Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
— Add UFC star Rashad Evans to the list of personalities at WrestleMania 28. Rashad trains just north of Miami.
— RAW Superstars Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez are now booked for all upcoming SmackDown live events.
— Preliminary numbers for WWE’s WrestleMania 28 pay-per-view show 636,000 buys in the United States although one source has it as high as 700,000. This would not include Canada’s buys. Last year’s domestic buys were 679,000 but that also included Canada and Puerto Rico.
These numbers that came out today are all first-week estimates and WWE won’t release the final number until the end of May. Last year they did 15,000 buys in Germany and this year only 9,000.
— Earlier reports suggested The Undertaker will work several more WrestleMania events as long as he is able to but another source expects him to work just next year’s show in New Jersey. Taker’s left shoulder was in bad shape and he was banged up when the Hell in a Cell match with Triple H was over at WrestleMania 28. However, reports were that he came out of Hell in a Cell less injured than he came out of the WrestleMania 27 match.
Backstage Update on Pat McAfee’s Inclusion Into Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton Storyline Feud for WrestleMania 42
AEW Collision Notes: The Dogs Wins AEW World Trios Titles, RUSH Earns #2 Spot in Vacant TNT Title Casino Gauntlet, AEW National Title, The Conglomeration vs. The Dogs for the AEW World Trios Titles, and Hyan & Maya World vs. Divine Dominion for AEW Women’s World Tag Titles Matches Set for Dynasty 2026
WWE: CM Punk on His & Rey Mysterio’s Staying Power in Wrestling, More New WWE ID Signees Makes WWE Debuts at 4/8 WWE EVOLVE Show, Ric Flair Says He Is “Not Even Mad” at WWE Anymore Despite His Pulled Roots of Fight Merchandise Deal
