Backstage News On Hornswoggle, Olympian Receiving A WWE Tryout, WWE Attendance

- Part of the reason why Hornswoggle is back on WWE TV with El Torito is because WWE wants him on TV in a babyface role for the release of Leprechaun: Origins.

- The August 16th WWE live event in San Jose, California drew 6,200 fans. Monday's WWE RAW in Las Vegas drew 11,000 fans.

- Jeff Cobb, who represented Guam in the 2004 Olympics, will be getting a tryout with WWE at the next camp in Orlando in September. Cobb, who is older than 30 years old and under 6 feet tall, has great athletic agility and can wrestle. He's said to be one of the best Northern California indie wrestlers out there.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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