– Here are recent WWE attendance figures:
* SmackDown on August 9th in Tokyo drew 5,500 fans ($520,000 gate)
* RAW on August 10th in Tupelo, MS drew 5,200 fans ($160,000 gate)
* SmackDown on August 10th in Tokyo drew 7,000 fans ($640,000 gate)
* RAW on August 11th in Biloxi, MS drew 4,000 fans ($130,000 gate)
* SmackDown on August 11th in Shanghai, China drew 6,500 fans ($600,000 gate)
* RAW on August 12th in Texarkana, AR drew 3,600 fans ($110,000 gate)
* SmackDown on August 12th in Taipei, Taiwan drew 9,000 fans ($750,000 gate)
– WWE.com has an interview up with Michael “PS” Hayes about the song he recently recorded, “Freebird Road”, as a tribute to his late friend, Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy. About the song, Hayes said:
“This is one of those things that makes me content with my life. If I never do another thing with my life, I know I’ll be happy that I was able to honor my friend this way.”
– The 1,000th RAW Celebration last month had a higher-than-usual percentage of fans watching the show on DVR/tape delay (11.7% of the total audience).
(Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)