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What Is AJ’s Agenda? – “Backstage Fallout” Raw

This week’s edition of “WWE Backstage Fallout” Raw featuring AJ Lee, Dolph Ziggler, Darren Young, Titus O’Neil (as Rufus “Pancake” Patterson), The Great Khali & Natalya has been posted by the official WWE YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]

March 19, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 1

HBK & Bret Hart, JBL’s Return, New MVP Single, Lilian At Suns Game

- Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart are appearing together on Thursday, April 4, 2013 from 6-8 PM at Dave and Busters on 234 West 42nd Street in New York, New York. For more information and tickets, click here. - John Layfield is scheduled to return to WWE television at this week’s Smackdown taping in Cincinnati, [...]

March 19, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Booker T Comments On Hall Of Fame Induction, Watch Video Here

Following the announcement of his 2013 WWE Hall of Fame induction, Booker T wrote the following on Twitter: I guess you all no by now I’m going in the ( HALL OF FAME 2013 )Just want to say there or no words but thanks to all me fans.#youdidit — Booker T. Huffman (@BookerT5x) March 19, [...]

March 19, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Rey Mysterio Begins Knee Rehab Yet Again

Rey Mysterio is out again with a left knee injury. While it’s true he won’t need surgery, he’s about to begin more physical therapy to rehabilitate the injury. “About to start Physical Therapy! I’m on a mission!” Mysterio declared on Twitter. He then linked to this photo of his knee wrapped. Make sure you follow [...]

March 19, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

What You Didn’t See On This Week’s WWE Raw

After this week’s WWE Raw went off the air, Ryback, John Cena & Sheamus beat The Shield via disqualification when a chair was used. It was announced that WWE will return to the CONSOL Energy Center for a Smackdown taping on September 17, 2013. The presale password to obtain tickets is WWEPITT. [...]

March 18, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Updated WWE Wrestlemania 29 Lineup – 7 Matches, Stip For HHH/Lesnar Revealed

Following this week’s episode of WWE Raw, below is the updated lineup for Wrestlemania 29: WWE Championship Match - The Rock © vs. John Cena No Holds Barred Match If Triple H loses, his career is over. - Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H The Streak - The Undertaker vs. CM Punk World Heavyweight Championship Match [...]

March 18, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 7

Stipulation For Brock Lesnar vs. HHH At WM29, Smackdown Main Event

- Brock Lesnar will face Triple H in No Holds Barred Match with the stipulation that Hunter’s career is on the line at Wrestlemania 29. The match is now official. - This week’s episode of Smackdown will be headlined by Chris Jericho vs. Jack Swagger [...]

March 18, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

Another Title Match Set For Wrestlemania 29

Team Hell No will defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston at Wrestlemania 29. The match was officially announced on this week’s episode of WWE Raw. Wrestlemania 29 takes place Sunday, April 7, 2013 from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Join us here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com for exclusive [...]

March 18, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 5

Last Week’s Smackdown Rating & Viewership Data

Last week’s episode of WWE Smackdown did a 1.82 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,395,000 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]

March 18, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

New WM29 Match Confirmed, Raw Attendance, Upcoming Live Events

- Ryback vs. Mark Henry was officially announced for Wrestlemania 29 on this week’s episode of WWE Raw. As we reported earlier, Big Show will replace Ryback on the Randy Orton & Sheamus team to take on The Shield. Dot com did end up removing their spoiler image (pictured above). - 15,464 was the announced [...]

March 18, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Booker T To Be Inducted Into WWE Hall Of Fame

It was announced on tonight’s episode of WWE Raw that Booker T will the latest inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame. Booker joins Bruno Sammartino, Mick Foley, Bob Backlund, Trish Stratus & Donald Trump in the Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Booker is the current General Manager of Smackdown and won numerous titles [...]

March 18, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 23

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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. [...]

March 18, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News, WWE Spoilers 0

Why The Rock Won’t Be On This Week’s WWE Raw

WWE Champion The Rock won’t be at this week’s WWE Raw in Pittsburgh as he’s in London for the premiere of “GI Joe: Retaliation.” Digital Spy has pictures of Rock on the red carpet at this link. Rock wrote the following on Twitter: Breakin’ a little sweat before hittin’ the red carpet..#BeastingInLondon #GIJoeWorldTour twitter.com/TheRock/status… — [...]

March 18, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 19

Videos Of John Cena & Brock Lesnar Featured In Men’s Fitness

WWE has posted videos of John Cena and Brock Lesnar being photographed and documented by Men’s Fitness Magazine. You can watch the Cena video here and the Lesnar video here. Both are embedded below: [...]

March 18, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Big Show To Replace Ryback In Wrestlemania 29 Match?

