Press Releases

WWE NXT™ Debuts On SyFy

Feb 23rd, 2010 | By Brian Thomas | Category: Press Releases

WWE NXT™ DEBUTS ON SYFY,

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, AT 10PM (ET/PT)
Stamford, Connecticut – February 22, 2010 – Syfy and World Wrestling Entertainment® today announced the competitors on WWE NXT, a new hybrid live event/reality show featuring eight popular WWE Superstars (“Pros”) mentoring eight WWE “Rookies,” premiering on Syfy Tuesday, February 23, at 10PM (ET/PT). The [...]



Atlanta To Host WrestleMania® XXVII

Feb 1st, 2010 | By Brian Thomas | Category: Headlines, Press Releases, WWE Headlines

ATLANTA, GA – February 1, 2010 — The Atlanta Sports Council, Georgia World Congress Center Authority and World Wrestling Entertainment® are proud to announce that the Georgia Dome will host WrestleMania XXVII on Sunday, April 3, 2011.
The announcement was made at a press conference today at the Georgia Dome.  The Honorable [...]



Davey Richards Resigns With ROH

Jan 30th, 2010 | By Brian Thomas | Category: Headlines, Press Releases, ROH Headlines

Friday, January 29, 2010
(Bristol, PA- January 29, 2010) Ring of Honor is proud to announce that Davey Richards has signed a contract renewal.
After debuting for Ring of Honor on June 3, 2006 in East Windsor, CT, Richards has gone on to prove himself a standout in-ring performer and has taken wrestling by [...]



Ring of Honor To Introduce World Television Championship

Jan 20th, 2010 | By Brian Thomas | Category: Headlines, Press Releases, ROH Headlines

BRISTOL, Pennsylvania (January 20, 2009) – Ring of Honor Wrestling is proud to announce the addition of a new secondary singles title – The ROH World Television Championship – into active competition.  Beginning February 5, 2009 as part of the next HDNet National Television tapings in Philadelphia, Ring of Honor will host an 8-Man Championship [...]



WRESTLICIOUS LLC ANNOUNCES MULTI-PLATFORM BROADCAST DEAL

Jan 20th, 2010 | By Brian Thomas | Category: Press Releases

Wrestlicious TakeDown” Premieres March 1 on Dish Network in U.S., Bite TV in Canada
LOS ANGELES, January 19, 2010–Jimmy Hart announced tonight that Wrestlicious TakeDown  will premiere in North America  on Monday, March 1, 2010 on Dish Network Channel 361 in the U.S. via MavTV (www.mavtv.com)  and on Bite TV (www.bite.ca)  in [...]



WWE(R) Promotes Whitaker to Head WWE International

Jan 7th, 2010 | By Brian Thomas | Category: Press Releases

STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Andrew Whitaker will take on additional responsibilities and head up WWE International effective immediately.
In his new role as Executive Vice President, Whitaker will be responsible for determining the strategic direction for WWE’s business outside of the U.S. across all revenue streams. He will report directly [...]



TNA And SpikeTV Tout Success of iMPACT! Rating

Jan 7th, 2010 | By Brian Thomas | Category: Headlines, Press Releases, TNA Headlines

SPIKE TV’S “TNA iMPACT” DELIVERS ITS HIGHEST RATINGS EVER FOR HULK HOGAN’S DEBUT IN SPECIAL LIVE EPISODE
2.2 Million Tune-In For Live Three-Hour Telecast
New York, NY, January 5, 2010 – Hulk Hogan’s first appearance on Spike TV’s special three-hour live “TNA iMPACT” on Monday, January 4 (8:00-11:05pm) drew 2.2 million viewers.  This marks [...]



HULKAMANIA IS COMING BACK TO MONDAY NIGHT ON “TNA iMPACT!”

Dec 28th, 2009 | By Brian Thomas | Category: Press Releases

LIVE JANUARY 4 ON SPIKE TV
Hulk Hogan’s First Live Appearance On Spike TV’s “TNA iMPACT” Will Be In A Special 3-Hour LIVE Episode Monday, January 4 At 8:00 PM ET/PT
Hulk Hogan’s first appearance inside the six-sided ring of TNA Wrestling will follow weeks of speculation after Hogan and TNA [...]



Ring Of Honor Wants You To BringIt

Dec 14th, 2009 | By Brian Thomas | Category: Press Releases, ROH Headlines

Have you ever dreamed of battling one of your favorite ROH stars face to face, toe-to-toe? Don’t worry, you won’t have to get in the ring, instead you’ll be thrust into a button smashing competition to prove you can BringIt. With ROH’s first ever LIVE PPV, Final Battle 2009 (December 19th, 2009 [...]



TITAN PUBLISHING TO LAUNCH WWE COMICS

Dec 1st, 2009 | By Brian Thomas | Category: Press Releases

Titan Publishing has announced its partnership with World Wrestling Entertainment® in the launch of WWE Comics.  Over the course of the agreement, 20 issues will be produced and distributed to comic retailers and specialty stores in the US and Canada.  The comic’s flagship title will be WWE Heroes featuring WWE Superstars and Divas, with the [...]