This past Monday was Raw’s 1,000th episode. The show did very well from a ratings and attendance standpoint with big numbers. Cageside Seats reports Raw 1,000 received a 3.84 rating with an average of 6 million viewers. Broken down, it received an average of 5.44 million viewers in Hour 1, 6.32 million viewers in Hour […]
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The Wrestling Post: The Hitman seconds Ring; new WWE IR channel; TNA show cancelled
Welcome to another edition The Wrestling Post. In this edition, Nick Ring gets a boost from Bret Hart, the WWE unveils its Investor Relations channel and a TNA show is axed. Bret Hart to walk to Octagon with Ring Nick Ring will be escorted to the ring by hometown hero, WWE superstar Brett Hart (via […]
The Pro Wrestling Post: WWE touts Tout, Rock’s ex-wife sued
Welcome to another edition of The Pro Wrestling Post. This week we look at the WWE’s investment into a new form of social media and is The Rock in trouble? WWE purchases stake in Social Network Company The Hollywood Reporter writes that the WWE will incorporate social networking site Tout into its web presence and […]
The Pro Wrestling Post: Sonnen contacted by WWE, TNA to 3 hours and TNA/EFX partnership
Welcome to another edition of The Pro Wrestling Post. In this edition we look at the WWE contacting Chael Sonnen, more TNA wrestling and a sponsorship deal for TNA. WWE contacts The American Gangster F4WOnline.com reports that the WWE has contacted Chael Sonnen about working with the WWE. No word yet on whether Sonnen is […]
The Pro Wrestling Post: Wrestlemania 28 buy rate lowered again
The Wrestling Observer reports that the WWE has once again lowered the reported buy rate for this year’s Wrestlemania. The WWE now reports that WM28 garnered between 1.1 and 1.2 million PPV buys worldwide. Initially, the WWE reported 1.3 million PPV buys and then lowered it again to 1,214,000 buys. For the second time, its […]