As I wondered in my latest “Desk Cam” video, it looks like Ryback may face Mark Henry at Wrestlemania 29 after all. WWE currently features this image on dot com that shows Big Show replacing Ryback to team with Randy Orton and Sheamus to face The Shield at next month’s pay-per-view spectacular. We’ve included the [...]

March 18, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 22

The Steve Austin Show Set To Premiere This Week

Steve Austin posted a new blog on his official website announcing the “Steve Austin Show.” The show will be a weekly 30 minute podcast starting this week. What will it be about? Austin answers in the excerpt below: The show will basically consist of me talking about current issues or events going on in the [...]

March 18, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Details On Tonight’s WWE Raw – Triple H, Brock Lesnar, & The Undertaker To Appear, Intercontinental Title Match, More

This week’s WWE Raw will air live tonight from the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Triple H is scheduled to answer Brock Lesnar‘s challenge for WrestleMania 29. Lesnar is scheduled to appear as well. The Undertaker is set to make another appearance, one week after CM Punk stole the late Paul Bearer‘s legendary urn. [...]

March 18, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 3

Santino Cleared To Compete

Santino Marella confirmed Sunday on his Twitter that he is cleared to wrestle and is available for this week’s WWE Raw in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Santino suffered a neck injury in January, worked the 30-man Royal Rumble, but was later forced to undergo a procedure in February. He knows his return is far from a sure [...]

March 17, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 6

WWE Studios Film “The Call” Exceeds Expectations

While “Dead Man Down” didn’t have a good opening weekend, “The Call” starring Halle Berry exceeded expectations. The film grossed an estimated $17.1 million over the weekend, second to “Oz The Great and Powerful.” The film is a joint collaboration between Sony and WWE Studios and features David Otunga in a supporting role. I wasn’t [...]

March 17, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Richard Gray’s Desk Cam – Wrestlemania 29 Match Outcomes

Expect the unexpected… with Wrestlemania 29? WrestlingNewsWorld.com‘s Richard Gray discusses what he expects at the pay-per-view and why he hopes to be surprised. [...]

March 17, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 12

WWE Signs Matt Silva To Developmental Deal

WWE has signed Matt Silva to a developmental contract. Before reporting to NXT Wrestling, Silva will work Melbourne City Wrestling’s show on April 13, 2013. Silva, an Australian talent, is on Twitter @Silva_Brand. You can follow us @wnwnews. [...]

March 17, 2013 Richard Gray NXT Wrestling, WWE News 4

CM Punk Doesn’t Appear As Advertised

Neither CM Punk nor Paul Heyman appeared at Saturday night’s WWE Raw live event in Providence, Rhode Island as advertised. Punk, who suffered an elbow/arm injury on last week’s Raw, didn’t work Friday night but appeared for a heel promo. As of this writing Punk is still being advertised for Sunday’s show in Binghamton, New [...]

March 17, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Mick Foley The WWE Saturday Morning Slam General Manager

Mick Foley was announced as the General Manager of WWE Saturday Morning Slam on this week’s show, concluding a three week promotional block of the series. This week’s episode was taped on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in Oklahoma City. We are currently seeking one motivated individual to provide weekly recaps of WWE Main Event and [...]

March 16, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 2

Presale Password For SummerSlam 2013

A presale begins on Monday to obtain tickets to WWE SummerSlam 2013. The presale lasts until Friday at 10 PM as tickets go on sale to the general public next Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 10 AM. You can buy tickets beginning on Monday at this link using the password WWEFAN. SummerSlam 2013 will take [...]

March 16, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Another Bout Official For Wrestlemania 29, Updated Card

For those that missed this week’s Smackdown, Randy Orton, Sheamus & Ryback vs. The Shield was officially announced for Wrestlemania 29. Below is the updated lineup: WWE Championship Match - The Rock © vs. John Cena World Heavyweight Championship Match - Alberto Del Rio © vs. Jack Swagger The Streak - The Undertaker vs. CM [...]

March 16, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 8

Dana White Says Vince McMahon Wanted To Fight Him

UFC President Dana White recently took part in an interview for Réseau Des Sports out of Canada, and spoke on a number of topics pertaining to mixed martial arts. Before the interview concluded, the following exchange took place: Host: You’ve built this multi-billion dollar industry from the ground up. Just like another guy that we [...]

March 16, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 9

Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter Star In This Week’s “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown

This week’s edition of “WWE Backstage Fallout” Smackdown featuring Jack Swagger, Zeb Colter, The Great Khali, Natalya & The Miz has been posted by the official WWE YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]

March 16, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 0

CM Punk Injury Update

CM Punk did not wrestle at Friday night’s WWE Raw live event in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Undertaker’s music hit, there was a brief pause and Punk came out in street clothes with Paul Heyman. With an urn, Punk cut a heel promo, vowing ”the streak” would end at 20-1. You can view two photos below: WHAT [...]

