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College Times has a new Q&A online with Ryback to promote Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Below are the highlights: Are you looking forward to the Royal Rumble in Phoenix? I am definitely looking forward to it. The last time I was there, I was actually in a two-on-one handicap match with Tyler Reks and Curt [...]
In the latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” Smackdown, Wade Barrett gets furious with the reporters getting in his face while The Miz talks about his momentum going into Royal Rumble. Finally, Titus O’ Neal and Darren Young give their thoughts on the Rumble match. Watch the show below: [...]
- The New York Post has a lengthy Q&A online with Jerry Lawler to promote Wrestlemania 29. You can read it at this link. - WWE has announced that Alberto Del Rio will be a guest at the 1/31 WWE NXT TV tapings and Randy Orton will be a guest at the 2/21 tapings. We’ll [...]
- Rikishi was contacted to work Sunday’s 30-man Royal Rumble match but had to decline due to a prior commitment. - The Miz promotes Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view in a lengthy Q&A with Gordon Holmes at this link. - Will Wrestlemania 29 best the biggest of all-time? Read my argument here on LayFieldReport.com. - We [...]
- The latest episode of “The JBL & Cole Show” features cameos by Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels and is embedded in the video below: Speaking of JBL, check out my editorial here on LayfieldReport.com where I discuss why Wrestlemania 29 has the potential to be the biggest ever. - WWE uploaded a video titled [...]
I recently went on record in writing that Wrestlemania 29 has the potential to be the biggest of all-time. WWE’s John Layfield has given me the opportunity to explain why in a new editorial posted on LayfieldReport.com. Follow the link below to read now: Will Wrestlemania 29 be biggest of all time by Richard Gray [...]
- For those that missed it on this week’s WWE Main Event, the company announced an “Intercontinental Cup” that will be hosted by WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett on next week’s show. Barrett, in-character, Tweeted the following about it: Whilst I encourage competition, I suggest any @wwe Superstar has a long hard think about the [...]
On page 26 of the February 2013 issue of WWE Magazine, Zack Ryder reveals a health scare he had while in high school. The following quote is from Ryder: “When I was in high school, I had cancer. It’s not something I talk about a lot because I don’t want to turn it into a [...]
Sheamus was on CBS Radio 106.7 the Fan with Chad Dukes to promote Royal Rumble. Below are the highlights: The Rock: “I personally think it’s a great thing when the Rock comes back for the simple reason that having someone like him come in, a movie star, what he’s done in WWE, it definitely brings [...]
WWE sent out a new survey on Friday morning, gauging fan interest in another animated program. As noted in the survey, WWE will co-produce an “action packed” Scooby-Doo animated movie that will feature WWE Superstars and Divas. Below is the survey in its entirety: Thank you for participating in the survey. Your complete and honest [...]
Jake “The Snake” Roberts, who has been living and training with Diamond Dallas Page, recently created an IndieGogo page to raise money for a shoulder surgery. According to the report, Roberts has lost 60 pounds and been sober for over 75 days, the longest stretch in over a decade, but his shoulder is getting in [...]
CM Punk was recently interviewed by Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, and discussed a number of topics, including his match with The Rock, his character’s direction, MMA, his feelings on being left off of WrestleMania posters, and more. Punk and Helwani have the following exchange regarding Punk’s recent knee injury: Helwani: “How’s the knee?” Punk: “The [...]
- Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website where he gives his thoughts heading into Royal Rumble. JR believes CM Punk will push The Rock further than John Cena did last year and feels either Cena or “someone like” Dolph Ziggler will win the 30-man Royal Rumble match. Click here [...]
- Booker T did a conference call on Thursday to promote Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view. The only noteworthy tidbits to come out of the call were that Book isn’t entering the 30-man Rumble match and is working with Medallion Press for his second autobiography. - The presale password to obtain tickets to the 3/24 Smackdown [...]
- WWE has announced the following live events from the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar: Thursday, February 21, 2013 Friday, February 22, 2013 - Do you remember La Parka from World Championship Wrestling? If not, WWE has added his profile to their Alumni section here on dot com. - Michael Cole [...]
Sheamus and Rey Mysterio battle with Power Slammers in the latest episode of “Outside the Ring.” You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]
- Jim Ross wrote the following on Twitter: The flu is a bear. Trip to hospital last nite for chest x-ray. Back to Dr’s ofc this am for results & to eliminate pneumonia as possibility. — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) January 24, 2013 - Ryback discusses the evolution of his character, friendships with Wade Barrett and [...]
- Tyson Kidd, who is rehabbing from knee surgery, wrote the following on Twitter: First time I’ve ever used crutches in the gym yesterday, awkward but a great feeling getting the workout done. Rebuilding starts#workhorse — Tyson Kidd (@KiddWWE) January 24, 2013 We posted a photo of a rehabbing Tyson Kidd here on Instagram. Follow [...]
WWE sent out a new Fan Council survey this week, asking respondents to vote on new names for separate house shows tours, which run simultaneously on normal non-pay-per-view weekends. This would do away with the current model of Raw and Smackdown live events, the only remaining element of the WWE brand extension. The changes are [...]
AZCentral.com has an article online promoting Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view. The piece, titled “Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson mentors WWE’s Kofi Kingston,” features quotes from Kofi Kingston… but he’s not happy about it. When asked about The Rock’s return, Kofi was quoted as to saying: “I met him when he first came back last year. He’s [...]
