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For the eighth year in a row, USA was the most watched cable network in prime time, which is very important to them from a corporate standpoint due to, among other things, advertising rates. Obviously Raw is a huge part of that and why, as negotiations continue for a new TV rights deals for Raw and Smackdown, WWE remains an integral part of USA's strategy. WWE is very much aware of USA's desire to remain at the top and it's playing into their negotiations with parent company NBC Universal. Without Raw's Monday numbers, USA is not number one.
In his latest sit down interview with Michael Cole on the WWE website, Triple H guaranteed that there will be a winner in Sunday's World and WWE Title unification match. It will be interesting to see what happens because they have now said a few times that there will be a winner. If they don't deliver, they can't use the stance of not promising winners on PPV that they have in the past when fans were angry at the end of shows. HHH also said he wasn't surprised that Daniel Bryan got a great response on the show. He said Bryan is a great asset, but not best for business. You can watch the interview by clicking here.
WWE stars were all over Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington yesterday interacting with the troops. You can read articles on it by clicking here and here.
Speaking of the show, we are still looking for results so if you can send them please drop me an email.
CableFax.com has a story about how top TV shows use the interactive aspect of the internet to enhance user experiences. Raw and the WWE app are mentioned prominently. You can check it out at this link.
Devin Cutting sent the following. ... Ion Television will not be airing WWE Main Event on Wednesday, December 25th (Christmas) and Wednesday, January 1st (New Year's Day). No word yet on how this will affect the show in international markets. WWE Main Event returns to Ion Television on Wednesday, January 8th in it's normal time slot.
Kyle sent this item. ... Here is a quick note about CM Punk: he appears in the new music video, My Money is on the Long Shot, from the ska/punk band Less Than Jake. He appears within the first 30 or so seconds.
DH sent this item. ... Over the last decade, I have been trekking to the mall in the neighboring town outside Montpelier, Vermont to visit with Butcher Vachon as he plays Santa. He is an incredibly nice guy. There is FINALLY an article on this--- in a free weekly alternative newspaper. How about publishing the link. It has a classic photo. You can check it out by clicking here.
Thomas Rude sent word that you can watch the 12/11 edition of NXT by clicking here and the latest edition of WWE Inbox by clicking here.
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