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INTERNAL REACTION TO WRESTLEMANIA 39 TICKET SALES, MANIA 39 TV TAPINGS, SURPRISING NAME STILL ON WWE.COM CURRENT ROSTER AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2022-08-15 09:15:00

A number of sources have stated that WWE is ecstatic with the early ticket sales for Wrestlemania 39 in Los Angeles, especially for Night Two.

Speaking of Wrestlemania 39 weekend, the Smackdown before and the Raw after Wrestlemania 39 will be at the former Staples Center in Los Angeles, now known as The Crypto.com Arena.

Several readers have pointed out that "Mr. McMahon" is still listed on the WWE Talent roster on the WWE.com website.  My guess is that is an oversight that will disappear and he'll be shifted to the alumni section.

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were spotted at the Metallica concert in Pittsburgh, PA over the weekend, flanked by WWE security:

Dana Brooke was interviewed by DC 101 Radio in Washington, DC to promote tonight's Raw taping there at this link.The Miz will have a meet and greet this morning at 11 AM at the Cricket Wireless store located at 6025 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041.  The meet and greet is first come, first serve and will not allow personal items to be signed.

 

The Rock on why his portrayal of Black Adam is in its own film and not part of the Shazam! film franchise given that Adam is a well know nemesis to the Shazam family was picked up by TMZ.com.  The article noted there are some questioning why Rock wouldn't have wanted Adam to be in the first Shazam film as the big bad, which was the original plan and that they are claiming to The Rock being vain here.  That's not what it was at all, in my opinion.  The Rock is a smart person and knows that his involvement with any franchise will elevate and empower it (See: Fast & The Furious), so instead of being the secondary character to the hero in Shazam and making that film convoluted trying to get two major characters over, he chose to build his own separate Black Adam film (and franchise) that can then later cross over with other DC properties, whether it be Shazam and beyond, to empower them when doing so.  DC needs powerhouse franchises and they need Dwayne Johnson right now as anyone who has watched the ups and downs of DC films in the last decade can easily tell you.

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