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The FINAL updated card and match listing for WWE Extreme Rules taking place Sunday 5/19/13 is below. You can check out the Pulse Wrestling Rasslin' Roundtable right here featuring our writers' picks, and some of your own thoughts in the comments section here as well. Thanks to Rhett Davis for puttin »»
I would like to take a moment to congratulate Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer for getting an awesome spotlight article in The New York Times. The article, entitled "In World of Wrestling, Trying to Keep It Real", focuses on Meltzer's path to the pinnacle of pro wrestling reporting, and includ »»
WWE SmackDown spoilers for Friday 05.17.2013, which is the Extreme Rules PPV go home show: Miz TV kicks things off, and all of the following come out to say why they will be remembered on Sunday: Randy Orton, Big Show, Zeb Colter/Jack Swagger, Alberto Del Rio, Mark Henry and Sheamus. Yup, the rin »»
The Wife Swap episode featuring WWE legends "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Ric Flair will air Sunday, June 23rd at 8:00 pm ET on ABC. Piper's wife will swap with Flair's girlfriend for the episode. »»
Dolph Ziggler will not be medically cleared to wrestle for Sunday's WWE Extreme Rules PPV. Instead of the originally scheduled Triple Threat Ladder Match, Teddy Long just announced on Raw that Jack Swagger will face Alberto Del Rio in an I Quit Match to determine the No. 1 Contender for Ziggler's Wo »»
Check out the full preview for WWE Monday Night Raw 5/13/13 below, which is the Raw go home show before Extreme Rules takes center stage this Sunday 5/19/13: --What will happen when Brock Lesnar and Triple H go face to face before their Steel Cage match at Extreme Rules this Sunday? --World H »»
Here is Jay Briscoe's apology for these comments from last night's ROH show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_3uZoUk5ag&feature=player_embedded . »»
Starting Thursday 5/30/13, Impact Wrestling will move back one hour on Thursday nights and air from 9:00 pm ET to 11:00 pm ET. This was Impact's original TV time slot before switching to an 8:00 pm ET start just over one year ago. »»
Damien Sandow made me laugh, at least: http://youtu.be/crPMjkuS3CQ And here's an even funnier fan remix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgWUlU6N7f0&feature=player_embedded (thanks to FD Swayze for passing that one along) »»
Monday Night Raw drew 3.97 viewers in hour 1, 3.87 viewers in hour 2, and 3.91 viewers in hour 3. This added up to an average of 3.916 viewers for the show, which was up against the NBA Playoffs on TNT that garnered 5.5 million viewers by comparison. The final Raw rating was 2.9. »»
The May 6 Wrestling Observer features in-depth analysis of a combat sports survey that sheds some light as to who exactly makes up today's WWE fan base. Here are some quick key findings that reveal the demographics of the WWE fans with some comparisons to UFC and boxing thrown in: --Overall adult »»
WWE Monday Night Raw preview for Monday 5/6/13 featuring continued build to the WWE Extreme Rules PPV airing live on Sunday 5/19/13: --Will John Cena stop putting himself in harm's way, or will he keep playing by Ryback's rules before Extreme Rules? --The Shield now hold the tag belts hostage »»
The Rock's new reality series The Hero will premiere on Thursday 6/6/13 on TNT. Check out the awesome trailer below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ncS5viy1Kw CB's Slant: This one intrigues me, so I'll certainly check it out. »»
WWE SmackDown Spoilers Friday 5/3/13 -- what will happen when Dean Ambrose fights Kane? Let's find out! 1. Ryback def. Daniel Bryan 2. Fandango def. Zack Ryder 3a. Ricardo Rodriguez vs. Zeb Colter was a no contest -- Swagger interfered. 3b. Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez vs. Jack »»
Are you ready for even more Raw coverage? Yahoo and WWE have partnered up to provide a weekly half-hour Raw pre-show, along with live events, show clips and PPV pre-shows. »»
On WWE's European tour, The Shield and The Undertaker deservedly dominated the entire week. This culminated in a SmackDown main event showdown between Dean Ambrose and The Undertaker that truly delivered the goods both as a singles match and in its aftermath: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WKGSU »»
WWE.com posted a feature story highlighting the 50 greatest WWE title matches of all-time. Click here for the full slide show and check out the Top 10 list below: #10 The Rock vs. Mankind: Raw (Jan. 4, 1999) #9 John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels: WrestleMania 23 (April 1, 2007) #8 The »»
CM Punk is enjoying his well-deserved time off from WWE. Check out Punk and girlfriend Amy Dumas (Lita) at the Iron Man 3 premiere below: Punk was written off WWE TV after losing to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 29 and then walking out of the ring on Raw eight nights later. »»
WWE released preliminary WrestleMania 29 PPV figures, claiming the show exceeded 1 million buys and grossed over $72 million. Check out the official statement below from WWE.com: "STAMFORD, Conn. — WrestleMania 29, held Sunday, April 7 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, grossed an excess of $72 »»
Check out John Cena's in-ring birthday celebration from a Raw house show in Nottingham: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP7atw3aajs . »»
