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- The following article was written by The Associated Press: NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon is counting heavily on supporters from affluent Greenwich in her Senate bid, collecting more than 40 percent of itemized campaign contributions from donors with ties to her adopted Connecticut hometown. McMahon, a Republican who lost the [...]
WWE will tape the Raw portion of this week’s WWE Superstars and Raw Supershow tonight from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. WWE is advertising The Rock and Shawn Michaels for live appearances. At one point The Undertaker was advertised but he’s no longer listed. Following last week’s Smackdown, WWE is advertising The Great Khali [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are the highlights: I’m anticipating some interesting ‘competition’ Monday night on Raw as the show stealer, Shawn Michaels, returns to live TV to, apparently, address HHH regarding HIAC at WM28. Point being is that last week’s Raw ended with the memorable verbal [...]
Brian Kendrick publicly discussed his TNA Impact Wrestling release on the Lowdown Unlimited show last week. He said he has stopped smoking marijuana and would be interested in working for WWE again. Kendrick is rumored to be connected with WWE’s prospective show centered around cruiserweight talent on the WWE Network. Thanks to Wrestling News World [...]
- Mister Saint Laurent reporting: 2012 WWE Hall of Famer J.J. Dillon joined Mister Saint Laurent on MLW Radio, the official podcast of Major League Wrestling. Dillon spoke about never working as a manager during his time with WWE. “When Tully and Arn left, the plan was for them to go up there as the [...]
Buffalo Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman has re-opened his beef with WWE Champion CM Punk. Remember the two had a run-in in Costa Rica last February. The following is from Merriman’s official Twitter: Oh yea *fu#k’ cm punk @wwe he’s still a punk forever in my book I’m sure my supporters feel the same way — [...]
Last night’s episode of WWE Vintage Collection featured the following matches. This write-up is courtesy of our old pal Devin Cutting: Buddy Landell vs. Bob Holly WWF Raw – December 18th, 1995 George Steele vs. Nikolai Volkoff WWF Prime Time Wrestling – June 23rd, 1986 Batista vs. Tajiri WWE Raw – May 10th, 2004 Butch [...]
- Episode 5 of “Are You Serious?” with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews is embedded in the video below: [...]
For those that missed it on last night’s Smackdown, David Otunga will face The Great Khali on Monday’s edition of WWE Raw Supershow WWE will tape this week’s Raw Supershow on Monday night from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. If you’re attending and would be interested in providing us with text-message updates, send your [...]
I can confirm The Undertaker had surgery on his shoulder and hip since working Wrestlemania XXVII last year. Undertaker is reportedly feeling good going into his Wrestlemania XXVIII match against Triple H this year. It’s unknown if Undertaker plans to retire after Wrestlemania this year and is believed to be more of the “wait and [...]
Wade Barrett underwent surgery for his dislocated elbow and the injury was much worse than originally expected. Barrett’s timetable to return is now 3-4 months as it was only expected to be 6-8 weeks. Barrett wrote the following on Twitter today: I am done with Twitter for now. See you in a few months. — [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -Thoughts on Natalya’s flatulence, TV persona? Likely not something that I would have thought of but I can’t recall any time that Ms Neidhart has been in more discussions or the subject of more questions that she is now. Hopefully, this new [...]
Mark Henry was recently interviewed by the official WWE website about his induction into the International Sports Hall of Fame. Henry discusses winning the Arnold Classic in the excerpt below: “It meant a lot because that competition is geared toward the heaviest instruments in the world. To win that competition truly proves you are the [...]
- It looks like Triple H will get some ring time before his Hell in a Cell match against The Undertaker at Wrestlemania XXVIII. Madison Square Garden’s official website is advertising Hunter to be in action at the March 18th Supershow house show from New York City. Click here for local event information. - John [...]
- WWE has filed for the trademark of the word “kayfabe.” This is part of a new merchandise line they have launched with insider terms. - Darren Young, Derrick Bateman and Percy Watson are all three now listed on the Smackdown roster on the official WWE website. - Wrestling News World reader Fernando sent this [...]
- WWE has announced the following new live event dates: May 11th at 7:30 PM – Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York May 12th at 7:30 PM – War Memorial Arena @ The Oncenter in Syracuse, New York June 2nd at 7:30 PM – Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama - Tickets went on sale this [...]
WWE Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Big Show was officially added to Wrestlemania XXVIII on last night’s Smackdown. Below is the updated lineup: Singles Match - The Rock vs. John Cena Hell in a Cell Match - The Undertaker vs. Triple H WWE Championship Match - CM Punk (c) vs. Chris Jericho World Heavyweight Championship [...]
- The following video is courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: Santino’s Un-Stable YouTube ‘Exchange’ – “Foreign Exchange” Episode 5 [...]
