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HOW THE SUPER BOWL IS JUST LIKE WWE By Justin Henry (All feedback for this article can be sent to its author, either on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/notoriousjrh) or Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/cynicjrh) In America, today is Super Bowl Sunday. The New England Patriots and the New York Giants clash in the fortysixth annual battle for football supremacy, and much of the globe will have their eyes on the game. Advertisers break out their best commercials, worldrenowned musical acts perform, people have parties to watch the game, often celebrating with copious amounts of food, salty snacks, and alcohol. It’s an American tradition celebrated every midwinter. Oh, and a game of football is played, too. But, understandably, some of you nonAmericans (or even Americans that don’t understand the game of football) don’t get all the ruckus. You may be saying “I don’t even care about football, what’s the big deal? It’s not as cool as WrestleMania or anything, is it?” Truth be told, there are a LOT of similarities between the Super Bowl and World Wrestling Entertainment. And I’ve taken the liberty of teaching you fine readers the finer points of professional American football by pointing out an equivalent from the world of WWE. Consider this your primer to understanding the Super Bowl, through what you know about wrestling. I hope you enjoy. As part of the Super Bowl coverage, 80% of the hype surrounds Peyton Manning, a legendary quarterback who is not only not playing in this year’s Super Bowl, but hasn’t played a single game this season. In WWE, you never stop hearing about The Rock, who almost never appears on camera, but will graciously send in a tape from time to time. In the Super Bowl, people groaned when they discovered the reinventivelyparasitic Madonna would be singing at the halftime show, a milestone for any 77yearold plastic attention whore. In WWE, fans typically have the same reaction whenever somebody brings up “Kid Rock” and “WrestleMania 25”. The Super Bowl will feature Victor Cruz, the Giants’ breakout wide receiver whose salsa dancing in the end zone has become a sensation. WWE features Brodus Clay, whose jiggly flabbased jives have become a sensation (but to whom, I’d rather not know). In the Super Bowl, the commercials are the focus, because advertisers have spent millions of dollars to secure a slot to advertise their wares, and have gone out of their way to put together memorable, often humorously overthetop, adverts to promote the sales of said wares. In WWE, the commercials for the WWE Films’ DVD releases, the “Be a Star” campaign, and WWE’s “Did You Know” factoids, are the focus, because there’s nothing shameful about guilting your audience into giving you a pat on the back. In the Super Bowl, pregame coverage lasts about seven or eight hours on ESPN and The NFL Network. In WWE, that’s about how long it takes Triple H and The Undertaker to make their typical ring entrances. Super Bowl coverage features the highpitched, antidulcet tones of Deion Sanders, a legend whose voice can strip the varnish off a foot locker. WWE has Booker T, who, in his defense, unlike Deion, never told TMZ that he was divorcing his wife…..before even telling his wife. In the Super Bowl, the Patriots players wear patches on their uniforms that read “MHK”, in honor of Myra H. Kraft, the wife of New England owner Bob Kraft, who passed away last year. In WWE, Rey Mysterio wore an armband that read “EG” for Eddie Guerrero, a storyline rival who allegedly fathered Rey’s son, Dominic. In fact, Rey wore the armband for what seemed like years, until hygienic reasons forced him to finally remove it. Legend has it that all of Rey’s injuries since them have stemmed from a gangrenous infection around that bicep. (At least Tom Brady didn’t drive Myra Kraft’s car into the stadium before every game to get sympathy cheers…..) In the Super Bowl, some fans will cheer any type of brutal hit, serious injury, or scary landing, because knowing that another human being is suffering brings them a kind of scrotal excitement that their warped mind simply cannot fathom. In WWE, those same fans hate the “PG” direction the company has taken, and will not be satisfied until The Miz is thrown off Hell in a Cell, and is decapitated when he crashes into the security railing. And when that happens, BREAK OUT THE LUBRIDERM. The Super Bowl almost didn’t happen, after a fourmonth lockout of the NFL Players Union jeopardized the season until a new collective bargaining agreement was reached this past July. WWE WrestleMania will always happen, because the “independent contractors” of WWE wield the bargaining power and abilities of comatose squirrels. In the Super Bowl, as long Mike Brown is alive, you can expect to never see the Cincinnati Bengals play there again. In WWE, as long as Vince McMahon is alive, you can expect to never see meaningful women’s wrestling again. The Super Bowl airs in America on NBC, which will use the widelywatched game to promote their upcoming block of TV shows, in the hopes of building an audience for February sweeps. WWE is hoping that if you spent $54.99 on WrestleMania, that you’ll also spend $44.99 in four weeks to watch Extreme Rules, and see four or five rematches take place. In the Super Bowl, one of the game’s big sponsors is Pepsi, an iconic soft drink that will be enjoyed by many sober folks during the festivities. WWE is not sponsored by Pepsi, which may explain why CM Punk always looks irritated. In the Super Bowl, each team has a “practice squad”, consisting of 7 or 8 players that are merely there to act as understudies and to supplement the bigger stars. WWE has Tyler Reks, Curt Hawkins, Trent Baretta, Tyson Kidd, and Johnny Curtis. In the Super Bowl, it’s fun to watch bright young upandcomers get a shot at glory, like Rob Gronkowski, Jason PierrePaul, Aaron Hernandez, and Hakeem Nicks, with nothing stopping them but the capacity of their hearts and motors. In WWE, it’s fun to watch bright young upandcomers get a shot at glory, like Dolph Ziggler, Zack Ryder, Cody Rhodes, and Wade Barrett, with nothing stopping them except onthefly booking and the apparent need to establish a pecking order with John Cena permanently affixed to the top. In the Super Bowl, it’s not unrealistic to see some aging, oftinjured, increasinglyuseless player (say, Brandon Jacobs or Chad Ocho Cinco) end up getting released, and wind up playing out the string in Arena Football or some other BTier league. In WWE, if you personally consider Arena Football and TNA about the same, then you can argue that’s what happened to Matt Hardy. In the Super Bowl, the Giants have Osi Umenyiora, who is a gifted athlete, but allegedly possesses a fetish in which he enjoys defecating on ladyfriends. WWE has Randy Orton. The Super Bowl features Wes Welker, an oftoverlooked wide receiver for the Patriots whose “silent assassin” persona, wherein he puts up AllPro caliber statistics year after year without the need to grandstand before the media, is widely respected. WWE features Kofi Kingston, a oftoverlooked midcarder whose incredible athleticism and dignified demeanor are widely respected. The Super Bowl will feature Eli Manning, the Giants’ skillful and diligent quarterback who’s also known for his droopy, almost catatonic facial expressions, leading some to think he may be an idiot savant that would be useless in any other walk of life. WWE boasts Jack Swagger, a skillful and diligent wrestler whose manic, toothy facial expressions are ideal for casting him in a remake of Deliverance. The Super Bowl has Tom Brady, an extraordinary leader who has won three Super Bowls, has been a statistical champion in many of his twelve seasons in the league, and is the envy of fans of rival teams, simply because the only reason they can hate him is because he constantly wins, usually at the expense of their favorite team. WWE, John Cena, blah blah blah (But in Brady’s defense, he dresses far better). In the Super Bowl, once the game is over, you look forward to the offseason, and seeing which free agents and draft picks your team acquires in an attempt to make a championship run next year. In WWE, once WrestleMania is over, you look forward to MLB baseball starting the next day, because even Orioles fans know that their team has a better chance at a World Series than they do of John Cena doing a clean job. (Justin Henry is a freelance writer whose interests are rooted in NFL, MLB, NBA, wrestling, MMA, and entertainment. He can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/cynicjrh and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/notoriousjrh so check him out)

Column: HOW THE SUPER BOWL IS JUST LIKE WWE

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:08:12 -0500

HOW THE SUPER BOWL IS JUST LIKE WWE By Justin Henry (All feedback for this article can be sent to its author, either on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/notoriousjrh) or Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/cynicjrh) In America, today is Super Bowl Sunday. The New England Patriots and the New York Giants clash in the fortysixth annual battle for football supremacy, and much of the globe will have their eyes on the game. Advertisers break out their best commercials, worldrenowned musical acts perform, people have parties to watch the game, often celebrating with copious amounts of food, salty snacks, and alcohol. It’s an American tradition celebrated every midwinter. Oh, and a game of football is played, too. But, understandably, some of you nonAmericans (or even Americans that don’t understand the game of football) don’t get all the ruckus. You may be saying “I don’t even care about football, what’s the big deal? It’s not as cool as WrestleMania or anything, is it?” Truth be told, there are a LOT of similarities between the Super Bowl and World Wrestling Entertainment. And I’ve taken the liberty of teaching you fine readers the finer points of professional American football by pointing out an equivalent from the world of WWE. Consider this your primer to understanding the Super Bowl, through what you know about wrestling. I hope you enjoy. As part of the Super Bowl coverage, 80% of the hype surrounds Peyton Manning, a legendary quarterback who is not only not playing in this year’s Super Bowl, but hasn’t played a single game this season. In WWE, you never stop hearing about The Rock, who almost never appears on camera, but will graciously send in a tape from time to time. In the Super Bowl, people groaned when they discovered the reinventivelyparasitic Madonna would be singing at the halftime show, a milestone for any 77yearold plastic attention whore. In WWE, fans typically have the same reaction whenever somebody brings up “Kid Rock” and “WrestleMania 25”. The Super Bowl will feature Victor Cruz, the Giants’ breakout wide receiver whose salsa dancing in the end zone has become a sensation. WWE features Brodus Clay, whose jiggly flabbased jives have become a sensation (but to whom, I’d rather not know). In the Super Bowl, the commercials are the focus, because advertisers have spent millions of dollars to secure a slot to advertise their wares, and have gone out of their way to put together memorable, often humorously overthetop, adverts to promote the sales of said wares. In WWE, the commercials for the WWE Films’ DVD releases, the “Be a Star” campaign, and WWE’s “Did You Know” factoids, are the focus, because there’s nothing shameful about guilting your audience into giving you a pat on the back. In the Super Bowl, pregame coverage lasts about seven or eight hours on ESPN and The NFL Network. In WWE, that’s about how long it takes Triple H and The Undertaker to make their typical ring entrances. Super Bowl coverage features the highpitched, antidulcet tones of Deion Sanders, a legend whose voice can strip the varnish off a foot locker. WWE has Booker T, who, in his defense, unlike Deion, never told TMZ that he was divorcing his wife…..before even telling his wife. In the Super Bowl, the Patriots players wear patches on their uniforms that read “MHK”, in honor of Myra H. Kraft, the wife of New England owner Bob Kraft, who passed away last year. In WWE, Rey Mysterio wore an armband that read “EG” for Eddie Guerrero, a storyline rival who allegedly fathered Rey’s son, Dominic. In fact, Rey wore the armband for what seemed like years, until hygienic reasons forced him to finally remove it. Legend has it that all of Rey’s injuries since them have stemmed from a gangrenous infection around that bicep. (At least Tom Brady didn’t drive Myra Kraft’s car into the stadium before every game to get sympathy cheers…..) In the Super Bowl, some fans will cheer any type of brutal hit, serious injury, or scary landing, because knowing that another human being is suffering brings them a kind of scrotal excitement that their warped mind simply cannot fathom. In WWE, those same fans hate the “PG” direction the company has taken, and will not be satisfied until The Miz is thrown off Hell in a Cell, and is decapitated when he crashes into the security railing. And when that happens, BREAK OUT THE LUBRIDERM. The Super Bowl almost didn’t happen, after a fourmonth lockout of the NFL Players Union jeopardized the season until a new collective bargaining agreement was reached this past July. WWE WrestleMania will always happen, because the “independent contractors” of WWE wield the bargaining power and abilities of comatose squirrels. In the Super Bowl, as long Mike Brown is alive, you can expect to never see the Cincinnati Bengals play there again. In WWE, as long as Vince McMahon is alive, you can expect to never see meaningful women’s wrestling again. The Super Bowl airs in America on NBC, which will use the widelywatched game to promote their upcoming block of TV shows, in the hopes of building an audience for February sweeps. WWE is hoping that if you spent $54.99 on WrestleMania, that you’ll also spend $44.99 in four weeks to watch Extreme Rules, and see four or five rematches take place. In the Super Bowl, one of the game’s big sponsors is Pepsi, an iconic soft drink that will be enjoyed by many sober folks during the festivities. WWE is not sponsored by Pepsi, which may explain why CM Punk always looks irritated. In the Super Bowl, each team has a “practice squad”, consisting of 7 or 8 players that are merely there to act as understudies and to supplement the bigger stars. WWE has Tyler Reks, Curt Hawkins, Trent Baretta, Tyson Kidd, and Johnny Curtis. In the Super Bowl, it’s fun to watch bright young upandcomers get a shot at glory, like Rob Gronkowski, Jason PierrePaul, Aaron Hernandez, and Hakeem Nicks, with nothing stopping them but the capacity of their hearts and motors. In WWE, it’s fun to watch bright young upandcomers get a shot at glory, like Dolph Ziggler, Zack Ryder, Cody Rhodes, and Wade Barrett, with nothing stopping them except onthefly booking and the apparent need to establish a pecking order with John Cena permanently affixed to the top. In the Super Bowl, it’s not unrealistic to see some aging, oftinjured, increasinglyuseless player (say, Brandon Jacobs or Chad Ocho Cinco) end up getting released, and wind up playing out the string in Arena Football or some other BTier league. In WWE, if you personally consider Arena Football and TNA about the same, then you can argue that’s what happened to Matt Hardy. In the Super Bowl, the Giants have Osi Umenyiora, who is a gifted athlete, but allegedly possesses a fetish in which he enjoys defecating on ladyfriends. WWE has Randy Orton. The Super Bowl features Wes Welker, an oftoverlooked wide receiver for the Patriots whose “silent assassin” persona, wherein he puts up AllPro caliber statistics year after year without the need to grandstand before the media, is widely respected. WWE features Kofi Kingston, a oftoverlooked midcarder whose incredible athleticism and dignified demeanor are widely respected. The Super Bowl will feature Eli Manning, the Giants’ skillful and diligent quarterback who’s also known for his droopy, almost catatonic facial expressions, leading some to think he may be an idiot savant that would be useless in any other walk of life. WWE boasts Jack Swagger, a skillful and diligent wrestler whose manic, toothy facial expressions are ideal for casting him in a remake of Deliverance. The Super Bowl has Tom Brady, an extraordinary leader who has won three Super Bowls, has been a statistical champion in many of his twelve seasons in the league, and is the envy of fans of rival teams, simply because the only reason they can hate him is because he constantly wins, usually at the expense of their favorite team. WWE, John Cena, blah blah blah (But in Brady’s defense, he dresses far better). In the Super Bowl, once the game is over, you look forward to the offseason, and seeing which free agents and draft picks your team acquires in an attempt to make a championship run next year. In WWE, once WrestleMania is over, you look forward to MLB baseball starting the next day, because even Orioles fans know that their team has a better chance at a World Series than they do of John Cena doing a clean job. (Justin Henry is a freelance writer whose interests are rooted in NFL, MLB, NBA, wrestling, MMA, and entertainment. He can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/cynicjrh and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/notoriousjrh so check him out)

SyFy to Broadcast Another Live SmackDown This Month

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:59:03 -0500

SyFy will air next live episode of WWE SmackDown on Tuesday, February 21st. The show is scheduled to take place from the BMO Harris Bank Center in Rockford, Illinois and will be the first SmackDown following the Elimination Chamber payperview.

WWE YouTube: Are You Serious? Episode #1

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:55:28 -0500

WWE releases first episode of one of the YouTube features they've been talking about called Are You Serious?. The series will run down the worst of moments in WWE's video vault, also you can chime in with other moments you'd like to see reviewed. The show is hosted by The Road Dogg Jesse James and Josh Matthews, special appearances are also being used in an interesting way in this episode.

The Iron Sheik Directs Strange Tweet Toward Wife Of NFL Quarterback

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:56:04 -0500

WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik has posted a rather strange message on his official Twitter page directed toward supermodel Gisele Bündchen, the wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. The tweet is listed below: I win my belt in new york. For them I beat the fuck out of the new england tom brady wife and make her pregnant old country way

2011 WWE TLC PPV Event Buyrate Revealed

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:58:13 -0500

The Wrestling Observer reports that the 2011 edition of the WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs payperview event received a total of 182,000 worldwide buys. 100,000 of those buys came from North America. This number is down from the 2010 edition, which drew 191,000 worldwide buys, with 101,000 of them coming from North America.

Sting Reveals He Nearly Signed With WWE Last Year

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:52:47 -0500

During a recent interview with cnykiss.com, current TNA personality Sting discussed a myriad of topics with KISSFM morning show host Gary Big Poppa Spears: Who He Would Like To Face That He Hasn't Faced Yet: I'd have to say the top one...Undertaker. I think wrestling fans have wanted to see Sting vs. Undertaker for years. I think between his gimmick and mine, it could be pretty cool. We could do some pretty cool stuff. Does He Regret Never Signing With WWE?: Yes and no. Who wouldn't want to say that they've done at least one WrestleMania? I'm not going to lie to you, I wish I had done one of those. I've had great conversations with him [Vince McMahon] over the years and been real close on three or four different occasions. There was always a need met or desire of mine met with WCW or with TNA, so I stayed. Did He Really Nearly Sign With WWE?: Last year... we were very, very close.

The Rock Praises TNA Champion Bobby Roode

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:06:01 -0500

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson gave praise to TNA World Champion Bobby Roode today via his twitter. He tweeted: @REALBobbyRoode I dig your work. Keep movin' the crowd and kicking that ass. (tell Bubba his calves still aren't as big as mine). COMMENT: What do you think of Bobby Roode's work in TNA?

2/3- Tommy Dreamer to Host Seminar in Winnipeg

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:02:09 -0500

With former ECW World champion and WWE superstar Tommy Dreamer headed to Winnipeg, Manitoba for CWE's Explicit Content event on March 8th professional wrestlers in the area will have the opportunity to learn from the industries most successful men in and out of the ring. With a career spanning over 20 years The Innovator Violence has been a mainstay on the national wrestling scene with prominent roles in WWE, TNA, and ECW. Dreamer's knowledge for the business landed him a role in talent relations for World Wrestling Entertainment giving him an insight and experience to pass on to young wrestlers like very few can. With Dreamer knowing exactly what WWE is and isn't looking for it's an opportunity not to be missed by men and women aspiring to take the next step. With experience on the ECW and TNA creative teams Dreamer really is a fountain of knowledge waiting to be tapped. Don't miss your opportunity! Cost of the seminar is only $35. Spots are limited so reserve your spot today by emailing danny@cwecanada.ca

Johnny Wave's Next Weekend Appearances Inside

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:57:54 -0500

At MPW 'February Fallout', Johnny Wave will challenge current MPW cruiserweight champion Tyson Dux. The show is on Saturday, February 4th in Taylor, Michigan. Bell time is 7:30 and is being held at the Gilbratar Trade Centre. (See poster for more details). This Sunday February 5th, Johnny Wave returns with Alpha1 Pro Wrestling for their Season 3 Premiere event 'Stage3' in Hamilton, Ontario at the Germania Club. Bell time is 4:00 pm sharp with a guaranteed promise to be over in time for the Super Bowl! Visit www.alpha1wrestling.com for more details. You can check out the event commercial here:

VIDEO: Natalya's Latest SmackDown "Farting" Segment

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:58:27 -0500

Below is a video of Natalya's latest farting segment from last night's edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown:

Wade Barrett's New Theme Song, Dolph Ziggler/WWEShop.com

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:55:18 -0500

The title of WWE Superstar Wade Barrett's new entrance theme song is Just Don't Care Anymore. The song is currently available for download via iTunes. It is being reported that WWEShop.com will soon have tshirts for sale focusing on Dolph Ziggler, though no sale date has yet been announced.

Zack Ryder Responds To Fans Telling Him He "Sold Out"

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:52:38 -0500

WWE Superstar Zack Ryder has taken to his official Twitter page to respond to fans' recent criticisms of him moving his official YouTube show, Z! True Long Island Story, to WWE's revamped channel on the video website, in which fans say that Ryder has sold out by making this move: “I’m confused…Doesn’t one need to receive money to 'sell out'?”

Layla Says She Is Ready To Take Over The WWE Divas Division

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:45:00 -0500

WWE Diva Layla, who is currently out of action due to injury, stated during a recent interview with NBCMiami.com that she is still currently training for her inring return, but is unsure whether she will be able to return to WWE before WrestleMania XVIII. Layla also said she is ready to take over the Divas division and is looking forward to bringing excitement and entertainment.

New Undertaker Shirt + Other New WWE Shop Items Released, Spike TV/Ted DiBiase

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:38:36 -0500

WWEShop.com has released a new Undertaker Taken tshirt that has glowinthedark ink on it. The website has also released brand new Daniel Bryan wristbands and John Cena Rise Above Hate dogtags. Following next week's edition of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV, the network will air The Marine 2 starring WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase at 11pm EST.

Which Hart Family Member Is "Appalled" By Natalya's Current Gimmick?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:35:49 -0500

Smith Hart, one of the uncles of exWWE Divas Champion Natalya, has taken to his Twitter page to express his displeasure and disgust at his niece's current farting gimmick on WWE SmackDown: I am appalled by this ridiculous flatulence gimmick given to my niece Natalya. Anyone that knows Natalya, knows she is a radiant and incredibly inspirational person deserving of so much more.

WWE Raw House Show Results (2/3) Topeka, Kansas

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:16:43 -0500

The following are results from last night's live Raw house show held in Topeka, Kansas at the Kansas Expocentre. 1. Brodus Clay d. Michael McGillicutty 2. Ryback d. Alex Riley David Otunga interjected himself before & after, threatening Riley when Riley went for a post match attack 3. Santino Marella d. (Local Wrestler) 4. Jack Swagger d. Kofi Kingston Swagger used the ropes for leverage to pick up the win. Kingston hit Trouble In Paradise after the match 5. WWE Divas Championship: Beth Phoenix d. Eve 6. John Cena & RTruth d. Miz & Kane 7. CM Punk d. Dolph Ziggler (w/David Otunga as special enforcer)

VIDEO: Watch This Week's NXT Here (2/1)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:21:09 -0500

Embedded in the video below is the 2/1 edition of WWE NXT, courtesy of the offiicial WWE YouTube channel.

VIDEO: Watch This Week's WWE Superstars (2/2)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:14:14 -0500

Embedded in the video below is this week’s 2/2 edition of WWE Superstars, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel:

ESPN Anchor Talks About Working With Former WWE Personalities

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:11:49 -0500

Arda Ocal sent in the following: In the latest edition of “Part of the Universe” with theScore’s Arda Ocal, ESPN SportsCenter anchor Robert Flores discussed the relationship between WWE and ESPN in terms of former talent working there (Jonathan Coachman and Todd Grisham), how being a fan of WWE is perceived in the building, and when WWE highlights would ever make SportsCenter (including Flores wanting Kofi Kingston’s hand walk elimination dodge at the 2012 Rumble to be part of that evening’s “Top Ten”) You can listen to the entire interview, for yourself, by clicking here.

VIDEO: Z! True Long Island Story Episode # 51

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:59:13 -0500

Episode #51 of Z! True Long Island Story with Zack Ryder is now available embedded in the video below:

Did Triple H Make The Decision For Sheamus To Win The Royal Rumble?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:54:49 -0500

It has been widely rumored that returning WWE superstar, Chris Jericho was originally selected to win this year's 30Man Royal Rumble Match, but Triple H, who has gained even more influence behind the scenes, decided that Sheamus was to be the winner. The final decision was made last week...this all coming from F4WOnline.com. Triple H & Sheamus have been friends since the Irish grappler's promotion to the main roster in the summer of 2009 as the two workout together on the road. In an interview with Power Slam, he singled out the Celtic Warrior as a wrestler with potential. Triple H said, The closest to me is probably Sheamus, because we always train together on the road. But I try to watch all the young guys' matches and give them advice, if they want to hear it. If they take advice to heart and really want to improve, then I'm wanting to help. As for seeing some of myself in someone? That's tough. Sheamus just the other day showed up at a show he didn't have to be at. He does whatever he's asked to do without complaining, he goes to every show and is always wanting to work: he does it all, goes above and beyond. That's what I was like. Read more about Triple H's backstage influence in this article, by clicking here.

The Miz Being Blamed For Disappointing Survivor Series Buy Figure

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:47:02 -0500

According to F4WOnline.com, WWE officials discussed the idea of placing The Miz back in the WWE Championship picture come January. That did not happen and The Miz has not won a televised singles match since the December 5, 2011 edition of Raw. F4WOnline.com reports that top officials within the WWE are blaming the most mustsee superstar for the Survivor Series drawing a disappointing buy number. Teaming with RTruth, he appeared in the main event against John Cena and The Rock. The payperview event, featured The Rock’s first wrestling match in over seven years, is estimated to have raked in around 260,000 buys worldwide. It was reported that of that figure, 160,000 payperview purchases came from the United States. The estimate compares to 244,000 buys in 2010 and 235,000 in 2009, which nearly got the show scrapped from the annual payperview lineup.

Four Wrestlers Removed From FCW Website Roster

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:28:11 -0500

The FCW website roster profiles of Peter Orlov, Calvin Raines, Leroy Parks, and Marcus Owens have been removed from the official Florida Championship Wrestling website. This is usually done when an individual has been released from their WWE developmental contract, but as of this report, we have no further information regarding this. We will keep you updated as we learn more on this story.

Jim Ross Confirms He Will Appear At Next Week's RAW SuperShow

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:14:17 -0500

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has posted the following on his official Twitter page: Asked a great deal if I'm going to be on Raw Monday in OKC. I honestly don't know at this time but I'm going to attend as a fan. See u there

GQ Magazine Puts Focus On WWE Championship

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:26 -0500

GQ Magazine has officially named the WWE Championship as one of the best sports trophies of all time. Below is what the magazine had to say regarding the title: When it comes to gaudy title belts, boxing has nothing on professional wrestling. Boxing's look like something stolen from the uniform closet of a Third World dictator. WWE's is modeled after the oldschool solidfakegold title belt that Ric Flair used to rock. Wooo!!!

Cody Rhodes vs. Goldust Update

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:03:53 -0500

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that the initially proposed Cody Rhodes vs. Goldust Intercontinental Championship vs. Career Match at WrestleMania XVIII, which Goldust has been petitioning for on Twitter, will not happen due to Rhodes's inclusion in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match for the World Heavyweight Championship at the upoming Elimination Chamber payperview event. While the match could possibly still happen, as of at least a few weeks ago, word is that Vince McMahon is said to be against the idea altogether.

Chris Jericho Expected To Leave WWE This Summer

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:58:55 -0500

The Wrestling Observer reports that there is currently strong talk within WWE that Chris Jericho will only stay with the company until either April or May. Once that time come around, he will again leave WWE in order to take part in a summer tour with his band Fozzy.

John Cena Says The Rock Hates Gays

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:38:18 -0500

WARNING TO ALL READERS: Any comments posted in response to this story containing any homophobic content will be immediately deleted and you will run the risk of being banned from this website. John Cena and The Rock appear to have engaged in a new war against one another on Twitter. Rock issued an attack toward Cena on the popular social networking website containing homophobic content, which has led Cena to publicly state that Rock has a problem with gay people. Below is Rock's comment toward Cena that was posted earlier today: @JohnCena I was electrifying Topeka when you were sucking on yum rockets in college. My boot. Your ass. #Wrestlemania This comment prompted Cena, who came under fire from GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) last year for spouting similar content, to issue an immediate response: So its apparent that my actor buddy Dwayne doesn’t like homosexuals or secondary education. Very classy. Tell Brian to write u better stuff. The Brian that Cena is referring to is Brian Gewirtz, the individual who composes a significant amount of promos for top WWE Superstars.

John Cena To Use Different Entrance Music At WrestleMania XVIII

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:25:32 -0500

It is being reported by PWTorch.com that John Cena will not be using his usual My Time Is Now entrance theme song when he faces The Rock at WrestleMania XVIII in Miami, Florida. Instead, rapper Machine Gun Kelly will provide Cena's entrance music this year with his song Invincible, which is also the official theme song for this year's event. Machine Gun Kelly had the following to say in a recent interview with DefSounds.com: John Cena and myself are both underdogs and the song is about struggle; I think it’s so cool they chose it.”

Jeff Jarrett Added Back To TNA Roster Page

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:58:16 -0500

The profile of TNA Impact Wrestling founder Jeff Jarrett has been added back to the roster page over at ImpactWrestling.com and can currently be viewed by clicking here. As you may recall, both Jeff Jarrett and his wife Karen Jarrett were fired from TNA (in the storylines) a few weeks back, and Jeff Jarrett has since been put in charge of TNA's Indian promotion, Ring Ka King. It's unknown if this is simply an error or if Jeff Jarrett is scheduled to return to TNA programming soon. It should be noted however that TNA does, for whatever reason, have a history of readding certain profiles after other profiles get taken off of the website. For example, the profile of former X Division Champion Suicide has been taken off and then readded time and time again, though Suicide's profile is not currently on the site and Suicide has not appeared on TNA programming in quite some time.

VIDEO: Mark Haskins Botched Shooting Star Press On Impact Wrestling Last Night

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:46:58 -0500

On last night's edition of Total Nonstop Action Impact Wrestling from Wembley Arena in London, England, the TNA X Division Champion A Double Austin Aries was in a nontitle match against X Division newcomer Mark Haskins, who signed with TNA a number of months back around the time of their Destination X payperview. At the end of this match, Haskins attempted a Shooting Star Press off of the top rope and appeared to have landed right on his forehead/face, similar to Brock Lesnar against Kurt Angle at WWE WrestleMania XIX back in 2003.

WWE Releasing CM Punk DVD This Year

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:45:04 -0500

WWE Champion CM Punk was recently a guest on Colt Cabana's Art Of Wrestling podcast, where he officially confirmed that WWE is working on a DVD of his career. The DVD will be released later this year, though no specific date has been announced as of yet.

Sting Discuses How Much Longer He Has In The Ring & More

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:35:08 -0500

Brian Fritz spoke with TNA superstar Sting to discuss the recent Impact Wrestling taping in London with the first episode airing tonight on Spike TV. Fritz talked with Sting about how big the company is in London compared to the United States, his health including an update on his recent injury, if he is surprised that he is still wrestling at this stage of his career, rumors that this could be his last year in the ring.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Signs On For Another New Film

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:32:32 -0500

ExWWE Champion Dwayne The Rock Johnson has signed on to star in yet another film, this one directed by Michael Bay. The film is titled Pain And Gain, the premise of which involves a group of bodybuilders, one played by Johnson, who make an attempt to carry out a murder. Pain And Gain will release in theaters later this year.

Details On The Rock's Newest Movie Role

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:29:32 -0500

The website, Vulture is reporting that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is scheduled to be the lead in a new Michael Bay film called Pain and Gain. According to their report, Ed Harris is in talks to costar. Below is a synopsis of the movie courtesy of Vulture: A thriller about several boneheaded Miami bodybuilders whose plot to kidnap, rob and murder a wealthy businessman yields decidedly mixed results: The leftfordead victim recuperates in secret, and then hires a private detective to track down his kidnappers and exact revenge.

WWE Signs OVW Star Marcus Anthony PHOTO INCLUDED

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:30:36 -0500

It was announced earlier today on the official Twitter page of Ohio Valley Wrestling, the former developmental territory of WWE who now has a workin relationship with TNA, that WWE has signed OVW star Real Deal Marcus Anthony to a developmental contract. He will soon report to Florida Championship Wrestling to begin training. Anthony is a heavily muscled wrestler who sports a mohawk and is usually involved in squash matches. You can view a photo of Anthony below.

WWE Re-Airing "WWF Mania" This Month

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:22:57 -0500

WWE's Classics On Demand service will be reairing the old WWF Mania television show this month, beginning on February 8th. Below is the official synopsis: Join host Todd Pettengill for a zany look at the top stories in WWE. Featuring Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels vs Jim Brunzell, Mr. Perfect vs The Berzerker and more. From 1/9/93. WWF Mania originally aired on the USA Network during the mid 1990s.

