Last night's RAW scored a 3.2 rating (3.1 / 3.3), down from last week's 3.3. Smackdown was taped in London, ON tonight, so spoilers should be out soon. There are off air notes from RAW last night in Toronto, ON. Joey Styles interviewed Trish Stratus following her RAW appearance.
WWE announced their 2008 first quarter results with revenues totaling $162.6 million, up from $107.4 million in the same quarter last year, with a revenue of $27.1 million ($19.5 million net), up from $20.6 million ($15.1 million net) in the same quarter last year. WWE's 2008 first quarter results included Wrestlemania 24, however Wrestlemania 23 occurred in the second quarter of 2007. WWE held their earnings conference call today with discussions on TV rating declines, Wrestlemania talent costs, WWE.com competition and more.
WWE announced Wrestlemania 24 received 1,058,000 bus for a revenue of $23.8 million, down from last year's 1.2 million buys with a $24.6 million revenue. WWE may announce Wrestlemania 25 on-sale details in June when they return to Houston. July's Great American Bash PPV goes on pre-sale tomorrow with code WWELIPPV.
THQ reported a net loss of $35 million for their 2008 fiscal year. THQ and JAKKS Pacific announced a new WWE Legends of Wrestlemania video game for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 scheduled for release in March 2009.
WWE.com spoke to several current and former ECW wrestlers about ECW's 100th episode tonight. Multichannel News has an article on Vince McMahon's Promax/BDA Lifetime Achievement Award for WWE's successful branding across all forms of media. The BBC has an article on Great Khali's success in WWE and return home to India. The Main Event interviewed Chris Jericho about his return to WWE, JBL, Jeff Hardy and more.
ESPN told SLAM that rumors they've signed Jonathan Coachman are untrue. None of the stories on Ashley Massaro's alleged ties to a prostitution ring have been retracted by the publishers. Gregory Helms was reportedly assaulted at a Smithfield, NC club early this morning by acquaintance Dustin Curtis Narron.
Rob Van Dam posted an update on his wife Sonya as she recovers from her cancer surgery at home. The latest Heyman Hustle includes an interview with
TNA Impact game maker Midway Games announced a loss of $34 million in the first quarter of 2008. Vermont's Times-Argus has an article on TNA's upcoming tour of the state. Booker T will face Jay Lethal at Jersey All Pro Wrestling's May 31 show in Rahway, NJ.
The Orange County Register has an article by UPW's Rick Bassman on stepping into the ring with Zero-One's Yoshiyuki Nakamura. Ring of Honor announced their match line-up and orders for Saturday's New York City, NY show. The San Jose Mercury News has an article on the presidential election's use of TV including the candidates appearing on RAW.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