The latest episode of Backstage Fallout from last night’s Smackdown is embedded in the video below: [...]
Embedded in the video below is the trailer for “Recoil” starring “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. The flick is available on Blu-Ray on March 6th: [...]
Jay Briscoe issued a strong denial on Twitter regarding rumors that Ring of Honor blocked he and his brother Mark from getting signed to WWE contracts. The rumors were never reported here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com although I had heard (and mentioned in yesterday’s Premium Mailbag) they were two workers on WWE’s radar. [...]
The latest episode of “Z! True Long Island Story” with Zack Ryder is embedded in the video below courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
- Cleveland.com has a new Q&A online with Dolph Ziggler. You can read it at this link. - WWE was once again featured in the “Unnecessary Censorship” segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live. This time the promo between WWE Champion CM Punk and Chris Jericho was featured: - The following is from the official Twitter of [...]
The New York Post has a new article online today on the WWE Network. The piece doesn’t break any new ground as it reiterates what we already know – the proposed April 1, 2012 launch date has been pushed back to to a lack of clearance. “WWE has the programming and marketing muscle, but they [...]
Triple H is working under a new performer’s contract that went into effect on January 1, 2012 and expires on March 30, 2016. As part of the agreement, Hunter will be paid $1 million for each year under the deal and will be limited to 180 days per year unless it is agreed upon by [...]
Embedded in the video below is this week’s edition of WWE Superstars courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
Below is this weekend’s WWE schedule: Raw: Tonight from the Ed Lumley Arena in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada (more info) Saturday from the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (more info) Sunday from the Bangor Auditorium in Bangor, Maine (more info) Smackdown: Saturday from the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Georgia (more info) Sunday from the [...]
- Arda Ocal sent in the following: Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of theScore Television Network recently spoke with NBA great currently playing for the Detroit Pistons, Ben Wallace. They talk his wrestling memories and then Wallace gives a unique perspective about the finish to the main event of The Rock vs John Cena at WrestleMania 28 [...]
- The WWE live event at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia has been moved to July 27th, 2012. It’s original date was May 6th, 2012. - Florida Championship Wrestling sent us the following press release: **WWE Superstar SHEAMUS Appearing in Kissimmee ** Kissimmee, Fl – March 1, 2012 The winner of the 2012 [...]
WWE has removed The Undertaker from the list of advertised talent for Monday’s Raw Supershow from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Rock, Triple H and Shawn Michaels are still advertised to appear live. [...]
WWE has moved their Money in the Bank pay-per-view from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada to the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The pay-per-view will take place un Sunday, July 15, 2012. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]
GameBandits.com is reporting that THQ recently reached out to former Attitude Era stars not under any type of WWE contract for inclusion in WWE ’13. The only name mentioned in their report is Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, who was reportedly insulted by the offer. [...]
Embedded in the video below is this week’s episode of WWE NXT courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
WWE has updated their key performance indicators and have revealed the preliminary buyrate for Royal Rumble 2012. According to their numbers, the show did 438,000 buys with (272,000 being in North America and 166,000 being international). In comparison, Royal Rumble 2011 did 446,000 buys and Royal Rumble 2010 did 462,000 buys. This year’s preliminary estimate [...]
In Demand has released the promotional information for WWE Extreme Rules this April along with the promotional poster featuring Kane. Below is the poster followed by their promotional blurb: Extreme times call for extreme rules. Don’t miss John Cena, CM Punk, Randy Orton, The Miz and all your favorite WWE Superstars put it all on [...]
In Demand is advertising Rey Mysterio for Wrestlemania XXVIII in their promotional blurb for the pay-per-view. You can view what they wrote below: Witness the once in a lifetime collision of The Rock and John Cena as they face off on the grandest stage of them all. Welcome to WrestleMania, the most anticipated event in [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -Why do you like to recruit football players to train to be pro wrestlers? The history of football players becoming successful pro wrestlers has long been established. Simply do the research. They are generally physically and mentally tough men, [...]
CM Punk recently did an interview with 1059 The Brew in Portland, Oregon, and discussed his feud with Chris Brown, his connections to Portland, his eventual retirement and more. The interview is embedded below: [...]
The Miami Herald has an extensive new interview up with Natalya. In the interview, she discusses the Pin-Up Strong movement, the state of the Divas division, and, in the excerpt below, a dream match with Beth Phoenix: “In the almost four years we have been on the road with WWE, we have never once touched [...]
Psych star James Roday will be the guest star of the March 12 edition of Raw Supershow from Cleveland, Ohio, according to the official WWE website. Roday was slated to guest host an episode of Raw with co-star Dule Hill in 2010, but had to cancel due to an appendectomy. Hill still appeared and did [...]
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