Column: The WWE Universe Has Lost Its Balls

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:05 -0500

Dear Blazers, As you’ve now witnessed I’ve given each of my readers a nickname. Why? Because it makes me feel cool to think I have a loyal following. I come to each of you today to speak of a terrible injustice that we…the fans…have been committing against the WWE. Not only have we been committing this unjust act against the WWE…but against TNA, ROH and every other Wrestling Industry out there. The Wrestling Universe (See what I did there), has forgotten that we have the power. You see, somewhere along the way we all lost focus on the prize. We lost the clear realization that the quality of the Wrestling Industry…falls on our shoulders. As a good buddy Chuck Finley would say, “We’re just being a bunch of bitchy little girls”. And I’m sure you’re wondering, what’s the point in telling us that Blake? I’m telling you this because unlike many other fan bases, the WWE Universe has the ability to inflict change. We have the opportunity to take an idea presented by the WWE and to completely bury it. Do we truly understand the power that we hold over the WWE? This goes far beyond buying tickets, PPV’s and WWE Memorabilia. Part of the reason behind the poor quality of Wrestling Entertainment we’re all witnessing, is because we’re not demanding better. Maybe we can blame it on modern technology but somewhere along the way we all forgot how to communicate with the WWE. Maybe we got so wrapped up in texting, IM’ing and Facebooking that we forgot how to open our mouth and tell the man how to suck it. Degeneration X would’ve been so proud of that last sentence. Let me ask each of you a question. Do you think that John Morrison would’ve been buried like he was if we had spoken against it? Think about this for a moment and then let me know what you think. When The Miz, RTruth and all of the others were delivering their weekly beat downs to a broken Morrison, how do you think the WWE would have reacted if the Arena blew up into a Morrison chant after the match? That would go to show that the WWE can’t bury a Superstar without our approval. Do you really think the WWE would’ve released him if he was getting a huge chant every Monday? How about Christian losing his first World Heavyweight Championship two days after winning it? What if the Arena blew up into a “This is bullshit” chant? Do you really think that the WWE would’ve given him that stupid heel turn and buried him under Mighty Morphin’ Power Orton? No, we allowed that to happen by remaining quiet on the issue. We let the WWE kill our spirits. We, being the WWE Universe, have lost our balls. The WWE is not the only thing that cooled off since the Attitude ERA…we have too. Would the fans in the Arena’s back in 1999 allow this type of stuff to happen? You bet your ass they wouldn’t have. Would the fans back in ECW allow this to happen? Do I need to go find the way too often used footage of a chair filled ring? The fans back in the nineties and early two thousands didn’t stand for stupidity. We demanded the best from the WWE and that’s exactly what we got. We wanted a man that would flip his opponent off before stunning them and drinking a beer…and I’ll be damned if we didn’t get it. Now the best you’re going to get in a WWE Arena is a bunch of middle aged men halfassing a “Cena Sucks” chant. We complain and complain because we don’t think the proper guys are getting their due in the WWE. But what are any of us doing about it? CM Punk doesn’t even get the attention he got before Money in the Bank. If you love a Superstar, react like those fans in Chicago did when CM Punk came out to bitch slap the WWE. If you hate a Superstar, act like those fans in Chicago did when John Cena came out to try and block the slap with his Superman Cape. Wrestlers lost their jobs in the Attitude ERA because they couldn’t get over with the fans. Now they get sent down to Superstars or they get repackaged or placed in a useless tagteam with no gimmick. That falls on us as much as it does the WWE because we refuse to do anything about it. Once upon a time the WWE Universe was the entity that delivered Superstars to the WWE. Now the WWE is the entity that delivers “Superstars” to us. We stopped allowing ourselves to have a choice in which direction Superstars, Storylines and the overall scheme goes. We need to be more proactive with our emotions, as…unmanly as that may sound. We need to let the WWE know what we think so they can adjust and deliver us the product we deserve. Until then, the WWE is just going to keep making money by delivering a subpar product to the masses. CM Punk made a whole new gimmick by claiming he was the “Voice of the Voiceless”. But Punk made a mistake with that, he forgot that we aren’t voiceless. No…we could change the product if we want too. We’d all just rather complain about the product than to make an effort changing it. We should be tearing up our voice boxes at live events, posting ridiculously long paragraphs online and showing some serious love and hate on the Facebooks/Twitters of the WWE Superstars. If we could all take a moment to stop being so negatively complacent and embrace our roles as a Universe…you’d be surprised what we could do. For those who watched Wrestling in the 19902003 time frame… you know exactly what I’m talking about. For those of you who weren’t watching then, go to YouTube and educate yourself on how we should be reacting. Understand the power that we possess, embrace it and help us inflict change. If a bunch of guys on the internet who parade around in Guy Fawkes masks can block a bill being presented to congress…we can change the state of the WWE. It’s up to you, do you want to sit idly by and watch a product you loved turned into complete trash? Or do you want to take the time and make the effort to demand that product regain its former glory? I know where I stand. Do you?

U.S. Government Seize FirstRowSports.com and More

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:26:38 -0500

Reuters.com is reporting that firstrowsports.com has been seized in a major FBI crack down on illegally streamed sports websites. The Department of Homeland Security enforcement posed as a WWE employee arranging a meeting to purchase the domain names from him where they made the arrest. The government seized firstrow.tv, firstrowsports.com, firstrowsports.net, firstrowsports.tv, hqstreams.tv, robplay.tv, soccertvlive.net, sports95.com, sports95.net, sports95.org, sportswwe.net, sportswwe.tv, sportswwe.com, xonesports.tv, youwwe.com, and youwwe.net, which were operated out of Quiroa’s Comstock Park, Michigan home since February 2010. He received at least $13,000 in advertising from the operation.

WWE Network Show To Focus On Cruiserweights

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:37:04 -0500

PWInsider.com is reporting that one of the shows to be featured on the WWE Network will focus exclusively on Cruiserweightstyle competitors. The show will reportedly feature various independent wrestlers, but the show's location for shootin has not yet been officially confirmed, though WWE is said to be interested in the gym facility at Sunlife University in Florida, citing their love for the stateoftheart style of that particular facility. As of this report, no title for the show has been announced.

UFC Employee Calls Michael Cole An Imbecile

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:11:05 -0500

The Wrestling Observer reports that during the latest UFC On Fox event, a WWE employee reportedly sent a text message to a UFC employee, in which the UFC's overall production was criticized as being terrible. The UFC employee apparently responded to this by texting back the following: At least we don't have an imbecilic lead announcer ruining our show.

WNS Debate: Should TNA Bring Back The World X-Cup?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:11:04 -0500

In early 2004, Total Nonstop Action Impact Wrestling, known then as National Wrestling Alliance: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (NWA: TNA) hosted a tournament in their highflying X Divison. This tournament was called America's XCup Tournament, and featured four teams from around the world: Team USA/NWA, Team Mexico/AAA, Team Canada, and Team U.K. The Luchadores from Team Mexico were extremely successful in America's XCup, which led to the World XCup, which saw Team U.K. get replaced by Team Japan. The home team of Team USA/NWA emerged victorious in the 2004 World XCup. In 2006, the World XCup returned, once again featuring USA, Mexico, Canada, and Japan. Again, Team USA was victorious. The last World XCup was in 2008 and featured Teams USA, Mexico, Japan, and a new Team International. The Luchadores took the 2008 WorldX Cup home with them to Mexico. Many longtime TNA fans have praised the XCup events, especially the 2004 tournaments. Fans like to see new faces and different wrestling styles from around the world. There was no XCup Tournament in 2009, 2010, or 2011, and there has been no discussion so far of bringing it back. But many fans agree that TNA needs to do more with their X Division. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE TNA BRING BACK THE WORLD XCUP? LET THIS DEBATE BEGIN! CLICK HERE TO JOIN THIS DEBATE ON FACEBOOK! CLICK HERE TO JOIN THIS DEBATE'S SPINOFF CONVERSATION!

Does WWE Want Bobby Lashley Back?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:36:07 -0500

Bobby Lashley has recently stated that he would like to get back to pro wrestling, possibly for WWE. It's now being reported that WWE is not interested in bringing back the former WWE United States Champion and ECW World Heavyweight Champion. WWE was not pleased with the circumstances surrounding his departure in 2008, and it's also rumored that Lashley had issues with one of WWE's head writers, Michael Hayes.

Backstage Report: Is Brodus Clay Happy With His Gimmick?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:31:22 -0500

Fans might not be surprised to find out that Brodus Clay was, at first, not too thrilled about returning to WWE programming with his new Funkasaurus gimmick. Clay wanted to return as The Mastodon of Mayhem monster destroyer gimmick that was originally planned. However, none other than The Road Dogg Jesse James has been helping Clay get more comfortable with his new character. On a related side note, it's been reported before that The Road Dogg has been receiving praise backstage in WWE as of late for his work ethic.

WWE & UFC Employees At Odds, Legends' House On Syfy

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:27:51 -0500

Recently, an unspecified WWE employee allegedly texted an unspecified UFC employee saying that the UFC's production on Fox is terrible. The UFC employee texted back with the following response: At least we don't have an imbecilic lead announcer ruining our show. This would appear to be a reference to Raw and SmackDown commentator Michael Cole. Due to the delay of the upcoming WWE Network, it is expected that WWE's Legends' House program will actually be shown on the Syfy Channel.

Undertaker Wearing A Wig?, Beth Phoenix Wants Competition

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:20:47 -0500

WWE Divas Champion The Glamazon Beth Phoenix recently told WWE.com that she is bored with the current state of the Divas Division and says that she wants better competition. It's expected that this will lead to a feud against Kharma. It was reported a number of months ago that The Undertaker had shaved his head completely bald during his break from WWE. It's now being reported that this was indeed the case, and that Undertaker was actually wearing a wig on Monday Night Raw over his hair, which has partly grown back.

Matt Hardy In Court Today, What Are The Charges?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:17:55 -0500

Matt Hardy is due back in court this morning to answer the following charges: * Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia * Felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell or distribute a schedule 3 controlled substance * Felony possession of a schedule 1 controlled substance * Felony maintaining a vehicle or dwelling for controlled substances * Driving While Impaired * Exceeding Safe Speed * Misdemeanor violation of court order

Jim Ross At WM 28? Plans For Natalya Neidhart's New Gimmick

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:14:52 -0500

Don't be surprised to see WWE Hall of Fame commentator Good Ol' J.R. Jim Ross at this year's WrestleMania 28 payperview. Ross was recently asked on his Twitter if there is one thing left that he hasn't done in his career, to which Ross replied: One more WrestleMania! On last week's episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, there was a backstage segment involving Natalya Neidhart, Aksana, and SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long. During the segment, a farting sound could be heard after Natalya challenged Aksana to a match, and Natalya appeared to be embarrased and left Long's office. Well, believe it or not, WWE not only has plans to have Natalya keep on passing gas on television, but this is actually an attempt to get her more over with the fans by using (what is supposed to be) a comedy gimmick. It was reported in late 2011 that WWE has plans to have Natalya regain the Divas Championship some time in 2012. This could be WWE's attempt to get her over as more of a force in the Divas Division. (Only in pro wrestling. Haha)

Backstage News On Vince McMahon's Current Mentality

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:05:33 -0500

WWE Chairman and CEO Mr. Vince McMahon is said to be in a somewhat unpredictable state of mind as of late. It's being reported that Vince has been changing his mind about a lot of things lately, and the situation has been described as having gotten crazy. One such example is the fact that Vince has decided to once again drop the Raw vs. SmackDown PPV known as Bragging Rights for this June, which leaves an unknown PPV slot at this time.

Chris Jericho Takes Jab at CM Punk, WWE Legends House/SyFy

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:39:00 -0500

Chris Jericho added fuel to the fire via twitter ahead of his feud with CM Punk, he tweeted on Wednesday: Cult Of Personality playing on XM. I hate this song.... WWE Legends’ House is scheduled to aire on Syfy due to the delay of the WWE Network. Jim Ross will reportedly be in attendance at next Monday’s RAW from Oklahoma City.

Early Money In The Bank Plans for WrestleMania; Rumored Participants

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:32:05 -0500

WWE officials are considering holding a Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania 28 in which all the participants are former world champions. Names considered for the match include Jack Swagger, Randy Orton, Alberto Del Rio, Mark Henry, Christian and Kane. This match has been subject to many creative changes in the past so expect a lot more speculation in the coming weeks. COMMENT: Who should feature in the Money In The Bank ladder match?

Zack Ryder Says He Wants His 1st WrestleMania Moment This Year

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:08:23 -0500

Zack Ryder was recently interviewed by CJOnline.com, and commented on a several topics, including baseball and WrestleMania. Ryder's dream opponent? “I would say Stone Cold Steve Austin. I was huge Steve Austin fan. We kind of missed each other. Zack Ryder would like to see that match, anyway.” Expectations for WrestleMania XXVIII this year? “Hopefully, I get my first WrestleMania match this year, being able to walk down that ramp with thousands in attendance, and millions of people watching me. That would be my moment.” Click here to read the full interview.

Jim Ross Gives His Post-Royal Rumble Thoughts

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:41 -0500

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: I was pleasantly surprised that Sheamus won the Royal Rumble match. I’m a big fan of the tough Irishman who carries himself like a champion and is a great representative of WWE. This should be Sheamus’ biggest year ever in WWE. He’s ‘ready’ in my opinion. Thought Punk vs. Ziggler was the match of the night. When it was over, I was left wanting more of those two in one on one competition. The officiating was like Women’s College Hoops, eh. Predicted that Daniel Bryan would retain the World Hvy Wt Title Sunday night and I guessed correctly. It’s obvious that Bryan’s TV persona is evolving of which I’m enjoying as a viewer. Big time main events featuring Daniel Bryan would be fun to broadcast. He’s a wrestler with a budding attitude or so it seems. Yes, I enjoy the Brodus Clay presentation. No, I don’t enjoy tweets @JRsBBQ from fans who want Clay to move up in competition immediately. Many fans today, got to assume they are younger in age, have little or no patience when it comes to character development. I like Brodus Clay’s upside and am more than willing to sit back and enjoy its evolution. Hard for most informed fans to debate that Mark Henry didn’t have the most improved year of 2011 of anyone in WWE as the big Texan came into his own. My gut feeling is that now that Mark has tasted main event level status that he will do all he can to get even better. Click here to read JR’s latest in its entirety.

Lilian Garcia's Husband Says Evan Bourne Is In Rehab

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:58:03 -0500

WWE ring announcer, Lilian Garcia’s husband Chris Jozeph said at the 33:32 mark of AfterBuzzTV’s postRaw Supershow program that current WWE superstar, Evan Bourne is “in rehab right now” when discussing Kofi Kingston’s match against RTruth. You can watch the show on YouTube at this link. Bourne is currently serving a 60day suspension from WWE for his 2nd Wellness Policy violation.

VIDEO: Watch Last Week's Friday Night Smackdown Here (1/27)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:52:48 -0500

Embedded in the video below is the 1/27 edition of Friday Night Smackdown, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel.

WWE '12 Legends DLC Pack Featuring Randy Savage, Batista, Mick Foley & More Released

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:45:37 -0500

WWE Games announced that the “Legends Pack” of WWE ’12 downloadable content, as well as a patch, was available for download Wednesday. The pack, is available for 99 cents, features Macho Man Randy Savage, Batista, Mick Foley, “PreFunk” Brodus Clay, and Masked Kane. Video previews for the included wrestlers are embedded below: Click here for more information

Mick Foley Appears on ABC's "Celebrity Wife Swap"

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:36:38 -0500

WWE Legend Mick Foley, appeared in this week’s episode of ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap, switching wives with Antonio Sabato, Jr. for a week. Foley had this to say about the episode on his Twitter account Thanks for all the Wife Swap feedback. I wish the warmth and fondness my family felt toward Cheryl could have been made a little clearer. But, all things considered, I think it went pretty well, and we’re all glad we gave it a try. I’m going to have to find out where Vicky Guererro got her “cougar” necklace, so I can buy one for my wife. Mrs. Foley is still smokin’ in my eyes, after all these years! Click here to watch the full episode.

VIDEO: WWE Outside The Ring - Episode #1

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:33:58 -0500

Outside of the Ring the Usos celebrate their Samoan heritage by sharing a traditional Samoan dish with the WWE Universe

VIDEO: WWE Download - Episode #1

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:30:34 -0500

Dolph Ziggler shares his hilarious insight on YouTube's finest videos. Picking apart the digital disasters from an array of tools and fools who provide countless headspinning moments for the world to share.

VIDEO: WWE Foreign Exchange - Episode #1

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:27:39 -0500

The exciting new talk show featuring the WWE Universe and WWE Superstars hosted by Santino Marella

Who Are Brodus Clay's Dancers?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:57:24 -0500

If you have been wondering who the dancers are that accompany The Funkasaurus Brodus Clay to ring, we have some background information on The Funkettes Naomi and Cameron. Naomi (Trinity McCray) is a dancer and model who trains at WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling and was the first FCW Divas Champion. She competed in the third season of NXT, where she came second to Kaitlyn. Cameron(Ariane Andrew) trains at WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Cameron Lynn. Swas a contestant on the 2011 edition of Tough Enough.

WNS Debate: Has Chris Jericho's Return Lived Up To The Hype?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:33:23 -0500

Chris Jericho made his return to World Wrestling Entertainment on Monday, January 2, 2012, after months of anticipation. His first night back, the live Monday Night Raw crowd seemed... a bit off. Since his return, Y2J's storyline on television has been, quite simply, that he has been behaving strangely. He went for several weeks without saying a word, and his overall body language and facial expressions have just been odd. Most recently, this past Monday night, Jericho interrupted a Champion vs. Champion Match on Raw between Friday Night SmackDown's World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan and Monday Night Raw's WWE Champion C.M. Punk. Jericho threw Bryan out of the ring, but assaulted Punk with his signature move, The Codebreaker. Fans have had mixed reactions about Chris Jericho's return to WWE so far. So let's discuss it! What are YOUR thoughts about Chris Jericho's 2012 return to WWE? WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT Y2J'S RETURN SO FAR? LET THIS DEBATE BEGIN! CLICK HERE TO JOIN THIS DEBATE ON FACEBOOK!

VIDEO: Z! True Long Island Story Episode #50

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:49:01 -0500

VIDEO: WWE Inbox - Episode #1

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:45:50 -0500

The first in a series of new shows set to launch for WWE on YouTube was uploaded yesterday titled WWE Inbox a webisode wich features Superstars answering questions on a number of topics such as food, perks and favorite movies. Interviewed in this episode are Daniel Bryan, Heath Slater, Kofi Kingston, David Otunga, and Ted DiBiase.

Updated WWE Elimination Chamber PPV Card WARNING: SPOILERS INCLUDED

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:55:07 -0500

WARNING: The following post contains information yet to be revealed on this week's edition of WWE SmackDown regarding the upcoming WWE Elimination Chamber payperview event. If you do not wish to find out what happens ahead of time, please do not read any further. After tonight's WWE SmackDown taping, here is the updated card for the upcoming WWE Elimination Chamber payperview event: CM Punk (c) vs. The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kofi Kingston vs. RTruth (RAW Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship) Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Big Show vs. Wade Barrett vs. Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton vs. The Great Khali (SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match for the World Heavyweight Championship)

MAJOR SPOILER Regarding WWE SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:22:07 -0500

WARNING: The following post contains a spoiler regarding the upcoming WWE Elimination Chamber payperview event. If you do not wish to find out what happens ahead of time, please do not read any further. It was announced at tonight's WWE SmackDown taping that The Great Khali will replace Mark Henry in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match for the World Heavyweight Championship at the upcoming Elimination Chamber payperview event. Henry was written out of WWE storylines for the time being at tonight's taping when he was indefinitely suspended for putting his hands on SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long. Henry will spend his time away healing his current injuries.

Next Scheduled Appearances For Triple H & The Undertaker

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:59:41 -0500

WWELiveTour.com is announcing that Triple H is scheduled to appear at every single RAW SuperShow all the way through WrestleMania. The Undertaker, in the meantime, is only being advertised for the RAW SuperShow on February 20th, which will emanate from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The venue's official website is advertising the following: 'The Phenom' The UNDERTAKER will be live in Minneapolis to confront 'The Game' TRIPLE H for the first time in over a year since their last meeting at WrestleMania 27!”

SPOILERS: WWE SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match Announced + Superstar Injury News

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:38:14 -0500

WARNING: The following post contains a spoiler regarding the WWE Elimination Chamber payperview event. If you do not wish to find out what happens ahead of time, please do not read any further. You have been warned. At tonight's WWE SmackDown taping, it was announced that Daniel Bryan will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Mark Henry, Wade Barrett, Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, and Big Show. However, an angle was also done at tonight's tapings involving Henry putting his hands on SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long, resulting in Teddy indefinitely suspending Henry. Sources report that this move was made due to Henry battling injuries, so it appears he is being written off of television in order to heal up. As of this report, no replacement for Henry has yet been announced, but we will provide any updates in our SmackDown spoiler results report.

WWE SmackDown SPOILERS (2/3)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:33:48 -0500

WARNING: The following post contains complete spoiler results for this week's edition of WWE SmackDown. If you do not wish to find out what happens ahead of time, please do not read any further. You have been warned. SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long comes to the ring to open the show. He announces that the participants in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match for the World Heavyweight Championship will be champion Daniel Bryan, Wade Barrett, Randy Orton, Big Show, Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, and Mark Henry. Henry then comes out and tells Teddy he wants his shot at the title tonight instead of at Elimination Chamber. Teddy then tells Henry that he's out of the match, but also does not get a title shot tonight. Henry then puts his hands on Teddy, to which Teddy responds by indefinitely suspending Henry for putting his hands on the General Manager. Henry says that a suspension won't stop him from hurting Teddy, but Sheamus comes out and hits Henry with a Brogue Kick to make the save. Sheamus is then asked by Teddy which title, either the WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship, he will be challenging for at WrestleMania. Sheamus tells Teddy that he's still undecided. Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes then interrupts and says that he did more work than anyone else in this year's Royal Rumble Match. Teddy then announces Sheamus vs. Cody to take place next. Sheamus defeated Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes in a nontitle match Hunico vs. Justin Gabriel was scheduled to take place next, but Gabriel was attacked by Cody Rhodes before the match began. Hunico and Camacho joined in on the assault until it was stopped by The Great Khali. Backstage, Drew McIntyre is seen speaking with Teddy Long. Drew begs Teddy for one more chance instead of getting fired. Teddy's assistant Santino Marella then appears and tells Teddy that he has a new idea for a tag team called SantinHoooo! WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan then appears and starts his USA! chant before he and Santino leave the scene. WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico defeated Santino Marella & Hacksaw Jim Duggan in a nontitle match World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan came to the ring. He calls himself a role model before talking down to the crowd for eating meat instead of being vegan like him. Big Show then interrupted and came to the ring. He tells Bryan that he just finished eating a steak, then chokeslammed him. Show tried going after Bryan again, but AJ ran to the ring and stopped Show. Brodus Clay defeated Heath Slater. Drew McIntyre attacked Brodus following his victory, but Brodus was able to easily take out McIntyre. WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix & Natalya defeated Tamina & Aksana It is announced that The Great Khali will replace Mark Henry in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match for the World Heavyweight Championship at the upcoming Elimination Chamber payperview event. Randy Orton is interviewed backstage by Josh Mathews concerning his match with Wade Barrett In the main event, Randy Orton defeated Wade Barrett. Fans in attendance describe this as a good match, as well as lots of action outside the ring. Reports are that tables and chairs played a part in the match as well. World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan then came out and began celebrating for whatever reason. Teddy Long then appeared and ended this week's show by announcing that Bryan and Orton will face each other in a match next week.

SPOILER: WWE Hall Of Famer Appearing At This Week's SmackDown

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:10:37 -0500

WARNING: The following post contains a spoiler regarding this week's edition of WWE SmackDown. If you do not wish to find out what happens, please do not read any further. You have been warned. Numerous sources are confirming that WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan will be appearing at tonight's WWE SmackDown television taping for the show that will air this coming Friday night. As of this report, there is no word on what capacity he will be involved with the show.

VIDEO: The Undertaker Makes His WWE Return

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:33:34 -0500

Below is a video courtesy of WWE's official YouTube channel, WWEFanNation, showing The Undertaker's return to the company on last night's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow:

VIDEO: Mike Tyson To Be Inducted Into 2012 WWE Hall Of Fame

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:33:00 -0500

Below is the video shown on last night's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow officially announcing that legendary boxing star Iron Mike Tyson will be inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame this year courtesy of WWE's official YouTube channel, WWEFanNation:

Former Warner Brothers Executive Joins WWE Creative Team

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:26:59 -0500

WWE has announced that they have hired former Warner Brothers executive Eric Pankowski to be part of the promotion's creative team. Pankowski, considered to be a major name in the television industry, will hold the title of Senior Vice President of Creative and Development and will oversee creative development of all WWE programming, as well as developing reality and kidbased WWE programming. Pankowski's new position involves him overseeing the sale and distribution of the promotion's overall product to studios, networks, and various distributors. He will also manage WWE's creative writing team, which is under the supervision of Stephanie McMahonLevesque.

The 1/30 Raw Rating Sees A Big Jump

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:57:54 -0500

The post Royal Rumble edition of Monday Night Raw did a 3.6 rating, with 5,221,000 viewers. The first hour drew a 3.6, with the second hour drawing a 3.5.

Johnny Wave 1st Runner Up for W. Ontario Wrestler of the Year

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:08:11 -0500

WrestlingNewsSource.com supports indy wrestler Johnny Wave. Check out the latest news on Wave below... The OWIE votes are in. Johnny Wave took the 1st Runner Up for Western Ontario Male Wrestler of the Year. He also came in just under Scotty O'Shea for Western Ontario Most Popular Male of the Year and even got 2nd Runner Up for Western Ontario Sexiest Male Wrestler of the Year. You can read all about it here: http://ontariowrestlingsindyelite.com/art/10aa/z2011owieawardwinners.htm

Huge Update on Independent Wrestler Johnny Wave

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:04:59 -0500

WrestlingNewsSource.com supports indy wrestler Johnny Wave. Check out the latest news on Wave below... Last Tuesday, Alpha1 made their local television debut and the first match featured was from October 2010. A triple threat that saw Johnny Wave defeated Alessandro Del Bruno and Sebastian Suave. Alpha Tv airs every Tuesday night at 10:30 pm. Heres a video link to the teaser for the alpha tv episode: SEBASTIAN SUAVE w/Seleziya Sparx def. JOHNNY WAVE at SCW GOLDEN HEARTS in Scarborough, Ontario on Saturday, January 28th after interference from Seleziya cost Wave the match. You can view the match here: This coming Sunday that Johnny Wave faces Jimmy Jacobs at Alpha1 Wrestling's Stage 3 event. www.alpha1wrestling.com for more details. On March 3rd, Magnificent Championship Wrestling will team with Moonshine Branded Wrestling to hold their first event of 2012 and current MCW champion Johnny Wave will be in action! T The event will be held at 21 Oak Street in Brantford, Ontario. More information to come.

Jim Ross Comments on Kharma's Return, Update on Pregnancy

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:34:21 -0500

Jim Ross posted the following regarding Kharma appearing at the Royal Rumble: Great to see Kharma return. That one was a big surprise for me. I love her work and am pleased to see her back. She's an impact player and not a 'Diva' in the stereotypical sense. Instead Kharma is a wrestling attraction meaning that she has more longevity and will sell more tickets that being more about sizzle than steak. When we first met many, many years ago, WWE was looking for Playboy covergirls and not wrestling attractions which is why I told her, honestly BTW, that she wasn't a 'Diva' but she was/is a wrestler and I love that about her. For those wondering Kharma (a/k/a Kia Stevens) gave birth to a boy on December 31, 2011 according to TMZ.com. The baby was named Jamie and she and her fiance have set a June wedding date.

Mike Tyson Comments on WWE Hall of Fame Induction

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:27:44 -0500

Mike Tyson wrote the following on Twitter last night following the announcement that he will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: I'm looking forward to my induction into the @WWE Hall of Fame. Shout out to my friend Triple H. Thanks for all the love tonight. Again, I'm honored to be part of the @WWE Hall of Fame.

VIDEO: Matt Hardy's Indy Return Match

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:24:51 -0500

Below is a video of Matt Hardy's indy wrestling return from South Boston, VA, for MidAtlantic Championship Wrestling teaming with Ricky Morton vs Barbarian & Rikki Nelson.

Mick Foley On "Celebrity Wife Swap" Tonight At 8:00

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:08:14 -0500

WWE legend Mick Foley will be swapping wives with wellknown Latino actor Antonio Sabato Jr. tonight on ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap at 8:00 pm.

Update on Kharma, New Japan Pro Wrestling News

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:04:43 -0500

For those wondering about Kharma, who recently returned to WWE at the Royal Rumble, she has in fact given birth to a little boy on December 31 who is said to be healthy. Congrats to her! She is looking to get married some time in June. The legendary Japanese Puroresu wrestling promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) has been sold to the card game company known as Bushiroad. NJPW was founded by the Japanese/Korean icon Antonio Inoki and is arguably the biggest wrestling promotion in Japanese history.

The Undertaker Returns To WWE

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:13:13 -0500

The Undertaker made his WWE return on Monday's edition of RAW SuperShow. He made his entrance just as WWE COO Triple H was about to fire Talent Relations EVP/Interim RAW General Manager John Laurinaitis from his position. After entering the ring, Undertaker looked past Triple H at the WrestleMania XVIII logo, appearing to echo the challenge made last year to Triple H. Instead, The Game patted Undertaker on the shoulder and walked out of the ring and to the backstage area.

VIDEO: Song Played During Promo For The Rock

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:46:33 -0500

Below is a video from the official YouTube channel of Flo Rida for the song Wild Ones, which was the song played during WWE's promo for The Rock during last night's Royal Rumble payperview event, as well as on tonight's WWE RAW SuperShow:

Seeds Planted For Chris Jericho/CM Punk Feud

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:18:29 -0500

On tonight's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow, Chris Jericho attacked WWE Champion CM Punk during Punk's match with World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan, hitting Punk with a Codebreaker. This move appears to have planted the seeds for the rumored Punk/Jericho feud and will continue at the upcoming Elimination Chamber payperview event when the two take part in the RAW Elimination Chamber Match for Punk's WWE Championship.

Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett Announced For This Week's WWE SmackDown

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:25:04 -0500

On tonight's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow, it was announced that Wade Barrett and Randy Orton will face each other in a match this coming Friday night on SmackDown.

