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- Big Show guest stars on “Psych” on Wednesday. You can watch a video preview at this link or embedded in the video below: - WWE touted their social media integration at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]
I don’t know about you but I love Jim Ross’ prospective on the wrestling business. In a new blog posted on Monday on his official website, he made the following point when discussing the possible outcome of CM Punk vs. The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 29: So, does Taker being 20-1 at WrestleMania’s adversely affect his [...]
- The children of William “Paul Bearer” Moody (Daniel and Michael) will be in attendance at this week’s WWE Raw from Indianapolis. I’m expecting some type of Bearer tribute but I can’t confirm whether or not his kids will be on television. I wrote an editorial how I feel Bearer should be honored on Raw here [...]
- Ryback was on the 3/10 episode of LAW. In the interview, Ryback said after three ankle surgeries he was told he would never wrestle again. He said he doesn’t think anyone has challenged John Cena for the top spot in WWE in the past ten years and Goldberg was all about the streak but [...]
Newsday has a new article online featuring quotes from Goldust Dustin Runnels. Below are the highlights: On his brother Cody Rhodes: “Cody has seen the trials and tribulations within our family, with me especially, and how good can go to bad because of my own mistakes,” Rhodes said. “Cody has just got the greatest head [...]
- Joe DeFranco Tweeted a photo of Triple H training as he was performing a 400lb. SuperYoke carry on Sunday. View it here or embedded below: Photo of @tripleh performing a 400lb. SuperYoke carry during today’s workout. #NoDaysOff twitter.com/DeFrancosGym/s… — Joe DeFranco (@DeFrancosGym) March 10, 2013 - WWE has announced a combined roster live event [...]
John “Bradshaw” Layfield and his team made it to 20,000 feet of Mount Aconcagua (a/k/a Mt. Death) in Argentina. They were unable to make it to the summit due to weather. Michael Cole has been posting updates from his Twitter account @MichaelCole. Make sure you follow us @WNWNews. [...]
- The Miz is featured in an interview here on JustPressPlay.net. - Dr. Joseph Maroon talks about the WWE Wellness Policy with Triple H and Bruno Sammartino at this link or embedded in the video below: - One of the things WWE is now doing backstage at Raw and pay-per-veiws is providing a “social zone” where [...]
- The current plan is for the Wrestlemania 29 pre-show to be an hour long and include interactive features where fans will be able to vote on stipulations or a match that will have an affect on the pay-per-view itself. The plan was disclosed by Stephanie McMahon at the SXSW event on Saturday. - Sarah [...]
- WWE paid tribute to Paul Bearer at the beginning of all three live events so far this weekend by playing their awesome tribute video. I would expect the same for the shows Sunday night as well as Monday’s WWE Raw. If you want to know how I think Bearer should be honored, read my [...]
Chris Jericho returned as scheduled at Saturday night’s WWE Raw live event in Broomfield, Colorado. Jericho wrote the following on Twitter about his match with Dolph Ziggler: Great time last night vs @heelziggler! Awesome match and killer crowd…the reasons why I still love doing Live Events!@wwe#WWEBroomfield — Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) March 10, 2013 Jericho has [...]
- Things aren’t looking good for the new WWE Studios release Dead Man Down. The film opened in third place with an estimated $1.83 million from 2,188 locations. Box Office Mojo reports the movie will finish the weekend with around $5.5 million, making it the latest 2013 release to “completely whiff” at the box office. [...]
- If it hasn’t been made obvious enough, the current plan for Wrestlemania 29 is Mark Henry vs. Ryback. - WWE has announced the May 13th episode of Raw will broadcast from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. - This week’s episode of WWE Vintage Collection featured the following matches as transcribed by Devin Cutting: [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are the highlights: Emotionally investing in one’s life, totally, generally equates to positive results. Living in one’s comfort zone isn’t advisable. Got an email from a NFL writer/friend where former Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine is preparing to try his hand at [...]
This week’s edition of “WWE Backstage Fallout” Smackdown featuring Ryback, Kaitlyn & Layla has been posted by the official WWE YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]
WWE has signed Joe Cabray and Rachelle Walker to developmental contracts. Both are Irish stars that were regulars for No Limit Wrestling overseas. Cabray, who worked as Omen, is set to report to NXT Wrestling in Tampa, Florida in a few weeks. Walker, who worked as Rachelle St. Claire, will report later in the year [...]
Episode 15 of The JBL & Cole Show featuring Titus O’Neil, Yoshi Tatsu, & 3MB has been posted by the official WWE YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]
- The new strategy of WWE Studios officially kicks off this weekend with the release of “Dead Man Down” starring Colin Farrell, Terrance Howard and Noomi Rapace. The film opens on Friday and features Wade Barrett in a small supporting role. - The Rock says he just wrapped The Hero in Panama. The show is [...]
- The March 5th episode of “Robot Combat League” with Chris Jericho as host did an average viewing audience of 825,000 viewers on SyFy. - Lance Storm spent the week at the NXT Wrestling facilities in Tampa, Florida. He, along with Sean Waltman, were at Thursday night’s live event. - John Cena and Stephanie McMahon [...]
WWE contacted the Moonlight Dance Studio in La Crosse, Wisconsin to get a dancer to partake in the Fandango gimmick at the Smackdown live event in the city on Saturday. The person selected was dance teacher Lis Kasten. “I’ve been told that it will be 15 seconds to 20 seconds of salsa dance,” she said. [...]
