NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE
Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/
- WWE Superstar Jimmy Uso was arrested in Hillsborough County, Florida,
yesterday and was charged for driving under the influence. He was released
around 3PM on the same day on a $500 bond. This is his second DUI charge
after in September of 2011, he was arrested in Tampa after he drove the
wrong way on a one-way street and then failed a breathalyzer test. You can
see his latest mug shot at http://w-o.it/ZrA2DG
> TICKETMASTER RUNS OUT OF WRESTLEMANIA TICKETS
- Ticketmaster.com is out of WrestleMania tickets in any section and any
price range anywhere in the MetLife Stadium. The stadium is being
configured to hold just over 71,700 fans in total with the majority of the
seats carrying a price of $175, almost 19,000 of them. There are over
16,000 seats selling for $35 and over 10,000 going for $60. More tickets
will be released when TV production and stage is completely figured out
later on in the month. If WWE completely sells out the place there will be
over $12,000,000 in gate revenue.
> RAW RATING
- This week's episode of Monday Night RAW did a 3.3 rating with an average
of 4,813,000 viewers for the three hour show. This is down from last week'
3.5 rating, a show which did 5,018,000 viewers. Hour one did 4,980,000
viewers, hour two dropped down to 4,890,000, and hour three dropped even
more to 4,570,000. (Ratings compiled by Nielsen Media Research and put
online by PWInsider.com)
> THE ROCK TAKES THE WWE TITLE TO KOREA FOR MOVIE LAUNCH
- WWE champion Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will be appearing on The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno on Thursday, March 21, to promote his new movie G.I.
Joe: Retaliation and obviously WrestleMania 29. He will be the first guest
on the show, which also has Chris Paul, and Atlas Genius appearing
afterward. The Rock was in Korea this week - South Korea that is - for the
press conference and red carpet launch of G.I. Joe with his co-stars and
just like he said he would, he carried the WWE title with him. You can see
a photo of The Rock with title at http://w-o.it/15OU66L
> HOGAN'S PERSONAL INFO HACKED
- Hulk Hogan was among the high profile celebrities that had their banking
information and social security number hacked after hackers targeted
credit reporting agency Equifax. Equifax confirmed the security breach on
Tuesday according to ABC News after a Russian website posted the
information online. Celebrities who were hacked include Kim Kardashian,
Jay-Z, Beyonce, Mel Gibson, Britney Spears, first lady Michelle Obama and
others, including possibly Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton.
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