Monday Night Raw Results (1/30)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:50 -0500

We are on the heels of an explosive Royal Rumble PPV so tonight is sure to be actionpacked! We saw the return of the Divamonster Kharma last night and The Great White Sheamus is your 2012 Rumble winner! We also saw CM Punk retain against the #HEEL Dolph Ziggler! And tonight, the COO of WWE, Triple H makes his return to Raw to give Mr. John Laurinitis a job evaluation! We are live in Kansas City tonight as Johnny Ace makes his way down to the ring. He starts talking and I am immediately bored. He says he hasnt made the same mistake twice and that he is confident that he will be named the permanent Gm of Raw. He then goes on to talk about his performance at the Royal Rumble. He then goes on to say who will be in the Elimination Chamber match. CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz, RTruth, Chris Jericho. Tonight we have Beth vs Eve for the title, Kofi vs the Miz, Ziggler vs Orton and Daniel Bryan vs Cm Punk! Out comes CM Punk!! Pipe Bomb in hand!! He begins singing Na na na na, na na na na, HEY HEY HEY Good bye! He's getting everyone to sing with him! He climbs into the ring and continues singing right in Johnny ace's face and says goodbye clown shoes. Ace says he didnt screw punk last night and that he is a man of his word. Punk says he is nothing but a corporate patsy and a dork. Punk came out to see him one last time before he gets released by Triple H. He then rips him on his speech issues. He says he's ammused that Ace has figured out how to suck and blow at the same time. Punk says he cant wait for Triple H to kick him out the front door. Ace says he would like to put his and Punk's differences aside and start a new. Out comes the World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan. He of course starts out stating that he is still the WHC. He says no one cares about Punk and Ace's personal problems and that last night he won the steel cage match. He says that compared to what he went through last night Punk isnt much of a challenge. Punk says all he is is the best wrestler in the world. Bryan says he's more than a wrestler he's a role model. Punk cracks a joke and Bryan says he will take that pipe bomb and put it where the sun dont shine. Punk says they've been friends for a decade so they should just give Kansas City a great wrestling match. Out comes the 2012 Royal Rumble winner Sheamus. He says he came out to remind everyone that he won the rumble match last night. And to remind Johnny Ace that tonight he could be fired. And to remind everyone that he has earned the right to be in the main event at Wrestlemania. He then shares an old irish proverb with Ace. May Triple H kick you in the arse so hard your throwin up your lace undies. Sheamus and Johnny Ace exit the ring and Bryan and Punk shake hands. Up next is Orton vs Ziggler and we go to commercial. We are back and out comes Orton!! Lets see how he looks against the #HEEL. And here comes Ziggler as we get set for this one on one bout. Dolph Ziggler vs Randy Orton They lock up in the middle of the ring and Ziggler pushes orton into the corner and they exchange run arounds and Ziggler shows off. Orton grounds Ziggler with a side headlock then drops him to the match with a shoulder block. Orton continues to dominate the match. Ziggler nails a dropkick to the back of Orton's head and we go to commercial. And we're back and Ziggler is still on Orton. Orton rams Ziggler back first into the corner. Ziggler counters and gets a 2 count. Orton gets back on top but Ziggler stops him with a dropkick and gets another 2 count. Ziggler does some situps. Orton getsw back on top and takes it to Ziggler. Someone PLEASE shut vickie up!!! Orton nails a superplex and gets a 2 count. Orton hits his patented powerslam then goes for the middle rope ddt but ziggler counters into a sleeper. Orton counters and gets another 2 count. Ziggler hits a big move and gets a 2 count. Ziggler is poised for the zig zag but orton blocks it and they go outside the ring and ziggler gets thrown into the barricade. Orton hits his middle rope ddt and then coils for the RKO and nails it for the 3!! Winner: Randy Orton A fantastic match between these 2 men. Cole pumps up the champion vs champion match and King lets us know that there is another Hall of Fame induction announcement tonight and we go to commercial. And we're back! And here comes the Funkasaurus Brodus Clay!!! SOMEBODY CALL MY MOMMA!!! Tyler Reks is already out. Brodus Clay vs Tyler Reks Brodus is all over Reks and Reks fights back! Brodus is angry!! He hits the What the Funk and gets the 3! Winner: Brodus Clay Cole pumps up Triple H and Laurinitis. We go backstage and see Punk and Bryan talking. Punk says he doesnt think Bryan is a role model. Punk says he doesnt claim to be a role model and all he is is the best wrestler in the world. Up next is Bryan vs Punk and we go to commercial. And we are back and the WWE champ is on his way down to the ring. Out next is Daniel Bryan and we are set for this champion vs champion match! CM Punk vs Daniel Bryan They shake hands and here we go! Bryan hits a dropkick and gets on top of punk. Punk throws some kicks and punches and gets a 2 count. Punk is in control and misses a dropkick and gets kicked in the head by Bryan. Bryan is now in control. Punk drops Bryan to the outside. They trade elbows outside and bryan tosses punk over the barricade. Punk makes his way back in and meets a few kicks from bryan. Punk hits a big back suplex then hits a flying clothesline. He slams bryan down with a backbreaker and gets a 2 count. Punk throws a few flairlike chops. They both go for a flying cross body and collide in the middle of the ring! Both men are down as we go to commercial. And we're back and Bryan is in control. Bryan hits a snap suplex and heads to the top rope. Punk knocks him down and hits some big chops to the chest and shouts best in the world in bryan's face and hits a hurricanrana!! Bryan hits some big right hands and then a big kick and a swinging neck breaker. He then hits the running high knee and bulldog combo. He's calling for the GTS! Bryan counters and heads to the outside and punk hits him with a baseball slide. Bryan fights back and hits a missle dropkick for a 2 count. Bryan starts hitting the kicks to the chest. Punk ducks one and gets a 2 count on a rollup. Bryan nails punk with a sidekick to the head and gets another 2 count. Bryan continues working on punk and takes him to the top rope and goes for a superplex and punk fights back and sets up for the elbow to the heart aqnd connects! He gets another 2 count!! Pink sets up for the gts and bryan counters and suddenly Jericho is in and nails Punk with the codebreaker!! WTH!!! Jericho just made a huge statement!! Mike Tyson is announced as the celebrity inductee into the Hall of Fame. Rtruth is on his way down to the ring and we go to commercial. We are back and Rtruth is at the announce table and Kofi is heading to the ring. And here comes the Miz! Kofi vs the Miz Here we go in this one on one bout. The miz is all over kofi. Miz is staring down R truth and kofi rolls him up and gets a 2. Miz hits a big clothesline. Miz gets a 2 count. Kofi fights back and gets a 2 count. Miz hits a big moves and gets a 2. Kofi hits a between the ropes corner kick and hits a lateral press cross body and gets a 2. Kofi goes for the sos and miz blocks and KOFI HITS THE TROUBLE IN PARADISE!! 1..2..3!! Winner: Kofi Kingston A huge win for kofi kingston! We go back stage to Otunga and Johnny Ace talking about Triple H. Otunga says he is sure everything will work out and we go to commercial. And we are back. We see a video package of the Rock. Up next we have Eve vs Beth Phoenix for the Divas title and we go to commercial. And we're back. Eve is on her way to the ring for some divas action! Beth Phoenix is out next. Divas Championship: Beth Phoenix vs Eve Torres The bell rings and Eve is all over Beth and Beth nails her with a clothesline and the Glam slam for the 3. Winner: Beth Phoenix Well that was a waste of time. HERE COMES KANE!... on the titantron. He talks to Eve about Cena and says he will continue to beat on Ryder until Cena embraces the hate and that he is going to use eve as a conduit to pass that message along. The pyro goes off and here comes Kane!!!! He's in the ring and here comes CENA!!! He hits the ring and is all over Kane! They are having an old fashioned slobberknocker! They fight all over the arena and Cena throws Kane into the steps and slams his head repeatedly into the steel steps!! Cena picks up the steps and nails Kane! He waits for him to get up and does it again! He says every time you get up i'll knock you down and hits him a third tinme!! My god cena is a man on fire!! He takes the top off the announce table and brings kane over and goes for the AA but Kane counters and runs! I've never seen Cena like this!! Johnny Ace is on his way to the ring and we go to commercial. And we are back and Johnny Ace is introduced and he heads to the ring. He talks about what he has done for raw since he's been gm. He says in his selfreview he gave himself a lot of 5's. Here comes the boss!! Triple H is back on raw and in the ring. They shake hands. Hunter tells him forget his performance assessment and all that stuff and that he thought Ace would have done a good job because he was spineless and gutless and not very swift and that he was worse than everybody else. He then says he tried to use the role to make himself a star. Ace says Hunter has it all wrong. Hunter says dont lie. He says that Ace has put himself in a lot of things to try and make himself a star. Hunter says when Vince and he ran raw they let personal decisions cloud their judgement and had to be replaced. Ace says he'll do anything to save his job. He makes ace apologize to the WWE universe and if the fans accept it he can keep his job. Ace starts to talk and the fans are already booing. Hunter asks the fans what do you think and the fans say not good enough. Hunter comes up to a couple ideas and finally settles on one good one. He brings up the Vince McMahon Kiss My Ass club!!! I think its time to start the Triple H Kiss My Ass!!!! Ace breaks out the chapstick!!! Hunter laughs at him and calls him a freak! He says he's not gonna make ace do any of it and he's out here to do what needs to be done. He then says that the board has told him he can come back and run Raw whenever he wants. He then goes to fire Ace and then.... GONG!!!!! HOLY HELL!!!!!!!! ITS THE UNDERTAKER!!!!! HE'S BACK!!!!!! HE'S HEADED TO THE RING!!!! TRIPLE H AND TAKER ARE HAVING A STAREDOWN!! Taker is circling Triple H!!! Taker then looks up to the Wrstlemania sign!! He gives Triple H the cut throat sign! Undertaker wants Triple H at Wrestlemania again!!! Triple H pats him on the shoulder and leaves.

RAW CHATROOM (1/30) - IN PROGRESS - ENTER HERE

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:41:58 -0500

Dolph Ziggler vs. Randy Orton Announced For Tonight's RAW

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:36:27 -0500

In a WWE.com video exclusive Dolph Ziggler demanded that WWE.com’s video crew follow him as he confronted WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and Raw Interim General Manager John Laurinaitis to demand a WWE Championship rematch against CM Punk. “Mr. Excitement,” however, said he will instead face Randy Orton on tonight’s show.

WNS Debate: Which Wrestler Needs a Personality Change?

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:24:39 -0500

A debate question from our RAW coverage guy Jordan Landry... If you could take one face (besides John Cena) and turn them heel and one heel and turn them face who would it be and why? Comment below.

Elimination Chamber Spoiler: Cena vs Kane Stipulation Revealed?

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:58:03 -0500

A Last Man Standing Match between John Cena and Kane is being considered for next month’s Elimination Chamber payperview reports F4WOnline.com. COMMENT: Is a last man standing match the correct stipulation to conclude this fued?

OMG! VIDEO: Kofi Kingston's Royal Rumble Handstand

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:51:41 -0500

RAW Elimination Chamber Officially Announced

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:10:56 -0500

WWE.com posted an article tonight confirming that WWE Champion CM Punk will defend the Championship against Chris Jericho, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler and The Miz at the WWE Elimination Chamber payperview next month. Below is the official statement from the website: “In breaking news, Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis revealed exclusively to WWE.com the Superstars who will compete for the WWE Title in the Raw Elimination Chamber Match: WWE Champion CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho, RTruth, The Miz and Kofi Kingston.”

Column: ROYAL RUMBLE 2012: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE FUGLY

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:12:10 -0500

ROYAL RUMBLE 2012: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE FUGLY By Justin Henry (All feedback for this article can be sent to its author, either on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/notoriousjrh) or Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/cynicjrh) In the spirit of doing something different, here’s a look at last night’s Royal Rumble PPV, and break down the entire show from fugly, to bad, to good. Here, in order, are a list of the most important occurrences at the Rumble from worst to best, as judged by me. The numbers preceding each block of entries is the score given to that particular moment (Zero sucks, a four is mediocre, seven is good, ten is excellent, etc.) And if you agree, disagree, whatever, feel free to leave feedback at my Facebook or Twitter accounts, listed above. All feedback is welcome, and I hope to do more of these for future PPVs. Here we go! 0.0 The John Cena “I’m a good guy” vignette; yes, WWE, we get it: John Cena is a wonderful man who cares for the troops, and he loves being there for sick children. The thing is, I’ve donated blood and given to charities before, but I wouldn’t waste the time of people who spent $45 for a major PPV event to panhandle for pats on the back for my top star that divides the crowd like he’s armed with King Solomon’s sword. Kelly Kelly’s ridiculous ‘screaming headscissors’, which exposes the business worse than any 20/20 special ever has. Eve’s acting, which is on par with Sofia Coppola’s, and that’s after Sofia just downed an entire bottle of Xanax with a Chardonnay chaser. The use of “Owen Voice” for Ryder’s stretcher job; just rename Owen Voice to “Ryder’s Burial Voice” and be done with it. The fact that Justin Roberts is doing Rumble intros and not Howard Finkel. I know, I’m bitter… 0.5 The fact that Johnny Ace furbished Zack Ryder’s watching room with a couch, even though Stephen Hawking had a better chance of getting out of his wheelchair than Ryder does. The Rock’s pointless “I make movies” vignette, which is a subtle way of saying “Rather than show up on Raw and perform for you weekly, I get to go to exotic locations and make millions for doing action and adventure flicks! So the next time you’re watching John Cena steamroll over that wrestler you like, I’m sipping drinks out of a coconut shell!” The fact that, as douchbaggy as Rock comes off in that previous vignette, fans would still rather cheer him over Clark KentinJorts come WrestleMania. 1.0 Debating with the guys over which hideous headpiece you’d rather have to wear as punishment: Alicia Fox’s roadkill hood, or Tamina’s Sonic the Hedgehog tribute coif. Cena and Kane going to a double countout, which means we’re going to get at least three more weeks of supernatural occurrences, Eve’s acting, and Cena being the hero due to his HUSTLE, LOYALTY, AND RESPECT. Foley the Hutt throwing out both tag team champions, in WWE’s attempt to take a hazelnut coffee dump all over the belts once and for all. Having to explain to my buddies who Epico, Hunico, Jinder Mahal, and Jey Uso were. No wonder Smackdown’s the “B” show. 1.5 The realization that Jim Ross isn’t calling the show (I know, I should learn to expect and accept this…). The crowd dying off after the Cena/Kane debacle, and can’t even be lifted back up by Brodus Clay’s schtick. 2.0 Kane’s asphyxiating choke, which would only be interesting if he doused his glove with chloroform and went after the Divas. Mick Foley hitting the ring, weighing all of about 350 lbs, it seems. I know he’s having problems working out due to serious back injuries (per one of his books), but can’t he opt for liposuction? It was uncomfortable watching him shamble to the ring. If he ran any faster, I’d be worried about his colostomy bag falling out. 2.5 Drew McIntyre doing continuous jobs (note: I disliked McIntyre in 2009 and 2010, simply because he was pushed hard out of the gate, and given a boring “I walk really slow with a menacing stare” gimmick, simply because McMahon had a hardon for him (in real life as well). When the crowd failed to care, McIntyre slips and falls down the card like a drunk off a seventh floor balcony, all because of McMahon’s unrealistic expectations. And they wonder why the fans won’t get behind anybody new, generally.) The crowd chanting “YOU STILL GOT IT” at Road Dogg. And by “got it”, they mean, “he’s able to do the four moves he did in the Attitude Era well without hurting himself.” I always knew St. Louis kept low standards (I’ve seen the Rams offense), but geez. Miz and Rhodes getting a pretty tame elimination at the hands of Big Show. If they’re going to last over forty minutes each, make sure they go out in style. (As Samuel L Jackson would say, he’ll die, but he ain’t going out like no sucka) 3.0 Daniel Bryan’s screaming celebration on the entrance stage (“YES! YES! YES!”), undoubtedly designed to annoy the fans who want to keep cheering for him (i.e. the WWE ‘pocket watch hypnosis’ heel turn: the fans will go along with it, even if they don’t want to! You are getting sleeeeepy; you want to BOO Daniel Bryan….) The fact that Ezekiel Jackson grew his hair in, and thus my friends and I can no longer refer to him as ‘Wrinklehead’. RIP Wrinkehead. 3.5 The delicious irony of WWE supporting SOPA, which is a bill meant to protect copyrights and intellectual property, but having no problem ripping off the Jurassic Park logo and modifying it to put on Brodus Clay’s ass. Hunico learning where his place on WWE’s pecking order is, via Kharma eliminating him. 4.0 The ref bump in the WWE Title match, which I don’t believe WWE has done in ages, but having 400 of them a year in TNA has scratched off the luster. 4.5 The endless fun that comes from watching the Rumble “By the Numbers” video package, viewing the part where the voiceover lady says two men have won at #1, and then the entire room laughs and goes “Yeah, Shawn Michaels and who else?” 5.0 Color coordination on the heel divas team (Las Bellas eres muy bonita en aqua). 5.5 David Arquette showing up in the “Be A Star” campaign video, which is tempered by WWE not listing “Former WCW Champion” beneath his name. 6.0 The crowd chanting “DANYULBRYIN”, in spite of the recent storyline developments that have turned Bryan from ‘heroic underdog’ to ‘cowardly egotist’. Primo and Epico’s music, which I got to hear twice. Good for driving to on warm days, even in a Buick Century (the Rolls Royce of Grandpa cars!) 6.5 The “AWESOME” oversized pillows to herald The Miz’s entrance. The “O” looks like it’d be comfy to lie in while reading a book. Cody Rhodes eliminating everybody over the age of forty. Each elimination should have been preceded with, “So, you don’t like my dad as a booker, eh?” 7.0 Mark Henry continuing to perform on a busted groin/leg, placing his name on the pantheon of toughest wrestlers ever (though it’ll be hard to beat the time “Dr. Death” Steve Williams split his head open, needed 108 stitches, and then came back out to work again later in the show). Kane snatching Cena with a goozle before Cena can even get “YOU CAN’T—“ out on his favorite trademark move. Randy Orton impressively throwing Big Show out in strongarm fashion. That certainly wasn’t easy, even if Show was cooperating. 7.5 Johnny Ace texting when he’s supposed to be officiating. No wonder he didn’t notice Gail Kim’s selfelimination from that one battle royal. My friends, when I explained that Camacho (Hunico’s gangbanger buddy) is the son of Haku. Stories of Haku mutilating people without giving a damn are legendary, and we’re hoping Camacho is just as cool. Then again, he could wind up being only 1/100th as cool as his father (see: Ted Dibiase Jr, David Hart Smith). Michael Cole being scared to death of Kharma, and allowing his fear to cause his elimination at the hands of Lawler and Booker. 8.0 Big Show hitting a superkick during the cage match, and a nice one too. Beth Phoenix pinning Kelly Kelly, as was meant to be. Beth violently smacking one of the Bella Twins to signify a tag, and then forcefully escorting her out of the ring like some female James Dalton with better teeth. Booker T calling Dolph Ziggler “Zig Zag Man”, which never fails to warm my heart. Miz gesturing to the WrestleMania logo while looking at Alex Riley, as if to say “Enjoy the preshow battle royal!” Jack Swagger nearly being decapitated by Big Show’s WMD punch. 8.5 CM Punk hooking Dolph Ziggler in an abdominal stretch, and then flicking sweat onto him as a means of demeaning him. It’s those little touches… CM Punk about killing Dolph Ziggler with a roundhouse kick. Johnny Ace cleanly counting a pinfall win for CM Punk and then clapping for him as a lastditch effort to save his job on Raw tonight. Cobra vs. Socko: when overpriced novelty wares cannot coexist! 9.0 Johnny Ace saying “Woo Woo Woo, You Know It” to Zack Ryder, complete with raspy monotone Johnny Ace wearing the Vince McMahon Memorial Sleeveless Referee Shirt… The St. Louis fans, united in their hatred of John Cena and his crippled, doofus guido sidekick, cheer Kane like he’s the consummation of a lab experiment that combined the DNA of Jesus Christ and Ricky Steamboat (who some MidAtlantic fans swear is the same person). CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler restoring order to a lackluster show with a tremendous wrestling match, even if it was shorter than their November 21 Raw classic. The pop Randy Orton got for his entrance. Orton may irk me, but insane crowd reactions make any show special. You could have 20,000 fans cheering a homeless man pissing on a dead rat and I’d be cheering along with em. Damn Stockholm Syndrome, damn mob mentality. 9.5 The Funkettes adding a bootysmoosh to their entrance while on the ring apron (cue “THAT’S NOT PG!)… Michael Cole’s face when he realized that Booker T (getting up to enter the Rumble) was doing commentary without pants on. 10.0 Dolph Ziggler countering CM Punk’s GTS with a fame asser. Ricardo Rodriguez mimicking Alberto Del Rio’s entrance, complete with bombedout Datsun. The best comedy characters play their roles to the max, and if Del Rio’s injury has done one thing, it’s allow Ricardo a chance to develop a cult following. And boy did Ricardo run with the ball. Kofi Kingston’s handstand to avoid elimination. John Morrison, you have been trumped. Kharma hitting Dolph Ziggler with the Implant Buster. In a company where Divas are currently treated as second class, one of your top heels taking the finisher of a strong woman is a positive sign. The entire final sequence of Jericho and Sheamus, as Y2J used every trick in the book to help make Sheamus (not always the most properly booked wrestler in his WWE tenure) look like a star. You can say Jericho should have won the Rumble, but he did for Sheamus what he does best: gets the most out of an opponent. Perhaps nobody in this business, other than Shawn Michaels, has made so many opponents look like a million bucks. Sheamus getting the decisive victory, as WWE shocked the audience in grand fashion. If you’re going to elevate a talent, REALLY elevate him. Giving him a couple of fluke World Title wins in 2009 and 2010 didn’t help him. This match, and it’s dramatic final sequence, are just the fuel that Sheamus needed. (Justin Henry is a freelance writer whose interests are rooted in NFL, MLB, NBA, wrestling, MMA, and entertainment. He can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/cynicjrh and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/notoriousjrh so check him out)

Buffalo Wild Wings to Drop WWE Pay-Per-View Broadcasts

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:27:53 -0500

It is being reported by numerous sources that Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant is to stop broadcasting WWE payperview events due to a price increase which has rose considerably from $200 to a whopping $700. The chain is finding such a rise hard to justify.

The 1,000'th RAW Location and Venue Announced

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:21:01 -0500

WWE annouced at last night's Royal Rumble that the presale for the 1,000th episode of WWE Monday Night RAW is HISTORY. The event will take place on July 23rd in St. Louis.

Road Dogg Announced for Florida Championship Wrestling

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:18:03 -0500

Florida Championship Wrestling announced Monday that Road Dogg will be heading down to the WWE developmental territory to appear at their event on Friday in Melbourne, Florida: WWE Legend Road Dogg will be appearing in Melbourne this Friday February 3rd! Florida Championship Wrestling is excited to return to the Melbourne Auditorium with this huge special guest. Melbourne fans will be treated to a special MeetandGreet and Autograph session with Road Dogg before the show. There are also 8 giant matches scheduled for this event – including FCW Divas action –and, each one of the FCW championship titles will be defended.

Hulk Hogan: How Much More Can He Do, His Back, More

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:17:03 -0500

Hulk Hogan spoke with CTV.ca to help promote TNA Impact Wrestling's Maximum Impact Tour. He had the following to say about his back and how much more he can do physically: How much longer he can compete: I'm done bro any time I get in there it's just a bonus, my days of being in the main event at Madison Square Garden and dropping the leg and having a five minute or 25 minute match are over. But anytime I can get in there it's because there's an opportunity to have fun or it's an opportunity where we need to do business or I just need to shake my tail feathers and come out of the zone I'm in, but anytime I'm in there is just a bonus, you know. A device in his back that helps with pain after eight back surgeries: It's an electric stim you know? If the pain in my back is too bad and it goes to my head, there's an electrical current that I can turn on that will cancel out any pain waves, it pretty much makes you so you don't feel the pain. It's not a drug, it's just electricity. I've got like a garage door controller with all these buttons on how intense I want to make it, my nipples stand on end if I want to! And my wiener stands straight. It's much better than Viagra!

New Programming Announced for WWE on YouTube

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:14:53 -0500

WWE will be relaunching their YouTube channel on Wednesday, February 1st and have released a list of the shows that will appear on the revamped channel: Superstar Toyz Outside The Ring Are You Serious? In Box Download Backstage Fallout WWE Presents... Z! True Long Island Story Santino's Foreign Exchange

SmackDown Star Getting A Renewed Push? Bourne Is Missed Backstage

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:12:23 -0500

There has been talk within WWE's inner circles about giving The Guyanese Goliath Ezekiel Jackson (former WWE Intercontinental Champion and final WWE Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion) a renewed push on Friday Night SmackDown. Fans may remember that Jackson was given a decent push throughout 2010 and 2011. It's being said that the recently suspended Evan Air Bourne is missed by his peers backstage and many hope that he can recover from his personal issues and come back better than ever. It's wellknown that Bourne has a good reputation for being a solid inring performer and a good person.

Plans for Kane/Cena, Update on Ryder, Christian and More

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:09:43 -0500

The Kane and John Cena storyline will recieve a big payoff angle at the Elimination Chamber payperview next month. WWE.com posted the following update on Zack Ryder's condition following the attack from Kane at last night's Royal Rumble PPV: The most worrisome aspect of that move [the tombstone piledriver] is a compression force to the cervical spine that does have the potential to fracture several vertebrae and render serious injury. We’ve taken him to the hospital as a precautionary measure, at which point in time we’ll get cervical spine Xrays and most likely a CAT scan to make sure that’s there’s been no significant damage. Christian was ready to return to the ring last night but WWE officials decided to keep him off the Royal Rumble payperview. WWE Royal Rumble PPV from Scottrade Center in St. Louis was officially sold out last night.

A John Cena/Royal Rumble Idea That Did Not Happen

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:08:23 -0500

WWE officials toyed with the idea of having John Cena win the 2012 WWE Royal Rumble Match, but the consequences would have been that he would have been forced to choose one match at WrestleMania 28. He could either challenge for a WWE World Championship, or go on with his scheduled match against Dwayne The Rock Johnson. (It's unknown what Cena would have chosen, but one would presume that he would have given up his World Title shot and faced The Rock, simply due to all the buildup and anticipation over his upcoming bout against The Rock.)

Mick Foley and Chris Jericho Comment Following Rumble

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:04:38 -0500

Mick Foley tweeted the following after his Royal Rumble return: Thanks for such positive RR feedback. I don't move too quickly these days, but being out there was a great experience! Bedtime plug next! Chris Jericho told his Twitter followers to Stop whining..... about his end of the world claims for the Royal Rumble.

Update On The Great Khali's WWE Status

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:02:37 -0500

Although former WWE World Heavyweight Champion The Great Khali has not been on television as of late, don't look for him to part ways with the company just yet. There has been discussion that Khali may be returning, if only for a short time, through the upcoming WrestleMania 28 payperview. Also, it's been reported over the past few months that Khali and WWE will maintain a good relationship whether or not he remains as an active wrestler on the roster.

Backstage Update On The Status of Mason Ryan

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:59:16 -0500

Look for Mason Ryan to make his return to WWE television sometime soon, as WWE officials are still keen on giving him a push. His lack of appearances on television as of late are somewhat of a mystery at the moment, but it is being reported that the reason why Ryan wasn't in the 2012 Royal Rumble was because WWE just didn't think there was an opportunity for him to look good from the match.

WWE Confirms Mike Tyson for Hall of Fame

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:51 -0500

WWE.com Press Release: Boxing legend and pop culture icon “Iron” Mike Tyson will be inducted into the WWE's 2012 Hall of Fame class on March 31 in Miami, WWE announced to major media markets throughout the nation Monday. Among the most decorated pugilists in history, Tyson established his place in WWE lore in 1998 when he served as a special “outside enforcer” for the WWE Championship main event of WrestleMania XIV between Shawn Michaels and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Long before his appearance on The Grandest Stage of Them All, however, Tyson made his name in boxing, initially taking the sport by storm in the 1980s. Within the first two years of his professional career, Tyson amassed a 220 record, winning 21 of those contests by knockout. In 1986, at age 20, “The Baddest Man on the Planet” captured the World Boxing Council title to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history – a distinction that stands today. The very next year he became the sport’s first Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion, winning the top prizes in both the World Boxing Association and the International Boxing Federation. Tyson’s first foray into sportsentertainment – a memorable appearance on Raw in January 1998 – produced one of the most indelibly chaotic scenes in WWE's history, as an icy staredown with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin dissolved into a wild pullapart brawl. Often credited with ushering in WWE’s Attitude Era, that incident led to Tyson’s involvement in the WrestleMania XIV main event between Austin and thenchampion Shawn Michaels. Although all signs heading into the championship bout suggested Tyson would align with Michaels, the boxing great defied expectations, counting the pinfall that made Austin a WWE Champion for the first time. When Michaels disputed the decision, “Iron Mike” floored The Showstopper with a knockout right. Upon his return to WWE in January 2010 as a special guest on Raw, Tyson officially competed for the first time in a WWE ring. Teaming with Chris Jericho against Michaels and his DGeneration X cohort, Triple H, Tyson surprised his teammate and revealed himself as an honorary member of DX. That night, it was Jericho who wound up on the wrong end of Tyson’s staggering punching power. In recent years, “The Baddest Man on the Planet” has emerged as a looming figure away from the squared circle, performing scenestealing cameos in The Hangover series in addition to running a clothing line and starring in a gaming app. The WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on March 31, the eve of WrestleMania XXVIII, at the American Airlines Arena. Alongside Tyson, WWE legends Edge, The Four Horsemen and Mil Mascaras have already been announced as inductees.

Backstage Scoop On Sheamus O'Shaunessy's Rumble Victory

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:57:07 -0500

WWE officials originally planned on having the recently returned Chris Jericho win the 2012 WWE Royal Rumble Match, but it was decided that Sheamus O'Shaunessy would be given the victory for several reasons. WWE officials are very high on The Celtic Warrior and feel that he presents himself the right way. They are planning on continuing his massive push on television. And another reason was because WWE was aware of the fact that their plans for Jericho had already been leaked onto the Internet, thus they wanted to surprise the fans, especially the Internet fans.

Mike Tyson To Be Inducted Into WWE Hall of Fame

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:26:35 -0500

TMZ is reporting that boxing legend Iron Mike Tyson will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year in their celebrity wing along with other celebrities already in the Hall of Fame, such as Drew Carey and Pete Rose. Mike Tyson has made a few appearances for WWE over the years. Back in 1998 he was involved in a storyline with Stone Cold Steve Austin and DGeneration X, and in 2010 Mike Tyson was a special guest host for WWE Monday Night Raw. The following is from Mike Tyson/TMZ: “I am honored to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. I was the youngest heavyweight champion of all time, but the most fun I ever had in the ring was with WWE.”

WWE Confirms Sheamus Does Not Have A Twitter Account

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:46:21 -0500

WWE has taken to their official Twitter page to officially confirm that Sheamus does not have a Twitter account. It appears as though people have been following an impostor, and WWE has responded by posting the following statement: Sheamus is not on Twitter. Please report any Superstar impostors on Twitter to @WWE or @WWEUniverse with hashtag #WWEImpostor. Thanks!

2012 WWE Royal Rumble Entrants and Eliminations

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:44:07 -0500

Credit: Paul Barkley 2012 WWE Royal Rumble stats: Order of Superstars: 1) The Miz 2) Alex Riley 3) RTruth 4) Cody Rhodes 5) Justin Gabriel 6) Primo 7) Mick Foley 8) Ricardo Rodriguez 9) Santino Marella 10) Epico 11) Kofi Kingston 12) Jerry Lawler 13) Ezekiel Jackson 14) Jinder Mahal 15) The Great Khali 16) Hunico 17) Booker T 18) Dolph Ziggler 19) “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan 20) Michael Cole 21) Kharma 22) Sheamus 23) Road Dogg 24) Jey Uso 25) Jack Swagger 26) Wade Barrett 27) David Otunga 28) Randy Orton 29) Chris Jericho 30) Big Show Order of eliminations and by who: 1) Alex Riley (by The Miz) 2) RTruth (by The Miz) 3) Primo (by Mick Foley) 4) Justin Gabriel (by Mick Foley & Ricardo Rodriguez) 5) Ricardo Rodriguez (by Santino Marella) 6) Epico (by Mick Foley) 7) Santino Marella (by Cody Rhodes) 8) Mick Foley (by Cody Rhodes) 9) Jerry Lawler (by Cody Rhodes) 10) Jinder Mahal (by The Great Khali) 11) Ezekiel Jackson (by The Great Khali) 12) “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan (by Cody Rhodes) 13) Booker T (by Cody Rhodes) 14) The Great Khali (by Cody Rhodes) 15) Michael Cole (by Kharma) 16) Hunico (by Kharma) 17) Kharma (by Dolph Ziggler) 18) Kofi Kingston (by Sheamus) 19) Road Dogg (by Wade Barrett) 20) Jey Uso (by Randy Orton) 21) Wade Barett (by Randy Orton) 22) David Otunga (by Chris Jericho) 23) Cody Rhodes (by Big Show) 24) Jack Swagger (by Big Show) 25) The Miz (by Big Show) 26) Dolph Ziggler (by Big Show) 27) Big Show (by Randy Orton) 28) Randy Orton (by Chris Jericho) 29) Chris Jericho (by Sheamus, winner)

WWE Royal Rumble News: Lawler/Cole/Booker, John Cena

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:03:25 -0500

At tonight's WWE Royal Rumble payperview event, announcers Michael Cole, Booker T, and Jerry The King Lawler took part in the 2012 Royal Rumble Match. Booker and Lawler were both eliminated by Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, while Cole was eliminated by the returning Kharma. In an interesting note, John Cena did not take part in tonight's Royal Rumble match.

Sheamus Wins 2012 WWE Royal Rumble Match

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:47:15 -0500

At tonight's WWE Royal Rumble payperview event, Sheamus emerged victorious in the 2012 Royal Rumble Match, last eliminating Chris Jericho. Sheamus will now advance to the main event of WrestleMania 28 and has earned a championship match. He may challenge for either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship, the choice will be up to him.

Road Dogg Returns At WWE Royal Rumble

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:26:40 -0500

ExWWE Tag Team Champion Road Dogg Jesse James took part as a surprise entrant in tonight's WWE Royal Rumble Match at tonight's Royal Rumble payperview event.

Kharma Returns At WWE Royal Rumble

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:23:48 -0500

WWE Diva Kharma made her return to the company as a surprise entrant in the 2012 Royal Rumble Match at tonight's Royal Rumble payperview event. During the match, Kharma eliminated Michael Cole and Hunico and hit Dolph Ziggler with the Implant Buster before being eliminated by Ziggler.

