Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 04:58 PM EST
[WWE in Canada]
For the third time, WWE will have WrestleMania go north of the border in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Rogers Centre in 2012 for WrestleMania 28.
Toronto has hosted Wrestlemania 6 & 18 and the only city to host a WrestleMania event outside the United States.
The 18th WrestleMania had 50,000 tickets sold in the first couple of hours when tickets went on sale with thousands lining up at the box office to save on service charges. But with internet technology, tickets could be ordered online with a credit card via Ticketmaster.
WWE hopes to add some special events prior to the annual event with special autograph signings and Q&A sessions.
I can tell you that WWE is laying down the law on live stream web sites that are unauthorized and having their accounts suspended or shut down because of copyright. But it's a livestream. You can't copy a livestream if it cannot be downloaded at all?
Some fans don't get to watch WWE live and in Canada, there's a 15 minute delay due to a restriction on live programming on The Score.
But if you look at the logic, if fans watch WWE RAW on the live stream, it would hurt advertising in their countries and if it was a pay-per-view stream, it would hurt sales, which is why we are in an economic crisis.
But RAW should not be cut off on live stream. Fans deserve to watch RAW live, no matter where they live.
Friday, October 16, 2009, 10:16 PM EST
[SmackDown!]
Because of Maria as one of the candidates in Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice that will air in March 2010 on NBC, there is speculation that there will be a storyline on Smackdown! where Maria might buy a hot dog and bumping into Vince McMahon and giving him a small ketchup stain by accident. When he looks at it and says "A ketchup stain?!" and Maria admits it was by accident and Vince scolds in her face saying "I don't tolerate those to try to stain my clothes, especially this expensive suit, so for that Maria, you're suspended without pay! Now get out of this arena and don't come back to Smackdown! until I'm good and ready to bring you back!" Maria would leave in tears walking away....but it's for that reason until the Celebrity Apprentice season ends in May 2010 and by then Maria would be "reinstated".
Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 04:47 PM EST
[SmackDown!]
Now that Batista has opted to go to Smackdown!, the question remains as to the reasoning on having CM Punk give his word to defend his world title against Batista for one night....or for some reason CM Punk will break his word that we won't defend it against Batista and denying that he lied about last year's agreement with him.
They are in Hamilton for tonight's Smackdown! that airs Friday, so let's see if Batista will ask CM Punk about keeping his word from last year, or deciding to break it off.
Sunday, September 6, 2009, 02:16 PM EST
[WWE in Canada]
We hope that WWE legends the Iron Shiek & the Honky Tonk Man are a start to having more legends and even those that are in WWE that can spend the weekend in Toronto to say hello to the fans and even sign autographs and take pictures as well.
Fan Expo 2010 will be in Toronto August 27-29, 2010 and we hope that we can add more pro wrestlers past and present to attend next year's Fan Expo, including having a weekend of WWE events in Toronto, London, Hamilton, Barrie and Oshawa.
So if anyone wants to see some of these WWE legends, superstars and divas attend next year's Fan Expo, support Hobbystar and the Fan Expo for 2010.
Here is who I would like to see attend at the next Fan Expo in 2010: John Cena (Jr.); Gail Kim; Batista; Ric Flair; Howard Finkel; Triple H; Shawn Michaels; Chris Jericho; Kelly Kelly; Mickie James; Beth Phoenix.
Let's hope WWE can fit some events next year during this year's Fan Expo. If so, we could get more fans than ever before!