Smackdown! now airing in Sweden as well

Reported by Ernest I Aguilar Zevallos

 Turkey isn't the only new country which got a smackdown. TV4 in Sweden started airing Smackdown! this past Saturday night under a new deal with WWE. Smackdown! will air on TV4 Sport every Saturday at 5PM EST. 

"It is with pleasure that TV4 Sport welcomes back WWE and SmackDown to Sweden. At TV4 Sport we understand that there are already thousands of WWE fans in Sweden. The launch of SmackDown on our network will mean creating an even bigger fan base," said Johan Kleberg, CEO of TV4 Sport.

RAW live event tour in Mexico for end of May canceled

Reported by Ernest I Aguilar

With the swine flu virus running wild in Mexico, WWE canceled its four day, four event tour in the country which was expected to take place between May 27 and May 30. 

The RAW brand was scheduled to perform two shows in Monterrey, one in Queretaro and the final one in Mexico City. 

Another tour of Mexico will be done in late 2009 but this doesn't seem that it will get rescheduled considering the situation.

The RAW brand will be touring other cities in the US instead.

 

RAW tour of Mexico back on track despite H1N1 virus

Reported by Ernest I Aguilar Zevallos

 The planned tour for Mexico which was set to start on May 27 but was canceled due to the H1N1 virus is back on track as fears and craziness of the outbreak look to be somewhat exaggerated thanks to the media. 

The RAW brand will be performing two shows in Monterrey on the 27 and 28 and then they will go to Queretaro on the 29 and Mexico City on the 30th. 

Good to see everything is going back to normal

WWE off Italian television for the time being

Reported by Ernest I Aguilar

WWE in Italy is off the air for the time being as a new contract has not been signed and their television deal expired sometime at the end of last month. While sources inform us that shows are still being dubbed in studios, new shows will not be airing for now. We don't have any information when WWE will be returning on Italian television but Sky Sports is still expected to be the home of WWE in the country when the shows go back on the air.

Two videos from WWE in Puerto Rico with a red hot crowd

Reported by Ernest I Aguilar Zevallos

WWE were in Puerto Rico over the weekend where super loud crowds were present for the shows which had both RAW and Smackdown rosters. 

The Undertaker was clearly the super favorite of the shows and during one match where he tagged with Triple H to take on Legacy, Taker went super crazy on the apron waiting for the hot tag from The Game while the crowd ate it all up. 

We have two videos from two separate shows from Puerto Rico which include the closing moments of the match mentioned and the one which was a six man tag match between Undertaker, The Great Khali and Matt Hardy taking on Big Show, Chris Jericho and CM Punk. 

Jericho on his Twitter account said it was the first time he ever wrestled the Undertaker in ten years he's been with WWE and called him a "true legend and a great experience."

You can see both videos, courtesy of YouTube users "titibut" and "cmr316"

RAW brand wraps up three day tour in Abu Dhabi

The RAW brand finished a successful three day tour in Abu Dhabi earlier today which saw the company's first ever shows in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. 

All three shows were held at the International Tennis Complex in Zayed Sports City in front of over 5,000 fans in each back-to-back shows. WWE's arrival was covered by a lot of press with Zayed Sports City's General Manager Patrick Talty calling the company "biggest name in family entertainment today." 

A press conference held two days ago at the Burj Khalifa - the tallest tower in the world - in Dubai, saw John Cena driving Kane through a table with the AA much to the amusement of the media present. 

The shows were Divas-free due to several restrictions put on women in the Arab country.

 

Reported by Ernest I Aguilar Zevallos

WWE does record business in Abu Dhabi



Reported by Ernest I Aguilar Zevallos





WWE issued a press release announcing that the company has set the highest attendance record for a single event, the highest attendance record for a series of threeentertainment events, and the highest average spend per person on merchandise for a single event for their recent three day tour in Abu Dhabi.

Over 16,000 fans saw the shows back-to-back at the International Tennis Complexearlier this month and the big welcome they received was enough for the company to set up another tour of the United Arab Emirates in 2013.

"The success of our record-breaking Abu Dhabi live events demonstrates the power of the WWE brand in the United Arab Emirates," said Ed Wells, Managing Director and Senior Vice President of WWE International. "We look forward to returning in 2013 and announcing further business developments over the coming months."