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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 [...]
New World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler was given a round of applause when he got backstage at Monday’s WWE Raw after “cashing in” the Money in the Bank briefcase on Alberto Del Rio. Many in the company feel Ziggler has had some of the best if not the best in-ring work over the past year. [...]
John Cena used Twitter to invite actors Mark Wahlberg and Ben Affleck as well as Boston Red Sox Shane Victorino, Jon Lester and Jacoby Ellsbury to Tuesday night’s Smackdown taping from the TD Garden in Boston, MA. Below is Shane Victorino’s reply to the WWE Champion: @johncena would be honored!!!!! Only thing is you took [...]
WWE will tape this week’s WWE Main Event, matches for WWE Saturday Morning Slam, and this week’s Smackdown tonight from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Triple H is scheduled to appear, as well as John Cena, Chris Jericho, The Shield, Daniel Bryan & Kane. This will also be the first Smackdown of Dolph Ziggler‘s World Heavyweight [...]
What You Didn’t See on WWE Raw After WWE Raw went off the air, John Cena slowly recovered from taking Shellshock. He got up and cut a promo for the live crowd and thanked them for attending. He said his favorite chant was when they chanted “we are awesome” and put over the moment for [...]
Pre-RAW Commercial Cole talks about post WrestleMania. Cena has redeemed himself, so he will be starting RAW! Also, Taker will be there live! Show Starts Announce Segment Cole is on announce with King and JBL. They show stills from WrestleMania as they talk up the show in a huge way. Cena prevailed and became an [...]
While there was a panic to write The Rock off of this week’s WWE Raw on Monday afternoon, the plan all along was to have Ryback attack John Cena on this week’s show. I haven’t heard if there are plans to program them leading into Extreme Rules but that doesn’t seem far off considering the [...]
The Rock flew home to Miami, Florida on Monday and was examined by Dr. Lee Kaplan at the University of Miami. He was diagnosed with torn abdomen and adductor muscles that he tore off his pelvis as well as a hernia. The injury occurred early on in his WWE title match against John Cena as [...]
Dolph Ziggler cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase to defeat Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship on tonight’s edition of WWE Raw. Click here to join our Watch Party and discuss the show as it happens. Richard Reacts: FINALLY! Dolph Ziggler has been a literal workhouse for the better part of [...]
Triple H’s left hand is badly swollen after suffering a muscle contusion in his match against Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday night. Hunter is having a hard time moving both his hand and arm. You can view a photo Hunter posted on Twitter below: Hand and arm not working, head to toe pain…… [...]
Wade Barrett defeated The Miz to regain the Intercontinental Champion on tonight’s edition of WWE Raw. Click here to view full results for the show as it happens. [...]
Post-Wrestlemania Raw Attendance The announced attendance for this week’s WWE Raw was 16,173 from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The show was a legitimate sellout. The Rock’s Injury Explained Live Justin Roberts opened this week’s WWE Raw taping by explaining The Rock suffered an abdominal tear at Wrestlemania 29 and wouldn’t be [...]
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The Rock tore his abdomen and adductor muscles off the bone in his WWE title match against John Cena at Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday. The former WWE Champion wrote the following on Twitter: In the middle of last nights Wrestlemania match I tore my abdomen & adductor muscles off the bone. Just part of the [...]
John Cena on GMA John Cena appeared on “Good Morning America” on Monday with the new WWE title belt. You can watch video embedded in the video below: Information! Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | Entertainment & Celebrity News WWE Title Belt Plates Replaced Below is a photo of the [...]
One story going around about The Rock is that he suffered an injury in his WWE title match against John Cena at Wrestlemania 29 and was going home to get it examined. There was a chaotic fiasco backstage at WWE Raw on Monday when Rock was nowhere to be found. Vince McMahon reportedly flipped out [...]
Last week’s Smackdown, the go-home episode leading into Wrestlemania 29, did an average viewing audience of 2,520,000 viewers on SyFy. The show ended up doing a 1.83 cable rating. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
CM Punk’s Health CM Punk had x-rays done at MetLife Stadium following his match against Undertaker at Wrestlemania 29. In addition to an issue with his elbow, his knee is also bothering him. He’s believed to be in need of an MRI but is scheduled to work this week’s Raw. New WWE Title Belt John [...]
Swagger Due in Court Jack Swagger is scheduled to appear before a judge on Tuesday in Biloxi, Mississippi to respond to a DWI charge stemming from his arrest in February. As of this writing he is not being advertised for this week’s Smackdown taping in Boston, MA. Trying to Understand Wrestlemania Sam Gardner of FOX [...]
Shawn Michaels is fine following what was originally thought to be a broken nose at Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday night. It turns out Michaels’ nose wasn’t broken and he’s already back home in Texas. Michaels wrote the following on Twitter after the show: All my teeth are intact, my nose isn’t broke, …awesome night!!! #wrestlemania [...]
The verified Twitter account of The Bella Twins featured a photo of them “group hugging” with Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes prior to their match at Wrestlemania. You can view it below: Group Hug. Getting ready for our match. @thedamiensandow @codyrhodeswwe #Teamwork #Wrestlemania #WM29 twitter.com/nicoleandbri/s… — The Bella Twins (@nicoleandbri) April 8, 2013 After the [...]
Rock Update As we reported earlier here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com, there is a developing situation going on backstage at WWE Raw in regards to The Rock. WWE has been advertising him for the show and were obviously planning on using him on the broadcast. At least one person is under the impression Rock has already left [...]
Obstructed Views We’ve heard from a number of readers that attended Wrestlemania 29 that their view was obstructed by the four “sky rise buildings” that held the canopy up above the ring. Because they were looking directly at the setup around the ring, they were forced to watch the show from the screens in the stadium. [...]
Maria Menounos issued the following statement along with her Hall of Fame induction speech for Bob Backlund. Menounos wrote she feared the speech might not have been heard due to the reaction from the crowd so she was sending it out in its entirety: Dear fellow WWE fans and members of the wrestling press, As [...]
The Rock MIA? There is a panic going on backstage at WWE Raw at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Apparently they have not located The Rock and at least one person believes he left. As we noted earlier, Rock is officially advertised for the show. Dennis Rodman at Wrestlemania Dennis Rodman was [...]
Alberto Del Rio & Luxury Vehicles Alberto Del Rio doesn’t drive cars to the ring anymore because he ran over Santa Claus. That was his response when asked in a Wrestlemania Axxess interview that you can watch at this link. Swagger’s Wrestlemania Entrance The entrance of Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter wasn’t highlighted on Wrestlemania 29 due [...]
Photo credit – WWE Triple H suffered a legitimate arm injury in his match against Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday. Dot com featured video footage of Michael Sampson looking at an x-ray that was taken at MetLife Stadium where he said it was just a muscle contusion. Hunter is shown walking up to [...]
Photo credit – WWE Ric Flair was not at the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony last Saturday night, however, Flair was at Wrestlemania 29 Sunday night in New Jersey. Flair had a late dinner with Samantha Badger of Legacy Talent and Entertainment and drinks with Jim Ross. Click here to view a photo of [...]
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