A portion of the Internet wrestling community does not seem to “get” the well-constructed John Laurinaitis character, but the overall WWE audience definitely enjoyed how he was used on Monday’s RAW. Though the show delivered a weak rating overall, segments featuring “Big Johnny” were successful, demonstrating some of the best viewership growth WWE has...
WWE.com RAW Results Report for May 14, 2012: PITTSBURGH – Sparks flew at the beginning of Raw SuperShow between Paul Heyman and WWE COO Triple H, after Heyman hand-delivered Brock Lesnar’s lawsuit and threatened The Game with a lawsuit of his own. By the end of the night, things exploded when John Cena read...
TNAWrestling.com Sacrifice Results Report for May 13, 2012: World Tag Team Championship: The World Tag Championship match started with Daniels and Magnus squaring off in the ring. Magnus worked to keep things grounded but control was still passed between these two. After, for the most part dominating Daniels, Magnus tagged in Joe who unleashed...
WWE.com RAW Results Report for May 7, 2012: GREENSBORO, N.C. – The WWE Universe sought an explanation for General Manager John Laurinaitis’ heinous assault on John Cena, but the GM was clearly not sorry for his actions as he made life a living hell for another WWE Superstar. Also, Paul Heyman returned to Raw...
Within pro wrestling circles, a surprisingly-significant amount of weekend dialogue has centered on Triple H’s appearance in support of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. at Saturday’s fight between “Money” and Miguel Cotto. Triple H joined celebrities like 50 Cent and Justin Bieber in the undefeated boxer’s walkout entourage and even held up one of his title...
While there remains some debate about how legitimately angered Brock Lesnar was at the supposed “double cross” in his match with John Cena at WWE Extreme Rules, sources tell the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the post-match promo might have truly been unplanned. According to the report, the general insistence is that John Cena delivered...
WWE delivered one of its best viewership counts in a while care of Brock Lesnar, although the RAW rating was not enough to top game two of the NBA Playoffs battle between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks. RAW scored a typical 1.7 adults 18-49 rating but saw notable strength in its first...
PWInsider.com reported early Tuesday that Brock Lesnar threw a fit backstage after his Extreme Rules main event, a display of frustration that included confrontations with WWE officials and tearing apart a locker room. The tipping point for Lesnar was a feeling that he was effectively double-crossed in the booking of his match with John...
WWE.com RAW Results Report for April 30, 2012: DAYTON, OHIO – There is no rest for weary WWE Superstars. With the wounds still fresh from Extreme Rules, which included a savage battle between John Cena and Brock Lesnar, the focus turned to Raw SuperShow live from the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. On Monday...
Though he took an incredible amount of punishment, John Cena, much to the shock of many pro wrestling insiders, won his main-event match with Brock Lesnar at WWE’s Extreme Rules. Essentially a beatdown to get Lesnar over as a monster, the match featured several ref bumps and a ton of blood en route to...
Not content to letting Extreme Rules fade into the dark shadow of this month’s WrestleMania, WWE made the show a big deal by confirming Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena as the main-event. Given how integral Lesnar will be to WWE’s main-event scene this year, this represents a very significant match for the company. Other...
The show is nowhere near as big, but Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules, featuring Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena as the main-event, has as much intrigue as Cena’s preceding PPV bout with The Rock. As a very pricey, year-long investment, Lesnar truly should represent the priority in this bout, and no matter how the finish...
Kevin Nash launched a Twitter tirade against WWE late this week, criticizing the company for releasing one of his “dearest friends.” He did not specify the target of the firing, and neither WWE.com nor any other source has confirmed whether it was a wrestler, backstage worker or office employee. “Just found out one of...
Top WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio, who has recently been away from the ring with an injury, was suspended for his second violation of WWE’s Wellness Policy, the company reported Thursday. Effective April 26, the 60-day suspension was confirmed for an undisclosed second failure.
WWE.com RAW Results Report for April 16, 2012: LONDON – Using unconventional methods, Lord Tensai found a way to defeat John Cena in a special U.K. edition of Raw SuperShow. And, Chris Jericho revealed video footage of CM Punk caught entering a London Pub! WWE Champion CM Punk def. Mark Henry In their third...
Ratings might have been weak leading into and out of this year’s WWE WrestleMania 28, but on the metric that mattered most–pay-per-view buys–the company delivered. “Preliminary estimates show that WrestleMania, featuring the historic Once in a Lifetime match between The Rock® and John Cena®, garnered 1.3 million pay-per-view buys with global gross sales in...
TNAWrestling.com Lockdown Results Report: On Sunday night TNA’s most brutal Pay-Per-View of the year, “Lockdown” presented by Direct Auto Insurance aired live on Pay-Per-View, in theaters and on the internet from Nashville, TN. Lethal Lockdown Match: The stipulation of this match states that the team leader from the losing team will have to leave...
WWE and USA Network will have a very difficult time spinning this week’s RAW rating into a relative positive. Despite serving as the follow-up to last Monday’s surprise, splash return of former WWE and UFC Champion Brock Lesnar, RAW only delivered a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating, down 15% from the prior week’s show. Viewership...
A new Scott Hall mugshot that circulated early this week was not for naught–a TMZ.com report confirms that the wrestling veteran was arrested for a domestic battery incident. According to the report, police arrived at Hall’s Florida home after an alleged incident with his girlfriend Lisa Howell. Howell claims that she got into an...
WWE.com RAW Results Report for April 9, 2012: WASHINGTON – Emotions were riding high right from the get-go at the Verizon Center as John Cena and Brock Lesnar exchanged punches in an all-out brawl, but it was the self-proclaimed “War Machine” who landed the last blow of the night. Also on Raw SuperShow, WWE...