Check out what happened when Kane battled Seth Rollins on WWE Main Event Wednesday 5/15/13: http://youtu.be/391ABhn8TUQ . »»
TNA levied a heavy fine against Austin Aries for his inappropriate actions in Christy Hemme last Thursday on Impact. Aries also apologized to Hemme and she has accepted his apology. Meanwhile, Dixie Carter stated that TNA has "ZERO TOLERANCE" for such actions and that the matter was swiftly and imme »»
Now that the card for WWE Extreme Rules this Sunday 5/19/13 has been fleshed out, I'd like to know how YOU -- our Inside Pulse Wrestling readers -- would book this show. Who should win? Who should lose? And, of course, HOW should it all go down? Let us know by checking out the match list below »»
In preparation for his Strap Match with Sheamus at WWE Extreme Rules this Sunday 5/19/13, Mark Henry demonstrated what a Strap Match would look like, using Josh Matthews as an example. http://youtu.be/j2-i840B3CU CB's Slant: Can you feel the excitement? »»
Last Thursday on TNA Impact, Austin Aries "crotched" Christy Hemme after she mistakenly introduced Aries and Bobby Roode as Bad Influence. Aries cornered Hemme and had his crotch in her face as she corrected the intro. Later on, Hemme tweeted that the incident was "Unacceptable" while Aries sarc »»
Check out New Jack's appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from Thursday 5/9/13 as part of a "Stay Out of School" segment, a satirical piece relating to student loan debt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiosSBp_p3Y CB's Slant: Just outstanding. »»
On Tuesday at the SmackDown tapings for last night's TV show, Dolph Ziggler suffered a concussion so severe that he was diagnosed with retrograde amnesia. Said Ziggler to WWE.com: "I didn't even remember Monday until I watched Raw when I got home ... I don't even remember traveling from Raw to S »»
At the SmackDown tapings last night in Raleigh, World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler suffered a concussion after a hit to his face. Ziggler was "having some memory difficulties and a bit of a headache" and will not wrestle until he passes concussion testing and is cleared by WWE doctors. »»
WWE SmackDown Spoilers for Friday 5/10/13 -- The Highlight Reel with Chris Jericho interviewing Ryback kicked things off. Teddy Long then came out and made Y2J vs. Big Hungry the SmackDown main event. Ryback sucker punched Y2J to close the opening vignette. Match 1. Kofi Kingston def. Cody Rhodes »»
According to the May 6th Wrestling Observer Newsletter, with this year's WrestleMania reportedly generating $72 million in gross revenues for WWE and based on the last three WrestleMania revenue totals, The Rock vs. John Cena is most likely "the biggest money program in pro wrestling history." This »»
Brock Lesnar destroyed Triple H's Stamford, CT office, and Paul Heyman promises to air the video footage tonight on Monday Night Raw. Heyman tweeted: "#BreakingNews! An #F5 tore thru @TripleH's @WWE World HQ office today! I'll make footage avail on #RAW tonight! pic.twitter.com/wmvj66wHeV" »»
WWE posted their latest Top 10 YouTube video entitled Good Guys Gone Bad, a.k.a. face to heel turns. So, who made the cut? Find out ... now! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSG1KjcF68g What do you think of this face to heel turn list? Any glaring omissions? Sound off in the comments section bel »»
TMZ obtained Stephanie McMahon's workout photos that she did for the website RxMuscle.com. Check out the two pics below and see the full photo gallery here. »»
Check out WWE's Top 10 Top Rope Signature Moves featuring an eclectic mix of WWE superstars past and present: http://youtu.be/7gBt0zNyi1I CB's Slant: No Eddie Guerrero? »»
TNA wrestler Chris Sabin makes his long-awaited return to Impact Wrestling this Thursday 5/3/13. Check out the below interview clips with Sabin, who talks about rehabbing from his severe knee injury and says his biggest goal now is to become TNA World Heavyweight Champion: Chris Sabin interview, »»
WWE Monday Night Raw preview for Monday 4/29/13: --Is The Shield unstoppable? I certainly hope so. --AJ Lee is the new #1 Contender for Kaitlyn's Divas Championship. If you're wondering how a match between the two ex-besties might go down, you can find out here. --Jack Swagger, Alberto »»
The Rock's latest movie Pain and Gain was #1 at the box office this weekend in the U.S., notching $20 million in estimated sales. The Michael Bay film only cost $26 million to make, so this is a very solid number that out-paced the Tom Cruise film Oblivion. Iron Man 3 opened overseas with a mass »»
Some TNA Impact Wrestling news and notes: --Chris Sabin will return to action on the May 2nd TV episode as an X Division title contender --Hulk Hogan and Bully Ray go face to face tonight --Also tonight, there will be an NFL Draft-style War Room for Impact viewers to select the next X Divis »»
Michael Bay clarified his comment on The Rock, saying: "Wrestling fans, it was a joke said on Entertainment Tonight--with a laugh. You can see the clip for yourselves. The most important person to see the on-air joke was Dwayne. I love seeing The Rock wrestle. I hope he wrestles 10 more years »»
WWE SmackDown spoilers for Friday 4/26/13 Match 1. Jack Swagger def. Alberto Del Rio in a No DQ match Match 2. Layla El def. Aksana From an undisclosed location, The Shield delivered a promo where Dean Ambrose announces it's him vs. The Undertaker tonight. He promises to finish Taker off. »»
