WWE issued the following on Wednesday: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. : Social Media Event of the Year WrestleMania® WWE® (NYSE:WWE) today announced the first ever “WrestleMania Pre-Show,” simulcast live on YouTube, Facebook and WWE.com this Sunday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET, as the centerpiece of its record-level digital and social media activities for WrestleMania […]
WWE Raw 04/02 We are live in: Miami, Florida Commentators: Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler _______________________________________________ (Note: My report doesn’t do this show justice without hearing the awesome Miami crowd.) We start with a cold open backstage. Members of the WWE roster from both Raw and Smackdown are sitting and chatting amongst one another. They […]
— Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis defended independent wrestling after receiving an inflammatory message on Twitter saying she should get a “real” job rather than waste time in Ring of Honor earning “$100” per show. She wrote, “Were do you think your precious WWE superstars come from? ROH and the Indies making maybe a hundred. […]
SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia has had a little trouble staying on her feet at recent WWE shows, most recently during Tuesday’s SmackDown taping at The O2 Arena in London, England. On this occasion, Garcia tripped over pyrotechnics equipment and fell to her knees while making her way to the ring for the taping. WWE […]
– Following Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view, there has been talk of shifting Daniel Bryan out of the World Title picture and having Sheamus feud with returning stars Alberto Del Rio and Christian. – WWE has softened its position on Daniel Bryan’s “YES!” chants and are now embracing them, as evidenced by Bryan’s finishing move being […]
— This week’s WWE RAW Supershow drew a 3.04 cable rating, up from 2.94 the week before. The post-Over The Limit show averaged 4.16 million viewers, which is actually down from last week. The first hour averaged 4.17 million viewers and the second hour averaged 4.14 million. RAW faced stiff competition from the NBA playoffs […]
— WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper commented on Twitter Sunday whether he would shake hands with longtime rival Hulk Hogan: “Asked if I would shake hands with Hogan! YES I WOULD! I’m a MAN! Men are people that show the way! U can only tell a Man by his actions.” — Colt Cabana […]
TNA Sacrifice Results Pay-Per-View Sunday, May 13th, 2012 Orlando, FL. Results by TNAWrestlingNews.com TNA Sacrifice Opener: The 2012 TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view opens up with Earl Hebner trying to get Bobby Roode’s World Heavyweight Title belt so he can hang it high for the Ladder Match tonight. Roode rants on Hulk Hogan and says to tell […]
Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow takes place from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia with the fallout from Sunday’s Over the Limit pay-per-view. After turning on John Cena and helping John Laurinaitis save his job at Over The Limit, “former WWE Superstar” the Big Show will explain his actions tonight. Neither Triple H or Paul Heyman […]
– Puerto Rico’s World Wrestling Council promotion has announced that WWE Superstars Primo and Epico will wrestle former WWE superstars Shelton Benjamin and John Morrison at the June 30th Anniversario show from Bayamon, Puerto Rico. – WWE is looking to hire a new Creative Director for the upcoming WWE Network. A job listing posted at […]