Superstars, this week’s WWE NXT, and this week’s Smackdown tonight from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. The following advertisement has been airing locally: Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton is scheduled for Smackdown, and two dark match main events are advertised: Daniel Bryan vs. The Big Show for the World Heavyweight [...]
- Beth Phoenix will defend the WWE Divas Championship against Tamina Snuka (yes, a name change WWE is playing up as part of her push) at WWE Elimination Chamber this Sunday. Elimination Chamber will take place Sunday from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. - Pittsburgh [...]
It was announced on tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow that this week’s Smackdown will feature World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton. WWE will tape this week’s Smackdown tomorrow night from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. If you’re attending and would be interested in providing us with text-message updates, send your name and [...]
Shawn Michaels is being advertised locally for the March 5th edition of Raw Supershow from the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The show will be loaded as The Undertaker and The Rock are also advertised as are all three for the following week’s Raw Supershow from Cleveland, Ohio. [...]
Last week’s Smackdown did a 2.17 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 3,261,000 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
The latest episode of WWE Download with Dolph Ziggler is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
WWE has announced the following matches for tonight’s Raw Supershow: Randy Orton vs. Big Show CM Punk vs. The Miz Dolph Ziggler vs. R-Truth Chris Jericho vs. Kofi Kingston We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage of tonight’s Raw Supershow at the top of the hour here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]
WNW reader Fernando sent word that Kevin Nash has been added to the Alumni section of the official WWE website. Nash went on to explain on his Twitter account today: Punk,Cena got Raw covered.While I have my couch covered.My 15 year old so needs a Dad way more than RAW needs big sexy. — Kevin [...]
WWE Champion CM Punk is featured in an episode of Gracie Breakdown where he helps Rener Gracie analyze Royce Gracie vs. Dan Severn from UFC 4 in 1994. I’m not sure when it was filmed but it was posted on YouTube today. You can view embedded in the video below: Thanks to Wrestling News World [...]
- An official announcement is expected to be made on Wednesday regarding the location of Wrestlemania 29. While I cannot provide 100% confirmation the word is WWE will announce the show will be held from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. - Alberto Del Rio hasn’t received clearance to wrestle yet which is why [...]
TMZ is reporting that John Cena paid the Florida roofing company that filed a $15,214.92 lien against his home last year. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Dave L for sending this in. [...]
Wrestling News World reader Robert Anderson sent in the following recent photo of Kane taken in Abu Dhabi: [...]
WWE will tape the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and tonight’s Raw Supershow tonight from the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. The headline of Raw Supershow is that Shawn Michaels will appear with a “message” for Triple H. Locally, John Cena vs. Kane and WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Dolph [...]
CM Punk and Chris Jericho were recently interviewed by ADMC Sport in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Punk discussed what he’d be like if he’d have been in WWE during the Attitude Era, his straightedge lifestyle, and more, while Jericho discussed remaining silent during his return, his time on Dancing With The Stars, and more. The interviews are [...]
Alberto Del Rio returned to WWE at last night’s Smackdown live event from the Cow Palace in San Fransisco, California. After being introduced by Ricardo Rodriguez, Del Rio came out and cut a promo. Sheamus challenged him to a singles match between Royal Rumble winners but Del Rio declined and made it an arm wrestling [...]
The latest episode of “Are You Serious” is now online over at the official WWE YouTube channel. You can watch embedded in the video below: [...]
Iconic singer Whitney Houston was found dead on Saturday, February 11, and several personalities in the wrestling world gave their thoughts via Twitter. Some tweets are compiled below: “God gave me a voice to sing with.” – Whitney Houston 8/9/63 – 2/11/12 #StrengthToYourFamily — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 12, 2012 I only met Whitney Houston [...]
Two matches have been announced for the upcoming live Super Smackdown on February 21 from Rockford, Illinois: Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett in a street fight, and Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship. In addition, the official BMO Harris Bank Center website is advertising CM Punk as a special guest. At [...]
Wrestling News World reader Shannon sent in the following: An advertised autograph session in Queensbury, New York with Edge has been revealed to be illegitimate. Edge’s friend Christian wrote the following announcement on his Twitter account: If ur planning on going 2 meet Edge @ autograph session @ Omega Sports, Queensbury, NY Apr 21 he [...]
Embedded in the video below is this week’s WWE NXT in its entirety, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
The Bermuda Sun recently conducted an interview with John Layfield, in which he discussed many aspects of his wrestling career, including how he got his start, his gimmicks, and his favorite opponent. Layfield explained the genesis of his JBL persona in the excerpt below: JBL was my favourite. I enjoyed the Bradshaw character — the [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -“Thoughts on the late, Curt Hennig?” Obviously, he died too soon. I loved being around him. He was the life of the party and made everyone laugh. Loved his approach to life as in making every day fun and, granted, some days [...]
WWE has posted last night’s Smackdown on their official YouTube channel. You can watch in the video embedded below. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade: [...]
The Rock was a guest on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” last night. You can watch the appearance embedded in the video below: [...]
The latest episodes of “Foreign Exchange” and “Backstage Fallout” are embedded in the videos below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: “Foreign Exchange with Santino Marella” – Episode 2 Exclusive backstage interviews from SmackDown – “Backstage Fallout” [...]
Alberto Del Rio made an appearance on 95.7 The Game in San Fransisco yesterday to promote tonight’s Smackdown live event in San Francisco and was very candid in his comments. He said early in the interview he didn’t like most of the boys in the locker room when asked if they hung-out outside of work. [...]
- Rey Mysterio will be signing autographs today at the World of Wheels at the Indiana State Fairgrounds today from 1-3 PM. (Thanks to WNW reader Matt Hartzell for sending this in.) - The latest edition of “WWE Presents” – The Bellas tour West Point is online embedded in the video below: Thanks to Wrestling [...]
Bakersfield.com has a new article online promoting Sunday’s WWE Smackdown live event in the city. The piece features a quote from 2012 Royal Rumble winner Sheamus where he talks about staying up late at night as a child to watch Royal Rumble in his native Ireland. “We were five hours ahead of the United States, [...]
WWE’s latest WCW-themed DVD will be centered around “Clash of the Champions.” The set will cover 1988 through 1997. The release date is set for May 22, 2012. You can view the listing on Amazon at this link. [...]
- SyFy issued the following press release on the upcoming SuperSmackdown Live: SYFY PRESENTS “SUPERSMACKDOWN LIVE” TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 AT 8PM NEW YORK – February 10, 2012 – Following the strong ratings of Syfy’s first two SuperSmackDown Live specials, Syfy and WWE today announced the next WWE SuperSmackDown Live special will air Tuesday, February 21 [...]
Congratulations are in order for Heath Slater as he and his wife are expecting their first child. Slater and his high school sweetheart were married late last year in his home state of West Virginia. [...]
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