– For weekend live events, the Raw tour saw Friday’s show in Trenton, NJ draw 6,500 paying $189,000. Saturday in State College, PA, drew 4,200 paying $120,000. Sunday in Youngstown, OH, drew 5,400 paying $170,000. Monday’s Raw in Detroit drew 9,000. The SmackDown events saw Saturday’s show in Kalamazoo, MI draw 4,400 and $128,000 and Sunday’s show in Hammond, IN drew 3,300 pay $98,000.
– Former WWE Champion Shawn Michaels has been nominated for a Shorty Award in the sports category, which honors the best producers of short real time content (on Twitter). For more information on his nomination, click here.
– Two ‘legends’ are reportedly scheduled for Sunday’s 40-Man Royal Rumble Match. Another wrestler that would be considered a surprise is also set to appear.
Posted by admin on January 27th, 2011 :: Filed under
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- As of this past weekend, WWE’s creative team reportedly did not have the finish booked for Sunday’s Royal Rumble match.
- Nexus member Mason Ryan and SmackDown stars Jack Swagger and Drew McIntyre confirmed as participants for Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view last night on RAW. This brings the total number of announced participants to 28 (19 from RAW and 9 from SmackDown), with 12 spots remaining open.
Expect several more names to be announced on Friday’s SmackDown, but WWE will almost certainly leave a few “mystery” spots open to get people talking about possible surprise entrants.
– Former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas speculated on the Right After Wrestling podcast that WWE including 40 men in this year’s Rumble match could be a sign that roster cuts are on the way.
WWE sometimes features a battle royal at WrestleMania as a way of giving as many wrestlers as possible an extra pay-per-view payday, so that payday may be coming early for some before they are let go. The company usually does “spring cleaning” after WrestleMAnia and the company’s recent disappointing earnings estimates and declining stock price are a gloomy sign for many in the company.
- Husky Harris & Michael McGillicutty will be getting another shot at the WWE tag team champions very soon, either at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view or the next night on RAW.
Posted by admin on January 25th, 2011 :: Filed under
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WWE announced this evening that World Heavyweight Champion Edge will defend his title against Dolph Ziggler at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
Ziggler became the No. 1 contender to the World Heavyweight Championship last week on SmackDown.
Below is the updated Royal Rumble pay-per-view line-up.
WWE Championship Match
The Miz (c) vs. Randy Orton
World Heavywegith Championship Match
Edge (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
30-Man Royal Rumble match for a shot at the WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXVII
Posted by admin on January 14th, 2011 :: Filed under
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– Comcast’s On Demand service is offering the following Royal Rumble matches for $1.99 apiece: 1988, 1989. 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2008.
– New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the following dates for their upcoming tour of the United States: Friday, May 13 in Rahway, New Jersey at the Rahway Rec Center; Saturday, May 14 in Brooklyn, New York at a yet to be announced venue; Sunday, May 15 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the “ECW Arena.”
– Snoop Dogg is pushing his Twitter followers to vote for Brodus Clay in the ongoing NXT competition. Voting is taking place at WWE.com as the first elimination will be made on tonight’s show.
“Brodus clay get ur vote on WWENXT.com represent tha homey @brodusclay,” Dogg wrote. “nudoknowthat.”
Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, he worked as a bodyguard for Snoop Dogg. The Brodus Clay ring name is a play on Snoop Dogg’s real name, Cordozar Calvin Broadus.
Posted by admin on January 4th, 2011 :: Filed under
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– Last Thursday’s episode of WWE Superstars featuring Lay-Cool vs. Beth Phoenix & Kelly Kelly in the main event drew a 0.55 cable rating, down from the previous week’s number. The show drew 539,000 viewers overall. The midnight replay did a 0.23 rating, with 221,000 viewers.
– Although WWE announced next month’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view in Boston, Mass. as being sold out, some $300 floor seats are still available.
– Through the first 11 months of 2010, World Wrestling Entertainment garnered 1,941,000 domestic pay-per-view buys from 12 events, an average of 161,750 purchases per event. By comparison, the company drew 2,594,000 domestic buys on 13 shows through the first 11 months of November, an average of 199,500 buys per show. Pay-per-view purchases are down 18.9% per show.
Posted by admin on December 29th, 2010 :: Filed under
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– The promotional poster for the 2011 Royal Rumble has surfaced online and it features a slew of WWE Superstars including Alberto Del Rio, The Miz and John Cena.
To view the poster, click here.
The 24th annual Royal Rumble event takes place on Jan. 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
– WWE officials have discussed ceasing the “Spinner” belt as a result of The Miz becoming champion, reports the Wrestling Globe Newsletter. A newly designed belt has been ready since late last year.
Posted by admin on November 30th, 2010 :: Filed under
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Recently Kevin Nash left TNA after Bound for Glory, when his contract expired and both sides could not agree on a new deal. It has been widely reported by various different websites that he had signed a new deal for another one year deal, but this was recently denied by Kevin Nash on his twitter, hinting that he wanted to join WWE for a place in the Royal Rumble or contemplating retirement. TNA and Kevin Nash are said to have however come to terms on a new deal or are close to agreeing a new deal, leading to a possible return to TNA in the New Year. He could return, with Sting fighting the corner of Dixie Carter in a power struggle storyline with Immortal.
Joey Styles is no longer a contracted on air talent with the WWE. He is however still employed with the company working behind the scenes on the WWE website. Joey Styles is expected to be allowed to start making a few non-competitive commitments, ventures and independent bookings outside of the WWE umbrella. Joey Styles is already selling his own merchandise using his own name, as WWE does not have copyrights to it. He will not be allowed to appear in TNA.
Posted by Charlie Greenfield on November 29th, 2010 :: Filed under
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