Mister Saint Laurent reporting: JERICHO SPEAKS ABOUT HIS PRIOR TALKS WITH TNA AND HIS LOYALTY TO VINCE MCMAHON In the final part of a 2 part conversation this week on MLW Radio, available right now at: www.MLW.com , WWE superstar Chris Jericho joined Konnan to discuss to discuss a variety of topics, including why he’s [...]
-Cody Rhodes, Ryback, Darren Young, Ted DiBiase, Chris Jericho, Alicia Fox and Matt Striker name their favorite WrestleMania matches on WWE‘s official Tout page. Click here to view the Touts. -Jack Swagger‘s new theme, Patriot, is now available in the iTunes store. While you’re there, be sure to check out our new app, Dirt Sheet! [...]
-The official WWE website recently posted an interview with Michael Hayes, who was the late William “Paul Bearer” Moody‘s friend for over 30 years. He discusses his relationship with Moody and his favorite memories with him at this link. -David Otunga recently appeared on TMZ Live to discuss his upcoming movie with Halle Berry, his [...]
- ABC News ran a brief piece on the death of Paul Bearer. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: Information! Watch More News Videos at ABC - Below is his funeral information: Friday 4-5PM family only 5-8PM open to the public Saturday 10 AM at St. Vincent’s Serenity [...]
El Generico worked Thursday night’s WWE NXT live event under his real name as Rami Sebal. We have a photo in his ring gear below: [...]
- The Undertaker is now being officially advertised for next week’s WWE Raw in Indianapolis and the following week in Pittsburgh. - WWE has signed 21-year-old Swedish arm wrestling champion Sarah Backman to a developmental contract. We have photos here at WrestlingNews.net. - The May 20th episode of WWE Raw will take place from the [...]
WWE is already looking to replace Eric Pankowsi as they posted a job opening for a new Vice President of Creative Writing here at WWE-Careers.com. Below is an overview of the position: The VP Creative Writing will be responsible for the creative content strategy and direction for all weekly TV programming. He/She will manage the [...]
If you missed this week’s episode of WWE Main Event, it was announced that Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar will appear live on next week’s WWE Raw in Indianapolis to answer the challenge of Triple H. Lesnar has been advertised for quite some time. As noted Wednesday, The Undertaker is also on the show. We’ll [...]
WWE has released a video commemorating the life and career of William Moody, aka Paul Bearer. The video features new and old clips of Vince McMahon, Bobby Heenan, Jerry Lawler, Gene Okerlund, Hornswoggle, Josh Mathews, Dolph Ziggler, & Kofi Kingston, who discuss Bearer’s career. The video is embedded below: [...]
Sean “X-Pac” Waltman is officially under WWE contract again. The former DeGeneration X member announced Thursday on Twitter that he just received the executed copy of his WWE Legends Contract. The following is from Waltman: Im proud to be able to announce that I just recieved the executed copy of my WWE Legends Contract moments [...]
Former Warner Bros. Exec Eric Pankowsi is out as WWE’s head of creative and development, according to former WWE writer Court Bauer on Twitter. Pankowsi was hired in January 2012 to head up WWE’s TV creative development, including reality and kids programming. His duties included managing the creative team as well well as overseeing the [...]
Zack Ryder Tweeted a photo of his new “Push Me” trunks to the new Twitter account of Vince McMahon and asked him what he thought. You can view the trunks and the Tweet below: Hey @vincemcmahon…what do you think of my new trunks? twitter.com/ZackRyder/stat… — Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) March 6, 2013 [...]
We’ve received several from readers asking about Paul Bearer being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year as a posthumous inductee. We can confirm it was brought up when the news broke that he had died. Bearer was well-liked and respected by everyone and I wouldn’t be surprised if a deal got done. [...]
WWE contributed to the Sandy Hook Relief Fund with Stephanie McMahon representing the company at a gathering on Wednesday. The fund provides assistance to the first responders, workers and teachers impacted by the tragedy. Below are some photos: @stephmcmahon great 2c u! Tx 4 donating to #sandyhookworkersfund #wwe good corporate citizen #ctsenategop twitter.com/jodilatina8/st… — jodi [...]
- Big Show guest stars on “Psych” next Wednesday on the USA Network. The show airs at 10/9c. - Larry Richert of CBS conducted an interview with Bruno Sammartino and Triple H last weekend at the Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: - [...]
The Bankers Life Fieldhouse is advertising The Undertaker for next week’s WWE Raw in Indianapolis, Indiana. He’s also being advertised for the March 18th show from the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As of this writing, he hasn’t been added to the list of officially advertised talent on dot com. [...]
TMZ is reporting that Paul Bearer told “Cowboy” Bob Kelly he was being treated for a blood clot. According to Kelly, Bearer was in bad health this weekend, with a severe breathing problem. As we reported, Bearer was battling an upper respiratory infection while attending the Gulf Coast Wrestlers Reunion. According to those in attendance, [...]
- Brian Soscia interviews The Miz at this link. - WWE will run a live event on 5/12 from the Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Tickets go on sale 3/16. - Jim Ross remembers Paul Bearer in a new blog on his official website at this link. - Titus O’Neil talks about his “really [...]
- Footage of Paul Bearer at the Gulf Coast Wrestlers Reunion in the Mobile, Alabama area from last Saturday, March 2nd has surfaced online. You can watch it at this link or embedded in the video below: Thanks to WNW reader Patrick Peralta for sending us the link. - Chris Yandek interviewed Bearer in late [...]
- Sheamus, Kaitlyn and others debate their favorite video games as well as who would win in a fight between Zack Ryder and Justin Bieber in the latest episode of WWE Inbox. You can watch at this link or embedded in the video below: - A presale begins Thursday to obtain tickets to the 5/6 [...]
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