More Details on WWE’s Interest in Lucha Underground Talent
As noted, WWE is interested in top Lucha Underground star Ricochet, aka Prince Puma, and Ricochet recently made it known he will not be accepting anymore indy bookings after June, which has lead to speculation he might be WWE bound.
According to The Wrestling Observer, Ricochet is not the only Lucha Underground talent WWE is interested in, and they may pitch talent contracts to various LU talents as they have a long break between LU seasons. WWE reportedly wants at least 5 Mexican talents for the Global Cruiserweight Series, which begins taping in June. That is around the same time as the current season of Lucha Underground ends, as LU talents are prohibited from appearing on TV for other promotions while a current LU season is airing.
Viewership for WWE HOF on USA Network
Last night’s one hour WWE Hall of Fame ceremony broadcast which aired on USA Network, and featured Sting, Snoop Dogg and The Fabulous Freebirds, averaged 1,677,000 viewers.
WWE Attendance Figures
Below are recent WWE attendance figures, according to The Wrestling Observer:
-March 24th in Largo, FL for NXT drew a sellout of 300 fans
-March 25th in New York City at MSG drew 13,500 fans (Roman Reigns tour)
-March 26th in Richmond, VA drew 6,300 fans (Reigns tour)
-March 26th in Trenton, NJ drew 3,300 fans (Kane and Big Show tour)
-March 26th in Orlando for NXT drew 350 fans
-March 27th in Washington, DC drew 6,500 fans (Reigns tour)
-March 28th in Brooklyn for RAW drew a sellout of 12,600 fans
-April 4th in Dallas for RAW drew a sellout of 14,090 fans
-April 5th in Houston for SmackDown drew 6,800 fans
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