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The PPV numbers are in for WrestleMania 24, and they are considerably lower than wwe and Floyd Mayweather expected. WrestleMania 24 drew 1,058,000 buys which works out to $23.8 million. This is less than last year’s 1,200,000 buys and $24.4 million for WrestleMania 23. The numbers were released this morning with WWE’s first quarter earnings report, which had the company listed as pulling in $19.5 million in net earnings over the first quarter of 2008.

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BROKEN BONE!
Pro Wrestling Insider is reporting that TNA X-division champion Petey Williams suffered a broken orbital bone at the Impact taping in Orlando, FL. Williams is expected to need surgery.
Sources: pwinsider.com & gerweck.net

HAS-
Dave Meltzer is reporting that Tomko has been suspended by TNA for a few weeks. Bill Behrens handles Japanese bookings, and Tomko booked himself for the 4/12 IGF show in Japan.
Credit: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

NOT-
The U.K. Global Impact taping is not officially a Spike TV special, reports Dave Meltzer. The show will be taped for DVD, and Spike has yet to make the call on whether or not to air it as a special.
Source: gerweck.net

SELECTED-
Memphis was selected to host Slammiversary since its one of the company's strongest television ratings market.
Credit: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

DISAPPOINTMENT?
There was some internal disappointment with the rating for the Impact featuring Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle, which did the typical 1.0 rating.
Credit: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

PUSHED BACK?
The X Division World Cup has been pushed back. It will now likely start in June, and end at the July PPV.
Credit: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

TEST RUN-
UGO.com posted a story on test-running the TNA video game set for release later this summer. The article concludes: "From the perspective of a wrestling non-fan, TNA Impact seems to offer an entertaining, generally accessible experience. The action looks good and moves quickly, bolstered by responsive controls and agile fighters. Those who want more info on the game's story mode have some waiting still to be done, but the fundamentals are definitely in place for a solid wrestling game." To read the article, go to http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=18515&sectionId=2
Source: pwtorch.com

Credit: A1 Wrestling Newsletter