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WWE Time Keeper Mark Yeaton has only missed two editions of Wrestlemania in his career. Dot com posted an awesome video of him reflecting on the show over the years. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]
Watch The 2013 WWE Hall of Fame WWE will broadcast the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in its entirety Friday morning at 10 AM EDT at ppv.wwe.com. The cost is $7.99 and it will be available on the WWE Mobile App, Xbox Live and Samsung SMART TVs through April 19. Shawn Michaels Was [...]
JR’s Post Wrestlemania Update Jim Ross has a new blog entry online with his Wrestlemania 29 reaction, thoughts on the Hall of Fame and Dolph Ziggler “cashing in” at this link. Matt Hardy WWE Alum Matt Hardy has been added to the Alumni section here on dot com. WWE In Hartford & Mobile WWE has [...]
Bret Hart did a Q&A with ans on his Facebook page on Thursday. Below is an excerpt: Thoughts on Wrestlemania 29: I thought undertaker and punk stole the show … I thought the two main events were more than predictable. Step by step. Overall I thought the show was good. The highlight of Wrestlemania weekend [...]
Randy Orton Comments on Raw Crowd Randy Orton checked in with his thoughts on the wild crowd at this week’s WWE Raw from East Rutherford, New Jersey. Orton Tweeted: Just watched back some of Raw from last Monday night. That crowd was insane! Never experienced anything like it before. Glad I was there. — Randy [...]
Andrew Green is suing WWE and Big Show (real name Paul Wight) over an alleged backstage incident that occurred at Royal Rumble from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona in January. According to court documents, Green claims another WWE producer told him to get an interview with Show after his match against Alberto Del [...]
Silva Thinks He’s WWE’s First Aussie The Herald Sun has a new article online on WWE developmental talent Matt Silva signing with the company. The article calls Silva “the first Australian to join WWE” and Silva talks about being the first Aussie to compete in the company. While Silva should be proud of making it [...]
The following press release was issued on Thursday: WWE® TOPS 100 MILLION FACEBOOK FANS AT WRESTLEMANIA STAMFORD, Conn., April 10, 2013 – WWE® (NYSE:WWE) today announced it eclipsed 100 million Facebook fans across its network of pages during WrestleMania 29, further cementing itself as one of the most followed brands in the world. WWE’s Facebook [...]
The following press release was issued on Thursday: WWE(R) STUDIOS AND ABC FAMILY BEGIN PRODUCTION ON “CHRISTMAS BOUNTY” The Original Movie Will Air as Part of the Network’s Annual 25 Days of Christmas Programming Event Francia Raisa Joins WWE Superstar The Miz Burbank, CA (April 11, 2013) – WWE Studios (NYSE:WWE) and ABC Family began [...]
Stephanie McMahon’s New Theme Music Stephanie McMahon’s new theme song she used at the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is called “Welcome to the Queendom.” The track is now available for download on iTunes. Heel Ryback Comments If you doubt Ryback’s drive and ability, he’ll run right through you. Check out his first [...]
The Rock Back Training The Rock isn’t allowing torn abdominals slow him down as he was back in the gym Thursday morning. 5:48am. That “special time” is now.. AM cardio starts in 3..2..#WakeYourAssUpSleepingBeauty — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April 11, 2013 My dr’s said that starting back training w/ torn abdominals would be a bitch. Just [...]
Variety has a new article online with several WWE business notes including the social media push and the shift to PG programming. The publication WWE has attracted several huge sponsors since going PG five years ago. Below is an excerpt from the piece: The “Attitude Era” may have launched the careers of “Stone Cold” Steve [...]
Cena & Del Rio vs. Ziggler & Ryback The Bi-Lo Center, the venue hosting next week’s WWE Raw from Greenville, SC, is advertising WWE Champion John Cena & Alberto Del Rio vs. World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler & Ryback as the dark match main event. Click here for local event information. Fandango Craze WWE looks [...]
