0 KIDS AT-
WWE issued a press release on WrestleMania festivities involving Raven Symone and Phat Fashion Kids for the biggest Make-a-Wish event ever. 50 children will participate in the events, which include a meet-and-greet with WWE wrestlers on Friday (hosted by Rey Mysterio). There will be a pizza party at Universal Studios on Saturday hosted by John Cena. Phat Fashion will have a raffle on Sunday morning at the annual Bacon, Bagels, and Biceps event.
Source: pwtorch.com

HOLDING-
This afternoon at the House of Blues in Orlando, WWE is holding its annual WWE superstar videogame tournament. Tomorrow, WWE videogame developer THQ will announce the "next addition to the WWE videogame family". It is expected the company will officially announce "SmackDown vs. RAW 2009". Game developers have teased that this year's edition of the popular game will include a very special feature.
Source: lordsofpain.net

SOLD FOR-
66,000 tickets have been sold for Wrestlemania XXIV. The hall of Fame ceremony at the Amway Arena is set up for 10,000, and at last word, 7,500 tickets had been sold for the event. Tickets ($55) are on sale at the Amway Arena Box Office, all Florida Ticketmaster locations (including FYE stores) and on Ticketmaster's website. Also charge by phone at 407-839-3900. Business attire is requested.
Source: gerweck.net

SCHEDULED-
Floyd Mayweather is scheduled for tonight's airing of TSN's "Off the Record" in Canada.
Source: pwtorch.com

ALMOST-
The Citrus Bowl in Orlando is almost completely set up for this weekend's WrestleMania. The massive stage has been erected and a tent is hanging above the ring. There is also a big WrestleMania logo painted on the field.
Source: lordsofpain.net

HOW MUCH?
According to a DirecTV e-mail update, Wrestlemania costs $54.95 and $64.95 (When ordered online or by remote) for HD. If you are intending to order the HD broadcast, check your cable or satellite provider's price. I believe some providers may be charging $69.95 to watch Wrestlemania XXIV in HD. The DirecTV e-mail also plugs the chopper sweepstakes. (Custom WrestleMania® 24 Chopper Sweepstakes. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to residents of 50 United States, D.C. and Canada, excluding Quebec, who are at least 21 and who have Internet access as of 3/1/08. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Enter online at wwe.com between 3/1/08 and 3/31/08. Only 1 entry per person, per unique e-mail address. Other restrictions may apply. 1 Grand Prize: Custom WrestleMania® Chopper as built by Orange County Choppers. ARV: $60,000 USD. Sweepstakes subject to Official Rules available at wwe.com. Sponsor: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., 1241 East Main Street, Stamford, CT 06902. © 2008, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved).
Source: gerweck.net

FLOP?
For those using Monday's Raw rating as a sign Wrestlemania will do a disappointing buy rate, you should go back in history and look at the Raw rating the week before Mania and the Mania buy rate. If there's one thing studying the numbers shows--ratings are not a very good indicator of how many people will attend house shows, nor of buy rates. Look at UFC ratings, often less than one-third of Raw, and they beat WWE on PPV the past two years. Go back nine years and ratings were close to double for Raw what they are, and this year's Mania will easily beat the 1999 Mania on PPV. It's not the rating, but what you do with your two hours of time when it comes to hype. If you produce the world's greatest wrestling TV show (De La Hoya vs. Mayweather 24/7 was the world's greatest pro wrestling television show by the way in history, which almost anyone in pro wrestling will readily admit even though it technically wasn't pro wrestling at all), you will convert a relatively low number of actual viewers into an all-time record buy rate. If you don't do a good job with your TV in building an event, you could do a 6.0 rating and flop on PPV.
Source: wrestlingobserver.com

MOVING UP-
Due to Wrestlemania starting at 7pm ET, The Score is going to be moving up Sunday's edition of the WWE Experience to 1pm ET. The 7pm ET edition will still air and will be head-to-head with the first hour of Mania.
Source: gerweck.net

