Wrestling Tweets of the Week, Jan. 7-11, 2013

Posted by Colin Hunter on January 11, 2013 at 9:21 AM

It was an entertaining week in the WWE ring — an epic verbal confrontation between CM Punk and the Rock, and a new champion crowned on Smackdown — and the Twitter world was abuzz. Here are some of our favorite wrestling tweets of the past week.

Welcome to Rock Bottom.Population 1. Next @wwe Champion. #TimesUpPunk twitter.com/TheRock/status…
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) January 9, 2013

Oddly enough, we already made a bunch of Cookiepuss shirts. Unfortunately they were for Kelly Kelly. #Merch
— WWE Creative Humor (@WWECreative_ish) January 8, 2013

I showed the class how to jump in ring from the apron over top rope. I haven't done in long time & I split my nutsack in half on top rope
— Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) January 8, 2013

@apex1989 I think CM PUNK has stepped up and proved he can hold his own with anybody in the ring and anybody on the mic,he's on a roll. HH
— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) January 8, 2013

No one can take viewers on averbal roller-coaster ride quite like @cmpunk . I love not knowing which way the track leads.
— Mick Foley (@realMickFoley) January 8, 2013

I can't believe Lou Gehrig's parents named him after a disease.
— Al Snow (@TheRealAlSnow) January 8, 2013

Make-A-Wish kid wearing CM Punk shirt visibly disappointed when Cena shows up. bit.ly/RdLUDD #WWE #Raw
— Kayfabe News (@KayfabeNews) January 8, 2013

Hope Del Rio didn't leave the World Title in his luxury rental c...I mean car he owns from his vast collection because he's rich #TravelWoes
— WWE Creative Humor (@WWECreative_ish) January 9, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: We have a NEW World Heavyweight Champion! @vivadelrio defeated @wwethebigshow at #SmackDown! Details: wwe.me/gEzx7
— WWE (@WWE) January 9, 2013

Not just a dream anymore!!!I'm the New World Heavyweight Champion !!!!
— Alberto Del Rio (@VivaDelRio) January 9, 2013

We have a "neeewww" @wwe World Heavyweight Champion!! @vivadelrio dethroned @wwethebigshow in Miami tonight!!Details: wwe.com/shows/smackdow…
— Howard Finkel (@howardfinkel) January 9, 2013

Going to the NXT taping to hang with HHH and HBK got my Christmas gift a little late but super stoked to see my buds
— Kevin Nash (@RealKevinNash) January 10, 2013

What did we miss? What are your favorite wrestling Twitter accounts? Comment below.

About The Author: Colin Hunter

Colin Hunter is a print and online journalist who was named the best sportswriter in Canada by the National Newspaper Awards in 2008. He is a longtime contributing writer (as C.F. Hunter) for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, The Wrestler and Inside Wrestling, and has been a regular writer for SLAM! Wrestling. Career highlights include drinking beer with Fit Finlay, chasing a cat with Christian in his backyard, and gluing a wig onto the bald head of the late Missing Link.