The 2013 WWE Hall of Fame special that aired on the USA Network Tuesday night did a 1.23 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,630,000 viewers. [...]
WWE Hall of Fame Highlights WWE posted the following Hall of Fame highlight videos: Larry Zbyszko Under WWE Legend’s Contract Larry Zbyszko, who was part of Wrestlemania Axxess last weekend, now has a WWE Legend’s contract. [...]
Sheamus Congratulates Irish Diva Sheamus congratulated Rebecca Quin on signing her developmental contract with WWE. The following is from his verified Twitter account: Massive Congrats 2 @rebeccamquin who just signed with the WWE.Really looking forward to seeing her & @realpaigewwe tear it up in a WWE ring! — Sheamus (@WWESheamus) April 10, 2013 We reported the [...]
Jack Swagger, whose real name is Jake Hager, is set for trial in Gulport, Mississippi on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 on the misdemeanor charge of Driving Under the Influence. Swagger was arrested after the February 19th WWE Smackdown taping from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi when he was stopped by police for speeding. The officer determined Swagger was [...]
Bruno Sammartino Gives WWE His Blessing Bruno Sammartino posted a backstage photo with CM Punk and Jim Ross putting over WWE’s drug free and anti-bullying message. Dirt Sheet users can view it by clicking the “view original post” link at the bottom: @cmpunk @wwe @wweuniverse @stephmcmahon @tripleh If you preach a drug free message and [...]
What You Won’t See on Smackdown After the cameras stopped filming at this week’s Smackdown taping, WWE Champion John Cena and Team Hell No beat The Shield via disqualification in a dark match main event. The match was thrown out when Roman Reigns hit Cena with a chair. After the match, the babyfaces hit their [...]
The Rock noted on his Instagram account he will begin rehab for his abdominal/adductor injury suffered at Wrestlemania 29. As previously noted, Rock tore his tendons completely off his pelvis midway through his WWE title match against John Cena. Rock had some fun with Instagram/Twitter followers by posting his “Hmm.. I think I just tore [...]
Fandango is Trending Fandango’s theme music “ChaChaLaLa” is surging in popularity and upon last check was #25 on the UK iTunes singles chart. (Thanks to WNW reader Dan Williams for his help.) If you want to dance to the theme or practice humming for an upcoming WWE live event, you can watch his entrance video [...]
WWE’s official live events schedule ceases to list shows under the Raw and Smackdown brands starting with the May 31st show in Glens Falls, New York. Rather than differentiating live events as a “Raw” or “Smackdown” show, they are simply listed as “WWE Live.” This is something WWE has explored since January and will eliminate [...]
Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was at this week’s WWE Smackdown taping from Boston, MA. Jones was hosted by WWE creative team member and former Baltimore Sun writer Kevin Eck. Below is a photo of Jones and Chris Jericho: Great meeting u too dude! Good luck this yr @simplyaj10: Awesome meeting u tonight @iamjericho [...]
New Irish WWE Diva The Irish Sun is reporting that WWE has signed Rebecca Quin to a two-year developmental contract. Quinn is known on the independent scene as Rebecca Knox. Her photo is above. If you’re reading from Dirt Sheet, check the original post. (Thanks to WNW reader Dave L for sending us the link.) Jimmy [...]
The following article contains spoiler information. Due to the fact the material in this post will spoil upcoming programming, we have removed the excerpt so you must click the link to view the story contents. [...]
Several readers sent in questions for Ask WNW regarding the white substance that was on Triple H during his entrance at Wrestlemania 29. As it turns out there was some type of malfunction where Hunter was hit with dry ice. He ended up suffering second degree burns. Triple H Tweeted the following update: For those [...]
My friend and Wrestling News World iPhone App developer “Awesome” Alan Taylor attended many of the shows over Wrestlemania 29 weekend and was nice enough to send in a complete recap. Please check out his new fantasy wrestling App called Main Event 2. EVOLVE – The show started late which had many of the crowd [...]
