Following on from our brief report yesterday revealing that an episode of The Ultimate Fighter had drawn just 4,000 viewers recently on Setanta Sports 2 here in the UK, latest viewing figures show that UFC 91 featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture drew an average of 60,000 for the live broadcast which aired at 3am local time.
That’s a pretty impressive number and roughly in the same ballpark as WWE draw for their live PPVs which go out at 1-4am UK time.
Perhaps more impressively, the live broadcast peaked at 167,000 in the early hours of the morning…
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We’re now into the top half of our countdown as we bring you our very own top 100 wrestlers of 2008.
The concept was simple. Six of our very best writers sat down and discussed names to be put on a preliminary list for the Top 100 Wrestlers of the Year. That preliminary list totalled to around 145 names, stretching from wrestlers in the WWE to TNA to PWG.
Those six writers then drew up their own personal Top 100 and from here, the scores of each wrestler were tallied based on their placement in each writers list. It was as simple as that…
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Thanks to the good folk at both Silver Vision and Simon & Schuster, we’ve got a great WWE giveaway with the winner guaranteed their prize in time for Christmas.
We’ve got a copy of the new 10 Count Trivia: Events and Championships book to give away, as well as a copy of Summerslam 2008 on DVD, which comes complete in a funky steel package.
We’ve got reviews of both titles already up on the site if you need to know a little more about what either consists of.
To enter this competition, read on…
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WWE’s Tuesday night show continues to deliver a solid number.
The latest UK ratings fail to impress for both WWE and UFC.
WWE have announced the nominees in three categories for the 2008 Slammy Awards which take place on next week’s three-hour edition of Raw.
Raw gets another ratings boost on USA.
Steve McLaren looks at this week’s edition of ECW!
George Bush praises WWE ahead of their sixth annual visit to Iraq.
The UFC have confirmed a number of bouts for UFC 93 as well as revealing the main televised card for the January 17 show.
Former ECW star Armando Estrada says his recent WWE release was “a mutual decision.”
The Big News: The Slammy nominees for superstar of the year were announced. Start your office pools now!
All ten UFC 91 competitors tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission have passed their post-fight drug screenings.
Edge and Brock. WWE and UFC. One partakes in a legitimate sport, the other clearly does not. But both guys, right now, are playing the pro wrestling role of heel to perfection.
WWE will be holding a tri-branded house show in Toledo, Ohio next month.
Following on from our brief report yesterday revealing that an episode of The Ultimate Fighter had drawn just 4,000 viewers recently on Setanta Sports 2 here in the UK, latest viewing figures show that UFC 91 featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture drew an average of 60,000 for the live broadcast which aired at 3am local time.
That’s a pretty impressive number and roughly in the same ballpark as WWE draw for their live PPVs which go out at 1-4am UK time.
Perhaps more impressively, the live broadcast peaked at 167,000 in the early hours of the morning…
WWE’s Tuesday night show continues to deliver a solid number.
The latest UK ratings fail to impress for both WWE and UFC.
WWE have announced the nominees in three categories for the 2008 Slammy Awards which take place on next week’s three-hour edition of Raw.
Raw gets another ratings boost on USA.
Steve McLaren looks at this week’s edition of ECW!
We’re now into the top half of our countdown as we bring you our very own top 100 wrestlers of 2008.
The concept was simple. Six of our very best writers sat down and discussed names to be put on a preliminary list for the Top 100 Wrestlers of the Year. That preliminary list totalled to around 145 names, stretching from wrestlers in the WWE to TNA to PWG.
Those six writers then drew up their own personal Top 100 and from here, the scores of each wrestler were tallied based on their placement in each writers list. It was as simple as that…
George Bush praises WWE ahead of their sixth annual visit to Iraq.
