WWE: The Music Update, Where Is Norman Smiley?, WWE Attendance, More
– WWE's latest music album, WWE The Music: Volume 10 – A New Day, is out today and can be downloaded at https://bit.ly/61Mh48 Tracks featured include the theme songs of Bret Hart, The Miz, Ezekiel Jackson, Legacy, Dolph Ziggler, Christian, Sheamus, Tiffany, Evan Bourne, Primo, Zack Ryder, The Hart Dynasty, The Bella Twins and Jerishow.
– Former WCW performer Norman Smiley, who works alongside Billy Kidman as a trainer at Florida Championship Wrestling, is now doing a television role as the Lieutenant General Manager of FCW.
– Attendance figures from over the weekend are as follows: 1/22 Raw live in Cape Girardeau, Missouri drew 4,262 fans; 1/23 SmackDown/ECW live in Evansville, Indiana drew 7,000; 1/24 Raw live in Champaign, Illinois drew 6,000 fans; 1/24 SmackDown/ECW live in Cleveland drew 9,000.
– Chris Jericho has been named the 2009 Wrestler of the Year in the 30th annual Wrestling Observer Newsletter readership awards. He is the first wrestler to win the award in consecutive years since Ric Flair in 1990. The results are as follows:
1. Chris Jericho (269) 1,815
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (97) 1,057
3. Naruki Doi (51) 751
4. CM Punk (53) 714
5. Randy Orton (67) 692
6. Jeff Hardy (46) 464
7. John Cena (32) 272
8. Davey Richards (11) 268
9. Bryan Danielson (20) 266
10. Kurt Angle (13) 254