Hacksaw Jim Duggan Takes Part In WWE Royal Rumble Match

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:17:59 -0500

WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan took part as a surprise entrance in tonight's 2012 WWE Royal Rumble Match at the Royal Rumble payperview event. Duggan was the winner of the inaugural Royal Rumble Match 25 years ago.

The Great Khali Returns At WWE Royal Rumble

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:12:23 -0500

The Great Khali made his WWE return tonight as a surprise entrant in the 2012 Royal Rumble Match at the Royal Rumble payperview event. This marks Khali's first appearance on WWE television since September 2011.

"WWE on YouTube" Announced

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:41:10 -0500

During tonight's WWE Royal Rumble payperview event, it was announced that beginning this Wednesday, WWE and YouTube will be partnering up to show 9 special WWErelated original programs. This will be referred to as WWE on YouTube.

Two Bonus Matches Take Place Tonight At WWE Royal Rumble PPV

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:11:35 -0500

Two bonus matches took place at tonight's WWE Royal Rumble payperview event. The first was an 8Diva Tag Team Match pitting Kelly Kelly, Eve, Alicia Fox, and Tamina against The Bella Twins, Natalya, and Divas Champion Beth Phoenix, a match that Phoenix's team won. The second bonus match featured Drew McIntyre facing Brodus Clay, a match that Clay won.

WWE Royal Rumble 2012 Results (1/29)

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:50:29 -0500

Welcome to the 25th Anniversary of the Royal Rumble. We are live from St. Louis, Missouri and we kick things off with World Heavyweight Championship: Daniel Bryan vs Mark Henry vs Big Show Out first is Daniel Bryan. Mark Henry comes out next followed by Big Show. They show video highlight from Smackdown of Show bowling over AJ. Lilian Garcia makes the formal introductions. Bryan goes for the early escape but is cut off by Henry. Show mows Henry down and splashes him against the cage. Bryan again with quick escape cut off by Show. Show goes for WMD but Bryan moves out of the way and Show hits the cage. Bryan on the attack with kicks to Mark Henry. Bryan tries to escape through the door but Henry brings him back in. Headbutt by Henry, Henry runs into a boot from Big Show. Show tosses Bryan into the cage. Henry stepping on Bryan. Picks Bryan up and tosses him into the cage. Bryan with the 2 count on Henry. Show gets up clotheslines Bryan. Chokeslam by Show countered by Bryan. Bryan on the top rope hits a tornado DDT 2 count only. Bryan gets the LeBell Lock on but Henry breaks the hold. Henry picks Bryan up, Show with the knockout punch 2 count on Henry Bryan up the cage almost out but Show pulls him back in but Bryan hangs on. Bryan breaks the hold on his wrist and falls to the floor The winner and still World Heavyweight Champion: Daniel Bryan!!!! They show a promo for Elimination Chamber. The commentators throw to a profile on John Cena The Bellas & The Divas Of Doom vs Kelly Kelly, Eve, Alicia Fox & Tamina Natalya starts off with Tamina. Side headlock by Natalya. Tamina for a samoan drop countered by Natalya. Tamina tags Eve, Eve goes for a moonsault on Natalya. Natalya moves out of the way drives her into the corner. Tag to Beth and Beth drives elbows into Eve 2 count only. Nikki is tagged in chinlock on Eve. Clothesline ducked by Eve and Alicia is in now and Alicia stomping on Nikki in the corner. Bella moves out of one kick and stomping on Fox, choke on the ropes and an armbreaker. Chinlock by Nikki, Fox tags Kelly, Kelly with the flying headscissors. The divas are brawling on the outside meanwhile back in the ring Kelly on the top rope flying crossbody onto all the divas. Beth tags herself in and hits the Glam Slam on Kelly The winners of the match: The Divas Of Doom & The Bella Twins They show highlights from the Falls Count Anywhere Match on Raw between Kane And Zack Ryder Zack Ryder arrives in a wheelchair and Eve comes in and tells John Laurinaitis that she hopes he’s fired tomorrow night on RAW John Cena vs Kane John Cena comes out. Kane is out next and does his ringpost fire and Kane dominating early on in this match. Cena fighting back and he clotheslines Kane over the top rope. Kane back in control whipping Cena into the ringsteps but Cena reverses it and sends Kane careening over the steps. Back in the ring Cena looking for the AA but Kane overpowers him. Kane throwing punch after punch, stepping on Cena’s head. Reverse chinlock on Cena and Cena fights back with a knee. A slugfest and Cena off the ropes but Kane lands a throat thrust. Suplex by Kane and a 2 count. Cena powers out of another reverse chinlock and trades punches with Kane. Drop toehold by Cena going for the bulldog and Kane launches him across the ring. Clothesline by Kane. Kane going for the claw Cena blocking it and turns it into a crossface but Kane powers out. Clothesline off the top rope by Kane. Chokeslam by Kane ducked by Cena and Cena with the five moves of doom. Five knuckle shuffle and Kane makes him pay but 2 count only. Kane has Cena on the top rope, Cena knocks him down. Five knuckle shuffle from the top rope by Cena. Both Kane and Cena are outside and the referee counts to 10 This match ends in a double countout Post Match: The fight continues to the back. Kane breaks down Zack Ryder’s dressing room door and wheels him out to the ring and delivers a chokeslam as a horrified Eve looks on. Cena comes out and gets chokeslammed by Kane as well. We get a Cena Sucks chant from the crowd as the medics tend to Ryder. We see a Be A Star ad We then cut to a video package highlighting The Rock Brodus Clay vs Drew McIntyre Short match with Clay hitting his finisher then doing his dance after the match They showed video highlights of the PunkLaurinaitis feud WWE Championship: CM Punk vs Dolph Ziggler (w/John Laurinaitis as special guest referee) Laurinaitis said in the interest of fairness he will officiate the match from outside the ring. Dolph |iggler vame out followed by CM Punk. Justin Roberts does the formal introductions. Laurinaitis ejects Vickie Guerrero from ringside. Quick pin by Ziggler. Punk looking for an early GTS countered by Ziggler. Punk going for the Anaconda Vice but can’t lock it in. Test of strength, Punk locks in the abdominal stretch, mocking Ziggler and he bounces Ziggler off the top rope. Ziggler to the outside. Punk up to the top and Ziggler cuts him down. 2 count only by Ziggler, neckbreaker on Punk. Series of elbowdrops on Punk and a 1 count. Ziggler with a wear down hold on Punk and Punk counters with a back suplex. Punk and Ziggler trading kicks and punches. Ziggler with the sleeperhold but Punk locks the Anaconda Vice and Ziggler counters. Ziggler back to the sleeper. Punk flips him over, Ziggler with a dropkick and 2 count only. Punk catches Ziggler with a sit out power bomb but only a 2 count. High knee by Punk, neckbreaker by Punk. Shining Wizard by Punk and he follows up with the running bulldog, GTS, Ziggler counters, slingshot Punk up to the top, cross body, Ziggler reverses 2 count only. Punk with a punt to Ziggler’s head but only a 2 count. Punk delivers the flying elbow and 2 count which elicits a “Randy Savage” chant from the crowd. Referee takes a bump to the outside. Anaconda Vice and Ziggler’s tapping but Laurinaitis is checking on the other official. Roll up by Ziggler, reversal by Punk. Punk gets in Laurinaitis’ face, Ziggler from behind eats a GTS. GTS countered into a ZigZag 2 count on Ziggler. Zigzag countered into a slingshot into a GTS and Punk scores the pin. The winner of the match: CM Punk!!! Promo for WWE on YouTube Wrestlemania 28 Commercial “Rumble By The Numbers” Video Royal Rumble Miz is #1 entrant and says he’s going to win the Rumble and go on to main event Wrestlemania 28. #2 out is Alex Riley. Riley looks to the Wrestlemania sign and Miz and Riley exchange punches. Miz eliminates Riley and awaits #3 and it’s RTruth. Truth looking for the early elimination. Miz goes over the top rope but lands on the apron. Miz is back in going for the Skull Crushing Finale. Truth hits Miz and throws him over the top but Miz is still in and out comes #4 the Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes and he goes right after Truth. Double team on Truth. Truth backdrops Rhodes over the ropes, Rhodes on the apron still in the match. #5 The Capetown Werewolf Justin Gabriel sprinting down to the ring and right after Rhodes. STO on Truth and spinning heel kick to The Miz. Rhodes trying to eliminate Gabriel. #6 comes out and it’s Primo one half of the tag team champions. Miz eliminates RTruth and Truth pulls Miz out under the bottom ropes and hits the Little Jimmy on the outside. Primo and Gabriel pairing off and out comes #7 and it’s The Hardcore Legend Mick Foley. Foley going after Primo. Primo off the ropes and Foley sends him over the ropes, eliminating Primo. Mick Foley with the running knee to Rhodes. #8 Alberto Del Rio’s music hits and out comes Ricardo Rodriguez. Rodriguez goes after Rhodes. Rodriguez and Foley throw Gabriel out. Out next at #9 is Santino and him and Ricardo pair off as Foley looks on. Rodriguez us eliminated by Marella. Socko and Cobra face off. Out next at #10 is Epico and Foley stuffs Socko in Epico’s mouth eliminating him. Rhodes eliminates Santino. Foley is eliminated and #11 Kofi comes out and does a highflying spot off the ropes on both Miz and Rhodes. #12 entrant is Jerry Lawler and Rhodes and Miz double team Lawler but Lawler takes both of them down. Lawler with the fistdrop off the second turnbuckle but Rhodes eliminates Lawler. Unlucky #13 Ezekiel Jackson is out and he hits Kofi with the big clothesline dominating all three opponents. Side slam by Jackson onto Kingston. #14 Jinder Mahal slowly makes his way down. Mahal goes after Jackson. #15 It’s the return of The Great Khali and Khali goes after his “brother in law” Jinder Mahal and Khali eliminates Mahal and Khali clotheslines Jackson over the ropes. #16 brings out Hunico and Hunico going after Khali and Rhodes. #17 entrant is Booker T and he goes right after Cody Rhodes and then faces off with Khali. Kingston almost eliminated but he did a handstand and walked all the way to the ringsteps. #18 brings out Dolph Ziggler. #19 the winner of the very first Royal Rumble, Hacksaw Jim Duggan comes out and he goes after Cody Rhodes and Hunico. He does his trademark HOOOO!!!! and USA chant. Rhodes off the ropes and he eliminates Duggan. Cody eliminates Booker and Khali and #20 brings Michael Cole out of the commentator’s chair. Cole jumping around and #21 brings out the returning Kharma and she goes right after Michael Cole and Booker chops Cole’s off the ring apron and he’s eliminated. Hunico charges and Kharma eliminates him. Ziggler from behind eliminates Kharma. #22 The Celtic Warrior comes out and clotheslines everyone. Sheamus eliminates Kofi Kingston. Cody and Miz both recipients of Sheamus’ “Fiery Red Hand” #23 brings out the Road Dogg Jesse James and he takes down Cody and Miz. The crowd starts a “You Still Got It” chant. #24 brings out one half of the Uso Brothers, Jey Uso. #25 Jack Swagger comes out and it’s Swagger & Sheamus. #26 Wade Barett and he goes after Sheamus and Road Dogg is gone. Lucky #27 goes to David Otunga. #28 is St. Louis’ own Randy Orton and he goes after Barrett. Double DDT on Rhodes and Ziggler. Orton eliminates Jey Uso and RKO to Barrett and Barrett is eliminated. The lights go out and #29 comes out to the ring Chris Jericho and he attacks everyone. Otunga is out, The final entrant goes to Big Show. Sheamus eliminates Swagger. Show grabs Miz and Rhodes by the neck and dumps them over the top rope. He dumps Ziggler and now down to the final four Randy Orton, Big Show, Chris Jericho and Sheamus. Chokeslam to Jericho. Orton hits an RKO to Big Show. Orton eliminates Big Show, Orton eliminated by Jericho. It’s down to Jericho and Sheamus. Jericho goes for the bulldog Sheamus hangs him over the top rope trying to eliminate him. Sheamus hits The Irish Curse. Celtic Cross but Jericho hangs on. Brogue Kick countered by Jericho. Walls Of Jericho on Sheamus. Jericho avoids elimination both Sheamus and Jericho on the top rope. They both fall and Jericho hits The Code Breaker. Code Breaker but Sheamus counters goes for the Brogue Kick, Jericho avoids elimination a second time but the second time Sheamus connects and kicks Jericho off the apron. The winner of the Royal Rumble: Sheamus!!!! End Show

Royal Rumble Rumor: Former Attitude Era Star Returning

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:23:29 -0500

The latest Royal Rumble match rumor suggests that The Road Dogg Jesse James, a former member of DGeneration X and the tag team partner of Billy Gunn (New Age Outlaws) will return as a Royal Rumble match entrant. James left company in early 2001 and returned in 2011 as WWE agent and producer. James made a WWE television appearance on the December 12 to present the Slammy Award for Pipebomb of the Year. Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Mick Foley are also said to be a lock for the match.

Royal Rumble Rumor: Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Returning

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:15:52 -0500

PRWrestling.com is reporting that former WWE Superstar Carlito may possibly return at the WWE Royal Rumble payperview tonight. The report notes that Carlos Colon indicated his son Carlito would return to WWE at the Royal Rumble, when Carlos was asked by fans at the WrestleReunion convention in Los Angeles. On May 21, Carltio was released due to a violation of the WWE Wellness Program and refusal to attend a rehabilitation facility for a reported addiction to pain killers.

Two Possible Royal Rumble Entrants

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:58:56 -0500

Former WWE Superstar Eugene (Nick Dinsmore) wrote on Twitter that he was headed to the Royal Rumble event today, Guess who is packing for a flight and the Royal Rumble is tomorrow????. No word on if he intends to watch the event as a fan or be apart of the event in some manner. 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan has cancelled a scheduled independent appearance for tonight and no official reason is being given at this time. The rumor is Duggan will appear during tonight's Royal Rumble match. Duggan was the very first Royal Rumble winner in 1988.

WWE Supershow Results (1/28) Evansville, Indiana

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:34:48 -0500

The Bella Twins were special guest ring announcers for the evening at this live event from Evansville, Indiana which produced the following results 1) Sheamus d. Jinder Mahal This was a longer match than the standard Smackdown squash match these two have had. The crowd was hot for the Celtic Warrior in this match. Sheamus hit The Brogue Kick for the easy win 2) RTruth d. Jack Swagger Swagger garnered heat from the crowd as the match wore on until Truth hit his finisher to pick up the win 3) Divas Title: Beth Phoenix d. Eve Eve hit her backflip and set up for the moonsault. Phoenix knocked her off the top rope and hit The Glam Slam to get the win and retain her title. 4) Ryback d. Santino Marella Squash match. The crowd ate up Santino's comedy bit. Ryback picked up the victory with a modified backdrop Chris Jericho came out. David Otunga ordered him to remove his jacket. Jericho refused and locked Otunga in The Walls Of Jericho. Then shushed the crowd and uttered the same line he did on Raw. 5) Randy Orton d. Wade Barrett Solid match with Orton hitting all his signature moves including the RKO to pick up the win 6) Intercontinental Title: Cody Rhodes d. Justin Gabriel Good back and forth match with Rhodes hitting the Cross Rhodes to pick up the win 7) Big Show d. Daniel Bryan Show beat Bryan by DQ. Bryan spent most of the match running away from show screaming World Heavyweight Champion. Bryan with a top rope move but eats a knockout punch. Jinder Mahal and Wade Barrett run in to attack Show but get a double chokeslam 8) John Cena d. Kane Kane took a chair to Cena's gut to earn him a DQ

Details on Tonight's WNS Royal Rumble Coverage

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:31:55 -0500

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Mark Henry's Royal Rumble Status

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:54:56 -0500

Mark Henry is still scheduled for the World Heavyweight Championship Cage Match at tonight’s Royal Rumble. Henry is believed to have suffered a hyperextended knee at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings in Tucson, Arizona. As a precation Henry was removed from last night’s WWE Supershow.

Jerry Lawler Predicts Royal Rumble Winner

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:50:35 -0500

In a short interview with the Wrestling's Marks of Excellence radio show, WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler predicts Sheamus to win tonight's WWE Royal Rumble event. You can watch the video below:

Tonight's WWE Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View Card

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:47:29 -0500

Below is the scheduled card for tonight's WWE Royal Rumble payperview live from St. Louis. 30Man Royal Rumble Match The Miz will enter as #1 WWE Championship Match Dolph Ziggler vs. CM Punk Special Referee John Laurinaitis Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship Mark Henry vs. Big Show vs. Daniel Bryan John Cena vs. Kane REMINDER: Join us at 8pm EST for live PPV coverage!

VIDEO: Watch This Week's WWE NXT Here (1/25)

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:26:10 -0500

Embedded in the video is the 1/25 edition of WWE NXT, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel.

Hulk Hogan Says Andre The Giant Scared Him

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:23:29 -0500

TNA personality, Hulk Hogan took part in a fiveminute interview with BBC, discussing how much of wrestling is choreographed, his iconic look, and much more. In response to being asked if he’s ever been scared about getting into the ring, Hogan says: “Yeah, I’ve been really scared – Andre the Giant. Andre the Giant beat me up for the first eight years every day and I used to puke on the way to the ring before I got to the building, I was so nervous. Then we became friends, and after eight years, he started to like me.” Click here to read the full interview, in it's entirety.

David Otunga Discusses His Most Recent Legal Victory In Court

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:19:26 -0500

WWE.com has an article on it's website, where WWE superstar, David Otunga reveals more about his legal past in the following excerpts: “I actually worked as a full time trial lawyer in Boston while in my third year at Harvard Law School. Most people couldn’t have handled trying to graduate from the most prestigious law school in the world while trying cases full time, but I’m obviously not most people.’ “I don’t have time for a full caseload because I’m a globally recognizable WWE Superstar and Official Legal Counsel to Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and Interim Raw General Manager, Mr. John Laurinaitis. But I like to stay sharp.” “I’ve tried twenty cases and I’ve won them all. I have a perfect record. What else would you expect from someone like me?” Click here to read the full article, for yourself, in it's entirety.

Jim Ross Reveals His Pick To Win Royal Rumble

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:16:26 -0500

Jim Ross wrote a new blog entry, that is available on his official website. Below is his pick for tonight's Royal Rumble match: The most likely winners include Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Wade Barrett or someone completely off the radar at this time. I picked Orton a week or so ago and will stick with that pick even though I’d not bet any JR’s BBQ Sauce on that ’guess.’ Click here to read JR’s latest blog in its entirety. Ross, also predicts who he thinks will go over in the other advertised matches during tonight's payperview.

Booker T Reveals His Pick To Win Royal Rumble

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:12:01 -0500

The Miami Herald has a new interview with current WWE Friday Night Smackdown announcer, Booker T. Booker T talks about his career as a wrestler and an announcer, the Royal Rumble, and more. “It’s not a good feeling. It’s like a lump in the bottom of your stomach when your feet hit the floor, because that was your shot. A lot of guys that may be their only shot of getting a World championship, a WWE title shot. I’ve been lucky to capture it six times. I put myself in great position outside the Royal Rumble, because I never won the Royal Rumble. That’s why I say it’s so hard to do. You’ve got to put yourself in the right position. Twentynine superstars will leave there heart broken, and one guy’s gonna win it. My pick is from SmackDown, Sheamus, the Celtic Warrior. He’s been on fire.” Click here to read the full interview, in it's entirety, for yourself.

The Miz Wants To Wrestle LeBron James

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:07:43 -0500

Metro.co.uk released a new online question and answer series with WWE superstar, The Miz to promote Sunday night’s Royal Rumble payperview. The Miz, obviously answered all of the questions, incharacter, he responded to one saying that he would want to wrestle NBA superstar, LeBron James at Wrestlemania. If you had to face anyone at Wrestlemania, past or present, dead or alive, who would it be? LeBron James. I’m from Cleveland, Ohio. LeBron said he was going to bring an NBA Championship to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland suck at most sports, but finally we had this basketball savior, and what does he do? Backstabs us and goes to Miami Heat! Miami is where Wrestlemania will be, so I’d like to face him. Click here to read the article, for yourself, in its entirety.

Daniel Bryan Discusses His Best WWE Match & More

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:03:46 -0500

Marvel Comics posted a new interview with current WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan, where he comments on several topics including: which superheroes he thinks he could make tap out, his best match in WWE and much more. “It’s a great feeling. You know, when you’re one of the smaller guys on the roster, you have to do more to stand out. When you’re a bit bigger, people expect you to have power and you can use that to your advantage. It’s a really awesome feeling that fans have latched on to me as an entertainer and want me to still be champion. I’ve got my own style and people really seem to like that. Plus, I’m not the only one my size who has held the title; I have to give a shout out to Rey Mysterio.” Best match in WWE? “Actually, if you had asked me this question a few weeks ago, I’d have a different answer for you. I actually wrestled William Regal on an episode of WWE Superstars, and it is without a doubt one of my best matches that I’ve ever wrestled. He was a huge mentor for me during my career, and to be able to have a match with him and have it go over so well was really rewarding.” Dream opponent at WrestleMania? “It would have to be Mr. WrestleMania himself, Shawn Michaels. The guy has not had a bad WrestleMania yet and I think we’d have a really entertaining match that fans could get behind. I also spent a lot of time under his wing, training and again, like with Regal, I think we’d put on a great match.” Click here to read the full interview, in it's entirety, for yourself

VIDEO: Royal Rumble Match Statistics: 2012 edition

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:58:23 -0500

Royal Rumble Match Statistics: 2012 edition, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel

TNA Impact Wrestling Spoilers 2/2 & 2/9 From London, Wembley Arena

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:21:14 -0500

CREDIT: TheTurnbucklePost.com February 2 Robert Roode kicks off Impact Wrestling with a promo. He says Jeff Hardy will not be seen again after last week. Sting hits the ring and announces Robert Roode vs. Bully Ray vs. James Storm vs. Jeff Hardy at Against All Odds next month. 1. Samoa Joe and Magnus beat Matt Morgan and Crimson in a Buckingham Brawl. There was a coin toss at the start of the match to determine which team had to tag and which team could use Tornado rules. Joe and Magnus won the toss. Magnus won the match by pinning Matt Morgan. 2. Austin Aries beat Mark Haskins. Aries won via submission. 3. Robert Roode beat James Storm. Roode nailed Storm with a Spear and won the match. Bully Ray interfered without the referee seeing. Postmatch, Bully Ray nailed Storm with the title belt. Sting runs down and makes the save to chase off Bully and Roode. Eric Bischoff hits the ring and calls out Garrett. Garrett will reveal his trainer later. The crowd are all over this segment with ‘BORING’ and ‘F**K OFF BISCHOFF’ chants. 4. (Nontitle) Tara beat Gail Kim. Tara beat Kim with a Widow’s Peak after Madison Rayne botched her interference. 5. James Storm beat Bully Ray. Robert Roode and Sting were both ringside. Sting was ringside with a cricket bat! Storm won with a Last Call Superkick on Bully. Garrett Bischoff comes out to reveal his trainer. Eric interrupts him and brings Gunner with him. Garrett then reveals Hulk Hogan as his trainer! Hogan nailed Gunner and was going to beat up Eric, but Gunner pulled Eric away and they fled. Crowd went nuts for Hogan. 6. Christopher Daniels beat AJ Styles. Kazarian was ringside with Daniels and passed him some brass knuckles. Daniels nailed him with the knucks to get the win. February 9 Bully Ray hits the ring and calls out Robert Roode. Bully and Roode argue about having each others backs. Sting hits the ring with his cricket bat and announces himself to be the special guest enforcer for the PPV match! Sting also reveals a main event tag match: Bully and Roode vs. James Storm and Sting! 1. (Nontitle) Alex Shelley beats Alex Shelley and Doug Williams. Shelley pinned Aries to get the win after hitting with Sliced Bread. Williams did land his rolling German suplex (Chaos Theory) in the match which pleased the crowd. Samoa Joe and Magnus cut a promo about how they will win the Tag Team Championship at Against All Odds. Magnus and Joe are both over with the crowd and Magnus claims at one point ‘This Is England!’ Crimson and Matt Morgan hit the ring and give the number 1 contenders a quick beat down. Joe and Magnus manage to escape without too much damage. 2. Velvet Sky beat Mickie James. Sky beat James with a rollup. Garrett Bischoff hit the ring with his trainer Hulk Hogan. Hogan asked the fans to show Garrett some support, but he was interrupted by Eric Bischoff and Gunner. Eric asks Hogan what right he has to get involved and Hogan tells Eric it’s about doing the right thing. Hogan has spoken with Sting and at Against All Odds, Garrett will face Gunner. A brawl ensues and Eric hits Hogan with a low blow! As Gunner is beating down on Garrett, Hogan recovers and clears house. Garrett finishes the segment by nailing his Dad. 3. Main Event: Sting and James Storm beat Robert Roode and Bully Ray. The London crowd loved Sting and there were a lot of ‘You’re a Legend’ chants. Live notes 1. Professional cyclist Mark Cavendish was in attendance at the event. 2. There were fans chanting ‘We Want EY’. Eric Young was not in attendance. 3. The London crowd loved Samoa Joe. 4. Garrett Bischoff was heavily booed, so it’ll be interesting to see how it appears on TV. 5. Mark Haskins looks like he may have suffered a concussion in his match. He missed a Shooting Star Press.

The Rock Scheduled for February RAW Appearance

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:20:49 -0500

The Rock has been announced for the February 27, WWE RAW event in Portland, Oregon. The Rock is also due to appear on three shows in March leading into WrestleMania 28.

TNA Ring Ka King Launches Tonight in India

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:17:31 -0500

TNA Wrestling's expansion into the Indian market will debut tonight with Ring Ka King which will air Saturdays and Sundays for the next several months. A tournament to determine the promotion's new champion will open tonight's show. Those with an interest in the US can watch the show on Dish Network's international package.

VIDEO: New Z! True Long Island Story Episode (50!!!)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:28:12 -0500

There are many landmark achievements in entertainment that are as memorable as they are bittersweet. The crippling of Batman by Bane in Knightfall. The end of SpiderMan's marriage by Mephisto in One More Day. While Zack Ryder is understandably absent from his landmark 50th episode, this doesn't make the episode as somber as the aforementioned events. The Big O guest hosts the episode, which features The Party Starter Curt Hawkins, a Royal Rumble skit featuring Ryder against 30 plush wrestling figures, another amazing segment of Ask The Heel, and a major announcement regarding Z!TLIS. Watch the video RIGHT HERE!

Hulk Hogan Reveals What Makes his Wiener Stand to Attention

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:10:59 -0500

In an interview with SportsVibe.co.uk, Hulk Hogan discussed the battery pack that he uses to help aid and control the pain in his back. He reveals how it can even stimulate his nipples and wiener! It's an electric stim you know? If the pain in my back is too bad and it goes to my head, there's an electrical current that I can turn on that will cancel out any pain waves; it pretty much makes you so you don't feel the pain. It's not a drug, it's just electricity. I've got like a garage door controller with all these buttons on how intense I want to make it, my nipples stand on end if I want to! And my wiener stands straight. It's much better than Viagra!

Possible Royal Rumble Spoiler; WWE Legend Appearing?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:59:54 -0500

WWE legend Jim Duggan might be a surprise entrant in Sunday's WWE Royal Rumble match following the cancellation of a scheduled appearance for the GCW promotion in Addis, La.. Those associated with GCW are noting reasons can't be released at this time.

WNS Debate: Who Will Win This Sunday's Royal Rumble Match?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:29:31 -0500

This Sunday night is the 25th anniversary of World Wrestling Entertainment's Royal Rumble match! This 30man overthetoprope elimination match guarantees the winner of the Rumble a main event match at WrestleMania against the World Champion of his choice, either Monday Night Raw's WWE Champion or Friday Night SmackDown's World Heavyweight Champion. Not much more to say! We all know the story of the Royal Rumble! So let's get down to business: Who is going to win the 2012 WWE Royal Rumble match and go on to challenge a WWE World Champion at WrestleMania? Could it be The Funkasaurus Brodus Clay? Could it be the current Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes? A lesserknown WWE Superstar such as Tyler Reks or Curt Hawkins? Perhaps a legend from the past such as Mick Foley? There are 30 possible outcomes! WHO WILL WIN THE ROYAL RUMBLE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT? LET THIS DEBATE BEGIN!

VIDEO: CM Punk Interview: Future In MMA Fighting? Royal Rumble, More

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:18:32 -0500

WWE Champion CM Punk recently spoke with Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com going into this weekend's Royal Rumble payperview. The video and a few highlights are below: * Punk says he removed himself from appearing at the UFC event with Chael Sonnen in Chicago this weekend and didn't want to overshadow the main event. * Punk says he would like to maybe give MMA a try. * He says he will not be in the 30man Royal Rumble match but put over Dolph Ziggler and says he is looking forward to making that match more entertaining than the Rumble. * Punk joked about rumors of Chris Jericho, Triple H and The Undertaker being WrestleMania 28 opponents. CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS VIDEO AT MMAFIGHTING.COM

Harry Smith Interview: WWE, Ring Ka King, MMA Fighting, More

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:08:04 -0500

Former WWE Superstar David Hart Smith recently spoke with Slam Wrestling. Here are a few highlights: Staying busy since leaving WWE: That is certainly a very accurate statement. I've been more busy now than my last 6 months to year with WWE. I usually train during the week with strength and conditioning in the morning, or running. Then at night is kickboxing, wrestling, or jiu jitsu. Sometimes all three in the day. Then on the weekends it's shows or overseas trips to Japan or India It's been a lot of hard work, but great! TNA's Ring Ka King in India and Chavo Guerrero: Ring Ka King was a good experience. Teaming with Chavo was great, both being apart of wrestling families, I think we had good chemistry and formed a good team. My first tour of India I came home and got sick, and this tour I got food poisoning. The Indian people are so friendly and have great hearts, but the food and surroundings I'm not so sure about. Holding several titles on the independent scene: I guess you could say it is a form of redemption. WWE never did give me a full and fair chance. Even when Tyson Kidd and I were tag team champions, everything we were involved in was sort of meant to not get over. I felt more times then not, we looked like a couple of cowards hiding behind Uncle Bret (Hart). I think WWE missed out on a big chance to make money with me, with my families name in Canada, and the UK too. Now, I'm champion in several promotions, doing mixed martial arts, more busy now than ever. So it's WWE's loss, not mine. Doing MMA: Yes I like to use a variety of submission holds and suplexes I've learned from Billy Robinson and Josh Barnett in my pro wrestling. Mixed martial arts could very well be a new career for me actually. I don't want to take any chances though, so I want to make sure my skills are 100 per cent there. There's a lot of great fighters out there, and with my name and being a pro wrestler once I start taking fights I'm going have a lot of heavyweights wanting to take me on. So once I start I have to 100 per cent ready. It's going to take some more time though. I'd say on average to learn mixed martial arts good, you need 2 years of training. Striking, grappling, wrestling, conditioning, strength etc. Everything has to become second nature. Like Billy Robinson says 'If you think about doing a move when your shooting you've missed it, and it's too late.'

Mark Henry Injured Again At This Week's Smackdown Tapings

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:08:20 -0500

PWInsider.com is reporting that former World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry suffered what is believed to be a hyperextended knee at this week's Smakcdown tapings. The injury occurred when Henry was throwing a punch, and his knee moved forward before he completely planted his foot. Henry had been working through a groin injury over the past few weeks. The finish of Smackdown had to be changed on the fly due to the injury. Originally, Daniel Bryan was going to attack Big Show with a chair after Show got Henry down. Henry would then make a comeback, chokeslam Bryan and leave him in the ring. The show would of ended with Henry splashing Bryan, leaving his ability to defend his championship in doubt on Sunday. When more information is available, we'll pass it along.

News on TNA Star Rob Van Dam

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:50:50 -0500

TNA star Rob Van Dam is scheduled to compete in India on February 18, but not for TNA's Ring Ka King Indian promotion. The former TNA, WWE, and ECW World Champion will be competing for the EPW promotion, with the permission of TNA Impact Wrestling.

