Various News: New WWE TV Deal, Ebert on The Wrestler, TNA Genesis Ticket Deals, More
Posted by Larry Csonka on 01.06.2009
More Tuesday news!
- TNA is offering the following discounts on tickets for Sunday's Genesis PPV in Charlotte, NC:
* Children's Discount: Buy one regularly priced adult ticket, and children under the age of 12 only pay $5 per ticket.
* John Boy and Billy Discount: When you order through Ticketmaster.com, enter the following code, JBB, and you get $10 off.
* NASCAR Hard Card Discount: If you present you 2008 NASCAR Hard Card at the Bojangles Coliseum Box Office, you will receive $10 off of special seating.
- Roger Ebert talks The Wrestler, praising the film and naming it one of the best films of the year. You can check that out here.
- Lucha Libre Online has exclusive footage of Abdullah The Butcher's WWC retirement ceremony, and retirement match, which took place last month. You can check out the ceremony here, and the match, with Balls Mahoney, here.
- WWE sent out the following press release today:
WWE® RAW® LAUNCHES ON DENMARK'S 6'EREN
London, January 6, 2009 - World Wrestling Entertainment® (WWE) and SBS TV have announced a new agreement which will see RAW available exclusively on Denmark's new channel 6'eren.
Launching on January 16, 6'eren will broadcast RAW each Friday in Denmark, featuring WWE's globally renowned RAW Superstars, including John Cena®, Shawn Michaels®, Rey Mysterio® and Batista®, as well all the excitement, drama and great athleticism that have made WWE one of the most popular forms of entertainment on television today.
Andrew Whitaker, WWE President, said: "It is a pleasure to be partnering with SBS TV to return the best action entertainment programming in the world to Denmark, satisfying the pent up demand of WWE's significant Danish fan base.
Tina Moreton, Head of Acquisition at SBS TV, added: "We at SBS TV are pleased and excited to be launching WWE on our new male channel 6'eren. Returning WWE to TV screens in Denmark is a testament to 6'eren's commitment to a new direction in programming: delivering world-class action entertainment in Denmark. We look forward to welcoming the RAW Superstars and Divas to 6'eren."
Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.
I'll never get to see the Abdullah/Cena match I've been waiting for.
Posted By: Coreyoni (Guest) on January 06, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Holy crap that's cheap for a ticket, considering I had to pay $260 US Dollars for Smackdown's first visit to Chile last year.
Posted By: gogoplata (Guest) on January 06, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Only one problem with the TV-deal, the ever-cartoonish Asbjørn Riis will be presenting the show, and he seems intent on staying in the 80'ies and presenting it as a kiddie-show.
I do not know a single Danish wrestling-fan, that does not hate that guy.
Posted By: PaulOrndorff (Guest) on January 06, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Floor seats for Genesis are $75.00
Posted By: Guest#7181 (Guest) on January 06, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Dang it why doesnt WWE have discounts for NASCAR, I always go to the Auto Club Speedway Sprint Cup Races the week after the annual WWE L.A area visits every Feburary.
Posted By: Guest#9584 (Guest) on January 06, 2009 at 03:37 PM
You are all going to hate me for saying this about Abdullah, BUT...
...stick a fork in him, he's done.
Posted By: Robbie V. (Guest) on January 06, 2009 at 08:19 PM
I only hate you for saying it first. Possibly the best comment I've ever read.
Posted By: Robbie V (Guest) on January 07, 2009 at 12:59 AM
"You are all going to hate me for saying this about Abdullah, BUT... ...stick a fork in him, he's done."
You, Sir, are a genius. Comment of the week.
Posted By: Guest (Guest) on January 07, 2009 at 11:08 AM