March 16, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Watch The Latest Episode Of The JBL & Cole Show Here

Episode 16 of The JBL & Cole Show featuring Road Dogg & Damien Sandow has been posted by the official WWE YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]

March 15, 2013 Brooks Oglesby WWE News 0

Ted DiBiase Hasn’t Spoken To Virgil, Natalya Update, New JR Blog

- “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase said he hasn’t spoken with Virgil in a “long time,” while leaving JFK Airport in New York on Thursday. The last report on Virgil wasn’t a good one as he was spotted panhandling memorabilia in Grand Central Subway Station. TMZ has more at this link. - ESPN has an [...]

March 15, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 4

The Rock Wants A Role In Star Wars

The Rock grabbed all kinds of media attention when he told members of the Australian Press that learning of his role in “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” was like getting a phone call from George Lucas for a role in Star Wars. “I played with two lines of action figures when I was a kid: G.I. Joe [...]

March 15, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 9

Weekend WWE Schedule – Five Live Events, Next Week’s TVs, Seeking Reports

Below is a look at this weekend’s WWE schedule: Raw: Friday from the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT (more info) Saturday from the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, RI (more info) Sunday from the Broome County Veterans Arena in Binghamton, NY (more info) Smackdown: Saturday from the Hammond Civic Center in [...]

March 15, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Eve Torres Meets With WWE Diva Prospects

Former WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres was at NXT this week to meet with ten prospective Divas that have been going through a month long training camp. They were brought in from a Diva Search in Los Angeles and other major cities. Eve wrote the following on Twitter: Had a chance to meet some new [...]

March 15, 2013 Richard Gray NXT Wrestling, WWE News 1

New WWE Studios Film, “The Call,” Opens On Friday

The next WWE Studios film, “The Call,” opens in theaters on Friday. The flick is expected to beat the numbers from the “Dead Man Down” opening last weekend for the simple fact it’s available in more theaters. The film will be in 2507 theaters compared to the 2188 that “Dead Man Down” opened in last [...]

March 15, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

Batista Lands Role In New Marvel Flick

We reported on Tuesday that Batista was meeting with Marvel executives about playing Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting a deal has been reached for the former WWE star to play the role. Batista beat out actors such as Isaiah Mustafa, Patrick Wade and Jason Momoa as he [...]

March 14, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1

Full Details On Next Week’s NXT Tapings With Chris Jericho

WWE will hold another set of NXT tapings next Thursday, March 21, 2013 from the campus of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Chris Jericho is the scheduled guest. Below is the media advisory: WWE/NXT Live Event Date: March 21, 2013 – 6:30 p.m. Location: Full Sail Live Address: 141 University Park Dr. Winter [...]

March 14, 2013 Richard Gray NXT Wrestling, WWE News 0

TNA Champ Profiled By WWE, Lilian At NBA Game, Goldust’s Wrestlemania Status

- TNA Champion Bully Ray and Devon were added the the alumni section as The Dudley Boyz here on dot com. - Lilian Garcia wrote the following on Twitter: So excited 2 announce that I will be performing the #NationalAnthem this Mon at the #NBA #SunsvsLakers Game in #PhoenixArizona ! — Lilian Garcia (@LilianGarcia) March [...]

March 14, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 3

Hall On DDP Radio, Update On The Rock, The Miz In Outside The Ring

- Scott Hall was on DDP Radio Wednesday night and Sean “X-Pac” Waltman called in. You can listen now at this link. - The Rock is scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday, March 21, 2013. - The latest episode of WWE “Outside the Ring” features The Miz in a [...]

March 14, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 0

WWE Star Arrested For DUI For A Second Time

Jimmy Uso was arrested for Driving Under the Influence on Wednesday in Tampa, Florida. According to the arrest report, Uso was arrested at 12:47 PM Wednesday afternoon and booked at 12:48 PM on the charge of DUI. Uso was released later in the day at 3:08 PM on $500 cash bond. Below is the arrest [...]

March 14, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 15

Otunga Jokes About McMahon Hating Lawyers, Part-Time Talent In WWE, Orton/The Marine 3

- Arda Ocal has a new piece over on The Baltimore Sun featuring quotes from David Otunga. In it, Otunga discusses acting, his career in WWE and his thoughts on Vince McMahon “hating” lawyers. You can read it at this link. - Chris Jericho shed some light on WWE “changing their ways” when it comes [...]

March 13, 2013 Richard Gray WWE News 1