Reaction To Ric Flair/Four Horsemen WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Announcement

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:13:17 -0500

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Ric Flair was actually informed of the impending induction of the Four Horsemen into the WWE Hall of Fame this year after receiving a telephone call from Triple H; however, the Impact Wrestling tapings that Flair was at had already concluded by the time the initial video announcement aired on WWE RAW SuperShow. Flair and a number of other TNA crew were at a bar watching the Alabama vs. LSU football game when Flair received a text message from WWE Talent Relations EVP John Laurinaitis informing him when the video would be airing. Upon viewing it, Flair was in tears as he told his fellow TNA coworkers that he was happy for the other Horsemen being inducted, then vowed that he would be in attendance at the induction ceremony alongside them. Flair also stated that he knew he may catch heat from TNA management about his intentions. As of this report, Flair is still expected to appear at the ceremony.

THIS DAY IN WRESTLING HISTORY: January 26.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:08:56 -0500

January 26, 1987. Sundome, Tampa, Florida. The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeat The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship. Manager Jimmy Hart knocked out Dynamite (who was injured and couldn't wrestle) with his megaphone before the match, and heel referee Danny Davis paid no attention to the Hart Foundation illegally double teaming Smith before counting the pin following a Hart Attack. This ended the Bulldogs' only WWF World Tag Team Title run, and was Bret Hart's first WWF championship of any kind. As a result of the match, WWF President Jack Tunney stripped Davis of his referee duties. That same night, Davis was approached by manager Jimmy Hart about joining his stable of wrestlers. Davis joined up with Jimmy Hart and the Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) and became Dangerous Danny Davis.

Hulk Hogan Explains Why He Turned Down Lead Role For "The Wrestler"

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:02:46 -0500

During a recent interview with Digital Spy, Hulk Hogan stated that he was originally given the script for the film The Wrestler, but turned down the lead role, saying simply that he wasn't right for the movie. Hogan further said: When the script for The Wrestler kept coming to me I said, 'This movie is so good if you put me in the film as a wrestler people are going to say, No credibility, Hulk Hogan isn't a good actor, whatever Hollywood thinks of me'. As soon as they put Mickey Rourke in there I knew it had a chance, and he did such a great, great job it relit his career.

TNA Announces Dates For 2013 Tour Of United Kingdom

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:30:04 -0500

TNA has annoucned the following dates for their tour of the United Kingdom in 2013. Ticket information will be released this coming March or April: January 23: Glasgow Braehead Arena; Glasgow, Scotland January 24: Nottingham Capital FM Arena; Nottingham, England January 25: Manchester Arena; Manchester, England January 26: London Wembley Arena; London, England

Change In Venues For Two WWE PPV Events; Updated Schedule Inside

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:17:14 -0500

WWE has updated their payperview schedule for 2012, and it looks like a change in venue is taking place with two events. The annual WWE Survivor Series payperview event is now being listed to take place in Phoenix, Arizona, while the WWE Bragging Rights payperview event will now take place in Memphis, Tennessee. Below is the updated WWE PPV schedule for 2012: * Royal Rumble – January 29th – St. Louis, Missouri * Elimination Chamber – February 19th – Milwaukee, Wisconsin * WrestleMania 28 – April 1st – Miami, Florida * Extreme Rules – April 29th – Chicago, Illinois * Over The Limit – May 20th – Raleigh, North Carolina * Fatal 4 Way – June 17th – Toronto, Ontario, Canada * TLC – July 15th – Las Vegas, Nevada * SummerSlam – August 19th – Los Angeles, California * Night of Champions – September 23rd – Dallas, Texas * Hell in a Cell – October 28th – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Survivor Series – November 18th – Phoenix, Arizona * Bragging Rights – December 16th – Memphis, Tennessee

Tentative Card For WWE WrestleMania 28 Released

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:13:59 -0500

Below is the tentative card for WWE WrestleMania 28 based on early talk within the company: John Cena vs. The Rock (confirmed) CM Punk (c) vs. Chris Jericho (WWE Championship Match) The Undertaker vs. Triple H Big Show vs. Shaquille O'Neal Divas Match Money in the Bank Lader Match World Heavyweight Championship Match As always, the card is subject to (and more than likely will) change as time passes.

Hulk Hogan Says WWE Hall Of Fame Is Missing Top Name

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:09:36 -0500

During a recent interview with TalkSport.co.uk, Hulk Hogan commented that Macho Man Randy Savage was a top name missing from this year's WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony. To read the full interview, click here.

WWE '12 News: DLC/Patch Release Date Announced, "Make Good DLC" Superstar Revealed

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:04:43 -0500

THQ's Cory Ledesma has announced that the planned patch for the WWE '12 video game will be released next Monday, January 30th, while the Legends DLC Pack (containing Batista, Mick Foley, Randy Savage, and Brodus Clay) and the make good DLC content will be released next Tuesday, January 31st (gamers in Europe will be able to access the content on February 1st). It has also been revealed that the make good DLC character is Masked Kane from the WWE's Attitude Era. Ledesma has stated that Masked Kane will be free to download the first two weeks of its release, but did not elaborate on how much it would cost once the twoweek time period expired. If you recall, it was heavily rumored that Masked Kane would be the make good DLC content previously. Regarding the current Masked Kane character, Ledesma had the following to say: Although we would love to include the latest masked Kane, the date of his debut and our model creation timelines made it impossible to include him in this pack. Please enjoy the latest addition to your roster, courtesy of THQ, and make sure Attitude Era Kane gives the rest of your roster hell! To read all the details about what the patch will fix, as well as view ingame photos of the Masked Kane DLC, click here.

Dolph Ziggler Speaks About His Rise To The Top of WWE

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:44:31 -0500

WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler spoke with the Evansville Courier & Press to promote this weekend's WWE Supershow there. Here are the highlights: Becoming WWE Champion at the Royal Rumble: I think I'm in the best shape of my life, I think I look like a million bucks, I think if anyone were to represent this company as WWE champion, I don't think I can think of a better person who has been carved and cut out of stone to actually fit this bill. I feel I'm the best wrestler right now in the WWE. I'm planning on beating CM Punk this Sunday, taking the WWE championship. And you know what? I'm going to make him give me his shirt that says 'Best in the World' afterwards, too. His rise to the top in WWE: It's been a slow, gradual build that they've started to realize I'm one of their goto guys. I'm going to continue to build on that and be their absolute goto guy. I want this championship, and I want to hang on to it for a very long time.

WNS Debate: Modern PG Era or Attitude Era?

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:37:10 -0500

In just a few short months, two of the biggest Superstars in WWE history will collide at World Wrestling Entertainment's 28th WrestleMania payperview. John Cena, representing WWE's modern era and current generation, will take on Dwayne The Rock Johnson, who was one of the leaders and pioneers of WWE's Attitude Era from the late 1990s and early 2000s. There are a lot of John Cena fans in the world today. There are also a lot of John Cena haters in the world today. Most fans loved The Rock during his WWE career, but many have also called him a sellout due to his lack of commitment to WWE since his departure in 2004. However, this particular debate is not just about John Cena and Dwayne The Rock Johnson. This debate is about two separate and very different eras in WWE history. So let's get right down to the point: Which do you like better? Were you a fan of WWE back in the day, or are you a fan of WWE in the modern times with Superstars like John Cena, Randy Orton, The Miz, and Sheamus O'Shaunessy leading the way? MODERN PG ERA OR ATTITUDE ERA? LET THIS DEBATE BEGIN! CLICK HERE TO JOIN THIS DEBATE ON FACEBOOK!

What Is Jeff Hardy's Reputation Backstage In TNA Right Now?

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:26:38 -0500

Fans of Jeff Hardy will be pleased (and critics of Jeff Hardy may be surprised) to hear that as of right now, Jeff Hardy is earning himself a very good reputation backstage in Total Nonstop Action Impact Wrestling. It really does appear as though Jeff Hardy has finally learned his lesson. Hardy has been described as being totally clean and sober, as well as clearheaded. He's been described as being a totally different and better person now.

Shawn Michaels Gives Advice To Superstars Competing in Royal Rumble Match

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:22:31 -0500

WWE.com has a new interview with WWE Hall of Famer, Shawn Michaels, where he gives advice to current superstar, The Miz, advice as he enters this Sunday’s Royal Rumble first. Michaels, was the first wrestler to win the Royal Rumble match from the #1 spot back in 1995, talks about his mindset while competing before offering the following to The Miz: In the Rumble, everybody is your potential friend and your potential enemy. You make alliances that you wouldn’t normally make, and you stab anybody in the back that you want to stab in the back. [The Royal Rumble Match is] the epitome of every man for himself and being thrown in the shark tank – which is the thing that’s so phenomenal about it. You see alliances that you never thought you would, and at the same time you see some pretty serious betrayals that you didn’t see coming. Only one guy can be standing there. Pride and all of those things get thrown out the window, and you do whatever you’ve got to do to win. Miz is a sleazy enough dude – that fits him – so I think that’s gonna be his strength. You have to appreciate a guy that causes you to look at yourself and call into question those attributes that you want to pretend you don’t have. In desperate situations, we all have them to some degree. Click here to view the full interview, for yourself, in it's entirety.

Former WWE Superstar Returning to Sunday's Royal Rumble?

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:18:08 -0500

WWE superstar, Wade Barrett wrote the following on his official Twitter account, Wednesday: Just heard from my good pal Papa Shango. He tells me he has one of the guest spots in this year's Royal Rumble match. Great news.

Major WWE PPV to Broadcast In 3D?, MITB at Mania, Mysterio News

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:20:16 -0500

WWE officials are looking to do a 3D theater broadcast of the 2012 SummerSlam PayPerView event. UFC announced toward the end of 2011 that they had signed a deal with Cinedigm Digital Cinema to bring the 3D UFC events to 120 theaters across the U.S from February 2012. WWE will be keen to jump on the 3D bandwagon to appear relevant to their audience in this market. The Money in the Bank ladder match is scheduled for WrestleMania 28 with the news that the Money in the Bank payperview has been cancelled. There is also talk about holding another MITB ladder match the 2012 TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs PPV. Rey Mysterio is advertised to appear at the World of wheels convention this weekend. You can catch Mysterio at the David Lawrence Convention Center from 13 p.m. (Saturday) and at New Orleans event at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center from 13 p.m. (Sunday).

Tommy Dreamer On CM Punk: "I Saved His Job Two Times.."

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:11:24 -0500

RadarOnline.com has a brand new article online featuring an interview from Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer discusses how he saved CM Punk’s job in WWE…twice. Read an excerpt from the article below: “He [CM Punk] had littletono chance of ever making it in the WWE — he wasn’t their type of guy,” “I saved his job two times when he was about to be let go — I was saying, ‘Ya gotta keep this kid, ya gotta keep this kid,’” Click here to read the article, in its entirety, for yourself.

Mr. Anderson has Beef with John Cena

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:06:03 -0500

The Void out of the United Kingdom has a new interview online with Mr. Anderson. In it, he discusses on what led to his WWE departure, his thoughts on CM Punk and what he thinks about John Cena and Randy Orton. Below is an excerpt: So you haven’t seen any of the CM Punk stuff? That I have seen, and there’s a case of letting a guy be himself and do his own thing, and he either sinks or swims of his own accord. I’m an oldschool guy; if someone has an idea let them try it – if it works, great; if it doesn’t work, then you take them off TV. But you know, at that level, everyone’s good enough that they’re not going to go out there and just be awful. But you’re not really allowed to do that at WWE. Over there, you have somebody literally sitting there telling you ‘Okay, you’re going to lock up with this guy, then you’re going to back him into the corner, you’re going to throw a punch, he’s gonna duck it, he’s gonna light you up and send you off, you reverse him but he’ll ditch you with a hip toss…’. Here it’s like, ‘Here you go guys, now go put your match together’, and then they will enhance it or add to it or say ‘Maybe you should do this instead?’ And that’s the difference and it’s very beneficial to the performer to work in an environment like that. At TNA everyone is treated like an adult. You’re not an idiot, and you can think for yourself. At WWE, only certain guys are treated like that. Punk is one of them, Truth is another guy who seems to only be given bullet points as far as his promos go, and in my opinion, those guys are doing tremendous work. You can tell when the other guys are reading it off a script, because they’re not actors. They’re trying to play actors and what’s on that paper is not necessarily what’s in their heart, and it comes across as hokey, phony, preplanned BS. Do you class John Cena under that category? I’m not a huge fan. Why not? Besides some personal burials that have taken place… I’m just not a huge fan. It sounds like the backstage politics are tough to negotiate. It’s insane. If you do something wrong, no one will tell you you did something wrong. They’ll smile to your face and say everything’s fine, but… I’m an adult, if I did something wrong, come to me and tell me I did something wrong or am doing something wrong and I will work to change that, but I’m not a mind reader! But over there, it’s just a huge game and you’re constantly being mindf—ed. One of the things that the fans believe you had to go through is Randy Orton being responsible for you leaving WWE. (Sighs) I’ve never said that, I don’t know where it started, it’s the telephone game at its finest. He definitely was the final straw, but by no means did I say he was the reason for me getting fired. I’ve said it time and time again, I was to blame for me being fired. I made the mistakes, I did the things I shouldn’t have done, I said things I shouldn’t have said. And that’s it. I was injured a few times at the hands of others and rather than come back and bury those individuals and point fingers and say ‘He hurt me in a match,’ I just came back and said ‘You know what? This is wrestling, it’s not ballet, I got hurt. Period’. Meanwhile, when I was off rehabbing, people were saying I’m injuryprone. If I take a sledgehammer to your knee, that doesn’t make you injuryprone. If I smash you in the face with a baseball bat, that doesn’t make you injuryprone. I just happened to be in a couple of situations like that, and wasn’t around to defend myself when those burials were taking place. And then – on top of that – I said the things that I said and I did the things that I did, and the final straw was when I supposedly dropped Randy on his head, and I think at that point Vince just said ‘I’ve had enough of it’. There were certain guys, and there were three or four of them, that were lobbying for a long time [to get rid of me] and he finally gave into it and said enough’s enough. Click here to read the interview, for yourself, in its entirety.

VIDEO: Michelle McCool Not Returning To The Ring Anytime Soon

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:55:52 -0500

Former WWE diva, Michelle McCool, posted a new “birthday vlog” on her official YouTube channel. McCool updates her fans but says she doesn’t plan on coming back to World Wrestling Entertainment any time soon. Her latest video is embedded below:

VIDEO: Hulk Hogan on ITV Loose Women

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:50:45 -0500

Hulk Hogan appeared on ITV Loose Women to promote his return to the United Kingdom at Wembley Arena and his match with Sting.

VIDEO: Hulk Hogan Appears on ITV London Tonight

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:48:49 -0500

Hulk Hogan made an appearance on ITV's London Tonight News to promote his upcoming appearance at the Wembley Arena. Below is the video:

THIS DAY IN WRESTLING HISTORY: January 25.

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:31:41 -0500

January 25, 1999. Jacksonville, Florida. The Rock and Triple H face each other in an I Quit match, which saw The Rock retain his WWF title, with Triple H saying I quit to prevent Kane from chokeslamming Chyna.

Student Dies Following Injuries at Gillberg's Wrestling Academy

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:11:20 -0500

WBAL TV in Baltimore is reporting Quentin V. Jackson, a 25 year old of District Heights, MD died on Friday (1/20) following injuries sustained a day earlier at Gillberg's Pro Wrestling Academy, which is operated by Duane Gill. The report notes the student struck his head during a fall.

Update On The 2012 WWE Hall Of Fame Air Date

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:01:14 -0500

The 2012 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony will not be aired on the same day it is taped on March 31st, 2012. As of this writing, there are no details on when it will air. The 2011 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony aired two days after the ceremony tapings. (Thanks to Devin Cutting for sending this in)

WWE Launches Digital Properties; Partners with Big Names

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:05:12 -0500

WWE(R) Sales Partners with Maxim, Major League Gaming and PBR STAMFORD, Conn., Jan 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) WWE(R), an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment, today announced the launch of WWE Digital Properties. The new venture enables brands to deliver targeted digital advertising across WWE.com and category leading partner brands including Maxim, Major League Gaming (MLG), Professional Bull Riding (PBR) and more. WWE annouced the launch of WWE Digital Properties today, a new online demographic advertising platform that will partner with brands such as Maxim Magazine, Major League Gaming and more. WWE Press Release: WWE Digital Properties will offer advertisers highimpact, custom online and offline campaign solutions through its contextually relevant portfolio of partners. As a result, brands can reach over 18 million unique visitors worldwide each month, particularly the soughtafter Male 1834 demographic. WWE Digital Properties' platform offers its new business partners the ability to leverage WWE's digital business in securing increased and more relevant advertising. WWE has a proven track record of providing targeted reach, highimpact engagement, and customizable solutions that deliver results for Fortune 500 brands, said Andrew Judelson, Executive Vice President, Sales & Partnership Marketing, WWE. With the launch of WWE Digital Properties, WWE can now offer advertisers even greater reach than before and its new partners greater success in the digital space. Brands and agencies are constantly chasing the elusive, young male audience and finding it challenging to reach them in an authentic, targeted way, said John Lane, Major League Gaming, Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Partnerships. With our robust, engaged community of young men, Major League Gaming and WWE Digital Properties have formed a strategic alliance enabling properties to easily reach the influential demo. We look forward to working with the WWE team to present marketers with focused opportunities in the coming year. Additional strategic partners are expected to be added to the new WWE Digital Properties platform in the coming year.

Ted DiBiase Confirms Extent of Injury

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:35 -0500

WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase tweeted Wednesday that he has a broken wrist and torn cartilage following a match with Cody Rhodes at a house show last Friday in Canada. DiBiase joked, It's just my wrist.. Not my neck, knee or back. Got no problem fighting with one arm!

Press Release: TNA Lockdown Tickets Now Available

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:52:55 -0500

TNA Press Release: TNA Wrestling’s “Lockdown 2012” payperview event presented by Direct Auto Insurance in Nashville, TN on April 15, 2012 presale is happening now through Thursday 10PM CST with general public onsale starting Friday, January 27 at 10AM CST at ticketmaster.com. Use presale code CAGE. (Tickets start at $15) Don't miss the stars of IMPACT WRESTLING in the most brutal PayPerView event of the year where every match is held inside a steel cage. Don't miss out on the Ultimate Fan Xperience packages offered by TNA Wrestling, including VIP Weekend which gives access to your favorite superstars at Fan InterAction as well as a night at the Grand Ole' Opry, plus more! You can also check out our travel packages which include a stay at the famous Opryland Hotel, plus more!. More details at ShopTNA.com.

SPOILERS: WWE SmackDown Results (1/27)

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:22:13 -0500

The following are **SPOILERS** for SmackDown on Friday (1/27) Dark Match: * Ryback Skip Sheffield beat three local wrestlers in a handicap match. SmackDown, Airing Friday: * SmackDown opens with Big Show. He's not happy about injuring AJ Lee and considers retiring. World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan comes out and cuts a promo on Show. Bryan ends up slapping Show and telling him to leave. Show got pissed off and shoved Bryan into the corner before getting in his face. Mark Henry came out and taunted them about the cage match at the Royal Rumble. Teddy Long ends up coming out and making Show vs. Henry for tonight and Wade Barrett vs. the returning Randy Orton. * They hype Orton's return with a video package. * Cody Rhodes defeats Justin Gabriel with Cross Rhodes. * Backstage segment with Teddy Long and his assistant Santino Marella. Santino talks about a possible tag team with Yoshi Tatsu called Santoshi. Drew McIntyre comes in and Teddy says he's about done. McIntyre vs. Sheamus is made. * Sheamus beat Drew McIntyre. Drew actually got a babyface pop and controlled most of the match but Sheamus connected with the Brogue kick for the win. * WWE Tag Team Champions Epico and Primo beat Santino Marella and Yoshi Tatsu in a nontitle match. * Backstage segment with Mark Henry and Daniel Bryan. Bryan says he respects Henry and knows he can beat Big Show tonight. Bryan tells Henry to go teach Show a lesson. * Wade Barrett came to the ring and talked about Randy Orton returning. Orton made hsi return to a huge ovation from the crowd. Orton attacked Barrett and beat him up. Officials came down to break the fight up but couldn't. Some of the wrestlers come down and break things up while Barrett runs off. Orton hits RKO's on everyone who came to help – Tyler Reks, Curt Hawkins, one of The Usos and Trent Baretta. * Hunico beat Ted DiBiase. After the match, Hunico and Camacho beat down DiBiase and worked on his injured wrist. * Brodus Clay defeated Alex Riley in a good performance by Clay. Riley tried to win a dance off before the match. * Aksana defeated Natalya in a quick squash via rollup. After the match, Natalya attacked Aksana and locked her in the Sharpshooter. Tamina ran down and made the save with a Samoan Drop and Superfly Splash on Natalya. * Big Show beat Mark Henry by count out. Daniel Bryan watched from ringside. They went at it and Henry stayed out to get counted out. Bryan attacked Big Show with a chair and they ended up fighting in the ring. Bryan locked in the LaBell Lock but Show broke free and chokeslammed him and hit the knockout punch. Read more: http://www.WrestlingInc.com/wi/news/2012/0124/548938/#ixzz1kUIoD500

Serious Concerns for Chyna Following Adult Video Awards

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:21:13 -0500

Former WWE diva Chyna was reportedly in an awful state at the recent Adult Video News (AVN) Awards last week in Las Vegas. The adult star was said to be a train wreck with a glazed look in her eyes. She was reported to be often incoherent and possibly under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. In recent weeks she has made a number of rumblings against Triple H, Sean Waltman, Vince and Stephanie McMahon via her twitter for trying to ruin her life. She vows to take on her former employer.

Zack Ryder Taken off WWE TV?

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:10:14 -0500

There is speculation that Zack Ryder will be kept off WWE television for the foreseeable future and having him injured at the hands of Kane on Monday's RAW was a perfect excuse to do so. While such is not confirmed, rumor has it that Ryder will be filming new material for the upcoming WWE Network. Ryder's online popularity may be of some use in helping launch a new segment or show.

PICS: New Eve Torres Photo Shoot

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:23:41 -0500

There are pictures from a new photo shoot of WWE Diva Eve Torres. You can view these photos by clicking here at PWPix.net.

News Regarding Surprise Entrants In Sunday's Royal Rumble

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:20:13 -0500

Fans should not expect to see Big Sexy Kevin Nash make an appearance in this Sunday's WWE Royal Rumble match. Nash had the following to say through his Twitter account: Under no circumstances will I be at the Royal Rumble, unless of course, I'm going over. Oh, and I need to be #30. However, it is being reported that there will be a few surprise entrants in the Rumble, though the names of who have not yet been revealed.

News On Cena "Embracing The Hate", ECW Reunion, Ted DiBiase Jr. Injury

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:16:29 -0500

Ted DiBiase Jr. was in attendance at last night's tapings of WWE Friday Night SmackDown and was wearing a brace on his injured wrist. It's being said that Ted has been telling people that the injury is not so severe. More names are being added to the upcoming ECW reunion show being put together by The Franchise Shane Douglas. Justin Credible, The ManBeast Rhino, Sabu, The Sandman, Raven, Jerry Lynn, Axl Rotten, Tracy Smothers, and The Gangstas have all been contacted and are expected to appear. If you watched WWE Monday Night Raw this past Monday night and saw John Cena's face after his friend Zack Ryder was taken away in an ambulance thanks to The Big Red Monster Kane, it's being reported that Cena's facial expression was supposed to be an indication that he is finally giving in to Kane's request to embrace the hate.

WWE Monday Night Raw & A.M. Raw Ratings

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:09:28 -0500

This past Monday's episode of WWE Raw picked up a 3.2 in the ratings, which is higher than what they have been over the past few weeks (or even months). It got 4,617,000 viewers, with the first hour getting 99,000 more than the second hour. The first hour got a 3.19 and the second hour got a 3.16. WWE's Saturday night/Sunday morning A.M. Raw program got 723,000 viewers and a 0.57 rating.

WWE Supershow (1/22) Las Cruces, New Mexico

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:26:18 -0500

The following are results from Sunday's supershow held in Las Cruces New Mexico n the opening match of the evening Sheamus won a battle royal to earn a shot at the WWE Intercontinental Title 1. Cody Rhodes d. Sheamus Cody won by DQ when Sheamus continued attacking him after the referee's 5 count 2. RTruth d. Jack Swagger in a nontitle match 3. Eve & Kelly Kelly d. The Divas Of Doom (w/Brie Bella as special guest referee) Wade Barrett came to the ring to face Ted DiBiase and cut a promo on Randy Orton prior to the match. DiBiase appeared and pointed to a returning Randy Orton. 4. Big Show d. Daniel Bryan via DQ 5. John Cena d. Kane via DQ when Kane grabbed a chair and used it on Cena 6. CM Punk d. Miz (Steel Cage Match)

The Rock's Next WWE RAW Appearance Revealed

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:39:53 -0500

Dwayne The Rock Johnson will be appearing on the 3/12 RAW in Cleveland, Ohio according to local advertising. The Rock's last apperancewas at the Survivor Series PayPerView on November 20, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

THIS DAY IN WRESTLING HISTORY: January 24.

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:37:49 -0500

January 24, 1999 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California. The Rock infamously screwed Mick Foley (then Mankind) in an I Quit match, handcuffing Foley's hands behind his back and hitting him 11 times with a steel chair until Foley was unconscious, then playing an audio recording of Foley saying the words I quit, I quit, I quit. They would then feud for the next couple of months over the belt, before The Rock lost the title to Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 15.

VIDEO: Brodus Clay vs. Heath Slater Last Night on Raw

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:35:26 -0500

On last night's edition of WWE Monday Night Raw, the 375pound Funkasaurus Brodus Clay took on the former threetime WWE Tag Team Champion, The OneMan Southern Rock Band Heath Slater! Doing special guest commentary at ringside was none other than veteran WWE Superstar William Regal, who fell victim (both literally and figuratively) to Brodus Clay in a danceoff on last Friday's edition of WWE SmackDown.

Matt Hardy vs Sid Vicious - March 9th, 2012

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:45:35 -0500

Matt Hardy is booked for Pro Wrestling Syndicate’s show on Friday, March 9th in Rahway, New Jersey. Hardy is scheduled to take on Sid Vicious. For more information on the show and obtaining tickets go to www.ProWrestlingSyndicate.com.

VIDEO: CM Punk Gives John Laurinaitis the "Go To Sleep"

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:37:20 -0500

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VIDEO: Chris Jericho Addresses The WWE Universe

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:32:03 -0500

The video embedded below is courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel:

Small Rumor Killer Regarding WWE 2012 Video Game

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:20:42 -0500

There are videos popping up on YouTube claiming that Vickie Guerrero's character in the WWE 2012 video game has been given the last entrance theme of her late husband, the legendary WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero. Some fans may remember that Eddie's very last theme when he died was a song that has unofficially been titled Gangster/Gangsta Lane/Lean by Internet wrestling fans. These videos are FAKES and the songs in the videos are simply looped versions of the small sample of the theme that was released on WWE.com just before Eddie's passing in 2005. Again, these ridiculous videos are FAKES and this rare wrestling theme song is NOT available on the WWE 2012 video game. Fans should not view these videos hoping to find a full version of this rare WWE theme song. The following is the sample that was released on WWE.com back in 2005:

WNS Debate: Will Dolph Ziggler Beat CM Punk For The WWE Title?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:59:22 -0500

This Sunday is the 25th anniversary of the WWE Royal Rumble! Along with the main attraction of the 30man overthetoprope Rumble match, there will also be several other bouts, including two World Championship matches. From WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Daniel Bryan defends the World Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match against both Mark Henry and The Big Show. And from WWE Monday Night Raw, the everoutspoken and controversial WWE Champion CM Punk will defend the Title against a former WWE United States, Intercontinental, and World Heavyweight Champion, Dolph Ziggler. Dolph Ziggler recently came off of about a sixmonth U.S. Title reign and is said to be a favorite of WWE officials. There has been speculation that WWE may be looking to relieve CM Punk of the WWE Championship, in large part due to WWE's struggling ratings. The Special Guest Referee for the Punk/Ziggler match will be the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and Interim Raw General Manager, Mr. John Laurinaitis. It's no secret that Punk and Laurinaitis..... are not fond of each other, to say the least! And to make things worse for Punk, Ziggler is a man who has defeated Punk on no less than four occasions over the past month. Could this be Dolph Ziggler's time to shine as the WWE Universe's brightest Superstar? Or will CM Punk find a way to overcome the odds and retain his coveted WWE Championship? CM PUNK OR DOLPH ZIGGLER THIS SUNDAY? WHO WILL WALK OUT AS THE WWE CHAMPION OF MONDAY NIGHT RAW? LET THIS DEBATE BEGIN! CLICK HERE TO JOIN THIS DEBATE ON FACEBOOK!

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Rating: Did UFC Have An Effect?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:05:38 -0500

This past week's edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown got a 2.14 in the ratings, which is down from last week's 2.18. UFC on FX scored a low 1.2, which means that it did not have much of an effect on WWE SmackDown.

Orton Returning Too Soon?, ECW Reunion, Foley Training

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:02:13 -0500

There is some concern backstage that Randy Orton may be returning from his injury too soon. However, it's no secret that Orton is probably the most popular Superstar on WWE's Friday Night SmackDown program at the moment, and his absence surely will not help improve SmackDown's ratings. Mick Foley has been getting physically prepared to return to WWE action with the help of former WWE Superstar and WCW legend, Diamond Dallas Page, who has a wellknown Yoga program. The Franchise Shane Douglas is putting on another ECW reunion show called Extreme Reunion and confirmed for the show so far are ECW Originals: Sabu, The Sandman, and The ManBeast Rhino.

Possible SPOILER Concerning Zack Ryder/Eve Torres Storyline

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:54:15 -0500

On last night's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, Long Island Iced Z Zack Ryder was severely injured (in the storyline) by The Big Red Monster Kane. Ryder was taken out of the arena in an ambulance and it was later reported by Michael Cole and Jerry The King Lawler that Ryder has suffered a broken back (again, in the storylines). It appears as though Zack Ryder will be off of television for at least a little while. And as for Ryder's onscreen girlfriend Eve Torres, WWE officials have discussed the possibility of turning her into a heel (villain), which is something they have been discussing as far back as Eve's tag team with Kelly Kelly against Natalya Neidhart and current WWE Divas Champion The Glamazon Beth Phoenix.

Mick Foley Competing In 2012 Royal Rumble Match

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:07:04 -0500

It was announced on tonight's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow that WWE Legend Mick Foley will be one of the 30 participants in the Royal Rumble Match this Sunday night at the WWE Royal Rumble payperview event.

The #1 Entrant Into The 2012 WWE Royal Rumble Match Is...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:52:26 -0500

By virtue of his loss to RTruth on tonight's WWE RAW SuperShow and by order of Interim RAW General Manager John Laurinaitis, The Miz will be the number one entrant into the 2012 Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble payperview this Sunday night.

