For the week of 3/3 to 3/9, Raw finished in fourth and fifth place in the weekly cable ratings. The North Carolina vs. Duke college basketball game on ESPN finished in first place, followed by Spongebob, and Project Runway.
The current plan for Umaga vs. Batista at Wrestlemania is for the match to end controversially. Umaga would then switch to Smackdown to continue the program with Batista.
For the summertime, the current direction has Umaga feuding with The Undertaker for the world heavyweight championship.
Here are some recent WWE attendance figures:
– 2/29 Raw in Cape Girardeau, MO drew 5,000 fans for a $160,000 gate.
– 3/1 Raw in Louisville, KY drew a sell out crowd of 5,500 fans and a $165,000 gate.
– 3/1 Smackdown in Ft. Wayne, IN drew 4,500 fans.
– 3/2 Raw in Danville, IL drew a sellout of 3,500 fans paying $120,000.
– 3/2 Smackdown in Muncie, IN drew 3,000 fans paying $100,000.
At last word, WWE has sold 63,000 tickets for Wrestlemania 24 on 3/30 in Orlando, FL. The Citrus Bowl record is 73,358.
