Major WWE Announcement, RAW, WrestleMania, New Show, & More

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Source: WrestlingObserver


Something big as far as an announcement to wrestlers is expected on Monday at the combined Raw & Smackdown tapings in Washington, DC. All wrestlers on the roster, including the guys who haven't been used in a while, have been told they must be at the tapings.


Raw will start one hour later on Monday (10 p.m.) on TSN in Canada due to a curling tournament.


On the road to WrestleMania in Chicago, RVD has an autograph session at Popeye's Chicken in Waukegan from 4:30-6 p.m. on 3/29. Booker T will be at Popeye's Chicken in Round Lake Beach on 3/30 at 4:30-6 p.m. and Chris Benoit will be at Popeye's Chicken in Countryside on 3/31 from 4:30-6 p.m.


UK ratings for Raw for the week ending 2/12. Raw on Thursday drew 107,000 viewers (up 5%) and the Friday replay had 56,000 viewers (down 25%). Smackdown on Friday had 94,000 viewers (up 2%) and Saturday morning repay had 168,000 viewers (up 195% and that is not a typo) (thanks to Ian Hamilton)


The network Azteca America in the U.S. debuts a new wrestling show weekly at 9:30 p.m. Pacific time (I don't know if that means 9:30 p.m. Eastern or 12:30 a.m. Eastern). It's called Azteca Boxeo/Lucha Libre, so it's combined boxing and wrestling.


The Raw on Thursday last week finished No. 8 (second hour) and No. 15 (first hour) in the cable ratings.