WWE Raw Results (1/23)

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:45:34 -0500

We are live this week from Phoenix, Arizona and the show kicks off with C.M. Punk coming out to the ring. He talks about his WWE Title Match this Sunday at Royal Rumble against Dolph Ziggler with John Laurinaitis as special guest referee. He then calls Laurinaitis a failure and runs down a list of failures. Punk then throws to footage from last week of Laurinaitis admitting he’s going to screw Punk. Punk calls Laurinaitis out and challenges him to say all the things he said last week to Punk’s face. Punk gets ready to exit the ring and go find Laurinaitis but John Cena’s music hits and Cena comes out. Punk says he didn’t want Cena, he wants Laurinaitis. Cena apologizes but he was sick of hearing Punk ramble. Cena says Punk’s out here to talk, he’s out here for business and makes several demands of the Raw interim GM. Laurinatis will give Zack Ryder a rematch tonight after screwing him out of the US Title last week, aside from their match on Sunday Cena wants Kane tonight as well, and finally Laurinaitis will soon resign as interim GM of Raw Laurinaitis comes out and runs through his usual schpiel about being the EVP of Talent Relations and interim Raw GM. He tries to make excuses for his actions last week saying he had a bad day and says he won’t be intimidated by neither Punk no rCena. Punk tells him to come into the ring and Laurinaitis says Punk works for him, he doesn’t work for Punk. He’s Punk’s boss he won’t listen. Last week he made a mistake and apologized to ZackRyder and said tonight he is medically cleared to compete and booked Zack Ryder vs Kane in a Falls Coun tAnywhere match for tonight. And if John Cena gets involved Zack Ryder will never compete for the US Title again. He then ordered a tag team match for tonight. John Cena & CM Punk vs Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger. Vickie Guerrero, Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler came out and Ziggler said Punk doesn’t need to worry about Laurinaitis screwing him because just like he beat Punk 3 times already, this Sunday he’s going to beat Punk yetagain John Cena & CM Punk vs Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger Cena & Ziggler lock up, Cena with a side headlock takedown. Ziggler pushes him in the corner and swings but Cena ducks and punches Ziggler. Irish whip into the corner, Cena off the ropes and ar unningbulldog1...2….armwringer on Ziggler and Cena tags Punk. Kick by Punk, snapmare and a kick to theback1…..2…Punk hooks Ziggler up for a suplex but it’s countered by Ziggler who punches Punk. Punk looking for the GTS but Ziggler escapesas Ziggler & Swagger regroup on th eoutside Commercial Cena with a reverse chinlock on Ziggler. Ziggler fights out of it and punches Cena. Irish whip, reversed by Cena. Ziggler ducks and takes a moment to show off. Ziggler tags out to Swagger and Cena hooks him up for a suplex. Cena mocks Ziggler and lands a cheap shot only to run into a Swaggerline followed by a series of stomps. Swagger punching Cena in the corner and Ziggler with a punch from the outside. Swagger 1…2….submision hold by Swagger, Swagger with a front facelock on Cena. Back drop by Cena, tag to Ziggler, Ziggler with a dropkick and a series of elbow drops 1…2…elbow club, and a punch by Ziggler. Stomps in the corner and Swagger with a cheap shot from the outside. Tag to Swagger,Swagger hits the Swagger Bomb. 1….2….submission hold by Swagger. Cena out of nowhere hits the AA. Punk and Ziggler are in and Punk hits a series of clotheslines, follows up with a swinging neckbreaker. Shining Wizard in the corner by Punk and a running bulldog. GTS, countered by Ziggler, Punk swings butZiggler ducks and Punk catches him with a kick 1….2…broken up by Swagger. Cena and Swagger brawl to the outside, Cena turns the anklelock into an STF. Back in the ring, Punk on the top rope, Laurinaitis on the apron distracting Punk, Ziggler from behind, a handfu lof tights 1….2….3 The winners of the match: Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger Post Match: Punk said Sunday it’s fine that Laurinaitis plans on screwing him because at some point he plans on beating the hell out of Laurinaitis. Punk says he wants Laurinaitis to be something he’s never been. For one night only, a WWE Superstar Commercial Chris Jericho comes out to a huge ovation. He runs to the back and grabs a tshirt gun and comes back out shooting tshirts into the audience. He grabs the video camera and begins recording the crowd. He throws to a highlight reel of his past matches and grabs the mic and utters only one phrase. This Sunday at the Royal Rumble tt will be the end of the world as you know it Commercial Backstage: Eve is talking with Zack Ryder and Mick Foley comes in. Foley tells Ryder he can do this. He’s wrestled Kane, and he’s teamed with Kane and deep down he’s just a human. Eve tells Zack he shouldn't be competing tonight even if he IS medically cleared. Ryder says his back is killing him but he has no choice he has to do this. John Cena comes in and Ryder says not to interfere. Kane vs Zack Ryder Ryder on the attack with kicks and punches but Kane throws him off and Ryder lands face first on the mat. Kane kicks Ryder, Ryder on the apron and he snaps Kane’s neck off the rope. Kane staggers back and delivers a boot knocking Ryder off the apron and he hits the announce table. Kane picks Ryder up and kicks and punches him. Kane picks him and drives him back first into the ringpost and slams him to the floor. Kane picks him up and tosses him into the stairs. Kane picks him up and drives his back into the announce table. Commercial Kane drives Zack into the apron and tosses him against the barricade. Kane bounces Ryder off the stairs. 1…2…Kane applying the vicious claw on Ryder. He throws Ryder over the barricade into the crowd. They’re fighting by the sound equipment and Kane continues beating down on Ryder. Ryder finds a small opening and throws a piece of equipment at Kane but it doesn’t faze him as he nails Ryder with a throat thrust. Kane tosses him onto the ramp and continues the punishment 1….2…Ryder still trying to fight back but Kane knocks him down again with a right hand. Kane then picks Ryder and chokeslams him through the stage. Kane then stalks Eve as John Cena comes out onto the stage surveying the damage. The paramdeics are checking on him Commercial Paramedics are loading Ryder onto a stretcher and load him into an ambulance. Eve says it's all Cena's fault and she climbs into the ambulance as it drives away. Josh Matthews approaches Cena and asks for his feelings on what just happened. Cena turns around and pushes Matthews knocking the mic out of his hand. Commercial Jinder Mahal vs Sheamus Sheamus & Mahal lock up and Mahal backs Sheamus in the corner and drives knees into him and Sheamus comes back with a series of forearms beating Mahal down. Sheamus picks him up and slams him and drops an elbow. Wade Barrett makes his way down to ringside as Sheamus covers Mahal for the pin. Sheamus picks Mahal up and bends him backwards over the ropes delivering the forearm clubs across the chest. Sheamus with a clothesline and he goes up to the top. Mahal throws a punch it’s blocked by Sheamus who lands one of his own. Mahal throws another punch and tosses Sheamus off the top rope. Mahal waiting for Sheamus to get up and he delivers a high knee 1…2….Mahal runs across the apron and a knee lift to Sheamus 1….2…submission hold by Mahal. Sheamus to his feet fights out with punches to Mahal and a series of clotheslines. Celtic Cross, countered by Mahal as he hits Sheamus with an elbow. Swing by Mahal, Sheamus ducks and hits The Brogue Kick 1….2…3 The winner of the match: Sheamus!!!! Backstage: Josh Matthews is with Miz and Miz says those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. He said every person who’s teamed with him and crossed him has seen their career disintegrate. When people forget their place and turn on him, they become irrelevant and RTruth is no different. He then says he will win the Royal Rumble and go on to headline Wrestlemania because he is the #1 most must see superstar in the WWE and of all time. R Truth then comes in and reads off a list of #1’s pertaining to Miz. They begin arguing and John Laurinaitis breaks it up and he says he’s in his office preparing for his very first match and he can’t hear himself think because all he hears is #1 this and #1 that and says the loser of the R=TruthMiz match will be the #1 entrant into the Royal Rumble Commercial Heath Slater vs Brodus Clay Slater climbs into the ring. Slater off the ropes and Clay hits a shoulderblock. Slater arguing with Clay, Clay off the ropes and Slater hits a dropkick. Slater taking time to showboat, Clay with a shoulderblock. Clay picks Slater up, Tbone suplex, big splash across the ring and there’s the “Aw, Funk It” 1…2…3 The winner of the match: Brodus Clay!!!! Commercial R Truth vs Miz Truth and Miz lock up and Miz hits a knee and a punch. A kick by Miz, irish whip reversed by Truth and Miz goes down courtesy of an elbow from Truth. A punch by Truth, a second one but Miz avoids it and slides out of the ring. Truth goes after Miz and drops him with a forearm. Truth tosses Miz back in, Truth on the apron and Miz kicks him. Truth back in the ring and Miz putting the boots to him. Miz picks Truth up but Truth takes his legs out from under him and it’s Truth all over Miz with punches. Irish whip by Truth but Miz holds onto the ropes. Truth charges and Miz catches him. Miz hooks Truth up, suplex and Miz hung Truth out over the top rope. Truth on the apron and Miz with a headbutt knocking Truth to the floor. Commercial Back in the ring, 1…2….abdominal stretch by Miz. Truth with a hiptoss. Miz charges into a boot from Truth. Another kick to Miz. Miz swings at Truth, Truth ducks and hits a forearm. Truth off the ropes into a pin 1…2…Truth hooks Miz up front suplex 1….2…Truth off the ropes with a scissors kick but Miz counters going for a neckbreaker, Truth turns it into a backslide 1….2…neckbreaker by Miz 1…..2…Miz looking for the Skull Crushing Finale, Truth counters flipping Miz over. Truth going for the Little Jimmy Finale, Miz pushes him away, Truth runs at Miz again, Miz hooks him up, DDT 1….2…Miz, punching away at Truth. Miz picks Truth up, Truth hits the Little Jimmy 1….2….3 The winner of the match: RTruth!!!! We see footage from earlier in the broadcast of Kane destroying Zack Ryder and chokeslamming him through the stage and the update we are given on his condition is that Zack Ryder is suffering from a broken back. Backstage: John Laurinaitis is training for his match and David Otunga comes in and delivers a letter telling Laurinaitis he's not going to like what he reads. Commercial CM Punk vs John Laurinaitis Before the match begins, John Laurinaitis says he received a fax from the Board Of Directors and has David Otunga read the letter. Otunga reads the letter which says the board has become concerned with the questionable judgment Laurinaitis has exhibited while running the day to day operations of Monday Night Raw. Especially troubling is his declaration from last week that he intends to abuse his authority as special guest referee by intentionally favouring Dolph Ziggler in his match against WWE Champion CM Punk at the Royal Rumble event. The letter went on to state that the board has decided that Laurinaitis’ status as interim General Manager of Monday Night Raw will be officially under review. Next week on Raw, Laurinaitis will receive a formal job evaluation to determine whether he will continue as interim General Manager or whether he will be terminated. And the job evaluation will be conducted by WWE COO Triple H. Punk says that means if Laurinaitis screws him at the Royal Rumble he’s out of a job, but that also means there’s nothing stopping Punk from knocking Laurinaitis’ teeth out of his face. Laurinaitis then tries to apologize. Laurinaitis says Foley’s in the Royal Rumble and tells Punk he was always going to call the title match right down the middle. He only said what he said because Punk made fun of him. He was mad and Punk knows what that’s like. Punk tells Laurinaitis he’s like the spoiled little girl who always gets what she wants then on Christmas morning finds that Santa brought her a big piece of coal and says he hopes Triple H fires Laurinaitis next week. Laurinaitis said that’s not going to happen he’s been with the WWE for 10 years and tonight’s match is not going to happen and says he has an adequate substitute in David Otunga. Otunga then attacks Punk. Otunga lays out Punk then gets up but runs into the Anaconda Vice as Punk locks it in. Otunga taps and Punk releases it as he glares up at Laurinaitis. Otunga tries to attack again but Punk delivers his series of kicks and turns back to Laurinaitis who has his hand extended. Punk shakes his hand, pulls him in and hits Laurinaitis with the GTS. From behind, Ziggler hits the ZigZag as he stands over a fallen Punk. End Show

Chris Jericho Competing In 2012 Royal Rumble Match

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:33:46 -0500

Jerry The King Lawler announced on tonight's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow that Chris Jericho will be one of the 30 participants in this year's Royal Rumble Match, which takes place at this Sunday's Royal Rumble payperview event.

CM Punk vs. John Laurinaitis Announced For Tonight's WWE RAW SuperShow

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:28:30 -0500

On tonight's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow, WWE Champion CM Punk challenged Interim RAW General Manager John Laurinaitis to a oneonone match, which Laurinaitis accepted. Punk made the challenge after Laurinaitis distracted him during a match, in which Punk teamed with John Cena to face Dolph Ziggler and United States Champion Jack Swagger, causing Punk and Cena to lose the match.

Chris Jericho's "Highlight Reel" Returns To WWE RAW Tonight

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:52:24 -0500

WWE has posted the following on their official Facebook page: TONIGHT ON WWE Monday Night Raw: For the first time in nearly four years, it's the return of Chris Jericho WWE Universe's HIGHLIGHT REEL!! Raw is LIVE at the top of the hour, only on USA Network!

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VIDEO: Rey Mysterio Updates Fans On His Injury Status

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:48:24 -0500

WWE superstar, Rey Mysterio posted a new health update on his official YouTube channel. Mysterio says he is planning on returning to Wrestlemania XXVII. You can watch Mysterio’s latest embedded in the video below:

Evan Bourne Likely Finished With WWE

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:43:22 -0500

ExWWE Tag Team Champion Evan Bourne, who is currently serving a 60day suspension from the company for his second violation of the WWE Wellness Policy, may more than likely not be brought back to the company once his suspension is up, reports PWInsider.com, citing a number of WWE sources, even though Bourne would be eligible to return to inring competition sometime in March. While Bourne's first suspension was for the use of synthetic marijuana (a substance banned in WWE), these same sources state that his latest suspension is the result of something completely unrelated to the previous situation.

THIS DAY IN WRESTLING HISTORY: January 23.

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:51:48 -0500

January 23, 1984 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY. Hulkamania is born, as Hulk Hogan defeated The Iron Sheik for his first WWF Championship. He would go on to hold the title for the next 4 years, before losing it to Andre the Giant on February 5, 1988.

Randy Orton Wants Alberto Del Rio and Kane

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:25:18 -0500

In the upcoming edition of the WWE Magazine Randy Orton noted the he would like to feud with Alberto Del Rio and Kane: Orton said, I'd like to have the opportunity to compete with Alberto Del Rio. I haven't done that yet. I'd also like to work with Kane now that he's back in his mask. The last few matches we contested have been kind of odd due to how the WWE Universe percieved our personas at the time. But I know that it would be really interesting for us to go at it now.

Matt Hardy's In-Ring Return Confirmed

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:23:18 -0500

It has been confirmed that WWE star Matt Hardy will be making his inring return at the March 3 AIWF MidAtlantic Wrestling event in Thomasville, N.C. Hardy will be facing Sudden Impact Louis Moore in the main event.

WWE Celebrity Kevin Federline Suffers 'Heart Attack'

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:39:37 -0500

Kevin Federline, the 33yearold ex of Britney Spears was rushed to the hospital earlier today in Australia after his heart showed signs of distress, some sources are reporting a 'heart attack'. Federline made a high profile celebrity appearance for WWE in 2006 which concluded in a match against John Cena of which he won thanks to interference from Johnny Nitro (Morrison) and Umaga. Federline was shooting a reality show, Excess Baggage and while playing Australian rules he fell ill and was taken to hospital where he is being kept in for observation. Federline's weight has ballooned in recent years to 231 lbs.

VIDEOS: Johnny Wave's 2011 Match Highlights

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:02:37 -0500

We here at WrestlingNewsSource.com are supporting independent star Johnny Wave. Below is some of Wave's match highlights from 2011 to familiarize yourself with his work. We also have the latest results featuring Johnny Wave. RESULTS C*4 Level Up 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario Saturday, January 21st: Checkmate defeated 3.0 and Johnny Wave & Alex Vega to win the C*4 Tag Team Championships. TCW Hacked in Kitchener, Ontario Sunday, January 22nd: Johnny Wave vs. Brent B vs. Eric Ryan ended in a Time Limit Draw. Wave had Ryan in his 'Undertow' Submission when the referee called for the bell moments before Ryan tapped. Alpha1 One More Day in Paradise August 2011: Entourage vs. Cheech & Johnny Wave: AAW Wrestling May 2011: Shane Hollister vs. Shiima Xion vs. Christian Faith vs. Johnny Wave: WAR Wrestling August 2011: Johnny Wave vs. Ethan Page:

The Make-A-Wish Foundation To Honor John Cena

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:25:40 -0500

The following press release was issued: MakeAWish Foundation® Honors WWE® and WWE Superstar John Cena® for Their Commitment to WishGranting PHOENIXToday, the MakeAWish Foundation honored WWE Superstar John Cena and WWE for their contributions to wish kids by dedicating a WWEthemed conference room in the charity’s global headquarters. “WWE wishes have been popular since early in the Foundation’s history and we are proud to count the WWE and its Superstars as longtime supporters” John Cena is on pace to grant 300 wishes to kids with lifethreatening medical conditions, making him the first celebrity wish granter ever to reach that lofty goal. In 2009, John Cena received the Foundation’s “Chris Greicius Award” for his outstanding efforts on behalf of wish kids. Recently, John Cena teamed up with Post Foods to prominently display the MakeAWish Foundation alongside his image on newly designed boxes of Post Fruity Pebbles Cereal, which are available nationwide through March. WWE and WWE Superstars have been granting wishes with the MakeAWish Foundation for more than 30 years and have donated a significant amount of funds to help cover costs associated with many of those wishes. In addition to John Cena, WWE and its talent have received the “Chris Greicius Award” award four additional times. “WWE wishes have been popular since early in the Foundation’s history and we are proud to count the WWE and its Superstars as longtime supporters,” said David Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer for the MakeAWish Foundation of America. “John Cena’s commitment to our mission and his connection with our wish kids make him one of our best wish ambassadors. We are grateful for everything John and WWE have done, and we look forward to them granting many more wishes in the future.” John Cena continues to be one of the most frequently requested celebrity wishes. Tonight, John Cena is scheduled to grant two wishes at WWE Monday Night Raw® at US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ. About the MakeAWish Foundation The MakeAWish Foundation grants the wishes of children with lifethreatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. According to a 2011 study of wish impact, most health professionals surveyed say a wish come true can affect their health outcomes. Kids say wishes give them renewed strength to fight their illness, and their parents say these experiences strengthen the entire family. Based in Phoenix, the Foundation is one of the world’s leading children’s charities, serving children in every community in the United States, its territories and in 47 countries on five continents. With the help of generous donors and more than 30,000 volunteers worldwide, the MakeAWish Foundation grants a wish somewhere in the world every 23 minutes. It has granted more than 280,000 wishes since its inception in 1980. Visit the MakeAWish Foundation of America at www.wish.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish®. About WWE WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, payperview, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 500 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Istanbul and Tokyo. Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/. Trademarks: All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, trademarks, logos and copyrights are the exclusive property of WWE and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.

Ex-Independent Wrestler Andre Heart Sentenced To 32 Years In Prison

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:05:06 -0500

WKRCTV, the CBS affiliate out of Cincinnati, Ohio, is reporting that exindependent wrestler Andre Heart (real name Andre Davis) has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for having sexual intercourse with more than a dozen women and not disclosing to them that he is HIV positive, which constitutes felonious assault. He was convicted of 14 counts of felonious assault back in November 2011 and had originally faced up to 120 years in prison. The case originally came to be after the mother of Davis's two children found HIV test paperwork that stated he had the virus, which she in turn showed to his other girlfriends. Prosecutors state that Davis knew he was infected with HIV but intentionally had sexual intercourse with more than a dozen women anyway without informing them that he was infected. Davis's attorneys, on the other hand, continue to insist that Davis did not know he was HIV positive and that the test indicating he was infected with the virus is wrong. Furthermore, Davis also currently faces similar charges in Warren County, Ohio and Butler County, Ohio.

Official Details & Ticket Information For TNA's Lockdown PPV

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:03:51 -0500

TNA WRESTLING RETURNS TO NASHVILLE FOR “LOCKDOWN 2012” LIVE PAYPERVIEW EVENT APRIL 15 PRESENTED BY DIRECT AUTO INSURANCE TNA IMPACT WRESTLING SUPERSTARS HULK HOGAN, STING, RIC FLAIR, BOBBY ROODE, JEFF HARDY, JAMES STORM AND MANY MORE WILL IGNITE MUSIC CITY Tickets On Sale Friday, January 27th NASHVILLE, Tennessee (January 23, 2012) Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling has announced Nashville will be home for “Lockdown 2012” presented by Direct Auto Insurance. The annual live, all steel cage payperview extravaganza is scheduled for Sunday night, April 15, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. This will be TNA Wrestling’s first televised event from Nashville since 2007. Tickets for “Lockdown 2012” start at $15 and go on sale Friday, January 27 at all Ticketmaster outlets or ticketmaster.com. “Lockdown 2012” is promised to be the most brutal payperview event of the year featuring every match contested inside a 15foot reinforced steel cage, making it the only allsteel cage PayPerView event in professional wrestling. The TNA World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line and two teams will compete in a “Lethal Lockdown” match for an unforgettable night of action. TNA Wrestling began in Nashville in the summer of 2002 and this June marks the tenth year anniversary. Fans can celebrate 10 years of bodyslams with TNA’s weekly flagship show, IMPACT WRESTLING airing every Thursday night on Spike. The reigning TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Bobby Roode, leads the invasion of IMPACT WRESTLING stars including Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair along with Tennessee native “Cowboy” James Storm, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, the lovely and lethal Knockouts and more. “TNA Entertainment couldn’t be more pleased to announce one of our most exciting events of the year “Lockdown” will be live from Nashville on April 15th. To be able to offer the fans of our hometown such a powerful night of explosive action is thrilling,” said TNA President Dixie Carter. “We are going to celebrate 10 years in Nashville with one of our biggest payperview events to date.” “As the presenting sponsor for ‘Lockdown 2012,’ we’re thrilled about the return of TNA to the Nashville market,” stated Direct Auto Insurance Senior Vice President of Marketing Peter Tahinos.“Our corporate headquarters is located here in Nashville as are many long standing Direct Auto customers who are also loyal wrestling fans.” Tickets for “TNA Lockdown 2012” go on sale Friday, January 27 at 10am, at all TicketMaster locations, www.TicketMaster.com , the Nashville Municipal Auditorium box office or charge by phone at 18007453000 TNA Lockdown Fan InterAction” will be taking place on Saturday, April 14th with details to be announced soon. “Fan InterAction” is a popular fan friendly event giving fans a chance to meet many of the stars of TNA IMPACT WRESTING. TNA will also be offering a limited number of travel packages that will include lodging and tickets to Lockdown. Full details of the travel package offers are available atwww.shoptna.com

News Regarding WWE Studios' Next Film Project

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:40:52 -0500

World Wrestling Entertainment's film division, WWE Studios, will be producing a new film called Bermuda, which, not surprisingly, is set in the infamous Bermuda Triangle. More information can be found here at WWE.com.

WWE Creates New Russian-Based Website

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:37:40 -0500

For all of you Russian pro wrestling fans, World Wrestling Entertainment has announced that it is launching a brand new Russianbased website. More information can be found by clicking here at WWE.com.

News Regarding Two FCW Talents Being Called Up To WWE's Roster

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:17:55 -0500

It's being reported that both Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins have earned praise from WWE officials and are both on the verge of being called up to WWE's main television talent roster. However, WWE executive Paul Levesque (Triple H) has implemented a new strict policy that FCW talent shall not be brought onto WWE's main roster unless WWE officials have a solid storyline mapped out for them when they debut. (Thus, no lowcard wrestlers with no apparent storyline, i.e. Curt Hawkins, Tyler Reks, etc.)

Big News Regarding The Future of WWE's "Money in the Bank" Contract Ladder Match

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:15:22 -0500

It's being reported that WWE may be dropping their Money In The Bank payperview event this July and replacing it with their Tables, Ladders and Chairs PPV, which usually takes place in December. As for the MITB, WWE is considering bringing it back as a WrestleMania exclusive match once again.

Harley Race Accepting Wrestlers Into Wrestling Academy

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:49:29 -0500

The Riverfront Times posted a new article line in regards to WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race and his wrestling academy. Harley Race: Wrestling is around, should be around, and as long as I have anything to do with it, is gonna be around....It's been the only thing I've ever done. Click here to read the article, for yourself, in it's entirety

Jim Ross Talks About His Car Crash

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:44:13 -0500

WWE Hall of Fame broadcaster, Jim Ross released more details about the car wreck he was involved in recently, via his official Twitter account. You can view his Tweet(s) below: @JRsBBQ Thx 2 seat belt/airbag I'm sore n places I didn't know I had but home. Escalade totaled. Hit guy head on as he made illegal turn. Blessed. @JRsBBQ were you at intersection of I35 and Lindsey? @Jcoop50 yes..traveling west crossing over I35 & pickup made left turn in front of me to get I35 south. Hit him head on. Sooner Magic. Thx.

Skip Sheffield Gets A Makeover

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:39:35 -0500

Skip Sheffield who entered the WWE as a member of the faction, Nexus has changed his Twitter handle to Ryback22, and is rumored to be working under the name Ryback in dark matches at WWE Live Events. Sheffiled previously used the name 'Ryback in WWE’s developmental system, FCW, which had him work similar to a Terminatoresque character.

WWE Raw House Show Results (1/21) Fargo, North Dakota

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:06:08 -0500

The following are results from the Raw house show held last night at the FargoDome in Fargo, North Dakota 1. Eve & Kelly Kelly d. Beth Phoenix & Natalya 2. RTruth d. Jack Swagger Truth thought he had won but David Otunga once again came out and informed Truth it was a non title match and handed the title back to Swagger WWE Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes came out and said he broke Ted DiBiase's hand and issued an open challenge which led to 3. Cody Rhodes d. Alex Riley 4. Sheamus d. Wade Barrett Prior to the match, Barrett had words for Randy Orton and talked about how he was going to win the Royal Rumble 5. WWE Tag Team Champions: Primo & Epico d. Kofi Kingston & Mason Ryan 6. World Heavyweight Championship: Big Show d. Daniel Bryan via DQ David Otunga and Wade Barrett interfered in this match leading to the DQ finish 7. WWE Championship: CM Punk d. The Miz (Steel Cage Match)

William Regal: "I Still Want To Be The First English World Champion."

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:03:50 -0500

William Regal has taken to his Twitter page to express interest in wanting to challenge Daniel Bryan for the World Heavyweight Championship: I've never asked @WWEDanielBryan for anything for my help and guidance over the years. So now perhaps it's time. I still want to be the first English World Champion. I would like @WWEDanielBryan to grant me a title shot. @WWE pay attention.

Natalya and Beth Phoenix Want a Divas Ladder Match

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:02:00 -0500

WWE Divas Natalya and Beth Phoenix noted in the February 2012 issue of WWE Magazine that they both want the ladder match stipulation introduced to the Divas Division, I want to compete in the firstever Diva Ladder Match. Beth and I think it would be amazing, and I believe we could really pull it off, Natalya said. Beth added, I actually like to consider myself a pioneer for the ladies' Ladder Match because if you check out Ladder Matches 2: Crash and Burn, it actually features my Ladder Match from Louisville, Kentucky, in OVW. I have been campaigning for WWE to let me compete in one and have even volunteered to put my Divas Championship on the line in it against absolutely anybody. I have the experience and truly believe the bar could be raised with that bout. There is no doubt in my mind that it would be the most spectacular Divas match of alltime.

MVP and John Cena Collaborating - Talks a WWE Return

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:58:59 -0500

Former WWE wrestler MVP told Scott Fishman of the Miami Herald in an interview that if he was to return to WWE he would like to work with a number of their top talent on the SmackDown brand, If I did come back, I think I would want to be exclusive to Smackdown. I think I would want to go back there and help that brand and some of the younger guys. MVP currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. MVP also noted that John Cena may appear on his next mixtape which is due for a 2012 release, Once I release my EP/mixtape there are going to be a lot of performances in support of it. I don’t know where just yet, but I have a plan, MVP told Scott Fishman of the Miami Herald in an interview. I talked to John when WWE came to Tokyo...I told him I was working on some stuff and asked if he wanted to get together to record some new stuff. He said, ‘Give me 16 bars, and I got you.’ So who knows? John Cena may make an appearance on this EP/mixtape I’m going to put out.”

Tyson Kidd Says: "I can outperform a lot of people..."

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:51:58 -0500

The Toronto Sun posted a new article online from an interview with current WWE superstar, Tyson Kidd. In the article, Kidd says “I know it might come across as arrogance. I’m sorry, but I know I can outperform a lot of people,” Kidd told the publication. “And when the (door opens), I’m going to kick it in.” Click here to read the article in, its entirety, for yourself.

VIDEO: Mr. Anderson Returns To TNA House Show With New Look

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:44:34 -0500

Ken Anderson made his return to TNA Impact Wrestling, in Worcester, Massachusetts, recently after being off television for the past two months. A fan attending the show, posted the video below of Anderson sporting a new dark hair color during his tagteam match with Rob Van Dam.

VIDEO: Watch This Week's Friday Night Smackdown Here (1/20)

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:01:50 -0500

Embedded in the video below is the 1/20 edition of Friday Night Smackdown, courtesy of the official YouTube account of the WWE

Randy Orton's Return Confirmed

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:29:17 -0500

As announced last night on SmackDown Randy Orton will return next week following a back injury which has kept him off television since the end of December.

WNS JOB: Video Content Provider

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:24:31 -0500

I am offering a small but important position of helping keep our video page http://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/videos.php updated with exciting, relevant and interesting wrestling videos on a regular basis. I would like somebody who is dedicated, takes instruction well and is keen to be apart of the WNS brand. *This is a nonpaying role* and requires you to source the best videos (from youtube) and inbox them to me as often as possible. It also requires you to tailor the content to the particular season ie. January is Royal Rumble month, therefore we would expect RR related video content. To apply please message me via facebook with your interest and why you would be suitable for this role.

TDIWH: Royal Rumble 1990, 1996 and 2001 (Videos Inside)

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:13:01 -0500

Thursday's TNA Impact Wrestling Rating (1/19)

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:08:08 -0500

Thursday's TNA Impact Wrestling (1/19) iscored a 1.20 cable rating. The first Hour drew a 1.20 rating while hour second hour drew a 1.19 rating. This week's show averaged 1.68 million viewers.

Kofi Kingston's New Tag Team Partner

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:04:29 -0500

Followining the suspension of Evan Bourne for 60 days for his second violation of the company's Talent Wellness Program former tag partner Kofi Kingston partnered with Mason Ryan against WWE Tag Team Champions Epico and Primo at Friday's WWE SuperShow in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is unknown at this stage if this will be a permanent move as both wrestle a different style.

