Tag Archives: WrestleMania 29

Paul Heyman was a recent guest on Chael Sonnen’s podcast and discussed a number of topics, including that he pitched the idea of CM Punk breaking The Undertaker’s streak at WrestleMania 29. Heyman said that he knew that CM Punk was close to leaving the company even at that time and that he thought Punk  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: WrestleMania(R) Generates More Than $100 Million for Host City for Second Consecutive Year STAMFORD, Conn.–November 20, 2013– WWE (NYSE:WWE) and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today announced that WrestleMania 29 generated $101.2 million in economic impact for the New Jersey/New York region this past April, according to a study conducted  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: WrestleMania 29 nominated for a 2013 “SportsTravel Award”! The readers of SportsTravel Magazine have spoken and WrestleMania 29 has been nominated for a 2013 “SportsTravel Award” in the Best Professional Sporting Event category! The record-breaking 2013 Show of Shows – which emanated from the NY/NJ area and saw over 80,000 members  Continue Reading »

The August 3rd WrestleMania 29 special on NBC drew an audience of 1,920,000 viewers. The special focused on the John Cena vs. The Rock match for the WWE Championship in its entirety and featured highlights of the other matches on the event.

The WWE WrestleMania 29 buyrate has been announced as 1,039,000 buys, down from last year’s 1,217,000 buys. Meanwhile, the 2013 WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view drew 231,000 buys, down from last year’s 263,000 buys. Finally, the 2013 WWE Payback pay-per-view drew 186,000 buys.

WWE & NBC sent out the following: WrestleMania 29: The World Television Premiere to Air on NBC Saturday, August 3 at 9/8C STAMFORD, Conn., July 26, 2013 – WWE® and NBC are joining forces to bring WrestleMania to network television on Saturday, August 3 at 9/8C when WrestleMania 29: The World Television Premiere airs on  Continue Reading »

NBC will air a WrestleMania 29 special on Saturday, August 3rd at 9pm ET/PT, according to a report from BroadwayWorld.com. The show will center on the year-long build for the John Cena vs. The Rock WWE Championship match at the event.

Arda Ocal sent out the following: Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) caught up with WWE Superstar Brodus Clay (@BrodusClay). Highlights: – Being a part of the film “No One Lives”: his filming schedule, what his peers thought of him being in a movie, would he like to act more, playing a “monster” in a movie vs in  Continue Reading »

In an interview with The Hartford Advocate, WWE superstar Fandango discussed the origins of his character, whose idea it was, why he embraced the character, the fans reaction on the post-WrestleMania edition of WWE RAW and much more. On the origins of his character, whose idea it was and why he embraced the character with  Continue Reading »

In their Key Performance Indicators released yesterday, WWE noted that as of April 30th, 2013, the WWE WrestleMania 29 pay-per-view has done 1,048,000 buys. The official buyrate will be released by the company in the coming weeks.

In a recent interview with Sky News Radio, TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter discussed her meeting with WWE executive Stephanie McMahon prior to WrestleMania 29 and noted that the meeting took place at the funeral of Reid Flair, son of WWE Hall of Famer “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair. “It was actually a very sad  Continue Reading »

WWE superstar Brodus Clay is featured in an interview with LocalBozo discussing the character change from a monster to a dancer, the upcoming WWE Studios’ movie “No One Lives” which he will appear in, missing out on appearing at WrestleMania 29 and more. On the character change: “What had happened was, backstage I joke a  Continue Reading »

In an update on CM Punk being added to upcoming WWE events and then later removed, a report from PWInsider.com notes that Punk was never supposed to be advertised originally and that Punk’s name was possibly added in error, as he was originally slated to appear at those dates, prior to injuring his knees during  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: HIGHEST GROSSING WRESTLEMANIA® EVER STAMFORD, Conn., April 25, 2013 – WWE® (NYSE:WWE) today announced that WrestleMania 29, held Sunday, April 7 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, grossed in excess of $72 million, the highest grossing event in WWE history. In addition, WrestleMania 29 will once again exceed 1 million  Continue Reading »

Speaking through his official Twitter account, former WWE Champion The Rock noted that he would begin physical therapy tomorrow for injuries suffered in his match against John Cena at WrestleMania 29. Injury update: Physical therapy starts tomorrow. Hardcore training starts today. Thank U guys for the love. 5 weeks out..#RoadToHercules — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April  Continue Reading »

In an update on CM Punk’s injury status, the former WWE Champion has been pulled from televised events and house show events until he fully heals, which is part of the reason that the company has decided to utilize Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker on television, this according to a report from PWInsider.com. The report  Continue Reading »

Speaking through their official Twitter account, WWE noted that Triple H had an MRI scan on Monday to rule out a scaphoid fracture in his left wrist that the company feared he may have suffered during his No Holds Barred match at WrestleMania 29 against Brock Lesnar. Possible reason @tripleh was late for #Raw. Ruling  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: WWE Raises More Than $500,000 For Hurricane Sandy Relief STAMFORD, Conn., April 15, 2013 – WWE today announced that Superstars for Sandy Relief, the largest ever global online auction to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in New York and New Jersey, has raised $524,742. As part of WrestleMania® Week activities  Continue Reading »

Speaking through his official Twitter account, former WWE Champion The Rock noted that he will not be undergoing surgery to reattach the torn tendons to his pelvis that he suffered during his match against John Cena at WrestleMania 29 and is now preparing to shoot Hercules. Injury update: Dr’s & I elected not to reattach  Continue Reading »

Brian Soscia sent out the following: Brian Soscia sat down with the rarely interviewed Hornswoggle just before WrestleMania 29. They talked about Swoggle’s love of the Muppets and all of his Muppet tattoos. They also got into his love of video games, who cheats when playing video games, shirtless Adam Lavine. What made him a  Continue Reading »