– Randy Orton is booked for tonight’s WWE SmackDown taping from Philadelphia and will be at next Tuesday’s show form Buffalo, NY. After that, he’s set to begin working on the WWE Studios movie, 12 Rounds: Reloaded.
– Justin Gabriel and his partner Tyson Kidd have their sights set on the new WWE Tag Team Champions, Daniel Bryan and Kane. Gabriel tweeted on Monday:
New Tag Champs. These 2 guys are great; but not as a team. Should we wait for the self destruction or go after them?! Either way. #Airstrike
— Dr Black (@darewolf333) September 17, 2012
– Forbes has released a list of the 20 best-selling licensed entertainment products. WWE ranks #7 on the list with an estimate of $700 million. The top ten looks like this:
1. Disney Princess – $1.6 billion
2. Star Wars – $1.5 billion
3. Pooh – $1.09 billion
4. Cars – $1.05 billion
5. Hello Kitty – $800 million
6. Mickey & Friends – $750 million
7. WWE – $700 million
8. Toy Story – $685 million
9. Peanuts – $600 million
10. Sesame Street – $515 million