Jim Ross Saved by Airbag and Belt Following Car Wreck

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:00:27 -0500

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross tweeted today on Twitter that he was involved in a car wreck today: Ross tweeted, Bad day..got hit by a pickup..totaled my Escalade or so body shop thinks. Seat belt & airbag saved me. You can follow Jim Ross on twitter @JRsBBQ

WWE Raw House Show Ewsults (1/21) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:32:48 -0500

Last night, Raw brought their show to Winnipeg for a live event at the MTS Centre and the results are as follows. 1. Ryback d. Alex Riley After the match, David Otunga attacked Riley 2. Eve & Kelly Kelly d. The Divas Of Doom Jack Swagger came out and cut a promo, flaunting his newly won uS Title saying he will take on all challengers 3. RTruth d. Jack Swagger Truth wins and is crowned the new champion but Otunga comes out and informs him that it was not a title match and Truth hands the title over 4. Intercontinental Title: Cody Rhodes d. Ted DiBiase Wade Barrett cut a promo about Randy Orton's return and says the stairs are nothing compared to what he will do to Orton next time. And he goes on about how he is going to win the Royal Rumble and become the new World Heavyweight Champion 5. Sheamus d. Wade Barrett Chris Jericho returned to his hometown and received a huge pop. He did his usual pointing and running around and picked up the mic. David Otunga then interrupted again demanding that Jericho's jacket is a health hazard and to remove it. Jericho obliged then locked Otunga in the Walls Of Jericho and left the ring to a huge ovation. However it was a pure babyface crowd as opposed to his face to heel storyline 6. WWE Tag Team Title: Primo & Epico d. Kofi Kingston & Mason Ryan 7. World Heavyweight Title: Big show d. Daniel Bryan by DQ 8. WWE Title: CM Punk d. The Miz (Steel Cage Match)

WWE Smackdown Results (1/20)

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:14:55 -0500

We are in Sin City this week as Smackdown invades Las Vegas. And we start things with Lilian Garcia introducing World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan. Bryan says this week’s show is aptly named Sin City Smackdown and it’s not just because they are in Las Vegas but because it is exactly what Big Show did to his girlfriend AJ last week. Bryan went on to compare Big Show to AJ saying he is 400 pounds and the World’s Largest Athlete whereas AJ is a mere 95 pounds. And like he said Monday night, bowling over AJ was not an accident. It was intentional. And Big Show was not sorry, he only pretended to be and those were not tears of sorrow. Those were crocodile tears. Because Big Show is bitter because his World Heavyweight Championship reign was the shortest in history. A mere 45 seconds. After Bryan cashed in his MITB contract and beat him for the World Heavyweight Championship, he never lived that down. He is a bitter, selfish, vengeful freak. Bryan said AJ suffered head trauma, a cervical sprain and her career may very well be over. All because she insisted on being at ringside with Bryan. And the reason why she would put herself in harm’s way is because she loves him. No one has ever said that to him before and he has a great admiration for her and is why on Monday night he dedicated his match to her and will do the same thing tonight because even tho she is not here tonight, in spirit she will be in his corner. As for the World’s Strongest Man he is not afraid. Just like he is not intimidated by Big Show. It’s a good thing Big Show isn’t here because Bryan wouldn’t be responsible for what he would do to him if he was. He then pleaded with Show to, for once, do the right thing or Bryan would unleash his fury on Show. Before Show inevitably hurts another innocent victim, Bryan told him to do the decent, only thing and just quit. Backstage: Alicia Fox, Santino Marella, Ezekiel Jackson and Hornswoggle are standing at a craps table. Teddy Long is then shown with Aksana standing at the “Smackdown Roulette Wheel”. Long is explaining to Aksana how the Roulette Wheel works. Cody Rhodes then walks in and says his brother Goldust has a ‘Vegas Showgirls’ Match’ and had an outfit almost as farcical as the one Aksana is wearing. His point is, he is probably the last hope for the entire Rhodes family. Cody then spins the wheel and it lands on ‘Player’s Choice’ and Cody chooses Hornswoggle as his opponent. Commercial Player’s Choice #1: Cody Rhodes vs Hornswoggle Cody Rhodes comes out first. Hornswoggle is out next and Rhodes exits the ring and approaches Hornswoggle and pie faces him to the floor. Rhodes just plays with him taunting kicking him around with his boot. Justin Gabriel’s music plays and the “Capetown Werewolf” runs and out and hits Rhodes with a forearm. Rhodes and Gabriel trade punches and it’s Gabriel getting the upper hand and he tosses Rhodes back into the ring. Gabriel then grabbed the mic and told Cody to pick on someone his own size. Player’s Choice #2: Cody Rhodes vs Justin Gabriel Gabriel climbs back into the ring and Charles Robinson calls for the bell and Rhodes lands a kick and a punch. Reverse knife edge chop by Rhodes on Gabriel. Gabriel puts Rhodes in the corner and punches away. Irish whip by Gabriel, reversed by Rhodes, Gabriel from behind hits a dropkick to Rhodes. Gabriel punching Rhodes but Robinson pulls him off. Gabriel and Rhodes lock up and Gabriel gets an armdrag on Rhodes. Irish whip by Gabriel and Rhodes comes back with an open hand palm strike. Follows up with a dropkick 1….Rhodes hooks Gabriel up, front suplex and Rhodes with a reverse chinlock. Headbutt by Rhodes and he jumps up and stomps on Gabriel. Straight punch by Rhodes 1…2..armlock submission hold on Gabriel and Gabriel escapes with elbows to Rhodes. Rhodes picks Gabriel up for a slam, countered by Gabriel who drops an elbow across Rhodes’ neck. A swing by Rhodes and Gabriel connects with a kick to the head. Gabriel going up looking for the 450 splash and Rhodes crawls away before Gabriel can execute the move. Gabriel climbs down and connects with a clothesline to Rhodes. Irish whip by Gabriel into the corner, follows up and Rhodes looks to flip him over the ropes. Catches Gabriel, Gabriel holding onto the ropes as Rhodes pulls him away Gabriel sliding down for the pin 1..2…backslide by Gabriel 1….2…a kick by Rhodes, irish whip and Rhodes runs into a boot. Crossbody by Gabriel 1….2…Rhodes drops Gabriel over the top rope. Picks him up, delivers Cross Rhodes 1….2….3 The winner of the match: Cody Rhodes!!!! Backstage: Mark Henry is with Teddy Long. Long brought Henry backstage to have him spin the wheel to determine what type of match he will be in tonight. Henry says Sin City Smackdown has to be the worst concept he’s ever heard of. Henry said it’s Long’s fault AJ got put in harm’s way and tonight he’s putting Daniel Bryan in harm’s way. Long tells him to spin and Henry tells Long it’s his concept and for him to spin the wheel. Long spins the wheel and it lands on Lumberjack Match. Henry said Lumberjack Match is cool with him and tonight that pipsqueak of a champion Long has, is going to enter the Hall Of Pain. Tag Team Tornado: Primo & Epico vs The Usos Both teams are in the ring and they trade punches. Epico and Jimmy trade punches while Jey throws Primo into the corner stomping away at him. Irish whip to Epico and The Usos deliver double elbows followed by double elbow drop. Epico in the corner, Jimmy grabs Primo and delivers a backbreaker across the knee. Jey up on the top rope and comes down with a punch and Jimmy goes for the cover. 1….2…Jey turning his attention to Epico. Irish whip by Jimmy to Primo and Primo holds onto the ropes sending Jimmy over the top rope. Primo attacking Jey from behind, Jey fighting back and the tag champs beat Jey down as Rosa looks on and Epico and Primo deliver a double gutbuster followed by a double suplex. Epico with a cover 1….2…Primo going for a cover 1….2…Irish whip by Epico and Primo and Jey holds on countering with an open handed palm strike to Epico tossing Primo into Jimmy who comes back in delivering a clothesline. A kick by Jey to Epico and a palm strike to Primo. Double irish whips to the champions followed up by a double splash into the corner. Double reverse splash and the champions are out of the ring. Jey picks Primo up but Rosa provides the distraction just long enough for Primo to drive Jey back first into the apron. Back in the ring, Jimmy up to the top and a splash onto Epico 1….2….Primo breaks it up and delivers The Backstabber 1….2….3 The winners of the match: Primo & Epico!!!! Commercial Backstage: Sheamus comes in to spin the wheel to find out what match he will be competing in tonight. Aksana spins the wheel and it lands on ‘Table Match’ Dance Off: Brodus Clay vs Vickie Guerrero Vickie comes down to the ring and says lady luck is on her shoulders tonight and she’s Brodus Clay’s opponent in this dance off and is going to show everyone how she can shake her thing because she wiggles when she walks and jiggles when she grooves and she can make it sizzle with her moves. Vickie is up first and her music plays and she dances. Brodus Clay is up next and does his dance. Lilian then says the audience gets to be the judge and asks the audience if the winner should be Vickie Guerrero or Brodus Clay. Vickie’s name elicits a round of boos whereas Brodus’ name gets an eruption of cheers. Vickie is outraged and demands her music play and she begins dancing again. William Regal comes out and says he can’t allow this to continue and tells the audience how dare they mock Vickie Guerrero and escorts her out of the ring. Brodus then challenged Regal to a dance off. Regal reenters the ring and his music plays and he starts dancing and Clay hits the ‘Aww Funk It’ on Regal. Clay then grabs the mic and says ‘My Bad, Somebody Call His Momma’ Commercial Tables Match: Sheamus vs Wade Barrett Barrett with a kick and a punch to Sheamus. Sheamus in the corner and Barrett punching and kicking away at him. Sheamus quick to turn it around and it’s Barrett on the receiving end of a flurry of kicks and punches. And Sheamus runs Barrett across the ring ramming his head into the turnbuckle. Barrett back on the offense and he whips Sheamus into ropes but Sheamus counters and ducks and Barrett kicks him in the face. Barrett charges but Sheamus tosses him over the top rope to the floor. Sheamus follows and picks Barrett up but Barrett rams his back into the apron. Barrett setting up a table but Sheamus stops him with a forearm to the head and rams him head first into the announce table. Sheamus sets the table up. Sheamus picks Barrett up looking to slam him onto the table. Barrett counters and runs Sheamus shoulderfirst into the ringpost. Barrett tosses Sheamus back in and continues to punch and stomp on him. Barett pulling Sheamus through the ropes delivering knee strikes. Barrett runs across the ring and hits the big boot to the face. Sheamus tries to fight back but Barrett overpowers him with forearms to the back. Suplex by Barrett but it’s blocked by Sheamus. Sheamus turns Barrett around pulls him back and delivers the forearm clubs to the chest. Sheamus runs the ropes and knocks Barrett off the apron against the announce table Commercial Sheamus with the series of clotheslines and Sheamus follows up with a slam. Sheamus lays Barrett across the table and goes to the top rope. Barrett cuts him off with punches. Barrett on the top rope hooks Sheamus up but Sheamus punches him and delivers a headbutt. Sheamus jumps off but misses. Barrett moving the table out of the way and Sheamus catches him with the Irish Curse. Sheamus sets the table up in the corner. A kick to Barrett, Sheamus looking for the Celtic Cross but Jinder Mahal jumps up on the apron only to get knocked down. A kick by Barrett and he tosses Sheamus into the table. The winner of the match: Wade Barrett!!!! Post Match: Jinder Mahal sets up another table in the corner and looks to slam Sheamus into the table but Sheamus counters and delivers The Brogue Kick. Sheamus picks him up and runs him into the table. Commercial Flag Match: Ted DiBiase vs Hunico Hunico punches DiBiase. Irish whip reversed by DiBiase who hit a facebuster on Hunico. DiBiase going for the flag and Hunico cuts him off. Hunico looking to retrieve his flag but DiBiase hits the electric chair drop. DiBiase charges but Hunico tosses him over the ropes to the floor. Hunico going for the flag and DiBiase pushes him off sending Hunico crashing into Camacho. DiBiase going for the flag and Hunico grabs a leg but DiBiase kicks him off. Flapjack against the turnbuckle by DiBiase. DiBiase hits The Dream Street, climbs the turnbuckle and retrieves the flag. The winner of the match: Ted DiBiase!!!! Commercial We see the Raw Rebound Backstage: Teddy Long is with Drew McIntyre and says he doesn’t know what he’s going to do with him. It’s not just because they’re in Vegas, but McIntyre is running out of luck. Long told him three weeks ago he was close to being fired. McIntyre tries to plead his case but Long says he’s going to have to let Drew go. Santino comes in and says he’d like Teddy to reconsider. Two weeks ago, he beat Drew MacIntosh but many people are saying it was a lucky victory and he does not like this for one second. So he would like for McIntyre to have a chance to prove it was not luck. Long agrees to give Drew one more chance. Drew spins the wheel and it lands on ‘Blindfold Match’ Mark Henry is in the back training for his match Commercial Blindfold Match: Drew McIntyre vs Santino Marella Marella and McIntyre have their blindfolds on and McIntyre swings at nothing but air. Santino going to the audience for assistance pointing to where McIntyre is. Marella sets up for The Cobra but walks right past McIntyre. Marella hooks McIntyre and they go tumbling through the ropes to the floor. McIntyre swings but clotheslines the ringpost. McIntyre back in and Santino follows. McIntyre lifts his blindfold and peeks but Santino is ducked and McIntyre goes for a boot but falls over the top rope to the floor. McIntyre sliding back in. The audience helps Santino pointing him in McIntyre’s direction. Marella hits The Cobra 1….2…3 The winner of the match: Santino Marella!!!! Commercial Lumberjack Match: Daniel Bryan vs Mark Henry The lumberjacks come out to the ring first. Mark Henry comes out followed by Daniel Bryan. Lillian Garcia does the formal introductions. Mark Henry takes his tshirt off and throws it at Bryan. Bryan goes for a kick but Henry grabs his leg and pushes him down. Bryan on the apron looking to exit the ring but stops after seeing the lumberjacks on the outside telling them not to touch him. A kick and punch to Henry but it doesn’t faze him as he hits Bryan with a headbutt. Bryan exits the ring and pushes Tyler Reks before climbing back up on the apron. Bryan telling Reks and Curt Hawkins not to touch him, he’s the World Heavyweight Champion. Bryan reenters and Henry hits him with a forearm to the back. Bryan in the corner and Henry hits a shoulderblock followed by a headbutt. Henry leaning on the ropes as he steps on Bryan’s chest. Bryan stumbles into the opposite corner and Henry punches him. Bryan tries to fight back but Henry drops him with another headbutt. Henry has Bryan on the ropes and delivers a forearm to the chest. Bryan down and Henry kicks him as Drew McIntyre looks on. Irish whip, Bryan ducks and Henry hits him with a shoulderblock sending him through the ropes to the floor and Barrett and Gabriel toss him back in. Again Bryan yelling at the lumberjacks asking Barrett what he’s doing. Barrett tells him he’s just doing his job it’s Henry he better worry about. Henry stares down at Bryan Commercial Bryan tries to get some offense in but Henry picks him up and tosses him across the ring. Henry chokes Bryan out on the ropes and Bryan tries to take Henry’s leg out from under him. Henry in the corner and Bryan delivers a knife edge chop. Kicks and punches by Bryan and Henry pushes him off. Bryan flies at Henry landing a forearm to the face. More kicks and punches and again Henry shoves Bryan away. Bryan with a dropkick. Henry on his knees and Bryan with the kick to the head 1…..2….Bryan out of the ring and he comes face to face with the WWE Tag Team Champions, Tyler Reks and Curt Hawkins and Cody Rhodes all telling him to get back in the ring. He slides back in and runs at Henry who mows him down with a clothesline. And once again Henry tosses him across the ring. Henry runs at him and Bryan gets the boots up. Bryan runs and Henry turns him inside out with a clothesline 1….2….Military press slam to the outside but Bryan rakes Henry’s eyes at the same time and Bryan outside brawling with the lumberjacks. Henry on the apron tossing Bryan back in. Bryan kicks Henry off the apron and it’s Henry on the outside and the lumberjacks all trying to get him back in and Bryan trying to keep him out. The lumberjacks are all in the ring and a brawl ensues. Daniel Bryan slides out, retrieves his title and retreats to the back. Teddy Long wants to know what the meaning of this is? Bryan asks what the meaning of what just happened in the ring is. Last week it was No Disqualification against Big Show, this week Lumberjack Match against Mark Henry. There were 30 guys in there trying to beat him up. Bryan wants to know what Long has planned next and Long says a Triple Threat for the World Heavyweight Championship at the Royal Rumble. Mark Henry vs Big Show vs Daniel Bryan. In a steel cage. End Show

VIDEO: New Z! True Long Island Story Episode (49)

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:52:45 -0500

Just in time for the weekend, former United States Champion and current Internet Champion, Zack Ryder, delivers a brand new episode of Z! True Long Island Story for you to enjoy. He recaps his loss against Jack Swagger for the United States Championship, gives a shoutout to Primo for winning the Tag Team Titles with Epico, and delivers another episode of Ask The Heel. But don't take it from me, watch the video now!

Royal Rumble Spoiler: WWE World Championship Match Revealed

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:35:24 -0500

The following match will be announced for the WWE Royal Rumble payperview on tonight's WWE SmackDown which was taped on Tuesday. Daniel Bryan vs. Mark Henry vs. Big Show in a cage match for the World Hvt. Championship. COMMENT: Could this match steal the show?

TNA Genesis Pay-Per-View Draws Surprising Buyrate

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:51:18 -0500

TNA Genesis, the Jan. 8 payperview event from Orlando, Florida drew a higher then normal buyrate reports the Wrestling Observer. The event saw Jeff Hardy against Bobby Roode for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and drew in the region of 1012,000 buys which could very well be attributed to Jeff Hardy in the main event for the title.

WWE SmackDown Roulette Preview for Tonight (Non-Spoiler)

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:46:31 -0500

The following matches will take place on tonight's WWE SmackDown Roulette event. World Champion Daniel Bryan vs. Mark Henry WWE Intercontinental champion Cody Rhodes vs. Justin Gabriel Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett Ted DiBiase vs. Hunico Santino vs Drew McIntyre The following roulette stipulations will also be attached to each of the respective matches above. To remain spoilerfree we will not reveal what matches carry the stipulations. Lumberjack Match Tables Match Blindfold Match Flag Match

The Latest WWE Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View Card

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:41:41 -0500

The following matches are scheduled to take place at January 29 Royal Rumble PayPerView event. WWE Championship Match: CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler w/John Laurinaitis as the special referee World Heavyweight Championship Match: Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show vs. Mark Henry. John Cena vs. Kane Traditional 30 Man Royal Rumble

PHOTO: TNA Star James Storm Welcomes Newborn Baby Son

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:31:20 -0500

TNA star James Storm announced on twitter the birth of his son Mason, At 4:42 am another cowboy joined the @IMPACTWRESTLING roster.

TDIWH: Triple H Wins 2002 Royal Rumble

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:26:42 -0500

It was January 20, 2002. Triple H had just returned after a freakish quad injury the previous year that kept him out of action for eight months. Hunter was set for the Royal Rumble match at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA where he entered as a mild favorite among the likes of Kurt Angle, The Undertaker and Steve Austin. Triple H went on to win the Royal Rumble match and go on to WrestleMania X8 to defeat Chris Jericho for the undisputed WWE Championship. Post your thoughts on this epic Royal Rumble match below.

Minor News Regarding WWE's Current Roster

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:42:30 -0500

For any of you who may have been wondering, the profiles of Kevin Nash, The Great Khali, Ranjin Singh, Michael McGillicutty, Goldust, Mr. Vince McMahon, and Johnny Curtis are all still listed on the roster page on WWE.com. (I think Curtis has been wrestling on their NXT show on WWE.com, but the rest of them haven't done anything that I know of... except for Goldust, who appears to be on the verge of feuding with his younger brother Cody Rhodes.)

Vote in the 2011 Wrestling Awards!

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:39:55 -0500

This weekend, WNS lead writer Justin Henry is closing the polls on his 2011 wrestling awards, and is giving WNS readers a chance to participate. http://justinsport.webs.com/2011awards.htm Check out at this link the list of nominees, read the rules CAREFULLY to avoid mistakes, and the send the ballot provided to cynicjrh@gmail.com Thank you all, and get voting!

WNS Debate: Who Should Beat Jack Swagger For The WWE U.S. Title?

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:22:48 -0500

There is a new WWE United States Champion on Monday Night Raw. The 2time, 2time All AmericanAmerican Jack Swagger defeated Long Island Iced Z Zack Ryder for the prestigious Championship this past Monday night. Coincidentally, it was Dolph Ziggler, Swagger's current tag team partner, who Ryder defeated for the U.S. Title. One would assume that WWE will probably keep the belt on Swagger for at least a month or two, as is common practice. But who knows, maybe Zack Ryder will defeat Swagger in the rematch. But if Zack Ryder fails to regain the U.S. Championship, who would you like to see defeat Swagger to become the new U.S. Champion? Perhaps The Funkasaurus Brodus Clay? An established WWE veteran such as Chris Jericho or CM Punk? Perhaps an undercard talent such as Curt Hawkins or Tyler Reks? There are lots of possible contenders. WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION? LET THIS DEBATE BEGIN! CLICK HERE TO JOIN THIS DEBATE ON FACEBOOK!

VIDEO: Watch This Week's NXT Here (1/18)

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:58:27 -0500

Embedded in the video below is this week’s 1/18 edition of WWE NXT, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel:

Chris Jericho Comments On His Future With WWE

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:45:17 -0500

Chris Jericho recently spoke with the Winnipeg Free Press regarding his future with the WWE. Below is what Jericho had to say: I have no intentions of leaving anytime soon. I'm in the best shape of my life I feel great. The thing for me is I always have lots of other stuff going on and I always have. So sometimes I leave to work on other projects, but I'll always come back. When I was growing up in Winnipeg I wanted to be two things: I wanted to be a wrestler and I wanted to be in a rock and roll band and I've been lucky enough to have both of those dreams come true.

WWE Supporting Controversial SOPA Act

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:37:05 -0500

WWE has been revealed as one of the companies listed as supporters of the controversial SOPA Act (Stop Online Piracy Act) that is currently making its way through the United States Congress. For more information on this act and how it is dangerous to those who visit websites and those who run websites, click here. You can also visit this link to help tell Congress to vote NO on this controversial act.

WNS Debate: Was WWE's ECW Title a "World" Championship?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:34:39 -0500

There are many Superstars on WWE's roster right now who held the ECW Championship in WWE's revival of what used to be Paul Heyman's ECW. When WWE first brought back ECW in 2006, the ECW Title was known as the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, exactly as it was in Paul Heyman's Original ECW. However, as time went on and WWE's ECW became less and less like The Original ECW, the term World Heavyweight Title was no longer used to describe the ECW Championship. Current WWE Superstars such as Kane, The Big Show, Christian, Mark Henry, CM Punk, and Jack Swagger, along with many others, all held the WWE ECW Championship. However, WWE no longer even acknowledges the Title on television anymore. WWE recently based a storyline around the fact that Mark Henry, a 15year WWE veteran, had never won a World Heavyweight Championship until 2011. However, Mark Henry held the ECW Championship in 2008. The last WWE ECW Champion was The Guyanese Goliath Ezekiel Jackson, who is currently a member of WWE's Friday Night SmackDown roster and is also a former WWE Intercontinental Champion. Ezekiel defeated Christian on the very last episode of WWE's ECW to win the Title, a decision which many fans still regret to this day. ECW, both Paul Heyman's Original ECW and WWE's revival of it, has seemingly been placed in the same category as Chris Benoit. Neither are mentioned on television, though ECW has been mentioned just a handful of times since its last episode in February of 2010. So what do YOU think? Was WWE's ECW Championship a World Title? ECW was on worldwide television on the SyFy Channel (at least here in the U.S.), just like WWE's Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown programs are on worldwide television on the USA Network and SyFy Channel (again, those are their homes here in the U.S.). But WWE also made it pretty obvious that ECW was nothing more than a glorified developmental territory, just one step above their FCW: Florida Championship Wrestling territory, which certainly does not hold a World Championship. WAS WWE'S ECW CHAMPIONSHIP A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP? LET THIS DEBATE BEGIN! CLICK HERE TO JOIN THIS DEBATE ON FACEBOOK!

TDIWH: CM Punk defeated William Regal in a No Disqualification match, wins Intercontinental title

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:22:18 -0500

THIS DAY IN WRESTLING HISTORY: January 19, 2009 Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois Leading into Royal Rumble, on RAW CM Punk defeats William Regal in a No Disqualification match, capturing the Intercontinental title in the process.

News On Randy Orton's Return, 3-Hour Raw, Vinnie Mac Buys New Cars, More News

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:45:33 -0500

A threehour edition of Monday Night Raw is currently scheduled to take place six nights before WrestleMania 28 and is expected to feature Dwayne The Rock Johnson. WWE Chairman and CEO Mr. Vince McMahon recently purchased three new Ferrari cars. It's being reported that Randy Orton may be making his return from his injury very soon, possibly for the Royal Rumble payperview event. As can be expected, WWE is concerned about why their ratings have been so low lately. They have decided to take action by conducting a focus study featuring young people between the ages of 12 and 17. This will take place in White Plains, New York on the 26th of January and will be approximately 90 minutes long.

Interesting News Regarding Ric Flair/WWE Hall of Fame/TNA Impact Wrestling

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:36:07 -0500

If you've been wondering what TNA Impact Wrestling's stance is regarding Ric Flair's appearance at the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame along with The Four Horsemen, well, it's being said that this is not a legal agreement between WWE and TNA, but is more of an informal and unofficial approval from both WWE and TNA.

WWE Possibly Making Another Horsemen DVD, Tag Team Championship Situation

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:32:49 -0500

As one might expect, the recent suspension of Evan Air Bourne has caused a shakeup for WWE's plans for the Tag Team Championship. Fans can expect to see a new babyface tag team to challenge the current Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico Colón. There has been some discussion of WWE possibly releasing another DVD set for The Four Horsemen to coincide with their induction into the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame. WWE released Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen a few years back, right around the time that Flair retired from WWE.

TNA News: Bischoff's New Project, Live Events, Genesis

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:28:23 -0500

TNA Impact Wrestling executive producer and onscreen personality Eric Bischoff is once again teaming up with actor Scott Baio to produce a Nick At Nite show called Daddy's Home. Kurt Angle, The Icon Sting, and The Immortal Hulk Hogan have all been confirmed to be involved with live events in the United Kingdom over the next few weeks. It's being reported that the recent TNA Genesis payperview may have gotten slightly better buyrates than some of TNA's other PPV's. Genesis apparently may have gotten somewhere around 10,00012,000 buys. TNA doesn't currently have any plans to take their Impact program on the road within the next few months.

Bouts For "WWE Superstars", Rumble News, News Concerning WWE Network

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:20:44 -0500

Contests set for today's edition of WWE Superstars on WWE.com feature Jinder Mahal vs. Alex Riley, Mason Ryan & Santino Marella vs. Curt Hawkins & Tyler Reks, and Tamina Snuka vs. Natalya Neidhart. WWE's 2012 Royal Rumble has not yet sold out, but WWE is hopeful that it will be soon. There has been some discussion within WWE's inner circles regarding the debut of the WWE Network and possible ideas to help the network. Apparently WWE producer Kevin Dunn has been brainstorming ideas for the network and has earned praise from WWE Chairman and CEO Mr. Vince McMahon. It's also being reported that this may help Dunn in the long run, because some expect his overall position of power to be threatened after Paul Levesque (Triple H) and Stephanie McMahon Levesque finally take over the company from Vince.

Highlights From A Recent Dolph Ziggler Interview: IC Title, Cena/Rock

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:11:29 -0500

What are some of the goals you have in mind going forward? Of course, I want to be champion, I want to wrestle a main event at WrestleMania and another very realistic goal of mine far down in my career is that I want to be know as the greatest ever. Not everybody wants that. Some people want to be champion, but in ten years when people say my name, I want them to be saying ‘he was the guy who was the best ever.' When you held the WWE Intercontinental Championship title, what did having that title mean to you? That was a huge goal that I had set for myself. I had come up short the year before. I though for sure that it was mine and when it didn't happen I was actually very frustrated. Now, coming back into the picture of the title and then actually getting it ... I honestly thought it was long overdue and it was welldeserved and I was very happy to take that and make it [a step] towards becoming the WWE Championship that it once was. I thought I brought some prestige to it. WrestleMania is coming up in April. It will be The Rock versus John Cena. Who would you pick to win that fight? Both those guys are in awesome shape. Cena is like our franchise guy. He carries the company on his back and he's out there every single night doing everything he can to give back to the fans. The Rock, he's awesome at what he does, but he's kind of moved on and he's a movie star now, so I've gotta go with the hometown guy who is out there in the trenches with us every single weekend as opposed to the guy that comes back a couple times a year.

Ric Flair News, Highlights From Tara's Interview W/ "The Sun"

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:10:10 -0500

There is some gossip that wrestling legend The Nature Boy Ric Flair has gotten involved with a big business deal that apparently is unrelated to professional wrestling. More details as they become available. The following are highlights from a recent interview featuring former WWE Diva and current TNA Knockout Lisa Marie Varon (Victoria in WWE, Tara in TNA Impact Wrestling) in which she reveals that she seriously considered retiring from wrestling after she left WWE back in 2009: When I left the WWE I really did think that was it, I was through with wrestling. It seemed like I was not good enough to hold a title or get a good storyline anymore, but yet I was used as a tool to help new girls improve and gain confidence, I'd lost my interest. I knew about TNA and I first started watching it when Awesome Kong and Gail Kim started tearing the house down with their classic matches. It wasn't until I spoke to them that I realised that the schedule would be so much easier on my body. TNA offered me a deal of no house shows and only TV tapings initially. I couldn't resist that. I'm so glad now as I see the division being as hot today as the WWE glory days of myself, Trish, Lita and Mickie.

Wrestlemania 28 Weekend AXXESS Schedule

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:18:30 -0500

Here is the schedule for WWE's Wrestlemania 28 weekend AXXESS events, which includes the VIP autograph signing schedule. The VIP signings are for fans who payed the higher priced VIP ticket, which also includes front of the line accedss for different exhibits. Tickets for AXXESS will go on sale later this month: Thursday, March 29 Session – 610pm VIP 1 – 68pm – CM Punk Thursday, March 29 Session – 610pm VIP 2 – 810pm – Edge Friday, March 30 Session – 610pm VIP 3 – 68pm – John Cena Friday, March 30 Session – 610pm VIP 4 – 810pm – Randy Orton Saturday, March 31 Session – 8am12pm VIP 5 – 911am – Triple H Saturday, March 31 Session – 15pm VIP 6 – 13pm – Shawn Michaels Saturday, March 31 Session – 15pm VIP 7 – 35pm – Chris Jericho Saturday, March 31 Session – 610pm VIP 8 – 68pm – Mick Foley Sunday, April 1 Session – 8am12pm VIP 9 – 810am – Sheamus Sunday, April 1 Session – 8am12pm VIP 9 – 10am12pm Big Show Sunday, April 1 Session – 12:304:30pm VIP 10 – 12:302:30pm – Rey Mysterio

WWE Drop TLC Pay-Per-View According to Latest Schedule

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:51:45 -0500

WWE has dropped the TLC payperview according the the latest 2012 PPV schedule. The December PPV has been replaced by Bragging Rights which itself has been replaced by The Fatal 4 Way in June.

Big Show Injured at Tuesday's SmackDown Taping

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:02:50 -0500

Big Show suffered a back injury at Tuesday night's Smackdown TV taping in Las Vegas, according to the Wrestling Observer. The extent of the injury is yet to be established but if the injury is severe the planned threeway World Title match at the Royal Rumble PPV (Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show vs. Mark Henry) may be in some jeopardy. Please hit the LIKE button above to share the news via facebook with friends. Also comment below on Big Show's injury Do you think he can compete at the Royal Rumble PPV?

Monday's WWE RAW Rating (1/16)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:54:32 -0500

Monday's WWE RAW (1/16) scored a 3.01 rating which was an increase on the 2.87 rating last week. Overall, the show averaged 4.29 million viewers with the first hour drawing 4.32 million viewers and the second hour dropping to of 4.26 million viewers. RAW has failed to break a 12 week decline in viewers for the final hour. Please hit the LIKE button above to share the news via facebook with friends. Also comment below on why RAW is losing viewers in the second hour.

VIDEO: WWE Network Presents Countdown (1/18)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:51:42 -0500

The following was uploaded on WWE’s official YouTube channel today:

PHOTOS: Rikishi at Tuesday's WWE SmackDown Taping

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:35:16 -0500

Rikishi was in attendance at Tuesday’s WWE TV taping at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The former WWE Superstar watched his sons Jey and Jimmy Uso wrestle from a luxury box in the arena. Below are two photos of his visit.

Cagefighting News: UFC 145 In Montreal, Canada Has Been Canceled

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:05:01 -0500

A March 24 UFC show (UFC 145) in Montreal, Canada has been canceled due to scheduling complications and a desire to deliver a championship card according to Neil Davidson from the Canadian Press. UFC executive Dana White says that they are planning on still having a show in Montreal, but a new date has not yet been decided.

Chris Jericho's Fozzy Signs with Century Media Records

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:44:55 -0500

Press Release: FOZZY SIGNS WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS Century Media Records are proud to announce the signing of internationallyrenowned metal band Fozzy. The brainchild of Chris Jericho and Rich Ward, Fozzy was formed a decade ago out of a passion for hard rock and heavy metal and has transformed into one of North America’s most electrifying bands. “We are so excited and honored to be part of the Century Media family,” says Chris Jericho, an entertainment icon who has achieved legendary status as one of the WWE’s most acclaimed superstars, penned two New York Times bestselling autobiographies, and was a finalist on ABC’s hit television show Dancing with the Stars in 2011. “Fozzy finally has a record company with the firepower and worldwide influence we need and deserve to rise to the next level – Century Media is the perfect home for Fozzy, and we are stoked to release the masterpiece album of our career and conquer the world… and elsewhere!” Chris Jericho will discuss Fozzy’s signing to Century Media Records tomorrow morning at 9am PST (Thursday, January 19, 2011) on the legendary Los Angeles radio station 95.5 KLOS, where he’ll appear live on the Mark and Brian morning show. To listen live on the internet from around the world, click here. Fozzy – lead singer Chris Jericho, guitarist Rich Ward, drummer Frank Fontsere, bassist Paul DiLeo and guitarist Billy Grey – will release their Century Media debut worldwide in summer 2012. The album will be the followup to their acclaimed 2010 release Chasing The Grail, which saw them tour 15 countries around the world and perform in cities from Los Angeles to Lichtenvoorde, including an appearance alongside metal’s Big 4 – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax – on the Knebworth Sonisphere, and a string of dates on the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival headlined by Avenged Sevenfold. “There are very few musicians I respect more than Rich Ward, and I couldn’t be prouder of bringing him home to Century Media Records, the label that introduced me to Stuck Mojo in 1995,” says Century Media Records product manager Paul Gargano. “Chris is one of the most captivating entertainers and electrifying frontmen I know, and Fozzy have emerged as one of the bestkept secrets in hard rock and metal over the years – now it’s time to let the secret out…” “Shortly after my 12th Birthday, while airguitaring to Iron Maiden, I decided that when I grew up, I wanted to ‘pay my bills’ by playing guitar,” says Ward. “In 1995, Century Media Records allowed this seemingly unreachable goal to become a reality with my band Stuck Mojo. When that relationship came to an end in 2001, I continued making and releasing music with several different bands, through several different record companies. There was only one common thread in all my experiences with these other organizations – I wished they were more like Century Media. The truth is, like any ‘first’ relationship, it's tough to get a real perspective of how good it really is until you've had other relationships to compare it to. After having lots of opportunities to gain some perspective, I am honored to return to Century Media Records as they become the home for Fozzy's music. I'm so grateful to be able to play music for a living, and it is a privilege to continue my career with the label that gave me my start.” For more on Fozzy, visit Facebook.com/FozzyRock.

