The Rock/Three-Hour RAW Update, WWE Attendance, Ratings

– In a correction from earlier, the March 26th RAW Supershow from Atlanta with The Rock will not be a three-hour show. Instead, they will be taping both RAW and SmackDown matches that night since everyone will be headed to Miami for WrestleMania 28 festivities.

– USA won the cable ratings this week with a 2.1 primetime average. Fox News came in second with a 1.9 and Disney was third at 1.7. SyFy ranked fourteenth at 1.0 and SpikeTV didn't hit the top 25. Raw's hours last week ranked #14 and #16 overall.

– Here are some recent WWE attendance figures:

* The Supershow in Winnipeg on January 20th drew 6,000 fans for $240,000

* The Supershow in Fargo, ND on January 21st drew 6,000 fans for $145,000

* The Supershow on January 22nd in Lac Cruces, NM drew 7,200 fans for $200,000

– Here's the updated card for Saturday's WWE Supershow in Evansville, Indiana, the final show before the Royal Rumble on Sunday.

* Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show vs. Mark Henry for the World Title
* John Cena vs. Kane
* Appearance by Chris Jericho

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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