WRESTLEMANIA NOTES-
With Wrestlemania outdoors this year, WWE is going to use a record amount of pyro at the show. Orlando will again bid for Wrestlemania in 2012. Boxer Ricky Hatton turned down a WWE offer to be apart of this year's Wrestlemania. Hatton, a big wrestling fan, adopted the nickname "The Hitman" from Bret Hart, and not from boxing legend Thomas Hearns. There is still no word on who will induct the Briscos into the WWE hall of fame this weekend. Dave Meltzer reports that at one time Terry Funk was talked about for the spot.
Credit: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

ADDED-
WWE.com has added Sunny to their WWE Alumni section.
Source: wwe.com

SMACKDOWN DELAYED-
Smackdown in New York will be delayed on some dates due Mets baseball?. Well I looked at the schedule link for the NY Mets & Smackdown will be delayed here in NY on the following dates - 4/18, 6/27, 7/11, and 9/5.
Source: gerweck.net

NOTHING SPECIAL?
Nothing special at yesterday's WWE press conference in New York Crowd of a few hundred cheered everyone but John Cena and Floyd Mayweather, until Mayweather threw bills at them.
Source: wrestlingobserver.com

BENOIT IN HHH DVD-
Chris Benoit is actually mentioned as well as shown on the new Triple H DVD. Trips mentions that he tore his quad when wrestling Jericho and Benoit in a tag team match and a clip is shown from the match.
Source: gerweck.net

ECW IN-
According to WrestlingFigs.com, WWE plans on holding three ECW-only house shows in New Hampshire & Massachusetts on July 25, 26 and 27. The 25th show will at Hampton Beach, NH, the 26th show will be in Cohasset, MA at the South Shore Music Circus, and the 27th show will take place in Hyannis, MA at Cape Cod Melody Tent. Cape Cod Melody Tent holds an annual wrestling show and they had TNA do it last summer.
Source: wrestlingfigs.com

SPECIAL-
A special edition of WWE Magazine called Ultimate Finishers will be released in a few weeks. It is currently up for sale at WWEshop.com.
Source: gerweck.net

IN-
According to ProWrestlingEvents.TK, WWE will be returning to the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. on Monday, July 28, 2008 for a Raw/Heat taping. WWE last held an event in the Nation's Capital in October for Cyber Sunday, and the last television taping took place last March.
Source: ProWrestlingEvents.TK

ADDED-
WWE.com has added a new gallery of the currently MIA Mickie James to the website.
Source: gerweck.net

EVENTS LISTINGS-
Upcoming Live WWE Events:
Sun. Mar 30 WrestleMania XXIV Orlando, FL 6:30pm
Mon. Mar 31 Monday Night RAW Orlando, FL 8:00pm
Tue. April 1 SmackDown/ECW Miami, FL 7:30pm
Mon. April 7 Monday Night RAW Albany, NY 8:00pm
Tue. April 8 Raw Live Trenton, NJ 7:30pm
Tue. April 8 SmackDown/ECW Boston, MA 7:30pm
Mon. April 21 Monday Night RAW Greenville, SC 7:30pm
Tue. April 22 SmackDown/ECW Greensboro, NC 7:30pm
Sun. April 27 WWE Backlash Baltimore, Md. 7:45 p.m.
Mon. April 28 Monday Night RAW East Rutherford, NJ 8:00pm
Tue. April 29 SmackDown/ECW Atlantic City, NJ 7:30pm
Source: gerweck.net

2007 PPV BUYS-
1/7 New Year's Revolution - 225,000 PPV buys
1/28 Royal Rumble - 525,000
2/18 No Way Out - 205,000
4/1 Wrestlemania 23 - 1,250,000
4/29 Backlash - 210,000
5/20 Judgment Day - 240,000
6/3 One Night Stand - 188,000
6/24 Vengeance - 255,000
7/22 Great American Bash - 250,000
8/26 Summerslam - 545,000
9/16 Unforgiven - 220,000
10/7 No Mercy - 271,000
10/28 Cyber Sunday - 194,000
11/18 Survivor Series - 341,000
12/16 Armageddon - 237,000
In 2007, WWE had 5,156,000 worldwide PPV buys.
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Credit: A1 Wrestling Newsletter

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