WWE Touts High RAW Rating & Overseas Tour Figures
WWE issued the following press release: McMahon's Millions Draw Ratings, June 18, 2008 – STAMFORD, Conn., June 18, 2008 — Monday Night RAW? on the USA Network was the No. 1 program on television among males 18-49, beating all other TV programming on broadcast and cable. Additionally, RAW was the #1 cable program Monday night.
WWE issued the following press release this morning: SmackDown?/ECW? Tour – The Biggest And Best Ever, June 19, 2008 – SYDNEY, Australia, June 19, 2008 – On June 11, the entertainment heavyweight that is WWE? descended upon the shores of Australia and New Zealand. The tour swept through seven cities in seven days, playing in front of fanatical crowds in Auckland, Christchurch, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, and Newcastle before finishing up in Brisbane on June 17, making it the longest live event tour to date in the region. Along with more than 68,000 WWE fans who attended the seven live events, ringside to watch the drama unfold were top TV comedian Rove McManus, Australian cricket hero Shane Warne, former champion boxer Jeff Fenech, as well as stars from Newcastle Knights, Sydney Swans, The NZ Warriors and Geelong Football Club.