— According to WWE’s latest performance report on their corporate website, preliminary estimates for ’08 Royal Rumble have the show doing 534,000 pay-per-view buys. This figure is up from last year’s number (508,000 buys), although a bit below 2006’s number, which drew around 575,000 buys. — According to the latest corporate report, WWE.com’s web traffic…
Read moreChris Harris Makes WWE Debut; Last Night's WWE Raw Rating
– “Wildcat” Chris Harris worked tonight’s ECW/SmackDown tapings at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois in a dark match against Shelton Benjamin. Benjamin pinned Harris for the victory. Harris was said to be over with the crowd as some fans actually chanted “TNA.” – Last night’s edition of WWE Raw did a 3.6 cable rating…
Read moreMatt Hardy Clears Up Misinterpretations From Last Blog, Speaks On Jeff & Ashley
Matt Hardy posted a new blog tonight to clear up some things regarding the “cryptic” blog he posted on Tuesday. Hardy wrote, “It has been brought to my attention that several of the “journalists” that “report” pro wrestling have commented on my most recent blog, “The Seventh Cryptic Blog.” The main thing causing the misinterpretations…
Read moreFloyd Mayweather Sr. Says He Won't Be Watching WrestleMania But De La Hoya Will
Floyd Mayweather, Sr., the father of Floyd Mayweather, who is currently training Oscar De La Hoya in Puerto Ric told BoxingScene.com that he will not be ordering WrestleMania XXIV on pay-per-view. However, he said that Oscar will be watching. Mayweather, Sr. told the website, “He [Oscar] has a reason to buy it — that might…
Read moreU.S Polo Association launches new sustainability initiative
U.S. Polo Assn., the official brand for the United States Polo Association (USPA), has launched a new sustainability initiative. USPA Life, the brand’s long-term sustainability program, will include sustainable polo shirts for men, women, and kids, denim made from recycled water bottles, recycled packaging for products, and high quality recycled yarn. The products will be…
Read moreJim Ross On What Match Should Close WrestleMania, WWE Hall Of Fame, More
Jim Ross has posted his latest blog entry on his official website, talking about what match should close WrestleMania XXIV. Below is the first part of the blog, to read it in its entirety, click the link below: – Wrestlemania 24 is upon us and with the card finalized, as best I know, what will…
Read moreWWE To Launch New TV Series Targeting Kids?, WrestleMania, Tonight's Raw
– WWE is aggressively pursuing a larger youth audience. The company has plans to launch a new bi-monthly magazine called WWE Kids on April 15th. In addition to the magazine, the company has launched WWEKids.com and according to Variety, a new television series could follow. WWE is targeting 6 to 14 year olds. For more,…
Read moreAwesome Kong's Opponent, Sting's Return & Lockdown Spoiler, Kevin Nash Note
– Fans will be able to vote on TNAWrestling.com on which Knockout will get to face TNA Knockout Champion Awesome Kong on tonight’s live edition of Impact. The company has announced that Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, ODB, Gail Kim, Roxxi Laveaux, and Christy Hemme will be on the ballot as fans can vote beginning at…
Read moreTNA Stars Sneak Into WWE WrestleMania Events In Orlando, TNA iMPACT! Rating
— WrestlingObserver.com reports that last night’s live edition of TNA iMPACT! drew a 1.0 rating. This is down from recent weeks and clearly a disappointment for the company. — According to TNA Wrestling’s official website, several TNA stars were able to sneak past a wall of WWE security and into WWE’s WrestleMania festivities. TNA said…
Read moreWWE Issues Statement On Fireworks Incident At WrestleMania XXIV
WWE issued the following statement in regards to the fireworks incident that occurred at the conclusion of last night’s WrestleMania pay-per-view: ORLANDO, Fla., March 30, 2008–We’re investigating the incident and doing everything we can to find out why it happened and to make sure it never happens again. While we apologize to anyone who was…
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