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News On Backstage Bret Hart, WWE Problems, New RAW Guest Hosts
– WWE confirmed Wednesday that principals from the cast of “MacGruber” will host the April 19, 2010 edition of RAW. Representing the movie, which features supporting appearances from Chris Jericho, MVP, Mark Henry, Big Show and The Great Khali, will be Will Forte, Kristen Wiig and Ryan Phillippe. – Speaking to F4WOnline.com, a WWE source reportedly... »
WWE NXT Rating Drops to ECW Levels
Any ratings advantage the new WWE NXT series had over the weekly ECW telecast is gone–viewership for Tuesday’s episode dropped significantly. After holding steady from week one to week two, NXT eroded viewers for its third airing, falling to a viewership average of just 1.298 million, according to Mediaweek. That amounts to a viewership... »
WWE RAW Dominates TNA iMPACT! In Monday Ratings War
Predictably, WWE RAW dominated TNA iMPACT! in the first regular running of the Monday Night Wars last night. Also predictably, TNA’s number came in especially low, cementing the fact that the company failed in properly hyping the magnitude of the March 8 Monday premiere. RAW drew a 3.42 cable broadcast rating, topping the 0.99... »
Complete TNA iMPACT! Results Report For March 8, 2010
TNAWrestling.com iMPACT! Results Report For March 8, 2010: The opening match of Hulk Hogan and Abyss vs. AJ Styles and Ric Flair ended in a no contest after Sting made his return and shocked the world by attacking Hogan and Abyss! Hogan promised Flair and Styles that the match would be restarted later, under NO... »
Complete WWE RAW Results Report For March 8, 2010
WWE.com RAW Results Report for March 8, 2010: PORTLAND, Ore. – Master illusionist Criss Angel may have acted as special guest host of Monday Night Raw, but it Mr. McMahon who employed trickery and a host of hired hands to punish John Cena on The Road to WrestleMania. Mr. McMahon def. John Cena in a... »
WWE Allows Fans To Watch Jeff Hardy’s TNA Return
Perhaps designed to send a message that it does not see TNA as real competition, USA Network’s WWE RAW went off the air several minutes prior to the conclusion of TNA iMPACT! By going off early, WWE allowed wrestling fans to switchover in time to see the conclusion of the Hulk Hogan & Abyss vs.... »
WWE’s Latest WrestleMania 26 Card; New Matches and Stipulations
WWE confirmed additional matches and stipulations for WrestleMania 26 on Monday’s RAW, effectively putting the most important pieces of the puzzle together for the upcoming supershow. One of the most touted cards in a while, WrestleMania features several high-profile matches that, in other years, would have all been able to lay claim to the main-event... »
WWE Confirms Major RAW Plans For Next Week, Looks For Huge Rating
Based on what has been confirmed for next week’s edition of RAW, WWE is looking to pop a big rating for the “Stone Cold” Steve Austin-hosted edition of the show. In addition to a WrestleMania match contract signing featuring Austin, Bret Hart and Vince McMahon, WWE has also confirmed three “WrestleMania rewind” matches for next... »
Hulk Hogan’s Backstage Reaction To TNA’s Booking, More iMPACT! Changes
F4WOnline.com reports that Hulk Hogan was a big fan of how his storyline came across on this past Thursday’s edition of TNA iMPACT. Hogan reportedly enjoys presenting himself as a broken down character who is defying the odds by getting back in the ring, so from that perspective, he felt the segments on last week’s... »
More Evidence of TNA Wrestling Dropping The Ball For iMPACT!
TNA Wrestling has come under harsh criticism for dropping the ball in promoting Monday’s timeslot premiere of iMPACT, and the evidence of how TNA missed out is crystal clear. The number two domestic wrestling promotion has relied on the Internet to get the word out regarding some big developments on Monday’s show, and while word-of-mouth... »
TNA Wrestling’s Three Major iMPACT! Surprises Revealed
While the recent booking on TNA Wrestling’s iMPACT! program has been universally condemned, the more pressing concern among those within the industry is that the company has not done enough to hype the impending move to Monday nights. Specifically, the feeling is that TNA has largely failed to get across the fact that some major... »
TNA Planning Three iMPACT! Surprises, Wrestler Done With Company
– Sean “Val Venis” Morley confirmed he is done actively wrestling for Total Nonstop Action in a Facebook statement this week. “Yes folks, I am now through for now with TNA as I want to wrestle in Mexico. I was going to perform in both TNA and CMLL but now with the switch to Mondays... »
Report: TNA Wrestlers Frustrated Going Into Monday Premiere
Just days ahead of TNA iMPACT’s official Monday night premiere, morale is “way down” in the TNA lockerroom, according to a report by F4WOnline.com. While there has always been some skepticism about how the presence of aging wrestlers like Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair would affect the product, the concerns came to a head in... »
TNA Wrestling Confirms Sting For Monday’s iMPACT!
Amidst speculation that Sting’s run with TNA Wrestling was over, the company’s president Dixie Carter made certain to assure fans that he would be remaining with the company as a regular performer. “Spoke w/Sting last nite,” Tweeted Carter. “We’ve renewed his contract & he said he wouldn’t miss Mondays live show for anything. Can’t... »
TNA Hypes Major Surprise For First “Five Minutes” of iMPACT!
In a new YouTube video, TNA Wrestling hypes that a major development will take place in the first five minutes of Monday’s iMPACT! telecast. The video, available here, features Jeremy Borash accidentally causing a viral wave of TNA office workers leaking the fact that something big is planned for the first five minutes of Monday’s... »
Major Former WWE Name Signs With TNA Wrestling, Backstage Story
Spike TV confirmed on its Twitter this afternoon that Rob Van Dam has officially signed to debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, which permanently moves to Mondays next week. TNA talent Hulk Hogan technically broke the story during a radio interview Thursday, teasing the RVD signing by mimicking the former WWE and ECW star’s “point”... »
WWE Confirms Another RAW Guest Host
Just a few hours after Headline Planet reported that WWE wanted to continue its RAW guest hosting concept beyond Steve Austin’s appearance on March 15, WWE.com announced another guest host. Controversial baseball legend Pete Rose, who has made numerous appearances opposite Kane on WWE television, will host the March 22 edition of RAW. That episode serves... »
Major WWE Name Hurting, More RAW Guest Hosts?
– While WWE has yet to name guest RAW hosts beyond “Stone Cold” Steve Austin on March 15, sources say WWE has not officially abandoned the concept. At press time, WWE was considering keeping the guest-hosting gimmick alive through August, albeit possibly in a lighter frequency (such as once a month or only in conjunction... »
Story On WWE Releases, More Coming, Any Jumps to TNA?
Of WWE’s five most recent roster cut victims, few carried much love from the company’s top-tier management, reports F4WOnline.com. Maria’s release, the most surprising on the surface, was largely a pre-emptive measure to guard against the Diva pursuing a full-time career outside of WWE once “Celebrity Apprentice” starts airing. In addition, Vince McMahon had... »
More WWE Releases Coming?, Possible Celebrity at WrestleMania
– In one of the more predictable WWE mentalities of recent memory, the word going around is that the company hopes to secure Jennifer Hudson as the National Anthem speaker at WrestleMania. Hudson is the fiancee of NXT rookie David Otunga. – There is talk that another two or three WWE roster cuts might... »
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