THQ was officially sold and auctioned off on Wednesday, with the assets being divided amongst winning bidders. An email was sent to all THQ employees, informing them of the winning bidders and stated that most would likely be offered jobs by the new companies. You can read that email at this link. As for what [...]
This week’s WWE Raw did a 3.04 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 4,320,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the by hour breakdown: Hour one – 4,370,000 viewers Hour two – 4,420,000 viewers Hour three – 4,160,000 viewers Raw Ratings Archive We’re on Instagram! Follow Instagram.com/WrestlingNewsWorld for rare wrestling photos! [...]
- Jim Ross is at his home in Oklahoma battling the flu and will not be doing commentary work at Royal Rumble on Sunday. - More speculation takes place this time of the year than any other regarding surprise Royal Rumble match entrants. Bill Goldberg Tweeted “Not a chance in hell,” when asked if he [...]
- The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that The Rock will potentially team with Beau Flynn and Hiram Garcia to produce a film called Teddy Bear. You can read the full details at this link. - SLAM! Wrestling has an article online featuring Trent Baretta discussing his WWE release. Below is an excerpt: “Luckily I wasn’t [...]
WWE Superstars and Divas answer questions from fans in this week’s episode of WWE Inbox, with the first question asking workers to show the “Gangnam Style” dance. Watch it embedded in the video below: [...]
- The presale password to obtain tickets to the March 26th Smackdown taping in Hershey, PA is THEROCK. The presale begins Thursday at 10 AM EST here at Ticketmaster.com. - We’ve posted new photos of Daniel Bryan with Brie Bella and John Cena with Nikki Bella here on Instagram. - World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del [...]
We reported last month that Ted DiBiase suffered a left hand injury at the 12/26 Smackdown live event in a match against Fandango. DiBiase addressed the injury on his Twitter account on Wednesday: Yes I was. Hand injury. Been hangin out with my baby boy. RT@mintlounge786: @teddibiase where have you been are you injured — [...]
- We noted earlier that last week’s Smackdown did an average viewing audience of 2,884,000 viewers on SyFy. WNW reader Darius sent this link that takes a look at all of the show’s competition on Friday night. TV By The Numbers has this data weekly and we won’t be linking every week but this is [...]
The official WWE website released an article about Brad Maddox and his cameraman being attacked prior to the Smackdown tapings in Sacramento, California. An excerpt is below: SACRAMENTO, Calif. – WWE.com sources have learned that Brad Maddox and his personal cameraman, Carson, apparently have been victims of an attack during the SmackDown television tapings and [...]
I saw a commercial today for the World of Wheels event that will be coming here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this weekend. The commercial advertised WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels as one of the celebrity guests. I went on the website and found out more stars will be making appearances with World of Wheels as [...]
- Stephanie McMahon was featured in Advertising Age’s “40 Under 40.” She explained the merging of the creative teams: “We are all telling the same stories. And digital and social offer the ability to continue storylines 24/7 so our fans can consume the content anytime, anywhere on the device they prefer.” Click here to read [...]
WWE has updated their list of official Royal Rumblehere on dot com. The list now includes The Miz and Ryback and is shown below: John Cena Sheamus Randy Orton Dolph Ziggler (has to choose between No. 1 or No. 2) 3MB (Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre) United States Champion Antonio Cesaro Intercontinental Champion [...]
Last week’s Smackdown did a 2.03 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,884,000 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
WWE has produced its yearly Royal Rumble: By The Numbers video package. Among other statistics, the video claims that 58% of Rumble winners have gone on to win at WrestleMania. This year’s video is embedded below, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
- The original plan was for Ric Flair to be featured on this week’s WWE Raw but whatever reason, it didn’t happen. It’s unknown if Flair will work Tuesday night’s Smackdown taping, as was also planned, before heading overseas to work for All Japan Pro Wrestling. - Dave Dutra, JR Kratos and Juli Pedrosa from [...]
- David Otunga appeared as a legal analyst on TruTV Tuesday where it was mentioned he had a law degree from Harvard. No reference to WWE was made. - Shawn Michaels reflected on his in-ring career in a Pittsburgh media appearance on Tuesday to promote a meet-and-greet he’ll be doing at the 52nd Annual World [...]
The Phoenix News Times has a new Q&A online with WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro. Below is an excerpt: A few years back, you were on the independent circuit with Daniel Bryan and other current WWE Superstars. How does it feel now that y’all have taken over WWE? I think it’s great and it [...]
The latest episode of WWE “Superstar Toyz features Titus O’Neil and Darren Young, known collectively as The Prime Time Players, shopping. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]
There are problems with the presale to obtain Wrestlemania Fan Axxess tickets. The following is from the Twitter account of the IZOD Center: *VIP Ticket Update* Ticketmaster is working on the VIP box – having some technical difficulties. We will post as soon as it’s been corrected — IZOD Center (@IZODCenter) January 22, 2013 #WrestleMania [...]
The closing segment of this week’s WWE Raw caused confusion regarding participants in the 30-man Royal Rumble match. While it was implied on commentary those that came out in the closing segment would be in the match, it wasn’t long before we had the list of participants right at 30 or even over 30. Checking back [...]
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