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- Mister Saint Laurent reporting: In part 2 of his MLW Radio appearance, which is available right now on MLW.com, The Ultimate Warrior spoke about fighting Vince McMahon in court for years and spending over a million dollars in the process. Warrior also commented about the respect he developed for Vince after the long battle. [...]
The Miami Herald mentioned today in an article covering John Cena’s divorce that he is worth over $18 million. According to their piece, Cena’s soon-to-be-ex-wife Liz Huberdeau is seeking for a result similar to what Linda Hogan got in her divorce which was allegedly 70% of Hulk Hogan’s assets. Cena and Huberdeau have a prenup [...]
TMZ is reporting that John Cena filed for divorce from his wife Liz Huberdeau. According to their report, Liz has hired the same lawyer that represented Linda Hogan in her divorce, Miami-based Raymond Rafool. Rafool told TMZ that John “blindsided” Liz with the divorce. The couple had a prenuptial agreement that was signed in 2009. [...]
Rob Van Dam has been added to the alumni section of the official WWE website. Van Dam is the second current TNA talent to be added in the last week, joining Sting. Click here to view his profile. Thanks to Wrestling News World readers Logan Walker and Fernando for sending in the link. [...]
WWE announced on their official website that WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R-Truth will defend their titles against Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger at this year’s Over The Limit pay-per-view. WWE Over the Limit will take place Sunday, May 20, 2012 from the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ll have exclusive live [...]
Embedded in the video below is this week’s WWE Superstars, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
- Mark Henry stars in the latest edition of “Outside The Ring”, courtesy of WWE’s official YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker for sending in the video. [...]
- WWE executive Jason Hoch was at Ad Age’s Social Engagement/Social TV conference yesterday and joined executives from ESPN and Major League Baseball where they discussed social media and live sporting events. Hoch commented that WWE tested social engagement at a Raw live event in Huntsville, Alabama last Friday, encouraging fans to share photos and [...]
Embedded in the video below is this week’s WWE NXT in its entirety, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel: [...]
For those that haven’t seen WWE’s new viral marketing video that states “A Revolution is Coming,” you can watch it embedded below: You can read more about the campaign at this link. [...]
- WWE has an article over on dot com looking at CM Punk and Daniel Bryan climbing the ranks through the indies to make it to their main event match at WWE Over the Limit for the WWE Championship. Wrestling News World reader Fernando sent in the link as you can read the piece by [...]
Mick Foley posted the following on Twitter: Strange but true news of the day: two leading concussion experts have advised me to cut back dramatically on my time in front of a computer. — Mick Foley (@realMickFoley) May 9, 2012 So, I’ll have to make some changes, including the amount of time I spend reading [...]
- The latest episode of “WWE Inbox” is embedded in the video below: [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below is an excerpt: Paul Heyman’s return to Raw Monday night was a pleasant surprise. Heyman’s skills help add star power to the WWE’s franchise broadcast and his role of representing Brock Lesnar is art imitating life to some degree. Heyman’s promo was [...]
- ESPN.com has a feature article online on WWE Champion CM Punk singing “Take me out the Ball Game” at last night’s Chicago Cubs game. Punk is quoted in the piece: “To me, I don’t really get nervous as often wrestling anymore,” he said. “Take me out to the ball game…” “This is huge, uncharted waters [...]
WWE has launched a new viral marketing campaign airing before official videos on dot com. The campaign states “A Revolution Is Coming” and picked up steam early this week. It airs at random before some videos. For those that have asked, I haven’t heard any details on the campaign and am just learning of its [...]
- WWE announced a live event on Sunday, August 26, 2012 from the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota. - Embedded in the video below is footage of WWE Champion CM Punk singing during the 7th inning stretch of last night’s Chicago Cubs game: - World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus spoke at an anti-bullying rally in [...]
- Wrestling News World reader Shawn Anderson sent in the following… WWE Champion CM Punk threw out the first pitch at last night’s Chicago Cubs game AND kept the seat warm for holographic Harry Caray in the process! Click here for coverage with photos. - Wrestling News World reader Robert Rice sent word that Sgt. [...]
- Mister Saint Laurent reporting: In part 1 of his MLW Radio appearance, which is available right now on MLW.com, The Ultimate Warrior spoke about Vince McMahon firing him and the British Bulldog during the federal steroid investigation. Warrior claimed they were fired for drug test failures that never actually occurred. “Vince was feeling the [...]
- There will be a presale beginning on Friday to obtain tickets to the July 9th WWE Raw Supershow taping from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The presale will take place at this link and you can obtain tickets by using the password WWERAW. - In a correction from an earlier note, WWE Champion [...]
Last night’s WWE Raw Supershow did a 3.0 cable rating off hours of 3.1 and 2.94 with an average viewing audience of 4,312,000 viewers on the USA Network. WWE Raw Ratings Archive [...]
