WWE To Broadcast RAW & SD! From Mexico & More
– The May 13th, 2011 edition of WWE Vintage Collection featured these matches:
* Chris Jericho vs. Fit Finlay from WCW Saturday Night on October 17th, 1998
* Nikita Koloff vs. Bobby Eaton from WCW Saturday Night on September 12th, 1987
* The Steiner Brothers vs. The Amazing French Canadians from WCW Saturday Night on May 24th, 1997
* The Dangerous Alliance vs. Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham & Michael Hayes from WCW Saturday Night on November 2nd, 1991
– WWE announced last Friday that they will broadcast Raw and SmackDown from Mexico, here is their official press release:
LONDON, May 13, 2011 ? WWE (NYSE:WWE) today announced that for the first time ever its weekly flagship TV shows "WWE Raw" and "WWE SmackDown" will take place in Mexico at the Palacio de los Deportes Arena in Mexico City on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16 respectively.
In the U.S. and Mexico, "WWE Raw" will then air on Monday, October 17 and "WWE SmackDown" will air on Friday, October 21. Outside of the U.S., the televised events will be seen in more than 145 countries. These broadcasts will make Mexico one of only four countries outside of the U.S. and Canada to have ever hosted Raw and SmackDown televised live events. Others include the UK, Japan and Italy.
"Bringing our weekly flagship TV programs to Mexico, one of WWE's most important international markets, demonstrates the company's ongoing commitment to its worldwide audience and long term programming partners," said Andrew Whitaker, Executive Vice President, International, WWE. "We look forward to bringing the entertainment that only WWE can provide to our fans in Mexico."
Tickets for both live events at the Palacio de los Deportes Arena will go on sale this summer.
Devin Cutting contributed to this article.