WWE DVD Sales, News On RAW, SD!, & ECW Inside Here
? The pre-sale code for the November 16th WWE Raw taping at Madison Square Garden is "RAWMSG". The pre-sale begins tomorrow morning.
? The pre-sale password for the November 3rd Smackdown and ECW tapings in Providence, RI is "CMPUNK". Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
? WWE Studios' 12 Rounds starring John Cena sold 332,000 units on DVD, which is considerably more than the unit sales for WrestleMania 25 on DVD. To compare, Race to Witch Mountain starring former WWE Superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has sold 1,037,970 units for $18 million as of August 16th. It should also be noted that it has only been out for two weeks, whereas Cena's film has been out on DVD since late June.
? WWE is quite hot in Mexico at the moment as both Raw and SmackDown are among the top 20 television shows in the country. Raw was the fourth highest rated show on Televisa Ch. 5 in May whereas Smackdown was the fourth highest rated show of the month on Ch. 7. For the month of April Raw averaged a 13.1 rating whereas Smackdown did a 13.2. Considering the population of Mexico is 109 million, a 13 rating would equal approximately 8 million viewers.