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Saturday, February 8 2020 Issue #5844
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//->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
Colin Vassallo -[mailto:editor@...]-

I am not a football fan, but I did tune in to see the first XFL game of the season, mainly to watch the production, rather than the game. Thankfully the camera crew didn't take any notes from WWE's own production and went bonkers with every big hit. How will they do? Who knows. Vince has a lot of personal money invested in this. It's a big gamble. Week one ratings will probably be decent, but then again, so were last time. We all know how that ended.


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//->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE
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DWAYNE JOHNSON SHARES EMOTIONAL VIDEO DELIVERING EULOGY FOR HIS DAD

- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson shared the emotional video of the eulogy he delivered at his father's funeral service on his social media. Running nearly 11 minutes long, the video also includes clips of what happened during and before the service as well as wrestling videos of his father. Johnson had to stop a couple of times as he was overcome with emotions with his father laid to rest in an open casket just in front of him. He recalled how he got the news when his father passed away, going over his dad's wrestling accolades, how he was a trailblazer, and more. In one of the footage shown, The Rock is seen backstage with Triple H, Vince and Shane McMahon where he shared a long, big hug with the WWE Chairman and CEO. He's also shown hugging Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair is filmed spending a considerable amount of time looking at Rocky Johnson inside the open casket. Apart from Vince, Shane, Triple H, Hulk Hogan, and Ric Flair, other wrestling personalities shown on camera were Roman Reigns, Bushwhacker Luke, Jimmy Hart, Brian Knobbs, Afa, Sika, and Elizabeth Hart, the mother of Nattie Neidhart. The video already has over 8.3 million views and over 2 million likes. You can see it at .

GOLDBERG GOING FOR UNIVERSAL TITLE AT SUPER SHOWDOWN

- It was announced last night on Smackdown that WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg will be taking on The Fiend Bray Wyatt at the upcoming Super ShowDown pay-per-view from Saudi Arabia and the match will be for the Universal title. Goldberg appeared on the show yesterday via satellite and said that watching the Royal Rumble with his son got him the itch to get back in the ring and noted that while Brock has a match already, there is also the Universal title. A Firefly Fun House segment interrupted the broadcast where Wyatt accepted the challenge on behalf of The Fiend. Goldberg had a stint with the Universal title leading up to WrestleMania 33 in Orlando where he lost the title to Brock Lesnar. He had previously won it at Fastlane from Kevin Owens in typical quick fashion. Goldberg said during his Smackdown appearance that he never got the rematch after losing at Mania and he would like a longer run. Goldberg last wrested at SummerSlam, defeating Dolph Ziggler in a very quick match. His last outing in Saudi wasn’t a pleasant one because he knocked himself out against The Undertaker and the main event match ended up being a big flop.

SMACKDOWN RATING

- Friday Night Smackdown on FOX did a total of 2,547,000 viewers yesterday off hours 2,555,000 and 2,539,000. That is up 124,000 viewers from last week's broadcast. Smackdown topped the 18-34 and 18-49 demos on the night but as always only beat The CW in terms of viewership. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

WWE NETWORK PPV ANNOUNCEMENT CATCHES EMPLOYEES BY SURPRISE

- PWInsider.com is reporting that the announcement by Vince McMahon on Thursday that WWE is looking to sell the pay-per-view rights to another major streaming provider caught everyone by surprise as only a handful of people were aware of the negotiations and not even those working in the WWE Network department knew about the possible change. The report also stated that there are no plans to completely shut down the WWE Network as a service and there are long-term plans for the service which remain in effect. The multi-tiered version, which is rumored to start soon, is one of those plans and there's also a free version of the service being worked on. The original plan for the multi-tiered version included three options: free, regular, and premium. The free tier was supposed to offer the same free-to-watch videos you’d normally find on WWE.com and YouTube plus timed previews of paid WWE Network content. The regular tier was rumored to have the current WWE Network experience, combining free content with subscription benefits like live pay-per-views, on-demand streaming, and original programming. The premium tier was to cater to the “most passionate Network subscribers” with more content, more features, and also integrating some of other non-video services like commerce. If WWE sells their PPV rights to another streaming provider, then all this would certainly change, including the original proposed pricing.

SUMMERSLAM 2020 TRAVEL PACKAGES INFORMATION

- SummerSlam 2020 travel packages will be available starting February 18 at Noon ET while individual tickets for the show will go on sale on March 6 at 10AM ET. This year's SummerSlam weekend will take place from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Championship, Platinum, Gold, and Silver packages will be available. Included in each package are Smackdown, NXT Takeover: Boston, SummerSlam, and Raw tickets, meet and greet session on SummerSlam Sunday, travel package concierge, round-trip bus or subway transportation from hotel to all WWE events, and a three or four-night hotel in the Boston area. Apart from different seating depending which package you choose, the Championship package also includes an exclusive lunch at Cheers on Beacon Hill with WWE Superstars on Saturday and a Boston Duck Tour with WWE Superstars on Monday. The cheapest travel package for one person runs at $1,845 while the most expensive one also for one person is $3,965. Prices go down depending on how many people you can fit in your room (up to four). All packages will be on sale at SummerSlamTravel.com.

NIGHTMARE WEEK FOR WWE STOCKS

- After shedding more than 25% of its value, WWE stocks took a further beating following Thursday's earnings report and yesterday closed nearly 5% lower, ending the day and week trading at $42.93 per share. To say it's been one hell of a horrible week for shareholders is an understatement as the news of the firing of both WWE Co-Presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson rocked the corporation and Wall Street didn't react too kindly. Besides that, the Q4 2019 and year-end results looked pretty awful and even WWE admitted that it's unclear about their 2020 outlook. Three financial companies also cut the WWE stock price target, driving stocks even more to the ground. MKM Partners slashed the price from $92 to $58, Benchmark slashed it from $79 to $57, and CFRA cut it from $60 to $48.


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