Wrestling News

Recent word going around the WWE lockerroom suggests that the company is looking at unifying all of its major championships over the course of the next year. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the current plan calls for WWE to condense its belt roster to a WWE World Championship, an Intercontinental Championship, a Tag...
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In an interview promoting the “feel good” WWE Films project “Legendary” on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” popular WWE Superstar John Cena put over MTV’s “Jersey Shore” as one of his guilty pleasures. The reality show came up as a discussion topic following a recurring, “Jersey Shore”-themed Fallon bit, in which he “fist pumps”...
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WWE made changes to its roster of upcoming RAW hosts this week, removing two hosts and confirming another. The worldwide leader in sports entertainment again removed Penn and Teller from its list of confirmed guest RAW hosts. After initially being confirmed for the September 20 RAW last month, the duo was quietly removed from...
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WWE.com NXT Season 2 Finale Results Report for August 31, 2010: ALBANY, N.Y. – The WWE Universe and the WWE Pros have crowned its newest Superstar! NXT Rookie Kaval has won season two of WWE NXT and is WWE’s next breakout star. Kaval wins WWE NXT The final NXT Poll results were revealed, and...
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In a disorganized attack angle that was something of a take off the initial Nexus invasion, the eliminated WWE NXT season two rookies attacked the winner of the contest in the final moments of the show’s finale Tuesday. While there was no “tie choke” in this beatdown, there were a number of botched spots...
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Following the lead of the first WWE NXT season finale, the season two closer crowned a winner while simultaneously introducing the Pros and Rookies for the next season. The third–and presumably final, given the show’s expiration date on SyFy–season of NXT will consist entirely of Diva rookies. Competing next season will be AJ Lee...
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WWE.com RAW Results Report for August 30, 2010: BOSTON – In this historic city, nearly 240 years ago, a group of men rebelled against the tyranny of the English establishment. Those American colonists would eventually go on to overcome their British oppressors. During Raw’s 900th episode celebration, however, it would be the Englishman who...
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In a Facebook update that also included words of condolences for the loss of Luna Vachon, Bret “Hit Man” Hart confirmed his plans to appear at the 900th episode of RAW Monday night. Hart wrote, “As I head off to Boston for Monday Night Raw, I’m flooded with a wide array of memories going...
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Speaking to the Scottish Daily Record, WWE confirmed that Tiffany has been pulled from the road in the wake of her arrest. Tiffany was arrested earlier this month following a domestic incident with husband and fellow WWE performer Drew McIntyre, and a WWE spokesperson told the Scottish outlet that the Diva, real name Taryn...
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Following the broadcast of Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown!, the worldwide leader in sports entertainment confirmed the release of Serena. Reports broke as early as Monday that Serena was released sometime last week, but the fact that this week’s SmackDown! was taped prior to her release prevented WWE from going live with the announcement...
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WWE.com SmackDown! Results Report for August 27, 2010: FRESNO, Calif. – Hell rumbled as World Heavyweight Champion Kane and his brother The Undertaker exchanged emotional words about their future. Once again, Alberto Del Rio got the better of Rey Mysterio. And, the war for the Intercontinental Championship continued as Kofi picked up a win...
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Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello confirmed Thursday that ex-WWE Superstar Dave Batista is the latest wrestling alumnus to book a gig on NBC’s “Chuck.” The trio of Batista, Eric Roberts and Joel David Moore will appear in the upcoming season’s fourth episode as Soldiers of Fortune who had a friendship with Casey dating back to...
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Early indications are that the Hardcore Justice pay-per-view produced a spike over the average TNA Wrestling buyrate earlier this month, but that is not keeping wrestlers happy about the EV2.0 stable. Without even considering the waning iMPACT! ratings, there is reportedly “significant dressing room unrest,” according to a report in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter....
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Following another trip to the proverbial WWE doghouse, WWE Superstar MVP is reportedly pushing to develop a new on-air gimmick, says the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. WWE management was sour on MVP prior to his feud with Jack Swagger; no reason for the heat was given, but it was said to be for the “same...
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Although the final cable rating has not yet been released, indications are that this week’s taped WWE NXT, which featured a lengthy match between Cody Rhodes and MVP, suffered a minor audience decline. Viewership dropped from 1.178 million viewers to 1.130 million, according to a report on Mediaweek. The adults 18-49 rating fell from...
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– While WWE is largely keeping quiet about Diva Serena’s release from the company, the word going around is that it involved a behavioral issue. Multiple sources, including PWTorch.com, have suggested that the release involved her off-screen behavior and indulgences not syncing up with her “straight edge” television character. F4WOnline.com speculated that the recent...
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A report on entertainment blog Deadline New York confirms casting for WWE Films’ upcoming vehicle for Adam “Edge” Copeland, now titled “Bending the Rules.” Starring opposite Copeland in the film will be “Scream” actor Jamie Kennedy. Also featured are Jessica Walter (“Arrested Development”), Jennifer Esposito (“Samantha Who?”), Alicia Witt (“Friday Night Lights”) and Philip...
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Monday’s WWE RAW rating held fairly steady week-over-week, actually improving its performance in some categories despite airing a pre-taped episode. The show garnered a 3.23 cable rating off hours of 3.12 and 3.34. Viewership came in at 4.798 million viewers, up slightly from last week’s 4.777 million. Among adults 18-49, Monday’s 1.7 rating was...
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Reports broke Monday night that WWE has released a SmackDown! Diva, and contrary to expectations from recent rumors, it is not Tiffany, the female roster member who was suspended following an arrest. According to PWInsider.com, the company has reportedly dropped Serena from its roster. Though the Diva, who made her in-ring debut last week,...
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WWE.com RAW Results report for August 23, 2010: LOS ANGELES – During Monday Night Raw, the City of Angels played host to a pair of WWE’s heavenly bodies, a contingent of deadly sinners and a half dozen Superstars ready to clash in a battle of biblical proportions at the Night of Champions pay-per-view. WWE...
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