Arda Ocal sent in the following: theScore’s Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) sat down with WWE Commentator Jerry “The King” Lawler (kingjerrylawler.com). Highlights: -How his illustrations gave him his break in pro wrestling: “I sent the pictures into the TV station that aired the wrestling shows and lo and behold they showed my pictures on TV that [...]
WWE will be extending their Monday night tapings effective July 2, 2012. The company will begin tapings an hour and half before the show is set to go live on the USA Network at 9 PM/8 CT. Currently, the tapings begin a half hour to 45 minutes prior to going live. Obviously this is an [...]
- John Cena Tweeted that he will appear live on next week’s WWE Raw Supershow. Despite “appearing via satellite” on last night’s broadcast, he worked the dark match main event against Kane. - Speaking of Cena, his guest appearance on “Dream Machines” airs tonight on SyFy at 10 PM/9 CT. - WWE has announced the [...]
The latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” following last night’s WWE Raw Supershow is embedded in the video below: Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker for sending the link. [...]
Embedded in the videos below are several highlights from last night’s WWE Raw Supershow. After watching, head on over to our Facebook page and give the show a school letter grade: Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler John Laurinaitis reveals his in-ring past in Japan John Cena updates the WWE Universe on his medical condition Layla [...]
John Cena appeared in front of the live crowd in Greensboro, North Carolina after last night’s WWE Raw Supershow went off the air. Cena beat Kane in a dark match main event after hitting the Attitude Adjustment. [...]
TMZ is reporting that Ricardo Rodriguez was stopped by police yesterday in Greensboro, North Carolina on his way to WWE Raw Supershow. According to the report, Rodriguez was doing 70 mph in a 55 mph zone and given a $200 ticket because it was also a construction zone. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Logan [...]
CM Punk took to Twitter to apologize for his controversial tweets following his denouncement of North Carolina’s proposed Amendment 1, as well as directly apologizing to the fan he said “kill yourself” to. The tweets are compiled below: I was pretty worked up today. The amendment 1 situation had me all wound up.I stand by [...]
The plan coming out of last week’s TVs was for Paul Heyman to be brought in as Brock Lesnar’s mouthpiece around SummerSlam. I’m not sure what changed as Vince McMahon, who never saw eye-to-eye with Heyman, was reportedly insistent that Heyman would not be part of any deal between WWE and Lesnar. I was told [...]
WWE Champion CM Punk has set off a firestorm with a Tweet he sent to a fan. In response to Punk’s views on Amendment 1, a fan replied with a homophobic Tweet. Punk mentioned the fan’s Tweet and responded by saying, “kill yourself.” Another fan scolded Punk for his comments and mentioned WWE’s “Be-A-Star” anti-bullying [...]
Paul Heyman returned to WWE on tonight’s edition of Raw Supershow as Brock Lesnar’s “legal representative.” WWE Champion CM Punk spoiled the return of Heyman with the following Tweet posted at 10:32 PM EDT: Okay. I’m having a blast with this. Here he is. The man. MY man. And he’s headed to the ring…. twitter.com/CMPunk/status/… [...]
The World Heavyweight Championship match at WWE Over the Limit has been changed to a Fatal 4-Way. Sheamus will now defend the title against Alberto Del Rio, Chris Jericho and Randy Orton. WWE Over the Limit will take place Sunday, May 20, 2012 from the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ll have exclusive live [...]
Layla will defend the WWE Divas Championship against Beth Phoenix in two weeks at WWE Over the Limit. WWE Over the Limit will take place Sunday, May 20, 2012 from the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]
Ezekiel Jackson posted the following video on his YouTube channel, discussing the downturn his career has taken since losing the Intercontinental Championship to Cody Rhodes 8 months ago, and informing fans that they are going to see a new and improved Ezekiel Jackson: [...]
Last week’s Smackdown did a 1.94 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,709,000 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
Deadline.com is reporting that Steve Austin has signed a deal to host the new reality TV series on CMT called “Redneck Island.” The 10-episode competition drops 12 blue-collared contestants into a tropical paradise where they compete for $100,000. The show debuts next month on CMT. [...]
CM Punk did media this morning to promote tonight’s WWE Raw Supershow in Greensboro, North Carolina. He appeared on both Fox 8 and The Good Morning Show. Click here to view CM Punk’s appearance on Fox 8. His appearance on The Good Morning Show is embedded below: [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: Today is Owen Hart’s birthday. The youngest child of the Stu and Helen Hart dynasty would have been 47 years of age. Owen will always be one of my favorite wrestlers for a variety of reasons. He was amazingly skilled in [...]
WWE is looking to name WWE Tag Team Champions R-Truth & Kofi Kingston. Possible names include: Air Truth Ka-Boom R-Boom Truth in Paradise Air Jimmy You can vote at this link. [...]
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