WWE taped material for future editions of WWE Saturday Morning Slam Tuesday night from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Below are full results: WWE Saturday Morning Slam (Airing on Vortexx): * The Great Khali, Hornswoggle & Natalya b. Primo, Epico & Rosa Mendes * The Usos b. Team Rhodes Scholars [...]
The following article contains spoiler information. Due to the fact the material in this post will spoil upcoming programming, we have removed the excerpt so you must click the link to view the story contents. [...]
This week’s episode of WWE Raw, the show following Wrestlemania 29, di an average viewership of 4,610,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the breakdown by hour: Hour one – 4,490,000 viewers Hour two – 4,780,000 viewers Hour three- 4,560,000 viewers The show ended up doing a 3.45 cable rating. WWE Raw Ratings Archive [...]
John Cena wouldn’t mind going toe-to-toe with R&B singer Ray J over his latest track called “I Hit It First.” The song, which many listeners believe references the singer’s former girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, rubs Cena the wrong way: The WWE Champion told CNN, “If he’s ridiculous enough to make a song as stupid as that, he certainly [...]
Big Show in Boston Big Show has been doing media all day on Tuesday in Boston to prompte this week’s Smackdown taping. You can listen to an interview he did with Toucher & Rich at this link. (Thanks to WNW reader Steven Shackleton for sending us the link.) WWE Stars Meet Phil Jackson Speaking of [...]
WWE Shareholders Meeting WWE’s annual shareholders meeting at Titan Towers in Stamford, Connecticut is scheduled for Friday, April 26, 2013. All shareholders are invited as there will be a vote on the election of the company’s Board of Directors. Shareholders will also be able to ask questions to executive officers. Sheamus Reacts to Raw Crowd [...]
OVW Congratulates Alumni The following was posted on Ohio Valley Wrestling’s official Facebook page: Not only do we need to congratulate the Louisville Cardinals but also a huge congratulations to both Wade Barrett and Dolph Ziggler for their respective title victories last night! We are proud to call both these men OVW Alumni, it just [...]
John Cena worked Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday and this week’s WWE Raw with a broken thumb. He also had food poisoning on Wednesday. Cena talked more about his condition going into WWE’s pay-per-view of the year here at HollywoodLife.com. [...]
It was communication breakdown that caused the panic at WWE Raw in New Jersey regarding the whereabouts of The Rock. The former WWE Champion informed company officials he was going home to Miami, Florida to see Dr. Lee Kaplan at the U. The situation was blown out of proportion when writers and producers were surprised [...]
Backstage Fallout Raw This week’s episode of “Backstage Fallout” Raw is now online at this link or you can also watch embedded in the video below: What You Didn’t See on WWE Raw If you missed our off-air notes of what you didn’t see on this week’s WWE Raw, new WWE Champion John Cena had [...]
Watch the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony Tonight The 75-minute 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will air Tuesday night on the USA Network at 10PM/9CT. Highlights of every induction speech will be shown and includes Mick Foley, Trish Stratus, Booker T, Donald Trump, Bob Backlund and Bruno Sammartino. You can read our recap [...]
Brock Lesnar Injured at Wrestlemania Brock Lesnar was reportedly “knocked out cold” after taking a knee from Triple H early on in their “No Holds Barred” match at Wrestlemania 29. Some wondered if he suffered a concussion but he was obviously able to gut it out and finish the match after regaining consciousness. Triple H [...]
Big E Langston accidentally backhanded AJ Lee on his way out for his in-ring debut on WWE Raw against Daniel Bryan on Monday night. AJ laughed it off on Twitter: If I wasn’t forced to wear a padded bra, that E backhand would’ve hurt pretty bad. #WonderBrasSaveLives #MilesBeneathTheSurface — A.J. (@WWEAJLee) April 9, 2013 If you [...]
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