Could Lex Luger Ever Be Inducted Into The WWE Hall of Fame? Details...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:41:44 -0500

According to rumors, former WWE Superstar and WCW World Heavyweight Champion The Total Package Lex Luger was brought up as a possible candidate to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the Four Horsemen stable, which will be inducted into the 2012 WWE Class. Luger was also considered as a possible candidate when WWE was thinking about doing a 10year WCW anniversary Hall of Fame last year. Former WCW names such as Luger, Bill Goldberg, The Four Horsemen, The Steiner Brothers, Ron Simmons, Dean Malenko, and others were all allegedly brought up during WWE's discussions last year. However, it's being reported that WWE has decided not to induct Lex Luger into their Hall of Fame for the time being, due to the controversy surrounding Luger and the 2003 death of former WWE and WCW valet Miss Elizabeth Hulette. Another smaller part of the reason is that there may still be some hard feelings about Luger's shocking decision to jump from WWE back to WCW in the year 1995 when the legendary Monday Night War between WWE and WCW was getting underway.

ON THIS DAY IN WRESTLING HISTORY: Steve Austin Wins 1998 Royal Rumble

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:42:33 -0500

January 18, 1998 San Jose Arena, San Jose, CA. Stone Cold Steve Austin wins the Royal Rumble match, last eliminating The Rock. He would go on to defeat Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania 14.

In-Depth Info From WWE.com Regarding Wellness Policy, Concussions, etc.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:52:23 -0500

In light of Evan Bourne's two recent WWE suspensions, you may be interested in viewing WWE.com's Frequently Asked Questions section which contains indepth information about WWE and its standard business policies, including WWE's Wellness Program (drug and health policy). It contains other inside WWE information as well. Many of you already know WWE's policy for drug suspensions. First time results in 30 days, second time results in 60 days, and a third strike results in immediate contractual termination. The FAQ section covers all of that, plus more.

Edge & The Four Horsemen Added To WWE.com's HOF Roster Section

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:40:00 -0500

The 2012 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony is set to be one of the biggest and most starstudded WWE HOF's in years! Already announced for the 2012 Hall of Fame are the 11time World Champion The RatedR Superstar Edge, as well as the legendary Four Horsemen stable, which was led by the iconic 16time World Heavyweight Champion, The Nature Boy Ric Flair, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame (as well as several other Halls of Fame) in the year 2008 when Flair originally retired from WWE/pro wrestling. You can view some WWE Hall of Fame profiles here: The RatedR Superstar Edge The Nature Boy Ric Flair The Four Horsemen Other WWE Hall of Famers

Videos: Brodus Clay's First Three WWE Matches/New Theme Song

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:09:02 -0500

Are you a fan of The Funkasaurus Brodus Clay? Have you missed his first three matches on WWE Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown against Curt Hawkins, Tyson Kidd, and JTG? Have you been dying to hear Clay's funky new theme music? Well, here is the full Brodus Clay collection of the first two weeks of Brodus Clay's career since making his return to WWE programming!

WrestlingNewsSource.com Supporting STOP SOPA

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:58:01 -0500

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Small Backstage Update On Evan "Air" Bourne's Future

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:49:21 -0500

With the shocking recent news that former WWE Tag Team Champion Evan Air Bourne has been suspensed from WWE for the second time within the past few months, it should come as no surprise to find out that after his first suspension, Bourne's future, or lack thereof, in WWE has been a topic of discussion within WWE's inner circles. And again, that was after his first suspension and before his recent second suspension. It's been reported before that certain WWE officials, including Paul Levesque (Triple H) are not particularly fond of Bourne, but Bourne does have at least one known supporter in Stephanie McMahon Levesque. What are YOUR thoughts on Evan Bourne's issues and future? Let us know in the comments on this page.

Ted DiBiase Food Poisoned, Rikishi at SmackDown, Foley/Ziggler

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:48:51 -0500

WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase was battling food poisoning while in Las Vegas on Tuesday, causing him to miss preSmackDown TV Taping gathering. DiBiase recovered enough to wrestle a match during the main taping and tweeted about this via twitter, Don't know how I managed to get through the day today. Woke up at 5am with food poison (I'll spare you details)!! Very sorry to Vegas DPP!!! Some things are out of my control...this morning and throughout the day, it was my bowels!! I'll make it up to you guys next time!! Promise. Rikishi was in attendance at Tuesday’s WWE TV taping at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The former WWE Superstar watched his sons Jey and Jimmy Uso wrestle from a luxury box in the arena. Mick Foley put over Dolph Ziggler on twitter following their inring segment on Monday's RAW, Many thanks to the @WWE Universe, a great crowd in Anaheim, and all the Superstars..even @HeelZiggler for making last night's Raw a great experience for me. I hope DZ gets more mic time soon. I welcome a repeat verbal duel with him or @WWERAWGM anytime.

WWE NXT & Superstars SPOILERS

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:40:02 -0500

WWE NXT **SPOILERS** (1/18) Credit: Joe M. & PWInsider Dark Match: *Ryback (Skip Sheffield) defeated Tyson Kidd with a spear. WWE NXT: *Titus O'Neil defeated Darren Young with a spinebuster. *Percy Watson defeated Heath Slater with a reverse faceplant. *Yoshi Tatsu and Trent Barretta vs Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks. Tag match. Hawkins and Reks win after a cane shot and DDT. *Maxine and Johnny Curtis are having a wedding inside the ring next. *Matt Striker is doing an Elvis impersonator gig and saying he got his minister's license and will be doing the wedding. Horrible. Now I know why this is only on the web. Good luck WWE Network! The wedding gets interrupted by Maxine's former boyfriend Derick Bateman who makes up with Maxine and they both attack Curtis. WWE SUPERSTARS **SPOILERS** (1/19) Credit: Will Pruett and ProWrestling.NET Justin Roberts came out to welcome us to the show. A postWrestleMania video package was shown. Scott Stanford and Josh Matthews were at the desk for Superstars. A Royal Rumble recap from 2008 shown. 1. Santino Marella and Mason Ryan defeated Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks. Santino pinned Hawkins following The Cobra in an eightminute match that didn't have a ton of action. 2. Jinder Mahal defeated Alex Riley. Jinder won with the camel clutch in about four minutes. Lots of USA chants, but a silent crowd when Jinder won.

WWE SmackDown SPOILERS (1/20)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:32:39 -0500

Credit: Joe M. & PWInsider The following results are **SPOILERS** for WWE SmackDown airing on (1/20): *World champ Daniel Bryan comes out first for a promo. Explains that what the Big Show did last week was a sin and that he pretended to be sorry. The crowd is all over Bryan as a heel. Bryan is awesome in this role. He says AJ put herself in that position because she loves him. He says Show should do the right thing and just quit. Don't know how this will come off on TV but the crowd hates this guy. *Cody Rhodes vs. Hornswoggle. Justin Gabriel came out to stick up for Hornswoggle and take his place. Rhodes wins with his finisher. *Mark Henry is in the back next and spins the wheel. He gets a Lumberjack match. He says Daniel Bryan is next in the Hall of Pain. *WWE Tag Champions Primo and Epico defeated The Uso Brothers. *Brodus Clay comes out for a dance off next against Vickie Guerrero. Total heat for Vickie. This woman can't dance and the crowd is behind Clay. He wins the dance off and Vickie tries to dance again when William Regal comes out and pleads with the people not to laugh at her and escorts her away. Brodus then insults Regal and challenges him to a dance off. Wrestling purists are rolling in their graves. When Regal starts dancing, Clay catches Regal with a splash and dances around the ring. *Tables match: Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett. After a Jinder Mahal distraction, Barrett puts Sheamus through a table. Mahal attacks Sheamus. Sheamus puts Mahal through a table. *Ted DiBiase vs. Hunico in a flag match. DiBiase wins after getting the USA flag. *Teddy Long in the back fires Drew McIntyre. Santino begs for Drew's job back and challenges him to match. He spins the wheel and gets a Blindfold match. If Drew wins, he keeps his job. *Santino vs Drew McIntyre blindfold match. It makes Rick Martel vs. Jake Roberts look like Flair vs. Steamboat. Pure comedy. Santino wins with the Cobra. Guess Drew is fired again! *Lumberjack match next. Mark Henry vs. Daniel Bryan for the World title. Match goes to no contest after The Lumberjacks attack both guys and Bryan leaves. Henry leaves also while the lumberjacks are fighting Rumble style. Sheamus starts throwing people over the top to show he can win the Rumble. The show ends with Sheamus standing tall in center of ring. Leave your comments below!

VIDEO: Mick Foley Discusses His Comedy Career (1/18)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:28:35 -0500

Embedded in the video below, WWE legend, Mick Foley talks about his career in standup comedy

Todd Grishman Says Bourne's Wellness Violation Is A Problem

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:46:56 -0500

Former WWE and current ESPN personality Todd Grisham wrote the following on Twitter Tuesday: Shocked about Evan Bourne. Once could be chalked up to a bad decision...twice and there's a real problem. Hope he gets well. Great guy.

Jim Ross Comments On Evan Bourne's Second Suspension

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:43:08 -0500

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Ross comments on several topics, includingsuperstar, Evan Bourne's second WWE Wellness suspension. Below is an excerpt: Thoughts on Evan Bourne’s 2nd Wellness Suspension from WWE?” Obviously unfortunate for the talent. Two strikes are never good but I want to make it clear that I know zero details and only what I have read on WWE.com regarding this matter. Nonetheless, this matter is being taken seriously as it should be and is terribly perplexing why a talent would travel the same road again. Click here to read Good Ol' JR’s latest blog in its entirety.

WWE RAW SuperShow Rating Delayed

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:42:46 -0500

WrestlingNewsSource.com has learned that the rating for this week's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow is being delayed due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Therefore, we will have the rating available for all of you sometime tomorrow.

Ex-WWE Women's Champion Releasing Autobiography, Praises Kelly Kelly

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:40:44 -0500

ExWWE Women's Champion Debra Miceli (aka Madusa and Alundra Blayze) recently announced on her official Twitter page that she will soon be releasing an autobiography. She also took the opportunity to praise current WWE Diva Kelly Kelly: Loving me some Kelly Kelly.

Actor Liam Neeson Denies Taking Part In Controversial Chris Benoit Biopic

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:35:22 -0500

Hollywood actor Liam Neeson was recently asked at the press junket for his new film The Grey about rumors of his involvement in the upcoming controversial Chris Benoit biopic Crossface. The rumors stated that Neeson would be portraying Vince McMahon in the film. Neeson's response was as follows: No, I never heard of it. Neeson also stated that he knows very little about McMahon and is not a fan of professional wrestling. Furthermore, Neeson also stated that he knows almost nothing about Benoit.

Mick Foley Praises Dolph Ziggler

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:30:47 -0500

Following their segment on last night's WWE RAW SuperShow, Mick Foley has taken to his official Twitter page to praise Dolph Ziggler: Many thanks to the @WWE Universe, a great crowd in Anaheim, and all the Superstars..even @HeelZiggler for making last night's Raw a great experience for me. I hope DZ gets more mic time soon. I welcome a repeat verbal duel with him or @WWERAWGM anytime.

The Rock Being Advertised For Upcoming WWE RAW SuperShow

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:28:21 -0500

The official website of Atlanta, Georgia's Phillips Arena is advertising that The Rock will be appearing at the WWE RAW SuperShow taking place on March 26th, which will be the final RAW before his highlyanticipated match with John Cena at WrestleMania 28.

2012 WWE Hall Of Fame News: Who Will Induct Who, Another Inductee Revealed?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:23:26 -0500

After announcing two names for the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame recently, PWInsider.com is reporting that WWE is now said to be taking their time with announcing more names for this year's ceremony. It is expected that Christian will induct Edge into the Hall of Fame, while rumors are abound that Shawn Michaels and Triple H will induct the Four Horsemen, though J.J. Dillon was recently quoted as saying that either Triple H, Blackjack Mulligan, or Dusty Rhodes could induct them. Furthermore, Mil Mascaras is expected to be inducted by his nephew, exWWE Champion Alberto Del Rio. It is also being heavily rumored that the late Yokozuna will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, though this has not been officially confirmed in any way as of yet. It is also being rumored that if Yokozuna does go in, he may be inducted by his cousin, The Rock.

Impressive Rating for Friday's WWE SmackDown

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:25:54 -0500

Friday's edition of SmackDown (13/1) drew an impressive 2.18 rating which was a big increase on the previous week's 1.80. WWE officials will be keen to see how Daniel Bryan fairs with fans as World Heavyweight Champion. COMMENT: Why is SmackDown drawing solid ratings and RAW not?

Evan Bourne Apologizes for Second Wellness Violation

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:56:33 -0500

WWE Superstar Evan Bourne took to twitter following the announcement of his second violation of the company’s Talent Wellness Program to apologize to fans who will not be able to see Bourne in action for 60 days while he sits out on a 60 day suspension: “Sorry y’all. Sometimes we become our own worst enemy,” he tweeted Tuesday afternoon. During Sunday’s RAW Live Event at Oakland’s Oracle Center, Bourne and Kofi Kingston lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to Primo and Epico.

Video: Johnny Wave's Alpha-1 Highlights

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:48:44 -0500

WrestlingNewsSource.com is proud to support upandcoming independent wrestling star Johnny Wave. Below are is a video highlight from. Alpha1 Wrestling update on Dec 24th that shows highlights from Johnny Wave's 25 minute match against Ethan Page:

Johnny Wave Scheduled for C*4 and TCW Wrestling Events

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:45:38 -0500

WrestlingNewsSource.com is proud to support upandcoming independent wrestling star Johnny Wave. Below are Wave's next scheduled appearances. * Saturday, January 21st, Johnny Wave will make his first 2012 wrestling appearance at C*4 Wrestling's Level Up event. Information can be found at their website at: http://c4wrestling.com/site/2011/12/c4presentslevelupsatjan212012/ * Johnny Wave will be featured at TCW (TriCity Wrestling)'s 'Hacked' event in Kitchener, Ontario next Sunday, January 22nd. Information on this Event can be found on their facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/events/278290892208440/

Three TNA Releases Confirmed

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:29:52 -0500

ImpactWrestling.com has removed the profiles of Jackie Moore, Jesse Neal and Toxxin from their wrestler roster page. This would confirm their respective releases from TNA Wrestling last year.

BREAKING NEWS: Evan Bourne Suspended From WWE For Second Wellness Policy Violation

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:50:30 -0500

WWE has announced that exTag Team Champion Evan Bourne (real name Matthew Korklan) has been suspended from the company once again for his second violation of the WWE Wellness Policy. Below is WWE's statement from their official website: In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Matthew Korklan (Evan Bourne) for 60 days effective Tuesday, January 17 for his second violation of the company’s policy. Bourne was first suspended back on November 1, 2011 for his first violation of the policy due to using synthetic marijuana.

World Heavyweight Championship Match Announced For This Week's WWE SmackDown

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:41:19 -0500

On tonight's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow, World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan announced that he will defend the title against Mark Henry this coming Friday night on the special Sin City edition of WWE SmackDown.

John Cena vs. Kane Announced For WWE Royal Rumble

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:10:31 -0500

On tonight's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow, it was announced by Interim RAW General Manager John Laurinaitis that John Cena will face Kane at the Royal Rumble payperview event in two weeks.

VIDEO: WWE.com Interviews Perez Hilton

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:57:25 -0500

Below is a video from WWE's official YouTube page (WWEFanNation), in which celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was interviewed backstage at tonight's RAW SuperShow prior to servin as the Special Guest Ring Announcer for the Kelly Kelly/Alicia Fox vs. Bella Twins match:

New WWE United States Champion Crowned On Tonight's RAW SuperShow

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:43:34 -0500

On tonight's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow, Jack Swagger defeated Zack Ryder to become the brand new United States Champion. This marks the first time in Swagger's WWE career that he has held this particular championship, as in the past he has held the ECW Championship and World Heavyweight Championship.

Fourth Legend Confirmed For WWE "Legends House"

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:42:17 -0500

Thanks to Arda Ocal for sending this in: Arda Ocal (@ardaocal) and Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas) of #AftermathRadio on thescore.com and iTunes chat with WWE Hall Of Famer Mean Gene Okerlund. Highlights: Was it always the case to get the information out of the WWE Superstars as a interviewer for the professional wrestling, was that always what he wanted to do, or was there other aspirations for you behind the microphone: The upcoming tour he will be participating in Wrestle Reunion How does he feel about Wrestlemania 28's main event involving The Rock and John Cena. How does he feel about the match being announced a year before it was suppose to happen: Giving his thoughts on Edge being inducted in the WWE Hall Of Fame, and how does he feel about Ric Flair being inducted in the Hall Of Fame for the second time: On the upcoming WWE Network, and reality TV show WWE Legends House Will he be apart of this upcoming show: I can tell you this, I think there is some reservations about that particular program. Cause were talking about senior citizens, of course that's not me. Yes I intend, and Ive been asked to be apart of it. So lets go, lets see what happens Sharing his thoughts on working for WCW for 7 years in his career, how would he compare working behind the microphone for WCW vs WWE: Opening a Mean Gene Burgers in the Canadian Arctic of Iqaluit, Nunavut located near a local grocery store To listen to the full podcast, click on this link: http://blogs.thescore.com/wwe/2012/01/16/aftermathradiospeakswithmeangene/

Tonight's WWE RAW SuperShow Main Event Changed

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:26:57 -0500

It has just been announced that tonight's main event on WWE RAW SuperShow has been changed from a regular Tag Team Match (Mark Henry and Dolph Ziggler vs. World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan and WWE Champion CM Punk) to a SixMan Tag Team Match. It will now be Henry, Ziggler, and David Otunga vs. Bryan, Punk, and Chris Jericho.

Mick Foley To Compete In The 2012 WWE Royal Rumble Match?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:14:00 -0500

On tonight's WWE RAW SuperShow, WWE Legend Mick Foley announced his intention to be one of the 30 participants in this year's Royal Rumble Match, which will take place in two weeks live on payperview. However, John Laurinaitis denied Foley's request. At this point in time, it is unknown whether or not Foley will actually compete in the match.

Three WWE Hall Of Famers Confirmed For "WWE Legends House"

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:56:42 -0500

It has been announced that WWE Hall of Famers Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes, and The Iron Sheik have been confirmed as three of the stars of the WWE Legends House reality show, which will debut on the WWE Network when the channel is launched later this year.

WWE RAW Results (1/16)

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:48:44 -0500

*REFRESH EVERY 5 MINUTES* Welcome everyone to Monday Night Raw!! Last week we saw the premiere of Funkasaurus Brodus Clay and Kane's war path continued as he injured Zack Ryder and laid out John Cena again! And we are 2 weeks away from the Royal Rumble! 2 somebody call my momma signs at the top. And out comes Mick Foley!! Tonight we see in a tag main event, CM Punk/ Daniel Bryan vs Mark Henry/Dolph Ziggler and Zack Ryder vs Jack Swagger for the US title (maybe). Foley is in the ring with a mic. He says he's in the ring for 2 reasons. 1 because he cant resist Disneyland. 2 because he came back a few months ago to appear in nonphysical roles. He says he agreed to that because he's accomplished everything inring he wants to accomplish in WWE. But he has one wish. He has 2 kids that were too young to see dad in the ring and that he wants them to see that one more time. He then states that he wants to be one of the 30 contestants in the Rumble in 2 weeks!!! EXCUSE MEE!! Out come Vickie and Ziggler and they head to the ring. Ziggler says that there are 30 spots in the rumble and asks him that he wants to come in and take one? Foley says yes. Ziggler then begins insulting Foley. He says he knows Foley is doing standup but this isnt funny. Foley says that this is no joke. You cant predict what happens in the rumble and he may fall out before he can do anything. But what if he draws that magic number and wins? He says he's not in it just to be in it. He's in it to win it. Ziggler says he's worked his butt off all year and that he cant believe is serious. He doesnt want to defend his WWE championship at Wrestlemania against a hasbeen. He says Foley is making a fool out of himself. He says its over and go home. And here comes the WWE champion CM Punk!! He is in the ring, pipebomb in hand. He says its good to see Mick. Ziggler says of course they got their clothes from the same homeless person. He says no because they are both the same. And they dont hide behind a poor excuse of a woman. Another thing they have in common they have earned everything they've achieved. He insults Ziggler, Vickie and Johnny Ace. He says he will still be the WWE champion after their match at the rumble because he is the best wrestler in the world. He says it would be damn cool to defend against Mick at 'Mania. Out comes Johnny Ace. He says he is considering Mick for the Rumble. He then tells him no. Out next is Air Boom and Epico and Primo in a rematch for the Tag titles and we go to commercial. And we're back! Epico and Primo and Air Boom are in the ring for a tag title match! Epico/Primo (c) vs Air Boom Primo and Bourne start it out and Primo is in control. Quick tags between Epico and Primo to keep Bourne grounded. Bourne counters and gets a tag to Kingston and Kingston is cleaning house! He hits the Boom Drop.Trouble in paradise!! Bourne tags in and epico hits the basckstabber. 1,2,3! Winners: Epico/Primo An impressive victory for the champs! We go to the back to see Johnny Ace and David Carlton Otunga. Otunga says you know who is at the door. Johnny tells him the main event is now a 6man tag with Ziggler/Henry/Otunga going against CM Punk/Daniel Bryan and you. You turns out to be... Y2J!! He turns out the lights and flips on his lighted jacket and we go to commercial. And we're back. We go to the back to find out what shape Ryder is in. Ryder is still hurt. He says he will not forfeit his title. We see a video of Kane's actions over the last 2 weeks. Out comes Jack Swagger for his United States championship match with Zack Ryder. We go to commercial. And we're back. Swagger's in the ring and out come Ryder and Eve. Zack Ryder (c) vs Jack Swagger Swagger immediately goes to Ryder's taped ribs. Ryder counters in the corner but gets hit with a huge power slam. Ryder kicks out at 2. Gut wrench suplex on ryder. another 2 count.Swagger hits another gut wrench and ryder kicks out again. Swagger is pounding on ryder and hits a third powerbomb and gets the 3 count. Winner and new US champ: Jack Swagger Damn shame. King pumps up the 6 man tag main event and we go to commercial. And we're back. We see a replay of Swagger winning the US title. We go to the back and Johnny Ace comes in and apologizes to Ryder. Perez Hilton is coming down to the ring to nothing but boos. HAHAHAHAHA!! Out comes Kelly Kelly and Alicia Fox for a Divas tag match. Out next are the Bellas. K.K./Fox vs The Bella Twins Kelly and Bella a start it out. Bella a is all over kelly. Kelly fights back and gets a two count. The twins go for twin magic but Perez Hilton stops the switch and says dont cheat. Kelly gets a rollup and a 3 count! Winners: K.K./Fox After the match the Bellas push down Perez and Kelly and alicia come to the rescue. We see a video of Big Show running over AJ This past friday and we go to commercial. We're back and on his way to the ring is RTruth. He has a mic and before he can even speak out comes Wade Barrett. He introduces himself to RTruth and then says he will win the Rumble. He then calls RTruth a lunatic. RTruth says 'ello Govna. He asks why Wade is so angry. He shows wade his slideshow from Disneyland this morning. He then tells wade he's lying about the Rumble. He says he believes a mouse can talk and an elephant can fly but he doesnt believe wade will win the rumble. Out of nowhere comes the miz and barrett beat on rtruth. Out comes Sheamus for the save. Teddy Long comes out and says we are having an over the top rope challenge with these four competitors. They begin brawling. Miz and truth are paired off as well as barrett and sheamus. rtruth sheamus and the miz eliminate wade barrett. Sheamus mows over rtruth and mz. . Rtruth tries to take out sheamus but gets nailed by miz. Sheamus wails on miz. He goes for the Brogue Kick and gets hung up on the ropes and rtruth swoops in and eliminates both of them and wins!! Sheamus nails The miz with a vicious brogue kick and leaves. We go to the back where Cena is yelling at Johnny Ace over Zack Ryder. He announces Cena vs Kane at the Rumble and Cena vs Swagger next and we go to commercial. We are back and Jack Swagger is in the ring for his match with John Cena. Here comes John Cena and he is ready to fight. Jack Swagger vs John Cena Cena is all over Swagger like a man possessed! I've never seen Cena like this!! He rams Swagger into the steps. Slams his head into them multiple times. He's just beating the hell out of swagger. He is about to crush swagger's head with the steps and BOOM!!! Kane's music hits. Kane is on the tron and tells Cena that he is doing great and by the Rumble Cena will have embraced the hate. We go to commercial. We are back and here comes the Funkasaurus Brodus Clay!!! Somebody call my momma!!! His opponent is JTG (yes he still works here). Brodus Clay vs JTG Brodus commands the match with girations and headbutts. He hits that huge suplex and the corner avalanche and the Funk It cross body for the 3!!! He asked Should i get him and he got him! Funkasaurus impressive for the 2nd week in a row! Out next is Dbry and we go to commercial. And we're back. We see a video showing what happened to AJ during the World heavyweight championship match this past friday night. Out comes Daniel Bryan to talk about all of this. He says Big Show is a cruel inhospitable freak for what he did. He says Aj will never be the same. He states that Big Show did what he did on purpose. He calls Big Show an idiot and that his crying was fake. He tells him if he sees Show again that he will make him pay. he talks about his match against Mark Henry on friday and that he dedicates to AJ. He then heads to the ring for the 6 man tag main event. The lights go out. The crowd gets loud. BREAK THE WALLS DOWN!!! Here comes Chris Jericho! He's high fiving the crowd again. We go to commercial. And we're back and Jericho is still celebrating with the crowd. The entire other team is out to the ring. Here comes the WWE champion! ITS CLOBBERING TIME!!! Punk/Bryan/Jericho vs Ziggler/Henry/Otunga Pynk and Ziggler start it out. Punk in control taking it to Ziggler. Gets a 1 count. Tags in Bryan. Ziggler cut him off on a run and goes to Bryan's knee. Ziggler tags in Otunga and Otunga keeps working on the knee and tags back in Ziggler. Ziggler keeps working on the knee of Bryan. Bryan breaks away and tags in Punk and Ziggler tags in Otunga. Punk locks in a side headlock. Otunga hits a big kick and tags back in Ziggler. Ziggler stomps away at Punk. Hits a huge neckbreaker. Punk hits a huge back breaker. Jericho is begging to get in but Ziggler blocks punk's tag and tags back in Otunga and Otunga starts working on Punk. Punk fights him off and hits the Elbow to the Heart. He's dragging himself over and tags in Jericho and he is fired up!! He then immediately tags in Bryan! What the hell!! He's leaving!! We go to commercial. And we're back in this now 3 on 2 handicap match. Bryan is in with Ziggler and Bryan makes the tag to Punk. Punk is in and hits the high knee/bulldog combo. Punk tags in Bryan and Ziggler tags in henry and Henry goes after Bryan and they are leaving the arena. Here comes Mick Foley!! He's in the match now!! Ziggler gets a 2 count. Ziggler hits 2 neckbreakers and gets another 2 count. Punk hits a huge kick and gets the tag to Foley!! He's in there with Otunga!! He is going to town!! Bang Bang!! Foley is back!! Double arm DDT!! Otunga is out!! uh oh.. Its Mr. Socko!!! Mandible claw to Otunga!! My god Foley gets the win!!!! Your winners Mcik Foley and Cm Punk!! And out comes Johnny Ace. Fun Sucker. He reverses the decision due to Foley not being a legal participant. Punk takes the mic and starts yelling at Ace. He tells him he cant do anything to him. He tells him to shut up and listen. He says Johnny hates him because of who Johnny's not. He tells him that he sucks. He says he was boring and vanilla. And he still is. And that it kills Ace to be that lame. He went from someone who sucked to someone who sucked up. He says he's jealous. He says no matter what happens at the rumble he will still be better than johnny. He says if he screws punk out of the title and the Rumble that he is gonna kick Johnny's pathetic ass. Punk leaves and Johnny Ace picks up the mic and says he will soon be the permanent gm of raw. Mick grabs a mic and tells Ace to admit that he is gronna screw punk and calls him a kiss ass. Ace gets upset. He tells Foley he is damn right he will screw cm punk. He says he's tired of being disrespected and pushed around. If he's not careful he may get a sore throat (lol). He then nails Foley with the mic!! Have a good night everyone!

Official WrestleMania 28 Theme Song Revealed

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:38:56 -0500

The official theme song for WrestleMania 28 has been revealed to be Invincible by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Ester Dean. Check out the video below to hear the song:

THQ Confirms Chris Jericho Will Not Be WWE '12 DLC

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:15:16 -0500

Marcus Stephenson of THQ has officially confirmed recently on his official Twitter page that Chris Jericho, who recently made his return to WWE, will not be included as future downloadable content for the WWE '12 video game. Rumors of Jericho's possible inclusion in the game were put to rest shortly before the game's release back in November 2011, but fans continued to question whether or not he would actually be put in. The make good DLC is heavily rumored to be Masked Kane thanks to a message recently posted in the game's WWE Shop with Kane's name included (but was later removed), but we have received no official confirmation of that news yet.

WWE '12 News Regarding Legends DLC Pack, Possible Future DLC Content

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:04:11 -0500

As of this report, no definitive date has been announced for the release of the Legends DLC pack for the WWE '12 video game other than that it will be released sometime this month. Rumors, however, have been abound that the content will be released on January 24th, but this has not been officially confirmed. Regarding the pricing of the characters involved in the pack, Randy Savage, Mick Foley, and Batista will cost $0.99 each on the PlayStation Network and 8 Microsoft Points each on Xbox Live Marketplace (if you have purchased the WWE Fan Axxess package, all characters will be free to download). Brodus Clay, however, will be a free download regardless. Furthermore, the game's version of Clay will not be the Funkasaurus version. From WWE Gaming.com: the following message was also recently posted on the game's WWE Shop regarding the purchase of the WWE Fan Axxess package: Fan Axxess is premium content for the ultimate WWE fan. With its purchase you get the All Unlockables and WWE Superstar Attribute Customizer. Fan Axxess is also a discounted prepayment for all future WWE '12 downloadable content. Please note: This purchase does not include Online Axxess, The Miz's Awesome Attires, or WWE Superstars The Rock and Kane. Visit wwe.thq.com for more details. The message was quickly edited to have Kane removed; however, it suggests that Masked Kane will be available at a future date as downloadable content, but this has not been officially confirmed in any way. UPDATE: THQ has announced that the make good DLC, which is heavily rumored to be Masked Kane (but not yet officially confirmed), will be released alongside the Legends DLC pack.

Confirmed For Tonight's WWE RAW SuperShow

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:49:50 -0500

The following has been confirmed for tonight's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California: Matches being advertised locally are John Cena vs. Kane and WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler. Zack Ryder is scheduled to defend the United States Championship against Jack Swagger, but following last week's angle involving Kane apparently injuring Ryder, that match may or may not be scrapped. We have not received more information concerning this match as of yet. As previously reported, Epico and Primo will defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against exchampions AirBoom (Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne) in a rematch from last night's WWE Live Tour event in Oakland, California. Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton will serve as the Special Guest Ring Announcer for a Divas Match, while actor Dennis Haskins (Mr. Belding of Saved By The Bell fame) will be in the arena, but more than likely will not appear on television.

Title Match Announced For Tonight's WWE RAW SuperShow

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:40:31 -0500

It has been announced that Primo and Epico, with Rosa Mendes in their corner, will defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against exchampions AirBoom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston) on tonight's RAW SuperShow. Primo and Epico became the new champions after defeating AirBoom at a WWE Live Tour event last night in Oakland, California

TNA LockDown 2012 Pay-Per-View Heading to Nashville

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:30:29 -0500

TNA President Dixie Carter revealed on her facebook and twitter that April's Lockdown payperview will be held in Nashville: I'm happy to announce the Lockdown PayPerView will be held in NASHVILLE at Municipal Auditorium on Sunday, April 15th! There will be more details next week, but stay tuned because I'll announce a special presale code to you all 1st!

WWE Planning Twilight Style Marking Campaign for Cena/Rock

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:34:06 -0500

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly Stephanie McMahon discussed the marketing plan for behind the upcoming John Cena vs. The Rock match at WrestleMania 28 which will take from the Twilight movie series: My team talked about ways to get people engaged in our main event, which is The Rock against John Cena. We want fans to take sides and engage in virtual faceoffs think Team Edward vs. Team Jacob, Stephanie said.